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# Species:235
# Excl Vagrants:235
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:6

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
6/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
7/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
8/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
9/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
10Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
11/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
12/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
13/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
14/Red-crested Pochard/Netta rufina
15/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
16/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
17/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

18Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
19Gray FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
20Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
21/Common Quail/Coturnix coturnix

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

22Rock PigeonColumba livia
23/Yellow-eyed Pigeon/Columba eversmanni
24Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
25Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
26Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
27Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
28Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

29Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
30Painted SandgrousePterocles indicus

 
Bustards: Otididae

31/Asian Houbara/Chlamydotis macqueenii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

32Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
33Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
34Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
35Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
36Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx varius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

37Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

38Little SwiftApus affinis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

39Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
40Eurasian CootFulica atra
41Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
42White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus

 
Cranes: Gruidae

43/Demoiselle Crane/Anthropoides virgo
44/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

45Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

46Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
47/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

48Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
49Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
50Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
51/White-tailed Lapwing/Vanellus leucurus
52/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
53Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

54Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

55Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

56/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
57/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
58/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
59/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
60/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
61/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
62/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
63/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
64/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
65/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
66/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
67/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

68Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

69/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursor
70Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

71/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
72/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
73/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
74/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
75River TernSterna aurantia

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

76/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

77Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

78Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
79Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

80Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

81Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
82Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

83/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
84Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
85Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
86Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

87Black BitternBotaurus flavicollis
88Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
89Little EgretEgretta garzetta
90Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
91Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
92Great EgretArdea alba
93Medium EgretArdea intermedia
94Gray HeronArdea cinerea
95Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

96/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

97Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
98Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
99European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
100Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus
101/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus
102White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
103Indian VultureGyps indicus
104/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensis
105/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvus
106Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
107Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata
108/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
109/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
110Tawny EagleAquila rapax
111/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
112/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
113Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
114ShikraTachyspiza badius
115Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
116/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
117/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
118/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
119Black KiteMilvus migrans
120Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
121Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
122/White-tailed Eagle/Haliaeetus albicilla
123White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
124/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
125/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus

 
Owls: Strigidae

126Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoena
127Spotted OwletAthene brama
128Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

129Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

130Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
131(Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)Merops persicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

132Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
133White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

134|European Roller|Coracias garrulus
135Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

136Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

137/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
138Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

139Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
140Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
141Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
142Laggar FalconFalco jugger
143Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

144Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
145Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

146Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

147Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

148Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

149White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

150Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

151|Red-tailed Shrike|Lanius phoenicuroides
152/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
153Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
154Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
155Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

156Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
157House CrowCorvus splendens
158Common RavenCorvus corax

 
Larks: Alaudidae

159Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicura
160Desert LarkAmmomanes deserti
161Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigriceps
162Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
163Indian BushlarkPlocealauda erythroptera
164Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
165Crested LarkGalerida cristata
166/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactyla
167Mongolian Short-toed LarkCalandrella dukhunensis
168/Hume's Lark/Calandrella acutirostris
169/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

170Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
171Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
172Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
173Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
174Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
175Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

176/Sykes's Warbler/Iduna rama

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

177Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
178Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
179/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
180Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
181Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
182Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

183Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
184White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

185/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humei
186Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
187/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

188/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
189/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostris
190/Asian Desert Warbler/Curruca nana

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

191Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

192Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmi
193Jungle BabblerArgya striata
194Common BabblerArgya caudata

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

195Indian Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonota

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

196/European Starling/Sturnus vulgaris
197/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseus
198Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contra
199Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
200Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
201Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

202/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

203Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotes
204Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
205Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
206/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
207/Red-breasted Flycatcher/Ficedula parva
208/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
209/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
210White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchus
211/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
212Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata
213/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
214/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
215Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
216/Variable Wheatear/Oenanthe picata

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

217Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

218Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

219Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
220Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

221House SparrowPasser domesticus
222/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensis
223Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotus
224Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

225Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
226/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
227/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreola
228White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
229/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
230Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
231Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
232/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
233/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
234/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni
235/Water Pipit/Anthus spinoletta

 

 *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.