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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

India: Birds and History

Cumulative Checklist

with Bryan Bland as leader

  • Column A = Number of tours out of eight on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B= Number of days this species was seen on the 2011 tour
  • Column C= Maximum daily count for this species on the 2011 tour
  • Column D = H = heard only
A B C D
8 Grey Francolin 7 14 Francolinus pondicerianus
5 Common Quail 1 2 Coturnix coturnix
3 Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica
8 Indian Peafowl 15 30 Pavo cristatus
8 Lesser Whistling-duck 5 '00s Dendrocygna javanica
1 Greater White-fronted Goose 1 4 Anser albifrons
8 Greylag Goose 3 50 Anser anser
6 Bar-headed Goose 3 180 Anser indicus
8 Ruddy Shelduck 3 3 Tadorna ferruginea
1 Common Shelduck 1 1 Tadorna tadorna
8 Comb Duck 3 60 Sarkidiornis melanotos
4 Cotton Pygmy-goose 1 3 Nettapus coromandelianus
8 Gadwall 2 12 Anas strepera
7 Eurasian Wigeon 4 300 Anas penelope
2 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
8 Spot-billed Duck 4 30 Anas poecilorhyncha
8 Northern Shoveler 3 50 Anas clypeata
8 Northern Pintail 5 20 Anas acuta
5 Garganey 1 5 Anas querquedula
8 Common Teal 3 10 Anas crecca
6 Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina
8 Common Pochard 2 2 Aythya ferina
5 Ferruginous Duck 2 4 Aythya nyroca
7 Tufted Duck 3 20 Aythya fuligula
3 Barred Buttonquail 1 1 Turnix suscitator
6 Eurasian Wryneck 1 1 Jynx torquilla
5 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus
7 Yellow-crowned Woodpecker 2 2 Dendrocopos mahrattensis
8 Black-rumped Flameback 3 2 Dinopium benghalense
8 Brown-headed Barbet 6 2 Megalaima zeylanica
7 Coppersmith Barbet 4 4 Megalaima haemacephala
7 Indian Grey Hornbill 3 5 Ocyceros birostris
8 Common Hoopoe 10 4 Upupa epops
8 Indian Roller 8 8 Coracias benghalensis
8 Common Kingfisher 1 2 Alcedo atthis
8 White-throated Kingfisher 15 15 Halycon smyrnensis
8 Pied Kingfisher 3 2 Ceryle rudis
1 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
8 Green Bee-eater 6 15 Merops orientalis
2 Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
6 Common Hawk Cuckoo 1 1 Hierococcyx varius
8 Asian Koel 1 2 Eudynamys scolopacea
8 Greater Coucal 3 4 Centropus sinensis
2 Alexandrine Parakeet 2 9 Psittacula eupatria
8 Rose-ringed Parakeet 14 '00s Psittacula krameri
7 Plum-headed Parakeet 1 4 Psittacula cyanocephala
1 Common Swift Apus apus
8 House Swift 4 '00s Apus affinis
8 Collared Scops Owl 4 2 Otus bakkamoena
8 Dusky Eagle-Owl 2 2 Bubo coromandus
8 Spotted Owlet 3 9 Athene brama
3 Brown Hawk Owl 6 1 Ninox scutulata
1 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
2 Grey Nightjar 1 1 Caprimulgus indicus
2 Syke’s Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis
7 Large-tailed Nightjar 1 1 Caprimulgus macrurus
2 Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
8 Rock Pigeon 15 '000s Columba livia
8 Laughing Dove 14 100 Streptopelia senegalensis
8 Red Collared Dove 2 4 Streptopelia tranquebarica
8 Eurasian Collared Dove 15 100 Streptopelia decaocto
8 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon 2 18 Treron phoenicoptera
6 Indian Bustard 1 11 Ardeotis nigriceps
4 MacQueen's Bustard 1 3 Chlamydotis macqueeni
4 Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus
8 Sarus Crane 3 4 Grus antigone
8 Demoiselle Crane 2 8000 Grus virgo
7 Common Crane 1 30 Grus grus
7 Brown Crake 1 2 Amaurornis akool
8 White-breasted Waterhen 6 16 Amaurornis phoenicurus
1 Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca
8 Purple Swamphen 2 2 Porphyrio porphyrio
8 Common Moorhen 8 10 Gallinula chloropus
8 Common Coot 7 20 Fulica atra
8 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse 5 60 Pterocles exustus
3 Black-bellied Sandgrouse 1 7 Pterocles orientalis
1 Pintail Snipe 1 1 Gallinago stenura
8 Common Snipe 1 1 Gallinago gallinago
1 Jack Snipe 1 20 Lymnocryptes minimus
7 Black-tailed Godwit 1 90 Limosa limosa
5 Eurasian Curlew 1 5 Numenius arquata
8 Spotted Redshank 3 1 Tringa erythropus
8 Common Redshank 2 7 Tringa totanus
8 Marsh Sandpiper 1 1 Tringa stagnatilis
8 Common Greenshank 2 10 Tringa nebularia
8 Green Sandpiper 8 4 Tringa ochropus
8 Wood Sandpiper 5 80 Tringa glareola
1 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
8 Common Sandpiper 6 5 Actitis hypoleucos
7 Little Stint 3 50 Calidris minuta
8 Temminck's Stint 2 3 Calidris temminckii
4 Dunlin 1 60 Calidris alpina
8 Ruff 5 60 Philomachus pugnax
5 Greater Painted-snipe 1 1 Rostratula benghalensis
8 Pheasant-tailed Jacana 1 2 Hydrophasianus chirurgus
8 Bronze-winged Jacana 2 2 Metopidius indicus
7 Eurasian Thick-knee 1 15 Burhinus oedicnemus
2 Great Thick-knee Burhinus recurvirostris
8 Black-winged Stilt 12 100 Himantopus himantopus
5 Pied Avocet 2 2 Recurvirostra avosetta
1 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
8 Little Ringed Plover 2 1 Charadrius dubius
6 Kentish Plover 1 8 Charadrius alexandrinus
3 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
5 Yellow-wattled Lapwing 2 4 Vanellus malabaricus
7 River Lapwing 1 1 Vanellus duvaucelii
1 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
8 Red-wattled Lapwing 13 8 Vanellus indicus
8 White-tailed Lapwing 2 8 Vanellus leucurus
8 Cream-coloured Courser 1 7 Cursorius cursor
3 Indian Courser 1 5 Cursorius coromandelicus
2 Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans
3 Pallas's Gull 1 1 Larus ichthyaetus
3 Brown-headed Gull 2 10 Larus brunnicephalus
5 Black-headed Gull 2 20 Larus ridibundus
8 River Tern 1 6 Sterna aurantia
1 Little Tern 1 1 Sterna albifrons
1 Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda
5 Whiskered Tern 1 2 Chlidonias hybridus
1 White-winged Tern Childonias leucopterus
1 Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
5 Osprey Pandion haliaetus
7 Oriental Honey-buzzard 2 1 Pernis ptilorhynchus
8 Black-shouldered Kite 12 8 Elanus caeruleus
8 Black Kite 7 '00s Milvus migrans
6 Black-eared Kite 2 10 Milvus lineatus
2 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
1 Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
8 Egyptian Vulture 3 6 Neophron percnopterus
8 White-rumped Vulture 1 1 Gyps bengalensis
8 Indian Vulture 1 20 Gyps indicus
3 Slender-billed Vulture 1 7 Gyps tenuirostris
1 Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
8 Eurasian Griffon 2 7 Gyps fulvus
7 Cinereous Vulture 3 5 Aegypius monachus
7 Red-headed Vulture 3 2 Sarcogyps calvus
7 Short-toed Snake Eagle 1 1 Circaetus gallicus
8 Crested Serpent Eagle 1 1 Spilornis cheela
8 Eurasian Marsh Harrier 2 1 Circus aeruginosus
3 Hen Harrier 1 1 Circus cyaneus
6 Pallid Harrier 1 1 Circus macrourus
3 Montagu's Harrier 2 1 Circus pygargus
8 Shikra 3 1 Accipiter badius
1 Besra Accipiter virgatus
7 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 7 2 Accipiter nisus
1 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
3 White-eyed Buzzard 2 1 Butastur teesa
6 Common Buzzard 1 2 Buteo buteo
8 Long-legged Buzzard 4 20 Buteo rufinus
5 Lesser Spotted Eagle 1 1 Aquila pomarina
8 Greater Spotted Eagle 3 2 Aquila clanga
8 Tawny Eagle 3 3 Aquila rapax
8 Steppe Eagle 3 1 Aquila nipalensis
8 Imperial Eagle 1 1 Aquila heliaca
1 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
7 Bonelli's Eagle 1 1 Hieraaetus fasciatus
4 Booted Eagle 2 1 Hieraaetus pennatus
1 Changeable Hawk Eagle 2 1 Spizaetus cirrhatus
1 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
1 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
8 Common Kestrel 5 2 Falco tinnunculus
1 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
2 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
8 Lagger Falcon 1 3 Falco jugger
8 Peregrine Falcon 2 1 Falco peregrinus
8 Little Grebe 10 28 Tachybaptus ruficollis
4 Great Crested Grebe 1 3 Podiceps cristatus
1 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
8 Oriental Darter 3 9 Anhinga rufa
7 Little Cormorant 10 80 Phalacrocorax niger
8 Indian Cormorant 4 12 Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
8 Great Cormorant 6 60 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
8 Little Egret 10 10 Egretta garzetta
8 Grey Heron 10 20 Ardea cinerea
8 Purple Heron 3 2 Ardea purpurea
8 Great Egret 5 20 Casmerodius albus
8 Intermediate Egret 7 40 Mesophoyx intermedia
8 Cattle Egret 10 100 Bubulcus ibis
8 Indian Pond Heron 12 20 Ardeola grayii
6 Little Heron 1 1 Butorides striatus
8 Black-crowned Night Heron 3 4 Nycticorax nycticorax
5 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
5 Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis
2 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
4 Glossy Ibis 1 1 Plegadis falcinellus
8 Black-headed Ibis 6 60 Threskiornis melanocephalus
4 Black Ibis 2 3 Pseudibis papillosa
8 Eurasian Spoonbill 4 14 Platalea leucorodia
2 Great White Pelican Pelicanus onocrotalus
2 Dalmatian Pelican 1 2 Pelecanus crispus
8 Painted Stork 7 3000 Mycteria leucocephala
8 Asian Openbill 3 22 Anastomus oscitans
8 Woolly-necked Stork 4 9 Ciconia episcopus
2 White Stork 1 1 Ciconia ciconia
7 Black-necked Stork 2 2 Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
3 Lesser Adjutant Leptopilos javanicus
7 Rufous-tailed Shrike 2 7 Lanius isabellinus
7 Bay-backed Shrike 1 4 Lanius vittatus
8 Long-tailed Shrike 5 6 Lanius schach
8 Southern Grey Shrike 6 10 Lanius meridionalis
8 Rufous Treepie 6 12 Dendrocitta vagabunda
8 House Crow 15 '00s Corvus splendens
8 Jungle Crow 6 10 Corvus levaillantii
8 Common Raven 1 2 Corvus corax
6 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
8 Small Minivet 1 4 Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
6 Long-tailed Minivet 1 5 Pericrocotus ethologus
3 White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
8 Black Drongo 14 10 Dicrurus macrocercus
6 Ashy Drongo 1 1 Dicrurus leucophaeus
3 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
1 Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
3 Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea
7 Common Woodshrike 1 2 Tephrodornis pondicerianus
3 Blue Rock Thrush 1 1 Monticola solitarius
4 Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
1 Tickell's Thrush 2 2 Turdus unicolor
5 Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva albicilla
3 Red-breasted Flycatcher 4 4 Ficedula parva
1 Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
4 Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
7 Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher 1 6 Culicicapa ceylonensis
6 Siberian Rubythroat 1 1 Luscinia calliope
8 Bluethroat 3 4 Luscinia svecica
8 Oriental Magpie Robin 4 10 Copsychus saularis
8 Indian Robin 9 8 Saxicoloides fulicata
8 Black Redstart 1 1 Phoenicurus ochruros
5 Common Stonechat 3 2 Saxicola torquata
3 Stoliczka's Bushchat 2 2 Saxicola macrorhyncha
8 Pied Bushchat 2 5 Saxicola caprata
8 Variable Wheatear 6 30 Oenanthe picata
8 Desert Wheatear 2 100 Oenanthe deserti
8 Isabelline Wheatear 3 20 Oenanthe isabellina
8 Rufous-tailed Wheatear 1 1 Oenanthe xanthoprymna
8 Brown Rock Chat 4 6 Cercomela fusca
8 Brahminy Starling 5 40 Sturnus pagodarum
8 Rosy Starling 1 60 Sturnus roseus
7 Common Starling 1 25 Sturnus vulgaris
8 Asian Pied Starling 5 10 Sturnus contra
8 Common Myna 15 100 Acridotheres tristis
8 Bank Myna 8 100 Acridotheres ginginianus
2 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
1 Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonotus
1 Great Tit Parus major
5 Sand Martin 1 20 Riparia riparia
7 Plain Martin 2 10 Riparia paludicola
8 Dusky Crag Martin 3 10 Hirundo concolor
7 Barn Swallow 8 20 Hirundo rustica
7 Wire-tailed Swallow 3 10 Hirundo smithii
8 Red-rumped Swallow 2 10 Hirundo daurica
6 Streak-throated Swallow 1 2 Hirundo fluvicola
4 Rufous-fronted Prinia 1 3 Prinia buchanani
8 White-eared Bulbul 8 8 Pycnonotus leucotis
8 Red-vented Bulbul 11 14 Pycnonotus cafer
1 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
7 Graceful Prinia 2 8 Prinia gracilis
8 Ashy Prinia 2 10 Prinia socialis
8 Plain Prinia 5 10 Prinia inornata
8 Oriental White-eye 3 6 Zosterops palpebrosa
2 Cetti’s Bush Warbler Cettia cetti
1 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
7 Blyth's Reed Warbler 1 1 Acrocephalus dumetorum
6 Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
6 Sykes's Warbler 2 3 Hippolais rama
8 Common Tailorbird 2 4 Orthotomus sutorius
2 Orphean Warbler 1 1 Sylvia hortensis
8 Common Chiffchaff 2 3 Phylloscopus collybita tristis
4 Plain Leaf Warbler 1 1 Phylloscopus neglectus
2 Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
1 Sulphur-bellied Warbler 1 2 Phylloscopus griseolus
3 Brooks's Leaf Warbler 1 1 Phylloscopus subviridis
8 Hume's Warbler 8 4 Phylloscopus humei
5 Greenish Warbler 3 1 H Phylloscopus trochiloides
1 Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
5 Yellow-eyed Babbler 1 6 Chrysomma sinense
8 Common Babbler 6 100 Turdoides caudatus
8 Large Grey Babbler 4 6 Turdoides malcolmi
8 Jungle Babbler 10 80 Turdoides striatus
8 Lesser Whitethroat 2 5 Sylvia curruca
7 Desert Warbler 1 4 Sylvia nana
2 Indian Bushlark 1 1 Mirafra erythroptera
1 Singing Bushlark Mirafra javanica
5 Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark 1 4 Eremopterix grisea
8 Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark 2 11 Eremopterix nigriceps
1 Bar-tailed Lark 1 1 Ammomanes cincturus
5 Desert Lark 1 3 Ammomanes deserti
3 Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus
8 Bimaculated Lark 2 50 Melanocorypha bimaculata
8 Greater Short-toed Lark 3 '00s Calandrella brachydactyla
4 Hume’s Short-toed Lark 1 2 Calandrella acutirostris
7 Crested Lark 2 1 Galerida cristata
2 Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
2 Thick-billed Flowerpecker 1 2 Dicaeum agile
8 Purple Sunbird 4 3 Nectarinia asiatica
8 House Sparrow 12 100 Passer domesticus
5 Spanish Sparrow 2 50 Passer hispaniolensis
8 Chestnut-shouldered Petronia 1 1 Petronia xanthocollis
8 White Wagtail 7 5 Motacilla alba
8 White-browed Wagtail 4 2 Motacilla maderaspatensis
8 Citrine Wagtail 4 10 Motacilla citreola
8 Yellow Wagtail 3 31 Motacilla flava
8 Grey Wagtail 3 2 Motacilla cinerea
6 Paddyfield Pipit 1 2 Anthus rufulus
8 Tawny Pipit 3 8 Anthus campestris
2 Long-billed Pipit 1 1 Anthus similis
2 Tree Pipit 2 2 Anthus trivialis
7 Olive-backed Pipit 2 4 Anthus hodgsoni
3 Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
1 Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
3 Baya Weaver 1 70 Ploceus philippinus
8 Red Avadavat 1 1 Estrilda amandava
2 Green Avadavat 1 12 Amandava formosa
8 Indian Silverbill 5 8 Lonchura malabarica
2 Trumpeter Finch 1 9 Bucanetes githagineus
5 White-capped Bunting 1 6 Emberiza stewarti
2 Grey-necked Bunting 1 1 Emberiza buchanani
6 Red-headed Bunting 1 5 Emberiza bruniceps
3 House Bunting 1 1 Emberiza striolata