ARVALLI HILLS
INDIALOCALE
| # Species: | 340 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 340 |
| # Endemics: | 12 |
| # Near Endemics: | 18 |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
| 1 | 9Black Bittern** | 9flavicollis |
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| 2 | Lesser Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna javanica |
| 3 | /Bar-headed Goose/ | Anser indicus |
| 4 | /Graylag Goose/ | Anser anser |
| 5 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 6 | /Ruddy Shelduck/ | Tadorna ferruginea |
| 7 | /Common Shelduck/ | Tadorna tadorna |
| 8 | Cotton Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus |
| 9 | /Garganey/ | Spatula querquedula |
| 10 | /Northern Shoveler/ | Spatula clypeata |
| 11 | /Gadwall/ | Mareca strepera |
| 12 | /Eurasian Wigeon/ | Mareca penelope |
| 13 | Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha |
| 14 | /Mallard/ | Anas platyrhynchos |
| 15 | /Northern Pintail/ | Anas acuta |
| 16 | /Green-winged Teal/ | Anas crecca |
| 17 | /Marbled Duck/ | Marmaronetta angustirostris |
| 18 | /Red-crested Pochard/ | Netta rufina |
| 19 | /Common Pochard/ | Aythya ferina |
| 20 | /Ferruginous Duck/ | Aythya nyroca |
| 21 | /Tufted Duck/ | Aythya fuligula |
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| 22 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
| 23 | Gray Junglefowl | Gallus sonneratii |
| 24 | Gray Francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus |
| 25 | Black Francolin | Francolinus francolinus |
| 26 | Painted Francolin | Francolinus pictus |
| 27 | /Common Quail/ | Coturnix coturnix |
| 28 | Rain Quail | Coturnix coromandelica |
| 29 | Jungle Bush-Quail | Perdicula asiatica |
| 30 | Rock Bush-Quail | Perdicula argoondah |
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| 31 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 32 | /Yellow-eyed Pigeon/ | Columba eversmanni |
| 33 | Oriental Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia orientalis |
| 34 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| 35 | Red Collared-Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica |
| 36 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 37 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 38 | Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus |
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| 39 | Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus |
| 40 | Painted Sandgrouse | Pterocles indicus |
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| 41 | Great Indian Bustard | Ardeotis nigriceps |
| 42 | /Asian Houbara/ | Chlamydotis macqueenii |
| 43 | Lesser Florican | Sypheotides indicus |
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| 44 | (Common Cuckoo) | Cuculus canorus |
| 45 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis |
| 46 | Sirkeer Malkoha | Taccocua leschenaultii |
| 47 | Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus |
| 48 | Chestnut-winged Cuckoo | Clamator coromandus |
| 49 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| 50 | Common Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx varius |
| 51 | Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii |
| 52 | Gray-bellied Cuckoo | Cacomantis passerinus |
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| 53 | Jungle Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus |
| 54 | /Sykes's Nightjar/ | Caprimulgus mahrattensis |
| 55 | Indian Nightjar | Caprimulgus asiaticus |
| 56 | Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis |
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| 57 | Crested Treeswift | Hemiprocne coronata |
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| 58 | /Spotted Crake/ | Porzana porzana |
| 59 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 60 | Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra |
| 61 | Gray-headed Swamphen | Porphyrio poliocephalus |
| 62 | Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea |
| 63 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
| 64 | Brown Crake | Zapornia akool |
| 65 | /Baillon's Crake/ | Zapornia pusilla |
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| 66 | /Demoiselle Crane/ | Anthropoides virgo |
| 67 | Sarus Crane | Antigone antigone |
| 68 | /Common Crane/ | Grus grus |
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| 69 | Great Thick-knee | Esacus recurvirostris |
| 70 | Indian Thick-knee | Burhinus indicus |
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| 71 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
| 72 | /Pied Avocet/ | Recurvirostra avosetta |
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| 73 | Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius |
| 74 | Yellow-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus malabaricus |
| 75 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus |
| 76 | /Sociable Lapwing/ | Vanellus gregarius |
| 77 | Kentish Plover | Anarhynchus alexandrinus |
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| 78 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 79 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
| 80 | Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus |
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| 81 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata |
| 82 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa |
| 83 | /Jack Snipe/ | Lymnocryptes minimus |
| 84 | /Pin-tailed Snipe/ | Gallinago stenura |
| 85 | /Common Snipe/ | Gallinago gallinago |
| 86 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 87 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 88 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 89 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 90 | /Common Redshank/ | Tringa totanus |
| 91 | /Spotted Redshank/ | Tringa erythropus |
| 92 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 93 | /Ruff/ | Calidris pugnax |
| 94 | /Temminck's Stint/ | Calidris temminckii |
| 95 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
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| 96 | Yellow-legged Buttonquail | Turnix tanki |
| 97 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator |
| 98 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus |
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| 99 | /Cream-colored Courser/ | Cursorius cursor |
| 100 | Indian Courser | Cursorius coromandelicus |
| 101 | Small Pratincole | Glareola lactea |
| 102 | Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum |
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| 103 | /Black-headed Gull/ | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
| 104 | /Pallas's Gull/ | Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus |
| 105 | Indian Skimmer | Rynchops albicollis |
| 106 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 107 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 108 | River Tern | Sterna aurantia |
| 109 | Black-bellied Tern | Sterna acuticauda |
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| 110 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| 111 | /Eared Grebe/ | Podiceps nigricollis |
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| 112 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans |
| 113 | /Black Stork/ | Ciconia nigra |
| 114 | Asian Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus |
| 115 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia |
| 116 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus |
| 117 | Painted Stork | Mycteria leucocephala |
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| 118 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
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| 119 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
| 120 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| 121 | Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
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| 122 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 123 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus |
| 124 | Red-naped Ibis | Pseudibis papillosa |
| 125 | Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia |
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| 126 | /Eurasian Bittern/ | Botaurus stellaris |
| 127 | Yellow Bittern | Botaurus sinensis |
| 128 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 129 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 130 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 131 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii |
| 132 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 133 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 134 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia |
| 135 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 136 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
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| 137 | /Great White Pelican/ | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
| 138 | Spot-billed Pelican | Pelecanus philippensis |
| 139 | /Dalmatian Pelican/ | Pelecanus crispus |
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| 140 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 141 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 142 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus |
| 143 | Oriental Honey-buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus |
| 144 | Red-headed Vulture | Sarcogyps calvus |
| 145 | White-rumped Vulture | Gyps bengalensis |
| 146 | Indian Vulture | Gyps indicus |
| 147 | /Eurasian Griffon/ | Gyps fulvus |
| 148 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
| 149 | Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Circaetus gallicus |
| 150 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus |
| 151 | Indian Spotted Eagle | Clanga hastata |
| 152 | /Greater Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga clanga |
| 153 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| 154 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 155 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis |
| 156 | Bonelli's Eagle | Aquila fasciata |
| 157 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 158 | Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| 159 | /Western Marsh Harrier/ | Circus aeruginosus |
| 160 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus |
| 161 | /Montagu's Harrier/ | Circus pygargus |
| 162 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 163 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 164 | Pallas's Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucoryphus |
| 165 | White-eyed Buzzard | Butastur teesa |
| 166 | /Long-legged Buzzard/ | Buteo rufinus |
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| 167 | American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata |
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| 168 | Indian Scops-Owl | Otus bakkamoena |
| 169 | /Pallid Scops-Owl/ | Otus brucei |
| 170 | Oriental Scops-Owl | Otus sunia |
| 171 | Rock Eagle-Owl | Bubo bengalensis |
| 172 | Brown Fish-Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis |
| 173 | Dusky Eagle-Owl | Ketupa coromanda |
| 174 | Jungle Owlet | Glaucidium radiatum |
| 175 | Spotted Owlet | Athene brama |
| 176 | Mottled Wood-Owl | Strix ocellata |
| 177 | Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
| 178 | Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata |
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| 179 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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| 180 | Indian Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris |
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| 181 | Asian Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis |
| 182 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus |
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| 183 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| 184 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis |
| 185 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
| 186 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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| 187 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis |
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| 188 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
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| 189 | /Eurasian Wryneck/ | Jynx torquilla |
| 190 | Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus nanus |
| 191 | Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Leiopicus mahrattensis |
| 192 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense |
| 193 | Streak-throated Woodpecker | Picus xanthopygaeus |
| 194 | White-naped Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes festivus |
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| 195 | |Lesser Kestrel| | Falco naumanni |
| 196 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| 197 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera |
| 198 | |Amur Falcon| | Falco amurensis |
| 199 | Laggar Falcon | Falco jugger |
| 200 | /Saker Falcon/ | Falco cherrug |
| 201 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 202 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria |
| 203 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
| 204 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala |
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| 205 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura |
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| 206 | White-bellied Minivet | Pericrocotus erythropygius |
| 207 | Small Minivet | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus |
| 208 | /Long-tailed Minivet/ | Pericrocotus ethologus |
| 209 | Indian Cuckooshrike | Coracina macei |
| 210 | /Black-winged Cuckooshrike/ | Lalage melaschistos |
| 211 | Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera |
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| 212 | Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo |
| 213 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus |
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| 214 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus |
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| 215 | Common Woodshrike | Tephrodornis pondicerianus |
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| 216 | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia |
| 217 | White-tailed Iora | Aegithina nigrolutea |
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| 218 | Spot-breasted Fantail | Rhipidura albogularis |
| 219 | White-browed Fantail | Rhipidura aureola |
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| 220 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus |
| 221 | /Ashy Drongo/ | Dicrurus leucophaeus |
| 222 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens |
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| 223 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea |
| 224 | Indian Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
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| 225 | /Isabelline Shrike/ | Lanius isabellinus |
| 226 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus |
| 227 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus |
| 228 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
| 229 | Great Gray Shrike | Lanius excubitor |
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| 230 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda |
| 231 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
| 232 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
| 233 | Common Raven | Corvus corax |
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| 234 | Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis |
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| 235 | Asian Tit | Parus cinereus |
| 236 | Indian Yellow Tit | Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| 237 | Rufous-tailed Lark | Ammomanes phoenicura |
| 238 | Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix nigriceps |
| 239 | Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix griseus |
| 240 | Indian Bushlark | Plocealauda erythroptera |
| 241 | Bengal Bushlark | Plocealauda assamica |
| 242 | Singing Bushlark | Mirafra javanica |
| 243 | Oriental Skylark | Alauda gulgula |
| 244 | Crested Lark | Galerida cristata |
| 245 | Malabar Lark | Galerida malabarica |
| 246 | Tawny Lark | Galerida deva |
| 247 | /Bimaculated Lark/ | Melanocorypha bimaculata |
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| 248 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
| 249 | Rufous-fronted Prinia | Prinia buchanani |
| 250 | Gray-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii |
| 251 | Delicate Prinia | Prinia lepida |
| 252 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica |
| 253 | Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis |
| 254 | Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata |
| 255 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
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| 256 | /Booted Warbler/ | Iduna caligata |
| 257 | /Sykes's Warbler/ | Iduna rama |
| 258 | /Paddyfield Warbler/ | Acrocephalus agricola |
| 259 | /Blyth's Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus dumetorum |
| 260 | /Clamorous Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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| 261 | Bristled Grassbird | Schoenicola striata |
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| 262 | Gray-throated Martin | Riparia chinensis |
| 263 | /Eurasian Crag-Martin/ | Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
| 264 | Dusky Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne concolor |
| 265 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 266 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 267 | Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica |
| 268 | Streak-throated Swallow | Petrochelidon fluvicola |
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| 269 | White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus |
| 270 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus |
| 271 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
| 272 | White-eared Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis |
| 273 | Himalayan Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucogenys |
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| 274 | /Hume's Warbler/ | Phylloscopus humei |
| 275 | Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Phylloscopus griseolus |
| 276 | /Tickell's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus affinis |
| 277 | /Common Chiffchaff/ | Phylloscopus collybita |
| 278 | /Greenish Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| 279 | /Lesser Whitethroat/ | Curruca curruca |
| 280 | /Eastern Orphean Warbler/ | Curruca crassirostris |
| 281 | /Asian Desert Warbler/ | Curruca nana |
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| 282 | Yellow-eyed Babbler | Chrysomma sinense |
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| 283 | Indian White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| 284 | Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra |
| 285 | Indian Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus horsfieldii |
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| 286 | Large Gray Babbler | Argya malcolmi |
| 287 | Jungle Babbler | Argya striata |
| 288 | Common Babbler | Argya caudata |
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| 289 | Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis |
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| 290 | Indian Spotted Creeper | Salpornis spilonota |
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| 291 | /Rosy Starling/ | Pastor roseus |
| 292 | Indian Pied Starling | Gracupica contra |
| 293 | Brahminy Starling | Sturnia pagodarum |
| 294 | Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica |
| 295 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
| 296 | Bank Myna | Acridotheres ginginianus |
| 297 | Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus |
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| 298 | Indian Robin | Copsychus fulicatus |
| 299 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
| 300 | Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus |
| 301 | Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae |
| 302 | /Bluethroat/ | Luscinia svecica |
| 303 | Malabar Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus horsfieldii |
| 304 | /Red-breasted Flycatcher/ | Ficedula parva |
| 305 | /Black Redstart/ | Phoenicurus ochruros |
| 306 | /Blue Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola solitarius |
| 307 | /Siberian Stonechat/ | Saxicola maurus |
| 308 | Pied Bushchat | Saxicola caprata |
| 309 | /Isabelline Wheatear/ | Oenanthe isabellina |
| 310 | /Desert Wheatear/ | Oenanthe deserti |
| 311 | Brown Rock Chat | Oenanthe fusca |
| 312 | /Variable Wheatear/ | Oenanthe picata |
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| 313 | Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Pachyglossa agile |
| 314 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos |
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| 315 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica |
| 316 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus |
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| 317 | Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni |
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| 318 | Streaked Weaver | Ploceus manyar |
| 319 | Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus |
| 320 | Black-breasted Weaver | Ploceus benghalensis |
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| 321 | Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica |
| 322 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| 323 | Green Avadavat | Amandava formosus |
| 324 | Red Avadavat | Amandava amandava |
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| 325 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 326 | Yellow-throated Sparrow | Gymnornis xanthocollis |
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| 327 | Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
| 328 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 329 | /Citrine Wagtail/ | Motacilla citreola |
| 330 | White-browed Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis |
| 331 | /White Wagtail/ | Motacilla alba |
| 332 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
| 333 | Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis |
| 334 | /Blyth's Pipit/ | Anthus godlewskii |
| 335 | /Tawny Pipit/ | Anthus campestris |
| 336 | /Tree Pipit/ | Anthus trivialis |
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| 337 | Common Rosefinch | Carpodacus erythrinus |
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| 338 | Crested Bunting | Emberiza lathami |
| 339 | /Black-headed Bunting/ | Emberiza melanocephala |
| 340 | Red-headed Bunting | Emberiza bruniceps |
*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.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 99 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 2 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 1 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 15 |
| V | Vulnerable | 11 |
| EN | Endangered | 6 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 6 |
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.