Systematic List

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

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl Anatidae

        1.      Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus (1)

        2.      Greylag Goose Anser anser (2)

        3.      Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea (2)

        4.      Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna (1)

        5.      Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata (7)

        6.      Gadwall Mareca strepera (3)

        7.      Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope (1)

        8.      Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha (3)

        9.      Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (3)

    10.      Northern Pintail Anas acuta (3)

    11.      Eurasian Teal Anas crecca (7)

    12.      Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina (1)

    13.      Common Pochard Aythya ferina (2)

    14.      Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca (1)

    15.      Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula (2)

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies Phasianidae

    16.      Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus (7)

    17.      Common Quail Coturnix coturnix (2)

    18.      Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus (1)

    19.      Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus (8)

Flamingos Phoenicopteridae

    20.      Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus (1)

Grebes Podicipedidae

    21.      Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (7)

Pigeons and Doves Columbidae

    22.      Rock Dove Columba livia (8)

    23.      Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni (4)

    24.      Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto (9)

    25.      Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica (2)

    26.      Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis (5)

Sandgrouse Pteroclidae

    27.      Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus (5)

Cuckoos Cuculidae

    28.      Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis (5)

    29.      Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii (1)

    30.      Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus (1)

Nightjars and Allies Caprimulgidae

    31.      Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis (1)

Swifts Apodidae

    32.      Little Swift Apus affinis (1)

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Rallidae

    33.      Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (3)

    34.      Eurasian Coot Fulica atra (5)

    35.      Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus (1)

    36.      White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus (2)

Cranes Gruidae

    37.      Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo (2)

    38.      Common Crane Grus grus (3)

Stilts and Avocets Recurvirostridae

    39.      Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (8)

    40.      Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta (2)

Plovers and Lapwings Charadriidae

    41.      Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus (1)

    42.      Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus (8)

    43.      White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus (1)

    44.      Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus (3)

    45.      Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius (2)

Sandpipers and Allies Scolopacidae

    46.      Ruff Calidris pugnax (4)

    47.      Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii (3)

    48.      Dunlin Calidris alpina (1)

    49.      Little Stint Calidris minuta (3)

    50.      Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago (1)

    51.      Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos (4)

    52.      Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus (4)

    53.      Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus (3)

    54.      Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia (1)

    55.      Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis (1)

    56.      Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola (1)

    57.      Common Redshank Tringa totanus (2)

Pratincoles and Coursers Glareolidae

    58.      Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor (2)

    59.      Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus (1)

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Laridae

    60.      Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (4)

    61.      Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (1)

    62.      Pallas’s Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (1)

    63.      Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus (1)

    64.      River Tern Sterna aurantia (5)

Storks Ciconiidae

    65.      Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala (1)

Anhingas Anhingidae

    66.      Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (1)

Cormorants and Shags Phalacrocoracidae

    67.      Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger (2)

    68.      Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (4)

Pelicans Pelecanidae

    69.      Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus (1)

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Ardeidae

    70.      Grey Heron Ardea cinerea (4)

    71.      Purple Heron Ardea purpurea (1)

    72.      Great Egret Ardea alba (2)

    73.      Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia (2)

    74.      Little Egret Egretta garzetta (4)

    75.      Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus (4)

    76.      Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii (4)

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

Ibises and Spoonbills Threskiornithidae

    78.      Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus (1)

    79.      Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus (1)

    80.      Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa (4)

    81.      Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (2)

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites Accipitridae

    82.      Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (4)

    83.      Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus (7)

    84.      Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus (5)

    85.      White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis (2)

    86.      Indian Vulture Gyps indicus (1)

    87.      Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis (2)

    88.      Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus (5)

    89.      Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus (2)

    90.      Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax (4)

    91.      Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis (5)

    92.      Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca (3)

    93.      Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata (2)

    94.      Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus (3)

    95.      Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus (1)

    96.      Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus (4)

    97.      Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus (2)

    98.      Shikra Accipiter badius (2)

    99.      Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus (4)

100.      Black Kite Milvus migrans (3)

101.      Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus (5)

Owls Strigidae

102.      Spotted Owlet Athene brama (1)

103.      Long-eared Owl Asio otus (1)

104.      Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus (1)

Hoopoes Upupidae

105.      Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops (5)

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

106.      Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis (1)

107.      White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis (6)

108.      Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis (1)

Bee-eaters Meropidae

109.      Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis (6)

Rollers Coraciidae

110.      Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis (4)

Woodpeckers Picidae

111.      Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla (1)

112.      Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense (1)

Falcons and Caracaras Falconidae

113.      Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (5)

114.      Laggar Falcon Falco jugger (6)

Old World Parrots Psittaculidae

115.      Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (1)

116.      Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (5)

117.      Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala (5)

Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae

118.      White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius (2)

119.      Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (3)

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies Vangidae

120.      Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus (2)

Fantails Rhipiduridae

121.      White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola (4)

Drongos Dicruridae

122.      Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (8)

123.      White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens (1)

Shrikes Laniidae

124.      Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus (3)

125.      Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus (3)

126.      Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach (2)

127.      Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor (6)

Crows, Jays, and Magpies Corvidae

128.      Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda (3)

129.      House Crow Corvus splendens (8)

130.      Northern Raven Corvus corax (3)

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice Paridae

131.      Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus (1)

132.      White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis (1)

Larks Alaudidae

133.      Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes (1)

134.      Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura (1)

135.      Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti (1)

136.      Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps (2)

137.      Indian Bush Lark Mirafra erythroptera (1)

138.      Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla (6)

139.      Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata (3)

140.      Crested Lark Galerida cristata (6)

Cisticolas and Allies Cisticolidae

141.      Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius (3)

142.      Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani (4)

143.      Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii (2)

144.      Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris (1)

145.      Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis (1)

146.      Plain Prinia Prinia inornata (2)

147.      Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis (2)

Reed Warblers and Allies Acrocephalidae

148.      Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon (1)

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

150.      Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus (1)

Grassbirds and Allies Locustellidae

151.      Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris (1)

Swallows Hirundinidae

152.      Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis (5)

153.      Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor (2)

154.      Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica (5)

155.      Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii (1)

156.      Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (1)

Bulbuls Pycnonotidae

157.      Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (8)

158.      Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus (1)

159.      White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis (7)

Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae

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

161.      Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus (1)

162.      Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita (5)

163.      Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides (1)

Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies Sylviidae

164.      Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana (3)

165.      Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca (9)

166.      Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris (1)

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies Zosteropidae

167.      Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus (2)

Laughingthrushes and Allies Leiothrichidae

168.      Common Babbler Argya caudata (6)

169.      Striated Babbler Argya earlei (1)

170.      Large Grey Babbler Argya malcolmi (4)

171.      Jungle Babbler Argya striata (4)

Treecreepers Certhiidae

172.      Indian Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonota (1)

Starlings Sturnidae

173.      Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris (3)

174.      Rosy Starling Pastor roseus (4)

175.      Pied Myna Gracupica contra (3)

176.      Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum (1)

177.      Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (4)

178.      Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus (4)

Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae

179.      Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus (5)

180.      Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis (2)

181.      Bluethroat Luscinia svecica (1)

182.      Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla (1)

183.      Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva (2)

184.      Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros (7)

185.      White-browed Bush Chat Saxicola macrorhynchus (4)

186.      Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus (1)

187.      Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata (1)

188.      Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina (5)

189.      Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti (7)

190.      Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca (3)

191.      Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata (7)

192.      Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia (3)

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters Nectariniidae

193.      Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus (3)

Waxbills and Allies Estrildidae

194.      Red Avadavat Amandava amandava (1)

195.      Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica (5)

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

196.      House Sparrow Passer domesticus (8)

197.      Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus (1)

198.      Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis (2)

Wagtails and Pipits Motacillidae

199.      Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava (1)

200.      Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola (2)

201.      White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis (1)

202.      White Wagtail Motacilla alba (3)

203.      Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis (3)

204.      Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris (7)

205.      Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta (1)

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies Fringillidae

206.      Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus (2)

207.      Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus (1)

Old World Buntings Emberizidae

208.      White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti (2)

209.      Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata (1)