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# Species:162
# Excl Vagrants:162
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:4

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
2/Bar-headed Goose/Anser indicus
3/Graylag Goose/Anser anser
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
6Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
7/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
8/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
9/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
10/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
11/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
12/Red-crested Pochard/Netta rufina
13/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

14Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
15Gray FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
16Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
17Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictus
18Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiatica

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

19Rock PigeonColumba livia
20Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
21Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
22Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
23Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

24Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

25Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
26Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
27Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
28Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

29Little SwiftApus affinis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

30Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
31White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus

 
Cranes: Gruidae

32Sarus CraneAntigone antigone

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

33Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris
34Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

35Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

36Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
37River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii
38Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
39Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
40/White-tailed Lapwing/Vanellus leucurus
41Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

42/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
43/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
44/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
45/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
46/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
47/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
48/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
49/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
50/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
51/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
52/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

53Small PratincoleGlareola lactea
54Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

55/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
56/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
57Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollis
58Little TernSternula albifrons
59Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
60River TernSterna aurantia
61Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

62/Great Crested Grebe/Podiceps cristatus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

63Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
64Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
65Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
66Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

67Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

68Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
69Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
70Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

71Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
72Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
73Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

74Little EgretEgretta garzetta
75Striated HeronButorides striata
76Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
77Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
78Great EgretArdea alba
79Medium EgretArdea intermedia
80Gray HeronArdea cinerea
81Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

82Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis
83/Dalmatian Pelican/Pelecanus crispus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

84/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

85Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
86Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
87Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata
88Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
89ShikraTachyspiza badius
90Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
91Black KiteMilvus migrans
92/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus

 
Owls: Strigidae

93Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoena
94Spotted OwletAthene brama
95Brown BoobookNinox scutulata

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

96Indian Gray HornbillOcyceros birostris

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

97Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

98White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
99Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

100|European Roller|Coracias garrulus
101Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

102Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
103Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

104Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
105Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
106Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

107Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

108Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
109Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
110Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

111Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
112House CrowCorvus splendens
113Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Larks: Alaudidae

114Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
115Indian BushlarkPlocealauda erythroptera
116Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
117Crested LarkGalerida cristata
118/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

119Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
120Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
121Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
122Plain PriniaPrinia inornata

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

123Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
124/Pale Martin/Riparia diluta
125/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
126Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

127Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
128White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

129/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humei
130/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus subviridis

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

131/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

132Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmi
133Jungle BabblerArgya striata
134Common BabblerArgya caudata

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

135Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contra
136Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
137Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
138Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

139Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
140/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

141Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
142Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
143Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
144/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
145/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
146/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
147Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata
148/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

149Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

150Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
151Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

152Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

153House SparrowPasser domesticus
154Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

155/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
156/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreola
157White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
158/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
159Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
160/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
161/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

162Crested BuntingEmberiza lathami

 

 *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.