ORDER:GALLIFORMES

Family:Phasianidae

Painted Francolin (Painted Partridge)

Francolinus pictus

Grey Francolin (Grey Partridge)

Francolinus pondicerianus

Jungle Bush Quail

Perdicula asiatica

Painted Spurfowl

Galloperdix lunulata

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

(CommonPeafowl, BluePeafowl)

ORDER: ANSERIFORMES

Family: Dendrocygndiae

Lesser Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna javanica

(Lesser Whistling Teal, Lesser Tree Duck)

Family:Anatidae

Anserini

Bar Headed Goose

Anser indicus

Ruddy Shelduck (Ruddy Sheldrake)

Tadorna ferruginea

Comb Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Cotton Pygmy Goose(Cotton Teal)

Nettapus coromandelianus

Anatini

Common Teal

Anas crecca

Red Crested Pochard

Rhodonessa rufina

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

ORDER: TURNICIFORMES

Family: Turnicidae

Barred Buttonquail

Turnix suscitator

(Common Bustardquail, Barred Bustard Quail)

ORDER: PICIFORMES

Family: Picidae

Eurasian Wryneck(Wryneck)

Jynx torquilla

Brown Capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Dendrocopos nanus

(Brown crowned Pigmy Woodpecker)

Yellow Crowned Woodpecker

Dendrocopos mahrattensis

(Yellow fronted Woodpecker)

Rufous Woodpecker (Brown Woodpecker)

Celeus brachyurus

Streak Throated Woodpecker

Picus xanthopygaeus

(LittleScaly bellied GreenWoodpecker)

Black Rumped Flameback

Dinopium benghalense

(Lesser Golden backed Woodpecker)

White Naped Woodpecker

Chrysocolaptes festivus

(Black backedWoodpecker)

Family: Megalaimidae

Brown-headed Barbet(Green Barbet)

Megalaima zeylanica

Coppersmith Barbet

Megalaima haemacephala

(Crimson breasted Barbet)

ORDER:BUCEROTIFORMES

Family:Bucerotidae

Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

(Common Grey Hornbill,Gray Hornbill)

Malabar Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros coronatus

ORDER:UPUPIFORMES

Family:Upupidae

Common Hoopoe(Hoopoe)

Upupa epops

ORDER:CORACIIFORMES

Family:Coraciidae

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis

Family:Alcedinidae

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

(Small BlueKingfisher, Eurasian Kingfisher)

Family: Halcyonidae

Stork Billed Kingfisher

Halcyon capensis

White Throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

(Whitebreasted Kingfisher)

Family: Cerylidae

Pied Kingfisher

Cerylerudis

(Lesser Pied Kingfisher)

Family: Meropidae

Blue Bearded Bee eater

Green Bee Eater

Merops orientalis

(Little Green Bee eater)

ORDER: CUCULIFORMES

Family: Cuculidae

Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

(Pied Crested Cuckoo, Jacobin Cuckoo)

Common Hawk Cuckoo

Hierococcyx varius

Indian Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus

Eurasian Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

(The Cuckoo, Common Cuckoo)

Grey Bellied Cuckoo

Cacomantis passerinus

(Indian Plaintive Cuckoo)

Drongo Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris

Asian Koel

Eudynamys scolopacea

(Koel)

Sirkeer Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

(Sirkeer Cuckoo, Sirkeer)

Family: Centropodidae

Greater Coucal

Centropus sinensis

(Crow pheasant, Common Coucal)

ORDER:PSITTACIFORMES

Family: Psittacidae

Alexandrine Parakeet

Psittaculae upatria

(Large Indian Parakeet, Large Parakeet)

Rose Ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Plum Headed Parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala

(Blossom headed Parakeet)

ORDER: APODIFORMES

Family: Apodidae

White Rumped Needletail

Collocali aesculenta

(Whiterumped Spinetail)

House Swift (Little Swift)

Apus affinis

Crested Tree Swift(CrestedSwift)

Hemiprocne coronata

ORDER:STRIGIFORMES

Family: Strigidae

Collared Scops Owl

Otus bakkamoena

Brown Fish Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

Mottled Wood Owl

Strix ocellata

Jungle Owlet

Glaucidium radiatum

(Barred Jungle Owlet)

Spotted Owlet

Athene brama

Brown Hawk Owl(BrownBoobook)

Ninox scutulata

Family: Caprimulgidae

Grey Nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus

(Indian Jungle Nightjar, Jungle Nightjar)

Indian Nightjar

Caprimulgus asiaticus

(Common Indian Nightjar, Common Nightjar)

Savanna Nightjar (Franklin's)

Caprimulgus affinis

ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES

Family: Columbidae

Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon)

Columba livia

Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

(Rufous Turtle Dove)

Laughing Dove(Little Brown)

Streptopelia senegalensis

Spotted Dove

Streptopelia chinensis

Red Collared Dove (Red Turtle)

Streptopelia tranquebarica

Eurasian Collared Dove(Indian Ring)

Streptopelia decaocto

Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica

Yellow Footed Green Pigeon

Treron phoenicoptera

(Yellow legged Green or Bengal)

ORDER: GRUIFORMES

Family: Gruidae

Sarus Crane

Grus antigone

Family: Rallidae

White Breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

(Moorhen,Indian Gallinule)

Common Coot

Fulica atra

(Coot, Eurasian Coot, Black Coot)

ORDER: CICONIIFORMES

Family:Pteroclidae

Painted Sandgrouse (Close barred)

Pterocles indicus

Family:Scolopacidae

Tringinae

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Common Redshank (Redshank)

Tringa totanus

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Family: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

(Painted Snipe)

Family: Jacanidae

Pheasant Tailed Jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Bronze Winged Jacana

Metopidius indicus

Family: Burhinidae

Eurasian Thick-Knee

Burhinus oedicnemus

(Stone curlew, Stone Plover

Great Thick Knee

Esacus recurvirostris

(Great Stone Plover)

Family: Charadriidae

Recurvirostrini

Black-Winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Charadriinae

Yellow Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus malarbaricus

River Lapwing (Spur winged)

Vanellus duvaucelii

Red Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

(Little Plover, Little Ring Plover)

Lesser Sand Plover (Mongolian)

Charadrius mongolus

Sternini

River Tern

Sterna aurantia

(Indian River Tern)

Black-Bellied Tern

Sterna acuticauda

Family: Accipitridae

Pandioninae

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Accipitrinae

Oriental Honey Buzzard

Pernis ptilorhyncus

(Honey Buzzard, Eurasian Honey Buzzard,)

Black Shouldered Kite

Elanus caeruleus

(Black-winged Kite)

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

(Pariah Kite, Dark Kite, Blackeared Kite)

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

(Small White, Scavenger)

White Rumped Vulture

Gyps bengalensis

(Indian Whitebacked Vulture)

Indian Vulture

Gyps indicus

(Indian Long-billed, Indian Griffon)

Red Headed Vulture

Sarcopyps calvus

Short Toed Snake Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

(Short-toed Eagle)

Crested Serpent Eagle

Spilornis cheela

Eurasian MarshHarrier

Circus aeruginosus

(Western Marsh Harrier)

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

(Northern Harrier)

Pied Harrier

Circus melanoleucos

Shikra

Accipiter badius

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

(SparrowHawk, Northern Sparrowhawk)

White Eyed Buzzard

Butastur teesa

(White-eyed Buzzard Eagle)

Black Eagle

Ictinaetus malayensis

Indian Spotted Eagle

Aquila hastata

Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

Bonelli's Eagle

Hieraaetus fasciatus

(Bonelli's Hawk Eagle)

Changeable Hawk Eagle

Spizaetus cirrhatus

(Crested Hawk Eagle)

Family:Falconidae

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

(Kestrel, Eurasian Kestrel)

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

(Hobby, Northern Hobby)

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

(Red capped Falcon, Barbary Falcon)

Family: Podicipedidae

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Family: Anhingidae

Darter

Anhinga melanogaster

(Indian Darter, Oriental Darter, Snakebird)

Family:Phalacrocoracidae

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

(Cormorant, Large Cormorant)

Family: Ardeidae

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Great Egret (Large Egret)

Casmerodius albus

Intermediate Egret

Mesophoyx intermedia

(Smaller Egret, Plumed Egret, Median Egret)

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii

(Pond Heron)

Black Crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

(Night Heron)

Cinnamon Bittern (Chestnut Bittern)

Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Black Bittern

Dupetor flavicollis

Family: Threskiornithidae

White Headed Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopica

Black Ibis

Pseudibis papillosa

(Rednaped Ibis)

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

(Spoonbill, White Spoonbill)

Family: Ciconiidae

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

Asian Openbill

Anasto musoscitans

(Asian Openbill Stork)

Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

Woollynecked Stork (White necked)

Ciconia episcopus

Lesser Adjutant

Leptoptilos javanicus

(Lesser Adjutant Stork)

ORDER: PASSERIFORMES

Family: Pittidae

Indian Pitta

Pitta brachyura

Family Irenidae

Golden Fronted Leafbird

Chloropsis aurifrons

Blue Winged Leafbird

Chloropsis cochinchensis

Family: Laniidae

Brown Shrike

Lanius cristatus

Bay Backed Shrike

Lanius vittatus

Long Tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

(Rufous backed)

Family: Corvidae

Corvinae

Corvini

Rufous Treepie (Indian Treepie)

Dendrocitta vagabunda

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Large-billed Crow (Jungle/BlackCrow)

Corvus macrorhynchos

Oriolini

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

(Golden Oriole)

Black hooded Oriole (Black headed)

Oriolus xanthornus

Large Cuckoo shrike

Coracina macei

Black Winged Cuckoo shrike

Coracina melaschistos

(Smaller Grey/ Dark Cuckoo shrike)

Black Headed Cuckoo shrike

Coracina melanoptera

Small Minivet (Little Minivet)

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

White Bellied Minivet

Pericrocotus erythropygius

Long Tailed Minivet

Pericrocotus ethologus

(Orange Minivet)

Bar Winged Flycatcher shrike

(Pied Flycatcher shrike)

Dicrurinae

Rhipidurini

White-browed Fantail(Flycatcher)

Rhipidura aureola

(White-breasted Fantail Flycatcher)

Dicrurini

Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

Ashy Drongo(Grey)

Dicrurus leucophaeus

White Bellied Drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens

(White-vented Drongo)

Spangled Drongo (Hair-crested)

Dicrurus hottentottus

Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo

Dicrurus paradiseus

(Large Racquet-tailed Drongo)

Monarchini

Black-naped Monarch

Hypothymis azurea

(Black-naped Flycatcher, AzureFlycatcher)

Asian Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

(Paradise flycatcher)

Aegithininae

Common Iora(Iora)

Aegithina tiphia

Malaconotinae

Large Woodshrike

Tephrodornis gularis

Common Woodshrike

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

(Woodshrike,Lesser Woodshrike)

Family: Muscicapidae

Turdinae

Blue-Capped Rock Thrush

Monticola cinclorhynchus

(Blue-headed Rock Thrush)

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

White Throated Thrush

Zoothera citrina cyanotus

(Orange-headed GroundThrush)

Plain-Backed Thrush

Zoothera mollissima

Tickell's Thrush

Turdus unicolor

(Indian Grey Thrush)

Muscicapinae

Muscicapini

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscica padauurica

(Brown Flycatcher)

Red-throated Flycatcher

Ficedula parva

(Red-breasted Flycatcher)

Ultramarine Flycatcher

Ficedula superciliaris

(White-browed Blue Flycatcher)

Slaty Blue Flycatcher

Ficedula tricolor

Verditer Flycatcher

Eumyias thalassina

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis tickelliae

(Orange-breasted Blue Flycatcher)

Grey Headed Canary Flycatcher

Culicicapa ceylonensis

(Grey-headed Flycatcher)

Saxicolini

Blue throat

Erithacus svecicus

Siberian Ruby throat

Erithacus calliope

Oriental Magpie Robin

Copsychus saularis

(Magpie Robin, Dayal)

White-rumped Shama(Shama)

Copsychus malabaricus

Indian Robin

Saxicoloides fulicata

(Black Robin,Indian Chat)

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Common Stonechat

Saxicola torquata

(Collared Bushchat Stonechat)

Pied Bushchat

Saxicola caprata

(Pied Stonechat)

Grey Bushchat

Saxicola ferrea

(Dark grey Bushchat)

Brown RockChat

Cercomela fusca

(Indian Chat)

Family: Sturnidae

Chestnut Tailed Starling

Sturnus malabaricus

(Grey-headed Myna)

Brahminy Starling

Sturnus pagodarum

(Black-headed/Brahminy Myna)

Rosy Starling

Sturnus roseus

(Rosy Pastor, Rosecoloured Starling)

Asian Pied Starling

Sturnus contra

(Pied Myna)

Common Myna (Mynah)

Acridotheres tristis

Bank Myna

Acridotheres ginginianus

Jungle Myna

Acridotheres fuscus

Family: Sittidae

Sittinae

Chestnut Bellied Nuthatch

Sitta castanea

Salpornithini

Spotted Creeper(Grey)

Salpornis spilonotus

Parinae

Great Tit(Grey Tit)

Parus major

Family: Hirundinidae

Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

(Plain Sand Martin)

Eurasian Crag Martin

Hirundo rupestris

(Crag Martin, Northern Crag Martin)

Dusky Crag Martin

Hirundo concolor

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

(Swallow, Common Swallow)

Wire-Tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Red-rumped Swallow(Striated)

Hirundo daurica

Family: Pycnonotidae

Red-Vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

Family: Cisticolidae

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

(Streaked Fantail Warbler)

Grey-Breasted Prinia

Prinia hodgsonii

Jungle Prinia

Prinia sylvatica

Family: Zosteropidae

Oriental White Eye

Zosterops palpebrosus

(White Eye, Small White Eye)

Family: Sylviidae

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Clamorous Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus

(Indian Great Reed Warbler)

Common Tailorbird (Tailorbird)

Orthotomus sutorius

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

(Brown Leaf Warbler, Chiffchaff)

Dusky Warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatus

(Dusky Leaf Warbler)

Tickell's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus affinis

(Tickell's Warbler)

Sulphur Bellied Warbler

Phylloscopus griseolus

(Olivaceous Leaf Warbler)

Yellow Browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

(Inornate Leaf Warbler, Plain Leaf Warbler)

Hume's Warbler

Phylloscopus humei

(Plain Leaf Warbler, Yellow browed Warbler)

Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

(Dull Green Leaf Warbler)

Blyth's Leaf Warbler (Crowned)

Phylloscopus reguloides

Sylviinae, Timaliini

Puff-throated Babbler

Pellorneum ruficeps

(Spotted Babbler)

White Browed Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus schisticeps

(Slatyheaded Scimitar Babbler)

Tawny Bellied Babbler

Dumetia hyperythra

(Rufous-bellied Babbler)

Yellow Eyed Babbler

Chrysomma sinense

Large Grey Babbler

Turdoides malcolmi

Jungle Babbler

Turdoides striatus

(Brownheaded Tit Babbler)

Brown Cheeked Fulvetta

Alcippe poioicephala

(Quaker Babbler)

Sylviini

Lesser White throat

Sylvia currucablythi

Family: Alaudidae

Bengal Bushlark

Mirafra assamica

Ashy Crowned Sparrow Lark

Eremopterix grisea

Rufous Tailed Lark

Ammomanes phoenicurus

Family: Nectariniidae

Nectariniinae

Dicaeini

Thick Billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum agile

Pale Billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum erythrorynchos

(Tickell's/ SmallFlowerpecker)

Nectariniini

Purple Sunbird

Nectarinia asiatica

Family: Passeridae

Passerinae

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Chestnut Shouldered Petronia

Petronia xanthocollis

(Yellow throated Sparrow)

Motacillinae

Forest Wagtail

Dendronanthus indicus

White Wagtail (PiedWagtail)

Motacilla alba personata

White Wagtail (PiedWagtail)

Motacilla alba alboides

White Wagtail (PiedWagtail)

Motacilla alba dukhunensis

White Browed Wagtail

Motacilla maderaspatensis

(Large Pied Wagtail)

Citrine Wagtail

Motacill acitreolacitreola

(Yellowheaded/hooded Wagtail)

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola calcarata

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Paddyfield Pipit

Anthus rufulus

(Indian Pipit)

Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris

Long Billed Pipit

Anthus similis

(Brown Rock Pipit)

Olive Backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

(Indian Tree Pipit)

Ploceinae

Baya Weaver(Baya)

Ploceus philippinus

Estrildinae

Indian Silverbill

Lonchura malabarica

(Whitethroated Munia)

White Rumped Munia

Lonchura striata

(White Backed Munia)

Black Throated Munia

Lonchura kelaarti

(Rufous bellied Munia)

Scaly Breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

(Spotted Munia, Nutmeg Mannikin)

Carduelini

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Emberizinae

Crested Bunting

Melophus lathami

Grey Necked Bunting

Emberiza buchanani

White Capped Bunting

Emberiza stewarti