Lesser Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Freshwater lakes, paddy
Nov – Mar (dawn)
Location Guide
Recorded Bird Species List of Goa Over the Years
Showing 476 species
Cotton Pygmy-goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
Weedy lakes with lilies
Oct – Apr
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Open wetlands, salt pans
Dec – Feb
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Shallow freshwater
Nov – Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Ponds & lakes
Year-round
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Lily-covered lakes
Jun – Oct (breeding)
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
Weedy freshwater
Year-round
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
Reedy wetlands
Year-round
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Open lakes
Nov – Mar
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Mangrove creeks
Year-round
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Mangroves, roosts
Dusk, year-round
Western Reef-heron
Egretta gularis
Coast, estuaries
Year-round
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Mangroves
Year-round
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Mangroves & estuaries
Oct – Apr
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
Wooded rivers
Year-round
Brown-winged Kingfisher
Pelargopsis amauroptera
Dense mangroves
Year-round
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Almost any open habitat
Year-round
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Rivers, ponds
Year-round
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
Open freshwater
Year-round
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Salt pans & mudflats
Nov – Apr
Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius mongolus
Sandy shores
Sep – Apr
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Sand & salt pans
Year-round
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Mudflats
Oct – Mar
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Salt pans
Oct – Mar
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Estuaries
Sep – Apr
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Coast & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Mudflats
Oct – Mar
Crab-plover
Dromas ardeola
Tidal sand flats
Sep – Apr (scarce)
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Coast & salt pans
Oct – Apr
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Coastal waters
Oct – Apr
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Coast, rivers
Year-round
White-bellied Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Coastal & large rivers
Year-round
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Rivers & estuaries
Oct – Apr
Malabar Trogon
Harpactes fasciatus
Evergreen forest
Oct – Mar (dawn)
Malabar Grey Hornbill
Ocyceros griseus
Evergreen forest canopy
Year-round
Malabar Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus
Moist deciduous forest
Year-round
Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
Tall evergreen forest
Nov – Apr
Sri Lanka Frogmouth
Batrachostomus moniliger
Dense understorey
Oct – Apr (night)
Malabar Barbet
Psilopogon malabaricus
Fruiting trees
Year-round
White-cheeked Barbet
Psilopogon viridis
Wooded areas
Year-round
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Hemicircus canente
Moist forest
Year-round
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Old-growth forest
Year-round
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Forest edges
Year-round
Malabar Parakeet
Psittacula columboides
Western Ghats forest
Year-round
Vernal Hanging-parrot
Loriculus vernalis
Flowering trees
Year-round
Nilgiri Woodpigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Sholas & evergreen
Nov – Mar
Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
Forest floor
Year-round
Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina
Shaded forest floor
Oct – Mar
Malabar Whistling-thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Forest streams
Year-round (dawn)
Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura
Leaf-litter forest
Oct – Apr
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
Evergreen canopy
Year-round
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Wooded groves
Year-round
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Forest edges
Year-round
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Forest mid-storey
Year-round
Indian Paradise-flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
Wooded forest
Oct – Apr
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Wild bananas, ginger
Year-round
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Leptocoma minima
Flowering forest
Year-round
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Gardens, forest edge
Year-round
Loten's Sunbird
Cinnyris lotenius
Coastal scrub
Year-round
Vigors's Sunbird
Aethopyga vigorsii
Ghats endemic
Year-round
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Scrub & forest edge
Year-round
Grey Junglefowl
Gallus sonneratii
Forest floor
Year-round (dawn)
Red Spurfowl
Galloperdix spadicea
Dense understorey
Year-round
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Dry open plateaus
Year-round
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Open ground near water
Year-round
Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus
Open country flocks
Nov – Mar
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia
Gymnoris xanthocollis
Dry deciduous
Year-round
Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus
Paddy edges, palms
Jun – Oct (nesting)
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Open country
Year-round
Crested Serpent-eagle
Spilornis cheela
Forest thermals
Year-round
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Wooded country
Year-round
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malaiensis
Forested hills
Year-round
Shikra
Accipiter badius
Open woodland
Year-round
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
Fruiting trees
Year-round
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti
Forest edges
Year-round
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
Open wetlands
Sep – Apr
Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
Open country
Year-round
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Open scrub
Year-round
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Short grass & lawns
Year-round
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Wooded gardens
Year-round
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Ponds & lakes
Year-round
Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Freshwater & estuaries
Year-round
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Large waterbodies
Nov – Mar
Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger
Ponds & paddy
Year-round
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
Open freshwater
Year-round
Western Reef Heron
Egretta gularis
Coast, estuaries
Year-round
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Wetlands & coasts
Year-round
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Wetlands & paddy
Year-round
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
Wetlands & paddy
Year-round
Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus
Fields & grazing land
Year-round
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Wetlands
Year-round
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Reedy wetlands
Year-round
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Ponds & paddy
Year-round
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Damp forest floor
Oct – Apr
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Mangroves, roosts
Dusk, year-round
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Mangrove creeks
Year-round
Black Bittern
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Reedbeds & mangroves
Jun – Oct
Cinnamon Bittern
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Paddy & reeds
Jun – Oct
Yellow Bittern
Ixobrychus sinensis
Reedbeds
Jun – Oct
Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans
Wetlands & paddy
Year-round
Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
Open wetlands
Year-round
Painted Stork
Mycteria leucocephala
Lakes & salt pans
Nov – Mar
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Lakes & rivers
Nov – Feb (scarce)
Black-necked Stork
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Large wetlands
Rare vagrant
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Marshes & paddy
Oct – Mar
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Wetlands
Year-round
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Shallow wetlands
Nov – Mar
Red-naped Ibis
Pseudibis papillosa
Open fields
Year-round
Lesser Adjutant
Leptoptilos javanicus
Wetlands
Rare visitor
Lesser Flamingo
Phoeniconaias minor
Salt pans
Nov – Apr
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Salt pans & mudflats
Nov – Apr
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar (scarce)
Lesser Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Freshwater lakes
Year-round
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Open lakes & rivers
Dec – Feb
Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Freshwater wetlands
Nov – Mar
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Shallow wetlands
Nov – Mar
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Shallow freshwater
Nov – Mar
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Open lakes
Nov – Mar
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Lakes & estuaries
Nov – Mar
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Shallow wetlands
Nov – Mar
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Open wetlands, salt pans
Dec – Feb
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Freshwater lakes
Year-round
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Freshwater lakes
Rare in winter
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Deep lakes
Nov – Mar
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Weedy lakes
Nov – Mar
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Deep lakes
Nov – Mar
Cotton Pygmy Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
Weedy lakes with lilies
Oct – Apr
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Open country
Year-round
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Forest edges
Oct – Mar
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Coast, rivers
Year-round
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Towns & open country
Year-round
Black-eared Kite
Milvus migrans lineatus
Open country
Nov – Mar
Besra
Accipiter virgatus
Forest
Year-round
Shikra
Accipiter badius
Open woodland
Year-round
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Forest edges
Nov – Feb
Crested Goshawk
Accipiter trivirgatus
Evergreen forest
Year-round
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Open country
Nov – Feb
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Open plateaus
Nov – Feb
Oriental Honey Buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Wooded country
Year-round
White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa
Dry open country
Year-round
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Forest thermals
Year-round
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Open plateaus
Nov – Mar
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Forested hills
Year-round
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Open forests
Nov – Mar
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Rocky hills
Year-round
Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
Evergreen forest
Year-round
Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Forested hills
Year-round
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malaiensis
Forested hills
Year-round
Indian Spotted Eagle
Clanga hastata
Wetland edges
Nov – Mar
Greater Spotted Eagle
Clanga clanga
Wetlands
Nov – Mar
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Open country
Nov – Feb
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Dry open country
Nov – Feb
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Rivers & estuaries
Oct – Apr
Grey-headed Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus ichthyaetus
Forested rivers
Year-round
White-bellied Sea Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Coastal & large rivers
Year-round
White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Forested hills
Year-round (rare)
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Cliffs & hills
Year-round (rare)
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Open country
Year-round
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
Forested hills
Rare
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Open grassland
Nov – Mar
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Open grassland
Nov – Mar
Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
Paddy & marshes
Nov – Mar
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Marshes & paddy
Nov – Mar
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Open plateaus
Nov – Mar
Oriental Hobby
Falco severus
Forested hills
Rare
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
Open country
Nov – Mar
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
Open country
Oct – Nov (passage)
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
Palms & open scrub
Year-round (scarce)
Shaheen Falcon
Falco peregrinus peregrinator
Cliffs & hills
Year-round
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Coast & cliffs
Nov – Mar
Laggar Falcon
Falco jugger
Dry open country
Rare
Painted Francolin
Francolinus pictus
Grassland & scrub
Year-round
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Fields & grass
Nov – Mar
Rain Quail
Coturnix coromandelica
Paddy & grass
Jun – Oct
Painted Bush Quail
Perdicula erythrorhyncha
Forest floor
Year-round
Blue-breasted Quail
Synoicus chinensis
Wet grassland
Year-round (scarce)
Jungle Bush Quail
Perdicula asiatica
Scrub forest
Year-round
Rock Bush Quail
Perdicula argoondah
Dry scrub
Year-round
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Grass & scrub
Year-round
Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Turnix tanki
Grassland
Year-round
Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Dry grassland
Year-round
Red Spurfowl
Galloperdix spadicea
Dense understorey
Year-round
Demoiselle Crane
Grus virgo
See species notes
Varies
Slaty-breasted Rail
Lewinia striata
See species notes
Varies
Baillon's Crake
Zapornia pusilla
See species notes
Varies
Slaty-legged Crake
Rallina eurizonoides
See species notes
Varies
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Zapornia fusca
See species notes
Varies
Brown Crake
Porzana akool
See species notes
Varies
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
See species notes
Varies
Watercook
Gallicrex cinerea
See species notes
Varies
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio (porphyrio) poliocephalus
See species notes
Varies
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
See species notes
Varies
Greater Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
See species notes
Varies
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus ostralegus
See species notes
Varies
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
See species notes
Varies
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
See species notes
Varies
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
See species notes
Varies
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
See species notes
Varies
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris
See species notes
Varies
Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus
See species notes
Varies
Gray-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinerus
See species notes
Varies
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
See species notes
Varies
Black-bellied Plaver
Pluvialis squatarola
See species notes
Varies
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
See species notes
Varies
Greater Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii
See species notes
Varies
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus atrifrons
See species notes
Varies
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
See species notes
Varies
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius
See species notes
Varies
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
See species notes
Varies
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
See species notes
Varies
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
See species notes
Varies
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
See species notes
Varies
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
See species notes
Varies
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
See species notes
Varies
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
See species notes
Varies
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
See species notes
Varies
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
See species notes
Varies
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
See species notes
Varies
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Limicola falcinellus
See species notes
Varies
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Tryngites subruficollis
See species notes
Varies
Ruff
Philomachus pugnax
See species notes
Varies
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
See species notes
Varies
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
See species notes
Varies
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
See species notes
Varies
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
See species notes
Varies
Sanderling
Calidris alba
See species notes
Varies
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
See species notes
Varies
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
See species notes
Varies
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
See species notes
Varies
Eurasian Woodcook
Scolopax rusticola
See species notes
Varies
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
See species notes
Varies
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
See species notes
Varies
Pallas Gull
Larus ichthyaetus
See species notes
Varies
Slender-billed Gull
Larus genei
See species notes
Varies
Brown-headed Gull
Larus brunnicephalus
See species notes
Varies
Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
See species notes
Varies
Little Tern
Sterna albifrons
See species notes
Varies
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
See species notes
Varies
White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa
See species notes
Varies
River Tern
Sterna aurantia
See species notes
Varies
Sandwich Tern
Sterna sandvicensis
See species notes
Varies
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
See species notes
Varies
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
See species notes
Varies
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybridus
See species notes
Varies
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
See species notes
Varies
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula aenea
See species notes
Varies
Malabar Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula cuprea
See species notes
Varies
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
See species notes
Varies
Laughing Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis
See species notes
Varies
Red Collared-Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica
See species notes
Varies
Spotted Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
See species notes
Varies
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
See species notes
Varies
Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon
Treron affinis
See species notes
Varies
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
Treron bicinctus
See species notes
Varies
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus chlorigaster
See species notes
Varies
Plum-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala
See species notes
Varies
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
See species notes
Varies
Alexandrine Parakeet
Psittacula eupatria
See species notes
Varies
Gray-billed Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
See species notes
Varies
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
See species notes
Varies
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus (lugubris) dicruroides
See species notes
Varies
Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
See species notes
Varies
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
See species notes
Varies
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
See species notes
Varies
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
See species notes
Varies
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
See species notes
Varies
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides
See species notes
Varies
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
See species notes
Varies
Blue-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
See species notes
Varies
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
See species notes
Varies
Greater Coucal
Centropus (sinensis) parroti
See species notes
Varies
Eastrn Barn-Owl
Tyto alba
See species notes
Varies
Sri Lanka Bay-Owl
Phodilus badius assimilis
See species notes
Varies
Oriental Scops-Owl
Otus sunia
See species notes
Varies
Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena
See species notes
Varies
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Bubo nipalensis
See species notes
Varies
Indian Eagle-Owl
Bubo bengalensis
See species notes
Varies
Brown Fish-Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis
See species notes
Varies
Mottled Wood-Owl
Strix ocellata
See species notes
Varies
Brown Wood-Owl
Strix leptogrammica
See species notes
Varies
Spotted Owlet
Athene brama
See species notes
Varies
Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum
See species notes
Varies
Brown Hawk Owl
Ninox scutulata
See species notes
Varies
Jungle Nightjar
Caprimulgus indicus
See species notes
Varies
Indian Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus
See species notes
Varies
Jerdon's Nightjar
Caprimulgus atripennis
See species notes
Varies
Savanna Nightjar
Caprimulgus affinis
See species notes
Varies
Great Eared Nightjar
Eurostopodus macrotis
See species notes
Varies
Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata
See species notes
Varies
Asian Palm-swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
See species notes
Varies
Indian Swiftlet
Aerodramus unicolor
See species notes
Varies
White-rumped Spinetail
Zoonavena sylvatica
See species notes
Varies
Little Swift
Apus affinis
See species notes
Varies
Blyth's Swift
Apus leuconyx
See species notes
Varies
Alpine Swift
tachymarptis melba
See species notes
Varies
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
See species notes
Varies
European Roller
Coracius garrulus
See species notes
Varies
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
See species notes
Varies
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
See species notes
Varies
Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
See species notes
Varies
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
See species notes
Varies
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni
See species notes
Varies
Indian Gray Hornbill
Ocyceros birostris
See species notes
Varies
Brown-headed Barbet
Megalaima zeylanica
See species notes
Varies
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
See species notes
Varies
Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus
See species notes
Varies
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Dendrocopus nanus
See species notes
Varies
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Dendrocopus mahrattensis
See species notes
Varies
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
See species notes
Varies
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
See species notes
Varies
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
See species notes
Varies
Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii
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Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
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White-naped Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes festivus
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Jerdon's Bushlark
Mirafra affinis
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Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula
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Malabar Lark
Galerida malabarica
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Sykes's Lark
Galerida deva
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Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark
Eremopterix griseus
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Rufous-tailed Lark
Ammomanes phoenicura
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Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
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Common Sand-martin
Riparia riparia
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Pale Sand-martin
Riparia diluta
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Grey-throated Sand-martin
Riparia chinensis
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Dusky Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne concolor
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Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
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Northern House Martin
Delichon urbicum
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Streak-throated Swallow
Hirundo fluvicola
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
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Red-rumped Swallow
Hirundo daurica
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Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
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Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava thunbergi
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Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
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Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreole citreola
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Forest Wagtail
Denronanthus indicus
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White Wagtail
Motacilla alba dukhunensis
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White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
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Oliv-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni yunnunensis
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Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis trivialis
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Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
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Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
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Paddyfield Pipit
Anthus rufulus
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Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
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Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
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Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus
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Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus
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Malabar Woodshrike
Tephrodornis sylvicola
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Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike
Hemipus picatus
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Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Coracina melaschistos
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Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Coracina melanoptera
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Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei
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Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
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Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
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Rosy Minivet
Pericrocotus roseus
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Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
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Red-wiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
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Square-tailed Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
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Flame-throated Bulbul
Pycnonotus gularis
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Grey-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus priocephalus
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White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
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Yellow-browed Bulbul
Iole indica
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Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
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Golden-fronted Leafbird
Chloropsis aurifrons
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Jerdon's Leafbird
Chloropsis jerdoni
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Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach erythronotus
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Southern Grey Shrike
Lanius meridionalis
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Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus cristatus
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Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
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Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus
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White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
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White-spotted Fantail
Rhipidura albogularis
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Blue Rock-thrush
Monticola solitarius
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Blue-capped Rock-thrush
Monticola cinclorhynchus
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Orange-headed Thrush (white throated)
Zoothera citrina
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Tickell's Thrush
Turdus unicolor
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Indian Blackbird
Turdus simillimus nigropileus
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Nilgiri Thrush
Zootheraneilgherriensis
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Indian Blue Robin
Luscinia brunnea
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Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica svecica
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White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
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Oriental Magpie-robin
Copsychus saularis
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Indian Black Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
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Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros rufiventris
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Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
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Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti deserti
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Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
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Common Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus indicus/maurus
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Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui
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Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
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Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
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Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Muscicapa ruficauda
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Ultramarine Flycatcher
Ficedula superciliaris
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Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
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Red-throated Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
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Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
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Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides
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Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
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Nilgiri Flycatcher
Eumyias albicaudatus
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White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis pallipes
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Yellow-eyed Babbler
Chrysomma sinense
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Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra
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Dark-fronted Babbler
Rhopocichla atriceps
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Common Babbler
Turdoides caudata
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Large Grey Babbler
Turdoides malcolmi
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Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
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Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
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Rufous Babbler
Turdoides subrufa
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Indian Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
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Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Alcippe poioicephala
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Puff-throated Babbler
Pellorneum ruficeps
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Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
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Grasshopper Warbler
Locustells naevia
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Broad-tailed Grassbird
Schoenicola platyurus
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Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
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Grey-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
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Jungle Prinia
Prinia sylvatica
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Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata
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Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus (stentoreus) brunnescens
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Thick-billed Warbler
Acrocephalus aedon
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Blyth's Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
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Paddyfield Warbler
Acrocephalus agricola
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Booted Warbler
Hippolais caligata
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Sykes's Warbler
Hippolais rama
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Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
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Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis
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Siberian Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis
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Tickell's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus affinis
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Tytler's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus tytleri
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Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiliodes viridanus
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Green Warbler
Phylloscopus nitidus
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Large-billed Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris
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Western Crowned Warbler
Phylloscopus occipitalis
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Hume's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus humei
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Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia althaea
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Graet Tit
Parus major
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Indian Yellow Tit
Parus aplonotus
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Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
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Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythroryhchos
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Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
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Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum agile
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Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
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Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus
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Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza melenocephala
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Red-headed Bunting
Emberiza bruniceps
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Grey-necked Bunting
Emberiza buchanani
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Yellow-breasted Bunting
Emberiza aureola
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Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus roseatus
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Green Avadavat
Amandava formosa
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Red Avadavat
Amandava amandava
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Tri-coloured Munia
Lonchura malacca
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Indian Silverbill
Lonchura malabarica
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White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata striata
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Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
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Black-throated Munia
Lonchura kelaarti
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
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Yellow-throated Sparrow
Petronia xanthocollis
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India Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus philippinus
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Streaked Weaver
Ploceus manyar
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Indian Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo
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Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis diffusus
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Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
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Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
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White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
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Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus
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Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
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Brahminy Starling
Temenuchus pagodarum
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Grey-headed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
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Malabar Starling
Sturnia blythii
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Bank Myna
Acridotheres ginginianus
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Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
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Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
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Lesser Hill-myna
Gracula indica
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House Crow
Corvus splendens
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Indian Jungle Crow
Corvus (macrorhynchos) culminatus
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Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
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White-bellied Treepie
Dendrocitta leucogastra
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