Checklist of Birds of the Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand

TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameBiogeographic RegionState(s)District(s)
Birds163Valley of Flowers, UttarakhandHimalaya: WestUttarakhandChamoli

Protected Areas

India Protected Areas
Valley of Flowers NP

Dates

Updated
Thu, 1970-01-01
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Denis Lepage, Bird Checklists of the World, Avibase and Bird Links to the World.

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Introduction:
The taxonomic order and nomenclature of the birds in this checklist are according to Howard & Moore 3rd edition (corrigenda 8).

Checklist Stats:
Number of species: 163
Number of globally threatened species: 2

Checklist
s.no. family common_name scientific_name iucn_status
1 Phasianidae Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
2 Phasianidae Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
3 Phasianidae Common Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
4 Phasianidae Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus
5 Falconidae Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Vulnerable
6 Falconidae Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
7 Falconidae Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
8 Falconidae Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides
9 Accipitridae Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Vulnerable
10 Accipitridae Bearded Vulture/Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
11 Accipitridae Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Endangered
12 Accipitridae Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
13 Accipitridae Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
14 Accipitridae Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
15 Accipitridae Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
16 Columbidae Rock Dove Columba livia
17 Columbidae Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
18 Columbidae Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
19 Columbidae Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii
20 Columbidae Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
21 Columbidae Spotted-necked Dove Streptopelia chinensis
22 Columbidae Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
23 Columbidae Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda
24 Columbidae Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenurus
25 Psittacidae Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana
26 Psittacidae Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
27 Psittacidae Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata
28 Cuculidae Large Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides
29 Cuculidae Asian Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
30 Apodidae Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
31 Apodidae Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
32 Apodidae Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
33 Apodidae Common Swift Apus apus
34 Apodidae Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
35 Ramphastidae Great Barbet Megalaima virens
36 Ramphastidae Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
37 Indicatoridae Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus Near-threatened
38 Picidae Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Hypopicus hyperythrus
39 Picidae Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis
40 Picidae Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus
41 Picidae Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
42 Campephagidae Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos
43 Campephagidae Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
44 Campephagidae Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
45 Laniidae Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
46 Oriolidae Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
47 Dicruridae Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
48 Dicruridae Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
49 Dicruridae Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
50 Dicruridae Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
51 Rhipiduridae Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha
52 Monarchidae Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
53 Corvidae Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
54 Corvidae Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus
55 Corvidae Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris
56 Corvidae Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
57 Corvidae Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
58 Corvidae Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
59 Corvidae Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
60 Corvidae Alpine Chough/Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
61 Corvidae House Crow Corvus splendens
62 Corvidae Large-billed Crow/Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
63 Paridae Great Tit Parus major
64 Paridae Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
65 Paridae Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys
66 Paridae Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus
67 Paridae Rufous-naped Tit Parus rufonuchalis
68 Paridae Spot-winged Tit Parus melanolophus
69 Paridae Grey-crested Tit Parus dichrous
70 Paridae Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
71 Remizidae Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
72 Hirundinidae Northern House Martin Delichon urbicum
73 Hirundinidae Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
74 Aegithalidae Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
75 Cisticolidae Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera
76 Cisticolidae Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
77 Pycnonotidae White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
78 Pycnonotidae Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
79 Pycnonotidae Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
80 Pycnonotidae Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
81 Pycnonotidae Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
82 Sylviidae Spotted Bush Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus
83 Sylviidae Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus
84 Sylviidae Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
85 Sylviidae Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
86 Sylviidae Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
87 Sylviidae Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
88 Sylviidae Brooks's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis
89 Sylviidae Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
90 Sylviidae Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
91 Sylviidae Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
92 Sylviidae Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
93 Sylviidae Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
94 Sylviidae Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii
95 Sylviidae Grey-hooded Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos
96 Timaliidae Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga albiventer
97 Timaliidae Striated Laughing-thrush Garrulax striatus
98 Timaliidae Variegated Laughing-thrush Garrulax variegatus
99 Timaliidae Streaked Laughing-thrush Garrulax lineatus
100 Timaliidae Chestnut-crowned Laughing-thrush Garrulax erythrocephalus
101 Timaliidae Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
102 Timaliidae Chestnut-tailed Minla Minla strigula
103 Timaliidae Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
104 Timaliidae Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
105 Timaliidae Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
106 Timaliidae Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
107 Zosteropidae Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
108 Troglodytidae Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
109 Sittidae Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
110 Sittidae White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
111 Sittidae White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis
112 Sittidae Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
113 Certhiidae Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana
114 Certhiidae Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis
115 Sturnidae Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
116 Sturnidae Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
117 Turdidae Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
118 Turdidae White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus
119 Turdidae Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
120 Muscicapidae Orange-flanked Bush Robin Luscinia cyanura
121 Muscicapidae Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
122 Muscicapidae Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus caeruleocephala
123 Muscicapidae Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
124 Muscicapidae Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosa
125 Muscicapidae White-capped Water Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
126 Muscicapidae Grandala Grandala coelicolor
127 Muscicapidae Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
128 Muscicapidae Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
129 Muscicapidae Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
130 Muscicapidae Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
131 Muscicapidae Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferreus
132 Muscicapidae Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus
133 Muscicapidae Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
134 Muscicapidae Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
135 Muscicapidae Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
136 Muscicapidae Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
137 Muscicapidae Asian Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
138 Muscicapidae Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
139 Muscicapidae Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
140 Cinclidae White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
141 Cinclidae Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
142 Dicaeidae Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
143 Nectariniidae Mrs. Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
144 Nectariniidae Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
145 Nectariniidae Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda
146 Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus
147 Passeridae Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
148 Prunellidae Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
149 Prunellidae Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
150 Motacillidae Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
151 Motacillidae Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus
152 Fringillidae Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides
153 Fringillidae Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
154 Fringillidae Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
155 Fringillidae Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
156 Fringillidae Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
157 Fringillidae Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa
158 Fringillidae Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
159 Fringillidae Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala
160 Fringillidae Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
161 Fringillidae Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos
162 Fringillidae Gold-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta
163 Emberizidae Western Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
References

For taxonomic order and nomenclature: http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
For more on Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand, India: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_Flowers_National_Park#Location
For more details on this checklist, refer: http://delhibird.net