Bird Checklist for Nainital

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 Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Common Pochard Aythya ferina Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greater Scaup Aythya marila Common Merganser Mergus merganser White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

(Nainital/Pangot)

Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica Chukar Alectoris chukar Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha

PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock Pigeon Columba livia Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus Speckled Wood-Pigeon Columba hodgsonii Ashy Wood-Pigeon Columba pulchricollis Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicinctus Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon Treron phayrei

(Nainital/Pangot)

Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron apicauda Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron sphenurus

PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus

OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

(Nainital/Pangot)

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena sylvatica White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris Alpine Swift Apus melba Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx Little Swift Apus affinis House Swift Apus nipalensis Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae

Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata 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 Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca Brown Crake Zapornia akool

(Nainital/Pangot)

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: Ibidorhynchidae

Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

(Nainital/Pangot)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Ruff Calidris pugnax Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Little Stint Calidris minuta Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 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

(Nainital/Pangot)

Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Small Pratincole Glareola lactea

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Mew Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda River Tern Sterna aurantia Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis

CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Black Stork Ciconia nigra Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus White Stork Ciconia ciconia Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

SULIFORMES: Anhingidae

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

(Nainital/Pangot)

PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus

PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Gray Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 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

(Nainital/Pangot)

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis Indian Vulture Gyps indicus Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii 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 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Shikra Accipiter badius Besra Accipiter virgatus

(Nainital/Pangot)

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Black Kite Milvus migrans Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Pallas's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Lesser Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus humilis Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius

STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Australasian Grass-Owl Tyto longimembris Barn Owl Tyto alba

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia Pallid Scops-Owl Otus brucei Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia Rock Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Bubo nipalensis Dusky Eagle-Owl Bubo coromandus Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis Tawny Fish-Owl Ketupa flavipes Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum Spotted Owlet Athene brama Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica Himalayan Owl Strix nivicolum

(Nainital/Pangot)

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata

BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis Indian Gray Hornbill Ocyceros birostris Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti

CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

European Roller Coracias garrulus Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

PICIFORMES: Megalaimidae

(Nainital/Pangot)

Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus Great Barbet Psilopogon virens Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus

PICIFORMES: Picidae

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea Brown-capped Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus Gray-capped Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes auriceps Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus Gray-headed Woodpecker Picus canus Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Amur Falcon Falco amurensis

(Nainital/Pangot)

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Oriental Hobby Falco severus Laggar Falcon Falco jugger Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri

PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae

Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae

PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera

PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae

(Nainital/Pangot)

Himalayan Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius ripleyi Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii

PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae

Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae

Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus

(Nainital/Pangot)

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea 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 Gray-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa flavirostris Red-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha Common Green-Magpie Cissa chinensis Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Gray Treepie Dendrocitta formosae Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus House Crow Corvus splendens Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Common Raven Corvus corax

PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

(Nainital/Pangot)

Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus Coal Tit Periparus ater Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris Gray-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus Himalayan Black-lored Tit Machlolophus xanthogenys

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Sand Lark Alaudala raytal Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Crested Lark Galerida cristata

PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera Gray-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris

(Nainital/Pangot)

Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis

PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata West Himalayan Bush Warbler Locustella kashmirensis Spotted Bush Warbler Locustella thoracica Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striata

PASSERIFORMES: Pnoepygidae

Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer Immaculate Cupwing Pnoepyga immaculata Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Gray-throated Martin Riparia chinensis Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Pale Sand Martin Riparia diluta Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

(Nainital/Pangot)

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus Nepal House-Martin Delichon nipalense

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii

PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Brooks's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus Tytler's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus burkii Whistler's Warbler Phylloscopus whistleri Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris

(Nainital/Pangot)

Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides Gray-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos

PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae

Pale-footed Bush Warbler Urosphena pallidipes Gray-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major Gray-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes Hume's Bush Warbler Horornis brunnescens Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus

PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae

Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus White-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis

PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus Black-throated Parrotbill Suthora nipalensis

PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta

(Nainital/Pangot)

Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae

Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler Megapomatorhinus erythrogenys

PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae

Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps

PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis Common Babbler Turdoides caudata Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei Large Gray Babbler Turdoides malcolmi Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Ianthocincla rufogularis Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata White-throated Laughingthrush Ianthocincla albogularis Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum Variegated Laughingthrush Trochalopteron variegatum Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Trochalopteron erythrocephalum Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera Chestnut-tailed Minla Actinodura strigula

(Nainital/Pangot)

PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae

Goldcrest Regulus regulus

PASSERIFORMES: Tichodromidae

Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae

Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis Sikkim Treecreeper Certhia discolor

PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae

Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae

Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rosy Starling Pastor roseus

(Nainital/Pangot)

Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni Alpine Thrush Zoothera mollissima Himalayan Thrush Zoothera salimalii Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Gray-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor Tibetan Blackbird Turdus maximus White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides

(Nainital/Pangot)

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Large Niltava Niltava grandis Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus Gould's Shortwing Brachypteryx stellata Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus White-browed Bush-Robin Tarsiger indicus Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis Plumbeous Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus Rufous-backed Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius

(Nainital/Pangot)

White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucurus Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni Gray Bushchat Saxicola ferreus Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata Persian Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia

PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata Mrs. Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae

Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii

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PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus 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: Prunellidae

Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola

(Nainital/Pangot)

White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis White Wagtail Motacilla alba Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Scarlet Finch Carpodacus sipahi Blyth's Rosefinch Carpodacus grandis Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides

(Nainital/Pangot)

Twite Linaria flavirostris European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fire-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus

PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata Rock Bunting Emberiza cia White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Gray-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila

(Nainital/Pangot)