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
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