TANSA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
INDIALOCALE
| # Species: | 285 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 285 |
| # Endemics: | 16 |
| # Near Endemics: | 16 |
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 | /Graylag Goose/ | Anser anser |
| 3 | Cotton Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus |
| 4 | /Garganey/ | Spatula querquedula |
| 5 | /Northern Shoveler/ | Spatula clypeata |
| 6 | /Gadwall/ | Mareca strepera |
| 7 | /Eurasian Wigeon/ | Mareca penelope |
| 8 | Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha |
| 9 | /Northern Pintail/ | Anas acuta |
| 10 | /Green-winged Teal/ | Anas crecca |
| 11 | /Red-crested Pochard/ | Netta rufina |
| 12 | /Common Pochard/ | Aythya ferina |
| 13 | /Tufted Duck/ | Aythya fuligula |
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| 14 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
| 15 | Red Spurfowl | Galloperdix spadicea |
| 16 | Gray Junglefowl | Gallus sonneratii |
| 17 | Gray Francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus |
| 18 | Painted Francolin | Francolinus pictus |
| 19 | Jungle Bush-Quail | Perdicula asiatica |
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| 20 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 21 | Oriental Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia orientalis |
| 22 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| 23 | Red Collared-Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica |
| 24 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 25 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 26 | Asian Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica |
| 27 | Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon | Treron bicinctus |
| 28 | Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon | Treron affinis |
| 29 | Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus |
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| 30 | Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus |
| 31 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis |
| 32 | Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus |
| 33 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| 34 | Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo | Surniculus dicruroides |
| 35 | Common Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx varius |
| 36 | Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii |
| 37 | Gray-bellied Cuckoo | Cacomantis passerinus |
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| 38 | Jungle Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus |
| 39 | Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis |
| 40 | Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis |
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| 41 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
| 42 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 43 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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| 44 | Crested Treeswift | Hemiprocne coronata |
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| 45 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 46 | Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra |
| 47 | Gray-headed Swamphen | Porphyrio poliocephalus |
| 48 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
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| 49 | Indian Thick-knee | Burhinus indicus |
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| 50 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 51 | Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius |
| 52 | /Gray-headed Lapwing/ | Vanellus cinereus |
| 53 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus |
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| 54 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 55 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
| 56 | Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus |
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| 57 | /Common Snipe/ | Gallinago gallinago |
| 58 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 59 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 60 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 61 | /Common Redshank/ | Tringa totanus |
| 62 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
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| 63 | Small Pratincole | Glareola lactea |
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| 64 | /Black-headed Gull/ | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
| 65 | /Brown-headed Gull/ | Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus |
| 66 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| 67 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 68 | River Tern | Sterna aurantia |
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| 69 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| 70 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans |
| 71 | /Black Stork/ | Ciconia nigra |
| 72 | Asian Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus |
| 73 | Painted Stork | Mycteria leucocephala |
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| 74 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
| 75 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| 76 | Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
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| 77 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 78 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus |
| 79 | Red-naped Ibis | Pseudibis papillosa |
| 80 | Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia |
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| 81 | Cinnamon Bittern | Botaurus cinnamomeus |
| 82 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 83 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 84 | Western Reef-Heron | Egretta gularis |
| 85 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 86 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii |
| 87 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 88 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 89 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia |
| 90 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 91 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
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| 92 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 93 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 94 | European Honey-buzzard | Pernis apivorus |
| 95 | Indian Vulture | Gyps indicus |
| 96 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
| 97 | Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Circaetus gallicus |
| 98 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus |
| 99 | Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis |
| 100 | Indian Spotted Eagle | Clanga hastata |
| 101 | /Greater Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga clanga |
| 102 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| 103 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis |
| 104 | Bonelli's Eagle | Aquila fasciata |
| 105 | Crested Goshawk | Lophospiza trivirgatus |
| 106 | Besra | Tachyspiza virgatus |
| 107 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 108 | Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| 109 | /Western Marsh Harrier/ | Circus aeruginosus |
| 110 | /Montagu's Harrier/ | Circus pygargus |
| 111 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 112 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 113 | White-eyed Buzzard | Butastur teesa |
| 114 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo |
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| 115 | American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata |
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| 116 | Indian Scops-Owl | Otus bakkamoena |
| 117 | Brown Fish-Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis |
| 118 | Jungle Owlet | Glaucidium radiatum |
| 119 | Spotted Owlet | Athene brama |
| 120 | Forest Owlet | Athene blewitti |
| 121 | Mottled Wood-Owl | Strix ocellata |
| 122 | Brown Wood-Owl | Strix leptogrammica |
| 123 | Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
| 124 | Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata |
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| 125 | Malabar Trogon | Harpactes fasciatus |
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| 126 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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| 127 | Indian Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris |
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| 128 | Asian Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis |
| 129 | (Blue-cheeked Bee-eater) | Merops persicus |
| 130 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus |
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| 131 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| 132 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
| 133 | Black-capped Kingfisher | Halcyon pileata |
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| 134 | |European Roller| | Coracias garrulus |
| 135 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis |
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| 136 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
| 137 | Brown-headed Barbet | Psilopogon zeylanicus |
| 138 | White-cheeked Barbet | Psilopogon viridis |
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| 139 | /Eurasian Wryneck/ | Jynx torquilla |
| 140 | Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus nanus |
| 141 | Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Leiopicus mahrattensis |
| 142 | Rufous Woodpecker | Micropternus brachyurus |
| 143 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense |
| 144 | Malabar Flameback | Chrysocolaptes socialis |
| 145 | White-naped Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes festivus |
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| 146 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| 147 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 148 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria |
| 149 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
| 150 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala |
| 151 | Malabar Parakeet | Psittacula columboides |
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| 152 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura |
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| 153 | Small Minivet | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus |
| 154 | Orange Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus |
| 155 | Rosy Minivet | Pericrocotus roseus |
| 156 | Oriental Cuckooshrike | Coracina javensis |
| 157 | Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera |
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| 158 | Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo |
| 159 | /Black-naped Oriole/ | Oriolus chinensis |
| 160 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus |
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| 161 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus |
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| 162 | Common Woodshrike | Tephrodornis pondicerianus |
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| 163 | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia |
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| 164 | Spot-breasted Fantail | Rhipidura albogularis |
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| 165 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus |
| 166 | /Ashy Drongo/ | Dicrurus leucophaeus |
| 167 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens |
| 168 | Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus |
| 169 | Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus |
| 170 | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus |
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| 171 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea |
| 172 | Indian Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
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| 173 | /Isabelline Shrike/ | Lanius isabellinus |
| 174 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus |
| 175 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
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| 176 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda |
| 177 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
| 178 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
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| 179 | Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis |
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| 180 | Asian Tit | Parus cinereus |
| 181 | Indian Yellow Tit | Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| 182 | Rufous-tailed Lark | Ammomanes phoenicura |
| 183 | Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix griseus |
| 184 | Oriental Skylark | Alauda gulgula |
| 185 | Malabar Lark | Galerida malabarica |
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| 186 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
| 187 | Gray-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii |
| 188 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica |
| 189 | Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis |
| 190 | Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata |
| 191 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
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| 192 | /Booted Warbler/ | Iduna caligata |
| 193 | /Paddyfield Warbler/ | Acrocephalus agricola |
| 194 | /Blyth's Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus dumetorum |
| 195 | /Clamorous Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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| 196 | Common Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia |
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| 197 | Gray-throated Martin | Riparia chinensis |
| 198 | /Eurasian Crag-Martin/ | Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
| 199 | Dusky Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne concolor |
| 200 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 201 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 202 | Western House-Martin | Delichon urbicum |
| 203 | Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica |
| 204 | Streak-throated Swallow | Petrochelidon fluvicola |
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| 205 | White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus |
| 206 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus |
| 207 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
| 208 | White-eared Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis |
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| 209 | /Hume's Warbler/ | Phylloscopus humei |
| 210 | Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Phylloscopus griseolus |
| 211 | /Tickell's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus affinis |
| 212 | /Common Chiffchaff/ | Phylloscopus collybita |
| 213 | |Green Warbler| | Phylloscopus nitidus |
| 214 | /Greenish Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochiloides |
| 215 | Western Crowned Warbler | Phylloscopus occipitalis |
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| 216 | /Lesser Whitethroat/ | Curruca curruca |
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| 217 | Yellow-eyed Babbler | Chrysomma sinense |
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| 218 | Indian White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| 219 | Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra |
| 220 | Indian Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus horsfieldii |
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| 221 | Puff-throated Babbler | Pellorneum ruficeps |
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| 222 | Brown-cheeked Fulvetta | Alcippe poioicephala |
| 223 | Jungle Babbler | Argya striata |
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| 224 | Indian Nuthatch | Sitta castanea |
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| 225 | /Rosy Starling/ | Pastor roseus |
| 226 | Indian Pied Starling | Gracupica contra |
| 227 | Brahminy Starling | Sturnia pagodarum |
| 228 | Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica |
| 229 | Malabar Starling | Sturnia blythii |
| 230 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
| 231 | Bank Myna | Acridotheres ginginianus |
| 232 | Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus |
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| 233 | Orange-headed Thrush | Geokichla citrina |
| 234 | /Tickell's Thrush/ | Turdus unicolor |
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| 235 | Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica |
| 236 | /Brown-breasted Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa muttui |
| 237 | Indian Robin | Copsychus fulicatus |
| 238 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
| 239 | White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus |
| 240 | Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus |
| 241 | Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae |
| 242 | /Bluethroat/ | Luscinia svecica |
| 243 | Malabar Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus horsfieldii |
| 244 | Ultramarine Flycatcher | Ficedula superciliaris |
| 245 | /Taiga Flycatcher/ | Ficedula albicilla |
| 246 | /Red-breasted Flycatcher/ | Ficedula parva |
| 247 | /Black Redstart/ | Phoenicurus ochruros |
| 248 | Blue-capped Rock-Thrush | Monticola cinclorhyncha |
| 249 | /Siberian Stonechat/ | Saxicola maurus |
| 250 | Pied Bushchat | Saxicola caprata |
| 251 | /Isabelline Wheatear/ | Oenanthe isabellina |
| 252 | Brown Rock Chat | Oenanthe fusca |
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| 253 | Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Pachyglossa agile |
| 254 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos |
| 255 | Nilgiri Flowerpecker | Dicaeum concolor |
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| 256 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica |
| 257 | Crimson-backed Sunbird | Leptocoma minima |
| 258 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus |
| 259 | Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius |
| 260 | Vigors's Sunbird | Aethopyga vigorsii |
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| 261 | Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni |
| 262 | Golden-fronted Leafbird | Chloropsis aurifrons |
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| 263 | Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus |
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| 264 | Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica |
| 265 | White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata |
| 266 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| 267 | Tricolored Munia | Lonchura malacca |
| 268 | Red Avadavat | Amandava amandava |
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| 269 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 270 | Yellow-throated Sparrow | Gymnornis xanthocollis |
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| 271 | /Forest Wagtail/ | Dendronanthus indicus |
| 272 | Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
| 273 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 274 | /Citrine Wagtail/ | Motacilla citreola |
| 275 | /White Wagtail/ | Motacilla alba |
| 276 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
| 277 | Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis |
| 278 | /Tawny Pipit/ | Anthus campestris |
| 279 | /Tree Pipit/ | Anthus trivialis |
| 280 | /Olive-backed Pipit/ | Anthus hodgsoni |
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| 281 | Common Rosefinch | Carpodacus erythrinus |
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| 282 | /Gray-necked Bunting/ | Emberiza buchanani |
| 283 | Crested Bunting | Emberiza lathami |
| 284 | /Black-headed Bunting/ | Emberiza melanocephala |
| 285 | Red-headed Bunting | Emberiza 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.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 62 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 2 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 1 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 1 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 4 |
| V | Vulnerable | 5 |
| EN | Endangered | 2 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.