NORTHWEST INDIA BIRDING TOUR
Target Birds List
INDIA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
Duration: | 17 days, 16 nights |
Group Size: | 2-6 |
Anytime Price: | $5695 |
Group Price: | $5350 |
Single Suppl: | $700 |
Est #Species: | 275-300 |
Pace: | Easy |
Difficulty: | Easy |
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available. |
List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit.
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. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*
1 | Red Spurfowl | Galloperdix spadicea | ABU,TWS | E |
2 | Gray Junglefowl | Gallus sonneratii | ABU,TWS | E |
3 | Gray Francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus | Many | BC |
4 | Painted Francolin | Francolinus pictus | LRB,TWS | NE |
5 | Jungle Bush-Quail | Perdicula asiatica | ABU,HBS,TWS | NE |
6 | Rock Bush-Quail | Perdicula argoondah | GRK | E |
7 | /Yellow-eyed Pigeon/ | Columba eversmanni | HBS,JVCC,TCS | BC |
8 | Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon | Treron affinis | TWS | E |
9 | Painted Sandgrouse | Pterocles indicus | GRK,JVCC,SA TCS | NE |
10 | Sirkeer Malkoha | Taccocua leschenaultii | Many | BC |
11 | Jungle Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus | ABU,TWS | BC |
12 | /Sykes's Nightjar/ | Caprimulgus mahrattensis | GRK,LRB | BC |
13 | Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis | TWS | NE |
14 | Indian Courser | Cursorius coromandelicus | Many | NE |
15 | Red-naped Ibis | Pseudibis papillosa | Many | BC |
16 | Red-headed Vulture | Sarcogyps calvus | GRK,JVCC,TCS TD | CR |
17 | White-rumped Vulture | Gyps bengalensis | Many | CR |
18 | Indian Vulture | Gyps indicus | Many | CR |
19 | Indian Spotted Eagle | Clanga hastata | Many | BC |
20 | White-eyed Buzzard | Butastur teesa | Many | BC |
21 | Pallas's Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucoryphus | HBS,JVCC | EN |
22 | Indian Scops-Owl | Otus bakkamoena | Many | BC |
23 | /Pallid Scops-Owl/ | Otus brucei | GRK,LRB | BC |
24 | Forest Owlet | Athene blewitti | ABU,TWS | E |
25 | Mottled Wood-Owl | Strix ocellata | TWS | E |
26 | Malabar Trogon | Harpactes fasciatus | TWS | NE |
27 | Indian Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris | HBS,TWS | BC |
28 | (Blue-cheeked Bee-eater) | Merops persicus | Many | BC |
29 | Brown-headed Barbet | Psilopogon zeylanicus | ABU,HBS,TWS | BC |
30 | White-cheeked Barbet | Psilopogon viridis | TWS | E |
31 | Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus nanus | ABU,HBS,TWS | BC |
32 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense | Many | BC |
33 | Malabar Flameback | Chrysocolaptes socialis | TWS | E |
34 | White-naped Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes festivus | ABU,TWS | NE |
35 | Laggar Falcon | Falco jugger | Many | BC |
36 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala | ABU,HBS,TWS | BC |
37 | Malabar Parakeet | Psittacula columboides | TWS | E |
38 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura | TWS | NE |
39 | White-bellied Minivet | Pericrocotus erythropygius | GRK,SA,TCS | E |
40 | Orange Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus | TWS | NE |
41 | Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera | TWS | BC |
42 | White-tailed Iora | Aegithina nigrolutea | GRK,MV | NE |
43 | Spot-breasted Fantail | Rhipidura albogularis | ABU,TWS | E |
44 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens | ABU,TWS | NE |
45 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus | Many | BC |
46 | White-naped Tit | Machlolophus nuchalis | GRK | E |
47 | Indian Yellow Tit | Machlolophus aplonotus | ABU,TWS | E |
48 | Rufous-tailed Lark | Ammomanes phoenicura | Many | NE |
49 | Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix griseus | Many | BC |
50 | Indian Bushlark | Mirafra erythroptera | Many | NE |
51 | /Hume's Lark/ | Calandrella acutirostris | Many | BC |
52 | Malabar Lark | Galerida malabarica | TWS | E |
53 | Rufous-fronted Prinia | Prinia buchanani | Many | BC |
54 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica | ABU,GRK,TWS | NE |
55 | Bristled Grassbird | Schoenicola striata | HBS | BC |
56 | Streak-throated Swallow | Petrochelidon fluvicola | Many | BC |
57 | White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus | TWS | NE |
58 | White-eared Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis | Many | BC |
59 | /Brooks's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus subviridis | HBS,TCS | BC |
60 | /Tickell's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus affinis | TWS | BC |
61 | Western Crowned Warbler | Phylloscopus occipitalis | TWS | BC |
62 | Jerdon's Babbler | Chrysomma altirostre | HBS | BC |
63 | Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra | ABU,LRB,TWS | BC |
64 | Indian Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus horsfieldii | ABU,TWS | NE |
65 | Rufous-vented Grass Babbler | Laticilla burnesii | HBS | NE |
66 | Large Gray Babbler | Argya malcolmi | Many | NE |
67 | Common Babbler | Argya caudata | Many | BC |
68 | Striated Babbler | Argya earlei | HBS | BC |
69 | Indian Nuthatch | Sitta castanea | TWS | BC |
70 | /Bar-tailed Treecreeper/ | Certhia himalayana | HBS | BC |
71 | Indian Spotted Creeper | Salpornis spilonota | JVCC,TCS | E |
72 | Malabar Starling | Sturnia blythii | TWS | E |
73 | Indian Blackbird | Turdus simillimus | ABU | NE |
74 | Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae | ABU,TWS | BC |
75 | Malabar Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus horsfieldii | TWS | E |
76 | White-browed Bushchat | Saxicola macrorhynchus | Many | E |
77 | White-tailed Stonechat | Saxicola leucurus | HBS | BC |
78 | Brown Rock Chat | Oenanthe fusca | Many | NE |
79 | /Variable Wheatear/ | Oenanthe picata | Many | BC |
80 | /Hypocolius/ | Hypocolius ampelinus | GRK | BC |
81 | Nilgiri Flowerpecker | Dicaeum concolor | TWS | E |
82 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica | LRB,TWS | BC |
83 | Crimson-backed Sunbird | Leptocoma minima | TWS | E |
84 | Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius | TWS | NE |
85 | Vigors's Sunbird | Aethopyga vigorsii | TWS | E |
86 | Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni | TWS | NE |
87 | Black-breasted Weaver | Ploceus benghalensis | HBS,LRB | BC |
88 | Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica | Many | BC |
89 | Sind Sparrow | Passer pyrrhonotus | HBS,JVCC,TCS | BC |
90 | Yellow-throated Sparrow | Gymnornis xanthocollis | Many | BC |
91 | /White-capped Bunting/ | Emberiza stewarti | ABU,HBS,TCS | 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.
TOUR NOTES
For a group of 4 persons, the group price applies with one vehicle and the anytime price applies with two vehicles.
ADDITIONAL INFO
(Not on Menu Above)
BIRDING LOCALES
REASON CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 21 |
NE | Near Endemic | 22 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 3 |
EN | Endangered | 1 |
BC | Best Seen in This Country | 44 |
AT | Always a Target | 0 |