An Updated Checklist of the BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
An Updated Checklist of the BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
Compiled by Dhananjai Mohan Sanjay Sondhi
Published by UTTARAKHAND FOREST DEPARTMENT
The Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand lists 686 birds that
have been recorded in the hill state of Uttarakhand. In addition, another 28
species which have been recorded in Uttarakhand in the past, but whose
presence in the state is doubtful are mentioned. The checklist provides up-
to-date taxonomic information, including that of species splits or mergers
in the last decade. Finally, the checklist also provides a mention of the bird
species that are Critically Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened as
per IUCN's Red Data List.
UTTARAKHAND SPRING BIRD FESTIVAL 5-9 FEBRUARY 2014
An Updated Checklist of the
BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
Compiled by
Dhananjai Mohan Sanjay Sondhi
Published by
Uttarakhand Forest Department
An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
Published by Uttarakhand Forest Department© 2014, Dhananjai Mohan and Sanjay Sondhi
Front Cover photograph: Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus (Uttarakhand’s State Bird)Back Cover Photograph: Clockwise from top left: Ruddy Shelduck, European Goldfinch, Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon, Common Kingfisher.
Front cover photograph © Soumyajit NandyBack cover photograph © Sanjay Sondhi
Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festival, 5-9 February 2014
Citation: Mohan, D. & S. Sondhi (2014). An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Forest Department, Dehradun.
Map: Wildlife Institute of India
Designed & Printed: Shiva Offset Press, Dehradun Ph. 0135-2715748
AUTHORS’ NOTE
Since the last checklist of the birds of Uttarakhand was prepared in 2003 listing 623 bird species, significant additional information and species records are now available from Uttarakhand. The occasion of the Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festival from 5-9 February 2014 at Asan Conservation Reserve, the first ever bird festival in the state; being organized by the Eco-tourism Department, Uttarakhand Forest Department was the perfect opportunity to update the bird checklist. More information about the festival can be seen at www.uttarakhandbirdfestival.in and www.facebook.com/uttarakhandbirding.
The series of birdwatching camps that the Eco-tourism Wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department has organized in the last two years has provided an additional impetus to birdwatching in the State. These camps have been conducted in 18 different destinations across Uttarakhand and have trained more than 200 people from amongst local communities, bird guides and forest staff.
CCF-Ecotourism, Uttarakhand Forest DepartmentTel/Fax: 0135 2669227, [email protected]
The authors have relied on their personal experience of birdwatching in the State, published literature and credible photographic records and sightings to prepare this updated checklist. It is hoped that more information on the birds of Uttarakhand will be spurred by this list and the number of species recorded from the state will only increase further. Check boxes have been provided alongside the species, for people wanting to use this checklist to track their bird records in Uttarakhand.
The authors would like to thank CCF, Eco-tourism, Uttarakhand Forest Department for supporting the publication of this checklist. We would also like to thank Manoj Sharma and Raman Kumar for their review and comments on the manuscript.
For any errors, omissions and feedback in this checklist, please contact
Dr. Dhananjai Mohan, CCF, Uttarakhand Forest Department at [email protected]
Or Sanjay Sondhi, Titli Trust (www.titlitrust.com) [email protected]
AN UPDATED CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
The hill state of Uttarakhand (formed in 2000, then known as Uttaranchal) has terrific avifaunal diversity. Of the 1303 bird species recorded from India, compiled from the IOC World Bird List (Gill & Donsker, 2014), more than 50% are found in Uttarakhand. The state’s varies from the terai region in the plains, the bhabhars (the outermost foothills of the Himalaya), the Shivaliks (sub-Himalayan range), the Lower Himalayas and finally, the high altitudinal Greater Himalayas. The amazing diversity in habitat from the plains up to the numerous mountain peaks that exceed altitudes of 7,000 m results in marvelous avifaunal diversity.
Within the 6 National Parks, 7 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 3 Conservation Reserves in the state (Annexure 1), and outside these areas too, opportunities for bird watching abound. Uttarakhand is home to 14 Important Bird Areas (Islam & Rahmani, 2004) (Annexure 2) that are important and priority sites for conservation.
The last checklist of birds of Uttarakhand was published in 2003 (Mohan & Sinha, 2003) and recorded 623 species. Since then, increased research and amateur and professional birdwatching has resulted in the addition of many new bird species. In addition, changes in avifaunal taxonomy have meant that many species splits or convergences have taken place. The current checklist attempts to address the increased sightings and changes in taxonomy. In this updated checklist of birds of Uttarakhand, 686 bird species are recorded from Uttarakhand. These include sightings of some species that may be considered vagrants to the state, which is specifically stated in the “Remarks” column. In addition, another 28 species, which have been recorded in Uttarakhand in old literature, but whose presence in the state today is doubtful, have been listed as well. This includes the Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa, a dozen specimens of which were collected from near Mussoorie (Benog, Jhari Pani) and Nainital prior to 1876, and is now feared extinct (BirdLife International, 2013).
Of the 686 species, 5 species-Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri, Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris, White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis, Red-
An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand v headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus and Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa are listed as “Critically Endangered” in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. A further 2 species are listed as “Endangered”, 18 species are listed as “Vulnerable” and 20 species as “Near Threatened”. Five bird species, which have been recorded in Uttarakhand, are endemic to the Western Himalaya: Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus, Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii, Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa and White-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis and Tytler’s Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri (only in its breeding range). The IUCN Red List status for these three categories and the endemics are mentioned in the “Remarks” column.
The English Names adopted for the checklist are primarily those used by Grimmet et. al (2011). Alternate English Names that are still used in India are also mentioned. For scientific names, we have relied primarily on IOC World Bird List (Gill & Donsker, 2014) and Avibase (2014). The recent taxonomic changes proposed by Pamela Rasmussen (Rasmussen, 2005) as well as other recent taxonomic updates are captured in the “Remarks” column.
We hope this checklist spurs further study and updates to the avifauna of Uttarakhand.
Dhananjai MohanSanjay Sondhi
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
1 Snow Partridge
Lerwa lerwa �
2 Himalayan Snowcock
Tetraogallus himalayensis
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3 Chukar Partridge
Chukar Partridge
Alectoris chukar �
4 Black Francolin Black Partridge
Francolinus francolinus
�
5 Grey Francolin Grey Partridge
Francolinus pondicerianus
�
6 Tibetan Partridge
Perdix hodgsoniae
�
7 Common Quail Grey Quail Coturnix coturnix �8 Jungle Bush
QuailPerdicula asiatica �
9 Himalayan Quail
Mountain Quail, Himalayan Rock Quail
Ophrysia superciliosa
Critically Endangered. Feared extinct. West Himalayan endemic.
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10 Hill Partridge Common Hill Partridge
Arborophila torqueola �
11 Rufous-throated Partridge
Rufous-throated Hill-partridge
Arborophila rufogularis �
12 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea �
13 Western Tragopan
Tragopan melanocephalus
Vulnerable. West Himalayan endemic.
�
14 Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra Near Threatened �
15 Koklass Pheasant
Pucrasia macrolopha �
16 Himalayan Monal
Impeyan Monal
Lophophorus impejanus �
17 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus �18 Kalij Pheasant Lophura
leucomelanos �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
19 Cheer Pheasant
Catreus wallichii Vulnerable. West Himalayan endemic.
�
20 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus �21 Lesser
Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica �
22 Greylag Goose Anser anser �23 Greater White-
fronted GooseAnser albifrons �
24 Lesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus Vulnerable �
25 Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus �
26 Knob-billed Duck
Comb Duck/Nakta
Sarkidiornis melanotos
�
27 Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna �
28 Ruddy Shelduck
Brahminy Duck
Tadorna ferruginea �
29 Cotton Pygmy Goose
Cotton Teal Nettapus coromandelianus
�
30 Gadwall Anas strepera �31 Falcated Duck Falcated
TealAnas falcata Near
Threatened �
32 Eurasian Wigeon
Anas penelope �
33 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos �
34 Indian Spot-billed Duck
Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Species split: Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonoryncha is eastern species
�
35 Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata �
36 Northern Pintail Anas acuta �37 Garganey Anas
querquedula �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
38 Eurasian Teal Common Teal
Anas crecca �
39 Marbled Duck Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris
Vulnerable �
40 Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina �
41 Common Pochard
Aythya ferina �
42 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Critically Endangered �
43 Ferruginous Duck
Ferruginous Pochard, White-eyed Pochard
Aythya nyroca Near Threatened �
44 Tufted Duck Tufted Pochard
Aythya fuligula �
45 Greater Scaup Aythya marila �46 Long-tailed
DuckClangula hyemalis
Vulnerable �
47 Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
�
48 Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
�
49 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
�
50 Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
�
51 Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
�
52 Slavonian Grebe
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Vagrant �
53 Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
�
54 Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Vagrant �
55 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
Near Threatened �
56 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
�
57 Black Stork Ciconia nigra �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
58 Woolly-necked Stork
White-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus �
59 White Stork European White Stork
Ciconia ciconia �
60 Black-necked Stork
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Near Threatened �
61 Lesser Adjutant
Leptoptilos javanicus
Vulnerable �
62 Black-headed Ibis
Oriental White Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Near Threatened �
63 Red-naped Ibis Indian Black Ibis, Black Ibis
Pseudibis papillosa �
64 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
�
65 Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
�
66 Great Bittern Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris �
67 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
�
68 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
�
69 Cinnamon Bittern
Chestnut Bittern
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
�
70 Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis
�
71 Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
�
72 Striated Heron Little Heron, Little Green Heron
Butorides striata�
73 Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii �
74 Eastern Cattle Egret
Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
Species split: Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis is western species.
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
75 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea �76 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea �77 Western Great
EgretLarge Egret Ardea alba �
78 Intermediate Egret
Median Egret
Egretta intermedia
�
79 Little Egret Egretta garzetta �80 Western Reef
HeronWestern Reef Egret
Egretta gularis Vagrant �
81 Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
�
82 Spot-billed Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
Near Threatened �
83 Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger �
84 Indian Cormorant
Indian Shag Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
�
85 Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
�
86 Oriental Darter Various species of dater referred to as “Snake Bird”
Anhinga melanogaster
Near Threatened
�
87 Osprey Western Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
�
88 Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
Vagrant �
89 Crested Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus �
90 Black-winged Kite
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus caeruleus�
91 Black Kite Pariah Kite Milvus migrans Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus is considered as a full species by some authors.
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
92 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus �93 Pallas's Fish
EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
Vulnerable �
94 White-tailed Eagle
White-tailed Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Near Threatened �
95 Lesser Fish Eagle
Lesser Grey-headed Fish Eagle
Icthyophaga humilis
Near Threatened �
96 Grey-headed Fish Eagle
Greater Grey-headed Fish Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Near Threatened �
97 Bearded Vulture
Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
�
98 Egyptian Vulture
Neophron, Scavenger Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Endangered�
99 White-rumped Vulture
White-backed Vulture, Indian White-backed Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Critically Endangered
�
100 Slender-billed Vulture
Gyps tenuirostris Critically Endangered �
101 Himalayan Vulture
Himalayan Griffon
Gyps himalayensis
�
102 Griffon Vulture Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus �
103 Red-headed Vulture
King Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Critically Endangered �
104 Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Near Threatened �
105 Short-toed Snake Eagle
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
�
106 Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela �
107 Western Marsh Harrier
Eurasian Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Species split: Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus is eastern species
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
108 Hen Harrier Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus �
109 Pallid Harrier Pale Harrier Circus macrourus
Near Threatened �
110 Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
�
111 Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus �
112 Crested Goshawk
Accipiter trivirgatus �
113 Shikra Accipiter badius �114 Besra Besra
SparrowhawkAccipiter virgatus �
115 Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus �
116 Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis �
117 White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa �
118 Common Buzzard
Eurasian Buzzard
Buteo buteo Status uncertain �
119 Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo burmanicus
Species split. Earlier considered subspecies of Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
�
120 Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus �
121 Upland Buzzard
Buteo hemilasius �
122 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
�
123 Indian Spotted Eagle
Aquila hastata Species split: Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga winters in N. Indian plains. Vulnerable.
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
124 Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga Species split: Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata is a N. Indian resident.
�
125 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax �126 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis �127 Eastern
Imperial EagleAquila heliaca Vulnerable
�
128 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos �129 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata �130 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus
pennatus �
131 Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii �
132 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus limnaeetus
Species split: Crested Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus is found in peninsular India
�
133 Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
Species split: Legge’s Hawk Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti is southern species
�
134 Collared Falconet
Microhierax caerulescens
�
135 Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
�
136 Red-necked Falcon
Red-headed Falcon
Falco chicquera �
137 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis �138 Eurasian
HobbyFalco subbuteo �
139 Oriental Hobby Falco severus �140 Laggar Falcon Falco jugger Near
Threatened �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
141 Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus �
142 Slaty-legged Crake
Rallina eurizonoides �
143 Water Rail European Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus Species split: Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus was formerly considered conspecific with Water Rail R. aquaticus
�
144 Brown Crake Amaurornis akool �145 White-breasted
WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
�
146 Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla �147 Ruddy-
breasted CrakePorzana fusca �
148 Purple Swamphen
Purple Moorhen
Porphyrio porphyrio �
149 Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus �
150 Eurasian Coot Common Coot
Fulica atra �
151 Sarus Crane Grus antigone Vulnerable �152 Demoiselle
CraneGrus virgo �
153 Common Crane
Grus grus �
154 Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus �
155 Barred Buttonquail
Common Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator�
156 Indian Thick- knee
Indian Stone-curlew
Burhinus indicus Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus is found in extreme NW India
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
157 Great Thick-knee
Great Stone-curlew, Great Stone-plover
Esacus recurvirostris
�
158 Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
�
159 Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
�
160 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
�
161 Northern Lapwing
Peewit Vanellus vanellus �
162 River Lapwing Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii
Near Threatened �
163 Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
�
164 Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus �
165 Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus �
166 Sociable Lapwing
Sociable Plover
Vanellus gregarius
Vulnerable �
167 White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus �
168 Long-billed Plover
Long-billed Ringed Plover
Charadrius placidus �
169 Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
�
170 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
�
171 Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius mongolus �
172 Greater Sand Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
�
173 Greater Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis �
174 Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
175 Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
�
176 Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
�
177 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
�
178 Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria
�
179 Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola
Vulnerable �
180 Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
�
181 Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago �
182 Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa Near Threatened �
183 Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Near Threatened �
184 Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus �
185 Common Redshank
Tringa totanus �
186 Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis �
187 Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia �
188 Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus �
189 Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola �
190 Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
�
191 Little Stint Calidris minuta �192 Temminck's
StintCalidris temminckii
�
193 Dunlin Calidris alpina �194 Ruff Philomachus
pugnax�
195 Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
196 Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
Vulnerable �
197 Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
�
198 Black-headed Gull
Common Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus �
199 Pallas's Gull Great Black-headed Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
�
200 Caspian Gull Yellow-legged Gull
Larus cachinnans �
201 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
�
202 River Tern Sterna aurantia Near Threatened �
203 Common Tern Sterna hirundo �204 Black-bellied
TernSterna acuticauda
Endangered �
205 Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
�
206 Common Pigeon
Rock Pigeon, Blue Rock Pigeon
Columba livia�
207 Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
�
208 Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
�
209 Yellow-eyed Pigeon
Pale-backed Pigeon, Eastern Stock Pigeon
Columba eversmanni
Vagrant. Vulnerable.
�
210 Common Wood Pigeon
Columba palumbus
�
211 Speckled Wood Pigeon
Columba hodgsonii
�
212 Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
�
213 Eurasian Collared Dove
Ring Dove Streptopelia decaocto
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
214 Red Turtle Dove
Red Collared Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica �
215 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
�
216 Laughing Dove Little Brown Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
�
217 Common Emerald Dove
Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
�
218 Orange-breasted Green Pigeon
Treron bicinctus�
219 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Yellow-legged Green Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus �
220 Pin-tailed Green Pigeon
Treron apicauda �
221 Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
Treron sphenurus �
222 Alexandrine Parakeet
Psittacula eupatria
�
223 Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
�
224 Slaty-headed Parakeet
Himalayan Parakeet
Psittacula himalayana �
225 Plum-headed Parakeet
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala �
226 Red-breasted Parakeet
Psittacula alexandri
�
227 Greater Coucal Crow Pheasant
Centropus sinensis
�
228 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis �
229 Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
�
230 Green-billed Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus tristis
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
231 Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Chestnut-winged Crested Cuckoo, Red-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
�
232 Jacobin Cuckoo
Pied Crested Cuckoo, Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus �
233 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
�
234 Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
�
235 Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Grey-bellied Plaintive Cuckoo, Indian Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
�
236 Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Drongo Cuckoo
Surniculus dicruroides
Species split: Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris is south India species. Sometime considered conspecific.
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237 Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides
�
238 Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Brainfever Bird
Hierococcyx varius
�
239 Lesser Cuckoo Small Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
�
240 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
�
241 Himalayan Cuckoo
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
�
242 Common Cuckoo
Eurasian Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
243 Western Barn Owl
Barn Owl Tyto alba �
244 Eastern Grass Owl
Grass Owl Tyto longimembris
Species split: African Grass Owl Tyto capensis is western species, extralimital.
�
245 Mountain Scops Owl
Spotted Scops Owl
Otus spilocephalus �
246 Indian Scops Owl
Otus bakkamoena
Species split: Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia is considered by some authors as a separate species.
�
247 Oriental Scops Owl
Otus sunia Species split: Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
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248 Indian Eagle Owl
Great Horned Owl
Bubo bengalensis
Species split: Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo found in Himalaya above 1,800 m. Considered conspecific with B. bengalensis by some authors.
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249 Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Forest Eagle Owl
Bubo nipalensis �
250 Dusky Eagle-Owl
Bubo coromandus
�
251 Brown Fish Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis �
252 Tawny Fish Owl
Ketupa flavipes �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
253 Mottled Wood Owl
Strix ocellata �
254 Brown Wood Owl
Strix leptogrammica �
255 Himalayan Wood Owl
Tawny Wood Owl
Strix nivcolum Split species:Tawny Owl Strix aluco is found Kashmir westwards
�
256 Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei
�
257 Asian Barred Owlet
Glaucidium cuculoides �
258 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum �
259 Spotted Owlet Athene brama �260 Brown Hawk
OwlNinox scutulata Species split:
Hume’s Hawk Owl Ninox obscura and Andaman Hawk Owl Ninox affinis both earlier considered conspecific with N. scutulata, are found in Andamans.
�
261 Long-eared Owl
Northern Long-eared Owl
Asio otus�
262 Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus �
263 Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
Species split: Indian Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus is the southern species
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
264 Large-tailed Nightjar
Long-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus macrurus
Species split: Jerdon’s Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis is southern India species
�
265 Indian Nightjar Indian Little Nightjar, Common Indian Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus
�
266 Savanna Nightjar
Franklin’s Nightjar
Caprimulgus affinis
�
267 Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata
�
268 Himalayan Swiftlet
Aerodramus brevirostris
�
269 White-rumped Spinetail
White-rumped Needletail Swift, Indian White-rumped Spinetail
Zoonavena sylvatica
�
270 White-throated Needletail
White-throated Needletail Swift
Hirundapus caudacutus
�
271 Asian Palm Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
�
272 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
�
273 Fork-tailed Swift
Pacific Swift Apus pacificus �
274 House Swift Apus nipalensis Species split: Little Swift Apus affinis is found south of Himalayas
�
275 Red-headed Trogon
Harpactes erythrocephalus
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
276 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis �
277 European Roller
Coracias garrulus
Near Threatened �
278 Oriental Dollarbird
Oriental Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus orientalis �
279 Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
�
280 White-throated Kingfisher
White-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis �
281 Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting Vagrant �
282 Common Kingfisher
Small Blue Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis �
283 Crested Kingfisher
Himalayan Pied Kingfisher, Greater Pied Kingfisher
Megaceryle lugubris
�
284 Pied Kingfisher Lesser Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis �
285 Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni
�
286 Green Bee-eater
Little Green Bee-eater, Small Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
�
287 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus �
288 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
�
289 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti �
290 European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster �
291 Eurasian Hoopoe
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
292 Indian Grey Hornbill
Ocyceros birostris
�
293 Oriental Pied Hornbill
Indian Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris
�
294 Great Hornbill Great Pied Hornbill
Buceros bicornis Near Threatened �
295 Great Barbet Great Hill Barbet
Megalaima virens �
296 Brown-headed Barbet
Large Green Barbet
Megalaima zeylanica
�
297 Lineated Barbet
Megalaima lineata
�
298 Blue-throated Barbet
Megalaima asiatica
�
299 Coppersmith Barbet
Crimson-breasted Barbet
Megalaima haemacephala �
300 Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
Indicator xanthonotus
Near Threatened �
301 Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla �
302 Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus
�
303 White-browed Piculet
Rufous Piculet
Sasia ochracea Vagrant �
304 Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
Sapsucker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
�
305 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Indian Pygmy Woodpecker
Dendrocopos nanus �
306 Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Dendrocopos canicapillus �
307 Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Fulvous-breasted Pied Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei
�
308 Brown-fronted Woodpecker
Brown-fronted Pied Woodpecker
Dendrocopos auriceps
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
309 Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Mahratta Woodpecker,Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker
Dendrocopos mahrattensis
�
310 Himalayan Woodpecker
Himalayan Pied Woodpecker
Dendrocopos himalayensis �
311 Greater Yellownape
Greater Yellow-naped Woodpecker, Large Yellow-naped Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
�
312 Lesser Yellownape
Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker,Small Yellow-naped Woodpecker
Picus chlorolophus
�
313 Streak-throated Woodpecker
Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus �
314 Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Large Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker
Picus squamatus
�
315 Grey-headed Woodpecker
Black-naped Green Woodpecker,Grey-faced Woodpecker
Picus canus
�
316 Himalayan Goldenback
Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii �
317 Lesser Goldenback
Black-rumped Flameback, Lesser Goldenback Woodpecker
Dinopium benghalense
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
318 Greater Goldenback
Greater Flameback, Greater Golden-back Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes lucidus
�
319 White-naped Woodpecker
White-naped Flameback, Black-backed Flameback
Chrysocolaptes festivus
�
320 Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
�
321 Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Vulnerable �
322 Long-tailed Broadbill
Psarisomus dalhousiae
�
323 Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida �324 Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura �325 Bar-winged
Flycatcher-shrike
Pied Flycatcher-Shrike
Hemipus picatus�
326 Large Woodshrike
Tephrodornis virgatus
Species split: Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola, found in Western Ghats, is now considered separate species.
�
327 Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus
�
328 Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus �
329 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia �330 Large
CuckooshrikeCoracina macei �
331 Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Smaller Grey Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina melaschistos �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
332 Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Coracina melanoptera �
333 Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
�
334 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
�
335 Long-tailed Minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus
�
336 Short-billed Minivet
Pericrocotus brevirostris
�
337 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
Species split: Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus is found in peninsular India
�
338 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus �339 Isabelline
ShrikeRufous-tailed Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Species split: Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides was earlier conspecific with this species. Vagrant
�
340 Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus �
341 Long-tailed Shrike
Rufous-backed Shrike
Lanius schach�
342 Grey-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus
�
343 Southern Grey Shrike
Lanius meridionalis
Species split: Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor was earlier conspecific with this species.
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
344 White-bellied Erpornis
White-bellied Yuhina
Erpornis zantholeuca �
345 Himalayan Shrike-babbler
White-browed Shrike-babbler
Pteruthius ripleyi Species split: Pied Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis is now a Javan species
�
346 Green Shrike-babbler
Pteruthius xanthochlorus �
347 Indian Golden Oriole
Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo Species split: Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus is the western species
�
348 Black-hooded Oriole
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus �
349 Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii �350 Black Drongo Dicrurus
macrocercus�
351 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
�
352 White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
�
353 Crow-billed Drongo
Dicrurus annectans �
354 Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus �
355 Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus remifer �
356 Hair-crested Drongo
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus �
357 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
358 White-throated Fantail
White-throated Fantail Flycatcher
Rhipidura albicollis
Species split: White-spotted Fantail Rhipidura albogularis, formerly considered a subspecies of R. albicollis, is found in peninsular India.
�
359 White-browed Fantail
White-browed Fantail Flycatcher
Rhipidura aureola
�
360 Black-naped Monarch
Black-naped Blue Flycatcher
Hypothymis azurea �
361 Asian Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi �
362 Eurasian Jay Red-crowned Jay
Garrulus glandarius �
363 Black-headed Jay
Black-throated Jay
Garrulus lanceolatus
�
364 Yellow-billed Blue Magpie
Urocissa flavirostris
�
365 Red-billed Blue Magpie
Urocissa erythroryncha
�
366 Common Green Magpie
Cissa chinensis �
367 Rufous Treepie Indian Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
�
368 Grey Treepie Himalayan Treepie
Dendrocitta formosae
�
369 Eurasian Magpie
Common Magpie, Black-billed Magpie
Pica pica �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
370 Spotted Nutcracker
Eurasian Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Species split: Large-spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga multipunctata now considered a separate species by some authors, is found in NW Himalayas.
�
371 Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
�
372 Alpine Chough Yellow-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus �
373 House Crow Corvus splendens �
374 Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos �
375 Indian Jungle Crow
Corvus culminatus
Species split, earlier considered conspecific with Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
�
376 Northern Raven
Common Raven
Corvus corax �
377 Yellow-bellied Fantail
Yellow-bellied Fantail Flycatcher
Chelidorhynx hypoxantha �
378 Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis
�
379 Rufous-naped Tit
Rufous-naped Crested Tit
Periparus rufonuchalis
�
380 Rufous-vented Tit
Rufous-bellied Tit
Periparus rubidiventris
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
381 Coal Tit Periparus ater Spot-winged Tit Periparus melanolophus now considered a subspecies of Coal Tit P. ater.
�
382 Grey Crested Tit
Brown Crested Tit
Lophophanes dichrous �
383 Cinereous Tit Great Tit Parus cinereus Species split: Great Tit Parus major is western species
�
384 Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus �
385 Himalayan Black-lored Tit
Yellow-cheeked Tit
Parus xanthogenys
Species split: Indian Black-lored Tit Parus aplonotus is found in N and peninsular India
�
386 Yellow-browed Tit
Sylviparus modestus �
387 White-crowned Penduline Tit
Remiz coronatus Vagrant�
388 Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps �
389 Singing Bush Lark
Mirafra cantillans Vagrant �
390 Bengal Bush Lark
Bush Lark Mirafra assamica �
391 Indian Bush Lark
Red-winged Bush Lark
Mirafra erythroptera �
392 Sand Lark Indian Short-toed Lark
Calandrella raytal �
393 Crested Lark Large Crested Lark
Galerida cristata �
394 Oriental Skylark
Eastern Skylark
Alauda gulgula�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
395 Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark
Eremopterix griseus �
396 Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus
Vagrant �
397 Black-crested Bulbul
Pycnonotus flaviventris
�
398 Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
�
399 Himalayan Bulbul
White-cheeked Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys �
400 Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer �
401 White-throated Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus
Vagrant �
402 Mountain Bulbul
Rufous-bellied Bulbul
Ixos mcclellandii�
403 Ashy Bulbul Brown-eared Bulbul
Hemixos flavala �
404 Himalayan Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Species split: Square-tailed Black Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa is found in south India, earlier considered conspecific.
�
405 Grey-throated Martin
Plain Martin, Plain Sand Martin
Riparia chinensis Species split: Plain Martin Riparia paludicola is now extralimital, but considered conspecific with R. chinensis by some authors.
�
406 Sand Martin Common Sand Martin
Riparia riparia �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
407 Pale Martin Pale Sand Martin
Riparia diluta �
408 Barn Swallow Common Swallow
Hirundo rustica �
409 Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii �
410 Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
�
411 Dusky Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne concolor
�
412 Common House Martin
Northern House-martin
Delichon urbicum �
413 Asian House Martin
Delichon dasypus
Vagrant �
414 Nepal House Martin
Delichon nipalense
�
415 Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica Species split: Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata is now considered a separate species, found in NE India.
�
416 Streak-throated Swallow
Cliff Swallow, Indian Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon fluvicola �
417 Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler
Greater Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler
Pnoepyga albiventer
�
418 Nepal Wren-babbler
Pnoepyga immaculata �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
419 Grey-bellied Tesia
Grey-bellied Ground-warbler, Yellow-browed Tesia
Tesia cyaniventer
�
420 Chestnut-headed Tesia
Chestnut-headed Ground-warbler
Tesia castaneocoro-nata
�
421 Pale-footed Bush Warbler
Cettia pallidipes �
422 Brown-flanked Bush Warbler
Brownish-flanked Bush-warbler, Strong-footed Bush-warbler
Cettia fortipes
�
423 Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
Large Bush-warbler
Cettia major�
424 Aberrant Bush Warbler
Cettia flavolivacea
�
425 Hume's Bush Warbler
Yellow-bellied Bush-warbler
Cettia brunnescens �
426 Grey-sided Bush Warbler
Cettia brunnifrons
�
427 Black-faced Warbler
Black-faced Flycatcher-warbler
Abroscopus schisticeps
�
428 Black-throated Tit
Black-throated Bushtit, Red-headed Tit
Aegithalos concinnus
�
429 White-throated Tit
White-throated Bushtit
Aegithalos niveogularis
West Himalayan endemic �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
430 Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
�
431 Mountain Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus sindianus
�
432 Plain Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus neglectus
�
433 Dusky Warbler Dusky Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus
�
434 Smoky Warbler Smoky Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus fuligiventer
�
435 Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus affinis
�
436 Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Olivaceous Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus griseolus
�
437 Buff-barred Warbler
Orange-barred Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus pulcher �
438 Ashy-throated Warbler
Grey-faced Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus maculipennis
�
439 Lemon-rumped Warbler
Pallas' Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus chloronotus
�
440 Hume's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus humei
Species split: Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus is eastern species
�
441 Greenish Warbler
Greenish Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
�
442 Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris
�
443 Tytler's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus tytleri
Near Threatened. West Himalayan Endemic.
�
444 Western Crowned Warbler
Phylloscopus occipitalis
Species split: Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus is eastern species
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
445 Blyth's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus reguloides �
446 Grey-hooded Warbler
Grey-headed Flycatcher Warbler
Phylloscopus xanthoschistos �
447 Green-crowned Warbler
Golden-spectacled Warbler, Green-crowned Flycatcher-warbler
Seicercus burkii Species split: Previously Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii
�
448 Whistler's Warbler
Golden-spectacled Warbler, Whistler's Flycatcher-warbler
Seicercus whistleri
Species split: Previously Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii
�
449 Grey-cheeked Warbler
Grey-cheeked Flycatcher-warbler
Seicercus poliogenys �
450 Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Chestnut-crowned Flycatcher-warbler
Seicercus castaniceps �
451 Clamorous Reed Warbler
Indian Great Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus
Vagrant �
452 Moustached Warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon �
453 Paddyfield Warbler
Acrocephalus agricola �
454 Blyth's Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
�
455 Striated Grassbird
Striated Marsh Warbler
Megalurus palustris �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
456 Bristled Grassbird
Bristled Grass Warbler
Chaetornis striata
Vulnerable�
457 Spotted Bush Warbler
Bradypterus thoracicus
�
458 Zitting Cisticola
Streaked Fantail-warbler
Cisticola juncidis �
459 Golden-headed Cisticola
Golden-headed Fantail-warbler, Bright-capped Cisticola, Bright-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis
�
460 Striated Prinia Brown Hill Warbler, Brown Prinia, Long-tailed Hill Prinia
Prinia crinigera
�
461 Grey-crowned Prinia
Hodgson’s Prinia, Hodgson’s Wren-warbler
Prinia cinereocapilla
Vulnerable
�
462 Grey-breasted Prinia
Franklin’s Prinia, Franklin’s Wren-warbler
Prinia hodgsonii
�
463 Graceful Prinia Streaked Wren Warbler
Prinia gracilis�
464 Jungle Prinia Jungle Wren-warbler
Prinia sylvatica�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
465 Yellow-bellied Prinia
Yellow-bellied Wren-warbler
Prinia flaviventris
�
466 Ashy Prinia Ashy Wren-warbler
Prinia socialis �
467 Plain Prinia Plain Wren-warbler
Prinia inornata �
468 Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
�
469 Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus erythrogenys �
470 White-browed Scimitar Babbler
Hodgson’s Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus schisticeps �
471 Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler
Rufous-necked Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus ruficollis �
472 Black-chinned Babbler
Stachyridopsis pyrrhops
�
473 Tawny-bellied Babbler
Rufous-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra �
474 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Striped Tit-babbler, Yellow-breasted Babbler
Macronus gularis
�
475 Chestnut-capped Babbler
Red-capped Babbler
Timalia pileata�
476 Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis
�
477 Puff-throated Babbler
Spotted Babbler
Pellorneum ruficeps
�
478 Common Babbler
Turdoides caudata
�
479 Striated Babbler
Turdoides earlei �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
480 Large Grey Babbler
Turdoides malcolmi
�
481 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata �482 White-crested
LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophus
�
483 Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
Garrulax rufogularis �
484 Spotted Laughingthrush
Garrulax ocellatus
�
485 White-throated Laughingthrush
Garrulax albogularis
�
486 Striated Laughingthrush
Garrulax striatus �
487 Streaked Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron lineatum
Species split: Bhutan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron imbricatum is E. Himalaya species
�
488 Variegated Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron variegatum �
489 Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Red-headed Lghingthrush
Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
Species split: Assam Laughingthrush Trochalopteron chrysopterum is E. Himalaya species
�
490 Himalayan Cutia
Cutia, Nepal Cutia
Cutia nipalensis �
491 Blue-winged Minla
Minla cyanouroptera �
492 Bar-throated Minla
Chestnut-tailed Minla, Bar-throated Siva
Minla strigula
�
493 Silver-eared Leiothrix
Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
494 Red-billed Leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea �
495 Rufous Sibia Black-capped Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata �
496 Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca Species split: Hume’s Whitethroat Sylvia althaea is western species
�
497 Eastern Orphean Warbler
Sylvia crassirostris
Species split: Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis is western species
�
498 Asian Desert Warbler
Desert Warbler
Sylvia nana Vagrant �
499 White-browed Fulvetta
Fulvetta vinipectus
�
500 Yellow-eyed Babbler
Chrysomma sinense
�
501 Great Parrotbill Conostoma oemodium
�
502 Black-throated Parrotbill
Suthora nipalensis �
503 Whiskered Yuhina
Yellow-naped Yuhina
Yuhina flavicollis �
504 Stripe-throated Yuhina
Yuhina gularis �
505 Black-chinned Yuhina
Yuhina nigrimenta �
506 Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
�
507 Goldcrest Regulus regulus �508 Eurasian Wren Winter Wren Troglodytes
troglodytes�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
509 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Sitta cinnamoventris
Species split: Formerly Sitta castanea. Indian Nuthatch Sitta castaneamay also occur in Uttarakhand bordering the plains.
�
510 White-tailed Nuthatch
Sitta himalayensis
�
511 White-cheeked Nuthatch
Sitta leucopsis �
512 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis �
513 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
�
514 Hodgson's Treecreeper
Eurasian Treecreeper
Certhia hodgsoni Species split: Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris is now western species
�
515 Bar-tailed Treecreeper
Certhia himalayana
�
516 Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
Certhia nipalensis
�
517 Brown-throated Treecreeper
Sikkim Treecreeper
Certhia discolor Vagrant �
518 Spot-winged Starling
Saroglossa spiloptera �
519 Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa Species split: Formerly conspecific with Lesser or Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
�
520 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
521 Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
�
522 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
�
523 Pied Myna Asian Pied Starling
Gracupica contra �
524 Chestnut-tailed Starling
Grey-headed Myna
Sturnia malabarica �
525 Brahminy Starling
Brahminy Myna
Sturnia pagodarum
�
526 Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris�
527 Blue Whistling Thrush
Himalayan Whistling Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus �
528 Pied Thrush Pied Ground Thrush
Zoothera wardii �
529 Orange-headed Thrush
Orange-headed Ground Thrush
Zoothera citrina
�
530 Plain-backed Thrush
Plain-backed Mountain Thrush
Zoothera mollissima �
531 Long-tailed Thrush
Zoothera dixoni �
532 Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma �533 Long-billed
ThrushLong-billed Ground Thrush
Zoothera monticola �
534 Dark-sided Thrush
Lesser Long-billed Thrush, Dark-sided Ground Thrush
Zoothera marginata
�
535 Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor �536 White-collared
BlackbirdTurdus albocinctus
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
537 Grey-winged Blackbird
Turdus boulboul �
538 Tibetan Blackbird
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus maximus Species split: Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
�
539 Chestnut Thrush
Grey-headed Thrush
Turdus rubrocanus �
540 Black-throated Thrush
Dark-throated Thrush
Turdus atrogularis �
541 Red-throated Thrush
Turdus ruficollis �
542 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus �543 Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea �544 Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis Vagrant �545 Gould's
ShortwingHeteroxenicus stellatus
�
546 Lesser Shortwing
Brachypteryx leucophris
Vagrant �
547 White-browed Shortwing
Brachypteryx montana
Vagrant �
548 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica �549 Siberian
RubythroatLuscinia calliope �
550 White-tailed Rubythroat
Himalayan Rubythroat
Luscinia pectoralis
�
551 Indian Blue Robin
Luscinia brunnea �
552 White-browed Bush Robin
Tarsiger indicus �
553 Himalayan Bluetail
Orange-flanked Bush Robin
Tarsiger rufilatus Considered conspecific with Red-flanked Bluetail or Orange-flanked Bush Robin Tarsiger cyanurus
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
554 Golden Bush Robin
Tarsiger chrysaeus
�
555 Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
�
556 White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
�
557 Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus
�
558 Blue-capped Redstart
Phoenicurus caeruleocephala
�
559 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
�
560 Hodgson's Redstart
Phoenicurus hodgsoni
�
561 Güldenstädt's Redstart
White-winged Redstart
Phoenicurus erythrogastrus �
562 Blue-fronted Redstart
Phoenicurus frontalis �
563 White-bellied Redstart
Hodgson’s Blue Robin
Hodgsonius phoenicuroides �
564 Plumbeous Water Redstart
Plumbeous Redstart
Rhyacornis fuliginosa �
565 White-capped Redstart
White-capped River-chat
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus �
566 White-tailed Robin
White-tailed Blue Robin
Myiomela leucura Vagrant �
567 Grandala Grandala coelicolor
�
568 Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri �569 Black-backed
ForktailEnicurus immaculatus �
570 Slaty-backed Forktail
Enicurus schistaceus
�
571 Spotted Forktail
Enicurus maculatus
�
572 White-throated Bush Chat
Hodgson's Bush Chat
Saxicola insignis Vulnerable �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
573 Siberian Stonechat
Asian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus Formerly Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus which is extralimital
�
574 White-tailed Stonechat
Saxicola leucurus �
575 Pied Bush Chat
Saxicola caprata �
576 Grey Bush Chat
Dark Grey Bush Chat
Saxicola ferreus �
577 Red-tailed Wheatear
Oenanthe chrysopygia
Species split: Formerly considered conspecific with Rufous-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna.Vagrant
�
578 Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
�
579 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
�
580 Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti �
581 Variable Wheatear
Oenanthe picata Vagrant �
582 Brown Rock Chat
Indian Chat Cercomela fusca �
583 Blue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius �
584 Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
Monticola rufiventris �
585 Blue-capped Rock Thrush
Blue-headed Rock Thrush
Monticola cinclorhynchus �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
586 Dark-sided Flycatcher
Sooty Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
�
587 Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
�
588 Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Muscicapa ruficauda
�
589 Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Orange-gorgeted Flycatcher
Ficedula strophiata �
590 Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-throated Flycatcher
Ficedula parva Species split: Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra is species in extreme NW Himalaya. Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla is species in NE, C and E India.
�
591 Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra �
592 Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
�
593 Ultramarine Flycatcher
White-browed Blue Flycatcher
Ficedula superciliaris �
594 Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Ficedula tricolor �
595 Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
�
596 Pale Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis unicolor �
597 Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher
Brook’s Flycatcher
Cyornis poliogenys �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
598 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae �
599 Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides �
600 Rufous-bellied Niltava
Beautiful Niltava
Niltava sundara �
601 Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
�
602 White-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus �
603 Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii �604 Golden-fronted
LeafbirdGolden-fronted Chloropsis
Chloropsis aurifrons �
605 Orange-bellied Leafbird
Orange-bellied Chloropsis
Chloropsis hardwickii �
606 Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum agile �
607 Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
Dicaeum melanoxanthum
�
608 Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Tickell’s Flower-pecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos �
609 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Dicaeum ignipectus �
610 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
�
611 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae
�
612 Green-tailed Sunbird
Nepal Yellow-backed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis �
613 Black-throated Sunbird
Black-breasted Sunbird
Aethopyga saturata �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
614 Crimson Sunbird
Yellow-backed Sunbird
Aethopyga siparaja �
615 Fire-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga ignicauda �
616 House Sparrow
Passer domesticus �
617 Russet Sparrow
Cinnamon Tree Sparrow
Passer rutilans�
618 Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus �
619 Yellow-throated Sparrow
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia
Gymnoris xanthocollis �
620 Black-breasted Weaver
Black-throated Weaver
Ploceus benghalensis �
621 Streaked Weaver
Ploceus manyar �
622 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus �
623 Finn's Weaver Yellow Weaver
Ploceus megarhynchus
Vulnerable�
624 Red Avadavat Red Munia Amandava amandava
�
625 Indian Silverbill White-throated Munia
Euodice malabarica �
626 White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata �
627 Scaly-breasted Munia
Spotted Munia
Lonchura punctulata �
628 Black-headed Munia
Tricolored Munia
Lonchura malacca
Vagrant �
629 Alpine Accentor
Prunella collaris �
630 Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
631 Robin Accentor
Prunella rubeculoides
�
632 Rufous-breasted Accentor
Prunella strophiata �
633 Black-throated Accentor
Prunella atrogularis
�
634 Maroon-backed Accentor
Prunella immaculata
Vagrant �
635 Western Yellow Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Species split: Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
�
636 Citrine Wagtail Yellow-headed Wagtail
Motacilla citreola�
637 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea �638 White Wagtail Motacilla alba �639 White-browed
WagtailLarge Pied Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
�
640 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi �641 Paddyfield
PipitAnthus rufulus �
642 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
�
643 Long-billed Pipit
Brown Rock Pipit
Anthus similis �
644 Tree Pipit Eurasian Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis �
645 Olive-backed Pipit
Oriental Tree Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni �
646 Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus �647 Red-throated
PipitAnthus cervinus Vagrant �
648 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Vagrant �649 Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
650 Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs �
651 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Vagrant �
652 Red-fronted Serin
Fire-fronted Serin
Serinus pusillus �
653 Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
Himalayan Greenfinch
Carduelis spinoides �
654 European Goldfinch
Eurasian Goldfinch, Himalayan Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis �
655 Plain Mountain Finch
Hodgson’s Mountain Finch
Leucosticte nemoricola �
656 Spectacled Finch
Red-browed Finch
Callacanthis burtoni
�
657 Dark-breasted Rosefinch
Carpodacus nipalensis �
658 Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus �
659 Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch
Beautiful Rosefinch
Carpodacus pulcherrimus
Species split: Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodactus davidianus is found in Arunachal Pradesh.
�
660 Pink-browed Rosefinch
Carpodacus rodochroa
�
661 Vinaceous Rosefinch
Carpodacus vinaceus
�
662 Spot-winged Rosefinch
Carpodacus rodopeplus
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
663 Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
White-browed Rosefinch
Carpodacus thura
Species split: Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodactus dubius is found in Arunachal Pradesh.
�
664 Blyth's Rosefinch
Carpodacus grandis
�
665 Red-fronted Rosefinch
Carpodacus puniceus
�
666 Scarlet Finch Haematospiza sipahi
�
667 Red Crossbill Common Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Vagrant �
668 Brown Bullfinch
Pyrrhula nipalensis
�
669 Orange Bullfinch
Pyrrhula aurantiaca
Vagrant �
670 Red-headed Bullfinch
Pyrrhula erythrocephala
�
671 Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
Mycerobas icterioides �
672 Collared Grosbeak
Allied Grosbeak
Mycerobas affinis �
673 Spot-winged Grosbeak
Mycerobas melanozanthos
�
674 White-winged Grosbeak
Mycerobas carnipes �
675 Crested Bunting
Emberiza lathami �
676 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Vagrant �
677 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
�
678 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia �
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
679 White-capped Bunting
Emberiza stewarti
�
680 Grey-necked Bunting
Emberiza buchanani
Vagrant �
681 Striolated Bunting
House Bunting
Emberiza striolata �
682 Chestnut-eared Bunting
Grey-headed Bunting
Emberiza fucata �
683 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla �684 Chestnut
BuntingEmberiza rutila Vagrant �
685 Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala �
686 Black-faced Bunting
Emberiza spodocephala
Vagrant �
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List of doubtful records of birds from Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
1 Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica
�
2 King Quail Blue-breasted Quail
Excalfactoria chinensis �
3 Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus
�
4 Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus
�
5 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
�
6 Little Tern Sternula albifrons
�
7 Tibetan Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes tibetanus
�
8 European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur
�
9 Barred Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia unchall
�
10 Thick-billed Green Pigeon
Treron curvirostra
�
11 Indian Swiftlet Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus unicolor �
12 Silver-breasted Broadbill
Hodgson’s Broadbill
Serilophus lunatus
�
13 Grey-chinned Minivet
Pericrocotus solaris
�
14 Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis �
15 Slaty-bellied Tesia
Slaty-bellied Ground-warbler
Tesia olivea�
16 Radde's Warbler
Radde's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus schwarzi
�
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S. NO. ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
17 Yellow-browed Warbler
Yellow-browed Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus �
18 Thick-billed Warbler
Iduna aedon �
19 Booted Warbler
Iduna caligata �
20 Brown Bush Warbler
Bradypterus luteoventris
�
21 Common Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
�
22 Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea
�
23 Kashmir Flycatcher
Ficedula subrubra
�
24 Large Niltava Niltava grandis �25 Tibetan
SnowfinchBlack-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla adamsi �
26 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
�
27 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
�
28 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
�
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Mohan, D. & S. Sinha (2003). Birds of Uttaranchal (A Checklist). Uttaranchal Forest Department.
Rasmussen, P. C., Anderton, J. C., & Arlott, N. (2005). Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (Vol. 1 and 2). Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edi-cions, Washington, DC, Barcelona.
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ANNEXURE - 1UTTARAKHAND’S PROTECTED AREAS
S. No.
Name Year initially/finally notified
Area (Sq. Km.)
Contact address
1 Corbett National Park
1936 520.82 Director, Corbett Tiger Reserve Phone: +91-5947-253977
2 Rajaji National Park 1983/2013 819.54 Director Rajaji National ParkPhone: +91-135-2621669
3 Gangotri National Park
1989 2390 Director Gangotri National Park Uttarkashi UttarakhandPhone: +91-1374-222444DFO Uttarkashi Phone: +91-1374-222444
4 Govind National Park
1990/2013 558.88 Deputy Director Govind Pashu Vihar National Park, Purola Phone: +91-1375-223433
5 Nanda Devi National Park
1982 624.6 Divisional Forest Officer, Nanda Devi National Park, Joshimath Phone: +91-1389- 222179
6 Valley of Flowers National Park
1982 87.5 Deputy Director Nanda Devi National Park Gopeshwar, Phone: +91-1372-222179
7 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary
1986/2013 600 Divisional Forest Officer, Askot WLS, PithoragarhPhone: +91-5964-225234
8 Benog Mountain Quail Wildlife Sanctuary
1993 10.82 Divisional Forest Officer, Mussoorie Forest Division, Mussoorie Phone: +91-135-2631765
9 Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary
1988 45.59 Divisional Forest Officer, Binsar WLS Divisional Forest Officer, Civil Suyam, Almora +91-5962-230229
10 Govind Wildlife Sanctuary
1955/2013 481.05 Deputy Director Govind National Park, PurolaPhone: +91-13732- 23438
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11 Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
1972 975.2 Divisional Forest Officer, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, GopeshwarPhone: +91-1372 252149
12 Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary
2012 269.96 Divisional Forest Officer, Haldwani +91-5946-220002"
13 Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary
1987 301.18 Divisional Forest Offcier, Kalagarh Tiger Reserve, +91-1386- 262235
14 Asan Conservation Reserve
2005 4.44 Divisional Forest Officer, Chakrata KalsiPhone:+91-1360 275078
15 Jhilmil Conservation Reserve
2005 37.84 Divisional Forest Officer Haridwar Phone:+91-1334 226271
16 Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve
2012 58.25 Divisional Forest Officer, Ramnagar +91-5947-51362
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ANNEXURE - 2IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF UTTARAKHAND:
PRIORITY SITES FOR CONSERVATION
IBA SITE CODES
IBA SITE NAMES IBA CRITERIA
IN-UT-01 Asan Barrage A1, A4i
IN-UT-02 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and Goriganga Basin A1, A2
IN-UT-03 Binog Sanctuary-Bhadraj-Jharipani A1, A2
IN-UT-04 Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary A3
IN-UT-05 Corbett Tiger Reserve A1
IN-UT-06 Govind National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Sandra, Kotinad and Singtur ranges (Tons forest division)
A1, A2
IN-UT-07 Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary & surrounding Reserve Forests
A1, A2, A3
IN-UT-08 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve A1, A2
IN-UT-09 New Forest Campus A3
IN-UT-10 Rajaji National Park A1
IN-UT-11 Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary A1
IN-UT-12 Upper Pindar Catchment in East Almora Forest Division
A1, A2, A3
IN-UT-13 Valley of Flowers National Park A1
IN-UT-14 Gangotri National Park Data Deficient
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An Updated Checklist of the BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
An Updated Checklist of the BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
Compiled by Dhananjai Mohan Sanjay Sondhi
Published by UTTARAKHAND FOREST DEPARTMENT
The Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand lists 686 birds that
have been recorded in the hill state of Uttarakhand. In addition, another 28
species which have been recorded in Uttarakhand in the past, but whose
presence in the state is doubtful are mentioned. The checklist provides up-
to-date taxonomic information, including that of species splits or mergers
in the last decade. Finally, the checklist also provides a mention of the bird
species that are Critically Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened as
per IUCN's Red Data List.
UTTARAKHAND SPRING BIRD FESTIVAL 5-9 FEBRUARY 2014