Glossary
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Grebes |
Swifts |
| 1. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus Ruficollis) | 250. Indian Swiftlet (Collocalia unicolor) |
| 2. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) | 251. Brown-Backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus) |
Shearwaters, Petrels |
252. White-Rumped Spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica) |
| 3. Persian Shearwater (Puffinus persicus) | 253. Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba) |
Storm Petrels |
254. Fork-Tailed Swift (Apus pacificus) |
| 4. Wilson’s Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus ocianicus) | 255. House Swift (Apus affinis) |
Tropic-birds |
256. Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) |
| 5. Red-Billed Tropic-bird (Phaethon aethereus) |
Crested Swifts |
Pelicans |
257. Crested Tree Swift (Hemiprocne coronata) |
| 6. Spot-Billed Pelican (Pelecanus phillippensis) |
Trogons |
| 7. Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) | 258. Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus malabaricus) |
Boobies |
Kingfishers |
| 8. Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra melanops) | 259. Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis travancoreensis) |
| 9. Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster plotus) | 260. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis taprobana) |
Cormorants & Snake-birds |
261. Blue-Eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting coltarti) |
| 10. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) | 262. Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus) |
| 11. Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) | 263. Stork-Billed Kingfisher (Halcyon capensis) |
| 12. Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) | 264. White-Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis fusca) |
| 13. Darter (Anhinga rufa melanogaster) | 265. Black-Capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) |
Frigate Birds |
266. Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris vidali) |
| 14. Lesser Frigate Bird ( Fregata minor aldabrensis) |
Bee-eaters |
| 15. Great Frigate Bird (Fregata ariel iredalei) | 267. Chestnut-Headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) |
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns |
268. Blue-Tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) |
| 16. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea rectirostris) | 269. Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) |
| 17. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea manilensis) | 270. Blue-Bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) |
| 18. Great Egret (Casmerodius albs) |
Rollers |
| 19. Little Heron (Butorides striatus) | 271. Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis indica) |
| 20. Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii grayii) | 272. European Roller (Coracias garrulus) ( NEW SIGHTING . To be confirmed..) |
| 21. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis coromandus) | 273. Dollar Bird (Eurystomus orientalis laetior) |
| 22. Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) |
Hoopoes |
| 23. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta) | 274. Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops ceylonensis) |
| 24. Western Reef Egret, (Egretta gularis schistacea) | Hornbills |
| 25. Black crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax) | 275. Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) |
| 26. Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus melanolophus) | 276. Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) |
| 27. Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) | 277. Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) |
| 28. Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) | 278. Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis homrai) |
| 29. Yellow Bittern (lxobrychus sinensis sinensis) |
Barbets |
| 30. Black Bittern (Dupetor flavicollis flavicollis) | 279. Brown-Headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica inornata) |
Storks |
280. Ceylon Green Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica zeylanica) |
| 31. Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) | 281. White-Cheeked Barbet (Megalaima viridis) |
| 32. Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) | 282. Crimson-Fronted Barbet (Megalaima rubricapilla malabarica) |
| 33. Wooly-Necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus episcopus) | 283. Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala indica) |
| 34. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia ciconia) |
Woodpeckers |
| 35. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) | 284. Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla torquilla) |
| 36. Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) | 285. Speckled Piculet (Picumnus innominatus malayorum) |
Ibises & Spoonbills |
286. Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus jerdonii) |
| 37. Black-Headed Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopica melanocephalus) | 287. Streak-Throated Woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus) |
| 38. Black Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa paillosa) | 288. Lesser yellownape(Picus chlorolophus chlorigaster) |
| 39. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus falcinellus) | 289. Black-Rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense tehminae) |
| 40. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia major) | 290. Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense malabaricum) |
Flamingos |
291. White-Bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis hodgsonii) |
| 41. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) | 292. Yellow-Crowned Woodpecker (Dendrocopos mahrattensis mahrattensis) |
Ducks & Geese |
293. Brown-Capped Pigmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos nanus cinereigula) |
| 42. Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) | 294. Heart-Spotted Woodpecker (Hemicircus canente) |
| 43. Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica) | 295. White-Naped Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus) |
| 44. Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) | 296. Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus chersonesus) |
| 45. Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) |
Pittas |
| 46. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 297. Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura brachura) |
| 47. Common Teal (Anas crecca crecca) |
Larks |
| 48. Spot-Billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha) | 298. Rufous-Winged Bush-Lark (Mirafra assamica affinis) |
| 49. Gadwall (Anas strepera strepera) | 299. Ashy-Crowned Sparrow Lark (Eremopterix grisea) |
| 50. Garganey (Anas querquedula) | 300. Rufous-Tailed Lark (Ammomanes phoenicurus testaceus) |
| 51. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) | 301. Greater Short-Toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla dukhunensis) |
| 52. Ferruginous Pochard (Aythya nyroca) | 302. Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica ) |
| 53. Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) | 303. Syke’s Lark (Galerida deva) |
| 54. Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos) | 304. Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula australis) |
Hawks & Vultures |
Swallows |
| 55. Black-Shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus vociferus) | 305. Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola chinensis) |
| 56. Jerdon’s Baza (Aviceda jerdoni ceylonensis) | 306. Eurasian Crag Martin (Hirundo rupestris) |
| 57. Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes leuphotes) | 307. Dusky Crag Martin (Hirundo concolor concolor) |
| 58. Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus ruficollis) | 308. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica gutturalis) |
| 59. Black Kite (Milvus migrans govinda) | 309. Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica domicola) |
| 60. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus Indus) | 310. Wire-Tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii filifera) |
| 61. Shikra (Accipiter badius badius) | 311. Streak-Throated Swallow ((Hirundo fluvicola) |
| 62. Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus peninsulae) | 312. Himalyan Striated Swallow ((Hirundo daurica nipalensis) |
| 63. Eurasian Sparrow-Hawk (Accipiter nisus nisosimilis) | 313. Red-Rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica erythropygia) |
| 64. Besra (Accipiter virgatus besra) | 314. Northern House Martin (Delichon urbica urbica) |
| 65. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo japonicus) |
Shrikes |
| 66. White-Eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa ) | 315. Great Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis) |
| 67. Mountain Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti) | 316. Bay-Backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus vittatus) |
| 68. Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus) | 317. Long-Tailed Shrike (Lanius schach caniceps) |
| 69. Bonelli’s Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus fasciatus) | 318. Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus cristatus) |
| 70. Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) |
Orioles |
| 71. Rufous-Bellied Eagle (Hieraaetus kienerii kienerii) | 319. Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus kundoo) |
| 72. Black Eagle (lctinaetus malayensis perniger) | 320. Black-Naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis diffusus) |
| 73. White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) | 321. Black-Hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus xanthornus) |
| 74. White-Bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) |
Drongos |
| 75. Grey-Headed Fish Eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) | 322. Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) |
| 76. Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) | 323. Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus longicaudatus) |
| 77. Red-Headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) | 324. White-Bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens) |
| 78. Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) | 325. Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus aeneus) |
| 79. Long-Billed Vulture (Gyps indicus indicus) | 326. Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) |
| 80. White-Rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) | 327. Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) |
| 81. Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus ginginianus) |
Swallow-Shrikes |
| 82. Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) | 328. Ashy Wood Swallow (Artamus fuscus) |
| 83. Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus) |
Starlings & Mynas |
| 84. Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos) | 329. Chestnut-Tailed Starling (Sturnus malabaricus) |
| 85. Eurasian Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus) | 330. Blyth’s Myna (Sturnus malabaricus blythii) |
| 86. Short-Toed snake Eagle (Circaetus gallicus gallicus) | 331. Brahminy Starling (Sturnus pagodarum) |
| 87. Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela melanotis) | 332. Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus) |
| 88. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus haliaetus) | 333. Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
Falcons |
334. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) |
| 89. Laggar Falcon (Falco biarmicus jugger) | 335. Southern Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus mahrattensis) |
| 90. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus japonensis) | 336. Southern Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa indica) |
| 91. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator) |
Crows, Tree Pies |
| 92. Oriental Hobby (Falco severus rufipedoides) | 337. Rufous Tree Pie (Dendrocitta vagabunda parvula) |
| 93. Red-Necked Falcon (Falco chicquera chicquera) | 338. White-Bellied Tree Pie (Dendrocitta leucogastra) |
| 94. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus ) | 339. House Grow (Corvus splendens protegatus) |
| 95. Indian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus objurgatus) | 340. Large-Billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus) |
Pheasants, Partridges, Quails |
Cuckoo-Shrikes & Minivets |
| 96. Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus pondicerianus) | 341. Bar-Winged Flycatcher Shrike (Hemipus picatus) |
| 97. Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix coturnix | 342. Ceylon Pied Flycatcher-Shrike (Hempius Picatus leggei) |
| 98. Rain Quail (Coturnix coromandelica) | 343. Large Wood Shrike (Tephrodornis virgatus sylvicola) |
| 99. Blue-Breasted Quail (Coturnix chinensis chinensis) | 344. Common Wood Shrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) |
| 100. Jungle Bush Quail (Perdicula asiatica vidali) | 345. Large Cuckoo-Shrike (Coracina macei) |
| 101. Rock Bush Quail (Perdicula argoondah salimalii) | 346. Black-Headed Cuckoo-Shrike (Coracina melanoptera sykesi) |
| 102. Painted Bush Quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha erythrorhyncha) | 347. Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus flammeus) |
| 103. Red Spurfowl (Gallopedix spadicea spadicea) | 348. Rosy Minivet (Pericrocotus roseus roseus) |
| 104. Travencore Red Spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea stewarti) | 349. Ashy Minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus divaricatus) |
| 105. Painted Spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata) | 350. Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus malabaricus) |
| 106. Grey Jungle fowl (Gallus Sonneratii) | 351. White-Bellied Minivet (Pericrocotus erythropyguius erythropyguius) |
| 107. Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus Linnaeus) |
Fairy Bluebird, lora, Leaf-Birds |
Bustard – Quails |
352. Common lora (Aegithina tiphia multicolor) |
| 108. Small Buttonquail (Turnix sylvatica dussumier) | 353. Golden-Fronted Leaf Bird (Chloropsis aurifrons frontalis) |
| 109. Yellow-Legged Buttonquail (Turnix tanki tanki) | 354. Gold-Fronted Chloropsis (Chloropsis aurifrons insularis) |
| 110. Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator taigoor) | 355. Blue-Winged Leaf-Bird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis jerdoni) |
Rails & Coots |
356. Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella puella) |
| 111. Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
Bulbuls |
| 112. Slaty-Legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides amauroptera) | 357. Grey-Headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus priocephalus) |
| 113. Ruddy-Breasted Crake (Porzana fusca zeylonica) | 358. Black-Crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus gularis) |
| 114. Baillon’s Crake (Porzana pusilla pusilla) | 359. Red-Whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus fuscicaudatus) |
| 115. White-Breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) | 360. Red-Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer cafer) |
| 116. Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) | 361. Yellow-Throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus) |
| 117. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus indica) | 362. White-Browed Bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus luteolus) |
| 118. Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) | 363. Yellow-Browed Bulbul (Iole indica indica) |
| 119. Common Coot (Fulica atra atra) | 364. Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) |
Bustards |
Babblers, Thrushes |
| 120. Macqueen’s Bustard (Chlamydotis macque enii) | 365. Puff-Throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps ruficeps) |
| 121. Lesser Florican (Svpheotides indica) | 366. Spotted babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps olivaceum) |
Jacanas |
367. Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii) |
| 122. Pheasant-Tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) | 368. Tawny-Bellied Babbler (Dumetia hyperythra albogularis) |
| 123. Bronze-Winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus) | 369. Dark-Fronted Babbler (Rhopocichla atriceps bourdilloni) |
Oystercatchers |
370. Yellow-Eyed Babbler (Crysomma sinense sinense) |
| 124. Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) | 371. Common Babbler (Turdoides caudatus caudatus) |
Painted Snipe |
372. Large Grey Babbler (Turdoides malcolmi) |
| 125. Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis) | 373. Rufous Babbler (Turdoides subrufus subrufus) |
Stilts, Avocets |
374. Rufous Babbler (Turdoides subrufus hyperythrus) |
| 126. Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus himantopus) | 375. Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striatus malabaricus) |
| 127. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | 376. Yellow-Billed Babbler (Turdoides affinis affinis) |
Crab Plover |
377. Wynaad Laughing Thrush (Garrulax delesserti delesserti) |
| 128. Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) | 378. Nilgiri Laughing Thrush (Garrulax cachinnans) |
| Stone Curlews, Thick-Knees | 379. Grey-Breasted Laughing Thrush (Garrulax jerdoni fairbanki) |
| 129. Eurasian Thick Knee (Burhinus oedicnemus indicus) | 380. Travencore White-Breasted Laughing Thrush (Garrulax jerdoni meridionale) |
| 130. Great Thick Knee (Esacus recurvirostris) | 381. Brown-Cheeked Fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala poioicephala) |
Coursers, Pratincoles |
Flycatchers |
| 131. Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus) | 382. Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) |
| 132. Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) | 383. Brown-Breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui muttui) |
| 133. Small Praticole (Glareola lactea) | 384. Rusty-Tailed Flycatcher (Muscicapa ruficauda) |
Plovers |
385. Red-Throated Flycatcher (Ficedula parva albicilla) |
| 134. Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) | 386. Black-and-Orange Flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa) |
| 135. Red-Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus indicus) | 387. White-Bellied Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis pallipes) |
| 136. Yellow-Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malarbaricus) | 388. Blue-Throated Flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides) |
| 137. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 389. TickelI’s Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae tickelliae) |
| 138. Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) | 390. Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassina thalassina) |
| 139. Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii leschenaultii) | 391. Nilgiri Flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudata) |
| 140. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius curonicus) | 392. Grey-Headed Canary Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis) |
| 141. Indian Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius jerdoni) |
Fantail Flycatchers |
| 142. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus) | 393. White-Browed Fantail (Rhipidura aureola compressirostris) |
| 143. Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus atrifons) | 394. White-Throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis albicollis) |
| 144. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus phaeopus) |
Monarch Flycatchers |
| 145. Eurasian Culew (Numenius arquata orientalis) | 395. Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster) |
| 146. Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa orientalis) | 396. Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi) |
| 147. Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica lapponica) | 397. Black-Naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea styani) |
| 148. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus totanus) |
Warblers |
| 149. Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) | 398. Bright-Headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis erythrocephala) |
| 150. Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) | 399. Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis salimalii) |
| 151. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) | 400. Grey-Breasted Prinia (Prinia hodgsonii albogularis) |
| 152. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) | 401. Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata franklinii) |
| 153. Terek Sandpiper (Tringa cinereus) | 402. Ashy Prinia ( Prinia socialis socialis) |
| 154. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos hypoleucos) | 403. Jungle Prinia ( Prinia sylvatica sylvatica) |
| 155. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres interpres) | 404. Common Tailor Bird (Orthotomus sutorius guzuratus) |
| 156. Wood Snipe (Gallinago nemoricola) | 405. Rusty-Rumped Warbler (Locustella certhiola rubescens) |
| 157. Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) | 406. Grasshopper-Warbler (Locustella naevia straminea) |
| 158. Swinhoe’s Snipe (Gallinago megala) | 407. Broad-Tailed Grassbird (Schoenicola platyura) |
| 159. Common (Gallinago Gallinago gallinago) | 408. Thick-Billed Warbler (Acrocephalus aedon aedon) |
| 160. Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) | 409. Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus brunnescens) |
| 161. Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola rusticola) | 410. Blyth’s Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) |
| 162. Great Knot (Calidris tenuinostris) | 411. Paddyfield Warbler (Acrocephalus agricola agricola) |
| 163. Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 412. Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata rama) |
| 164. Little Stint (Calidris minuta) | 413. Orphean Warbler (Sylvia hortensis jerdoni) |
| 165. Temminck’s Stint (calidris temminckii) | 414. Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| 166. Dunlin (calidris alpina alpina) | 415. Tytler’s Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus tytleri) |
| 167. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) | 416. Tickell’s Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus affinis) |
| 168. Spoon-Billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmea) | 417. Large-Billed Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris) |
| 169. Broad-Billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus) | 418. Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides viridanus) |
| 170. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) | 419. Greenish Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides nitidus) |
Skuas |
420. Western Crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) |
| 171. South Polar Skua (Catharacta maccormicki) |
Thrushes & Chats |
Gulls , Terns |
421. Rufous Shortwing (Brachypteryx major major) |
| 172. Heuglin’s Gull (Larus heuglini) | 422. White-Bellied Shortwing (Brachypteryx major albiventris) |
| 173. Yellow-Legged Gull (Larus cachinnans) | 423. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) |
| 174. Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus) | 424. Indian Blue Robin (Luscinia brunnea) |
| 175. Pallas’s Gull (Larus ichthyaetus) | 425. Rufous-Breasted Bush Robin (Tarsiger hyperythrus) |
| 176. Brown-Headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus) | 426. Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis ceylonensis) |
| 177. Black-Headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) | 427. White-Rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus) |
| 178. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus indica) | 428. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros rufiventris) |
| 179. Gull-Billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) | 429. Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) |
| 180. Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) | 430. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata nilgiriensis) |
| 181. River Tern (Sterna aurantia) | 431. Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti deserti) |
| 182. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | 432. Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicata) |
| 183. Great Crested Tern (Sterna bergii velox) | 433. Blue-Capped Rock Thrush (Monticola cinclorhynchus) |
| 184. White-Cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa) | 434. Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius pandoo) |
| 185. Black-Bellied Tern (Sterna acuticauda) | 435. Malabar Whistling Thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii) |
| 186. Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus) | 436. Pied Thrush (Zoothera wardii) |
| 187. Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) | 437. Orange-Headed Ground Thrush (Zoothera citrina citrina) |
| 188. Saunder’s Tern (Sterna saundersi) | 438. White-Throated Ground Thrush (Zoothera citrina cyanotus) |
| 189. Lesser Crested Tern (Sterna bengalensis bengalensis) | 439. Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma nilgherriensis) |
| 190. Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis) | 440. Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula nigropileus) |
| 191. Black-Naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana) | 441. Bourdillon’s Blackbird (Turdus merula bourdilloni) |
| 192. White-Winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) |
Tits, Titmice |
| 193. Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)( NEW SIGHTING – to be confirmed) | 442. Great Tit (Parus major mahrattarum) |
Sandgrouse |
443. Black-Lored Tit (Parus xanthogenys travancoreensis) |
| 194. Chestnut-Bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus erlangeri) |
Nuthatches |
| 195. Pompadour Green Pigeon (Treron pompadora affinis) | 444. Chestnut-Bellied Nuthatch (Sitta castanea) |
| 196. Orange-Breasted Green Pigeon (Trenon bicincta bicincta) | 445. Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis frontalis) |
| 197. Yellow-Footed Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera chlorigaster) |
Pipits & Wagtails |
| 198. Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea sylvatica) | 446. Olive-Backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni yunnanensis) |
| 199. Mountain Imperial Pigeon (Ducula badia cuprea) | 447. Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi) |
| 200. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia intermedia) | 448. Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) |
| 201. Nilgiri Wood Pigeon (Columba elphinstonii) | 449. Blyth’s Pipit (Anthus godlewskii) |
| 202. Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) | 450. Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis travancoriensis) |
| 203. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 451. Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) |
| 204. Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis suratensis) | 452. Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) |
| 205. Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis cambayensis) | 453. Grey-Headed Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava thunbergi) |
| 206. Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica salimalii) | 454. Short-Tailed Grey-Headed Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava simillima) |
Parrots |
455. Blue-Headed Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava beema) |
| 207. Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria eupatria) | 456. Yellow-Backed Wagtail (Motacilla flava lutea) |
| 208. Rose-Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis) | 457. Turkestan Black-Headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava melanogrisa) |
| 209. Plum-Headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) | 458. Western Yellow-Headed Wagtail (Motacilla citreola werae) |
| 210. Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides) | 459. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea cinerea) |
| 211. Vernal Hanging Parrot (Loriculus vernalis vernalis) | 460. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba dukhunensis) |
Cuckoos |
461. Masked Wagtail (Motacilla alba personata) |
| 212. Chestnut-Winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) | 462. White-Browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) |
| 213. Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) |
Flowerpeckers |
| 214. Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) | 463. Thick-Billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile agile) |
| 215. Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) | 464. Pale-Billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) |
| 216. Large Hawk Cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides) | 465. Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor concolor) |
| 217. Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) |
Sunbirds |
| 218. Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) | 466. Purple-Rumped Sunbird (Nectarinia zeylonica fluviventris) |
| 219. Grey-Bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) | 467. Crimson-Backed Sunbird (Nectarinia minima) |
| 220. Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris dicruroides ) | 468. Loten’s Sunbird (Nectarinia lotenia hindustanica) |
| 221. Eurasian Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) | 469. Purple Sunbird (Nectarinia asiatica asiatica) |
| 222. Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) | 470. Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja vigorsii) |
| 223. Blue-Faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) | 471. Little Spider-hunter (Arachnothera longirostra longirostra) |
| 224. Sirkeer Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii) |
White-eyes |
| 225. Redfaced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus) ??? | 472. Oriental White-Eye (Zosterops palpebrosa nilgiriensis) |
| 226. Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis parroti) |
House & Rock Sparrows |
| 227. Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis) | 473. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus indicus) |
Owls |
474. Chestnut-Shouldered Petronia (Petronia xanthocollis xanthocollis) |
| 228. Barn Owl, (Tyto alba stertens) | Weaver Birds, Bayas |
| 229. Grass Owl (Tyto capensis longimembris) | 475. Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus travancoreensis) |
| 230. Oriental bay Owl (Phodilus badius ripleyi) | 476. Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar flaviceps) |
| 231. Oriental Scops Owl (Otus sunia) |
Munias, Avadavats |
| 232. Collared Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena) | 477. Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava) |
| 233. Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo bengalensis) | 478. Green Avadavat (Amandava formosa) |
| 234. Spot-Bellied Eagle Owl (Bubo nipalensis) | 479. Indian Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica malabarica) |
| 235. Brown Fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) | 480. White-Rumped Munia (Lonchura striata striata) |
| 236. Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum malabaricum) | 481. Black-Throated Munia (Lonchura kelaarti jerdoni) |
| 237. Brown Hawk Owl (Ninox scutulata hirsuta) | 482. Scaly-Breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata punctulata) |
| 238. Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) | 483. Black-Headed Munia (Lonchura malacca malacca) |
| 239. Mottled Wood Owl (Strix ocellata) |
Goldfinches & allies |
| 240. Brown Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica indranee) | 484. Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus roseatus) |
| 241. Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) | |
| 242. Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | |
| 243. Dusky Eagle Owl (Bubo coromandus) | |
Frogmouths |
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| 244. Sri Lanka Frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger) | |
Nightjars |
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| 245. Great-Eared Nightjar (Eurostopodus macrotis bourdilloni) | |
| 246. Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) | |
| 247. Jerdon’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis) | |
| 248. Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) | |
| 249. Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis monticola) |