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SRI LANKA BIRDING & WHALE WATCHING

Bird Checklist for Tour

SRI LANKA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:17 days, 16 nights
Group Size:2-6
Anytime Price:$6495
Group Price:$5650
Single Suppl:$700
Est #Species:235-275
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Moderate
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

List of species found in some or all areas included on the tour. List may be incomplete. The table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanicaMany
2Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosYNP
3Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaBNP
4Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianusBNP,YNP
5GarganeySpatula querquedulaBNP,YNP
6Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataBNP,YNP
7Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeBNP
8Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhynchaBNP,YNP
9MallardAnas platyrhynchosKDY
10Northern PintailAnas acutaBNP,YNP
11Green-winged TealAnas creccaBNP,YNP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

12Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusMany
13Sri Lanka SpurfowlGalloperdix bicalcarataMany
14Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettiiMany
15Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensisBNP,UNP

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

16Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusBNP,YNP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

17Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

18Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
19Sri Lanka Wood-PigeonColumba torringtoniaeHP,KDY,KFR,NE,SFR
20Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalisBNP
21Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoBNP,NE,SFR,UNP,YNP
22Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
23Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaBNP,KFR,MH,SFR
24Orange-breasted Green-PigeonTreron bicinctusMany
25Sri Lanka Green-PigeonTreron pompadoraMany
26Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

27Indian CuckooCuculus micropterusBNP,HP,KFR,SFR,YNP
28Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalusBNP,HP,KFR,SFR,YNP
29Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMany
30Green-billed CoucalCentropus chlororhynchosHP,KFR,NE,SFR
31Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultiiBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
32Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisMany
33Red-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalusKFR,NE,SFR,YNP
34Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
35Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandusBNP,HP,SFR,UNP,YNP
36Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
37Fork-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus dicruroidesBNP,KDY,SFR,YNP
38Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx variusMany
39Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiKFR,NE,SFR,YNP
40Gray-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinusMany

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

41Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniligerHP,KFR,SFR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

42Jungle NightjarCaprimulgus indicusBNP,KFR,YNP
43Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisBNP,HP,KFR,UNP,YNP
44Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticusBNP,KDY,SFR,UNP
YNP

 
Swifts: Apodidae

45Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusMany
46Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorMany
47Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
48Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyxYNP
49Little SwiftApus affinisMany
50Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

51Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

52Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusBNP
53Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
54Eurasian CootFulica atraBNP,SFR,YNP
55Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalusMany
56WatercockGallicrex cinereaBNP,YNP
57White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
58Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesMany
59Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
60Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaBNP,YNP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

61Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisBNP,HP,SFR,UNP,YNP
62Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicusBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

63Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusBNP,NE,SFR,UNP,YNP
64Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaBNP,YNP

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

65Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusBNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

66Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
67Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
68Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaBNP,SFR,YNP
69Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubiusBNP,UNP,YNP
70Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricusBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
71Gray-headed LapwingVanellus cinereusYNP
72Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicusMany
73Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifronsBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
74Greater Sand-PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultiiBNP,UNP,YNP
75Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinusBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

76Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisBNP,KDY,YNP

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

77Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusBNP,HP,SFR,UNP,YNP

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

78WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusBNP,YNP
79Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataBNP,MPC,YNP
80Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaBNP,YNP
81Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
82Asian DowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatusBNP
83Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenuraMany
84Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoBNP
85Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusBNP,YNP
86Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusBNP,YNP
87Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosMany
88Green SandpiperTringa ochropusBNP,HP,NE,UNP,YNP
89Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilisBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
90Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
91Common RedshankTringa totanusBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
92Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusBNP,YNP
93Common GreenshankTringa nebulariaBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
94Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
95Great KnotCalidris tenuirostrisBNP,YNP
96Red KnotCalidris canutusBNP
97RuffCalidris pugnaxBNP,YNP
98Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusBNP,YNP
99Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataBNP
100Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaBNP,YNP
101Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiBNP,YNP
102Long-toed StintCalidris subminutaBNP,YNP
103Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisBNP
104SanderlingCalidris albaBNP,YNP
105Little StintCalidris minutaBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

106Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorBNP,KFR,SFR,UNP
YNP

 
Crab Plover: Dromadidae

107Crab-PloverDromas ardeolaBNP,YNP

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

108Small PratincoleGlareola lacteaBNP,NE,YNP
109Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumBNP,YNP
110Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaBNP

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

111Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusMPC
112Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusMH,MPC

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

113Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus geneiBNP
114Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusBNP
115Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalusBNP,YNP
116Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetusBNP,YNP
117Brown NoddyAnous stolidusBNP,MH,MPC
118Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusMH,MPC
119Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusBNP,MH,MPC,YNP
120Little TernSternula albifronsMany
121Saunders's TernSternula saundersiBNP
122Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaMany
123Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaMany
124Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
125Black TernChlidonias nigerBNP
126White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusMany
127Roseate TernSterna dougalliiBNP,MH,MPC,YNP
128Common TernSterna hirundoBNP,MH,MPC,UNP,YNP
129Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensisBNP,MH,MPC,YNP
130Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisBNP,MPC,YNP
131Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiBNP,MPC,UNP,YNP

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

132White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturusBNP,MH,MPC
133Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusMPC

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

134Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicusBNP,MPC

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

135Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhisMPC

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

136Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipesBNP,MPC
137Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificusMH,MPC
138Persian ShearwaterPuffinus persicusBNP

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

139Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitansMany
140Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopusMany
141Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusBNP,YNP
142Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicusBNP,KFR,UNP,YNP
143Painted StorkMycteria leucocephalaMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

144Brown BoobySula leucogasterMPC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

145Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogasterMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

146Little CormorantMicrocarbo nigerMany
147Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany
148Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollisMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

149Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensisBNP,KDY,SFR,UNP
YNP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

150Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollisBNP,HP,KFR,SFR,YNP
151Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeusBNP,KDY,SFR,YNP
152Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensisBNP,KDY,UNP,YNP
153Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
154Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusSFR
155Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
156Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisBNP,YNP
157Striated HeronButorides striataMany
158Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayiiMany
159Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandusMany
160Great EgretArdea albaMany
161Medium EgretArdea intermediaMany
162Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
163Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

164Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBNP,MPC,UNP,YNP
165Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalusMany
166Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

167OspreyPandion haliaetusBNP,HP,UNP,YNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

168Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
169European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusMany
170Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniHP,NE,SFR
171Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheelaMany
172Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiMany
173Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatusMany
174Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiHP,KFR,NE,SFR,YNP
175Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisMany
176Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusMany
177Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosusBNP,HP,UNP,YNP
178Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusBNP,HP,YNP
179Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucosBNP
180Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusBNP,HP,YNP
181Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatusMany
182ShikraAccipiter badiusMany
183BesraAccipiter virgatusMany
184Black KiteMilvus migransBNP,SFR,YNP
185Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
186White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterMany
187Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusBNP,KDY,UNP,YNP
188Common BuzzardButeo buteoMany
189Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinusHP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

190Barn OwlTyto albaYNP
191Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisKFR,SFR

 
Owls: Strigidae

192Serendib Scops-OwlOtus thilohoffmanniHP,KFR,SFR
193Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoenaMany
194Oriental Scops-OwlOtus suniaBNP,KDY,SFR,YNP
195Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensisMany
196Spot-bellied Eagle-OwlKetupa nipalensisKFR,SFR
197Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatumBNP,SFR,YNP
198Chestnut-backed OwletGlaucidium castanotumHP,KDY,KFR,NE,SFR
199Brown Wood-OwlStrix leptogrammicaMany
200Brown BoobookNinox scutulataKFR,SFR,YNP

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

201Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusMany

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

202Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epopsBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

203Sri Lanka Gray HornbillOcyceros gingalensisMany
204Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusBNP,KDY,SFR,UNP
YNP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

205Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisMany
206Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithacaMany
207Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisMany
208White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
209Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataBNP,YNP
210Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisBNP,KDY,SFR,UNP
YNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

211Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalisMany
212Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusMany
213European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterYNP
214Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaultiMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

215Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisMany
216Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisKFR,SFR

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

217Crimson-fronted BarbetPsilopogon rubricapillusMany
218Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusMany
219Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicusMany
220Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifronsMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

221Eurasian WryneckJynx torquillaYNP
222Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanusMany
223Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensisBNP,NE,SFR,UNP,YNP
224Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurusBNP,KDY,KFR,SFR
YNP
225Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalenseMany
226Red-backed FlamebackDinopium psarodesMany
227Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophusMany
228Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeusBNP,HP,KDY,NE,SFR
229Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandiMany
230White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusBNP,SFR,YNP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

231Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
232Amur FalconFalco amurensisBNP,HP,MH,SFR,YNP
233Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

234Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaMany
235Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriMany
236Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephalaMany
237Layard's ParakeetPsittacula calthrapaeMany
238Sri Lanka Hanging-ParrotLoriculus beryllinusMany

 
Pittas: Pittidae

239Indian PittaPitta brachyuraMany

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

240Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeusMany
241Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusMany
242Large CuckooshrikeCoracina maceiMany
243Black-headed CuckooshrikeLalage melanopteraMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

244Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundooBNP,UNP,YNP
245Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisSFR,YNP
246Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornusMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

247Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscusMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

248Sri Lanka WoodshrikeTephrodornis affinisMany
249Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

250Common IoraAegithina tiphiaMany
251White-tailed IoraAegithina nigroluteaBNP,UNP,YNP

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

252White-browed FantailRhipidura aureolaMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

253Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercusYNP
254Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusMany
255White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensMany
256Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseusSFR,YNP
257Sri Lanka DrongoDicrurus lophorinusKDY,KFR,MH,SFR,YNP

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

258Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
259Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisiMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

260Brown ShrikeLanius cristatusMany
261Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatusBNP,YNP
262Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachBNP,SFR,YNP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

263Sri Lanka MagpieUrocissa ornataHP,KFR,NE,SFR
264House CrowCorvus splendensMany
265Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

266Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensisMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

267Cinereous TitParus cinereusMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

268Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseusMany
269Jerdon's BushlarkMirafra affinisBNP,HP,SFR,UNP,YNP
270Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

271Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutoriusMany
272Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsoniiMany
273Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaMany
274Ashy PriniaPrinia socialisMany
275Plain PriniaPrinia inornataMany
276Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

277Black-browed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus bistrigicepsBNP
278Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorumMany
279Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusBNP,YNP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

280Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes certhiolaBNP,HP,NE
281Sri Lanka Bush WarblerElaphrornis palliseriHP,NE,SFR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

282Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaBNP,UNP,YNP
283Pale MartinRiparia dilutaBNP
284Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaMany
285Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaMany
286Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiHP
287Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaMany
288Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythraMany
289Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicolaBNP

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

290Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaMany
291Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaMany
292Black-capped BulbulRubigula melanicteraMany
293White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusMany
294Yellow-eared BulbulPycnonotus penicillatusMany
295Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

296Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidusMany
297Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloidesHP
298Large-billed Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus magnirostrisMany
299Western Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus occipitalisKFR

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

300Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
301Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinenseMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

302Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensisHP,KDY,KFR,NE,SFR
303Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosusMany

 
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies: Timaliidae

304Tawny-bellied BabblerDumetia hyperythraMany
305Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsMany
306Sri Lanka Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus melanurusMany

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

307Brown-capped BabblerPellorneum fuscocapillusMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

308Ashy-headed LaughingthrushArgya cinereifronsSFR
309Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescensMany
310Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisMany

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

311Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

312Sri Lanka MynaGracula ptilogenysMany
313Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaMany
314Rosy StarlingPastor roseusMany
315Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninaUNP
316White-faced StarlingSturnornis albofrontatusHP,KFR,SFR
317Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarumBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
318Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabaricaBNP,UNP,YNP
319Common MynaAcridotheres tristisMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

320Pied ThrushGeokichla wardiiHP,KDY,KFR,NE,SFR
321Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spilopteraMany
322Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaKDY,SFR,YNP
323Sri Lanka ThrushZoothera imbricataHP,NE,SFR
324Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

325Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauuricaMany
326Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttuiMany
327Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusMany
328Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularisMany
329White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricusBNP,KDY,SFR,UNP
YNP
330Blue-and-white FlycatcherCyanoptila cyanomelanaSFR
331Dull-blue FlycatcherEumyias sordidusHP,KDY,KFR,NE,SFR
332Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliaeMany
333Indian Blue RobinLarvivora brunneaMany
334Sri Lanka Whistling-ThrushMyophonus blighiHP,KDY,KFR,NE,SFR
335Kashmir FlycatcherFicedula subrubraHP,KDY,KFR,NE,SFR
336Rufous-tailed Rock-ThrushMonticola saxatilisUNP
337Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitariusNE
338Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurusBNP
339Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMany
340Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellinaBNP,YNP

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

341Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agileMany
342White-throated FlowerpeckerDicaeum vincensBNP,KFR,SFR,YNP
343Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchosMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

344Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonicaMany
345Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticusMany
346Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusMany

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

347Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniMany
348Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifronsMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

349Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP
350Baya WeaverPloceus philippinusBNP,SFR,UNP,YNP

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

351Indian SilverbillEuodice malabaricaMany
352White-rumped MuniaLonchura striataMany
353Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiMany
354Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
355Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaMany

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

356House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

357Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicusMany
358Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMany
359Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaMany
360Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensisBNP,YNP
361Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreolaBNP,UNP
362White WagtailMotacilla albaMany
363Richard's PipitAnthus richardiMany
364Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
365Blyth's PipitAnthus godlewskiiBNP,HP,UNP,YNP

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

366Gray-necked BuntingEmberiza buchananiBNP,YNP
367Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephalaYNP

 

 *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.

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BIRDING LOCALES

 

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor85
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal6
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental34

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened29
VVulnerable10
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered0

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.