Bangalore Birding - Checklist
BABBLER Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Indian Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense Common Babbler Turdoides caudata Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis BARBET Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis BEE-EATER Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti BITTERN Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis BULBUL Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus BUNTING Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps CHAT Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus COOT Common Coot Fulica atra CORMORANT Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger Darter Anhinga melanogaster COUCAL Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis COURSER Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus CRAKE Brown Crake Amaurornis akool Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus CROW House Crow Corvus splendens Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos CUCKOO Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Common Hawk Cuckoo Cuculus varius Asian Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus CUCKOOSHRIKE Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei DOVE Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis DRONGO Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens DUCK Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Gadwall Anas strepera Garganey Anas querquedula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Northern Pintail Anas acuta Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Common Teal Anas crecca Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope POCHARD Common Pochard Aythya ferina GOOSE Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus EAGLE Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Lesser Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii BAZA Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes BUZZARD Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa Common Buzzard Buteo buteo FALCON Laggar Falcon Falco jugger Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus peregrinator Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo HARRIER Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos HAWK Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Shikra Accipiter badius Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis KESTREL Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus KITE Black Kite Milvus migrans Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus OSPREY Osprey Pandion haliaetus EGRET Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Great Egret Casmerodius albus Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis FLOWERPECKER Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythroryncho Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile FLYCATCHER Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicapa ceylonensis Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis FRANCOLIN Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus GULL Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus HERON Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Little Heron Butorides striata Purple Heron Ardea purpurea HOOPOE Common Hoopoe Upupa epops HORNBILL Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris IBIS Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus IORA Common Iora Aegithina tiphia JACANA Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus JUNGLEFOWL Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii KINGFISHER Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis LAPWING Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus LARK Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix griseus Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra affinis Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Sykes's Lark Galerida deva LEAFBIRD Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons MALKOHA Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii MARTIN Sand Martin Riparia riparia Plain Martin Riparia paludicola Dusky Crag Martin Hirundo concolor MINIVET Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius MOORHEN, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio MUNIA Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica Red Avadavat Amandava amandava MYNA Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus NIGHTJAR Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis ORIOLE Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus OWL Barn Owl Tyto alba Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata OWLET Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum Spotted Owlet Athene brama PARAKEET Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri PEAFOWL Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus PELICAN Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus PIGEON Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii Rock Pigeon Columba livia Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus PIPIT Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis PITTA Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura PRINIA Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Plain Prinia Prinia inornata QUAIL Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki REDSTART Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros ROBIN Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus ROLLER Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis SANDGROUSE Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus SHRIKE Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis SNIPE Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura SPARROW House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus SPOONBILL Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia SPURFOW Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea STARLING Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus Malabar White-headed Starling Sturnus malabaricus blythi Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus STORK Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala White Stork Ciconia ciconia Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans SUNBIRD Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica SWALLOW Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo fluvicola Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus SWIFT Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis House Swift Apus affinis Indian Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena sylvatica Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata TAILORBIRD Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius TERN Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda River Tern Sterna aurantia Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida THICK-KNEE Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris THRUSH Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus Malabar Whistling Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii Pied Thrush Zoothera wardii Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Bluethroat Luscinia svecica White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus TIT Great Tit Parus major Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys TREEPIE Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra VULTURE Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis WADERS Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Ruff Philomachus pugnax Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris Watercock Gallicrex cinerea PLOVER Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva PRATINCOLE Small Pratincole Glareola lactea REDSHANK Common Redshank Tringa totanus STINT Little Stint Calidris minuta Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta WAGTAIL Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea White Wagtail Motacilla alba White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava WARBLER Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Sykes's Warbler Hippolais rama Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon Tytler's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Hume's Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia althaea Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis WATERHEN White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus WEAVER Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar WHITE-EYE Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus WOODPECKER Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus WRYNECK Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla WOODSHRIKE Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus