rnithological Checklist of India
The following is a list of 1,224 bird species reliably recorded from India, together with their status categories. In total there are 1219 extant native species including migrants and vagrants (but excluding 3 species now known to be extinct in the country, and 2 introduced species). There are 923 breeding species (911 residents, plus 12 suspected residents).Source: Oriental Bird Club. (In prep.), Checklist of the Birds of India.
Explanation of status categories:
R = widespread resident
r = very local resident
W = widespread winter visitor
w = sparse winter visitor
P =
widespread migrant
p = sparse migrant
V =
vagrant
? = status uncertain
rI = introduced
resident
(ex) = extinct
Scientific name Status Common name Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Aix galericulata V Mandarin Duck Anas acuta W Northern Pintail Anas clypeata W Northern Shoveler Anas crecca W Common Teal Anas falcata w Falcated Duck Anas formosa V Baikal Teal Anas gibberifrons r Sunda Teal Anas penelope W Eurasian Wigeon Anas platyrhynchos rW Mallard Anas poecilorhyncha R Spot-billed Duck Anas querquedula W Garganey Anas strepera W Gadwall Anser albifrons w Greater White-fronted Goose Anser anser W Greylag Goose Anser caerulescens V Snow Goose Anser erythropus V Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser fabalis V Bean Goose Anser indicus rW Bar-headed Goose Aythya baeri w Baer's Pochard Aythya ferina W Common Pochard Aythya fuligula W Tufted Duck Aythya marila w Greater Scaup Aythya nyroca rW Ferruginous Pochard Branta ruficollis V Red-breasted Goose Bucephala clangula w Common Goldeneye Cairina scutulata r White-winged Duck Clangula hyemalis V Long-tailed Duck Cygnus columbianus V Tundra Swan Cygnus cygnus V Whooper Swan Cygnus olor V Mute Swan Marmaronetta angustirostris w Marbled Teal Mergellus albellus w Smew Mergus merganser rW Common Merganser Mergus serrator V Red-breasted Merganser Netta rufina W Red-crested Pochard Nettapus coromandelianus R Cotton Pygmy-Goose Oxyura leucocephala w White-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea r (ex) Pink-headed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos R Comb Duck Tadorna ferruginea rW Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna tadorna W Common Shelduck Family: Dendrocygnidae Dendrocygna bicolor R Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica R Lesser Whistling-Duck Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae Apus acuticauda r Dark-rumped Swift Apus affinis R Little Swift Apus apus r Common Swift Apus nipalensis R House Swift Apus pacificus R Fork-tailed Swift Collocalia brevirostris r Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta r Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga r Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor R Indian Swiftlet Cypsiurus balasiensis R Asian Palm-Swift Hirundapus caudacutus s White-throated Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis r Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus R Brown-backed Needletail Tachymarptis melba R Alpine Swift Zoonavena sylvatica R White-rumped Spinetail Family: Hemiprocnidae Hemiprocne coronata R Crested Treeswift Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae Aceros narcondami r Narcondam Hornbill Aceros nipalensis r Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros subruficollis r/V Plain-pouched Hornbill Aceros undulatus R Wreathed Hornbill Anorrhinus tickelli r Brown Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris R Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus R Malabar Pied-Hornbill Buceros bicornis R Great Hornbill Ocyceros birostris R Indian Grey-Hornbill Ocyceros griseus R Malabar Grey-Hornbill Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Accipitridae Accipiter badius R Shikra Accipiter butleri r Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter gentilis rw Northern Goshawk Accipiter gularis w Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus RW Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis V Chinese Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus R Crested Goshawk Accipiter virgatus R Besra Aegypius monachus rW Cinereous Vulture Aquila chrysaetos r Golden Eagle Aquila clanga RW Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila heliaca W Imperial Eagle Aquila nipalensis W Steppe Eagle Aquila pomarina R Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila rapax R Tawny Eagle Aviceda jerdoni r Jerdon's Baza Aviceda leuphotes r Black Baza Butastur teesa R White-eyed Buzzard Buteo buteo rW Common Buzzard Buteo hemilasius r?w Upland Buzzard Buteo rufinus rW Long-legged Buzzard Circaetus gallicus R Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circus aeruginosus W Western Marsh Harrier Circus cyaneus W Northern Harrier Circus macrourus W Pallid Harrier Circus melanoleucos rW Pied Harrier Circus pygargus W Montagu's Harrier Circus spilonotus w Eastern Marsh Harrier Elanus caeruleus R Black-winged Kite Gypaetus barbatus R Lammergeier Gyps bengalensis R White-rumped Vulture Gyps fulvus R Eurasian Griffon Gyps himalayensis R Himalayan Griffon Gyps indicus R Long-billed Vulture Haliaeetus albicilla w White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster R White-bellied Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus R Pallas's Sea-Eagle Haliastur indus R Brahminy Kite Hieraaetus fasciatus R Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii r Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus rW Booted Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis R Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus R Grey-headed Fish-Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis R Black Eagle Milvus lineatus W Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans R Black Kite Milvus milvus V Red Kite Neophron percnopterus R Egyptian Vulture Pandion haliaetus rW Osprey Pernis ptilorhyncus RW Oriental Honey-buzzard Sarcogyps calvus R Red-headed Vulture Spilornis cheela R Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis elgini r Andaman Serpent-Eagle Spilornis minimus r Nicobar Serpent-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus R Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis R Mountain Hawk-Eagle Family: Anhingidae Anhinga melanogaster R Oriental Darter Family: Ardeidae Ardea cinerea RW Grey Heron Ardea goliath r?V Goliath Heron Ardea insignis r White-bellied Heron Ardea purpurea RW? Purple Heron Ardea sumatrana V? Great-billed Heron Ardeola bacchus r Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii R Indian Pond-Heron Botaurus stellaris W Great Bittern Bubulcus ibis R Cattle Egret Butorides striatus R Striated Heron Casmerodius albus Rw Great Egret Egretta garzetta R Little Egret Egretta gularis R Western Reef-Egret Egretta sacra r Pacific Reef-Egret Gorsachius melanolophus R Malayan Night Heron Ixobrychus cinnamomeus R Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis R Black Bittern Ixobrychus minutus R Little Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis R Yellow Bittern Mesophoyx intermedia R Intermediate Egret Nycticorax nycticorax R Black-crowned Night-Heron Family: Burhinidae Burhinus giganteus r Beach Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus R Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus recurvirostris R Great Thick-knee Family: Charadriidae Charadrius alexandrinus RW Kentish Plover Charadrius asiaticus V Caspian Plover Charadrius dubius RW Little Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula V Common Ringed Plover Charadrius leschenaultii W Greater Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus sW Mongolian Plover Charadrius placidus w Long-billed Plover Charadrius veredus V Oriental Plover Elseyornis melanops V? Black-fronted Dotterel Haematopus ostralegus W Eurasian Oystercatcher Himantopus himantopus R Black-winged Stilt Ibidorhyncha struthersii r Ibisbill Pluvialis apricaria V Eurasian Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva W Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis squatarola W Grey Plover Recurvirostra avosetta rW Pied Avocet Vanellus cinereus W Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii R River Lapwing Vanellus gregarius w Sociable Lapwing Vanellus indicus R Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus leucurus W White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus R Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus vanellus W Northern Lapwing Family: Ciconiidae Anastomus oscitans R Asian Openbill Ciconia boyciana V Oriental Stork Ciconia ciconia W White Stork Ciconia episcopus R Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia nigra W Black Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus R Black-necked Stork Leptoptilos dubius R Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus R Lesser Adjutant Mycteria leucocephala R Painted Stork Family: Falconidae Falco amurensis s?P Amur Falcon Falco cherrug w Saker Falcon Falco chicquera R Red-necked Falcon Falco columbarius wp Merlin Falco jugger R Laggar Falcon Falco naumanni w?p Lesser Kestrel Falco pelegrinoides w Barbary Falcon Falco peregrinus RW Peregrine Falcon Falco severus R Oriental Hobby Falco subbuteo rW Eurasian Hobby Falco tinnunculus RW Common Kestrel Microhierax caerulescens r Collared Falconet Microhierax melanoleucus r Pied Falconet Family: Fregatidae Fregata andrewsi V Christmas Frigatebird Fregata ariel V Lesser Frigatebird Fregata minor V Great Frigatebird Family: Gaviidae Gavia arctica V Arctic Loon Family: Glareolidae Cursorius coromandelicus R Indian Courser Cursorius cursor rw Cream-colored Courser Dromas ardeola w Crab Plover Glareola lactea R Small Pratincole Glareola maldivarum R Oriental Pratincole Glareola pratincola w Collared Pratincole Rhinoptilus bitorquatus r Jerdon's Courser Family: Jacanidae Hydrophasianus chirurgus R Pheasant-tailed Jacana Metopidius indicus R Bronze-winged Jacana Family: Laridae Anous minutus V? Black Noddy Anous stolidus r Brown Noddy Catharacta lonnbergi V Brown Skua Catharacta maccormicki V South Polar Skua Chlidonias hybridus RW Whiskered Tern Chlidonias leucopterus w White-winged Tern Chlidonias niger V Black Tern Gygis alba r Common White-Tern Larus brunnicephalus sW Brown-headed Gull Larus cachinnans w Yellow-legged Gull Larus canus V Mew Gull Larus fuscus W Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus genei W Slender-billed Gull Larus hemprichii V Sooty Gull Larus ichthyaetus W Great Black-headed Gull Larus marinus V? Great Black-backed Gull Larus minutus V Little Gull Larus ridibundus W Common Black-headed Gull Rynchops albicollis R Indian Skimmer Stercorarius parasiticus p Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus p Pomarine Jaeger Sterna acuticauda R Black-bellied Tern Sterna albifrons R Little Tern Sterna anaethetus s Bridled Tern Sterna aurantia R River Tern Sterna bengalensis R Lesser Crested-Tern Sterna bergii R Great Crested-Tern Sterna caspia W Caspian Tern Sterna dougallii r Roseate Tern Sterna fuscata s Sooty Tern Sterna hirundo sW Common Tern Sterna nilotica rW Gull-billed Tern Sterna paradisaea V Arctic Tern Sterna repressa s White-cheeked Tern Sterna sandvicensis w Sandwich Tern Sterna saundersi s? Saunders's Tern Sterna sumatrana r Black-naped Tern Family: Pelecanidae Pelecanus crispus w Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus rW Great White Pelican Pelecanus philippensis r Spot-billed Pelican Family: Phaethontidae Phaethon aethereus V/s? Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus V White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda r Red-tailed Tropicbird Family: Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo RW Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis R Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger R Little Cormorant Family: Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopterus ruber rW Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor r Lesser Flamingo Family: Podicipedidae Podiceps auritus V Horned Grebe Podiceps cristatus rw Great Crested Grebe Podiceps grisegena V Red-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis w Black-necked Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis R Little Grebe Family: Procellariidae Bulweria bulwerii V Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria fallax p Jouanin's Petrel Calonectris leucomelas ? Streaked Shearwater Fregetta tropica V? Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus P Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis p Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina V/p White-faced Storm-Petrel Pterodroma baraui p Barau's Petrel Puffinus carneipes p Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus p Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus persicus p Persian Shearwater Family: Pteroclidae Pterocles alchata V Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus R Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus R Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis r?W Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus w Spotted Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus V Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes tibetanus r Tibetan Sandgrouse Family: Rostratulidae Rostratula benghalensis R Greater Painted-snipe Family: Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres W Ruddy Turnstone Calidris acuminata V Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris alba W Sanderling Calidris alpina w Dunlin Calidris canutus V Red Knot Calidris ferruginea W Curlew Sandpiper Calidris minuta W Little Stint Calidris ruficollis w Rufous-necked Stint Calidris subminuta w Long-toed Stint Calidris temminckii W Temminck's Stint Calidris tenuirostris w Great Knot Eurynorhynchus pygmeus w Spoonbill Sandpiper Gallinago gallinago rW Common Snipe Gallinago media V Great Snipe Gallinago megala w Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago nemoricola r Wood Snipe Gallinago solitaria r Solitary Snipe Gallinago stenura W Pintail Snipe Limicola falcinellus w Broad-billed Sandpiper Limnodromus semipalmatus w Asian Dowitcher Limosa lapponica W Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa W Black-tailed Godwit Lymnocryptes minimus w Jack Snipe Numenius arquata W Eurasian Curlew Numenius phaeopus W Whimbrel Phalaropus fulicaria V Red Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus W Red-necked Phalarope Philomachus pugnax w Ruff Scolopax rusticola RW Eurasian Woodcock Tringa cinerea W Terek Sandpiper Tringa erythropus W Spotted Redshank Tringa glareola W Wood Sandpiper Tringa guttifer V Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa hypoleucos sW Common Sandpiper Tringa nebularia W Common Greenshank Tringa ochropus W Green Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis W Marsh Sandpiper Tringa totanus sW Common Redshank Family: Sulidae Sula dactylatra V Masked Booby Sula leucogaster V Brown Booby Sula sula V Red-footed Booby Family: Threskiornithidae Platalea leucorodia RW Eurasian Spoonbill Plegadis falcinellus RW Glossy Ibis Pseudibis papillosa R Red-naped Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus R Black-headed Ibis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Caloenas nicobarica r Nicobar Pigeon Chalcophaps indica R Emerald Dove Columba elphinstonii R Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon Columba eversmanni w Pale-backed Pigeon Columba hodgsonii r Speckled Wood-Pigeon Columba leuconota r Snow Pigeon Columba livia R Rock Pigeon Columba palumboides r Andaman Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus w Common Wood-Pigeon Columba pulchricollis r Ashy Wood-Pigeon Columba punicea r Pale-capped Pigeon Columba rupestris r Hill Pigeon Ducula aenea R Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia R Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor r Pied Imperial-Pigeon Macropygia rufipennis r Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall r Barred Cuckoo-Dove Streptopelia chinensis R Spotted Dove Streptopelia decaocto R Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia orientalis RW Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia senegalensis R Laughing Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica R Red Collared-Dove Treron apicauda r Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron bicincta R Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra R Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera R Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora R Pompadour Green-Pigeon Treron sphenura r Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae Alcedo atthis R Common Kingfisher Alcedo hercules r Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo meninting R Blue-eared Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus R Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa V Rufous-backed Kingfisher Family: Cerylidae Ceryle rudis R Pied Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris R Crested Kingfisher Family: Coraciidae Coracias benghalensis R Indian Roller Coracias garrulus rp European Roller Eurystomus orientalis R Dollarbird Family: Dacelonidae Halcyon coromanda R Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon pileata R Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis R White-throated Kingfisher Pelargopsis amauropterus r Brown-winged Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis R Stork-billed Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris R Collared Kingfisher Family: Meropidae Merops apiaster sP European Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti R Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops orientalis R Little Green Bee-eater Merops persicus rS Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops philippinus R Blue-tailed Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni R Blue-bearded Bee-eater Order: Cuculiformes Family: Centropodidae Centropus andamanensis r Brown Coucal Centropus bengalensis R Lesser Coucal Centropus sinensis R Greater Coucal Family: Cuculidae Cacomantis merulinus r Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus R Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii r Banded Bay Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus r Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus r Violet Cuckoo Clamator coromandus r Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Cuculus canorus r Common Cuckoo Cuculus fugax r Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus R Indian Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus r Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus r Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides r Large Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus varius R Common Hawk-Cuckoo Eudynamys scolopacea R Asian Koel Oxylophus jacobinus RS Pied Cuckoo Phaenicophaeus tristis R Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris R Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii R Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus r? Red-faced Malkoha Surniculus lugubris r Drongo Cuckoo Order: Galliformes Family: Megapodiidae Megapodius nicobariensis r Nicobar Scrubfowl Family: Phasianidae Alectoris chukar R Chukar Partridge Arborophila atrogularis r White-cheeked Partridge Arborophila mandellii r Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila rufogularis r Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila torqueola r Hill Partridge Bambusicola fytchii r Mountain Bamboo-Partridge Catreus wallichii r Cheer Pheasant Coturnix chinensis R Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix coromandelica R Rain Quail Coturnix coturnix RW Common Quail Coturnix japonica w Japanese Quail Crossoptilon harmani r? Tibetan Eared-Pheasant Francolinus francolinus R Black Francolin Francolinus gularis r Swamp Francolin Francolinus pictus R Painted Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus r Chinese Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus R Grey Francolin Galloperdix lunulata R Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea R Red Spurfowl Gallus gallus R Red Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii R Grey Junglefowl Ithaginis cruentus r Blood Pheasant Lerwa lerwa r Snow Partridge Lophophorus impejanus r Himalayan Monal Lophophorus sclateri r Sclater's Monal Lophura leucomelanos r Kalij Pheasant Ophrysia superciliosa r (ex) Himalayan Quail Pavo cristatus R Indian Peafowl Pavo muticus r Green Peafowl Perdicula argoondah R Rock Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica R Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha R Painted Bush-Quail Perdicula manipurensis r Manipur Bush-Quail Perdix hodgsoniae r Tibetan Partridge Phasianus colchicus rI Common Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum r Grey Peacock-Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha r Koklass Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae r Hume's Pheasant Tetraogallus himalayensis r Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus r Tibetan Snowcock Tetraophasis szechenyii r Buff-throated Partridge Tragopan blythii r Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus r Western Tragopan Tragopan satyra r Satyr Tragopan Tragopan temminckii r Temminck's Tragopan Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae Grus antigone R Sarus Crane Grus grus W Common Crane Grus leucogeranus w Siberian Crane Grus monacha V Hooded Crane Grus nigricollis sw Black-necked Crane Grus virgo W Demoiselle Crane Family: Heliornithidae Heliopais personata r Masked Finfoot Family: Otididae Ardeotis nigriceps r Indian Bustard Chlamydotis undulata w Houbara Bustard Eupodotis bengalensis r Bengal Florican Eupodotis indica r Lesser Florican Tetrax tetrax V Little Bustard Family: Rallidae Amaurornis akool R Brown Crake Amaurornis bicolor r Black-tailed Crake Amaurornis phoenicurus R White-breasted Waterhen Crex crex V Corn Crake Fulica atra RW Common Coot Gallicrex cinerea R Watercock Gallinula chloropus R Common Moorhen Gallirallus striatus R Slaty-breasted Rail Porphyrio porphyrio R Purple Swamphen Porzana fusca R Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana parva V Little Crake Porzana porzana W Spotted Crake Porzana pusilla rW Baillon's Crake Rallina canningi r Andaman Crake Rallina eurizonoides R Slaty-legged Crake Rallina fasciata V? Red-legged Crake Rallus aquaticus rW Water Rail Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae aegithalidae Aegithalos concinnus r Black-throated Tit Family: Aegithalidae Aegithalos iouschistos r Black-browed Tit Aegithalos leucogenys r White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos niveogularis r White-throated Tit Family: Alaudidae Alaemon alaudipes r Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alauda arvensis w Eurasian Skylark Alauda gulgula R Oriental Skylark Ammomanes deserti r Desert Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus R Rufous-tailed Lark Calandrella acutirostris rW Hume's Lark Calandrella brachydactyla W Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella raytal R Indian Short-toed Lark Eremophila alpestris r Horned Lark Eremopterix grisea R Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps r Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Galerida cristata R Crested Lark Galerida deva R Tawny Lark Galerida malabarica R Malabar Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata w Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha maxima r Tibetan Lark Mirafra assamica R Rufous-winged Lark Mirafra cantillans R Singing Lark Mirafra erythroptera R Indian Lark Family: Bombycillidae Bombycilla garrulus V Bohemian Waxwing Family: Certhiidae Certhia discolor r Brown-throated Tree-creeper Certhia familiaris r Eurasian Tree-creeper Certhia himalayana r Bar-tailed Tree-creeper Certhia nipalensis r Rusty-flanked Tree-creeper Salpornis spilonotus R Spotted Creeper Troglodytes troglodytes r Winter Wren Family: Cinclidae Cinclus cinclus r White-throated Dipper Cinclus pallasii r Brown Dipper Family: Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis R Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola juncidis R Zitting Cisticola Prinia atrogularis r Hill Prinia Prinia buchanani R Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia burnesii r Rufous-vented Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla r Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia criniger r Striated Prinia Prinia flaviventris R Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia gracilis R Graceful Prinia Prinia hodgsonii R Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia inornata R Plain Prinia Prinia rufescens r Rufescent Prinia Prinia socialis R Ashy Prinia Prinia sylvatica R Jungle Prinia Family: Corvidae Aegithina nigrolutea R White-tailed Iora Aegithina tiphia R Common Iora Artamus fuscus R Ashy Wood-swallow Artamus leucorynchus r White-breasted Wood-swallow Cissa chinensis r Green Magpie Coracina macei R Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera R Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos R Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina striata r Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Corvus corax r Common Raven Corvus corone rw Carrion Crow Corvus frugilegus wp Rook Corvus levaillantii R Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos r Large-billed Crow Corvus monedula rw Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus splendens R House Crow Dendrocitta bayleyi r Andaman Treepie Dendrocitta formosae r Grey Treepie Dendrocitta frontalis r Collared Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra r White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda R Rufous Treepie Dicrurus aeneus R Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis r Andaman Drongo Dicrurus annectans s Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens R White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus R Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus R Ashy Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus R Black Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus R Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer r Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Garrulus glandarius r Eurasian Jay Garrulus lanceolatus r Black-headed Jay Hemipus picatus R Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hypothymis azurea R Black-naped Monarch Lalage nigra r Pied Triller Nucifraga caryocatactes r Spotted Nutcracker Oriolus chinensis rw Black-naped Oriole Oriolus oriolus R Eurasian Golden-Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris r Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus traillii r Maroon Oriole Oriolus xanthornus R Black-hooded Oriole Pachycephala grisola r Mangrove Whistler Pericrocotus brevirostris r Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus R Small Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus V Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius R White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus r Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus R Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus roseus rw Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus solaris r Grey-chinned Minivet Pica pica r Black-billed Magpie Pseudopodoces humilis r Tibetan Ground-Jay Pyrrhocorax graculus r Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax r Red-billed Chough Rhipidura albicollis R White-throated Fantail Rhipidura aureola R White-browed Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha r Yellow-bellied Fantail Tephrodornis gularis R Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus R Common Woodshrike Terpsiphone paradisi R Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Urocissa erythrorhyncha r Red-billed Magpie Urocissa flavirostris r Gold-billed Magpie Family: Eurylaimidae Psarisomus dalhousiae r Long-tailed Broadbill Serilophus lunatus r Silver-breasted Broadbill Family: Fringillidae Callacanthis burtoni r Spectacled Finch Carduelis ambigua r? Black-headed Greenfinch Carduelis carduelis r European Goldfinch Carduelis flavirostris r Twite Carduelis spinoides r Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinus V Eurasian Siskin Carpodacus edwardsii r Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus rW Common Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis r Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus r Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus r Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys r Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochrous r Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus r Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rubescens r Crimson Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides r Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla r Great Rosefinch Carpodacus thura r White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus r Vinaceous Rosefinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes w Hawfinch Emberiza aureola W Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza bruniceps W Red-headed Bunting Emberiza buchanani w Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza cia r Rock Bunting Emberiza citrinella V Yellowhammer Emberiza fucata rw Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza godlewskii w? Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza hortulana V Ortolan Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos w Pine Bunting Emberiza melanocephala W Black-headed Bunting Emberiza pusilla w Little Bunting Emberiza rutila w Chestnut Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus rw Reed Bunting Emberiza spodocephala w Black-faced Bunting Emberiza stewarti rW Chestnut-breasted Bunting Emberiza striolata r House Bunting Fringilla coelebs w Chaffinch Fringilla montifringilla w Brambling Haematospiza sipahi r Scarlet Finch Leucosticte brandti r Black-headed Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola r Plain Mountain-Finch Loxia curvirostra r Red Crossbill Melophus lathami R Crested Bunting Mycerobas affinis r Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes r White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides r Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos r Spot-winged Grosbeak Pinicola subhimachalus r Crimson-browed Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta r Gold-naped Finch Pyrrhula aurantiaca r Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca r Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala r Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis r Brown Bullfinch Rhodopechys githaginea w Trumpeter Finch Rhodopechys mongolica w Mongolian Finch Rhodopechys sanguinea V Crimson-winged Finch Serinus pusillus r Fire-fronted Serin Serinus thibetanus r?w Tibetan Serin Family: Hirundinidae Delichon dasypus r Asian House-Martin Delichon nipalensis r Nepal House-Martin Delichon urbica rW Northern House-Martin Hirundo concolor R Dusky Crag-Martin Hirundo daurica RW Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo fluvicola R Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo obsoleta V? Pale Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris r Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rustica RW Barn Swallow Hirundo smithii R Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo striolata r Striated Swallow Hirundo tahitica r Pacific Swallow Riparia paludicola R Plain Martin Riparia riparia R Sand Martin Family: Hypocoliidae Hypocolius ampelinus w Grey Hypocolius Family: Irenidae Chloropsis aurifrons R Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis R Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii R Orange-bellied Leafbird Irena puella R Asian Fairy-bluebird Family: Laniidae Lanius collurio p Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurioides p Burmese Shrike Lanius cristatus W Brown Shrike Lanius excubitor R Northern Shrike Lanius isabellinus W Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius schach R Long-tailed Shrike Lanius tephronotus rW Grey-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus R Bay-backed Shrike Family: Muscicapidae Brachypteryx hyperythra r Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys r Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx major r White-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx montana r White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx stellata r Gould's Shortwing Cercomela fusca R Indian Chat Cercotrichas galactotes p Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Chaimarrornis leucocephalus r White-capped Water-Redstart Cinclidium frontale r Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium leucurum r White-tailed Robin Cochoa purpurea r Purple Cochoa Cochoa viridis r Green Cochoa Copsychus malabaricus R White-rumped Shama Copsychus saularis R Oriental Magpie-Robin Culicicapa ceylonensis r Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas r Hill Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis concretus r White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes r White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys r Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides r Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae R Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor r Pale Blue-Flycatcher Enicurus immaculatus r Black-backed Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti r White-crowned Forktail Enicurus maculatus r Spotted Forktail Enicurus schistaceus r Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus scouleri r Little Forktail Eumyias albicaudata r Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina r Verditer Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii r Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra r Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula monileger r White-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa r Black-and-rufous Flycatcher Ficedula parva W Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira r Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata r Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra sw Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris r Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor r Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni r Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia V Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Grandala coelicolor r Grandala Hodgsonius phoenicuroides r White-bellied Redstart Luscinia brunnea r Indian Blue Robin Luscinia calliope W Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia cyane V Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia megarhynchos V Common Nightingale Luscinia pectardens V Firethroat Luscinia pectoralis r White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia svecica sW Bluethroat Monticola cinclorhynchus r Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris r Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis p Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius rW Blue Rock-Thrush Muscicapa dauurica rW Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea r Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui r Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda r Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica r Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa striata p Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni r Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher Myiophonus caeruleus R Blue Whistling-Thrush Myiophonus horsfieldii R Malabar Whistling-Thrush Niltava grandis r Large Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae r Small Niltava Niltava sundara r Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava vivida r Vivid Niltava Oenanthe alboniger ? Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe deserti rW Desert Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina W Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe V Northern Wheatear Oenanthe picata W Variable Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka ? Pied Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna w Rufous-tailed Wheatear Phoenicurus auroreus rw Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus r Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus erythronota w Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogaster r White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis r Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni s?w Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros rW Black Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps r White-throated Redstart Rhinomyias brunneata w/r? Brown-chested Jungle-Flycatcher Rhyacornis fuliginosus r Plumbeous Water-Redstart Saxicola caprata R Pied Bushchat Saxicola ferrea R Grey Bushchat Saxicola insignis w White-throated Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni r Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola leucura R White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola macrorhyncha r White-browed Bushchat Saxicola maura rW Siberian Stonechat Saxicoloides fulicata R Indian Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus r Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger cyanurus r Orange-flanked Bush-Robin Tarsiger hyperythrus r Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin Tarsiger indicus r White-browed Bush-Robin Turdus albocinctus r White-collared Blackbird Turdus boulboul r Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus dissimilis w Black-breasted Thrush Turdus feae w Grey-sided Thrush Turdus kessleri V White-backed Thrush Turdus merula R Eurasian Blackbird Turdus naumanni w Dusky Thrush Turdus obscurus w Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus philomelos V Song Thrush Turdus pilaris V Fieldfare Turdus rubrocanus r Chestnut Thrush Turdus ruficollis W Dark-throated Thrush Turdus unicolor R Indian Grey Thrush Turdus viscivorus r Mistle Thrush Zoothera citrina R Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera dauma R Scaly Thrush Zoothera dixoni r Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera marginata r Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera mollissima r Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera monticola r Long-billed Thrush Zoothera sibirica w Siberian Thrush Zoothera wardii sp Pied Thrush Family: Nectariniidae Aethopyga gouldiae r Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda r Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis r Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga saturata r Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja r Crimson Sunbird Anthreptes singalensis r Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Arachnothera longirostra r Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna r Streaked Spiderhunter Dicaeum agile R Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum r Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor R Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum r Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos R Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus r Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanoxanthum r Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma r Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Nectarinia asiatica R Purple Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis r Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia lotenia R Long-billed Sunbird Nectarinia minima R Crimson-backed Sunbird Nectarinia sperata r Purple-throated Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica R Purple-rumped Sunbird Family: Paridae Cephalopyrus flammiceps r Fire-capped Tit Melanochlora sultanea r Sultan Tit Parus ater r Coal Tit Parus dichrous r Grey-crested Tit Parus major R Great Tit Parus melanolophus r Black-crested Tit Parus monticolus r Green-backed Tit Parus nuchalis r White-winged Tit Parus rubidiventris r Rufous-vented Tit Parus rufonuchalis r Dark-grey Tit Parus spilonotus r Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus xanthogenys R Black-lored Tit Remiz coronatus V? White-crowned Penduline-Tit Sylviparus modestus r Yellow-browed Tit Family: Passeridae Amandava amandava R Red Avadavat Amandava formosa R Green Avadavat Anthus campestris W Tawny Pipit Anthus cervinus p Red-throated Pipit Anthus godlewskii W Blyth's Pipit Anthus hodgsoni RW Olive-backed Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis r Nilgiri Pipit Anthus pratensis V Meadow Pipit Anthus richardi W Richard's Pipit Anthus roseatus r Rosy Pipit Anthus rubescens w American Pipit Anthus rufulus R Paddyfield Pipit Anthus similis R Long-billed Pipit Anthus spinoletta w Water Pipit Anthus sylvanus r Upland Pipit Anthus trivialis rW Tree Pipit Dendronanthus indicus rW Forest Wagtail Lonchura kelaarti r Black-throated Munia Lonchura malabarica R White-throated Silverbill Lonchura malacca R Black-headed Munia Lonchura punctulata R Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura striata R White-rumped Munia Montifringilla adamsi r Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla taczanowskii V White-rumped Snowfinch Montifringilla davidiana V? Small Snowfinch Montifringilla ruficollis w Rufous-necked Snowfinch Montifringilla blanfordi w Plain-backed Snowfinch Motacilla alba rW White Wagtail Motacilla cinerea rW Grey Wagtail Motacilla citreola rW Yellow-hooded Wagtail Motacilla flava W Yellow Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis R White-browed Wagtail Padda oryzivora r?I Java Sparrow Passer domesticus R House Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis W Spanish Sparrow Passer montanus R Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus r Sind Sparrow Passer rutilans r Russet Sparrow Petronia xanthocollis R Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Ploceus benghalensis R Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus manyar R Streaked Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus r Yellow Weaver Ploceus philippinus R Baya Weaver Prunella atrogularis w Black-throated Accentor Prunella collaris r Alpine Accentor Prunella fulvescens r Brown Accentor Prunella himalayana w Rufous-streaked Accentor Prunella immaculata r Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella montanella V Siberian Accentor Prunella rubeculoides r Robin Accentor Prunella strophiata r Rufous-breasted Accentor Family: Pittidae Pitta brachyura R Indian Pitta Pitta cyanea r Blue Pitta Pitta nipalensis r Blue-naped Pitta Pitta sordida r Hooded Pitta Family: Pycnonotidae Alophoixus flaveolus r White-throated Bulbul Hemixos flavala r Ashy Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus R Black Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii r Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes nicobariensis r Nicobar Bulbul Iole indica r Yellow-browed Bulbul Iole virescens r Olive Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps r Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer R Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens r Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus R Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis R White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys r Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus R White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus R Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus r Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus r Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus R Yellow-throated Bulbul Spizixos canifrons r Crested Finchbill Family: Regulidae Regulus regulus r Common Goldcrest Family: Sittidae Sitta cashmirensis r Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta castanea R Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta formosa r Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta frontalis R Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis r White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis r White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis r Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Tichodroma muraria rW Wallcreeper Family: Sturnidae Acridotheres albocinctus r Collared Myna Acridotheres fuscus R Jungle Myna Acridotheres ginginianus R Bank Myna Acridotheres grandis r White-vented Myna Acridotheres tristis R Common Myna Ampeliceps coronatus r Golden-crested Myna Aplonis panayensis r Asian Glossy Starling Gracula religiosa R Hill Myna Saroglossa spiloptera r Spot-winged Starling Sturnus contra R Asian Pied Starling Sturnus erythropygius r White-headed Starling Sturnus malabaricus R Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus pagodarum R Brahminy Starling Sturnus roseus WP Rosy Starling Sturnus sinensis V White-shouldered Starling Sturnus sturninus V Purple-backed Starling Sturnus vulgaris WP Common Starling Family: Sylviidae Abroscopus albogularis r Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps r Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris r Yellow-bellied Warbler Acrocephalus aedon w Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus agricola W Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus w Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps w Black-browed Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus concinens r Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum W Blyth's Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon rw Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus orinus V? Large-billed Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus V Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus R Clamorous Reed-Warbler Actinodura egertoni r Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura nipalensis r Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura waldeni r Streak-throated Barwing Alcippe castaneceps r Rufous-winged Fulvetta Alcippe chrysotis r Golden-breasted Fulvetta Alcippe cinerea r Yellow-throated Fulvetta Alcippe cinereiceps r Streak-throated Fulvetta Alcippe dubia r Rusty-capped Fulvetta Alcippe ludlowi r Ludlow's Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis r Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe poiocephala R Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe rufogularis r Rufous-throated Fulvetta Alcippe vinipectus r White-browed Fulvetta Babax lanceolatus r Chinese Babax Babax waddelli r Giant Babax Bradypterus luteoventris r Brown Bush-Warbler Bradypterus major r Long-billed Bush-Warbler Bradypterus taczanowskius V Chinese Bush-Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus r Spotted Bush-Warbler Cettia acanthizoides r Yellowish-bellied Bush-Warbler Cettia brunnifrons r Grey-sided Bush-Warbler Cettia canturians V Manchurian Bush-Warbler Cettia cetti w Cetti's Warbler Cettia flavolivacea r Aberrant Bush-Warbler Cettia fortipes r Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler Cettia major r Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler Cettia pallidipes r Pale-footed Bush-Warbler Chaetornis striatus R Bristled Grassbird Chrysomma altirostris r Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma sinense R Yellow-eyed Babbler Conostoma oemodium r Great Parrotbill Cutia nipalensis r Cutia Dumetia hyperythra R Tawny-bellied Babbler Gampsorhynchus rufulus r White-hooded Babbler Garrulax affinis r Black-faced Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis r White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax austeni r Brown-capped Laughingthrush Garrulax cachinnans r Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax caerulatus r Grey-sided Laughingthrush Garrulax cineraceus r Moustached Laughingthrush Garrulax delesserti r Wynaad Laughingthrush Garrulax erythrocephalus r Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Garrulax galbanus r Yellow-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax gularis r Rufous-vented Laughingthrush Garrulax jerdoni r Grey-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus r White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax lineatus r Streaked Laughingthrush Garrulax merulinus r Spot-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger r Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax nuchalis r Chesnut-backed Laughingthrush Garrulax ocellatus r Spotted Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralis r Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax ruficollis r Rufous-necked Laughingthrush Garrulax rufogularis r Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Garrulax sannio r White-browed Laughingthrush Garrulax squamatus r Blue-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax striatus r Striated Laughingthrush Garrulax subunicolor r Scaly Laughingthrush Garrulax variegatus r Variegated Laughingthrush Garrulax virgatus r Striped Laughingthrush Graminicola bengalensis r Rufous-rumped Grassbird Heterophasia annectens r Rufous-backed Sibia Heterophasia capistrata r Rufous Sibia Heterophasia gracilis r Grey Sibia Heterophasia picaoides r Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia pulchella r Beautiful Sibia Hippolais caligata W Booted Warbler Hippolais pallida V? Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais rama W Sykes's Warbler Leiothrix argentauris r Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix lutea r Red-billed Leiothrix Leptopoecile sophiae r White-browed Tit-Warbler Liocichla phoenicea r Red-faced Liocichla Locustella certhiola w Pallas's Warbler Locustella lanceolata w Lanceolated Warbler Locustella naevia w Grasshopper Warbler Macronous gularis R Striped Tit-Babbler Malacocincla abbotti r Abbott's Babbler Megalurus palustris R Striated Grassbird Minla cyanouroptera r Blue-winged Minla Minla ignotincta r Red-tailed Minla Minla strigula r Chestnut-tailed Minla Myzornis pyrrhoura r Fire-tailed Myzornis Napothera brevicaudata r Streaked Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota r Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Orthotomus atrogularis r Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus r Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius R Common Tailorbird Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris r Black-browed Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris r Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis fulvifrons r Fulvous Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis r Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis r Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis nipalensis r Black-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps r Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor r Brown Parrotbill Pellorneum albiventre r Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum palustre r Marsh Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps R Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum tickelli r Buff-breasted Babbler Phylloscopus affinis sW Tickell's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus borealis V Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus cantator r Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus r Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus collybita sW Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus coronatus V Eastern Crowned-Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus W Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer sw Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus sW Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus rW Inornate Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis r Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris rW Large-billed Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus w Plain Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis r Western Crowned-Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher r Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides r Blyth's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi V Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis W Brooks's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes V Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus V Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides rW Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri r Tytler's Leaf-Warbler Pnoepyga albiventer r Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla r Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis r Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys r Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus r Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii R Indian Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus hypoleucos r Large Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps r Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis r Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps r White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pteruthius aenobarbus r? Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis r White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius melanotis r Black-eared Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius rufiventer r Black-headed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus r Green Shrike-Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps r Dark-fronted Babbler Rimator malacoptilus r Long-billed Wren-Babbler Schoenicola platyura r Broad-tailed Grassbird Seicercus affinis r White-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii r Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus castaniceps r Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus poliogenys r Grey-cheeked Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos r Grey-hooded Warbler Spelaeornis badeigularis r Rusty-throated Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis caudatus r Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis chocolatinus r Long-tailed Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis formosus r Spotted Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis longicaudatus r Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis troglodytoides r Bar-winged Wren-Babbler Sphenocichla humei r Wedge-billed Wren-Babbler Stachyris ambigua r Buff-chested Babbler Stachyris chrysaea r Golden Babbler Stachyris nigriceps r Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris oglei r Snowy-throated Babbler Stachyris pyrrhops r Black-chinned Babbler Stachyris ruficeps r Rufous-capped Babbler Sylvia althaea sW Hume's Whitethroat Sylvia borin V Garden Warbler Sylvia communis p Greater Whitethroat Sylvia curruca W Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia hortensis W Orphean Warbler Sylvia minula w Small Whitethroat Sylvia nana w Desert Warbler Sylvia nisoria V Barred Warbler Tesia castaneocoronata r Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia cyaniventer r Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea r Slaty-bellied Tesia Tickellia hodgsoni r Broad-billed Warbler Timalia pileata R Chestnut-capped Babbler Turdoides affinis R Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides caudatus R Common Babbler Turdoides earlei r Striated Babbler Turdoides longirostris r Slender-billed Babbler Turdoides malcolmi R Large Grey Babbler Turdoides striatus R Jungle Babbler Turdoides subrufus R Rufous Babbler Xiphirhynchus superciliaris r Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler Yuhina bakeri r White-naped Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps r Striated Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis r Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina gularis r Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta r Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis r Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca r White-bellied Yuhina Family: Zosteropidae Zosterops palpebrosus R Oriental White-eye Order: Piciformes Family: Indicatoridae Indicator xanthonotus r Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Family: Megalaimidae Megalaima asiatica R Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima australis r Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima franklinii r Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima haemacephala R Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima lineata r Lineated Barbet Megalaima rubricapilla r Crimson-fronted Barbet Megalaima virens r Great Barbet Megalaima viridis R White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima zeylanica R Brown-headed Barbet Family: Picidae Blythipicus pyrrhotis r Bay Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus R Rufous Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes lucidus R Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes festivus R White-naped Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus r Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps r Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus r Grey-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius r Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis r Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis r Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus r Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei R Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis R Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos major r Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus R Brown-capped Woodpecker Dinopium benghalense R Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium javanense r Common Flameback Dinopium shorii r Himalayan Flameback Dryocopus hodgei r Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis R White-bellied Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia r Pale-headed Woodpecker Hemicircus canente r Heart-spotted Woodpecker Jynx torquilla rW Eurasian Wryneck Mulleripicus pulverulentus r Great Slaty Woodpecker Picumnus innominatus R Speckled Piculet Picus canus R Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus chlorolophus R Lesser Yellownape Picus flavinucha R Greater Yellownape Picus squamatus r Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus R Streak-throated Woodpecker Sasia ochracea r White-browed Piculet Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Loriculus vernalis R Vernal Hanging-Parrot Psittacula alexandri R Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula caniceps r Nicobar Parakeet Psittacula columboides R Malabar Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala R Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula derbiana r Derbyan Parakeet Psittacula eupatria R Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula finschii r Grey-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana r Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula intermedia r? Intermediate Parakeet Psittacula krameri R Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda r Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula roseata r Blossom-headed Parakeet Order: Strigiformes Family: Batrachostomidae Batrachostomus moniliger r Ceylon Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni r Hodgson's Frogmouth Family: Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus affinis R Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus R Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis R Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus p Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus R Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus R Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis sw Sykes's Nightjar Family: Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus macrotis r Great Eared-Nightjar Family: Strigidae Aegolius funereus V Boreal Owl Asio flammeus w Short-eared Owl Asio otus rw Long-eared Owl Athene blewitti r (ex) Forest Owlet Athene brama R Spotted Owlet Athene noctua r Little Owl Bubo bengalensis R Rock Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo r Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo coromandus R Dusky Eagle-Owl Bubo nipalensis r Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Glaucidium brodiei r Collared Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides r Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium radiatum R Jungle Owlet Ketupa flavipes r Tawny Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu r? Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis R Brown Fish-Owl Ninox affinis r Andaman Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata R Brown Hawk-Owl Otus bakkamoena R Collared Scops-Owl Otus balli r Andaman Scops-Owl Otus brucei V Pallid Scops-Owl Otus magicus r? Moluccan Scops-Owl Otus scops w Eurasian Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus r Mountain Scops-Owl Otus sunia R Oriental Scops-Owl Strix aluco r Tawny Owl Strix leptogrammica R Brown Wood-Owl Strix ocellata R Mottled Wood-Owl Family: Tytonidae Phodilus badius r Oriental Bay-Owl Tyto alba R Barn Owl Tyto longimembris r Eastern Grass-Owl Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae Harpactes erythrocephalus R Red-headed Trogon Harpactes fasciatus R Malabar Trogon Harpactes wardi r Ward's Trogon Order: Turniciformes Family: Turnicidae Turnix suscitator R Barred Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica R Small Buttonquail Turnix tanki R Yellow-legged Buttonquail Order: Upupiformes Family: Upupidae Upupa epops RW Eurasian Hoopoe