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LITTLE RANN OF KUTCH-BAJANA CREEK

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# Species:256
# Excl Vagrants:256
# Endemics:1
# 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
4Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis
5Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
6/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
7/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadorna
8Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
10/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
11/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
12/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
13Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
14/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
15/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
16/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
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
22Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictus
23/Common Quail/Coturnix coturnix

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

24Rock PigeonColumba livia
25Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
26Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
27Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
28Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

29Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus

 
Bustards: Otididae

30/Asian Houbara/Chlamydotis macqueenii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

31Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
32Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
33Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
34Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx varius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

35/Sykes's Nightjar/Caprimulgus mahrattensis
36Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

37Little SwiftApus affinis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

38Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
39Eurasian CootFulica atra
40Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
41White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus

 
Cranes: Gruidae

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

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

44Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris
45Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

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

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

48/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
49/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
50Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
51Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
52Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
53/White-tailed Lapwing/Vanellus leucurus
54Caspian PloverAnarhynchus asiaticus
55/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
56/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
57Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

58Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
59Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

60/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
61/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
62/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
63/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
64/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
65/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
66/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
67/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
68/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
69/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
70/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
71/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
72/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
73/Dunlin/Calidris alpina
74/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

75Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

76Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicus
77Small PratincoleGlareola lactea
78Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
79(Collared Pratincole)Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

80/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus genei
81/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
82/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
83/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
84/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
85Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollis
86Little TernSternula albifrons
87/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
88Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
89Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
90River TernSterna aurantia

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

91/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
92Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

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

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

95Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
96/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
97Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
98/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
99Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
100Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

101Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

102Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
103Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
104Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

105/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
106Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
107Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
108Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

109Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeus
110Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
111Little EgretEgretta garzetta
112Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularis
113Striated HeronButorides striata
114Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
115Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
116Great EgretArdea alba
117Medium EgretArdea intermedia
118Gray HeronArdea cinerea
119Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

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

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

122/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

123Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
124Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
125European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
126/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus
127/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensis
128/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvus
129Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
130Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata
131/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
132/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
133Tawny EagleAquila rapax
134/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
135/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
136Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
137ShikraTachyspiza badius
138Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
139/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
140/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
141/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
142Black KiteMilvus migrans
143White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
144/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
145/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus

 
Owls: Strigidae

146Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoena
147/Pallid Scops-Owl/Otus brucei
148Spotted OwletAthene brama
149Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

150Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

151Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
152(Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)Merops persicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

153Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
154White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
155Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

156|European Roller|Coracias garrulus
157Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

158Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

159/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
160Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

161Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
162Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
163|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
164/Merlin/Falco columbarius
165Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
166Laggar FalconFalco jugger
167Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

168Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

169Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

170Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

171Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

172/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
173/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
174Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
175Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
176Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

177House CrowCorvus splendens
178Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Larks: Alaudidae

179Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipes
180Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicura
181Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
182Indian BushlarkPlocealauda erythroptera
183Crested LarkGalerida cristata
184/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactyla
185Mongolian Short-toed LarkCalandrella dukhunensis
186/Hume's Lark/Calandrella acutirostris
187/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata
188Sand LarkAlaudala raytal

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

189Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
190Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
191Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
192Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
193Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
194Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

195/Booted Warbler/Iduna caligata
196/Sykes's Warbler/Iduna rama
197/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricola
198/Blyth's Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus dumetorum
199/Clamorous Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus stentoreus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

200Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
201/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
202Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
203/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
204Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
205Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
206Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

207Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
208White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

209/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humei
210/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

211/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
212/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostris
213/Asian Desert Warbler/Curruca nana

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

214Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense

 
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies: Timaliidae

215Tawny-bellied BabblerDumetia hyperythra

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

216Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmi
217Jungle BabblerArgya striata
218Common BabblerArgya caudata

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

219/European Starling/Sturnus vulgaris
220/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseus
221Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
222Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
223Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

224Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
225Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
226/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
227/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla
228/Red-breasted Flycatcher/Ficedula parva
229/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
230White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchus
231/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
232Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata
233/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
234/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
235Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
236/Variable Wheatear/Oenanthe picata

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

237Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
238Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

239Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
240Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

241Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
242Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

243House SparrowPasser domesticus
244Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

245Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
246/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
247/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreola
248White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
249/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
250Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
251Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
252/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
253/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

254/Gray-necked Bunting/Emberiza buchanani
255/Black-headed Bunting/Emberiza melanocephala
256Red-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.