Checklist of Birds of Majathal Wildlife sanctuary

TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)District(s)
Birds104Majathal Wildlife sanctuaryHimachalSolan

Protected Areas

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

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Original Source: Mishra, Charudutt, 1997. Pheasants and other birds of Majhatal Harsang Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India. Forktail (12):1-6.
WII webpage: http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/nwd_birds/maja.htm

Checklist Details

This is a checklist of 104 species of birds found in Majathal Wildlife sanctuary. Majathal Wildlife sanctuary is located in the dense forests of Himachal Pradesh, in the district of Solan a few steps from Kashlog and 10 kms from Kararaghat. This sanctuary has a very steep and rugged terrain away from habitation. This sanctuary has the highest concentration of Goral which can be seen in its natural habitat. This sanctuary is reported to have the maximum population of endangered Cheer pheasant.

Tot.area 92 km2
Loweralt. 900 m.
Upperalt. 1966 m.
Rainfall 1040 mm.
Longit. 76o56'
Latit. 31o15'

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 threatened

Checklist
sl_no family scientific_name common_name IUCN-Threatened Category status
1 Accipitridae Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite(Black-winged Kite) R
2 Accipitridae Milvus migrans Black Kite (Pariah Kite) R
3 Accipitridae Gypaetus barbatus Lammergeier R
4 Accipitridae Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture R
5 Accipitridae Gyps bengalensis White-rumped Vulture (Indian White-backed Vulture) nT R
6 Accipitridae Gyps himalayensis Himalayan Griffon Vulture R
7 Accipitridae Sarcogyps calvus Red-headed Vulture (King Vulture) nT R
8 Accipitridae Circaetus gallicus Short - toed Snake Eagle R
9 Accipitridae Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent Eagle R
10 Accipitridae Spizaetus cirrhatus Changeable Hawk - Eagle R
11 Aegithalidae Aegithalos concinnus Black-throated Tit (Red-headed Tit) r
12 Apodidae Tachymarptis melba Alpine Swift R
13 Charadriidae Vanellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing R
14 Cisticolidae Prinia criniger Striated prinia (Brown Hill Warbler) r
15 Columbidae Columba livia Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon) R
16 Columbidae Streptopelia orientalis Oriental Turtle Dove (Rufous Turtle) RW
17 Columbidae Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove R
18 Columbidae Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove (Indian Ring ) R
19 Columbidae Treron phoenicoptera Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Yellowlegged Green or Bengal) R
20 Corvidae Garrulus lanceolatus Black-headed Jay r
21 Corvidae Urocissa erythrorhyncha Red-billed Blue Magpie R
22 Corvidae Dendrocitta vagabunda Rufous Treepie (Indian Treepie) R
23 Corvidae Dendrocitta formosae Grey Treepie (Himalayan Treepie) r
24 Corvidae Corvus splendens House Crow R
25 Corvidae Corvus macrorhynchos Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow) W
26 Corvidae Pericrocotus flammeus Scarlet Minivet R
27 Corvidae Rhipidura hypoxantha Yellow-bellied Fantail (Flycatcher) r
28 Corvidae Rhipidura albicollis White-throated Fantail (Flycatcher) R
29 Corvidae Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo R
30 Corvidae Terpsiphone paradisi Asian Paradise- Flycatcher R
31 Cuculidae Hierococcyx varius Common Hawk Cuckoo R
32 Cuculidae Cuculus micropterus Indian Cuckoo R
33 Cuculidae Cuculus canorus Cuckoo,Common Cuckoo r
34 Cuculidae Surniculus lugubris Drongo-Cuckoo r
35 Falconidae Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel RW
36 Fingillidae Serinus pusillus Fire-fronted Serin (Gold-fronted serin) r
37 Fingillidae Cardueulis spinoides Yellow-breasted Greenfinch (Himalayan Greenfinch) r
38 Fingillidae Emberiza cia Rock Bunting r
39 Fingillidae Emberiza stewarti White-capped Bunting (Chestnut-breasted Bunting) rW
40 Halcyonidae Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher (Whitebreasted Kingfisher) R
41 Hirundinidae Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow R
42 Hirundinidae Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow RW
43 Laniidae Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike (Rufous-backed) R
44 Megalaimidae Megalaima virens Great Barbet r
45 Megalaimidae Megalaima asiatica Blue-throated Barbet R
46 Meropidae Merops orientalis Green Bee-eater R
47 Muscicapidae Myophonus caeruleus Blue Whistling Thrush R
48 Muscicapidae Zoothera dauma Scaly Thrush (Smallbilled Mountain Thrush) R
49 Muscicapidae Turdus ruficollis Dark-throated Thrush W
50 Muscicapidae Ficedula strophiata Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher r
51 Muscicapidae Eumyias thalassina Verditer Flycatcher R
52 Muscicapidae Culicicapa ceylonensis Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher r
53 Muscicapidae Tarsiger cyanurus Orange-flanked Bush Robin r
54 Muscicapidae Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie- Robin R
55 Muscicapidae Saxicoloides fulicata Indian Robin R
56 Muscicapidae Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus Blue-capped Redstart (Blue-headed Redstart) r
57 Muscicapidae Chaimarrornis leucocephalus White-capped water Redstart r
58 Muscicapidae Rhyacornis fuliginosus Plumbeous Water Redstart r
59 Muscicapidae Enicurus maculatus Spotted Forktail r
60 Muscicapidae Saxicola torquata Common Stonechat (Collared Bushchat) R
61 Muscicapidae Saxicola caprata Pied Bushchat R
62 Muscicapidae Saxicola ferrea Grey Bushchat (Dark-grey Bushchat) R
63 Nectariniidae Dicaeum ignipectus Fire-breasted Flowerpecker r
64 Nectariniidae Nectarinia asiatica Purple Sunbird R
65 Paridae Parus major Great Tit (Grey Tit) R
66 Paridae Parus xanthogenys Black-Iored Tit (Yellow-cheeked Tit) r
67 Passeridae Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow R
68 Passeridae Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail rW
69 Passeridae Prunella strophiata Rufous-breasted Accentor r
70 Phasianidae Alectoris chukar Chukor R
71 Phasianidae Francolinus pondicerianus Grey Francolin (Grey Partridge) R
72 Phasianidae Francolinus francolinus Black Francolin (Black Francolin) R
73 Phasianidae Perdicula asiatica Jungle Bush Quail R
74 Phasianidae Pucrasia macrolopha Koklas Pheasant r
75 Phasianidae Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl R
76 Phasianidae Lophura leucomelana Kaleej Pheasant r
77 Phasianidae Catreus wallichii Chir Pheasant r
78 Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian Peafowl R
79 Picidae Dendrocopos canicapillus Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpacker r
80 Picidae Dendrocopos auriceps Brown-fronted Woodpecker r
81 Picidae Picus chlorophus Lesser Yellownape R
82 Picidae Picus squamatus Scaly-bellied Woodpecker r
83 Picidae Picus canus Grey-headed Woodpecker (Blacknaped Green Woodpecker) R
84 Psittacidae Psittacula himalayana Slaty-headed Parakeet r
85 Psittacidae Psittacula cyanocephala Plum-headed Parakeet (Blossom-headed Parakeet) R
86 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus leucogenys Himalayan Bulbul R
87 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul R
88 Pycnonotidae Hypsipetes leucocephalus Black Bulbul R
89 Sittidae Sitta himalayensis White-tailed Nuthatch r
90 Sittinae Tichodroma muraria Wall Creeper rW
91 Strigidae Bubo bubo Eurasian Eagle Owl (Great Horned Owl) R
92 Strigidae Glaucidium brodiei Collared Owlet (Collared Pygmy) r
93 Strigidae Glaucidium cuculoides Barred Owlet,Asian Barred Owlet r
94 Sturnidae Sturnus pagodarum Brahminy Starling (Black-headed Myna) R
95 Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis Common Myna R
96 Sylviidae Orthotomus sutorius Common Tailorbird R
97 Sylviidae Seicercus xanthoschistos Grey-hooded Warbler (Grey-headed Flycatcher Warbler) r
98 Sylviidae Garrulax lineatus Streaked Laughingthrush r
99 Sylviidae Garrulax variegatus Variegated Laughingthrush r
100 Sylviidae Pomatorhinus erythrogenys Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler r
101 Sylviidae Pteruthius flaviscapis White-browed Shrike Babbler (Red-winged Shrike Babbler) r
102 Sylviidae Heterophasia capistrata Rufous Sibia (Black-capped Sibia) r
103 Upupidae Upupa epops Hoopoe,Common Hoopoe RW
104 Zosteropidae Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye R
References

1). A little information about Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichi)- http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=266