Sálim Ali Count Report November 5 to 12, 2020

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Address: Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, S.B. Singh Road, Mumbai 400 001, Maharashtra, . Tel.: (91-22) 2282 1811 Fax: (91-22) 2283 7615 Email: [email protected]

Cover Picture: Photo provided by BNHS Photo Library. Recommended citation Kasambe, R., N. Dudhe (2021) Sálim Ali Bird Count Report. Indian Bird Conservation Network and Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai. 24 pp.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thanks to all the participant bird watchers and partner organizations.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 04

RESULTS 05

TABLES 06

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INTRODUCTION The Sálim Ali Bird Count (SABC) is a birding event conducted by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) every year on November 12 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr Sálim Ali (1896–1987), the ‘Bird Man of India’. SABC was renewed in 2015, after a long gap of fifteen years.

In 2020, BNHS organized the SABC along with its Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Resource Partner on Avian Ecology (ENVIS) and in association with Bird Count India (birdcount.in), Maharashtra Pakshimitra Sanghatana, and Indian Bird Conservation Network (IBCN). Birders across India participated in this event by documenting from November 5 to 12, 2020.

The Sálim Ali Bird Count is a Citizen Science initiative, and the only criterion to participate in this event is an interest in birds. While the minimum count time is 15 minutes, participants are encouraged to extend it up to at least an hour to make the count more meaningful and preferably undertake the exercise early morning as birds tend to become quiet and inactive during the middle of the day. The SABC also encourages participants not to restrict themselves to this one-time event, but monitor the chosen area consistently all through the year so that there is a continuous record of the bird life in the chosen grid/area. The chosen site can be one of the nearest Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA book link:- http://bnhsenvis.nic.in/Database/Important- Bird-And-Biodiversity-Areas-In-India_18738.aspx ) or any waterbody or a wooded patch. The count can be recorded either individually or in a group.

The participants were intimated about the count dates and the process through social networking sites like Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Google groups and other modes of communication. They submitted their checklists through eBird platform (https://ebird.org/) and BNHS mobile application “Internet of Birds” (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.internetofbirds&hl=en_IN&gl=US).

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RESULTS

As many as 2926 birdwatchers from across the country participated in the bird count and reported 855 . More than 26,000 checklists were uploaded from India. The top four states in terms of checklists uploaded were Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. Bangalore alone uploaded 616 checklists, which is the highest for a single district. Out of seven regions across the country,Common was reported from four regions in large numbers. Birdwatchers also documented an incredible diversity of nocturnal species like owls (20 species including Oriental Bay Owl), nightjars (6 species), and frogmouth (one). Some of the highlights from the northern part of India were Cheer Pheasant, Pallas’s Eagle, and Himalayan Owl and from the southern region, Daurian , Legge’s Hawk-Eagle, Flycatcher. During the count, a few Endangered species like Indian Skimmer and Black-bellied Tern were also recorded. Some incredible birds like Parrotbills and range-restricted Wren-Babblers were reported from Arunachal Pradesh. Some other interesting sightings include Northern Goshawk from Kashmir, Indian Grassbird from Uttarakhand, Brown- rumped Minivet from Assam, Little Crake from , and White-naped from .

Region-wise participation:

Region Checklists Number of Species Andaman and Nicobar 68 135 Central India 2044 438 East 545 612 711 509 North 576 350 South 5660 475 West 780 404

Fig: Map showing the diversity of birdlife based on the checklists received from these regions. 5

Fig: Point Map showing locations from where the checklists were received.

Tables:

Table: List of bird species reported during Sálim Ali Bird Count

Sr. No English name Scientific name 1 Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola 2 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea 3 Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata 4 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 5 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 6 Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica 7 Chukar Alectoris chukar 8 Jungle Bush-quail Perdicula asiatica 9 Rock Bush-quail Perdicula argoondah 10 Painted Bush-quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha 11 Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus 12 Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus 13 Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus 6

14 Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis 15 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus 16 Gray Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii 17 Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus 18 Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra 19 Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha 20 Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii 21 Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos 22 Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor 23 Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica 24 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus 25 Graylag Goose Anser anser 26 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 27 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 28 Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 29 Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus 30 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 31 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 32 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 33 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 34 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 35 Garganey Spatula querquedula 36 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 37 Gadwall Mareca strepera 38 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 39 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 40 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 41 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 42 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 44 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 45 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 46 Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor 47 Rock Pigeon livia 48 Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris 49 Columba leuconota 50 Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni 51 Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon Columba elphinstonii 52 Oriental Turtle-dove Streptopelia orientalis 53 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 54 Eurasian Collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto 55 Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica 56 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 57 Andaman Cuckoo-dove Macropygia rufipennis 58 Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 59 Orange-breasted Green-pigeon Treron bicinctus 60 Ashy-headed Green-pigeon Treron phayrei 61 Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon Treron affinis 62 Andaman Green-pigeon Treron chloropterus

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63 Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus 64 Pin-tailed Green-pigeon Treron apicauda 65 Wedge-tailed Green-pigeon Treron sphenurus 66 Green Imperial-pigeon Ducula aenea 67 Mountain Imperial-pigeon Ducula badia 68 Pied Imperial-pigeon Ducula bicolor 69 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus 70 Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus 71 Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger 72 Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus 73 Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka 74 Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis 75 Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus 76 Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus 77 Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis 78 Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata 79 White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena sylvatica 80 Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus 81 Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris 82 Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor 83 White-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus 84 Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis 85 Asian Palm- Cypsiurus balasiensis 86 Alpine Swift Apus melba 87 House Swift Apus nipalensis 88 Little Swift Apus affinis 89 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 90 Andaman Coucal Centropus andamanensis 91 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis 92 Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii 93 Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris 94 Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis 95 Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 96 Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus 97 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus 98 Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus 99 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii 100 Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus 101 Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus 102 Fork-tailed -cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides 103 Common Hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 104 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus 105 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 106 Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus 107 Andaman Crake Rallina canningi 108 Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides 109 Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata 110 Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca 111 Brown Crake Zapornia akool

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112 Little Crake Zapornia parva 113 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla 114 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 115 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 116 Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus 117 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 118 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 119 Sarus Crane Antigone antigone 120 Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo 121 Common Crane Grus grus 122 Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius 123 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus 124 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 125 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 126 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 127 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 128 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 129 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 130 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 131 Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa 132 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 133 Yellow sinensis 134 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 135 Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis 136 Black-crowned Night- Nycticorax nycticorax 137 Striated Heron Butorides striata 138 Indian Pond-heron Ardeola grayii 139 Chinese Pond-heron Ardeola bacchus 140 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 141 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea 142 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 143 Great Egret Ardea alba 144 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia 145 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 146 Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis 147 Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra 148 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus 149 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis 150 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 151 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger 152 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 153 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis 154 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 155 Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus 156 Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris 157 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 158 Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii 159 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 160 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

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161 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 162 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 163 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 164 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 165 Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus 166 Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 167 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 168 River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii 169 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus 170 Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus 171 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 172 White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 173 Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis 174 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus 175 Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus 176 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 177 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 178 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 179 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 180 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 181 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 182 Red Knot Calidris canutus 183 Ruff Calidris pugnax 184 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 185 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 186 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 187 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 188 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 189 Sanderling Calidris alba 190 Dunlin Calidris alpina 191 Little Stint Calidris minuta 192 Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura 193 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 194 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 195 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 196 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 197 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 198 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 199 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 200 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 201 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 202 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 203 Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus 204 Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki 205 Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator 206 Crab-plover Dromas ardeola 207 Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor 208 Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus 209 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

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210 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 211 Small Pratincole Glareola lactea 212 Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis 213 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 214 Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus 215 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 216 Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 217 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 218 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 219 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 220 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 221 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 222 River Tern Sterna aurantia 223 Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana 224 Common Tern Sterna 225 Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda 226 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 227 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 228 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 229 Oriental Bay-owl Phodilus badius 230 Barn Owl Tyto alba 231 Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata 232 Hume's Boobook Ninox obscura 233 Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis 234 Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei 235 Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides 236 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum 237 Spotted Owlet Athene brama 238 Collared Scops-owl Otus lettia 239 Indian Scops-owl Otus bakkamoena 240 Andaman Scops-owl Otus balli 241 Mountain Scops-owl Otus spilocephalus 242 Oriental Scops-owl Otus sunia 243 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 244 Mottled Wood-owl Strix ocellata 245 Brown Wood-owl Strix leptogrammica 246 Himalayan Owl Strix nivicolum 247 Spot-bellied Eagle-owl Bubo nipalensis 248 Dusky Eagle-owl Bubo coromandus 249 Brown Fish-owl Ketupa zeylonensis 250 Tawny Fish-owl Ketupa flavipes 251 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 252 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus 253 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 254 Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 255 Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes 256 Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 257 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 258 Crested Serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela

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259 Andaman Serpent-eagle Spilornis elgini 260 Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus 261 Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis 262 White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis 263 Indian Vulture Gyps indicus 264 Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus 265 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 266 Mountain Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nipalensis 267 Changeable Hawk-eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus 268 Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti 269 Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii 270 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis 271 Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata 272 Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 273 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 274 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 275 Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 276 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 277 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata 278 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 279 Eurasian Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus 280 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 281 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 282 Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos 283 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 284 Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus 285 Shikra Accipiter badius 286 Besra Accipiter virgatus 287 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 288 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 289 White-bellied Sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 290 Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus 291 Lesser Fish-eagle Haliaeetus humilis 292 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 293 Black Kite Milvus migrans 294 White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa 295 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 296 Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus 297 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 298 Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius 299 Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus 300 Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus 301 Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis 302 Indian Gray Hornbill Ocyceros birostris 303 Malabar Gray Hornbill Ocyceros griseus 304 Malabar Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus 305 Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris 306 Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus 307 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

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308 Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni 309 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 310 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti 311 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus 312 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 313 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 314 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 315 Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis 316 European Roller Coracias 317 Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 318 Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca 319 Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting 320 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 321 Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris 322 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 323 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis 324 Brown-winged Kingfisher Pelargopsis amauroptera 325 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 326 Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata 327 Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris 328 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus 329 Malabar Barbet Psilopogon malabaricus 330 Blue-eared Barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii 331 Great Barbet Psilopogon virens 332 Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus 333 Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus 334 White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis 335 Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii 336 Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus 337 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 338 White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea 339 Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus 340 Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente 341 Brown-capped Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus 342 Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis 343 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus 344 White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus 345 Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii 346 Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense 347 Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia 348 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus 349 Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha 350 Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus 351 Gray-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 352 Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus 353 Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus 354 Gray-capped Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus 355 Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus 356 White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis

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357 Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei 358 Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis 359 Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes auriceps 360 Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus 361 Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei 362 Freckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos analis 363 Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis 364 Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis 365 Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens 366 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 367 Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 368 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera 369 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 370 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 371 Laggar Falcon Falco jugger 372 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 373 Vernal Hanging-parrot Loriculus vernalis 374 Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana 375 Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata 376 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 377 Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri 378 Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda 379 Malabar Parakeet Psittacula columboides 380 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 381 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 382 Blue-naped Pitta Hydrornis nipalensis 383 Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura 384 Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus 385 Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae 386 Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii 387 Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus 388 Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo 389 Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis 390 Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris 391 Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea 392 Black-headed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius rufiventer 393 Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus 394 Himalayan Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius ripleyi 395 White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca 396 White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius 397 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus 398 Gray-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris 399 Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris 400 Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus 401 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus 402 Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus 403 Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus 404 Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis 405 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei

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406 Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos 407 Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera 408 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 409 Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus 410 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus 411 Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola 412 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus 413 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia 414 White-tailed Iora Aegithina nigrolutea 415 White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola 416 Spot-breasted Fantail Rhipidura albogularis 417 White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis 418 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 419 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus 420 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens 421 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus 422 Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer 423 Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus 424 Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis 425 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus 426 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea 427 Indian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi 428 Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis 429 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 430 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 431 Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus 432 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach 433 Gray-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus 434 Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor 435 Rufous vagabunda 436 Gray Treepie Dendrocitta formosae 437 White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra 438 Dendrocitta bayleii 439 Red-billed Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 440 Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 441 Yellow-billed Blue- flavirostris 442 Red-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha 443 Common Green-Magpie chinensis 444 Eurasian Garrulus glandarius 445 Eurasian Jackdaw monedula 446 Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus 447 pica 448 Eurasian Nucifraga caryocatactes 449 Corvus splendens 450 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 451 Corvus corone 452 Corvus corax 453 Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus 454 Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

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455 Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps 456 Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus 457 Melanochlora sultanea 458 Coal Tit Periparus ater 459 Cinereous Tit cinereus 460 Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris 461 Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus 462 White-naped Tit nuchalis 463 Himalayan Black-lored Tit Machlolophus xanthogenys 464 Indian Machlolophus aplonotus 465 Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus 466 White-crowned Penduline-Tit Remiz coronatus 467 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 468 Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura 469 Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti 470 Black-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix nigriceps 471 Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus 472 Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica 473 Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera 474 Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra affinis 475 Sand Lark Alaudala raytal 476 Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata 477 Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris 478 Sykes's Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis 479 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 480 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 481 Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula 482 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 483 Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica 484 Tawny Lark Galerida deva 485 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 486 Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis 487 Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera 488 Gray-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla 489 Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani 490 Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens 491 Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii 492 Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis 493 Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica 494 Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris 495 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis 496 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata 497 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 498 Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis 499 Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon 500 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata 501 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama 502 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon 503 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum

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504 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 505 Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis 506 Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus 507 Immaculate Cupwing Pnoepyga immaculata 508 Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla 509 Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer 510 Pallas's Grasshopper-warbler Locustella certhiola 511 Common Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella naevia 512 Baikal Bush Warbler Locustella davidi 513 Spotted Bush Warbler Locustella thoracica 514 Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris 515 Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striata 516 Common House-Martin urbicum 517 Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus 518 House-Martin Delichon nipalense 519 Streak-throated fluvicola 520 Red-rumped Swallow daurica 521 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii 522 Hirundo rustica 523 Cecropis striolata 524 Hirundo domicola 525 Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 526 Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor 527 Gray-throated Martin chinensis 528 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 529 Pale Riparia diluta 530 White-throated Alophoixus flaveolus 531 Striated Bulbul striatus 532 Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala 533 Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii 534 Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus 535 Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa 536 Flame-throated Bulbul Rubigula gularis 537 Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris 538 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 539 Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys 540 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 541 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 542 Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus 543 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus 544 Andaman Bulbul fuscoflavescens 545 Gray-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus 546 Yellow-browed Bulbul Iole indica 547 Brooks's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis 548 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 549 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 550 Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus 551 Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher 552 Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis

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553 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 554 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 555 Tytler's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri 556 Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus 557 Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis 558 White-spectacled Warbler Phylloscopus intermedius 559 Gray-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys 560 Green-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus burkii 561 Whistler's Warbler Phylloscopus whistleri 562 Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps 563 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus 564 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 565 Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris 566 Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator 567 Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides 568 Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis 569 Gray-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos 570 Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea 571 Gray-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer Chestnut-crowned Bush War- 572 bler Cettia major 573 Gray-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons 574 Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata 575 Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris 576 Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps 577 Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes 578 Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus 579 White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae 580 Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus 581 Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris 582 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 583 Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura 584 Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis 585 Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense 586 White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus 587 Ludlow's Fulvetta Fulvetta ludlowi 588 Streak-throated Fulvetta Fulvetta manipurensis 589 Black-throated Parrotbill Suthora nipalensis 590 Pale-billed Parrotbill Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris 591 Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta 592 Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis 593 White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri 594 Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis 595 Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis 596 Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus 597 Rusty-throated Wren-babbler badeigularis 598 Bar-winged Wren-babbler Spelaeornis troglodytoides 599 Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris 600 Indian Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

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601 White-browed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Streak-breasted Scimitar-bab- 602 bler Pomatorhinus ruficollis Megapomatorhinus erythrog- 603 Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler enys 604 Spot-breasted Scimitar-babbler Megapomatorhinus mcclellandi 605 Gray-throated Babbler nigriceps 606 Chevron-breasted Babbler Stachyris roberti 607 Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra 608 Dark-fronted Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps 609 Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata 610 Pin-striped Tit-babbler Mixornis gularis 611 Cyanoderma chrysaeum 612 Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops 613 Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps 614 Yellow-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus 615 Rufous-winged Fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps 616 Buff-chested Babbler Cyanoderma ambiguum 617 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps 618 Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre 619 Abbott's Babbler Turdinus abbotti 620 Streaked Wren-babbler Turdinus brevicaudatus 621 Indian Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis 622 Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala 623 Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis 624 Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata 625 Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis 626 Large Gray Babbler Turdoides malcolmi 627 Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa 628 Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei 629 Common Babbler Turdoides caudata 630 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata 631 Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis Lesser Necklaced Laugh- 632 ingthrush Garrulax monileger 633 White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus 634 Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata 635 Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Ianthocincla rufogularis Greater Necklaced Laugh- 636 ingthrush Ianthocincla pectoralis 637 White-throated Laughingthrush Ianthocincla albogularis 638 Rufous-necked Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ruficollis 639 subunicolor 640 Trochalopteron lineatum 641 Variegated Laughingthrush Trochalopteron variegatum 642 Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine Chestnut-crowned Laugh- 643 ingthrush Trochalopteron erythrocephalum 644 Trochalopteron chrysopterum 645 Palani Laughingthrush fairbanki 19

646 Gray-sided Laughingthrush Ianthocincla caerulata 647 Montecincla cachinnans 648 Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides 649 Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella 650 Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata 651 Gray Sibia Heterophasia gracilis 652 Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris 653 Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea 654 Chestnut-tailed Minla Actinodura strigula 655 Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis 656 Streak-throated Barwing Actinodura waldeni 657 Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera 658 Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni 659 Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis 660 Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana 661 Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni 662 Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea 663 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris 664 White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis 665 White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis 666 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis 667 Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa 668 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria 669 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 670 Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii 671 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 672 Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus 673 Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra 674 Brahminy Starling pagodarum 675 Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica 676 Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii 677 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 678 White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia 679 Common Myna tristis 680 Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus 681 Acridotheres fuscus 682 Great Myna Acridotheres grandis 683 Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica 684 Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa 685 Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis 686 Long-tailed Zoothera dixoni 687 Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola 688 Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii 689 Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina 690 Gray-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul 691 Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus 692 Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor 693 White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus 694 Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus

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695 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 696 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 697 -robin Copsychus saularis 698 Copsychus fulicatus 699 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus 700 Andaman Shama Copsychus albiventris 701 Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica 702 Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui 703 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 704 Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major 705 White-bellied Sholakili Sholicola albiventris 706 Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara 707 Niltava macgrigoriae 708 Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus 709 Eumyias thalassinus 710 Cyornis unicolor 711 White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes 712 Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys 713 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae 714 Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides 715 leucophris 716 Brachypteryx cruralis 717 Larvivora brunnea 718 Bluethroat svecica 719 calliope 720 Calliope pectoralis 721 Chinese Rubythroat Calliope tschebaiewi 722 Rufous-breasted Bush-robin Tarsiger hyperythrus 723 Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus 724 White-browed Bush-robin Tarsiger indicus 725 Golden Bush-robin Tarsiger chrysaeus 726 Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri 727 Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus 728 Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus 729 White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti 730 Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus 731 Malabar Whistling-thrush Myophonus horsfieldii 732 Blue Whistling-thrush Myophonus caeruleus 733 Slaty-blue Flycatcher tricolor 734 Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra 735 Pygmy Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni 736 Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata 737 Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira 738 Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris 739 Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni 740 Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda 741 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 742 Ficedula albicilla 743 Ficedula subrubra

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744 Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa 745 Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis 746 Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala 747 White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus 748 Plumbeous Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus 749 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 750 Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus 751 White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus 752 Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni 753 Blue-capped Rock-thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha 754 Chestnut-bellied Rock-thrush Monticola rufiventris 755 Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius 756 Gray Bushchat Saxicola ferreus 757 White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus 758 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata 759 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 760 White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucurus 761 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 762 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 763 Brown Rock Oenanthe fusca 764 Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata 765 Persian Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia 766 Spotted Elachura Elachura formosa 767 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella 768 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons 769 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni 770 Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii 771 Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis 772 Andaman virescens 773 Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum 774 Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile 775 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos 776 Dicaeum concolor 777 Dicaeum minullum 778 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum 779 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus 780 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra 781 Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna 782 Ruby-cheeked Chalcoparia singalensis 783 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica 784 Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima 785 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus 786 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis 787 Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius 788 Fire-tailed Sunbird ignicauda 789 Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata 790 Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis 791 Vigors's Sunbird Aethopyga vigorsii 792 Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

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793 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 794 Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata 795 Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides 796 Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata 797 Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens 798 Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis 799 Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis 800 Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar 801 Ploceus philippinus 802 Amandava amandava 803 Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica 804 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata 805 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata 806 Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti 807 Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca 808 Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla 809 domesticus 810 Passer hispaniolensis 811 Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus 812 Passer cinnamomeus 813 Passer montanus 814 Yellow-throated Sparrow xanthocollis 815 Forest Dendronanthus indicus 816 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 817 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 818 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 819 Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus 820 American Pipit Anthus rubescens 821 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 822 Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus 823 Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis 824 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 825 Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus 826 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii 827 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 828 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis 829 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 830 Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 831 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 832 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 833 White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis 834 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 835 Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides 836 Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos 837 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 838 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 839 Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa 840 Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides 841 Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla

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842 Gold-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta 843 Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis 844 Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola 845 Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides 846 Fire-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus 847 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 848 Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami 849 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 850 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps 851 Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata 852 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 853 Gray-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani 854 White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti 855 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla

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