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An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND

Published by UTTARAKHAND FOREST DEPARTMENT


The Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand lists

710 birds that have been recorded in the hill state of Uttarakhand and is an

update to the checklist published in 2015 by the current authors listing 693

species. The checklist provides up-to-date taxonomic information, including

that of species splits or mergers in the last decade. This publication also

provide a partial bibliography of birds of Uttarakhand. Finally, the checklist

also provides a mention of the bird species that are Critically Endangered,

Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened as per IUCN’s latest Red Data

List.

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An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand

Published by Uttarakhand Forest Department© 2017, Dhananjai Mohan and Sanjay Sondhi

Front cover photograph: Cheer Pheasant © K S SajwanBack cover photographs (clockwise, from top left): Chestnut-headed Tesia © Gunjan Arora, Pink-browed Rosefinch © Dushyant Parashar, Spotted Laughingthrush © Gunjan Arora, Indian Blue Robin © Gunjan Arora

Citation: Mohan, D. & S. Sondhi (2017). An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand. Published by Uttarakhand Forest Department, Dehradun.

Map: Uttarakhand Forest Department

Designed & Printed: Shiva Offset Press, Dehradun Ph. 0135-2715748

AUTHORS’ NOTE

The hill state of Uttarakhand is a birdwatcher’s paradise. With more than 700 bird species being recorded in the state, birding offers opportunities for ecotourism, at minimal impact to the environment. To promote birdwatching, the Uttarakhand Forest Department, with the support of numerous NGO’s, initiated the concept of the annual Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festival (USBF) (www.uttarakhandbirdfestival.in). The USBF’s byline “Uniting birds, birdwatchers and communities” nicely sums up the objectives of the bird festivals.

For any serious birdwatcher, an authentic bird checklist is crucial. Hence, the authors have periodically been publishing “An Updated Checklist of the Birds Of Uttarakhand” of which there have been two editions published so far. This version “An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand”, not only updates the previous checklists, but also attempts to compile a bibliography of birds of Uttarakhand.

The authors have relied on their personal experience of birdwatching in the state, published literature and credible sightings, photographic or sound records as evidence to prepare this updated checklist.

The authors would like to thank the Wildlife Wing, Uttarakhand Forest Department for supporting the publication of this checklist. We would also like to thank Gunjan Arora, Arun Pratap Singh, Manoj Sharma and Yashpal Negi for their feedback and inputs while creating the checklist. We would also like to thank Anchal Sondhi, who helped in reviewing and editing the manuscript on numerous occasions.

For any errors, omissions and feedback in this checklist, please contact

Dr. Dhananjai Mohan, APCCF (Wildlife), Uttarakhand Forest Department at [email protected]

Or Sanjay Sondhi, Titli Trust (www.titlitrust.org) at [email protected]

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AN UPDATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND

The hill state of Uttarakhand (formed in 2000, then known as Uttaranchal) has terrific avifaunal diversity. More than 50% of the 1,263 bird species recorded from India (Praveen et al. 2016) are found in Uttarakhand. The state’s habitat varies from the terai region in the plains, the bhabhars (the outermost foothills of the Himalaya), the Shivaliks (sub-Himalayan range), the Lower Himalayas and finally, the high altitudinal Greater Himalayas. The amazing diversity in habitat from the plains up to the numerous mountain peaks that exceed altitudes of 7,000 m results in marvelous avifaunal diversity.

Within the 6 National Parks, 7 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 4 Conservation Reserves in the state (Annexure 1), and outside these areas too, opportunities for bird watching abound. Uttarakhand is home to 14 Important Bird Areas (Islam & Rahmani, 2004) (Annexure 2) that are important and priority sites for conservation.

Mohan & Sinha (2003) published the first checklist of birds of Uttarakhand listing 623 species. The current authors published two updated checklists of the birds of Uttarakhand listing 686 (Mohan & Sondhi 2014) and 693 species (Mohan & Sondhi 2015). Since then, increased research and amateur and professional birdwatching has resulted in the addition of some new bird species. In addition, changes in avifaunal taxonomy have meant that many species splits or convergences have taken and continue to take place.

The current checklist attempts to address the increased sightings, changes in taxonomy and a more comprehensive review of older literature and online records on eBird http://ebird.org/ and Oriental Birds http://oriental bird images.org. As an outcome of this work, the current checklist lists 710 species that have been recorded in Uttarakhand. These include sightings of some species that may be considered vagrants to the state, which is specifically stated in the “Remarks” column.

In this revised checklist, one species, White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus, that had been listed as a “Vagrant” in the previous checklists has been been shifted from the main checklist to the doubtful list. Nineteen species have been added to the checklist that are new species descriptions, new sightings with sufficient evidence or published records that were earlier overlooked. These species are Red Kite Milvus milvus, Eastern Marsh

An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand v Harrier Circus spilonotus, Bean Goose Anser fabalis, Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata, Mew Gull Larus canus, Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata, Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata, Little Owl Athene noctua, Barred Cuckoo Dove Macropygia unchall, Pygmy Wren-babbler Pnoepyga pusilla, Booted Warbler Iduna caligata, Green Leaf Warbler Seicercus nitidus, Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana, Himalayan Forest Thrush Zoothera salimali, Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, Siberian Blue Chat Larvivora cyane, Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus and White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys. Notes and references on the inclusions of these species are mentioned in the Remarks column.

In addition, another 31 species, which have been recorded in Uttarakhand in old literature, but whose presence in the state today is doubtful, have been listed as well. This includes the Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa, a dozen specimens of which were collected from near Mussoorie (Benog, Jhari Pani) and Nainital prior to 1877, and is now feared extinct (Birdlife International, 2013).

Of the 710 species, 6 species-Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri, Slender-billedVulture Gyps tenuirostris, White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis, Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus and Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa are listed as “Critically Endangered” in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as updated till December 2016. A further 3 species are listed as “Endangered”, 19 species are listed as “Vulnerable” and 28 species as “Near Threatened”. Nine species, which have been recorded in Uttarakhand, are endemic to the Western Himalaya: Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus, Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii, Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa, White-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis, White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys, West Himalayan Bush Warbler Locustella kashmirensis, Tytler’s Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri (only in its breeding range), Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni and Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca. The Red List status for these four categories and the endemics are mentioned in the “Remarks” column.

This checklist largely follows the English and Scientific names adopted in “The India Checklist” by Praveen et al. (2016). Alternate English Names that are still used in India are also mentioned. Recent taxonomic updates are captured in the “Remarks” column.

A significant effort was also made to compile a bibliography of the birds of Uttarakhand. This effort attempted to list all Uttarakhand related avian

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literature and old records from the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Ibis, Newsletter for Birdwatchers, Indian BIRDS, Cheetal, Oriental Bird Club Bulletins, Forktail, Indian Forester, Journal of Threatened Taxa and numerous other publications, including those of Zoological Survey of India. While this bibliography is by no means complete, it does provide a baseline on which researchers and naturalists can build on further.

We encourage birdwatchers to report new sightings and records with credible evidence to the authors as well as to upload their data on eBird http://ebird.org/ to contribute to bird conservation.

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

1 Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa �

2 Himalayan Snowcock

Tetraogallus himalayensis �

3 Chukar Partridge

Chukar Partridge

Alectoris chukar �

4 Black Francolin Black Partridge

Francolinus francolinus �

5 Grey Francolin Grey Partridge

Francolinus pondicerianus �

6 Tibetan Partridge

Perdix hodgsoniae �

7 Common Quail Grey Quail Coturnix coturnix �

8 Jungle Bush Quail

Perdicula asiatica �

9 Himalayan Quail Mountain Quail, Himalayan Rock Quail

Ophrysia superciliosa

Critically Endangered. Feared extinct. West Himalayan endemic.

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10 Hill Partridge Common Hill Partridge

Arborophila torqueola

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11 Rufous-throated Partridge

Rufous-throated Hill-partridge

Arborophila rufogularis �

12 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea

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13 Western Tragopan

Western Horned Pheasant

Tragopan melanocephalus

Vulnerable. West Himalayan endemic. �

14 Satyr Tragopan Crimson Horned Pheasant

Tragopan satyra Near Threatened�

15 Koklass Pheasant

Koklas Pheasant

Pucrasia macrolopha �

16 Himalayan Monal

Impeyan Monal, Impeyan MonalPheasant

Lophophorus impejanus

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17 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus �18 Kalij Pheasant Lophura

leucomelanos�

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

19 Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii Vulnerable. West Himalayan endemic. �

20 Indian Peafowl Blue Peafowl, Common Peafowl

Pavo cristatus�

21 Lesser Whistling Duck

Lesser Whistling Teal, Tree Duck

Dendrocygna javanica �

22 Greylag Goose Anser anser �23 Bean Goose Tundra Bean

Goose, Taiga bean Goose

Anser fabalis Bhattacharjee (2013). Vagrant. �

24 Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons �

25 Lesser White-fronted Goose

Anser erythropus Vulnerable. A. P. Singh record on 13/01/2008. Vijay & Bhutia (2008); Praveen et. al (2014).

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26 Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus �

27 Knob-billed Duck

Comb Duck/Nakta

Sarkidiornis melanotos

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28 Mandarin Duck Aix gallericulata Reported from Saat Tal by Vrezek et al. (2006). Vagrant.

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29 Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna �

30 Ruddy Shelduck Brahminy Duck

Tadorna ferruginea �

31 Cotton Pygmy Goose

Cotton Teal Nettapus coromandelianus �

32 Gadwall Mareca strepera �33 Falcated Duck Falcated Teal Mareca falcata Near Threatened �34 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope �35 Mallard Anas

platyrhynchos�

36 Indian Spot-billed Duck

Spot-billed Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

Species split: Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonoryncha is eastern species

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

37 Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata �

38 Northern Pintail Anas acuta �39 Garganey Spatula

querquedula �

40 Eurasian Teal Common Teal Anas crecca �

41 Marbled Duck Marbled Teal, Green-winged Teal

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Vulnerable�

42 Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina �

43 Common Pochard

Aythya ferina Vulnerable�

44 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Critically Endangered�

45 Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Pochard, White-eyed Pochard

Aythya nyroca Near Threatened

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46 Tufted Duck Tufted Pochard

Aythya fuligula �

47 Greater Scaup Aythya marila �48 Long-tailed

DuckOld Squaw Duck

Clangula hyemalis Vulnerable. Singh (1991); Mohan et al. (1992); Praveen et al. (2014). Reported from Asan Conservation Reserve.

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49 Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula �

50 Common Merganser

Mergus merganser �

51 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis �

52 Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

B. Harvey recorded on 08/12/2008 at Asan Conservation Reserve (Praveen et al. 2014).

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

53 Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus �

54 Slavonian Grebe

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus Vulnerable. Vagrant. Raj Drijvers reported on 28/12/1993 on Kosi River (Praveen et al. 2014).

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55 Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis �

56 Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Vagrant �

57 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

Near Threatened�

58 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans �

59 Black Stork Ciconia nigra �60 Woolly-necked

StorkWhite-necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus Vulnerable �

61 White Stork European White Stork

Ciconia ciconia �

62 Black-necked Stork

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Near Threatened �

63 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

Vulnerable�

64 Black-headed Ibis

Oriental White Ibis, White Ibis

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Near Threatened�

65 Red-naped Ibis Indian Black Ibis, Black Ibis

Pseudibis papillosa �

66 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus �

67 Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia �

68 Great Bittern Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris �

69 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus �70 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus

sinensis �

71 Cinnamon Bittern

Chestnut Bittern

Ixobrychus cinnamomeus �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

72 Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis �73 Black-crowned

Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax �

74 Striated Heron Little Heron, Little Green Heron

Butorides striata�

75 Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii �

76 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Some authors treat the Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus (found in India) as a separate species, while others treat it as a subspecies of Bubulcus ibis.

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77 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea �78 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea �79 Western Great

EgretLarge Egret Ardea alba �

80 Intermediate Egret

Median Egret Ardea intermedia �

81 Little Egret Egretta garzetta �82 Western Reef

HeronWestern Reef Egret, Indian Reef Heron

Egretta gularis Vagrant �

83 Great White Pelican

Rosy Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus �

84 Spot-billed Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis

Near Threatened�

85 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger �86 Indian

CormorantIndian Shag Phalacrocorax

fuscicollis �

87 Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

�

88 Oriental Darter Various species of darter referred to as “Snake Bird”

Anhinga melanogaster

Near Threatened

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

89 Osprey Western Osprey

Pandion haliaetus �

90 Black Baza Black-crested Baza, Black-crestedLizard Hawk

Aviceda leuphotes Vagrant

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91 Crested Honey-buzzard

Oriental Honey-buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus �

92 Black-winged Kite

Black-shouldered Kite

Elanus caeruleus�

93 Black Kite Pariah Kite Milvus migrans Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus is considered as a full species by some authors.

�

94 Red Kite Milvus milvus Near Threatened. Reported by Naoroji & D’Silva (1998) from Ranikhet. Vagrant.

�

95 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus �96 Pallas's Fish

EagleRing-tailed Fishing Eagle

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Vulnerable�

97 White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Fish Eagle, White-tailedSea Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla Near Threatened. Occasional winter migrant. Reported from Asan & Corbett (Naoroji 2007).

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98 Lesser Fish Eagle

Lesser Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Himalayan Grey-headed Fishing Eagle

Icthyophaga humilis

Near Threatened

�

99 Grey-headed Fish Eagle

Greater Grey-headed Fish Eagle

Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

Near Threatened�

100 Bearded Vulture Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus Near Threatened �101 Egyptian Vulture Neophron,

Scavenger Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Endangered�


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

102 White-rumped Vulture

White-backed Vulture, Indian White-backed Vulture

Gyps bengalensis Critically Endangered

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103 Slender-billed Vulture

Gyps tenuirostris Critically Endangered�

104 Himalayan Vulture

Himalayan Griffon

Gyps himalayensis Near Threatened�

105 Griffon Vulture Eurasian Griffon

Gyps fulvus �

106 Red-headed Vulture

King Vulture, Black Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus Critically Endangered�

107 Cinereous Vulture

Black Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Near Threatened�

108 Short-toed Snake Eagle

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus �

109 Crested Serpent Eagle

Spilornis cheela �

110 Western Marsh Harrier

Eurasian Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

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111 Eastern Marsh Harrier

Striped Harrier

Circusspilonotus

Naoroji (1994); Naoroji (2007). Vagrant. �

112 Hen Harrier Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus �

113 Pallid Harrier Pale Harrier Circus macrourus Near Threatened�

114 Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos �

115 Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus �

116 Crested Goshawk

Accipiter trivirgatus

�

117 Shikra Accipiter badius �118 Besra Besra

SparrowhawkAccipiter virgatus �

119 Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus�

120 Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis �

121 White-eyed Buzzard

Butastur teesa �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

122 Common Buzzard

Eurasian Buzzard

Buteo buteo Status uncertain �

123 Himalayan Buzzard

Buteo refectus Species split. Earlier considered subspeciesof Common Buzzard Buteo buteo burmanicus.

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124 Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus �

125 Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius �126 Black Eagle Ictinaetus

malaiensis �

127 Indian Spotted Eagle

Clanga hastata Species split: Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga winters in N. Indian plains. Vulnerable.

�

128 Greater Spotted Eagle

Clanga clanga Species split: Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata is a N. Indian resident. Vulnerable

�

129 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax �130 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Endangered �131 Eastern Imperial

EagleAquila heliaca Vulnerable �

132 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos �133 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata �134 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus

pennatus �

135 Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle

Rufous- bellied Eagle

Lophotriorchis kienerii �

136 Changeable Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus cirrhatus Some authors consider Crested Hawk Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus (peninsular India) and Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus limnaeetus (Himalayas) as separate species.

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

137 Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nipalensis

Some authors consider Legge's Hawk Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti found in south India as a separate species.

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138 Collared Falconet

Red-thighed Falconet, Red-breastedFalconet

Microhierax caerulescens �

139 Common Kestrel

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus �

140 Red-necked Falcon

Red-headed Falcon, Red -headed Merlin

Falco chicquera Near Threatened�

141 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis �142 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo �143 Oriental Hobby Falco severus �144 Laggar Falcon Falco jugger Near Threatened �145 Peregrine

FalconFalco peregrinus �

146 Slaty-legged Crake

Slaty-legged Banded Crake

Rallina eurizonoides �

147 Slaty-breasted Rail

Blue-breasted Banded Rail

Lewinia striata Breeding pair recorded in Dehradun by Kumar & Kumar (2009).

148 Western Water Rail

European Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus Species split: Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus was formerly considered conspecific with Water Rail R. aquaticus, may also winter in N. India. Taveres et al. (2010).

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149 Brown Crake Zapornia akool �150 White-breasted

WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus �

151 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla �152 Ruddy-breasted

CrakeZapornia fusca

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

153 Purple Swamphen

Purple Moorhen

Porphyrio porphyrio

Species split: Some authors consider the Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus as the Indian species and the Purple or Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio from southwest Europe and northwest Africa.

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154 Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus �

155 Eurasian Coot Common Coot

Fulica atra �

156 Sarus Crane Antigone antigone Vulnerable �157 Demoiselle

CraneGrus virgo �

158 Common Crane Grus grus�

159 Small Buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus �

160 Barred Buttonquail

Common Buttonquail, LittleBustard-quail

Turnix suscitator

�

161 Eurasian Thick- knee

Indian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

Species split. Some authors consider Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus (India) and Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus (Europe, nothern Africa, south west Asia; may occur in extreme NW India) as separate species.

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162 Great Thick-knee

Great Stone-curlew, Great Stone-plover

Esacus recurvirostris

Near Threatened�

163 Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

164 Black-winged Stilt

White-headed Stilt, Pied Stilt

Himantopus himantopus �

165 Pied Avocet Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta �

166 Northern Lapwing

Peewit Vanellus vanellus Near Threatened�

167 River Lapwing Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus duvaucelii

Near Threatened �

168 Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus malabaricus �

169 Grey-headed Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus �

170 Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus �

171 Sociable Lapwing

Sociable Plover

Vanellus gregarius Critically endangered �

172 White-tailed Lapwing

Vanellus leucurus �

173 Long-billed Plover

Long-billed Ringed Plover

Charadrius placidus

�

174 Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius �

175 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

�

176 Lesser Sand Plover

Charadrius mongolus �

177 Greater Sand Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii

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178 Greater Painted Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis �

179 Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

�

180 Bronze-winged Jacana

Metopidius indicus �

181 Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola �

182 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus �

183 Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria �184 Wood Snipe Gallinago

nemoricolaVulnerable

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

185 Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura �186 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

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187 Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa Near Threatened�

188 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Near Threatened �189 Spotted

RedshankTringa erythropus �

190 Common Redshank

Tringa totanus �

191 Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis �

192 Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia �

193 Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus �

194 Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola �

195 Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos �

196 Little Stint Calidris minuta �197 Temminck's

StintCalidris temminckii �

198 Dunlin Calidris alpina �199 Ruff Calidris pugnax �200 Small Pratincole Little

Pratincole, Small IndianPratincole, Small IndianSwallow-plover

Glareola lactea

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201 Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis Vulnerable �202 Brown-headed

GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus �

203 Black-headed Gull

Common Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus �

204 Pallas's Gull Great Black-headed Gull

Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

205 Mew Gull Larus canus Reported by Kennerly (2001) on 08/12/2011 from Nainital (Praveen et al. 2014). Vagrant.

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206 Caspian Gull Yellow-legged Gull

Larus cachinnans �

207 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica �

208 River Tern Sterna aurantia Near Threatened �209 Common Tern Sterna hirundo �210 Black-bellied

TernSterna acuticauda Endangered

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211 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida �212 Common

PigeonRock Pigeon, Blue Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove

Columba livia

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213 Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris �214 Snow Pigeon Columba

leuconota �

215 Yellow-eyed Pigeon

Pale-backed Pigeon, Eastern Stock Pigeon

Columba eversmanni

Vagrant. Vulnerable.

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216 Common Wood Pigeon

Wood Pigeon, Eastern Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

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217 Speckled Wood Pigeon

Speckled Pigeon

Columba hodgsonii �

218 Ashy Wood Pigeon

Ashy Pigeon Columba pulchricollis �

219 Oriental Turtle Dove

Rufous Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis �

220 Eurasian Collared Dove

Ring Dove Streptopelia decaocto �

221 Red Turtle Dove Red Collared Dove

Streptopelia tranquebarica �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

222 Spotted Dove Western Spotted Dove, Eastern SpottedDove

Streptopelia chinensis

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223 Laughing Dove Little Brown Dove, Senegal Dove

Streptopelia senegalensis �

224 Barred Cuckoo Dove

Bar-tailed Cuckoo Dove

Macropygia unchall

Ali & Ripley (1987) list its distribution as Kashmir eastwards through Garhwal and Kumaon to E. Himalayas, NE India. Rasmussen & Anderton (2012) specifically mention specimens from Kumaon in BMNH. No recent records from Uttarakhand.

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225 Common Emerald Dove

Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica �

226 Orange-breasted Green Pigeon

Treron bicinctus Sharma et al. (2003); Kaushik (2013). �

227 Pompadour Green Pigeon

Treron pompadora Near Threatened. Sondhi et al. (2016). Some authors considered Ashy-headed Green Pigeon Treron phayeri/conoveri (Himalayas, NE India), Grey-headed Green Pigeon Treron affinis (Western Ghat) and Pompadour Green Pigeon Treron pompadora (Sri Lanka) as separate species.

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

228 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

Yellow-legged Green Pigeon

Treron phoenicopterus �

229 Pin-tailed Green Pigeon

Treron apicauda �

230 Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon

Treron sphenurus �

231 Alexandrine Parakeet

Large Indian Parakeet

Psittacula eupatria Near Threatened �

232 Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri �

233 Slaty-headed Parakeet

Himalayan Parakeet, HimalayanSlaty-headed Parakeet

Psittacula himalayana

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234 Plum-headed Parakeet

Blossom-headed Parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala �

235 Red-breasted Parakeet

Psittacula alexandri

Near Threatened�

236 Greater Coucal Crow Pheasant

Centropus sinensis

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237 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis

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238 Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii �

239 Green-billed Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus tristis �

240 Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Chestnut-winged Crested Cuckoo, Red-winged Cuckoo

Clamator coromandus

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241 Jacobin Cuckoo Pied Crested Cuckoo, Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus �

242 Asian Koel Common Koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus

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243 Banded Bay Cuckoo

Bay-banded Cuckoo

Cacomantis sonneratii

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

244 Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Indian Plaintive Cuckoo

Cacomantis passerinus

Species split: Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus (NE India, Bangladesh) and Grey-bellied Cacomantis passerinus (breeds in Himalayas & N/C India, resident in S India).

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245 Drongo-Cuckoo Drongo Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris

Species split: Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris (south India) and Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides (Himalayas) sometimes considered separate species.

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246 Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Hierococcyx sparverioides �

247 Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Brainfever Bird

Hierococcyx varius �

248 Lesser Cuckoo Small Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus �

249 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

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250 Himalayan Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus saturatus�

251 Common Cuckoo

Eurasian Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus �

252 Western Barn Owl

Barn Owl Tyto alba �

253 Eastern Grass Owl

Grass Owl Tyto longimembris Species split: African Grass Owl Tyto capensis is western species, extralimital.

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

254 Mountain Scops Owl

Spotted Scops Owl

Otus spilocephalus �

255 Indian Scops Owl

Collared Scops Owl

Otus bakkamoena Species split: Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia is considered by some authors as a separate species.

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256 Oriental Scops Owl

Scops Owl Otus sunia Species split: Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops

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257 Indian Eagle Owl

Great Horned Owl, Rock Eagle-Owl

Bubo bengalensis Species split: Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo found in Himalaya above 1,800 m. Considered conspecific with B. bengalensis by some authors.

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258 Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

Forest Eagle Owl

Bubo nipalensis �

259 Dusky Eagle-Owl

Dusky Horned Owl

Bubo coromandus �

260 Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis �

261 Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes �262 Mottled Wood

OwlStrix ocellata

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263 Brown Wood Owl

Strix leptogrammica

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264 Tawny Owl Tawny Wood Owl

Strix aluco Species split: Some authors consider Himalayan Wood Owl Strix nivcolum (Himalayas) and Tawny Wood Owl Strix aluco (Kashmir westwards) as separate species.

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265 Collared Owlet Collared Pygmy Owlet

Glaucidium brodiei �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

266 Asian Barred Owlet

Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides

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267 Jungle Owlet Barred Jungle Owlet

Glaucidium radiatum

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268 Spotted Owlet Athene brama �269 Little Owl Athene noctua Photographic

evidence by Yashpal Negi on 10 Oct 2015 at Chopta, Kedarnath WLS. A pair of birds recorded at 130 pm at an altitude of 2,680 m.

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270 Brown Hawk Owl

Brown Boobook, Hume’s Hawk Owl

Ninox scutulata Species split: Hume’s Hawk Owl Ninox obscura and Andaman Hawk Owl Ninox affinis both earlier considered conspecific with N. scutulata, are found in Andamans.

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271 Long-eared Owl Northern Long-eared Owl

Asio otus�

272 Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus �

273 Grey Nightjar Jungle Nightjar, Indian JungleNightjar

Caprimulgus indicus

Species split: Some authors treat Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (Himalayas) and Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus (peninsular India) as separate species.

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274 Large-tailed Nightjar

Long-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus

Species split: Jerdon’s Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis is southern India species

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

275 Indian Nightjar Indian Little Nightjar, Common Indian Nightjar

Caprimulgus asiaticus �

276 Savanna Nightjar

Franklin’s Nightjar, Allied Nightjar

Caprimulgus affinis �

277 Crested Treeswift

Hemiprocne coronata �

278 Himalayan Swiftlet

Aerodramus brevirostris �

279 White-rumped Spinetail

White-rumped Needletail Swift, Indian White-rumped Spinetail

Zoonavena sylvatica

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280 White-throated Needletail

White-throated Needletail Swift, White-throated Spinetail Swift

Hirundapus caudacutus

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281 Asian Palm Swift

Cypsiurus balasiensis �

282 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba �

283 Fork-tailed Swift Pacific Swift, Large White-rumpedSwift

Apus pacificus

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284 Little Swift House Swift Apus affinis Some authors consider Nepal House Swift Apus nipalensis, which occurs from Nepal eastwards, and may occur in Uttarakhand, as separate species, while others treat it as a subspecies of Apus affinis.

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

285 Red-headed Trogon

Harpactes erythrocephalus �

286 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis �

287 European Roller Kashmir Roller

Coracias garrulus Near Threatened �

288 Oriental Dollarbird

Oriental Broad-billed Roller, Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus orientalis �

289 Stork-billed Kingfisher

Brown-winged Stork-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis

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290 White-throated Kingfisher

White-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis �

291 Black-capped Kingfisher

Halcyon pileata Reported from Corbett Tiger Reserve. Vagrant

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292 Blue-eared Kingfisher

Alcedo meninting Vagrant�

293 Common Kingfisher

Small Blue Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis�

294 Crested Kingfisher

Himalayan Pied Kingfisher, Greater Pied Kingfisher

Megaceryle lugubris

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295 Pied Kingfisher Lesser Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis�

296 Blue-bearded Bee-eater

Nyctyornis athertoni �

297 Green Bee-eater

Little Green Bee-eater, Small Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

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298 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus �

299 Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Merops philippinus

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

300 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti �

301 European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster �

302 Eurasian Hoopoe

Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops�

303 Indian Grey Hornbill

Common Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris �

304 Oriental Pied Hornbill

Indian Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris �

305 Great Hornbill Great Pied Hornbill, Great IndianHornbill

Buceros bicornis Near Threatened

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306 Great Barbet Great Hill Barbet, Hill Barbet

Psilopogon virens�

307 Brown-headed Barbet

Large Green Barbet

Psilopogon zeylanicus �

308 Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus �

309 Blue-throated Barbet

Psilopogon asiaticus �

310 Coppersmith Barbet

Crimson-breasted Barbet

Psilopogon haemacephalus �

311 Yellow-rumped Honeyguide

Orange-rumped Honeyguide

Indicator xanthonotus

Near Threatened�

312 Eurasian Wryneck

Orange-rumped Honeyguide

Jynx torquilla�

313 Speckled Piculet

Picumnus innominatus �

314 White-browed Piculet

Rufous Piculet

Sasia ochracea Vagrant �

315 Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

Sapsucker, Rufous-bellied Sapsucker

Dendrocopos hyperythrus �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

316 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Indian Pygmy Woodpecker

Dendrocopos moluccensis

Dendrocopos moluccensis and Dendrocopos nanus are considered conspecific by some authors with nanus treated as subspecies of Dendrocopos moluccensis (Praveen et al 2016).

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317 Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Dendrocopos canicapillus �

318 Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

Fulvous-breasted Pied Woodpecker

Dendrocopos macei �

319 Brown-fronted Woodpecker

Brown-fronted Pied Woodpecker

Dendrocopos auriceps �

320 Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

Mahratta Woodpecker,Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker

Dendrocopos mahrattensis

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321 Himalayan Woodpecker

Himalayan Pied Woodpecker

Dendrocopos himalayensis �

322 Greater Yellownape

Greater Yellow-naped Woodpecker, Large Yellow-naped Woodpecker

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

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323 Lesser Yellownape

Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker,Small Yellow-naped Woodpecker

Picus chlorolophus

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324 Streak-throated Woodpecker

Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker

Picus xanthopygaeus �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

325 Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

Large Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker

Picus squamatus�

326 Grey-headed Woodpecker

Black-naped Green Woodpecker,Grey-faced Woodpecker

Picus canus

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327 Himalayan Goldenback

Himalayan Flameback, HimalayanGolden-backed Three-toedWoodpecker

Dinopium shorii

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328 Lesser Goldenback

Black-rumped Flameback, Lesser Goldenback Woodpecker

Dinopium benghalense

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329 Greater Goldenback

Greater Flameback, Greater Golden-back Woodpecker

Chrysocolaptes lucidus

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330 White-naped Woodpecker

White-naped Flameback, Black-backed Flameback

Chrysocolaptes festivus

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331 Rufous Woodpecker

Micropternus brachyurus �

332 Great Slaty Woodpecker

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

Vulnerable�

333 Long-tailed Broadbill

Psarisomus dalhousiae �

334 Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida �335 Indian Pitta Green-

breasted PittaPitta brachyura �

336 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Pied Flycatcher-Shrike

Hemipus picatus�


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

337 Large Woodshrike

Tephrodornis virgatus

Species split: Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola, found in Western Ghats, is now considered separate species.

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338 Common Woodshrike

Tephrodornis pondicerianus �

339 Ashy Woodswallow

Artamus fuscus �

340 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia �341 Large

CuckooshrikeCoracina macei Some authors consider

Large Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis to be the valid taxon in India (Praveen et al. 2016).

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342 Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Smaller Grey Cuckoo-shrike, Dark Grey Cuckooshrike

Lalage melaschistos

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343 Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Lalage melanoptera

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344 Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus �

345 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus �

346 Long-tailed Minivet

Pericrocotus ethologus

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347 Short-billed Minivet

Pericrocotus brevirostris

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348 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus

Species split: Some authors consider Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus (Himalayas, NE India) and Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus (Western Ghats) as separate species.

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

349 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus �350 Isabelline Shrike Rufous-tailed

Shrike, Pale Brown Shrike

Lanius isabellinus Species split: Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides was earlier conspecific with this species. Vagrant.

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351 Bay-backed Shrike

Lanius vittatus �

352 Long-tailed Shrike

Rufous-backed Shrike

Lanius schach �

353 Grey-backed Shrike

Lanius tephronotus

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354 Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor�

355 Southern Grey Shrike

Lanius meridionalis

Species split: Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor was earlier conspecific with this species. Some authors (Praveen et al. 2006) continue to treat this species as conspecific with L. excubitor.

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356 White-bellied Erpornis

White-bellied Yuhina

Erpornis zantholeuca �

357 Himalayan Shrike-babbler

White-browed Shrike-babbler

Pteruthius ripleyi Species split: Pied Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis is now a Javan species

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358 Green Shrike-babbler

Pteruthius xanthochlorus

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359 Indian Golden Oriole

Golden Oriole

Oriolus kundoo Species split: Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus is the western species, possibly extralimital.

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360 Black-hooded Oriole

Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus xanthornus

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

361 Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii �362 Black Drongo Dicrurus

macrocercus �

363 Ashy Drongo Grey Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus �

364 White-bellied Drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens �

365 Crow-billed Drongo

Dicrurus annectans �

366 Bronzed Drongo

Dicrurus aeneus �

367 Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus remifer �

368 Hair-crested Drongo

Spangled Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus �

369 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus paradiseus �

370 White-throated Fantail

White-throated Fantail Flycatcher

Rhipidura albicollis

Species split: White-spotted Fantail Rhipidura albogularis, formerly considered a subspecies of R. albicollis, is found in peninsular India.

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371 White-browed Fantail

White-browed Fantail Flycatcher

Rhipidura aureola

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372 Black-naped Monarch

Black-naped Blue Flycatcher, Black-naped Monarch Flycatcher,Black-naped Flycatcher

Hypothymis azurea

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

373 Indian Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

The Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi has been split into three different species. The South Asian species is now Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi.

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374 Eurasian Jay Red-crowned Jay

Garrulus glandarius �

375 Black-headed Jay

Black-throated Jay

Garrulus lanceolatus

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376 Yellow-billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa flavirostris

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377 Red-billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa erythroryncha

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378 Common Green Magpie

Cissa chinensis �

379 Rufous Treepie Indian Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda

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380 Grey Treepie Himalayan Treepie

Dendrocitta formosae �

381 Eurasian Magpie

Common Magpie, Black-billed Magpie

Pica pica

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382 Spotted Nutcracker

Eurasian Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

Species split: Large-spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga multipunctata now considered a separate species by some authors, is found in NW Himalayas.

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383 Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax �

384 Alpine Chough Yellow-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculus �

385 House Crow Corvus splendens �386 Large-billed

CrowCorvus macrorhynchos �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

387 Indian Jungle Crow

Corvus culminatus Species split, earlier considered conspecific with Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos. Some authors continue to treat Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos and Indian Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus as conspecific (Praveen et al. 2016).

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388 Northern Raven Common Raven

Corvus corax �

389 Yellow-bellied Fantail

Yellow-bellied Fantail Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail

Chelidorhynx hypoxantha

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390 Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher

Grey-headed Flycatcher

Culicicapa ceylonensis

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391 Rufous-naped Tit

Rufous-naped Crested Tit, Black-breasted Tit, Dark-grey Tit,Simla Black Tit

Periparus rufonuchalis

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392 Rufous-vented Tit

Rufous-bellied Tit, Black-breasted Tit, Dark-grey Tit,Simla Black Tit

Periparus rubidiventris

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393 Coal Tit Periparus ater Spot-winged Tit Periparus melanolophus now considered a subspecies of Coal Tit P. ater.

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394 Grey Crested Tit

Brown Crested Tit

Lophophanes dichrous

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

395 Cinereous Tit Great Tit Parus cinereus Species split: Great Tit Parus major is western species, which is extralimital.

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396 Green-backed Tit

Parus monticolus �

397 Himalayan Black-lored Tit

Yellow-cheeked Tit

Machlolophus xanthogenys

Species split: Indian Black-lored Tit Machlolophus spilonotus is found in C and peninsular India.

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398 Yellow-browed Tit

Sylviparus modestus �

399 White-crowned Penduline Tit

Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus

Vagrant�

400 Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps �

401 Singing Bush Lark

Mirafra cantillans Vagrant �

402 Bengal Bush Lark

Bush Lark, Rufous-winged Bushlark

Mirafra assamica

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403 Indian Bush Lark

Red-winged Bush Lark

Mirafra erythroptera

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404 Sand Lark Indian Short-toed Lark

Alaudala raytal�

405 Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrellabrachydactyla

Sharma et al. (2003), Datta & Devasar (2012).

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406 Crested Lark Large Crested Lark

Galerida cristata �

407 Oriental Skylark Eastern Skylark, Small Skylark

Alauda gulgula�

408 Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark

Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark

Eremopterix griseus

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409 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

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410 Striated Bulbul Striated Green Bulbul

Pycnonotus striatus

Vagrant �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

411 Black-crested Bulbul

Pycnonotus melanicterus

Some authors (Praveen et al. 2016) consider Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris (Himalayas, NE India, Eastern Ghats) and Flame-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus gularis (Western Ghats) to be conspecific with Black-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus (Nominate race from Sri Lanka)

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412 Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

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413 Himalayan Bulbul

White-cheeked Bulbul

Pycnonotus leucogenys

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414 Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer�

415 Mountain Bulbul Rufous-bellied Bulbul

Ixos mcclellandii �

416 Ashy Bulbul Brown-eared Bulbul

Hemixos flavala�

417 Himalayan Black Bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Species split: Square-tailed Black Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa is found in south India. Praveen et al. (2016) treat these species as conspecific.

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418 Grey-throated Martin

Plain Martin, Plain Sand Martin

Riparia chinensis Species split: Plain Martin Riparia paludicola is now extralimital, but considered conspecific with R. chinensis by some authors. (Praveen et al. 2016)

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

419 Sand Martin Common Sand Martin

Riparia riparia �

420 Pale Martin Pale Sand Martin

Riparia diluta �

421 Barn Swallow Common Swallow

Hirundo rustica �

422 Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii �

423 Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

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424 Dusky Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne concolor

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425 Common House Martin

Northern House-martin

Delichon urbicum �

426 Asian House Martin

Delichon dasypus Vagrant �

427 Nepal House Martin

Delichon nipalense

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428 Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica Species split: Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata is now considered a separate species, found in NE India.

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429 Streak-throated Swallow

Cliff Swallow, Indian Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon fluvicola �

430 Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler

Greater Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler, Scaly-breasted Cupwing

Pnoepyga albiventer

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431 Nepal Wren-babbler

Immaculate Cupwing

Pnoepyga immaculata �

432 Pygmy Wren-babbler

Pygmy Cupwing, Brown Wren-babbler

Pnoepyga pusilla Sharma & Arora (2016). Numerous other unpublished records from Uttarakhand.

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

433 Grey-bellied Tesia

Grey-bellied Ground-warbler, Yellow-browed Tesia

Tesia cyaniventer

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434 Chestnut-headed Tesia

Chestnut-headed Ground-warbler

Cettia castaneocoronata �

435 Pale-footed Bush Warbler

Hemitesia pallidipes �

436 Brown-flanked Bush Warbler

Brownish-flanked Bush-warbler, Strong-footed Bush-warbler

Horornis fortipes

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437 Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler

Large Bush-warbler

Cettia major�

438 Aberrant Bush Warbler

Horornis flavolivaceus

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439 Hume's Bush Warbler

Yellow-bellied Bush-warbler

Horornis brunnescens

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440 Grey-sided Bush Warbler

Cettia brunnifrons �

441 Black-faced Warbler

Black-faced Flycatcher-warbler

Abroscopus schisticeps �

442 Black-throated Tit

Black-throated Bushtit, Red-headed Tit

Aegithalos concinnus �

443 White-throated Tit

White-throated Bushtit

Aegithalos niveogularis

West Himalayan endemic �

444 White-cheeked Tit

Aegithalos leucogenys

West Himalayan endemic. No recent records from Uttarakhand. Dymond (2003) reported on unpublished records of Halberg & Peterson (1984) of a flock of 17 birds from Deodi, Garhwal.

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

445 Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita �

446 Mountain Chiffchaff

Kashmir Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus sindianus �

447 Plain Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus neglectus �

448 Dusky Warbler Dusky Leaf-warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatus �

449 Smoky Warbler Smoky Leaf-warbler

Phylloscopus fuligiventer �

450 Tickell's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus affinis �

451 Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Olivaceous Leaf-warbler

Phylloscopus griseolus �

452 Buff-barred Warbler

Orange-barred Leaf-warbler

Abrornis pulcher�

453 Ashy-throated Warbler

Grey-faced Leaf-warbler

Abrornis maculipennis �

454 Lemon-rumped Warbler

Pallas' Leaf Warbler

Abrornis chloronotus �

455 Hume's Leaf Warbler

Abrornis humei Species split: Yellow-browed Warbler Abrornis inornatus is eastern species

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456 Greenish Warbler

Greenish Leaf-warbler

Seicercus trochiloides �

457 Green Leaf Warbler

Seicercus nitidus Species split: previously considered conspecific with Greenish Warbler Seicercus trochiloides

458 Large-billed Leaf Warbler

Seicercus magnirostris �

459 Tytler's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus tytleri

Near Threatened. West Himalayan Endemic.

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

460 Western Crowned Warbler

Seicercus occipitalis

Species split: Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus is eastern species

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461 Blyth's Leaf Warbler

Seicercus reguloides

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462 Grey-hooded Warbler

Grey-headed Flycatcher Warbler

Seicercus xanthoschistos �

463 Green-crowned Warbler

Golden-spectacled Warbler, Green-crowned Flycatcher-warbler

Seicercus burkii Species split: Previously Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii �

464 Whistler's Warbler

Golden-spectacled Warbler, Whistler's Flycatcher-warbler

Seicercus whistleri

Species split: Previously Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii �

465 Grey-cheeked Warbler

Grey-cheeked Flycatcher-warbler, Grey-cheeked Leaf Warbler

Seicercus poliogenys

Reported by Green (1986) from Kedarnath WLS. �

466 Chestnut-crowned Warbler

Chestnut-crowned Flycatcher-warbler, Chestnut-crowned Leaf Warbler

Seicercus castaniceps

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467 Clamorous Reed Warbler

Indian Great Reed Warbler, Indian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus

Vagrant

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468 Moustached Warbler

Moustached Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus melanopogon �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

469 Paddyfield Warbler

Acrocephalus agricola

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470 Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

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471 Booted Warbler Siberian Booted Tree Warbler

Iduna caligata Pandey et al. (1994); Singh (2000); Tak & Sati (2008).

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472 Striated Grassbird

Striated Marsh Warbler

Megalurus palustris

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473 Bristled Grassbird

Bristled Grass Warbler

Chaetornis striata Vulnerable �

474 West Himalayan Bush Warbler

Locustella kashmirensis

West Himalayan endemic. Previously considered conspecific with Spotted Bush Warbler Locustella thoracica.

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475 Zitting Cisticola Streaked Fantail-warbler

Cisticola juncidis �

476 Golden-headed Cisticola

Golden-headed Fantail-warbler, Bright-capped Cisticola, Bright-headed Cisticola

Cisticola exilis

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477 Rufous-fronted Prinia

Prinia buchanani�

478 Striated Prinia Brown Hill Warbler, Brown Prinia, Long-tailed Hill Prinia

Prinia crinigera

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479 Grey-crowned Prinia

Hodgson’s Prinia, Hodgson’s Wren-warbler

Prinia cinereocapilla

Vulnerable. Sondhi (2011) has reported it from Sahastradhara, Dehradun and there are numerous photographic records from Maldevta and Rajpur near Dehradun.

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

480 Grey-breasted Prinia

Franklin’s Prinia, Franklin’s Wren-warbler

Prinia hodgsonii

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481 Graceful Prinia Streaked Wren Warbler

Prinia gracilis �

482 Jungle Prinia Jungle Wren-warbler

Prinia sylvatica �

483 Yellow-bellied Prinia

Yellow-bellied Wren-warbler

Prinia flaviventris �

484 Ashy Prinia Ashy Wren-warbler

Prinia socialis �

485 Plain Prinia Plain Wren-warbler

Prinia inornata �

486 Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius �

487 Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler

Erythrogenys erythrogenys �

488 White-browed Scimitar Babbler

Hodgson’s Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus schisticeps �

489 Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler

Rufous-necked Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus ruficollis �

490 Black-chinned Babbler

Cyanoderma pyrrhops

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491 Tawny-bellied Babbler

Rufous-bellied Babbler

Dumetia hyperythra �

492 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Striped Tit-babbler, Yellow-breasted Babbler

Mixornis gularis

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493 Chestnut-capped Babbler

Red-capped Babbler

Timalia pileata�

494 Nepal Fulvetta Nepal Tit Babbler, Nepal Quaker Babbler

Alcippe nipalensis

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

495 Puff-throated Babbler

Spotted Babbler

Pellorneum ruficeps �

496 Common Babbler

Argya caudata �

497 Striated Babbler Argya earlei �498 Large Grey

BabblerArgya malcolmi �

499 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata �500 White-crested

LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophus �

501 Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush

Garrulax rufogularis

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502 Spotted Laughingthrush

Garrulax ocellatus �

503 White-throated Laughingthrush

Garrulax albogularis �

504 Striated Laughingthrush

Grammatoptila striata

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505 Streaked Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron lineatum

Species split: Bhutan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron imbricatum is E. Himalaya species

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506 Variegated Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron variegatum �

507 Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

Red-headed Laughing thrush

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

Species split: Assam Laughingthrush Trochalopteron chrysopterum is E. Himalaya species

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508 Himalayan Cutia Cutia, Nepal Cutia

Cutia nipalensis �

509 Blue-winged Minla

Siva cyanouroptera �

510 Bar-throated Minla

Chestnut-tailed Minla, Bar-throated Siva

Chrysominla strigula �

511 Silver-eared Leiothrix

Silver-eared Mesia

Leiothrix argentauris �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

512 Red-billed Leiothrix

Leiothrix lutea �

513 Rufous Sibia Black-capped Sibia

Heterophasia capistrata

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514 Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca curruca Species split: Hume’s Whitethroat Curruca althaea is western species

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515 Eastern Orphean Warbler

Curruca crassirostris

Species split: Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis is western species

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516 Asian Desert Warbler

Desert Warbler

Curruca nana Unpublished sight records from Lansdowne Forest Division (SS), Corbett (pers. comm. Manoj Sharma) and Tungnath (pers. comm. Yashpal Negi).

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517 White-browed Fulvetta

White-browed Tit Babbler

Fulvetta vinipectus�

518 Yellow-eyed Babbler

Chrysomma sinense �

519 Great Parrotbill Conostoma aemodium �

520 Black-throated Parrotbill

Suthora nipalensis �

521 Whiskered Yuhina

Yellow-naped Yuhina

Yuhina flavicollis �

522 Stripe-throated Yuhina

Yuhina gularis �

523 Black-chinned Yuhina

Yuhina nigrimenta �

524 Oriental White-eye

Zosterops palpebrosus �

525 Goldcrest Regulus regulus �526 Eurasian Wren Winter Wren Troglodytes

troglodytes �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

527 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Sitta castanea Some authors consider Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris and Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea as separate species. Both species occur in Uttarakhand, with the latter seen in the Uttarakhand plains, having been recorded at Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve.

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528 White-tailed Nuthatch

Sitta himalayensis �

529 White-cheeked Nuthatch

Sitta leucopsis�

530 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

Sitta frontalis �

531 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria �

532 Hodgson's Treecreeper

Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia hodgsoni Species split: Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris is now western species, which is extralimital.

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533 Bar-tailed Treecreeper

Himalayan Treecreeper

Certhia himalayana �

534 Rusty-flanked Treecreeper

Nepal Treecreeper

Certhia nipalensis Reported by Green (1986) from Kedarnath WLS. Recorded by SS from Kedarnath WLS in March 2009.

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535 Brown-throated Treecreeper

Sikkim Treecreeper

Certhia discolor Vagrant �

536 Spot-winged Starling

Spot-winged Stare

Saroglossa spilopterus

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S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

537 Common Hill Myna

Gracula religiosa Species split: Formerly conspecific with Lesser or Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica

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538 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

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539 Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus �

540 Common Myna Indian Myna Acridotheres tristis �541 Pied Myna Asian Pied

StarlingGracupica contra

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542 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus First reported from Dehradun by Kumar (2015).

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543 Chestnut-tailed Starling

Grey-headed Myna

Sturnia malabarica �

544 Brahminy Starling

Brahminy Myna, Black-headed Myna

Sturnia pagodarum �

545 Common Starling

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris �

546 Blue Whistling Thrush

Himalayan Whistling Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus �

547 Pied Thrush Pied Ground Thrush

Geokichla wardii �

548 Orange-headed Thrush

Orange-headed Ground Thrush

Geokichla citrina�

549 Alpine Thrush Plain-backed Mountain Thrush

Zoothera mollissima �

550 Himalayan Forest Thrush

Zoothera salimalii Alström et al. (2016). Recently split from Plain-backed or Alpine Thrush Zoothera mollissima.

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551 Long-tailed Thrush

Long-tailed Mountain Thrush

Zoothera dixoni�

552 Scaly Thrush Scaly Mountain Thrush

Zoothera dauma �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

553 Long-billed Thrush

Long-billed Ground Thrush, Large Brown Thrush

Zoothera monticola �

554 Dark-sided Thrush

Lesser Long-billed Thrush, Dark-sided Ground Thrush

Zoothera marginata �

555 Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor �556 White-collared

BlackbirdTurdus albocinctus �

557 Grey-winged Blackbird

Turdus boulboul �

558 Tibetan Blackbird

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus maximus Species split: Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula

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559 Chestnut Thrush

Grey-headed Thrush

Turdus rubrocanus �

560 Black-throated Thrush

Dark-throated Thrush

Turdus atrogularis �

561 Red-throated Thrush

Turdus ruficollis �

562 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus �563 Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea �564 Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis Vagrant �565 Gould's

ShortwingHeteroxenicus stellatus

Ali (1956), Mohan (1990) �

566 Lesser Shortwing

Brachypteryx leucophris

Vagrant �

567 White-browed Shortwing

Brachypteryx montana �

568 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica �569 White-bellied

RedstartHodgson’s Blue Robin, Hodgson's Shortwing

Luscinia phaenicuroides �

570 Siberian Rubythroat

Calliope calliope �

571 White-tailed Rubythroat

Himalayan Rubythroat

Calliope pectoralis �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

572 Indian Blue Robin

Indian Blue Chat

Larvivora brunnea �

573 Siberian Blue Chat

Siberian Blue Chat

Larvivora cyane Reported by Ghosh (1998) from Pauri. �

574 White-browed Bush Robin

Tarsiger indicus �

575 Himalayan Bluetail

Orange-flanked Bush Robin

Tarsiger rufilatus Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus considered a separate species by some authors (Praveen et al. 2016).

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576 Golden Bush Robin

Tarsiger chrysaeus �

577 Oriental Magpie-Robin

Copsychus saularis �

578 White-rumped Shama

Kittacincla malabaricus �

579 Indian Robin Indian Black Robin

Saxicoloides fulicatus �

580 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros �

581 Hodgson's Redstart

Phoenicurus hodgsoni �

582 Güldenstädt's Redstart

White-winged Redstart

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus �

583 Blue-capped Redstart

Blue-headed Redstart

Adelura caeruleocephala �

584 Blue-fronted Redstart

Adelura frontalis�

585 Plumbeous Water Redstart

Plumbeous Redstart

Rhyacornis fuliginosa �

586 White-capped Redstart

White-capped River-chat

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus �

587 White-tailed Robin

White-tailed Blue Robin

Myiomela leucura Vagrant �

588 Grandala Grandala coelicolor �589 Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

590 Black-backed Forktail

Enicurus immaculatus

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591 Slaty-backed Forktail

Enicurus schistaceus �

592 Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus �593 White-throated

BushchatHodgson's Bush Chat

Saxicola insignis Vulnerable�

594 Siberian Stonechat

Asian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus Formerly Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus which is extralimital

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595 White-tailed Stonechat

Saxicola leucurus �

596 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata �597 Grey Bushchat Dark Grey

Bush ChatSaxicola ferreus

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598 Red-tailed Wheatear

Oenanthe chrysopygia

Species split: Formerly considered conspecific with Rufous-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna.Sharma & Chaturvedi (2010). Vagrant

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599 Isabelline Wheatear

Isabelline Chat

Oenanthe isabellina

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600 Northern Wheatear

Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

Yashpal Negi (Pers. comm.) and Mondal (2013) at http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=76345&Bird_ID=2583&Bird_Family_ID=& Location=1 May 2013Damle & Inskipp (2014). Vagrant.

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601 Pied Wheatear Pleschanka's Chat

Oenanthe pleschanka �

602 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

603 Variable Wheatear

Pied Chat Oenanthe picata Vagrant. Singh (2007c) reported it from Dehradun.

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604 Brown Rock Chat

Indian Chat Oenanthe fusca �

605 Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius �

606 Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush

Monticola rufiventris

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607 Blue-capped Rock Thrush

Blue-headed Rock Thrush

Monticola cinclorhyncha �

608 Dark-sided Flycatcher

Sooty Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica �

609 Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

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610 Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

Rufous-tailed Flycatcher

Muscicapa ruficauda

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611 Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

Orange-gorgeted Flycatcher

Ficedula strophiata �

612 Red-breasted Flycatcher

Red-throated Flycatcher

Ficedula parva �

613 Taiga Flycatcher Red-throated Flycatcher

Ficedula albicilla �

614 Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher

Ficedula hyperythra �

615 Little Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula westermanni �

616 Ultramarine Flycatcher

White-browed Blue Flycatcher

Ficedula superciliaris �

617 Slaty-blue Flycatcher

Ficedula tricolor �

618 Verditer Flycatcher

Eumyias thalassinus

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619 Pale Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis unicolor �

620 Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher

Brook’s Flycatcher

Cyornis poliogenys �

621 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis tickelliae �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

622 Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher

Blue-throated Flycatcher

Cyornis rubeculoides

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623 Rufous-bellied Niltava

Niltava sundara �

624 Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae �

625 White-throated Dipper

Whire-breasted Dipper

Cinclus cinclus�

626 Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii �627 Golden-fronted

LeafbirdGolden-fronted Chloropsis

Chloropsis aurifrons �

628 Orange-bellied Leafbird

Orange-bellied Chloropsis

Chloropsis hardwickii �

629 Thick-billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum agile �

630 Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker

Dicaeum melanoxanthum �

631 Pale-billed Flowerpecker

Tickell’s Flower-pecker

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos �

632 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

Dicaeum ignipectus �

633 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus �

634 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird

Aethopyga gouldiae �

635 Green-tailed Sunbird

Nepal Yellow-backed Sunbird

Aethopyga nipalensis �

636 Black-throated Sunbird

Black-breasted Sunbird

Aethopyga saturata �

637 Crimson Sunbird

Yellow-backed Sunbird

Aethopyga siparaja �

638 Fire-tailed Sunbird

Aethopyga ignicauda �

639 House Sparrow Passer domesticus �640 Russet Sparrow Cinnamon

Tree SparrowPasser cinnamomeus �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

641 Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Tree Sparrow Passer montanus �

642 Yellow-throated Sparrow

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia

Gymnoris xanthocollis �

643 Black-breasted Weaver

Black-throated Weaver

Ploceus benghalensis �

644 Streaked Weaver

Ploceus manyar �

645 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus �646 Finn's Weaver Yellow

WeaverPloceus megarhynchus

Vulnerable�

647 Red Avadavat Red Munia Amandava amandava �

648 Indian Silverbill White-throated Munia

Euodice malabarica �

649 White-rumped Munia

White-backed Munia

Lonchura striata �

650 Scaly-breasted Munia

Spotted Munia

Lonchura punctulata �

651 Black-headed Munia

Tricolored Munia, Chestnut Munia

Lonchura malacca Some authors' consider Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca as split into Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca (S, C and W India) and Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla (N, E and NE India).

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652 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris �653 Altai Accentor Himalayan

AccentorPrunella himalayana �

654 Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides �

655 Rufous-breasted Accentor

Prunella strophiata�

656 Black-throated Accentor

Prunella atrogularis �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

657 Maroon-backed Accentor

Prunella immaculata

Vagrant �

658 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus

Sharma et al. (2003) �

659 Western Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava Species split: Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis

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660 Citrine Wagtail Yellow-headed Wagtail

Motacilla citreola �

661 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea �662 White Wagtail Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba �663 White-browed

WagtailLarge Pied Wagtail

Motacilla maderaspatensis �

664 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi �665 Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus �666 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris �667 Long-billed Pipit Brown Rock

PipitAnthus similis �

668 Tree Pipit Eurasian Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis �

669 Olive-backed Pipit

Oriental Tree Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni �

670 Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus �671 Red-throated

PipitAnthus cervinus Vagrant �

672 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Vijay & Kumar (2006). Vagrant �

673 Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus �674 Common

ChaffinchEurasian Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs �

675 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla

Vagrant �

676 Red-fronted Serin

Fire-fronted Serin

Serinus pusillus �

677 Yellow-breasted Greenfinch

Himalayan Greenfinch

Chloris spinoides �

678 European Goldfinch

Eurasian Goldfinch, Himalayan Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

679 Plain Mountain Finch

Hodgson’s Mountain Finch

Leucosticte nemoricola �

680 Spectacled Finch

Red-browed Finch

Callacanthis burtoni

West Himalayan endemic. �

681 Dark-breasted Rosefinch

Procarduelis nipalensis �

682 Common Rosefinch

Erythrina erythrina �

683 Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch

Beautiful Rosefinch

Carpodacus pulcherrimus

Species split: Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodactus davidianus is found in Arunachal Pradesh.

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684 Pink-browed Rosefinch

Carpodacus rodochroa �

685 Vinaceous Rosefinch

Carpodacus vinaceus �

686 Spot-winged Rosefinch

Carpodacus rodopeplus �

687 Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch

White-browed Rosefinch

Carpodacus thura Species split: Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodactus dubius is found in Arunachal Pradesh.

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688 Blyth's Rosefinch

Red-mantled Rosefinch

Carpodacus grandis

Recently split from Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys

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689 Red-fronted Rosefinch

Red-breasted Rosefinch

Carpodacus puniceus �

690 Scarlet Finch Haematospiza sipahi �

691 Red Crossbill Common Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra Vagrant �

692 Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

693 Orange Bullfinch

Pyrrhula aurantiaca

Vagrant. West Himalayan endemic. �

694 Red-headed Bullfinch

Pyrrhula erythrocephala �

695 Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

Mycerobas icterioides �

696 Collared Grosbeak

Allied Grosbeak

Mycerobas affinis �

697 Spot-winged Grosbeak

Mycerobas melanozanthos �

698 White-winged Grosbeak

Mycerobas carnipes �

699 Crested Bunting

Melophus lathami �

700 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Vagrant �

701 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos �

702 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia �703 White-capped

BuntingEmberiza stewarti �

704 Grey-necked Bunting

Emberiza buchanani

Vagrant �

705 Striolated Bunting

House Bunting

Fringillaria striolata �

706 Chestnut-eared Bunting

Grey-headed Bunting

Emberiza fucata �

707 Little Bunting Schoeniclus pusilla �

708 Chestnut Bunting

Schoeniclus rutilus

Vagrant �

709 Black-headed Bunting

Granativora melanocephala �

710 Black-faced Bunting

Schoeniclus spodocephala

Vagrant �


List of doubtful records of birds from Uttarakhand

S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

1 Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica

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2 King Quail Blue-breasted Quail

Synoicus chinensis

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3 Yellow-legged Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Bustard-quail

Turnix tanki Could occur in wetlands in Uttarakhand plains.

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4 Lesser Florican

Sypheotides indicus �

5 Indian Courser

Cursorius coromandelicus �

6 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus �

7 Little Tern Sternula albifrons �

8 Tibetan Sandgrouse

Syrrhaptes tibetanus

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9 European Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur�

10 Thick-billed Green Pigeon

Treron curvirostra�

11 Indian Swiftlet

Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus unicolor �

12 Bay Woodpecker

Red-eared Bay Woodpecker

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

Unconfirmed identification through call only by SS in Nandhaur WLS in Dec 2013.

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13 Silver-breasted Broadbill

Hodgson’s Broadbill

Serilophus lunatus�

14 Grey-chinned Minivet

Pericrocotus solaris

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15 Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

16 White-throated Bulbul

Alophoixus flaveolus

Historically, the westernmost limit of these species has been mentioned as Garhwal, but there is no evidence to support this claim, and the westernmost limit seems to be C. Nepal (Ripley, 1982; Ali & Ripley, 1987; Grimmet et 2011; Rasmussen & Anderton, 2012).

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17 Slaty-bellied Tesia

Slaty-bellied Ground-warbler

Tesia olivea�

18 Golden Babbler

Golden-headed Babbler

Cyanoderma chrysaeum

Unconfirmed sight and call records from Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (Pers. comm. Arun P. Singh & Yashpal Negi).

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19 Radde's Warbler

Radde's Leaf-warbler

Phylloscopus schwarzi �

20 Yellow-browed Warbler

Yellow-browed Leaf-warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus �

21 Thick-billed Warbler

Iduna aedon �

22 Brown Bush Warbler

Bradypterus luteoventris �

23 Common Whitethroat

Greater Whitethroat

Sylvia communis�

24 Ferruginous Flycatcher

Muscicapa ferruginea

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25 Kashmir Flycatcher

Ficedula subrubra West Himalayan Endemic �

26 Large Niltava Niltava grandis �27 Tibetan

SnowfinchBlack-winged Snowfinch

Montifringilla adamsi �


S. NO.

ENGLISH NAME

ALTERNATE ENGLISH

NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

REMARKS

28 Streaked Rosefinch

Carpodacus rubicilloides

Unconfirmed records of females from Kedarnath (http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=2010&Bird_Image_ID=33895 and Askot (pers. comm. K. Ramnarayan/Trilok Singh Rana).

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29 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii �30 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra

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31 Gold-naped Finch

Gold-naped Black Finch

Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

Ali & Ripley (1987) list Simla eastwards. Rasmusson & An-derton (2012) list W. Nepal eastwards with the Simla records being stated of "du-bious provenance". However, the Yale Museum lists a speci-men from E. Kumaon at http://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ORN-015744. No recent records but could occur in Uttarakhand.

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ANNEXURE - 1UTTARAKHAND’S PROTECTED AREAS

S. No.

Name Year initially/finally notified

Area (Sq. Km.)

Contact address

1 Corbett National Park

1936 520.82 Director, Corbett Tiger Reserve Phone: +91-5947-254220

2 Rajaji National Park 1983/2013 819.54 Director, Rajaji National ParkPhone: +91-135-2621669

3 Gangotri National Park

1989 2390 Director Gangotri National Park Uttarkashi UttarakhandPhone: +91-1374-222695

4 Govind National Park

1990/2013 558.88 Deputy Director, Govind Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, Purola Phone: +91-1373-223433

5 Nanda Devi National Park

1982 624.6 Divisional Forest Officer, Nanda Devi National Park, Joshimath Phone: +91-1389- 222179

6 Valley of Flowers National Park

1982 87.5 Divisional Forest Officer, Nanda Devi National Park, Joshimath Phone: +91-1389- 222179

7 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary

1986/2013 600 Divisional Forest Officer, Askot Wildlife Sanctuary, PithoragarhPhone: +91-5964-225234

8 Benog Mountain Quail Wildlife Sanctuary

1993 10.82 Divisional Forest Officer, Mussoorie Forest Division, Mussoorie Phone: +91-135-2631765

9 Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary

1988 45.59 Divisional Forest Officer, Binsar WLS Divisional Forest Officer, Civil Soyam, Almora Phone: +91-5962-230229

10 Govind Wildlife Sanctuary

1955/2013 481.05 Deputy Director, Govind Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, PurolaPhone: +91-13732- 23438


11 Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary

1972 975.2 Divisional Forest Officer, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, GopeshwarPhone: +91-1372 252149

12 Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary

2012 269.96 Divisional Forest Officer, Haldwani Phone: +91-5946-220002

13 Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary

1987 301.18 Divisional Forest Officer, Kalagarh Tiger Reserve, Phone: +91-1386- 262235

14 Asan Conservation Reserve

2005 4.44 Divisional Forest Officer, Chakrata KalsiPhone:+91-1360 275078

15 Jhilmil Conservation Reserve

2005 37.84 Divisional Forest Officer Haridwar Phone:+91-1334 226271

16 Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve

2012 58.25 Divisional Forest Officer, Ramnagar Phone: +91-5947-51362

17 Naina Devi Bird Conservation Reserve

2015 111.9 Divisional Forest Officer, Nainital Forest Division Phone: +91-5942-221354


ANNEXURE - 2IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF UTTARAKHAND:

PRIORITY SITES FOR CONSERVATION

IBA SITE CODES

IBA SITE NAMES IBA CRITERIA

IN-UT-01 Asan Barrage A1, A4i

IN-UT-02 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and Goriganga Basin A1, A2

IN-UT-03 Binog Sanctuary-Bhadraj-Jharipani A1, A2

IN-UT-04 Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary A3

IN-UT-05 Corbett Tiger Reserve A1

IN-UT-06 Govind National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Sandra, Kotinad and Singtur ranges (Tons forest division)

A1, A2

IN-UT-07 Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary & surrounding Reserve Forests

A1, A2, A3

IN-UT-08 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve A1, A2

IN-UT-09 New Forest Campus A3

IN-UT-10 Rajaji National Park A1

IN-UT-11 Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary A1

IN-UT-12 Upper Pindar Catchment in East Almora Forest Division

A1, A2, A3

IN-UT-13 Valley of Flowers National Park A1

IN-UT-14 Gangotri National Park Data Deficient

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The Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand lists

710 birds that have been recorded in the hill state of Uttarakhand and is an

update to the checklist published in 2015 by the current authors listing 693

species. The checklist provides up-to-date taxonomic information, including

that of species splits or mergers in the last decade. This publication also

provide a partial bibliography of birds of Uttarakhand. Finally, the checklist

also provides a mention of the bird species that are Critically Endangered,

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