List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1	/Greater White-fronted Goose/	Anser albifrons	RR
2	/Common Shelduck/	Tadorna tadorna	RR
3	/Falcated Duck/	Mareca falcata		NT
4	/Marbled Duck/	Marmaronetta angustirostris	RR	V
5	/Common Pochard/	Aythya ferina		V
6	/Ferruginous Duck/	Aythya nyroca		NT
7	Koklass Pheasant	Pucrasia macrolopha	RR
8	Cheer Pheasant	Catreus wallichii	RR	V
9	Painted Spurfowl	Galloperdix lunulata	E
10	Painted Francolin	Francolinus pictus	NE
11	Jungle Bush-Quail	Perdicula asiatica	NE
12	Rock Bush-Quail	Perdicula argoondah	E
13	Lesser Flamingo	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
14	/Eared Grebe/	Podiceps nigricollis	RR
15	Hill Pigeon	Columba rupestris	RR
16	Snow Pigeon	Columba leuconota	RR
17	Common Wood-Pigeon	Columba palumbus	RR
18	Painted Sandgrouse	Pterocles indicus	NE
19	(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)	Surniculus lugubris	RR
20	White-rumped Spinetail	Zoonavena sylvatica	NE
21	/Water Rail/	Rallus aquaticus	RR
22	Sarus Crane	Antigone antigone		V
23	Great Thick-knee	Esacus recurvirostris		NT
24	Ibisbill	Ibidorhyncha struthersii	RR
25	/Northern Lapwing/	Vanellus vanellus		NT
26	River Lapwing	Vanellus duvaucelii		NT
27	/Sociable Lapwing/	Vanellus gregarius	RR	CR
28	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
29	/Black-tailed Godwit/	Limosa limosa		NT
30	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
31	Indian Courser	Cursorius coromandelicus	NE
32	/White-winged Tern/	Chlidonias leucopterus	RR
33	River Tern	Sterna aurantia		V
34	Black-bellied Tern	Sterna acuticauda		EN
35	Asian Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus		NT
36	Black-necked Stork	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus		NT
37	/Lesser Adjutant/	Leptoptilos javanicus		V
38	Greater Adjutant	Leptoptilos dubius	RR	EN
39	Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala		NT
40	Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster		NT
41	Spot-billed Pelican	Pelecanus philippensis		NT
42	/Dalmatian Pelican/	Pelecanus crispus		NT
43	Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	RR
44	Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus		NT
45	Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus		NT
46	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus		EN
47	Red-headed Vulture	Sarcogyps calvus		CR
48	/Cinereous Vulture/	Aegypius monachus		NT
49	White-rumped Vulture	Gyps bengalensis		CR
50	Indian Vulture	Gyps indicus		CR
51	Slender-billed Vulture	Gyps tenuirostris		CR
52	/Himalayan Griffon/	Gyps himalayensis		NT
53	Mountain Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus nipalensis		NT
54	Rufous-bellied Eagle	Lophotriorchis kienerii		NT
55	Indian Spotted Eagle	Clanga hastata		V
56	/Greater Spotted Eagle/	Clanga clanga		V
57	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
58	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
59	/Imperial Eagle/	Aquila heliaca		V
60	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
61	Pallas's Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucoryphus		EN
62	Lesser Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga humilis		NT
63	Gray-headed Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga ichthyaetus		NT
64	/Pallid Scops-Owl/	Otus brucei	RR
65	Tawny Fish-Owl	Ketupa flavipes	RR
66	Mottled Wood-Owl	Strix ocellata	E
67	Great Hornbill	Buceros bicornis		V
68	|European Roller|	Coracias garrulus	RR
69	Brown-fronted Woodpecker	Dendrocoptes auriceps	RR
70	Himalayan Woodpecker	Dendrocopos himalayensis	RR
71	Scaly-bellied Woodpecker	Picus squamatus	RR
72	White-naped Woodpecker	Chrysocolaptes festivus	NE
73	Great Slaty Woodpecker	Mulleripicus pulverulentus		V
74	Collared Falconet	Microhierax caerulescens	RR
75	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera		NT
76	Laggar Falcon	Falco jugger		NT
77	Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria		NT
78	Slaty-headed Parakeet	Psittacula himalayana	RR
79	Red-breasted Parakeet	Psittacula alexandri		NT
80	Indian Pitta	Pitta brachyura	NE
81	White-bellied Minivet	Pericrocotus erythropygius	E
82	White-bellied Erpornis	Erpornis zantholeuca	RR
83	White-tailed Iora	Aegithina nigrolutea	NE
84	Spot-breasted Fantail	Rhipidura albogularis	E
85	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens	NE
86	Crow-billed Drongo	Dicrurus annectens	RR
87	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus remifer	RR
88	Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius	RR
89	Black-headed Jay	Garrulus lanceolatus	RR
90	Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie	Urocissa flavirostris	RR
91	Red-billed Blue-Magpie	Urocissa erythroryncha	RR
92	Common Green-Magpie	Cissa chinensis	RR
93	Eurasian Nutcracker	Nucifraga caryocatactes	RR
94	Yellow-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax graculus	RR
95	Fire-capped Tit	Cephalopyrus flammiceps	RR
96	Rufous-naped Tit	Periparus rufonuchalis	RR
97	Rufous-vented Tit	Periparus rubidiventris	RR
98	White-naped Tit	Machlolophus nuchalis	E	V
99	Himalayan Black-lored Tit	Machlolophus xanthogenys	RR
100	Rufous-tailed Lark	Ammomanes phoenicura	NE
101	Indian Bushlark	Mirafra erythroptera	NE
102	/Bimaculated Lark/	Melanocorypha bimaculata	RR
103	/Eurasian Skylark/	Alauda arvensis	RR
104	Gray-crowned Prinia	Prinia cinereocapilla	NE	V
105	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica	NE
106	/Moustached Warbler/	Acrocephalus melanopogon	RR
107	Bristled Grassbird	Schoenicola striata	LC	V
108	Nepal Cupwing	Pnoepyga immaculata	RR
109	Pygmy Cupwing	Pnoepyga pusilla	RR
110	/Bank Swallow/	Riparia riparia	RR
111	Nepal House-Martin	Delichon nipalense	RR
112	Ashy Bulbul	Hemixos flavala	RR
113	/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/	Phylloscopus subviridis	RR
114	/Smoky Warbler/	Phylloscopus fuligiventer	RR
115	Chestnut-crowned Warbler	Phylloscopus castaniceps	RR
116	Gray-bellied Tesia	Tesia cyaniventer	RR
117	Black-throated Tit	Aegithalos concinnus	RR
118	|Greater Whitethroat|	Curruca communis	RR
119	Whiskered Yuhina	Yuhina flavicollis	RR
120	Stripe-throated Yuhina	Yuhina gularis	RR
121	Black-chinned Yuhina	Yuhina nigrimenta	RR
122	Chestnut-capped Babbler	Timalia pileata	RR
123	Black-chinned Babbler	Cyanoderma pyrrhops	RR
124	Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus ruficollis	RR
125	White-browed Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus schisticeps	RR
126	Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps	RR
127	Streaked Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron lineatum	RR
128	Variegated Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron variegatum	RR
129	Blue-winged Minla	Actinodura cyanouroptera	RR
130	Silver-eared Mesia	Leiothrix argentauris	RR
131	Large Gray Babbler	Argya malcolmi	NE
132	White-crested Laughingthrush	Garrulax leucolophus	RR
133	White-throated Laughingthrush	Pterorhinus albogularis	RR
134	/Wallcreeper/	Tichodroma muraria	RR
135	Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch	Sitta cinnamoventris	RR
136	/Bar-tailed Treecreeper/	Certhia himalayana	RR
137	Indian Spotted Creeper	Salpornis spilonota	E
138	(Pied Thrush)	Geokichla wardii	NE
139	Dark-sided Thrush	Zoothera marginata	RR
140	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	RR
141	Indian Blackbird	Turdus simillimus	NE
142	Large Niltava	Niltava grandis	RR
143	Blue-throated Flycatcher	Cyornis rubeculoides	RR
144	Slaty-backed Forktail	Enicurus schistaceus	RR
145	White-tailed Robin	Myiomela leucurum	RR
146	Golden Bush-Robin	Tarsiger chrysaeus	RR
147	Snowy-browed Flycatcher	Ficedula hyperythra	RR
148	/Blue-capped Redstart/	Phoenicurus coeruleocephala	RR
149	White-browed Bushchat	Saxicola macrorhynchus	E	V
150	/White-throated Bushchat/	Saxicola insignis	RR	V
151	Brown Rock Chat	Oenanthe fusca	NE
152	Fire-tailed Sunbird	Aethopyga ignicauda	RR
153	Black-throated Sunbird	Aethopyga saturata	RR
154	Green-tailed Sunbird	Aethopyga nipalensis	RR
155	Tricolored Munia	Lonchura malacca	NE
156	Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris	RR
157	/Altai Accentor/	Prunella himalayana	RR
158	Rufous-breasted Accentor	Prunella strophiata	RR
159	/Black-throated Accentor/	Prunella atrogularis	RR
160	/Spanish Sparrow/	Passer hispaniolensis	RR
161	Sind Sparrow	Passer pyrrhonotus	RR
162	Russet Sparrow	Passer cinnamomeus	RR
163	/Forest Wagtail/	Dendronanthus indicus	RR
164	Upland Pipit	Anthus sylvanus	RR
165	/Red-throated Pipit/	Anthus cervinus	RR
166	/Common Chaffinch/	Fringilla coelebs	RR
167	Black-and-yellow Grosbeak	Mycerobas icterioides	RR
168	Collared Grosbeak	Mycerobas affinis	RR
169	Scarlet Finch	Carpodacus sipahi	RR
170	Pink-browed Rosefinch	Carpodacus rodochroa	RR
171	Vinaceous Rosefinch	Carpodacus vinaceus	RR
172	/Spot-winged Rosefinch/	Carpodacus rodopeplus	RR
173	Red-headed Bullfinch	Pyrrhula erythrocephala	RR
174	Spectacled Finch	Callacanthis burtoni	RR
175	Dark-breasted Rosefinch	Procarduelis nipalensis	RR
176	European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	RR
177	Fire-fronted Serin	Serinus pusillus	RR
178	Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	RR
179	/Little Bunting/	Emberiza pusilla	RR
180	/Reed Bunting/	Emberiza schoeniclus	RR

 

 *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.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFO
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• Country Map
• Accommodations
• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES

• Basai Wetland
• Jhalana Leopard Reserve
• Jim Corbett National Park
• Keoladeo Ghana National Park/Bharatpur
• Nainital Area
• Pangot
• Ranthambore National Park
• Sattal Lake
• Sultanpur National Park

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	86
LC	Local	8
NE	Near Endemic	64
RR	Restricted Range	395

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	27
V	Vulnerable	18
EN	Endangered	5
CR	Critically Endangered	5

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.