Bird checklist

Black Francolin

Francolinus francolinus

Grey Francolin

Francolinus pondicerianus

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

Rain Quail

Coturnix coromandelica

Jungle Bush-Quail

Perdicula asiatica

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Lesser Whistling-duck

Dendrocygna javanica

White-headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

Marbled Teal

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Anser erythropus

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Comb Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Cotton Pygmy-goose

Nettapus coromandelianus

Gadwall

Anas strepera

Falcated Teal

Anas falcata

Eurasian Wigeon

Anas penelope

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Spot-billed Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Garganey

Anas querquedula

Baikal Teal

Anas formosa

Common Teal

Anas crecca

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Ferruginous Pochard

Aythya nyroca

Baer's Pochard

Aythya baeri

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

Smew

Mergellus albellus

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Turnix tanki

Barred Buttonquail

Turnix suscitator

Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Brown-capped Woodpecker

Dendrocopos nanus

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

Dendrocopos mahrattensis

Black-rumped Flameback

Dinopium benghalense

Brown-headed Barbet

Megalaima zeylanica

White-cheeked Barbet

Megalaima viridis

Coppersmith Barbet

Megalaima haemacephala

Indian Grey-Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Black-capped Kingfisher

Halcyon pileata

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Little Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Merops philippinus

Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Cuculus varius

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Cacomantis passerinus

Asian Koel

Eudynamys scolopacea

Sirkeer Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

Greater Coucal

Centropus sinensis

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Plum-headed Parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala

Asian Palm-Swift

Cypsiurus balasiensis

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Little Swift

Apus affinis

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Oriental Scops Owl

Otus sunia

Collared Scops Owl

Otus bakkamoena

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

Dusky Eagle-Owl

Bubo coromandus

Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

Mottled Wood-Owl

Strix ocellata

Spotted Owlet

Athene brama

Brown Hawk-Owl

Ninox scutulata

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Grey Nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus

Sykes's Nightjar

Caprimulgus mahrattensis

Indian Nightjar

Caprimulgus asiaticus

Savanna Nightjar

Caprimulgus affinis

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Pale-backed Pigeon

Columba eversmanni

Oriental Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Laughing Dove

Streptopelia senegalensis

Spotted Dove

Streptopelia chinensis

Red-collared Dove

Streptopelia tranquebarica

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon

Treron phoenicoptera

Lesser Florican

Eupodotis indica

Siberian Crane

Grus leucogeranus

Sarus Crane

Grus antigone

Demoiselle Crane

Anthropoides virgo

Common Crane

Grus grus

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

Brown Crake

Amaurornis akool

White-breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Baillon's Crake

Porzana pusilla

Spotted Crake

Porzana porzana

Ruddy-breasted Crake

Porzana fusca

Watercock

Gallicrex cinerea

Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Common Coot

Fulica atra

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus

Pintail Snipe

Gallinago stenura

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Limicola falcinellus

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Greater Painted-snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Bronze-winged Jacana

Metopidius indicus

Eurasian Thick-knee

Burhinus oedicnemus

Great Thick-knee

Esacus recurvirostris

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

Lesser Sand Plover

Charadrius mongolus

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus malabaricus

River Lapwing

Vanellus duvaucelii

Grey-headed Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Sociable Lapwing

Vanellus gregarius

White-tailed Lapwing

Vanellus leucurus

Indian Courser

Cursorius coromandelicus

Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Oriental Pratincole

Glareola maldivarum

Small Pratincole

Glareola lactea

Indian Skimmer

Rynchops albicollis

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus cachinnans

Great Black-headed Or Pallas's Gull

Larus ichthyaetus

Brown-headed Gull

Larus brunnicephalus

Common Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

Gull-billed Tern

Sterna nilotica

River Tern

Sterna aurantia

Little Tern

Sterna albifrons

Black-bellied Tern

Sterna acuticauda

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybridus

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Oriental Honey-buzzard

Pernis ptilorhyncus

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Black-eared Kite

Milvus lineatus

Brahminy Kite

Haliastur indus

Pallas's Fishing-eagle

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

White-rumped Vulture

Gyps bengalensis

Long-billed Vulture

Gyps indicus

Eurasian Griffon

Gyps fulvus

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Red-headed Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus

Short-toed Snake-Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

Crested Serpent-Eagle

Spilornis cheela

Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Pallid Harrier

Circus macrourus

Pied Harrier

Circus melanoleucos

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Shikra

Accipiter badius

Besra

Accipiter virgatus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

White-eyed Buzzard

Butastur teesa

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Aquila pomarina

Greater Spotted Eagle

Aquila clanga

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

Imperial Eagle

Aquila heliaca

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Bonelli's Eagle

Hieraaetus fasciatus

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera

Oriental Hobby

Falco severus

Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug

Laggar Falcon

Falco jugger

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Oriental Darter

Anhinga melanogaster

Little Cormorant

Phalacrocorax niger

Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Western Reef-Egret

Egretta gularis

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Great Egret

Casmerodius albus

Intermediate Egret

Mesophoyx intermedia

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii

Striated Heron

Butorides striatus

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

Yellow Bittern

Ixobrychus sinensis

Cinnamon Bittern

Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Black Bittern

Dupetor flavicollis

Great Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Black-headed Ibis

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Red-naped Ibis

Pseudibis papillosa

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

Spot-billed Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

Asian Openbill

Anastomus oscitans

Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Black-necked Stork

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Lesser Adjutant

Leptoptilos javanicus

Greater Adjutant

Leptoptilos dubius

Indian Pitta

Pitta brachyura

Rufous-tailed Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

Brown Shrike

Lanius cristatus

Bay-backed Shrike

Lanius vittatus

Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

Grey-backed Shrike

Lanius tephronotus

Southern Grey Shrike

Lanius meridionalis

Rufous Treepie

Dendrocitta vagabunda

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Black-hooded Oriole

Oriolus xanthornus

Large Cuckooshrike

Coracina macei

Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Coracina melanoptera

Small Minivet

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

White-bellied Minivet

Pericrocotus erythropygius

Short-billed Minivet

Pericrocotus brevirostris

Scarlet Minivet

Pericrocotus flammeus

White-throated Fantail

Rhipidura albicollis

White-browed Fantail

Rhipidura aureola

Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

Ashy Drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

White-bellied Drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens

Hair-crested Or Spangled Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

Black-naped Monarch

Hypothymis azurea

Asian Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

Common Iora

Aegithina tiphia

Marshall's Or White-tailed Iora

Aegithina nigrolutea

Common Woodshrike

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

Monticola cinclorhynchus

Blue Rock-Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Orange-headed Thrush

Zoothera citrina

Tickell's Thrush

Turdus unicolor

Grey-winged Blackbird

Turdus boulboul

Dark-throated Thrush

Turdus ruficollis

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

Muscicapa ruficauda

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Ficedula parva

Ultramarine Flycatcher

Ficedula superciliaris

Verditer Flycatcher

Eumyias thalassina

Blue-throated Flycatcher

Cyornis rubeculoides

Tickell's Flycatcher

Cyornis tickelliae

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher

Culicicapa ceylonensis

Siberian Rubythroat

Luscinia calliope

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Oriental Magpie Robin

Copsychus saularis

Indian Robin

Saxicoloides fulicata

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Common Stonechat

Saxicola torquata

Pied Bushchat

Saxicola caprata

Grey Bushchat

Saxicola ferrea

Variable Wheatear

Oenanthe picata

Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucura

Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Indian Or Brown Rock Chat

Cercomela fusca

Brahminy Starling

Sturnus pagodarum

Rosy Starling

Sturnus roseus

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Asian Pied Starling

Sturnus contra

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Bank Myna

Acridotheres ginginianus

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Sitta castanea

Spotted Tree-Creeper

Salpornis spilonotus

Fire-capped Tit

Cephalopyrus flammiceps

Great Tit

Parus major

Pale Martin

Riparia diluta

Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Dusky Crag-Martin

Hirundo concolor

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Red-rumped Swallow

Hirundo daurica

Streak-throated Swallow

Hirundo fluvicola

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

White-eared Bulbul

Pycnonotus leucotis

Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

White-browed Bulbul

Pycnonotus luteolus

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Bright-headed Cisticola

Cisticola exilis

Rufous-fronted Prinia

Prinia buchanani

Ashy Prinia

Prinia socialis

Plain Prinia

Prinia inornata

Oriental White-Eye

Zosterops palpebrosus

Cetti's Warbler

Cettia cetti

Lanceolated Warbler

Locustella lanceolata

Moustached Warbler

Acrocephalus melanopogon

Paddyfield Warbler

Acrocephalus agricola

Blunt-winged Warbler

Acrocephalus concinens

Blyth's Reed-Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Clamorous Reed-Warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus

Thick-billed Warbler

Acrocephalus aedon

Booted Warbler

Hippolais caligata

Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Dusky Warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Tickell's Leaf-Warbler

Phylloscopus affinis

Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Phylloscopus griseolus

Radde's Warbler

Phylloscopus schwarzi

Pale Or Lemon-rumped Warbler

Phylloscopus chloronotus

Brooks's Leaf-Warbler

Phylloscopus subviridis

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

Tytler's Leaf-Warbler

Phylloscopus tytleri

Western Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus occipitalis

Golden-spectacled Warbler

Seicercus burkii

Marsh Babbler

Pellorneum palustre

Yellow-eyed Babbler

Chrysomma sinense

Common Babbler

Turdoides caudatus

Large Grey Babbler

Turdoides malcolmi

Jungle Babbler

Turdoides striatus

Common Whitethroat

Sylvia communis

Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

Desert Warbler

Sylvia nana

Orphean Warbler

Sylvia hortensis

Singing Lark

Mirafra cantillans

Indian Lark

Mirafra erythroptera

Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix grisea

Rufous-tailed Lark

Ammomanes phoenicurus

Desert Lark

Ammomanes deserti

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Sykes's Crested Lark

Galerida deva

Oriental Skylark

Alauda gulgula

Thick-billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum agile

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Purple Sunbird

Nectarinia asiatica

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Spanish Sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia

Petronia xanthocollis

Forest Wagtail

Dendronanthus indicus

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

White-browed Wagtail

Motacilla madaraspatensis

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Richard's Pipit

Anthus richardi

Paddyfield Pipit

Anthus rufulus

Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris

Blyth's Pipit

Anthus godlewskii

Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Rosy Pipit

Anthus roseatus

Water Pipit

Anthus spinoletta

Buff-bellied Pipit

Anthus rubescens

Black-breasted Weaver

Ploceus benghalensis

Streaked Weaver

Ploceus manyar

Baya Weaver

Ploceus philippinus

Red Avadavat

Amandava amandava

Indian Silverbill

Lonchura malabarica

White-rumped Munia

Lonchura striata

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Black-headed Munia

Lonchura malacca

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Crested Bunting

Melophus lathami

White-capped Bunting

Emberiza stewarti

Chestnut-eared Bunting

Emberiza fucata

Black-headed Bunting

Emberiza melanocephala

Red-headed Bunting

Emberiza bruniceps