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# Species:303
# Excl Vagrants:303
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:3

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

1/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
2/Red-crested Pochard/Netta rufina

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

3Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
4Rufous-throated PartridgeArborophila rufogularis
5Koklass PheasantPucrasia macrolopha
6Cheer PheasantCatreus wallichii
7Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos
8Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
9Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
10Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
11ChukarAlectoris chukar

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
14Snow PigeonColumba leuconota
15Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
16Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsonii
17Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
18Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
19Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
20Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
21Wedge-tailed Green-PigeonTreron sphenurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
23(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorus
24(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatus
25|Lesser Cuckoo|Cuculus poliocephalus
26Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
27Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioides
28Gray-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

29Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka
30Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

31White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvatica
32White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
33Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
34Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
35Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx
36Little SwiftApus affinis

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

37Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

38/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
39/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

40/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
41Common GullLarus canus

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

42Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
43Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

44Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
45Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

46/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

47Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
48Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
49Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
50Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
51Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus
52/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus
53White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
54/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensis
55/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvus
56Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
57Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis
58Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
59Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensis
60/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
61/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
62/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
63Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
64Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
65Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatus
66BesraTachyspiza virgatus
67ShikraTachyspiza badius
68Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
69Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilis
70/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneus
71Black KiteMilvus migrans
72Himalayan BuzzardButeo reflectus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

73American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

74Mountain Scops-OwlOtus spilocephalus
75Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettia
76Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensis
77Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipes
78Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei
79Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
80Brown Wood-OwlStrix leptogrammica
81Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolum

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

82Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

83Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
84Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

85Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
86White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
87Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubris

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

88Great BarbetPsilopogon virens
89Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

90/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
91Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
92Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus
93Brown-fronted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes auriceps
94Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus
95Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
96Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensis
97Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophus
98Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatus
99Gray-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
100Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinucha

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

101Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescens
102Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
103Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
104Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

105Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
106Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayana
107Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

108Long-tailed BroadbillPsarisomus dalhousiae

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

109/Long-tailed Minivet/Pericrocotus ethologus
110Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
111/Black-winged Cuckooshrike/Lalage melaschistos

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

112White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatus
113Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorus
114White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

115Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo
116Maroon OrioleOriolus traillii

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

117Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

118White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

119Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
120/Ashy Drongo/Dicrurus leucophaeus
121Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
122Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer
123Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

124Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

125/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
126Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

127Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
128Black-headed JayGarrulus lanceolatus
129Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
130Red-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa erythroryncha
131Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensis
132Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosae
133Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemisila
134House CrowCorvus splendens
135Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

136Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthus
137Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

138Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammiceps
139Coal TitPeriparus ater
140Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalis
141Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventris
142Gray-crested TitLophophanes dichrous
143Asian TitParus cinereus
144Green-backed TitParus monticolus
145Himalayan Black-lored TitMachlolophus xanthogenys
146Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

147Himalayan PriniaPrinia crinigera
148Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapilla
149Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

150/Blyth's Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus dumetorum

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

151Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventer
152Nepal CupwingPnoepyga immaculata
153Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

154/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestris
155Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
156/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
157Western House-MartinDelichon urbicum
158Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense
159Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

160Ashy BulbulHemixos flavala
161Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandii
162Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
163Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
164Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

165Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
166Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
167/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humei
168/Lemon-rumped Warbler/Phylloscopus chloronotus
169Tytler's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus tytleri
170Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
171/Tickell's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus affinis
172/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
173/Whistler's Warbler/Phylloscopus whistleri
174/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides
175Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castaniceps
176Western Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus occipitalis
177/Blyth's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus reguloides
178Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

179Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventer
180Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifrons
181Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronata
182Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticeps
183Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipes
184Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceus

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

185Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

186/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

187Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
188Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
189Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimenta
190Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

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

191Black-chinned BabblerCyanoderma pyrrhops
192Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollis
193White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticeps
194Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys erythrogenys

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

195Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striata
196Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatum
197Variegated LaughingthrushTrochalopteron variegatum
198Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum
199Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
200Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouroptera
201Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigula
202Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix lutea
203Jungle BabblerArgya striata
204White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophus
205Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularis
206White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularis

 
Kinglets: Regulidae

207GoldcrestRegulus regulus

 
Wallcreeper: Tichodromidae

208/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma muraria

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

209White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensis
210Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventris

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

211/Bar-tailed Treecreeper/Certhia himalayana

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

212Brown DipperCinclus pallasii

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

213Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
214Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
215Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
216/Spot-winged Starling/Saroglossa spilopterus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

217(Pied Thrush)Geokichla wardii
218Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoni
219Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissima
220Dark-sided ThrushZoothera marginata
221Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticola
222Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
223Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
224Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboul
225/Tickell's Thrush/Turdus unicolor
226White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctus
227Chestnut ThrushTurdus rubrocanus
228/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

229|Dark-sided Flycatcher|Muscicapa sibirica
230Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
231Large NiltavaNiltava grandis
232Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriae
233Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundara
234Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
235Indian Blue RobinLarvivora brunnea
236/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
237Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
238Little ForktailEnicurus scouleri
239Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatus
240Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceus
241/Himalayan Rubythroat/Calliope pectoralis
242/Himalayan Bluetail/Tarsiger rufilatus
243Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeus
244Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolor
245Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata
246Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
247Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliaris
248/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalis
249Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
250White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus
251/Blue-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
252/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
253Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventris
254Blue-capped Rock-ThrushMonticola cinclorhyncha
255/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
256/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
257Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata
258Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

259Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
260Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

261Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
262Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicauda
263Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturata
264Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae
265Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis
266Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

267Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickii

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

268White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
269Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

270Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
271/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayana
272Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiata
273/Black-throated Accentor/Prunella atrogularis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

274House SparrowPasser domesticus
275Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

276Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
277White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
278/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
279Upland PipitAnthus sylvanus
280Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
281/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
282/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

283/Common Chaffinch/Fringilla coelebs
284Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioides
285Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinis
286Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
287Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
288Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahi
289Pink-browed RosefinchCarpodacus rodochroa
290Vinaceous RosefinchCarpodacus vinaceus
291/Spot-winged Rosefinch/Carpodacus rodopeplus
292Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensis
293Spectacled FinchCallacanthis burtoni
294Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensis
295Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricola
296Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoides
297European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
298Fire-fronted SerinSerinus pusillus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

299Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
300/White-capped Bunting/Emberiza stewarti
301Chestnut-eared BuntingEmberiza fucata
302/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusilla
303Crested 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.