Bird Checklist for Western Ghats COMMON

Bird Checklist for Western Ghats

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Garganey Spatula querquedula Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata Blue-breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica Rock Bush-Quail Perdicula argoondah Painted Bush-Quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus

(Western Ghats)

Gray Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii

PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock Pigeon Columba livia Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon Columba elphinstonii 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 Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon Treron affinis Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia

PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus

OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

(Western Ghats)

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae

Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Great Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena sylvatica Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor

(Western Ghats)

Alpine Swift Apus melba Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx Little Swift Apus affinis Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae

Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

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

CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

(Western Ghats)

Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Ruff Calidris pugnax Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Sanderling Calidris alba Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Snipe Gallinago media Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

(Western Ghats)

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Redshank Tringa totanus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

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 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda River Tern Sterna aurantia

CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Black Stork Ciconia nigra Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus White Stork Ciconia ciconia Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

(Western Ghats)

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

SULIFORMES: Anhingidae

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Gray Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii Striated Heron Butorides striata Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Malayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus

(Western Ghats)

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 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis Indian Vulture Gyps indicus Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca

(Western Ghats)

Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Shikra Accipiter badius Besra Accipiter virgatus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Black Kite Milvus migrans Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Lesser Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus humilis Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Australasian Grass-Owl Tyto longimembris Barn Owl Tyto alba Sri Lanka Bay-Owl Phodilus assimilis

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia Rock Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Bubo nipalensis Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum Spotted Owlet Athene brama Mottled Wood-Owl Strix ocellata Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

(Western Ghats)

Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata

TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae

Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus

BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis Indian Gray Hornbill Ocyceros birostris Malabar Gray Hornbill Ocyceros griseus Malabar Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti

(Western Ghats)

CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

PICIFORMES: Megalaimidae

Malabar Barbet Psilopogon malabaricus Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis

PICIFORMES: Picidae

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente Brown-capped Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus 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 White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Amur Falcon Falco amurensis

(Western Ghats)

Oriental Hobby Falco severus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Malabar Parakeet Psittacula columboides Vernal Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis

PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura

PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

(Western Ghats)

PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae

Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae

Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

Spot-breasted Fantail Rhipidura albogularis White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus 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

(Western Ghats)

Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra House Crow Corvus splendens Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis Indian Yellow Tit Machlolophus aplonotus

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra affinis Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera Sykes's Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica Tawny Lark Galerida deva

PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

(Western Ghats)

Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis

PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus Common Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella naevia Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striata

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

(Western Ghats)

Gray-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus Flame-throated Bulbul Rubigula gularis Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus Yellow-browed Bulbul Iole indica Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa

PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Tytler's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis

PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense

PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis

(Western Ghats)

Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra Dark-fronted Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps Indian Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae

Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps

PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala Common Babbler Turdoides caudata Large Gray Babbler Turdoides malcolmi Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis Wayanad Laughingthrush Ianthocincla delesserti Nilgiri Laughingthrush Montecincla cachinnans

PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

(Western Ghats)

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma Nilgiri Thrush Zoothera neilgherriensis Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major White-bellied Sholakili Sholicola albiventris White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Malabar Whistling-Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha

(Western Ghats)

Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra

PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae

Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae

Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

(Western Ghats)

PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis White Wagtail Motacilla alba Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

(Western Ghats)

PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps

(Western Ghats)