November 15th to December 4th 2010
Bird Species Listing
Number of species: c.350
Tour Leader: Peter Jones
Tour Guide: Gajendra Singh
Author: Peter Jones
The bird species list is an appendix to the main tour trip reports, please see the 2 previous blogs.
The tour was in two parts, the first in the north of the continent and the second in central India. We visited many National Parks including Corbett, Kanha, Pench and Keoladeo. The tour included a visit to the Himalayan area near to Naini Tal.
Main Bird Species Listing.
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianusRed Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta
Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensisRed-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheelaWestern Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Shikra Accipiter badius
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
Asian Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus
Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus limnaeetus
Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
GRUIFORMES: GruidaeSarus Crane Grus antigone
Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
CHARADRIIFORMES: Ibidorhynchidae
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: JacanidaePheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica
River Tern Sterna aurantia
Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Common Pigeon Columba livia
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis
Dusky Eagle-Owl Bubo coromandus
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata
Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
Spotted Owlet Athene brama
Hume's Hawk-Owl Ninox obscura
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
APODIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae
Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Common Swift Apus apus
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
House Swift Apus nipalensis
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
European Roller Coracias garrulus
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae
Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis
Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha
Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
Himalayan Goldenback Dinopium shorii
Lesser Goldenback Dinopium benghalense
Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
PASSERIFORMES: Incertae sedis
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
House Crow Corvus splendens
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Northern Raven Corvus corax
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Spot-winged Tit Periparus melanolophus
Coal Tit Periparus ater
Great Tit Parus major
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
Himalayan Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Pale Martin Riparia diluta
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Singing Bush Lark Mirafra cantillans
Indian Bush Lark Mirafra erythroptera
Sand Lark Calandrella raytal
Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera
Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
PASSERIFORMES: Incertae sedis
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
Black-chinned Babbler Stachyris pyrrhops
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
Jerdon's Babbler Moupinia altirostris
Common Babbler Turdoides caudata
Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei
Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata
White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
Striated Laughingthrush Garrulax striatus
Streaked Laughingthrush Garrulax lineatus
Blue-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax squamatus
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
PASSERIFORMES: CerthiidaeEurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana
Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Pied Myna Sturnus contra
Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus caeruleocephala
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosa
White-capped Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
Brown Rock Chat Cercomela fusca
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis
Richards's Pipit Anthus richardi
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Crested Bunting Melophus lathami
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
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