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Kanha Bird Checklist (Pdf) KANHA BIRD SURVEY - CHECKLIST Expected Species eBird 'English (India)' Local name eBird scientific name status Detection 17/03 18/03 19/03 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica R Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea W Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus R Gadwall Anas strepera W Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope W Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha R Northern Pintail Anas acuta W Garganey Anas querquedula W Green-winged Teal (Common Teal) Anas crecca W Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus R Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea R Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica R Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus R H Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus R H Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus R H Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis R Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans R Black Stork Ciconia nigra W Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus R Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus R Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger R Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo R Indian Cormorant (Indian Shag) Phalacrocorax fuscicollis R Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster R Grey Heron Ardea cinerea R Purple Heron Ardea purpurea R Great Egret Ardea alba R Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia R Little Egret Egretta garzetta R Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis R Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii R Threskiornis Black-headed Ibis melanocephalus R Red-naped Ibis (Indian Black Ibis) Pseudibis papillosa R Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus R (Black-winged Kite) Crested (Oriental) Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus R White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis R Indian Vulture (Indian Long-billed Vulture) Gyps indicus R Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela R H Crested Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus R White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa R Shikra Accipiter badius R H Black Kite Milvus migrans R H White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus R Grey-headed Swamphen (Purple Swamphen) Porphyrio poliocephalus R Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus R Eurasian Coot Fulica atra R Indian Thick-knee (Indian Stone-curlew) Burhinus indicus R H Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus R Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus R H Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus R H Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius R Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus R Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus R Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii W Little Stint Calidris minuta W Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago W H Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura W H Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos W Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus W H Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia W H Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola W H River Tern Sterna aurantia R Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon) Columba livia R Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis W H Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto R H Red Collared-Dove (Red Turtle-Dove) Streptopelia tranquebarica R H Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis R H Laughing Dove (Little Brown Dove) Streptopelia senegalensis R H Yellow-footed Green- Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus R H Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis R H Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus R H Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus R H Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius R H Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus R H Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus S H Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena R H Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum R H Spotted Owlet Athene brama R H Indian Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus R H Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus R H Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis R H White-rumped Needletail (White-rumped Spinetail) Zoonavena sylvatica R Little Swift (Indian House Swift) Apus affinis R Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis R Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops R Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris R H Common Kingfisher (Small Blue Kingfisher) Alcedo atthis R White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis R H Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis R Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis R Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis R Psilopogon Coppersmith Barbet haemacephalus R H Brown-headed Barbet (Large Green Barbet) Psilopogon zeylanicus R H Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Indian Pygmy Woodpecker) Dendrocopos nanus R Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis R Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker) Dinopium benghalense R H White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus R ? Eurasian Kestrel (Common Kestrel) Falco tinnunculus W Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria R H Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri R H Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala R H Tephrodornis Common Woodshrike pondicerianus R H Common Iora Aegithina tiphia R H Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus R Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus R Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei R H Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus W Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach R Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo R Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus R H Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus R Mimic Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus R Mimic White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens R Mimic Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus R Mimic Spot-breasted Fantail (White-spotted Fantail) Rhipidura albogularis R H White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola R H Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea R H Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis S Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda R H House Crow Corvus splendens R Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos R Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura R Ashy-crowned Sparrow- Lark Eremopterix griseus R Indian Bushlark (Red- winged Bushlark) Mirafra erythroptera R H Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula R H - Mimic Sykes's Lark (Tawny Lark) Galerida deva R H - Mimic Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor R Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica W Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii R Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica R Cinereous Tit (Great Tit) Parus cinereus R Indian Tit (Indian Yellow Tit) Machlolophus aplonotus R Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea R H Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer R H White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus R H Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita W Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus W Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei W H Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides W H Booted Warbler Iduna caligata W Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama W Clamorous Reed-Warbler (Indian Great Reed- Warbler) Acrocephalus stentoreus R H Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis R H Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius R H Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii R H Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis R H Plain Prinia Prinia inornata R H Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca W Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense R H Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus R H Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra R Indian Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii R H Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala R H Common Babbler Turdoides caudata R H Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata R H Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi R H Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica R Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus R H Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis R H Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae R H Bluethroat Luscinia svecica W Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris W Taiga Flycatcher (Red- throated Flycatcher) Ficedula albicilla W H Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva W H Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros W Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius W Common Stonechat Saxicola maurus W Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata R Brown Rock Chat (Indian Chat) Cercomela fusca R Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina R H Rosy Starling Pastor roseus W Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra R H Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum R H Common Myna Acridotheres tristis R H Jerdon's Leafbird (Jerdon's Chloropsis) Chloropsis jerdoni R Mimic Golden-fronted Leafbird (Chloropsis) Chloropsis aurifrons R Mimic Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile R H Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica R H Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus R H Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava W Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola W Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea W White Wagtail Motacilla alba W White-browed Wagtail (Large Pied Wagtail) Motacilla maderaspatensis R H Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus R H Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris W H Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis W Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni W Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus W House Sparrow Passer domesticus R Chestnut-shouldered Petronia (Yellow-throated Sparrow) Petronia xanthocollis R Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus R Red Avadavat Amandava amandava R Indian Silverbill (White- throated Munia) Euodice malabarica R White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata R Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia) Lonchura punctulata R Uncommon-but-possible' Species eBird 'English (India)' Local name eBird scientific name status Detection 17/03 18/03 19/03 Greylag Goose Anser anser W Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata W Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina W Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula W Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata R Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica R H Rock Bush-Quail Perdicula argoondah R Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala R Striated Heron (Little Heron) Butorides striata R Black-crowned Night- Heron Nycticorax nycticorax R Osprey Pandion haliaetus W Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus R Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus R Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus R Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis R Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus W Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata R Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii R Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus W Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus W Grey-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus R Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus W Brown Crake Zapornia akool R River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
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