DIGBOI AREA
INDIALOCALE
# Species: | 338 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 338 |
# Endemics: | 0 |
# Near Endemics: | 2 |
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 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor |
2 | Lesser Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna javanica |
3 | /Ruddy Shelduck/ | Tadorna ferruginea |
4 | Cotton Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus |
5 | /Northern Shoveler/ | Spatula clypeata |
6 | /Gadwall/ | Mareca strepera |
7 | /Falcated Duck/ | Mareca falcata |
8 | Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha |
9 | Eastern Spot-billed Duck | Anas zonorhyncha |
10 | /Mallard/ | Anas platyrhynchos |
11 | /Green-winged Teal/ | Anas crecca |
12 | White-winged Duck | Asarcornis scutulata |
13 | /Red-crested Pochard/ | Netta rufina |
14 | /Ferruginous Duck/ | Aythya nyroca |
15 | /Baer's Pochard/ | Aythya baeri |
16 | /Tufted Duck/ | Aythya fuligula |
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17 | White-cheeked Partridge | Arborophila atrogularis |
18 | Kalij Pheasant | Lophura leucomelanos |
19 | Gray Peacock-Pheasant | Polyplectron bicalcaratum |
20 | Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus |
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21 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
22 | Ashy Wood-Pigeon | Columba pulchricollis |
23 | Pale-capped Pigeon | Columba punicea |
24 | Oriental Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia orientalis |
25 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
26 | Red Collared-Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica |
27 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
28 | Barred Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia unchall |
29 | Asian Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica |
30 | Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon | Treron phayrei |
31 | Thick-billed Green-Pigeon | Treron curvirostra |
32 | Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus |
33 | Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon | Treron apicauda |
34 | Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon | Treron sphenurus |
35 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea |
36 | Mountain Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula badia |
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37 | Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus |
38 | (Common Cuckoo) | Cuculus canorus |
39 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis |
40 | Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis |
41 | Green-billed Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus tristis |
42 | Chestnut-winged Cuckoo | Clamator coromandus |
43 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
44 | /Asian Emerald Cuckoo/ | Chrysococcyx maculatus |
45 | (Violet Cuckoo) | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus |
46 | (Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo) | Surniculus lugubris |
47 | Large Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx sparverioides |
48 | Common Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx varius |
49 | Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx nisicolor |
50 | Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii |
51 | Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus |
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52 | Gray Nightjar | Caprimulgus jotaka |
53 | Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus |
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54 | Brown-backed Needletail | Hirundapus giganteus |
55 | Himalayan Swiftlet | Aerodramus brevirostris |
56 | Blyth's Swift | Apus leuconyx |
57 | House Swift | Apus nipalensis |
58 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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59 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
60 | Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra |
61 | Gray-headed Swamphen | Porphyrio poliocephalus |
62 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
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63 | Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius |
64 | /Gray-headed Lapwing/ | Vanellus cinereus |
65 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus |
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66 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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67 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
68 | Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus |
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69 | /Pin-tailed Snipe/ | Gallinago stenura |
70 | /Common Snipe/ | Gallinago gallinago |
71 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
72 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
73 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
74 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
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75 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator |
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76 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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77 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans |
78 | /Lesser Adjutant/ | Leptoptilos javanicus |
79 | Greater Adjutant | Leptoptilos dubius |
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80 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
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81 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
82 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
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83 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus |
84 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus |
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85 | Cinnamon Bittern | Botaurus cinnamomeus |
86 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
87 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
88 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
89 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii |
90 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
91 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
92 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia |
93 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
94 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
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95 | Jerdon's Baza | Aviceda jerdoni |
96 | Black Baza | Aviceda leuphotes |
97 | Oriental Honey-buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus |
98 | White-rumped Vulture | Gyps bengalensis |
99 | Slender-billed Vulture | Gyps tenuirostris |
100 | /Himalayan Griffon/ | Gyps himalayensis |
101 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
102 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus |
103 | Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii |
104 | Crested Goshawk | Lophospiza trivirgatus |
105 | Besra | Tachyspiza virgatus |
106 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
107 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus |
108 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
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109 | /Oriental Bay-Owl/ | Phodilus badius |
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110 | Mountain Scops-Owl | Otus spilocephalus |
111 | Collared Scops-Owl | Otus lettia |
112 | Oriental Scops-Owl | Otus sunia |
113 | Brown Fish-Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis |
114 | Collared Owlet | Glaucidium brodiei |
115 | Asian Barred Owlet | Glaucidium cuculoides |
116 | Spotted Owlet | Athene brama |
117 | Brown Wood-Owl | Strix leptogrammica |
118 | Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata |
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119 | Red-headed Trogon | Harpactes erythrocephalus |
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120 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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121 | Great Hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
122 | Brown Hornbill | Anorrhinus austeni |
123 | Oriental Pied-Hornbill | Anthracoceros albirostris |
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124 | Blue-bearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis athertoni |
125 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus |
126 | Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti |
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127 | Blyth's Kingfisher | Alcedo hercules |
128 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
129 | Blue-eared Kingfisher | Alcedo meninting |
130 | Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx erithaca |
131 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis |
132 | Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda |
133 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
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134 | Indochinese Roller | Coracias affinis |
135 | Oriental Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis |
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136 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
137 | Blue-eared Barbet | Psilopogon cyanotis |
138 | Great Barbet | Psilopogon virens |
139 | Lineated Barbet | Psilopogon lineatus |
140 | Blue-throated Barbet | Psilopogon asiaticus |
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141 | Speckled Piculet | Picumnus innominatus |
142 | White-browed Piculet | Sasia ochracea |
143 | Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus canicapillus |
144 | Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos macei |
145 | Bay Woodpecker | Blythipicus pyrrhotis |
146 | Rufous Woodpecker | Micropternus brachyurus |
147 | Pale-headed Woodpecker | Gecinulus grantia |
148 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense |
149 | Lesser Yellownape | Picus chlorolophus |
150 | Gray-headed Woodpecker | Picus canus |
151 | Greater Yellownape | Chrysophlegma flavinucha |
152 | Greater Flameback | Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus |
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153 | Pied Falconet | Microhierax melanoleucos |
154 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
155 | |Amur Falcon| | Falco amurensis |
156 | Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo |
157 | /Oriental Hobby/ | Falco severus |
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158 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
159 | Blossom-headed Parakeet | Psittacula roseata |
160 | Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula alexandri |
161 | Vernal Hanging-Parrot | Loriculus vernalis |
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162 | Long-tailed Broadbill | Psarisomus dalhousiae |
163 | Gray-lored Broadbill | Serilophus rubrophygius |
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164 | Blue-naped Pitta | Hydrornis nipalensis |
165 | (Western Hooded Pitta) | Pitta sordida |
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166 | Gray-chinned Minivet | Pericrocotus solaris |
167 | Short-billed Minivet | Pericrocotus brevirostris |
168 | /Long-tailed Minivet/ | Pericrocotus ethologus |
169 | Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus speciosus |
170 | Rosy Minivet | Pericrocotus roseus |
171 | Oriental Cuckooshrike | Coracina javensis |
172 | /Black-winged Cuckooshrike/ | Lalage melaschistos |
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173 | White-bellied Erpornis | Erpornis zantholeuca |
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174 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus |
175 | Maroon Oriole | Oriolus traillii |
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176 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus |
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177 | Large Woodshrike | Tephrodornis virgatus |
178 | Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus picatus |
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179 | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia |
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180 | White-throated Fantail | Rhipidura albicollis |
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181 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus |
182 | /Ashy Drongo/ | Dicrurus leucophaeus |
183 | Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus |
184 | Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus remifer |
185 | Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus |
186 | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus |
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187 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea |
188 | Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone affinis |
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189 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus |
190 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
191 | /Gray-backed Shrike/ | Lanius tephronotus |
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192 | Common Green-Magpie | Cissa chinensis |
193 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda |
194 | Gray Treepie | Dendrocitta formosae |
195 | Collared Treepie | Dendrocitta frontalis |
196 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
197 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
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198 | Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis |
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199 | Asian Tit | Parus cinereus |
200 | Sultan Tit | Melanochlora sultanea |
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201 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
202 | Dark-necked Tailorbird | Orthotomus atrogularis |
203 | Rufescent Prinia | Prinia rufescens |
204 | Gray-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii |
205 | Yellow-bellied Prinia | Prinia flaviventris |
206 | Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata |
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207 | /Thick-billed Warbler/ | Arundinax aedon |
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208 | Striated Grassbird | Megalurus palustris |
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209 | Pygmy Cupwing | Pnoepyga pusilla |
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210 | Gray-throated Martin | Riparia chinensis |
211 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
212 | Nepal House-Martin | Delichon nipalense |
213 | Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica |
214 | Striated Swallow | Cecropis striolata |
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215 | White-throated Bulbul | Alophoixus flaveolus |
216 | Cachar Bulbul | Iole cacharensis |
217 | Ashy Bulbul | Hemixos flavala |
218 | Black Bulbul | Hypsipetes leucocephalus |
219 | Black-crested Bulbul | Rubigula flaviventris |
220 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus |
221 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
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222 | /Yellow-browed Warbler/ | Phylloscopus inornatus |
223 | /Lemon-rumped Warbler/ | Phylloscopus chloronotus |
224 | /Tickell's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus affinis |
225 | /Dusky Warbler/ | Phylloscopus fuscatus |
226 | White-spectacled Warbler | Phylloscopus intermedius |
227 | Gray-cheeked Warbler | Phylloscopus poliogenys |
228 | Green-crowned Warbler | Phylloscopus burkii |
229 | /Whistler's Warbler/ | Phylloscopus whistleri |
230 | /Greenish Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochiloides |
231 | /Large-billed Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus magnirostris |
232 | Chestnut-crowned Warbler | Phylloscopus castaniceps |
233 | Yellow-vented Warbler | Phylloscopus cantator |
234 | /Blyth's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus reguloides |
235 | Gray-hooded Warbler | Phylloscopus xanthoschistos |
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236 | Gray-bellied Tesia | Tesia cyaniventer |
237 | Slaty-bellied Tesia | Tesia olivea |
238 | Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler | Cettia major |
239 | Gray-sided Bush Warbler | Cettia brunnifrons |
240 | Yellow-bellied Warbler | Abroscopus superciliaris |
241 | Rufous-faced Warbler | Abroscopus albogularis |
242 | Mountain Tailorbird | Phyllergates cucullatus |
243 | Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler | Horornis fortipes |
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244 | Whiskered Yuhina | Yuhina flavicollis |
245 | Indian White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus |
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246 | Pin-striped Tit-Babbler | Mixornis gularis |
247 | Rufous-fronted Babbler | Cyanoderma rufifrons |
248 | Rufous-capped Babbler | Cyanoderma ruficeps |
249 | White-browed Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus schisticeps |
250 | Large Scimitar-Babbler | Erythrogenys hypoleucos |
251 | Gray-throated Babbler | Stachyris nigriceps |
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252 | White-hooded Babbler | Gampsorhynchus rufulus |
253 | Rufous-throated Fulvetta | Schoeniparus rufogularis |
254 | Puff-throated Babbler | Pellorneum ruficeps |
255 | Buff-breasted Babbler | Pellorneum tickelli |
256 | Abbott's Babbler | Malacocincla abbotti |
257 | Streaked Wren-Babbler | Gypsophila brevicaudata |
258 | Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler | Napothera epilepidota |
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259 | Brown-cheeked Fulvetta | Alcippe poioicephala |
260 | Nepal Fulvetta | Alcippe nipalensis |
261 | Silver-eared Mesia | Leiothrix argentauris |
262 | Striated Babbler | Argya earlei |
263 | Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush | Garrulax monileger |
264 | White-crested Laughingthrush | Garrulax leucolophus |
265 | Rufous-necked Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus ruficollis |
266 | Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus nuchalis |
267 | Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus pectoralis |
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268 | Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis |
269 | Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch | Sitta cinnamoventris |
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270 | Common Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa |
271 | Indian Pied Starling | Gracupica contra |
272 | Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica |
273 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
274 | Bank Myna | Acridotheres ginginianus |
275 | Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus |
276 | Great Myna | Acridotheres grandis |
277 | /Spot-winged Starling/ | Saroglossa spilopterus |
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278 | Orange-headed Thrush | Geokichla citrina |
279 | Scaly Thrush | Zoothera dauma |
280 | Black-breasted Thrush | Turdus dissimilis |
281 | /Red-throated Thrush/ | Turdus ruficollis |
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282 | Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica |
283 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
284 | White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus |
285 | Large Niltava | Niltava grandis |
286 | Small Niltava | Niltava macgrigoriae |
287 | Rufous-bellied Niltava | Niltava sundara |
288 | Chinese Vivid Niltava | Niltava oatesi |
289 | Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus |
290 | Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis poliogenys |
291 | (Pale Blue Flycatcher) | Cyornis unicolor |
292 | Blue-throated Flycatcher | Cyornis rubeculoides |
293 | Rusty-bellied Shortwing | Brachypteryx hyperythra |
294 | Lesser Shortwing | Brachypteryx leucophris |
295 | Blue Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus caeruleus |
296 | White-crowned Forktail | Enicurus leschenaulti |
297 | Black-backed Forktail | Enicurus immaculatus |
298 | Slaty-backed Forktail | Enicurus schistaceus |
299 | /Siberian Rubythroat/ | Calliope calliope |
300 | White-tailed Robin | Myiomela leucurum |
301 | Slaty-blue Flycatcher | Ficedula tricolor |
302 | Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra |
303 | Pygmy Flycatcher | Ficedula hodgsoni |
304 | Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher | Ficedula strophiata |
305 | Sapphire Flycatcher | Ficedula sapphira |
306 | Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni |
307 | /Taiga Flycatcher/ | Ficedula albicilla |
308 | Plumbeous Redstart | Phoenicurus fuliginosus |
309 | White-capped Redstart | Phoenicurus leucocephalus |
310 | /Hodgson's Redstart/ | Phoenicurus hodgsoni |
311 | /Black Redstart/ | Phoenicurus ochruros |
312 | /Siberian Stonechat/ | Saxicola maurus |
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313 | Yellow-vented Flowerpecker | Pachyglossa chrysorrheum |
314 | Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker | Pachyglossa melanozanthum |
315 | Plain Flowerpecker | Dicaeum minullum |
316 | Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum cruentatum |
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317 | Ruby-cheeked Sunbird | Chalcoparia singalensis |
318 | Black-throated Sunbird | Aethopyga saturata |
319 | Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja |
320 | Little Spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra |
321 | Streaked Spiderhunter | Arachnothera magna |
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322 | Asian Fairy-bluebird | Irena puella |
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323 | Blue-winged Leafbird | Chloropsis moluccensis |
324 | Golden-fronted Leafbird | Chloropsis aurifrons |
325 | Orange-bellied Leafbird | Chloropsis hardwickii |
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326 | Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus |
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327 | White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata |
328 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
329 | Chestnut Munia | Lonchura atricapilla |
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330 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
331 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
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332 | Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
333 | Eastern Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis |
334 | /Citrine Wagtail/ | Motacilla citreola |
335 | White-browed Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis |
336 | /White Wagtail/ | Motacilla alba |
337 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
338 | /Olive-backed Pipit/ | Anthus hodgsoni |
*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 | 49 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
|| | Transient | 1 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 5 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
[] | Accidental | 2 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 16 |
V | Vulnerable | 3 |
EN | Endangered | 3 |
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.