BIRDS OF BANGALORE
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THE BIRDS OF BANGALORE Regularly Occuring Species/forms=*
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Accipiter badius Shikra *
Accipiter gentilis Goshawk
Accipiter nisus Sparrow-Hawk
Acridotheres fuscus Jungle Myna *
Acridotheres tristis Indian Myna *
Acrocephalus aedon Thickbilled Warbler
Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler *
Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler *
Acrocephalus stentoreus Indian Great Reed Warbler *
Aegithina tiphia Common Iora *
Alauda gulgula Eastern Skylark *
Alcedo atthis Small Blue Kingfisher *
Amaurornis akool Brown Crake
Amaurornis phoenicurus Whitebreasted Waterhen *
Ammomanes phoenicurus Rufoustailed Finch-Lark
Anas acuta Pintail *
Anas clypeata Shoveller *
Anas crecca Common Teal *
Anas penelope Wigeon
Anas poecilorhyncha Spotbill Duck *
Anas querquedula Garganey *
Anas strepera Gadwall
Anastomus oscitans Openbill Stork
Anhinga rufa Darter
Anser indicus Barheaded Goose *
Anthropoides virgo Demoiselle Crane
Anthus hodgsonii Indian Tree Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae Paddyfield Pipit *
Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
Apus affinis House Swift *
Apus melba Alpine Swift
Apus pacificus Large Whiterumped Swift
Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle
Ardea alba Large Egret *
Ardea cinerea Grey Heron *
Ardea purpurea Purple Heron *
Ardeola grayii Pond Heron *
Ardeola striatus Little Green Heron
Artamus fuscus Ashy Swallow-Shrike
Athene brama Spotted Owlet *
Aythya ferina Common Pochard *
Aythya fuligula Tufted Pochard
Aythya nyroca White-eyed Pochard
Botaurus stellaris Bittern
Bubo bubo Great Horned Owl *
Bubo zeylonensis Brown Fish Owl
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret *
Burhinus oedicnemus Stone Curlew
Butastur teesa White-eyed Buzzard *
Buteo rufinus Longlegged Buzzard
Cacomantis passerinus Indian Plaintive Cuckoo *
Cacomantis sonneratii Indian Baybanded Cuckoo
Calidris minuta Little Stint *
Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint *
Calidris testacea Curlew-Sandpiper
Caprimulgus affinis Allied/Franklin's Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus Common Indian Nightjar *
Caprimulgus indicus Indian Jungle Nightjar
Caprimulgus macrurus Longtailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes's Nightjar
Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch
Centropus sinensis Crow-Pheasant *
Ceryle rudis Lesser Pied Kingfisher *
Chaetura gigantea Brownthroated Spinetail Swift
Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover *
Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover *
Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern *
Chloropsis aurifrons Goldfronted Chloropsis
Chloropsis cochinchinensis Goldmantled Chloropsis *
Choriotis nigriceps Great Indian Bustard
Chrysocolaptes festivus Blackbacked Woodpecker *
Chrysomma sinense Yelloweyed Babbler *
Ciconia ciconia White Stork
Ciconia episcopus Whitenecked Stork *
Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle *
Circus aeruginosus Marsh Harrier *
Circus cyaneus Hen Harrier
Circus macrouros Pale Harrier *
Circus melanoleucos Pied Harrier
Circus pygargus Montague's Harrier *
Cisticola juncidis Streaked Fantail Warbler *
Clamator coromandus Redwinged Crested Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus Pied Crested Cuckoo *
Columba elphinstonii Nilgiri Wood Pigeon
Columba livia Blue Rock Pigeon *
Copsychus saularis Magpie-Robin *
Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller *
Coracina melanoptera Blackheaded Cuckoo-Shrike *
Coracina melaschistos Smaller Grey Cuckoo-Shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Large Cuckoo-shrike *
Corvus macrorhynchos Jungle Crow *
Corvus splendens House Crow *
Coturnix coromandelica Rain Quail
Coturnix coturnix Common Quail
Cuculus canorus European Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus varius Common Hawk-Cuckoo *
Culicicapa ceylonensis Greyheaded Flycatcher
Cursorius coromandelicus Indian Courser
Cypsiurus parvus Palm Swift *
Dendrocitta leucogastra Whitebellied Tree Pie
Dendrocitta vagabunda Indian Tree Pie *
Dendrocygna javanica Lesser Whistling Teal
Dicaeum agile Thickbilled Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Tickell's Flowerpecker *
Dicrurus adsimilis Black Drongo *
Dicrurus caerulescens Whitebellied Drongo *
Dicrurus hottentottus Haircrested Drongo *
Dicrurus leucophaeus Grey Drongo *
Dinopium benghalense Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker *
Dumetia hyperythra Whitethroated Babbler *
Egretta garzetta Little Egret *
Egretta gularis Indian Reef Heron
Egretta intermedia Smaller Egret *
Elanus caeruleus Blackwinged Kite *
Emberiza brunniceps Redheaded Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala Blackheaded Bunting
Eremopterix grisea Ashycrowned Finch-Lark *
Erithacus brunneus Blue Chat
Erithacus svecicus Bluethroat *
Esacus magnirostris Great Stone Plover
Estrilda amandava Red Munia *
Eudynamys scolopacea Koel *
Falco biarmicus jugger Laggar Falcon
Falco chicquera Readheaded Merlin *
Falco peregrinus japonensis Peregrine Falcon
Falco perigrinus peregrinator Shaheen Falcon
Falco subbuteo Hobby
Falco tinnunculus Kestrel *
Francolinus pictus Black Partridge
Francolinus pondicerianus Grey Partridge *
Fulica atra Coot *
Gallicrex cinerea Kora *
Gallinago gallinago Fantail Snipe *
Gallinago media Great Snipe
Gallinago minima Jack Snipe
Gallinago nemoricola Wood Snipe
Gallinago stenura Pintail Snipe *
Gallinula chloropus Moorhen *
Galloperdix lunulata Painted Spurfowl
Galloperdix spadicea Red Spurfowl
Gallus sonneratii Grey Junglefowl *
Glareola lactea Small Indian Pratincole *
Glaucidium radiatum Barred Jungle Owlet
Gyps benghalensis Indian Whitebacked Vulture *
Gyps indicus Indian Longbilled Vulture *
Halcyon pileata Blackcapped Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis Whitebreasted Kingfisher *
Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite *
Hemiprocne longipennis Crested Tree Swift
Hieraaetus fasciatus Bonelli's Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Hawk-Eagle *
Himantopus himantopus Blackwinged Stilt *
Hippolais caligata Booted Tree Warbler *
Hirundo concolor Dusky Crag Martin *
Hirundo daurica Redrumped/Striated Swallow *
Hirundo fluvicola Indian Cliff Swallow *
Hirundo rustica Barn/Common Swallow *
Hirundo smithii Wiretailed Swallow *
Hydrophasianus chirurgus Pheasant-tailed Jacana *
Ictinaetus malayensis Black Eagle
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Chesnut Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern
Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike *
Lanius excubitor Grey Shrike
Lanius schach Rufousbacked Shrike *
Lanius vittatus Baybacked Shrike
Larus brunnicephalus Brownheaded Gull *
Larus ridibundus Blackheaded Gull
Limosa limosa Blacktailed Godwit *
Lonchura malabarica Whitethroated Munia *
Lonchura malacca Blackheaded Munia *
Lonchura punctulata Spotted Munia *
Lonchura striata Whitebacked Munia *
Megalaima haemacephala Crimsonbreasted Barbet *
Megalaima viridis Small Green Barbet *
Megalaima zeylanica Large Green Barbet
Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerygar
Merops leschenaultii Chesnutheaded Bee-eater
Merops orientalis Small Green Bee-eater *
Merops philippinus Bluetailed Bee-eater
Metopidius indicus Bronzewinged Jacana
Micropternus brachyurus Rufous Woodpecker
Milvus migrans govinda Pariah Kite *
Milvus migrans lineatus Blackeared Kite *
Mirafra assamica Rufouswinged Bush Lark
Mirafra erythroptera Redwinged Bush Lark
Mirafra javanica Singing Bush Lark *
Monarcha azurea Blacknaped Flycatcher *
Monticola cinclorhynchus Blueheaded Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush *
Motacilla alba White Wagtail *
Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail *
Motacilla flava bheema Blueheaded Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava melanogrisea Blackheaded Yellow Wagtail *
Motacilla flava thunbergi Greyheaded Yellow Wagtail *
Motacilla indica Forest Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis Large Pied Wagtail *
Muscicapa albicaudata Nilgiri Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris Brown Flycatcher *
Muscicapa nigrorufa Black and Orange Flycatcher
Muscicapa parva Redbreasted Flycatcher *
Muscicapa rubeculoides Bluethroated Flycatcher
Muscicapa superciliaris Whitebrowed Blue Flycatcher
Muscicapa thalassina Verditer Flycatcher
Muscicapa tickelliae Tickell's Blue Flycatcher *
Mycteria leucocephala Painted Stork
Nectarinia asiatica Purple Sunbird *
Nectarinia lotenia Loten's Sunbird *
Nectarinia zeylonica Purplerumped Sunbird *
Neophron percnopterus Scavenger Vulture *
Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Teal *
Numenius arquata Curlew
Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron *
Nyctyornis athertoni Bluebearded Bee-eater
Oriolus oriolus Golden Oriole *
Oriolus xanthornus Blackheaded Oriole
Orthotomus sutorius Tailor Bird *
Otus bakkamoena Collared Scops Owl *
Otus scops Scops Owl
Pandion haliatus Osprey
Parus major Grey Tit *
Parus nuchalis Whitewinged Black Tit
Parus xanthogenys Yellowcheeked Tit
Passer domesticus House Sparrow *
Pavo cristatus Common Peafowl *
Pelargopsis capensis Storkbilled Kingfisher
Pelecanus philippensis Grey Pelican
Pellorneum ruficeps Spotted Babbler *
Perdicula asiatica Jungle Bush Quail *
Perdicula erythrorhyncha Painted Bush Quail
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small Minivet *
Pericrocotus flammeus Orange (Scarlet) Minivet
Pernis ptilorhynchos Honey Buzzard *
Petronia xanthocollis Yellowthroated Sparrow
Phalacrocorax carbo Large Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Indian Shag
Phalacrocorax niger Little Cormorant *
Phalaropus lobatus Rednecked Phalarope
Philomachus pugnax Ruff and Reeve *
Phoeniconaias roseus Greater Flamingo
Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart *
Phylloscopus affinis Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris Largebilled Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus occipitalis Large Crowned Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Leaf Warbler *
Picoides mahrattensis Yellowfronted Pied Woodpecker
Picoides nanus Pygmy Woodpecker
Picus myrmecophoneus Little Scalybellied Woodpecker
Pitta brachyura Indian Pitta *
Platalea leucorodia Spoonbill
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
Ploceus manyar Streaked Weaver Bird *
Ploceus philippinus Baya Weaver Bird *
Pluvialis dominica Eastern Golden Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover
Podiceps ruficollis Little Grebe *
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii Slatyheaded Scimitar Babbler
Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Moorhen *
Porzana fusca Ruddy Crake *
Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake
Prinia hodgsonii Franklin's Longtailed Warbler *
Prinia socialis Ashy Longtailed Warbler *
Prinia subflava Plain Longtailed Warbler *
Prinia sylvatica Jungle Longtailed Warbler *
Pseudibis papillosa Black Ibis
Psittacula alexandrii Redbreasted Parakeet
Psittacula columboides Bluewinged Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala Blossomheaded Parakeet *
Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine Parakeet
Psittacula krameri Roseringed Parakeet *
Pycnonotus cafer Redvented Bulbul *
Pycnonotus jocosus Redwhiskered Bulbul *
Pycnonotus leucogenys Whitecheeked Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus Whitebrowed Bulbul *
Pycnonotus xantholaemus Yellowthroated Bulbul
Rallus striatus Bluebreasted Banded Rail *
Recurvirostra avocetta Avocet
Rhipidura albicollis Whitethroated Fantail Flycatcher *
Rhipidura aureola Whitebrowed Fantail Flycatcher
Rhopodytes viridirostris Small Greenbilled Malkoha *
Riparia riparia Collared Sand Martin
Rostratula benghalensis Painted Snipe *
Sarcogyps calvus Black Vulture
Sarkidiornis melanotus Comb Duck
Saxicola caprata Pied Bush Chat *
Saxicola torquata Stone Chat
Saxicoloides fulicata Indian Robin *
Scolopax rusticola Woodcock
Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent Eagle *
Spizaetus cirrhatus Crested Hawk-Eagle
Sterna acuticauda Blackbellied Tern
Sterna aurantia Indian River Tern *
Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove *
Streptopelia decaocto Indian Ring Dove *
Streptopelia orientalis Rufous Turtle Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis Little Brown Dove *
Streptopelia tranquebarica Red Turtle Dove
Strix ocellata Mottled Wood Owl *
Sturnus malabaricus blythii Whiteheaded Myna
Sturnus malabaricus malabaricus Greyheaded Myna *
Sturnus pagodarum Blackheaded Myna *
Sturnus roseus Rosy Pastor *
Sturnus vulgaris Starling *
Surniculus lugubris Drongo-Cuckoo
Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia hortensis Orphean Warbler
Sypheotides virgo Lesser Florican
Taccocua leschenaultii Sirkeer Cuckoo *
Tadorna ferruginea Brahminy Duck
Tephrodornis pondicerianus Common Wood Shrike *
Terpsiphone paradisi Paradise Flycatcher *
Threskiornis aethiopica White Ibis *
Tockus birostris Grey Hornbill
Treron phoenicoptera Green Pigeon
Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper
Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper *
Tringa nebularia Greenshank *
Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper *
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper *
Tringa terek Terek Sandpiper
Tringa totanus Common Redshank *
Turdoides affinis Whiteheaded Babbler *
Turdoides caudatus Common Babbler
Turdoides malcolmii Large Grey Babbler *
Turdoides striatus Jungle Babbler
Turdus merula Blackbird
Turnix suscitator Common Bustard-Quail
Turnix tanki Yellowlegged Button Quail
Tyto alba Barn Owl *
Upupa epops Hoopoe *
Vanellus cinereus Greyheaded Lapwing
Vanellus indicus Redwattled Lapwing *
Vanellus malabaricus Yellow-wattled Lapwing *
Zoothera citrina Whitethroated Ground Thrush *
Zoothera wardii Pied Ground Thrush
Zosterops palpebrosa White-eye *
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This Checklist is adapted and updated from:
Joseph George (ed),
M.B.Krishna, S.Subramanya, J.N.Prasad, O.C.Naveein,
S.Karthikeyan, U.Harish Kumar, N.Srinivasan, T.S.Srinivasa,
ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF BANGALORE.
Birdwatchers' Field Club of Bangalore. 1994.
which is a compilation of the observations of more than
fifty-five birdwatchers, extending to more than twenty years and
the literature dating back to 1828. The details, including the
list of contributors, references, acknowledgements, explanatory
and species notes, etc. are in the printed publication.
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