Checklist of Birds of Jaldapar Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)District(s)
Birds52Jaldapar Wildlife SanctuaryWest BengalJalpaiguri

Protected Areas

India Protected Areas
Jaldapara WLS
License information

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/jal.htm

Checklist Details

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: 52

Author quoted references for the checklist -
Kumar, S. Ashok, 1998. Birds of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. Newsletter for Birdwatcher Vol.38(1&2) 7.

Checklist
s.no. family scientific_name common_name field_status
1 Accipitridae Pernis ptilorynchus Oriental Honey- buzzard RW
2 Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucoryphus Pallas's Fishing Eagle R
3 Accipitridae Gyps bengalensis White-rumped Vulture (Indian White-backed Vulture) R
4 Accipitridae Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent Eagle R
5 Accipitridae Spizaetus cirrhatus Changeable Hawk - Eagle R
6 Alcedinidae Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher (Small Blue) R
7 Ardeidae Egretta garzetta Little Egret R
8 Ardeidae Ardeola grayii Indian Pond Heron R
9 Columbidae Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove (Little Brown ) R
10 Columbidae Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove R
11 Columbidae Streptopelia tranquebarica Red Collared Dove (Red Turtle) R
12 Columbidae Treron curvirostra Thick-billed Green Pigeon r
13 Columbidae Ducula badia Mountain Imperial Pigeon Imperial r
14 Corvidae Dendrocitta vagabunda Rufous Treepie (Indian Treepie) R
15 Corvidae Corvus macrorhynchos Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow) W
16 Corvidae Oriolus xanthornus Black-hooded Oriole (Black-headed) R
17 Corvidae Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small Minivet R
18 Corvidae Pericrocotus flammeus Scarlet Minivet R
19 Corvidae Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo R
20 Corvidae Aegithina tiphia Common lora R
21 Halcyonidae Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher (Whitebreasted Kingfisher) R
22 Laniidae Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike (Rufous-backed) R
23 Laniidae Lanius excubitor Grey Shrike R
24 Megalaimidae Megalaima virens Great Barbet r
25 Megalaimidae Megalaima asiatica Blue-throated Barbet R
26 Meropidae Merops orientalis Green Bee-eater R
27 Muscicapidae Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush rW
28 Muscicapidae Myophonus caeruleus Blue Whistling Thrush R
29 Muscicapidae Cyornis tickelliae Tickell's Blue Flycatcher R
30 Muscicapidae Copsychus malabaricus White-rumped Shama r
31 Muscicapidae Saxicola torquata Common Stonechat (Collared Bushchat) R
32 Passeridae Passer domesticus House Sparrow R
33 Passeridae Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail rW
34 Passeridae Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia) R
35 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax niger Little Cormorant R
36 Phasianidae Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl R
37 Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian Peafowl R
38 Picidae Dendrocopos mahrattensis Yellow-crowned Woodpecker R
39 Picidae Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker) R
40 Psittacidae Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine Parakeet R
41 Psittacidae Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet R
42 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus melanicterus Black-crested Bulbul (Black-headed Yellow Bulbul) R
43 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul R
44 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul R
45 Pycnonotidae Hypsipetes leucocephalus Black Bulbul R
46 Sittidae Sitta frontalis Velvet-fronted Nuthatch R
47 Sturnidae Sturnus malabaricus Chestnut-tailed Starling (Grey-headed Myna) R
48 Sturnidae Sturnus contra Asian Pied Starling R
49 Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis Common Myna R
50 Sylviidae Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler w
51 Sylviidae Pomatorhinus horsfieldii Indian Scimitar Babbler R
52 Upupidae Upupa epops Hoopoe,Common Hoopoe RW
References

For more on Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaldapara_Wildlife_Sanctuary