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ADDITIONS TO THE OF BILIGIRI RANGASWAMY TEMPLE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, WESTERN GHATS,

N.A. Aravind 1, Dinesh Rao 2 and P.S. Madhusudan 3

1, 2, 3 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, #659, 5th ‘A’ Main, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka 560024, India. Email: 1 [email protected], 2 [email protected] 3Present address: Salim Ali School of Ecology, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Pondicherry 605004, India.

Abstract BRTWLS is very rich in flora and fauna. There are about 1200 Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (BRT species of angiosperms (Ganesan & Vanaraj, unpublished) and WLS) is located in the middle of the bridge between 245 species of birds. Apart from these, this area harbours 150 Eastern and Western Ghats. There are about 245 birds in species of butterflies (Aravind & Dinesh, in prep.) and 35 species the Sanctuary. The present study was aimed to determine of mammals, which includes endangered species like the Indian birds in various macrohabitats in BRT WLS. Birds were Tiger (Panthera tigris), Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), monitored and censused during different seasons for 18 Four-horned Antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis), etc. months using transects that were laid in different vegetation types. Twenty-eight species were newly The aim of our study was to ascertain the nature of recorded in the Sanctuary out of which 15 are water birds. assemblages in various macrohabitat types in and around BRTWLS, which is an offshoot of the main Western Ghats and Keywords is the eastern most extension of the Ghats. This unique extension of Western Ghats constitutes a live bridge between Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats with the BRTWLS located birds, checklist almost in the middle of this bridge. Thus the biota of BRTWLS is expected to be similar to that of Western Ghats with a significant Introduction proportion of Eastern Ghats elements as well. Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (BRTWLS) (770- 77016' E and 11047'-1209' N) gets the name Biligiri from the white It is the only large patch of forest left outside the main Western cliff on which the Temple of Lord Rangaswamy is situated. The Ghats. The entire spectrum of macro habitats is represented Sanctuary is located to the east of the Western Ghats in within the 540km2 of the reserve. The extent of the major Karnataka State. It was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1987 vegetation within the reserve has also been worked out (Ramesh, and it covers an area of about 540km2. 1989). Deciduous (moist and dry) comprises about 61.1 per cent, scrub 28.2 per cent, and grassland about 3.4 per cent. Higher Altitude ranges from 600 to 1800m. Temperature ranges from 100 elevation areas are characterized by evergreen (6.5%) and high to 250 C and rainfall is around 600mm at the base and 3000mm at altitude sholas (0.8%) (Ramesh, 1989). hilltop per year. This wide range of climatic conditions along with the altitude variations within the small area of the Sanctuary There are several records on the avifauna of BRT WLS by Morris have translated it into a highly heterogeneous forest vegetation (1939), Ali (1942a,b; 1943a,b,c), Srinivasa et al. (1997), and types – scrub, deciduous, riparian, evergreen, sholas and Jayadeva (pers. comm.). Since Ali’s report, there have been grasslands. additions to the bird list by Morris (1927, 1939), Baskaran (1992) and Karthikeyan et al. (1995). We recorded further additions to The BRTWLS is inhabited by indigenous people called Soligas. the bird list as part of an ongoing project on bird and butterfly These tribes were hunter-gatherers and used to practice shifting diversity in BRT Wildlife Sanctuary. cultivation. Although the area was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary, collection of non-timber forest products (NTFP) is still carried out.

Manuscript received 20 December 2000; Revised manuscript received 25 May 2001; Accepted for publication 10 June 2001

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Methodology Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis): Common at lower elevations, where We have been monitoring bird diversity in and around the there are irrigated fields. Seen throughout the year. Sanctuary since August 1998. A series of transects were laid in every vegetation type of the Sanctuary and birds were censused Great Egret (Casmerodius albus): Rare. Only one record from over different seasons. Birds were recorded in the major the Suvarnavathi Reservoir. Seen in November 1998. vegetation types as well as in water bodies, human habitations and agro-ecosystems for 18 months. Apart from this, chance Ciconiidae encounters were also recorded, along with the habitat in which Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala): Rare. Seen two they were observed. All identifications are based on Ali and individuals in the Suvarnavathi Reservoir. Seen in November Ripley (1983, 1995). Scientific names and taxonomic classification 1998. is after Inskipp et al. (1996). White-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus): Rare. Seen only one Results individual in the Suvarnavathi Reservoir. Seen in November A total of 245 species of birds have been recorded in the 1998. Sanctuary till date. We have added 28 species to the existing list of 215 compiled by Srinivasa et al. (1998). This study, which Threskiornithidae covered the entire Sanctuary, recorded a total of 229 species. Asian White Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus): Rare. Seen While the other studies were conducted in only a few areas of flying over the Sanctuary. Not seen feeding in any part of the the Sanctuary, we covered a large area, including the three newly Sanctuary. Seen in September 1998. constructed reservoirs (in the 1970s). These reservoirs have subsequently attracted a large number of water birds. Out of 28 Anatidae newly recorded species, 15 are water birds. Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus): Rare. Winter visitor. Seen flying over the Sanctuary. Not seen feeding in any part of the Apart from the area covered, we surveyed for 18 months as Sanctuary. Seen in October 1998. opposed to Srinivasa et al. (1998) who spent 10 days and Morris who surveyed on and off for most of his life. However, Morris is Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha): Common in the unlikely to have visited the northern part of the Sanctuary. Morris reservoir, ponds and tanks of the Sanctuary. Seen during winter recorded a total of 125 species, Srinivasa et al. 194 species and 1999 and 2000. Ali, 60 species. Salim Ali surveyed only a part of the Sanctuary during the bird survey of erstwhile Mysore State. Accipitridae Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes): Rare. Only one individual The following is the annotated checklist for the newly recorded recorded from the dry deciduous forest. Seen in November birds of BRT Wildlife Sanctuary. A complete list of birds (246 1998. species) of BRT is given in Table 1. Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus): Common in the Annotated checklist of the newly recorded birds dry and moist deciduous forests of the Sanctuary. Phalacrocoracidae Osprey (Pandion haliaetus): Uncommon? Winter visitor. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo): Rare. Winter visitor. Recorded four times during winter 1998-99. Spotted a large group of 50 individuals in the Suvarnavathi Reservoir during November 1998. Turnicidae Yellow-legged Button Quail (Turnix tanki): Uncommon? Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger): Common. Seen in Recorded twice (3 and 4 individuals respectively) in the scrub ponds, tanks, marshes and reservoir within the Sanctuary. Seen jungle of the northern part of the Sanctuary. throughout the year on several occasions. Jacanidae Ardeidae Bronze-winged Jacana (Metpidius indicus): Common in the Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea): Uncommon. Seen twice, one ponds and lakes of the Sanctuary. individual each time. Seen in the southern part of the Sanctuary in November 1998. Burhinidae Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus): Rare? Two individuals Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus): Rare. Two individuals seen during breeding season in the scrub jungle of the southern seen at dusk in a pond in Biligiri Rangaswamy Hills. April 1999. part of the Sanctuary. Seen in April 1999.

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Charadriidae Acknowledgements Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos): Uncommon. Winter This work was funded in part by ATREE, Bangalore and CIFOR, visitor. Spotted only a couple of times (in a stream). Seen in . We thank Drs. K.N. Ganeshaiah and R. Uma Shaanker December 1998. for their encouragement. We are grateful to Dr. T. Ganesh for helpful suggestions. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago): Uncommon. Winter visitor. Spotted 10 individuals in B.R. Hills usually in the same References locality. Seen in January 1999. Ali, S. (1942a). The Birds of Mysore. Part I. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 43(2): 130-147. Ali, S. (1942b). The Birds of Mysore. Part II. Journal of the Bombay Pompadour (Treron pompadora): Common. Found Natural History Society 43(3): 318-341. feeding on these fruits of Ficus sp. Ali, S. (1943a). The Birds of Mysore. Part III. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 43(4): 573-595. Meropidae Ali, S. (1943b). The Birds of Mysore. Part IV. Journal of the Bombay Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus): Rare. Recorded only Natural History Society 44(1): 9-26. Ali, S. (1943c). The Birds of Mysore. Part V. Journal of the Bombay once (2 individuals). Seen in March 1999. Natural History Society 44(2): 206-220. Ali, S. and S.D. Ripley (1983). Handbook to the Birds of India and Picidae Pakistan (Compact edition). Oxford University Press and BNHS, Common Flame-backed Woodpecker (Dinopium javanense): Mumbai. Common in the dry and moist deciduous forests. Ali, S. and S.D. Ripley (1995). The Pictorial Guide to the Birds of Indian Sub-continent. Oxford University Press and BNHS, Mumbai. Alaudidae Baskaran, S.T. (1992). Sighting of Dusky Horned Owl. Newsletter Red-winged Bush Lark (Mirafra erythroptera): Common in the for Birdwatchers 32(9+10): 17. drier parts of the Sanctuary. Also seen in agricultural fields. Inskipp, T., N. Lindsey and W. Duckworth (1996). An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region. Oriental Bird Club, UK. Karthikeyan, S., J.N. Prasad and T.S. Srinivasa (1995). Yellow- Sturnidae throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus (Jerdon) at Biligirirangan Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus): Common. Winter visitor. Hills, Karnataka. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 92 (1): 123-124. Sylviidae Manakadan, R., J.C. Daniel, A.R. Rahmani, M. Inamdar and G. Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata): Common during winter. Ugra (1998). Standardized English common names of the birds of the Seen in the dry and moist deciduous forests. Indian subcontinent - A proposal. Buceros 3(2): 55pp. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai. Muscicapidae Morris, R.C. (1927). A junglefowl problem. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 38:190. White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis pallipus): Uncommon. Morris, R.C. (1939). On the occurrence of the Banded Crake (Rallus Seen in the evergreen forests at high elevations. c. amauroptera) and the Malabar Woodpecker (Macropicus j. hodgsonii) in the Biligirirangan Hills, S. India. Journal of the Bombay Natural Ploceidae History Society 40(4): 763. Red Munia (Amandava amandava): Common in the fields and Ramesh, B.R. (1989). Flora of Biligirirangan Hills. Ph.D. Thesis, scrub jungle. Madras University, Madras (Unpublished) Srinivasa, T.S., S. Karthikeyan and J.N. Prasad (1997). Faunal Black-headed Munia (Lonchura malacca): Common in the fields. survey of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary. Merlin Nature Club, Bangalore.

July 2001 Zoos' Print Journal 16(7): 541-547 543 Additions to the birds of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, N.A. India Aravind et al. Status C R C C C UC VC UC VC C UC? R? C C UC UC C UC C C UC UC R R UC UC VC UC 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 99 99 99 99 99 9 9 99 99 Observers 99 999 999 9 999 999 9 99 9 9999 9999 erent observers. erent Falco naumanni Falco tinnunculus Perdicula asiatica Perdicula erythrorhyncha Galloperdix spadicea Galloperdix lunulata Gallus sonneratii Pavo cristatus Amourornis phoenicurus indicus Vanellus malabaricus V. Tringa ochoropus Actitis hypoleucos Gallinago stenura Gallinago gallinago Scolopax rusticola Falco peregrinus Francolinus pondicerianus Turnix tanki Rallina eurizonoides Metopidius indicus Himantopus himantopus Burhinus oedicnemus Circus cyaneus Circus aeruginosus Circaetus gallicus Spilornis cheela Pandion haliaetus Common NameName Scientific SA RM SK AR Lesser Kestrel Common Kestrel Jungle Bush-Quail Painted Bush-Quail Red Spurfowl Painted Spurfowl Grey Junglefowl Indian Peafowl White-breasted Waterhen Charadriidae Red-wattled Lapwing Lapwing Yellow-wattled Scolopacidae Green Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Pin-tailed Snipe Common Snipe Eurasian Woodcock Falconidae Peregrine Falcon Phasianidae Grey Francolin Turnicidae Buttonquail Yellow-legged Rallidae Slaty-legged Crake Jacanidae Bronze-winged Jacana Charadriidae Blackwinged Stilt Burhinidae Stone-Curlew Hen Harrier Harrier Eurasian Marsh Snake Eagle Short-Toed Crested Serpent Eagle Osprey UC UC UC R UC C R UC R C VC C C C C UC R C R R Status C R C UC R VC C R R VC 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 99 99 99 99 9 99 99 99 99 Observers 999 999 999 999 99 9 999 99 Mycteria leucocephala Ciconia episcopus Threskiornis melanocephalus Anser indicus Anas crecca Anas poecilorhyncha Dendrocygna javanica Elanus caeruleus Aviceda leuphotes Pernis ptilorhyncus Milvus migrans Haliastur indus Accipiter badius Accipiter virgatus Spizaetus cirrhatus Hieraaetus kienerii Aquila rapax Ictinaetus malayensis Gyps bengalensis Neophron percnopterus Phalacrocorax carbo Ardea cinerea Tachybaptus ruficollis Tachybaptus Phalacrocorax niger Butorides striatus Ardeola grayii Bubulcus ibis Casmerodius albus Mesophoyx intermedia Egretta garzetta Dendrocygnidae Lesser Whistling-Duck Accipiteridae Ciconiidae Painted Stork White-necked Stork Threskiornithidae Asian White Ibis Anatidae Bar-headed Goose Common Teal Spot-billed Duck Black-shouldered Kite Black Baza Oriental Honey-Buzzard Black Kite Brahminy Kite Shikra Besra Sparrow-hawk Crested Hawk-Eagle Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle Eagle Tawny Black Eagle Indian White-backed Vulture Egyptian Vulture Phalacrocorcidae Great Cormorant Ardeidae Grey Heron Table 1. Complete checklist of birds of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary with status and species recorded by diff recorded and species with status Sanctuary Wildlife Temple Biligiri Rangaswamy of birds of checklist Complete 1. Table Podicipitidae Little Grebe Common NameName Scientific Little Cormorant Green-backed Heron SA RMIndian Pond-Heron SKCattle Egret AR Great Egret Intermediate Egret Little Egret

544 July 2001 Zoos' Print Journal 16(7): 541-547 Additions to the birds of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, N.A. India Aravind et al. UC C C C C R VC UC R C UC C C UC C VC UC C UC C UC VC C VC Status 9 9 99 99 99 9 99 99 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 Observers 99 9999 9999 999 9999 Celeus brachyurus Apus affinus Hemiprocne coronata Ceryle rudis Alcedo atthis Halcyon capensis Halcyon smyrnensis Merops leschenaulti Merops philippinus Merops orientalis Nyctyornis athertoni Coracias benghalensis Upupa epops Ocyceros birostris Megalaima zeylanica Megalaima viridis Megalaima rubricapilla M. haemacephala Picus xanthopygaeus Picus chlorophus Dinopium benghalense Dinopium javanense Tachymarptis melba Tachymarptis Caprimulgus asiaticus Caprimulgus Picidae Rufous Woodpecker House Swift Crested Tree-Swift Cerylidae Lesser Pied Kingfisher Alcedinidae Common Kingfisher Dacelonidae Stork-billed Kingfisher White-throated Kingfisher Meropidae Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Blue-tailed Bee-eater Green Bee-eater Blue-bearded Bee-eater Coraciidae Indian Roller Upupidae Common Hoopoe Bucerotidae Indian Grey Hornbill Megalaimidae Brown-headed Barbet White-cheeked Barbet Crimson-fronted Barbet Coppersmith Barbet Streak-throated Woodpecker Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker Black-rumped Flame-backed Woodpecker Common Flame-backed Woodpecker Apodidae Alpine Swift Indian Nightjar Common NameName Scientific SA M SK AR C UC UC C C C C UC C VC VC C VC VC VC C C UC C UC C C C UC VC C C C C UC C C UC Status 9 9 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 9 999 999 999 99 999 999 99 999 999 999 999 999 99 Observers 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 99 Caprimulgus indicus Caprimulgus macrurus Centropus sinensis Otus bakkamoena Treron phoenicoptera Ducula aenea Ducula badia Columba livia Columba elphinstonii Streptopelia decaocto Streptopelia chinensis Streptopelia senegalensis Chalcophaps indica Psittacula krameri Psittacula cyanocephala Psittacula columboides Loriculus vernalis Clamator jacobinus Heirococcyx sparverioides Heirococcyx varius Cuculus micropterus Cacomantis passerinus Eudynamys scolopacea Phaenicophaeus tristis Phaenicophaeus leschenaulti Bubo coromandus Ketupa zeylonensis Glaucidium radiatum Ninox scutulata Athene brama Strix ocellata Treron pompadora Chlidonias hybridus Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgidae Grey Nightjar Strigidae Collared Scops-Owl Centropodidae Greater Coucal Yellow-legged Green-Pigeon Yellow-legged Green Imperial-Pigeon Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Rock Pigeon Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove Spotted Dove Laughing Dove Emerald Dove Plum-headed Parakeet Malabar Parakeet Hanging-Parrot Vernal Cuculidae Pied Cuckoo Large Hawk-Cuckoo Indian Hawk-Cuckoo Indian Cuckoo Grey-bellied Cuckoo Asian Koel Small Green-billed Malkoha Sirkeer Malkoha Dusky Eagle-Owl Brown Fish-Owl Jungle Owlet Brown Hawk-Owl Spotted Owlet Mottled Wood-Owl Psittacidae Rose-ringed Parakeet Columbidae Pompadour Green-Pigeon Laridae Whiskered Tern Common NameName Scientific SA M SK AR

July 2001 Zoos' Print Journal 16(7): 541-547 545 Additions to the birds of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, N.A. India Aravind et al. * Status VC VC UC UC VC VC R VC C C UC C C UC C C VC VC C VC R C C UC C C C C UC C C C VC R C C R C UC 9 9 Observers 99 99 9 99 99 99 99 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 99 999 999 999 999 999 9999 999 9999 9999 9999 9999 99 999 9999 9999 9999 999 999 Chloropsis aurifrons Chloropsis cochinchinensis Irena puella Pycnonotus cafer Pycnonotus xantholaemus Pycnonotus luteolus Iole indica Hypsipetes leucocephalus Pomatorhinus horsfieldii Dumetia hyperythra Rhopocichla atriceps Turdoides caudatus Turdoides subrufus Turdoides striatus Turdoides affinis Alcippe poioicephala Orthotomus sutorius Locustella naevia Acrocephalus dumetorum Hippolais caligata Sylvia hortensis Sylvia curruca Aegithinia tiphia Pycnonotus jocosus Pellorneum ruficeps Dicrurus paradiseus Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Artamus fuscus Hemipus picatus gularis Tephrodornis pondicerianus Tephrodornis Coracina macei Coracina melanoptera Pericrocotus flammeus Pericrocotus roseus Rhipidura aureola Rhipidura albicollis paradisi Terpsiphone Hypothymis azurea Common NameName Scientific SA RM SK AR Gold-fronted Leafbird Jerdon’s Leafbird Asian Fairy-Bluebird Red-vented Bulbul Bulbul Yellow-throated White-browed Bulbul Bulbul Yellow-browed Black Bulbul Indian Scimitar-Babbler Babbler Tawny-bellied Dark-fronted Babbler Common Babbler Rufous Babbler Jungle Babbler Pale-capped Babbler Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Bird Common Tailor Grasshopper Warbler Blyth’s Reed-Warbler Booted Warbler Orphean Warbler Lesser Whitethroat Irenidae Common Iora Pycnonotidae Red-whiskered Bulbul Sylviidae Puff-throated Babbler Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Greater Racket-tailed Small Minivet Ashy Wood-Swallow Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Large Woodshrike Common Woodshrike Large Cuckoo-shrike Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike Scarlet Minivet Rosy Minivet White-browed Fantail White-throated Fantail Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Black-naped Monarch Status C R VC VC C UC C C R VC C UC C C C VC C UC UC C VC C C C C UC C UC C C C UC 9 Observers 9 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 99 999 9999 9999 999 9999 9999 999 9999 9999 9999 9999 Dendrocitta leucogastra Corvus splendens Corvus macrorhynchos Oriolus oriolus Oriolus tenuirostris Oriolus xanthornus Dicrurus macrocercus Dicrurus leucophaeus Dicrurus caerulescens Dicrurus aeneus Dicrurus hottentottus Dendrocitta vagabunda Hirundo concolor Hirundo rustica Hirundo daurica Lanius vittatus Lanius schach Lanius cristatus Sturnus malabaricus Sturnus pagodarum Acridotheres tristis Acridotheres fuscus Gracula religiosa Pitta brachyura Mirafra affinis Dendrocopos maharattensis Dendrocopos nanus Dendrocopos Chrysocolaptes lucidus Mirafra erythroptera Eremopterix grisea Ammomanes phoenicurus Galerida malabarica Common NameName Scientific SA RM SK AR White-bellied Treepie House Crow Jungle Crow Eurasian Golden Oriole Slender-billed Oriole Black-hooded Oriole Black Drongo Ashy Drongo White-bellied Drongo Bronzed Drongo Spangled Drongo Corvidae Rufous Treepie Sturnidae Chestnut-tailed Starling Barn Swallow Red-rumped Swallow Laniidae Bay-backed Shrike Long-tailed Shrike Brown Shrike Brahminy Starling Common Myna Jungle Myna Hill Myna Hirundinidae Dusky Crag-Martin Pittidae Indian Pitta Alaudidae Madras Bush Lark Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Yellow-crowned Brown-capped Pygmy-Woodpecker Great Flame-backed Woodpecker Red-winged Bush-Lark Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Rufous-tailed Finch Lark Malabar Lark

546 July 2001 Zoos' Print Journal 16(7): 541-547 Additions to the birds of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, N.A. India Aravind et al. UC C R UC C C VC C UC C C C C R VC C C VC C VC R UC VC C C Status 9 9 9 99 99 99 99 99 99 999 999 999 999 999 99 999 999 999 999 Observers 999 9 9999 9999 9999 9999 . . (1998) et al . . (1996) et al Anthus rufulus Anthus similis indica Dendronanthus Motacilla flava Motacilla cinerea Motacilla maderaspatensis Passer domesticus Petronia xanthocollis Ploceus philippinus Amandava amandava Lonchura malabarica Lonchura striata Lonchura kelaarti Lonchura punctulata Lonchura malacca Anthus trivialis Dicaeum agile Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Dicaeum concolor Nectarinia zeylonica Nectarinia minima Nectarinia lotenia Nectarinia asiatica Zosterops palpebrosa Carpodacus erythrinus - Seen by Uttangi, 2000 Paddyfield Pipit Long-billed Pipit Forest Wagtail Wagtail Yellow Grey Wagtail Large Pied Wagtail House Sparrow Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Baya Weaver Red Munia Plain Munia White-rumped Munia Hill Munia Scaly-breasted Munia Black-headed Munia Tree Pipit Nectariniidae Thick-billed Flowerpecker Tickell’s Flowerpecker Plain-coloured Flowerpecker Purple-rumped Sunbird Small Sunbird Loten’s Sunbird Purple Sunbird Zosteropidae Oriental White-Eye Fringillidae Common Rosefinch species recordedTotal Srinivasa, S. Karthikeyan, J.N. Prasad; T. Ali; RM- R.C. Morris; SK- SA- Salim Madhusudan Aravind, Dinesh Rao, P.S. AR- N.A. common R- Rare; UC- Uncommon; C- Common; VC- Very * Common names used in this table follow Manakadan Scientific names are after Inskipp 60 125 194 229 Common NameName Scientific SA RM SK AR C C R UC R VR UC C UC UC C UC VC C VC C UC C R C R C R UC C C C C VC R R C VC UC C C Status 9 99 99 9 99 99 99 99 999 999 99 999 99 999 999 999 9 99 9 9 99 999 999 99 999 999 Observers 9999 9999 9999 999 9999 999 9999 9999 9999 9999 Anthus hodgsoni Parus major Sitta castanea Muscicapa muttui Muscicapa ruficauda Ficedula parva Ficedula nigrorufa Cyornis pallipes Cyornis tickelliae Eumyias thalassina Eumyias albicaudata Muscicapa ceylonensis Luscinia brunnea Copsychus saularis Saxicola caprata Saxicoloides fulicata Monticola cinclorhynchus Monticola solitarius Myiophonus horsfieldii Zoothera wardii Zoothera citrina Zoothera dauma Turdus merula nigropeleus Turdus merula similimus Cisticola juncidis Prinia hodgsonii Prinia inornata Prinia socialis Prinia sylvatica Parus nuchalis Parus xanthogenys Sitta frontalis Muscicapa dauurica Phylloscopus affinis Phylloscopus magnirostris Phylloscopus occipitalis Phylloscopus Passeridae Olive-backed Pipit Sittidae Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Paridae Great Tit Cisticolidae Zitting Cisticola Brown-breasted Flycatcher Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Red-throated Flycatcher. Black-and-Orange Flycatcher White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher Tickell’s Blue-Flycatcher Flycatcher Verditer Nilgiri Flycatcher Grey-headed Flycatcher Indian Blue Robin Oriental Magpie-Robin Pied Bushchat Indian Robin Blue-headed Rock-Thrush Blue Rock-Thrush Malabar Whistling-Thrush Pied Thrush Orange-headed Thrush Scaly Thrush Eurasian Blackbird Eurasian Blackbird Grey-breasted Prinia Plain Prinia Ashy Prinia Jungle Prinia Pied Tit Tit Black-lored Yellow Nuthatch Velvet-fronted Muscicapidae Asian Brown Flycatcher Tickell’s Leaf-Warbler Large-billed Leaf-Warbler Warbler Western Crowned Common NameName Scientific SA RM SK AR

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