Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Comb Duck Sakidiornis melanotos
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Common Teal Anas crecca
Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus
Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha
Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii
Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente
Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Great Barbet Megalaima virens
Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostri
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirotris
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus
Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis
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
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
Large Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaes tristis
Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaes leschenaulti
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
Vernal Hanging Parakeet Loriculus vernalis
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena sylvatica
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
House Swift Apus affinis
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo
Spot-bellied Eagle Owl Bubo nipalensis
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
Spotted Owlet Athene brama
Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batraschostomus hodgsoni
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
Savannah Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
Ashy Wood Pigeon Columba pulchricollis
Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Barred Cuckoo Dove Macropygia unchall
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Pompadour Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda
Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenura
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis
Lesser Florican Sypheotides indica
Sarus Crane Grus antigone
Common Crane Grus grus
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Black-tailed Crake Porzana bicolor
Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Common Coot Fulicata atra
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus
Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Saunders's Tern Sterna saundersi
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Lesser Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Shikra Accipiter badius
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
Indian Spotted Eagle Pomarina hastata
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Bonelli's Eagle Hieraatus fasciatus
Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraatus kienerii
Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
Oriental Hobby Falco severus
Little Grebe Podiceps ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis
Great Egret Casmerodius albus
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Malay Night Heron Gorsachius melanophus
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
Blue-naped Pitta Pitta nipalensis
Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus
Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
Asian Fairy Bluebird Irene puella
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach tricolor
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
Collared Treepie Dendrocitta frontalis
House Crow Corvus splendens
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina melaschistos
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucocephaeus
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Greater Racket Tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Black-naped Monarch Monarcha azurea
Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Blue Whistling Thursh Myiophonus caeruleus
Pied Thrush Zoothera wardii
Orange-headed Thursh Zoothera citrina
Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera mollissima
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
Large Niltava Niltava grandis
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys
Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
Pygmy Blue Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope
White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane
Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
White-capped Water Redstart Chaimarriornis leucocephalus
Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fulginosus
Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus
Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
Northern Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa
Great Tit Parus major
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys
Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotatus
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalensis
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus
Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavalus
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Rufous-vented Prinia Prinia burnesii
Hill Prinia Prinia atrogularis
Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla
Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
Pale-footed Bush Warbler Cettia pallidipes
Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus concinens
Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator
Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii
Grey-hooded Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos
Rufous-rumped Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralis
Rufous-necked Laughingthrush Garrulax ruficollis
Striated Laughingthrush Garrulax striatus
Streaked Laughingthrush Garrulax lineatus
Scaly Laughingthrush Garrulax subunicolor
Black-faced Laughingthrush Garrulax affinis
Abott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
White-browed Scimiter-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps
Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
Striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis
Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre
Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus
Slender-billed Babbler Turdoides longirostris
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus
White-browed Shrike Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis
White-hooded Babbler Gampsorrhynchus rufulus
Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
Chestnut-tailed Minla Minla strigula
Rufous-winged Fulvetta Alcippe castaneceps
Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis
Rufous-backed Sibia Heterophasia annectens
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
Grey Sibia Heterophasia gracilis
Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides
Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris
Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile
Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Anthreptes singalensis
Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica
Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
Chestnut Bunting Emberzia rutila
Black-faced Bunting Emberzia spodocephala
By Sujan Chatterjee |