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# Species*:220
# Excl Vagrants*:220
# Endemics*:1
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.
Habitat: Reservoir, fields, scrub

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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19Black Bittern** 9flavicollis

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
3Graylag GooseAnser anser
4/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
5Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
6Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
7/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadorna
8Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
10/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
11/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
12/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcata
13/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
14/Indian Spot-billed Duck/Anas poecilorhyncha
15/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
16/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
17/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
18/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
19/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeri
20/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
21Greater ScaupAythya marila

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

22Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensis
23Rain QuailCoturnix coromandelica

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

24Rock PigeonColumba livia
25Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
26Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
27Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
28Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
29Orange-breasted Green-PigeonTreron bicinctus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

30Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
31Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
32Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristis
33Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
34Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
35Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
36Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

37Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
38Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

39Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
40White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
41House SwiftApus nipalensis
42Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

43Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatus
44Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
45/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atra
46Black-backed SwamphenPorphyrio indicus
47Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
48White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinerea
49(Watercock)Gallicrex cinerea
50White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
51Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

52\Black-winged Stilt\Himantopus himantopus
53Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

54/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
55Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
56/Gray-headed Lapwing/Vanellus cinereus
57Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
58/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
59/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

60Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

61Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
62Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

63/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura
64/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
65/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus
66/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
67/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
68/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
69/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
70/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
71/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
72/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
73/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
74/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta
75/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

76Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
77Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

78Small PratincoleGlareola lactea
79(Oriental Pratincole)Glareola maldivarum

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

80Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

81/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
82/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
83/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
84/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
85Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
86/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
87Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

88Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
89Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
90Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

91Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
92Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

93#Oriental Darter#Anhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

94Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
95/Great Cormorant/Phalacrocorax carbo
96/Indian Cormorant/Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

97Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
98/Black-headed Ibis/Threskiornis melanocephalus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

99/Eurasian Bittern/Botaurus stellaris
100Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeus
101Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensis
102Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
103Little EgretEgretta garzetta
104Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
105/Chinese Pond-Heron/Ardeola bacchus
106Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
107Great EgretArdea alba
108/Medium Egret/Ardea intermedia
109/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
110Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

111/Spot-billed Pelican/Pelecanus philippensis

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

112/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

113Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
114Black BazaAviceda leuphotes
115Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
116/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
117ShikraTachyspiza badius
118/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
119/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotus
120/Pied Harrier/Circus melanoleucos
121/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
122Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

123American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

124Spotted OwletAthene brama

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

125Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

126Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

127Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
128Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

129Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
130White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
131/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileata
132Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

133Indochinese RollerCoracias affinis
134Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

135Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
136Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

137/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
138Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

139/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
140Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

141/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatus
142/Brown-rumped Minivet/Pericrocotus cantonensis
143Black-winged CuckooshrikeLalage melaschistos
144Lesser CuckooshrikeLalage fimbriata

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

145Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

146Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscus

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

147Common IoraAegithina tiphia

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

148Malaysian Pied-FantailRhipidura javanica

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

149Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

150Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

151/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
152|Long-tailed Shrike|Lanius schach

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

153Racket-tailed TreepieCrypsirina temia
154Eastern Jungle-Crow**Corvus levaillantii

 
Larks: Alaudidae

155Indochinese BushlarkPlocealauda erythrocephala
156Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

157Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
158Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
159Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
160Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
161Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

162/Thick-billed Warbler/Arundinax aedon
163/Black-browed Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
164Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
165/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

166/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiola
167/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata
168Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

169White-eyed River MartinPseudochelidon sirintarae
170/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
171/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
172/Eastern Red-rumped Swallow/Cecropis daurica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

173Streak-eared BulbulPycnonotus conradi
174Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
175Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
176Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigaster

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

177/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus
178/Radde's Warbler/Phylloscopus schwarzi
179/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatus
180/Buff-throated Warbler/Phylloscopus subaffinis
181/Arctic Warbler/Phylloscopus borealis
182/Sulphur-breasted Warbler/Phylloscopus ricketti

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

183Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense

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

184Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileata

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

185/European Starling/Sturnus vulgaris
186/Daurian Starling/Agropsar sturnina
187Siamese Pied StarlingGracupica floweri
188/White-shouldered Starling/Sturnia sinensis
189Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
190Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
191Great MynaAcridotheres grandis

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

192/Dark-sided Flycatcher/Muscicapa sibirica
193Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
194Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
195/Chinese Blue Flycatcher/Cyornis glaucicomans
196Indochinese Blue FlycatcherCyornis sumatrensis
197/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
198/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliope
199/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla
200Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

201Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

202Brown-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
203Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
204Ornate SunbirdCinnyris ornatus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

205Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
206Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
207Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthus

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

208Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
209White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastra
210Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
211Red AvadavatAmandava amandava

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

212House SparrowPasser domesticus
213Plain-backed SparrowPasser flaveolus
214Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

215|Forest Wagtail|Dendronanthus indicus
216/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensis
217/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
218/Richard's Pipit/Anthus richardi
219Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
220/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 

 *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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor83
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant7
[]Accidental2

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered2

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.