Common name Scientific name
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Graylag Goose Anser anser Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Garganey Spatula querquedula Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Common Pochard Aythya ferina Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greater Scaup Aythya marila White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Blue-breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
Sundarbans Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicinctus Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Sundarbans Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Alpine Swift Apus melba Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx Little Swift Apus affinis House Swift Apus nipalensis Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus Watercock Gallicrex cinerea White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Sundarbans
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Ruff Calidris pugnax
Sundarbans Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Little Stint Calidris minuta Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Redshank Tringa totanus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black Noddy Anous minutus
Sundarbans Little Tern Sternula albifrons Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Common Tern Sterna hirundo River Tern Sterna aurantia Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Sundarbans
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Gray Heron Ardea cinerea Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii Striated Heron Butorides striata Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
Sundarbans Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Shikra Accipiter badius Black Kite Milvus migrans Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Pallas's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu Spotted Owlet Athene brama Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Sundarbans
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting Brown-winged Kingfisher Pelargopsis amauroptera Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
PICIFORMES: Megalaimidae
Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus
PICIFORMES: Picidae Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus Brown-capped Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus Gray-capped Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Sundarbans White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus Common Flameback Dinopium javanense Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus Gray-headed Woodpecker Picus canus Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Oriental Hobby Falco severus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
Sundarbans
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae
Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Sundarbans Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Gray-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda House Crow Corvus splendens Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica Sand Lark Alaudala raytal Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
Sundarbans
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Large-billed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orinus Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris Pallas's Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella certhiola
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Sundarbans
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus burkii Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis Indian Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala
Sundarbans Common Babbler Turdoides caudata Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
Sundarbans Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucurus Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
Sundarbans
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis White Wagtail Motacilla alba Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata