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Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve
The classification and scientific nomenclature follows:
Birds of Indian Subcontinent.
The sightings are mostly from within the Ranthambhore National Park
which is the main destination for the wildlife tourists. However major
water bodies lie either at the edge of the Tiger reserve or with in
10 Km distance.
R:
Resident
P: Passage
(autumn and / or spring) migrant
S:
Summer visitor
W:
Winter visitor
V: Vagrant
(erratic)
FAMILY: PHASIANIDAE - Pheasants, Junglefowl, Patridges, Quails
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BLACK
FRANCOLIN
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Francolinus
francolinus
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R |
Rare
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PAINTED
FRANCOLIN
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Francolinus
pictus
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R
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Rare
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GREY
FRANCOLIN
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Francolinus
pondicerianus
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R
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Very
Common
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COMMON
QUAIL
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Coturnix
coturnix
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W
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Very
Rare
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RAIN
QUAIL
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Coturnix
coromandelica
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R
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Rare
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BLUE
BREASTED QUAIL
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Coturnix
chinensis
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R
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Very
Rare
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JUNGLE
BUSH QUAIL
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Perdicula
asiatica
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R
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Very
Common
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ROCK
BUSH QUAIL
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Perdicula
argoondah
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R
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Common
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PAINTED
SPURFOWL
|
Galloperdix
lunulata
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R
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Common
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INDIAN
PEAFOWL
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Pavo
cristatus
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R
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Very
Common
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FAMILY: DENDROCYGNIDAE –
Tree Ducks
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LESSER
WHISTLING DUCK
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Dedrocygna
javanica
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W
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Very
Common
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FAMILY : ANATIDAE – Geese
, Ducks
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GREYLAG
GOOSE
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Anser
anser
|
W
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Common
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BARHEADED
GOOSE
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Anser
indicus
|
W
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Common
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RUDDY
SHELDUCK
|
Tadorna
ferruginea
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R/W
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Very
Common
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COMMON
SHELDUCK
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Tadorna
tadorna
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W
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Rare
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COMB
DUCK
|
Sarkidiornis
melanotos
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W
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Common
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COTTON
PYGMY GOOSE
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Nettapus
coromandelianus
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W
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Very
Common
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GADWALL
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Anas
strepera
|
W
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Common
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EURASIAN
WIGEON
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Anas
Penelope
|
W
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Common
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MALLARD
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Anas
platyrhynchos
|
W
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Rare
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SPOT-BILLED
DUCK
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Anas
poecilorhyncha
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W
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Common
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COMMON
TEAL
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Anas
crecca
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R/W
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Very
Common
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GARGANEY
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Anas
querquedula
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W
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Common
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NORTHERN
PINTAIL
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Anas
acuta
|
W
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Common
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NORTHERN
SHOVELLER
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Anas
clypeata
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W
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Very
Common
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RED-CRESTED
POCHARD
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Rhodonessa
rufina
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W
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Rare
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COMMON
POCHARD
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Aythya
ferina
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W
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Common
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FERRUGINOUS
POCHARD
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Aythya
nyroca
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W
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Common
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TUFTED
DUCK
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Aythya
fuligula
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W
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Rare
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FAMILY: TURNICIDAE – Bustard
and Button Quails
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SMALL
BUTTON QUAIL
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Turnix
sylvatica
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S
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Rare
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YELLOW-LEGGED
BUTTONQUAILS
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Turnix
tanki
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R
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Common
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BARRED
BUTTONQUAILS
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Turnix
suscitator
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R
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Rare
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FAMILY: PICIDAE – Woodpeckers
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EURASIAN
WRYNECK
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Jynx
torquilla
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W
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Rare
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BROWN-CAPPED
PYGMY WOODPECKER
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Dendrocopos
nanus
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R
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Common
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YELLOW-CROWNED
WOODPECKER
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Dendrocopos
mahrattensis
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R
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Rare
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BLACK-RUMPED
FLAMEBACK
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Dinopium
benghalense
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R
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Very
Common
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WHITE
NAPED WOODPECKER
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Chrysocolaptes
festivus
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R
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Rare
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FAMILY: MEGALAIMIDAE – Barbets
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BROWN
HEADED BARBET
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Megalaima
zeylanica
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R
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Common
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COPPPERSMITH
BARBET
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Megalaima
haemacephala
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R
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Very
Common
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FAMILY: BUCEROTIDAE – Hornbills
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INDIAN
GREY HORNBILL
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Ocyceros
birostris
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R
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Rare
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FAMILY: UPUPIDAE- Hoopoe
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COMMON
HOOPOE
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Upupa
epops
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R
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Very
Common
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FAMILY: CORACIDAE- Rollers
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EUROPEAN
ROLLER
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Coracias
garrulus
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P
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Rare
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INDIAN
ROLLER
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Coracias
benghalensis
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R
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Very
Common
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FAMILY: ALCENDINIDAE – Kingfishers
( Genera Alcedo )
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COMMON
KINGFISHER
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Alcedo
atthis
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R
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Common
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FAMILY: HALCYONIDAE – Kingfishers
( Genera Halcyon )
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STORK
BILLED KINGFISHER
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Halcyon
capensis
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R
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Rare
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WHITE-THROATED
KINGFISHER
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Halcyon
smyrnensis
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R
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Very
Common
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FAMILY: CERYLIDAE – Kingfishers
( Genera Ceryle )
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PIED
KINGFISHER
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Ceryle
rudis
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R
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Common
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FAMILY: MEROPIDAE – Bee-eaters
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GREEN
BEE EATER
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Merops
orientalis
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R
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Very
Common
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BLUE
TAILED BEE EATER
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Merops
philippinus
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W
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Common
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CHESTNUT
HEADED BEE EATER
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Merops
leschnaulti
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w
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Common
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FAMILY: CUCULIDAE – Cuckoos
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PIED
CUCKOO
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Clamator
jacobinus
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S
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Common
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COMMON
HAWK CUCKOO
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Hierococcyx
varius
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R
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Common
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EURASIAN
CUCKOO
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Cuculus
canorus
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S
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Rare
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GREY
BELLIED CUCKOO
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Cacomantis
passerinus
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R
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Very
rare
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FAMILY: CENTROPODIDAE-Coucals
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ASIAN
KOEL
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Eudynamys
scolopacea
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R
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Common
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SIRKEER
MALKOHA
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Phaenicophaeus
leschenaultii
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R
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Common
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GREATER
COUCAL
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Centropus
sinensis
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R
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Very
Common
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FAMILY: PSITTACIDAE – Parakeets,
Lorikeets
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ALEXANDRINE
PARAKEET
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Psittacula
eupatria
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R
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Common
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ROSE-RINGED
PARAKEET
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Psittacula
krameri
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R
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Very
Common
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PLUM-HEADED
PARAKEET
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Psittacula
cynaocephala
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R
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Very
Common
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FAMILY: APODIDAE – Swifts
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ASIAN
PALM SWIFT
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Cypsiurus
balasiensis
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R
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Common
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FORK-TAILED
SWIFT
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Apus
pacifus
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R
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Rare
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ALPINE
SWIFT
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Tachymarptis
melba
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V
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Very
Rare (only few sighting)
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HOUSE
SWIFT
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Apus
affinis
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R
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Common
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FAMILY: TYTONIDAE – Barn
owl
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BARN
OWL
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Tyto
alba
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R
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Rare
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FAMILY: STRIGIDAE – Owls
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COLLARD
SCOPS OWL lesser
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Otus
bakkamoena
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R
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Common
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EURASIAN
EAGLE OWL
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Bubo
bobo
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R
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Rare
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DUSKY
EAGLE OWL
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Bubo
coromandus
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R
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Rare
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BROWN
FISH OWL
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Ketupa
zeylonensis
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R
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Rare
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SPOTTED
OWLET
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Athene
brama
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R
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Very
Common
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SHORT-EARED
OWL
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Asio
flammeus
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W
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Very
Rare
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FAMILY: CAPRIMULGIDAE – Nightjars
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GREY
NIGHTJAR
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Caprimulgus
indicus
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R
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Common
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LARGE-TAILED
NIGHTJAR
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Caprimulgus
macrurus
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R
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Common
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INDIAN
NIGHTJAR
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Caprimulgus
asiaticus
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R
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Common
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SAVANNA
NIGHTJAR
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Caprimulgus
affinis
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R
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Common
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FAMILY: COLUMBIDAE – Pigeons
, Doves
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ROCK
PIGEON
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Columba
livia
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R
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Very
Common
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ORIENTAL
TURTLE DOVE
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Streptopelia
orientalis
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W
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Rare
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LAUGHING
DOVE
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Streptopelia
senegalensis
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R
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Common
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SPOTTED
DOVE
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Streptopelia
chinensis
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R
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Very
Common
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RED
COLLARED DOVE
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Streptopelia
tranquebarica
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R
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Very
Common
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EURASIAN
COLLARED DOVE
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Streptopelia
decaocto
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R
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Very
Common
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YELLOW-FOOTED
GREEN PIGEON
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Treron
phoenicoptera
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R
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Common
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FAMILY: GRUIDAE – Cranes
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SARUS
CRANE
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Grus
antigone
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R
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Rare
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COMMON
CRANE
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Grus
grus
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W
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Rare
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DEMOISELLE
CRANE
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Grus
virgo
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W
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Rare
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FAMILY: RALLIDAE – Rails,
Moorhens, Coots
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BROWN
CRAKE
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Amaurornis
akool
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R
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Common
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WHITE-BRESTED
WATERHEN
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Amaurornis
phoenicurus
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R
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Common
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PURPLE
SWAMPHEN
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Porphyrio
porphyrio
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R
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Rare
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COMMON
MOORHEN
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Gallinula
chloropus
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R
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Common
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COMMON
COOT
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Fulica
atra
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R
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Common
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FAMILY: PTEROCLIDDIAE – Sandgrouse
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CHESTNUT-BELLIED
SANDGROUSE
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Pterocles
exustus
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R
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Rare surval sighted,
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PAINTED
SANDGROUSE
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Pterocles
indicus
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R
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Common
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FAMILY: SCOLOPACIDAE – Snipes,
Godwits, Curlew, Stints, Sandpipers
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PINTAIL
SNIPE
|
Gallinago
stenura
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W
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Common
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COMMON
SNIPE
|
Gallinago
gallinago
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W
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Common
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JACK
SNIPE doubtful
|
Lymnocryptes
minimus
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W
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Rare
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BLACK-TAILED
GODWIT
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Limosa
limosa
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W
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Very
Common
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EURASIAN
CURLEW
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Numenius
arquata
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W
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Rare
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SPOTTED
REDSHANK
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Tringa
erythropus
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W
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Common
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COMMON
REDSHANK
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Tringa
tetanus
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W
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Common
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MARSH
SANDPIPER
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Tringa
stagnatilis
|
W
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Common
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COMMON
GREENSHANK
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Tringa
nebularia
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W
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Common
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GREEN
SANDPIPER
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Tringa
ochropus
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W
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Common
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WOOD
SANDPIPER
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Tringa
glareola
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W
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Common
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COMMON
SANDPIPER
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Actitis
hypoleucos
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W
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Common
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LITTLE
STINT
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Calidris
minuta
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W
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Common
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DUNLIN
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Calidris
alpina
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W
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Rare
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TEMMINCK’S
STINT
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Calidris
temminckii
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W
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Rare
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RUFF
|
Philomachus
pugnax
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W
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Common
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FAMILY: ROSTRATULIDAE – Painted
Snipe
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GREATER
PAITED SNIPE
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Rostratula
benghalensis
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R
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Rare
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PINTAIL
SNIPE
|
Gallinago
stenura
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W
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Rare,
sighted in Devpura SMSanctuary
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FAMILY: JACANINDAE – Jacanas
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PHEASANT
– TAILED JACANA
|
Hydrophasianus
chirurgus
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R
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Rare
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BRONZE-WINGED
JACANA
|
Metopidius
indicus
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R
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Common
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FAMILY: BURHINIDAE – Thick
Knees
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EURASIAN
THICK-KNEE
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Burhinus
oedicnemus
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R
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Rare
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GREAT
THICK-KNEE
|
Esacus
recurvirostris
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R
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Common
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FAMILY: CHARADRIIDAE – Plovers,
Lapwings
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BLACK-WINGED
STILT
|
Himantopus
himantopus
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R
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Very
Common
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PIED
AVOCET
|
Recurvirostra
avosetta
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W
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Common
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GREY
PLOVER
|
Pluvialis
Squatarola
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W
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Rare
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LITTLE
RINGED PLOVER
|
Charadrius
dubius
|
R
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Common
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KENTISH
PLOVER
|
Charadrius
alexandrinus
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W
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Rare
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NORTHERN
LAPWING
|
Vanellus
vaellus
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W
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Rare
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YELLOW-WATTLED
LAPWING
|
Vanellus
malarbaricus
|
R
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Rare
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RIVER
LAPWING
|
Vanellus
duvaucelii
|
R
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Common
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RED-
WATTLED LAPWING
|
Vanellus
indicus
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R
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Very
Common
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SOCIABLE
LAPWING
|
Vanellus
gregarius
|
W
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Rare
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FAMILY: GLAREOLIDAE – Crab
Plovers, Coursers, Pranticole
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INDIAN
COURSER
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Cursorius
coromandelicus
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R
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Very
Rare
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SMALL
PRANTICOLE
|
Glareola
lactea
|
R
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Rare
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FAMILY: LARIDAE –Skimmers,
Gulls, Terns
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YELLOW-LEGGED
GULL
|
Larus
cachinnans
|
W
|
Rare
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HEUGLIN’S
GULL
|
Larus
heuglini
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W
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Very
Rare (Only few sightings in Surwal)
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PALLA’S
GULL
|
Larus
ichthyaetus
|
W
|
Rare
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BROWN-
HEADED GULL
|
Larus
brunnicephalus
|
W
|
Common
|
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BLACK-
HEADED GULL
|
Larus
ridibundus
|
W
|
Common
|
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GULL-
BILLED TERN
|
Gelochelidon
nilotica
|
W
|
Common
|
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RIVER
TERN
|
Sterna
aurantia
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
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LITTLE
TERN
|
Sterna
albifrons
|
V
|
Very
Rare (Only few sightings in Surwal)
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BLACK-
BELLIED TERN
|
Sterna
acuticauda
|
R
|
Common
|
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WHISKERED
TERN
|
Chlidonias
hybridus
|
W
|
Common
|
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INDIAN
SKIMMER
|
Rynchops
albicollis
|
R
|
Rare
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FAMILY: ACCIPITRIDAE – Hawks,
Kites, Eagles, Vultures
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OSPREY
|
Pandion
haliaetus
|
W
|
Common
|
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BLACK-
SHOULDERED KITE
|
Elanus
caeruleus
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
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BLACK
KITE
|
Milvus
migrans
|
R
|
Common
|
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PALLA’S
FISH EAGLE
|
Haliaeetus
leucoryphus
|
R
|
Rare
|
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GREY-
HEADED FISH EAGLE
|
Ichthyophaga
ichthyaetus
|
V
|
Very
Rare (One specimen in Bhakola 1999-00)
|
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LAMMERGEIER
|
Gypaetus
barbatus
|
V
|
Very
Rare (Few specimen in Bodal during winters)
|
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EGYPTIAN
VULTURE
|
Neophron
percnopterus
|
R
|
Rare
|
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WHITE-
RUMPED VULTURE
|
Gyps
bengalensis
|
R
|
Common
|
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LONG-
BILLED VULTURE
|
Gyps
indicus
|
R
|
Common
|
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EURASIAN
GRIFFON
|
Gyps
fulvus
|
W
|
Rare
|
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RED-HEADED
VULTURE
|
Sacrogyps
calvus
|
R
|
Common
|
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SHORT-TOED
SNAKE EAGLE
|
Circaetus
gallicus
|
R
|
Common
|
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CRESTED
SERPENT EAGLE
|
Spilornis
cheela
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
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EURASIAN
MARSH HARRIER
|
Circus
aeruginosus
|
W
|
Common
|
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PALLID
HARRIER
|
Circus
macrourus
|
W
|
Rare
|
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MONTAGU’S
HARRIER
|
Circus
pygargus
|
W
|
Rare
|
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SHIKRA
|
Accipiter
badius
|
R
|
Common
|
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EURASIAN
SPARROWHAWK
|
Accipiter
nisus
|
W
|
Rare
|
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ORIENTAL
HONEY BUZZARD
|
Pernis
ptilorhyncus
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
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WHITE-EYED
BUZZARD
|
Butastur
teesa
|
R
|
Common
|
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LESSER
SPOTTED EAGLE
|
Aquila
pomarina
|
R
|
Common
|
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GREATER
SPOTTED EAGLE
|
Aquila
clanga
|
R
|
Rare
|
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BLACK
EAGLE
|
Icntinaetus
malayensis
|
R
|
Only
3 -4 sightings
|
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TAWNY
EAGLE
|
Aquila
rapax
|
R
|
Rare
|
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STEPPE
EAGLE
|
Aquila
nipalensis
|
W
|
Rare
|
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BONELLI’S
EAGLE
|
Hieraaetus
fasciatus
|
R
|
Common
|
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BOOTED
EAGLE
|
Hieraaetus
pennatus
|
W
|
Rare
|
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CHANGEABLE
HAWK EAGLE
|
Spizaetus
cirrhatus
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
GREY
HEADED FISH EAGLE
|
Ichthyophaga
ichthyaetus
|
w
|
Signted
in the year 99-2000, 2000-01.
|
FAMILY: FALCONIDAE – Falcons
|
COMMON
KESTREL
|
Falco
tinnunculus
|
W
|
Rare
|
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LAGGAR
FALCON
|
Falco
jugger
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
EURASIN
HOBBY
|
Falco
subbuteo
|
W
|
Rare
3 sightings
|
FAMILY: PODICIPEDIDAE – Grebes
|
LITTLE
GREBE
|
Tachybaptus
ruficollis
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
BLACK-NECKED
GREBE
|
Podiceps
nigricollis
|
W
|
Very
Rare
|
|
GREAT
CRESTED GREBE
|
Podiceps
cristatus
|
W
|
Rare
|
FAMILY: ANHINGIDAE – Darters
|
DARTER
|
Anhinga
malanogaster
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
FAMILY: PHALACROCORACIDAE
– Cormorants
|
LITTLE
CORMORANT
|
Phalacrocorax
niger
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
INDIAN
CORMORANT
|
Phalacrocorax
fuscicollis
|
R
|
Common
|
|
GREAT
CORMORANT
|
Phalacrocorax
carbo
|
R
|
Common
|
FAMILY: ARDEIDAE – Egrets
, Herons, Bitterns
|
LITTLE
EGRET
|
Egretta
garzetta
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
GREAT
EGRET
|
Casmerodius
albus
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
INTERMEDIATE
EGRET
|
Mesophoyx
intermedia
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
CATTLE
EGRET
|
Bubulcus
ibis
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
INDIAN
POND HERON
|
Ardeola
grayii
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
GREY
HERON
|
Ardea
cinerea
|
W
|
Common
|
|
PURPLE
HERON
|
Ardea
purpurea
|
R
|
Common
|
|
LITTLE
HERON
|
Butorides
striatus
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT HERON
|
Nycticorax
nycticorax
|
R
|
Common
|
|
YELLOW
BITTERN
|
Ixobrychus
sinensis
|
V
|
Rare
|
|
CINNAMON
BITTERN
|
Ixobrychus
cinnamomeus
|
W
|
Very
Rare
|
FAMILY: PHOENICOPTERIDAE
– Flamingos
|
GREATER
FLAMINGO
|
Phoenicopterus
rubber
|
W
|
Common
Surwal lake.
|
FAMILY: THRESKIONITHIDAE
– Ibis, Spoonbills
|
GLOSSY
IBIS
|
Plegadis
falcinellus
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
BLACK-HEADED
IBIS
|
Threskiornis
melanocephalus
|
R
|
Common
|
|
BLACK
IBIS
|
Pseudibis
papillosa
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
EURASIAN
SPOONBILL
|
Platalea
leucorodia
|
R
|
Common
|
FAMILY: PELECANIDAE – Pelicans
|
GREAT
WHITE PELICAN
|
Pelecanus
onocrotalus
|
W
|
Common
|
|
DALMATIAN
PELICAN
|
Pelecanus
crispus
|
W
|
Rare
|
FAMILY: CICONIDAE – Storks
|
PAINTED
STORK
|
Mycteria
lecocephala
|
R
|
Common
|
|
ASIAN
OPENBILL
|
Anastomus
oscitans
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
WOOLY-NECKED
STORK
|
Ciconia
episcopus
|
R
|
Common
|
|
BLACK
STORK
|
Ciconia
nigra
|
W
|
Common
|
|
BLACK-
NECKED STORK
|
Ephippiorhynchus
asiaticus
|
W
|
Rare
|
FAMILY: PITTIDAE – Pittas
|
INDIAN
PITTA
|
Pitta
brachyura
|
S
|
Very
Common
|
FAMILY: LANIIDAE – Shrikes
|
RUFOUS-TAILED
SHRIKE
|
Lanius
isabellinus
|
W
|
Common
|
|
BROW
N SHRIKE
|
Lanius
cristatus
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
BAY-
BACKED SHRIKE
|
Lanius
vittatus
|
R
|
Common
|
|
LONG-
TAILED SHRIKE
|
Lanius
schach
|
|
R
Common
|
|
SOUTHERN
GREY SHRIKE
|
Lanius
meridionalis
|
R
|
Common
|
FAMILY: CORVIDAE – Treepies,
Magpies, Crows, Orioles, Cuckoo-Shrikes, Minivets, Fantail Flycatchers,
Drongos, Paradise Flycatchers,
Ioras, Wood-Shrikes
|
RUFOUS
TREEPIE
|
Dendrocitta
vagabunda
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
HOUSE
CROW
|
Corvus
splendens
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
LARGE-
BILLED CROW
|
Corvus
macrorhynchos
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
EURASIAN
GOLDEN ORIOLE
|
Oriolus
oriolus
|
S
|
Common
|
|
LARGE
CUCKOOSHRIKE
|
Coracina
macie
|
R
|
Common
|
|
BLACK-HEADED
CUCKOOSHRIKE
|
Coracina
melanoptera
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
SMALL
MINIVET
|
Pericrocotus
cinnamomeus
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
LONG-TAILED
MINIVET
|
Pericrocotus
ethologus
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
WHITE
BELLIED MIIVET
|
Pericricotus
erytropygius
|
R
|
Sighted
once ulliyana ghati
|
|
WHITE-BROWED
FANTAIL
|
Rhipidura
aureola
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
ASHY
DRONGO
|
Dicrurus
leucophaeus
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
BLACK
DRONGO
|
Dicrurus
macrocercus
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
WHITE
BELLIED DRONGO
|
Dicrurus
caerulescens
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
ASIAN
PARADISE FLY-CATCHER
|
Terpsiphone
paradisi
|
S
|
Common
|
|
COMMON
IORA
|
Aegithina
tiphia
|
R
|
Common
|
|
MARSHALL’S
IORA
|
Aegithina
nigrolutea
|
R
|
Very
Rare
|
|
COMMON
WOODSHRIKE
|
Tephrodornis
pondicerianus
|
R
|
Common
|
FAMILY : MUSCICAPIDAE – Thrushes,
Flycatchers, Chats, Robins, Redstarts, Magpie-Robins
|
BLUE
ROCK THRUSH
|
Monticola
solitarius
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
ORANGE-HEADED
THRUSH
|
Zoothera
citrina
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
EURASIAN
BLACK BIRD
|
Turdus
merula
|
w
|
99-2000
only
|
|
ASIAN
BROWN FLYCATCHER
|
Muscicapa
dauurica
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
RUSTY-TAILED
FLYCATCHER
|
Muscicapa
ruficauda
|
V
|
Very
Rare
|
|
RED-THROATED
FLYCATCHER
|
Ficedula
parva
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
VERDITER
FLYCATCHER
|
Eumyias
thalassina
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
TICKELL’S
BLUE FLYCATCHER
|
Cyornis
tickelliae
|
R
|
Common
|
|
GREY-HEADED
CANARY FLYCATCHER
|
Culicicapa
ceylonensis
|
W
|
Common
|
|
BLUE
THROAT
|
Luscinia
svecica
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
ORIENTAL
MAGPIE ROBIN
|
Copsychus
saularis
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
INDIAN
ROBIN
|
Saxicoloides
fulicata
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
BLACK
REDSTART
|
Phoenicurus
ochruros
|
W
|
Common
|
|
COMMON
STONE CHAT
|
Saxicola
torquata
|
W
|
Very
Common
|
|
PIED
BUSH CHAT
|
Saxicola
caprata
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
GREY
BUSHCHAT
|
Saxicola
ferrea
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
BROWN
ROCK CHAT
|
Cercomela
fusca
|
R
|
Common
|
|
VARIBLE
WHEATER
|
Oenanthe
picata
|
W
|
Common
|
|
RUFOUS
TAILED WHEATER
|
Oenanthe
xanthoprymna
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
DESERT
WHEATER
|
Oenanthe
deresti
|
W
|
Common
|
|
ISABELLINE
WHEATER
|
Oenanthe
isabellina
|
W
|
Common
|
|
PIED
WHEATER
|
Oenanthe
pleschanka
|
W
|
Rare
|
FAMILY: STURNIDAE – Starlings,
Mynas
|
BRAHMINY
STARLING
|
Sturnus
pagodarum
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
ROSY
STARLING
|
Sturnus
roseus
|
W
|
Common
|
|
COMMON
STARLING
|
Sturnus
vulgaris
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
ASIAN
PIED STARLING
|
Sturnus
contra
|
R
|
Common
|
|
COMMON
MYNA
|
Acridotheres
tristis
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
BANK
MYNA
|
Acridotheres
ginginianus
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
FAMILY: SITTIDAE – Nuthatches,
Wallcreeper
|
CHESTNUT-BELLIED
NUTHATCH
|
Sitta
castanea
|
R
|
Common
|
|
SPOTTED
CREEPER
|
Salpornis
spilonotus
|
R
|
Very
Rare (Very few sightings near Surwal)
|
FAMILY: PARIDAE – Tits
|
GREY
TIT
|
Parus
major
|
R
|
Common
|
|
FIRE
CAPPED TIT
|
Cephalopyrus
fammiceps
|
W
|
Very
rare.
|
FAMILY: AEGITHALIDAE – Martins,
Swallows
|
PLAIN
MARTIN
|
Riparia
paludicola
|
R
|
Common
|
|
EURASIAN
CRAG MARTIN
|
Hirundo
rupestris
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
DUSKY
CRAG MARTIN
|
Hirundo
concolor
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
BARN
SWALLOW
|
Hirundo
rustica
|
W
|
Very
Common
|
|
WIRE-
TALED SWALLOW
|
Hirundo
smithii
|
R
|
Common
|
|
RED-
RUMPED SWALLOW
|
Hirundo
daurica
|
R
|
Common
|
|
ASIAN
HOUSE MARTIN
|
Delichon
dasypus
|
W
|
Rare
|
FAMILY: PYCNONOTIDAE - Bulbuls
|
WHITE-EARED
BULBUL
|
Pycnonotus
leucotis
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
RED-
VENTED BULBUL
|
Pycnonotus
cafer
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
FAMILY: CISTICOLIDAE – Warblers
|
RUFOUS-FRONTED
PRINIA
|
Prinia
buchanani
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
GREY-
BRESTED PRINIA
|
Prinia
hodgsonii
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
JUNGLE
PRINIA
|
Prinia
sylvatica
|
R
|
Common
|
|
PLAIN
PRINIA
|
Prinia
inornata
|
R
|
Common
|
|
ASHY
PRINIA
|
Prinia
socialis
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
ZITTING
CISTICOLA
|
Cisticola
juncidis
|
R
|
Common during winter
|
FAMILY: ZOSTEROPIDAE – White-eyes
|
ORIENTAL
WHITE EYE
|
Zosterops
palpebrosus
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
FAMILY: SILVIDAE – Warblers,
Babblers, Whitethroat
|
BLYTH’S
REED WARBLER
|
Acrocephalus
dumetorum
|
P
|
Rare
|
|
GREATER
WHITETHROAT
|
Sylvia
communis
|
V
|
Rare
|
|
LESSER
WHITE THROAT
|
Sylvia
curruca
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
HUME’S
LESSER WHITETHROAT
|
Sylvia
(curruca) althaea
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
ORPHEAN
WARBLER
|
Sylvia
hortensis
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
COMMON
TAILORBIRD
|
Orthotomus
sutorius
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
COMMON
CHIFFCHAFF
|
Phylloscopus
collybita
|
W
|
Common
|
|
BROOK’S
LEAF WARBLER
|
Phylloscopus
subvirdis
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
SULPHER
BELLIED WARBLER
|
Phylloscopus
griseolus
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
HUME’S
WARBLER
|
Phylloscopus
humei
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
GREENISH
WARBLER
|
Phylloscopus
trochiloides
|
W
|
Common
|
|
YELLOW-
EYED BABBLER
|
Chrysomma
sinense
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
COMMON
BABBLER
|
Turdoides
caudatus
|
R
|
Common
|
|
LARGE
GREY BABBLER
|
Turdoides
malcolmi
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
JUNGLE
BABBLER
|
Turdoides
striatus
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
FAMILY: ALAUDIDAE – Larks
|
SINGING
BUSHLARK
|
Mirafra
cantillans
|
R
|
Common
|
|
INDIAN
BUSHLARK
|
Mirafra
erythroptera
|
R
|
Common
|
|
ASHY-
CROWNED SPARROW LARK
|
Eremopterix
grisea
|
R
|
Common
|
|
RUFOUS
TAILED LARK
|
Ammomanes
phoenicurus
|
R
|
Common
|
|
BIMACULATED
LARK
|
Melanocorypha
bimaculata
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
GREATER
SHORT-TOED LARK
|
Calandrella
brachydactyla
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
HUME’S
SHORT-TOED LARK
|
Calandrella
acutirosris
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
CRESTED
LARK
|
Galerida
cristata
|
R
|
Common
|
|
ORIENTAL
SKYLARK
|
Alauda
gulgula
|
R
|
Common
|
FAMILY: NECTARINIDAE – Flowerpeckers,
Sunbirds
|
PURPLE
SUNBIRD
|
Nectarinia
asiatica
|
R
|
Very
common
|
|
MRS
GOULD’S SUNBIRD
|
Aethopyga
gouldiae
|
V
|
Very
Rare only two sightings TIGER MOON
|
FAMILY: PASSERIDAE – Sparrows,
Finches, Wagtails, Pipits, Bayas, Munias
|
HOUSE
SPARROW
|
Passer
domesticus
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
SPANISH
SPARROW
|
Passer
hispaniolensis
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
CHESTNUT-SHOULDERED
PETRONIA
|
Petronia
xanthocollis
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
WHITE
WAGTAIL
|
Motacilla
alba
|
W
|
Common
|
|
WHITE
– BROWED WAGTAIL
|
Motacilla
maderaspatensis
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
CITRINE
WAGTAIL
|
Motacilla
citreola
|
W
|
Common
|
|
YELLOW
WAGTAIL
|
Motacilla
flava
|
W
|
Common
|
|
GREY
WAGTAIL
|
Motacilla
cinerea
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
LONG-BILLED
PIPIT
|
Anthus
similis
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
OLIVE-BACKED
PIPIT
|
Anthus
hodgsoni
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
ROSY
PIPIT
|
Anthus
roseus
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
PADDYFEILD
PIPIT
|
Anthus
rufulus
|
R
|
Common
|
|
TAWNY
PIPIT
|
Anthus
campestris
|
W
|
Common
|
|
TREE
PIPIT
|
Anthus
trivialis
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
BAYA
WEAVER
|
Ploceus
philippinus
|
R
|
Common
|
|
RED
AVADAVAT
|
Amandava
amandava
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
INDIAN
SILVERBIL
|
Lonchura
malabarica
|
R
|
Very
Common
|
|
SCALY-
BREASTED MUNIA
|
Lonchura
punctulata
|
R
|
Rare
|
|
BLACK-
HEADED MUNIA
|
Lonchura
Malacca
|
R
|
Very
Rare
|
FAMILY: FRINGILLIDAE – Rosefinch,
Buntings
|
COMMON
ROSEFINCH
|
Carpodacus
erythrinus
|
W
|
Rare
|
|
CRESTED
BUNTING
|
Melophus
lathami
|
S
|
Very
Common
|
|
WHITE
-CAPPED BUNTING
|
Emberiza
stewarti
|
W
|
Very
Rare
|
|
BLACK-HEADED
BUNTING
|
Emberiza
melanocephala
|
W
|
Rare
|
|