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 R Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis R Small Pratincole Glareola lactea R H Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica R Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii R H Pied Cuckoo (Jacobin Cuckoo) Clamator jacobinus S H Square-tailed Drongo- Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris S H Barn Owl Tyto alba R H Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia R H Rock Eagle-Owl (Indian Eagle-Owl) Bubo bengalensis R H Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis R H Mottled Wood-Owl Strix ocellata R

Alpine Swift Apus melba R Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata R H Malabar Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus R H Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis R H Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni R Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus S Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla W ? Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus R H Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura S H Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera R Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus R Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis R Mimic Hair-crested Drongo (Spangled Drongo) Dicrurus hottentottus R Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola R Grey-headed Canary- Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis W Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis R H Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus R H Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola W Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica R H Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps R H White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus R Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus W Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus P H Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus R Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica R H Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus R H Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus R H Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos R H Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis W H Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii W Crested Bunting Melophus lathami R Tricolored Munia (Black- headed Munia) Lonchura malacca R

Rare Species Local eBird 'English (India)' name eBird scientific name status Detection 17/03 18/03 19/03 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus W Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos R Mallard Anas platyrhynchos W Common Quail Coturnix coturnix W Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus W Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus R Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris W Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis R Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus R Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis R Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus P Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia R Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni ? Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus W Himalayan Griffon (Himalayan Vulture) Gyps himalayensis W Eurasian Griffon (Griffon Vulture) Gyps fulvus W Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata R Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga W Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax R Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis W Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca W Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos W Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus W Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus ? Besra Accipiter virgatus R Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus R Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus W Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca R Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla R Watercock Gallicrex cinerea R Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus W White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus W W (may Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus breed) Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa W Ruff Calidris pugnax W Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus W Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus W H Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis W H Common Redshank Tringa totanus W H Small Buttonquail (Common Buttonquail) Turnix sylvaticus R Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki R Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator R Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus R Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida W Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus R Orange-breasted Pigeon Treron bicinctus W Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii S H Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides ? H Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Bubo nipalensis R H Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus R H Blyth's Swift (Fork-tailed Swift) Apus leuconyx U European Roller Coracias garrulus P Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus R ? Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus R H Amur Falcon Falco amurensis P Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo W Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus W Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus R Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus R White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius R Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus W Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos W/P? Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus W Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis P Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans R H Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla W Syke's Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis W Hume's Lark (Hume's Short- toed Lark) Calandrella acutirostris W Crested Lark Galerida cristata R H Grey-throated Martin (Plain Martin) Riparia chinensis R Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris P Common House-Martin (Northern House-Martin) Delichon urbicum W/P Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps W Indian Spotted-Creeper Salpornis spilonotus R Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris R H Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis P Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus W H Western Crowned Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis P Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris P H Tytler's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri P Common Grasshopper- Warbler Locustella naevia W/P Hume's Whitethroat Sylvia althaea W Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui P Blue-throated Flycatcher (Blue-throated Blue- Flycatcher) Cyornis rubeculoides P Malabar Whistling-Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii R H White-tailed Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis V Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferreus W Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor W Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja V Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus P Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi W H Grey-hooded Bunting (Grey- necked Bunting) Emberiza buchanani W Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala W Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps W Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar R

Key

Local status R = Resident W = Winter migrant P = Passage migrant S = Summer migrant

Detection H = Species that are vocal, are best detected by calls and easily identified by their calls