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India: The South and the Andaman Islands

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2009 Tour Checklist

with Paul Holt and a local assistant as leaders

  • Column A = total number of days on the 2009 main tour
  • Column B = maximum daily count on the 2009 main tour
  • Column C = H = heard but not seen; (H) = heard more often than seen
  • Column D = total number of days recorded on the 2009 Andaman Islands extension
  • Column E = maximum daily count on the 2009 Andaman Islands extension
  • Column F = H = heard but not seen; (H) = heard more often than seen

This list has taxonomic notes.

NC A B C D E F
Little Grebe 1 10 Tachybaptus ruficollis
Spot-billed Pelican 2 7 Pelecanus philippensis
Little Cormorant 7 200 Phalacrocorax niger
Indian Shag 2 20 Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Great Cormorant 6 10 Phalacrocorax carbo
Oriental Darter 4 10 Anhinga melanogaster
Little Egret 9 20 2 20 Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-heron 1 15 Egretta gularis
Pacific Reef-heron 2 3 Egretta sacra
Great Egret 4 5 2 70 Egretta alba
Intermediate Egret 6 40 Egretta intermedia
Grey Heron 5 2 2 3 Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron 2 1 Ardea purpurea
Eastern Cattle Egret 6 300 Bubulcus coromandus
Indian Pond-heron 11 30 Ardeola grayii
pond heron sp. 3 5 Ardeola sp.
Striated Heron 2 2 5 10 Butorides striata
Yellow Bittern 3 3 Ixobrychus sinensis
Painted Stork 1 11 Mycteria leucocephala
Woolly-necked Stork 3 2 Ciconia episcopus
Indian Black Ibis 1 15 Pseudibis papillosa
Lesser Whistling-duck 2 50 Dendrocygna javanica
Indian Spot-billed Duck 2 6 Anas poecilorhyncha
Andaman Teal 1 117 Anas albogularis
Garganey 1 6 Anas querquedula
Black Baza 1 1 Aviceda leuphotes
Oriental Honey-buzzard 6 2 Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black-eared Kite 1 1 Milvus [migrans] lineatus
Black Kite 6 20 1 1 Milvus migrans
Brahminy Kite 7 50 2 5 Haliastur indus
White-bellied Sea-eagle 5 4 Haliaeetus leucogaster
Grey-headed Fish-eagle 2 1 Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
White-rumped Vulture 1 2 Gyps bengalensis
Short-toed Eagle 1 3 Circaetus gallicus
Crested Serpent-Eagle 4 2 1 1 Spilornis cheela
Andaman Serpent-eagle 3 2 Spilornis elgini
Montagu's Harrier 1 4 Circus pygargus
Crested Goshawk 1 1 Accipiter trivirgatus
Shikra 2 2 Accipiter badius
Steppe' Buzzard 1 1 Buteo buteo vulpinus
Black Eagle 2 1 Ictinaetus malayensis
Indian Spotted Eagle 1 1 Aquila hastata
Bonelli's Eagle 1 1 Hieraaetus fasciatus
Booted Eagle 1 1 Hieraaetus pennatus
Changeable Hawk-eagle 2 2 Spizaetus limnaeetus
Osprey 2 1 2 1 Pandion haliaetus
Common Kestrel 3 4 Falco tinnunculus
Grey Francolin 2 2 Francolinus pondicerianus
Painted Bush-quail 5 8 (H) Perdicula erythrorhyncha
Red Spurfowl 3 2 Galloperdix spadicea
Grey Junglefowl 12 10 (H) Gallus sonneratii
Indian Peafowl 3 3 Pavo cristatus
Andaman Crake 4 7 (H) Rallina canningi
Slaty-legged Crake 1 1 H Rallina eurizonoides
Slaty-breasted Rail 3 5 (H) Rallus striatus
White-breasted Waterhen 2 2 3 2 Amaurornis phoenicurus
Ruddy-breasted Crake 1 2 H Porzana fusca
Purple Swamphen 2 4 1 1 Porphyrio [porphyrio] poliocephalus
Common Moorhen 1 8 Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot 1 10 Fulica atra
Pacific Golden Plover 3 10 Pluvialis fulva
Little Ringed Plover 1 1 2 15 Charadrius dubius
Lesser Sand Plover 3 50 Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sand Plover 2 6 Charadrius leschenaultii
Yellow-wattled Lapwing 1 1 Vanellus malabaricus
Red-wattled Lapwing 7 4 Vanellus indicus
Pintail/Swinhoe's Snipe 2 10 Gallinago stenura/G. megala
'Eastern' Black-tailed Godwit 1 2 Limosa [limosa] melanuroides
Whimbrel 3 5 Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew 1 1 Numenius arquata
Common Redshank 3 15 Tringa totanus
Common Greenshank 1 2 1 3 Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper 3 2 Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper 1 6 2 6 Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper 5 5 4 4 Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone 1 1 Arenaria interpres
Rufous-necked Stint 2 200 Calidris ruficollis
Temminck's Stint 1 4 Calidris temminckii
Long-toed Stint 2 10 Calidris subminuta
Curlew Sandpiper 2 100 Calidris ferruginea
Broad-billed Sandpiper 1 1 Limicola falcinellus
Black-winged Stilt 1 1 Himantopus himantopus
Brown-headed Gull 1 1 Larus brunnicephalus
Gull-billed Tern 1 6 Gelochelidon nilotica
Whiskered Tern 3 100 Chlidonias hybrida
Rock Pigeon 7 100 5 10 Columba livia
Nilgiri Woodpigeon 2 1 Columba elphinstonii
Andaman Woodpigeon 1 8 H Columba palumboides
Oriental Turtle-dove 2 1 Streptopelia orientalis
Laughing Dove 3 30 Streptopelia senegalensis
Spotted Dove 7 20 Streptopelia chinensis
Red Collared-dove 5 80 Streptopelia tranquebarica
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 20 Streptopelia decaocto
Andaman Cuckoo-dove 2 3 Macropygia rufipennis
Emerald Dove 6 5 (H) 3 2 Chalcophaps indica
Grey-fronted Green-pigeon 3 5 Treron affinis
Andaman Green-pigeon 1 30 Treron chloropterus
Mountain Imperial-pigeon 3 8 (H) Ducula badia
Green Imperial-pigeon 2 5 (H) 4 50 Ducula aenea
Vernal Hanging-parrot 9 10 5 6 Loriculus vernalis
Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 3 Psittacula krameri
Plum-headed Parakeet 3 6 Psittacula cyanocephala
Malabar Parakeet 9 10 Psittacula columboides
Red-breasted Parakeet 2 500 Psittacula alexandri
Long-tailed Parakeet 3 15 Psittacula longicauda
'Southern' Coucal 6 2 H Centropus [sinensis] parroti
Andaman Coucal 5 20 (H) Centropus [sinensis] andamanensis
Blue-faced Malkoha 1 1 Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Asian Koel 2 2 5 4 (H) Eudynamys scolopaceus
Violet Cuckoo 2 2 Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Banded Bay Cuckoo 1 1 H 1 2 H Cacomantis sonneratii
Common Hawk-cuckoo 4 1 H Hierococcyx varius
Hawk-cuckoo sp. 1 1 Hierococcyx sp.
Ceylon Bay Owl 1 1 Phodilus assimilis
Andaman Scops-owl 2 4 (H) Otus balli
Oriental Scops-owl 1 2 H Otus sunia
'Andaman' Oriental Scops-owl 3 8 H Otus sunia modestus
Indian Scops-owl 1 5 (H) Otus bakkamoena
Forest Eagle-owl 2 1 H Bubo nipalensis
Brown Fish-Owl 2 1 Ketupa zeylonensis
Jungle Owlet 3 4 Glaucidium radiatum
Brown Hawk-owl 1 2 Ninox scutulata
Hume's Hawk-owl 2 2 Ninox obscura
Andaman Hawk-owl 2 4 (H) Ninox affinis
Ceylon Frogmouth 3 7 Batrachostomus moniliger
Great Eared-nightjar 1 1 Eurostopodus macrotis
Jerdon's Nightjar 1 2 Caprimulgus atripennis
Andaman Nightjar 2 2 Caprimulgus andamanicus
White-bellied Swiftlet 5 20 Collocalia esculenta
Indian Swiftlet 7 10 Aerodramus unicolor
Edible-nest Swiftlet 5 20 Aerodramus fuciphagus
Brown-throated Needletail 3 11 3 10 Hirundapus giganteus
Little Swift 1 1 Apus affinis
Crested Treeswift 3 6 Hemiprocne coronata
Malabar Trogon 3 2 Harpactes fasciatus
Common Kingfisher 7 2 2 2 Alcedo atthis
Stork-billed Kingfisher 3 4 Pelargopsis capensis
White-throated Kingfisher 10 3 5 10 Halcyon smyrnensis
Black-capped Kingfisher 1 1 Halcyon pileata
Collared Kingfisher 3 3 Todiramphus chloris
Lesser Pied Kingfisher 3 3 Ceryle rudis
Little Green Bee-eater 4 8 Merops orientalis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater 2 4 4 5 Merops philippinus
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater 2 6 Merops leschenaulti
Indian Roller 3 4 Coracias benghalensis
Dollarbird 2 1 Eurystomus orientalis
Common Hoopoe 1 3 Upupa epops
Malabar Grey Hornbill 7 4 Ocyceros griseus
Great Pied Hornbill 2 4 Buceros bicornis
White-cheeked Barbet 12 20 (H) Megalaima viridis
Malabar Barbet 7 6 (H) Megalaima malabarica
Coppersmith Barbet 4 3 Megalaima haemacephala
Indian Pygmy Woodpecker 3 2 Dendrocopos nanus
Spot-breasted Pied Woodpecker 4 3 Dendrocopos analis
Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker 1 1 Dendrocopos Mahrattensis
White-bellied Woodpecker 4 2 Dryocopus javensis
Andaman Woodpecker 4 4 (H) Dryocopus hodgei
Lesser Yellownape 1 1 Picus chlorolophus
Streak-throated Woodpecker 1 1 Picus xanthopygaeus
Common Flameback 1 2 Dinopium javanense
Black-rumped Flameback 7 2 Dinopium benghalense
Greater Flameback 5 3 Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Heart-spotted Woodpecker 4 2 Hemicircus canente
Indian Pitta 4 7 (H) Pitta brachyura
Ashy-crowned Finch-lark 2 20 Eremopterix griseus
Malabar Lark 1 2 Galerida malabarica
Dusky Crag-martin 3 2 Ptyonoprogne concolor
Barn Swallow 6 40 2 5 Hirundo rustica
House Swallow 3 4 Hirundo tahitica
Hill Swallow Subcont-E 4 20 Hirundo domicola
Red-rumped Swallow 6 25 Hirundo daurica
Forest Wagtail 1 2 Dendroanthus indicus
White Wagtail 1 2 Motacilla alba
White-browed Wagtail 9 3 Motacilla maderaspatensis
Western Yellow Wagtail 1 10 Motacilla flava
Eastern Yellow Wagtail 3 15 Motacilla tschutschensis taivana
Grey Wagtail 12 20 4 2 Motacilla cinerea
Richard's Pipit 1 1 H Anthus richardi
Paddyfield Pipit 2 2 Anthus rufulus
Tree Pipit 1 4 Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit 1 1 H Anthus hodgsoni
Nilgiri Pipit 1 6 Anthus nilghiriensis
Large Cuckooshrike 2 2 (H) 1 1 Coracina macei
Andaman Cuckooshrike 1 2 Coracina dobsoni
Small Minivet 4 4 3 8 Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
White-bellied Minivet 1 1 Pericrocotus erythropygius
Scarlet Minivet 4 6 Pericrocotus speciosus
Orange Minivet 7 6 Pericrocotus flammeus
Pied Flycatcher-shrike 3 4 Hemipus picatus
Malabar Woodshrike 3 8 Tephrodornis sylvicola
Common Woodshrike 3 4 Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Asian Paradise Flycatcher 8 3 Terpsiphone paradisi
Black-naped Monarch 2 2 4 6 Hypothymis azurea
White-browed Fantail 3 3 Rhipidura aureola
White-spotted Fantail 1 2 Rhipidura albogularis
Grey-headed Bulbul 2 2 Pycnonotus priocephalus
Andaman Bulbul 4 8 Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens
Flame-throated Bulbul 2 6 Pycnonotus gularis
Red-whiskered Bulbul 11 50 5 20 Pycnonotus jocosus
Red-vented Bulbul 6 20 Pycnonotus cafer
Yellow-throated Bulbul 1 2 Pycnonotus xantholaemus
White-browed Bulbul 4 6 Pycnonotus luteolus
Yellow-browed Bulbul 7 6 Iole indica
Square-tailed Black Bulbul 4 20 Hypsipetes ganeesa
Common Iora 6 6 Aegithina tiphia
Gold-fronted Leafbird 8 2 Chloropsis aurifrons
Brown Shrike 3 2 5 5 Lanius cristatus
Bay-backed Shrike 2 2 Lanius vittatus
Long-tailed Shrike 6 6 Lanius schach
Orange-headed Thrush 2 2 Zoothera citrina
Indian Blackbird 2 2 Turdus simillimus
Eyebrowed Thrush 3 2 Turdus obscurus
Malabar Whistling-thrush 10 5 (H) Myophonus horsfieldii
Asian Brown Flycatcher 1 1 Muscicapa dauurica
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher 3 5 Muscicapa ruficauda
Brown-breasted Flycatcher 3 2 Muscicapa muttui
Red-throated Flycatcher 2 1 Ficedula albicilla
Kashmir Flycatcher 1 1 Ficedula subrubra
Black-and-orange Flycatcher 2 10 Ficedula nigrorufa
Verditer Flycatcher 2 1 Eumyias thalassinus
Nilgiri Flycatcher 4 8 (H) Eumyias albicaudatus
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher 2 2 Cyornis pallipes
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 6 6 Cyornis tickelliae
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher 5 10 Culicicapa ceylonensis
Blue-headed Rock-thrush 2 3 Monticola cinclorhynchus
Indian Blue Robin 10 6 (H) Luscinia brunnea
Oriental Magpie-Robin 4 10 4 3 Copsychus saularis
Andaman Shama 4 6 (H) Copsychus albiventris
Indian Black Robin 3 6 Saxicoloides fulicatus
White-bellied Blue Robin 1 1 Myiomela albiventris
Nilgiri Blue Robin 1 1 Myiomela major
Pied Bushchat 7 15 Saxicola caprata
Kerala Laughingthrush 2 5 Trochalopteron fairbanki
Black-chinned Laughingthrush 1 4 Trochalopteron cachinnans
Puff-throated Babbler 6 2 (H) Pellorneum ruficeps
Indian Scimitar-babbler 9 3 (H) Pomatorhinus [schisticeps] horsfieldii
Tawny-bellied Babbler 3 5 Dumetia hyperythra
Dark-fronted Babbler 1 2 Rhopocichla Atriceps
Yellow-eyed Babbler 1 3 Chrysomma sinense
Large Grey Babbler 1 8 Turdoides malcolmi
Indian Rufous Babbler 2 3 Turdoides subrufa
Jungle Babbler 8 14 Turdoides striata
Yellow-billed Babbler 5 10 Turdoides affinis
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta 7 5 (H) Alcippe poioicephala
Grey-breasted Prinia 1 2 Prinia hodgsonii
Ashy Prinia 1 1 Prinia socialis
Plain Prinia 2 2 Prinia inornata
Common Tailorbird 6 4 Orthotomus sutorius
Rusty-rumped Warbler 2 3 Locustella certhiola
Blyth's Reed-warbler 12 10 Acrocephalus dumetorum
Oriental Reed-Warbler 1 10 Acrocephalus orientalis
Thick-billed Warbler 1 1 H Acrocephalus aedon
Sykes's Warbler 1 1 Hippolais rama
Booted Warbler 1 1 Hippolais caligata
Tickell's Leaf- Warbler 2 4 Phylloscopus affinis
Yellow-browed Leaf-warbler 1 1 5 4 (H) Phylloscopus inornatus
Arctic Warbler 1 1 Phylloscopus borealis
Greenish Warbler 9 15 (H) 3 4 H Phylloscopus trochiloides
Bright-green Warbler 6 10 H) Phylloscopus nitidus
Large-billed Leaf-warbler 5 3 (H) Phylloscopus magnirostris
Western Crowned Warbler 1 2 Phylloscopus occipitalis
Indian Broad-tailed Grassbird 1 1 Schoenicola platyurus
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Great Tit 7 6 Parus major
Indian Yellow Tit 2 4 Parus aplonotus
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 4 4 Sitta frontalis
Thick-billed Flowerpecker 1 1 Dicaeum agile
Pale-billed Flowerpecker 2 2 Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Nilgiri Flowerpecker 7 10 Dicaeum concolor
Andaman Flowerpecker 4 6 Dicaeum virescens
Purple-rumped Sunbird 3 4 Leptocoma zeylonica
Small Sunbird 3 6 Leptocoma minima
Olive-backed Sunbird 2 4 Cinnyris jugularis
Purple Sunbird 4 5 Cinnyris asiaticus
Long-billed Sunbird 2 2 Cinnyris lotenius
Little Spiderhunter 4 5 (H) Arachnothera longirostra
Oriental White-eye 9 20 2 2 H Zosterops palpebrosus
Common Rosefinch 1 3 Carpodacus erythrinus
Red Avadavat 1 3 Amandava amandava
Indian Silverbill 1 4 Euodice malabarica
White-rumped Munia 1 2 3 30 Lonchura striata
Scaly-breasted Munia 2 3 Lonchura punctulata
House Sparrow 7 50 4 6 Passer domesticus
Yellow-throated Petronia 1 15 Petronia xanthocollis
Malabar White-headed Starling 5 20 Sturnia blythii
Andaman White-headed Starling 3 25 Sturnia erythropygia
Brahminy Starling 3 20 Temenuchus pagodarum
Rosy Starling 1 8 Sturnus roseus
Common Myna 10 40 5 40 Acridotheres tristis
Jungle Myna 10 100 Acridotheres fuscus
Common Hill-myna 4 50 Gracula religiosa
Lesser Hill-myna 8 20 Gracula indica
Indian Golden Oriole 4 2 Oriolus kundoo
Black-naped Oriole 2 2 4 4 Oriolus chinensis
Black-hooded Oriole 3 3 (H) Oriolus xanthornus
Asian Fairy Bluebird 4 4 4 4 Irena puella
Black Drongo 4 15 Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo 11 10 Dicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied Drongo 3 2 Dicrurus caerulescens
Bronzed Drongo 4 6 Dicrurus aeneus
Andaman Drongo 5 12 Dicrurus andamanensis
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 8 10 4 6 Dicrurus paradiseus
Ashy Woodswallow 5 5 Artamus fuscus
Rufous Treepie 6 2 Dendrocitta vagabunda
White-bellied Treepie 5 20 Dendrocitta leucogastra
Andaman Treepie 4 5 Dendrocitta bayleyi
House Crow 9 200 4 8 Corvus splendens
Eastern Jungle Crow 3 6 Corvus [macrorhynchus] levaillantii
Indian Jungle Crow 13 40 Corvus [macrorhynchus] culminatus

Mammals

Bonnet Macaque 10 50 Macaca radiata
Nilgiri Langur 5 20 Trachypithecus johnii
Hanuman Langur 5 15 Semnopithecus entellus
Sambar 3 8 Cervus unicolor
Spotted Deer 3 50 Axis axis
Gaur 1 2 Bos gaurus
Wild Boar 4 8 Sus scrofa
Wild Dog 1 2 Cuon alpinus
Black-naped Hare 1 1 Lepus nigricollis
Indian Giant Squirrel 11 3 Ratufa indica
Three-striped Palm Squirrel 5 2 1 4 Funambulus pennantii
Dusky-striped Squirrel 3 2 Funambulus sublineatus
Travancore Flying Squirrel 1 2 Petinomys fuscocapillus
Indian Flying Fox 2 1 Pteropus giganteus
Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin 1 4 Sousa chinensis

Amphibians and Reptiles

Asian Elephant 1 3 Elephas maximus
House Gecko sp. 1 1 Gekkonidae sp.
Andaman Gecko sp. 1 1 Phelsuma andamanense
Common Garden Lizard 1 1 Calotes versicolor
Brahminy Skink 1 1 Mabuya carinata
Nilgiri Salea 1 2 Selea horsfieldi
Malabar or Bamboo Pit Viper 1 1 Trimeresurus malabaricus/gramineus

Taxonomic Notes