Checklist of Birds of the Eravikulam National Park

TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)District(s)
Birds94Eravikulam National ParkKeralaIdukki

Protected Areas

India Protected Areas
Eravikulam NP
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Attribution:

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

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Source

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

Checklist Details

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

Checklist
sl_no family scientific_name common_name IUCN-Threatened Category status
1 Accipitridae Pernis ptilorynchus Oriental Honey- buzzard RW
2 Accipitridae Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite(Black-winged Kite) R
3 Accipitridae Circaetus gallicus Short - toed Snake Eagle R
4 Accipitridae Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent Eagle R
5 Accipitridae Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier nT W
6 Accipitridae Accipiter trivirgatus Crested Goshawk R
7 Accipitridae Buteo buteo Common Buzzard rW
8 Accipitridae Ictinaetus malayensis Black Eagle R
9 Accipitridae Hieraaetus kienerii Rufous-bellied Eagle r
10 Alaudidae Alauda gulgula Oriental Skylark (Eastern Skylark) R
11 Apodidae Collocalia unicolor Indian Swiftlet (Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet) r
12 Apodidae Zoonavena sylvatica White-rumped Needletail R
13 Apodidae Hirundapus giganteus Brown-backed Needletail R
14 Apodidae Tachymarptis melba Alpine Swift R
15 Apodidae Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift (Large Whiterumped Swift) R
16 Apodidae Apus affinis House Swift R
17 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus Large-tailed Nightjar (Longtailed Nightjar) R
18 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus asiaticus Indian Nightjar (Little Nightjar) R
19 Centropodidae Centropus bengalensis Lesser Coucal r
20 Cisticolidae Prinia hodgsonii Grey-breasted Prinia (Franklin's Wren Warbler) R
21 Cisticolidae Prinia sylvatica Jungle Prinia R
22 Cisticolidae Prinia socialis Ashy Prinia R
23 Cisticolidae Prinia inornata Plain Prinia R
24 Columbidae Columba elphistonii Nilgiri Wood Pigeon nT R
25 Columbidae Chalcophaps indica Emerald Dove R
26 Columbidae Ducula badia Mountain Imperial Pigeon (Imperial ) r
27 Corvidae Corvus macrorhynchos Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow) W
28 Corvidae Pericrocotus flammeus Scarlet Minivet R
29 Corvidae Hemipus picatus Bar-inged Flycatcher-shrike (Pied Flycatcher-Shrike) R
30 Corvidae Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo R
31 Corvidae Dicrurus leucophaeus Ashy Drongo R
32 Falconidae Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel RW
33 Fingillidae Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch rW
34 Gaviidae Gavia arctica Black-throated Loon (Diver) V
35 Hirundinidae Hirundo concolor Dusky Crag Martin R
36 Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow RW
37 Hirundinidae Hirundo tahitica Pacific Swallow (House) r
38 Hirundinidae Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow RW
39 Hirundinidae Hirundo fluvicola Streak-throated Swallow (Indian Cliff Swallow) R
40 Laniidae Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike w
41 Megalaimidae Megalaima viridis White-cheeked Barbet (Small Green ) R
42 Meropidae Merops leschenaulti Chestnut-headed Bee-eater R
43 Muscicapidae Monticola cinclorhynchus Blue-capped Rock Thrush (Blue-headed Rock Thrush) r
44 Muscicapidae Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush rW
45 Muscicapidae Myophonus horsfieldii Malabar Whistling Thrush R
46 Muscicapidae Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird R
47 Muscicapidae Brachypteryx major White-bellied Shortwing (Rufousbellied Shortwing) nT r
48 Muscicapidae Muscicapa ruficauda Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Rufous-tailed Flycatcher) r
49 Muscicapidae Ficedula nigrorufa Black-and-orange Flycatcher nT r
50 Muscicapidae Eumyias thalassina Verditer Flycatcher R
51 Muscicapidae Eumyias albicaudata Nilgiri Flycatcher nT r
52 Muscicapidae Cyornis pallipes White-bellied Blue Flycatcher nT r
53 Muscicapidae Culicicapa ceylonensis Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher r
54 Muscicapidae Luscinia brunnea Indian Blue Robin (Blue Chat) r
55 Muscicapidae Saxicola caprata Pied Bushchat R
56 Nectariniidae Dicaeum agile Thick-billed Flowerpecker R
57 Nectariniidae Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Tickell's Flowerpecker) R
58 Nectariniidae Dicaeum concolor Plain Flowerpecker R
59 Nectariniidae Nectarinia minima Crimson-backed Sunbird (Small Sunbird) R
60 Paridae Parus major Great Tit (Grey Tit) R
61 Paridae Parus xanthogenys Black-Iored Tit (Yellow-cheeked Tit) r
62 Passeridae Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail rW
63 Passeridae Anthus rufulus Paddyfield Pipit R
64 Passeridae Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit (Brown Rock Pipit) R
65 Passeridae Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit rW
66 Passeridae Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit (Indian Tree Pipit) RW
67 Phasianidae Peridula erythrorhyncha Painted Bush Quail R
68 Phasianidae Gallus sonneratii Grey Junglefowl nT R
69 Picidae Picus chlorophus Lesser Yellownape R
70 Picidae Picus xanthopygaeus Streak-throated Woodpecker R
71 Picidae Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker) R
72 Picidae Chrysocolaptes lucidus Greater Flameback (Larger Goldenbacked Woodpecker) R
73 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus melanicterus Black-crested Bulbul (Black-headed Yellow Bulbul) R
74 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul R
75 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus luteolus White-browed bulbul r
76 Pycnonotidae Iole indica Yellow-browed Bulbul r
77 Pycnonotidae Hypsipetes leucocephalus Black Bulbul R
78 Scolopacidae Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper W
79 Sittidae Sitta frontalis Velvet-fronted Nuthatch R
80 Sylviidae Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler W
81 Sylviidae Acrocephalus aedon Thick-billed Warbler w
82 Sylviidae Hippolais caligata Booted Warbler W
83 Sylviidae Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff (Brown Leaf Warbler) W
84 Sylviidae Phylloscopus affinis Tickell's Leaf Warbler W
85 Sylviidae Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler (Dull Green Warbler) rW
86 Sylviidae Phylloscopus magnirostris Large-billed Leaf Warbler rW
87 Sylviidae Phylloscopus occipitalis western Crowned Warbler (Large-crowned Leaf Warbler) r
88 Sylviidae Schoenicola platyura Broad-tailed Grassbird nT r
89 Sylviidae Garrulax jerdoni Grey-breasted Laughingthrush (White-breasted Laughingthrush nT r
90 Sylviidae Pellorneum ruficeps Puff-throated Babbler (Spotted Babbler) R
91 Sylviidae Pomatorhinus schisticeps White-browed Scimitar Babbler (Slaty-headed Scimitar Babbler) r
92 Sylviidae Turdoides subrufus Rufous Babbler R
93 Sylviidae Alcippe poioicephala Brown-cheeked Fulvetta (Quaker Babbler) R
94 Zosteropidae Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye R
References

1). Wikipedia webpage on Eravikulam National Park - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eravikulam_National_Park
2). Eravikulam national park website - http://www.eravikulam.org/