Nameri National Park Birds' Check-list

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

(Dendrocygna bicolor)

Lesser Whistling-Duck

(Dendrocygna javanica)

Bar-headed Goose

(Anser indicus)

Ruddy Shelduck

(Tadorna ferruginea)

Common Shelduck

(Tadorna tadorna)

White-winged Duck

(Cairina scutulata)

         Endangered

Gadwall

(Anas strepera)

Eurasian Wigeon

(Anas penelope)

Mallard

(Anas platyrhynchos)

Indian Spot-billed Duck

(Anas poecilorhyncha)

Northern Pintail

(Anas acuta)

Green-winged Teal

(Anas crecca)

Red-crested Pochard

(Netta rufina)

Common Merganser

(Mergus merganser)

White-cheeked Partridge

(Arborophila atrogularis)

         Near-threatened

Red Junglefowl

(Gallus gallus)

Kalij Pheasant

(Lophura leucomelanos)

Grey Peacock-Pheasant

(Polyplectron bicalcaratum)

Arctic Loon

(Gavia arctica)

Little Grebe

(Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Great Crested Grebe

(Podiceps cristatus)

Asian Openbill

(Anastomus oscitans)

Black Stork

(Ciconia nigra)

Woolly-necked Stork

(Ciconia episcopus)

Lesser Adjutant

(Leptoptilos javanicus)

         Vulnerable

Indian Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)

Great Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Little Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax niger)

Oriental Darter

(Anhinga melanogaster)

         Near-threatened

Yellow Bittern

(Ixobrychus sinensis)

Cinnamon Bittern

(Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)

Grey Heron

(Ardea cinerea)

Purple Heron

(Ardea purpurea)

Intermediate Egret

(Mesophoyx intermedia)

Little Egret

(Egretta garzetta)

Cattle Egret

(Bubulcus ibis)

Indian Pond-Heron

(Ardeola grayii)

Striated Heron

(Butorides striata)

Black-crowned Night-Heron

(Nycticorax nycticorax)

Malayan Night-Heron

(Gorsachius melanolophus)

Osprey

(Pandion haliaetus)

Black-shouldered Kite

(Elanus caeruleus)

Oriental Honey-buzzard

(Pernis ptilorhynchus)

Jerdon's Baza

(Aviceda jerdoni)

Black Baza

(Aviceda leuphotes)

Red-headed Vulture

(Sarcogyps calvus)

         Critically endangered

White-rumped Vulture

(Gyps bengalensis)

         Critically endangered

Slender-billed Vulture

(Gyps tenuirostris)

         Critically endangered

Himalayan Griffon

(Gyps himalayensis)

         Near-threatened

Crested Serpent-Eagle

(Spilornis cheela)

Short-toed Eagle

(Circaetus gallicus)

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

(Nisaetus nipalensis)

Rufous-bellied Eagle

(Lophotriorchis kienerii)

Black Eagle

(Ictinaetus malayensis)

Greater Spotted Eagle

(Clanga clanga)

         Vulnerable

Steppe Eagle

(Aquila nipalensis)

Bonelli's Eagle

(Aquila fasciata)

Northern Harrier

(Circus cyaneus)

Pied Harrier

(Circus melanoleucos)

Crested Goshawk

(Accipiter trivirgatus)

Shikra

(Accipiter badius)

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

(Accipiter nisus)

Northern Goshawk

(Accipiter gentilis)

Black Kite

(Milvus migrans)

Brahminy Kite

(Haliastur indus)

Pallas's Fish-Eagle

(Haliaeetus leucoryphus)

         Vulnerable

White-tailed Eagle

(Haliaeetus albicilla)

Lesser Fish-Eagle

(Ichthyophaga humilis)

         Near-threatened

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

(Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus)

         Near-threatened

Common Buzzard

(Buteo buteo)

Brown Crake

(Amaurornis akool)

White-breasted Waterhen

(Amaurornis phoenicurus)

Ruddy-breasted Crake

(Porzana fusca)

Purple Swamphen

(Porphyrio porphyrio)

Eurasian Moorhen

(Gallinula chloropus)

Indian Thick-knee

(Burhinus indicus)

Great Thick-knee

(Esacus recurvirostris)

         Near-threatened

Ibisbill

(Ibidorhyncha struthersii)

Northern Lapwing

(Vanellus vanellus)

River Lapwing

(Vanellus duvaucelii)

         Near-threatened

Red-wattled Lapwing

(Vanellus indicus)

Kentish Plover

(Charadrius alexandrinus)

Long-billed Plover

(Charadrius placidus)

Little Ringed Plover

(Charadrius dubius)

Greater Painted-Snipe

(Rostratula benghalensis)

Bronze-winged Jacana

(Metopidius indicus)

Common Sandpiper

(Actitis hypoleucos)

Green Sandpiper

(Tringa ochropus)

Common Greenshank

(Tringa nebularia)

Marsh Sandpiper

(Tringa stagnatilis)

Wood Sandpiper

(Tringa glareola)

Common Redshank

(Tringa totanus)

Temminck's Stint

(Calidris temminckii)

Common Snipe

(Gallinago gallinago)

Pin-tailed Snipe

(Gallinago stenura)

Eurasian Woodcock

(Scolopax rusticola)

Small Buttonquail

(Turnix sylvaticus)

Yellow-legged Buttonquail

(Turnix tanki)

Oriental Pratincole

(Glareola maldivarum)

Small Pratincole

(Glareola lactea)

Black-headed Gull

(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Brown-headed Gull

(Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)

Pallas's Gull

(Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus)

Little Tern

(Sternula albifrons)

Black-bellied Tern

(Sterna acuticauda)

         Endangered

River Tern

(Sterna aurantia)

         Near-threatened

Oriental Turtle-Dove

(Streptopelia orientalis)

Eurasian Collared-Dove

(Streptopelia decaocto)

Red Collared-Dove

(Streptopelia tranquebarica)

Spotted Dove

(Streptopelia chinensis)

Barred Cuckoo-Dove

(Macropygia unchall)

Emerald Dove

(Chalcophaps indica)

Orange-breasted Pigeon

(Treron bicinctus)

Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon

(Treron phayrei)

         Near-threatened

Thick-billed Pigeon

(Treron curvirostra)

Yellow-footed Pigeon

(Treron phoenicopterus)

Pin-tailed Pigeon

(Treron apicauda)

Wedge-tailed Pigeon

(Treron sphenurus)

Green Imperial-Pigeon

(Ducula aenea)

Mountain Imperial-Pigeon

(Ducula badia)

Pied Cuckoo

(Clamator jacobinus)

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

(Clamator coromandus)

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

(Hierococcyx sparverioides)

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

(Hierococcyx varius)

Indian Cuckoo

(Cuculus micropterus)

Banded Bay Cuckoo

(Cacomantis sonneratii)

Plaintive Cuckoo

(Cacomantis merulinus)

Asian Emerald Cuckoo

(Chrysococcyx maculatus)

Asian Koel

(Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Green-billed Malkoha

(Phaenicophaeus tristis)

Greater Coucal

(Centropus sinensis)

Lesser Coucal

(Centropus bengalensis)

Indian Scops-Owl

(Otus bakkamoena)

Oriental Scops-Owl

(Otus sunia)

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

(Bubo nipalensis)

Brown Fish-Owl

(Ketupa zeylonensis)

Collared Owlet

(Glaucidium brodiei)

Asian Barred Owlet

(Glaucidium cuculoides)

Jungle Owlet

(Glaucidium radiatum)

Spotted Owlet

(Athene brama)

Himalayan Owl

(Strix nivicolum)

Brown Boobook

(Ninox scutulata)

Jungle Nightjar

(Caprimulgus indicus)

Large-tailed Nightjar

(Caprimulgus macrurus)

Savanna Nightjar

(Caprimulgus affinis)

Silver-backed Needletail

(Hirundapus cochinchinensis)

Himalayan Swiftlet

(Aerodramus brevirostris)

Little Swift

(Apus affinis)

Asian Palm-Swift

(Cypsiurus balasiensis)

Red-headed Trogon

(Harpactes erythrocephalus)

Common Kingfisher

(Alcedo atthis)

Blue-eared Kingfisher

(Alcedo meninting)

Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher

(Ceyx erithaca)

Ruddy Kingfisher

(Halcyon coromanda)

White-throated Kingfisher

(Halcyon smyrnensis)

Crested Kingfisher

(Megaceryle lugubris)

Pied Kingfisher

(Ceryle rudis)

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

(Nyctyornis athertoni)

Green Bee-eater

(Merops orientalis)

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

(Merops philippinus)

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

(Merops leschenaulti)

Indian Roller

(Coracias benghalensis)

Dollarbird

(Eurystomus orientalis)

Eurasian Hoopoe

(Upupa epops)

Oriental Pied-Hornbill

(Anthracoceros albirostris)

Great Hornbill

(Buceros bicornis)

         Near-threatened

Rufous-necked Hornbill

(Aceros nipalensis)

         Vulnerable

Wreathed Hornbill

(Aceros undulatus)

Coppersmith Barbet

(Megalaima haemacephala)

Blue-eared Barbet

(Psilopogon duvaucelii)

Great Barbet

(Psilopogon virens)

Lineated Barbet

(Megalaima lineatus)

Golden-throated Barbet

(Psilopogon franklinii)

Blue-throated Barbet

(Megalaima asiatica)

Speckled Piculet

(Picumnus innominatus)

White-browed Piculet

(Sasia ochracea)

Grey-capped Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos canicapillus)

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos macei)

Lesser Yellownape

(Picus chlorolophus)

Greater Yellownape

(Picus flavinucha)

Grey-headed Woodpecker

(Picus canus)

Himalayan Flameback

(Dinopium shorii)

Common Flameback

(Dinopium javanense)

Black-rumped Flameback

(Dinopium benghalense)

Rufous Woodpecker

(Celeus brachyurus)

Greater Flameback

(Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus)

Great Slaty Woodpecker

(Mulleripicus pulverulentus)

         Vulnerable

Collared Falconet

(Microhierax caerulescens)

Pied Falconet

(Microhierax melanoleucos)

Eurasian Kestrel

(Falco tinnunculus)

Amur Falcon

(Falco amurensis)

Eurasian Hobby

(Falco subbuteo)

Oriental Hobby

(Falco severus)

Peregrine Falcon

(Falco peregrinus)

Alexandrine Parakeet

(Psittacula eupatria)

         Near-threatened

Rose-ringed Parakeet

(Psittacula krameri)

Blossom-headed Parakeet

(Psittacula roseata)

         Near-threatened

Red-breasted Parakeet

(Psittacula alexandri)

         Near-threatened

Vernal Hanging-Parrot

(Loriculus vernalis)

Long-tailed Broadbill

(Psarisomus dalhousiae)

Silver-breasted Broadbill

(Serilophus lunatus)

Blue-naped Pitta

(Pitta nipalensis)

Hooded Pitta

(Pitta sordida)

Large Woodshrike

(Tephrodornis gularis)

Common Woodshrike

(Tephrodornis pondicerianus)

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

(Hemipus picatus)

Ashy Woodswallow

(Artamus fuscus)

Common Iora

(Aegithina tiphia)

Small Minivet

(Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)

Grey-chinned Minivet

(Pericrocotus solaris)

Short-billed Minivet

(Pericrocotus brevirostris)

Long-tailed Minivet

(Pericrocotus ethologus)

Orange Minivet

(Pericrocotus flammeus)

Large Cuckooshrike

(Coracina macei)

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

(Lalage melaschistos)

Brown Shrike

(Lanius cristatus)

Long-tailed Shrike

(Lanius schach)

Grey-backed Shrike

(Lanius tephronotus)

Black-eared Shrike-Babbler

(Pteruthius melanotis)

White-bellied Erpornis

(Erpornis zantholeuca)

Black-hooded Oriole

(Oriolus xanthornus)

Maroon Oriole

(Oriolus traillii)

Black Drongo

(Dicrurus macrocercus)

Ashy Drongo

(Dicrurus leucophaeus)

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)

Asian Paradise-Flycatcher

(Terpsiphone paradisi)

Common Green Magpie

(Cissa chinensis)

Rufous Treepie

(Dendrocitta vagabunda)

Gray Treepie

(Dendrocitta formosae)

House Crow

(Corvus splendens)

Large-billed Crow

(Corvus macrorhynchos)

Bengal Bushlark

(Mirafra assamica)

Hume's Lark

(Calandrella acutirostris)

Sand Lark

(Calandrella raytal)

Oriental Skylark

(Alauda gulgula)

Horned Lark

(Eremophila alpestris)

Grey-throated Martin

(Riparia chinensis)

Bank Swallow

(Riparia riparia)

Barn Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

Red-rumped Swallow

(Cecropis daurica)

Asian House-Martin

(Delichon dasypus)

Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail

(Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher

(Culicicapa ceylonensis)

Sultan Tit

(Melanochlora sultanea)

Indian Nuthatch

(Sitta castanea)

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

(Sitta frontalis)

Wallcreeper

(Tichodroma muraria)

Brown Dipper

(Cinclus pallasii)

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)

Mountain Bulbul

(Ixos mcclellandii)

Pygmy Cupwing

(Pnoepyga pusilla)

Grey-bellied Tesia

(Tesia cyaniventer)

Slaty-bellied Tesia

(Tesia olivea)

Chestnut-headed Tesia

(Tesia castaneocoronata)

Mountain Tailorbird

(Phyllergates cucullatus)

Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler

(Cettia fortipes)

Dusky Warbler

(Phylloscopus fuscatus)

Smoky Warbler

(Phylloscopus fuligiventer)

Tickell's Leaf-Warbler

(Phylloscopus affinis)

Buff-barred Warbler

(Phylloscopus pulcher)

Ashy-throated Warbler

(Phylloscopus affinis)

Pale-rumped Warbler

(Phylloscopus chloronotus)

Yellow-browed Warbler

(Phylloscopus inornatus)

Hume's Warbler

(Phylloscopus humei)

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)

White-spectacled Warbler

(Seicercus affinis)

Grey-cheeked Warbler

(Seicercus poliogenys)

Chestnut-crowned Warbler

(Seicercus castaniceps)

Thick-billed Warbler

(Iduna aedon)

Paddyfield Warbler

(Acrocephalus agricola)

Blunt-winged Warbler

(Acrocephalus concinens)

Blyth's Reed-Warbler

(Acrocephalus dumetorum)

Clamorous Reed-Warbler

(Acrocephalus stentoreus)

Striated Grassbird

(Megalurus palustris)

Spotted Bush-Warbler

(Bradypterus thoracicus)

Russet Bush-Warbler

(Locustella mandelli)

Zitting Cisticola

(Cisticola juncidis)

Common Tailorbird

(Orthotomus sutorius)

Dark-necked Tailorbird

(Orthotomus atrogularis)

Swamp Prinia

(Prinia cinerascens)

Yellow-bellied Prinia

(Prinia flaviventris)

Plain Prinia

(Prinia inornata)

Jerdon's Babbler

(Chrysomma altirostre)

         Vulnerable

Oriental White-eye

(Zosterops palpebrosus)

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

(Macronous gularis)

Rufous-capped Babbler

(Cyanoderma ruficeps)

Buff-chested Babbler

(Cyanoderma ambiguum)

White-browed Scimitar-Babbler

(Pomatorhinus schisticeps)

Grey-throated Babbler

(Stachyris nigriceps)

Puff-throated Babbler

(Pellorneum ruficeps)

Spot-throated Babbler

(Pellorneum albiventre)

Abbott's Babbler

(Malacocincla abbotti)

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta

(Alcippe poioicephala)

Nepal Fulvetta

(Alcippe nipalensis)

Striated Babbler

(Turdoides earlei)

Jungle Babbler

(Turdoides striata)

White-crested Laughingthrush

(Garrulax leucolophus)

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

(Garrulax monileger)

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

(Garrulax pectoralis)

White-throated Laughingthrush

(Ianthocincla albogularis)

Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

(Garrulax ruficollis)

Long-tailed Sibia

(Heterophasia picaoides)

Silver-eared Mesia

(Leiothrix argentauris)

Rufous-backed Sibia

(Minla annectens)

Red-faced Liocichla

(Liocichla phoenicea)

Blue-winged Minla

(Actinodura cyanouroptera)

Asian Fairy-bluebird

(Irena puella)

Ferruginous Flycatcher

(Muscicapa ferruginea)

Oriental Magpie-Robin

(Copsychus saularis)

White-rumped Shama

(Copsychus malabaricus)

Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher

(Cyornis poliogenys)

Pale Blue-Flycatcher

(Cyornis unicolor)

Large Blue-Flycatcher

(Cyornis magnirostris)

Large Niltava

(Niltava grandis)

Small Niltava

(Niltava macgrigoriae)

Rufous-bellied Niltava

(Niltava sundara)

Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher

(Muscicapella hodgsoni)

Verditer Flycatcher

(Eumyias thalassinus)

Lesser Shortwing

(Brachypteryx leucophrys)

White-browed Shortwing

(Brachypteryx montana)

Blue Whistling-Thrush

(Myophonus caeruleus)

Little Forktail

(Enicurus scouleri)

White-crowned Forktail

(Enicurus leschenaulti)

Spotted Forktail

(Enicurus maculatus)

Black-backed Forktail

(Enicurus immaculatus)

Siberian Rubythroat

(Calliope calliope)

White-tailed Rubythroat

(Calliope pectoralis)

White-tailed Robin

(Cinclidium leucurum)

Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin

(Tarsiger hyperythrus)

Little Pied Flycatcher

(Ficedula westermanni)

Taiga Flycatcher

(Ficedula albicilla)

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

(Ficedula strophiata)

Slaty-backed Flycatcher

(Ficedula hodgsonii)

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

(Ficedula hyperythra)

Red-breasted Flycatcher

(Ficedula parva)

Slaty-blue Flycatcher

(Ficedula tricolor)

Blue-fronted Redstart

(Phoenicurus frontalis)

Plumbeous Redstart

(Phoenicurus fuliginosus)

White-capped Redstart

(Phoenicurus leucocephalus)

Hodgson's Redstart

(Phoenicurus hodgsoni)

Black Redstart

(Phoenicurus ochruros)

Daurian Redstart

(Phoenicurus auroreus)

Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush

(Monticola rufiventris)

Blue Rock-Thrush

(Monticola solitarius)

Siberian Stonechat

(Saxicola maurus)

Grey Bushchat

(Saxicola ferreus)

Orange-headed Thrush

(Geokichla citrina)

Long-tailed Thrush

(Zoothera dixoni)

Dark-sided Thrush

(Zoothera marginata)

Scaly Thrush

(Zoothera dauma)

Black-breasted Thrush

(Turdus dissimilis)

Gray-winged Blackbird

(Turdus boulboul)

Indian Blackbird

(Turdus simillimus)

Eyebrowed Thrush

(Turdus obscurus)

Red-throated Thrush

(Turdus ruficollis)

Spot-winged Starling

(Saroglossa spiloptera)

Common Hill Myna

(Gracula religiosa)

Great Myna

(Acridotheres grandis)

Pale-bellied Myna

(Acridotheres cinereus)

Jungle Myna

(Acridotheres fuscus)

Bank Myna

(Acridotheres ginginianus)

Common Myna

(Acridotheres tristis)

Asian Pied Starling

(Gracupica contra)

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

(Sturnia philippensis)

         Rare / Accidental

Chestnut-tailed Starling

(Sturnia malabarica)

Blue-winged Leafbird

(Chloropsis cochinchinensis)

Golden-fronted Leafbird

(Chloropsis aurifrons)

Orange-bellied Leafbird

(Chloropsis hardwickii)

Thick-billed Flowerpecker

(Dicaeum agile)

Yellow-vented Flowerpecker

(Dicaeum chrysorrheum)

Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker

(Dicaeum melanoxanthum)

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

(Dicaeum concolor)

Plain Flowerpecker

(Dicaeum minullum)

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

(Dicaeum cruentatum)

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

(Chalcoparia singalensis)

Purple Sunbird

(Cinnyris asiaticus)

Black-throated Sunbird

(Aethopyga saturata)

Crimson Sunbird

(Aethopyga siparaja)

Little Spiderhunter

(Arachnothera longirostra)

Streaked Spiderhunter

(Arachnothera magna)

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)

         Rare / Accidental

Oriental Pipit

(Anthus rufulus)

Tawny Pipit

(Anthus campestris)

Rosy Pipit

(Anthus roseatus)

Olive-backed Pipit

(Anthus hodgsoni)

Red-throated Pipit

(Anthus cervinus)

Forest Wagtail

(Dendronanthus indicus)

Black-faced Bunting

(Emberiza spodocephala)

Common Rosefinch

(Carpodacus erythrinus)

House Sparrow

(Passer domesticus)

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

(Passer montanus)

Streaked Weaver

(Ploceus manyar)

Baya Weaver

(Ploceus philippinus)

White-rumped Munia

(Lonchura striata)

Scaly-breasted Munia

(Lonchura punctulata)

Tricolored Munia

(Lonchura malacca)