INDIA: Gujarat and the Rann of Kutch

POTENTIAL BIRD LIST

Taxonomy, nomenclature & sequence follow Rasmussen, P. C. and Anderton, J. C. (2005) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vols. 1 and 2. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.

Key

1 = usually seen

2 = often but not always seen

3 = possible, but unlikely

The world status as defined by BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-Rom Cambridge, U.K. BirdLife International is noted in the following manner:

CR = Critically Endangered;

EN = Endangered;

VU = Vulnerable.

Endemic status is noted as follows:

End = Subcontinent endemic;

Sub.-End = Subcontinent breeding endemic;

Near-end = Near-endemic to the Subcontinent.

IN-End = Indian endemic;

IN-End* = Indian breeding endemic;

IN-R = Near-endemic to India.

1	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
2	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
2	Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis
1	Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus
1	Dalmatian Pelican	Pelecanus crispus
1	Little Cormorant	Phalacrocorax niger
1	Indian Shag	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
2	Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
2	Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster
1	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
1	Western Reef-heron	Egretta gularis
1	Great Egret	Egretta alba
1	Intermediate Egret	Egretta intermedia
1	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
2	Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
1	Eastern Cattle Egret	Bubulcus coromandus
1	Indian Pond-heron	Ardeola grayii
3	Striated Heron	Butorides striata
2	Black-crowned Night-heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
2	Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala
2	Asian Openbill	Anastomus oscitans
2	Black Stork	Ciconia nigra
3	Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus
2	White Stork	Ciconia ciconia
2	Black-necked Stork	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
2	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
1	Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus
1	Indian Black Ibis (End)	Pseudibis papillosa
1	Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia
1	Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus
1	Lesser Flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor
2	Lesser Whistling-duck	Dendrocygna javanica
2	Greylag Goose	Anser anser
2	Bar-headed Goose	Anser indicus
2	Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea
2	Comb Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos
3	Cotton Teal	Nettapus coromandelianus
1	Gadwall	Anas strepera
1	Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope
2	Indian Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha
1	Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata
1	Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
2	Garganey	Anas querquedula
1	Common Teal	Anas crecca
3	Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina
2	Common Pochard	Aythya ferina
2	Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca
2	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
1	Oriental Honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus
2	Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus
2	Black Kite	Milvus migrans
2	'Black-eared' Kite	Milvus [migrans] lineatus
2	Brahminy Kite	Haliastur indus
3	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus
3	Indian Vulture (CR)(End)	Gyps indicus
3	Griffon Vulture	Gyps fulvus
3	Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus
2	Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus
2	Crested Serpent-eagle	Spilornis cheela
1	Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
1	Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus
1	Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus
1	Shikra	Accipiter badius
2	White-eyed Buzzard	Butastur teesa
3	'Steppe' Buzzard	Buteo buteo vulpinus
2	Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus
3	Black Eagle	Ictinaetus malayensis
3	Indian Spotted Eagle (Near End)	Aquila hastata
2	Greater Spotted Eagle (VU)	Aquila clanga
3	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax
2	Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis
3	Eastern Imperial Eagle (VU)	Aquila heliaca
3	Bonelli's Eagle	Hieraaetus fasciatus
3	Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
2	Crested Hawk-eagle	Spizaetus cirrhatus
2	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
1	Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
3	Red-headed Falcon	Falco chicquera
3	Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo
2	Laggar Falcon	Falco jugger
3	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
3	'Red-capped' Falcon	Falco peregrinus babylonicus
3	Painted Francolin (End)	Francolinus pictus
1	Grey Francolin (Near End)	Francolinus pondicerianus
3	Jungle Bush-quail (End)	Perdicula asiatica
2	Rock Bush-quail (IN-End)	Perdicula argoondah
2	Indian Peafowl (End)	Pavo cristatus
3	Small Buttonquail	Turnix sylvaticus
2	Barred Buttonquail	Turnix suscitator
2	Sarus Crane (VU)	Grus antigone
2	Demoiselle Crane	Grus virgo
1	Common Crane	Grus grus
3	European Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus
2	White-breasted Waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus
3	'Eastern' Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla
1	Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio [porphyrio] poliocephalus
2	Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
1	Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra
3	Indian Bustard (VU)(End)	Ardeotis nigriceps
2	Macqueen's Bustard	Chlamydotis undulata
3	Lesser Florican (EN)(End)	Sypheotides indicus
2	Pheasant-tailed Jacana	Hydrophasianus chirurgus
3	Bronze-winged Jacana	Metopidius indicus
3	Greater Painted-snipe	Rostratula benghalensis
2	Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus
3	Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva
2	Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
1	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius
1	Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus
1	Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus
2	Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii
3	Yellow-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus malabaricus
1	Red-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus indicus
2	Sociable Plover (CR)	Vanellus gregarius
3	White-tailed Lapwing	Vanellus leucurus
3	Pintail Snipe	Gallinago stenura
2	Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
1	'Western' Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa
2	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica
2	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
1	Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata
2	Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus
1	Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
1	Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
1	Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
1	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
1	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
2	Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus
1	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
2	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
3	Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris
3	Red Knot	Calidris canutus
2	Sanderling	Calidris alba
1	Little Stint	Calidris minuta
2	Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii
1	Dunlin	Calidris alpina
2	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea
3	Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus
2	Ruff	Philomachus pugnax
1	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
2	Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta
3	Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
2	Crab-Plover	Dromas ardeola
2	Indian Stone-curlew	Burhinus indicus
2	Great Thick-knee	Esacus recurvirostris
3	Cream-coloured Courser	Cursorius cursor
2	Indian Courser (End)	Cursorius coromandelicus
2	Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola
3	Oriental Pratincole	Glareola maldivarum
2	Small Pratincole	Glareola lactea
2	Heuglin's Gull	Larus heuglini
2	'Steppe' Gull	Larus [heuglini] barabensis
2	Great Black-headed Gull	Larus ichthyaetus
1	Brown-headed Gull	Larus brunnicephalus
2	Common Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus
2	Slender-billed Gull	Larus genei
1	Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica
2	Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
2	Lesser Crested Tern	Thalasseus bengalensis
3	Great Crested Tern	Thalasseus bergii
2	River Tern	Sterna aurantia
3	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
2	Little Tern	Sterna albifrons
3	Saunders's Tern	Sterna saundersi
1	Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida
2	White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus
2	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles exustus
3	Painted Sandgrouse (End)	Pterocles indicus
1	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
2	Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis
3	Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis
2	Red Collared-dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica
2	Eurasian Collared-dove	Streptopelia decaocto
2	Yellow-footed Green-pigeon	Treron phoenicopterus
1	Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri
1	Plum-headed Parakeet (End)	Psittacula cyanocephala
2	'Southern' Coucal [End?]	Centropus [sinensis] parroti
3	Sirkeer Malkoha *End)	Taccocua leschenaultii
1	Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus
2	Indian Scops-owl	Otus bakkamoena
3	Indian Eagle-owl (End)	Bubo bengalensis
3	Brown Fish-owl	Ketupa zeylonensis
3	Mottled Wood-owl (IN-End)	Strix ocellata
2	Spotted Owlet	Athene brama
2	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
2	Sykes's Nightjar (Near End)	Caprimulgus mahrattensis
2	Indian Little Nightjar	Caprimulgus asiaticus
3	Savanna Nightjar	Caprimulgus affinis
3	Asian Palm-Swift	Cypsiurus balasiensis
3	Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba
2	Little Swift	Apus affinis
2	Crested Treeswift	Hemiprocne coronata
2	Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
1	White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis
1	Lesser Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
1	Little Green Bee-eater	Merops orientalis
2	Indian Roller	Coracias benghalensis
1	Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops
3	Brown-headed Barbet	Megalaima zeylanica
2	Coppersmith Barbet	Megalaima haemacephala
3	Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
2	Indian Pygmy Woodpecker	Dendrocopos nanus
2	Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker	Dendrocopos mahrattensis
2	Black-rumped Flameback (End)	Dinopium benghalense
3	Indian Bushlark	Mirafra erythroptera
2	Ashy-crowned Finch-lark	Eremopterix griseus
2	Rufous-tailed Lark	Ammomanes phoenicura
2	Bimaculated Lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata
1	Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla
3	Sand Lark	Calandrella raytal
2	Crested Lark	Galerida cristata
2	Sykes's Lark (IN-End)	Galerida deva
3	Oriental Skylark	Alauda gulgula
2	Greater Hoopoe Lark	Alaemon alaudipes
2	Common Sand-martin	Riparia riparia
3	Pale Sand-martin	Riparia diluta
3	Grey-throated Sand-martin	Riparia chinensis
2	Dusky Crag-martin	Ptyonoprogne concolor
1	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
1	Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii
1	Red-rumped Swallow	Hirundo daurica
3	Streak-throated Swallow	Hirundo fluvicola
3	Forest Wagtail	Dendroanthus indicus
2	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
3	White-browed Wagtail	Motacilla maderaspatensis
2	Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola
2	Western Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
2	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
2	Paddyfield Pipit	Anthus rufulus
2	Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris
2	Long-billed Pipit	Anthus similis
1	Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
3	Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni
3	Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus
3	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis
2	Large Cuckooshrike	Coracina macei
2	Small Minivet	Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
3	White-bellied Minivet	Pericrocotus erythropygius
2	Common Woodshrike	Tephrodornis pondicerianus
2	Grey Hypocolius	Hypocolius ampelinus
2	Asian Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi
2	White-browed Fantail	Rhipidura aureola
3	Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus
1	White-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus leucotis
1	Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer
2	Common Iora	Aegithina tiphia
2	Marshall's Iora (End)	Aegithina nigrolutea
2	Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus
2	Bay-backed Shrike	Lanius vittatus
2	Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach
2	Southern Grey Shrike	Lanius meridionalis
1	Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva
2	Red-throated Flycatcher	Ficedula albicilla
2	Tickell's Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis tickelliae
2	Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis
2	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica
2	Oriental Magpie-Robin	Copsychus saularis
2	Indian Black Robin (End)	Saxicoloides fulicatus
2	Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
2	White-browed Bushchat	Saxicola macrorhynchus
1	Common Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus
2	Pied Bushchat	Saxicola caprata
2	Variable Wheatear	Oenanthe picata
2	Red-tailed Wheatear	Oenanthe chrysopygia
1	Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti
1	Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina
3	Brown Rock-chat	Cercomela fusca
3	Tawny-bellied Babbler	Dumetia hyperythra
2	Yellow-eyed Babbler	Chrysomma sinense
2	Common Babbler (End)	Turdoides caudata
2	Large Grey Babbler (End)	Turdoides malcolmi
1	Jungle Babbler (End)	Turdoides striata
3	Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis
2	Rufous-fronted Prinia (End)	Prinia buchanani
2	Grey-breasted Prinia	Prinia hodgsonii
3	Ashy Prinia	Prinia socialis
2	Jungle Prinia (End)	Prinia sylvatica
2	Plain Prinia	Prinia inornata
2	Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius
2	Cetti's Bush-warbler	Cettia cetti
3	Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia
3	Moustached Warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon
2	Paddyfield Warbler	Acrocephalus agricola
3	Blyth's Reed-warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum
2	Indian Reed-warbler	A. [stentoreus] brunnescens
1	Sykes's Warbler	Hippolais rama
3	Booted Warbler	Hippolais caligata
2	Siberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus [collybita] tristis
2	Hume's Leaf-warbler	Phylloscopus humei
2	Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides
3	Bright-green Warbler	Phylloscopus nitidus
2	Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca
1	'Desert' Whitethroat	Sylvia [curruca] minula
3	Eastern Orphean Warbler	Sylvia crassirostris
2	Asian Desert Warbler	Sylvia nana
2	Great Tit	Parus major
2	White-naped Tit (VU)(Ind-End)	Parus nuchalis
3	Pale-billed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
2	Purple Sunbird	Cinnyris asiaticus
2	Oriental White-eye	Zosterops palpebrosus
3	Black-headed Bunting	Emberiza melanocephala
3	Red-headed Bunting	Emberiza bruniceps
3	Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus
3	Red Avadavat	Amandava amandava
1	Indian Silverbill	Euodice malabarica
2	Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata
1	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
2	Yellow-throated Petronia	Petronia xanthocollis
2	Baya Weaver	Ploceus philippinus
2	Brahminy Starling (Sub. End)	Temenuchus pagodarum
1	Rosy Starling	Sturnus roseus
2	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
2	Bank Myna (Sub.-End)	Acridotheres ginginianus
3	Jungle Myna	Acridotheres fuscus
3	Indian Golden Oriole	Oriolus kundoo
3	Black-hooded Oriole	Oriolus xanthornus
1	Black Drongo	Dicrurus macrocercus
2	Ashy Drongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus
2	Rufous Treepie	Dendrocitta vagabunda
1	House Crow	Corvus splendens
1	Indian Jungle Crow (End)	Corvus [macrorhynchus] culminatus