ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - BNHS ENVIS · 5) The scientific names of many species have undergone change, and these changes need to be incorporated in the future reviews of the Act. For example,

Buceros Vol. 7, No. 3 (2002)

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We gratefully acknowledge the critical comments and suggestions of many personsfor the improvement of the present issue dealing with birds in Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.Our thanks are due to Mr. Harjeet Singh, Senior Advisor, MoEF, GOI and Dr. Bandyopadhyay,Director, MoEF, GOI for their support. Our special thanks are due to Dr. M. K. Ranjitsinh,Member of Indian Board for Wildlife, Mr. Debi Goenka, Honorary Treasurer, BNHS,Mr. Neeraj Sekhar, Regional Deputy Director (Wildlife Preservation) & Assistant ManagementAuthority-CITES, Govt. of India, Mr. Mahendra Vyas, Environment Lawyer andMr. B. C. Chaudhury, Senior Scientist, WII, Dehradun for their views and critical commentson the manuscript. We would like to thank Mr. Rajat Bhargav, IBCN Coordinator, ImportantBird Areas programme, BNHS for providing trade names of bird species in India.


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A BNHS REVIEW OF THE AVIFAUNAL LIST OF THEWILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972

India has a centuries’ long tradition in theconservation of nature. Many animals and plants aresacred to Indians, and many other species are unharmedor afforded protection due to various other reasons. Thebirth and spread of Buddhism and Jainism in India furtherstrengthened the Indian compassion for all forms of life.The earliest codified law to protect nature can be tracedto the third century BC, when Emperor Ashoka enacted alaw towards the preservation of wildlife and theenvironment. He declared that forests must not be burnt,and listed a wide variety of animals that were not to bekilled, which interestingly included bats, queen ants andboneless fish (quoted by Raj Panjwani in The Wildlife(Protection) Act, 1972 – 4th Edn). Thus, it may be said thatthe ethics and ethos of conservation was inherent inIndian culture.

In modern India, the protection of wildlife throughenactment started in 1873 through the Madras Act toprevent the indiscriminate destruction of wild elephantsduring British rule. This was followed by the promulgationof the Wild Birds Protection Act in 1887, primarily intendedto put a check on the hunting of game birds during thebreeding season in specified areas of the former BritishIndia. Subsequent to this came the Wild Birds and Animals(Protection) Act, 1912, to extend the scope of theprotection to other wildlife (besides birds) and madeapplicable throughout British India.

In the post Independence scenario, the landmark innature conservation was the enactment of The IndianWildlife (Protection) Act by the Government of India in1972. This was the first comprehensive legislation forcontrol and management of wildlife including their habitats.The framework of this Act, termed as the Wildlife(Protection) Act, 1972 [WL (P) A] was adopted from theBombay Wild Birds and Animals (Protection) Act of 1950,framed by the late ornithologist Humayun Abdulali of theBombay Natural History Society. The WPA was firstbrought out as a book in 1990, and this was followed bythe second, third and fourth editions in 1992, 1994 and1997 respectively, with amendments to the Act. In an effortto promote its effective implementation, the Act is broughtout as a priced publication and is available with manyoffices and libraries.

The WPA, 1972 is very comprehensive in its scope,and provides clear-cut definitions and guidelinesregarding various aspects of the Act, such as listing theresponsibilities and duties of those implementing the Act;procedures to be followed in the appointment of wildlifeofficers and creation of the various types of protectedareas; rules regarding the issue of firearm licenses; mattersregarding the trade in wildlife; and punishments to bemeted out under the Act.

Regarding the flora and fauna listed in the Act,these are grouped into six categories, termed Schedulesof the Act. Various animals are grouped under SchedulesI to V, and Schedule VI, which lists endangered plants.Schedule V species are classed as vermin, and can bekilled if declared so, and among birds, only the HouseCrow Corvus splendens finds a place in this Schedule(Table 3). With regard to the other bird species listedunder the Act, they have been grouped under Schedule Iand Schedule IV (Table 1 & 2).

However, there are certain lacunae or deficiencieswhich require clarification or rectification. Some of theseare:1) Does the system of giving the group name (e.g.

avocet and stilts) followed by family name (e.g.,Recurvirostridae) suggest that only these groupsof the family come under the Schedule? Does itmean for example that, the Ibisbill (which also comesunder the same family) does not come under thesame family) Schedule? Similar is the case of familyRallidae (which include coots and rails), withoutlisting the crakes and moorhens. If the mention ofthe family name is actually intended to mean allspecies under it, then only the family name onlyneed be given, otherwise, all the groups of a familymust find a place in the list. For the same reasonsone wonders whether warblers, wagtails, cuckoo-shrikes, flycatcher-shrikes and woodshrikes figurein the Schedule?

2) Shrikes (Lanidae), Swifts (Apodidae) and Bee-eaters(Meropidae) do not find a place in the lists. Doesthis mean that the species can be killed? Similarly,as per the list, only the Brown-headed Gull Larusbrunnicephalus comes under the Schedule. Does


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this mean that the other gulls are not protected?3) Why is the Comb duck Sarkidiornis melanotos

placed separately, and not under its family Anatidae,which is also in the list.To fill up these gaps we have given the list ofprotected bird species that actually come under thelisted families.

4) Does the Blue Rock Pigeon Columba livia deservea place in the Act as wild, semi-wild and ‘domestic’populations of the species are present throughoutthe country?.

5) The scientific names of many species haveundergone change, and these changes need to beincorporated in the future reviews of the Act. Forexample, the scientific name of the Great IndianBustard Choriotis nigriceps is now Ardeotisnigriceps.

6) Recent taxonomic changes (e.g. Ciconia ciconiaboyciana is now treated as a distinct speciesOriental White stork C. boyciana) are also to beincluded in the future amendments.

7) The status of many species has changed in therecent past based on BirdLife International’s criteria.These changes are to be included in the Actaccordingly, eg. the Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanusphilippensis, currently placed under Schedule IV

of the Act, deserves Schedule I status.The ambiguities and drawbacks have made itpossible for poachers or wildlife traders to escape,or to get off with lighter sentences. Due to thesereasons, we bring out this issue of Buceros in aneffort to update and fill in the existing lacunae inthe avifaunal list of the Wildlife (Protection) Act,1972. Some of the changes are:

1. We give the complete list of species of groups offamilies that are mentioned in the Act.

2. We have added the ‘missing’ groups (and thespecies under them) for families listed in the Act.

3. We have also added a list of families (and speciesunder them) that are not listed in the Act (AppendixI).

4. We have included the list of bird species that havebeen identified by the BirdLife International asthreatened, endangered, critically endangered,vulnerable and near threatened, so that, whilereviewing the Act, more attention will be given bythe authorities to include them under the respectiveSchedules of the Act.

5. We have given the local trade names for birdsinvolved in the bird trade. This will be a boost forenforcement authorities, as the trade names tendto differ from the English or local names.

Please note that ours is not a legal document and certainly not a substitute to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.


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Table1. The list below is reproduced from the Wildlife (Protection)Act 1972 (as amended upto 1993)

WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972. Schedule-I

PART III: BIRDS

Andaman teal (Anas gibberifrons albogularis)Assam bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)Bazas (Aviceda jerdoni and Aviceda leuphotes)Bengal florican (Eupodotis bengalensis)Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)Blood pheasants (Ithaginis cruentus tibetanus, I.c.kuseri)Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichi)Eastern white stork (Ciconia ciconia boyciana)Forest spotted owlet (Athene blewitti)Frogmouths (Genus Batrachostomus)Great Indian bustard (Choriotis nigriceps)Great Indian hornbill (Buceros bicornis)Hawks (fam. Accipitridae)Hooded crane (Grus monacha)Hornbills (Ptiloaernus tickelli austeni, Aceros nipalensis, Rhyticeros undulatus ticehursti)Houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)Hume’s bar-backed pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)Indian pied hornbill (Anthracoceros malabaricus)Jerdon’s courser (Cursorius bitorquatus)Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)Large falcons (Falco peregrinus, F. biarmicus, F. chicquera)Large whistling teal (Dendrocygna bicolor)Lesser florican (Sypheotides indica)Monal pheasants (Lophophorus impejanus, L. sclateri)Mountain quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)Narcondam hornbill (Rhyticeros (undulatus) narcondami)Nicobar megapode (Megapodius freycinet)Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica pelewensis)Osprey or Fish-eating eagle (Pandion haliaetus)Peacock pheasants (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)Pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea)Sclater’s monal (Lophophorus sclateri)Siberian white crane (Grus leucogeranus)Tibetan snow cock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)Tragopan pheasants (Tragopan melanocephalus, T. blythii, T. satyra, T. temnminckii)White-bellied sea eagle (Haliaetus leucogaster)White-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)White spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)White-winged wood duck (Cairina scutulata)


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Table 2. The list below is reproduced from the wildlife (Protection)Act, 1972 (as amended upto 1993)

WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972. Schedule-IV

1. Avadavat (Estrildinae)2. Avocet (Recurvirostridae)3. Babblers (Timaliinae)4. Barbets (Capitonidae)5. Barn owls (Tytoninae)6. Bitterns (Ardeidae)7. Brown-headed gull (Larus brunnicephalus)8. Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)9. Buntings (Emberizidae)10. Bustards (Otididae)11. Bustard-quails (Turnicidae)12. Chloropsis (Irenidae)13. Comb duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)14. Coots (Rallidae)15. Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)16. Cranes (Gruidae)17. Cuckoos (Cuculidae)17-A. Curlews (Scolopacinae)18. Darters (Phalacrocoracidae)19. Doves including the Emerald dove (Columbidae)20. Drongos (Dicruridae)21. Ducks (Anatidae)22. Egrets (Ardeidae)23. Fairy bluebirds (Irenidae)24. Falcons (Falconidae), except the Shaheen and Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus),

the Saker and Laggar falcons (F. biarmicus), and the Redheaded merlin (F. chicquera)25. Finches including the Chaffinch (Fringillidae)26. Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)27. Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)28. Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)29. Geese (Anatidae)30. Goldfinches and allies (Carduelinae)31. Grebes (Podicipitidae)32. Herons (Ardeidae)33. Ibises (Threskiornithidae)34. loras (lrenidae)35. Jays (Corvidae)36. Jacanas (Jacanidae)36-A. Junglefowl (Phasianidae)37. Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)38. Larks (Alaudidae)39. Lorikeets (Psittacidae)40. Magpies including the Hunting magpie (Corvidae)


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41. Mannikins (Estrildinae)42. Megapodes (Megapodidae)43. Minivets (Campephagidae)44. Munias (Estrildinae)45. Mynas (Sturnidae)46. Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)47. Orioles (Oriolidae)48. Owls (Strigidae)49. Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)50. Parakeets (Psittacidae)51. Partridges (Phasianidae)52. Pelicans (Pelecanidae)53. Pheasants (Phasianidae)54. Pigeons (Columbidae) except the Blue rock pigeon (Columba livia)55. Pipits (Motacillidae)55-A. Pittas (Pittidae)56. Plovers (Charadriinae)57. Quails (Phasianidae)58. Rails (Rallidae)59. Rollers or Blue jays (Coraciidae)60. Sandgrouses (Pteroclididae)61. Sandpipers (Scolopacinae)62. Snipes (Scolopacinae)63. Spurfowls (Phasianidae)64. Starlings (Sturnidae)65. Stone curlews (Burhinidae)66. Storks (Ciconiidae)67. Stilts (Recurvirostridae)68. Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)69. Swans (sic) (Anatidae)70. Teals (Anatidae)71. Thrushes (Turdinae)72. Tits (Paridae)73. Tree pies (Corvidae)74. Trogons (Trogonidae)75. Vultures (Accipitridae)76. Waxbills (Estrildinae)77. Weaver birds or bayas (Ploceidae)78. White-eyes (Zosteropidae)79. Woodpeckers (Picidae)80. Wrens (Troglodytidae)

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Table 2. The list below is reproduced from the wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972(as amended upto 1993) (Contd.)

WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972. Schedule-IV


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WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972. Schedule-V

Vermin

1. Common Crow** Corvus splendens, family Corvidae


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Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Schedule-I[Note: The sequence of the species / groups is as per the order in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972* = Common and scientific names as given in the Act** = The English and scientific names follow Manakadan & Pittie, 2002 (Newsletter for Birdwatchers Vol.42, No.3).

English Name** Scientific Name** Other English Names Local Trade NameIn Use

1.Andaman Teal (Anas gibberifrons albogularis)*

Andaman Teal Anas gibberifrons Sunda Teal -

2. Assam bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)

Mountain Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola fytchii Assam Bamboo Partridge -

3. Bazas (Aviceda jerdoni and Aviceda leuphotes)

Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni Blyth’s Baza -Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes Blackcrested Baza -

4. Bengal florican (Eupodotis bengalensis)

Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis - Charak

5. Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)

Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis - -

6. Blood pheasants (Ithaginis cruentus tibetanus, I.c.kuseri)

Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus - Chilme

Note: Both the species have been merged into one i.e. Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)

7. Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichi)

Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii - Chir

8. Eastern white stork (Ciconia ciconia boyciana)

Oriental White Stork Ciconia boyciana - Gybar


Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Schedule-I (Contd.)

English Name Scientific Name Other English Names Local Trade NameIn Use

9. Forest spotted owlet (Athene blewitti)

Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti Forest Spotted Owlet -

10. Frogmouths (Genus Batrachostomus)

Ceylon Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger Sri Lanka Frogmouth -Hodgson’s Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni - -

11. Great Indian bustard (Choriotis nigriceps)

Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps Indian Bustard -

12. Great Indian hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

Great Pied Hornbill Buceros bicornis Great Hornbill Pahadi Dhanesh

13. Hawks (Fam. Accipitridae)[The family Accipitridae also includes Eagles, Buzzards, Kites and Harriers]

Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Honey Buzzard MuhathBlack-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Black-winged Kite TharthariyaRed Kite Milvus milvus -Black Kite Milvus migrans Pariah Kite CheelBrahminy Kite Haliastur indus - KapasiPallas’s Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus - KootairWhite-tailed Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Sea EagleLesser Grey-headed

Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis Himalayan Grey-headedFishing Eagle,Lesser Fish-Eagle

Greater Grey-headed Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Grey-headed Fish-Eagle,Fish-Eagle Grey-headed

Fishing-EagleShort-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle OkabCrested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela -Nicobar Serpent-Eagle Spilornis minimus Nicobar Crested

Serpent-EagleAndaman Serpent-Eagle Spilornis elgini Andaman Dark

Serpent-Eagle


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Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Eurasian Marsh Harrier,Marsh Harrier Patai

Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus -Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Northern HarrierPallid Harrier Circus macrourus Pale Harrier PataiPied Harrier Circus melanoleucos -Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus -Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus -Shikra Accipiter badius - Shikra, ChipakNicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri -Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis -Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis -Besra Sparrowhawk Accipiter virgatus -Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus - Shikra, ChipakNorthern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis -White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa White-eyed Buzzard Eagle Kutra, ChuhamarCommon Buzzard Buteo buteo Buzzard Kutra, ChuhamarLong-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buteo ChuhamarUpland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius Upland Buteo ChuhamarBlack Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis - -Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina - TeesaGreater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga - TeesaTawny Eagle Aquila rapax - Okab Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Tawny Eagle -Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca - -Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos - MurariBonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus Bonelli’s Hawk Eagle -Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Hawk Eagle -Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii Rufous-bellied Hawk Eagle -Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus Crested Hawk Eagle ShahbaazMountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis Hodgson’s or Legge’s -

Hawk Eagle

14. Hooded crane (Grus monacha)

Hooded Crane Grus monacha - -

15. Hornbills (Ptiloaemus tickelli austeni, Aceros nipalensis, Rhyticeros undulatus ticehursti)[Besides these there are other species occuring in India]

Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus tickelli Whitethroated Brown Hornbill -Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis - -




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Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus - -Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus -Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris Common Grey Hornbill Chota DhaneshMalabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus - -Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris - -Plain-pouched Hornbill Aceros subruficollis -

16. Houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)

Houbara Chlamydotis undulata - -

17. Hume’s bar-backed pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)

Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae Mrs. Hume’s Barbacked -Pheasant

18. Indian pied hornbill (Anthracoceros malabaricus)

Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris Indian Pied Hornbill Bara Dhanesh

19. Jerdon’s courser (Cursorius bitorquatus)

Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus Doublebanded Courser -

20. Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)

Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Lammergeier -

21. Large falcons (Falco peregrinus, F. biarmicus, F. chicquera)[Now Falco biarmicus has been splitted up into two separate species i.e. F. jugger, F. cherrug]

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus - BaheriLaggar Falco jugger - LaggarSaker Falco cherrug Lanner Falcon or Cherrug Charak

FalconRed-headed Falcon Falco chicquera Red-necked Falcon Turumti

22. Large whistling teal (Dendrocygna bicolor)

Large Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Large Whistling Teal -




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23. Lesser florican (Sypheotides indica) [No change]

24. Monal pheasants (Lophophorus impejanus, L. sclateri)

Impeyan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Monal Pheasant, DhapneHimalayan Monal

Sclater’s Monal Lophophorus sclateri - -

25. Mountain quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)

Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa - -

26. Narcondam hornbill (Rhyticeros (undulatus) narcondami)

Narcondam Hornbill Aceros narcondami - -

27. Nicobar megapode (Megapodius freycinet)

Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis Nicobar Scrubfowl -

28. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica pelewensis)

Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica - -

29. Osprey or Fish-eating eagle (Pandion haliaetus)

Osprey Pandion haliaetus - Machmanga

30. Peacock pheasants (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)

Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum Peacock Pheasant -

31. Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Common Peafowl Mor,Chotiwala, Pargana,Murela




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32. Pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea) [No change]

33. Sclater’s monal (Lophophorus sclateri) [see Monal pheasants (24)]

34. Siberian white crane (Grus leucogeranus)

Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus Siberian White Crane Turni

35. Tibetan snow cock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) [No change]

36. Tragopan pheasants (Tragopan melanocephalus, T. blythii, T. satyra, T. temminckii)

Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus - -Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra - Hiralal MotilalBlyth’s Tragopan Tragopan blythii -Temminck’s Tragopan Tragopan temminckii - -

37. White-bellied sea eagle (Haliaetus leucogaster) [No change]

38. White-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)

Tibetan Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon harmani - -

39. White spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia - Chimta

40. White-winged wood duck (Cairina scutulata)

White-winged Duck Cairina scutulata White-winged Wood Duck -




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Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Schedule-IV

The avifaunal list under Schedule IV, Part III of the Act lists ‘bird groups’ (e.g., Geese) and the familiesunder them (e.g., Anatidae), without listing of individual species. The provision of species lists would make the Actmore complete, making things easier for enforcement authorities. Bird species found in India that come under thesegroups/families are enlisted below to fill this lacuna.

Note: 1. The sequence of the families follows the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.2. The English and scientific names follow Manakadan & Pittie, 2002

(Newsletter for Birdwatchers Vol.42, No.3).


1. Avadavat (Estrildinae)[The subfamily Estrildinae also has munias and mannikins]

Red Munia Amandava amandava Red Avadavat Lal , Lal muniyaGreen Munia Amandava formosa Green Avadavat Hara lal, Hari

muniya, Tiger finchWhite-throated Munia Lonchura malabarica Indian Silverbill, Piddi, Chiddakka

Common SilverbillWhite-rumped Munia Lonchura striata White-backed Munia/Mannikin Makachin, Bengali

finchBlack-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti Rufous-bellied Munia,

Hill Munia -Spotted Munia Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia, Sinebaj, Doctor,

Spotted Mannikin Telia muniaBlack-headed Munia Lonchura malacca Chestnut Munia, Hakalnol, Nargis

Chestnut Mannikin

2. Avocets (Recurvirostridae)[The family Recurvirostridae also has ibisbill and stilts]

Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii - -Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus - Lamtinga, LalpairiPied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet Kuchaha

3. Babblers (Timaliinae)[The subfamily Timaliinae also has laughingthrushes, babaxes, sibias, yuhinas]

White-throatedLaughingthrush Garrulax albogularis - Chandtara, Gogai

White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus - GuppooLesser Necklaced Garrulax monileger Necklaced Laughingthrush -Laughingthrush


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Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Schedule-IV (Contd.)

English Name Scientific Name Other English Names Local TradeIn Use Name

Greater Necklaced Garrulax pectoralis Black-gorgeted Laughingthrush -Laughingthrush

Striated Laughingthrush Garrulax striatus - NavratanRufous-necked Garrulax ruficollis - -

LaughingthrushChestnut-backed Garrulax nuchalis - -

LaughingthrushYellow-throated Garrulax galbanus - -

LaughingthrushWynaad Laughingthrush Garrulax delesserti Wynaad or Yellow-breasted -

LaughingthrushRufous-vented Garrulax gularis Wynaad or Yellow-breasted

Laughingthrush Laughingthrush -Ashy Laughingthrush Garrulax cineraceus Moustached Laughingthrush -Rufous-chinned Garrulax rufogularis - -

LaughingthrushSpotted Laughingthrush Garrulax ocellatus White-spotted Laughingthrush -Grey-sided Laughingthrush Garrulax caerulatus - -Spot-breasted Garrulax merulinus Spotted-breasted Laughingthrush -

LaughingthrushWhite-browed Garrulax sannio - -

LaughingthrushNilgiri Laughingthrush Garrulax cachinnans -Grey-breasted Garrulax jerdoni White-breasted Laughingthrush -

LaughingthrushStreaked Laughingthrush Garrulax lineatus - -Striped Laughingthrush Garrulax virgatus Manipur Streaked

Laughingthrush -Variegated Laughingthrush Garrulax variegatus - -Brown-capped Garrulax austeni - -

LaughingthrushBlue-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax squamatus - -Scaly Laughingthrush Garrulax subunicolor Plain-coloured Laughingthrush -Elliot’s Laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii - -Black-faced Laughingthrush Garrulax affinis - -Red-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax erythrocephalus Chestnut-crowned

Laughingthrush Reshmi guldarRed-faced Liocichla Liocichla phoenicea Crimson-winged

Laughingthrush -Abbott’s Babbler Malacocincla abbotti - -Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli - -Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre Brown Babbler -


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Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre - -Spotted Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Puff-throated Babbler -Large Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus hypoleucos - -Spot-breasted Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis

Scimitar-BabblerRusty-cheekedScimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys - -Indian Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii - ChameliRufous-necked Pomatorhinus ruficollis Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler -

Scimitar-BabblerLloyd’s Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps - -Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus - -Slender-billed Xiphirhynchus superciliaris - -

Scimitar-BabblerLong-billed Wren-Babbler Rimator malacoptilus - -Streaked Wren-Babbler Napothera brevicaudata - -Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota Small Wren Babbler -Greater Scaly-breasted Pnoepyga albiventer Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler -

Wren-BabblerLesser Scaly-breasted Pnoepyga pusilla Brown Wren Babbler -

Wren-BabblerRufous-throated Spelaeornis caudatus Tailed Wren Babbler -

Wren-BabblerMishmi Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis - -Bar-winged Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis troglodytoides Bar-winged Wren-Babbler -Spotted Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis formosus - -Long-tailed Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis chocolatinus Long-tailed Wren Barbbler/

Austen’s Wren-Babbler -Tawny-breasted Spelaeornis longicaudatus - -

Wren-BabblerWedge-billed Wren-Babbler Sphenocichla humei Wedge-billed Wren -Rufous-fronted Babbler Stachyris rufifrons Red-fronted Babbler -Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps Red-headed Babbler -Black-chinned Babbler Stachyris pyrrhops Red-billed Babbler -Gold-headed Babbler Stachyris chrysaea Golden Babbler -Austen’s Babbler Stachyris oglei - -Rufous Bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra Tawny-bellied Babbler -Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps Grey-throated Babbler -Black-headed Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps Dark-fronted Babbler -Yellow-breasted Babbler Macronous gularis Striped Tit-Babbler -Red-capped Babbler Timalia pileata Chestnut-capped Babbler -Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense - Gulchashm




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Jerdon’s Babbler Chrysomma altirostre - -Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus - PengdiStriated Babbler Turdoides earlei - PengdiSlender-billed Babbler Turdoides longirostris - -Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi - Badi GogaiIndian Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufus - -Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus - Gogai,

Saat bhaiWhite-headed Babbler Turdoides affinis Yellow-billed Babbler, -

Pale-capped BabblerChinese Babax Babax lanceolatus - -Silver-eared Leiothrix (Mesia) Leiothrix argentauris Silver-eared Mesia GulsehraRed-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea Pekin Robin Sehra, RobinCutia Cutia nipalensis Nepal Cutia -Rufous-bellied Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius rufiventer Black-headed Shrike-Babbler -Red-winged Shrike Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis White-browed Shrike-Babbler -Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus - -Chestnut-throated Pteruthius melanotis Black-eared Shrike Babbler -

Shrike-BabblerChestnut-fronted Pteruthius aenobarbus - -

Shrike-BabblerWhite-hooded Babbler Gampsorhynchus rufulus White-headed Shrike Babbler -Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni Spectacled Barwing -Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis Hoary Barwing -Austen’s Barwing Actinodura waldeni Streak-throated Barwing -Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera Blue-winged Siva Noorposh,

Blue robinBar-throated Minla Minla strigula Bar-throated Siva, Guldar

Chestnut-tailed MinlaRed-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta - -Gold-breasted Tit-Babbler Alcippe chrysotis Gold-breasted Fulvetta -Yellow-throated Tit-Babbler Alcippe cinerea Yellow-throated Fulvetta -Rufous-winged Tit-Babbler Alcippe castaneceps Chestnut-headed Tit-Babbler,

Rufous-winged Fulvetta -White-browed Tit-Babbler Alcippe vinipectus White-browed Fulvetta -Streak-throated Tit-Babbler Alcippe cinereiceps Brown-headed Tit-Babbler -Brown-throated Tit-Babbler Alcippe ludlowi Brown-headed Tit-Babbler -Rufous-throated Tit-Babbler Alcippe rufogularis Red-throated Tit-Babbler -Rusty-capped Tit-Babbler Alcippe dubia Rufous-headed Tit-Babbler -Quaker Tit-Babbler Alcippe poioicephala Brown-cheeked Fulvetta -Nepal Tit-Babbler Alcippe nipalensis Nepal Babbler -Rufous-backed Sibia Heterophasia annectans Chestnutbacked Sibia -


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Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata Black-capped Sibia KathaiGrey Sibia Heterophasia gracilis - -Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella - -Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides - -Striated Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps Rufous-eared Yuhina -White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri Chestnut-headed Yuhina -Yellow-naped Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis Whiskered Yuhina BotiyaStripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis - -Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis - -Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta - Choti botiyaWhite-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca - BotiyaMyzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura Fire-tailed Myzornis -

4. Barbets (Capitonidae)

Great Barbet Megalaima virens Great Hill Barbet Dhabara,Pahari basantha

Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica Large Green Barbet Bukrum,Hara basantha

Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata - -White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis Small Green Barbet -Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii - -Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica - -Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis - Bada gulbadnaCrimson-throated Barbet Megalaima rubricapillus Crimson-fronted Barbet -Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala Crimson-breasted Barbet Gulbandna

5. Barn-Owls (Tytonidae)

Barn Owl Tyto alba - RustakGrass Owl Tyto capensis Eastern Grass Owl Ghas Ka UlluOriental Bay-Owl Phodilus badius Bay Owl -

6. Bitterns (Ardeidae)[The family Ardeidae also has egrets and herons]

Little Egret Egretta garzetta - KarchiyaWestern Reef-Egret Egretta gularis Indian Reef-Egret -Pacific Reef-Egret Egretta sacra Eastern Reef-Egret -Grey Heron Ardea cinerea - Anjan, KabootGoliath Heron Ardea goliath Giant Heron -




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White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis Great White-bellied Heron -Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana - -Purple Heron Ardea purpurea - Lal AnjanLarge Egret Casmerodius albus Great Egret MalankMedian Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Intermediate Egret, Pathauk

Smaller EgretCattle Egret Bubulcus ibis - SurkhiyaIndian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii Pond Heron, Paddybird ChamariyaChinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus - -Little Green Heron Butorides striatus Little Heron -Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron VaakMalayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus Malay Bittern, Tiger Bittern -Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus - -Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis - -Chestnut Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Cinnamon Bittern -Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis - -Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Bittern -

7. Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus)[Brown-headed Gull belongs to the family Laridae which also has other gull species, terns and noddies]

Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii - DhomraMew Gull Larus canus - -Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus - -Heuglin’s Gull Larus heuglini - -Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans - -Pallas’s Gull Larus ichthyaetus Great Black-headed Gull -Greater Black-backed Gull Larus marinus - -Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus - -Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus - -Slender-billed Gull Larus genei - -Little Gull Larus minutus - -Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica - -Caspian Tern Sterna caspia - -River Tern Sterna aurantia - -Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis Indian Lesser Crested Tern -Large Crested Tern Sterna bergii - -Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis - -Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Rosy Tern -Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana - -Common Tern Sterna hirundo - -Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea - -




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Little Tern Sterna albifrons - KoorariSaunders’s Tern Sterna saundersi - -White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa - -Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda - -Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus Brownwinged Tern -Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata - -Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus - -White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus - -Black Tern Chlidonias niger - -Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Noddy Tern -Black Noddy Anous minutus - -Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris - -White Tern Gygis alba Indian Ocean White Tern

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Note: The trade names of all the terns and gulls are Koorari and Dhomra respectively.

8. Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)

Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons Finchbilled BulbulStriated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus Striated Green BulbulGrey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus -Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps - -Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus Black-headed Yellow Bulbul Basanti bulbul,

Pili bulbulRed-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus - Lal kaan ki

bulbul,Kangra bulbul

White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis White-cheeked Bulbul SinguHimalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys Ulti choti ka

kangra, Safedkaan ki bulbul

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer - BulbulYellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus - -Blyth’s Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens Blyth’s or Flavescent Bulbul -White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus - -White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus - -Olive Bulbul Iole virescens - -Yellow-browed Bulbul Iole indica - -Brown-eared Bulbul Hemixos flavala Ashy Bulbul Sipru, BulbulRufous-bellied Bulbul Hypsipetes maclellandii Mountain Bulbul -Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus - Rechual,




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Kali bulbulNicobar Bulbul Hypsipetes nicobariensis - -

9. Buntings (Emberizidae)

Crested Bunting Melophus lathami - MukhiyaYellowhammer Emberiza citrinella - -Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalus - -Rock Bunting Emberiza cia - -Godlewski’s Bunting Emberiza godlewskii Rock Bunting -Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani - -Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana - -White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti Chestnut-breasted Bunting -Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata House Bunting -Grey-headed Bunting Emberiza fucata Chestnut-eared Bunting -Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla - -Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola - -Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila - -Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala - Kali topi ka

gaddam, CanaryRed-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps - Gaddam, BageriBlack-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala - -Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Common Reed Bunting -Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra - -

10. Bustards (Otididae)

Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax - -

11. Bustardquails (Turnicidae)

Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica Little Bustardquail, -Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki Yellow-legged Bustardquail LavaCommon Buttonquail Turnix suscitator Barred Bustardquail or Gudala

Buttonquail

12. Chloropsis (Irenidae)[The family Irenidae also has other bird groups like Ioras and Fairy-Bluebirds]

Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Iora Bada babunaMarshall’s Iora Aegithina nigrolutea White-tailed Iora -Jerdon’s Chloropsis Chloropsis cochinchinensis Gold-mantled Chloropsis

Blue-winged Leafbird Hareva, Harabasantha

Gold-fronted Chloropsis Chloropsis aurifrons Golden-fronted Leafbird Hareva, Harabasantha


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Orange-bellied Chloropsis Chloropsis hardwickii Orange-bellied Leafbird Udha havevaAsian Fairy-Bluebird Irena puella Fairy Bluebird -

13. Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) (See No. 21)

14. Coots (Rallidae)[Crakes, Moorhens and Rails are other members of the family Rallidae]

Andaman Crake Rallina canningi - -Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata Red-legged Banded Crake -Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides Banded Crake -Blue-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus Slaty-breasted Rail -Water Rail Rallus aquaticus - -Corn Crake Crex crex - -Brown Crake Amaurornis akool - -White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus - Banmurgi, JalmurgiElwes’s Crake Porzana bicolor - -Little Crake Porzana parva - -Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla - -Spotted Crake Porzana porzana - -Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca Ruddy Crake -Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Kora KoraPurple Moorhen Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen Kaim, KaimaCommon Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Moorhen Jalmurgi,

BanmurgiCommon Coot Fulica atra Coot Tilak

15. Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus - Banway, JalkauaLittle Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger - Banway, JalkauaIndian Shag Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Indian Cormorant Banway, JalkauaGreat Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant Banway, Jalkaua

16. Cranes (Gruidae)

Sarus Crane Grus antigone - SarusDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo - KarkaraCommon Crane Grus grus - Kurja, Goonj


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17. Cuckoos (Cuculidae)[Malkohas and Coucals are also the members of the family Cuculidae]

Pied Crested Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Pied Cuckoo PapaiyaRed-winged Crested Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Chestnut-winged Cuckoo -Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides - -Brainfever Bird Hierococcyx varius Common Hawk-Cuckoo Bansariya,

PapaiyaHodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax - -Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus - PapaiyaCommon Cuckoo Cuculus canorus The Cuckoo, -

Eurasian CuckooOriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Horsfield’s or

Himalayan Cuckoo -Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Small Cuckoo -Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Indian Banded Bay Cuckoo -Indian Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Grey-bellied Cuckoo -Rufous-bellied Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Plaintive Cuckoo -Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus Emerald Cuckoo -Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus - -Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris - -Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Koel KoelLarge Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis Green-billed Malkoha -Small Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Blue-faced Malkoha -Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii Sirkeer Cuckoo SargulRed-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus Ceylon Malkoha -

pyrrhocephalusGreater Coucal Centropus sinensis Crow-Pheasant MahokaAndaman Coucal Centropus andamanensis Andaman Crow-Pheasant, -

Brown CoucalLesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Small Coucal -

17-A. Curlews (Scolopacinae) [The subfamily Scolopacinae also has other members like sandpipers, stints, snipes, woodcocks and godwits]

Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Woodcock -Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria - -Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola -Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura Pin-tail Snipe -Swinhoe’s Snipe Gallinago megala - -Great Snipe Gallinago media - -Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Fantail Snipe -




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Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus - -Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa - -Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica - -Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus - -Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Curlew -Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus - ChahaCommon Redshank Tringa totanus Redshank ChahaMarsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis - ChahaCommon Greenshank Tringa nebularia Greenshank ChahaSpotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer - ChahaGreen Sandpiper Tringa ochropus - ChahaWood Sandpiper Tringa glareola - ChahaTerek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus - -Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata - -Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos - -Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Turnstone -Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus - -Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Snipe-billed Godwit -Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Eastern Knot -Red Knot Calidris canutus Knot -Sanderling Calidris alba - -Spoonbilled Sandpiper Calidris pygmeus Spoonbill Sandpiper -Little Stint Calidris minuta - RunniRufous-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Red-necked or Eastern Stint -Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii - -Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta - -Dunlin Calidris alpina - -Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Curlew-Sandpiper -Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis - -Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus - -Ruff Philomachus pugnax - Bagdad

18. Darters (Anhingidae)

Darter Anhinga melanogaster Indian Darter Banway

19. Doves including the Emerald Dove (Columbidae)[The family Columbidae also includes pigeons]

Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris - -Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota - -Eastern Stock Pigeon Columba eversmanni - Bagahi Kabutar,

BagarWestern Stock Pigeon Columba oenas - -Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus Wood Pigeon -


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Speckled Wood-Pigeon Columba hodgsonii - -Ashy Wood-Pigeon Columba pulchricollis - -Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon Columba elphinstonii - -Purple Wood-Pigeon Columba punicea - -Andaman Wood-Pigeon Columba palumboides - -European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur Turtle Dove -Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis Rufous Turtle-Dove KahalakLittle Brown Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove Chota phagtaSpotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis - Chitta phagtaRed Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Red Turtle Dove -Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Ring Dove,

Indian Ring Dove PhirkiBarred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall Bartailed Cuckoo Dove -Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia rufipennis - -Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Green-winged Pigeon, Sohanphata,

Bronze-winged Dove SunphataNicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica - -Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicincta - -Pompadour Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora Grey-fronted Green-Pigeon -Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra - -Yellow-legged Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera Yellow-footed Green Pigeon HariyalPin-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron apicauda - -Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron sphenura - -Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea - -Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia Imperial Pigeon -Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor - -

20. Drongos (Dicruridae)

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus - BhujangaAshy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Grey Drongo -White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens White-vented Drongo -Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans - -Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus Bronzed Drongo -Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer Small Racket-tailed Drongo Chota BhrangrajSpangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Hair-crested Drongo -Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis - -Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus Ceylon Crested Drongo Bhrangraj

21. Ducks (Anatidae)[The family Anatidae also has geese and swans]

Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica Lesser Whistling-Teal SalehiWhite-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala - -


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Mute Swan Cygnus olor - -Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus - -Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus - -Bean Goose Anser fabalis - -Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose -Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus -Greylag Goose Anser anser SamanBar-headed Goose Anser indicus KaajSnow Goose Anser caerulescens - -Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis - -Brahminy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Brahminy Duck, Surkhab, Chakwa-

Ruddy Shelduck chakviCommon Shelduck Tadorna tadorna - ChanjwaComb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Nakta NaktaCotton Teal Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Girha

Quacky DuckMandarin Duck Aix galericulata - -Gadwall Anas strepera - MailFalcated Teal Anas falcata Falcated Duck -Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Wigeon FarhanMallard Anas platyrhynchos - NeelsarSpot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Spotbill Duck GarampairNorthern Shoveller Anas clypeata Shoveller Gahna,

BhanbhanaNorthern Pintail Anas acuta Pintail SeenkparGarganey Anas querquedula - PatriBaikal Teal Anas formosa - -Common Teal Anas crecca Chikkala,

Chota sikparMarbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris - -Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina - LalsarCommon Pochard Aythya ferina - BudhanFerruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca White-eyed Pochard -Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri - -Tufted Pochard Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck -Greater Scaup Aythya marila Scaup Duck -Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Longtail Duck,

Old Squaw -Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Goldeneye Duck -Smew Mergellus albellus - -Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator - -Common Merganser Mergus merganser Goosander -


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22. Egrets (Ardeidae) (See No. 6).

23. Fairy-Bluebirds (Irenidae) (See No. 12)

24. Falcons (Falconidae)

Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens Red-breasted Falcon -Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos White-legged Falcon -Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni - -Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kestrel KhourmoutiyaAmur Falcon Falco amurensis Red-legged Falcon -Merlin Falco columbarius - -Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Hobby -Oriental Hobby Falco severus Indian Hobby -

25. Finches including the Chaffinch (Fringillidae)

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Chaffinch -Brambling Fringilla montifringilla - -Fire-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus Gold-fronted Finch Chhoti GoldfinchYellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides Himalayan Greenfinch Chuniyabaya,

Pilli canaryBlack-headed Greenfinch Carduelis ambigua Himalayan Greenfinch -Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus - -Tibetan Siskin Carduelis thibetana Tibetan Serin -European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gold Finch GoldfinchTwite Carduelis flavirostris Tibetan Twite -Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina Linnet -Hodgson’s Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola Plain Mountain Finch -Black-headed Mountain-Finch Leucosticte brandti Brandt’s Mountain-Finch -Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni Red-browed Finch Chota ramgoraCrimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguinea Crimson-winged Desert Finch -Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Trumpeter Bullfinch -Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus Mongolian Trumpeter Bullfinch -Black-billed Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta Lichtenstein’s Desert Finch,

Desert Finch -Blanford’s Rosefinch Carpodacus rubescens Crimson Rosefinch -Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis Nepal Rosefinch -Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Scarlet Grosbeak ToothiBeautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus - -Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochrous - -




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Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus - -Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii Large Rosefinch -Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus Red-mantled Rosefinch -Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys Red-mantled Rosefinch -White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura - -Streaked Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides Eastern Great Rosefinch -Common Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla Great Rosefinch -Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus Red-breasted Rosefinch -Crimson-browed Finch Propyrrhula subhimachala Red-headed Rosefinch -Scarlet Finch Haematospiza sipahi - Surakh ramgora,

RamgoraRed Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Crossbill -Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis - -Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca - -Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala - -Beavan’s Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca Grey-headed Bullfinch -Haw Finch Coccothraustes coccothraustes - -Black-and-Yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides - -Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis Allied Grosbeak -Spotted-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos Spot-winged Grosbeak -White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes - -Gold-naped Black Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta Gold-headed Black Finch, -

Gold-naped Finch

26. Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Flamingo RajhansLesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor - Chota Rajhans

27. Flowerpeckers (Dicaedae)

Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile - PhoolsoonghiYellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum - -Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanoxanthum - -Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma - -Tickell’s Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorynchos Pale-billed Flowerpecker -Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor Plain-coloured Flowerpecker -Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus Buff-bellied Flowerpecker -Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum - -

28. Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)[The family Muscicapidae has eight subfamilies: Muscicapinae, Monarchinae, Rhipidurinae,

Panurinae, Sylviidae, Pachycephalinae, Timaliinae and Turdinae. The Timaliinae (See No. 3) and Turdinae(See No. 71) are listed on page 43.]


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a) Muscicapinae (Flycatchers & Niltavas)

Brown-chested Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias brunneata Olive Flycatcher -Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata - -Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica Dark-sided Flycatcher -Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Brown Flycatcher -Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda Rufous-tailed Flycatcher -Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui Layard’s Flycatcher -Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea - -Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia - -Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii Rusty-breasted Blue Flycatcher -Orange-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher -Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher -Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra -White-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula monileger - -Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra Snowy-browed Flycatcher -Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni Westermann’s Flycatcher -Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris - -Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor Manipur Slaty Blue Flycatcher -Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira Sapphire-headed Flycatcher -Black-and-Orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa Black-and-rufous Flycatcher -Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina - PhiroziDusky-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordida Dull-blue Flycatcher -Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudata Nilgiri Verditer Flycatcher -Large Niltava Niltava grandis - Bara sunehraSmall Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae - Chota sunehraRufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara Beautiful Niltava Sunehra VividNiltava Niltava vivida Rufous-bellied Blue Flycatcher -White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis concretus White-tailed Flycatcher -White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes - -Brooks’s Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys Pale-chinned Flycatcher -Pale Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor - -Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides - -Large-billed Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas Hill Blue-Flycatcher -Tickell’s Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Orange-breasted -

Blue FlycatcherPygmy Blue-Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni Gry-headed Flycatcher -Grey-headed Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Pahadi botiya

b) Monarchinae (Monarch-Flycatchers & Paradise-Flycatchers)

Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Paradise Flycatcher Bulbul gostaBlack-naped

Monarch-Flycatcher Hypothymis azurea - -


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c) Rhipidurinae (Fantail-Flycatchers)

Yellow-bellied Rhipidura hypoxantha - NachaniyaFantail-Flycatcher

White-throated Rhipidura albicollis - NachaniyaFantail-Flycatcher

White-browed Rhipidura aureola - NachaniyaFantail-Flycatcher

d) Panurinae (Parrotbills)

Great Parrotbill Conostoma oemodium - -Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor Brown Suthora -Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis - -Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris Gould’s Parrotbill -Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis Whitethroated Parrotbill -Fulvous-fronted Parrotbill Paradoxornis fulvifrons Fulvousfronted Suthora, -

Fulvous ParrotbillBlack-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis nipalensis Orange Suthora -Lesser Rufous-headed Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris Lesser Redheaded Suthora -

ParrotbillGreater Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps Greater Redheaded Parrotbill -

e) Sylviidae (Warblers, Goldcrest, Prinias and Tesias)

Goldcrest Regulus regulus - -Streaked Fantail-Warbler Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola -Golden-headed Fantail-Warbler Cisticola exilis Bright-headed Cisticola,

Fantail Warbler -Rufous-vented Prinia Prinia burnesii Longtailed Grass Warbler -Brown Prinia Prinia criniger Striated Prinia, -

Brown Hill WarblerBlack-throated Prinia Prinia atrogularis Black-throated Hill Warbler -Hodgson’s Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla Hodgson’s Wren-Warbler, -

Grey-crowned PriniaRufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani Rufous-fronted Wren-Warbler -Beavan’s Prinia Prinia rufescens Beavan’s Wren-Warbler, -

Rufescent PriniaFranklin’s Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Grey-breasted Prinia, -

Franklin’s Wren-WarblerGraceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Streaked Wren-Warbler -Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Jungle Wren Warbler -Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Yellow-bellied Wren-Warbler -Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Ashy Wren-Warbler -Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Plain Wren-Warbler -




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Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata Chestnutheaded -Ground Warbler

Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea Slatybellied -Ground Warbler

Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer Dull Slatybellied -Ground Warbler -

Pale-footed Bush-Warbler Cettia pallidipes - -Japanese Bush-Warbler Cettia diphone Chinese Bush Warbler -Brown-flanked Bush-Warbler Cettia fortipes - -Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler Cettia major Large Bush Warbler -Aberrant Bush-Warbler Cettia flavolivacea - -Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler Cettia acanthizoides Verreaux’s Bush Warbler -Grey-sided Bush-Warbler Cettia brunnifrons Rufouscapped Bush Warbler -Cetti’s Bush-Warbler Cettia cetti Cetti’s Warbler -Spotted Bush-Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus - -Long-billed Bush-Warbler Bradypterus major Largebilled Bush Warbler -Chinese Bush-Warbler Bradypterus tacsanowskius - -Brown Bush-Warbler Bradypterus luteoventris - -Russet Bush-Warbler Bradypterus mandelli - -Streaked Grasshopper Warbler Locustella lanceolata Lanceolated Warlber -Pallas’s Warbler Locustella certhiola - -Pale Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella naevia Grasshopper Warbler -Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon - -Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus - -Black-browed Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Black-crowned Reed Warbler -Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola - -Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus concinens - -Blyth’s Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum - -Eurasian Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus - -Oriental Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis Oriental Reed Warbler -Indian Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed Warbler -Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon - -Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata - -Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus Goldenheaded Tailor Bird -Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Tailor Bird -Black-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis Dark-necked Tailorbird -Stoliczka’s Tit-Warbler Leptopoecile sophiae White-browed Tit-Warbler -Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Brown Leaf Warbler -Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus - -Plain Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus - -Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Dusky Leaf Warbler -Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer Smoky Willow Warbler -Tickell’s Warbler Phylloscopus affinis Tickell’s Leaf Warbler -


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Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis - -Olivaceous Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus - -Radde’s Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi - -Orange-barred Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher Buff-barred Warbler -Grey-faced Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis Ashy-throated Warbler -Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus - -Brooks’s Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis - -Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Plain or Yellowbrowed

Leaf Warbler -Hume’s Warbler Phylloscopus humei - -Arctic Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Arctic Warbler -Greenish Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Dull Green Leaf Warbler -Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes - -Large-billed Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris - -Tytler’s Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri - -Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis Large Crowned Leaf Warbler -Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus - -Blyth’s Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides - -Black-browed Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus cantator Yellow-vented Warbler -Gold-spectacled Seicercus burkii Golden-spectacled Warbler,

Flycatcher-Warbler BlackbrowedFlycatcher-Warbler -

Grey-headed Flycatcher-Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos Grey-hooded Warbler -White-spectacled Seicercus affinis Allied Flycatcher-Warbler,

Flycatcher-Warbler White-spectacled Warbler -Grey-cheeked Seicercus poliogenys Grey-cheeked Warbler

Flycatcher-Warbler -Chestnut-crowned Seicercus castaniceps Chestnut-headed

Flycatcher-Warbler Flycatcher- Warbler -Broad-billed Flycatcher-Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni Broad-billed Warbler -Rufous-faced Flycatcher-Warbler Abroscopus albogularis Whitethroated Flycatcher -

Warbler, Rufous-faced WarblerBlack-faced Flycatcher-Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps Black-faced Warbler -Yellow-bellied Abroscopus superciliaris Yellow-bellied Warbler -

Flycatcher-WarblerStriated Marsh-Warbler Megalurus palustris Striated Grassbird -Bristled Grass-Warbler Chaetornis striatus Bristled Grassbird -Rufous-rumped Grass-Warbler Graminicola bengalensis Rufous-rumped Grassbird -Broad-tailed Grass-Warbler Schoenicola platyura Broad-tailed Grassbird -Garden Warbler Sylvia borin - -Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis Whitethroat -Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca - -Hume’s Whitethroat Sylvia althaea - -




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Small Whitethroat Sylvia minula - -Desert Warbler Sylvia nana - -Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria - -Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis - -

f) Pachycephalinae (Whistlers)

Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola Grey Thickhead -

29. Geese (Anatidae) (See No. 21)

30. Goldfinches and allies (Carduelinae) (See No. 25)

31. Grebes (Podicipedidae)

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dabchick Chotipandubbi

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps griseigena - -Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus - -Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Slavonian Grebe -Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis - -

32. Herons (Ardeidae) (See No. 6)

33. Ibises (Threskiornithidae)[The family Threskiornithidae also has the Eurasian Spoonbills listed under Schedue-I of the Act]

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus - -Oriental White Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Black-headed Ibis Kuldakadi,

DiddaBlack Ibis Pseudibis papillosa Red-naped Ibis -

34. Ioras (Irenidae) (See No. 12)

35. Jays (Corvidae)[Crows, treepies and magpies are also members of the family Corvidae]

Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Redcrowned Jay Uni-bansariyaBlack-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus - Kanta bansariyaYellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris Gold-billed Magpie -Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Red-billed Magpie Lampuchiya,

KabriCommon Green Magpie Cissa chinensis Green Magpie HariIndian Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Rufous Treepie Malhat, Maar,

Lamdor




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Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae Himalayan Treepie Pahadi MalhatWhite-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra Southern Treepie -Black-browed Treepie Dendrocitta frontalis Collared Treepie -Andaman Treepie Dendrocitta bayleyi - -Black-billed Magpie Pica pica Magpie -Hume’s Groundpecker Pseudopodoces humilis Hume’s Ground Chough -Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Nutcracker -Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - -Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus Alpine Chough -Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula Jackdaw -Rook Corvus frugilegus - -Carrion Crow Corvus corone Hooded Crow -Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Large-billed Crow Pahadi KouvaCommon Raven Corvus corax Raven -

36. Jacanas (Jacanidae)

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus - Piyuha, Talmakhani, Pihua

Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus - Kundiya,Kandai

36-A. Junglefowl (Phasianidae)[The family Phasianidae also has pheasants, partridges and quails]

Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa - -Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis - -Buff-throated Partridge Tetraophasis szechenyii Pheasant-Grouse -Chukor Alectoris chukar Chukar, Chukar Partridge ChakorBlack Francolin Francolinus francolinus Black Partridge Kala TeetarPainted Francolin Francolinus pictus Painted Partridge -Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus - -Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Grey Partridge Bhura TeetarSwamp Francolin Francolinus gularis Swamp Partridge KakerTibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae - -Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Common or Grey Quail -Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica - -Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica Black-breasted Quail ChanakBlue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis - -Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica - -Rock Bush-Quail Perdicula argoondah - -Painted Bush-Quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha - -Red-breasted Hill-Partridge Arborophila mandellii - -Manipur Bush-Quail Perdicula manipurensis Manipur Painted Bush Quail -




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Common Hill-Partridge Arborophila torqueola Hill Partridge -Rufous-throated Hill-Partridge Arborophila rufogularis Rufous-throated Partridge -White-cheeked Hill-Partridge Arborophila atrogularis White-cheeked Partridge -Red Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata - ChokharaPainted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata - ChokharaKoklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha - -Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus - Jungli/Pahari

MurgaGrey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii - -Kaleej Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos - KhalijGreen Peafowl Pavo muticus Burmese Peafowl -Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant -

37. Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)

Blyth’s Kingfisher Alcedo hercules Great Blue KingfisherSmall Blue Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Eurasian Kingfisher, Chota

Common Kingfisher kaudiyalaBlue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting - -Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca Three-toed Kingfisher -

Black-backed KingfisherRufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa - -Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis - -Brown-winged Kingfisher Halcyon amauroptera - -Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda - -White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher KaudiyalaBlack-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata Black-capped

Purple Kingfisher -Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris White Collared Kingfisher -Greater Pied Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris Himalayan Pied

Kingfisher, -Crested Kingfisher

Lesser Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher Chitkabrakaudilla

38. Larks (Alaudidae)

Singing Bush-Lark Mirafra cantillans - CharchariRed-winged Bush-Lark Mirafra erythroptera Indian Bushlark LalpariBengal Bush-Lark Mirafra assamica Bush Lark -Jerdon’s Bush-Lark Mirafra affinis Bush Lark -Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Finch-Lark -Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix grisea Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark Ghutariya,

Bharhin




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Rufous-tailed Finch-Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus Rufous-tailed Lark -Desert Finch-Lark Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark -Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes Bifasciated Lark -Eastern Calandra-Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark -Long-billed Calandra-Lark Melanocorypha maxima Tibetan Lark -Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Short-toed Lark AganHume’s Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris - -Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens - AkoniaAsian Short-toed Lark Calandrella cheleensis - -Indian Short-toed Lark Calandrella raytal Sand Lark -Common Crested Lark Galerida cristata - ChandoolMalabar Crested Lark Galerida malabarica Malabar Lark -Sykes’s Crested Lark Galerida deva Sykes’s Lark -Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Skylark, Common Skylark -Eastern Skylark Alauda gulgula Oriental Skylark -Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris - -

39. Lorikeets (Psittacidae)[One species of hanging-parrots (earlier called Lorikeets) occurs in India. Parakeets are the dominant members of

the family Psittacidae]

Indian Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis Indian Lorikeet VernalHanging-ParrotLatkan tota

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Large Indian Parakeet Pahadi tota,channa,Chandanatiya, Rai tota

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri - Desi tota,Kantiya

Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana Himalayan Slaty-headed Jirri, JhaiyaParakeet tota

Grey-headed Parakeet Psittacula finschii Finsch’s Parakeet,Eastern Slaty-headed Parakeet -

Intermediate Parakeet Psittacula intermedia - -Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Blossom-headed Parakeet Lalsar (m),

Udy (f), Tuiyatota

Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata Eastern Blossom-headed Lalsir tota,Parakeet Phultusi tota

Blue-winged Parakeet Psittacula columboides Malabar Parakeet BluewingLord Derby’s Parakeet Psittacula derbiana Derbyan Parakeet -Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri - Madna tota,

Madangor




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Nicobar Parakeet Psittacula caniceps - -Red-cheeked Parakeet Psittacula longicauda Long-tailed Parakeet -

40. Magpies including the Hunting Magpie (Corvidae) (See No. 35)

41. Mannikins (Estrildidae) (See No. 1)

42. Megapodes (Megapodidae)

Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis Megapode, Nicobar Scrubfowl -

43. Minivets (Campephagidae)[The family Campephagidae also includes cuckoo-shrikes, trillers, flycatcher-shrikes and woodshrikes]

Large Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina macei - -Bar-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina striata Barred Cuckoo-Shrike -Black-winged Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina melaschistos Small Grey Cuckoo-Shrike Dark Grey

Cuckoo-Shrike -Black-headed Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina melanoptera - -Pied Triller Lalage nigra Pied Cuckoo-Shrike -Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus - -Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus - -Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Little Minivet Choti saheliWhite-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius - -Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris Yellow-throated Minivet -Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus - -Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris - -Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Orange Minivet SaheliPied Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus picatus Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike -Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis - -Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus Lesser Woodshrike -

44. Munias (Estrildidae) (See No. 1)

45. Mynas (Sturnidae)[Starlings are also members of the family Sturnidae]

Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis Glossy Starling -Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spiloptera Spot-winged Stare -Grey-headed Starling Sturnus malabaricus Chestnut-tailed Starling Kanji pawaiWhite-headed Starling Sturnus erythropygius White-headed Myna -Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum Brahminy Myna Pawai

Black-headed MynaDaurian Starling Sturnus sturninus Purple-backed Starling -White-shouldered Starling Sturnus sinensis Chinese Myna, -

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Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus Rosy Pastor KashnaiCommon Starling Sturnus vulgaris Starling TiliyarAsian Pied Starling Sturnus contra Pied Myna Ablak, Ablak

mainaCommon Myna Acridotheres tristis - Dhardwa,

Sadi-mainaBank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus - Chai, GhudsalJungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus - Kanji dhardwaGreat-tufted Myna Acridotheres grandis Orange-billed Jungle Myna, -

White-vented MynaCollared Myna Acridotheres albocinctus - -Gold-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus Golden-crested Myna -

Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa Hill Myna Pahadi MynaSouthern Hill Myna Gracula indica - Cochiniya Myna

46. Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

Great Eared-Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis - ChapkaIndian Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Grey Nightjar ChapkaEuropean Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Eurasian Nightjar ChapkaSykes’s Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis - ChapkaLarge-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Long-tailed Nightjar ChapkaJerdon’s Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis Long-tailed Nightjar ChapkaCommon Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Indian Nightjar ChapkaFranklin’s Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis Savanna Nightjar Chapka

47. Orioles (Oriolidae)

Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Golden Oriole PeelakBlack-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Black-naped Oriole -Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris Black-naped Oriole -Black-headed Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Black-hooded Oriole Kali topi ki

peelakMaroon Oriole Oriolus traillii - Surkh-peelak

48. Owls (Strigidae)Andaman Scops-Owl Otus balli - -Spotted Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus Mountain Scops-Owl -Pallid Scops-Owl Otus brucei Striated Scops-Owl -Eurasian Scops-Owl Otus scops Scops Owl -Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia Scops Owl Choti KanuttiNicobar Scops-Owl Otus alius Scops Owl -Collared Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena - Kanutti, Chote

Kan Ka UlluEurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Eagle Owl Lalanka,

Surkhiya


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Forest Eagle-Owl Bubo nipalensis Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl -Dusky Eagle-Owl Bubo coromandus Dusky Horned Owl Badka,

BurmundaBrown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis - HunhunaTawny Fish-Owl Ketupa flavipes - -Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu Malay Fish Owl -Mottled Wood-Owl Strix ocellata - ChipariyaBrown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica - -Tawny Wood-Owl Strix aluco Tawny Owl -Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei Collared Pygmy Owlet Char ankh wali

chugdiAsian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides Barred Owlet ChugadJungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum - Pahadi chugdiLittle Owl Athene noctua - -Spotted Owlet Athene brama - Chugdi,

Khas kudarTengmalm’s Owl Aegolius funereus Boreal Owl -Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata - -Andaman Hawk-Owl Ninox affinis Andaman Brown Hawk Owl -Long-eared Owl Asio otus - -Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus - -

49. Oystercatcher (Haematopodidae)

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher -

50. Parakeets (Psittacidae) (See No.39)

51. Partridges (Phasianidae) (See No. 36-A)

52. Pelicans (Pelecanidae)

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus White or Rosy Pelican Kurair,Hawaseel

Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis Grey Pelican Jalasain,

HawaseelDalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus - Gangwa

53. Pheasants (Phasianidae) (See No. 36-A)

54. Pigeons (Columbidae) except the Blue Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) (See No. 19)

55. Pipits (Motacillidae)[The family Motacillidae also includes wagtails]

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus -White Wagtail Motacilla alba Pied Wagtail Mamola,

Dhobanchidiya




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Large Pied Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis White-browed Wagtail Khanjan,Dhobanchidiya

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Yellow Hooded,Yellow-headed Wagtail Choti pilak,

PilkaheYellow Wagtail Motacilla flava - Choti pilakGrey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea - -Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi Paddyfield Pipit -Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Paddyfield Pipit -Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris - -Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii - -Brown Rock Pipit Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit -Eurasian Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit -Oriental Tree Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Indian Tree Pipit -Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis - -Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus - -Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus Vinaceous-breasted Pipit -Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit -Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Water Pipit -Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus - -Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis - -

Note: Pipits and larks are generally called Bhageri in the bird trade.

55-A. Pittas (Pittidae)

Blue-naped Pitta Pitta nipalensis - -Blue Pitta Pitta cyanea - -Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida Green-breasted Pitta -Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura - Navrang,

Dudhpui

56. Plovers (Charadriidae)[The family Charadriidae also has dotterels and lapwings]

European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Golden Plover -Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Eastern Golden Plover -Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover -Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover -Long-billed Ringed Plover Charadrius placidus Long-billed Plover -Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Little Plover -Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus - -Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Mongolian Plover -Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Large Sand Plover -




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Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Sand Plover -Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Sand Plover -Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Australian Black-fronted Plover -Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lapwing -Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus - Peeli TitairiRiver Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii Spurwinged Lapwing -Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus - -Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus - TitairiSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Sociable Plover -White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus - Saphed dum ki

tehri, Titeetri

57. Quails (Phasianidae) (See 36-A)

58. Rails (Rallidae) (See No. 14)

59. Rollers or Blue Jays (Coraciidae)

European Roller Coracias garrulus Kashmir Roller -Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Blue Jay Subjak,

Neelkant,Nelayi

Oriental Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird -

60. Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)

Tibetan Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes tibetanus - -Pallas’s Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus - -White-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata Large Pintail Sandgrouse, -

Pin-tailed SandgrouseChestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Indian Sandgrouse Bhat titar, GattaSpotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus - -Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis Imperial Sandgrouse -Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus Coronetted Sandgrouse -Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus - Pahari

Bhat titar

61. Sandpipers (Scolopacinae) (See No. 17-A)

62. Snipes (Scolopacinae) (See 17-A)

63. Spurfowls (Phasianidae) (See No. 36-A)

64. Starlings (Sturnidae) (See No. 45)




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65. Stone-Curlews (Burhinidae)[Stone-Plovers are also members of the family Burhinidae]

Stone-Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Thick-knee KarvanakGreat Stone-Plover Esacus recurvirostris Great Thick-knee -Beach Stone-Plover Esacus magnirostris Beach Thick-knee -

66. Storks (Ciconiidae)

Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala - Jangil, KankariAsian Open-billed Stork Anastomus oscitans Open-billed Stork, Gaugila

Asian OpenbillBlack Stork Ciconia nigra - SurmalWhite-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Woolly-necked Stork LaglagEuropean White Stork Ciconia ciconia - Kanakul, GybarBlack-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus - Loha SarankLesser Adjutant-Stork Leptoptilos javanicus - Chenari,

ChanyariGreater Adjutant Stork Leptoptilos dubius Adjutant Stork Chek, Hargila

67. Stilts (Recurvirostridae) (See No. 2)

68. Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Anthreptes singalensis Ruby Cheek -Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica - -Small Sunbird Nectarinia minima Crimson-backed Sunbird -Van Hasselt’s Sunbird Nectarinia sperata Purple-throated Sunbird -Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis - -Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica - Kala

shakarkhoraLoten’s Sunbird Nectarinia lotenia Long-billed Sunbird -Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae Gould’s Sunbird -Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis Nepal Yellow-backed Lal

Sunbird shakarkhoraBlack-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata Black-breasted Sunbird -Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Yellow-backed Sunbird -Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda - -Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra - -Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna - -

69. Swans (sic) (Anatidae) (See No. 13)




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70. Teals (Anatidae) (See No. 13)

71. Thrushes (Turdinae)[The subfamily Turdinae also has species like shortwings, robins, blackbirds, forktails and wheatears]

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis Rock Thrush -Blue-headed Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus Blue-caped Rock Thrush -Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris - -Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius - GingaarMalabar Whistling-Thrush Myiophonus horsfieldii - -Blue Whistling-Thrush Myiophonus caeruleus - -Pied Thrush Zoothera wardii Pied Ground-Thrush -Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina Orange-headed

Ground-Thrush -Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica Siberian Ground-Thrush -Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera mollissima Plain-backed

Mountain-Thrush -Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni Long-tailed Mountain-Thrush -Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma Golden or Smallbilled Thrush -Greater Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola Long-billed Thrush,

Large Brown Thrush -Lesser Long-billed Thrush Zoothera marginata Dark-sided Thrush,

Lesser Brown Thrush -Tickell’s Thrush Turdus unicolor Indian Grey Thrush -Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis - -White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus - -Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul -Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Blackbird KasturaChestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus Grey-headed Thrush -Kessler’s Thrush Turdus kessleri White-backed Thrush -Fea’s Thrush Turdus feae Grey-sided Thrush -Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Dark Thrush -Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis Red-throated or

Black-throated Thrush -Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni Rufous-tailed Thrush -Fieldfare Turdus pilaris - -Song Thrush Turdus philomelos - -Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus - -Gould’s Shortwing Brachypteryx stellata - -Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra - -White-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx major - -Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys - -White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana - -Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos - -




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Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope - -Himalayan Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis White-tailed Rubythroat -Bluethroat Luscinia svecica - -Firethroat Luscinia pectardens - -Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea - -Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane - -Orange-flanked Bush-Robin Tarsiger cyanurus - -Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus - -White-browed Bush-Robin Tarsiger indicus - -Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin Tarsiger hyperythrus - -Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes - -Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis - DhyalWhite-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus - ShyamaIndian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata - KalchiriEversmann’s Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus Rufous-backed Redstart -Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus - -Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros - Tharthira,

ShakarkampiHodgson’s Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni - -White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps - -Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus - -Guldenstadt’s Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogaster White-winged Redstart -Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis - -White-capped Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus - ChandeliPlumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus Plumbeous Water Redstart Choti chandeliWhite-bellied Redstart Hodgsonius phaenicuroides - -White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura - -Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale - -Grandala Grandala coelicolor - -Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri - -Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus - -Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus - -Leschenault’s Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti White-crowned Forktail -Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus - -Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea - -Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis - -Stoliczka’s Bushchat Saxicola macrorhyncha - -Hodgson’s Bushchat Saxicola insignis - -Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata - Khar piddaWhite-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucura - -Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura - -Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata - PiddaJerdon’s Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni - -




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Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea - -Hume’s Wheatear Oenanthe alboniger - -Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe - -Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata - -Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka - -Rufous-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna - -Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti - -Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina - -Indian Chat Cercomela fusca Brown Rock-Chat Shama,

Choti shamaNote: Generally thrushes and blackbirds are named commonly as Kastura in trade.

72. Tits (Paridae)[Tits are now classified into three families i.e. Aegithalidae, Remizidae and Paridae]

a) Long-Tailed Tits (Aegithalidae)

White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys - -Red-headed Tit Aegithalos concinnus Black-throated Tit LanguriWhite-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis - -Rufous-fronted Tit Aegithalos iouschistos Black-browed Tit -

b) Penduline-Tits (Remizidae)

Eurasian Penduline-Tit Remiz pendulinus White-crowned Penduline Tit -Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps - -

c) Tits (Paridae)

Simla Crested Tit Parus rufonuchalis Rufous-naped Crested Tit -Rufous-bellied Crested Tit Parus rubidiventris - -Spot-winged Crested Tit Parus melanolophus - -Coal Tit Parus ater - -Brown Crested Tit Parus dichrous - -Great Tit Parus major Grey Tit Pahadi

chirontaGreen-backed Tit Parus monticolus - KaneriPied Tit Parus nuchalis - -Black-lored Yellow Tit Parus xanthogenys - -Black-spotted Yellow Tit Parus spilonotus - -Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus - -Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea - -

73. Treepies (Corvidae) (See No. 35)




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74. Trogons (Trogonidae)

Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus - -Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus - -Ward’s Trogon Harpactes wardi - -

75.Vultures (Accipitridae)

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Scavenger Vulture -Indian White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis White-rumped Vulture -Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus - -Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris - -Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis Himalayan Griffon-Vulture -Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus Eurasian Griffon-Vulture -Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Black Vulture -Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus King Vulture -

76. Waxbills (Estrildinae) (See No. 1)

77. Weavers or Bayas (Ploceidae)[The family Ploceidae also has sparrows and snowfinches]

Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis Black-throated Weaver Bird Chandwabaya, Momiyachonch kabaya

Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar - Jalidar bayaBaya Weaver Ploceus philippinus Baya Desi baya,

bayaFinn’s Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus Yellow Weaver Bada baya,

Pahadi bayaHouse Sparrow Passer domesticus - Chidda,

GauraiyaSpanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis - -Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus - -Cinnamon Tree Sparrow Passer rutilans Russet Sparrow -Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus - Sohan chiddaYellow-throated Sparrow Petronia xanthocollis Chestnut-shouldered

Sparrow Pahlwanchidda,Banchida

Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi -Mandelli’s Snowfinch Pyrgilauda taczanowskii White-rumped Snowfinch -Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis - -Plain-backed Snowfinch Pyrgilauda blanfordi - -Small Snowfinch Montifringilla davidiana - -




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78. White-eyes (Zosteropidae)

Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus White-eye Baboona

79. Woodpeckers (Picidae)

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Wryneck GuchmudaiyaSpeckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus - -Rufous Piculet Sasia ochracea White-browed Piculet -Brown-capped Pygmy Dendrocopos nanus Pygmy-Woodpecker -

WoodpeckerGrey-capped Pygmy Dendrocopos canicapillus Grey-crowned Pigmy -

Woodpecker WoodpeckerBrown-fronted Pied Dendrocopos auriceps Brown-fronted Woodpecker -

WoodpeckerFulvous-breasted Pied Dendrocopos macei Fulvous-breasted -

Woodpecker WoodpeckerStripe-breasted Pied Dendrocopos atratus Stripe-breasted -

Woodpecker WoodpeckerYellow-fronted Pied Dendrocopos mahrattensis Yellow-crowned

Woodpecker Woodpecker ChotaJashrath

Rufous-bellied Pied Dendrocopos hyperythrus Sapsucker -Woodpecker

Crimson-breasted Pied Dendrocopos cathpharius Crimson-breasted -Woodpecker Woodpecker

Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis Darjeeling Woodpecker -Great Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Pied -

Woodpecker,Red-crowned PiedWoodpecker

Himalayan Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis Himalayan Woodpecker -Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus Brown Woodpecker -Great Black Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis Indian Great Black -

Woodpecker, White-belliedWoodpecker

Andaman Black Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei Indian Great Black -Woodpecker,Andaman Woodpecker

Small Yellow-naped Picus chlorolophus Lesser Yellownape -Woodpecker

Large Yellow-naped Picus flavinucha Greater Yellownape -Woodpecker




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Little Scaly-bellied Green Picus xanthopygaeus Streak-throated Woodpecker -Woodpecker

Large Scaly-bellied Green Picus squamatus Scaly-bellied Woodpecker -Woodpecker

Black-naped Green Picus canus Grey-faced Woodpecker, -Woodpecker Grey-headed Woodpecker

Himalayan Golden-backed Dinopium shorii Himalayan Flameback, -Woodpecker Himalayan Golden-backed

Threetoed WoodpeckerCommon Golden-backed Dinopium javanense Common Flameback, -Woodpecker Indian Golden-backed

Threetoed WoodpeckerLesser Golden-backed Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback -WoodpeckerGreater Golden-backed Chrysocolaptes lucidus Greater Flameback, -Woodpecker Larger Golden-backed

WoodpeckerBlack-shouldered Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus White-naped Woodpecker, -Black-backed WoodpeckerPale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia - -Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis Red-eared Bay Woodpecker -Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente - -Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus Himalayan Great Slaty

Woodpecker -

80. Wrens (Troglodytidae)

Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Northern Wren -




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Appendix I

List of the bird families that do not appear either in Schedule-I (Part-III) or Schedule-IV (No.11) of the Wildlife(Protection) Act, 1972 but should be included in the future amendments

Order Family Group Name

Gaviiformes Gaviidae Divers (Loons)Procellariiformes Procellariidae Petrels, ShearwatersPelecaniformes Phaethontidae Tropicbirds

Sulidae BoobiesFregatidae Frigatebirds

Gruiformes Heliornithidae FinfootsCharadriiformes Rostratulidae Painted-Snipes

Phalaropodidae PhalaropesDromadidae Crab-PloverGlareolidae Coursers (except Jerdon’s Courser),

PratincolesStercorariidae Skuas, JaegersRynchopidae Skimmers

Apodiformes Apodidae Swifts, Needletail-Swifts, Palm-SwiftsHemiprocnidae Tree-Swifts

Trogoniformes Trogonidae TrogonsCoraciiformes Meropidae Bee-eaters

Upupidae HoopoesPiciformes Indicatoridae HoneyguidesPasseriformes Eurylaimidae Broadbills

Hirundinidae Swallows, MartinsLaniidae ShrikesBombycillidae Waxwings, HypocoliusCinclidae DippersPrunellidae AccentorsSittidae Nuthatches, WallcreeperArtamidae Woodswallows (Wood-Shrikes)

Species that come under these families are listed below : (see page 50)


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1. Gaviidae (Divers)

Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Red-Throated Loon -Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Black-Throated Loon -

2. Procellariidae (Petrels & Shearwaters)

Cape Petrel Daption capense - -Trinidad Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana - -Barau’s Petrel Pterodroma baraui - -Bulwer’s Petrel Bulweria bulwerii - -Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax - -Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas - -Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus - -Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater -Audubon’s Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri - -Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus - -

3. Phaethonidae (Tropicbirds)

Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Short-tailed Tropicbird -Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda - -Yellow-billed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Longtailed Tropic bird, -

White-tailed Tropicbird

4. Sulidae (Boobies)

Masked Booby Sula dactylatra - -Red-footed Booby Sula sula - -Brown Booby Sula leucogaster - -

5. Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)

Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Lesser Frigate bird -Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Least Frigate bird -Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi - -

6. Heliornithidae (Finfoots)

Masked Finfoot Heliopais personata - -

7. Rostratulidae (Painted-Snipe)

Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis Painted Snipe -


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8. Phalaropodidae (Phalaropes)

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus - -Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria - -

9. Dromadidae (Crab-Plovers)

Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola - -

10. Glareolidae (Coursers & Pratincoles)

Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus - -Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola - -Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor - -Small Pratincole Glareola lactea Small Indian Pratincole -

11. Stercorariidae (Skuas & Jaegers)

Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica Antarctic Skua -South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki Maccormick’s Skua -Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Pomatorhine Skua -Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Richardson’s Skua -

12. Rynchopidae (Skimmers)

Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis - -

13. Apodidae (Swifts)

White-bellied Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta Glossy Swiftlet -Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor Indian Swiftlet -Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris - -Common Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga Edible-nest Swiftlet -White-rumped Needletail-Swift Zoonavena sylvatica White-rumped Needletail -White-throated Needletail-Swift Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail -Silver-backed Needletail-Swift Hirundapus cochinchinensis White-backed Needletail, -

Cochinchina Spinetail SwiftBrown-backed Needletail-Swift Hirundapus giganteus Brown-backed Needletail, -

Large BrownthroatedSpinetail Swift

Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Palm Swift -Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba - -Common Swift Apus apus The Swift -



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Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Large Whiterumped Swift -Khasi Hills Swift Apus acuticauda Dark-rumped Swift, -

Darkbacked SwiftHouse Swift Apus affinis - -

14. Hemiprocnidae (Tree-Swifts)

Crested Tree-Swift Hemiprocne coronata - -

15. Trogonidae (Trogons)

Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus - -Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus - -Ward’s Trogon Harpactes wardi - -

16. Meropidae (Bee-eaters)

Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni - -Small Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Green Bee-eater -Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus - -Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus - -European Bee-eater Merops apiaster - -Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti - -

17. Upupidae (Hoopooes)

Common Hoopoe Upupa epops Hoopoe -

18. Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus Honeyguide -

19. Eurylaimidae (Broadbills)

Hodgson’s Broadbill Serilophus lunatus Silver-breasted Broadbill, -Collared Broadbill

Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae - -

20. Hirundinidae (Swallows & Martins)

Sand Martin Riparia riparia Collared Sand Martin -Pale Martin Riparia diluta - -Plain Martin Riparia paludicola Plain Sand Martin -



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Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris Crag Martin -Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula - -Dusky Crag-Martin Hirundo concolor - -Common Swallow Hirundo rustica Swallow, Barn Swallow -House Swallow Hirundo tahitica Pacific Swallow -Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii - -Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica - -Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata - -Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo fluvicola Indian Cliff Swallow -Pale Crag-Martin Hirundo obsoleta - -Northern House-Martin Delichon urbica House Martin -Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus - -Nepal House-Martin Delichon nipalensis - -

21. Laniidae (Shrikes)

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio - -Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus - -Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus - -Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides - -Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus - -Rufous-backed Shrike Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike -Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus Tibetan Shrike -Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor - -Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Grey Shrike -Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis - -Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator - -

22. Bombycillidae (Waxwings & Hypocolius)

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Waxwing -Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus Grey Hypocolius -

23. Cinclidae (Dippers)

White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus Whitebreasted Dipper -Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii - -

24. Prunellidae (Accentors)

Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris - -Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana - -Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides - -



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Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata - -Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens - -Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis - -Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata - -Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella - -

25. Nuthatches and Wallcreepers

Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis - -Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis - -Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea - -White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis - -White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis - -Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis - -Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa - -Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria - -

26. Woodswallows (Wood-shrikes)

Ashy Swallow-Shrike Artamus fuscus Ashy Woodswallow -

White-breasted Swallow-Shrike Artamus leucorynchus White-breasted Woodswallow -



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