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	Red Spurfowl	Galloperdix spadicea	E
2	Gray Junglefowl	Gallus sonneratii	E
3	Jungle Bush-Quail	Perdicula asiatica	NE
4	Painted Bush-Quail	Perdicula erythrorhyncha	E
5	Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon	Columba elphinstonii	E	V
6	Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon	Treron affinis	E
7	Green Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula aenea		NT
8	Malabar Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula cuprea	E
9	Blue-faced Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus viridirostris	NE
10	Jerdon's Nightjar	Caprimulgus atripennis	NE
11	Sri Lanka Frogmouth	Batrachostomus moniliger	NE
12	White-rumped Spinetail	Zoonavena sylvatica	NE
13	Indian Swiftlet	Aerodramus unicolor	NE
14	River Tern	Sterna aurantia		V
15	Asian Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus		NT
16	Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala		NT
17	Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster		NT
18	Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus		NT
19	Malayan Night Heron	Gorsachius melanolophus	RR
20	Spot-billed Pelican	Pelecanus philippensis		NT
21	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus		EN
22	Red-headed Vulture	Sarcogyps calvus		CR
23	White-rumped Vulture	Gyps bengalensis		CR
24	Indian Vulture	Gyps indicus		CR
25	Legge's Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus kelaarti	NE
26	Rufous-bellied Eagle	Lophotriorchis kienerii		NT
27	/Greater Spotted Eagle/	Clanga clanga		V
28	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
29	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
30	/Imperial Eagle/	Aquila heliaca		V
31	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
32	Lesser Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga humilis		NT
33	Sri Lanka Bay-Owl	Phodilus assimilis	NE
34	Mottled Wood-Owl	Strix ocellata	E
35	Malabar Trogon	Harpactes fasciatus	NE
36	Malabar Gray Hornbill	Ocyceros griseus	E	V
37	Malabar Pied-Hornbill	Anthracoceros coronatus	NE	NT
38	Black-capped Kingfisher	Halcyon pileata		V
39	Malabar Barbet	Psilopogon malabaricus	E
40	White-cheeked Barbet	Psilopogon viridis	E
41	Malabar Flameback	Chrysocolaptes socialis	E
42	White-naped Woodpecker	Chrysocolaptes festivus	NE
43	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera		NT
44	Malabar Parakeet	Psittacula columboides	E
45	Indian Pitta	Pitta brachyura	NE
46	White-bellied Minivet	Pericrocotus erythropygius	E
47	Orange Minivet	Pericrocotus flammeus	NE
48	Indian Cuckooshrike	Coracina macei	NE
49	Malabar Woodshrike	Tephrodornis sylvicola	E
50	Spot-breasted Fantail	Rhipidura albogularis	E
51	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens	NE
52	White-bellied Treepie	Dendrocitta leucogastra	E
53	Indian Yellow Tit	Machlolophus aplonotus	E
54	Rufous-tailed Lark	Ammomanes phoenicura	NE
55	Jerdon's Bushlark	Plocealauda affinis	NE
56	Malabar Lark	Galerida malabarica	E
57	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica	NE
58	Broad-tailed Grassbird	Schoenicola platyurus	E	V
59	Hill Swallow	Hirundo domicola	NE
60	Yellow-browed Bulbul	Acritillas indica	NE
61	Square-tailed Bulbul	Hypsipetes ganeesa	NE
62	Gray-headed Bulbul	Microtarsus priocephalus	E	NT
63	Flame-throated Bulbul	Rubigula gularis	E
64	White-browed Bulbul	Pycnonotus luteolus	NE
65	Yellow-throated Bulbul	Pycnonotus xantholaemus	E	V
66	/Yellow-browed Warbler/	Phylloscopus inornatus	RR
67	Dark-fronted Babbler	Dumetia atriceps	NE
68	Indian Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus horsfieldii	NE
69	Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps	RR
70	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta	Alcippe poioicephala	RR
71	Nilgiri Laughingthrush	Montecincla cachinnans	E	EN
72	Palani Laughingthrush	Montecincla fairbanki	E	NT
73	Large Gray Babbler	Argya malcolmi	NE
74	Rufous Babbler	Argya subrufa	E
75	Yellow-billed Babbler	Argya affinis	NE
76	Wayanad Laughingthrush	Pterorhinus delesserti	E
77	Southern Hill Myna	Gracula indica	NE
78	Malabar Starling	Sturnia blythii	E
79	(Pied Thrush)	Geokichla wardii	NE
80	Nilgiri Thrush	Zoothera neilgherriensis	E
81	Indian Blackbird	Turdus simillimus	NE
82	Nilgiri Sholakili	Sholicola major	E	EN
83	White-bellied Sholakili	Sholicola albiventris	E	V
84	Nilgiri Flycatcher	Eumyias albicaudatus	E
85	White-bellied Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis pallidipes	E
86	Blue-throated Flycatcher	Cyornis rubeculoides	RR
87	Malabar Whistling-Thrush	Myophonus horsfieldii	E
88	Black-and-orange Flycatcher	Ficedula nigrorufa	E
89	/Kashmir Flycatcher/	Ficedula subrubra		V
90	Nilgiri Flowerpecker	Dicaeum concolor	E
91	Crimson-backed Sunbird	Leptocoma minima	E
92	Loten's Sunbird	Cinnyris lotenius	NE
93	Little Spiderhunter	Arachnothera longirostra	RR
94	Jerdon's Leafbird	Chloropsis jerdoni	NE
95	Black-throated Munia	Lonchura kelaarti	NE
96	Tricolored Munia	Lonchura malacca	NE
97	/Forest Wagtail/	Dendronanthus indicus	RR
98	Nilgiri Pipit	Anthus nilghiriensis	E	V

 

 *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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BIRDING LOCALES

• Eravikulam National Park
• Masinagudi-Bokkapuram Road
• Mudumalai National Park
• Munnar Area
• Ooty/Ootacamund
• Periyar National Park
• Thatekkad Bird Sanctuary

 

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	13
V	Vulnerable	12
EN	Endangered	4
CR	Critically Endangered	3

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.