Eagle's Nest Wildlife Sanctuary & Sessa Orchid Sanctuary Birds' Check-list

Bar-headed Goose

(Anser indicus)

Common Merganser

(Mergus merganser)

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Red Junglefowl

(Gallus gallus)

Kalij Pheasant

(Lophura leucomelanos)

Grey Peacock-Pheasant

(Polyplectron bicalcaratum)

Black Stork

(Ciconia nigra)

Great Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Little Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax niger)

Great Egret

(Ardea alba)

Intermediate Egret

(Mesophoyx intermedia)

Little Egret

(Egretta garzetta)

Cattle Egret

(Bubulcus ibis)

Indian Pond-Heron

(Ardeola grayii)

Striated Heron

(Butorides striata)

Osprey

(Pandion haliaetus)

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Oriental Honey-buzzard

(Pernis ptilorhynchus)

Jerdon's Baza

(Aviceda jerdoni)

Himalayan Griffon

(Gyps himalayensis)

         Near-threatened

Crested Serpent-Eagle

(Spilornis cheela)

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

(Nisaetus nipalensis)

Rufous-bellied Eagle

(Lophotriorchis kienerii)

Black Eagle

(Ictinaetus malayensis)

Crested Goshawk

(Accipiter trivirgatus)

Shikra

(Accipiter badius)

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Eurasian Sparrowhawk

(Accipiter nisus)

Northern Goshawk

(Accipiter gentilis)

Black Kite

(Milvus migrans)

Common Buzzard

(Buteo buteo)

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White-breasted Waterhen

(Amaurornis phoenicurus)

Black-tailed Crake

(Amaurornis bicolor)

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River Lapwing

(Vanellus duvaucelii)

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Red-wattled Lapwing

(Vanellus indicus)

Little Ringed Plover

(Charadrius dubius)

Common Sandpiper

(Actitis hypoleucos)

Common Greenshank

(Tringa nebularia)

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Small Pratincole

(Glareola lactea)

Brown-headed Gull

(Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)

River Tern

(Sterna aurantia)

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Oriental Turtle-Dove

(Streptopelia orientalis)

Eurasian Collared-Dove

(Streptopelia decaocto)

Red Collared-Dove

(Streptopelia tranquebarica)

Spotted Dove

(Streptopelia chinensis)

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Emerald Dove

(Chalcophaps indica)

Orange-breasted Pigeon

(Treron bicinctus)

Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon

(Treron phayrei)

         Near-threatened

Thick-billed Pigeon

(Treron curvirostra)

Pin-tailed Pigeon

(Treron apicauda)

Wedge-tailed Pigeon

(Treron sphenurus)

Green Imperial-Pigeon

(Ducula aenea)

Mountain Imperial-Pigeon

(Ducula badia)

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

(Hierococcyx sparverioides)

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

(Hierococcyx varius)

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Indian Cuckoo

(Cuculus micropterus)

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Banded Bay Cuckoo

(Cacomantis sonneratii)

Plaintive Cuckoo

(Cacomantis merulinus)

Gray-bellied Cuckoo

(Cacomantis passerinus)

Asian Emerald Cuckoo

(Chrysococcyx maculatus)

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Asian Koel

(Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Green-billed Malkoha

(Phaenicophaeus tristis)

Greater Coucal

(Centropus sinensis)

Lesser Coucal

(Centropus bengalensis)

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Indian Scops-Owl

(Otus bakkamoena)

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Tawny Fish-Owl

(Ketupa flavipes)

Collared Owlet

(Glaucidium brodiei)

Asian Barred Owlet

(Glaucidium cuculoides)

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Brown Boobook

(Ninox scutulata)

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Jungle Nightjar

(Caprimulgus indicus)

Gray Nightjar

(Caprimulgus jotaka)

Large-tailed Nightjar

(Caprimulgus macrurus)

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Silver-backed Needletail

(Hirundapus cochinchinensis)

Himalayan Swiftlet

(Aerodramus brevirostris)

White-nest Swiftlet

(Aerodramus fuciphagus)

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Asian Palm-Swift

(Cypsiurus balasiensis)

Red-headed Trogon

(Harpactes erythrocephalus)

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Blyth's Kingfisher

(Alcedo hercules)

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Common Kingfisher

(Alcedo atthis)

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White-throated Kingfisher

(Halcyon smyrnensis)

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Pied Kingfisher

(Ceryle rudis)

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

(Nyctyornis athertoni)

Green Bee-eater

(Merops orientalis)

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

(Merops leschenaulti)

Indian Roller

(Coracias benghalensis)

Dollarbird

(Eurystomus orientalis)

Eurasian Hoopoe

(Upupa epops)

Malabar Pied-Hornbill

(Anthracoceros coronatus)

         Near-threatened

Oriental Pied-Hornbill

(Anthracoceros albirostris)

Great Hornbill

(Buceros bicornis)

         Near-threatened

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Wreathed Hornbill

(Aceros undulatus)

Coppersmith Barbet

(Megalaima haemacephala)

Blue-eared Barbet

(Psilopogon duvaucelii)

Great Barbet

(Psilopogon virens)

Lineated Barbet

(Megalaima lineatus)

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Blue-throated Barbet

(Megalaima asiatica)

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Speckled Piculet

(Picumnus innominatus)

White-browed Piculet

(Sasia ochracea)

Grey-capped Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos canicapillus)

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos macei)

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Lesser Yellownape

(Picus chlorolophus)

Greater Yellownape

(Picus flavinucha)

Grey-headed Woodpecker

(Picus canus)

Himalayan Flameback

(Dinopium shorii)

Black-rumped Flameback

(Dinopium benghalense)

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Rufous Woodpecker

(Celeus brachyurus)

Greater Flameback

(Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus)

Bay Woodpecker

(Blythipicus pyrrhotis)

Pied Falconet

(Microhierax melanoleucos)

Eurasian Kestrel

(Falco tinnunculus)

Peregrine Falcon

(Falco peregrinus)

Blossom-headed Parakeet

(Psittacula roseata)

         Near-threatened

Red-breasted Parakeet

(Psittacula alexandri)

         Near-threatened

Vernal Hanging-Parrot

(Loriculus vernalis)

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Silver-breasted Broadbill

(Serilophus lunatus)

Blue-naped Pitta

(Pitta nipalensis)

Large Woodshrike

(Tephrodornis gularis)

Common Woodshrike

(Tephrodornis pondicerianus)

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

(Hemipus picatus)

Ashy Woodswallow

(Artamus fuscus)

Common Iora

(Aegithina tiphia)

Grey-chinned Minivet

(Pericrocotus solaris)

Short-billed Minivet

(Pericrocotus brevirostris)

Long-tailed Minivet

(Pericrocotus ethologus)

Orange Minivet

(Pericrocotus flammeus)

Rosy Minivet

(Pericrocotus roseus)

Large Cuckooshrike

(Coracina macei)

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

(Lalage melaschistos)

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Brown Shrike

(Lanius cristatus)

Long-tailed Shrike

(Lanius schach)

Grey-backed Shrike

(Lanius tephronotus)

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White-bellied Erpornis

(Erpornis zantholeuca)

Black-hooded Oriole

(Oriolus xanthornus)

Maroon Oriole

(Oriolus traillii)

Black Drongo

(Dicrurus macrocercus)

Ashy Drongo

(Dicrurus leucophaeus)

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Crow-billed Drongo

(Dicrurus annectans)

Bronzed Drongo

(Dicrurus aeneus)

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

(Dicrurus remifer)

Hair-crested Drongo

(Dicrurus hottentottus)

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

(Dicrurus paradiseus)

White-throated Fantail

(Rhipidura albicollis)

Black-naped Monarch

(Hypothymis azurea)

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Common Green Magpie

(Cissa chinensis)

Rufous Treepie

(Dendrocitta vagabunda)

Gray Treepie

(Dendrocitta formosae)

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House Crow

(Corvus splendens)

Large-billed Crow

(Corvus macrorhynchos)

Bengal Bushlark

(Mirafra assamica)

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Barn Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

Red-rumped Swallow

(Cecropis daurica)

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Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail

(Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher

(Culicicapa ceylonensis)

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Sultan Tit

(Melanochlora sultanea)

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Indian Nuthatch

(Sitta castanea)

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Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

(Sitta frontalis)

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Wallcreeper

(Tichodroma muraria)

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Black-crested Bulbul

(Pycnonotus flaviventris)

Red-vented Bulbul

(Pycnonotus cafer)

Red-whiskered Bulbul

(Pycnonotus jocosus)

White-throated Bulbul

(Alophoixus flaveolus)

Black Bulbul

(Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

Ashy Bulbul

(Hemixos flavala)

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Pygmy Cupwing

(Pnoepyga pusilla)

Grey-bellied Tesia

(Tesia cyaniventer)

Slaty-bellied Tesia

(Tesia olivea)

Grey-sided Bush-Warbler

(Cettia brunnifrons)

Chestnut-headed Tesia

(Tesia castaneocoronata)

Yellow-bellied Warbler

(Abroscopus superciliaris)

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Mountain Tailorbird

(Phyllergates cucullatus)

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Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler

(Cettia fortipes)

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Dusky Warbler

(Phylloscopus fuscatus)

Tickell's Leaf-Warbler

(Phylloscopus affinis)

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Pale-rumped Warbler

(Phylloscopus chloronotus)

Yellow-browed Warbler

(Phylloscopus trochiloides)

Greenish Warbler

(Phylloscopus inornatus)

Large-billed Leaf-Warbler

(Phylloscopus magnirostris)

Eastern Crowned Leaf-Warbler

(Phylloscopus coronatus)

Blyth's Leaf-Warbler

(Phylloscopus reguloides)

Yellow-vented Warbler

(Phylloscopus cantator)

Grey-hooded Warbler

(Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)

Golden-spectacled Warbler

(Seicercus burkii)

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White-spectacled Warbler

(Seicercus affinis)

Grey-cheeked Warbler

(Seicercus poliogenys)

Chestnut-crowned Warbler

(Seicercus castaniceps)

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Striated Grassbird

(Megalurus palustris)

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Zitting Cisticola

(Cisticola juncidis)

Common Tailorbird

(Orthotomus sutorius)

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Yellow-bellied Prinia

(Prinia flaviventris)

Ashy Prinia

(Prinia socialis)

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Oriental White-eye

(Zosterops palpebrosus)

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

(Macronous gularis)

Golden Babbler

(Stachyridopsis chrysaeaum)

Rufous-capped Babbler

(Cyanoderma ruficeps)

Buff-chested Babbler

(Cyanoderma ambiguum)

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Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler

(Pomatorhinus ruficollis)

White-browed Scimitar-Babbler

(Pomatorhinus schisticeps)

Grey-throated Babbler

(Stachyris nigriceps)

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White-hooded Babbler

(Gampsorhynchus rufulus)

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Puff-throated Babbler

(Pellorneum ruficeps)

Marsh Babbler

(Pellorneum palustre)

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Abbott's Babbler

(Malacocincla abbotti)

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White-crested Laughingthrush

(Garrulax leucolophus)

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

(Garrulax monileger)

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Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

(Garrulax pectoralis)

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Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

(Garrulax ruficollis)

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Asian Fairy-bluebird

(Irena puella)

Dark-sided Flycatcher

(Muscicapa sibirica)

Ferruginous Flycatcher

(Muscicapa ferruginea)

Oriental Magpie-Robin

(Copsychus saularis)

White-rumped Shama

(Copsychus malabaricus)

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Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher

(Cyornis poliogenys)

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Large Niltava

(Niltava grandis)

Small Niltava

(Niltava macgrigoriae)

Rufous-bellied Niltava

(Niltava sundara)

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Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher

(Muscicapella hodgsoni)

Verditer Flycatcher

(Eumyias thalassinus)

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Lesser Shortwing

(Brachypteryx leucophrys)

White-browed Shortwing

(Brachypteryx montana)

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Blue Whistling-Thrush

(Myophonus caeruleus)

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White-crowned Forktail

(Enicurus leschenaulti)

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Black-backed Forktail

(Enicurus immaculatus)

Slaty-backed Forktail

(Enicurus schistaceus)

White-tailed Robin

(Cinclidium leucurum)

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Little Pied Flycatcher

(Ficedula westermanni)

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Slaty-backed Flycatcher

(Ficedula hodgsonii)

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

(Ficedula hyperythra)

Red-breasted Flycatcher

(Ficedula parva)

Slaty-blue Flycatcher

(Ficedula tricolor)

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Plumbeous Redstart

(Phoenicurus fuliginosus)

White-capped Redstart

(Phoenicurus leucocephalus)

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Black Redstart

(Phoenicurus ochruros)

Daurian Redstart

(Phoenicurus auroreus)

Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush

(Monticola rufiventris)

Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

(Monticola cinclorhynchus)

Blue Rock-Thrush

(Monticola solitarius)

Siberian Stonechat

(Saxicola maurus)

Grey Bushchat

(Saxicola ferreus)

Orange-headed Thrush

(Geokichla citrina)

Long-tailed Thrush

(Zoothera dixoni)

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Scaly Thrush

(Zoothera dauma)

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Common Hill Myna

(Gracula religiosa)

Jungle Myna

(Acridotheres fuscus)

Common Myna

(Acridotheres tristis)

Chestnut-tailed Starling

(Sturnia malabarica)

Golden-fronted Leafbird

(Chloropsis aurifrons)

Orange-bellied Leafbird

(Chloropsis hardwickii)

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Nilgiri Flowerpecker

(Dicaeum concolor)

Plain Flowerpecker

(Dicaeum minullum)

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Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

(Dicaeum cruentatum)

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Black-throated Sunbird

(Aethopyga saturata)

Gould's Sunbird

(Aethopyga gouldiae)

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Crimson Sunbird

(Aethopyga siparaja)

Little Spiderhunter

(Arachnothera longirostra)

Streaked Spiderhunter

(Arachnothera magna)

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Western Yellow Wagtail

(Motacilla flava)

Citrine Wagtail

(Motacilla citreola)

Grey Wagtail

(Motacilla cinerea)

White Wagtail

(Motacilla alba)

White-browed Wagtail

(Motacilla madaraspatensis)

Richard's Pipit

(Anthus richardi)

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Oriental Pipit

(Anthus rufulus)

Olive-backed Pipit

(Anthus hodgsoni)

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Little Bunting

(Emberiza pusilla)

Yellow-breasted Bunting

(Emberiza aureola)

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House Sparrow

(Passer domesticus)

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Eurasian Tree Sparrow

(Passer montanus)

Baya Weaver

(Ploceus philippinus)

White-rumped Munia

(Lonchura striata)

Scaly-breasted Munia

(Lonchura punctulata)