Ranthambore National Park Common name Scientific name GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica Rock Bush-Quail Perdicula argoondah Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus ANSERIFORMES: Dendrocygnidae Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae Greylag Goose Anser anser Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus Gadwall Anas strepera Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Northern Pintail Anas acuta Garganey Anas querquedula Common Teal Anas crecca Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Common Pochard Aythya ferina Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca Ranthambore National Park Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula TURNICIFORMES: Turnicidae Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator PICIFORMES: Picidae Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Brown-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus PICIFORMES: Megalaimidae Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae Indian Grey-Hornbill Ocyceros birostris UPUPIFORMES: Upupidae Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae European Roller Coracias garrulus Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Ranthambore National Park CORACIIFORMES: Halcyonidae Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis CORACIIFORMES: Cerylidae Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Common Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus varius Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii CUCULIFORMES: Centropodidae Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Ranthambore National Park APODIFORMES: Apodidae Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Little Swift Apus affinis APODIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae Barn Owl Tyto alba STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Rock Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Dusky Eagle-Owl Bubo coromandus Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis Mottled Wood-Owl Strix ocellata Spotted Owlet Athene brama Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus STRIGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Rock Dove Columba livia Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Ranthambore National Park Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Sarus Crane Grus antigone Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo Common Crane Grus grus GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Brown Crake Amaurornis akool White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Coot Fulica atra CICONIIFORMES: Pteroclidae Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus CICONIIFORMES: Scolopacidae 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 Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos Little Stint Calidris minuta Ranthambore National Park Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Dunlin Calidris alpina Ruff Philomachus pugnax CICONIIFORMES: Rostratulidae Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis CICONIIFORMES: Jacanidae Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus CICONIIFORMES: Burhinidae Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus Great Thick-knee Burhinus recurvirostris CICONIIFORMES: Charadriidae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus CICONIIFORMES: Glareolidae Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus Small Pratincole Glareola lactea Ranthambore National Park CICONIIFORMES: Laridae Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus 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 CICONIIFORMES: Accipitridae Osprey Pandion haliaetus Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Black Kite Milvus migrans Black-eared Kite Milvus lineatus Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Pallas's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis Grey-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Ranthambore National Park Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Shikra Accipiter badius Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus CICONIIFORMES: Falconidae Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Laggar Falcon Falco jugger CICONIIFORMES: Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis CICONIIFORMES: Anhingidae Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster CICONIIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger Ranthambore National Park Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii Striated Heron Butorides striatus CICONIIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia CICONIIFORMES: Pelecanidae Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Ranthambore National Park Black Stork Ciconia nigra Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus White Stork Ciconia ciconia Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda House Crow Corvus splendens Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Eurasian Golden-Oriole Oriolus oriolus Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei Black-headed Cuckooshrike