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	/Common Shelduck/	Tadorna tadorna	RR
2	/Marbled Duck/	Marmaronetta angustirostris	RR	V
3	/Common Pochard/	Aythya ferina		V
4	/Ferruginous Duck/	Aythya nyroca		NT
5	|White-headed Duck|	Oxyura leucocephala		EN
6	Red Spurfowl	Galloperdix spadicea	E
7	Gray Junglefowl	Gallus sonneratii	E
8	Painted Francolin	Francolinus pictus	NE
9	Jungle Bush-Quail	Perdicula asiatica	NE
10	Rock Bush-Quail	Perdicula argoondah	E
11	Lesser Flamingo	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
12	/Yellow-eyed Pigeon/	Columba eversmanni		V
13	Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon	Treron affinis	E
14	Painted Sandgrouse	Pterocles indicus	NE
15	/Macqueen's Bustard/	Chlamydotis macqueenii		V
16	Jerdon's Nightjar	Caprimulgus atripennis	NE
17	/Water Rail/	Rallus aquaticus	RR
18	Sarus Crane	Antigone antigone		V
19	Great Thick-knee	Esacus recurvirostris		NT
20	/Northern Lapwing/	Vanellus vanellus		NT
21	River Lapwing	Vanellus duvaucelii		NT
22	/Sociable Lapwing/	Vanellus gregarius	RR	CR
23	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
24	/Black-tailed Godwit/	Limosa limosa		NT
25	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
26	Indian Courser	Cursorius coromandelicus	NE
27	(Collared Pratincole)	Glareola pratincola	RR
28	/Slender-billed Gull/	Chroicocephalus genei	RR
29	Indian Skimmer	Rynchops albicollis	LC	EN
30	River Tern	Sterna aurantia		V
31	Black-bellied Tern	Sterna acuticauda		EN
32	Asian Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus		NT
33	Black-necked Stork	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus		NT
34	Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala		NT
35	Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster		NT
36	/Dalmatian Pelican/	Pelecanus crispus		NT
37	Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus		NT
38	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus		EN
39	Red-headed Vulture	Sarcogyps calvus		CR
40	/Cinereous Vulture/	Aegypius monachus		NT
41	White-rumped Vulture	Gyps bengalensis		CR
42	Indian Vulture	Gyps indicus		CR
43	/Himalayan Griffon/	Gyps himalayensis		NT
44	Indian Spotted Eagle	Clanga hastata		V
45	/Greater Spotted Eagle/	Clanga clanga		V
46	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
47	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
48	/Imperial Eagle/	Aquila heliaca		V
49	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
50	Pallas's Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucoryphus		EN
51	/Pallid Scops-Owl/	Otus brucei	RR
52	Forest Owlet	Athene blewitti	E	EN
53	Mottled Wood-Owl	Strix ocellata	E
54	/Long-eared Owl/	Asio otus	RR
55	Malabar Trogon	Harpactes fasciatus	NE
56	Black-capped Kingfisher	Halcyon pileata		V
57	|European Roller|	Coracias garrulus	RR
58	White-cheeked Barbet	Psilopogon viridis	E
59	Malabar Flameback	Chrysocolaptes socialis	E
60	White-naped Woodpecker	Chrysocolaptes festivus	NE
61	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera		NT
62	Laggar Falcon	Falco jugger		NT
63	Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria		NT
64	Malabar Parakeet	Psittacula columboides	E
65	Indian Pitta	Pitta brachyura	NE
66	White-bellied Minivet	Pericrocotus erythropygius	E
67	Orange Minivet	Pericrocotus flammeus	NE
68	White-tailed Iora	Aegithina nigrolutea	NE
69	Spot-breasted Fantail	Rhipidura albogularis	E
70	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens	NE
71	|Red-backed Shrike|	Lanius collurio	RR
72	|Red-tailed Shrike|	Lanius phoenicuroides	RR
73	White-naped Tit	Machlolophus nuchalis	E	V
74	Indian Yellow Tit	Machlolophus aplonotus	E
75	Rufous-tailed Lark	Ammomanes phoenicura	NE
76	Indian Bushlark	Mirafra erythroptera	NE
77	/Bimaculated Lark/	Melanocorypha bimaculata	RR
78	/Eurasian Skylark/	Alauda arvensis	RR
79	Malabar Lark	Galerida malabarica	E
80	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica	NE
81	/Moustached Warbler/	Acrocephalus melanopogon	RR
82	Bristled Grassbird	Schoenicola striata	LC	V
83	/Bank Swallow/	Riparia riparia	RR
84	White-browed Bulbul	Pycnonotus luteolus	NE
85	/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/	Phylloscopus subviridis	RR
86	/Cetti's Warbler/	Cettia cetti	RR
87	|Greater Whitethroat|	Curruca communis	RR
88	Jerdon's Babbler	Chrysomma altirostre	RR	V
89	Indian Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus horsfieldii	NE
90	Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps	RR
91	Rufous-vented Grass Babbler	Laticilla burnesii	NE	NT
92	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta	Alcippe poioicephala	RR
93	Large Gray Babbler	Argya malcolmi	NE
94	/Bar-tailed Treecreeper/	Certhia himalayana	RR
95	Indian Spotted Creeper	Salpornis spilonota	E
96	Malabar Starling	Sturnia blythii	E
97	Indian Blackbird	Turdus simillimus	NE
98	|Spotted Flycatcher|	Muscicapa striata	RR
99	Malabar Whistling-Thrush	Myophonus horsfieldii	E
100	|Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush|	Monticola saxatilis	RR
101	White-browed Bushchat	Saxicola macrorhynchus	E	V
102	Brown Rock Chat	Oenanthe fusca	NE
103	/Hypocolius/	Hypocolius ampelinus	RR
104	Nilgiri Flowerpecker	Dicaeum concolor	E
105	Crimson-backed Sunbird	Leptocoma minima	E
106	Loten's Sunbird	Cinnyris lotenius	NE
107	Vigors's Sunbird	Aethopyga vigorsii	E
108	Jerdon's Leafbird	Chloropsis jerdoni	NE
109	Tricolored Munia	Lonchura malacca	NE
110	/Spanish Sparrow/	Passer hispaniolensis	RR
111	Sind Sparrow	Passer pyrrhonotus	RR
112	/Forest Wagtail/	Dendronanthus indicus	RR
113	/American Pipit/	Anthus rubescens	RR
114	/Trumpeter Finch/	Bucanetes githagineus	RR
115	/Pine Bunting/	Emberiza leucocephalos	RR
116	Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	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

• Great Rann of Kutch
• Harike Bird Sanctuary
• Jorbeer Vulture Conservation Center
• Little Rann of Kutch-Bajana Creek
• Moti Virani
• Mount Abu
• Siyana Area
• Tal Chhapar Sanctuary
• Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary
• Thar Desert

 

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	20
V	Vulnerable	19
EN	Endangered	7
CR	Critically Endangered	4

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.