Checklist of Migratory Bird Species in India

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Migrant Watch, Citizen Science Programme. National Centre for Biological Sciences. GKVK Campus, Bellary Road. Bangalore 560 065, India.

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Number of species: 296.

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s.no group common_name alternative_common_names scientific_name alternative_scientific_name
1 Quails Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
2 Geese and ducks White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
3 Geese and ducks Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
4 Geese and ducks Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
5 Geese and ducks Greylag Goose Anser anser
6 Geese and ducks Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
7 Geese and ducks Ruddy Shelduck Brahminy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
8 Geese and ducks Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
9 Geese and ducks Gadwall Anas strepera
10 Geese and ducks Falcated Duck Anas falcata
11 Geese and ducks Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
12 Geese and ducks Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
13 Geese and ducks Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
14 Geese and ducks Northern Pintail Anas acuta
15 Geese and ducks Garganey Anas querquedula
16 Geese and ducks Baikal Teal Anas formosa
17 Geese and ducks Common Teal Anas crecca
18 Geese and ducks Marbled Duck Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris
19 Geese and ducks Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Rhodonessa rufina
20 Geese and ducks Common Pochard Aythya ferina
21 Geese and ducks Ferruginous Pochard Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
22 Geese and ducks Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri
23 Geese and ducks Tufted Duck Tufted Pochard Aythya fuligula
24 Geese and ducks Greater Scaup Aythya marila
25 Geese and ducks Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
26 Geese and ducks Smew Mergellus albellus
27 Geese and ducks Common Merganser Mergus merganser
28 Wryneck Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
29 Kingfishers, Rollers, Bee-eaters European Roller Coracias garrulus
30 Kingfishers, Rollers, Bee-eaters Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
31 Kingfishers, Rollers, Bee-eaters European Bee-eater Eurasian Bee-eater Merops apiaster
32 Cuckoos Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Red-winged Crested Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
33 Cuckoos Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
34 Cuckoos Small Cuckoo Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
35 Swifts Pacific Swift Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
36 Owls and Nightjars Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei
37 Owls and Nightjars Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops
38 Owls and Nightjars Northern Long-eared Owl Long-eared Owl Asio otus
39 Owls and Nightjars Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
40 Owls and Nightjars European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
41 Owls and Nightjars Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis
42 Bustards and Cranes Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
43 Bustards and Cranes Houbara Bustard MacQueen's Bustard Chlamydotis undulata Chlamydotis macqueeni
44 Bustards and Cranes Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus
45 Bustards and Cranes Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
46 Bustards and Cranes Common Crane Grus grus
47 Rails and Crakes European Water Rail Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
48 Rails and Crakes Little Crake Porzana parva
49 Rails and Crakes Eastern Baillon's Crake Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
50 Rails and Crakes Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
51 Pigeons and Sandgrouse Yellow-eyed Pigeon Eastern Stock Pigeon Columba eversmanni
52 Pigeons and Sandgrouse Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus
53 Pigeons and Sandgrouse Pin-tailed Sandgrouse White-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
54 Pigeons and Sandgrouse Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus
55 Pigeons and Sandgrouse Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
56 Snipes Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
57 Snipes Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria
58 Snipes Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola
59 Snipes Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura
60 Snipes Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
61 Snipes Great Snipe Gallinago media
62 Snipes Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
63 Waders and Coursers Western Black-tailed Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
64 Waders and Coursers Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
65 Waders and Coursers Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
66 Waders and Coursers Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
67 Waders and Coursers Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
68 Waders and Coursers Common Redshank Tringa totanus
69 Waders and Coursers Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
70 Waders and Coursers Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
71 Waders and Coursers Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
72 Waders and Coursers Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
73 Waders and Coursers Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
74 Waders and Coursers Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
75 Waders and Coursers Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
76 Waders and Coursers Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
77 Waders and Coursers Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
78 Waders and Coursers Red Knot Calidris canutus
78 Waders and Coursers Sanderling Calidris alba
79 Waders and Coursers Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmaeus Calidris pygmea
80 Waders and Coursers Little Stint Calidris minuta
81 Waders and Coursers Rufous-necked Stint Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
82 Waders and Coursers Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
83 Waders and Coursers Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
84 Waders and Coursers Dunlin Calidris alpina
85 Waders and Coursers Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
86 Waders and Coursers Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
87 Waders and Coursers Ruff Philomachus pugnax
88 Waders and Coursers Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
89 Waders and Coursers Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
90 Waders and Coursers Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
91 Waders and Coursers Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
92 Waders and Coursers Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
93 Waders and Coursers Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
94 Waders and Coursers Long-billed Plover Long-billed Ringed Plover Charadrius placidus
95 Waders and Coursers Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
96 Waders and Coursers Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
97 Waders and Coursers Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
98 Waders and Coursers Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
99 Waders and Coursers Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
100 Waders and Coursers Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
100 Waders and Coursers Sociable Plover Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
101 Waders and Coursers White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
102 Waders and Coursers Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
103 Waders and Coursers Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
104 Gulls and Terns Mew Gull Larus canus
105 Gulls and Terns Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini
106 Gulls and Terns Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans
107 Gulls and Terns Great Black-headed Gull Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus
108 Gulls and Terns Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
109 Gulls and Terns Black-headed Gull Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
110 Gulls and Terns Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
111 Gulls and Terns Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
112 Gulls and Terns Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
113 Gulls and Terns Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis
114 Gulls and Terns Great Crested Tern Large Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Sterna bergii
115 Gulls and Terns Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Sterna sandvicensis
116 Gulls and Terns Common Tern Sterna hirundo
117 Gulls and Terns Little Turn Sterna albifrons
118 Gulls and Terns Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
119 Gulls and Terns Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
120 Gulls and Terns Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
121 Gulls and Terns White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
122 Gulls and Terns Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
123 Gulls and Terns Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris
124 Raptors Osprey Pandion haliaetus
125 Raptors White-tailed Eagle White-tailed Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
126 Raptors Lesser Fish Eagle Lesser Grey-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis
127 Raptors Griffon Vulture Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
128 Raptors Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
129 Raptors Western Marsh Harrier Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
130 Raptors Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
131 Raptors Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
132 Raptors Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
133 Raptors Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
134 Raptors Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
135 Raptors Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
136 Raptors Common Buzzard Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus
137 Raptors Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
138 Raptors Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
139 Raptors Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
140 Raptors Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
141 Raptors Eastern Imperial Eagle Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
142 Raptors Booted Eagle Booted (Hawk) Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
143 Raptors Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
143 Raptors Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
144 Raptors Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
145 Raptors Merlin Falco columbarius
146 Raptors Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
147 Raptors Saker Falcon Saker Falco cherrug
148 Grebes Red-necked Grebe Podiceps griseigena
149 Grebes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
150 Grebes Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
151 Tropicbirds and Boobies Red-billed Tropicbird Grey-backed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
152 Tropicbirds and Boobies Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
153 Tropicbirds and Boobies White-tailed Tropicbird Yellow-billed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
154 Tropicbirds and Boobies Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
155 Tropicbirds and Boobies Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
156 Herons, Pond Herons and Bitterns Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
157 Herons, Pond Herons and Bitterns Chinese Pond-Heron Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
158 Herons, Pond Herons and Bitterns Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
159 Herons, Pond Herons and Bitterns Eurasian Bittern Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
160 Flamingos Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
161 Flamingos Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
162 Ibises, Pelicans and Storks Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
163 Ibises, Pelicans and Storks Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
164 Ibises, Pelicans and Storks Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
165 Ibises, Pelicans and Storks Black Stork Ciconia nigra
166 Ibises, Pelicans and Storks White Stork European White Stork Ciconia ciconia
167 Ibises, Pelicans and Storks Lesser Adjutant Lesser Adjutant-Stork Leptoptilos javanicus
168 Ibises, Pelicans and Storks Greater Adjutant Greater Adjutant-Stork Leptoptilos dubius
169 Shearwaters and Petrels Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
170 Shrikes Isabelline Shrike Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus
171 Shrikes Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
172 Shrikes Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
173 Crows and Orioles Rook Corvus frugilegus
174 Crows and Orioles Carrion Crow Corvus corone
175 Crows and Orioles Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis diffusus
176 Crows and Orioles Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris
177 Cuckooshrikes and Minivets Black-winged Cuckooshrike Black-winged Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina melaschistos
178 Cuckooshrikes and Minivets Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
179 Cuckooshrikes and Minivets Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
180 Drongos Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
181 Thrushes Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis
182 Thrushes Blue-headed Rock-thrush Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus
183 Thrushes Blue Rock-thrush Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
184 Thrushes Pied Thrush Pied Ground-thrush Zoothera wardii
184 Thrushes Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni
185 Thrushes Small-billed Scaly Thrush Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
186 Thrushes Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor
187 Thrushes Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
188 Thrushes Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus
189 Thrushes Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessleri
190 Thrushes Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
191 Thrushes Dark-throated Thrush Black-throated Thrush/Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
192 Thrushes Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni
193 Flycatchers Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
194 Flycatchers Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda
195 Flycatchers Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
196 Flycatchers Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva
197 Flycatchers Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
198 Flycatchers Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subruba
198 Flycatchers Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
199 Flycatchers Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
200 Flycatchers Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
201 Flycatchers Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
202 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope
203 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Himalayan Rubythroat White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
204 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
205 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Firethroat Luscinia pectardens
206 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea
207 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane
208 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
209 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin Cercotrichas galactotes
210 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Eversmann's Redstart Rufous-backed Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
211 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
212 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
213 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Durian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
214 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
215 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Grey Bushchat Dark-grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
216 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
217 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Red-tailed Wheatear Rufous-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia Oenanthe xanthoprymna
218 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
219 Robins, Redstarts, Bushchats and Wheatears Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
220 Starlings Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spiloptera
221 Starlings Rosy Starling Rosy Pastor Sturnus roseus
222 Starlings Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
223 Creepers and Tits Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
224 Creepers and Tits White-crowned Penduline Tit Eurasian Penduline-Tit Remiz coronatus
225 Creepers and Tits Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
226 Swallows and Martins Common Sand Martin Sand Martin Riparia riparia
227 Swallows and Martins Pale Sand Martin Pale Martin Riparia diluta
228 Swallows and Martins Eurasian Crag-Martin Eurasian Crag Martin Hirundo rupestris
229 Swallows and Martins Barn Swallow Common Swallow Hirundo rustica
230 Swallows and Martins Northern House-Martin Northern House Martin Delichon urbica
231 Swallows and Martins Asian House-Martin Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
232 Warblers Cetti's Bush-Warbler Cetti's Bush Warbler Cettia cetti
233 Warblers Grasshopper Warbler Pale Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella naevia
234 Warblers Rusty-rumped Warbler Rusty-rumped Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella certhiola
235 Warblers Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
236 Warblers Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
237 Warblers Blyth's Reed-warbler Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
238 Warblers Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon
239 Warblers Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata
240 Warblers Siberian Chiffchaff Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
241 Warblers Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
242 Warblers Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
243 Warblers Smoky Leaf Warbler Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
244 Warblers Tickell's Leaf-wabler Tickell's Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
244 Warblers Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
245 Warblers Brooks's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus subviridis
246 Warblers Yellow-browed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
247 Warblers Hume's Leaf-warbler Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
248 Warblers Greenish Warbler Greenish Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
249 Warblers Brightgreen Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
250 Warblers Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
251 Warblers Tytler's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tytleri
252 Warblers Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
253 Warblers Bristled Grasswarbler Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striatus
254 Warblers Common Whitethroat Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
255 Warblers Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
256 Warblers Desert Whitethroat Desert Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia (curruca) minula
257 Warblers Hume's Whitethroat Common Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia (curruca) althaea
258 Warblers Barred Wabler Sylvia nisoria
259 Warblers Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis
260 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
261 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris
262 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
263 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
264 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
265 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
266 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits White Wagtail Motacilla alba
267 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
268 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Western Yellow wagtail Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
269 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
270 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
271 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
272 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
273 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Tree Pipit Eurasian Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
274 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Olive-backed Pipit Oriental Tree Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
275 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
276 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
277 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
278 Larks, Wagtails and Pipits Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens
279 Accentors, Sparrows, Finches Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
280 Accentors, Sparrows, Finches Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata
281 Accentors, Sparrows, Finches Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
282 Accentors, Sparrows, Finches Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
283 Accentors, Sparrows, Finches Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
284 Accentors, Sparrows, Finches Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
285 Buntings Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
286 Buntings Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
287 Buntings Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
288 Buntings White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti
289 Buntings Chestnut-eared Bunting Grey-headed Bunting Emberiza fucata
290 Buntings Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
291 Buntings Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
292 Buntings Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
293 Buntings Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
294 Buntings Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
295 Buntings Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
296 Buntings Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
References

For more details on each of these migrant visitors, refer: http://speciesguide.delhibird.net/