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KEOLADEO GHANA NATIONAL PARK/BHARATPUR

INDIALOCALE

# Species:277
# Excl Vagrants:277
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:7

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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19Black Bittern** 9flavicollis

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
3/Bar-headed Goose/Anser indicus
4/Graylag Goose/Anser anser
5Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
6/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
7Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
9/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
10/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
11/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
12Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
13/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
14/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
15/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
16/Red-crested Pochard/Netta rufina
17/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
18/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
19/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

20Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
21Gray FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
22Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
23/Common Quail/Coturnix coturnix
24Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiatica

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

25Rock PigeonColumba livia
26Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
27Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
28Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
29Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
30Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
31Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

32Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

33Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
34Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
35Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
36Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
37Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx varius
38Gray-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

39Jungle NightjarCaprimulgus indicus
40Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
41Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
42Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

43Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
44Little SwiftApus affinis
45Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

46/Water Rail/Rallus aquaticus
47Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
48Eurasian CootFulica atra
49Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
50WatercockGallicrex cinerea
51White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
52Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
53Brown CrakeZapornia akool

 
Cranes: Gruidae

54Sarus CraneAntigone antigone
55/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

56Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris
57Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

58Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
59/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

60Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
61Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
62Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
63/White-tailed Lapwing/Vanellus leucurus
64Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

65Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

66Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
67Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

68/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
69/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
70/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
71/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
72/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
73/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
74/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
75/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
76/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
77/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
78/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
79/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
80/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

81Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

82/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursor
83Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

84/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
85/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
86/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
87Little TernSternula albifrons
88/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
89Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
90River TernSterna aurantia

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

91/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

92Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
93/Great Crested Grebe/Podiceps cristatus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

94Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
95/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
96Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
97Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
98Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubius
99Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

100Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

101Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
102Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
103Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

104/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
105Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
106Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
107Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

108Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeus
109Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensis
110Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
111Little EgretEgretta garzetta
112Striated HeronButorides striata
113Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
114Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
115Great EgretArdea alba
116Medium EgretArdea intermedia
117Gray HeronArdea cinerea
118Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

119/Great White Pelican/Pelecanus onocrotalus
120/Dalmatian Pelican/Pelecanus crispus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

121/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

122Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
123Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
124Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
125Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus
126/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus
127White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
128Indian VultureGyps indicus
129Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
130Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
131Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata
132/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
133/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
134Tawny EagleAquila rapax
135/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
136/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
137Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
138ShikraTachyspiza badius
139Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
140/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
141/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
142/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
143Black KiteMilvus migrans
144Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
145Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
146/White-tailed Eagle/Haliaeetus albicilla
147White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
148/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

149American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

150Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoena
151Oriental Scops-OwlOtus sunia
152Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensis
153Dusky Eagle-OwlKetupa coromanda
154Spotted OwletAthene brama
155Brown BoobookNinox scutulata

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

156Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

157Indian Gray HornbillOcyceros birostris

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

158Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
159(Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)Merops persicus
160Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

161Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
162Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
163White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
164Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

165Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

166Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
167Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

168/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
169Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
170Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
171Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

172Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
173Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
174Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
175Laggar FalconFalco jugger
176Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

177Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
178Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
179Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

180Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
181/Long-tailed Minivet/Pericrocotus ethologus

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

182Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

183Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

184Common IoraAegithina tiphia

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

185White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

186Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
187/Ashy Drongo/Dicrurus leucophaeus
188White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

189/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
190Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
191Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
192Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

193Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
194House CrowCorvus splendens
195Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

196Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Larks: Alaudidae

197Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicura
198Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
199Indian BushlarkPlocealauda erythroptera
200Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
201Crested LarkGalerida cristata
202/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactyla

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

203Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
204Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
205Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
206Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
207Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
208Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

209/Moustached Warbler/Acrocephalus melanopogon
210/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricola
211/Blyth's Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus dumetorum
212/Clamorous Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus stentoreus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

213Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
214Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
215/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
216Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
217Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
218Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

219Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
220Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
221White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

222/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humei
223/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatus
224/Smoky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuligiventer
225/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
226/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

227/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

228Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

229Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

230Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmi
231Jungle BabblerArgya striata
232Common BabblerArgya caudata

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

233Indian NuthatchSitta castanea

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

234/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseus
235Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contra
236Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
237Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
238Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

239Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
240/Tickell's Thrush/Turdus unicolor

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

241Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
242Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
243Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
244Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
245/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
246/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliope
247/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla
248/Red-breasted Flycatcher/Ficedula parva
249/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
250/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
251/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
252Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata
253/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
254/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
255Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
256/Variable Wheatear/Oenanthe picata

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

257Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agile

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

258Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

259Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
260Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
261Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

262Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
263Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
264Red AvadavatAmandava amandava

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

265House SparrowPasser domesticus
266Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

267Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
268/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
269/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreola
270White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
271/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
272Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
273/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
274/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
275/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

276Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

277Red-headed BuntingEmberiza 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.