Checklist of Birds of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)District(s)
Birds253Mudumalai Wildlife SanctuaryTamilnaduThe Nilgiris

Protected Areas

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

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Checklist Details

Information on Mudumalai National Park -
Biounit 05B
Total Area 217.76 Km2
Lower alt. 690 m.
Upper alt. 1400 m.
Rainfall 350 mm.
Longit. 76o27'
Latit. 30o39'

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: 253

Author quoted references for the checklist -
Gokula, V. and Vijayan, Lalitha, 1997. Birds of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, India. Forktail (12) 107-116.

Checklist
s.no. family scientific_name common_name field_status
1 Accipitridae Pernis ptilorynchus Oriental Honey- buzzard RW
2 Accipitridae Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite(Black-winged Kite) R
3 Accipitridae Milvus migrans Black Kite (Pariah Kite) R
4 Accipitridae Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite R
5 Accipitridae Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture R
6 Accipitridae Gyps bengalensis White-rumped Vulture (Indian White-backed Vulture) R
7 Accipitridae Gyps indicus Long-billed Vulture R
8 Accipitridae Sarcogyps calvus Red-headed Vulture (King Vulture) R
9 Accipitridae Circaetus gallicus Short - toed Snake Eagle R
10 Accipitridae Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent Eagle R
11 Accipitridae Circus aeruginosus Eurasian Marsh Harrier W
12 Accipitridae Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier W
13 Accipitridae Accipiter trivirgatus Crested Goshawk R
14 Accipitridae Accipiter badius Shikra R
15 Accipitridae Accipiter virgatus Besra r
16 Accipitridae Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk RW
17 Accipitridae Butastur teesa White - eyed Buzzard R
18 Accipitridae Buteo buteo Common Buzzard rW
19 Accipitridae Ictinaetus malayensis Black Eagle R
20 Accipitridae Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle R
21 Accipitridae Hieraaetus fasciatus Bonelli's Eagle r
22 Accipitridae Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle rW
23 Accipitridae Hieraaetus kienerii Rufous-bellied Eagle r
24 Accipitridae Spizaetus cirrhatus Changeable Hawk - Eagle R
25 Alaudidae Mirafra cantillans Singing Bushlark R
26 Alaudidae Mirafra erythroptera Indian Bushlark (Red-winged Bushlark) R
27 Alaudidae Eremopterix grisea Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark (Ashy-crowned Finch Lark) R
28 Alaudidae Ammomanes phoenicurus Rufous-tailed Lark (Rufous-tailed Finch Lark) R
29 Alcedinidae Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher (Small Blue)  R
30 Alcedinidae Alcedo meninting Blue-eared Kingfisher r
31 Alcedinidae Ceyx erithacus Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Three-toed Kingfisher)  r
32 Anatidae Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck R
33 Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy-goose(Cotton Teal) R
34 Anatidae Anas acuta Northern Pintail W
35 Anatidae Anas crecca Common Teal W
36 Anhingidae Anhinga melanogaster Darter R
37 Apodidae Collocalia unicolor Indian Swiftlet (Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet) r
38 Apodidae Hirundapus giganteus Brown-backed Needletail R
39 Apodidae Cypsiurus balasiensis Palm Swift,Asian Palm-Swift R
40 Apodidae Apus affinis House Swift R
41 Ardeidae Egretta garzetta Little Egret R
42 Ardeidae Ardea cinerea Grey Heron RW
43 Ardeidae Casmerodius albus Great Egret (Large Egret) Rw
44 Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret R
45 Ardeidae Ardeola grayii Indian Pond Heron R
46 Ardeidae Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron R
47 Ardeidae Dupetor flavicollis Black Bittern r
48 Bucerotidae Ocyceros griseus Malabar Grey Hornbill R
49 Bucerotidae Ocyceros birostris Indian Grey Hornbill R
50 Bucerotidae Anthracoceros coronatus Malabar Pied Hornbill R
51 Bucerotidae Buceros bicornis  Great Hornbill (Greate Pied Hornbill) R
52 Burhinidae Burhimus oedicnemus Eurasian Thick-Knee (Stone Curlew) R
53 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus indicus Grey Nightjar (Indian Jungle ) R
54 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus asiaticus Little Nightjar,Indian Nightjar R
55 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus affinis Savanna Nightjar (Franklin's ) R
56 Centropodidae Centropus sinensis Greater Coucal (Crow-Pheasant)  R
57 Centropodidae Centropus bengalensis Lesser Coucal r
58 Cerylidae Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher (Lesser Pied ) R
59 Charadriidae Vanellus malabaricus Yellow-wattled Lapwing R
60 Charadriidae Vanellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing R
61 Ciconiidae Anastomus oscitans Asian Openbill R
62 Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Black-necked Stork r
63 Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis Bright-headed Cisticola (Fantail Warbler) R
64 Cisticolidae Prinia hodgsonii Grey-breasted Prinia (Franklin's Wren Warbler) R
65 Cisticolidae Prinia sylvatica Jungle Prinia R
66 Cisticolidae Prinia socialis Ashy Prinia R
67 Cisticolidae Prinia inornata Plain Prinia R
68 Columbidae Columba livia Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon) R
69 Columbidae Columba elphistonii Nilgiri Wood Pigeon R
70 Columbidae Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove (Little Brown ) R
71 Columbidae Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove R
72 Columbidae Streptopelia tranquebarica Red Collared Dove (Red Turtle) R
73 Columbidae Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove (Indian Ring ) R
74 Columbidae Chalcophaps indica Emerald Dove R
75 Columbidae Treron pompadora Pompadour Green Pigeon r
76 Columbidae Treron phoenicoptera Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Yellow-legged Green or Bengal) R
77 Coraciidae Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller R
78 Corvidae Dendrocitta vagabunda Rufous Treepie (Indian Treepie) R
79 Corvidae Dendrocitta leucogastra White-bellied Treepie r
80 Corvidae Corvus splendens House Crow R
81 Corvidae Corvus macrorhynchos Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow) W
82 Corvidae Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole R
83 Corvidae Oriolus chinensis Black-naped Oriole rw
84 Corvidae Oriolus xanthornus Black-hooded Oriole (Black-headed) R
85 Corvidae Coracina macei Large Cuckooshrike R
86 Corvidae Coracina melanoptera Black-headed Cuckooshrike R
87 Corvidae Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small Minivet R
88 Corvidae Pericrocotus erythropygius White-bellied Minivet r
89 Corvidae Pericrocotus flammeus Scarlet Minivet R
90 Corvidae Hemipus picatus Bar-inged Flycatcher-shrike (Pied Flycatcher-Shrike) R
91 Corvidae Rhipidura albicollis White-throated Fantail (Flycatcher) R
92 Corvidae Rhipidura aureola White-browed Fantail (Flycatcher) R
93 Corvidae Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo R
94 Corvidae Dicrurus leucophaeus Ashy Drongo R
95 Corvidae Dicrurus caerulescens White-bellied Drongo R
96 Corvidae Dicrurus aeneus Bronzed Drongo R
97 Corvidae Dicrurus paradiseus Greater Racket-tailed Drongo R
98 Corvidae Hypothymis azurea Black-naped Monarch (Flycatcher) r
99 Corvidae Terpsiphone paradisi Asian Paradise- Flycatcher R
100 Corvidae Aegithina tiphia Common lora R
101 Corvidae Tephrodornis gularis Large Wood Shrike R
102 Corvidae Tephrodornis pondicerianus Common Woodshrike R
103 Cuculidae Clamator jacobinus Pied Cuckoo (Pied Crested) P
104 Cuculidae Hierococcyx sparverioides Large Hawk Cuckoo r
105 Cuculidae Hierococcyx varius Common Hawk Cuckoo R
106 Cuculidae Cuculus micropterus Indian Cuckoo R
107 Cuculidae Cacomantis sonneratii  Banded Bay Cuckoo  r
108 Cuculidae Cacomantis passerinus Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Indian Plaintive Cuckoo) r
109 Cuculidae Eudynamys scolopacea Koel, Asian Koel R
110 Cuculidae Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Blue-faced Malkoha r
111 Falconidae Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel RW
112 Fingillidae Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch rW
113 Halcyonidae Halcyon capensis Stork-billed Kingfisher R
114 Halcyonidae Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher (Whitebreasted Kingfisisher) R
115 Hemiprocnidae Hemiprocne coronata Crested Treeswift R
116 Hirundinidae Hirundo concolor Dusky Crag Martin R
117 Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow RW
118 Hirundinidae Hirundo tahitica Pacific Swallow (House) r
119 Hirundinidae Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow R
120 Hirundinidae Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow RW
121 Irenidae Irena puella Asian Fairy Bluebird r
122 Irenidae Chloropsis cochinchinensis Blue-winged Leafbird (Gold-mantled Chloropsis) R
123 Irenidae Chloropsis aurifrons Golden-fronted Leafbird(Chloropsis) R
124 Jacanidae Metopidius indicus Bronze-winged Jacana R
125 Laniidae Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike w
126 Laniidae Lanius vittatus Bay-backed Shrike R
127 Laniidae Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike (Rufous-backed) R
128 Laniidae Lanius excubitor Grey Shrike R
129 Megalaimidae Megalaima zeylanica Brown-headed Barbet (Green Barbet) R
130 Megalaimidae Megalaima viridis White-cheeked Barbet (Small Green) R
131 Megalaimidae Megalaima rubricapilla Crimson-fronted Barbet r
132 Megalaimidae Megalaima haemacephala Coppersmith Barbet (Crimson-breasted Barbet)  R
133 Meropidae Merops orientalis Green Bee-eater R
134 Meropidae Merops philippinus Blue-tailed Bee-eater R
135 Meropidae Merops leschenaulti Chestnut-headed Bee-eater R
136 Muscicapidae Monticola cinclorhynchus Blue-capped Rock Thrush (Blue-headed Rock Thrush) r
137 Muscicapidae Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush rW
138 Muscicapidae Myophonus horsfieldii Malabar Whistling Thrush R
139 Muscicapidae Zoothera citrina Orange-headed Ground Thrush R
140 Muscicapidae Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird R
141 Muscicapidae Muscicapa dauurica Asian Brown Flycatcher rW
142 Muscicapidae Culicicapa ceylonensis Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher r
143 Muscicapidae Saxicoloides fulicata Indian Robin R
144 Muscicapidae Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart rW
145 Muscicapidae Saxicola torquata Common Stonechat (Collared Bushchat) R
146 Muscicapidae Saxicola caprata Pied Bushchat R
147 Nectariniidae Dicaeum concolor Plain Flowerpecker R
148 Nectariniidae Nectarinia zeylonica Purple-rumped Sunbird R
149 Nectariniidae Nectarinia minima Crimson-backed Sunbird (Small Sunbird) R
150 Nectariniidae Nectarinia asiatica Purple Sunbird R
151 Nectariniidae Nectarinia lotenia Loten's Sunbird R
152 Nectariniidae Arachnothera longirostris Little Spiderhunter r
153 Paridae Parus major Great Tit (Grey Tit) R
154 Paridae Parus xanthogenys Black-Iored Tit (Yellow-cheeked Tit) r
155 Passeridae Passer domesticus House Sparrow R
156 Passeridae Petronia xanthocollis Chestnut-shouldered Petronia (Yellow-throated Sparrow) R
157 Passeridae Dendronanthus indicus Forest Wagtail rW
158 Passeridae Motacilla alba White Wagtail (Pied Wagtail) rW
159 Passeridae Motacilla maderaspatensis White-browed Wagtail (Large Pied Wagtail) R
160 Passeridae Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail (Yellow-headed Wagtail) rW
161 Passeridae Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail rW
162 Passeridae Anthus rufulus Paddyfield Pipit R
163 Passeridae Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit W
164 Passeridae Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit (Brown Rock Pipit) R
165 Passeridae Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit rW
166 Passeridae Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit (Indian Tree Pipit) RW
167 Passeridae Poceus manyar Streaked Weaver R
168 Passeridae Plceus philippinus Baya Weaver R
169 Passeridae Amandava amandava Red Avadavat (Red Munia ) R
170 Passeridae Lonchura malabarica Indian Silverbill (White-throated Munia) R
171 Passeridae Lonchura striata White-rumped Munia (White-backed Munia) R
172 Passeridae Lonchura kelaarti Black-throated Munia (Rufous-bellied Munia) r
173 Passeridae Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia) R
174 Passeridae Lonchura malacca Black-headed Munia R
175 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax niger Little Cormorant R
176 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax fuscicollis IndianCormorant (Shag) R
177 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant RW
178 Phasianidae Francolinus pondicerianus Grey Francolin (Grey Partridge) R
179 Phasianidae Perdicula asiatica Jungle Bush Quail R
180 Phasianidae Perdicula erythrorhyncha Painted Bush Quail R
181 Phasianidae Galloperdix spadicea Red Spurfowl R
182 Phasianidae Gallus sonneratii Grey Junglefowl R
183 Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian Peafowl R
184 Picidae Picumnus innominatus Speckled Piculet r
185 Picidae Dendrocopos mahrattensis Yellow-crowned Woodpecker R
186 Picidae Celeus brachyurus Rufous Woodpecker R
187 Picidae Dryocopus javensis White-bellied Woodpecker (Indian Great Black Woodpecker) r
188 Picidae Dinopium javanense Common Flameback (Indian Goldenbacked Threetoed Woodpecker) r
189 Picidae Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker) R
190 Picidae Chrysocolaptes lucidus Greater Flameback (Larger Goldenbacked Woodpecker) R
191 Picidae Chrysocolaptes festivus White-naped Woodpecker (Blackbacked Woodpecker) r
192 Picidae Hemicircus canente Heart-spotted Woodpecker r
193 Pittidae Pitta brachyura Indian Pitta R
194 Podicipedidae Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe R
195 Psittacidae Loriculus vernalis Vernal Hanging Parrot (Indian Lorikeet) R
196 Psittacidae Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine Parakeet R
197 Psittacidae Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet R
198 Psittacidae Psittacula cyanocephala Plum-headed Parakeet (Blossom-headed Parakeet) R
199 Psittacidae Psittacula columboides Malabar Parakeet (Bluewinged Parakeet) R
200 Pteroclidae Pterocles exustus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Indian Sandgrouse) R
201 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul R
202 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul R
203 Pycnonotidae Iole indica Yellow-browed Bulbul r
204 Pycnonotidae Hypsipetes leucocephalus Black Bulbul R
205 Rallidae Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen R
206 Rallidae Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen R
207 Rallidae Fulica atra Common Coot RW
208 Scolopacidae Gallinago gallinago Common or Fantail Snipe rW
209 Scolopacidae Tringa totanus Common Redshank W
210 Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper W
211 Scolopacidae Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper W
212 Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper W
213 Sittidae Sitta castanea Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch R
214 Sittidae Sitta frontalis Velvet-fronted Nuthatch R
215 Strigidae Otus sunia Oriental Scops Owl R
216 Strigidae Otus bakkamoena Collared Scops Owl R
217 Strigidae Bubo bubo Eurasian Eagle Owl (Great Horned Owl or Eagle-Owl) R
218 Strigidae Bubo nipalensis Spot-bellied Eagle Owl (Forest Eagle-Owl) r
219 Strigidae Strix leptogrammica Brown Wood Owl R
220 Strigidae Glaucidium radiatum Jungle Owlet R
221 Strigidae Athene brama Spotted Owlet R
222 Strigidae Asio otus Long-eared Owl rw
223 Sturnidae Sturnus malabaricus Chestnut-tailed Starling (Grey-headed Myna) R
224 Sturnidae Sturnus pagodarum Brahminy Starling (Black-headed Myna) R
225 Sturnidae Sturnus roseus Rosy Starling (Rosy Pastor) WP
226 Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis Common Myna R
227 Sturnidae Acridotheres fuscus Jungle Myna R
228 Sturnidae Gracula religiosa Hill Myna (Grackle) R
229 Sylviidae Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler W
230 Sylviidae Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed Warbler (Indian Great Reed Warbler) R
231 Sylviidae Hippolais caligata Booted Warbler W
232 Sylviidae Orthotomus sutorius Common Tailorbird R
233 Sylviidae Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff (Brown Leaf Warbler) W
234 Sylviidae Phylloscopus affinis Tickell's Leaf Warbler W
235 Sylviidae Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler (Dull Green Warbler) rW
236 Sylviidae Phylloscopus magnirostris Large-billed Leaf Warbler rW
237 Sylviidae Phylloscopus tytleri Tytler's Leaf Warbler r
238 Sylviidae Schoenicola platyura Broad-tailed Grassbird r
239 Sylviidae Garrulax delesserti Wynaad Laughingthrush r
240 Sylviidae Pellorneum ruficeps Puff-throated Babbler (Spotted Babbler) R
241 Sylviidae Pomatorhinus horsfieldii Indian Scimitar Babbler R
242 Sylviidae Rhopocichla atriceps Dark-fronted Babbler (Black-headed Babbler) r
243 Sylviidae Chrysomma sinense Yellow-eyed Babbler R
244 Sylviidae Turdoides caudatus Common Babbler R
245 Sylviidae Turdoides malcolmi Large Grey Babbler R
246 Sylviidae Turdoides subrufus Rufous Babbler R
247 Sylviidae Turdoides striatus Jungle Babbler R
248 Sylviidae Turdoides affinis Yellow-billed Babbler (White-headed Babbler) R
249 Sylviidae Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat W
250 Sylviidae Sylvia hortensis Orphean Warbler W
251 Tytonidae Tyto alba Barn Owl R
252 Upupidae Upupa epops Hoopoe,Common Hoopoe RW
253 Zosteropidae Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye R
References

For more on Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudumalai_National_Park