This is a detailed birdlist for Indian birds I have identified.
All names are taken from Salim Ali's
"A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent"
The list is arranged in the following pattern:
#. Name, Scientific name
Size inch (cm), Page #, Map #
Notes. Mostly locations of spotting.
- Little Cormorant
Phalacrocorax niger
51 cm P61
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Darter
Anhinga rufa
90 cm, P61
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India
- Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
46 cm, P61
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
51 cm, P64
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
63 cm P61
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Openbill Stork
Anastomus oscitans
81 cm, P65
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India
- Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
60 cm, P65
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India
- Pariah Kite
Milvus migrans govinda
61 cm P71
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
48 cm, P71
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Shikra
Accipiter badius
30-34 cm P79
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Indian Whitebacked Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
90 cm P73
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Egyptian or Scavenger Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
64 cm P73
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India
- Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
36 cm P86
Harishchandra Gad, near Mumbai, India
- Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Male: 92-122 cm, Female: 86 cm P90
Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park, Mumbai, India
- Whitebreasted Waterhen
Amourornis phoenicurus
32 cm P93
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Radwattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
33 cm P95
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
36 cm P103
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Spotted Dove
Streptopelia chinesis
30 cm P106
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Roseringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
42 cm P107
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Blossomheaded Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala
36 cm P107
Goelkonda Fort, Hyderabad, India.
- Brainfever Bird
Cuculus varius
34 cm P108
Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park, Mumbai, India.
- Koel
Eudynamys scolopacea
43 cm P128
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Crow Pheasant
Centropus sinensis
48 cm P109
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Alpine Swift
Apus melba
22 cm P113
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- House Swift
Apus affinis
15 cm P113
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Lesser Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
31 cm P115
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India
- Small Blue Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
18 cm P115
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Whitebreasted Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnesis
28 cm P115
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
21 cm P114
Nagarjunasagar Wildlife Reserve, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
31 cm P114
Bhimashankar Wildlife Reserve, Maharashtra, India
- Hoopoe
Upupa epops
31 cm P115
Nagarjunasagar Wildlife Reserve, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Large Green Barbet
Megalaima zeylanica
27 cm P117
Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park, Mumbai, India.
- Small Green Barbet
Megalaima viridis
23 cm P117
Lohgad Fort, Maharashtra, India.
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Indian Goldenbacked Threetoed Woodpecker
Dinopium javanese
28 cm P117
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamilnadu, India
-
Rufoustailed Finch-Lark
Ammomanes phoenicurus
16 cm
Kelwe-Mahim, Thane, India.
-
House Martin
Delichon urbica
15 cm
Kelwe-Mahim, Thane, India.
-
Rufousbacked Shrike
Lanius cristatus
25 cm
Kelwe-Mahim, Thane, India.
- Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
25 cm P120
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Blackheaded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
25 cm P120
Bhimashankar Wildlife Reserve, Maharashtra, India
- Black Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
31 cm P126
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicurus paradiseus
31-35 cm P126
Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park, Mumbai, India.
- Whitebellied Drongo
Dicurus caerulescens
24 cm P126
Nagarjunasagar Wildlife Reserve, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Brahminy Myna
Sturnus pagodarum
21 cm P153
Bhimashankar Wildlife Reserve, Maharashtra, India
- Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
23 cm P153
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Indian Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
50 cm P127
Nagarjunasagar Wildlife Reserve, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- House Crow
Corvus splendens
43 cm P128
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Jungle Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
48-50 cm P128
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Blackheaded Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina nigra
20 cm P123
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
14 cm P124
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Goldenfronted Chloropsis
Chloropsis aurifrons
19 cm P124
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamilnadu, India
- Redwhiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
20 cm P124
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Redvented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
20 cm P124
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes madagascariensis
23 cm P124
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamilnadu, India
- Spotted Babbler
Pellorneum ruficeps
15 cm P132
Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park, Mumbai, India.
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Whitethroated Fantail Flycatcher
Rhipidura albicollis
17 cm P151
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
Male 50 cm Female 20 cm P151
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Tailor Bird
Orthotomus sutorius
13 cm P148
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Magpie Robin
Copsychus saularis
20 cm P140
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Shama
Copsychus malabaricus malabaricus
25 cm P140
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamilnadu, India
- Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicata
16 cm P139
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
17 cm P152
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamilnadu, India
- Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
17 cm P152
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamilnadu, India
- White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosa
10 cm P154
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamilnadu, India
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Last updated: February 13, 1999
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