THATEKKAD BIRD SANCTUARY
INDIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 269 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 269 |
| # Endemics: | 25 |
| # Near Endemics: | 25 |
TARGET BIRD LIST
List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.
| 1 | Red Spurfowl | Galloperdix spadicea | E |
| 2 | Gray Junglefowl | Gallus sonneratii | E |
| 3 | Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon | Columba elphinstonii | E |
| 4 | Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon | Treron affinis | E |
| 5 | Malabar Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula cuprea | E |
| 6 | Blue-faced Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus viridirostris | NE |
| 7 | Sri Lanka Frogmouth | Batrachostomus moniliger | NE |
| 8 | Jungle Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus | BC |
| 9 | Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis | NE |
| 10 | White-rumped Spinetail | Zoonavena sylvatica | NE |
| 11 | Indian Swiftlet | Aerodramus unicolor | NE |
| 12 | Legge's Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus kelaarti | NE |
| 13 | Sri Lanka Bay-Owl | Phodilus assimilis | NE |
| 14 | Indian Scops-Owl | Otus bakkamoena | BC |
| 15 | Mottled Wood-Owl | Strix ocellata | E |
| 16 | Malabar Trogon | Harpactes fasciatus | NE |
| 17 | Malabar Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros griseus | E |
| 18 | Indian Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris | BC |
| 19 | Malabar Pied-Hornbill | Anthracoceros coronatus | NE |
| 20 | Malabar Barbet | Psilopogon malabaricus | E |
| 21 | White-cheeked Barbet | Psilopogon viridis | E |
| 22 | Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus nanus | BC |
| 23 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense | BC |
| 24 | Malabar Flameback | Chrysocolaptes socialis | E |
| 25 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala | BC |
| 26 | Malabar Parakeet | Psittacula columboides | E |
| 27 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura | NE |
| 28 | Orange Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus | NE |
| 29 | Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera | BC |
| 30 | Malabar Woodshrike | Tephrodornis sylvicola | E |
| 31 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens | NE |
| 32 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus | BC |
| 33 | White-bellied Treepie | Dendrocitta leucogastra | E |
| 34 | Indian Yellow Tit | Machlolophus aplonotus | E |
| 35 | Hill Swallow | Hirundo domicola | NE |
| 36 | Yellow-browed Bulbul | Acritillas indica | NE |
| 37 | Square-tailed Bulbul | Hypsipetes ganeesa | NE |
| 38 | Gray-headed Bulbul | Microtarsus priocephalus | E |
| 39 | Flame-throated Bulbul | Rubigula gularis | E |
| 40 | White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus | NE |
| 41 | /Tickell's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus affinis | BC |
| 42 | Western Crowned Warbler | Phylloscopus occipitalis | BC |
| 43 | Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra | BC |
| 44 | Dark-fronted Babbler | Dumetia atriceps | NE |
| 45 | Indian Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus horsfieldii | NE |
| 46 | Rufous Babbler | Argya subrufa | E |
| 47 | Yellow-billed Babbler | Argya affinis | NE |
| 48 | Wayanad Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus delesserti | E |
| 49 | Southern Hill Myna | Gracula indica | NE |
| 50 | Malabar Starling | Sturnia blythii | E |
| 51 | Nilgiri Thrush | Zoothera neilgherriensis | E |
| 52 | Indian Blackbird | Turdus simillimus | NE |
| 53 | Nilgiri Flycatcher | Eumyias albicaudatus | E |
| 54 | White-bellied Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis pallidipes | E |
| 55 | Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae | BC |
| 56 | Malabar Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus horsfieldii | E |
| 57 | /Rusty-tailed Flycatcher/ | Ficedula ruficauda | BC |
| 58 | Nilgiri Flowerpecker | Dicaeum concolor | E |
| 59 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica | BC |
| 60 | Crimson-backed Sunbird | Leptocoma minima | E |
| 61 | Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius | NE |
| 62 | Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni | NE |
| 63 | Black-throated Munia | Lonchura kelaarti | NE |
| 64 | Yellow-throated Sparrow | Gymnornis xanthocollis | BC |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
REASON CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 25 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 24 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| BC | Best Seen in This Country | 15 |
| AT | Always a Target | 0 |