An Updated

Checklist of the Birds

of Uttarakhand
Compiled by
Dhananjai Mohan
Sanjay Sondhi

The Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand lists 693 birds that
have been recorded in the hill state of Uttarakhand and is an update to the
checklist published in February 2014 listing 686 species. This checklist
also lists 28 species, which have been recorded in Uttarakhand in the past,
but whose presence in the State is now doubtful. The checklist provides up-
to-date taxonomic information, including that of species splits or mergers
in the last decade. Finally, the checklist also provides a mention of the bird Published by
Uttarakhand Forest Department
species that are Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near
Threatened as per IUCN’s latest Red Data List. Second revised edition
Map of Protected Areas (Uttarakhand)
 An Updated
Checklist of the
BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND

Compiled by

Dhananjai Mohan
Sanjay Sondhi

Published by

Uttarakhand Forest Department

An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand

Published by Uttarakhand Forest Department

© 2015, Dhananjai Mohan and Sanjay Sondhi

Second revised edition

Front Cover photograph: Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus

(Uttarakhand’s State Bird)
Back Cover Photograph: Clockwise from top left: Common Rosefinch, Golden
Bush Robin, Painted Stork, Hill Partridge.

Front cover photograph : Himalayan Monal © K S Sajwan

Back cover photographs : Golden Bush Robin & Hill Partridge © Gunjan
Arora, Common Rosefinch © Subhoranjan Sen, Painted Stork © Sanjay
Sondhi

Citation: Mohan, D. & S. Sondhi (2015). An Updated Checklist of the Birds

of Uttarakhand. Second revised edition, Uttarakhand Forest Department,
Dehradun.

Map: Wildlife Institute of India

Designed & Printed: Shiva Offset Press, Dehradun Ph. 0135-2715748

 AUTHORS’ NOTE

The authors’ published “An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand”

in February 2014 listing 686 species. This publication updates the last
checklist based on additional information generated in the last year. The
current checklist lists 693 bird species recorded from Uttarakhand. While a
few of these species are miss-outs from the previous list, others are additional
species that have been recorded during the last year.

Prior to the list published in February 2014, the last checklist of the birds
of Uttarakhand was prepared in 2003 listing 623 bird species (Mohan &
Sinha, 2003); significant additional information and species records are
now available from Uttarakhand. The series of birdwatching camps that the
Eco-tourism wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department has organized in
the last two years has provided an additional impetus to birdwatching in the
State. These camps have been conducted in 25 different destinations across
Uttarakhand and have trained more than 500 people from amongst local
communities, bird guides and forest staff.

In addition, the First and Second Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festivals organised
by the Ecotourism wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department at Asan
Conservation Reserve and Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve respectively
have not only enhanced the profile of Uttarakhand as a birding destination
but has also generated additional species information.

For more information on the birdwatching camps or the bird festival write into
CCF-Ecotourism, Uttarakhand Forest Department
Tel/Fax: 0135 2669227, ccf_ecotourismua@rediffmail.com

Or visit www.uttarakhandbirdfestival.in.

The authors have relied on their personal experience of birdwatching in the

State, published literature and credible photographic records and sightings
to prepare this updated checklist. It is hoped that more information on the
birds of Uttarakhand will be spurred by this list and the number of species
recorded from the state will only increase further. Check boxes have been
provided alongside the species, for people wanting to use this checklist to
track their bird records in Uttarakhand.
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The authors would like to thank CCF, Ecotourism, Uttarakhand Forest

Department for supporting the publication of this checklist. We would also
like to thank Manoj Sharma, Raman Kumar and Gunjan Arora for their review
and comments on the manuscript.

For any errors, omissions and feedback in this checklist, please contact
Dr. Dhananjai Mohan, CCF, Uttarakhand Forest Department at
dhananjaim@gmail.com

Or Sanjay Sondhi, Titli Trust (www.titlitrust.com) at sanjay.sondhi1@gmail.

com
 AN UPDATED CHECKLIST OF THE
BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND

The hill state of Uttarakhand (formed in 2000, then known as Uttaranchal)

has terrific avifaunal diversity. Of the 1303 bird species recorded from India,
compiled from the IOC World Bird List (Gill & Donsker, 2014), more than
50% are found in Uttarakhand. The state’s habitat varies from the terai region
in the plains, the bhabhars (the outermost foothills of the Himalaya), the
Shivaliks (sub-Himalayan range), the Lower Himalayas and finally, the high
altitudinal Greater Himalayas and Trans-Himalayas. The amazing diversity
in habitat from the plains up to the numerous mountain peaks that exceed
altitudes of 7,000 m results in marvelous avifaunal diversity.

Within the 6 National Parks, 7 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 3 Conservation

Reserves in the state (Annexure 1), and outside these areas too, opportunities
for bird watching abound. Uttarakhand is home to 14 Important Bird Areas
(Islam & Rahmani, 2004) (Annexure 2) that are important and priority sites
for conservation.

The first checklist of birds of Uttarakhand was published in 2003 (Mohan &
Sinha, 2003) and recorded 623 species. Since then, increased research and
amateur and professional birdwatching has resulted in the addition of many
new bird species. In addition, changes in avifaunal taxonomy have meant that
many species splits or convergences have taken place.

The current checklist attempts to address the increased sightings and

changes in taxonomy. In this updated checklist of birds of Uttarakhand, 693
bird species are recorded from Uttarakhand. These include sightings of some
species that may be considered vagrants to the state, which is specifically
stated in the “Remarks” column. This includes the Himalayan Quail Ophrysia
superciliosa, a dozen specimens of which were collected from near Mussoorie
(Benog, Jhari Pani) and Nainital prior to 1876, and is now feared extinct
(BirdLife International, 2013). In addition, another 28 species, which have
been recorded in Uttarakhand in old literature, but whose presence in the
state today is doubtful, have been listed as well.

Of the 693 species, 5 species-Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri, Slender-

billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris, White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis,
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Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus and Himalayan Quail Ophrysia

superciliosa are listed as “Critically Endangered” in the IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species as updated till September 2014. A further 2 species
are listed as “Endangered”, 19 species are listed as “Vulnerable” and 27
species as “Near Threatened”. Five bird species, which have been recorded
in Uttarakhand, are endemic to the Western Himalaya: Western Tragopan
Tragopan melanocephalus, Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii, Himalayan
Quail Ophrysia superciliosa, White-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis and
Tytler’s Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri (only in its breeding range). The IUCN
Red List status for these four categories and the endemics are mentioned in
the “Remarks” column.

The English Names adopted for the checklist are primarily those used by
Grimmet et al. (2011). Alternate English Names that are still used in India are
also mentioned. For scientific names, we have relied primarily on IOC World
Bird List (Gill & Donsker, 2014) and Avibase (2014). The recent taxonomic
changes proposed by Pamela Rasmussen (Rasmussen, 2005) as well as
other recent taxonomic updates are captured in the “Remarks” column.

We hope this checklist spurs further study and updates to the avifauna
of Uttarakhand. We encourage birdwatchers to report new sightings and
records with credible evidence to the authors as well as to upload their data
on eBird http://ebird.org/ to contribute to bird conservation.

Dhananjai Mohan
Sanjay Sondhi
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
1 Snow Lerwa lerwa
�
Partridge
2 Himalayan Tetraogallus
�
Snowcock himalayensis
3 Chukar Chukar Alectoris chukar
�
Partridge Partridge
4 Black Francolin Black Francolinus
�
Partridge francolinus
5 Grey Francolin Grey Francolinus
�
Partridge pondicerianus
6 Tibetan Perdix
�
Partridge hodgsoniae
7 Common Quail Grey Quail Coturnix coturnix �
8 Jungle Bush Perdicula asiatica
�
Quail
9 Himalayan Mountain Ophrysia Critically
Quail Quail, superciliosa Endangered.
Himalayan Feared extinct. �
Rock Quail West Himalayan
endemic.
10 Hill Partridge Common Hill Arborophila
�
Partridge torqueola
11 Rufous- Rufous- Arborophila
throated throated Hill- rufogularis �
Partridge partridge
12 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix
�
spadicea
13 Western Tragopan Vulnerable.
Tragopan melanocephalus West Himalayan �
endemic.
14 Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra Near
�
Threatened
15 Koklass Pucrasia
�
Pheasant macrolopha
16 Himalayan Impeyan Lophophorus
�
Monal Monal impejanus
17 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus �
18 Kalij Pheasant Lophura
�
leucomelanos
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
19 Cheer Catreus wallichii Vulnerable.
Pheasant West Himalayan �
endemic.
20 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus �
21 Lesser Dendrocygna
Whistling Duck javanica
�
22 Greylag Goose Anser anser �
23 Greater White- Anser albifrons
�
fronted Goose
24 Lesser White- Anser erythropus Vulnerable
�
fronted Goose
25 Bar-headed Anser indicus
�
Goose
26 Knob-billed Comb Duck/ Sarkidiornis
�
Duck Nakta melanotos
27 Common Tadorna tadorna
�
Shelduck
28 Ruddy Brahminy Tadorna
Shelduck Duck
�
ferruginea
29 Cotton Pygmy Cotton Teal Nettapus
�
Goose coromandelianus
30 Gadwall Anas strepera �
31 Falcated Duck Falcated Anas falcata Near
�
Teal Threatened
32 Eurasian Anas penelope
�
Wigeon
33 Mallard Anas
�
platyrhynchos
34 Indian Spot- Spot-billed Anas Species
billed Duck Duck poecilorhyncha split: Eastern
Spot-billed
�
Duck Anas
zonoryncha is
eastern species
35 Northern Anas clypeata
�
Shoveler
36 Northern Pintail Anas acuta �
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
37 Garganey Anas
querquedula
�
38 Eurasian Teal Common Anas crecca
�
Teal
39 Marbled Duck Marbled Teal Marmaronetta Vulnerable
�
angustirostris
40 Red-crested Netta rufina
�
Pochard
41 Common Aythya ferina
�
Pochard
42 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Critically
�
Endangered
43 Ferruginous Ferruginous Aythya nyroca Near
Duck Pochard, Threatened
�
White-eyed
Pochard
44 Tufted Duck Tufted Aythya fuligula
�
Pochard
45 Greater Scaup Aythya marila �
46 Long-tailed Clangula Vulnerable
�
Duck hyemalis
47 Common Bucephala
�
Goldeneye clangula
48 Common Mergus
�
Merganser merganser
49 Little Grebe Tachybaptus
�
ruficollis
50 Red-necked Podiceps
�
Grebe grisegena
51 Great Crested Podiceps
�
Grebe cristatus
52 Slavonian Horned Podiceps auritus Vagrant
Grebe Grebe
�
53 Black-necked Podiceps
�
Grebe nigricollis
54 Greater Phoenicopterus Vagrant
�
Flamingo roseus
55 Painted Stork Mycteria Near
�
leucocephala Threatened
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
56 Asian Openbill Anastomus
�
oscitans
57 Black Stork Ciconia nigra �
58 Woolly-necked White- Ciconia Vulnerable
Stork necked episcopus �
Stork
59 White Stork European Ciconia ciconia
�
White Stork
60 Black-necked Ephippiorhynchus Near
�
Stork asiaticus Threatened
61 Lesser Leptoptilos Vulnerable
�
Adjutant javanicus
62 Black-headed Oriental Threskiornis Near
Ibis White Ibis Threatened
�
melanocephalus
63 Red-naped Ibis Indian Black Pseudibis
Ibis, Black papillosa �
Ibis
64 Glossy Ibis Plegadis
�
falcinellus
65 Eurasian Platalea
�
Spoonbill leucorodia
66 Great Bittern Eurasian Botaurus stellaris
�
Bittern
67 Little Bittern Ixobrychus
�
minutus
68 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus
�
sinensis
69 Cinnamon Chestnut Ixobrychus
�
Bittern Bittern cinnamomeus
70 Black Bittern Dupetor
�
flavicollis
71 Black-crowned Nycticorax
�
Night Heron nycticorax
72 Striated Heron Little Heron, Butorides striata
Little Green �
Heron
73 Indian Pond Ardeola grayii
�
Heron
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
74 Eastern Cattle Cattle Egret Bubulcus Species split:
Egret coromandus Western Cattle
Egret Bubulcus �
ibis is western
species.
75 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea �
76 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea �
77 Western Great Large Egret Ardea alba
�
Egret
78 Intermediate Median Egretta
�
Egret Egret intermedia
79 Little Egret Egretta garzetta �
80 Western Reef Western Egretta gularis Vagrant
�
Heron Reef Egret
81 Great White Pelecanus
�
Pelican onocrotalus
82 Spot-billed Pelecanus Near
�
Pelican philippensis Threatened
83 Little Microcarbo niger
�
Cormorant
84 Indian Indian Shag Phalacrocorax
�
Cormorant fuscicollis
85 Great Phalacrocorax
�
Cormorant carbo
86 Oriental Darter
Various Anhinga Near
species of melanogaster Threatened
dater referred �
to as “Snake
Bird”
87 Osprey Western Pandion
�
Osprey haliaetus
88 Black Baza Aviceda Vagrant
�
leuphotes
89 Crested Oriental Pernis
Honey-buzzard Honey- ptilorhynchus �
buzzard
90 Black-winged Black- Elanus caeruleus
Kite shouldered �
Kite
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
91 Black Kite Pariah Kite Milvus migrans Black-eared Kite
Milvus migrans
lineatus is
�
considered as a
full species by
some authors.
92 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus �
93 Pallas's Fish Haliaeetus Vulnerable
�
Eagle leucoryphus
94 White-tailed White-tailed Haliaeetus Near
�
Eagle Fish Eagle albicilla Threatened
95 Lesser Fish Lesser Grey- Icthyophaga Near
Eagle headed Fish humilis Threatened �
Eagle
96 Grey-headed Greater Icthyophaga Near
Fish Eagle Grey-headed ichthyaetus Threatened �
Fish Eagle
97 Bearded Lammergeier Gypaetus Near
�
Vulture barbatus Threatened
98 Egyptian Neophron, Neophron Endangered
Vulture Scavenger percnopterus �
Vulture
99 White-rumped White- Gyps Critically
Vulture backed bengalensis Endangered
Vulture,
�
Indian White-
backed
Vulture
100 Slender-billed Gyps tenuirostris Critically
�
Vulture Endangered
101 Himalayan Himalayan Gyps Near
�
Vulture Griffon himalayensis Threatened
102 Griffon Vulture Eurasian Gyps fulvus
�
Griffon
103 Red-headed King Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Critically
�
Vulture Endangered
104 Cinereous Aegypius Near
�
Vulture monachus Threatened
105 Short-toed Short-toed Circaetus
�
Snake Eagle Eagle gallicus
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
106 Crested Spilornis cheela
�
Serpent Eagle
107 Western Marsh Eurasian Circus Species split:
Harrier Marsh aeruginosus Eastern Marsh
Harrier Harrier Circus �
spilonotus is
eastern species
108 Hen Harrier Northern Circus cyaneus
�
Harrier
109 Pallid Harrier Pale Harrier Circus Near
�
macrourus Threatened
110 Pied Harrier Circus
�
melanoleucos
111 Montagu's Circus pygargus
�
Harrier
112 Crested Accipiter
Goshawk
�
trivirgatus
113 Shikra Accipiter badius �
114 Besra Besra Accipiter virgatus
�
­­Sparrowhawk
115 Eurasian Accipiter nisus
�
Sparrowhawk
116 Northern Accipiter gentilis
�
Goshawk
117 White-eyed Butastur teesa
�
Buzzard
118 Common Eurasian Buteo buteo Status uncertain
�
Buzzard Buzzard
119 Himalayan Buteo Species
Buzzard burmanicus split. Earlier
considered
subspecies �
of Common
Buzzard Buteo
buteo
120 Long-legged Buteo rufinus
�
Buzzard
121 Upland Buteo hemilasius
�
Buzzard
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
122 Black Eagle Ictinaetus
�
malayensis
123 Indian Spotted Aquila hastata Species split:
Eagle Greater Spotted
Eagle Aquila
clanga winters in
�
N. Indian plains.
Vulnerable.
124 Greater Aquila clanga Species split:
Spotted Eagle Indian Spotted
Eagle Aquila
�
hastata is a N.
Indian resident.
Vulnerable
125 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax �
126 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis �
127 Eastern Aquila heliaca Vulnerable
Imperial Eagle
�
128 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos �
129 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata �
130 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus
�
pennatus
131 Rufous-bellied Lophotriorchis
Hawk-Eagle
�
kienerii
132 Changeable Nisaetus Species split:
Hawk-Eagle limnaeetus Crested Hawk-
Eagle Nisaetus
cirrhatus
�
is found in
peninsular India
133 Mountain Nisaetus Species split:
Hawk-Eagle nipalensis Legge’s Hawk
Eagle Nisaetus
kelaarti is
�
southern
species
134 Collared Microhierax
�
Falconet caerulescens
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
135 Common Falco
�
Kestrel tinnunculus
136 Red-necked Red-headed Falco chicquera Near
�
Falcon Falcon Threatened
137 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis �
138 Eurasian Falco subbuteo
�
Hobby
139 Oriental Hobby Falco severus �
140 Laggar Falcon Falco jugger Near
�
Threatened
141 Peregrine Falco peregrinus
�
Falcon
142 Slaty-legged Rallina
�
Crake eurizonoides
143 Water Rail European Rallus aquaticus Species split:
Water Rail Brown-cheeked
Rail Rallus
indicus was
formerly �
considered
conspecific with
Water Rail
R. aquaticus
144 Brown Crake Amaurornis akool �
145 White-breasted Amaurornis
�
Waterhen phoenicurus
146 Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla �
147 Ruddy- Porzana fusca
�
breasted Crake
148 Purple Purple Porphyrio
Swamphen Moorhen
�
porphyrio
149 Common Gallinula
Moorhen
�
chloropus
150 Eurasian Coot Common Fulica atra
Coot
�
151 Sarus Crane Grus antigone Vulnerable �
152 Demoiselle Grus virgo
�
Crane
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
153 Common Grus grus
Crane
�
154 Small Turnix sylvaticus
�
Buttonquail
155 Barred Common Turnix suscitator
Buttonquail Buttonquail �
156 Indian Thick- Indian Burhinus indicus Eurasian Thick-
knee Stone- knee Burhinus
curlew oedicnemus is �
found in extreme
NW India
157 Great Thick- Great Esacus Near
knee Stone- recurvirostris Threatened
curlew, �
Great
Stone-plover
158 Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha
�
struthersii
159 Black-winged Himantopus
�
Stilt himantopus
160 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra
�
avosetta
161 Northern Peewit Vanellus vanellus
�
Lapwing
162 River Lapwing Spur-winged Vanellus Near
�
Lapwing duvaucelii Threatened
163 Yellow-wattled Vanellus
�
Lapwing malabaricus
164 Grey-headed Vanellus cinereus
�
Lapwing
165 Red-wattled Vanellus indicus
�
Lapwing
166 Sociable Sociable Vanellus Vulnerable
�
Lapwing Plover gregarius
167 White-tailed Vanellus leucurus
�
Lapwing
168 Long-billed Long-billed Charadrius
Plover Ringed placidus �
Plover
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
169 Little Ringed Charadrius
�
Plover dubius
170 Kentish Plover Charadrius
�
alexandrinus
171 Lesser Sand Charadrius
�
Plover mongolus
172 Greater Sand Charadrius
�
Plover leschenaultii
173 Greater Rostratula
�
Painted Snipe benghalensis
174 Pheasant-tailed Hydrophasianus
�
Jacana chirurgus
175 Bronze-winged Metopidius
�
Jacana indicus
176 Eurasian Scolopax
�
Woodcock rusticola
177 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes
�
minimus
178 Solitary Snipe Gallinago
�
solitaria
179 Wood Snipe Gallinago Vulnerable
�
nemoricola
180 Pin-tailed Gallinago
�
Snipe stenura
181 Common Gallinago
Snipe
�
gallinago
182 Black-tailed Limosa limosa Near
�
Godwit Threatened
183 Eurasian Numenius Near
�
Curlew arquata Threatened
184 Spotted Tringa erythropus
�
Redshank
185 Common Tringa totanus
�
Redshank
186 Marsh Tringa stagnatilis
�
Sandpiper
187 Common Tringa nebularia
�
Greenshank
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
188 Green Tringa ochropus
�
Sandpiper
189 Wood Tringa glareola
�
Sandpiper
190 Common Actitis
�
Sandpiper hypoleucos
191 Little Stint Calidris minuta �
192 Temminck's Calidris
�
Stint temminckii
193 Dunlin Calidris alpina �
194 Ruff Philomachus
�
pugnax
195 Small Glareola lactea
�
Pratincole
196 Indian Skimmer Rynchops Vulnerable
�
albicollis
197 Brown-headed Chroicocephalus
�
Gull brunnicephalus
198 Black-headed Common Chroicocephalus
Gull Black- ridibundus �
headed Gull
199 Pallas's Gull Great Black- Ichthyaetus
�
headed Gull ichthyaetus
200 Caspian Gull Yellow- Larus cachinnans
�
legged Gull
201 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon
�
nilotica
202 River Tern Sterna aurantia Near
�
Threatened
203 Common Tern Sterna hirundo �
204 Black-bellied Sterna Endangered
�
Tern acuticauda
205 Whiskered Chlidonias
�
Tern hybrida
206 Common Rock Columba livia
Pigeon Pigeon, Blue �
Rock Pigeon
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
207 Hill Pigeon Columba
�
rupestris
208 Snow Pigeon Columba
�
leuconota
209 Yellow-eyed Pale-backed Columba Vagrant.
Pigeon Pigeon, eversmanni Vulnerable.
Eastern �
Stock
Pigeon
210 Common Columba
�
Wood Pigeon palumbus
211 Speckled Columba
�
Wood Pigeon hodgsonii
212 Ashy Wood Columba
�
Pigeon pulchricollis
213 Oriental Turtle Streptopelia
�
Dove orientalis
214 Eurasian Ring Dove Streptopelia
�
Collared Dove decaocto
215 Red Turtle Red Streptopelia
Dove Collared tranquebarica �
Dove
216 Spotted Dove Spilopelia
�
chinensis
217 Laughing Dove Little Brown Spilopelia
�
Dove senegalensis
218 Common Emerald Chalcophaps
�
Emerald Dove Dove indica
219 Orange- Treron bicinctus
breasted �
Green Pigeon
220 Ashy-headed Treron phayrei Near
�
Green Pigeon Threatened
221 Yellow-footed Yellow- Treron
Green Pigeon legged phoenicopterus
�
Green
Pigeon
222 Pin-tailed Treron apicauda
�
Green Pigeon
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
223 Wedge-tailed Treron sphenurus
�
Green Pigeon
224 Alexandrine Psittacula Near
�
Parakeet eupatria Threatened
225 Rose-ringed Psittacula
�
Parakeet krameri
226 Slaty-headed Himalayan Psittacula
Parakeet Parakeet
�
himalayana
227 Plum-headed Blossom- Psittacula
Parakeet headed cyanocephala �
Parakeet
228 Red-breasted Psittacula Near
�
Parakeet alexandri Threatened
229 Greater Coucal Crow Centropus
�
Pheasant sinensis
230 Lesser Coucal Centropus
�
bengalensis
231 Sirkeer Taccocua
�
Malkoha leschenaultii
232 Green-billed Phaenicophaeus
�
Malkoha tristis
233 Chestnut- Chestnut- Clamator
winged winged coromandus
Cuckoo Crested
�
Cuckoo,
Red-winged
Cuckoo
234 Jacobin Pied Clamator
Cuckoo Crested jacobinus
�
Cuckoo,
Pied Cuckoo
235 Asian Koel Eudynamys
�
scolopaceus
236 Banded Bay Cacomantis
�
Cuckoo sonneratii
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
237 Grey-bellied Grey-bellied Cacomantis
Cuckoo Plaintive passerinus
Cuckoo,
�
Indian
Plaintive
Cuckoo
238 Fork-tailed Drongo Surniculus Species split:
Drongo- Cuckoo dicruroides Square-tailed
Cuckoo Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus
lugubris is south �
India species.
Sometime
considered
conspecific.
239 Large Hawk- Hierococcyx
�
Cuckoo sparverioides
240 Common Brainfever Hierococcyx
�
Hawk-Cuckoo Bird varius
241 Lesser Cuckoo Small Cuculus
�
Cuckoo poliocephalus
242 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus
�
micropterus
243 Himalayan Oriental Cuculus
�
Cuckoo Cuckoo saturatus
244 Common Eurasian Cuculus canorus
�
Cuckoo Cuckoo
245 Western Barn Barn Owl Tyto alba
�
Owl
246 Eastern Grass Grass Owl Tyto Species
Owl longimembris split: African
Grass Owl
Tyto capensis �
is western
species,
extralimital.
247 Mountain Spotted Otus
Scops Owl Scops Owl spilocephalus
�
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
248 Indian Scops Otus Species split:
Owl bakkamoena Collared Scops
Owl Otus lettia
is considered by �
some authors
as a separate
species.
249 Oriental Scops Otus sunia Species split:
Owl Eurasian Scops �
Owl Otus scops
250 Indian Eagle Great Bubo Species split:
Owl Horned Owl bengalensis Eurasian Eagle-
Owl Bubo
bubo found
in Himalaya
above 1,800 �
m. Considered
conspecific with
B. bengalensis
by some
authors.
251 Spot-bellied Forest Eagle Bubo nipalensis
�
Eagle-Owl Owl
252 Dusky Eagle- Bubo
�
Owl coromandus
253 Brown Fish Ketupa
Owl zeylonensis
�
254 Tawny Fish Ketupa flavipes
Owl
�
255 Mottled Wood Strix ocellata
�
Owl
256 Brown Wood Strix
�
Owl leptogrammica
257 Himalayan Tawny Wood Strix nivcolum Split species:
Wood Owl Owl Tawny Owl
Strix aluco is �
found Kashmir
westwards
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
258 Collared Owlet Glaucidium
�
brodiei
259 Asian Barred Glaucidium
Owlet
�
cuculoides
260 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium
radiatum
�
261 Spotted Owlet Athene brama �
262 Brown Hawk Ninox scutulata Species split:
Owl Hume’s Hawk
Owl Ninox
obscura and
Andaman Hawk
Owl Ninox affinis
�
both earlier
considered
conspecific with
N. scutulata,
are found in
Andamans.
263 Long-eared Northern Asio otus
Owl Long-eared �
Owl
264 Short-eared Asio flammeus
�
Owl
265 Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus Species split:
jotaka Indian Jungle
Nightjar
Caprimulgus �
indicus is
the southern
species
266 Large-tailed Long-tailed Caprimulgus Species split:
Nightjar Nightjar macrurus Jerdon’s Nightjar
Caprimulgus
�
atripennis is
southern India
species
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
267 Indian Nightjar Indian Little Caprimulgus
Nightjar, asiaticus
Common �
Indian
Nightjar
268 Savanna Franklin’s Caprimulgus
�
Nightjar Nightjar affinis
269 Crested Hemiprocne
�
Treeswift coronata
270 Himalayan Aerodramus
�
Swiftlet brevirostris
271 White-rumped White- Zoonavena
Spinetail rumped sylvatica
Needletail
Swift, Indian �
White-
rumped
Spinetail
272 White-throated White- Hirundapus
Needletail throated caudacutus
�
Needletail
Swift
273 Asian Palm Cypsiurus
�
Swift balasiensis
274 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis
�
melba
275 Fork-tailed Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
�
Swift
276 House Swift Apus nipalensis Species split:
Little Swift
Apus affinis is �
found south of
Himalayas
277 Red-headed Harpactes
�
Trogon erythrocephalus
278 Indian Roller Coracias
�
benghalensis
279 European Coracias Near
Roller Threatened
�
garrulus
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
280 Oriental Oriental Eurystomus
Dollarbird Broad-billed orientalis �
Roller
281 Stork-billed Pelargopsis
�
Kingfisher capensis
282 White-throated White- Halcyon
Kingfisher breasted smyrnensis �
Kingfisher
283 Blue-eared Alcedo meninting Vagrant
�
Kingfisher
284 Common Small Blue Alcedo atthis
�
Kingfisher Kingfisher
285 Crested Himalayan Megaceryle
Kingfisher Pied lugubris
Kingfisher, �
Greater Pied
Kingfisher
286 Pied Kingfisher Lesser Pied Ceryle rudis
�
Kingfisher
287 Blue-bearded Nyctyornis
�
Bee-eater athertoni
288 Green Bee- Little Green Merops orientalis
eater Bee-eater,
�
Small Green
Bee-eater
289 Blue-cheeked Merops persicus
�
Bee-eater
290 Blue-tailed Merops
�
Bee-eater philippinus
291 Chestnut- Merops
headed Bee- leschenaulti �
eater
292 European Bee- Merops apiaster
�
eater
293 Eurasian Common Upupa epops
�
Hoopoe Hoopoe
294 Indian Grey Ocyceros
�
Hornbill birostris
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
295 Oriental Pied Indian Pied Anthracoceros
�
Hornbill Hornbill albirostris
296 Great Hornbill Great Pied Buceros bicornis Near
�
Hornbill Threatened
297 Great Barbet Great Hill Megalaima virens
�
Barbet
298 Brown-headed Large Green Megalaima
�
Barbet Barbet zeylanica
299 Lineated Megalaima
�
Barbet lineata
300 Blue-throated Megalaima
�
Barbet asiatica
301 Coppersmith Crimson- Megalaima
Barbet breasted haemacephala �
Barbet
302 Yellow-rumped Indicator Near
�
Honeyguide xanthonotus Threatened
303 Eurasian Jynx torquilla
�
Wryneck
304 Speckled Picumnus
�
Piculet innominatus
305 White-browed Rufous Sasia ochracea Vagrant
�
Piculet Piculet
306 Rufous-bellied Sapsucker Dendrocopos
�
Woodpecker hyperythrus
307 Brown- Indian Dendrocopos
capped Pygmy Pygmy nanus �
Woodpecker Woodpecker
308 Grey-capped Dendrocopos
Pygmy canicapillus �
Woodpecker
309 Fulvous- Fulvous- Dendrocopos
breasted breasted macei
�
Woodpecker Pied
Woodpecker
310 Brown-fronted Brown- Dendrocopos
Woodpecker fronted Pied auriceps �
Woodpecker
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
311 Yellow- Mahratta Dendrocopos
crowned Woodpecker, mahrattensis
Woodpecker Yellow- �
fronted Pied
Woodpecker
312 Himalayan Himalayan Dendrocopos
Woodpecker Pied himalayensis �
Woodpecker
313 Greater Greater Chrysophlegma
Yellownape Yellow-naped flavinucha
Woodpecker,
Large �
Yellow-naped
Woodpecker
314 Lesser Lesser Picus
Yellownape Yellow-naped chlorolophus
Woodpecker,
�
Small Yellow-
naped
Woodpecker
315 Streak-throated Little Scaly- Picus
Woodpecker bellied Green xanthopygaeus �
Woodpecker
316 Scaly-bellied Large Scaly- Picus squamatus
Woodpecker bellied
Green
�
Woodpecker
317 Grey-headed Black-naped Picus canus
Woodpecker Green
Woodpecker, �
Grey-faced
Woodpecker
318 Himalayan Himalayan Dinopium shorii
�
Goldenback Flameback
319 Lesser Black- Dinopium
Goldenback rumped benghalense
Flameback,
Lesser
�
Goldenback
Woodpecker
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
320 Greater Greater Chrysocolaptes
Goldenback Flameback, lucidus
Greater �
Golden-back
Woodpecker
321 White-naped White-naped Chrysocolaptes
Woodpecker Flameback, festivus
Black- �
backed
Flameback
322 Rufous Micropternus
�
Woodpecker brachyurus
323 Great Slaty Mulleripicus Vulnerable
�
Woodpecker pulverulentus
324 Long-tailed Psarisomus
�
Broadbill dalhousiae
325 Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida �
326 Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura �
327 Bar-winged Pied Hemipus picatus
Flycatcher- Flycatcher- �
shrike Shrike
328 Large Tephrodornis Species
Woodshrike virgatus split: Malabar
Woodshrike
Tephrodornis
sylvicola, found
�
in Western
Ghats, is now
considered
separate
species.
329 Common Tephrodornis
�
Woodshrike pondicerianus
330 Ashy Artamus fuscus
�
Woodswallow
331 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia �
332 Large Coracina macei
�
Cuckooshrike
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
333 Black-winged Smaller Grey Coracina
Cuckooshrike Cuckoo- melaschistos �
shrike
334 Black-headed Coracina
Cuckooshrike
�
melanoptera
335 Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus
�
roseus
336 Small Minivet Pericrocotus
�
cinnamomeus
337 Long-tailed Pericrocotus
�
Minivet ethologus
338 Short-billed Pericrocotus
�
Minivet brevirostris
339 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus Species split:
speciosus Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus
�
flammeus
is found in
peninsular India
340 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus �
341 Isabelline Rufous- Lanius Species split:
Shrike tailed Shrike isabellinus Rufous-tailed
Shrike Lanius
phoenicuroides
�
was earlier
conspecific with
this species.
Vagrant
342 Bay-backed Lanius vittatus
�
Shrike
343 Long-tailed Rufous- Lanius schach
Shrike backed �
Shrike
344 Grey-backed Lanius
�
Shrike tephronotus
345 Great Grey Lanius excubitor
�
Shrike
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
346 Southern Grey Lanius Species split:
Shrike meridionalis Great Grey
Shrike Lanius
excubitor �
was earlier
conspecific with
this species.
347 White-bellied White- Erpornis
Erpornis bellied zantholeuca �
Yuhina
348 Himalayan White- Pteruthius ripleyi Species split:
Shrike-babbler browed Pied Shrike-
Shrike- Babbler
babbler Pteruthius �
flaviscapis is
now a Javan
species
349 Green Shrike- Pteruthius
�
babbler xanthochlorus
350 Indian Golden Golden Oriolus kundoo Species split:
Oriole Oriole Eurasian Golden
Oriole Oriolus �
oriolus is the
western species
351 Black-hooded Black- Oriolus
Oriole headed xanthornus �
Oriole
352 Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii �
353 Black Drongo Dicrurus
�
macrocercus
354 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus
leucophaeus
�
355 White-bellied Dicrurus
�
Drongo caerulescens
356 Crow-billed Dicrurus
�
Drongo annectans
357 Bronzed Dicrurus aeneus
�
Drongo
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
358 Lesser Racket- Dicrurus remifer
�
tailed Drongo
359 Hair-crested Spangled Dicrurus
Drongo Drongo
�
hottentottus
360 Greater Dicrurus
Racket-tailed paradiseus �
Drongo
361 White-throated White- Rhipidura Species
Fantail throated albicollis split: White-
Fantail spotted Fantail
Flycatcher Rhipidura
albogularis,
formerly �
considered a
subspecies of
R. albicollis,
is found in
peninsular India.
362 White-browed White- Rhipidura
Fantail browed aureola
�
Fantail
Flycatcher
363 Black-naped Black- Hypothymis
Monarch naped Blue azurea �
Flycatcher
364 Asian Paradise Terpsiphone
Flycatcher
�
paradisi
365 Eurasian Jay Red- Garrulus
crowned Jay
�
glandarius
366 Black-headed Black- Garrulus
�
Jay throated Jay lanceolatus
367 Yellow-billed Urocissa
�
Blue Magpie flavirostris
368 Red-billed Blue Urocissa
�
Magpie erythroryncha
369 Common Cissa chinensis
�
Green Magpie
370 Rufous Treepie Indian Dendrocitta
Treepie
�
vagabunda
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
371 Grey Treepie Himalayan Dendrocitta
�
Treepie formosae
372 Eurasian Common Pica pica
Magpie Magpie,
�
Black-billed
Magpie
373 Spotted Eurasian Nucifraga Species split:
Nutcracker Nutcracker caryocatactes Large-spotted
Nutcracker
Nucifraga
multipunctata
now considered �
a separate
species by
some authors,
is found in NW
Himalayas.
374 Red-billed Pyrrhocorax
Chough
�
pyrrhocorax
375 Alpine Chough Yellow-billed Pyrrhocorax
�
Chough graculus
376 House Crow Corvus
�
splendens
377 Large-billed Corvus
Crow
�
macrorhynchos
378 Indian Jungle Corvus Species
Crow culminatus split, earlier
considered
conspecific with �
Large-billed
Crow Corvus
macrorhynchos
379 Northern Common Corvus corax
�
Raven Raven
380 Yellow-bellied Yellow- Chelidorhynx
Fantail bellied hypoxantha
�
Fantail
Flycatcher
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
381 Grey-headed Culicicapa
Canary- ceylonensis �
flycatcher
382 Rufous-naped Rufous- Periparus
Tit naped rufonuchalis �
Crested Tit
383 Rufous-vented Rufous- Periparus
�
Tit bellied Tit rubidiventris
384 Coal Tit Periparus ater Spot-winged
Tit Periparus
melanolophus
�
now considered
a subspecies of
Coal Tit P. ater.
385 Grey Crested Brown Lophophanes
Tit Crested Tit dichrous
�
386 Cinereous Tit Great Tit Parus cinereus Species split:
Great Tit Parus
major is western �
species
387 Green-backed Parus monticolus
�
Tit
388 Himalayan Yellow- Parus Species split:
Black-lored Tit cheeked Tit xanthogenys Indian Black-
lored Tit Parus
aplonotus is �
found in N and
peninsular India
389 Yellow-browed Sylviparus
�
Tit modestus
390 White-crowned Remiz coronatus Vagrant
Penduline Tit
�
391 Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus
�
flammiceps
392 Singing Bush Mirafra cantillans Vagrant
�
Lark
393 Bengal Bush Bush Lark Mirafra assamica
�
Lark
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
394 Indian Bush Red-winged Mirafra
�
Lark Bush Lark erythroptera
395 Sand Lark Indian Short- Calandrella raytal
�
toed Lark
396 Crested Lark Large Galerida cristata
�
Crested Lark
397 Oriental Eastern Alauda gulgula
�
Skylark Skylark
398 Ashy-crowned Ashy- Eremopterix
Sparrow-Lark crowned griseus �
Finch-Lark
399 Horned Lark Eremophila
�
alpestris
400 Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus Vagrant
�
striatus
401 Black-crested Pycnonotus
�
Bulbul flaviventris
402 Red-whiskered Pycnonotus
�
Bulbul jocosus
403 Himalayan White- Pycnonotus
Bulbul cheeked leucogenys �
Bulbul
404 Red-vented Pycnonotus cafer
�
Bulbul
405 White-throated Alophoixus Vagrant
�
Bulbul flaveolus
406 Mountain Rufous- Ixos mcclellandii
Bulbul bellied �
Bulbul
407 Ashy Bulbul Brown-eared Hemixos flavala
�
Bulbul
408 Himalayan Hypsipetes Species split:
Black Bulbul leucocephalus Square-tailed
Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes
ganeesa is �
found in south
India, earlier
considered
conspecific.
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
409 Grey-throated Plain Martin, Riparia chinensis Species
Martin Plain Sand split: Plain
Martin Martin Riparia
paludicola is
now extralimital, �
but considered
conspecific with
R. chinensis by
some authors.
410 Sand Martin Common Riparia riparia
�
Sand Martin
411 Pale Martin Pale Sand Riparia diluta
�
Martin
412 Barn Swallow Common Hirundo rustica
�
Swallow
413 Wire-tailed Hirundo smithii
�
Swallow
414 Eurasian Crag Ptyonoprogne
�
Martin rupestris
415 Dusky Crag Ptyonoprogne
�
Martin concolor
416 Common Northern Delichon
House Martin House- urbicum �
martin
417 Asian House Delichon Vagrant
�
Martin dasypus
418 Nepal House Delichon
Martin nipalense
�
419 Red-rumped Cecropis daurica Species
Swallow split: Striated
Swallow
Cecropis
striolata is now �
considered
a separate
species, found
in NE India.
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
420 Streak-throated Cliff Petrochelidon
Swallow Swallow, fluvicola
�
Indian Cliff
Swallow
421 Scaly-breasted Greater Pnoepyga
Wren-babbler Scaly- albiventer
breasted �
Wren-
babbler
422 Nepal Wren- Pnoepyga
babbler immaculata �
423 Grey-bellied Grey-bellied Tesia cyaniventer
Tesia Ground-
warbler,
�
Yellow-
browed
Tesia
424 Chestnut- Chestnut- Tesia
headed Tesia headed castaneocoro-
�
Ground- nata
warbler
425 Pale-footed Cettia pallidipes
�
Bush Warbler
426 Brown-flanked Brownish- Cettia fortipes
Bush Warbler flanked
Bush-
warbler, �
Strong-
footed Bush-
warbler
427 Chestnut- Large Bush- Cettia major
crowned Bush warbler �
Warbler
428 Aberrant Bush Cettia
�
Warbler flavolivacea
429 Hume's Bush Yellow- Cettia
Warbler bellied brunnescens
�
Bush-
warbler
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
430 Grey-sided Cettia
�
Bush Warbler brunnifrons
431 Black-faced Black-faced Abroscopus
Warbler Flycatcher- schisticeps �
warbler
432 Black-throated Black- Aegithalos
Tit throated concinnus
Bushtit, �
Red-headed
Tit
433 White-throated White- Aegithalos West Himalayan
Tit throated niveogularis endemic �
Bushtit
434 Common Phylloscopus
�
Chiffchaff collybita
435 Mountain Phylloscopus
�
Chiffchaff sindianus
436 Plain Leaf Phylloscopus
�
Warbler neglectus
437 Dusky Warbler Dusky Leaf- Phylloscopus
�
warbler fuscatus
438 Smoky Warbler Smoky Leaf- Phylloscopus
�
warbler fuligiventer
439 Tickell's Leaf Phylloscopus
�
Warbler affinis
440 Sulphur-bellied Olivaceous Phylloscopus
�
Warbler Leaf-warbler griseolus
441 Buff-barred Orange- Phylloscopus
Warbler barred Leaf- pulcher �
warbler
442 Ashy-throated Grey-faced Phylloscopus
�
Warbler Leaf-warbler maculipennis
443 Lemon-rumped Pallas' Phylloscopus
�
Warbler Leaf Warbler chloronotus
444 Hume's Leaf Phylloscopus Species split:
Warbler humei Yellow-browed
Warbler
�
Phylloscopus
inornatus is
eastern species
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
445 Greenish Greenish Phylloscopus
�
Warbler Leaf-warbler trochiloides
446 Large-billed Phylloscopus
�
Leaf Warbler magnirostris
447 Tytler's Leaf Phylloscopus Near Threatened.
Warbler tytleri West Himalayan �
Endemic.
448 Western Phylloscopus Species split:
Crowned occipitalis Eastern Crowned
Warbler Warbler
�
Phylloscopus
coronatus is
eastern species
449 Blyth's Leaf Phylloscopus
Warbler reguloides
�
450 Grey-hooded Grey- Phylloscopus
Warbler headed xanthoschistos
�
Flycatcher
Warbler
451 Green- Golden- Seicercus burkii Species split:
crowned spectacled Previously
Warbler Warbler, Golden-
Green- spectacled �
crowned Warbler
Flycatcher- Seicercus burkii
warbler
452 Whistler's Golden- Seicercus Species split:
Warbler spectacled whistleri Previously
Warbler, Golden-
�
Whistler's spectacled
Flycatcher- Warbler
warbler Seicercus burkii
453 Grey-cheeked Grey- Seicercus
Warbler cheeked poliogenys
�
Flycatcher-
warbler
454 Chestnut- Chestnut- Seicercus
crowned crowned castaniceps
�
Warbler Flycatcher-
warbler
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
455 Clamorous Indian Acrocephalus Vagrant
Reed Warbler Great Reed stentoreus �
Warbler
456 Moustached Acrocephalus
Warbler melanopogon
�
457 Paddyfield Acrocephalus
Warbler agricola �
458 Blyth's Reed Acrocephalus
Warbler dumetorum
�
459 Striated Striated Megalurus
Grassbird Marsh palustris �
Warbler
460 Bristled Bristled Chaetornis Vulnerable
Grassbird Grass striata �
Warbler
461 West Bradypterus
Himalayan kashmirensis �
Bush Warbler
462 Zitting Streaked Cisticola juncidis
Cisticola Fantail- �
warbler
463 Golden- Golden- Cisticola exilis
headed headed
Cisticola Fantail-
warbler,
Bright-
�
capped
Cisticola,
Bright-
headed
Cisticola
464 Rufous-fronted Prinia buchanani
�
Prinia
465 Striated Prinia Brown Hill Prinia crinigera
Warbler,
Brown
�
Prinia, Long-
tailed Hill
Prinia
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
466 Grey-crowned Hodgson’s Prinia Vulnerable
Prinia Prinia, cinereocapilla
Hodgson’s �
Wren-
warbler
467 Grey-breasted Franklin’s Prinia hodgsonii
Prinia Prinia,
Franklin’s �
Wren-
warbler
468 Graceful Prinia Streaked Prinia gracilis
Wren �
Warbler
469 Jungle Prinia Jungle Prinia sylvatica
Wren- �
warbler
470 Yellow-bellied Yellow- Prinia flaviventris
Prinia bellied
�
Wren-
warbler
471 Ashy Prinia Ashy Wren- Prinia socialis
�
warbler
472 Plain Prinia Plain Wren- Prinia inornata
�
warbler
473 Common Orthotomus
�
Tailorbird sutorius
474 Rusty-cheeked Pomatorhinus
Scimitar erythrogenys �
Babbler
475 White-browed Hodgson’s Pomatorhinus
Scimitar Scimitar schisticeps �
Babbler Babbler
476 Streak- Rufous- Pomatorhinus
breasted necked ruficollis
�
Scimitar Scimitar
Babbler Babbler
477 Black-chinned Stachyridopsis
�
Babbler pyrrhops
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
478 Tawny-bellied Rufous- Dumetia
Babbler bellied hyperythra �
Babbler
479 Pin-striped Tit- Striped Macronus gularis
Babbler Tit-babbler,
Yellow- �
breasted
Babbler
480 Chestnut- Red-capped Timalia pileata
capped Babbler �
Babbler
481 Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe
�
nipalensis
482 Puff-throated Spotted Pellorneum
�
Babbler Babbler ruficeps
483 Common Turdoides
�
Babbler caudata
484 Striated Turdoides earlei
�
Babbler
485 Large Grey Turdoides
�
Babbler malcolmi
486 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata �
487 White-crested Garrulax
�
Laughingthrush leucolophus
488 Rufous- Garrulax
chinned rufogularis �
Laughingthrush
489 Spotted Garrulax
�
Laughingthrush ocellatus
490 White-throated Garrulax
�
Laughingthrush albogularis
491 Striated Garrulax striatus
�
Laughingthrush
492 Streaked Trochalopteron Species
Laughingthrush lineatum split: Bhutan
Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron �
imbricatum is
E. Himalaya
species
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NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
493 Variegated Trochalopteron
Laughingthrush
�
variegatum
494 Chestnut- Red-headed Trochalopteron Species
crowned Lghingthrush erythrocephalum split: Assam
Laughingthrush Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron �
chrysopterum
is E. Himalaya
species
495 Himalayan Cutia, Nepal Cutia nipalensis
�
Cutia Cutia
496 Blue-winged Minla
Minla
�
cyanouroptera
497 Bar-throated Chestnut- Minla strigula
Minla tailed Minla,
�
Bar-throated
Siva
498 Silver-eared Silver-eared Leiothrix
Leiothrix Mesia
�
argentauris
499 Red-billed Leiothrix lutea
�
Leiothrix
500 Rufous Sibia Black- Heterophasia
capped capistrata �
Sibia
501 Lesser Sylvia curruca Species
Whitethroat split: Hume’s
Whitethroat �
Sylvia althaea is
western species
502 Eastern Sylvia Species split:
Orphean crassirostris Western
Warbler Orphean
Warbler Sylvia �
hortensis is
western species
503 Asian Desert Desert Sylvia nana Vagrant
�
Warbler Warbler
504 White-browed Fulvetta
�
Fulvetta vinipectus
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
505 Yellow-eyed Chrysomma
�
Babbler sinense
506 Great Parrotbill Conostoma
�
oemodium
507 Black-throated Suthora
Parrotbill nipalensis �
508 Whiskered Yellow-naped Yuhina flavicollis
�
Yuhina Yuhina
509 Stripe-throated Yuhina gularis
�
Yuhina
510 Black-chinned Yuhina
Yuhina nigrimenta �
511 Oriental White- Zosterops
�
eye palpebrosus
512 Goldcrest Regulus regulus �
513 Eurasian Wren Winter Wren Troglodytes
�
troglodytes
514 Chestnut- Sitta Species split:
bellied cinnamoventris Formerly Sitta
Nuthatch castanea. Indian
Nuthatch Sitta
castanea �
may also occur
in Uttarakhand
bordering the
plains.
515 White-tailed Sitta
�
Nuthatch himalayensis
516 White-cheeked Sitta leucopsis
Nuthatch �
517 Velvet-fronted Sitta frontalis
�
Nuthatch
518 Wallcreeper Tichodroma
�
muraria
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS

NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
519 Hodgson's Eurasian Certhia hodgsoni Species split:
Treecreeper Treecreeper Eurasian
Treecreeper
�
Certhia
familiaris is now
western species
520 Bar-tailed Certhia
�
Treecreeper himalayana
521 Rusty-flanked Certhia
�
Treecreeper nipalensis
522 Brown-throated Sikkim Certhia discolor Vagrant
�
Treecreeper Treecreeper
523 Spot-winged Saroglossa
Starling
�
spiloptera
524 Common Hill Gracula religiosa Species split:
Myna Formerly
conspecific
with Lesser or �
Southern Hill
Myna Gracula
indica
525 Jungle Myna Acridotheres
�
fuscus
526 Bank Myna Acridotheres
�
ginginianus
527 Common Myna Acridotheres
�
tristis
528 Pied Myna Asian Pied Gracupica contra
Starling
�
529 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus

530 Chestnut-tailed Grey- Sturnia

Starling headed malabarica �
Myna
531 Brahminy Brahminy Sturnia
�
Starling Myna pagodarum
532 Common Sturnus vulgaris
Starling
�
 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 39

S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
533 Blue Whistling Himalayan Myophonus
Thrush Whistling caeruleus �
Thrush
534 Pied Thrush Pied Ground Zoothera wardii
�
Thrush
535 Orange- Orange- Zoothera citrina
headed Thrush headed
�
Ground
Thrush
536 Plain-backed Plain-backed Zoothera
Thrush Mountain mollissima �
Thrush
537 Long-tailed Zoothera dixoni
�
Thrush
538 Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma �
539 Long-billed Long-billed Zoothera
Thrush Ground monticola �
Thrush
540 Dark-sided Lesser Zoothera
Thrush Long-billed marginata
Thrush,
�
Dark-sided
Ground
Thrush
541 Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor �
542 White-collared Turdus
�
Blackbird albocinctus
543 Grey-winged Turdus boulboul
�
Blackbird
544 Tibetan Eurasian Turdus maximus Species split:
Blackbird Blackbird Eurasian
�
Blackbird
Turdus merula
545 Chestnut Grey- Turdus
Thrush headed rubrocanus �
Thrush
546 Black-throated Dark- Turdus
Thrush throated atrogularis �
Thrush
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS

NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
547 Red-throated Turdus ruficollis
�
Thrush
548 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus �
549 Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea �
550 Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis Vagrant �
551 Gould's Heteroxenicus
�
Shortwing stellatus
552 Lesser Brachypteryx Vagrant
�
Shortwing leucophris
553 White-browed Brachypteryx Vagrant
�
Shortwing montana
554 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica �
555 Siberian Luscinia calliope
�
Rubythroat
556 White-tailed Himalayan Luscinia
�
Rubythroat Rubythroat pectoralis
557 Indian Blue Luscinia brunnea
�
Robin
558 White-browed Tarsiger indicus
�
Bush Robin
559 Himalayan Orange- Tarsiger rufilatus Considered
Bluetail flanked Bush conspecific
Robin with Red-
flanked Bluetail
�
or Orange-
flanked Bush
Robin Tarsiger
cyanurus
560 Golden Bush Tarsiger
�
Robin chrysaeus
561 Oriental Copsychus
�
Magpie-Robin saularis
562 White-rumped Copsychus
�
Shama malabaricus
563 Indian Robin Saxicoloides
�
fulicatus
564 Blue-capped Phoenicurus
�
Redstart caeruleocephala
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
565 Black Redstart Phoenicurus
�
ochruros
566 Hodgson's Phoenicurus
�
Redstart hodgsoni
567 Güldenstädt's White- Phoenicurus
Redstart winged erythrogastrus �
Redstart
568 Blue-fronted Phoenicurus
�
Redstart frontalis
569 White-bellied Hodgson’s Hodgsonius
Redstart Blue Robin
�
phoenicuroides
570 Plumbeous Plumbeous Rhyacornis
Water Redstart Redstart
�
fuliginosa
571 White-capped White- Chaimarrornis
Redstart capped leucocephalus �
River-chat
572 White-tailed White-tailed Myiomela leucura Vagrant
�
Robin Blue Robin
573 Grandala Grandala
�
coelicolor
574 Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri �
575 Black-backed Enicurus
Forktail
�
immaculatus
576 Slaty-backed Enicurus
�
Forktail schistaceus
577 Spotted Enicurus
�
Forktail maculatus
578 White-throated Hodgson's Saxicola insignis Vulnerable
�
Bush Chat Bush Chat
579 Siberian Asian Saxicola maurus Formerly
Stonechat Stonechat Common
Stonechat
�
Saxicola
torquatus which
is extralimital
580 White-tailed Saxicola leucurus
�
Stonechat
581 Pied Bush Saxicola caprata
�
Chat
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS

NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
582 Grey Bush Dark Grey Saxicola ferreus
�
Chat Bush Chat
583 Red-tailed Oenanthe Species split:
Wheatear chrysopygia Formerly
considered
conspecific
with Rufous- �
tailed Wheatear
Oenanthe
xanthoprymna.
Vagrant
584 Isabelline Oenanthe
�
Wheatear isabellina
585 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe
�
pleschanka
586 Desert Oenanthe deserti
�
Wheatear
587 Variable Oenanthe picata Vagrant
�
Wheatear
588 Brown Rock Indian Chat Cercomela fusca
�
Chat
589 Blue Rock Monticola
�
Thrush solitarius
590 Chestnut- Monticola
bellied Rock rufiventris �
Thrush
591 Blue-capped Blue-headed Monticola
�
Rock Thrush Rock Thrush cinclorhynchus
592 Dark-sided Sooty Muscicapa
�
Flycatcher Flycatcher sibirica
593 Asian Brown Muscicapa
�
Flycatcher dauurica
594 Rusty-tailed Muscicapa
�
Flycatcher ruficauda
595 Rufous- Orange- Ficedula
gorgeted gorgeted strophiata �
Flycatcher Flycatcher
596 Red-breasted Red- Ficedula parva
Flycatcher throated �
Flycatcher
 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 43

S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
597 Taiga Red- Ficedula albicilla
Flycatcher throated �
Flycatcher
598 Snowy-browed Rufous- Ficedula
Flycatcher breasted hyperythra
�
Blue
Flycatcher
599 Little Pied Ficedula
�
Flycatcher westermanni
600 Ultramarine White- Ficedula
Flycatcher browed Blue superciliaris �
Flycatcher
601 Slaty-blue Ficedula tricolor
�
Flycatcher
602 Verditer Eumyias
�
Flycatcher thalassinus
603 Pale Blue Cyornis unicolor
�
Flycatcher
604 Pale-chinned Brook’s Cyornis
�
Blue Flycatcher Flycatcher poliogenys
605 Tickell's Blue Cyornis tickelliae
�
Flycatcher
606 Blue-throated Blue- Cyornis
Blue Flycatcher throated rubeculoides �
Flycatcher
607 Rufous-bellied Beautiful Niltava sundara
�
Niltava Niltava
608 Small Niltava Niltava
�
macgrigoriae
609 White-throated Cinclus cinclus
�
Dipper
610 Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
�
611 Golden-fronted Golden- Chloropsis
Leafbird fronted aurifrons �
Chloropsis
612 Orange-bellied Orange- Chloropsis
Leafbird bellied hardwickii �
Chloropsis
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS

NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
613 Thick-billed Dicaeum agile
�
Flowerpecker
614 Yellow-bellied Dicaeum
�
Flowerpecker melanoxanthum
615 Pale-billed Tickell’s Dicaeum
Flowerpecker Flower- erythrorhynchos �
pecker
616 Fire-breasted Dicaeum
�
Flowerpecker ignipectus
617 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris
�
asiaticus
618 Mrs. Gould's Aethopyga
�
Sunbird gouldiae
619 Green-tailed Nepal Aethopyga
Sunbird Yellow- nipalensis
�
backed
Sunbird
620 Black-throated Black- Aethopyga
Sunbird breasted saturata �
Sunbird
621 Crimson Yellow- Aethopyga
Sunbird backed siparaja �
Sunbird
622 Fire-tailed Aethopyga
�
Sunbird ignicauda
623 House Passer
�
Sparrow domesticus
624 Russet Cinnamon Passer rutilans
Sparrow Tree �
Sparrow
625 Eurasian Tree Passer montanus
�
Sparrow
626 Yellow-throated Chestnut- Gymnoris
Sparrow shouldered xanthocollis �
Petronia
627 Black-breasted Black- Ploceus
Weaver throated benghalensis �
Weaver
 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 45

S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
628 Streaked Ploceus manyar
�
Weaver
629 Baya Weaver Ploceus
�
philippinus
630 Finn's Weaver Yellow Ploceus Vulnerable
�
Weaver megarhynchus
631 Red Avadavat Red Munia Amandava
�
amandava
632 Indian Silverbill White- Euodice
throated malabarica �
Munia
633 White-rumped Lonchura striata
�
Munia
634 Scaly-breasted Spotted Lonchura
�
Munia Munia punctulata
635 Black-headed Tricolored Lonchura Vagrant
�
Munia Munia malacca
636 Alpine Prunella collaris
�
Accentor
637 Altai Accentor Prunella
�
himalayana
638 Robin Prunella
�
Accentor rubeculoides
639 Rufous- Prunella
breasted strophiata �
Accentor
640 Black-throated Prunella
�
Accentor atrogularis
641 Maroon-backed Prunella Vagrant
�
Accentor immaculata
642 Western Yellow Yellow Motacilla flava Species
Wagtail Wagtail split: Eastern
Yellow Wagtail �
Motacilla
tschutschensis
643 Citrine Wagtail Yellow- Motacilla citreola
headed �
Wagtail
644 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea �
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS

NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
645 White Wagtail Motacilla alba �
646 White-browed Large Pied Motacilla
�
Wagtail Wagtail maderaspatensis
647 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi �
648 Paddyfield Anthus rufulus
�
Pipit
649 Tawny Pipit Anthus
�
campestris
650 Long-billed Brown Rock Anthus similis
�
Pipit Pipit
651 Tree Pipit Eurasian Anthus trivialis
�
Tree Pipit
652 Olive-backed Oriental Tree Anthus hodgsoni
�
Pipit Pipit
653 Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus �
654 Red-throated Anthus cervinus Vagrant
�
Pipit
655 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Vagrant �
656 Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus �
657 Common Fringilla coelebs
Chaffinch �
658 Brambling Fringilla Vagrant
�
montifringilla
659 Red-fronted Fire-fronted Serinus pusillus
�
Serin Serin
660 Yellow- Himalayan Carduelis
breasted Greenfinch spinoides �
Greenfinch
661 European Eurasian Carduelis
Goldfinch Goldfinch, carduelis
�
Himalayan
Goldfinch
662 Plain Mountain Hodgson’s Leucosticte
Finch Mountain nemoricola �
Finch
663 Spectacled Red-browed Callacanthis
�
Finch Finch burtoni
 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 47

S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
664 Dark-breasted Carpodacus
�
Rosefinch nipalensis
665 Common Carpodacus
Rosefinch erythrinus
�
666 Himalayan Beautiful Carpodacus Species split:
Beautiful Rosefinch pulcherrimus Chinese
Rosefinch Beautiful
Rosefinch
Carpodactus �
davidianus
is found in
Arunachal
Pradesh.
667 Pink-browed Carpodacus
Rosefinch rodochroa �
668 Vinaceous Carpodacus
�
Rosefinch vinaceus
669 Spot-winged Carpodacus
�
Rosefinch rodopeplus
670 Himalayan White- Carpodacus Species split:
White-browed browed thura Chinese White-
Rosefinch Rosefinch browed
Rosefinch
�
Carpodactus
dubius is found
in Arunachal
Pradesh.
671 Blyth's Carpodacus
�
Rosefinch grandis
672 Red-fronted Carpodacus
�
Rosefinch puniceus
673 Scarlet Finch Haematospiza
�
sipahi
674 Red Crossbill Common Loxia curvirostra Vagrant
�
Crossbill
675 Brown Pyrrhula
�
Bullfinch nipalensis
676 Orange Pyrrhula Vagrant
�
Bullfinch aurantiaca
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS

NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
677 Red-headed Pyrrhula
�
Bullfinch erythrocephala
678 Black- Mycerobas
and-yellow icterioides �
Grosbeak
679 Collared Allied Mycerobas affinis
�
Grosbeak Grosbeak
680 Spot-winged Mycerobas
�
Grosbeak melanozanthos
681 White-winged Mycerobas
�
Grosbeak carnipes
682 Crested Emberiza lathami
�
Bunting
683 Yellowhammer Emberiza Vagrant
�
citrinella
684 Pine Bunting Emberiza
�
leucocephalos
685 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia �
686 White-capped Emberiza
�
Bunting stewarti
687 Grey-necked Emberiza Vagrant
�
Bunting buchanani
688 Striolated House Emberiza
�
Bunting Bunting striolata
689 Chestnut-eared Grey- Emberiza fucata
Bunting headed �
Bunting
690 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
�
691 Chestnut Emberiza rutila Vagrant
�
Bunting
692 Black-headed Emberiza
�
Bunting melanocephala
693 Black-faced Emberiza Vagrant
�
Bunting spodocephala
 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 49

List of doubtful records of birds from Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
1 Rain Quail Coturnix
�
coromandelica
2 King Quail Blue- Excalfactoria
breasted chinensis �
Quail
3 Lesser Florican Sypheotides
�
indicus
4 Indian Courser Cursorius
�
coromandelicus
5 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus
�
minutus
6 Little Tern Sternula
�
albifrons
7 Tibetan Syrrhaptes
�
Sandgrouse tibetanus
8 European Streptopelia
�
Turtle Dove turtur
9 Barred Macropygia
�
Cuckoo-Dove unchall
10 Thick-billed Treron
�
Green Pigeon curvirostra
11 Indian Swiftlet Indian Aerodramus
Edible-nest unicolor �
Swiftlet
12 Silver-breasted Hodgson’s Serilophus
�
Broadbill Broadbill lunatus
13 Grey-chinned Pericrocotus
�
Minivet solaris
14 Eurasian Alauda arvensis
�
Skylark
15 Slaty-bellied Slaty-bellied Tesia olivea
Tesia Ground- �
warbler
16 Radde's Radde's Phylloscopus
�
Warbler Leaf-warbler schwarzi
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S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS

NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
17 Yellow-browed Yellow- Phylloscopus
Warbler browed inornatus �
Leaf-warbler
18 Thick-billed Iduna aedon
�
Warbler
19 Booted Iduna caligata
�
Warbler
20 Brown Bush Bradypterus
�
Warbler luteoventris
21 Common Greater Sylvia
�
Whitethroat Whitethroat communis
22 Ferruginous Muscicapa
�
Flycatcher ferruginea
23 Kashmir Ficedula
�
Flycatcher subrubra
24 Large Niltava Niltava grandis �
25 Tibetan Black- Montifringilla
Snowfinch winged adamsi �
Snowfinch
26 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus
�
indicus
27 Blyth's Pipit Anthus
�
godlewskii
28 Corn Bunting Emberiza
�
calandra
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52 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand

ANNEXURE - 1
UTTARAKHAND’S PROTECTED AREAS

S. Name Year initially/ Area Contact address

No. finally notified (Sq.
Km.)
1 Corbett National 1936 520.82 Director, Corbett Tiger
Park Reserve
Phone: +91-5947-253977
2 Rajaji National Park 1983/2013 819.54 Director Rajaji National Park
Phone: +91-135-2621669
3 Gangotri National 1989 2390 Director Gangotri National
Park Park Uttarkashi Uttarakhand
Phone: +91-1374-222444
DFO Uttarkashi
Phone: +91-1374-222444
4 Govind National 1990/2013 558.88 Deputy Director Govind
Park Pashu Vihar National Park,
Purola
Phone: +91-1375-223433
5 Nanda Devi 1982 624.6 Divisional Forest Officer,
National Park Nanda Devi National Park,
Joshimath
Phone: +91-1389- 222179
6 Valley of Flowers 1982 87.5 Deputy Director Nanda Devi
National Park National Park Gopeshwar,
Phone: +91-1372-222179
7 Askot Wildlife 1986/2013 600 Divisional Forest Officer,
Sanctuary Askot WLS, Pithoragarh
Phone: +91-5964-225234
8 Benog Mountain 1993 10.82 Divisional Forest Officer,
Quail Wildlife Mussoorie Forest Division,
Sanctuary Mussoorie
Phone: +91-135-2631765
9 Binsar Wildlife 1988 45.59 Divisional Forest Officer,
Sanctuary Binsar WLS Divisional
Forest Officer, Civil Suyam,
Almora
+91-5962-230229
10 Govind Wildlife 1955/2013 481.05 Deputy Director Govind
Sanctuary National Park, Purola
Phone: +91-13732- 23438
 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 53

11 Kedarnath Wildlife 1972 975.2 Divisional Forest Officer,
Sanctuary Kedarnath Wildlife
Sanctuary, Gopeshwar
Phone: +91-1372 252149
12 Nandhaur Wildlife 2012 269.96 Divisional Forest Officer,
Sanctuary Haldwani
+91-5946-220002"
13 Sonanadi Wildlife 1987 301.18 Divisional Forest Offcier,
Sanctuary Kalagarh Tiger Reserve,
+91-1386- 262235
14 Asan Conservation 2005 4.44 Divisional Forest Officer,
Reserve Chakrata Kalsi
Phone:+91-1360 275078
15 Jhilmil 2005 37.84 ­­­Divisional Forest Officer
Conservation Haridwar
Reserve Phone:+91-1334 226271
16 Pawalgarh 2012 58.25 Divisional Forest Officer,
Conservation Ramnagar
Reserve +91-5947-51362
54 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand

ANNEXURE - 2
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF UTTARAKHAND:
PRIORITY SITES FOR CONSERVATION
IBA SITE IBA SITE NAMES IBA
CODES CRITERIA
IN-UT-01 Asan Barrage A1, A4i
IN-UT-02 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and Goriganga Basin A1, A2
IN-UT-03 Binog Sanctuary-Bhadraj-Jharipani A1, A2
IN-UT-04 Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary A3
IN-UT-05 Corbett Tiger Reserve A1
IN-UT-06 Govind National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, A1, A2
Sandra, Kotinad and Singtur ranges (Tons
forest division)
IN-UT-07 Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary & surrounding A1, A2, A3
Reserve Forests
IN-UT-08 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve A1, A2
IN-UT-09 New Forest Campus A3
IN-UT-10 Rajaji National Park A1
IN-UT-11 Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary A1
IN-UT-12 Upper Pindar Catchment in East Almora Forest A1, A2, A3
Division
IN-UT-13 Valley of Flowers National Park A1
IN-UT-14 Gangotri National Park Data
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Map of Protected Areas (Uttarakhand)
 An Updated
Checklist of the Birds
of Uttarakhand
Compiled by
Dhananjai Mohan
Sanjay Sondhi

The Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand lists 693 birds that
have been recorded in the hill state of Uttarakhand and is an update to the
checklist published in February 2014 listing 686 species. This checklist
also lists 28 species, which have been recorded in Uttarakhand in the past,
but whose presence in the State is now doubtful. The checklist provides up-
to-date taxonomic information, including that of species splits or mergers
in the last decade. Finally, the checklist also provides a mention of the bird Published by
Uttarakhand Forest Department
species that are Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near
Threatened as per IUCN’s latest Red Data List. Second revised edition