Original Source: Uthaman, P.K., 1998. Birds of the Eravikulam National Park- A Survey Report. Blackbuck Vol.14(2) 45. WII webpage: http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/nwd_birds/era.htm
This is a checklist of 94 species of birds found in the Eravikulam National Park. Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km² national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki district of Kerala in India. The main body of the park consists of a high rolling hill plateau with a base elevation of about 2,000 m. The terrain consists of high altitude grasslands interspersed with sholas. Anamudi (2695 m, the highest peak in India south of the Himalayas is inside this park. Many perennial streams criss-cross the park. They merge together to form tributaries of the Periyar river and Chalakudiyar River on the west and the east flowing Cauvery River in Tamil Nadu.
132 species of birds have been recorded till date and which include endemics like Black-and-orange Flycatcher, Nilgiri Pipit, Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, [Brachypteryx major|White Bellied Shortwing]], Nilgiri Verditer Flycatcher and Kerala Laughingthrush.
Status Categories R = widespread resident r = very local resident W = widespread winter visitor w = sparse winter visitor P = widespread migrant p = sparse migrant E = endangered V = vagrant ? = status uncertain p = sparse migrant rl = introduced resident ex = extinct nT = near threatenedd E = endangered
1). Wikipedia webpage on Eravikulam National Park - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eravikulam_National_Park 2). Eravikulam national park website - http://www.eravikulam.org/