India: the West Cumulative Bird List Column A: Number of tours (out of 4) on which this species was recorded Column B: Total number of days that the species was recorded in 2018 Column C: maximum daily count for that particular species in 2018 Column D: H = Heard only; (H) = heard more often than it was seen Codes against the bird names indicate globally threatened species as defined by BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-Rom Cambridge, U.K. BirdLife International as follows: CR = Critically Endangered; EN = Endangered; VU = Vulnerable; NT = Near-threatened. A B C 4 Little Grebe 7 20 Tachybaptus ruficollis 4 Great Crested Grebe 2 20 Podiceps cristatus 4 Black-necked Grebe 1 20 Podiceps nigricollis 4 Great White Pelican 6 370 Pelecanus onocrotalus 4 Dalmatian Pelican 6 135 Pelecanus crispus 4 Pelican sp. 2 10 Pelecanus sp. 4 Little Cormorant 10 80 Phalacrocorax niger 4 Indian Shag 5 50 Phalacrocorax fuscicollis 4 Great Cormorant 4 10 Phalacrocorax carbo 4 Oriental Darter 4 12 Anhinga melanogaster 4 Little Egret 10 45 Egretta garzetta 4 Western Reef-heron 7 95 Egretta gularis 4 Great Egret 9 110 Egretta alba 4 Intermediate Egret 4 3 Egretta intermedia 4 Grey Heron 9 35 Ardea cinerea 4 Purple Heron 6 3 Ardea purpurea 4 Eastern Cattle Egret 13 265 Bubulcus coromandus 4 Indian Pond-heron 12 25 Ardeola grayii 2 Striated Heron 2 2 Butorides striata 1 Yellow Bittern 2 1 Ixobrychus sinensis 3 Black-crowned Night-heron 2 2 Nycticorax nycticorax 4 Painted Stork 10 200 Mycteria leucocephala 4 Asian Openbill 3 8 Anastomus oscitans 2 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 4 Woolly-necked Stork 3 4 Ciconia episcopus 2 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 4 Black-necked Stork 2 3 Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 4 Glossy Ibis 6 3 Plegadis falcinellus 4 Black-headed Ibis 9 100 Threskiornis melanocephalus ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WINGS ● 1643 N. Alvernon Way Ste. 109 ● Tucson ● AZ ● 85712 ● www.wingsbirds.com (866) 547 9868 Toll free US + Canada ● Tel (520) 320-9868 ● Fax (520) 320 9373 India West Cumulative Bird List… 2 4 Indian Black Ibis (End) 11 20 Pseudibis papillosa 4 Eurasian Spoonbill 7 35 Platalea leucorodia 4 Greater Flamingo 7 1550 Phoenicopterus roseus 4 Lesser Flamingo 4 900 Phoeniconaias minor 2 Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica 2 Bar-headed Goose 2 3 Anser indicus 4 Greylag Goose 4 75 Anser anser 1 Common Shelduck 2 3 Tadorna tadorna 4 Ruddy Shelduck 2 13 Tadorna ferruginea 4 Comb Duck 3 80 Sarkidiornis melanotos 4 Cotton Teal 1 28 Nettapus coromandelianus 4 Gadwall 6 125 Anas strepera 4 Eurasian Wigeon 5 35 Anas penelope 3 Mallard 2 5 Anas platyrhynchos 4 Indian Spot-billed Duck 6 150 Anas poecilorhyncha 4 Northern Shoveler 6 600 Anas clypeata 4 Northern Pintail 5 10 Anas acuta 4 Garganey 2 10 Anas querquedula 4 Common Teal 7 70 Anas crecca 4 Common Pochard 4 60 Aythya ferina 3 Ferruginous Duck 2 4 Aythya nyroca 3 Tufted Duck 1 25 Aythya fuligula 4 Oriental Honey-buzzard 5 1 Pernis ptilorhynchus 4 Black-winged Kite 10 34 Elanus caeruleus 4 Black Kite 5 400 Milvus migrans 4 'Black-eared' Kite 1 5 Milvus [migrans] lineatus 4 Brahminy Kite 3 2 Haliastur indus 4 Egyptian Vulture 2 8 Neophron percnopterus 2 White-rumped Vulture (CR) Gyps bengalensis 2 Indian Vulture (CR)(End) Gyps indicus 1 Himalayan Vulture 1 1 Gyps himalayensis 1 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 1 Vulture sp Gyps sp 1 Red-headed Vulture 1 1 Sarcogyps calvus 1 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 4 Short-toed Eagle 6 6 Circaetus gallicus 4 Crested Serpent-eagle 2 1 Spilornis cheela 4 Western Marsh Harrier 9 10 Circus aeruginosus 4 Pallid Harrier 9 10 Circus macrourus 4 Montagu's Harrier 5 6 Circus pygargus 3 Pallid or Montagu's Harrier 9 40 Circus macrourus or C. pygargus 4 Shikra 11 5 Accipiter badius 3 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 1 Accipiter nisus 4 White-eyed Buzzard 3 5 Butastur teesa ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WINGS ● 1643 N. Alvernon Way Ste. 109 ● Tucson ● AZ ● 85712 ● www.wingsbirds.com (866) 547 9868 Toll free US + Canada ● Tel (520) 320-9868 ● Fax (520) 320 9373 India West Cumulative Bird List… 3 4 'Steppe' Buzzard 1 2 Buteo buteo vulpinus 4 Long-legged Buzzard 6 40 Buteo rufinus 1 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis 3 Indian Spotted Eagle (Nr End) 1 2 Aquila hastata 4 Greater Spotted Eagle (VU) 6 8 Aquila clanga 3 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 4 Steppe Eagle 5 394 Aquila nipalensis 3 Eastern Imperial Eagle (VU) 4 2 Aquila heliaca 2 Bonelli's Eagle 1 1 Hieraaetus fasciatus 4 Booted Eagle 4 3 Hieraaetus pennatus 4 Crested Hawk-eagle 2 2 Spizaetus cirrhatus 3 Western Osprey 3 2 Pandion haliaetus 4 Common Kestrel 9 4 Falco tinnunculus 3 Red-headed Falcon 1 2 Falco chicquera 1 Merlin 1 1 Falco columbarius 2 Laggar Falcon 1 2 Falco jugger 3 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 Falco peregrinus 2 Barbary Falcon Falco peregrinus babylonicus 2 Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus 2 Painted Francolin (End) Francolinus pictus 4 Grey Francolin (Nr End) 12 20 (H) Francolinus pondicerianus 1 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 1 Quail sp. Coturnix sp. 4 Indian Peafowl (End) 9 50 Pavo cristatus 4 Sarus Crane (VU) 1 3 Grus antigone 4 Demoiselle Crane 3 410 Grus virgo 4 Common Crane 11 2000 Grus grus 4 Demoiselle or Common Crane 3 200 Grus virgo or G. grus 4 White-breasted Waterhen 5 3 Amaurornis phoenicurus 1 Brown Crake 1 1 Amaurornis akool 1 'Eastern' Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla 4 Grey-headed Swamphen 5 40 Porphyrio poliocephalus 4 Common Moorhen 4 10 Gallinula chloropus 4 Eurasian Coot 7 300 Fulica atra 1 Indian Bustard (VU)(End) Ardeotis nigriceps 4 Macqueen's Bustard 2 2 Chlamydotis undulata 1 Lesser Florican (EN)(End) Sypheotides indicus 4 Pheasant-tailed Jacana 1 3 Hydrophasianus chirurgus 4 Eurasian Oystercatcher 1 2 Haematopus ostralegus 3 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 4 Grey Plover 1 65 Pluvialis squatarola 4 Little Ringed Plover 4 5 Charadrius dubius 4 Kentish Plover 6 300 Charadrius alexandrinus 4 Lesser Sand Plover 1 700 Charadrius mongolus ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WINGS ● 1643 N. Alvernon Way Ste. 109 ● Tucson ● AZ ● 85712 ● www.wingsbirds.com (866) 547 9868 Toll free US + Canada ● Tel (520) 320-9868 ● Fax (520) 320 9373 India West Cumulative Bird List… 4 4 Greater Sand Plover 2 50 Charadrius leschenaultii 4 Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Sub.-End) 3 23 Vanellus malabaricus 4 Red-wattled Lapwing 13 100 Vanellus indicus 2 Sociable Plover (CR) Vanellus gregarius 4 White-tailed Lapwing 1 1 Vanellus leucurus 1 Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura 4 Common Snipe 5 4 Gallinago gallinago 4 'Western' Black-tailed Godwit 6 65 Limosa limosa 4 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 14 Limosa lapponica 4 Whimbrel 1 27 Numenius phaeopus 4 Eurasian Curlew 4 45 Numenius arquata 3 Spotted Redshank 5 30 Tringa erythropus 4 Common Redshank 7 90 Tringa totanus 4 Common Greenshank 8 40 Tringa nebularia 4 Marsh Sandpiper 8 60 Tringa stagnatilis 4 Green Sandpiper 9 8 Tringa ochropus 4 Wood Sandpiper 5 18 Tringa glareola 4 Terek Sandpiper 1 35 Xenus cinereus 4 Common Sandpiper 9 4 Actitis hypoleucos 4 Ruddy Turnstone 1 5 Arenaria interpres 3 Great Knot 1 1 Calidris tenuirostris 3 Sanderling 1 2 Calidris alba 4 Little Stint 6 1300 Calidris minuta 4 Temminck's Stint 7 20 Calidris temminckii 4 Dunlin 2 160 Calidris alpina 4 Curlew Sandpiper 2 60 Calidris ferruginea 2 Broad-billed Sandpiper 1 140 Limicola falcinellus 4 Ruff 5 1600 Philomachus pugnax 4 Black-winged Stilt 11 140 Himantopus himantopus 4 Pied Avocet 7 330 Recurvirostra avosetta 2 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 4 Crab-Plover 1 325 Dromas ardeola 4 Indian Stone-curlew 5 6 Burhinus indicus 4 Great Thick-knee 1 4 Esacus recurvirostris 2 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor 4 Indian Courser (End) 1 2 Cursorius coromandelicus 3 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 1 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 3 Small Pratincole Glareola lactea 4 Steppe Gull 2 1 Larus cachinnans barabensis 4 Heuglin's Gull 1 3 Larus heuglini 4 Great Black-headed Gull 2 3 Larus ichthyaetus 4 Brown-headed Gull 6 350 Larus brunnicephalus 4 Common Black-headed Gull 1 4 Larus ridibundus ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WINGS ● 1643 N. Alvernon Way Ste. 109 ● Tucson ● AZ ● 85712 ● www.wingsbirds.com (866) 547 9868 Toll free US + Canada ● Tel (520) 320-9868 ● Fax (520) 320 9373 India West Cumulative Bird List… 5 4 Slender-billed Gull 3 470 Larus genei 4 Gull-billed Tern 6 270 Gelochelidon nilotica 4 Caspian Tern 2 9 Hydroprogne caspia 4 Lesser Crested Tern 1 7 Thalasseus bengalensis 1 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 4 River Tern 5 14 Sterna aurantia 3 Little Tern or Saunders's Tern 1 11 Sterna albifrons or S. saundersi 4 Whiskered Tern 5 14 Chlidonias hybrida 4 White-winged Tern 1 1 Chlidonias leucopterus 3 Indian Skimmer (VU) 1 170 Rynchops albicollis 4 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse 8 40 Pterocles exustus 2 Spotted Sandgrouse 1 265 Pterocles senegallus 3 Painted Sandgrouse (End) 3 15 Pterocles indicus 4 Rock Pigeon 12 600 Columba livia 1 Oriental Turtle-dove Streptopelia orientalis 4 Laughing Dove 13 102 Streptopelia senegalensis 2 Spotted Dove 3 1 Streptopelia chinensis 4 Red Collared-dove 1 4 Streptopelia tranquebarica 4 Eurasian Collared-dove 12 486 Streptopelia decaocto 4 Yellow-footed Green-pigeon 3 20 Treron phoenicopterus 4 Rose-ringed Parakeet 12 150 Psittacula krameri 4 Plum-headed Parakeet (End) 2 12 (H) Psittacula cyanocephala 1 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 4 'Southern' Coucal [End?] 9 6 Centropus [sinensis] parroti 2 Sirkeer Malkoha (End) Taccocua leschenaultii 1 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 1 Common Hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 4 Asian Koel 11 5 Eudynamys scolopaceus 1 Western Barn Owl 1 1 Tyto alba 2 Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei 3 Indian Collared Scops-owl 1 2 Otus bakkamoena 4 Indian Eagle-owl (End) 1 1 Bubo bengalensis 1 Brown Fish Owl 1 1 Ketupa zeylonensis 2 Mottled Wood-owl (IN-End) Strix ocellata 4 Spotted Owlet 4 3 Athene brama 4 Short-eared Owl 1 1 Asio flammeus 4 Sykes's Nightjar (Nr End) 1 2 Caprimulgus mahrattensis 1 Indian Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus 3 Indian Little Nightjar 1 3 Caprimulgus asiaticus 2 Nightjar sp.