Checklist of Birds of Parambikulum Wildlife Sanctuary

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)District(s)
Birds216Perambikulum Wildlife SanctuaryKeralaPalakkad

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The Official Website (Content Development: Sanjayan Kumar, IFS) Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Anappady, Thunakadavu (PO), Parambikulam – 678 661, Palakkad Dist., Kerala State.

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Checklist Details

Birds of very high importance in Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary -
1 Lesser adjustant
2 Grey headed fishing eagle
3 Peninsular bay owl
4 Broad billed roller
5 Great pied hornbill
6 Lesser Grey-headed Fish Eagle
7 Great Black Woodpecker
8 Malabar Pied Hornbill
9 Black-capped Kingfisher
10 Ceylon Frogmouth
11 Nilgiri Wood Pigeon
12 Malay Night-Heron
13 Oriental Darter

Checklist Stats -
1. Total No. of Birds recorded in the Sanctuary: 268
2. No. of species listed as rare: 134
3. Birds endemic to Western Ghats in Parambikulam: 12 (out of total 16 endemics)

Checklist
s.no. common_name scientific_name author
1 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)
2 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot, 1817)
3 Indian Shag Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens, 1826
4 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
5 Darter Anhinga melanogaster Pennant, 1769
6 Little Egret Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
7 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758)
8 Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832)
9 Little Green Heron Butorides striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
10 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
11 Malayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles, 1822)
12 Chestnut Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (Gmelin, 1789)
13 Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis (Latham, 1790)
14 Black Stork Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
15 White-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783)
16 Lesser Adjutant-Stork Leptoptilos javanicus (Horsfield, 1821)
17 Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes (Dumont, 1820)
18 Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus (Temminck, 1821)
19 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789)
20 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783)
21 Greater Grey-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus (Horsfield, 1821)
22 Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus (Gmelin, 1788)
23 *Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela (Latham, 1790
24 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus (S.G. Gmelin, 1770)
25 Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus (Temminck, 1824)
26 *Shikra Accipiter badius (Gmelin, 1788)
27 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Linnaeus, 1758
28 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis (Temminck, 1822)
29 Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii (E. Geoffroy, 1835)
30 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus (Gmelin, 1788)
31 Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)
32 Osprey Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758)
33 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758
34 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea (Gmelin, 1789)
35 Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii Temminck, 1813
36 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758
37 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769)
38 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758
39 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783)
40 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783)
41 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758
42 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Linnaeus, 1758
43 River Tern Sterna aurantia J.E. Gray, 1831
44 Blue Rock Pigeon Columba livia Gmelin, 1789
45 Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon Columba elphinstonii (Sykes, 1833)
46 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)
47 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus, 1758)
48 Pompadour Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora (Gmelin, 1789)
49 Yellow-legged Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera (Latham, 1790)
50 Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea (Linnaeus, 1766)
51 Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia (Raffles, 1822)
52 Indian Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis (Sparrman, 1787)
53 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769)
54 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1766)
55 Blue-winged Parakeet Psittacula columboides (Vigors, 1830)
56 Pied Crested Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783)
57 Brainfever Bird Hierococcyx varius (Vahl, 1797)
58 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould, 1838
59 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii (Latham, 1790)
60 Indian Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus (Vahl, 1797)
61 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
62 Small Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris (Jerdon, 1840)
63 *Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815)
64 Oriental Bay-Owl Phodilus badius (Horsfield, 1821)
65 *Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia (Hodgson, 1836)
66 Collared Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena Pennant, 1769
67 Forest Eagle-Owl Bubo nipalensis Hodgson, 1836
68 Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis (Gmelin, 1788)
69 Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica Temminck, 1831
70 *Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum (Tickell, 1833)
71 Spotted Owlet Athene brama (Temminck, 1821)
72 Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata (Raffles, 1822)
73 Ceylon Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger Blyth, 1846
74 Great Eared-Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis (Vigors, 1831)
75 Indian Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Latham, 1790
76 Common Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham, 1790
77 Franklin’s Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis Horsfield, 1821
78 Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor (Jerdon, 1840)
79 White-rumped Needletail-Swift Zoonavena sylvatica (Tickell, 1846)
80 Brown-backed Needletail-Swift Hirundapus giganteus (Temminck, 1846)
81 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba (Linnaeus, 1758)
82 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus (Latham, 1801)
83 House Swift Apus affinis (J.E. Gray, 1830)
84 *Crested Tree-Swift Hemiprocne coronata (Tickell, 1833)
85 Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus (Pennant, 1769)
86 Small Blue Kingfisher Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758)
87 Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
88 White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
89 Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata (Boddaert, 1783)
90 Lesser Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758)
91 Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni (Jardine & Selby, 1828)
92 Small Bee-eater Merops orientalis Latham, 1801
93 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817
94 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
95 Oriental Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766)
96 Common Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus, 1758
97 *Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus (Latham, 1790)
98 Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus (Boddaert, 1783)
99 Great Pied Hornbill Buceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
100 White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis (Boddaert, 1783)
101 Crimson-throated Barbet Megalaima rubricapilla (Gmelin, 1788)
102 Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala (P.L.S. Müller, 1776)
103 Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus Burton, 1836
104 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus (Vigors, 1832)
105 Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis (Latham, 1801)
106 Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus (Vieillot, 1818)
107 *Great Black Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis (Horsfield, 1821)
108 Small Yellow-naped Woodpecker Picus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818
109 Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus (J.E. Gray & G.R. Gray, 1846)
110 Common Golden-backed Woodpecker Dinopium javanense (Ljungh, 1797)
111 Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker Dinopium benghalense (Linnaeus, 1758)
112 Greater Golden-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes lucidus (Scopoli, 1786)
113 Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente (Lesson, 1830)
114 Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura (Linnaeus, 1766)
115 Dusky Crag-Martin Hirundo concolor Sykes, 1833
116 Common Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758
117 Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica Linnaeus, 1771
118 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus (Gmelin, 1789)
119 Large Pied Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis Gmelin, 1789
120 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tunstall, 1771
121 *Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Vieillot, 1818
122 *Large Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina macei (Lesson, 1830)
123 Black-headed Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina melanoptera (Rüppell, 1839)
124 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766)
125 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus (Forster, 1781)
126 Pied Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus picatus (Sykes, 1832)
127 Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis (Raffles, 1822)
128 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus (Gmelin, 1789)
129 Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus (Jerdon, 1839)
130 Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus (Gmelin, 1789)
131 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
132 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766)
133 Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus (Jerdon, 1844)
134 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus (Lesson, 1841)
135 Yellow-browed Bulbul Iole indica (Jerdon, 1839)
136 *Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus (P.L.S. Muller, 1776)
137 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
138 Jerdon’s Chloropsis Chloropsis cochinchinensis (Gmelin, 1788)
139 Gold-fronted Chloropsis Chloropsis aurifrons (Temminck, 1829)
140 Asian Fairy-Bluebird Irena puella (Latham, 1790)
141 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758
142 Rufous-backed Shrike Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758
143 Blue-headed Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus (Vigors, 1832)
144 Malabar Whistling-Thrush Myiophonus horsfieldii (Vigors, 1831)
145 Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina cyanotus
146 Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758
147 Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea (Hodgson, 1837)
148 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
149 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli, 1786)
150 Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus, 1776)
151 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata (Linnaeus, 1766)
152 *Wynaad Laughingthrush Garrulax delesserti (Jerdon, 1839)
153 Grey-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax jerdoni Blyth, 1851
154 Spotted Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832
155 *Indian Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii Sykes, 1832
156 Black-headed Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps (Jerdon, 1839)
157 Indian Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufus (Jerdon, 1839)
158 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus (Dumont, 1823)
159 White-headed Babbler Turdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1847)
160 Quaker Tit-Babbler Alcippe poioicephala (Jerdon, 1844)
161 Franklin’s Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Blyth, 1844
162 *Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Sykes, 1832
163 Blyth’s Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth, 1849
164 Indian Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)
165 Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon (Pallas, 1776)
166 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769)
167 Greenish Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides (Sundevall, 1837)
168 Large-billed Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris Blyth, 1843
169 *Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis (Blyth, 1845)
170 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Pallas, 1811
171 Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda Swainson, 1838
172 Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui (Layard, 1854)
173 Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina (Swainson, 1838)
174 Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudata (Jerdon, 1840)
175 White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes (Jerdon, 1840)
176 Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides (Vigors, 1831)
177 Tickell’s Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Blyth, 1843
178 Grey-headed Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis (Swainson, 1820)
179 Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi (Linnaeus, 1758)
180 Black-naped Monarch-Flycatcher Hypothymis azurea (Boddaert, 1783)
181 White-browed Fantail-Flycatcher Rhipidura aureola Lesson, 1830
182 Great Tit Parus major Linnaeus, 1758
183 Black-lored Yellow Tit Parus xanthogenys Vigors, 1831
184 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis Swainson, 1820
185 Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile (Tickell, 1833)
186 Tickell’s Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos (Latham, 1790)
187 Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor Jerdon, 1840
188 Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766)
189 Small Sunbird Nectarinia minima (Sykes, 1832)
190 Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica (Latham, 1790)
191 Loten’s Sunbird Nectarinia lotenia (Linnaeus, 1766)
192 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra (Latham, 1790)
193 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus (Temminck, 1824)
194 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus (Pallas, 1770)
195 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata (Linnaeus, 1766)
196 Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti (Jerdon, 1863)
197 Spotted Munia Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
198 Yellow-throated Sparrow Petronia xanthocollis (Burton, 1838)
199 Grey-headed Starling Sturnus malabaricus blythi
200 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766)
201 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827)
202 *Southern Hill-Myna Gracula indica (Cuvier, 1829)
203 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
204 *Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Linnaeus, 1766
205 Black-headed Oriole Oriolus xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758)
206 *Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817
207 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Vieillot, 1817
208 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
209 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus Vieillot, 1817
210 Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus (Linnaeus, 1766)
211 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus (Linnaeus, 1766)
212 Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus Vieillot, 1817
213 Indian Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda (Latham, 1790)
214 White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra Gould, 1833
215 House Crow Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817
216 Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827
References

Other sites with the same checklist: http://www.birdskerala.com/uploadedfiles/bird_list/bird_list_3.pdf