BASAI WETLAND
INDIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 291 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 291 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 5 |
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.*
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| 1 | Lesser Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna javanica |
| 2 | /Bar-headed Goose/ | Anser indicus |
| 3 | /Graylag Goose/ | Anser anser |
| 4 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 5 | /Ruddy Shelduck/ | Tadorna ferruginea |
| 6 | /Common Shelduck/ | Tadorna tadorna |
| 7 | Cotton Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus |
| 8 | /Garganey/ | Spatula querquedula |
| 9 | /Northern Shoveler/ | Spatula clypeata |
| 10 | /Gadwall/ | Mareca strepera |
| 11 | /Eurasian Wigeon/ | Mareca penelope |
| 12 | Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha |
| 13 | /Mallard/ | Anas platyrhynchos |
| 14 | /Northern Pintail/ | Anas acuta |
| 15 | /Green-winged Teal/ | Anas crecca |
| 16 | /Marbled Duck/ | Marmaronetta angustirostris |
| 17 | /Red-crested Pochard/ | Netta rufina |
| 18 | /Common Pochard/ | Aythya ferina |
| 19 | /Ferruginous Duck/ | Aythya nyroca |
| 20 | /Tufted Duck/ | Aythya fuligula |
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| 21 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
| 22 | Gray Francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus |
| 23 | Black Francolin | Francolinus francolinus |
| 24 | /Common Quail/ | Coturnix coturnix |
| 25 | Rain Quail | Coturnix coromandelica |
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| 26 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 27 | Oriental Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia orientalis |
| 28 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| 29 | Red Collared-Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica |
| 30 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 31 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 32 | Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus |
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| 33 | Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus |
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| 34 | (Common Cuckoo) | Cuculus canorus |
| 35 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis |
| 36 | Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus |
| 37 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| 38 | Common Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx varius |
| 39 | Gray-bellied Cuckoo | Cacomantis passerinus |
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| 40 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
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| 41 | /Water Rail/ | Rallus aquaticus |
| 42 | /Spotted Crake/ | Porzana porzana |
| 43 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 44 | Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra |
| 45 | Gray-headed Swamphen | Porphyrio poliocephalus |
| 46 | Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea |
| 47 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
| 48 | Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca |
| 49 | Brown Crake | Zapornia akool |
| 50 | /Baillon's Crake/ | Zapornia pusilla |
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| 51 | /Demoiselle Crane/ | Anthropoides virgo |
| 52 | Sarus Crane | Antigone antigone |
| 53 | /Common Crane/ | Grus grus |
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| 54 | Indian Thick-knee | Burhinus indicus |
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| 55 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
| 56 | /Pied Avocet/ | Recurvirostra avosetta |
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| 57 | /Pacific Golden-Plover/ | Pluvialis fulva |
| 58 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula |
| 59 | Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius |
| 60 | /Northern Lapwing/ | Vanellus vanellus |
| 61 | River Lapwing | Vanellus duvaucelii |
| 62 | Yellow-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus malabaricus |
| 63 | /Gray-headed Lapwing/ | Vanellus cinereus |
| 64 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus |
| 65 | /White-tailed Lapwing/ | Vanellus leucurus |
| 66 | /Tibetan Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus atrifrons |
| 67 | Kentish Plover | Anarhynchus alexandrinus |
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| 68 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 69 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
| 70 | Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus |
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| 71 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata |
| 72 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa |
| 73 | /Jack Snipe/ | Lymnocryptes minimus |
| 74 | /Common Snipe/ | Gallinago gallinago |
| 75 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 76 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 77 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 78 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 79 | /Common Redshank/ | Tringa totanus |
| 80 | /Spotted Redshank/ | Tringa erythropus |
| 81 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 82 | /Ruff/ | Calidris pugnax |
| 83 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea |
| 84 | /Temminck's Stint/ | Calidris temminckii |
| 85 | /Dunlin/ | Calidris alpina |
| 86 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
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| 87 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator |
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| 88 | Indian Courser | Cursorius coromandelicus |
| 89 | Small Pratincole | Glareola lactea |
| 90 | Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum |
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| 91 | /Black-headed Gull/ | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
| 92 | /Brown-headed Gull/ | Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus |
| 93 | /Pallas's Gull/ | Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus |
| 94 | /Lesser Black-backed Gull/ | Larus fuscus |
| 95 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons |
| 96 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| 97 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 98 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus |
| 99 | River Tern | Sterna aurantia |
| 100 | Black-bellied Tern | Sterna acuticauda |
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| 101 | /Greater Flamingo/ | Phoenicopterus roseus |
| 102 | Lesser Flamingo | Phoenicoparrus minor |
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| 103 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| 104 | /Great Crested Grebe/ | Podiceps cristatus |
| 105 | /Eared Grebe/ | Podiceps nigricollis |
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| 106 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans |
| 107 | /Black Stork/ | Ciconia nigra |
| 108 | Asian Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus |
| 109 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus |
| 110 | Painted Stork | Mycteria leucocephala |
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| 111 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
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| 112 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
| 113 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| 114 | Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
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| 115 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 116 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus |
| 117 | Red-naped Ibis | Pseudibis papillosa |
| 118 | Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia |
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| 119 | /Eurasian Bittern/ | Botaurus stellaris |
| 120 | Black Bittern | Botaurus flavicollis |
| 121 | Cinnamon Bittern | Botaurus cinnamomeus |
| 122 | Yellow Bittern | Botaurus sinensis |
| 123 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 124 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 125 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 126 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii |
| 127 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 128 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 129 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia |
| 130 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 131 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
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| 132 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 133 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 134 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus |
| 135 | Oriental Honey-buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus |
| 136 | Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Circaetus gallicus |
| 137 | Indian Spotted Eagle | Clanga hastata |
| 138 | /Greater Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga clanga |
| 139 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| 140 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis |
| 141 | /Imperial Eagle/ | Aquila heliaca |
| 142 | Bonelli's Eagle | Aquila fasciata |
| 143 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 144 | Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| 145 | /Western Marsh Harrier/ | Circus aeruginosus |
| 146 | /Hen Harrier/ | Circus cyaneus |
| 147 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus |
| 148 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 149 | White-eyed Buzzard | Butastur teesa |
| 150 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo |
| 151 | /Long-legged Buzzard/ | Buteo rufinus |
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| 152 | American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata |
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| 153 | Spotted Owlet | Athene brama |
| 154 | Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
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| 155 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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| 156 | Indian Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris |
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| 157 | Asian Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis |
| 158 | (Blue-cheeked Bee-eater) | Merops persicus |
| 159 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus |
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| 160 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| 161 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
| 162 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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| 163 | |European Roller| | Coracias garrulus |
| 164 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis |
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| 165 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
| 166 | Brown-headed Barbet | Psilopogon zeylanicus |
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| 167 | /Eurasian Wryneck/ | Jynx torquilla |
| 168 | Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Leiopicus mahrattensis |
| 169 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense |
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| 170 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| 171 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera |
| 172 | /Merlin/ | Falco columbarius |
| 173 | Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo |
| 174 | Laggar Falcon | Falco jugger |
| 175 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 176 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria |
| 177 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
| 178 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala |
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| 179 | /Long-tailed Minivet/ | Pericrocotus ethologus |
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| 180 | Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo |
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| 181 | Common Woodshrike | Tephrodornis pondicerianus |
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| 182 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus |
| 183 | /Ashy Drongo/ | Dicrurus leucophaeus |
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| 184 | Indian Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
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| 185 | /Isabelline Shrike/ | Lanius isabellinus |
| 186 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus |
| 187 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
| 188 | Great Gray Shrike | Lanius excubitor |
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| 189 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda |
| 190 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
| 191 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
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| 192 | Asian Tit | Parus cinereus |
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| 193 | Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix griseus |
| 194 | Indian Bushlark | Plocealauda erythroptera |
| 195 | Bengal Bushlark | Plocealauda assamica |
| 196 | /Eurasian Skylark/ | Alauda arvensis |
| 197 | Oriental Skylark | Alauda gulgula |
| 198 | Crested Lark | Galerida cristata |
| 199 | /Greater Short-toed Lark/ | Calandrella brachydactyla |
| 200 | Mongolian Short-toed Lark | Calandrella dukhunensis |
| 201 | /Hume's Lark/ | Calandrella acutirostris |
| 202 | /Bimaculated Lark/ | Melanocorypha bimaculata |
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| 203 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
| 204 | Gray-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii |
| 205 | Yellow-bellied Prinia | Prinia flaviventris |
| 206 | Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis |
| 207 | Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata |
| 208 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
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| 209 | /Booted Warbler/ | Iduna caligata |
| 210 | /Sykes's Warbler/ | Iduna rama |
| 211 | /Moustached Warbler/ | Acrocephalus melanopogon |
| 212 | /Paddyfield Warbler/ | Acrocephalus agricola |
| 213 | /Blyth's Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus dumetorum |
| 214 | /Clamorous Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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| 215 | Common Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia |
| 216 | Bristled Grassbird | Schoenicola striata |
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| 217 | Gray-throated Martin | Riparia chinensis |
| 218 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia |
| 219 | /Pale Martin/ | Riparia diluta |
| 220 | Dusky Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne concolor |
| 221 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 222 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 223 | Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica |
| 224 | Streak-throated Swallow | Petrochelidon fluvicola |
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| 225 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus |
| 226 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
| 227 | White-eared Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis |
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| 228 | /Hume's Warbler/ | Phylloscopus humei |
| 229 | Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Phylloscopus griseolus |
| 230 | /Tickell's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus affinis |
| 231 | /Smoky Warbler/ | Phylloscopus fuligiventer |
| 232 | /Common Chiffchaff/ | Phylloscopus collybita |
| 233 | /Greenish Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| 234 | /Lesser Whitethroat/ | Curruca curruca |
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| 235 | Yellow-eyed Babbler | Chrysomma sinense |
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| 236 | Indian White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| 237 | Large Gray Babbler | Argya malcolmi |
| 238 | Jungle Babbler | Argya striata |
| 239 | Common Babbler | Argya caudata |
| 240 | Striated Babbler | Argya earlei |
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| 241 | /European Starling/ | Sturnus vulgaris |
| 242 | /Rosy Starling/ | Pastor roseus |
| 243 | Indian Pied Starling | Gracupica contra |
| 244 | Brahminy Starling | Sturnia pagodarum |
| 245 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
| 246 | Bank Myna | Acridotheres ginginianus |
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| 247 | Indian Robin | Copsychus fulicatus |
| 248 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
| 249 | /Bluethroat/ | Luscinia svecica |
| 250 | /Taiga Flycatcher/ | Ficedula albicilla |
| 251 | /Red-breasted Flycatcher/ | Ficedula parva |
| 252 | /Black Redstart/ | Phoenicurus ochruros |
| 253 | /Siberian Stonechat/ | Saxicola maurus |
| 254 | White-tailed Stonechat | Saxicola leucurus |
| 255 | Pied Bushchat | Saxicola caprata |
| 256 | /Isabelline Wheatear/ | Oenanthe isabellina |
| 257 | /Desert Wheatear/ | Oenanthe deserti |
| 258 | Brown Rock Chat | Oenanthe fusca |
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| 259 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus |
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| 260 | Streaked Weaver | Ploceus manyar |
| 261 | Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus |
| 262 | Black-breasted Weaver | Ploceus benghalensis |
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| 263 | Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica |
| 264 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| 265 | Tricolored Munia | Lonchura malacca |
| 266 | Chestnut Munia | Lonchura atricapilla |
| 267 | Red Avadavat | Amandava amandava |
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| 268 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 269 | /Spanish Sparrow/ | Passer hispaniolensis |
| 270 | Sind Sparrow | Passer pyrrhonotus |
| 271 | Yellow-throated Sparrow | Gymnornis xanthocollis |
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| 272 | Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
| 273 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 274 | /Citrine Wagtail/ | Motacilla citreola |
| 275 | White-browed Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis |
| 276 | /White Wagtail/ | Motacilla alba |
| 277 | /Richard's Pipit/ | Anthus richardi |
| 278 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
| 279 | Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis |
| 280 | /Blyth's Pipit/ | Anthus godlewskii |
| 281 | /Tawny Pipit/ | Anthus campestris |
| 282 | Rosy Pipit | Anthus roseatus |
| 283 | /Tree Pipit/ | Anthus trivialis |
| 284 | /Olive-backed Pipit/ | Anthus hodgsoni |
| 285 | /Red-throated Pipit/ | Anthus cervinus |
| 286 | /Water Pipit/ | Anthus spinoletta |
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| 287 | Common Rosefinch | Carpodacus erythrinus |
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| 288 | /Gray-necked Bunting/ | Emberiza buchanani |
| 289 | /White-capped Bunting/ | Emberiza stewarti |
| 290 | /Black-headed Bunting/ | Emberiza melanocephala |
| 291 | 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 | 114 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 1 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 2 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 15 |
| V | Vulnerable | 9 |
| EN | Endangered | 3 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.