S.No.

English Name 

Scientific Name     

lu

1.

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

l

2.

Little Grebe

Podiceps ruficollis

l

3.

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

l

4.

Lesser Flamingo

Phoenicopterus minor

l

5.

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

l

6.

White Necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus

l

7.

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

lu

8.

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

lu

9.

Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

l

10.

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

l

11.

Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

l

12.

Little Cormorant

Phalacrocorax niger  

l

13.

Oriental Darter

Anhinga rufa   

l

14.

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

l

15.

Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii

l

16.

Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

l

17.

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

l

18.

Great Egret

Ardea alba     

l

19.

Median Egret

Egretta intermedia

l

20.

Small Egret

Egretta garzetta   

lu

21.

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea   

l

22.

Lesser Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna javanica

lu

23.

Wigeon

Anas penelope

lu

24.

Garganey

Anas querquedula

lu

25.

Pintail

Anas acuta    

lu

26.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

lu

27.

Gadwall

Anas strepera

lu

28.

Shoveler

Anas clypeata      

l

29.

Spotbill Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

lu

30.

Common Teal

Anas crecca   

l

31.

Cotton Teal

Nettapus coromandelianus

lu

32.

Redcrested Pochard

Netta rufina

lu

33.

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina  

lu

34.

White eyed Pochard

Aythya nyroca

lu

35.

Tufted Pochard

Aythya fuligula      

lu

36.

Barheaded Geese

Anser indicus

 +

37.

Black Shouldered Kite

Elanus caeruleus  

+

38.

Pariah Kite

Milvus migrans    

+

39.

Brahminy Kite

Haliastur indus    

+

40.

Shikra

Accipiter badius   

+

41.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

   Accipiter nisus

+

42.

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Aquila pomarina   

+

43.

Short toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

+u

44.

Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus  

+u

45.

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

+

46.

King Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus

+n

47.

White Backed Vulture

Gyps bengalensis

+n

48.

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

+u

49.

 Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

+

50.

Laggar Falcon

Falco jugger  

+u

51.

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

+

52.

Grey Francolin

Francolinus pondicerianus

+

53.

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix  

+

54.

Jungle Bush Quail

Perdicula asiatica

+

55.

Common Peafowl

Pavo cristatus     

l

56.

Brown Crake

Amaurornis akool

l

 57.

White breasted

Amaurornis Phoenicurus

l

58.

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus  

lu

59.

Common Coot

Fulica atra     

l

60.

Pheasant tailed Jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus 

l

61.

Bronze winged Jacana

Metopidius indicus   

#u

62.

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago   

#

63.

Painted Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

ul

64.

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

#

65.

Black winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

#

66.

Red wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus  

#u

67.

White tailed Lapwing

Vanellus leucurus‘   

#

68.

Little ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius‘   

#u

69.

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

#u

70.

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus‘    

#u

71.

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia‘  

#u

72.

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis‘

#u

73.

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola‘    

#u

74.

Common Sandpiper

Tringa hypoleucos‘   

#u

75.

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus‘  

#u

76.

Little Stint

Calidris minuta‘    

#u

77.

Temminck’s Stint

Calidris temminckii‘ 

#u

 78.

 Dunlin

Calidris alpina

#u

79.

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

#u

80.

Black tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa‘    

+u

81.

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus‘ 

+u

82.

Brown headed Gull

Larus brunnicephalus

+u

83.

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybridus‘ 

+

84.

Indian River Tern

Sterna aurantia‘   

+

  85.

  Little Tern

Sterna albifrons‘  

+u

86.

 Gull billed

Gelochelidon nilotica‘

+

87.

Green Pigeon

Treron phoenicoptera

  +

88.

Blue Rock Pigeon

Columbia livia‘     

  +

89.

Ring Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

  +

90.

Red turtle Dove

Streptopelia tranquebarica

  +

91.

Little Brown Dove

Streptopelia senegalensis

  +

92.

Rose ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri‘   

  +

93.

Plum headed Parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala

  +

94.

Koel

Eudynamys scolopacea

  +

95.

Common Hawk Cuckoo

Cuculus varius‘    

+

96.

Pied Crested Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

  +

97.

Greater Coucal

Centropus sinensis‘ 

  +

98.

Spotted Owlet

Athene brama‘     

+

99.

Indian Jungle Nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus‘

  +

100.

House Swift

Apus affinis‘  

+

101.

Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus‘

  +

102.

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis‘  

  +

103.

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis‘

  +

 104.

White breasted

Halcyon smyrnensis‘

+

105.

Blue tailed Bee-eater

Merops philppinus‘   

+

106.

Blue cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus‘ 

  +

107.

Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis‘ 

  +

108.

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis

  +

109.

Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops‘

+

110.

Common Grey Hornbill

Tocus birostris‘   

  +

111.

Coppersmith Barbet

Megalaima haemacephala

  +.

 112

  Black rumped

Dinopium benghalense‘

+

113.

Yellow crowned

  +

114.

Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola‘

+

 115.

  Sand Martin

    Riparia riparia

  +

116.

Dusky crag Martin

Hirundo concolor‘ 

  +

117.

Wire tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii‘    

  +

118.

Red rumped Swallow

Hirundo daurica‘   

  +

119.

Grey Shrike

Lanius meridionalis‘ 

  +

120.

Bay backed Shrike

Lanius vittatus‘    

  +

 121.

  Long tailed Shrike

   Lanius schach

+

122.

Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus‘    

  +

123.

Black Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis‘   

  +

124.

White bellied Drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens

  +

125.

  Large Cuckooshrike

Coracina macei

  +

126.

Common Woodshrike

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

  +

127.

Brahminy Starling

Sturnus pagodarum‘ 

  +

128.

Pied Starling

Sturnus contra‘    

  +u

129.

Rosy Starling

Sturnus roseus‘   

  +u

130.

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris‘  

  +

131.

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis‘  

  +

132.

Bank Myna

Acridotheres ginginianus

  +

133.

Indian Tree-pie

Dendrocitta vagabunda

  +

134.

House Crow

Corvus splendens‘   

+

135.

Indian Pitta

Pitta brachyura‘   

+

136.

Small Minivet

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

+

137.

White bellied Minivet

Pericrocotus erythropygius

  +

138.

Common Iora

Aegithina tiphia‘   

  +

139.

Redvented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer‘

+

140.

White cheeked Bulbul

Pycnonotus leucotis‘

  +

141.

Common Babbler

Turdoides caudatus‘ 

  +

142.

Large Grey Babbler

Turdoides malcolmi‘ 

  +

143.

Jungle Babbler

Turdoides striatus‘   

+

144.

Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

  +u

145.

Red breasted Flycatcher

Muscicapa parva

  +u

146.

Grey headed Flycatcher

Culicicapa ceylonensis

  +

147.

White browed Fantail

Rhipidura aureola‘

+

148.

Grey breasted Prinia

Prinia hodgsonii‘  

+

 149.

  Rufous fronted Prinia

Prinia   buchanani

  +

150.

Ashy Prinia

Prinia socialis‘     

  +

151.

Plain Prinia

Prinia subflava‘    

  +

152.

Oriental White eye

Zosterops palpebrosus

  +

153.

Common Tailor Bird

Orthotomus sutorius‘

  +u

154.

Lesser White throat

Sylvia curruca‘     

  +u

155.

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

  +

156.

Indian Robin

Saxicoloides fulicata

  +

157.

Magpie Robin

Copsychus saularis‘ 

  +u

158.

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

  +

159.

Brown Rock Chat

Cercomela fusca‘ 

  +u

160.

Pied Bushchat

Saxicola caprata‘ 

  +u

161.

Common Stonechat

Saxicola torquata‘

+u

162.

Orange headed Thrush

Zoothera citrina‘   

  +u

163.

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava‘     

  +u

164.

Yellow headed Wagtail

Motacilla citreola‘ 

  +u

165.

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea‘ 

  +u

166.

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba‘     

  +

167.

Large pied Wagtail

Motacilla maderaspatensis

  +u

168.

Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris‘  

  +u

 169.

Indian Tree-Pipit

Anthus trivialis‘    

  +u

 170.

  Paddyfield Pipit

Anthus rufulus

+

171.

Rufous tailed Lark

Ammomanes phoenicurus

  +

172.

Oriental Sky Lark

Alauda gulgula‘    

  +

173.

Purple Sunbird

Nectarinia asiatica‘  

  +

174.

Grey Tit

Parus major‘  

  +

175.

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus‘ 

  +

176.

Chestnut shouldered

Petronia xanthocollis

+

177.

Baya Weaver

Ploceus philippinus‘ 

+

178.

White rumped Munia

Lonchura striata‘  

  +

179.

Indian Silverbill

Lonchura malabarica

+

 180.

 Crested Bunting

Melophus lathami

l  Observed in water                       #   Observed at water edges

u Observed in winter (migratory)    +  Observed on land/tree/telephone pole/flying

Observed occasionally          n  Not seen for past five years.