Little Grebe
Tachybabtus ruficollis
Freshwater lakes
Resident
Complete Checklist
Recorded Bird Species List of Goa Over the Years
Showing 454 species
Indian Cormorant/ Indian Shag
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Lakes & estuaries
Resident
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Lakes & estuaries
Resident
Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger
Lakes & estuaries
Resident
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melenogaster
Lakes & estuaries
Resident
Western Reef-Heron/ Western Reef-Egret
Egretta gularis
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Medium Egret/ Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Eastern Cattle Egret/ Cattle Egret
Ardea coromanda
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Malayan Night-Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Striated Heron/ Little Heron
Butorides striatus
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Black Bittern
Dupetor flavicollis
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Cinnamon Bittern
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Yellow Bittern
Ixobrychus sinensis
Wetlands & marshes
Resident
Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans
Forests & scrub
Resident
Wolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
Wetlands & fields
Resident
Painted Stork
mycteria leucocephalus
Wetlands & fields
Resident
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Wetlands & fields
Resident
Black-necked Stork
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Wetlands & fields
Resident
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Wetlands & fields
Resident
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiomis melanocephalus
Wetlands & fields
Resident
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Wetlands & fields
Resident
Red Naped Ibis/ Black Ibis
Pseudibis papilosa
Wetlands & fields
Resident
Lesser Adjutant
Leptoptilos javanicus
Forests & scrub
Resident
Lesser Flamingo
Phoenicopterus minor
Coastal salt pans
Nov – Mar
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Coastal salt pans
Nov – Mar
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadoma ferruginea
Forests & scrub
Resident
Comb Duck
Sarkidiomis melantos
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Garganey
Anas querquedula
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Gadwall
Anas strepera
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Eurasian Wigeon
Anas penelope
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Cotton Pygmy Goose/ Cotton Teal
Nettapus coromandelianus
Freshwater lakes
Nov – Mar
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Forests & open country
Resident
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Forests & scrub
Resident
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Forests & open country
Resident
Black Kite
Milvus migrans migrans/govinda
Forests & open country
Resident
Black-eared Kite
Milvus (migrans) lineatus
Forests & open country
Resident
Besra
Accipiter virgatus
Forests & open country
Resident
Shikra
Accipiter badius
Forests & open country
Resident
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus nisosimills
Forests & open country
Resident
Crested Goshawk
Accipiter trivirgatus
Forests & open country
Resident
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo vulpinus
Forests & open country
Resident
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Forests & open country
Resident
Oriental Honey-Buzzard
Pernis ptilorhyncus
Forests & open country
Resident
White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa
Forests & open country
Resident
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Forests & open country
Resident
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Forests & open country
Resident
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriochis kienerii
Forests & open country
Resident
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Forests & open country
Resident
Bonelli´s Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Forests & open country
Resident
Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
Forests & open country
Resident
Crested Hawk-eagle/ Changeabe Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Forests & open country
Resident
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malaiensis
Forests & open country
Resident
Indian Spotted Eagle
Clanga hastata
Forests & open country
Resident
Greater Spotted Eagle
Clangaa clanga
Forests & open country
Resident
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Forests & open country
Resident
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Forests & open country
Resident
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Estuaries & coast
Oct – Mar
Grey-headed Fish-Eagle
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
Forests & open country
Resident
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Ichthyophaga leucogaster
Forests & open country
Resident
White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Forests & open country
Resident
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Forests & open country
Resident
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Forests & open country
Resident
Red-headed Vulture "Sarcogyps calvus"
Aegypius calvus
Forests & open country
Resident
Montagu´s Harrier
Circus pygargus
Grasslands & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Grasslands & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
Forests & open country
Resident
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Grasslands & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Open country
Resident
Oriental Hobby
Falco severus
Open country
Resident
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
Open country
Resident
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
Open country
Oct – Nov
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicguera
Open country
Resident
Shaheen Falcon
Falco peregrinus peregrinator
Open country
Resident
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus calidus
Open country
Resident
Laggar Falcon
Falco jugger
Open country
Resident
Painted Francolin
Francolinus pictus
Scrub & farmland
Resident
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Scrub & farmland
Resident
Rain Quail
Coturnix coromandelica
Scrub & farmland
Resident
Painted Bush-Quail
Perdicula erythrorhyncha
Scrub & farmland
Resident
Blue-breasted Quail
Coturnix chinensis
Scrub & farmland
Resident
Jungle Bush-Quail
Perdicula asiatica
Scrub & farmland
Resident
Rock Bush-Quail
Perdicula argoondah
Scrub & farmland
Resident
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Forests & scrub
Resident
Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Turnix tanki
Forests & scrub
Resident
Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Forests & scrub
Resident
Red Spurfowl
Galloperdix spadicea
Scrub & farmland
Resident
Grey Junglefowl
Gallus sonneratii
Scrub & farmland
Resident
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Scrub & farmland
Resident
Demoiselle Crane
Grus virgo
Forests & scrub
Resident
Slaty-breasted Rail
Lewinia striata
Reedy wetlands
Resident
Baillon´s Crake
Zapornia pusilla
Reedy wetlands
Resident
Slaty-legged Crake
Rallina eurizonoides
Reedy wetlands
Resident
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Zapornia fusca
Reedy wetlands
Resident
Brown Crake "Amaurornis akool"
Porzana akool
Reedy wetlands
Resident
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Reedy wetlands
Resident
Watercook
Gallicrex cinerea
Forests & scrub
Resident
Gray-headed Swamphen/ Purple Swamphen "Porphyrio porphyrio"
Porphyrio (porphyrio) poliocephalus
Reedy wetlands
Resident
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Reedy wetlands
Resident
Common Coot
Fulica atra
Reedy wetlands
Resident
Greater Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Crab Plover
Dromas ardeola
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus ostralegus
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
Lily-covered ponds
Resident
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Lily-covered ponds
Resident
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Indian Thick-knee/ Indian Stone-curlew "Burhinus oedicnemus"
Burhinus indicus
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Gray-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinerus
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Black-bellied Plaver/ Gray Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Greater Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus atrifrons
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Kentish Plover
Anarhynchus alexandrinus
Mudflats & open ground
Sep – Apr
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Limicola falcinellus
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Tryngites subruficollis
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Ruff
Philomachus pugnax
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Temminck´s Stint
Calidris temminckii
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
Mudflats & estuaries
Sep – Apr
Eurasian Woodcook
Scolopax rusticola
Forests & scrub
Resident
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Coast & estuaries
Oct – Apr
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Coast & estuaries
Oct – Apr
Pallas Gull/ Great Black-headed Gull
Larus ichthyaetus
Coast & estuaries
Oct – Apr
Slender-billed Gull
Larus genei
Coast & estuaries
Oct – Apr
Brown-headed Gull
Larus brunnicephalus
Coast & estuaries
Oct – Apr
Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
Coast & estuaries
Oct – Apr
Little Tern
Sterna albifrons
Coast & estuaries
Resident
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Coast & estuaries
Resident
White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa
Coast & estuaries
Resident
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Coast & estuaries
Oct – Apr
River Tern
Sterna aurantia
Coast & estuaries
Resident
Sandwich Tern
Sterna sandvicensis
Coast & estuaries
Resident
Lesser Crested Tern "Sterna bengalensis"
Thalasseus bengalensis
Coast & estuaries
Resident
Great Crested Tern "Sterna bergii"
Thalasseus bergii
Coast & estuaries
Resident
Caspian Tern "Sterna caspia"
Hydroprogne caspia
Coast & estuaries
Resident
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybridus
Coast & estuaries
Resident
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Forests & gardens
Resident
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula aenea
Forests & gardens
Resident
Malabar Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula cuprea
Forests & gardens
Resident
Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Forests & gardens
Resident
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Forests & gardens
Resident
Laughing Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis
Forests & gardens
Resident
Red Collared-Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica
Forests & gardens
Resident
Spotted Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
Forests & gardens
Resident
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Forests & gardens
Resident
Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
Forests & gardens
Resident
Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon/ Pompadour Green-Pigeon
Treron affinis
Forests & gardens
Resident
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon "Treron bicincta"
Treron bicinctus
Forests & gardens
Resident
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus chlorigaster
Forests & gardens
Resident
Vernal Hanging-Parrot
Loriculus vernalis
Forests & farmland
Resident
Malabar Parakeet
Psittacula columboides
Forests & farmland
Resident
Plum-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala
Forests & farmland
Resident
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
Forests & farmland
Resident
Alexandrine Parakeet
Psittacula eupatria
Forests & farmland
Resident
Gray-billed Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo "Surniculus lugubris"
Surniculus (lugubris) dicruroides
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Pied Cuckoo/ Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Common Cuckoo/ Eurasian Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Lesser Cuckoo/ Small Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides
Forests & open country
Resident
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Forests & open country
Resident
Blue-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Greater Coucal/ Southern Coucal "Centropus sinensis"
Centropus (sinensis) parroti
Woodlands & scrub
Resident
Eastrn Barn-Owl/ Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Forests & scrub
Resident
Sri Lanka Bay-Owl/ Ceylon Bay-Owl
Phodilus badius assimilis
Forests & scrub
Resident
Oriental Scops-Owl
Otus sunia
Forests & scrub
Resident
Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena
Forests & scrub
Resident
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl/ Forest Eagle-Owl
Bubo nipalensis
Forests & open country
Resident
Indian Eagle-Owl "Bubo bubo bengalensis"
Bubo bengalensis
Forests & open country
Resident
Brown Fish-Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis
Forests & scrub
Resident
Mottled Wood-Owl
Strix ocellata
Forests & scrub
Resident
Brown Wood-Owl
Strix leptogrammica
Forests & scrub
Resident
Spotted Owlet
Athene brama
Forests & scrub
Resident
Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum
Forests & scrub
Resident
Brown Hawk Owl
Ninox scutulata
Forests & open country
Resident
Sri Lanka Frogmouth/ Ceylon Frogmouth
Batrachostomus moniliger
Scrub & forest edges
Resident
Jungle Nightjar
Caprimulgus indicus
Scrub & forest edges
Resident
Indian Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus
Scrub & forest edges
Resident
Jerdon´s Nightjar
Caprimulgus atripennis
Scrub & forest edges
Resident
Savanna Nightjar
Caprimulgus affinis
Scrub & forest edges
Resident
Great Eared Nightjar
Eurostopodus macrotis
Scrub & forest edges
Resident
Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata
Aerial over forests
Resident
Asian Palm-swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Aerial over forests
Resident
Indian Swiftlet
Aerodramus unicolor
Aerial over forests
Resident
White-rumped Spinetail
Zoonavena sylvatica
Forests & scrub
Resident
Little Swift
Apus affinis
Aerial over forests
Resident
Blyth's Swift
Apus leuconyx
Aerial over forests
Resident
Alpine Swift
tachymarptis melba
Aerial over forests
Resident
Brown-backed Needletail/ Brown-throated Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
Aerial over forests
Resident
European Roller
Coracius garrulus
Open woodlands
Resident
Indian Roller
Coracius benghalensis
Open woodlands
Resident
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Open ground & gardens
Resident
Malabar Trogon
Harpactes fasciatus
Forests
Resident
Stork-billed Kingfisher "Halcyon capensis"
Pelargopsis capensis
Wetlands & fields
Resident
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Waterways & mangroves
Resident
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Waterways & mangroves
Resident
White-throated Kingfisher/ White-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Waterways & mangroves
Resident
Pied Kingfisher/ Lesser Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Waterways & mangroves
Resident
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Waterways & mangroves
Resident
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Waterways & mangroves
Resident
Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher/ Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher "Ceyx erithacus"
Ceyx erithaca
Waterways & mangroves
Resident
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti
Open country
Resident
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
Open country
Resident
Asian Green Bee-eater/ Little Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
Open country
Resident
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Open country
Resident
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni
Open country
Resident
Malabar Gray Hornbill
Ocyceros griseus
Evergreen forests
Resident
Indian Gray Hornbill
Ocyceros birostris
Evergreen forests
Resident
Great Hornbill/ Great Pied Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
Evergreen forests
Resident
Malabar Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus
Evergreen forests
Resident
Coppersmith Barbet
Megalaima haemacephala
Forests
Resident
Malabar Barbet "Megalaima rubricapilla"
Megalaima malabarica
Forests
Resident
White-cheeked Barbet
Megalaima viridis
Forests
Resident
Brown-headed Barbet
Megalaima zeylanica
Forests
Resident
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Forests
Resident
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Hemicircus canente
Forests
Resident
Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus
Forests
Resident
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker/ Indian Pygmy Woodpecker
Dendrocopus nanus
Forests
Resident
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker/ Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker
Dendrocopus mahrattensis
Forests
Resident
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Forests & scrub
Resident
Rufous Woodpecker "Celeus brachyurus"
Micropternus brachyurus
Forests
Resident
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Forests & scrub
Resident
Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii
Forests & scrub
Resident
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Forests & scrub
Resident
White-naped Woodpecker/ White-naped Flameback
Chrysocolaptes festivus
Forests
Resident
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Forests & scrub
Resident
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Forests
Resident
Indian Pita
Pitta brachyura
Moist forests
Jun – Sep
Jerdon´s Bushlark/ Rufous-winged Bushlark "Mirafra assamica affinis"
Mirafra affinis
Grasslands
Resident
Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula
Forests & scrub
Resident
Malabar Lark
Galerida malabarica
Grasslands
Resident
Sykes´s Lark
Galerida deva
Grasslands
Resident
Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark/ Ashy-crowned Finch-lark "Eremopterix grisea"
Eremopterix griseus
Grasslands
Resident
Rufous-tailed Lark "Ammomanes phoenicurus"
Ammomanes phoenicura
Grasslands
Resident
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
Grasslands
Resident
Common Sand-martin/ Sand Martin
Riparia riparia
Aerial over wetlands
Oct – Apr
Pale Sand-martin/ Pale Martin
Riparia diluta
Aerial over wetlands
Oct – Apr
Grey-throated Sand-martin/ Plain Martin "Riparia paludicola"
Riparia chinensis
Aerial over wetlands
Oct – Apr
Dusky Crag Martin "Hirundo concolor"
Ptyonoprogne concolor
Aerial over wetlands
Oct – Apr
Eurasian Crag Martin "Hirundo rupestris"
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Aerial over wetlands
Oct – Apr
Northern House Martin "Delichon urbica"
Delichon urbicum
Aerial over wetlands
Oct – Apr
Streak-throated Swallow
Hirundo fluvicola
Aerial over wetlands
Oct – Apr
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Aerial over wetlands
Oct – Apr
Red-rumped Swallow
Hirundo daurica
Aerial over wetlands
Oct – Apr
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Aerial over wetlands
Oct – Apr
Western Yellow Wagtail "Motacilla flava"
Motacilla flava thunbergi
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreole citreola
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Forest Wagtail
Denronanthus indicus
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba dukhunensis
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Oliv-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni yunnunensis
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis trivialis
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Richard´s Pipit
Anthus richardi
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Paddyfield Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Blyth´s Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
Open ground & wetlands
Oct – Mar
Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus
Forests & scrub
Resident
Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Forests
Resident
Malabar Woodshrike "Tephrodornis gularis"
Tephrodornis sylvicola
Forests
Resident
Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike/ Pied Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus picatus
Forests
Resident
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Coracina melaschistos
Forests
Resident
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Coracina melanoptera
Forests
Resident
Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei
Forests
Resident
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Forests
Resident
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Forests
Resident
Rosy Minivet
Pericrocotus roseus
Forests
Resident
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
Forests & gardens
Resident
Red-wiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Forests & gardens
Resident
Square-tailed Black Bulbul "Hypsipetes leucocephalus"
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Forests & gardens
Resident
Flame-throated Bulbul "Pycnonotus melanicterus gularis"
Pycnonotus gularis
Forests & gardens
Resident
Grey-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus priocephalus
Forests & gardens
Resident
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Forests & gardens
Resident
Yellow-browed Bulbul
Iole indica
Forests & gardens
Resident
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Forests & gardens
Resident
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Chloropsis aurifrons
Forests & gardens
Resident
Jerdon´s Leafbird "Chloropsis cochinchinensis"
Chloropsis jerdoni
Forests & gardens
Resident
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
Forests & gardens
Resident
Long-tailed Shrike "Lanius schach"
Lanius schach erythronotus
Scrub & farmland
Sep – Apr
Southern Grey Shrike
Lanius meridionalis
Scrub & farmland
Sep – Apr
Brown Shrike "Lanius cristatus"
Lanius cristatus cristatus
Scrub & farmland
Sep – Apr
Isabelline Shrike/ Roufous-tailed Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Scrub & farmland
Sep – Apr
Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus
Scrub & farmland
Sep – Apr
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Forests
Resident
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
Forests
Resident
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
Forests
Resident
White-spotted Fantail
Rhipidura albogularis
Forests
Resident
Blue Rock-thrush
Monticola solitarius
Forests & ravines
Oct – Mar
Blue-capped Rock-thrush
Monticola cinclorhynchus
Forests & ravines
Oct – Mar
Orange-headed Thrush (white throated)
Zoothera citrina
Forests & ravines
Oct – Mar
Malabar Whistling-thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Forests & ravines
Oct – Mar
Tickell´s Thrush
Turdus unicolor
Forests & ravines
Oct – Mar
Indian Blackbird "Turdus merula nigropileus"
Turdus simillimus nigropileus
Forests & scrub
Resident
Nilgiri Thrush/ Scaly Thrush " Zoothera dauma"
Zootheraneilgherriensis
Forests & ravines
Oct – Mar
Indian Blue Robin
Luscinia brunnea
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica svecica
Forests & scrub
Resident
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Forests & scrub
Resident
Oriental Magpie-robin
Copsychus saularis
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Indian Black Robin "Indian Robin"
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros rufiventris
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti deserti
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Common Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus indicus/maurus
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui
Forests
Resident
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
Forests
Resident
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
Forests
Resident
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Muscicapa ruficauda
Forests
Resident
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Ficedula superciliaris
Forests
Resident
Red-breasted Flycatcher "Ficedula parva parva"
Ficedula parva
Forests
Resident
Red-throated Flycatcher "Ficedula parva albicilla"
Ficedula albicilla
Forests
Resident
Tickell´s Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
Forests
Resident
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides
Forests
Resident
Verditer Flycatcher "Eumyias thalassina"
Eumyias thalassinus
Forests
Resident
Nilgiri Flycatcher "Eumyias albicaudata"
Eumyias albicaudatus
Forests
Resident
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis pallipes
Forests
Resident
Yellow-eyed Babbler
Chrysomma sinense
Forest undergrowth
Resident
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra
Forest undergrowth
Resident
Dark-fronted Babbler
Rhopocichla atriceps
Forest undergrowth
Resident
Common Babbler "Turdoides caudatus"
Turdoides caudata
Forest undergrowth
Resident
Large Grey Babbler
Turdoides malcolmi
Forest undergrowth
Resident
Jungle Babbler "Turdoides striatus"
Turdoides striata
Forest undergrowth
Resident
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Forest undergrowth
Resident
Rufous Babbler "Turdoides subrufus"
Turdoides subrufa
Forest undergrowth
Resident
Indian Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Forest undergrowth
Resident
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Alcippe poioicephala
Forests & scrub
Resident
Puff-throated Babbler
Pellorneum ruficeps
Forest undergrowth
Resident
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustells naevia
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Broad-tailed Grassbird/ Indian Broad-tailed Grass-warbler "Schoenicola platyura"
Schoenicola platyurus
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Grey-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Jungle Prinia
Prinia sylvatica
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Clamorous Reed Warbler/ Indian Reed-warbler "Acrocephalus stentoreus"
Acrocephalus (stentoreus) brunnescens
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Thick-billed Warbler
Acrocephalus aedon
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Blyth´s Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Paddyfield Warbler
Acrocephalus agricola
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Booted Warbler
Hippolais caligata
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Sykes´s Warbler
Hippolais rama
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis
Forests
Resident
Siberian Chiffchaff/ Common Chiffchaff "Phylloscopus collybita"
Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis
Forests & scrub
Resident
Tickell´s Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus affinis
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Tytler´s Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus tytleri
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiliodes viridanus
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Green Warbler "Phylloscopus trochiloides nitidus"
Phylloscopus nitidus
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Large-billed Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Western Crowned Warbler
Phylloscopus occipitalis
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Hume´s Leaf-warbler/ Hume´s Warbler
Phylloscopus humei
Scrub & reed beds
Oct – Mar
Lesser Whitethroat/ Hume's Whitethroat "Sylvia curruca althaea"
Sylvia althaea
Forests & scrub
Resident
Graet Tit
Parus major
Forests
Resident
Indian Yellow Tit/ Black-lored Tit "Paros xanthogenys aplonotus"
Parus aplonotus
Forests
Resident
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
Forests
Resident
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythroryhchos
Gardens & forests
Resident
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Gardens & forests
Resident
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum agile
Gardens & forests
Resident
Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
Forests & scrub
Resident
Purple-rumped Sunbird "Nectarinia zeylonica"
Leptocoma zeylonica
Gardens & forests
Resident
Crimson-backed Sunbird/ Small Sunbird "Nectarina minima"
Leptocoma minima
Gardens & forests
Resident
Purple Sunbird "Nectarina asiatica"
Cinnyris asiaticus
Gardens & forests
Resident
Loten´s Sunbird "Nectarina lotenia"
Cinnyris lotenius
Gardens & forests
Resident
Vigors´s Sunbird " Aethopyga siparaja vigorsii"
Aethopyga vigorsii
Gardens & forests
Resident
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostris
Gardens & forests
Resident
Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza melenocephala
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Red-headed Bunting
Emberiza bruniceps
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Grey-necked Bunting
Emberiza buchanani
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Emberiza aureola
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus roseatus
Scrub & open country
Oct – Mar
Green Avadavat
Amandava formosa
Grasslands & paddies
Resident
Red Avadavat
Amandava amandava
Grasslands & paddies
Resident
Tri-coloured Munia/ Black-headed Munia
Lonchura malacca
Grasslands & paddies
Resident
Indian Silverbill
Lonchura malabarica
Grasslands & paddies
Resident
White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata striata
Grasslands & paddies
Resident
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
Grasslands & paddies
Resident
Black-throated Munia
Lonchura kelaarti
Grasslands & paddies
Resident
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Villages & farmland
Resident
Yellow-throated Sparrow/ Chestnut-shouldered Petronia
Petronia xanthocollis
Villages & farmland
Resident
India Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus philippinus
Grasslands & paddies
Resident
Streaked Weaver
Ploceus manyar
Grasslands & paddies
Resident
Indian Golden Oriole "Oriolus oriolus kundoo"
Oriolus kundoo
Forests
Resident
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Forests
Resident
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis diffusus
Forests
Resident
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Open forests
Resident
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Open forests
Resident
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Open forests
Resident
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Open forests
Resident
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Open forests
Resident
Hair-crested Drongo/ Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus
Open forests
Resident
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Open country & villages
Resident
Brahminy Starling "Sturnus pagodarum"
Temenuchus pagodarum
Open country & villages
Resident
Rosy Starling
Sturnus roseus
Open country & farmland
Oct – Apr
Grey-headed Starling " Sturnus malabaricus malabaricus"
Sturnia malabarica
Open country & villages
Resident
Malabar Starling "Sturnus malabaricus blythii"
Sturnia blythii
Open country & villages
Resident
Bank Myna
Acridotheres ginginianus
Open country & villages
Resident
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Open country & villages
Resident
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Open country & villages
Resident
Lesser Hill-myna "Gracula religioa indica"
Gracula indica
Open country & villages
Resident
House Crow
Corvus splendens
Woodlands & villages
Resident
Indian Jungle Crow "Corvus macrorhynchos"
Corvus (macrorhynchos) culminatus
Woodlands & villages
Resident
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Woodlands & villages
Resident
Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aerthereus
Forests & scrub
Resident
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
Forests & scrub
Resident
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Coast & estuaries
Oct – Apr