Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Common name Scientific name
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Graylag Goose Anser anser Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Garganey Spatula querquedula Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Common Pochard Aythya ferina Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica Rock Bush-Quail Perdicula argoondah Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
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PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Alpine Swift Apus melba Little Swift Apus affinis Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus Watercock Gallicrex cinerea White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca Brown Crake Zapornia akool Little Crake Zapornia parva Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo Sarus Crane Antigone antigone Common Crane Grus grus
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
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Ruff Calidris pugnax Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Little Stint Calidris minuta Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary 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 Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Tern Sternula albifrons Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Black Tern Chlidonias niger White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Common Tern Sterna hirundo River Tern Sterna aurantia Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
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PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Black Stork Ciconia nigra Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus White Stork Ciconia ciconia Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 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
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Gray Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary 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
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 White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus 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 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Shikra Accipiter badius Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Black Kite Milvus migrans Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia Spotted Owlet Athene brama Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary European Roller Coracias garrulus Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
PICIFORMES: Megalaimidae
Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
PICIFORMES: Picidae Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Laggar Falcon Falco jugger Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda House Crow Corvus splendens Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
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PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Sykes's Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Sand Lark Alaudala raytal Crested Lark Galerida cristata Tawny Lark Galerida deva
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Large-billed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orinus Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Gray-throated Martin Riparia chinensis Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Pale Sand Martin Riparia diluta
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
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PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Common Babbler Turdoides caudata Large Gray Babbler Turdoides malcolmi Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile
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PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis White Wagtail Motacilla alba Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
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PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata