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# Species:286
# Excl Vagrants:286
# Endemics:3
# 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
6Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
7/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
8/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
9/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
10/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
11Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
12/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
13/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
14/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
15/Red-crested Pochard/Netta rufina
16/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
17/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
18/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

19Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
20Gray FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
21Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
22/Common Quail/Coturnix coturnix
23Rain QuailCoturnix coromandelica

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

24Rock PigeonColumba livia
25/Yellow-eyed Pigeon/Columba eversmanni
26Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
27Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
28Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
29Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
30Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

31Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
32Painted SandgrousePterocles indicus

 
Bustards: Otididae

33/Asian Houbara/Chlamydotis macqueenii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

34(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorus
35Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
36Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
37Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
38Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
39Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx varius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

40Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

41Little SwiftApus affinis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

42Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
43Eurasian CootFulica atra
44Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
45White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
46/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusilla

 
Cranes: Gruidae

47/Demoiselle Crane/Anthropoides virgo
48/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

49Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

50Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
51/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

52/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
53Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
54/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus
55Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
56/Gray-headed Lapwing/Vanellus cinereus
57Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
58/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregarius
59/White-tailed Lapwing/Vanellus leucurus
60Caspian PloverAnarhynchus asiaticus
61/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
62/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
63Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

64Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

65Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

66/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
67/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
68/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus
69/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
70Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
71/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus
72/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
73/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
74/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
75/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
76/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
77/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
78/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
79/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
80/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
81/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
82/Dunlin/Calidris alpina
83/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

84Yellow-legged ButtonquailTurnix tanki
85Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

86/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursor
87Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicus
88Small PratincoleGlareola lactea
89Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

90/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
91/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
92/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
93/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
94Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
95River TernSterna aurantia

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

96/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

97Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

98Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
99/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
100Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
101/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
102Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

103Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

104Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
105Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

106/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
107Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
108Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
109Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

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

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

120/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

121Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
122Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
123European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
124Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus
125/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus
126White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
127Indian VultureGyps indicus
128Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
129Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata
130/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
131/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
132Tawny EagleAquila rapax
133/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
134/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
135Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
136ShikraTachyspiza badius
137Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
138/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
139/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneus
140/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
141/Pied Harrier/Circus melanoleucos
142/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
143Black KiteMilvus migrans
144Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
145/White-tailed Eagle/Haliaeetus albicilla
146White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
147/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
148/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

149American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

150Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoena
151Spotted OwletAthene brama
152/Long-eared Owl/Asio otus
153Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

154Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

155Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
156(Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)Merops persicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

157Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
158White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
159Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

160|European Roller|Coracias garrulus
161Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

162Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

163/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
164Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
165Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

166|Lesser Kestrel|Falco naumanni
167Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
168Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
169|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
170/Merlin/Falco columbarius
171Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
172Laggar FalconFalco jugger
173Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

174Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
175Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

176White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygius
177Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

178Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

179Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

180White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

181Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

182Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

183|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurio
184|Red-tailed Shrike|Lanius phoenicuroides
185/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
186Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
187Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
188Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

189Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
190House CrowCorvus splendens
191Common RavenCorvus corax

 
Larks: Alaudidae

192Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicura
193Desert LarkAmmomanes deserti
194Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigriceps
195Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
196Indian BushlarkPlocealauda erythroptera
197/Eurasian Skylark/Alauda arvensis
198Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
199Crested LarkGalerida cristata
200/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactyla
201Mongolian Short-toed LarkCalandrella dukhunensis
202/Hume's Lark/Calandrella acutirostris
203/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

204Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
205Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
206Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
207Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
208Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
209Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

210/Booted Warbler/Iduna caligata
211/Sykes's Warbler/Iduna rama
212/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricola
213/Blyth's Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus dumetorum
214/Clamorous Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus stentoreus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

215Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
216/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
217/Pale Martin/Riparia diluta
218Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
219/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
220Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
221Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
222Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

223Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
224White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

225/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humei
226/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus subviridis
227Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
228/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
229/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

230/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
231/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostris
232/Asian Desert Warbler/Curruca nana

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

233Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

234Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmi
235Jungle BabblerArgya striata
236Common BabblerArgya caudata

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

237Indian Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonota

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

238/European Starling/Sturnus vulgaris
239/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseus
240Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contra
241Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
242Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
243Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
244Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

245Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotes
246Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
247Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
248/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
249/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla
250/Red-breasted Flycatcher/Ficedula parva
251/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
252White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchus
253/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
254Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata
255/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
256/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
257Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
258/Variable Wheatear/Oenanthe picata

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

259Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

260Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

261Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
262Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

263House SparrowPasser domesticus
264/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensis
265Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotus
266Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollis
267Pale RockfinchCarpospiza brachydactyla

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

268Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
269/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
270/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreola
271White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
272/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
273/Richard's Pipit/Anthus richardi
274Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
275Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
276/Blyth's Pipit/Anthus godlewskii
277/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
278/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
279/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni
280/Water Pipit/Anthus spinoletta
281/Siberian Pipit/Anthus japonicus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

282Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

283/Gray-necked Bunting/Emberiza buchanani
284/White-capped Bunting/Emberiza stewarti
285Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolata
286Red-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.