Bird Checklist for Sultanpur National Park

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Greylag Goose Anser anser Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Pochard Aythya ferina Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Garganey Spatula querquedula Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Gadwall Mareca strepera Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail Anas acuta Common Teal Anas crecca Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Asian Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica Blue-breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus

(Sultanpur National Park)

Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock Dove Columba livia Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Spotted-necked Dove Streptopelia chinensis Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Yellow-legged Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus

PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

(Sultanpur National Park)

Little Swift Apus affinis

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Common Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Western Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Brown Crake Zapornia akool White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Coot Fulica atra

GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Sarus Crane Antigone antigone Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo Common Crane Grus grus

OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus

PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius

(Sultanpur National Park)

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

PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

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

PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Striated Heron Butorides striata Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Little Egret Egretta garzetta

PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Indian Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

(Sultanpur National Park)

PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

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

PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

(Sultanpur National Park)

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

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Dunlin Calidris alpina Little Stint Calidris minuta Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Common Redshank Tringa totanus Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki

CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Little Pratincole Glareola lactea

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

(Sultanpur National Park)

Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Tern Sternula albifrons Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida River Tern Sterna aurantia Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis Indian Vulture Gyps indicus Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos

(Sultanpur National Park)

Shikra Accipiter badius Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Black Kite Milvus migrans White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius

STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Common Barn Owl Tyto alba

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum Spotted Owlet Athene brama Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata Rock Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis

BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris

BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Common Hoopoe Upupa epops

(Sultanpur National Park)

PICIFORMES: Picidae

Northern Wryneck Jynx torquilla Black-rumped Woodpecker Dinopium benghalense Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus Brown-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis

PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae

Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus

CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Amur Falcon Falco amurensis

(Sultanpur National Park)

Laggar Falcon Falco jugger Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura

PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Large Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo

PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae

Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus

PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae

Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

(Sultanpur National Park)

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda House Crow Corvus splendens Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Indian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile

(Sultanpur National Park)

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae

Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni

PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chestnut-shouldered Bush Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis

(Sultanpur National Park)

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis White Wagtail Motacilla alba

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Common Rosefinch Erythrina erythrina

PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix griseus Singing Bush Lark Mirafra cantillans Bengal Lark Mirafra assamica Indian Bush Lark Mirafra erythroptera Sand Lark Alaudala raytal Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Oriental Sky Lark Alauda gulgula Crested Lark Galerida cristata

PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

(Sultanpur National Park)

PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris Bristled Grass Warbler Chaetornis striata

PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

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

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor Plain Martin Riparia paludicola Pale Martin Riparia diluta

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenis Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer

PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Brooks's Leaf Warbler Abrornis subviridis Hume's Leaf Warbler Abrornis humei Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus

(Sultanpur National Park)

Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis Greenish Leaf Warbler Seicercus trochiloides Large-billed Leaf Warbler Seicercus magnirostris Blyth's Leaf Warbler Seicercus reguloides

PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense

PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae

Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra

PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Large Grey Babbler Argya malcolmi Striated Babbler Argya earlei Scrub Babbler Argya caudata Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata

PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea Indian Salpornis Salpornis spilonota Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra

(Sultanpur National Park)

Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus Hill Myna Gracula religiosa

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis White-rumped Shama Kittacincla malabarica Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides Asian Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Eastern Stonechat Saxicola maurus Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis

(Sultanpur National Park)