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South India Bird Checklist and Mammals Feb 2010 Tour WILD ABOUT INDIA BIRDS OF SOUTH INDIA CHECKLIST www.wildaboutindia.com South India Birds and Mammals Tour with Wild About Travel 2nd - 15th February 2010 Christine and Rod Bee, Stephanie Flack, Isobel Norton, Sylvia and Mick O'Dell, Caroline and Robin Simpson, Jo Thomas 2nd Flight with Emirates 3rd Bangalore - Mysore. Arrived (Bangalore) and met up with our guide mid morning. Drove to Mysore, checked in and spent the last 2 hours of the day at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary. Mysore - Nagarhole. Left hotel 07.15 hrs for drive of 2 hrs + 1 hr stopping en route for bird watching. Arrived at Kabini River Lodge at 10.30 hrs, explored the grounds from 11.15 - 13.00 hrs, then took 16.0 4th hrs safari into Nagarhole NP. Arruved back at about 19.00 hrs. 5th Nagarhole. Wake-up call 06.00 hrs and left on jeep safari at 06.45hrs returning at 10.30 hrs. Some bird watching around the grounds midday, then an afternoon boat trip from 16.00 till 18.40 hrs. Nagarhole - Ooty. Breakfast at 06.30 and way by 06.50 hrs stopping en route to Ooty for birding at road side interesting habitats, then for a few hours in the afternoon (from 13.30 - 16.45 hrs) in arid scrub 6th habitat 7 - 10km Ooty side of Nest Inn. Arrived in Ooty around 18.00 hrs. Ooty area. Land adjacent to Fernhill Palace Hotel (07.30 - 08.50 hrs), then spent a while at Doddapetta View Point and some other areas of forest returning to hotel for lunch at 12.15 hrs. Train journey in 7th afternoon didn't produce very many species! Ooty - Topslip. Left around 07.30 hrs birding along the way to Topslip. Arrived at Lodge for lunch, then afternoon birding in scrub and forest habitat on the boundary of Anamalai NP till dusk (18.30 - 18.45 8th hrs) Ooty - Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary - Munnar. Left around 07.00 - 07.15 hrs. Arrived at Chinnar at 10.00 hrs staying till 12.30 hrs. Continued on to Munnar area stopping for good quality shola forest habitat 9th for birding. Arrived at hotel 18.00 hrs. 10th Munnar area. Left at 07.25 hrs in the direction of Bodimettu Road taking a packed lunch with us. Returned around 18.00 hrs. Munnar area. Left at 07.00 hrs and walked down the road past turning for Portha Madu (hill) returning around 11.30 hrs. Time in Munnar town, then to Karadippara Tea Shack for birding end of afternoon 11th from around 16.00 - 18.00 hrs. Munnar - Thattekad. Left at 07.25 hrs arrived at Karadippara Tea Shack at 08.05 where we spent about 1/2 hr birding before continuing our journey (2 hrs) to Thattekad. Birding around resort middle of day, 12th then out into plantation and wetland habitats around Cochin Airport Signalling station, then a small puddle at edge of Thattekad Bird Sanctuary for last 3 hrs of daylight. Thattekad area. Had earlier breakfast because of heat. Left before daybreak arriving in good forest habitat for 06.30 hrs. Visited a second forest area and then spent some time by the Periyar River till about 13th 11.30 hrs. Out again at 15.30 hrs visiting habitat by the River Periyar and walked a forest trail adjacent to wetland area for the remainder of the day, finishing the walk in darkness. Thattekad area. Left lodge at 06.30 hrs and spend most of the morning in Thattekad Bird Sanctuary (closed for previous week due to elephant activity). Middle of day around lodge, then out again at 15.30 14th hrs in suitable habitat for owls and nightjars. 15th Thattekad - Cochin (Kochi) for return flight home. Most of journey was in darkness as our flight left at 09.30 hrs, so no birding on this day. 271 species of birds seen + 4 heard only. 15 species of mammals seen + reptiles and amphibians. 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 1 LITTLE GREBE Tachybaptus ruficollis 5121 2 GREATER FLAMINGO Phoenicopterus roseus 3 SPOT-BILLED PELICAN Pelicanus philippensis 20+ 4 LITTLE CORMORANT Phalacrocorax niger 100+ 3 100+ 15 2 1 4 4 2 5 INDIAN CORMORANT Phalacrocorax fuscicollis 100+ 6 GREAT CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo 30+ 50 3 7 ORIENTAL DARTER Anhinga melanogaster 6 6 232 1 WILD ABOUT INDIA BIRDS OF SOUTH INDIA CHECKLIST www.wildaboutindia.com 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 8 WESTERN REEF HERON Egretta gularis 9 LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta 250+ 9 70+15+ 22112+ 10 INTERMEDIATE EGRET Egretta intermedia 20+ 9 50+ 10 1 2+ 11 GREAT EGRET Egretta alba 10+ 10 1+ 1 12 GREY HERON Ardea cinerea 1 1 12 1 13 PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea 10 2 2 1 14 (ASIAN) CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus ibis coromandus 100+ 9 8 15 2 20+ 10+ 3+ 20 15 INDIAN POND-HERON Ardeola grayii 25+1003015 134110+25+30+ 16 STRIATED (LITTLE) HERON Butorides striata 17 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON Nycticorax nycticorax 40+ 30 18 MALAYAN NIGHT HERON Gorsachius melanolophus 19 YELLOW BITTERN Ixobrychus sinensis 20 CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 21 BLACK BITTERN Ixobrychus (Dupetor) flavicollis 22 GREAT BITTERN Botaurus stellaris 23 PAINTED STORK Mycteria leucocephala 150+ 1 24 ASIAN OPENBILL Anastomus oscitans 100+ 2 25 WHITE STORK Ciconia ciconia 26 BLACK STORK Ciconia nigra 27 WOOLLY-NECKED STORK Ciconia episcopus 8 25+ 28 BLACK-NECKED(Headed)STORK Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 29 LESSER ADJUTANT Leptoptilos javanicus 30 GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus 35+ 31 BLACK-HEADED IBIS Threskiornis melanocephalus 30+ 10+ 2 2 32 BLACK (Red-naped) IBIS Pseudibis papillosa 282 33 EURASIAN SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia 25+ 34 LESSER WHISTLING-DUCK Dendrocygna javanica 16 50 35 BAR-HEADED GOOSE Anser indicus 36 RUDDY SHELDUCK Tadorna ferruginea 37 COMB DUCK Sarkidiornis melanotos 38 COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE Nettapus coromandelianus 14 39 GADWALL Anas strepera 40 EURASIAN WIGEON Anas penelope 41 INDIAN SPOT-BILLED DUCK Anas poecilorhyncha 720 42 NORTHERN SHOVELER Anas clypeata 43 NORTHERN PINTAIL Anas acuta 1 44 GARGANEY Anas querquedula 1 2 WILD ABOUT INDIA BIRDS OF SOUTH INDIA CHECKLIST www.wildaboutindia.com 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 45 COMMON TEAL Anas crecca 46 RED-CRESTED POCHARD Netta (Rhodonessa) rufina 47 COMMON POCHARD Aythya ferina 48 FERRUGINOUS DUCK Aythya nyroca 49 TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula 50 ORIENTAL HONEY-BUZZARD Pernis ptilorhynchus 1682 2 23 51 BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE Elanus caeruleus 23 11 52 JERDON'S BAZA Aviceda jerdoni 53 BLACK BAZA Aviceda leuphotes 13 54 BLACK KITE Milvus migrans 100s 9 6+ 3 55 BRAHMINY KITE Haliastur indus 207123112 56 WHITE BELLIED SEA EAGLE Haliaeetus leucogaster 57 GREY HEADED FISH EAGLE Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus 1 58 EGYPTIAN VULTURE Neophron percnopterus 1 59 WHITE-RUMPED VULTURE Gyps bengalensis 1 60 INDIAN (Long-billed) VULTURE Gyps indicus 61 RED-HEADED VULTURE Aegypius calvus 62 SHORT-TOED EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 1 63 CRESTED SERPENT-EAGLE Spilornis cheela 13 21 64 WESTERN (Eurasian) MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus 11 65 PALLID HARRIER Circus macrourus 66 PIED HARRIER Circus melanoleucos 67 MONTAGU'S HARRIER Circus pygargus 68 SHIKRA Accipiter badius 111 1 69 BESRA SPARROWHAWK Accipiter virgatus 1 70 EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK Accipiter nisus 1 71 CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 2 72 WHITE-EYED BUZZARD Butastur teesa ? 73 STEPPE (Common) BUZZARD Buteo buteo vulpinus 21 74 BLACK EAGLE Ictinaetus malayensis 11 75 TAWNY EAGLE Aquila rapax 76 BONELLI'S EAGLE Hieraaetus fasciatus 2 77 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 78 RUFOUS-BELLIED EAGLE Hieraaetus kienerii 1 79 CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE Spizaetus cirrhatus 1 1 hrd hrd hrd 80 MOUNTAIN HAWK-EAGLE Spizaetus nipalensis 1 81 OSPREY Pandion haliaetus 3 3 WILD ABOUT INDIA BIRDS OF SOUTH INDIA CHECKLIST www.wildaboutindia.com 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 82 COMMON KESTREL Falco tinnunculus 221 12 83 RED-HEADED (Necked) FALCON Falco chicquera 84 EURASIAN HOBBY Falco subbuteo 85 ORIENTAL HOBBY Falco severus 86 LAGGAR FALCON Falco jugger 87 PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus 88 SHAHEEN Falcon Falco peregrinus peregrinator 11 89 GREY FRANCOLIN Francolinus pondicerianus 1 + hrd 6 hrd 90 PAINTED FRANCOLIN Francolinus pictus 91 COMMON QUAIL Coturnix coturnix 92 RAIN QUAIL Coturnix coromandelica 93 BLUE BREASTED QUAIL Coturnix chinensis 94 JUNGLE BUSH-QUAIL Perdicula asiatica 95 ROCK BUSH-QUAIL Perdicula argoondah 96 PAINTED BUSH QUAIL Perducula erythrorhyncha 97 RED SPURFOWL Galloperdix spadicea 1 1 hrd 98 PAINTED SPURFOWL Galloperdix lunulata 99 GREY JUNGLEFOWL Gallus sonneratii 1 5 hrd 1 3 2+hrd 100 INDIAN PEAFOWL Pavo cristatus hrd 10+ 10+ 1 16+ 8+ 101 SMALL BUTTONQUAIL Turnix sylvatica 102 YELLOW LEGGED BUTTONQUAIL Turnix tanki 103 BARRED BUTTONQUAIL Turnix suscitator 104 DEMOISELLE CRANE Grus virgo 105 LESSER FLORICAN Sypheotides indica 106 SLATY LEGGED CRAKE Rallina eurizonoides 107 SLATY BREASTED RAIL Gallirallus striatus 108 WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN Amaurornis phoenicurus 621111 109 BAILLON'S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 110 SPOTTED CRAKE Porzana porzana 111 RUDDY-BREASTED CRAKE Porzana fusca 112 WATERCOCK Gallicrex cinerea 113 PURPLE SWAMPHEN Porphyrio porphyrio 40 6+ 114 COMMON MOORHEN Gallinula chloropus 1 115 EURASIAN COOT Fulica atra 30+ 20 12 116 PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA Hydrophasianus chirurgus 25 117 BRONZE-WINGED JACANA Metopidius indicus 32 1 118 GREATER PAINTED-SNIPE Rostratula benghalensis 4 WILD ABOUT INDIA BIRDS OF SOUTH INDIA CHECKLIST www.wildaboutindia.com 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 119 GREY (Black bellied) PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola 120 PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis fulva 121 LESSER SAND PLOVER Charadrius mongolus 122 GREATER SAND PLOVER Charadrius leschenaulti 123 KENTISH PLOVER Charadrius alexandrinus 124 COMMON RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula 125 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius 22 126 YELLOW-WATTLED LAPWING Vanellus malabaricus
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