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	Hill Pigeon	Columba rupestris	RR
14	Snow Pigeon	Columba leuconota	RR
15	Common Wood-Pigeon	Columba palumbus	RR
16	Painted Sandgrouse	Pterocles indicus	NE
17	(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)	Surniculus lugubris	RR
18	White-rumped Spinetail	Zoonavena sylvatica	NE
19	/Water Rail/	Rallus aquaticus	RR
20	Sarus Crane	Antigone antigone		V
21	Great Thick-knee	Esacus recurvirostris		NT
22	Ibisbill	Ibidorhyncha struthersii	RR
23	/Northern Lapwing/	Vanellus vanellus		NT
24	River Lapwing	Vanellus duvaucelii		NT
25	/Sociable Lapwing/	Vanellus gregarius	RR	CR
26	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
27	/Black-tailed Godwit/	Limosa limosa		NT
28	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
29	Indian Courser	Cursorius coromandelicus	NE
30	/White-winged Tern/	Chlidonias leucopterus	RR
31	River Tern	Sterna aurantia		V
32	Black-bellied Tern	Sterna acuticauda		EN
33	Lesser Flamingo	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
34	/Eared Grebe/	Podiceps nigricollis	RR
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	Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus		NT
42	Little Bittern	Botaurus minutus	RR
43	Spot-billed Pelican	Pelecanus philippensis		NT
44	/Dalmatian Pelican/	Pelecanus crispus		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	Indian Cuckooshrike	Coracina macei	NE
83	White-bellied Erpornis	Erpornis zantholeuca	RR
84	White-tailed Iora	Aegithina nigrolutea	NE
85	Spot-breasted Fantail	Rhipidura albogularis	E
86	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens	NE
87	Crow-billed Drongo	Dicrurus annectens	RR
88	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus remifer	RR
89	Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius	RR
90	Black-headed Jay	Garrulus lanceolatus	RR
91	Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie	Urocissa flavirostris	RR
92	Red-billed Blue-Magpie	Urocissa erythroryncha	RR
93	Common Green-Magpie	Cissa chinensis	RR
94	Southern Nutcracker	Nucifraga hemisila	RR
95	Yellow-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax graculus	RR
96	Fire-capped Tit	Cephalopyrus flammiceps	RR
97	Rufous-naped Tit	Periparus rufonuchalis	RR
98	Rufous-vented Tit	Periparus rubidiventris	RR
99	White-naped Tit	Machlolophus nuchalis	E	V
100	Himalayan Black-lored Tit	Machlolophus xanthogenys	RR
101	Rufous-tailed Lark	Ammomanes phoenicura	NE
102	Indian Bushlark	Plocealauda erythroptera	NE
103	/Eurasian Skylark/	Alauda arvensis	RR
104	/Bimaculated Lark/	Melanocorypha bimaculata	RR
105	Gray-crowned Prinia	Prinia cinereocapilla	NE	V
106	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica	NE
107	/Moustached Warbler/	Acrocephalus melanopogon	RR
108	Bristled Grassbird	Schoenicola striata	LC	V
109	Nepal Cupwing	Pnoepyga immaculata	RR
110	Pygmy Cupwing	Pnoepyga pusilla	RR
111	/Bank Swallow/	Riparia riparia	RR
112	Nepal House-Martin	Delichon nipalense	RR
113	Ashy Bulbul	Hemixos flavala	RR
114	/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/	Phylloscopus subviridis	RR
115	/Smoky Warbler/	Phylloscopus fuligiventer	RR
116	Chestnut-crowned Warbler	Phylloscopus castaniceps	RR
117	Gray-bellied Tesia	Tesia cyaniventer	RR
118	Black-throated Tit	Aegithalos concinnus	RR
119	|Greater Whitethroat|	Curruca communis	RR
120	Whiskered Yuhina	Yuhina flavicollis	RR
121	Stripe-throated Yuhina	Yuhina gularis	RR
122	Black-chinned Yuhina	Yuhina nigrimenta	RR
123	Chestnut-capped Babbler	Timalia pileata	RR
124	Black-chinned Babbler	Cyanoderma pyrrhops	RR
125	Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus ruficollis	RR
126	White-browed Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus schisticeps	RR
127	Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps	RR
128	Streaked Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron lineatum	RR
129	Variegated Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron variegatum	RR
130	Blue-winged Minla	Actinodura cyanouroptera	RR
131	Silver-eared Mesia	Leiothrix argentauris	RR
132	Large Gray Babbler	Argya malcolmi	NE
133	White-crested Laughingthrush	Garrulax leucolophus	RR
134	White-throated Laughingthrush	Pterorhinus albogularis	RR
135	/Wallcreeper/	Tichodroma muraria	RR
136	Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch	Sitta cinnamoventris	RR
137	Indian Spotted Creeper	Salpornis spilonota	E
138	/Bar-tailed Treecreeper/	Certhia himalayana	RR
139	(Pied Thrush)	Geokichla wardii	NE
140	Dark-sided Thrush	Zoothera marginata	RR
141	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	RR
142	Indian Blackbird	Turdus simillimus	NE
143	Large Niltava	Niltava grandis	RR
144	Blue-throated Flycatcher	Cyornis rubeculoides	RR
145	Slaty-backed Forktail	Enicurus schistaceus	RR
146	White-tailed Robin	Myiomela leucurum	RR
147	Golden Bush-Robin	Tarsiger chrysaeus	RR
148	Snowy-browed Flycatcher	Ficedula hyperythra	RR
149	/Blue-capped Redstart/	Phoenicurus coeruleocephala	RR
150	White-browed Bushchat	Saxicola macrorhynchus	E	V
151	/White-throated Bushchat/	Saxicola insignis	RR	V
152	Brown Rock Chat	Oenanthe fusca	NE
153	Fire-tailed Sunbird	Aethopyga ignicauda	RR
154	Black-throated Sunbird	Aethopyga saturata	RR
155	Green-tailed Sunbird	Aethopyga nipalensis	RR
156	Tricolored Munia	Lonchura malacca	NE
157	Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris	RR
158	/Altai Accentor/	Prunella himalayana	RR
159	Rufous-breasted Accentor	Prunella strophiata	RR
160	/Black-throated Accentor/	Prunella atrogularis	RR
161	/Spanish Sparrow/	Passer hispaniolensis	RR
162	Sind Sparrow	Passer pyrrhonotus	RR
163	Russet Sparrow	Passer cinnamomeus	RR
164	/Forest Wagtail/	Dendronanthus indicus	RR
165	Upland Pipit	Anthus sylvanus	RR
166	/Red-throated Pipit/	Anthus cervinus	RR
167	/Common Chaffinch/	Fringilla coelebs	RR
168	Black-and-yellow Grosbeak	Mycerobas icterioides	RR
169	Collared Grosbeak	Mycerobas affinis	RR
170	Scarlet Finch	Carpodacus sipahi	RR
171	Pink-browed Rosefinch	Carpodacus rodochroa	RR
172	Vinaceous Rosefinch	Carpodacus vinaceus	RR
173	/Spot-winged Rosefinch/	Carpodacus rodopeplus	RR
174	Red-headed Bullfinch	Pyrrhula erythrocephala	RR
175	Spectacled Finch	Callacanthis burtoni	RR
176	Dark-breasted Rosefinch	Procarduelis nipalensis	RR
177	European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	RR
178	Fire-fronted Serin	Serinus pusillus	RR
179	Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	RR
180	/Little Bunting/	Emberiza pusilla	RR
181	/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
(Not on Menu Above)

• 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	65
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.