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India: the West - Gujarat and the Rann of Kutch

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Cumulative Checklist

with Paul Holt as leader

  • Column B = total number of days this species was recorded during the 2008 tour
  • Column C = maximum daily count for this species during the 2008 tour
  • Column D = (H) = denotes a species that was heard more often than it was seen
  • Codes against the bird names indicate globally threatened species as defined by BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-Rom Cambridge, U.K. BirdLife International as follows: CR = Critically Endangered, EN = Endangered, VU = Vulnerable, NT = Near-threatened
  • Subcontinent endemics are highlighted as follows: End = Subcontinent endemic; Sub.-End = Subcontinent breeding endemic; Nr-end = Near-endemic to the Subcontinent. IN-End = Indian endemic; IN-End* = Indian breeding endemic; IN-R = Near-endemic to India.
NC B C D
Little Grebe 8 10 Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe 2 2 Podiceps cristatus
Black-necked Grebe 1 25 Podiceps nigricollis
Great White Pelican 6 200 Pelecanus onocrotalus
Dalmatian Pelican 6 20 Pelecanus crispus
Little Cormorant 13 200 Phalacrocorax niger
Indian Shag 6 10 Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Great Cormorant 8 100 Phalacrocorax carbo
Oriental Darter 5 5 Anhinga melanogaster
Little Egret 12 50 Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-heron 9 50 Egretta gularis
Great Egret 11 60 Egretta alba
Intermediate Egret 5 10 Egretta intermedia
Grey Heron 12 10 Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron 5 5 Ardea purpurea
Eastern Cattle Egret 13 100 Bubulcus coromandus
Indian Pond-heron 12 30 Ardeola grayii
Painted Stork 10 30 Mycteria leucocephala
Asian Openbill 3 2 Anastomus oscitans
Black Stork 3 4 Ciconia nigra
Woolly-necked Stork 2 2 Ciconia episcopus
White Stork 1 30 Ciconia ciconia
Black-necked Stork 3 3 Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Glossy Ibis 3 50 Plegadis falcinellus
Black-headed Ibis 8 30 Threskiornis melanocephalus
Indian Black Ibis (End) 8 30 Pseudibis papillosa
Eurasian Spoonbill 11 150 Platalea leucorodia
Greater Flamingo 10 1500 Phoenicopterus roseus
Greylag Goose 3 100 Anser anser
Ruddy Shelduck 4 100 Tadorna ferruginea
Comb Duck 1 1 Sarkidiornis melanotos
Cotton Teal 2 4 Nettapus coromandelianus
Gadwall 8 400 Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon 9 50 Anas penelope
Mallard 2 6 Anas platyrhynchos
Indian Spot-billed Duck 6 20 Anas poecilorhyncha
Northern Shoveler 9 1000 Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail 8 50 Anas acuta
Garganey 4 50 Anas querquedula
Common Teal 11 100 Anas crecca
Common Pochard 6 70 Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck 1 5 Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck 4 50 Aythya fuligula
Oriental Honey-buzzard 9 10 Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black-winged Kite 11 33 Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite 4 100 Milvus migrans
'Black-eared' Kite 2 2 Milvus [migrans] lineatus
Brahminy Kite 2 4 Haliastur indus
Egyptian Vulture 1 30 Neophron percnopterus
White-rumped Vulture (CR) 2 1 Gyps bengalensis
Indian Vulture (CR)(End) 2 11 Gyps indicus
Griffon Vulture 1 33 Gyps fulvus
Cinereous Vulture 1 1 Aegypius monachus
Short-toed Eagle 5 4 Circaetus gallicus
Western Marsh Harrier 11 20 Circus aeruginosus
Pallid Harrier 6 40 Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier 6 50 Circus pygargus
Pallid or Montagu's Harrier 3 200 Circus macrourus or C. pygargus
Shikra 13 8 Accipiter badius
White-eyed Buzzard 3 1 Butastur teesa
'Steppe' Buzzard 2 2 Buteo buteo vulpinus
Long-legged Buzzard 5 5 Buteo rufinus
Black Eagle 1 1 Ictinaetus malayensis
Indian Spotted Eagle (Nr End) 2 1 Aquila hastata
Greater Spotted Eagle (VU) 6 8 Aquila clanga
Tawny Eagle 3 1 Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle 2 10 Aquila nipalensis
Eastern Imperial Eagle (VU) 1 1 Aquila heliaca
Booted Eagle 6 3 Hieraaetus pennatus
Crested Hawk-eagle 1 1 Spizaetus cirrhatus
Osprey 2 1 Pandion haliaetus
Common Kestrel 10 30 Falco tinnunculus
Red-headed Falcon 2 1 Falco chicquera
Laggar Falcon 2 1 Falco jugger
'Red-capped' Falcon 1 1 Falco peregrinus babylonicus
Black Francolin 2 5 Francolinus francolinus
Grey Francolin (Nr End) 13 30 (H) Francolinus pondicerianus
Quail sp. 1 3 Coturnix sp.
Indian Peafowl (End) 11 30 Pavo cristatus
Sarus Crane (VU) 2 7 Grus antigone
Demoiselle Crane 2 1050 Grus virgo
Common Crane 12 500 Grus grus
White-breasted Waterhen 3 4 Amaurornis phoenicurus
Purple Swamphen 2 30 Porphyrio [porphyrio] poliocephalus
Common Moorhen 5 10 Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot 8 500 Fulica atra
Indian Bustard (VU)(End) 1 3 Ardeotis nigriceps
Macqueen's Bustard 2 2 Chlamydotis undulata
Lesser Florican (EN)(End) 1 1 Sypheotides indicus
Pheasant-tailed Jacana 1 1 Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Eurasian Oystercatcher 2 25 Haematopus ostralegus
Pacific Golden Plover 2 4 Pluvialis fulva
Grey Plover 4 50 Pluvialis squatarola
Little Ringed Plover 1 3 Charadrius dubius
Kentish Plover 6 30 Charadrius alexandrinus
Lesser Sand Plover 6 100 Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sand Plover 1 6 Charadrius leschenaultii
Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Sub.End) 1 3 Vanellus malabaricus
Red-wattled Lapwing 13 70 Vanellus indicus
Sociable Plover (CR) 1 11 Vanellus gregarius
White-tailed Lapwing 3 2 Vanellus leucurus
Common Snipe 7 10 Gallinago gallinago
'Western' Black-tailed Godwit 9 300 Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit 1 50 Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel 1 3 Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew 6 350 Numenius arquata
Spotted Redshank 8 60 Tringa erythropus
Common Redshank 8 40 Tringa totanus
Common Greenshank 9 20 Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper 7 30 Tringa stagnatilis
Green Sandpiper 11 8 Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper 3 10 Tringa glareola
Terek Sandpiper 1 8 Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper 11 4 Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone 1 3 Arenaria interpres
Great Knot 1 8 Calidris tenuirostris
Little Stint 7 30 Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint 6 10 Calidris temminckii
Dunlin 4 100 Calidris alpina
Curlew Sandpiper 5 200 Calidris ferruginea
Broad-billed Sandpiper 2 30 Limicola falcinellus
Ruff 7 280 Philomachus pugnax
Black-winged Stilt 10 100 Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet 8 150 Recurvirostra avosetta
Red-necked Phalarope 1 21 Phalaropus lobatus
Crab-Plover 1 525 Dromas ardeola
Indian Stone-curlew 6 4 Burhinus Indicus
Great Thick-knee 3 10 Esacus recurvirostris
Cream-coloured Courser 1 4 Cursorius cursor
Indian Courser (End) 2 15 Cursorius coromandelicus
Collared Pratincole 1 9 Glareola pratincola
Small Pratincole 1 20 Glareola lactea
Heuglin's Gull 2 7 Larus heuglini
'Steppe' Gull 2 30 Larus [heuglini] barabensis
Great Black-headed Gull 5 30 Larus ichthyaetus
Brown-headed Gull 7 50 Larus brunnicephalus
Common Black-headed Gull 3 10 Larus ridibundus
Slender-billed Gull 4 450 Larus genei
Gull-billed Tern 9 100 Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern 5 2 Hydroprogne caspia
Lesser Crested Tern 1 8 Thalasseus bengalensis
Great Crested Tern 1 1 Thalasseus bergii
River Tern 8 300 Sterna aurantia
Little Tern or Saunders's Tern 3 15 Sterna albifrons or S. saundersi
Whiskered Tern 7 35 Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern 2 2 Chlidonias leucopterus
Indian Skimmer (VU) 1 1 Rynchops albicollis
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse 5 100 Pterocles exustus
Painted Sandgrouse (End) 2 2 Pterocles indicus
sandgrouse sp. 1 6 Pterocles sp.
Rock Pigeon 13 500 Columba livia
Oriental Turtle-dove 1 1 Streptopelia orientalis
Laughing Dove 11 50 Streptopelia senegalensis
Red Collared-dove 4 4 Streptopelia tranquebarica
Eurasian Collared-Dove 13 100 Streptopelia decaocto
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon 3 4 Treron phoenicopterus
Rose-ringed Parakeet 12 100 Psittacula krameri
Plum-headed Parakeet (End) 3 10 Psittacula cyanocephala
'Southern' Coucal [End?] 8 5 Centropus [sinensis] parroti
Sirkeer Malkoha (End) 1 1 Taccocua leschenaultii
Asian Koel 5 2 Eudynamys scolopaceus
Pallid Scops-owl 1 1 Otus brucei
Indian Eagle-owl (End) 1 1 Bubo bengalensis
Mottled Wood-owl (IN-End) 1 2 Strix ocellata
Spotted Owlet 5 4 (H) Athene brama
Short-eared Owl 1 2 Asio flammeus
Sykes's Nightjar (Nr End) 2 2 Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Indian Little Nightjar 2 3 Caprimulgus Asiaticus
Nightjar sp. 1 1 Caprimulgussp.
Little Swift 6 15 Apus affinis
Crested Treeswift 2 10 Hemiprocne coronata
Common Kingfisher 9 6 Alcedo atthis
White-throated Kingfisher 13 20 Halcyon smyrnensis
Lesser Pied Kingfisher 11 8 Ceryle rudis
Little Green Bee-eater 13 100 Merops orientalis
Indian Roller 12 20 Coracias benghalensis
Common Hoopoe 11 7 Upupa epops
Coppersmith Barbet 6 25 Megalaima haemacephala
Indian Pygmy Woodpecker 3 2 Dendrocopos nanus
Black-rumped Flameback (End) 3 2 Dinopium benghalense
Indian Bushlark 3 10 Mirafra erythroptera
Ashy-crowned Finch-lark 7 30 Eremopterix griseus
Rufous-tailed Lark 5 10 Ammomanes phoenicura
Bimaculated Lark 6 50 Melanocorypha bimaculata
Greater Short-toed Lark 10 1000 Calandrella brachydactyla
Sand Lark 2 4 Calandrella raytal
Crested Lark 8 6 Galerida cristata
Sykes's Lark (IN-End) 2 4 Galerida deva
Oriental Skylark 3 3 Alauda gulgula
Greater Hoopoe Lark 1 1 Alaemon alaudipes
Common Sand-martin 7 20 Riparia Riparia
Pale Sand-martin 1 4 Riparia Diluta
Grey-throated Sand-martin 3 100 Riparia chinensis
Dusky Crag-martin 7 10 Ptyonoprogne concolor
Barn Swallow 12 200 Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow 11 12 Hirundo smithii
Red-rumped Swallow 10 50 Hirundo daurica
White Wagtail 9 5 Motacilla alba
White Wagtail 6 3 Motacilla a. alba
White Wagtail 1 1 Motacilla a. personata
White-browed Wagtail 2 6 Motacilla maderaspatensis
Citrine Wagtail 13 20 Motacilla citreola
Western Yellow Wagtail 5 4 Motacilla flava
Black-headed Wagtail 2 2 Motacilla flava feldegg
Grey Wagtail 3 4 Motacilla cinerea
Paddyfield Pipit 4 6 Anthus rufulus
Tawny Pipit 8 30 Anthus campestris
Long-billed Pipit 3 5 Anthus similis
Tree Pipit 8 40 (H) Anthus trivialis
Water Pipit 1 1 Anthus spinoletta
Large Cuckooshrike 3 3 Coracina macei
Small Minivet 4 15 Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
White-bellied Minivet 1 2 Pericrocotus erythropygius
Common Woodshrike 3 4 Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Grey Hypocolius 1 6 Hypocolius ampelinus
Asian Paradise Flycatcher 3 5 (H) Terpsiphone paradisi
Black-naped Monarch 3 3 (H) Hypothymis azurea
White-browed Fantail 3 15 Rhipidura aureola
White-eared Bulbul 9 40 Pycnonotus leucotis
Red-vented Bulbul 12 40 Pycnonotus cafer
Common Iora 3 15 Aegithina tiphia
Marshall's Iora (End) 2 2 Aegithina nigrolutea
Isabelline Shrike 10 30 Lanius isabellinus
Bay-backed Shrike 11 12 Lanius vittatus
Long-tailed Shrike 10 5 Lanius schach
Southern Grey Shrike 6 10 Lanius meridionalis
Red-breasted Flycatcher 7 20 (H) Ficedula parva
Red-throated Flycatcher 1 2 Ficedula albicilla
Ultramarine Flycatcher 1 1 Ficedula superciliaris
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 3 30 Cyornis tickelliae
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher 2 2 Culicicapa ceylonensis
Blue Rock-thrush 1 1 Monticola solitarius
Bluethroat 6 6 Luscinia svecica
Oriental Magpie-Robin 3 6 Copsychus saularis
Indian Black Robin (End) 10 20 Saxicoloides fulicatus
Black Redstart 6 4 Phoenicurus ochruros
White-browed Bushchat 2 2 Saxicola macrorhynchus
Common Stonechat 10 15 Saxicola Torquatus
Pied Bushchat 3 10 Saxicola caprata
Variable Wheatear 4 10 Oenanthe picata
Variable Wheatear 3 6 Oenanthe p. picata
Red-tailed Wheatear 2 2 Oenanthe chrysopygia
Desert Wheatear 8 10 Oenanthe deserti
Isabelline Wheatear 5 10 Oenanthe isabellina
Brown Rock-chat 1 1 Cercomela fusca
Tawny-bellied Babbler 2 10 Dumetia hyperythra
Yellow-eyed Babbler 1 1 Chrysomma sinense
Common Babbler (End) 11 40 Turdoides caudata
Large Grey Babbler (End) 5 10 Turdoides malcolmi
Jungle Babbler (End) 8 42 Turdoides striata
Zitting Cisticola 5 5 Cisticola juncidis
Rufous-fronted Prinia (End) 3 10 Prinia buchanani
Grey-breasted Prinia 3 20 Prinia hodgsonii
Graceful Prinia 1 4 Prinia gracilis
Ashy Prinia 3 5 Prinia socialis
Jungle Prinia (End) 2 2 Prinia sylvatica
Plain Prinia 7 6 Prinia inornata
Common Tailorbird 7 10 Orthotomus sutorius
Paddyfield Warbler 6 10 Acrocephalus agricola
Blyth's Reed-warbler 1 1 Acrocephalus dumetorum
Indian Reed-warbler 8 10 Acrocephalus [stentoreus] brunnescens
Sykes's Warbler 6 4 Hippolais rama
Booted Warbler 2 1 Hippolais caligata
Siberian Chiffchaff 6 5 Phylloscopus [collybita] tristis
Sulphur-bellied Warbler 1 1 Phylloscopus griseolus
Hume's Leaf-warbler 7 20 (H) Phylloscopus Humei
Greenish Warbler 4 15 (H) Phylloscopus trochiloides
Bright-green Warbler 3 9 (H) Phylloscopus nitidus
Lesser Whitethroat 9 10 Sylvia curruca
'Desert' Whitethroat 3 1 Sylvia [curruca] minula
Asian Desert Warbler 3 2 Sylvia nana
Great Tit 3 6 Parus major
White-naped Tit (VU)(Ind-End) 1 2 Parus nuchalis
Thick-billed Flowerpecker 2 6 Dicaeum agile
Pale-billed Flowerpecker 1 2 Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Purple Sunbird 12 20 Cinnyris asiaticus
Oriental White-eye 3 50 Zosterops palpebrosus
Grey-necked Bunting 2 15 Emberiza buchanani
Striolated Bunting 1 2 Emberiza striolata
Black-headed Bunting 1 30 Emberiza melanocephala
Red-headed Bunting 1 3 Emberiza bruniceps
Common Rosefinch 2 6 Carpodacus erythrinus
Indian Silverbill 11 40 Euodice malabarica
Scaly-breasted Munia 2 8 Lonchura punctulata
House Sparrow 8 1000 Passer domesticus
Yellow-throated Petronia 8 100 Petronia xanthocollis
Black-breasted Weaver 1 6 Ploceus benghalensis
Baya Weaver 3 40 Ploceus philippinus
Brahminy Starling (Sub. End) 7 10 Temenuchus pagodarum
Rosy Starling 11 2000 Sturnus roseus
Common Starling 1 7 Sturnus vulgaris
Common Myna 11 80 Acridotheres tristis
Bank Myna (Sub.-End) 11 20 Acridotheres ginginianus
Black Drongo 12 100 Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo 3 5 Dicrurus leucophaeus
Rufous Treepie 6 10 Dendrocitta vagabunda
House Crow 13 200 Corvus splendens
Indian Jungle Crow (End) 6 100 Corvus [macrorhynchus] culminatus

Non-Established Exotics

Lesser Flamingo 3 200 Phoeniconaias minor

Mammals

Indian Flying Fox 4 10 Pteropus vampyrus
Northern Plains Grey Langur 4 20 Semnopithecus entellus
Golden Jackal 4 8 Canis aureus
Indian Grey Mongoose 4 5 Herpestes edwardsii
Ruddy Mongoose 1 1 Herpestes smithii
Striped Hyena 1 1 Hyaena hyaena
Jungle Cat 1 1 Felis chaus
Leopard 2 1 Panthera pardus
Asiatic Lion 4 10 Panthera leo
Asiatic Wild Ass 2 15 Equus hemonius khur
Wild Boar 5 5 Sus scrofa
Sambar 3 6 Cervus unicolor
Spotted Deer 3 60 Axis axis
Nilgai 8 100 Boselaphus tragocamelus
Blackbuck 2 60 Antilope cervicapra
Indian Gazelle 2 2 Gazella bennettii
Indian Field Mouse 3 2 Mus booduga
Northern Palm Squirrel 10 30 Funambulus pennattii
Indian Hare 5 3 Lepus nigricollis