Checklist of Birds of Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)
Birds141Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh

Protected Areas

India Protected Areas
Pakhui/ Pakke WLS
Source

Original Source: Anon. Checklist of Birds Identified in Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary. Arunachal Forest News 4-9. 
WII webpage - http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/nwd_birds/pakh.htm

Checklist Details

This is a checklist of 141 species of birds of Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary. Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary lies in headquarters of Seijusa in the southwestern side of Arunachal Pradesh in India. Covering an area of 862 km, Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary or Pakke Tiger Reserve is dark, deep and green.

The park bounded by Kemeng River in the west 7 North, Pakke River in the East iterate boundary with Assam in the south. Latterly, the park was declared, as Pakhui Wildlife sanctuary in 2002, and finally it was declared, as Pakke Tiger Reserve (in 2002) under Project Tiger scheme of Government of India.

Total Area      861.95 km2    
Loweralt        150 m.    
Upperalt        1900 m.    
Rainfall        2500 mm.   
Long           92o50 '  
Lat            26o50 '

Key to 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
p = sparse migrant
V = vagrant
? = status uncertain
rl = introduced resident
(ex) = extinct
nT = near threatened

Checklist
sl_no family scientific_name IUCN-Threatened Category status common_name
1 Accipitridae Aviceda jerdoni nT r Jerdon's Baza
2 Accipitridae Pernis ptilorynchus RW Oriental Honey- buzzard
3 Accipitridae Gyps bengalensis nT R White-rumped Vulture (Indian White-backed Vulture)
4 Accipitridae Spilornis cheela R Crested Serpent Eagle
5 Alcedinidae Alcedo atthis R Common Kingfisher( Small Blue)
6 Ardeidae Egretta garzetta R Little Egret
7 Ardeidae Ardeola grayii R Indian Pond Heron
8 Ardeidae Butorides striatus r Little Heron (Little Green Heron)
9 Bucerotidae Anthracoceros albirostris R Oriental Pied Hornbill (Indian Pied Hornbill)
10 Bucerotidae Buceros bicornis R Great Hornbill (Greate Pied Hornbill)
11 Bucerotidae Aceros undulatus R Wreathed Hornbill
12 Cerylidae Megaceryle lugubris R Crested Kingfisher
13 Charadriidae Charadrius dubius RWw Little ringed Plover
14 Charadriidae Vanellus duvaucelii R River Lapwing(Spur-winged)
15 Ciconiidae Ciconia nigra w Black Stork
16 Cinclidae Cinclus pallasii r Brown Dipper
17 Columbidae Streptopelia orientalis RW Oriental Turtle Dove (Rufous Turtle)
18 Columbidae Macropygia unchall r Barred Cuckoo Dove (Bartailed Cuckoo-Dove)
19 Columbidae Chalcophaps indica R Emerald Dove
20 Columbidae Treron apicauda r Pin-tailed Green Pigeon
21 Columbidae Ducula aenea r Green Imperial Pigeon
22 Columbidae Ducula badia r Mountain Imperial Pigeon (Imperial)
23 Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis r Dollarbird (Broadbilled Roller)
24 Corvidae Cissa chinensis r Green Magpie
25 Corvidae Dendrocitta formosae r Grey Treepie (Himalayan Treepie)
26 Corvidae Corvus macrorhynchos W Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow)
27 Corvidae Oriolus xanthornus R Black-hooded Oriole (Black-headed)
28 Corvidae Oriolus traillii r Maroon Oriole
29 Corvidae Coracina macei R Large Cuckooshrike
30 Corvidae Coracina melaschistos R Black-winged Cuckooshrike (Smaller Grey Cuckooshrike)
31 Corvidae Pericrocotus flammeus R Scarlet Minivet
32 Corvidae Rhipidura hypoxantha r Yellow-bellied Fantail (Flycatcher)
33 Corvidae Rhipidura albicollis R White-throated Fantail (Flycatcher)
34 Corvidae Dicrurus macrocercus R Black Drongo
35 Corvidae Dicrurus leucophaeus R Ashy Drongo
36 Corvidae Dicrurus aeneus R Bronzed Drongo
37 Corvidae Dicrurus remifer r Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
38 Corvidae Dicrurus hottentottus r Spangled Drongo (Hair-crested)
39 Corvidae Dicrurus paradiseus R Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
40 Corvidae Hypothymis azurea r Black-naped Monarch (Flycatcher)
41 Corvidae Terpsiphone paradisi R Asian Paradise- Flycatcher
42 Corvidae Aegithina tiphia R Common lora
43 Corvidae Tephrodornis gularis R Large Wood Shrike
44 Cuculidae Eudynamys scolopacea R Koel, Asian Koel
45 Cuculidae Phaenicophaeus tristis r Green-billed Malkoha
46 Eurylaimidae Serilophus lunatus r Silver-breasted Broadbill (Collared)
47 Falconidae Microhierax melanoleucos nT r Pied Falconet (White-legged)
48 Fingillidae Emberiza pusilla r Little Bunting
49 Halcyonidae Halcyon smyrnensis R White-throated Kingfisher (Whitebreasted Kingfisher)
50 Hirundinidae Riparia riparia R Sand Martin (Collared Sand Martin)
51 Irenidae Irena puella r Asian Fairy Bluebird
52 Irenidae Chloropsis aurifrons R Golden-fronted Leafbird(Chloropsis)
53 Irenidae Chloropsis hardwickii r Orange-bellied Leafbird (Chloropsis)
54 Laniidae Lanius cristatus w Brown Shrike
55 Laniidae Lanius tepronotus rW Grey-backed Shrike (Tibetan)
56 Megalaimidae Megalaima virens r Great Barbet
57 Megalaimidae Megalaima lineata R Lineated Barbet
58 Megalaimidae Megalaima asiatica R Blue-throated Barbet
59 Meropidae Nyctyornis athertoni Blue-bearded Bee-eater
60 Meropidae Merops leschenaulti R Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
61 Muscicapidae Monticola solitarius rW Blue Rock Thrush
62 Muscicapidae Myophonus caeruleus R Blue Whistling Thrush
63 Muscicapidae Ficedula strophiata r Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
64 Muscicapidae Ficedula parva W Red-throated Flycatcher
65 Muscicapidae Ficedula westermanni r Little Pied Flycatcher
66 Muscicapidae Niltava grandis r Large Niltava
67 Muscicapidae Niltava macgrigoriae r Small Niltava
68 Muscicapidae Culicicapa ceylonensis r Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
69 Muscicapidae Tarsiger cyanurus r Orange-flanked Bush Robin
70 Muscicapidae Tarsiger hyperythrus nT r Rufous-breasted Bush Robin
71 Muscicapidae Copsychus saularis R Oriental Magpie- Robin
72 Muscicapidae Copsychus malabaricus r White-rumped Shama
73 Muscicapidae Phoenicurus ochruros rW Black Redstart
74 Muscicapidae Phoenicurus hodgsoni w Hodgson's Redstart
75 Muscicapidae Phoenicurus erythrogaster r White-winged Redstart (Guldenstad's Redstart)
76 Muscicapidae Chaimarrornis leucocephalus r White-capped water Redstart
77 Muscicapidae Rhyacornis fuliginosus r Plumbeous Water Redstart
78 Muscicapidae Enicurus immaculatus r Black-backed Forktail
79 Muscicapidae Enicurus schistaceus r Slaty-backed Forktail
80 Muscicapidae Enicurus leschenaulti r White-crowned Forktail (Leschenault's Forktail)
81 Muscicapidae Saxicola torquata R Common Stonechat (Collared Bushchat)
82 Muscicapidae Saxicola ferrea R Grey Bushchat (Dark-grey Bushchat)
83 Nectariniidae Aethopyga saturata r Black-throated Sunbird (Black-breasted Sunbird)
84 Nectariniidae Aethopyga siparaja r Crimson Sunbird (Yellow-backed Sunbird)
85 Nectariniidae Arachnothera longirostris r Little Spiderhunter
86 Nectariniidae Arachnothera magna r Streaked Spiderhunter
87 Paridae Melanochlora sultanea r Sultan Tit
88 Passeridae Motacilla alba rW White Wagtail (Pied Wagtail)
89 Passeridae Anthus hodgsoni RW Olive-backed Pipit (Indian Tree Pipit)
90 Passeridae Lonchura striata R White-rumped Munia (White-backed Munia)
91 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo RW Great Cormorant
92 Phasianidae Arborophila atrogularis nT r White-cheeked Partridge
93 Phasianidae Gallus gallus R Red Junglefowl
94 Phasianidae Polyplectron bicalcaratum r Grey Peacock Pheasant
95 Picidae Picumnus innominatus r Speckled Piculet
96 Picidae Sasia ochracea r White-browed Piculet
97 Picidae Celeus brachyurus R Rufous Woodpecker
98 Picidae Picus chlorophus R Lesser Yellownape
99 Picidae Picus flavinucha R Greater Yellownape (Large Yellownaped Woodpecker)
100 Picidae Picus canus R Grey-headed Woodpecker (Blacknaped Green Woodpecker)
101 Picidae Chrysocolaptes lucidus R Greater Flameback (Larger Goldenbacked Woodpecker)
102 Picidae Mulleripicus pulverulentus r Great Slaty Woodpecker
103 Psittacidae Loriculus vernalis R Vernal Hanging Parrot (Indian Lorikeet)
104 Psittacidae Psittacula krameri R Rose-ringed Parakeet
105 Pycnonotidae Alophoixus flaveolus r White throated bulbul
106 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus melanicterus R Black-crested Bulbul (Black-headed Yellow Bulbul)
107 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus jocosus R Red-whiskered Bulbul
108 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus leucotis R White-eared Bulbul (White-cheeked Bulbul)
109 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus cafer R Red-vented Bulbul
110 Pycnonotidae Hypsipetes mcclellandi r Mountain Bulbul (Rufous-bellied Bulbul)
111 Pycnonotidae Hypsipetes leucocephalus R Black Bulbul
112 Scolopacidae Limosa limosa W Black-tailed Godwit
113 Scolopacidae Tringa ochropus W Green Sandpiper
114 Sittidae Sitta castanea R Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
115 Strigidae Glaucidium cuculoides r Barred Owlet,Asian Barred Owlet
116 Sturnidae Sturnus malabaricus R Chestnut-tailed Starling (Grey-headed Myna)
117 Sturnidae Sturnus contra R Asian Pied Starling
118 Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis R Common Myna
119 Sturnidae Acridotheres fuscus R Jungle Myna
120 Sturnidae Gracula religiosa R Hill Myna (Grackle)
121 Sylviidae Tesia cyaniventer r Grey-bellied Tesia (Dull Slaty-bellied Ground Warbler)
122 Sylviidae Orthotomus atrogularis r Dark-necked Tailorbird (Black-necked Tailorbird)
123 Sylviidae Phylloscopus cantator nT r Yellow-vented Warbler (Black-browed Leaf Warbler)
124 Sylviidae Seicercus burkii r Golden-spectacled Warbler (Black-browed Flycatcher Warbler)
125 Sylviidae Seicercus xanthoschistos r Grey-hooded Warbler (Grey-headed Flycatcher Warbler)
126 Sylviidae Seicercus affinis r White-spectacled Warbler (Allied Flycatcher Warbler)
127 Sylviidae Seicercus castaniceps r Chestnut-crowned Warbler
128 Sylviidae Tickellia hodgsoni r Broad-billed Warbler
129 Sylviidae Abroscopus superciliaris r Yellow-bellied Warbler
130 Sylviidae Garrulax pectoralis r Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush (Black-gorgetted Laughingthrush)
131 Sylviidae Malacocincla abbotti r Abbott's Babbler
132 Sylviidae Stachyris nigriceps r Grey-throated Babbler (Black-throated Babbler)
133 Sylviidae Macronous gularis R Striped Tit-Babbler (Yellow-breasted Babbler)
134 Sylviidae Leiothrix argentaturis r Silver-eared Mesia
135 Sylviidae Minla cyanouroptera r Blue-winged Minla (Blue-winged Siva)
136 Sylviidae Minla ignotincta r Red-tailed Minla
137 Sylviidae Alcippe nipalensis r Nepal Fulvetta (Nepal Babbler)
138 Sylviidae Heterophasia picaoides r Long-tailed Sibia
139 Sylviidae Yuhina flavicollis r Whiskered Yuhina (Yellow-naped Yuhina)
140 Trogonidae Harpactes erythrocephalus R Red-headed Trogon
141 Zosteropidae Zosterops palpebrosus R Oriental White-eye
References

1). Information on Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary - http://www.north-east-india.com/arunachal-pradesh/pakhui-wildlife-sanctu...