GREBES 24

Little Grebe Podiceps ruficollis R

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus W

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps caspicus W

PELICANS 24

Eastern White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus S

Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis S

CORMORANTS & DARTER 24

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo R

Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger R

Indian Darter Anhinga rufa melanogaster R

HERONS & BITTERNS 26 - 28

Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris M

Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis S

Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus S

Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis R

Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax S

Indian Pond-heron Ardeola grayii R

Cattle Egret Bulbulcus ibis R

Green-backed (Green) Heron Butorides striatus virescens R

Little Egret Egretta garzetta R

Intermediate (Yellow-billed) Egret Egretta intermedia R

Great White Egret Egretta alba R

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea R

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea R, M

White-bellied Heron Ardea imperialis N

STORKS 30 - 32

Painted Stork Ibis leucocephala R

Asian Open-bill Anastomus oscitans R

Black Stork Ciconia nigra W

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus R

White Stork Ciconia ciconia W

Black-necked Stork Xenorhynchus asiaticus R, W

Lesser Adjutant Stork Leptoptilos javanicus R

Greater Adjutant Stork Leptoptilos dubius S

IBIS & SPOONBILL 34

Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus R

Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa R

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus N

White Spoonbill Platelea leucorodia W, M

FLAMINGO 34

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus M

SWANS 36/321

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus N

Bewicks Swan Cygnus columbianus W

GEESE & DUCKS 36 - 42

Greylag Goose Anser anser M

Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus M

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea W, R

Shelduck Tadorna tadorna M

Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos R

Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus R

Wigeon Anas penelope M

Falcated Teal Anas falcata W

Gadwall Anas strepera M

Common Teal Anas crecca M

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos M, R

Chinese Spotbill Duck Anas poecilorhyncha R

Northern Pintail Anas acuta M

Garganey Anas querquedula M

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata M

Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea N

Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina W, M

Common Pochard Aythya ferina W, M

Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca M

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula M

Greater Scaup Aythya marila N

Goldeneye Bucephala clangula W

Smew Mergellus albellus W, M

Goosander Mergus merganser W, M

OSPREY 54

Osprey Pandion haliaetus W

KITES & HAWKS 44 - 64

Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes R

Crested Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus R

Black-shouldered Kite [White-tailed Kite] Elanus caeruleus leucurus R

Black Kite Milvus migrans R, M

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus R

Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus R, M

White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla W

Himalayan Grey-headed Fishing-eagle Ichthyophaga nana R

Grey-headed Fishing-eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus R

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus R

Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus R

White-backed Vulture [African Race] Gyps bengalensis africanus R, M

Indian Griffon Vulture Gyps indicus R, S

Himalayan Griffon Vulture Gyps himalayensis R

Eurasion Griffon Gyps fulvus R

Red-headed Vulture Torgos calvus R, M

Black Vulture Aegypius monachus W

Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus R, M

Crested Serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela R, M

Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus W

Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus M, W

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus M

Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus M

Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucus W

Northern Goshawk Accipter gentilis R

Besra Sparrowhawk Accipiter virgatus R, M

Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus R, W

Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus R

Shikra Accipter badius R

White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa R

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo W

Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus W

Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius W, R

Indian Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis R

Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina W

Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga W

Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax R

Steppe Eagle Aquila rapax nipalensis W

Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca W

Golden Eagle Aquila chrystaetos R

Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus R

Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus W

Rufous-bellied Hawk-eagle Hieraaetus kienerii R

Changeable Hawk-eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus R

Mountain Hawk-eagle Spizaetus nipalensis R

Red-legged Falconet Microhierax caerulescens R

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni M

Kestrel Falco tinnunculus M

Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus M

Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera R, M

Merlin Falco columbarius W

Hobby Falco subbuteo W, R

Oriental Hobby Falco severus R, S

Laggar Falcon Falco jugger R, M

Peregrine Falco peregrinus W, R

PARTRIGES, QUAIL & PHEASANTS 66 - 74

Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa R

Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus R

Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis R

Chukor Partridge Alectoris graeca R

Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus R

Indian Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus R

Swamp Partridge Francolinus gularis R

Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae R

Common Quail Coturnix coturnix R, W

Black-breasted (Rain Quail) Quail Coturnix coromandelica R, M

Indian Blue (King) Quail Coturnix chinensis R

Jungle Bush-quail Perdicula asiatica N

Common Hill-partridge Arborophila torqueola R

Rufous-throated Hill-partridge Arborophila rufogularis R

Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus R

Crimson Horned Pheasant Tragopan satyra R

Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha R

Impeyan (Himalayan Monal) Pheasant Lophophorus impeyanus R

Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelana R

Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii R

Common Peafowl Pavo cristatus R

Andalusian Hemipode [Little Button-quail] Turnix sylvatica N

Yellow-legged Button-quail Turnix tanki R

Bustard Quail Turnix suscitator R

CRANE 32

Common Crane Grus grus M

Sarus Crane Grus antigone R

Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo M

RAIL & CRAKE 76- 78

Blue-breasted Banded Rail Rallus striatus R

Water Rail Rallus aquaticus R

Banded Crake Rallina eurizonoides R

Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla M

Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca R, M

Brown Crake Amaurornis akool R

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus R

Water Cock Gallicrex cineria S

Moorhen Gallinula chloropus R

Purple (Grey-headed Form) Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio seistanicus R

Coot Fulica atra R, M

BUSTARDS 80

Bengal Florican Eupodotis bengalensis R

Lesser Florican Sypheotides indica S,M

JACANAS 80

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus S

Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus R

AVOCET & ALLIES 92

Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii R, W

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus W, M

Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta M

THICK KNEES 94

Eurasian Thik knee Burhinus oedicnemus R

Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvrostris R

COURSERS & PRATINCOLES 94

Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus R

Collared Pratincole Gareola pratincola M

Little Pratincole Glareola lactea R

WADERS 82 -90

Lapwing Vanellus vanellus W

Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus R

Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus R, M

White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus W

Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus W

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus R

Eastern Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica M

Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus M, W

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius R, W

Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus M, W

Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus N

Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii N

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa W

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus M

Curlew Numenius arquata M, W

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus W

Redshank Tringa totanus W

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis W

Greenshank Tringa nebularia W

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus W

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola W

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos R, W

Woodcock Scolopax rusticola R, W

Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria M

Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola R, M

Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura W

Common Snipe Gallinago gallingo W

Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus W

Little Stint Calidris minuta M, W

Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii W

Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta M

Dunlin Calidris alpina W

Ruff Philomachus pugnax M

PAINTED SNIPE 93

Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis R, M

GULLS & TERNS 96 - 98

Herring Gull Larus argentatus argenteus M

Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus M, W

Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus W

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus W

Slender-billed Gull Larus genei W

Whiskered Tern Childonias hybridus W

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica W

Caspian Tern Sterna caspia W

Indian River Tern Sterna aurantia R

Common Tern Sterna hirundo M, W

Black-bellied Tern Sterna melanogaster R

Little Tern Sterna albifrons M, W

Indian Skimmer Rhynchops albicollis R

SANDGROUSE 100

Indian Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus N

PIGEONS & DOVES 100 - 107

Rock Pigeon Columba livia R, M

Eastern Rock Pigeon Columba rupestris R, W

Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota R, W

Woodpigeon Columba palumbus W, M

Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii R, M

Ashy Wood Pigeon Columba pulchricollis W

Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis R, M

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto R

Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica R, S

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis R

Barred Cuckoo-dove Macropygia unchall R

Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica R

Orange-breasted Pigeon Treron bicincta R

Pompadour Pigeon Treron pompadora R

Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra R

Yellow-footed Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera R

Pin-tailed Pigeon Treron apicauda R

Wedge-tailed Pigeon Treron sphenura R

Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducala badia R, M

PARAKEETS 108

Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis R

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria R

Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri R

Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana R

Plossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala R

Rose-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri R

CUCKOOS 110 -117

Red-winged Crested Cuckoo Clamator coromandus S, M

Jacobin (Black-and-white) Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus S, M

Large Hawk-cuckoo Cuculus sparveroides R, M

Common Hawk-cuckoo Cuculus varius R, M

Hodgson's Hawk-cuckoo Cuculus fugax N

Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus S

Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus R, M

Oriental (Himalayan) Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus S

Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus S

Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii S

Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus S

Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus R

Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris R, S

Common Koel Eudynamys scolopacea R, S

Green-billed (Greater Green-billed) Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis R

Sirkeer Cuckoo Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii R

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis R

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis R

OWLS 118 - 125

Barn Owl Tyto alba R

Grass Owl Tyto capensis R

Mountain (Spotted) Scops-owl Otus spilocephalus R

Scops Owl Otus scops R

Collared Scops-owl Otus bakkamoena R

Eagle Owl Bubo bubo R

Spot-bellied (Forest) Eagle-owl Bubo nipalensis R

Brown Fish-owl Ketupa zeylonensis R

Tawny Fish-owl Ketupa flavipes R

Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei R

Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum R

Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cucloides R

Brown Hawk-owl Ninox scutulata R

Spotted Owlet Athene brama R

Brown Wood-owl Strix leptogrammica R

Tawny Owl Strix aluco R

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus W

NIGHTJARS 126

Grey (Jungle) Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus R

Large-tailed (Long-tailed) Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus R

Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus R

Franklins Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis R

SWIFTS 152 - 155

Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris R

White-rumped Needletail Chaetura sylvatica R

Needle-tailed Swift [White-throated Needletail] Hirandapus caudacutus R

Palm-swift Cypsiurus parvus R

Alpine Swift Apus melba R

Black Swift Apus apus R

Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swift Apus pacificus R

Little Swift Apus affinis R, M

Crested Tree-swift Hemiprocne longipennis R

KINGFISHERS 130

Greater Pied Kingfisher Ceryle lugubris R

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis R

Eurasion Kingfisher Alcedo atthis R

Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting R

Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus N

Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis R

Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda R

White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis R

Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata S

BEE EATERS 132

Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni R, M

Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis R,

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus R, M

Chestnut-headed (Bay-headed) Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti R, M

ROLLERS 128

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis R

Dollarbird [Eastern Broad-billed Roller] Eurystomus orientalis S

HOOPOE 128

Hoopoe Upupa epops R, M

HORNBILLS 134

Indian Grey Hornbill Tockus birostris R

Indian Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris R

Great Indian Hornbill Buceros bicornis R

BARBETS 136

Great Barbet Megalaima virens R

Oriental Green Barbet Megalaima zeylanica R

Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata R

Golden-throated Barbet Megalama franklinii R

Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica R

Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis R

Crimson-breasted (Coppersmith) Barbet Megalaima haemacephala R

HONEYGUIDE 138

Yellow-rumped (Indian) Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus R, M

WOODPECKERS 138 - 147

Wryneck Jynx torquilla W

Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus R

Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis R

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis R

Grey-capped (Grey-headed Pygmy) Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus R

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei R

Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps R

Yellow-fronted (Yellow-crowned) Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis R

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperthrus R

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius R

Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis R

Himalayan Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis R

Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus R

Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker Picus chlorolophus R

Greater Yellow-naped Woodpecker Picus flavinucha R

Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker Picus squamatus R

Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus R

Himalayan Golden-backed Woodpecker Dinopium shorii R

Black-rumped Golden-backed Woodpecker Dinopium benghalense R

Greater Golden-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes lucidus R

Indian Black-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus R

Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia R

Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis R

Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus R

BROADBILL 148

Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae R

PITTA 148

Blue-naped Pitta Pitta nipalensis M

Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida R, M

Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura S

LARKS 148 - 151

Rufous-winged Bushlark Mirafra assamica R

Ashy-crowned Finch-lark Eremopterix grisea R

Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea R, M

Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris R, M

Indian Sand Lark Calandrella raytal R

Crested Lark Galerida cristata R

Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula R, M

Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris R

SWALLOWS & MARTINS 156 - 157

Brown-throated Sand Martin Riparia paludicola R

Crag Martin Hirundo rupestris R, M

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica R, M

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii R

Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica R, M

Indian Cliff Swallow Hirundo fluvicola R

Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus S, M

Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalensis R, M

WAGTAILS 290

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima W

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola W

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea R, W

Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrelli M, W

PIPITS 286 - 288

Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae R, W

Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii W, M

Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis R

Tree Pipit Anthus trivalis ROlive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni R, W

Rosy Pipit Anthus rosreatus R, M

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus W

Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta R, W

Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus R, W

CUCKOO SHRIKES 176

WEAVERS AND MUNIAS