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Home :: Keoladeo National Park :: Bird Checklist

Bird Checklist - Keoladeo National Park

C = Common
LM = Local Migrant Raptor, Keoladeo National Park
O = Occasional
PM = Passage Migrant
R = Resident
SM = Summer Migrant
U = Uncommon
VSS = Flora and Fauna
WM = Winter Migrant(Migratory in the list usually refers to this category)


1 . Greater white-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Migratory, Occasional
2 . Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) Resident, common
3 . Gadwall (Anas strepera) Migratory, common
4 . Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) Migratory, uncommon
5 . Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) Migratory, common
6 . Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Migratory, uncommon
7 . Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) Resident, common
8 . Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Migratory, very common
9 . Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Migratory, very common
10 . Garganey (Anas querquedula) Passage migrant
11 . Baikal Teal (Anas formosa) Migratory, uncommon
12 . Common Teal (Anas crecca) Migratory, common
13 . Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) Migratory, common
14 . Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) Migratory, common
15 . Ferruginous Pochard (Aythya nyroca) Local migrant
16 . Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri) Uncommon migrant Bird, Keoladeo National Park
17 . Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) migrant, common to uncommon
18 . Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) uncommon migrant
19 . Smew (Mergellus albellus)
20 . Common Marganser (Mergus merganser)
21 . Yellow-legged Buttonquail (Turnix tanki) Local migrant, occasional
22 . Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator) Resident
23 . Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) Migrant, common
24 . Brown-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopos nanus) Resident
25 . Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Dendrocopos mahrattensis) Resident
26 . Back-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) resident, breeds
27 . Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica) now established, Resident
28 . White-cheeked Barbet (Megalaima viridis) Evans, by mistake
29 . Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) Resident, breeds
30 . Indian Grey-Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) resident, breeds
31 . Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Resident and migrant Bird, Keoladeo National Park
32 . European Roller (Coracias garrulus) Local migrant, uncommon
33 . Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) Resident, common
34 . Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) common resident
35 . Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) occasional, resident
36 . White-thoated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) resident, very common
37 . Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) LM, U
38 . Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) Resdient common
39 . Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) Resident common
40 . Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) passage migrant
41 . Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) passage migrant
42 . Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) Migrant, breeds, common
43 . Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Cuculus varius) R,C
44 . Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) M,O
45 . Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) LM,O
46 . Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) R,O
47 . Sirkeer Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii) R,O
48 . Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) R,C
49 . Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) R,C
50 . Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) LM,O
51 . Dusky Eagle-Owl (Bubo coromandus) R,C
52 . Brown Fish-Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) LM,U
53 . Mottled Wood-Owl (Strix ocellata) R
54 . Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) R,C
55 . Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata) LM,U
56 . Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) M,U
57 . Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) R,O
58 . Syke's Nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis) SM,U
59 . Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) R,O Darter, Keoladeo National Park
60 . Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) R,O
61 . Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) R,C
62 . Pale-backed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni)
winter migrant, perhaps a few records
63 . Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) LM,U
64 . Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) R,C
65 . Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) LM,U
66 . Red-collared Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) R,C
67 . Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) R,C
68 . Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) R,C
69 . Lesser Florican (Eupodotis indica) One sight record
70 . Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) Winter migrant, high site fidelity
71 . Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) Resident, breeds, common
72 . Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) Migrant, uncommon
73 . Common Crane (Grus grus) Migrant, occasional
74 . Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) LM,O
75 . Brown Crake (Amaurornis akool) Local migrant, occasional
76 . White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) Resident, very common
77 . Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) uncommon migrant
78 . Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) uncommon migrant
79 . Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca) LM,O
80 . Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) breeds
81 . Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) R,C Bird, Keoladeo National Park
82 . Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) RM,C
83 . Common Coot (Fulica atra) very common migrant
84 . Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus) LM,U
85 . Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) M,U
86 . Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) M,O
87 . Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) M,U
88 . Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) M,U
89 . Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) M,U
90 . Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) M,O
91 . Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) M,O
92 . Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) M,O
93 . Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) M,O
94 . Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) M,C
95 . Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) M,C
96 . Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) M,U
97 . Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) M,O
98 . Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) M,O
99 . Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) first reported in 1996
100 . Red Knot (Calidris canutus) M,U
101 . Little Stint (Calidris minuta) M,O
102 . Temmink's Stint (Calidris temminckii) M,O
103 . Dunlin (Calidris alpina) M,U
104 . Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) M,C
105 . Broadb-illed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus) M,U
106 . Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) M,O
107 . Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) M,U
108 . Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) R,O
109 . Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) R,C
110 . Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus) R,C
111 . Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus) R,C
112 . Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) occasional
113 . Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) LM,C
114 . Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) LM,U
115 . Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) M,U
116 . Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) HA
117 . Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) M,O
118 . (Charadrius dubius) M,O
119 . Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
120 . Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
121 . Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) M,O
122 . Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) R,O
123 . River Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii) R,U
124 . Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) M,U
125 . Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) R,C
126 . Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) Migrant uncommon
127 . White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus) M,C
128 . Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus) R,C
129 . Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) M,U
130 . Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) Evans
131 . Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea) LM,O
132 . Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) uncommon
133 . Yellow-legged Gull (Larus cachinnans) uncommon
134 . Great Black-headed or Pallas's Gull (Larus ichthyaetus) M, O
135 . Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus) M,U
136 . Common Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) M,U
137 . Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica) LM,C
138 . River Tern (Sterna aurantia) LM,O
139 . Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) R,U
140 . Black-bellied Tern (Sterna acuticauda) HA
141 . Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) LM,C
142 . Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) HA
143 . Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) M,O
144 . Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) R,C
145 . Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) R,C
146 . Red Kite (Milvus milvus) M,U
147 . Black Kite (Milvus migrans) R,U
148 . Black-eared Kite (Milvus lineatus) LM,U
149 . Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) LM,?U
150 . Pallas's Fishing-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) BM,O
151 . White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Evans
152 . Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) R,C
153 . White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) R,uncommon
154 . Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus) R,O
155 . Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus) migrant, uncommon
156 . Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) migrant, uncommon
157 . Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) resident, occasional
158 . Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) R,C
159 . Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela) LM,C
160 . Eurasian Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) M,C
161 . Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) M,U
162 . Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) M,U
163 . Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos) M,O
164 . Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) M,O
165 . Shikra (Accipiter badius) R,C
166 . Besra (Accipiter virgatus) LM,O
167 . Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) M,O
168 . Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) M,U
169 . White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa) R,O
170 . Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) RM,O
171 . Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) RM,C
172 . Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) LM,C
173 . Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) M,C
174 . Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) M,C
175 . Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Bill Harvey
176 . Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) LM,O
177 . Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) LM,O
178 . Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) LM,O
179 . Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) LM,U
180 . Oriental Hobby (Falco severus) M,U
181 . Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) Evans
182 . Lagger Falcon (Falco jugger) R,U
183 . Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) M,O
184 . Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) R,C
185 . Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) M,O
186 . Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) M,O
187 . Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) R,C
188 . Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) R,C
189 . Indian cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) R,C
190 . Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) R,C
191 . Little egret (Egretta garzetta) R,C
192 . Western Reef-Egret (Egretta gularis) VSV
193 . Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) R,C
194 . Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) R,C
195 . Great egret (Casmerodius albus) R,C
196 . Intermediate egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) R,C
197 . Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) R,C
198 . Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) R,C
199 . Striated heron (Butorides striatus) R,U
200 . Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) R,C
201 . Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) LM,U
202 . Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) LM,U
203 . Red-naped Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa) LM,O
204 . Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus) RC,O
205 . Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) LM,O
206 . Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) M,O
207 . Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) LM,O
208 . Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) R,C breeds in large numbers
209 . Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) R,C, breeds
210 . Wooly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) R,C, breeds
211 . White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) M,U
212 . Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) R,C
213 . Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) SM,O
214 . Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) SM,O
215 . Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) SM,U
216 . Rufous-tailed Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) M,O
217 . Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) M,U
218 . Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) R,C
219 . Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) LM,C
220 . Grey-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus) LM,U
221 . Southern Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis) R,C
222 . Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) R,C
223 . House Crow (Corvus splendens) R,C
224 . Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) R,C
225 . Black-headed Cuckooshrike (Coracina melanoptera) uncommon
226 . Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) R,C
227 . White-bellied Minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius) uncommon
228 . Short-billed Minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) LM,O
229 . Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) LM,O
230 . White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) ?HA
231 . Hair-crested or Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) LM,U
232 . Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea) Migrant, uncommon
233 . Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) R,M,C
234 . Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) R,C
235 . Marshall's or White-tailed Iora (Aegithina nigrolutea) R,O
236 . Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) R,C
237 . Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Muscicapa ruficauda) M,U
238 . Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) M,C
239 . Ultramarine Flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris) M,U
240 . Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassina) M,O
241 . Blue-throated Flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides) Evans
242 . Tickell's Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) R,C
243 . Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucura) Evans?(does not occur in India)
244 . Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) LM,O
245 . Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) Evans
246 . Indian or Brown Rock Chat (Cercomela fusca) R,C
247 . Brahminy Starling (Sturnus pagodarum) R,C
248 . Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus) M,O
249 . Fire-capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) Handbook
250 . Great Tit (Parus major) M
251 . Pale Martin (Riparia diluta) WM,U
252 . Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola) LM,O
253 . Dusky Crag-Martin (Hirundo concolor) 
254 . Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) M,C
255 . Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) R,C
256 . White-browed Bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) HA
257 . Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) R,C
258 . Bright-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
259 . Rufous-fronted Prinia (Prinia buchanani) LM,U
260 . Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) R,O
261 . Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata) R,C
262 . Oriental White-Eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) R,O
263 . Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata) M,O
264 . Tytler's Laef-Warbler (Phylloscopus tytleri)
265 . Western Crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) M,O
266 . Golden-spectacled Warbler (Seicercus burkii) VSS
267 . Large grey Babbler (Turdoides malcolmi) R,C
268 . Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striatus) R,C
269 . Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) 
270 . Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) M,C
271 . Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana) no recent sight record
272 . Orpean Warbler (Sylvia hortensis) M,C
273 . Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix grisea) LM,O
274 . Rufous-tailed Lark (Ammomanes phoenicurus) R?,O
275 . Desert Lark (Ammomanes deserti) LM,U
276 . Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) M,O
277 . Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) R,C
278 . Syke's Crested Lark (Galerida deva) R,U
279 . Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula) R,O
280 . Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile) R,U
281 . Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) R,U
282 . Purple Sunbird (Nectarinia asiatica) R,C
283 . White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla madaraspatensis) R,C
284 . Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) M,C
285 . Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) M,C
286 . Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) M,O
287 . Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
288 . Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) R,C
289 . Rosy Pipit (Anthus roseatus) M,U
290 . Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
291 . Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)


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