Checklist of Birds of Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)District(s)
Birds174Bhitarkanika Wildlife SanctuaryOrissaKendrapara

Protected Areas

India Protected Areas
Bhitarkanika WLS
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Attribution:

Old ENVIS (Wildlife and Protected Areas) Species Database, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.

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http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/nwd_birds/bhi.htm

Checklist Details

Information on Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary -
Biounit 08B
Tot.Area 527 km2
Upperalt. 50 m.
Rainfall 1700 m.m.

Key to the Checklist -
In the column titled field_status,
R = widespread resident
r = very local resident
V = vagrant
W = widespread winter visitor
w = sparse winter visitor
? = status uncertain
rl = introduced resident
P = widespread migrant
p = sparse migrant
(ex)= extinct
nT = near threatened
E = endangered

Checklist Stats -
Number of species: 174

Author quoted references for the checklist -
Pandav, Bivash, 1996. Birds of Bhitarkanika Mangroves, eastern India. Forktail 12: 9-20.

Checklist
s.no. family scientific_name common_name field_status
1 Accipitridae Pandion haliaetus Osprey rW
2 Accipitridae Pernis ptilorynchus Oriental Honey- buzzard RW
3 Accipitridae Milvus migrans Black Kite (Pariah Kite) R
4 Accipitridae Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite R
5 Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea Eagle R
6 Accipitridae Gyps bengalensis White-rumped Vulture (Indian White-backed Vulture) R
7 Accipitridae Gyps indicus Long-billed Vulture R
8 Accipitridae Circaetus gallicus Short - toed Snake Eagle R
9 Accipitridae Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent Eagle R
10 Accipitridae Circus aeruginosus Eurasian Marsh Harrier W
11 Accipitridae Accipiter badius Shikra R
12 Accipitridae Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle R
13 Accipitridae Spizaetus cirrhatus Changeable Hawk - Eagle R
14 Alaudidae Eremopterix grisea Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark (Ashy-crowned Finch Lark) R
15 Alcedinidae Alcedo atthis  Small Blue (Common Kingfisher) R
16 Anatidae Anser indicus Bar-headed Goose rW
17 Anatidae Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck (Brahminy Duck) rW
18 Anatidae Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck R
19 Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy-goose(Cotton Teal) R
20 Anatidae Anas strepera Gadwall W
21 Anatidae Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon W
22 Anatidae Anas clypeata Northern Shoveller W
23 Anatidae Anas acuta Northern Pintail W
24 Anatidae Anas querquedula Garganey W
25 Anatidae Anas crecca Common Teal W
26 Anatidae Aythya ferina Common Pochard W
27 Anhingidae Anhinga melanogaster Darter R
28 Ardeidae Egretta garzetta Little Egret R
29 Ardeidae Ardea cinerea Grey Heron RW
30 Ardeidae Ardea goliath Goliath Heron (Giant Heron) rV?
31 Ardeidae Ardea purpurea Purple Heron R
32 Ardeidae Casmerodius albus Great Egret (Large Egret) Rw
33 Ardeidae Mesophoyx intermedia Intermediate Egret (Small Egret) R
34 Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret R
35 Ardeidae Ardeola grayii Indian Pond Heron R
36 Ardeidae Butorides striatus Little Heron (Little Green Heron) r
37 Ardeidae Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron R
38 Ardeidae Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Chestnut Bittern r
39 Ardeidae Dupetor flavicollis Black Bittern r
40 Bucerotidae Ocyceros birostris Indian Grey Hornbill R
41 Burhinidae Esacus recurvirostris Great Thick-knee r
42 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus indicus Grey Nightjar (Indian Jungle) R
43 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus Large-tailed Nightjar (Longe-tailed) R
44 Centropodidae Centropus sinensis Greater Coucal (Crow-Pheasant)  R
45 Cerylidae Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher (Lesser Pied ) R
46 Charadriidae Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher w
47 Charadriidae Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt R
48 Charadriidae Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet rW
49 Charadriidae Charadrius dubius Little ringed Plover RWw
50 Charadriidae Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover RW
51 Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover W
52 Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaulti Greater Sand Plover W
53 Charadriidae Vanellus malabaricus Yellow-wattled Lapwing R
54 Charadriidae Vanellus cinereus Grey-headed Lapwing w
55 Charadriidae Vanellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing R
56 Ciconiidae Mycteria leucocephala Painted Stork R
57 Ciconiidae Anastomus oscitans Asian Openbill R
58 Ciconiidae Ciconia episcopus Woolly-necked Stork (White-necked) R
59 Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Black-necked Stork r
60 Ciconiidae Leptoptilos javanicus Lesser Adjutant r
61 Columbidae Columba livia Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon) R
62 Columbidae Streptopelia orientalis Oriental Turtle Dove (Rufous Turtle) RW
63 Columbidae Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove R
64 Columbidae Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove (Indian Ring) R
65 Columbidae Chalcophaps indica Emerald Dove R
66 Columbidae Treron bicincta Orange-breasted Green Pigeon r
67 Coraciidae Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller R
68 Corvidae Pachycephala grisola Mangrove Whistler (Grey Thickhead) r
69 Corvidae Dendrocitta vagabunda Rufous Treepie (Indian Treepie) R
70 Corvidae Corvus splendens House Crow R
71 Corvidae Corvus macrorhynchos Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow) W
72 Corvidae Oriolus xanthornus Black-hooded Oriole (Black-headed) R
73 Corvidae Coracina melaschistos Black-winged Cuckooshrike (Smaller Grey Cuckooshrike) R
74 Corvidae Coracina melanoptera Black-headed Cuckooshrike R
75 Corvidae Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small Minivet R
76 Corvidae Rhipidura albicollis White-throated Fantail (Flycatcher) R
77 Corvidae Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo R
78 Corvidae Dicrurus caerulescens White-bellied Drongo R
79 Corvidae Hypothymis azurea Black-naped Monarch (Flycatcher) r
80 Corvidae Terpsiphone paradisi Asian Paradise- Flycatcher R
81 Corvidae Aegithina tiphia Common lora R
82 Cuculidae Clamator jacobinus Pied Cuckoo (Pied Crested ) P
83 Cuculidae Clamator coromandus Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Red-winged Creasted Cuckoo) r
84 Cuculidae Hierococcyx varius Common Hawk Cuckoo R
85 Cuculidae Eudynamys scolopacea Koel, Asian Koel R
86 Cuculidae Phaenicophaeus tristis Green-billed Malkoha r
87 Dendrocygniade Dendrocygna javanica Lesser Whisting-duck(Teal) R
88 Glareolinae Glareola maldivarum Oriental Pratincole R
89 Halcyonidae Halcyon amauroptera Brown-winged Kingfisher r
90 Halcyonidae Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher (White-breasted Kingfisher) R
91 Halcyonidae Halcyon pileata Black-capped Kingfisher R
92 Halcyonidae Todiramphus chloris Collared Kingfisher r
93 Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow RW
94 Hirundinidae Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow RW
95 Jacanidae Metopidius indicus Bronze-winged Jacana R
96 Laniidae Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike w
97 Laridae Larus heuglini Heuglin's Gull w
98 Laridae Larus ichthyaetus Pallas's Gull W
99 Laridae Larus brunnicephalus Brown-headed Gull W
100 Laridae Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull W
101 Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern rW
102 Laridae Sterna aurantia River Tern R
103 Laridae Sterna bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern R
104 Laridae Sterna hirundo Common Tern W
105 Laridae Sterna albifrons Little Tern R
106 Laridae Sterna acuticauda Black-bellied Tern r
107 Megalaimidae Megalaima haemacephala CoppersmithBarbet (Crimson-breasted Barbet ) R
108 Meropidae Merops orientalis Green Bee-eater R
109 Meropidae Merops philippinus Blue-tailed Bee-eater R
110 Muscicapidae Zoothera citrina Orange-headed Ground Thrush R
111 Muscicapidae Turdus unicolor Tickell's Thrush R
112 Muscicapidae Ficedula parva Red-throated Flycatcher W
113 Muscicapidae Eumyias thalassina Verditer Flycatcher R
114 Muscicapidae Cyornis rubeculoides Blue-throated Flycatcher r
115 Muscicapidae Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie- Robin R
116 Muscicapidae Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart rW
117 Nectariniidae Nectarinia zeylonica Purple-rumped Sunbird R
118 Nectariniidae Nectarinia asiatica Purple Sunbird R
119 Paridae Parus major Great Tit (Grey Tit) R
120 Passeridae Passer domesticus House Sparrow R
121 Passeridae Dendronanthus indicus Forest Wagtail rW
122 Passeridae Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail (Yellow-headed Wagtail) rW
123 Passeridae Anthus rufulus Paddyfield Pipit R
124 Passeridae Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit (Indian Tree Pipit) RW
125 Passeridae Plceus philippinus Baya Weaver R
126 Passeridae Lonchura malabarica Indian Silverbill (White-throated Munia) R
127 Passeridae Lonchura malacca Black-headed Munia R
128 Pelecanidae Pelecanus philippensis Spot-billed Pelican (Grey Pelican) r
129 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax niger Little Cormorant R
130 Phasianidae Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl R
131 Picidae Dendrocopos macei Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker R
132 Picidae Celeus brachyurus Rufous Woodpecker R
133 Picidae Picus canus Grey-headed Woodpecker (Blacknaped Green Woodpecker) R
134 Picidae Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker) R
135 Picidae Chrysocolaptes lucidus Greater Flameback (Larger Goldenbacked Woodpecker) R
136 Pittidae Pitta brachyura Indian Pitta R
137 Psittacidae Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet R
138 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul R
139 Rallidae Gallirallus striatus Slaty-breasted Rail R
140 Rallidae Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen R
141 Rallidae Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen(Purple Moorhen) R
142 Rallidae Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen R
143 Scolopacidae Gallinago stenura Pintail Snipe W
144 Scolopacidae Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit W
145 Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit W
146 Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel W
147 Scolopacidae Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew W
148 Scolopacidae Tringa totanus Common Redshank W
149 Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank W
150 Scolopacidae Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper W
151 Scolopacidae Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper W
152 Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper W
153 Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper W
154 Scolopacidae Arenaria interpes Turnstone, Ruddy Turnstone W
155 Scolopacidae Calidris minuta Little Stint W
156 Scolopacidae Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint W
157 Scolopacidae Calidris alpina Dunlin w
158 Scolopacidae Philomachus pugnax Ruff W
159 Strigidae Otus bakkamoena Collared Scops Owl R
160 Strigidae Athene brama Spotted Owlet R
161 Sturnidae Sturnus malabaricus Chestnut-tailed Starling (Grey-headed Myna) R
162 Sturnidae Sturnus contra Asian Pied Starling R
163 Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis Common Myna R
164 Sturnidae Acridotheres fuscus Jungle Myna R
165 Sylviidae Orthotomus sutorius Common Tailorbird R
166 Sylviidae Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff (Brown Leaf Warbler) W
167 Sylviidae Macronous gularis Striped Tit-Babbler (Yellow-breasted Babbler) R
168 Sylviidae Timalia pileata Chestnut-capped Babbler (Red-capped Babbler) R
169 Sylviidae Turdoides caudatus Common Babbler R
170 Sylviidae Turdoides striatus Jungle Babbler R
171 Threskiornithidae Threskiornis Melanocephalus Black-headed Ibis (White Ibis) R
172 Threskiornithidae Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill RW
173 Upupidae Upupa epops Hoopoe,Common Hoopoe RW
174 Zosteropidae Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye R
References

For more on Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhitarkanika_National_Park