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Birds Inventory CHECKLIST OF BIRDS OF NANDANKANAN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, ODISHA Sl. No. Common Name Scientific Name Category 1 Asian palm swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Arial Feeding Bird 2 Little swift/Indian house Apus affinis Arial Feeding Bird swift 3 Jungle nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Arial Feeding Bird 4 Wire-tailed swallow Hirundo smithii Arial Feeding Bird 5 Red-rumped swallow Cecropis daurica Arial Feeding Bird 6 Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Arial Feeding Bird 7 Asian plain martin Riparia chinensis Arial Feeding Bird 8 Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Arboreal Bird 9 Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Arboreal Bird 10 White-browed bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus Arboreal Bird 11 Coppersmith barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus Arboreal Bird 12 Brown-headed barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus Arboreal Bird 13 Indian grey hornbill Ocyceros birostris Arboreal Bird 14 Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri Arboreal Bird 15 Alexandrine parakeet Psittacula eupatria Arboreal Bird 16 Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus kundoo Arboreal Bird 17 Black-hooded oriole Oriolus xanthornus Arboreal Bird 18 Black-naped oriole Oriolus chinensis Arboreal Bird 19 Common iora Aegithina tiphia Arboreal Bird 20 Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Arboreal Bird 21 Pied cuckoo/Jacobin Clamator jacobinus Arboreal Bird cuckoo 22 Common hawk cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Arboreal Bird 23 Plaintive cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Arboreal Bird 24 Grey-bellied cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Arboreal Bird 25 Chestnut winged cuckoo Clamator coromandus Arboreal Bird 26 Greater Centropus sinensis Arboreal Bird coucal/Crow-pheasant 27 Blue-faced malkoha Phaenicophaeus Arboreal Bird viridirostris 28 Roufus treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Arboreal Bird 29 Yellow-crowned Leiopicus mahrattensis Arboreal Bird woodpecker 30 Greater Flameback/ Chrysocolaptes Arboreal Bird Larger golden-backed guttacristatus woodpecker 31 Rufous woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus Arboreal Bird 32 Fulvous-breasted Dendrocopos macei Arboreal Bird woodpecker 33 Black-rumped Dinopium benghalense Arboreal Bird Flameback/ Lesser golden-backed woodpecker 34 Black-headed Lalage melanoptera Arboreal Bird cuckooshrike 35 Large cuckooshrike Coracina javensis Arboreal Bird 36 Common woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus Arboreal Bird 37 Large woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus Arboreal Bird 38 Yellow-footed green Treron phoenicopterus Arboreal Bird pigeon 39 Orange-breasted green Treron bicinctus Arboreal Bird pigeon 40 Green bee-eater Merops orientalis Arboreal Bird 41 Blue-tailed bee-eater Merops philippinus Arboreal Bird 42 Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Arboreal Bird 43 White-bellied drongo Dicrurus caerulescens Arboreal Bird 44 Asian pied starling Gracupica contra Arboreal Bird 45 Common myna Acridotheres tristis Arboreal Bird 46 Jungle myna Acridotheres fuscus Arboreal Bird 47 Brahminy starling Sturnia pagodarum Arboreal Bird 48 Chestnut-tailed starling Sturnia malabarica Arboreal Bird 49 Rosy starling Pastor roseus Arboreal Bird 50 Asian brown flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Arboreal Bird 51 Verditer flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus Arboreal Bird 52 Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva Arboreal Bird 53 Blue-throated flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides Arboreal Bird 54 Black-naped monarch Hypothymis azurea Arboreal Bird 55 Indian paradise- Terpsiphone paradisi Arboreal Bird flycatcher 56 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Arboreal Bird 57 Small minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Arboreal Bird 58 Ashy minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus Arboreal Bird 59 Purple-rumped sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica Arboreal Bird 60 Purple sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Arboreal Bird 61 Loten’s sunbird/Long- Cinnyris lotenius Arboreal Bird billed Sunbird 62 Pale-billed flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Arboreal Bird 63 Oriental white-eye Zosterops palpebrosus Arboreal Bird 64 Clamorous reed warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Arboreal Bird 65 Booted warbler Iduna caligata Arboreal Bird 66 Streaked fantail Cisticola juncidis Arboreal Bird warbler/Zitting Cisticola 67 Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Arboreal Bird 68 Blyth’s reed warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Arboreal Bird 69 Common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Arboreal Bird 70 Plain prinia Prinia inornata Arboreal Bird 71 Ashy prinia Prinia socialis Arboreal Bird 72 Black kite Milvus migrans govinda Birds of Prey 73 Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus Birds of Prey 74 Shikra Accipiter badius Birds of Prey dussdumderi 75 Besra Accipiter virgatus Birds of Prey 76 Crested goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Birds of Prey 77 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Birds of Prey 78 Crested serpent eagle Spilornis cheela Birds of Prey 79 Oriental honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Birds of Prey 80 Eurasian marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus Birds of Prey 81 Common Falco tinnunculus Birds of Prey kestrel/Eurasian Kestrel 82 Barn owl Tyto alba Birds of Prey 83 Oriental scops owl Otus sunia Birds of Prey 84 Spotted owlet Athene brama Birds of Prey 85 Brown hawk owl Ninox scutulata Birds of Prey 86 Grey francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Ground feeding Bird 87 Common peafowl Pavo cristatus Ground feeding Bird 88 Red jungle fowl Gallus gallus Ground feeding Bird 89 Red spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea Ground feeding Bird 90 Barred buttonquail Turnix suscitator Ground feeding Bird 91 Rock pigeon Columba livia Ground feeding Bird 92 Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis Ground feeding Bird 93 Asian emrald dove Chalcophaps indica Ground feeding Bird 94 Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto Ground feeding Bird 95 House crow Corvus splendens Ground feeding Bird 96 Indian jungle crow Corvus macrorhynchos Ground feeding Bird culminates 97 Indian roller or Blue Jay Coracias benghalensis Ground feeding Bird 98 Brown shrike Lanius cristatus Ground feeding Bird 99 Long-tailed shrike Lanius schach Ground feeding Bird 100 Oriental magpie robin Copsychus saularis Ground feeding Bird 101 Indian robin Saxicoloides fulicatus Ground feeding Bird 102 White-rumped shama Kittacincla malabarica Ground feeding Bird 103 Pied bushchat Saxicola caprata Ground feeding Bird 104 Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius Ground feeding Bird 105 Orange-headed thrush Geokichla citrina Ground feeding Bird 106 White wagtail Motacilla alba Ground feeding Bird 107 White-browed wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis Ground feeding Bird 108 Forest wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Ground feeding Bird 109 Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea Ground feeding Bird 110 Citrine wagtail Motacilla citreola Ground feeding Bird 111 Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava Ground feeding Bird 112 Paddy field pipit Anthus rufulus Ground feeding Bird 113 Olive-backed pipit Anthus hodgsoni Ground feeding Bird 114 Indian thick-knee Burhinus indicus Ground feeding Bird 115 Tawny-bellied babbler Dumetia hyperythra Ground feeding Bird 116 Yellow-eyed babbler Chrysomma sinense Ground feeding Bird 117 Indian scimitar babbler Pomaorhinus horsfieldii Ground feeding Bird 118 Jungle babbler Turdoides striatus Ground feeding Bird 119 Puff-throated babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Ground feeding Bird 120 Indian bushlark Mirafra erythroptera Ground feeding Bird 121 Ashy-crowned sparrow Eremopterix griseus Ground feeding Bird lark 122 Jerdon's bushlark Mirafra affinis Ground feeding Bird 123 Common Upupa epops Ground feeding Bird hoopoe/Eurasian Hoopoe 124 House sparrow Passer domesticus Ground feeding Bird 125 Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus Ground feeding Bird 126 Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata Ground feeding Bird 127 Tricoloured munia Lonchura malacca Ground feeding Bird 128 Red munia/Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Ground feeding Bird 129 Lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica Wetland Birds 130 Cotton pygmy goose Nettapus coromandelianus Wetland Birds 131 Common teal Anas crecca Wetland Birds 132 Indian spot-billed duck Anas poecilorhyncha Wetland Birds 133 Gadwall Mareca strepera Wetland Birds 134 Northern pintail Anas acuta Wetland Birds 135 Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Wetland Birds 136 Eurasian moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wetland Birds 137 Eurasian coot Fulica atra Wetland Birds 138 Oriental darter Anhinga melanogaster Wetland Birds 139 Little cormorant Microcarbo niger Wetland Birds 140 Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wetland Birds 141 River tern Sterna aurantia Wetland Birds 142 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Wetland Birds 143 White-breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Wetland Birds 144 Water cock Gallicrex cinerea Wetland Birds 145 Baillon's crake Zapornia pusilla Wetland Birds 146 Indian pond heron Ardeola grayii Wetland Birds 147 Black-crowned night Nycticorax nycticorax Wetland Birds heron 148 Purple heron Ardea purpurea Wetland Birds 149 Grey heron Ardea cinerea Wetland Birds 150 Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus Wetland Birds 151 Little egret Egretta garzetta Wetland Birds 152 Intermediate egret Ardea intermedia Wetland Birds 153 Great egret Ardea alba Wetland Birds 154 Eurasian bittern Botaurus stellaris Wetland Birds 155 Black bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Wetland Birds 156 Yellow bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Wetland Birds 157 Cinnamon bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Wetland Birds 158 Painted stork Mycteria leucocephala Wetland Birds 159 Asian openbill Anastomus oscitans Wetland Birds 160 Wooly-necked stork Ciconia episcopus Wetland Birds 161 Lesser adjutant stork Leptoptilos javanicus Wetland Birds 162 Black headed Ibis Threskiornis Wetland Birds melanocephalus 163 Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis bengalensis Wetland Birds 164 White-throated Halcyon smyrnensis Wetland Birds kingfisher perpulchra 165 Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis Wetland Birds 166 Stork-billed kingfisher Pelargopsis
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