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India: The South and the Andaman Islands

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Birdlist from the November/December 2006 tour

With Paul Holt and Avigit Sarkhel as leaders

NC A B C D E
Little Grebe 3 30 Tachybaptus ruficollis
Spot-billed Pelican 1 22 1 600 Pelecanus philippensis
Little Cormorant 6 40 1 400 Phalacrocorax niger
Indian Shag 3 20 Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Great Cormorant 4 20 Phalacrocorax carbo
Oriental Darter 2 50 1 8 Anhinga melanogaster
Little Egret 5 200 4 50 Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-heron 1 10 Egretta gularis
Pacific Reef-heron 2 2 Egretta sacra
Great Egret 3 100 5 70 Egretta alba
Intermediate Egret 5 2000 3 5 Egretta intermedia
Grey Heron 4 6 1 20 Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron 2 4 Ardea purpurea
Eastern Cattle Egret 5 300 5 300 Bubulcus coromandus
Indian Pond-heron 10 40 1 50 Ardeola grayii
pond heron sp. 4 6 Ardeola sp.
Striated Heron 4 2 Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 10 Nycticorax nycticorax
Painted Stork 1 50 Mycteria leucocephala
Asian Openbill 2 3 1 100 Anastomus oscitans
Woolly-necked Stork 2 5 Ciconia episcopus
Glossy Ibis 1 40 Plegadis falcinellus
Black-headed Ibis 1 50 Threskiornis melanocephalus
Eurasian Spoonbill 1 30 Platalea leucorodia
Lesser Whistling-duck 1 4 Dendrocygna javanica
Bar-headed Goose 1 49 Anser indicus
Cotton Teal 1 100 Nettapus coromandelianus
Indian Spot-billed Duck 1 10 Anas poecilorhyncha
Northern Shoveler 2 40 Anas clypeata
Andaman Teal 1 56 Anas albogularis
Northern Pintail 1 10 Anas acuta
Garganey 1 300 1 12 Anas querquedula
Oriental Honey-buzzard 7 2 Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black-winged Kite 3 2 1 2 Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite 6 40 2 20 Milvus migrans
Brahminy Kite 9 20 2 8 Haliastur indus
White-bellied Sea-eagle 5 22 Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-rumped Vulture 1 3 Gyps bengalensis
Short-toed Eagle 2 1 Circaetus gallicus
Andaman Serpent-eagle 3 2 Spilornis elgini
Western Marsh Harrier 1 1 1 1 Circus aeruginosus
Pallid Harrier 1 1 1 1 Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier 1 1 Circus pygargus
Shikra 4 1 1 2 Accipiter badius
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 2 Accipiter nisus
White-eyed Buzzard 1 1 Butastur teesa
"Steppe" Buzzard 2 2 Buteo buteo vulpinus
Black Eagle 3 2 Ictinaetus malayensis
Tawny Eagle 3 1 Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle 1 2 Aquila nipalensis
Bonelli's Eagle 2 2 Hieraaetus fasciatus
Booted Eagle 1 3 Hieraaetus pennatus
Changeable Hawk-eagle 1 2 Spizaetus limnaeetus
Crested Hawk-eagle 2 2 Spizaetus cirrhatus
Osprey 2 1 Pandion haliaetus
Common Kestrel 7 8 1 1 Falco tinnunculus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Grey Francolin 4 8 1 1 (H) Francolinus pondicerianus
Jungle Bush-quail 2 2 H Perdicula asiatica
Painted Bush-quail 5 4 (H) Perdicula erythrorhyncha
Red Spurfowl 2 4 Galloperdix spadicea
Grey Junglefowl 9 6 Gallus sonneratii
Indian Peafowl 3 20 Pavo cristatus
Yellow-legged Buttonquail 1 1 Turnix tanki
Andaman Crake 3 3 (H) Rallina canningi
White-breasted Waterhen 3 2 3 2 Amaurornis phoenicurus
Purple Swamphen 2 5 Porphyrio [porphyrio] poliocephalus
Common Moorhen 3 3 Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot 1 400 Fulica atra
Pacific Golden Plover 4 30 Pluvialis fulva
Grey Plover 3 3 Pluvialis squatarola
Little Ringed Plover 1 6 1 7 Charadrius dubius
Kentish Plover 1 15 1 2 Charadrius alexandrinus
Lesser Sand Plover 4 95 Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sand Plover 2 21 Charadrius leschenaultii
Yellow-wattled Lapwing 1 15 Vanellus malabaricus
Red-wattled Lapwing 6 2 1 1 Vanellus indicus
Pintail Snipe 1 10 Gallinago stenura
Common Snipe 1 1 Gallinago gallinago
Bar-tailed Godwit 3 2 Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel 4 25 Numenius phaeopus
Common Redshank 1 15 3 30 Tringa totanus
Common Greenshank 1 10 3 2 Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper 1 2 Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper 4 6 Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper 4 2 4 6 Actitis hypoleucos
Rufous-necked Stint 3 58 Calidris ruficollis
Long-toed Stint 3 15 Calidris subminuta
Dunlin 1 2 Calidris alpina
Curlew Sandpiper 3 35 Calidris ferruginea
Black-winged Stilt 2 20 Himantopus himantopus
Brown-headed Gull 1 1 Larus brunnicephalus
Gull-billed Tern 1 2 1 2 Gelochelidon nilotica
Lesser Crested Tern 1 2 Thalasseus bengalensis
Great Crested Tern 1 2 Thalasseus bergii
Little or Saunders's Tern 2 1 Sterna albifrons or S. saundersi
Whiskered Tern 1 400 1 5 Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern 1 1 Chlidonias leucopterus
Rock Pigeon 10 100 4 40 Columba livia
Nilgiri Woodpigeon 3 1 Columba elphinstonii
Andaman Woodpigeon 1 4 Columba palumboides
Oriental Turtle-dove 1 2 Streptopelia orientalis
Laughing Dove 2 20 1 2 Streptopelia senegalensis
Spotted Dove 9 20 1 10 Streptopelia chinensis
Red Collared-dove 1 1 4 80 Streptopelia tranquebarica
Eurasian Collared-Dove 5 50 1 4 Streptopelia decaocto
Andaman Cuckoo-dove 2 3 (H) Macropygia rufipennis
Emerald Dove 4 2 (H) Chalcophaps indica
Grey-fronted Green-pigeon 2 3 H Treron affinis
Andaman Green-pigeon 2 3 Treron chloropterus
Mountain Imperial-pigeon 3 5 Ducula badia
Green Imperial-pigeon 2 2 5 15 Ducula aenea
Vernal Hanging-parrot 9 20 5 10 (H) Loriculus vernalis
Alexandrine Parakeet 1 3 Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet 6 8 1 2 Psittacula krameri
Plum-headed Parakeet 5 8 Psittacula cyanocephala
Malabar Parakeet 8 20 Psittacula columboides
Red-breasted Parakeet 5 15 Psittacula alexandri
Long-tailed Parakeet 1 3 Psittacula longicauda
"Southern" Coucal 8 2 1 1 Centropus [sinensis] parroti
Andaman Coucal 5 15 (H) Centropus [sinensis] andamanensis
Blue-faced Malkoha 1 2 Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Asian Koel 4 4 4 8 Eudynamys scolopaceus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo 2 1 Cacomantis passerinus
Fork-tailed Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus [lugubris] dicruroides
Common Hawk-cuckoo 3 1 1 1 (H) Hierococcyx varius
Indian Cuckoo 3 3 H Cuculus micropterus
Ceylon Bay Owl 1 1 H Phodilus assimilis
Andaman Scops-owl 1 1 Otus balli
Oriental Scops-owl 1 7 (H) Otus sunia
"Andaman" Oriental Scops-owl 3 3 (H) Otus sunia modestus
Indian Scops-owl 1 1 Otus bakkamoena
Brown Fish-Owl 2 1 Ketupa zeylonensis
Spotted Owlet 2 1 Athene brama
Brown Hawk-owl 1 2 Ninox scutulata
Hume's Hawk-owl 3 2 Ninox obscura
Andaman Hawk-owl 2 2 Ninox affinis
Ceylon Frogmouth 1 2 Batrachostomus moniliger
Jerdon's Nightjar 1 2 Caprimulgus atripennis
Andaman Nightjar 2 2 Caprimulgus andamanicus
White-bellied Swiftlet 5 200 Collocalia esculenta
Indian Swiftlet 5 100 Aerodramus unicolor
Edible-nest Swiftlet 1 1 Aerodramus fuciphagus
Indian White-rumped Spinetail 2 3 Zoonavena syvatica
Brown-throated Needletail 4 30 4 15 Hirundapus giganteus
Asian Palm-Swift 1 20 Cypsiurus balasiensis
Little Swift 1 6 Apus affinis
Crested Treeswift 6 5 Hemiprocne coronata
Malabar Trogon 5 3 Harpactes fasciatus
Common Kingfisher 5 3 2 2 Alcedo atthis
Blue-eared Kingfisher 2 1 Alcedo meninting
Stork-billed Kingfisher 2 2 4 2 Pelargopsis capensis
White-throated Kingfisher 10 6 6 10 Halcyon smyrnensis
Collared Kingfisher 4 8 Todiramphus chloris
Lesser Pied Kingfisher 2 4 Ceryle rudis
Blue-bearded Bee-eater 1 1 H Nyctyornis athertoni
Little Green Bee-eater 5 20 Merops orientalis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1 1 5 15 Merops philippinus
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater 5 6 2 10 Merops leschenaulti
Indian Roller 5 4 1 3 Coracias benghalensis
Common Hoopoe 3 6 Upupa epops
Malabar Grey Hornbill 5 4 (H) Ocyceros griseus
Indian Grey Hornbill 1 4 Ocyceros birostris
Great Pied Hornbill H Buceros bicornis
White-cheeked Barbet 11 6 (H) Megalaima viridis
Malabar Barbet 7 15 (H) Megalaima malabarica
Coppersmith Barbet 2 3 1 2 Megalaima haemacephala
Eurasian Wryneck 1 1 Jynx torquilla
Indian Pygmy Woodpecker 5 2 Dendrocopos nanus
Spot-breasted Pied Woodpecker 3 4 Dendrocopos analis
Rufous Woodpecker 1 1 Micropternus brachyurus
White-bellied Woodpecker 4 2 Dryocopus javensis
Andaman Woodpecker 5 4 Dryocopus hodgei
Lesser Yellownape 2 2 Picus chlorolophus
Common Flameback 3 2 Dinopium javanense
Black-rumped Flameback 2 2 Dinopium benghalense
Greater Flameback 2 3 Chrysocolaptes lucidus
White-naped Flameback 1 1 Chrysocolaptes festivus
Heart-spotted Woodpecker 3 3 Hemicircus canente
Indian Pitta 1 4 (H) Pitta brachyura
Jerdon's Bushlark 1 3 1 3 Mirafra affinis
Ashy-crowned Finch-lark 2 6 1 2 Eremopterix griseus
Rufous-tailed Lark 1 3 Ammomanes phoenicura
Greater Short-toed Lark 1 1 Calandrella brachydactyla
Malabar Lark 2 6 1 2 Galerida malabarica
Eurasian Crag-martin 1 2 Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Dusky Crag-martin 1 5 Ptyonoprogne concolor
Barn Swallow 8 50 6 100 Hirundo rustica
House Swallow 4 6 Hirundo tahitica
Hill Swallow 3 10 Hirundo domicola
Wire-tailed Swallow 2 20 Hirundo smithii
Red-rumped Swallow 5 20 1 4 Hirundo daurica
Forest Wagtail 3 10 4 4 (H) Dendroanthus indicus
White-browed Wagtail 6 4 Motacilla maderaspatensis
Western Yellow Wagtail 1 30 Motacilla flava
Western Yellow Wagtail 1 1 Motacilla flava beema
Western Yellow Wagtail 1 3 Motacilla flava thunbergi
Eastern Yellow Wagtail 1 1 Motacilla tschutschensis taivana
Eastern Yellow Wagtail 2 5 Motacilla tschutschensis simillima
Grey Wagtail 12 10 4 2 Motacilla cinerea
Richard's Pipit 2 10 Anthus richardi
Paddyfield Pipit 4 10 1 6 Anthus rufulus
Tawny Pipit 1 2 Anthus campestris
Blyth's Pipit 1 2 1 5 Anthus godlewskii
Long-billed Pipit 1 4 Anthus similis
Tree Pipit 1 1 1 1 Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit 1 1 Anthus cervinus
Nilgiri Pipit 1 6 Anthus nilghiriensis
Large Cuckooshrike 1 2 3 2 Coracina macei
Andaman Cuckooshrike Coracina dobsoni
Black-headed Cuckooshrike 1 3 Coracina melanoptera
Small Minivet 5 20 3 12 Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
White-bellied Minivet 1 2 Pericrocotus erythropygius
Scarlet Minivet 5 20 Pericrocotus speciosus
Orange Minivet 8 8 Pericrocotus flammeus
Pied Flycatcher-shrike 5 6 Hemipus picatus
Malabar Woodshrike 5 10 Tephrodornis sylvicola
Common Woodshrike 1 4 Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Asian Paradise Flycatcher 6 6 Terpsiphone paradisi
Black-naped Monarch 2 3 4 4 Hypothymis azurea
White-browed Fantail 2 4 Rhipidura aureola
White-spotted Fantail 2 2 Rhipidura albogularis
Grey-headed Bulbul 1 4 Pycnonotus priocephalus
Andaman Bulbul 4 12 Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens
Flame-throated Bulbul 3 4 Pycnonotus gularis
Red-whiskered Bulbul 11 50 5 40 Pycnonotus jocosus
Red-vented Bulbul 10 25 1 3 Pycnonotus cafer
Yellow-throated Bulbul 1 2 H Pycnonotus xantholaemus
White-browed Bulbul 4 12 (H) Pycnonotus luteolus
Yellow-browed Bulbul 7 8 (H) Iole indica
Square-tailed Black Bulbul 2 30 Hypsipetes ganeesa
Common Iora 6 4 Aegithina tiphia
Gold-fronted Leafbird 5 2 Chloropsis aurifrons
Jerdon's Leafbird 2 1 Chloropsis jerdoni
Brown Shrike 7 4 5 5 Lanius cristatus
Bay-backed Shrike 4 10 Lanius vittatus
Long-tailed Shrike 8 10 Lanius schach
Orange-headed Thrush 4 2 3 3 Zoothera citrina
Indian Blackbird 1 1 H Turdus simillimus
Eyebrowed Thrush 1 1 H Turdus obscurus
Malabar Whistling-thrush 8 7 (H) Myophonus horsfieldii
Asian Brown Flycatcher 1 1 2 1 Muscicapa dauurica
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher 2 14 (H) Muscicapa ruficauda
Red-throated Flycatcher 2 1 Ficedula albicilla
Kashmir Flycatcher 1 1 Ficedula subrubra
Black-and-orange Flycatcher 3 6 Ficedula nigrorufa
Verditer Flycatcher 1 1 Eumyias thalassinus
Nilgiri Flycatcher 4 6 Eumyias albicaudatus
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher 4 3 Cyornis pallipes
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 4 4 (H) Cyornis tickelliae
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher 6 10 Culicicapa ceylonensis
Blue-headed Rock-thrush 2 2 Monticola cinclorhynchus
Blue Rock-thrush 1 1 Monticola solitarius
Indian Blue Robin 6 11 (H) Luscinia brunnea
Oriental Magpie-Robin 7 4 5 4 Copsychus saularis
Andaman Shama 5 14 (H) Copsychus albiventris
Indian Black Robin 3 15 Saxicoloides fulicatus
White-bellied Blue Robin 1 4 Myiomela albiventris
Nilgiri Blue Robin 2 2 Myiomela major
Pied Bushchat 8 20 1 1 Saxicola caprata
Wynaad Laughingthrush 2 5 Dryonastes delesserti
Kerala Laughingthrush 3 8 Trochalopteron fairbanki
Black-chinned Laughingthrush 2 8 Trochalopteron cachinnans
Puff-throated Babbler 4 3 (H) Pellorneum ruficeps
Indian Scimitar-babbler 8 8 (H) Pomatorhinus [schisticeps] horsfieldii
Tawny-bellied Babbler 1 1 H Dumetia hyperythra
Yellow-eyed Babbler 2 2 Chrysomma sinense
Large Grey Babbler 1 11 Turdoides malcolmi
Indian Rufous Babbler 6 6 Turdoides subrufa
Jungle Babbler 7 14 Turdoides striata
Yellow-billed Babbler 4 15 1 2 (H) Turdoides affinis
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta 4 6 (H) Alcippe poioicephala
Grey-breasted Prinia 3 6 Prinia hodgsonii
Ashy Prinia 1 1 Prinia socialis
Jungle Prinia 3 5 (H) Prinia sylvatica
Plain Prinia 3 1 Prinia inornata
Common Tailorbird 6 4 (H) Orthotomus sutorius
Blyth's Reed-warbler 11 15 1 1 Acrocephalus dumetorum
Thick-billed Warbler 2 1 1 2 Acrocephalus aedon
Sykes's Warbler 1 1 Hippolais rama
Booted Warbler 2 1 Hippolais caligata
Tickell's Leaf- Warbler 6 10 Phylloscopus affinis
Yellow-browed Leaf-warbler 4 3 H Phylloscopus inornatus
Greenish Warbler 11 20 4 15 (H) Phylloscopus trochiloides
Bright-green Warbler 10 30 (H) Phylloscopus nitidus
Large-billed Leaf-warbler 10 6 (H) Phylloscopus magnirostris
Western Crowned Warbler 1 1 Phylloscopus occipitalis
Indian Broad-tailed Grassbird 2 2 H Schoenicola platyurus
Lesser Whitethroat 1 2 Sylvia curruca
Hume's Whitethroat 1 2 Sylvia althaea
Great Tit 7 6 Parus major
Indian Yellow Tit 1 4 Parus aplonotus
Indian Nuthatch 2 4 Sitta castanea
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 8 6 Sitta frontalis
Nilgiri Flowerpecker 9 4 Dicaeum concolor
Andaman Flowerpecker 4 15 Dicaeum virescens
Purple-rumped Sunbird 4 6 Leptocoma zeylonica
Small Sunbird 4 4 Leptocoma minima
Olive-backed Sunbird 4 6 Cinnyris jugularis
Purple Sunbird 9 6 Cinnyris asiaticus
Long-billed Sunbird 2 1 Cinnyris lotenius
Little Spiderhunter 4 5 (H) Arachnothera longirostra
Oriental White-eye 10 20 1 1 Zosterops palpebrosus
Common Rosefinch 3 5 Carpodacus erythrinus
Indian Silverbill 2 4 Euodice malabarica
White-rumped Munia 1 15 Lonchura striata
Black-throated Munia 3 3 Lonchura kelaarti
Scaly-breasted Munia 2 10 1 1 Lonchura punctulata
Tricoloured Munia 1 6 Lonchura malacca
House Sparrow 7 40 4 20 Passer domesticus
Yellow-throated Petronia 2 10 Petronia xanthocollis
Baya Weaver 1 10 Ploceus philippinus
Grey-headed Starling 2 2 Sturnia malabarica
Malabar White-headed Starling 2 10 Sturnia blythii
Andaman White-headed Starling 2 5 Sturnia erythropygia
Brahminy Starling 4 50 1 1 Temenuchus pagodarum
Rosy Starling 2 7 Sturnus roseus
Common Myna 12 40 6 200 Acridotheres tristis
Jungle Myna 7 200 Acridotheres fuscus
Common Hill-myna 1 2 Gracula religiosa
Lesser Hill-myna 6 10 Gracula indica
Indian Golden Oriole 5 3 1 2 Oriolus kundoo
Black-naped Oriole 3 10 Oriolus chinensis
Black-hooded Oriole 4 2 Oriolus xanthornus
Asian Fairy Bluebird 7 2 4 8 Irena puella
Black Drongo 6 20 1 20 Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo 11 10 Dicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied Drongo 2 1 Dicrurus caerulescens
Bronzed Drongo 6 8 Dicrurus aeneus
Andaman Drongo 4 15 Dicrurus andamanensis
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 5 10 5 5 Dicrurus paradiseus
Ashy Woodswallow 1 7 Artamus fuscus
Rufous Treepie 5 3 Dendrocitta vagabunda
White-bellied Treepie 5 6 Dendrocitta leucogastra
Andaman Treepie 3 43 Dendrocitta bayleyi
House Crow 12 400 2 100 Corvus splendens
Eastern Jungle Crow 5 30 Corvus [macrorhynchus] levaillantii
Indian Jungle Crow 13 100 Corvus [macrorhynchus] culminatus

Amphibians and Reptiles

Bonnet Macaque 10 35 1 Macaca radiata
Grass Skink 1 1 Scincidae sp.
Bronze Skink 1 1 Mabuya macularia
Southern Rock Skink 1 1 Scincidae sp.
Forest Gecko 2 Gekkonidae sp.
Agama lizard sp. 1 1 Agamidae sp.
Common Indian Toad 1 2 Bufo melanoschistos
Bicoloured Frog 1 1 Rana curtipes
Rat Snake 1 1 Ptyas mucosus

Mammals

Nilgiri Langur 8 10 Trachypithecus johnii
Hanuman Langur 2 10 Semnopithecus entellus
Sambar 3 25 Cervus unicolor
Spotted Deer 5 200 Axis axis
Nilgiri Tahr 1 3 Hemitragus hylocrius
Gaur 1 1 Bos gaurus
Wild Boar 7 20 Sus scrofa
Asian Elephant 2 1 Elephas maximus
Grey Mongoose 1 1 Herpestes edwardsii
Indian Porqupine 1 1 Hystrix indica
Indian Giant Squirrel 5 3 Ratufa indica
Three-striped Palm Squirrel 3 5 3 Funambulus pennantii
Dusky-striped Squirrel 6 2 Funambulus sublineatus
Indian Flying Fox 1 Pteropus giganteus
Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin 1 4 Sousa chinensis