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Download PDF of Birds Checklist RajasthanBiodiversity.org Birds of Rajasthan A comprehensive compiled list of birds from various checklist This checklist is a comprehensive compiled list of birds from various checklist which possibly includes all bird species found in Rajasthan till April 2020. This list is a result of in-depth analysis of Helm Field Guide on Birds of Indian subcontinent by Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp. The list prepared was compared with all the major checklists available for Rajasthan that includes eBird checklist, BNHS-ENVIS checklist, Birds of Rajasthan a book by Rakesh Vyas and minor differences among these lists were noted down. The present list doesn’t skip any species ever recorded in Rajasthan and presents a comprehensive list of 561 extant and extinct bird species. This checklist is presented as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to report them at [email protected]. Birds of Indian Sub-continent, Birds of Rajasthan, Rakesh Remarks S. No. Common Name Scientific name eBird (476) BNHS (478) Grimmett et. al. (501) Vyas (475) (According to “Birds of Indian Sub-continent”) FRANCOLINS 1 Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Y Y Y Y 2 Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus Y Y Y Y 3 Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Y Y Y Y QUAILS 4 King Quail (Blue-breasted Quail) Coturnix chinensis Y N Y Y Historic Record 5 Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica Y Y Y Y 6 Common Quail (Grey Quail) Coturnix coturnix Y Y Y Y BUSH QUAILS 7 Rock Bush Quail Perdicula argoondah Y Y Y Y 8 Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica Y Y Y Y SPURFOWLS P a g e 1 | 32 A “Tiger Watch” initiative RajasthanBiodiversity.org 9 Painted Spurfowl Galloperidex lunulata Y Y Y Y 10 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea Y Y Y Y PHEASANTS 11 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Y Y Y Y 12 Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii Y Y Y Y WHISTLING DUCK AND GEESE 13 Greylag Goose Anser anser Y Y Y Y 14 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Y Y N Y Isolated, Winter Visitor 15 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Y N N Y Isolated, Historic Record 16 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Y Y Y Y 17 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica Y y Y Y SHELDUCKS, PYGMY-GOOSE AND ALLIES 18 Tundra Bean-Goose Anser serrirostris N Y N N Vagrant, Recorded in 2015 from Sariska 19 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus N Y N N Historic Record from 1925 20 Marbled Teal (Marbled Duck) Marmaronetta angustirostris Y Y N Y Isolated, Winter Visitor 21 Cotton Pygmy-Goose (Cotton Teal) Nettapus coromandelianus Y Y Y Y 22 Knob-billed Duck (Comb Duck) Sarkidiornis melanotos Y Y Y Y 23 Ruddy Shelduck (Brahminy Duck) Tadorna ferruginea Y Y N Y 24 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Y Y Y Y Isolated, Occasional, Scarce, Erratic DABLING DUCKS 25 Northern Pintail Anas acuta Y Y Y Y 26 Green-winged Teal (Common Teal) Anas crecca Y Y Y Y P a g e 2 | 32 A “Tiger Watch” initiative RajasthanBiodiversity.org 27 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Y Y Y Y 28 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Y Y Y Y 29 Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Y Y Y Y Occasional, Scarce Erratic 30 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Y Y Y Y 31 Gadwall Mareca strepera Y Y Y Y 32 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa N N N Y 33 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Y Y Y Y 34 Garganey Spatula querquedula Y Y Y Y DIVING DUCKS 35 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Y Y N Y Isolated, Winter Visitor 36 Common Pochard Aythya ferina Y Y Y Y 37 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Y Y Y Y 38 Greater Scaup Aythya marila N Y Y Y 39 Ferruginous Duck (Ferruginous Pochard) Aythya nyroca Y Y Y Y 40 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Y Y Y Y SAWBILLS, STIFFTAILS AND PINK-HEADED DUCK 41 Smew Mergellus albellus Y N N Y Isolated, Wintervisitor 42 Common Merganser Mergus merganser N Y N Y 43 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Y N Y Y Isolated Record 44 Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Y N N N Historic Record, Extinct GREBES 45 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Y Y Y Y P a g e 3 | 32 A “Tiger Watch” initiative RajasthanBiodiversity.org 46 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Y Y N N Isolated, Winter Visitor 47 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Y Y Y Y Isolated, Winter Visitor 48 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Y Y Y Y STORKS 49 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Y Y Y Y 50 White Stork Ciconia ciconia Y Y Y Y Occasional 51 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Y Y Y Y 52 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Y Y Y Y Eastern Rajasthan, Isolated Uncertain Record In West, Isolated 53 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Y Y Y Y Record Near Ajmer Udaipur, Sirohi 54 Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius Y Y Y Y Isolated Records 55 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Y y Y Y 56 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Y Y Y Y FLAMINGOES, IBISES AND SPOONBILL 57 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Y Y Y Y 58 Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor Y y Y Y Sambhar, Isolated Records In Eastern, Southeastern Rajasthan 59 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Y Y Y Y 60 Red-naped Ibis (Indian Black Ibis) Pseudibis papillosa Y Y Y Y 61 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Y Y Y Y 62 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Y Y Y Y BITTERNS 63 Great Bittern Botaurus stellarus Y Y Y Y Passage Migrant 64 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Y Y Y Y Passage, Isolated Summer Visitor West Raj. P a g e 4 | 32 A “Tiger Watch” initiative RajasthanBiodiversity.org 65 Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Y Y Y Y 66 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Y y Y Y Isolated Record, Last recorded in 2016 from Udaipur 67 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Y Y Y Y SMALL HERONS 68 Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus N N N Y Historic Record, Single record in 2013 from Tal Chapar 69 Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii Y Y Y Y 70 Striated Heron (Little Heron) Butorides striata Y Y Y Y 71 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Y Y Y Y LARGE HERONS 72 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Y Y Y Y 73 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Y Y Y Y EGRETS 74 Great Egret Ardea alba Y Y Y Y 75 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Y Y Y Y 76 Cattle Egret (Eastern) Bubulcus ibis coromandus Y Y Y Y 77 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Y Y Y Y 78 Western Reef-Heron (Western Reef-Egret) Egretta gularis Y Y Y Y Isolated Record PELICANS 79 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Y Y Y Y 80 Great White Pelican (Rosy Pelican) Pelecanus onocrotalus Y Y Y Y 81 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis Y Y Y Y Isolated Record DARTER AND CORMORANTS P a g e 5 | 32 A “Tiger Watch” initiative RajasthanBiodiversity.org 82 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Y y Y Y 83 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger Y y Y Y 84 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Y Y Y Y 85 Indian Cormorant (Indian Shag) Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Y Y Y Y FALCONETS AND KESTRELS 86 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Y y Y Y Isolated Record 87 Eurasian Kestrel (Common Kestrel) Falco tinnunculus Y Y Y Y 88 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Y Y Y Y Former Range SMALL FALCONS 89 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Y N N N Passage, First Record in 2015 from Tal Chapar 90 Saker Falcon Falco cherrug N Y Y y 91 Merlin Falco columbarius Y Y Y Y 92 Oriental Hobby Falco severus Y N Y N Isolated Record 93 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Y Y Y Y Isolated Record, Hadoti Region LARGE FALCONS 94 Eastern Saker Falcon Falco cherrug milvipes N N Y N Historic Record 95 Laggar Falcon Falco jugger Y Y Y Y 96 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Y Y Y Y 97 Barbary Falcon Falco (peregrinus) pelegrinoides Y N N N KITES 98 Black-winged Kite (Black-shouldered Kite) Elanus caeruleus Y Y Y Y 99 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Y Y Y Y P a g e 6 | 32 A “Tiger Watch” initiative RajasthanBiodiversity.org 100 Black Kite Milvus migrans Y Y Y Y 101 Black-eared Kite Milvus (migrans) lineatus Y N N Y OSPREY AND SEA EAGLES 102 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Y y Y Y 103 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Y Y Y Y Isolated Record FISH EAGLES AND HONEY BUZZARD 104 Grey-Headed Fish Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus Y Y Y Y Isolated Record, Recorded in 2014 & 2020 from RNP 105 Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Y Y Y Y 106 Lesser Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga humilis Y y N Y Isolated Record, Recorded in 2014 from RTR 107 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Y Y Y N Isolated Record Oriental Honey-buzzard (Crested Honey 108 Buzzard) Pernis ptilorhynchus Y Y Y Y VULTURES 109 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Y Y Y Y 110 White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis Y Y Y Y 111 Griffon Vulture (Eurasian Griffon) Gyps fulvus Y Y Y Y 112 Indian Vulture (Indian Long-billed Vulture) Gyps indicus Y Y Y Y 113 Himalayan Vulture (Himalayan Griffon) Gyps himalayensis Y Y Y Y Winter Visitor 114 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Y Y Y Y 115 Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Y Y Y Y SNAKE AND SERPANT EAGLES 116 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus Y Y Y Y 117 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela Y Y Y Y P a g e 7 | 32 A “Tiger Watch” initiative RajasthanBiodiversity.org HARRIERS 118 Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Y Y Y Y 119 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Y Y Y Y Isolated Record 120 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Y Y Y Y 121 Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos Y Y Y Y Isolated Record 122 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Y Y Y Y ACCIPITERS 123 Shikra Accipiter badius Y Y Y Y 124 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Y Y Y Y Winter Visitor 125 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Y Y Y Y Winter Migrant 126 Besra Accipiter virgatus Y N Y Y Isolated Record 127 White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa Y Y Y Y BUZZARDS 128 Common Buzzard (Steppe Buzzard) Buteo buteo Y Y Y Y Uncertain Record 129 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Y Y Y Y EAGLES 130 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos N N Y N 131 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Y Y Y Y 132 Eastern
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