An Updated Checklist of the BIRDS - OF UTTARAKHAND
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
An Updated
Checklist of the BIRDS
OF UTTARAKHAND
Compiled by
Dhananjai Mohan
Sanjay Sondhi
UTTARAKHAND SPRING BIRD FESTIVAL
5-9 FEBRUARY 2014
The Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand lists 686 birds that
have been recorded in the hill state of Uttarakhand. In addition, another 28
species which have been recorded in Uttarakhand in the past, but whose
presence in the state is doubtful are mentioned. The checklist provides up-
to-date taxonomic information, including that of species splits or mergers
in the last decade. Finally, the checklist also provides a mention of the bird
species that are Critically Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened as Published by
per IUCN's Red Data List. UTTARAKHAND FOREST DEPARTMENTAn Updated
Checklist of the
BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
Compiled by
Dhananjai Mohan
Sanjay Sondhi
Published by
Uttarakhand Forest DepartmentAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand Published by Uttarakhand Forest Department © 2014, Dhananjai Mohan and Sanjay Sondhi Front Cover photograph: Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus (Uttarakhand’s State Bird) Back Cover Photograph: Clockwise from top left: Ruddy Shelduck, European Goldfinch, Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon, Common Kingfisher. Front cover photograph © Soumyajit Nandy Back cover photograph © Sanjay Sondhi Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festival, 5-9 February 2014 Citation: Mohan, D. & S. Sondhi (2014). An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Forest Department, Dehradun. Map: Wildlife Institute of India Designed & Printed: Shiva Offset Press, Dehradun Ph. 0135-2715748
AUTHORS’ NOTE Since the last checklist of the birds of Uttarakhand was prepared in 2003 listing 623 bird species, significant additional information and species records are now available from Uttarakhand. The occasion of the Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festival from 5-9 February 2014 at Asan Conservation Reserve, the first ever bird festival in the state; being organized by the Eco-tourism Department, Uttarakhand Forest Department was the perfect opportunity to update the bird checklist. More information about the festival can be seen at www.uttarakhandbirdfestival.in and www.facebook.com/uttarakhandbirding. The series of birdwatching camps that the Eco-tourism Wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department has organized in the last two years has provided an additional impetus to birdwatching in the State. These camps have been conducted in 18 different destinations across Uttarakhand and have trained more than 200 people from amongst local communities, bird guides and forest staff. CCF-Ecotourism, Uttarakhand Forest Department Tel/Fax: 0135 2669227, ccf_ecotourismua@rediffmail.com The authors have relied on their personal experience of birdwatching in the State, published literature and credible photographic records and sightings to prepare this updated checklist. It is hoped that more information on the birds of Uttarakhand will be spurred by this list and the number of species recorded from the state will only increase further. Check boxes have been provided alongside the species, for people wanting to use this checklist to track their bird records in Uttarakhand. The authors would like to thank CCF, Eco-tourism, Uttarakhand Forest Department for supporting the publication of this checklist. We would also like to thank Manoj Sharma and Raman Kumar for their review and comments on the manuscript. For any errors, omissions and feedback in this checklist, please contact Dr. Dhananjai Mohan, CCF, Uttarakhand Forest Department at dhananjaim@gmail.com Or Sanjay Sondhi, Titli Trust (www.titlitrust.com) at sanjay.sondhi1@gmail.com
AN UPDATED CHECKLIST OF THE
BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
The hill state of Uttarakhand (formed in 2000, then known as Uttaranchal)
has terrific avifaunal diversity. Of the 1303 bird species recorded from
India, compiled from the IOC World Bird List (Gill & Donsker, 2014), more
than 50% are found in Uttarakhand. The state’s 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 3 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.
The last checklist of birds of Uttarakhand was published in 2003 (Mohan &
Sinha, 2003) and recorded 623 species. Since then, increased research and
amateur and professional birdwatching has resulted in the addition of many
new bird species. In addition, changes in avifaunal taxonomy have meant that
many species splits or convergences have taken place.
The current checklist attempts to address the increased sightings and
changes in taxonomy. In this updated checklist of birds of Uttarakhand, 686
bird species are recorded from Uttarakhand. These include sightings of some
species that may be considered vagrants to the state, which is specifically
stated in the “Remarks” column. In addition, another 28 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 1876, and is
now feared extinct (BirdLife International, 2013).
Of the 686 species, 5 species-Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri, Slender-billed
Vulture Gyps tenuirostris, White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis, Red-An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand v headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus and Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa are listed as “Critically Endangered” in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. A further 2 species are listed as “Endangered”, 18 species are listed as “Vulnerable” and 20 species as “Near Threatened”. Five bird 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 and White-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis and Tytler’s Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri (only in its breeding range). The IUCN Red List status for these three categories and the endemics are mentioned in the “Remarks” column. The English Names adopted for the checklist are primarily those used by Grimmet et. al (2011). Alternate English Names that are still used in India are also mentioned. For scientific names, we have relied primarily on IOC World Bird List (Gill & Donsker, 2014) and Avibase (2014). The recent taxonomic changes proposed by Pamela Rasmussen (Rasmussen, 2005) as well as other recent taxonomic updates are captured in the “Remarks” column. We hope this checklist spurs further study and updates to the avifauna of Uttarakhand. Dhananjai Mohan Sanjay Sondhi
An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 1
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
1 Snow Lerwa lerwa
�
Partridge
2 Himalayan Tetraogallus
�
Snowcock himalayensis
3 Chukar Chukar Alectoris chukar
�
Partridge Partridge
4 Black Francolin Black Francolinus
�
Partridge francolinus
5 Grey Francolin Grey Francolinus
�
Partridge pondicerianus
6 Tibetan Perdix
�
Partridge hodgsoniae
7 Common Quail Grey Quail Coturnix coturnix �
8 Jungle Bush Perdicula asiatica
�
Quail
9 Himalayan Mountain Ophrysia Critically
Quail Quail, superciliosa Endangered.
Himalayan Feared extinct. �
Rock Quail West Himalayan
endemic.
10 Hill Partridge Common Hill Arborophila
Partridge
�
torqueola
11 Rufous- Rufous- Arborophila
throated throated Hill- rufogularis �
Partridge partridge
12 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix
�
spadicea
13 Western Tragopan Vulnerable.
Tragopan melanocephalus West Himalayan �
endemic.
14 Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra Near
�
Threatened
15 Koklass Pucrasia
Pheasant
�
macrolopha
16 Himalayan Impeyan Lophophorus
Monal Monal
�
impejanus
17 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus �
18 Kalij Pheasant Lophura
leucomelanos
�2 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
19 Cheer Catreus wallichii Vulnerable.
Pheasant West Himalayan �
endemic.
20 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus �
21 Lesser Dendrocygna
Whistling Duck javanica
�
22 Greylag Goose Anser anser �
23 Greater White- Anser albifrons
�
fronted Goose
24 Lesser White- Anser erythropus Vulnerable
�
fronted Goose
25 Bar-headed Anser indicus
�
Goose
26 Knob-billed Comb Duck/ Sarkidiornis
�
Duck Nakta melanotos
27 Common Tadorna tadorna
�
Shelduck
28 Ruddy Brahminy Tadorna
Shelduck Duck ferruginea
�
29 Cotton Pygmy Cotton Teal Nettapus
�
Goose coromandelianus
30 Gadwall Anas strepera �
31 Falcated Duck Falcated Anas falcata Near
�
Teal Threatened
32 Eurasian Anas penelope
Wigeon
�
33 Mallard Anas
platyrhynchos
�
34 Indian Spot- Spot-billed Anas Species
billed Duck Duck poecilorhyncha split: Eastern
Spot-billed
�
Duck Anas
zonoryncha is
eastern species
35 Northern Anas clypeata
�
Shoveler
36 Northern Pintail Anas acuta �
37 Garganey Anas
querquedula �An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 3
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
38 Eurasian Teal Common Anas crecca
�
Teal
39 Marbled Duck Marbled Teal Marmaronetta Vulnerable
�
angustirostris
40 Red-crested Netta rufina
�
Pochard
41 Common Aythya ferina
�
Pochard
42 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Critically
�
Endangered
43 Ferruginous Ferruginous Aythya nyroca Near
Duck Pochard, Threatened
�
White-eyed
Pochard
44 Tufted Duck Tufted Aythya fuligula
�
Pochard
45 Greater Scaup Aythya marila �
46 Long-tailed Clangula Vulnerable
�
Duck hyemalis
47 Common Bucephala
�
Goldeneye clangula
48 Common Mergus
�
Merganser merganser
49 Little Grebe Tachybaptus
�
ruficollis
50 Red-necked Podiceps
�
Grebe grisegena
51 Great Crested Podiceps
�
Grebe cristatus
52 Slavonian Horned Podiceps auritus Vagrant
Grebe Grebe
�
53 Black-necked Podiceps
�
Grebe nigricollis
54 Greater Phoenicopterus Vagrant
Flamingo
�
roseus
55 Painted Stork Mycteria Near
�
leucocephala Threatened
56 Asian Openbill Anastomus
�
oscitans
57 Black Stork Ciconia nigra �4 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
58 Woolly-necked White- Ciconia
Stork necked episcopus �
Stork
59 White Stork European Ciconia ciconia
�
White Stork
60 Black-necked Ephippiorhynchus Near
�
Stork asiaticus Threatened
61 Lesser Leptoptilos Vulnerable
�
Adjutant javanicus
62 Black-headed Oriental Threskiornis Near
Ibis White Ibis melanocephalus Threatened �
63 Red-naped Ibis Indian Black Pseudibis
Ibis, Black papillosa �
Ibis
64 Glossy Ibis Plegadis
�
falcinellus
65 Eurasian Platalea
�
Spoonbill leucorodia
66 Great Bittern Eurasian Botaurus stellaris
�
Bittern
67 Little Bittern Ixobrychus
�
minutus
68 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus
�
sinensis
69 Cinnamon Chestnut Ixobrychus
�
Bittern Bittern cinnamomeus
70 Black Bittern Dupetor
�
flavicollis
71 Black-crowned Nycticorax
�
Night Heron nycticorax
72 Striated Heron Little Heron, Butorides striata
Little Green �
Heron
73 Indian Pond Ardeola grayii
�
Heron
74 Eastern Cattle Cattle Egret Bubulcus Species split:
Egret coromandus Western Cattle
Egret Bubulcus �
ibis is western
species.An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 5
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
75 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea �
76 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea �
77 Western Great Large Egret Ardea alba
�
Egret
78 Intermediate Median Egretta
�
Egret Egret intermedia
79 Little Egret Egretta garzetta �
80 Western Reef Western Egretta gularis Vagrant
�
Heron Reef Egret
81 Great White Pelecanus
�
Pelican onocrotalus
82 Spot-billed Pelecanus Near
�
Pelican philippensis Threatened
83 Little Microcarbo niger
�
Cormorant
84 Indian Indian Shag Phalacrocorax
�
Cormorant fuscicollis
85 Great Phalacrocorax
�
Cormorant carbo
86 Oriental Darter
Various Anhinga Near
species of melanogaster Threatened
dater referred �
to as “Snake
Bird”
87 Osprey Western Pandion
�
Osprey haliaetus
88 Black Baza Aviceda Vagrant
�
leuphotes
89 Crested Oriental Pernis
Honey-buzzard Honey- ptilorhynchus �
buzzard
90 Black-winged Black- Elanus caeruleus
Kite shouldered �
Kite
91 Black Kite Pariah Kite Milvus migrans Black-eared Kite
Milvus migrans
lineatus is
�
considered as a
full species by
some authors.6 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
92 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus �
93 Pallas's Fish Haliaeetus Vulnerable
�
Eagle leucoryphus
94 White-tailed White-tailed Haliaeetus Near
�
Eagle Fish Eagle albicilla Threatened
95 Lesser Fish Lesser Grey- Icthyophaga Near
Eagle headed Fish humilis Threatened �
Eagle
96 Grey-headed Greater Icthyophaga Near
Fish Eagle Grey-headed ichthyaetus Threatened �
Fish Eagle
97 Bearded Lammergeier Gypaetus
�
Vulture barbatus
98 Egyptian Neophron, Neophron Endangered
Vulture Scavenger percnopterus �
Vulture
99 White-rumped White- Gyps Critically
Vulture backed bengalensis Endangered
Vulture,
�
Indian White-
backed
Vulture
100 Slender-billed Gyps tenuirostris Critically
�
Vulture Endangered
101 Himalayan Himalayan Gyps
�
Vulture Griffon himalayensis
102 Griffon Vulture Eurasian Gyps fulvus
�
Griffon
103 Red-headed King Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Critically
�
Vulture Endangered
104 Cinereous Aegypius Near
�
Vulture monachus Threatened
105 Short-toed Short-toed Circaetus
�
Snake Eagle Eagle gallicus
106 Crested Spilornis cheela
�
Serpent Eagle
107 Western Marsh Eurasian Circus Species split:
Harrier Marsh aeruginosus Eastern Marsh
Harrier Harrier Circus �
spilonotus is
eastern speciesAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 7
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
108 Hen Harrier Northern Circus cyaneus
�
Harrier
109 Pallid Harrier Pale Harrier Circus Near
�
macrourus Threatened
110 Pied Harrier Circus
�
melanoleucos
111 Montagu's Circus pygargus
�
Harrier
112 Crested Accipiter
Goshawk trivirgatus
�
113 Shikra Accipiter badius �
114 Besra Besra Accipiter virgatus
�
Sparrowhawk
115 Eurasian Accipiter nisus
Sparrowhawk
�
116 Northern Accipiter gentilis
Goshawk
�
117 White-eyed Butastur teesa
�
Buzzard
118 Common Eurasian Buteo buteo Status uncertain
�
Buzzard Buzzard
119 Himalayan Buteo Species
Buzzard burmanicus split. Earlier
considered
subspecies �
of Common
Buzzard Buteo
buteo
120 Long-legged Buteo rufinus
�
Buzzard
121 Upland Buteo hemilasius
�
Buzzard
122 Black Eagle Ictinaetus
�
malayensis
123 Indian Spotted Aquila hastata Species split:
Eagle Greater Spotted
Eagle Aquila
clanga winters in �
N. Indian plains.
Vulnerable.8 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
124 Greater Aquila clanga Species split:
Spotted Eagle Indian Spotted
Eagle Aquila �
hastata is a N.
Indian resident.
125 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax �
126 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis �
127 Eastern Aquila heliaca Vulnerable
Imperial Eagle
�
128 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos �
129 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata �
130 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus
�
pennatus
131 Rufous-bellied Lophotriorchis
Hawk-Eagle kienerii
�
132 Changeable Nisaetus Species split:
Hawk-Eagle limnaeetus Crested Hawk-
Eagle Nisaetus
cirrhatus
�
is found in
peninsular India
133 Mountain Nisaetus Species split:
Hawk-Eagle nipalensis Legge’s Hawk
Eagle Nisaetus
kelaarti is �
southern
species
134 Collared Microhierax
�
Falconet caerulescens
135 Common Falco
�
Kestrel tinnunculus
136 Red-necked Red-headed Falco chicquera
�
Falcon Falcon
137 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis �
138 Eurasian Falco subbuteo
�
Hobby
139 Oriental Hobby Falco severus �
140 Laggar Falcon Falco jugger Near
Threatened
�An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 9
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
141 Peregrine Falco peregrinus
Falcon
�
142 Slaty-legged Rallina
Crake
�
eurizonoides
143 Water Rail European Rallus aquaticus Species split:
Water Rail Brown-cheeked
Rail Rallus
indicus was
formerly �
considered
conspecific with
Water Rail
R. aquaticus
144 Brown Crake Amaurornis akool �
145 White-breasted Amaurornis
�
Waterhen phoenicurus
146 Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla �
147 Ruddy- Porzana fusca
�
breasted Crake
148 Purple Purple Porphyrio
Swamphen Moorhen porphyrio
�
149 Common Gallinula
Moorhen chloropus
�
150 Eurasian Coot Common Fulica atra
Coot �
151 Sarus Crane Grus antigone Vulnerable �
152 Demoiselle Grus virgo
Crane
�
153 Common Grus grus
Crane
�
154 Small Turnix sylvaticus
Buttonquail
�
155 Barred Common Turnix suscitator
Buttonquail Buttonquail �
156 Indian Thick- Indian Burhinus indicus Eurasian Thick-
knee Stone- knee Burhinus
curlew oedicnemus is �
found in extreme
NW India10 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
157 Great Thick- Great Esacus
knee Stone- recurvirostris
curlew, �
Great
Stone-plover
158 Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha
�
struthersii
159 Black-winged Himantopus
�
Stilt himantopus
160 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra
�
avosetta
161 Northern Peewit Vanellus vanellus
�
Lapwing
162 River Lapwing Spur-winged Vanellus Near
�
Lapwing duvaucelii Threatened
163 Yellow-wattled Vanellus
�
Lapwing malabaricus
164 Grey-headed Vanellus cinereus
�
Lapwing
165 Red-wattled Vanellus indicus
�
Lapwing
166 Sociable Sociable Vanellus Vulnerable
�
Lapwing Plover gregarius
167 White-tailed Vanellus leucurus
�
Lapwing
168 Long-billed Long-billed Charadrius
Plover Ringed placidus �
Plover
169 Little Ringed Charadrius
�
Plover dubius
170 Kentish Plover Charadrius
�
alexandrinus
171 Lesser Sand Charadrius
Plover
�
mongolus
172 Greater Sand Charadrius
�
Plover leschenaultii
173 Greater Rostratula
Painted Snipe
�
benghalensis
174 Pheasant-tailed Hydrophasianus �
Jacana chirurgusAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 11
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
175 Bronze-winged Metopidius
�
Jacana indicus
176 Eurasian Scolopax
�
Woodcock rusticola
177 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes
�
minimus
178 Solitary Snipe Gallinago
�
solitaria
179 Wood Snipe Gallinago Vulnerable
�
nemoricola
180 Pin-tailed Gallinago
�
Snipe stenura
181 Common Gallinago
Snipe gallinago
�
182 Black-tailed Limosa limosa Near
�
Godwit Threatened
183 Eurasian Numenius Near
�
Curlew arquata Threatened
184 Spotted Tringa erythropus
�
Redshank
185 Common Tringa totanus
�
Redshank
186 Marsh Tringa stagnatilis
�
Sandpiper
187 Common Tringa nebularia
�
Greenshank
188 Green Tringa ochropus
�
Sandpiper
189 Wood Tringa glareola
�
Sandpiper
190 Common Actitis
�
Sandpiper hypoleucos
191 Little Stint Calidris minuta �
192 Temminck's Calidris
�
Stint temminckii
193 Dunlin Calidris alpina �
194 Ruff Philomachus
�
pugnax
195 Small Glareola lactea
�
Pratincole12 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
196 Indian Skimmer Rynchops Vulnerable
�
albicollis
197 Brown-headed Chroicocephalus
�
Gull brunnicephalus
198 Black-headed Common Chroicocephalus
Gull Black- ridibundus �
headed Gull
199 Pallas's Gull Great Black- Ichthyaetus
�
headed Gull ichthyaetus
200 Caspian Gull Yellow- Larus cachinnans
�
legged Gull
201 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon
�
nilotica
202 River Tern Sterna aurantia Near
�
Threatened
203 Common Tern Sterna hirundo �
204 Black-bellied Sterna Endangered
�
Tern acuticauda
205 Whiskered Chlidonias
�
Tern hybrida
206 Common Rock Columba livia
Pigeon Pigeon, Blue �
Rock Pigeon
207 Hill Pigeon Columba
�
rupestris
208 Snow Pigeon Columba
�
leuconota
209 Yellow-eyed Pale-backed Columba Vagrant.
Pigeon Pigeon, eversmanni Vulnerable.
Eastern �
Stock
Pigeon
210 Common Columba
�
Wood Pigeon palumbus
211 Speckled Columba
�
Wood Pigeon hodgsonii
212 Oriental Turtle Streptopelia
�
Dove orientalis
213 Eurasian Ring Dove Streptopelia
�
Collared Dove decaoctoAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 13
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
214 Red Turtle Red Streptopelia
Dove Collared tranquebarica �
Dove
215 Spotted Dove Spilopelia
�
chinensis
216 Laughing Dove Little Brown Spilopelia
�
Dove senegalensis
217 Common Emerald Chalcophaps �
Emerald Dove Dove indica
218 Orange- Treron bicinctus
breasted �
Green Pigeon
219 Yellow-footed Yellow- Treron
Green Pigeon legged phoenicopterus
�
Green
Pigeon
220 Pin-tailed Treron apicauda
Green Pigeon
�
221 Wedge-tailed Treron sphenurus
Green Pigeon
�
222 Alexandrine Psittacula
�
Parakeet eupatria
223 Rose-ringed Psittacula
�
Parakeet krameri
224 Slaty-headed Himalayan Psittacula
Parakeet Parakeet himalayana
�
225 Plum-headed Blossom- Psittacula
Parakeet headed cyanocephala �
Parakeet
226 Red-breasted Psittacula
�
Parakeet alexandri
227 Greater Coucal Crow Centropus
�
Pheasant sinensis
228 Lesser Coucal Centropus
bengalensis
�
229 Sirkeer Taccocua
�
Malkoha leschenaultii
230 Green-billed Phaenicophaeus
�
Malkoha tristis14 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
231 Chestnut- Chestnut- Clamator
winged winged coromandus
Cuckoo Crested
�
Cuckoo,
Red-winged
Cuckoo
232 Jacobin Pied Clamator
Cuckoo Crested jacobinus
�
Cuckoo,
Pied Cuckoo
233 Asian Koel Eudynamys
�
scolopaceus
234 Banded Bay Cacomantis
�
Cuckoo sonneratii
235 Grey-bellied Grey-bellied Cacomantis �
Cuckoo Plaintive passerinus
Cuckoo,
Indian
Plaintive
Cuckoo
236 Fork-tailed Drongo Surniculus Species split:
Drongo- Cuckoo dicruroides Square-tailed
Cuckoo Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus
lugubris is south �
India species.
Sometime
considered
conspecific.
237 Large Hawk- Hierococcyx
�
Cuckoo sparverioides
238 Common Brainfever Hierococcyx
�
Hawk-Cuckoo Bird varius
239 Lesser Cuckoo Small Cuculus
�
Cuckoo poliocephalus
240 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus
�
micropterus
241 Himalayan Oriental Cuculus
�
Cuckoo Cuckoo saturatus
242 Common Eurasian Cuculus canorus
�
Cuckoo CuckooAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 15
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
243 Western Barn Barn Owl Tyto alba
�
Owl
244 Eastern Grass Grass Owl Tyto Species
Owl longimembris split: African
Grass Owl
Tyto capensis �
is western
species,
extralimital.
245 Mountain Spotted Otus
Scops Owl Scops Owl spilocephalus �
246 Indian Scops Otus Species split:
Owl bakkamoena Collared Scops
Owl Otus lettia
is considered by �
some authors
as a separate
species.
247 Oriental Scops Otus sunia Species split:
Owl Eurasian Scops �
Owl Otus scops
248 Indian Eagle Great Bubo Species split:
Owl Horned Owl bengalensis Eurasian Eagle-
Owl Bubo
bubo found
in Himalaya
above 1,800 �
m. Considered
conspecific with
B. bengalensis
by some
authors.
249 Spot-bellied Forest Eagle Bubo nipalensis
Eagle-Owl Owl
�
250 Dusky Eagle- Bubo
�
Owl coromandus
251 Brown Fish Ketupa
Owl zeylonensis
�
252 Tawny Fish Ketupa flavipes
Owl �16 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
253 Mottled Wood Strix ocellata �
Owl
254 Brown Wood Strix
Owl
�
leptogrammica
255 Himalayan Tawny Wood Strix nivcolum Split species:
Wood Owl Owl Tawny Owl
Strix aluco is �
found Kashmir
westwards
256 Collared Owlet Glaucidium
�
brodiei
257 Asian Barred Glaucidium
Owlet cuculoides
�
258 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium
radiatum �
259 Spotted Owlet Athene brama �
260 Brown Hawk Ninox scutulata Species split:
Owl Hume’s Hawk
Owl Ninox
obscura and
Andaman Hawk
Owl Ninox affinis
�
both earlier
considered
conspecific with
N. scutulata,
are found in
Andamans.
261 Long-eared Northern Asio otus
Owl Long-eared �
Owl
262 Short-eared Asio flammeus
�
Owl
263 Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus Species split:
jotaka Indian Jungle
Nightjar
Caprimulgus �
indicus is
the southern
speciesAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 17
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
264 Large-tailed Long-tailed Caprimulgus Species split:
Nightjar Nightjar macrurus Jerdon’s Nightjar
Caprimulgus
�
atripennis is
southern India
species
265 Indian Nightjar Indian Little Caprimulgus
Nightjar, asiaticus
Common �
Indian
Nightjar
266 Savanna Franklin’s Caprimulgus
�
Nightjar Nightjar affinis
267 Crested Hemiprocne
�
Treeswift coronata
268 Himalayan Aerodramus
�
Swiftlet brevirostris
269 White-rumped White- Zoonavena
Spinetail rumped sylvatica
Needletail
Swift, Indian �
White-
rumped
Spinetail
270 White-throated White- Hirundapus �
Needletail throated caudacutus
Needletail
Swift
271 Asian Palm Cypsiurus
�
Swift balasiensis
272 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis
�
melba
273 Fork-tailed Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
�
Swift
274 House Swift Apus nipalensis Species split:
Little Swift
Apus affinis is �
found south of
Himalayas
275 Red-headed Harpactes
�
Trogon erythrocephalus18 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
276 Indian Roller Coracias
�
benghalensis
277 European Coracias Near
Roller garrulus Threatened
�
278 Oriental Oriental Eurystomus
Dollarbird Broad-billed orientalis �
Roller
279 Stork-billed Pelargopsis
�
Kingfisher capensis
280 White-throated White- Halcyon
Kingfisher breasted smyrnensis �
Kingfisher
281 Blue-eared Alcedo meninting Vagrant
�
Kingfisher
282 Common Small Blue Alcedo atthis
�
Kingfisher Kingfisher
283 Crested Himalayan Megaceryle
Kingfisher Pied lugubris
Kingfisher, �
Greater Pied
Kingfisher
284 Pied Kingfisher Lesser Pied Ceryle rudis
Kingfisher
�
285 Blue-bearded Nyctyornis
�
Bee-eater athertoni
286 Green Bee- Little Green Merops orientalis
eater Bee-eater,
�
Small Green
Bee-eater
287 Blue-cheeked Merops persicus
�
Bee-eater
288 Blue-tailed Merops �
Bee-eater philippinus
289 Chestnut- Merops
headed Bee- leschenaulti �
eater
290 European Bee- Merops apiaster
�
eater
291 Eurasian Common Upupa epops �
Hoopoe HoopoeAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 19
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
292 Indian Grey Ocyceros
�
Hornbill birostris
293 Oriental Pied Indian Pied Anthracoceros
�
Hornbill Hornbill albirostris
294 Great Hornbill Great Pied Buceros bicornis Near
�
Hornbill Threatened
295 Great Barbet Great Hill Megalaima virens
�
Barbet
296 Brown-headed Large Green Megalaima
�
Barbet Barbet zeylanica
297 Lineated Megalaima
�
Barbet lineata
298 Blue-throated Megalaima
�
Barbet asiatica
299 Coppersmith Crimson- Megalaima
Barbet breasted haemacephala �
Barbet
300 Yellow-rumped Indicator Near
�
Honeyguide xanthonotus Threatened
301 Eurasian Jynx torquilla
�
Wryneck
302 Speckled Picumnus
�
Piculet innominatus
303 White-browed Rufous Sasia ochracea Vagrant
�
Piculet Piculet
304 Rufous-bellied Sapsucker Dendrocopos �
Woodpecker hyperythrus
305 Brown- Indian Dendrocopos
capped Pygmy Pygmy nanus �
Woodpecker Woodpecker
306 Grey-capped Dendrocopos
Pygmy canicapillus �
Woodpecker
307 Fulvous- Fulvous- Dendrocopos �
breasted breasted macei
Woodpecker Pied
Woodpecker
308 Brown-fronted Brown- Dendrocopos �
Woodpecker fronted Pied auriceps
Woodpecker20 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
309 Yellow- Mahratta Dendrocopos
crowned Woodpecker, mahrattensis
Woodpecker Yellow- �
fronted Pied
Woodpecker
310 Himalayan Himalayan Dendrocopos
Woodpecker Pied himalayensis �
Woodpecker
311 Greater Greater Chrysophlegma
Yellownape Yellow-naped flavinucha
Woodpecker,
Large �
Yellow-naped
Woodpecker
312 Lesser Lesser Picus
Yellownape Yellow-naped chlorolophus
Woodpecker,
Small �
Yellow-naped
Woodpecker
313 Streak-throated Little Scaly- Picus
Woodpecker bellied Green xanthopygaeus �
Woodpecker
314 Scaly-bellied Large Scaly- Picus squamatus
Woodpecker bellied
Green
�
Woodpecker
315 Grey-headed Black-naped Picus canus
Woodpecker Green
Woodpecker, �
Grey-faced
Woodpecker
316 Himalayan Himalayan Dinopium shorii
�
Goldenback Flameback
317 Lesser Black- Dinopium
Goldenback rumped benghalense
Flameback,
Lesser �
Goldenback
WoodpeckerAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 21
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
318 Greater Greater Chrysocolaptes
Goldenback Flameback, lucidus
Greater �
Golden-back
Woodpecker
319 White-naped White-naped Chrysocolaptes
Woodpecker Flameback, festivus
Black- �
backed
Flameback
320 Rufous Micropternus
�
Woodpecker brachyurus
321 Great Slaty Mulleripicus Vulnerable �
Woodpecker pulverulentus
322 Long-tailed Psarisomus
�
Broadbill dalhousiae
323 Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida �
324 Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura �
325 Bar-winged Pied Hemipus picatus
Flycatcher- Flycatcher- �
shrike Shrike
326 Large Tephrodornis Species �
Woodshrike virgatus split: Malabar
Woodshrike
Tephrodornis
sylvicola, found
in Western
Ghats, is now
considered
separate
species.
327 Common Tephrodornis
�
Woodshrike pondicerianus
328 Ashy Artamus fuscus
�
Woodswallow
329 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia �
330 Large Coracina macei �
Cuckooshrike
331 Black-winged Smaller Grey Coracina
Cuckooshrike Cuckoo- melaschistos �
shrike22 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
332 Black-headed Coracina
Cuckooshrike melanoptera
�
333 Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus �
roseus
334 Small Minivet Pericrocotus
�
cinnamomeus
335 Long-tailed Pericrocotus �
Minivet ethologus
336 Short-billed Pericrocotus
�
Minivet brevirostris
337 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus Species split:
speciosus Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus
flammeus
�
is found in
peninsular India
338 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus �
339 Isabelline Rufous- Lanius Species split: �
Shrike tailed Shrike isabellinus Rufous-tailed
Shrike Lanius
phoenicuroides
was earlier
conspecific with
this species.
Vagrant
340 Bay-backed Lanius vittatus �
Shrike
341 Long-tailed Rufous- Lanius schach
Shrike backed �
Shrike
342 Grey-backed Lanius �
Shrike tephronotus
343 Southern Grey Lanius Species split: �
Shrike meridionalis Great Grey
Shrike Lanius
excubitor
was earlier
conspecific with
this species.An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 23
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
344 White-bellied White- Erpornis
Erpornis bellied zantholeuca �
Yuhina
345 Himalayan White- Pteruthius ripleyi Species split: �
Shrike-babbler browed Pied Shrike-
Shrike- Babbler
babbler Pteruthius
flaviscapis is
now a Javan
species
346 Green Shrike- Pteruthius
babbler
�
xanthochlorus
347 Indian Golden Golden Oriolus kundoo Species split: �
Oriole Oriole Eurasian Golden
Oriole Oriolus
oriolus is the
western species
348 Black-hooded Black- Oriolus
Oriole headed xanthornus �
Oriole
349 Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii �
350 Black Drongo Dicrurus
�
macrocercus
351 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus �
leucophaeus
352 White-bellied Dicrurus �
Drongo caerulescens
353 Crow-billed Dicrurus
Drongo
�
annectans
354 Bronzed Dicrurus aeneus �
Drongo
355 Lesser Racket- Dicrurus remifer �
tailed Drongo
356 Hair-crested Spangled Dicrurus
Drongo Drongo
�
hottentottus
357 Greater Dicrurus �
Racket-tailed paradiseus
Drongo24 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
358 White-throated White- Rhipidura Species
Fantail throated albicollis split: White-
Fantail spotted Fantail
Flycatcher Rhipidura
albogularis,
formerly �
considered a
subspecies of
R. albicollis,
is found in
peninsular India.
359 White-browed White- Rhipidura �
Fantail browed aureola
Fantail
Flycatcher
360 Black-naped Black- Hypothymis
Monarch naped Blue azurea �
Flycatcher
361 Asian Paradise Terpsiphone
Flycatcher paradisi
�
362 Eurasian Jay Red- Garrulus
crowned Jay glandarius
�
363 Black-headed Black- Garrulus �
Jay throated Jay lanceolatus
364 Yellow-billed Urocissa �
Blue Magpie flavirostris
365 Red-billed Blue Urocissa
�
Magpie erythroryncha
366 Common Cissa chinensis �
Green Magpie
367 Rufous Treepie Indian Dendrocitta �
Treepie vagabunda
368 Grey Treepie Himalayan Dendrocitta
�
Treepie formosae
369 Eurasian Common Pica pica �
Magpie Magpie,
Black-billed
MagpieAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 25
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
370 Spotted Eurasian Nucifraga Species split:
Nutcracker Nutcracker caryocatactes Large-spotted
Nutcracker
Nucifraga
multipunctata
now considered �
a separate
species by
some authors,
is found in NW
Himalayas.
371 Red-billed Pyrrhocorax �
Chough pyrrhocorax
372 Alpine Chough Yellow-billed Pyrrhocorax
Chough
�
graculus
373 House Crow Corvus
splendens
�
374 Large-billed Corvus
Crow macrorhynchos
�
375 Indian Jungle Corvus Species �
Crow culminatus split, earlier
considered
conspecific with
Large-billed
Crow Corvus
macrorhynchos
376 Northern Common Corvus corax �
Raven Raven
377 Yellow-bellied Yellow- Chelidorhynx
Fantail bellied hypoxantha
�
Fantail
Flycatcher
378 Grey-headed Culicicapa �
Canary- ceylonensis
flycatcher
379 Rufous-naped Rufous- Periparus �
Tit naped rufonuchalis
Crested Tit
380 Rufous-vented Rufous- Periparus �
Tit bellied Tit rubidiventris26 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
381 Coal Tit Periparus ater Spot-winged
Tit Periparus
melanolophus
now considered �
a subspecies of
Coal Tit P. ater.
382 Grey Crested Brown Lophophanes
Tit Crested Tit dichrous �
383 Cinereous Tit Great Tit Parus cinereus Species split:
Great Tit Parus
major is western �
species
384 Green-backed Parus monticolus
�
Tit
385 Himalayan Yellow- Parus Species split:
Black-lored Tit cheeked Tit xanthogenys Indian Black-
lored Tit Parus
aplonotus is �
found in N and
peninsular India
386 Yellow-browed Sylviparus
Tit modestus �
387 White-crowned Remiz coronatus Vagrant
Penduline Tit �
388 Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus
flammiceps �
389 Singing Bush Mirafra cantillans Vagrant
�
Lark
390 Bengal Bush Bush Lark Mirafra assamica
Lark �
391 Indian Bush Red-winged Mirafra
Lark Bush Lark erythroptera �
392 Sand Lark Indian Short- Calandrella raytal
�
toed Lark
393 Crested Lark Large Galerida cristata �
Crested Lark
394 Oriental Eastern Alauda gulgula
Skylark Skylark �An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 27
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
395 Ashy-crowned Ashy- Eremopterix
Sparrow-Lark crowned griseus �
Finch-Lark
396 Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus Vagrant �
striatus
397 Black-crested Pycnonotus �
Bulbul flaviventris
398 Red-whiskered Pycnonotus
�
Bulbul jocosus
399 Himalayan White- Pycnonotus
Bulbul cheeked leucogenys �
Bulbul
400 Red-vented Pycnonotus cafer
�
Bulbul
401 White-throated Alophoixus Vagrant
�
Bulbul flaveolus
402 Mountain Rufous- Ixos mcclellandii
Bulbul bellied �
Bulbul
403 Ashy Bulbul Brown-eared Hemixos flavala
�
Bulbul
404 Himalayan Hypsipetes Species split:
Black Bulbul leucocephalus Square-tailed
Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes
ganeesa is �
found in south
India, earlier
considered
conspecific.
405 Grey-throated Plain Martin, Riparia chinensis Species
Martin Plain Sand split: Plain
Martin Martin Riparia
paludicola is
now extralimital, �
but considered
conspecific with
R. chinensis by
some authors.
406 Sand Martin Common Riparia riparia
�
Sand Martin28 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
407 Pale Martin Pale Sand Riparia diluta
�
Martin
408 Barn Swallow Common Hirundo rustica
�
Swallow
409 Wire-tailed Hirundo smithii
�
Swallow
410 Eurasian Crag Ptyonoprogne �
Martin rupestris
411 Dusky Crag Ptyonoprogne
�
Martin concolor
412 Common Northern Delichon
House Martin House- urbicum �
martin
413 Asian House Delichon Vagrant �
Martin dasypus
414 Nepal House Delichon �
Martin nipalense
415 Red-rumped Cecropis daurica Species
Swallow split: Striated
Swallow
Cecropis
striolata is now �
considered
a separate
species, found
in NE India.
416 Streak-throated Cliff Petrochelidon
Swallow Swallow, fluvicola
Indian Cliff
�
Swallow
417 Scaly-breasted Greater Pnoepyga
Wren-babbler Scaly- albiventer
breasted �
Wren-
babbler
418 Nepal Wren- Pnoepyga
babbler immaculata
�An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 29
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
419 Grey-bellied Grey-bellied Tesia cyaniventer
Tesia Ground-
warbler,
�
Yellow-
browed
Tesia
420 Chestnut- Chestnut- Tesia
headed Tesia headed castaneocoro-
�
Ground- nata
warbler
421 Pale-footed Cettia pallidipes
�
Bush Warbler
422 Brown-flanked Brownish- Cettia fortipes
Bush Warbler flanked
Bush-
warbler, �
Strong-
footed Bush-
warbler
423 Chestnut- Large Bush- Cettia major
crowned Bush warbler �
Warbler
424 Aberrant Bush Cettia
�
Warbler flavolivacea
425 Hume's Bush Yellow- Cettia
Warbler bellied brunnescens
�
Bush-
warbler
426 Grey-sided Cettia
�
Bush Warbler brunnifrons
427 Black-faced Black-faced Abroscopus �
Warbler Flycatcher- schisticeps
warbler
428 Black-throated Black- Aegithalos
Tit throated concinnus
Bushtit, �
Red-headed
Tit
429 White-throated White- Aegithalos West Himalayan
Tit throated niveogularis endemic �
Bushtit30 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
430 Common Phylloscopus �
Chiffchaff collybita
431 Mountain Phylloscopus �
Chiffchaff sindianus
432 Plain Leaf Phylloscopus
�
Warbler neglectus
433 Dusky Warbler Dusky Leaf- Phylloscopus
�
warbler fuscatus
434 Smoky Warbler Smoky Leaf- Phylloscopus
�
warbler fuligiventer
435 Tickell's Leaf Phylloscopus
�
Warbler affinis
436 Sulphur-bellied Olivaceous Phylloscopus
�
Warbler Leaf-warbler griseolus
437 Buff-barred Orange- Phylloscopus
Warbler barred Leaf- pulcher �
warbler
438 Ashy-throated Grey-faced Phylloscopus
�
Warbler Leaf-warbler maculipennis
439 Lemon-rumped Pallas' Phylloscopus
�
Warbler Leaf Warbler chloronotus
440 Hume's Leaf Phylloscopus Species split:
Warbler humei Yellow-browed
Warbler
�
Phylloscopus
inornatus is
eastern species
441 Greenish Greenish Phylloscopus
�
Warbler Leaf-warbler trochiloides
442 Large-billed Phylloscopus
�
Leaf Warbler magnirostris
443 Tytler's Leaf Phylloscopus Near Threatened.
Warbler tytleri West Himalayan �
Endemic.
444 Western Phylloscopus Species split:
Crowned occipitalis Eastern Crowned
Warbler Warbler
Phylloscopus �
coronatus is
eastern speciesAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 31
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
445 Blyth's Leaf Phylloscopus
Warbler reguloides
�
446 Grey-hooded Grey- Phylloscopus
Warbler headed xanthoschistos
�
Flycatcher
Warbler
447 Green- Golden- Seicercus burkii Species split:
crowned spectacled Previously
Warbler Warbler, Golden-
Green- spectacled �
crowned Warbler
Flycatcher- Seicercus burkii
warbler
448 Whistler's Golden- Seicercus Species split:
Warbler spectacled whistleri Previously
Warbler, Golden-
�
Whistler's spectacled
Flycatcher- Warbler
warbler Seicercus burkii
449 Grey-cheeked Grey- Seicercus
Warbler cheeked poliogenys
�
Flycatcher-
warbler
450 Chestnut- Chestnut- Seicercus
crowned crowned castaniceps
�
Warbler Flycatcher-
warbler
451 Clamorous Indian Acrocephalus Vagrant
Reed Warbler Great Reed stentoreus �
Warbler
452 Moustached Acrocephalus
Warbler melanopogon
�
453 Paddyfield Acrocephalus
Warbler agricola �
454 Blyth's Reed Acrocephalus �
Warbler dumetorum
455 Striated Striated Megalurus
Grassbird Marsh palustris �
Warbler32 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
456 Bristled Bristled Chaetornis Vulnerable
Grassbird Grass striata �
Warbler
457 Spotted Bush Bradypterus �
Warbler thoracicus
458 Zitting Streaked Cisticola juncidis �
Cisticola Fantail-
warbler
459 Golden- Golden- Cisticola exilis
headed headed
Cisticola Fantail-
warbler,
Bright-
�
capped
Cisticola,
Bright-
headed
Cisticola
460 Striated Prinia Brown Hill Prinia crinigera
Warbler,
Brown
�
Prinia, Long-
tailed Hill
Prinia
461 Grey-crowned Hodgson’s Prinia Vulnerable
Prinia Prinia, cinereocapilla
Hodgson’s �
Wren-
warbler
462 Grey-breasted Franklin’s Prinia hodgsonii
Prinia Prinia,
Franklin’s �
Wren-
warbler
463 Graceful Prinia Streaked Prinia gracilis
Wren �
Warbler
464 Jungle Prinia Jungle Prinia sylvatica
Wren- �
warblerAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 33
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
465 Yellow-bellied Yellow- Prinia flaviventris
Prinia bellied
�
Wren-
warbler
466 Ashy Prinia Ashy Wren- Prinia socialis
�
warbler
467 Plain Prinia Plain Wren- Prinia inornata
�
warbler
468 Common Orthotomus
�
Tailorbird sutorius
469 Rusty-cheeked Pomatorhinus
Scimitar erythrogenys �
Babbler
470 White-browed Hodgson’s Pomatorhinus
Scimitar Scimitar schisticeps �
Babbler Babbler
471 Streak- Rufous- Pomatorhinus
breasted necked ruficollis
�
Scimitar Scimitar
Babbler Babbler
472 Black-chinned Stachyridopsis
�
Babbler pyrrhops
473 Tawny-bellied Rufous- Dumetia
Babbler bellied hyperythra �
Babbler
474 Pin-striped Tit- Striped Macronus gularis
Babbler Tit-babbler,
Yellow- �
breasted
Babbler
475 Chestnut- Red-capped Timalia pileata
capped Babbler �
Babbler
476 Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe
�
nipalensis
477 Puff-throated Spotted Pellorneum
�
Babbler Babbler ruficeps
478 Common Turdoides
�
Babbler caudata
479 Striated Turdoides earlei
�
Babbler34 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
480 Large Grey Turdoides
�
Babbler malcolmi
481 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata �
482 White-crested Garrulax
�
Laughingthrush leucolophus
483 Rufous- Garrulax
chinned rufogularis �
Laughingthrush
484 Spotted Garrulax �
Laughingthrush ocellatus
485 White-throated Garrulax �
Laughingthrush albogularis
486 Striated Garrulax striatus
Laughingthrush
�
487 Streaked Trochalopteron Species
Laughingthrush lineatum split: Bhutan
Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron �
imbricatum is
E. Himalaya
species
488 Variegated Trochalopteron
Laughingthrush variegatum
�
489 Chestnut- Red-headed Trochalopteron Species
crowned Lghingthrush erythrocephalum split: Assam
Laughingthrush Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron �
chrysopterum
is E. Himalaya
species
490 Himalayan Cutia, Nepal Cutia nipalensis
�
Cutia Cutia
491 Blue-winged Minla
Minla cyanouroptera
�
492 Bar-throated Chestnut- Minla strigula
Minla tailed Minla,
�
Bar-throated
Siva
493 Silver-eared Silver-eared Leiothrix
Leiothrix Mesia argentauris
�An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 35
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
494 Red-billed Leiothrix lutea
�
Leiothrix
495 Rufous Sibia Black- Heterophasia
capped capistrata �
Sibia
496 Lesser Sylvia curruca Species
Whitethroat split: Hume’s
Whitethroat �
Sylvia althaea is
western species
497 Eastern Sylvia Species split:
Orphean crassirostris Western
Warbler Orphean
Warbler Sylvia �
hortensis is
western species
498 Asian Desert Desert Sylvia nana Vagrant
�
Warbler Warbler
499 White-browed Fulvetta
�
Fulvetta vinipectus
500 Yellow-eyed Chrysomma
�
Babbler sinense
501 Great Parrotbill Conostoma
�
oemodium
502 Black-throated Suthora
Parrotbill nipalensis
�
503 Whiskered Yellow-naped Yuhina flavicollis
�
Yuhina Yuhina
504 Stripe-throated Yuhina gularis
�
Yuhina
505 Black-chinned Yuhina
Yuhina nigrimenta
�
506 Oriental White- Zosterops
�
eye palpebrosus
507 Goldcrest Regulus regulus �
508 Eurasian Wren Winter Wren Troglodytes �
troglodytes36 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
509 Chestnut- Sitta Species split:
bellied cinnamoventris Formerly Sitta
Nuthatch castanea. Indian
Nuthatch Sitta
castanea �
may also occur
in Uttarakhand
bordering the
plains.
510 White-tailed Sitta �
Nuthatch himalayensis
511 White-cheeked Sitta leucopsis �
Nuthatch
512 Velvet-fronted Sitta frontalis
�
Nuthatch
513 Wallcreeper Tichodroma
�
muraria
514 Hodgson's Eurasian Certhia hodgsoni Species split:
Treecreeper Treecreeper Eurasian
Treecreeper
�
Certhia
familiaris is now
western species
515 Bar-tailed Certhia
�
Treecreeper himalayana
516 Rusty-flanked Certhia
�
Treecreeper nipalensis
517 Brown-throated Sikkim Certhia discolor Vagrant
�
Treecreeper Treecreeper
518 Spot-winged Saroglossa
Starling
�
spiloptera
519 Common Hill Gracula religiosa Species split:
Myna Formerly
conspecific
with Lesser or �
Southern Hill
Myna Gracula
indica
520 Jungle Myna Acridotheres
�
fuscusAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 37
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
521 Bank Myna Acridotheres
�
ginginianus
522 Common Myna Acridotheres
�
tristis
523 Pied Myna Asian Pied Gracupica contra
Starling �
524 Chestnut-tailed Grey- Sturnia
Starling headed malabarica �
Myna
525 Brahminy Brahminy Sturnia
�
Starling Myna pagodarum
526 Common Sturnus vulgaris
Starling �
527 Blue Whistling Himalayan Myophonus
Thrush Whistling caeruleus �
Thrush
528 Pied Thrush Pied Ground Zoothera wardii
�
Thrush
529 Orange- Orange- Zoothera citrina
headed Thrush headed
�
Ground
Thrush
530 Plain-backed Plain-backed Zoothera
Thrush Mountain mollissima �
Thrush
531 Long-tailed Zoothera dixoni
�
Thrush
532 Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma �
533 Long-billed Long-billed Zoothera
Thrush Ground monticola �
Thrush
534 Dark-sided Lesser Zoothera �
Thrush Long-billed marginata
Thrush,
Dark-sided
Ground
Thrush
535 Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor �
536 White-collared Turdus
�
Blackbird albocinctus38 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
537 Grey-winged Turdus boulboul �
Blackbird
538 Tibetan Eurasian Turdus maximus Species split: �
Blackbird Blackbird Eurasian
Blackbird
Turdus merula
539 Chestnut Grey- Turdus
Thrush headed rubrocanus �
Thrush
540 Black-throated Dark- Turdus
Thrush throated atrogularis �
Thrush
541 Red-throated Turdus ruficollis
�
Thrush
542 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus �
543 Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea �
544 Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis Vagrant �
545 Gould's Heteroxenicus
�
Shortwing stellatus
546 Lesser Brachypteryx Vagrant
�
Shortwing leucophris
547 White-browed Brachypteryx Vagrant
�
Shortwing montana
548 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica �
549 Siberian Luscinia calliope
�
Rubythroat
550 White-tailed Himalayan Luscinia
�
Rubythroat Rubythroat pectoralis
551 Indian Blue Luscinia brunnea
�
Robin
552 White-browed Tarsiger indicus
�
Bush Robin
553 Himalayan Orange- Tarsiger rufilatus Considered
Bluetail flanked Bush conspecific
Robin with Red-
flanked Bluetail
or Orange-
�
flanked Bush
Robin Tarsiger
cyanurusAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 39
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
554 Golden Bush Tarsiger
�
Robin chrysaeus
555 Oriental Copsychus
�
Magpie-Robin saularis
556 White-rumped Copsychus
�
Shama malabaricus
557 Indian Robin Saxicoloides
�
fulicatus
558 Blue-capped Phoenicurus
�
Redstart caeruleocephala
559 Black Redstart Phoenicurus
�
ochruros
560 Hodgson's Phoenicurus
�
Redstart hodgsoni
561 Güldenstädt's White- Phoenicurus
Redstart winged erythrogastrus �
Redstart
562 Blue-fronted Phoenicurus
Redstart
�
frontalis
563 White-bellied Hodgson’s Hodgsonius
Redstart Blue Robin phoenicuroides
�
564 Plumbeous Plumbeous Rhyacornis
Water Redstart Redstart fuliginosa
�
565 White-capped White- Chaimarrornis
Redstart capped leucocephalus �
River-chat
566 White-tailed White-tailed Myiomela leucura Vagrant
Robin Blue Robin
�
567 Grandala Grandala
�
coelicolor
568 Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri �
569 Black-backed Enicurus
Forktail immaculatus
�
570 Slaty-backed Enicurus
�
Forktail schistaceus
571 Spotted Enicurus
�
Forktail maculatus
572 White-throated Hodgson's Saxicola insignis Vulnerable
�
Bush Chat Bush Chat40 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
573 Siberian Asian Saxicola maurus Formerly
Stonechat Stonechat Common
Stonechat
Saxicola
�
torquatus which
is extralimital
574 White-tailed Saxicola leucurus
Stonechat
�
575 Pied Bush Saxicola caprata
Chat
�
576 Grey Bush Dark Grey Saxicola ferreus �
Chat Bush Chat
577 Red-tailed Oenanthe Species split:
Wheatear chrysopygia Formerly
considered
conspecific
with Rufous- �
tailed Wheatear
Oenanthe
xanthoprymna.
Vagrant
578 Isabelline Oenanthe
�
Wheatear isabellina
579 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe
�
pleschanka
580 Desert Oenanthe deserti
�
Wheatear
581 Variable Oenanthe picata Vagrant
�
Wheatear
582 Brown Rock Indian Chat Cercomela fusca
�
Chat
583 Blue Rock Monticola
Thrush
�
solitarius
584 Chestnut- Monticola
bellied Rock rufiventris �
Thrush
585 Blue-capped Blue-headed Monticola
Rock Thrush Rock Thrush cinclorhynchus �An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 41
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
586 Dark-sided Sooty Muscicapa
�
Flycatcher Flycatcher sibirica
587 Asian Brown Muscicapa
�
Flycatcher dauurica
588 Rusty-tailed Muscicapa
�
Flycatcher ruficauda
589 Rufous- Orange- Ficedula
gorgeted gorgeted strophiata �
Flycatcher Flycatcher
590 Red-breasted Red- Ficedula parva Species
Flycatcher throated split: Kashmir
Flycatcher Flycatcher
Ficedula
subrubra is
species in
extreme NW �
Himalaya. Taiga
Flycatcher
Ficedula
albicilla is
species in NE,
C and E India.
591 Snowy-browed Rufous- Ficedula
Flycatcher breasted hyperythra
�
Blue
Flycatcher
592 Little Pied Ficedula
�
Flycatcher westermanni
593 Ultramarine White- Ficedula
Flycatcher browed Blue superciliaris �
Flycatcher
594 Slaty-blue Ficedula tricolor
�
Flycatcher
595 Verditer Eumyias
�
Flycatcher thalassinus
596 Pale Blue Cyornis unicolor
Flycatcher
�
597 Pale-chinned Brook’s Cyornis
Blue Flycatcher Flycatcher poliogenys �42 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
598 Tickell's Blue Cyornis tickelliae
Flycatcher
�
599 Blue-throated Blue- Cyornis
Blue Flycatcher throated rubeculoides �
Flycatcher
600 Rufous-bellied Beautiful Niltava sundara
�
Niltava Niltava
601 Small Niltava Niltava
�
macgrigoriae
602 White-throated Cinclus cinclus
�
Dipper
603 Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii �
604 Golden-fronted Golden- Chloropsis
Leafbird fronted aurifrons �
Chloropsis
605 Orange-bellied Orange- Chloropsis
Leafbird bellied hardwickii �
Chloropsis
606 Thick-billed Dicaeum agile
�
Flowerpecker
607 Yellow-bellied Dicaeum
�
Flowerpecker melanoxanthum
608 Pale-billed Tickell’s Dicaeum
Flowerpecker Flower- erythrorhynchos �
pecker
609 Fire-breasted Dicaeum
Flowerpecker ignipectus
�
610 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris
�
asiaticus
611 Mrs. Gould's Aethopyga
�
Sunbird gouldiae
612 Green-tailed Nepal Aethopyga
Sunbird Yellow- nipalensis
�
backed
Sunbird
613 Black-throated Black- Aethopyga
Sunbird breasted saturata �
SunbirdAn Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 43
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
614 Crimson Yellow- Aethopyga
Sunbird backed siparaja �
Sunbird
615 Fire-tailed Aethopyga
Sunbird ignicauda �
616 House Passer
Sparrow domesticus
�
617 Russet Cinnamon Passer rutilans
Sparrow Tree �
Sparrow
618 Eurasian Tree Passer montanus
Sparrow �
619 Yellow-throated Chestnut- Gymnoris
Sparrow shouldered xanthocollis �
Petronia
620 Black-breasted Black- Ploceus
Weaver throated benghalensis �
Weaver
621 Streaked Ploceus manyar
Weaver
�
622 Baya Weaver Ploceus
philippinus �
623 Finn's Weaver Yellow Ploceus Vulnerable
Weaver megarhynchus
�
624 Red Avadavat Red Munia Amandava
�
amandava
625 Indian Silverbill White- Euodice
throated malabarica �
Munia
626 White-rumped Lonchura striata
�
Munia
627 Scaly-breasted Spotted Lonchura
Munia Munia punctulata
�
628 Black-headed Tricolored Lonchura Vagrant
Munia Munia malacca
�
629 Alpine Prunella collaris
�
Accentor
630 Altai Accentor Prunella
himalayana �44 An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
631 Robin Prunella
�
Accentor rubeculoides
632 Rufous- Prunella
breasted strophiata �
Accentor
633 Black-throated Prunella
�
Accentor atrogularis
634 Maroon- Prunella Vagrant
backed immaculata �
Accentor
635 Western Yellow Yellow Motacilla flava Species
Wagtail Wagtail split: Eastern
Yellow Wagtail �
Motacilla
tschutschensis
636 Citrine Wagtail Yellow- Motacilla citreola
headed �
Wagtail
637 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea �
638 White Wagtail Motacilla alba �
639 White-browed Large Pied Motacilla
�
Wagtail Wagtail maderaspatensis
640 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi �
641 Paddyfield Anthus rufulus
�
Pipit
642 Tawny Pipit Anthus
�
campestris
643 Long-billed Brown Rock Anthus similis
�
Pipit Pipit
644 Tree Pipit Eurasian Anthus trivialis
�
Tree Pipit
645 Olive-backed Oriental Tree Anthus hodgsoni
�
Pipit Pipit
646 Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus �
647 Red-throated Anthus cervinus Vagrant
�
Pipit
648 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Vagrant �
649 Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus �An Updated Checklist of the Birds of Uttarakhand 45
S. NO. ENGLISH ALTERNATE SCIENTIFIC REMARKS
NAME ENGLISH NAME
NAME
650 Common Fringilla coelebs
�
Chaffinch
651 Brambling Fringilla Vagrant
�
montifringilla
652 Red-fronted Fire-fronted Serinus pusillus
�
Serin Serin
653 Yellow- Himalayan Carduelis
breasted Greenfinch spinoides �
Greenfinch
654 European Eurasian Carduelis
Goldfinch Goldfinch, carduelis
�
Himalayan
Goldfinch
655 Plain Mountain Hodgson’s Leucosticte
Finch Mountain nemoricola �
Finch
656 Spectacled Red-browed Callacanthis
�
Finch Finch burtoni
657 Dark-breasted Carpodacus
�
Rosefinch nipalensis
658 Common Carpodacus
Rosefinch
�
erythrinus
659 Himalayan Beautiful Carpodacus Species split:
Beautiful Rosefinch pulcherrimus Chinese
Rosefinch Beautiful
Rosefinch
Carpodactus �
davidianus
is found in
Arunachal
Pradesh.
660 Pink-browed Carpodacus
�
Rosefinch rodochroa
661 Vinaceous Carpodacus
�
Rosefinch vinaceus
662 Spot-winged Carpodacus
�
Rosefinch rodopeplusYou can also read
