Checklist of Birds of Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)
Birds109Sajjangarh Wildlife SanctuaryRajasthan

Protected Areas

India Protected Areas
Sajjangarh WLS
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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/saj.htm

Checklist Details

Information on Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary -
Biounit 04B
Total area 5.19 km2
Lower alt. 630 m.
Upper alt. 938 m.
Rainfall 650 mm.
Longit. 73o37'
Latit. 24o39'
Temp. 42oC

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: 109

Author quoted references for the checklist -
Sharma, Satish Kumar, 1998. Avian Fauna of Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary Newsletter for Birdwatcher Vol.38(2) 25.

Checklist
s.no. family scientific_name common_name field_status
1 Accipitridae Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite(Black-winged Kite) R
2 Accipitridae Milvus migrans Black Kite (Pariah Kite) R
3 Accipitridae Gyps indicus Long-billed Vulture R
4 Accipitridae Accipiter badius Shikra R
5 Accipitridae Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk RW
6 Accipitridae Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle R
7 Alaudidae Mirafra erythroptera Indian Bushlark (Red-winged Bushlark) R
8 Alaudidae Eremopterix grisea Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark (Ashy-crowned Finch Lark) R
9 Alaudidae Ammomanes phoenicurus Rufous-tailed Lark (Rufous-tailed Finch Lark) R
10 Alaudidae Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark W
11 Alaudidae Galerida cristata Crested Lark R
12 Apodidae Apus affinis House Swift R
13 Bucerotidae Ocyceros birostris Indian Grey Hornbill R
14 Burhinidae Burhimus oedicnemus Eurasian Thick-Knee (Stone Curlew) R
15 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus asiaticus Little Nightjar,Indian Nightjar R
16 Centropodidae Centropus sinensis  Greater Coucal (Crow-Pheasant  ) R
17 Charadriidae Vanellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing R
18 Cisticolidae Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola (Streaked Fantail Warbler) R
19 Cisticolidae Prinia hodgsonii Grey-breasted Prinia (Franklin's Wren Warbler) R
20 Cisticolidae Prinia socialis Ashy Prinia R
21 Cisticolidae Prinia inornata Plain Prinia R
22 Columbidae Columba livia Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon) R
23 Columbidae Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove (Little Brown ) R
24 Columbidae Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove R
25 Columbidae Streptopelia tranquebarica Red Collared Dove (Red Turtle) R
26 Columbidae Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove (Indian Ring ) R
27 Columbidae Treron phoenicoptera Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Yellowlegged Green Pigeon) R
28 Coraciidae Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller R
29 Corvidae Dendrocitta vagabunda Rufous Treepie (Indian Treepie) R
30 Corvidae Corvus splendens House Crow R
31 Corvidae Corvus macrorhynchos Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow) W
32 Corvidae Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole R
33 Corvidae Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small Minivet R
34 Corvidae Rhipidura albicollis White-throated Fantail (Flycatcher) R
35 Corvidae Rhipidura aureola White-browed Fantail (Flycatcher) R
36 Corvidae Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo R
37 Corvidae Dicrurus caerulescens White-bellied Drongo R
38 Corvidae Terpsiphone paradisi Asian Paradise- Flycatcher R
39 Corvidae Aegithina tiphia Common lora R
40 Corvidae Tephrodornis pondicerianus Common Woodshrike R
41 Cuculidae Clamator jacobinus Pied Cuckoo (Pied Crested ) P
42 Cuculidae Hierococcyx varius Common Hawk Cuckoo R
43 Cuculidae Cuculus micropterus Indian Cuckoo R
44 Cuculidae Cacomantis passerinus Grey-bellied Cuckoo r
45 Cuculidae Eudynamys scolopacea Koel, Asian Koel R
46 Cuculidae Phaenicopohaeus leschenaultii Sirkeer Malkoha r
47 Falconidae Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel RW
48 Falconidae Falco chicquera Red-necked Falcon R
49 Fingillidae Melophus lathami Crested Bunting R
50 Halcyonidae Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher (Whitebreasted Kingfisher) R
51 Hirundinidae Hirundo concolor Dusky Crag Martin R
52 Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow RW
53 Hirundinidae Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow R
54 Hirundinidae Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow RW
55 Laniidae Lanius vittatus Bay-backed Shrike R
56 Laniidae Lanius excubitor Grey Shrike R
57 Megalaimidae Megalaima haemacephala Coppersmith Barbet (Crimson-breasted Barbet ) R
58 Meropidae Merops orientalis Green Bee-eater R
59 Meropidae Merops philippinus Blue-tailed Bee-eater R
60 Muscicapidae Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush rW
61 Muscicapidae Ficedula parva Red-throated Flycatcher W
62 Muscicapidae Cyornis tickelliae Tickell's Blue Flycatcher R
63 Muscicapidae Culicicapa ceylonensis Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher r
64 Muscicapidae Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie- Robin R
65 Muscicapidae Saxicoloides fulicata Indian Robin R
66 Muscicapidae Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart rW
67 Muscicapidae Saxicola torquata Common Stonechat (Collared Bushchat) R
68 Muscicapidae Saxicola caprata Pied Bushchat R
69 Muscicapidae Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear r
70 Muscicapidae Cercomela fusca Brown Rock-Chat R
71 Nectariniidae Nectarinia asiatica Purple Sunbird R
72 Paridae Parus major Great Tit (Grey Tit) R
73 Paridae Parus xanthogenys Black-Iored Tit (Yellow-cheeked Tit) r
74 Passeridae Passer domesticus House Sparrow R
75 Passeridae Petronia xanthocollis Chestnut-shouldered Petronia (Yellow-throated Sparrow) R
76 Passeridae Anthus rufulus Paddyfield Pipit R
77 Passeridae Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit W
78 Passeridae Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit (Indian Tree Pipit) RW
79 Passeridae Plceus philippinus Baya Weaver R
80 Passeridae Lonchura malabarica Indian Silverbill (White-throated Munia) R
81 Passeridae Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia) R
82 Phasianidae Francolinus pondicerianus Grey Francolin (Grey Partridge) R
83 Phasianidae Francolinus pictus Painted Francolin (Painted Partridge) R
84 Phasianidae Coturnix coturnix Common Quail RW
85 Phasianidae Coturnix coromandelica Rain Quail (Black Breasted Quail) R
86 Phasianidae Perdicula argoondah Rock Bush Quail R
87 Picidae Dendrocopos mahrattensis Yellow-crowned Woodpecker R
88 Picidae Celeus brachyurus Rufous Woodpecker R
89 Picidae Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker) R
90 Psittacidae Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine Parakeet R
91 Psittacidae Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet R
92 Psittacidae Psittacula cyanocephala Plum-headed Parakeet (Blossomheaded Parakeet)  R
93 Pteroclidae Pterocles exustus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Indian Sandgrouse) R
94 Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul R
95 Strigidae Bubo bubo  Eurasian Eagle Owl (Great Horned Owl ) R
96 Strigidae Athene brama Spotted Owlet R
97 Sturnidae Sturnus pagodarum Brahminy Starling (Black-headed Myna) R
98 Sturnidae Sturnus roseus Rosy Starling (Rosy Pastor) WP
99 Sturnidae Sturnus contra Asian Pied Starling R
100 Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis Common Myna R
101 Sturnidae Acridotheres ginginianus Bank Myna R
102 Sylviidae Orthotomus sutorius Common Tailorbird R
103 Sylviidae Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff (Brown Leaf Warbler) W
104 Sylviidae Chrysomma sinense Yellow-eyed Babbler R
105 Sylviidae Turdoides caudatus Common Babbler R
106 Sylviidae Turdoides malcolmi Large Grey Babbler R
107 Sylviidae Turdoides striatus Jungle Babbler R
108 Upupidae Upupa epops Hoopoe,Common Hoopoe RW
109 Zosteropidae Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye R
References

For more on the Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan - http://www.rajasthanwildlife.com/wild-life/Sajjangarh-Sanctuary.htm