|
Name |
Bengali name |
Size |
|
|
Galliformes |
|
Coturnix coturnix
Common Quail |
Bhatri |
20cm |
|
|
Pavo cristatus
Indian Peafowl |
Moyur |
110cm |
|
|
Ducks |
|
Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-duck |
Boro shoral |
51cm |
|
|
Dendrocygna javanica Lesser Whistling-duck |
Sharal |
42cm |
|
|
Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck |
Nakta |
56-76cm |
|
|
Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy-goose |
Bali hans |
33cm |
|
|
Anas strepera Gadwall |
Peeing hans |
39-43cm |
|
|
Anas crecca
Common Teal
|
Patari hans |
34-38cm |
|
|
Anas querquedula Garganey |
Giria hans |
37-41cm |
|
|
Anas acuta
Northern Pintail |
Sholoncho |
56-74cm |
|
|
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler |
Panta_mukhi, Khunte
hans |
44-52cm |
|
|
Aythya nyroca
Ferruginous Pochard |
Bhuti hans |
41cm |
|
|
Aythya fuligula
Tufted Duck |
Bamuniya hans |
46cm |
|
|
Woodpeckers |
|
Jynx torquilla
Eurasian Wryneck |
|
17cm |
|
|
Celeus brachyurus Rufous Woodpecker |
Badami
kaththokra |
25cm |
|
|
Dendrocopos macei Fulvous-breasted
Woodpecker |
Kaththokra |
18cm |
|
|
Picus xanthopygaeus Streak-throated
Woodpecker
|
|
30cm |
|
|
Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback |
Sonali
kaththokra |
26-29cm |
|
|
Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Greater
Flameback |
|
33cm |
|
|
Barbets |
|
Megalaima lineata Lineated Barbet |
Sobuj bosontobauri |
28cm |
|
|
Megalaima asiatica Blue-throated Barbet |
Nilgala
bosonto_bauri |
23cm |
|
|
Megalaima haemacephala Coppersmith Barbet |
Bosonto
bauri |
17cm |
|
|
Hoopoe
& Roller |
|
Upupa epops
Common Hoopoe |
Mohonchura |
31cm |
|
|
Coracias benghalensis
Indian
Roller |
Neelkantha |
33cm |
|
|
Coracias benghalensis affinis
Indian
Roller |
Neelkantha |
33cm |
|
|
Kingfishers |
|
Alcedo atthis
Common
Kingfisher |
Chotto
maachranga |
16cm |
|
|
Halcyon capensis Stork-Billed
Kingfisher |
Machh ghorel |
38cm |
|
|
Halcyon smyrnensis
White-throated Kingfisher |
Sadabuk
manchranga |
28cm |
|
|
Ceryle rudis
Pied Kingfisher |
Photka
maachranga |
31cm |
|
|
Bee-eaters |
|
Merops orientalis Green Bee-eater |
Banshpati |
16-18cm |
|
|
Merops philippinus
Blue-tailed Bee-eater |
|
23-26cm |
xx |
|
Merops leschenaulti
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater |
|
18-20cm |
|
|
Cuckoos, Koel & Coucals |
|
Clamator jacobinus
Pied
Cuckoo |
Shah Bulbul; Papiya |
33cm |
|
|
Hierococcyx sparverioides
Large Hawk-Cuckoo |
Papiya |
38cm |
|
|
Hierococcyx varius
Common Hawk-Cuckoo |
Papiya |
34cm |
|
|
Hierococcyx fugax
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo |
|
29cm |
|
|
Cuculus canorus
Eurasian Cuckoo |
Kuku |
32-34cm |
|
|
Cacomantis merulinus Plaintive
Cuckoo |
Borsha pryio |
23cm |
|
|
Eudynamys scolopacea Asian Koel |
Kokeel |
43cm |
|
|
Centropus sinensis Greater
Coucal |
Kubo |
48cm |
|
|
Centropus bengalensis
Lesser Coucal |
Choto kubo |
33cm |
|
|
Parakeets |
|
Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine Parakeet |
Chandana |
53cm |
|
|
Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet |
Tia |
42cm |
xx |
|
Psittacula alexandri
Red-breasted Parakeet |
Madna |
38cm |
|
|
Swifts |
|
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Asian Palm-Swift |
Talcharai |
13cm |
|
|
Apus affinis House Swift |
Batasi |
15cm |
|
|
Owls
& Nightjars |
|
Tyto alba Barn Owl |
Laksmi
pencha |
36cm |
xx |
|
Otus bakkamoena
Collared Scops Owl |
|
24cm |
|
|
Ketupa zeylonensis
Brown Fish Owl |
Bhutum pencha |
56cm |
|
|
Athene brama Spotted Owlet |
Kuture
pencha |
21cm |
|
|
Ninox scutulata
Brown Hawk Owl |
Kal pencha |
32cm |
xx |
|
Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl |
|
38cm |
|
|
Caprimulgus macrurus Large-tailed
Nightjar |
Raat_chora |
33cm |
|
|
Pigeons
& Doves |
|
Columba livia
Rock Pigeon |
Gola payra |
33cm |
|
|
Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove |
Ghu-ghu; Tile
ghu-ghu |
30cm |
|
|
Streptopelia decaocto
Eurasian Collared Dove |
Kanthi ghu-ghu |
32cm |
|
|
Chalcophaps indica
Emerald Dove |
Raj ghu-ghu |
27cm |
|
|
Treron bicincta
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon |
|
29cm |
|
|
Treron curvirostra Thick-billed Green Pigeon |
|
27-28cm |
|
|
Treron phoenicoptera Yellow-footed Green Pigeon |
Hariyal |
33cm |
|
|
Rails, Crakes & Gallinules |
|
Gallirallus striatus
Slaty-breasted Rail |
|
27cm |
|
|
Rallina eurizonoides
Slaty-legged Crake |
|
25cm |
|
|
Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted
Waterhen |
Dahuk; Panpaira |
32cm |
|
|
Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake |
|
17-19cm |
|
|
Porzana fusca Ruddy-breasted Crake |
Khoyri |
22cm |
|
|
Gallicrex cinerea
Watercock |
Kora |
36-43cm |
|
|
Porphyrio porphyrio
Purple Swamphen |
Kam_pakhi |
43cm |
|
|
Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen |
Jal murgi |
32-35cm |
|
|
Fulica atra
Common Coot |
Jal kukkut |
36-38cm |
|
|
Waders |
|
Gallinago megala Swinhoe's
Snipe |
Kadakhocha |
28cm |
|
|
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe |
Kadakhocha |
26cm |
|
|
Tringa ochropus
Green Sandpiper |
|
21-24cm |
|
|
Tringa glareola
Wood Sandpiper |
Balubatan |
18-21cm |
|
|
Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper |
Balubatan |
19 -21cm |
|
|
Calidris temminckii
Temminck's Stint |
Choto
pankowwa |
13-15cm |
|
|
Rostratula benghalensis Greater
Painted-snipe |
Baggarr_ji |
25cm |
|
|
Himantopus himantopus Black-winged
Stilt |
Lal thengi |
35-40cm |
xx |
|
Recurvirostra avosetta
Pied
Avocet |
|
46cm |
|
|
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Pheasant-tailed
Jacana |
Jal mayur |
31cm |
|
|
Metopidius indicus Bronze-winged Jacana |
Jal pipi; Karatiya |
28-31cm |
|
|
Glareola maldivarum Oriental Pratincole |
babui_batan |
23-24cm |
|
|
Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover |
Jiria |
15-17cm |
xx |
|
Vanellus cinereus Grey-headed
Lapwing |
|
34-37cm |
xx |
|
Vanellus indicus
Red-wattled
Lapwing |
Ho-t-ti-ti |
33cm |
|
|
Gulls & Terns |
|
Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull |
Gaang cheel |
38cm |
|
|
Chlidonias hybridus
Whiskered Tern |
Dhenk
cheel |
25cm |
|
|
Raptors |
|
Elanus caeruleus
Black-shouldered
Kite |
Kapasi |
33cm |
|
|
Milvus migrans Black Kite |
Cheel |
61cm |
|
|
Haliastur indus
Brahminy
Kite |
Sankha cheel |
48cm |
|
|
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
Grey-headed Fish
Eagle |
Machh
morol |
74cm |
xx |
|
Gyps bengalensis
White-rumped Vulture |
Shokun |
85cm |
|
|
Spilornis cheela
Crested Serpent Eagle |
Tilaj baj |
74cm |
|
|
Circus aeruginosus
Eurasian
Marsh Harrier |
Math cheel |
56cm |
|
|
Circus melanoleucos
Pied Harrier |
Pahetai |
48cm |
|
|
Accipiter badius Shikra |
Shikre |
36cm |
|
|
Pernis ptilorhyncus
Oriental Honey-buzzard |
|
65cm |
|
|
Butastur teesa White-eyed
Buzzard |
Teesa |
43cm |
|
|
Hieraaetus pennatus Booted
Eagle |
|
52cm |
|
|
Spizaetus cirrhatus
Changeable Hawk-Eagle |
Sadal |
71cm |
xx |
|
Falco tinnunculus
Common Kestrel |
Poka_maar |
35cm |
|
|
Falco amurensis
Amur Falcon |
|
30cm |
|
|
Falco peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon |
|
43cm |
xx |
|
Grebes,
Darter & Cormorants |
|
Tachybaptus ruficollis Little
Grebe |
Duburi; Dubdubi |
25-29cm |
xx |
|
Anhinga melanogaster
Darter |
Goyar |
85-97cm |
|
|
Phalacrocorax niger
Little Cormorant |
Pankouri |
51cm |
|
|
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Indian Cormorant |
Pankouri |
63cm |
|
|
Phalacrocorax carbo
Great
Cormorant |
Boro pankouri |
80cm |
|
|
Egrets, Herons & Bitterns |
|
Egretta garzetta Little
Egret |
Bak |
55-65cm |
|
|
Casmerodius albus Great Egret |
Dhal_bok |
65-72cm |
xx |
|
Mesophoyx intermedia
Intermediate Egret |
Balaka |
65-72cm |
|
|
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret |
Bak; Go_bok |
48-53cm |
|
|
Ardeola grayii Indian Pond-Heron |
Konch_bok |
43cm |
|
|
Ardea cinerea
Grey Heron |
Sada_kank |
90-98cm |
xx |
|
Ardea purpurea
Purple Heron |
Bagala |
86cm |
|
|
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned
Night-Heron |
Wak_bok ; Bachka |
58-65cm |
|
|
Ixobrychus sinensis Yellow Bittern |
Kat_bok |
38cm |
|
|
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Cinnamon Bittern |
Jyotsna_bok |
38cm |
|
|
Dupetor flavicollis
Black Bittern |
Kalo_bak |
58cm |
|
|
Storks |
|
Mycteria leucocephala
Painted
Stork |
Shona_jongha |
93-100cm |
|
|
Anastomus oscitans Asian Openbill |
Shamuk_khol |
76cm |
|
|
Passerines |
|
Pittas |
|
Pitta brachyura
Indian
Pitta |
Bornali,
Shumcha |
19cm |
|
|
Shrikes |
|
Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike |
Kajol_pakhi |
18cm
|
|
|
Lanius cristatus superciliosus Brown Shrike |
Kajol_pakhi |
18cm
|
|
|
Lanius cristatus
lucionensis
Brown Shrike |
Kajol_pakhi |
18cm
|
|
|
Lanius vittatus
Bay-backed Shrike |
Chhoto kilatora |
17cm |
|
|
Lanius schach
Long-tailed Shrike |
Khaeryi
karkata |
25cm |
|
|
Lanius tephronotus
Grey-Backed
Shrike |
Kachkacha |
25cm |
|
|
Corvids |
|
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Rufous Treepie |
Handi cha-cha |
46-50cm |
|
|
Corvus splendens House Crow |
Kak |
43cm |
|
|
Corvus macrorhynchos Large-Billed Crow |
Danr kak |
46-59cm |
|
|
Woodswallows & Orioles |
|
Artamus fuscus Ashy
Woodswallow |
Tal_chatak; Chatak |
19cm |
|
|
Oriolus oriolus
Eurasian
Golden-Oriole |
Sona bou |
25cm |
|
|
Oriolus chinensis
Black-naped Oriole |
|
27cm |
|
|
Oriolus xanthornus Black-hooded Oriole |
Bene
bou |
23cm |
|
|
Cuckooshrikes, Minivets &
Fantails |
|
Coracina melaschistos
Black-winged
Cuckooshrike |
Kabasi |
22cm |
|
|
Coracina melanoptera
Black-headed
Cuckooshrike |
|
20cm |
|
|
Rhipidura albicollis White-throated
Fantail |
Chak_dayal |
19cm |
|
|
Drongos |
|
Dicrurus macrocercus Black
Drongo |
Phinge |
28cm |
|
|
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Ashy Drongo |
Neel
phinge |
29cm |
|
|
Dicrurus leucophaeus
hopwoodi
Ashy Drongo |
Neel
phinge |
29cm |
|
|
Dicrurus aeneus
Bronzed Drongo |
Choto bhujongo |
24cm |
|
|
Dicrurus remifer
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo |
Bhimraj |
28cm |
|
|
Dicrurus hottentottus
Spangled
Drongo |
Keshraj |
31cm |
|
|
Dicrurus paradiseus
Greater
Racket-tailed Drongo |
Bhimraj |
35cm |
|
|
Monarch, Ioras
& Woodshrikes |
|
Hypothymis azurea Black-naped
Monarch |
Katkatiya |
16cm |
|
|
Terpsiphone paradisi Asian
Paradise-flycatcher |
Doodhraj |
20-50cm |
|
|
Aegithina tiphia
Common Iora |
Photik_jal |
14cm |
|
|
Thrushes |
|
Zoothera citrina
Orange-headed Thrush |
Dama |
21cm
|
|
|
Zoothera dauma
Scaly Thrush |
|
26cm |
|
|
Turdus unicolor
Tickell's Thrush |
Machasah |
21cm |
|
|
Turdus obscurus
Eyebrowed Thrush |
|
23cm |
|
|
Flycatchers |
|
Muscicapa
sibirica
Dark-sided
Flycatcher |
|
12cm |
|
|
Muscicapa dauurica
Asian Brown Flycatcher |
|
14cm |
|
|
Muscicapa muttui
Brown-breasted Flycatcher |
|
14cm |
|
|
Ficedula albicilla Red- throated Flycatcher |
Chutki |
13cm |
|
|
Eumyias thalassina
Verditer
Flycatcher |
Neel katkatiya |
16cm |
|
|
Cyornis rubeculoides
Blue-throated Flycatcher |
Ghatki |
14cm |
|
|
Robins
& Chats |
|
Luscinia calliope Siberian
Rubythroat |
Gupigola |
14cm |
|
|
Luscinia svecica
Bluethroat |
Gunpigera |
15cm |
|
|
Copsychus saularis
Oriental Magpie-Robin |
Doel |
23cm |
|
|
Saxicola maura
Siberian Stonechat |
|
13cm |
|
|
Starlings & Mynas |
|
Sturnus malabaricus Chestnut-tailed Starling |
Desi powai |
20 cm |
|
|
Sturnus roseus Rosy Starling |
Modhu
shalik |
21 cm |
|
|
Sturnus contra Asian Pied Starling |
Go
shalik |
23cm |
|
|
Acridotheres tristis
Common Myna |
Salik |
25cm |
|
|
Acridotheres ginginianus Bank Myna |
Gang
shalik |
23cm |
xx |
|
Acridotheres fuscus Jungle Myna |
Jhunt or Jongli
shalik |
23cm |
|
|
Tits & Swallows |
|
Parus major
Great Tit |
Ramgangra |
14cm |
|
|
Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow tytleri |
Ababil |
18cm |
|
|
Hirundo rustica
tytleri
Barn Swallow |
Ababil |
18cm |
|
|
Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow |
Lal ababil |
18cm |
xx |
|
Bulbuls |
|
Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul |
Sipahi bulbul |
20cm |
|
|
Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul |
Bulbuli |
20cm |
|
|
Warblers |
|
Prinia flaviventris
Yellow-bellied
Prinia |
|
13cm |
|
|
Prinia inornata Plain Prinia |
Phutki |
13cm |
|
|
Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola |
Ghash phutki |
10cm |
|
|
Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye |
Motichur; Babu_nai |
10cm |
|
|
Locustella certhiola Rusty-rumped Warbler |
|
13-14cm |
|
|
Acrocephalus
bistrigiceps
Black-browed Reed Warbler |
Tikra |
13cm |
|
|
Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler |
Tikra |
13cm |
|
|
Acrocephalus orinus Large-billed Reed Warbler |
|
13cm |
|
|
Acrocephalus concinens Blunt-winged Warbler |
|
13cm |
|
|
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Blyth's Reed Warbler |
Jhonp_tikra |
13cm |
|
|
Acrocephalus orientalis Oriental Reed Warbler |
|
19cm |
|
|
Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed Warbler |
|
19cm |
|
|
Acrocephalus aedon Thick-billed Warbler |
|
19cm |
|
|
Megalurus palustris Striated Grassbird |
|
25cm |
|
|
Orthotomus sutorius Common Tailorbird |
Tuntuni |
13cm |
|
|
Phylloscopus fuscatus Dusky Warbler |
|
12cm |
|
|
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Greenish
Warbler |
|
11cm |
|
|
Phylloscopus magnirostris
Large-billed Leaf Warbler |
|
13cm |
|
|
Phylloscopus
occipitalis
Western Crowned Warbler |
|
12cm |
|
|
Seicercus burkii
Golden-spectacled Warbler |
|
10cm |
|
|
Babblers |
|
Turdoides striatus Jungle Babbler |
Chatare |
25cm |
|
|
Larks |
|
Mirafra assamica
Bengal Bushlark |
Bhiriri |
15cm |
|
|
Eremopterix grisea
Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark |
Dhulichata,
Math charai |
12cm |
|
|
Calandrella brachydactyla
Greater Short-toed
Lark |
Bagheri |
15cm |
|
|
Alauda gulgula
Oriental Skylark |
Bharat |
16cm |
|
|
Flowerpeckers, Sunbirds & Spiderhunters |
|
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Pale-billed
Flowerpecker |
Phoolchuki |
8cm |
|
|
Nectarinia zeylonica Purple-rumped Sunbird |
Moutushi |
10cm |
|
|
Nectarinia asiatica
Purple Sunbird |
Durga tuntuni |
10cm |
|
|
Nectarinia lotenia
Loten's Sunbird |
|
13cm |
|
|
Arachnothera longirostra
Little Spiderhunter |
|
16cm |
|
|
Sparrows |
|
Passer domesticus
House
Sparrow |
Charai |
15cm |
|
|
Wagtails & Pipits |
|
Dendronanthus indicus
Forest Wagtail |
Ban khanjan |
18cm |
|
|
Motacilla alba White Wagtail |
Sada khanjan |
19cm |
|
|
Motacilla citreola
Citrine Wagtail |
|
19cm |
|
|
Motacilla flava
Yellow Wagtail |
Holde khanjan |
18cm |
|
|
Motacilla cinerea
Grey Wagtail |
Dhushar khanjan |
19cm |
|
|
Anthus richardi
Richard's Pipit |
Math
charai |
18cm |
|
|
Anthus rufulus
Paddyfield Pipit |
Math charai |
15cm |
|
|
Anthus hodgsoni
Olive-backed
Pipit |
Gecho tulika |
15cm |
|
|
Anthus roseatus
Rosy Pipit |
|
15cm |
xx |
|
Weavers & Avadavats |
|
Ploceus benghalensis
Black-breasted
Weaver |
Shor baya |
14cm |
|
|
Ploceus manyar
Streaked Weaver |
Tite
babui |
14cm |
|
|
Ploceus philippinus
Baya Weaver |
Babui |
15cm |
|
|
Ploceus megarhynchus
Finn's Weaver |
|
17cm |
|
|
Amandava amandava
Red
Avadavat |
Lal munia |
10cm |
|
|
Lonchura punctulata
Scaly-breasted Munia |
Tile
munia |
11-12cm |
|
|
Lonchura malacca
Black-headed Munia |
Pora
munia |
11cm |
|
|
Finches |
|
Carpodacus erythrinus
Common Rosefinch |
Gulabi tuti, Lal tuti |
15cm |
|
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