Systematic List

Number in parentheses indicates the number of different days on which the species was recorded.

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl Anatidae

        1.      Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica (2)

        2.      Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus (3)

        3.      Greylag Goose Anser anser (2)

        4.      Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos (2)

        5.      Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea (5)

        6.      Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus (1)

        7.      Garganey Spatula querquedula (2)

        8.      Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata (2)

        9.      Gadwall Mareca strepera (4)

    10.      Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope (2)

    11.      Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha (4)

    12.      Northern Pintail Anas acuta (3)

    13.      Eurasian Teal Anas crecca (4)

    14.      Common Pochard Aythya ferina (1)

    15.      Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca (2)

    16.      Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula (2)

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies Phasianidae

    17.      Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus (5)

    18.      Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus (5)

Grebes Podicipedidae

    19.      Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (2)

    20.      Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus (1)

Pigeons and Doves Columbidae

    21.      Rock Dove Columba livia (5)

    22.      Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto (5)

    23.      Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica (3)

    24.      Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis (3)

    25.      Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus (2)

Cuckoos Cuculidae

    26.      Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis (4)

    27.      Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii (2)

    28.      Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus (1)

    29.      Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius (1)

Swifts Apodidae

    30.      Little Swift Apus affinis (2)

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Rallidae

    31.      Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (4)

    32.      Eurasian Coot Fulica atra (3)

    33.      Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus (4)

    34.      White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus (4)

Cranes Gruidae

    35.      Sarus Crane Antigone antigone (2)

Thick-knees Burhinidae

    36.      Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris (1)

Stilts and Avocets Recurvirostridae

    37.      Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (5)

Plovers and Lapwings Charadriidae

    38.      River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii (3)

    39.      Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus (1)

    40.      Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus (5)

    41.      White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus (1)

    42.      Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus (2)

    43.      Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius (3)

Painted-Snipes Rostratulidae

    44.      Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis (1)

Jacanas Jacanidae

    45.      Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus (2)

    46.      Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus (2)

Sandpipers and Allies Scolopacidae

    47.      Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata (1)

    48.      Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa (2)

    49.      Ruff Calidris pugnax (3)

    50.      Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii (5)

    51.      Dunlin Calidris alpina (1)

    52.      Little Stint Calidris minuta (2)

    53.      Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago (4)

    54.      Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos (4)

    55.      Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus (5)

    56.      Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus (3)

    57.      Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia (4)

    58.      Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis (3)

    59.      Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola (4)

    60.      Common Redshank Tringa totanus (5)

Buttonquail Turnicidae

    61.      Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (1)

Pratincoles and Coursers Glareolidae

    62.      Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus (1)

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Laridae

    63.      Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (2)

    64.      Pallas’s Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (2)

    65.      Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida (1)

    66.      Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda (1)

    67.      River Tern Sterna aurantia (2)

Storks Ciconiidae

    68.      Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans (4)

    69.      Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus (2)

    70.      Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (2)

    71.      Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala (3)

Anhingas Anhingidae

    72.      Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (4)

Cormorants and Shags Phalacrocoracidae

    73.      Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger (5)

    74.      Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (4)

    75.      Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis (2)

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Ardeidae

    76.      Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (1)

    77.      Grey Heron Ardea cinerea (4)

    78.      Purple Heron Ardea purpurea (3)

    79.      Great Egret Ardea alba (4)

    80.      Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia (3)

    81.      Little Egret Egretta garzetta (5)

    82.      Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus (5)

    83.      Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii (5)

    84.      Striated Heron Butorides striata (1)

    85.      Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (1)

Ibises and Spoonbills Threskiornithidae

    86.      Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus (1)

    87.      Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus (5)

    88.      Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa (1)

    89.      Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (3)

Osprey Pandionidae

    90.      Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus (2)

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites Accipitridae

    91.      Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (4)

    92.      Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus (3)

    93.      Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus (1)

    94.      Indian Vulture Gyps indicus (1)

    95.      Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus (1)

    96.      Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata (1)

    97.      Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga (1)

    98.      Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis (1)

    99.      Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca (1)

100.      Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata (2)

101.      Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus (2)

102.      Shikra Accipiter badius (4)

103.      Black Kite Milvus migrans (2)

104.      Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus (2)

Owls Strigidae

105.      Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena (2)

106.      Dusky Eagle-Owl Bubo coromandus (2)

107.      Spotted Owlet Athene brama (3)

108.      Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata (1)

Hoopoes Upupidae

109.      Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops (5)

Hornbills Bucerotidae

110.      Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris (3)

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

111.      Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis (3)

112.      White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis (5)

113.      Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis (5)

Bee-eaters Meropidae

114.      Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus (1)

Rollers Coraciidae

115.      Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis (2)

Asian Barbets Megalaimidae

116.      Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus (3)

117.      Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus (5)

Woodpeckers Picidae

118.      Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla (3)

119.      Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense (3)

Falcons and Caracaras Falconidae

120.      Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (3)

121.      Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo (1)

Old World Parrots Psittaculidae

122.      Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (5)

123.      Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala (3)

Old World Orioles Oriolidae

124.      Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo (1)

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies Vangidae

125.      Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus (1)

Drongos Dicruridae

126.      Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (5)

127.      Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus (1)

Shrikes Laniidae

128.      Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus (2)

129.      Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus (3)

130.      Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach (5)

Crows, Jays, and Magpies Corvidae

131.      Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda (4)

132.      House Crow Corvus splendens (5)

133.      Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos (4)

Fairy Flycatchers Stenostiridae

134.      Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis (4)

Larks Alaudidae

135.      Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura (1)

136.      Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus (1)

137.      Indian Bush Lark Mirafra erythroptera (2)

138.      Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla (2)

139.      Hume’s Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris (1)

140.      Sand Lark Alaudala raytal (1)

141.      Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula (2)

142.      Crested Lark Galerida cristata (3)

Cisticolas and Allies Cisticolidae

143.      Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius (3)

144.      Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani (1)

145.      Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii (1)

146.      Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica (1)

147.      Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris (1)

148.      Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis (5)

149.      Plain Prinia Prinia inornata (5)

150.      Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis (1)

Reed Warblers and Allies Acrocephalidae

151.      Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon (1)

152.      Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola (2)

153.      Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum (1)

154.      Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus (2)

Swallows Hirundinidae

155.      Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis (4)

156.      Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica (1)

157.      Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii (3)

158.      Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (1)

159.      Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola (1)

Bulbuls Pycnonotidae

160.      Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (4)

161.      White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis (3)

Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae

162.      Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei (4)

163.      Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita (2)

164.      Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus (1)

165.      Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca (3)

166.      Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense (3)

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies Zosteropidae

167.      Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus (3)

Laughingthrushes and Allies Leiothrichidae

168.      Common Babbler Argya caudata (4)

169.      Striated Babbler Argya earlei (1)

170.      Large Grey Babbler Argya malcolmi (5)

171.      Jungle Babbler Argya striata (5)

Starlings Sturnidae

172.      Rosy Starling Pastor roseus (2)

173.      Pied Myna Gracupica contra (5)

174.      Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum (3)

175.      Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (4)

176.      Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus (5)

Thrushes and Allies Turdidae

177.      Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina (1)

Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae

178.      Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus (5)

179.      Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis (2)

180.      Bluethroat Luscinia svecica (4)

181.      Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva (4)

182.      Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros (5)

183.      Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus (4)

184.      Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata (4)

185.      Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina (1)

186.      Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti (1)

187.      Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca (4)

188.      Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata (1)

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters Nectariniidae

189.      Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus (5)

Weavers and Allies Ploceidae

190.      Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus (1)

Waxbills and Allies Estrildidae

191.      Red Avadavat Amandava amandava (3)

192.      Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica (3)

193.      Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (1)

194.      Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca (1)

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

195.      House Sparrow Passer domesticus (2)

Wagtails and Pipits Motacillidae

196.      Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea (3)

197.      Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava (1)

198.      Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola (4)

199.      White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis (4)

200.      White Wagtail Motacilla alba (2)

201.      Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus (1)

202.      Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris (3)

203.      Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus (1)

204.      Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis (1)

205.      Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni (1)

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies Fringillidae

206.      Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus (2)

Old World Buntings Emberizidae

207.      Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps (2)