RANGANATHITTU BIRD SANCTUARY
INDIALOCALE
| # Species: | 224 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 224 |
| # Endemics: | 3 |
| # Near Endemics: | 15 |
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 | Lesser Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna javanica |
| 2 | /Bar-headed Goose/ | Anser indicus |
| 3 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 4 | Cotton Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus |
| 5 | /Garganey/ | Spatula querquedula |
| 6 | /Northern Shoveler/ | Spatula clypeata |
| 7 | /Eurasian Wigeon/ | Mareca penelope |
| 8 | Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha |
| 9 | /Mallard/ | Anas platyrhynchos |
| 10 | /Northern Pintail/ | Anas acuta |
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| 11 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
| 12 | Gray Junglefowl | Gallus sonneratii |
| 13 | Gray Francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus |
| 14 | Jungle Bush-Quail | Perdicula asiatica |
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| 15 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 16 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| 17 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 18 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 19 | Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus |
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| 20 | Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus |
| 21 | (Common Cuckoo) | Cuculus canorus |
| 22 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis |
| 23 | Blue-faced Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus viridirostris |
| 24 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| 25 | Common Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx varius |
| 26 | Gray-bellied Cuckoo | Cacomantis passerinus |
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| 27 | Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis |
| 28 | Indian Nightjar | Caprimulgus asiaticus |
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| 29 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
| 30 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 31 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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| 32 | Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra |
| 33 | Gray-headed Swamphen | Porphyrio poliocephalus |
| 34 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
| 35 | Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca |
| 36 | Brown Crake | Zapornia akool |
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| 37 | /Demoiselle Crane/ | Anthropoides virgo |
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| 38 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 39 | Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius |
| 40 | Yellow-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus malabaricus |
| 41 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus |
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| 42 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 43 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
| 44 | Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus |
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| 45 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa |
| 46 | /Pin-tailed Snipe/ | Gallinago stenura |
| 47 | /Common Snipe/ | Gallinago gallinago |
| 48 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 49 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 50 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 51 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 52 | /Spotted Redshank/ | Tringa erythropus |
| 53 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 54 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
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| 55 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator |
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| 56 | Small Pratincole | Glareola lactea |
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| 57 | /Brown-headed Gull/ | Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus |
| 58 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 59 | River Tern | Sterna aurantia |
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| 60 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| 61 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans |
| 62 | Asian Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus |
| 63 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia |
| 64 | Painted Stork | Mycteria leucocephala |
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| 65 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
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| 66 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
| 67 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| 68 | Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
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| 69 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 70 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus |
| 71 | Red-naped Ibis | Pseudibis papillosa |
| 72 | Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia |
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| 73 | Cinnamon Bittern | Botaurus cinnamomeus |
| 74 | Yellow Bittern | Botaurus sinensis |
| 75 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 76 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 77 | Western Reef-Heron | Egretta gularis |
| 78 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 79 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii |
| 80 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 81 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 82 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia |
| 83 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 84 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
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| 85 | /Great White Pelican/ | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
| 86 | Spot-billed Pelican | Pelecanus philippensis |
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| 87 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 88 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus |
| 89 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
| 90 | Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Circaetus gallicus |
| 91 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus |
| 92 | Indian Spotted Eagle | Clanga hastata |
| 93 | /Greater Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga clanga |
| 94 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| 95 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 96 | Bonelli's Eagle | Aquila fasciata |
| 97 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 98 | Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| 99 | /Western Marsh Harrier/ | Circus aeruginosus |
| 100 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus |
| 101 | /Montagu's Harrier/ | Circus pygargus |
| 102 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 103 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 104 | Lesser Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga humilis |
| 105 | Gray-headed Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga ichthyaetus |
| 106 | White-eyed Buzzard | Butastur teesa |
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| 107 | Indian Scops-Owl | Otus bakkamoena |
| 108 | Spotted Owlet | Athene brama |
| 109 | Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata |
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| 110 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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| 111 | Indian Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris |
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| 112 | Asian Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis |
| 113 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus |
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| 114 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| 115 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis |
| 116 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
| 117 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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| 118 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis |
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| 119 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
| 120 | White-cheeked Barbet | Psilopogon viridis |
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| 121 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense |
| 122 | Lesser Yellownape | Picus chlorolophus |
| 123 | White-naped Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes festivus |
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| 124 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
| 125 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala |
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| 126 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura |
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| 127 | Small Minivet | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus |
| 128 | Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera |
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| 129 | Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo |
| 130 | /Black-naped Oriole/ | Oriolus chinensis |
| 131 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus |
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| 132 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus |
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| 133 | Common Woodshrike | Tephrodornis pondicerianus |
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| 134 | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia |
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| 135 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus |
| 136 | /Ashy Drongo/ | Dicrurus leucophaeus |
| 137 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens |
| 138 | Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus |
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| 139 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea |
| 140 | Indian Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
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| 141 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus |
| 142 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus |
| 143 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
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| 144 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda |
| 145 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
| 146 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
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| 147 | Asian Tit | Parus cinereus |
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| 148 | Rufous-tailed Lark | Ammomanes phoenicura |
| 149 | Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix griseus |
| 150 | Jerdon's Bushlark | Plocealauda affinis |
| 151 | Indian Bushlark | Plocealauda erythroptera |
| 152 | Oriental Skylark | Alauda gulgula |
| 153 | Mongolian Short-toed Lark | Calandrella dukhunensis |
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| 154 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
| 155 | Gray-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii |
| 156 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica |
| 157 | Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis |
| 158 | Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata |
| 159 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
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| 160 | /Thick-billed Warbler/ | Arundinax aedon |
| 161 | /Booted Warbler/ | Iduna caligata |
| 162 | /Sykes's Warbler/ | Iduna rama |
| 163 | /Paddyfield Warbler/ | Acrocephalus agricola |
| 164 | /Blyth's Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus dumetorum |
| 165 | /Clamorous Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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| 166 | /Pale Martin/ | Riparia diluta |
| 167 | Dusky Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne concolor |
| 168 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 169 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 170 | Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica |
| 171 | Streak-throated Swallow | Petrochelidon fluvicola |
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| 172 | White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus |
| 173 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus |
| 174 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
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| 175 | |Green Warbler| | Phylloscopus nitidus |
| 176 | /Greenish Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| 177 | /Lesser Whitethroat/ | Curruca curruca |
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| 178 | Yellow-eyed Babbler | Chrysomma sinense |
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| 179 | Indian White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| 180 | Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra |
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| 181 | Large Gray Babbler | Argya malcolmi |
| 182 | Yellow-billed Babbler | Argya affinis |
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| 183 | /Rosy Starling/ | Pastor roseus |
| 184 | Brahminy Starling | Sturnia pagodarum |
| 185 | Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica |
| 186 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
| 187 | Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus |
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| 188 | Orange-headed Thrush | Geokichla citrina |
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| 189 | Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica |
| 190 | /Brown-breasted Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa muttui |
| 191 | Indian Robin | Copsychus fulicatus |
| 192 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
| 193 | Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus |
| 194 | Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae |
| 195 | Indian Blue Robin | Larvivora brunnea |
| 196 | /Taiga Flycatcher/ | Ficedula albicilla |
| 197 | /Red-breasted Flycatcher/ | Ficedula parva |
| 198 | Blue-capped Rock-Thrush | Monticola cinclorhyncha |
| 199 | /Blue Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola solitarius |
| 200 | /Siberian Stonechat/ | Saxicola maurus |
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| 201 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos |
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| 202 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica |
| 203 | Crimson-backed Sunbird | Leptocoma minima |
| 204 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus |
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| 205 | Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni |
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| 206 | Streaked Weaver | Ploceus manyar |
| 207 | Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus |
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| 208 | Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica |
| 209 | White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata |
| 210 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| 211 | Tricolored Munia | Lonchura malacca |
| 212 | Red Avadavat | Amandava amandava |
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| 213 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 214 | Yellow-throated Sparrow | Gymnornis xanthocollis |
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| 215 | /Forest Wagtail/ | Dendronanthus indicus |
| 216 | Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
| 217 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 218 | White-browed Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis |
| 219 | /White Wagtail/ | Motacilla alba |
| 220 | /Richard's Pipit/ | Anthus richardi |
| 221 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
| 222 | /Blyth's Pipit/ | Anthus godlewskii |
| 223 | /Tawny Pipit/ | Anthus campestris |
| 224 | /Tree Pipit/ | Anthus trivialis |
*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 | 52 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 1 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 1 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 9 |
| V | Vulnerable | 4 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.