Exploration Series – 7 Expected Species List II. Birds (Part–I) A. Darter, Cormorants and Grabes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Indian Darter (Anhinga melangoster) Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) Little Grabe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
B. Egrets and Herons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Grey Heron (Ardea goliath) Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) Little Heron (Butorides striatus) Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Black-Crowned-Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
C. Storks and Ibis 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) Black Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa)
D. Ducks 1. Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica) 2. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 3. Common Teal (Anas crecca) 4. Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) 5. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6. Gadwall (Anas strepera) 7. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas Penelope) 8. Garganey (Anas querquedula) 9. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 10. Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) Page 1 of 6
11. Red-crested Pochard (Rhodonessa rufina) 12. Common Pochard (Aythya farina) 13. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) E. Honey Buzzard, Kites, Accipiters and Buzzards 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Shikra (Accipiter badius) White-eyed Buzzard
F. Eagles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Changeable Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus) Bonelli’s (Hawk) Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) Booted (Hawk) Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) Twany Eagle (Aquila rapax) Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) Short-toed Snake Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela)
G. Vultures 1. 2. 3. 4.
Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogups calvus) Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus) White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
H. Harrier and Falcons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. I.
Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) Montegu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus) Eurasian Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Common Krestel (Falco ttinnunculus)
Spurfowls, Francolins, Partridges and Quails 1. 2. 3. 4.
Painted Spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata) Red Spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea) Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus) Page 2 of 6
5. Jungle Bush Quail (Perdicula asiatica) 6. Rock Bush Quail (Perdicula argoonbah) 7. Painted Bush Quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha) 8. Blue-breasted Quail (Coturnix chinensis) 9. Rain Quail (Coturnix coromandelica) 10. Small Buttonquail (Turnix sylvatica) 11. Yellow-legged Buttonquail (Turnix tanki) 12. Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator) J. Peafowl and Jungle Fowl 1. Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) 2. Grey Jungle Fowl (Gallus sonneratti) K. Crane 1. Common Crane (Grus grus) 2. Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo) L. Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, Finfoot 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) Brown Crake (Amaurornis akool) Ballion’s Crake (Porzana pusilla) Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Common Coot (Fullica atra) Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
M. Waders 1. Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) 2. Bronze-winged Jacana (Matopidius indicus) 3. Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus) 4. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) 5. Small Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) 6. Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus) 7. Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malarbaricus) 8. Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) 9. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 10. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexadrinus) 11. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 12. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 13. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 14. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 15. Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) Page 3 of 6
16. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 17. Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) 18. Little Stint (Calidris minuta) 19. Temminck’s Stint (Calidris temminckii) N. Terns and Skimmers 1. 2. 3. 4.
River Tern (Sterna aurantia) Gull-billed Tern (Glochelidon nilotica) Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis)
O. Sandgrouse, Dove and Pegion 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Petroceles senegallus) Red Collared Dove (Strptopelia transquebarica) Eurasian Collard Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinesis) Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) Yellow-footed Green Pegion (Treron phoenicopetra) Rock Pegion (Columba eversmanni)
P. Parakeets and Parrots 1. Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) 2. Alexandria Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) 3. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) Q. Cuckoos and Malkohas 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) Common Hawk Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) Sirkeer Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus leschenaultia)
R. Koel and Coucals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Asian Koel Greater Coucal Indian Nightjar Savanna Nightjar Grey Nightjar Page 4 of 6
S. Owls and Owlets 1. Mottled Wood Owl (Strix aluco) 2. Brown Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica) 3. Brown Fish Owl (Ketupa flavipes) 4. Barn Owl (Tyto alba) 5. Dusky Eagle Owl (Bubo coromandus) 6. Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) 7. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) 8. Indian Scopes Owl (Otus bakkamoena) 9. Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) 10. Spotted Owlet (Athena brama) T. Swifts 1. Asian Palm Seift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) 2. House (Little) Swift (Apus affinis) 3. Crested Treeswift (Hemiprocne coronate) U. Rollers and Kingfishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Indian Roller (Coracias bengalensis) Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) Stork-billed Kingfisher (Halcyon capessis) White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnrnsis) Common Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
V. Bee-Eaters and Barbets 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops persicus) Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica) Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
W. Hornbill 1. Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) X. Woodpecker 1. 2. 3. 4.
Streak-throated Woodpecker (Picus canus) Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus) Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) Page 5 of 6
5. 6. 7. 8.
White-naped Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus) Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Dendrocopos mahrattensis) Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos nanus) Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Y. Ioras, Leafbirds, Orioles 1. 2. 3. 4.
Common Iora (Ageithina tiphia) Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis) Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
Z. Larks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Indian Bushlark (Mirafra erythroprtra) Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark (Ermopterix grisea) Rufous-tailed Lark (Ammomanes phoenicurus) Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula) Sykes’s (Crested) Lark (Galerida deva)
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