Bird Checklist: No. Scientific name Common name 1 Francolinus francolinus Black Francolin 2 Francolinus pondicerianus Grey Francolin 3 Coturnix coturnix Common Quail 4 Perdicula asiatica Jungle Bush Quail 5 Perdicula argoondah Rock Bush Quail 6 Dendrocygna javanica Lesser Whistling-duck 7 Anser anser Greylag Goose 8 Anser indicus Bar-headed Goose 9 Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck 10 Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck 11 Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy-goose 12 Anas strepera Gadwall 13 Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon 14 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard 15 Anas poecilorhyncha Spot-billed Duck 16 Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler 17 Anas acuta Northern Pintail 18 Anas querquedula Garganey 19 Anas crecca Common Teal 20 Aythya ferina Common Pochard 21 Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Pochard 22 Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck 23 Turnix sylvatica Small Buttonquail 24 Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck 25 Dendrocopos nanus Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker 26 Dendrocopos mahrattensis Yellow-crowned Woodpecker 27 Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback 28 Megalaima haemacephala Coppersmith Barbet 29 Upupa epops Common Hoopoe 30 Coracias garrulus European Roller 31 Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller 32 Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher 33 Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher 34 Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher 35 Merops orientalis Green Bee-eater 36 Clamator jacobinus Pied Cuckoo 37 Cuculus canorus Eurasian Cuckoo 38 Eudynamys scolopacea Asian Koel 39 Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii Sirkeer Malkoha 40 Centropus sinensis Greater Coucal 41 Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet 42 Psittacula cyanocephala Plum-headed Parakeet 43 Cypsiurus balasiensis Asian Palm Swift 44 Apus affinis House Swift 45 Hemiprocne coronata Crested Treeswift 46 Otus bakkamoena Collared Scops Owl 47 Bubo bubo Eurasian Eagle Owl 48 Strix ocellata Mottled Wood Owl 49 Athene brama Spotted Owlet 50 Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl 51 Caprimulgus indicus Grey Nightjar 52 Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes's Nightjar
53 Caprimulgus macrurus Large-tailed Nightjar 54 Caprimulgus asiaticus Indian Nightjar 55 Columba livia Rock Pigeon 56 Streptopelia turtur European Turtle Dove 57 Streptopelia orientalis Oriental Turtle Dove 58 Streptopelia senegalensis laughing Dove 59 Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove 60 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove 61 Treron phoenicoptera Yellow-footed Green Pigeon 62 Chlamydotis macqueenii Macqueen's Bustard 63 Grus antigone Sarus Crane 64 Grus virgo Demoiselle Crane 65 Grus grus Common Crane 66 Gallicrex cinerea Watercock 67 Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen 68 Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen 69 Fulica atra Common Coot 70 Pterocles exustus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse 71 Pterocles indicus Painted Sandgrouse 72 Gallinago stenura Pintail Snipe 73 Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe 74 Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit 75 Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit 76 Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel 77 Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew 78 Tringa totanus Common Redshank 79 Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper 80 Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank 81 Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper 82 Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper 83 Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper 84 Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper 85 Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone 86 Calidris minuta Little Stint 87 Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint 88 Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper 89 Philomachus pugnax Ruff 90 Hydrophasianus chirurgus Pheasant-tailed Jacana 91 Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Thick-knee 92 Esacus recurvirostris Great Thick-knee 93 Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt 94 Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet 95 Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover 96 Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover 97 Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover 98 Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover 99 Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover 100 Vanellus malarbaricus Yellow-wattled Lapwing 101 Vanellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing 102 Vanellus gregarius Sociable Lapwing 103 Vanellus leucurus White-tailed Lapwing 104 Cursorius coromandelicus Indian Courser 105 Larus heuglini Heuglin's Gull 106 Larus brunnicephalus Brown-headed Gull 107 Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull 108 Larus genei Slender-billed Gull
109 Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern 110 Sterna caspia Caspian Tern 111 Sterna aurantia River Tern 112 Sterna hirundo Common Tern 113 Sterna albifrons Little Tern 114 Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern 115 Pandion haliaetus Osprey 116 Pernis ptilorhyncus Oriental Honey-buzzard 117 Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite 118 Milvus migrans Black Kite 119 Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite 120 Gyps bengalensis White-rumped Vulture 121 Gyps indicus Long-billed Vulture 122 Gyps fulvus Eurasian Griffon 123 Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture 124 Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Snake Eagle 125 Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent Eagle 126 Circus aeruginosus Eurasian Marsh Harrier 127 Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier 128 Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier 129 Accipiter badius Shikra 130 Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk 131 Butastur teesa White-eyed Buzzard 132 Buteo buteo Common Buzzard 133 Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard 134 Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle 135 Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle 136 Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle 137 Aquila gurneyi Gurney's Eagle 138 Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle 139 Spizaetus cirrhatus Changeable Hawk Eagle 140 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel 141 Falco chicquera Red-necked Falcon 142 Falco subbuteo Eurasian Hobby 143 Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe 144 Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe 145 Anhinga melanogaster Darter 146 Phalacrocorax niger Little Cormorant 147 Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Indian Cormorant 148 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant 149 Egretta garzetta Little Egret 150 Egretta gularis Western Reef Egret 151 Ardea cinerea Grey Heron 152 Ardea purpurea Purple Heron 153 Casmerodius albus Great Egret 154 Mesophoyx intermedia Intermediate Egret 155 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret 156 Ardeola grayii Indian Pond Heron 157 Butorides striatus Little Heron 158 Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron 159 Phoenicopterus ruber Greater Flamingo 160 Phoenicopterus minor Lesser Flamingo 161 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis 162 Threskiornis melanocephalus Black-headed Ibis 163 Pseudibis papillosa Black Ibis 164 Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill
165 Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican 166 Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican 167 Mycteria leucocephala Painted Stork 168 Anastomus oscitans Asian Openbill 169 Ciconia nigra Black Stork 170 Ciconia episcopus Woolly-necked Stork 171 Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Black-necked Stork 172 Lanius isabellinus Rufous-tailed Shrike 173 Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike 174 Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike 175 Lanius meridionalis Southern Grey Shrike 176 Dendrocitta vagabunda Rufous Treepie 177 Corvus splendens House Crow 178 Corvus validus Long-billed Crow 179 Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole 180 Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small Minivet 181 Pericrocotus erythropygius White-bellied Minivet 182 Rhipidura aureola White-browed Fantail 183 Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo 184 Dicrurus leucophaeus Ashy Drongo 185 Dicrurus caerulescens White-bellied Drongo 186 Hypothymis azurea Black-naped Monarch 187 Terpsiphone paradisi Asian Paradise-flycatcher 188 Aegithina tiphia Common Iora 189 Aegithina nigrolutea Marshall's Iora 190 Tephrodornis pondicerianus Common Woodshrike 191 Muscicapa dauurica Asian Brown Flycatcher 192 Muscicapa muttui Brown-breasted Flycatcher 193 Ficedula parva Red-throated Flycatcher 194 Eumyias thalassina Verditer Flycatcher 195 Cyornis tickelliae Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 196 Culicicapa ceylonensis Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher 197 Luscinia svecica Bluethroat 198 Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie Robin 199 Saxicoloides fulicata Indian Robin 200 Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart 201 Saxicola macrorhyncha Stoliczka's Bushchat 202 Saxicola torquata Common Stonechat 203 Oenanthe picata Variable Wheatear 204 Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear 205 Oenanthe xanthoprymna Rufous-tailed Wheatear 206 Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear 207 Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear 208 Cercomela fusca Brown Rock-chat 209 Sturnus pagodarum Brahminy Starling 210 Sturnus roseus Rosy Starling 211 Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling 212 Acridotheres tristis Common Myna 213 Acridotheres ginginianus Bank Myna 214 Parus major Great Tit 215 Parus nuchalis White-naped Tit 216 Riparia riparia Sand Martin 217 Hirundo concolor Dusky Crag Martin 218 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow 219 Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow 220 Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow
221 Pycnonotus leucotis White-eared Bulbul 222 Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul 223 Hypocolius ampelinus Grey Hypocolius 224 Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola 225 Prinia buchanani Rufous-fronted Prinia 226 Prinia hodgsonii Grey-breasted Prinia 227 Prinia gracilis Graceful Prinia 228 Prinia sylvatica Jungle Prinia 229 Prinia socialis Ashy Prinia 230 Prinia inornata Plain Prinia 231 Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye 232 Cettia cetti Cetti's Bush Warbler 233 Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler 234 Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler 235 Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler 236 Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed Warbler 237 Hippolais caligata Booted Warbler 238 Orthotomus sutorius Common Tailorbird 239 Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff 240 Phylloscopus fuscatus Dusky Warbler 241 Phylloscopus affinis Tickell's Leaf Warbler 242 Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler 243 Phylloscopus occipitalis Western Crowned Warbler 244 Dumetia hyperythra Tawny-bellied Babbler 245 Turdoides caudatus Common Babbler 246 Turdoides malcolmi Large Grey Babbler 247 Turdoides striatus Jungle Babbler 248 Sylvia communis Greater Whitethroat 249 Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat 250 Sylvia nana Desert Warbler 251 Sylvia hortensis Orphean Warbler 252 Mirafra cantillans Singing Bushlark 253 Mirafra erythroptera Indian Bushlark 254 Eremopterix grisea Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark 255 Ammomanes phoenicurus Rufous-tailed Lark 256 Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark 257 Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe Lark 258 Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark 259 Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark 260 Calandrella raytal Sand Lark 261 Galerida cristata Crested Lark 262 Galerida deva Sykes's Lark 263 Alauda gulgula Oriental Skylark 264 Dicaeum concolor Plain Flowerpecker 265 Nectarinia asiatica Purple Sunbird 266 Passer domesticus House Sparrow 267 Petronia xanthocollis Chestnut-shouldered Petronia 268 Dendronanthus indicus Forest Wagtail 269 Motacilla alba White Wagtail 270 Motacilla maderaspatensis White-browed Wagtail 271 Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail 272 Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail 273 Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail 274 Anthus rufulus Paddyfield Pipit 275 Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit 276 Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit
277 Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit 278 Ploceus philippinus Baya Weaver 279 Lonchura malabarica Indian Silverbill 280 Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia 281 Emberiza buchanani Grey-necked Bunting 282 Emberiza striolata House Bunting 283 Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting