West Bengal
Checklist of Birds

~ presented by Birds of India

Compiled by Sumit K Sen


BIRDS of West Bengal (840 species)

Preface: West Bengal in the eastern part of India has unique geography. This state stretches from the great height of the Himalayas in the north to the largest mangrove forest in the south where the Sunderbans meets the Bay of Bengal. This riverine part of the country presents diverse habitats suitable for a vast multitude of avian residents. As you travel across West Bengal you can meet some of the most sought after birds in the world, be it a Brown-Winged Kingfisher or a Rusty-Bellied Shortwing. And West Bengal has diversity with more than 70% of India's birds to be found here, and some only here.

This list is bound to be incomplete and may contain a few errors. It is my hope that this start point will inspire others to opine and contribute, thereby making the list the last word on West Bengal birds at a later date ~ Sumit K. Sen, March 2010


Systematic Index of Families and Species

R widespread resident r very local resident W widespread winter visitor w sparse winter visitor P widespread migrant
p sparse migrant v vagrant or irregular visitor C critically endangered E endangered V vulnerable
D conservation dependent N near threatened ?  questionable    

ORDER: CRACIFORMES

ORDER: GALLIFORMES

Family: Phasianidae

Black Francolin R Francolinus francolinus

Grey Francolin R Francolinus pondicerianus

Swamp Francolin V r Francolinus gularis

Common Quail rw Coturnix coturnix

Rain Quail r Coturnix coromandelica

Blue-breasted Quail r Coturnix chinensis

Manipur Bush-Quail r  Perdicula manipurensis

Jungle Bush Quail R Perdicula asiatica

Hill Partridge r Arborophila torqueola

Rufous-throated Partridge r Arborophila rufogularis

Chestnut-breasted Partridge Vr Arborophila mandellii

Painted Spurfowl r Galloperdix lunulata 

Blood Pheasant r Ithaginis cruentus

Himalayan Monal ? Lophophorus impejanus

Satyr Tragopan N r Tragopan satyra

Red Junglefowl R Gallus gallus

Kalij Pheasant R Lophura leucomelanos

Grey Peacock Pheasant r Polyplectron bicalcaratum

Indian Peafowl R Pavo cristatus

Green Peafowl R Pavo muticus (extirpated)

ORDER: ANSERIFORMES

Family: Dendrocygndiae

Fulvous Whistling-duck r Dendrocygna bicolor

Lesser Whistling-duck R Dendrocygna javanica

Family: Anatidae

Oxyurinae

White-headed Duck Vw Oxyura leucocephala

Anserini

Lesser White-fronted Goose Vw Anser erythropus

Greylag Goose W Anser anser

Bar-headed Goose rW Anser indicus

Ruddy Shelduck RW Tadorna ferruginea

Common Shelduck w Tadorna tadorna

White-winged Duck Ew Cairina scutulata

Comb Duck r Sarkidiornis melanotos

Cotton Pygmy-goose r Nettapus coromandelianus

White-headed Duck w Oxyura leucocephala

Marbled Duck V v Marmaronetta angustirostris

Anatini

Gadwall W Anas strepera

Falcated Duck V Anas falcata

Eurasian Wigeon W Anas penelope

Mallard rW Anas platyrhynchos

Spot-billed Duck R Anas poecilorhyncha

Baikal Teal V v Anas formosa

Common Teal W Anas crecca

Pink-headed Duck C Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (extirpated)

Garganey W Anas querquedula

Northern Shoveler W Anas clypeata

Northern Pintail W Anas acuta

Red-crested Pochard w Rhodonessa rufina

Common Pochard W Aythya ferina

Ferruginous Pochard N w Aythya nyroca

Baer’s Pochard V w Aythya baeri

Tufted Duck W Aythya fuligula

Common Goldeneye w Bucephala clangula

Smew Mergellus albellus

Common Merganser  W Mergus merganser

Red-breasted Merganser V v Mergus serrator 

ORDER: TURNICIFORMES

Family: Turnicidae

Small Buttonquail R Turnix sylvatica

Yellow-legged Buttonquail R Turnix tanki

Barred Buttonquail R Turnix suscitator

ORDER: PICIFORMES

Family: Indicatoridae

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide N r Indicator xanthonotus

Eurasian Wryneck r Jynx torquilla

Speckled Piculet r Picumnus innominatus

White-browed Piculet r Sasia ochracea

Rufous Woodpecker R Celeus brachyurus

Pale-headed Woodpecker r Gecinulus grantia

Bay Woodpecker r Blythipicus pyrrhotis

Heart-spotted Woodpecker r Hemicircus canente

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker R Dendrocopos nanus

Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker R Dendrocopos canicapillus

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker R Dendrocopos macei

Stripe-breasted Woodpecker r Dendrocopos atratus

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker R Dendrocopos mahrattensis

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker r Dendrocopos hyperythrus

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker r Dendrocopos cathpharius

Darjeeling Woodpecker R Dendrocopos darjellensis

Great Spotted Woodpecker v Dendrocopos major

Himalayan Woodpecker R Dendrocopos himalayensis

Lesser Yellownape R Picus chlorolophus

Greater Yellownape R Picus flavinucha

Streak-throated Woodpecker R Picus xanthopygaeus

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker R Picus squamatus

Grey-headed  Woodpecker R Picus canus

Himalayan Flameback R Dinopium shorii

Common Flameback R Dinopium javanense

Black-rumped Flameback R Dinopium benghalense

Greater Flameback R Chrysocolaptes lucidus

White-naped Woodpecker r Chrysocolaptes festivus

Family: Megalaimidae

Great Barbet R Megalaima virens

Brown-headed Barbet R Megalaima zeylanica

Lineated Barbet R Megalaima lineata

Golden-throated Barbet r Megalaima franklinii

Blue-throated Barbet R Megalaima asiatica

Blue-eared Barbet r Megalaima australis

Coppersmith Barbet R Megalaima haemacephala

ORDER: BUCEROTIFORMES

Family: Bucerotidae

Indian Grey Hornbill R Ocyceros birostris

Oriental Pied Hornbill r Anthracoceros albirostris

Great Hornbill N R Buceros bicornis

Rufous-necked Hornbill V r Aceros nipalensis

Wreathed Hornbill r Aceros undulatus

ORDER: UPUPIFORMES

Family: Upupidae

Common Hoopoe RW Upupa epops

ORDER: TROGONIFORMES

Family: Trogonidae

Malabar Trogon r Harpactes fasciatus

Red-headed Trogon r Harpactes erythrocephalus

Ward's Trogon D ? Harpactes wardi 

ORDER: CORACIIFORMES

Family: Coraciidae

Indian Roller R Coracias benghalensis

Dollarbird r Eurystomus orientalis

Family: Alcedinidae

Blyth’s Kingfisher N r Alcedo hercules

Common Kingfisher R Alcedo atthis

Blue-eared Kingfisher r Alcedo meninting

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher r Ceyx erithacus

Family: Halcyonidae

Brown-winged Kingfisher N r Halcyon amauroptera

Stork-billed Kingfisher R Halcyon capensis

Ruddy Kingfisher r Halcyon coromanda

White-throated Kingfisher R Halcyon smyrnensis

Black-capped Kingfisher R Halcyon pileata

Collared Kingfisher r Todiramphus chloris

Family: Cerylidae

Crested Kingfisher R Megaceryle lugubris

Pied Kingfisher R Ceryle rudis

Family: Meropidae

Blue-bearded Bee-eater r Nyctyornis athertoni

Green Bee-eater R Merops orientalis

Blue-tailed Bee-eater R Merops philippinus

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater R Merops leschenaulti

ORDER: CUCULIFORMES

Family: Cuculidae

Pied Cuckoo rS Clamator jacobinus

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo r Clamator coromandus

Large Hawk Cuckoo r Hierococcyx sparverioides

Common Hawk Cuckoo R Hierococcyx varius

Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo r Hierococcyx fugax

Indian Cuckoo R Cuculus micropterus

Eurasian Cuckoo R Cuculus canorus

Oriental Cuckoo r Cuculus saturatus

Lesser Cuckoo r Cuculus poliocephalus

Banded Bay Cuckoo r Cacomantis sonneratii

Grey-bellied Cuckoo r Cacomantis passerinus

Plaintive Cuckoo r Cacomantis merulinus

Asian Emerald Cuckoo r Chrysococcyx maculatus

Drongo Cuckoo r Surniculus lugubris

Asian Koel R Eudynamys scolopacea

Green-billed Malkoha r Phaenicophaeus tristis

Sirkeer Malkoha r Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

Family: Centropodidae

Greater Coucal R Centropus sinensis

Lesser Coucal r Centropus bengalensis

ORDER: PSITTACIFORMES

Family: Psittacidae

Vernal Hanging Parrot R Loriculus vernalis

Alexandrine Parakeet R Psittacula eupatria

Rose-ringed Parakeet R Psittacula krameri

Slaty-headed Parakeet R Psittacula himalayana

Plum-headed Parakeet R Psittacula cyanocephala

Blossom-headed Parakeet r Psittacula roseata

Red-breasted Parakeet R Psittacula alexandri

ORDER: APODIFORMES

Family: Apodidae

Himalayan Swiftlet R Collocalia brevirostris

White-rumped Needletail r Zoonavena sylvatica

White-throated Needletail r Hirundapus caudacutus

Asian Palm Swift R Cypsiurus balasiensis

Fork-tailed Swift r Apus pacificus

Alpine Swift r Tachymarptis melba 

House Swift R Apus affinis

Family: Hemiprocnidae

Crested Treeswift R Hemiprocne coronata

ORDER: STRIGIFORMES

Family: Tytonidae

Barn Owl r Tyto alba

Grass Owl r Tyto capensis

Oriental Bay Owl r Phodilus badius

Family: Strigidae

Mountain Scops Owl r Otus spilocephalus

Eurasian Scops Owl w Otus scops

Oriental Scops Owl w Otus sunia

Collared Scops Owl R Otus bakkamoena

Eurasian Eagle Owl R Bubo bubo

Rock Eagle Owl R Bubo bengalensis

Spot-bellied Eagle Owl r Bubo nipalensis

Dusky Eagle-owl r Bubo coromandus 

Brown Fish Owl r Ketupa zeylonensis

Tawny Fish Owl r Ketupa flavipes

Buffy Fish Owl r Ketupa ketupu

Mottled Wood Owl r Strix ocellata

Brown Wood Owl r Strix leptogrammica

Tawny Owl r Strix aluco

Collared Owlet r Glaucidium brodiei

Asian Barred Owlet r Glaucidium cuculoides

Jungle Owlet R Glaucidium radiatum

Spotted Owlet R Athene brama

Brown Hawk Owl r Ninox scutulata

Short-eared Owl w Asio flammeus

Family: Batrachostomidae

Family: Eurostopodidae

Family: Caprimulgidae

Grey Nightjar R Caprimulgus indicus

Large-tailed Nightjar R Caprimulgus macrurus

Jerdon's Nightjar R Caprimulgus atripennis ?

Indian Nightjar R Caprimulgus asiaticus

Savanna Nightjar r Caprimulgus affinis

ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES

Family: Columbidae

Rock Pigeon R Columba livia

Common Wood Pigeon r Columba palumbus

Speckled Wood Pigeon r Columba hodgsonii

Ashy Wood Pigeon r Columba pulchricollis

Pale-capped Pigeon w Columba punicea

Green Imperial Pigeon r Ducula aenea

Mountain Imperial Pigeon r Ducula badia

Oriental Turtle Dove RW Streptopelia orientalis

Laughing Dove R Streptopelia senegalensis

Spotted Dove R Streptopelia chinensis

Red Collared Dove R Streptopelia tranquebarica

Eurasian Collared Dove R Streptopelia decaocto

Barred Cuckoo Dove r Macropygia unchall

Emerald Dove R Chalcophaps indica

Orange-breasted Green Pigeon r Treron bicincta

Pompadour Green Pigeon r Treron pompadora

Thick-billed Green Pigeon r Treron curvirostra

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon R Treron phoenicoptera

Pin-tailed Green Pigeon r Treron apicauda

Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon r Treron sphenura

ORDER: GRUIFORMES

Family: Otididae

Bengal Florican E r Houbaropsis bengalensis

Lesser Florican E r Houbaropsis indica

Family: Gruidae

Sarus Crane E r Grus antigone (extirpated)

Common Crane w Grus grus

Black-necked Crane V r Grus nigricollis

Family: Heliornithidae

Masked Finfoot V r Heliopais personata

Family: Rallidae

Slaty-legged Crake r Rallina eurizonoides

Slaty-breasted Rail r Gallirallus striatus

Water Rail rw Rallus aquaticus

Brown Crake r Amaurornis akool

White-breasted Waterhen R Amaurornis phoenicurus

Black-tailed Crake r Porzana bicolor

Baillon’s Crake rw Porzana pusilla

Spotted Crake V Porzana porzana

Ruddy-breasted Crake r Porzana fusca

Watercock r Gallicrex cinerea

Purple Swamphen R Porphyrio porphyrio

Common Moorhen R Gallinula chloropus

Common Coot RW Fulica atra

ORDER: CICONIIFORMES

Family: Pteroclidae

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse r Pterocles exustus

Painted Sandgrouse r Pterocles indicus

Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacinae

Eurasian Woodcock rW Scolopax rusticola

Solitary Snipe r Gallinago solitaria

Wood Snipe V r Gallinago nemoricola

Pintail Snipe W Gallinago stenura

Swinhoe’s Snipe w Gallinago megala

Great Snipe V Gallinago media ?

Common Snipe rW Gallinago gallinago

Jack Snipe w Lymnocryptes minimus

Tringinae

Black-tailed Godwit W Limosa limosa

Bar-tailed Godwit W Limosa lapponica

Whimbrel W Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian Curlew W Numenius arquata

Spotted Redshank W Tringa erythropus

Common Redshank sW Tringa totanus

Marsh Sandpiper W Tringa stagnatilis

Common Greenshank W Tringa nebularia

Green Sandpiper W Tringa ochropus

Wood Sandpiper W Tringa glareola

Terek Sandpiper w Xenus cinereus

Common Sandpiper sW Actitis hypoleucos

Ruddy Turnstone w Arenaria interpres

Asian Dowitcher N w Limnodromus semipalmatus

Great Knot w Calidris tenuirostris

Red Knot W Calidris canutus

Sanderling W Calidris alba

Spoon-billed Sandpiper w Calidris pygmea

Little Stint W Calidris minuta

Red-necked Stint w Calidris ruficollis

Temminck’s Stint W Calidris temminckii

Long-toed Stint w Calidris subminuta

Dunlin w Calidris alpina ?

Curlew Sandpiper W Calidris ferruginea

Broad-billed Sandpiper w Limicola falcinellus

Spoon-billed Sandpiper V w Calidris pygmea

Ruff W Philomachus pugnax

Red Phalarope W Phalaropus fulicaria

Family: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipe r Rostratula benghalensis

Family: Jacanidae

Pheasant-tailed Jacana R Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Bronze-winged Jacana R Metopidius indicus

Family: Burhinidae

Eurasian Thick-knee R Burhinus oedicnemus

Great Thick-knee r Esacus recurvirostris

Family: Charadriidae

Recurvirostrinae

Haematopodini

Eurasian Oystercatcher w Haematopus ostralegus 

Recurvirostrini

Ibisbill r Ibidorhyncha struthersii

Black-winged Stilt RW Himantopus himantopus

Pied Avocet rW Recurvirostra avosetta

Charadriinae

European Golden Plover V Pluvialis apricaria

Pacific Golden Plover W Pluvialis fulva

Grey Plover w Pluvialis squatarola

Common Ringed Plover w Charadrius hiaticula

Long-billed Plover w Charadrius placidus

Little Ringed Plover RW Charadrius dubius

Kentish Plover RW Charadrius alexandrinus

Lesser Sand Plover sW Charadrius mongolus

Greater Sand Plover w Charadrius leschenaultii

Northern Lapwing w Vanellus vanellus

Yellow-wattled Lapwing r Vanellus malabaricus

River Lapwing R Vanellus duvaucelii

Grey-headed Lapwing w Vanellus cinereus

Red-wattled Lapwing R Vanellus indicus

Sociable Lapwing E Vanellus gregarius (extirpated)?

White-tailed Lapwing W Vanellus leucurus

Family: Glareolidae

Dromadinae

Glareolinae

Indian Courser r Cursorius coromandelicus

Oriental Pratincole rw Glareola maldivarum 

Small Pratincole R Glareola lactea

Family: Laridae

Larinae

Stercorariini

Rynchopini

Indian Skimmer V r Rynchops albicollis

Larini

Pallas’s Gull w Larus ichthyaetus

Heuglin’s Gull w Larus heuglini

Brown-headed Gull sW Larus brunnicephalus

Black-headed Gull W Larus ridibundus

Sternini

Gull-billed Tern rW Gelochelidon nilotica

Caspian Tern W Sterna caspia

River Tern R Sterna aurantia

Lesser Crested Tern r Sterna bengalensis

Great Crested Tern r Sterna bergii

Common Tern sW Sterna hirundo

Little Tern r Sterna albifrons

Black-bellied Tern r Sterna acuticauda

Sooty Tern v Sterna fuscata

Whiskered Tern RW Chlidonias hybridus

White-winged Tern w Chlidonias leucopterus

Black Noddy V Anous minutus

Family: Accipitridae

Pandioninae

Osprey rW Pandion haliaetus

Accipitrinae

Jerdon’s Baza r Aviceda jerdoni

Black Baza r Aviceda leuphotes

Oriental Honey-buzzard RW Pernis ptilorhyncus

Black-shouldered Kite R Elanus caeruleus

Black Kite RW Milvus migrans

Brahminy Kite R Haliastur indus

White-bellied Sea Eagle R Haliaeetus leucogaster

Pallas’s Fish Eagle V r Haliaeetus leucoryphus

White-tailed Eagle rW Haliaeetus albicilla 

Grey-headed Fish Eagle N r Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

Lesser Fish Eagle r Ichthyophaga humilis

Egyptian Vulture R Neophron percnopterus

White-rumped Vulture C r Gyps bengalensis

Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris

Himalayan Griffon r Gyps himalayensis

Cinereous Vulture N rw Aegypius monachus

Red-headed Vulture N r Sarcogyps calvus

Short-toed Snake Eagle r Circaetus gallicus

Crested Serpent Eagle R Spilornis cheela

Eurasian Marsh Harrier W Circus aeruginosus

Hen Harrier w Circus cyaneus

Pallid Harrier N w Circus macrourus

Pied Harrier rw Circus melanoleucos

Montagu’s Harrier w Circus pygargus

Crested Goshawk r Accipiter trivirgatus

Shikra R Accipiter badius

Besra r Accipiter virgatus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk rw Accipiter nisus

Northern Goshawk rw Accipiter gentilis

White-eyed Buzzard R Butastur teesa

Common Buzzard rw Buteo buteo

Long-legged Buzzard rW Buteo rufinus

Upland Buzzard w Buteo hemilasius

Black Eagle r Ictinaetus malayensis

Indian Spotted Eagle r Aquila hastata

Greater Spotted Eagle V w Aquila clanga

Golden Eagle w Aquila chrysaetos

Tawny Eagle r Aquila rapax

Steppe Eagle W Aquila nipalensis

Imperial Eagle V w Aquila heliaca

Bonelli’s Eagle r Hieraaetus fasciatus

Booted Eagle w Hieraaetus pennatus

Rufous-bellied Eagle r Hieraaetus kienerii

Changeable Hawk Eagle R Spizaetus cirrhatus

Mountain Hawk Eagle r Spizaetus nipalensis

Family: Falconidae

Collared Falconet r Microhierax caerulescens

Lesser Kestrel V p Falco naumanni

Common Kestrel RW Falco tinnunculus

Red-necked Falcon r Falco chicquera

Amur Falcon p Falco amurensis

Merlin w Falco columbarius

Eurasian Hobby rp Falco subbuteo

Oriental Hobby r Falco severus

Laggar Falcon r Falco jugger

Peregrine Falcon rw Falco peregrinus

Family: Podicipedidae

Little Grebe R Tachybaptus ruficollis

Black-necked Grebe rw Tachybaptus nigricollis

Great Crested Grebe rw Podiceps cristatus

Family: Phaethontidae

Family: Sulidae

Family: Anhingidae

Darter N R Anhinga melanogaster

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Little Cormorant R Phalacrocorax niger

Indian Cormorant R Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Great Cormorant RW Phalacrocorax carbo

Family: Ardeidae

Little Egret R Egretta garzetta

Grey Heron RW Ardea cinerea

Goliath Heron r Ardea goliath

White-bellied Heron E r Ardea insignis

Purple Heron R Ardea purpurea

Great Egret RW Casmerodius albus

Intermediate Egret R Mesophoyx intermedia

Cattle Egret R Bubulcus ibis

Indian Pond Heron R Ardeola grayii

Little Heron r Butorides striatus

Black-crowned Night Heron R Nycticorax nycticorax

Malayan Night Heron r Gorsachius melanolophus

Yellow Bittern r Ixobrychus sinensis

Chestnut Bittern r Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Black Bittern r Dupetor flavicollis

Family: Phoenicopteridae

Family: Threskiornithidae

Black-headed Ibis N R Threskiornis melanocephalus

Black Ibis R Pseudibis papillosa

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Eurasian Spoonbill RW Platalea leucorodia

Family: Pelecanidae

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

Spot-billed Pelican V R Pelecanus philippensis

Family: Ciconiidae

Painted Stork N R Mycteria leucocephala

Asian Openbill R Anastomus oscitans

Black Stork w Ciconia nigra

Woolly-necked Stork R Ciconia episcopus

White Stork R Ciconia ciconia 

Black-necked Stork N r Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Lesser Adjutant V r Leptoptilos javanicus

Greater Adjutant E r Leptoptilos dubius

Family: Fregatidae

Christmas Island Frigatebird v Fregata andrewsi

Family: Gaviidae

Family: Procellariidae

Procellariinae

Hydrobatinae

Wilson’s Storm-petrel P Oceanites oceanicus

ORDER: PASSERIFORMES

Family: Pittidae

Indian Pitta R Pitta brachyura

Hooded Pitta N r Pitta sordida

Blue-naped Pitta N r Pitta nipalensis

Mangrove Pitta N r Pitta megarhyncha

Family: Eurylaimidae

Silver-breasted Broadbill r Serilophus lunatus

Long-tailed Broadbill r Psarisomus dalhousiae

Family: Irenidae

Asian Fairy Bluebird r Irena puella

Blue-winged Leafbird R Chloropsis cochinchinensis

Golden-fronted Leafbird R Chloropsis aurifrons

Orange-bellied Leafbird r Chloropsis hardwickii

Family: Laniidae

Rufous-tailed Shrike W Lanius isabellinus

Brown Shrike W Lanius cristatus

Bay-backed Shrike R Lanius vittatus

Long-tailed Shrike R Lanius schach

Grey-backed Shrike rW Lanius tephronotus

Southern Grey Shrike R Lanius meridionalis

Family: Corvidae

Pachycephalinae

Mangrove Whistler r Pachycephala grisola

Corvinae

Corvini

Yellow-billed Blue Magpie R Urocissa flavirostris

Red-billed Blue Magpie R Urocissa erythrorhyncha

Common Green Magpie r Cissa chinensis

Rufous Treepie R Dendrocitta vagabunda

Grey Treepie R Dendrocitta formosae

Collared Treepie r Dendrocitta frontalis

Spotted Nutcracker r Nucifraga caryocatactes

Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 

House Crow R Corvus splendens

Large-billed Crow R Corvus macrorhynchos

Common Raven r Corvus corax

Artamini

Ashy Woodswallow R Artamus fuscus

Oriolini

Eurasian Golden Oriole R Oriolus oriolus

Black-naped Oriole rw Oriolus chinensis

Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris

Black-hooded Oriole R Oriolus xanthornus

Maroon Oriole r Oriolus traillii

Large Cuckooshrike r Coracina macei

Black-winged Cuckooshrike r Coracina melaschistos

Black-headed Cuckooshrike r Coracina melanoptera

Rosy Minivet rw Pericrocotus roseus

Small Minivet R Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

White-bellied Minivet r Pericrocotus erythropygius

Grey-chinned Minivet r Pericrocotus solaris

Long-tailed Minivet R Pericrocotus ethologus

Short-billed Minivet r Pericrocotus brevirostris

Scarlet Minivet R Pericrocotus flammeus

Ashy Minivet w Pericrocotus divaricatus

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike R Hemipus picatus

Dicrurinae

Rhipidurini

Yellow-bellied Fantail R Rhipidura hypoxantha

White-throated Fantail R Rhipidura albicollis

White-browed Fantail Flycatcher R Rhipidura aureola

Dicrurini

Black Drongo R Dicrurus macrocercus

Ashy Drongo R Dicrurus leucophaeus

White-bellied Drongo r Dicrurus caerulescens

Crow-billed Drongo r Dicrurus annectans

Bronzed Drongo r Dicrurus aeneus

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo r Dicrurus remifer

Spangled Drongo R Dicrurus hottentottus

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo r Dicrurus paradiseus

Monarchini

Black-naped Monarch r Hypothymis azurea

Asian Paradise-flycatcher R Terpsiphone paradisi

Aegithininae

Common Iora R Aegithina tiphia

Malaconotinae

Large Woodshrike r Tephrodornis gularis

Common Woodshrike R Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Family: Bombycillidae

Family: Cinclidae

Brown Dipper R Cinclus pallasii

Family: Muscicapidae

Turdinae

Blue-capped Rock Thrush R Monticola cinclorhynchus

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush r Monticola rufiventris

Blue Rock Thrush rW Monticola solitarius

Blue Whistling Thrush R Myophonus caeruleus

Pied Thrush Zoothera wardii

Orange-headed Thrush R Zoothera citrina

Plain-backed Thrush r Zoothera mollissima

Long-tailed Thrush r Zoothera dixoni

Scaly Thrush r Zoothera dauma

Long-billed Thrush r Zoothera monticola

Dark-sided Thrush r Zoothera marginata

Tickell’s Thrush R Turdus unicolor

White-collared Blackbird r Turdus albocinctus

Grey-winged Blackbird r Turdus boulboul

Eurasian Blackbird r Turdus merula

Chestnut Thrush r Turdus rubrocanus

Eyebrowed Thrush w Turdus obscurus

Dark-throated Thrush w Turdus ruficollis

Dusky Thrush w Turdus naumanni

Gould’s Shortwing r Brachypteryx stellata

Rusty-bellied Shortwing V r Brachypteryx hyperythra

Lesser Shortwing r Brachypteryx leucophrys

White-browed Shortwing r Brachypteryx montana

Muscicapinae

Muscicapini

Dark-sided Flycatcher r Muscicapa sibirica

Asian Brown Flycatcher rw Muscicapa dauurica

Rusty-tailed Flycatcher r Muscicapa ruficauda

Brown-breasted Flycatcher r Muscicapa muttui

Ferruginous Flycatcher r Muscicapa ferruginea

Slaty-backed Flycatcher r Ficedula hodgsonii

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher r Ficedula strophiata

Red-breasted Flycatcher W Ficedula parva

Red-throated Flycatcher W Ficedula albicilla

White-gorgeted Flycatcher r Ficedula monileger

Snowy-browed Flycatcher r Ficedula hyperythra

Little Pied Flycatcher r Ficedula westermanni

Ultramarine Flycatcher r Ficedula superciliaris

Slaty-blue Flycatcher r Ficedula tricolor

Sapphire Flycatcher r Ficedula sapphira

Verditer Flycatcher R Eumyias thalassina

Large Niltava r Niltava grandis

Small Niltava r Niltava macgrigoriae

Rufous-bellied Niltava r Niltava sundara

Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida

Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher r Cyornis pallipes

Pale Blue Flycatcher r Cyornis unicolor

Blue-throated Flycatcher r Cyornis rubeculoides

Hill Blue Flycatcher  Cyornis banyumas 

Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher R Cyornis tickelliae

Pygmy Blue Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher R Culicicapa ceylonensis

Saxicolini

Siberian Rubythroat w Luscinia calliope

White-tailed Rubythroat rW Luscinia pectoralis

Bluethroat sW Luscinia svecica

Indian Blue Robin r Luscinia brunnea

Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane

Orange-flanked Bush Robin r Tarsiger cyanurus

Golden Bush Robin r Tarsiger chrysaeus

White-browed Bush Robin r Tarsiger indicus

Rufous-breasted Bush Robin r Tarsiger hyperythrus

Oriental Magpie Robin R Copsychus saularis

White-rumped Shama R Copsychus malabaricus

Indian Robin R Saxicoloides fulicata

Blue-capped Redstart r Phoenicurus coeruleocephalus

Black Redstart rW Phoenicurus ochruros

Hodgson’s Redstart w Phoenicurus hodgsoni

White-throated Redstart r Phoenicurus schisticeps

Daurian Redstart rw Phoenicurus auroreus

Blue-fronted Redstart r Phoenicurus frontalis

White-capped Water Redstart r Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

Plumbeous Water Redstart r Rhyacornis fuliginosus

White-bellied Redstart r Hodgsonius phaenicuroides

White-tailed Robin r Myiomela leucura

Blue-fronted Robin r Cinclidium frontale

Little Forktail r Enicurus scouleri

Black-backed Forktail r Enicurus immaculatus

Slaty-backed Forktail r Enicurus schistaceus

White-crowned Forktail r Enicurus leschenaulti

Spotted Forktail r Enicurus maculatus

Purple Cochoa r Cochoa purpurea

Green Cochoa r Cochoa viridis

Hodgson's Bushchat  Saxicola insignis

Common Stonechat R Saxicola torquata

White-tailed Stonechat r Saxicola leucura

Pied Bushchat R Saxicola caprata

Jerdon's Bushchat  Saxicola jerdoni

Grey Bushchat R Saxicola ferrea

Family: Sturnidae

Spot-winged Starling r Saroglossa spiloptera

Chestnut-tailed Starling R Sturnus malabaricus

Brahminy Starling R Sturnus pagodarum

Rosy Starling WP Sturnus roseus

Common Starling wp Sturnus vulgaris

Asian Pied Starling R Sturnus contra

Common Myna R Acridotheres tristis

Bank Myna R Acridotheres ginginianus

Jungle Myna R Acridotheres fuscus

Common Hill Myna r Gracula religiosa

Family: Sittidae

Sittinae

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch R Sitta castanea

White-tailed Nuthatch r Sitta himalayensis

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch R Sitta frontalis

Beautiful Nuthatch V r Sitta formosa

Tichodrominae

Wallcreeper rw Tichodroma muraria

Family: Certhiidae

Certhiinae

Certhinii

Eurasian Treecreeper R Certhia familiaris

Rusty-flanked Treecreeper r Certhia nipalensis

Brown-throated Treecreeper r Certhia discolor

Salpornithini

Troglodytinae

Winter Wren r Troglodytes troglodytes

Family: Paridae

Remizinae

Fire-capped Tit r Cephalopyrus flammiceps

Parinae

Rufous-vented Tit r Parus rubidiventris

Coal Tit r Parus ater

Grey-crested Tit r Parus dichrous

Great Tit R Parus major

Green-backed Tit R Parus monticolus

Yellow-cheeked Tit r Parus spilonotus

Yellow-browed Tit r Sylviparus modestus

Sultan Tit r Melanochlora sultanea

Family: Aegithalidae

Black-throated Tit R Aegithalos concinnus

Rufous-fronted Tit r Aegithalos iouschistos

Family: Hirundinidae

Sand Martin r Riparia riparia

Plain Martin R Riparia paludicola

Eurasian Crag Martin r Hirundo rupestris

Barn Swallow RW Hirundo rustica

Wire-tailed Swallow  Hirundo smithii

Red-rumped Swallow RW Hirundo daurica

Streak-throated Swallow R Hirundo fluvicola

Asian House Martin r Delichon dasypus

Nepal House Martin r Delichon nipalensis

Family: Regulidae

Goldcrest r Regulus regulus

Family: Pycnonotidae

Striated Bulbul r Pycnonotus striatus

Black-crested Bulbul R Pycnonotus melanicterus

Red-whiskered Bulbul R Pycnonotus jocosus

Himalayan Bulbul R Pycnonotus leucogenys

Red-vented Bulbul R Pycnonotus cafer

White-browed Bulbul r Pycnonotus luteolus

White-throated Bulbul r Alophoixus flaveolus

Ashy Bulbul r Hemixos flavala

Mountain Bulbul r Hypsipetes mcclellandii

Black Bulbul R Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Family Hypocoliidae

Family: Cisticolidae

Zitting Cisticola R Cisticola juncidis

Bright-headed Cisticola r Cisticola exilis

Rufous-vented Prinia N r Prinia burnesii

Striated Prinia R Prinia criniger

Hill Prinia r Prinia atrogularis

Grey-crowned Prinia  Prinia cinereocapilla

Rufescent Prinia r Prinia rufescens

Grey-breasted Prinia R Prinia hodgsonii

Graceful Prinia r Prinia gracilis ?

Jungle Prinia R Prinia sylvatica

Yellow-bellied Prinia R Prinia flaviventris

Ashy Prinia R Prinia socialis

Plain Prinia R Prinia inornata

Family: Zosteropidae

Oriental White-eye R Zosterops palpebrosus

Family: Sylviidae

Acrocephalinae

Chestnut-headed Tesia r Tesia castaneocoronata

Slaty-bellied Tesia r Tesia olivea

Grey-bellied Tesia r Tesia cyaniventer

Pale-footed Bush Warbler  Cettia pallidipes 

Japanese Bush Warbler  Cettia diphone

Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler r Cettia fortipes

Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler r Cettia major

Aberrant Bush Warbler r Cettia flavolivacea

Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler r Cettia acanthizoides

Grey-sided Bush Warbler r Cettia brunnifrons

Chinese Bush Warbler Bradypterus tacsanowskius

Spotted Bush Warbler r Bradypterus thoracicus

Long-billed Bush Warbler N r Bradypterus major

Brown Bush Warbler r Bradypterus luteoventris

Russet Bush Warbler V Bradypterus seebohmi

Lanceolated Warbler w Locustella lanceolata

Grasshopper Warbler w Locustella naevia

Rusty-rumped Warbler w Locustella certhiola

Black-browed Reed Warbler w Acrocephalus bistrigiceps

Paddyfield Warbler w Acrocephalus agricola

Large-billed Reed Warbler r Acrocephalus orinus

Blunt-winged Warbler r Acrocephalus concinens

Blyth’s Reed Warbler W Acrocephalus dumetorum

Great Reed Warbler w Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Oriental Reed Warbler w Acrocephalus orientalis

Clamorous Reed Warbler R Acrocephalus stentoreus

Thick-billed Warbler w Acrocephalus aedon

Booted Warbler rw Hippolais caligata

Mountain Tailorbird r Orthotomus cuculatus

Common Tailorbird R Orthotomus sutorius

Dark-necked Tailorbird r Orthotomus atrogularis

Common Chiffchaff sW Phylloscopus collybita

Dusky Warbler w Phylloscopus fuscatus

Smoky Warbler sw Phylloscopus fuligiventer

Tickell’s Leaf Warbler sW Phylloscopus affinis

Sulphur-bellied Warbler sw Phylloscopus griseolus

Buff-barred Warbler r Phylloscopus pulcher

Ashy-throated Warbler r Phylloscopus maculipennis

Lemon-rumped Warbler rW Phylloscopus chloronotus

Hume's Warbler  Phylloscopus humei

Yellow-browed Warbler rW Phylloscopus inornatus 

Greenish Warbler rW Phylloscopus trochiloides

Large-billed Leaf Warbler rw Phylloscopus magnirostris

Western Crowned Warbler r Phylloscopus occipitalis

Eastern Crowned Warbler ? Phylloscopus coronatus

Blyth’s Leaf Warbler r Phylloscopus reguloides

Golden-spectacled Warbler R Seicercus burkii

Whistler's Warbler  Seicercus whistleri

Grey-hooded Warbler R Seicercus xanthoschistos

White-spectacled Warbler r Seicercus affinis

Grey-cheeked Warbler r Seicercus poliogenys

Chestnut-crowned Warbler  Seicercus castaniceps 

Broad-billed Warbler r Tickellia hodgsoni

Rufous-faced Warbler  Abroscopus albogularis 

Black-faced Warbler r Abroscopus schisticeps

Yellow-bellied Warbler r Abroscopus superciliaris

Megalurinae

Striated Grassbird R Megalurus palustris

Bristled Grassbird V r Chaetornis striatus

Rufous-rumped Grassbird r Graminicola bengalensis

Garrulacinae

White-throated Laughingthrush R Garrulax albogularis

White-crested Laughingthrush R Garrulax leucolophus

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush  Garrulax monileger 

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush r Garrulax pectoralis

Striated Laughingthrush r Garrulax striatus

Rufous-necked Laughingthrush r Garrulax ruficollis

Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush r Garrulax rufogularis

Spotted Laughingthrush r Garrulax ocellatus

Grey-sided Laughingthrush r Garrulax caerulatus

Streaked Laughingthrush R Garrulax lineatus

Blue-winged Laughingthrush r Garrulax squamatus

Scaly Laughingthrush r Garrulax subunicolor

Black-faced Laughingthrush r Garrulax affinis

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush r Garrulax erythrocephalus

Red-faced Liocichla r Liocichla phoenicea

Sylviinae

Timaliini

Abbott’s Babbler r Malacocincla abbotti

Puff-throated Babbler R Pellorneum ruficeps

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler r Pomatorhinus erythrogenys

Indian Scimitar Babbler r Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

White-browed Scimitar Babbler r Pomatorhinus schisticeps

Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler r Pomatorhinus ruficollis

Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler r Pomatorhinus ferruginosus

Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler r Xiphirhynchus superciliaris

Long-billed Wren Babbler  Rimator malacoptilus 

Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler r Pnoepyga albiventer

Pygmy Wren Babbler r Pnoepyga pusilla

Rufous-throated Wren Babbler N r Spelaeornis caudatus

Spotted Wren Babbler r Spelaeornis formosus

Wedge-billed Wren Babbler  Sphenocichla humei 

Rufous-fronted Babbler  Stachyris rufifrons 

Rufous-capped Babbler r Stachyris ruficeps

Golden Babbler r Stachyris chrysaea

Grey-throated Babbler r Stachyris nigriceps

Tawny-bellied Babbler R Dumetia hyperythra

Striped Tit Babbler R Macronous gularis

Chestnut-capped Babbler R Timalia pileata

Yellow-eyed Babbler R Chrysomma sinense

Jerdon's Babbler r Turdoides striatus 

Common Babbler R Turdoides caudatus

Striated Babbler R Turdoides earlei

Slender-billed Babbler r Turdoides longirostris

Jungle Babbler R Turdoides striatus

Silver-eared Mesia r Leiothrix argentauris

Red-billed Leiothrix r Leiothrix lutea

Cutia r Cutia nipalensis

Black-headed Shrike Babbler r Pteruthius rufiventer

White-browed Shrike Babbler r Pteruthius flaviscapis

Green Shrike Babbler  Pteruthius xanthochlorus

Black-eared Shrike Babbler r Pteruthius melanotis

White-hooded Babbler r Gampsorhynchus rufulus

Rusty-fronted Barwing r Actinodura egertoni

Hoary-throated Barwing r Actinodura nipalensis

Blue-winged Minla r Minla cyanouroptera

Chestnut-tailed Minla r Minla strigula

Red-tailed Minla r Minla ignotincta

Golden-breasted Fulvetta r Alcippe chrysotis

Yellow-throated Fulvetta r Alcippe cinerea

Rufous-winged Fulvetta r Alcippe castaneceps

White-browed Fulvetta r Alcippe vinipectus

Rufous-throated Fulvetta r Alcippe rufogularis

Nepal Fulvetta r Alcippe nipalensis

Rufous-backed Sibia r Heterophasia annectans

Rufous Sibia R Heterophasia capistrata

Long-tailed Sibia r Heterophasia picaoides

Striated Yuhina r Yuhina castaniceps

White-naped Yuhina r Yuhina bakeri

Whiskered Yuhina R Yuhina flavicollis

Stripe-throated Yuhina R Yuhina gularis

Rufous-vented Yuhina r Yuhina occipitalis

Black-chinned Yuhina R Yuhina nigrimenta

White-bellied Yuhina r Yuhina zantholeuca

Fire-tailed Myzornis r Myzornis pyrrhoura

Great Parrotbill r Conostoma oemodium

Brown Parrotbill r Paradoxornis unicolor

Grey-headed Parrotbill r Paradoxornis gularis

Black-breasted Parrotbill V r Paradoxornis flavirostris

Fulvous Parrotbill r Paradoxornis fulvifrons

Black-throated Parrotbill r Paradoxornis nipalensis

Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill r Paradoxornis ruficeps

Sylviini

Lesser Whitethroat w Sylvia curruca blythi

Eastern Orphean Warbler rw Sylvia crassirostris

Family: Alaudidae

Singing Bushlark r Mirafra cantillans ?

Indian Bushlark R Mirafra erythroptera

Bengal Bushlark R Mirafra assamica

Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark R Eremopterix grisea

Rufous-tailed Lark R Ammomanes phoenicurus

Hume’s Short-toed Lark rw Calandrella acutirostris

Sand Lark R Calandrella raytal

Crested Lark R Galerida cristata

Oriental Skylark R Alauda gulgula

Family: Nectariniidae

Nectariniinae

Dicaeini

Thick-billed Flowerpecker R Dicaeum agile

Yellow-vented Flowerpecker  Dicaeum chrysorrheum 

Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker r Dicaeum melanoxanthum

Pale-billed Flowerpecker R Dicaeum erythrorynchos

Plain Flowerpecker r Dicaeum concolor

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker r Dicaeum ignipectus

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker  Dicaeum cruentatum 

Nectariniini

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird r Anthreptes singalensis

Purple-rumped Sunbird R Nectarinia zeylonica

Purple Sunbird R Nectarinia asiatica

Loten’s Sunbird R Nectarinia lotenia

Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird r Aethopyga gouldiae

Green-tailed Sunbird r Aethopyga nipalensis

Black-throated Sunbird r Aethopyga saturata

Crimson Sunbird R Aethopyga siparaja

Fire-tailed Sunbird r Aethopyga ignicauda

Little Spiderhunter r Arachnothera longirostra

Streaked Spiderhunter r Arachnothera magna

Family:Passeridae

Passerinae

House Sparrow R Passer domesticus

Russet Sparrow R Passer rutilans

Eurasian Tree Sparrow R Passer montanus

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia R Petronia xanthocollis

Motacillinae

Forest Wagtail rW Dendronanthus indicus

White Wagtail rW Motacilla alba

White-browed Wagtail R Motacilla maderaspatensis

Citrine Wagtail rW Motacilla citreola citreola

Yellow Wagtail W Motacilla flava

Grey Wagtail rW Motacilla cinerea

Richard’s Pipit W Anthus richardi

Paddyfield Pipit R Anthus rufulus

Tawny Pipit W Anthus campestris

Blyth’s Pipit w Anthus godlewskii

Upland Pipit r Anthus sylvanus

Long-billed Pipit Rw Anthus similis

Tree Pipit rW Anthus trivialis

Olive-backed Pipit RW Anthus hodgsoni

Red-throated Pipit pm Anthus cervinus

Rosy Pipit r Anthus roseatus

Buff-bellied Pipit rw Anthus rubescens

Prunellinae

Altai Accentor w Prunella himalayana

Alpine Accentor  Prunella collaris 

Robin Accentor  Prunella rubeculoides

Rufous-breasted Accentor r Prunella strophiata

Maroon-backed Accentor r Prunella immaculata

Ploceinae

Black-breasted Weaver R Ploceus benghalensis

Streaked Weaver R Ploceus manyar

Baya Weaver R Ploceus philippinus

Finn’s Weaver V r Ploceus megarhynchus

Estrildinae

Red Avadavat R Amandava amandava

Indian Silverbill R Lonchura malabarica

White-rumped Munia R Lonchura striata

Scaly-breasted Munia R Lonchura punctulata

Black-headed Munia R Lonchura malacca

Family: Fringillidae

Fringillinae

Fringillini

Carduelini

Yellow-breasted Greenfinch R Carduelis spinoides

Tibetan Siskin r Carduelis thibetana

Plain Mountain Finch r Leucosticte nemoricola

Dark-breasted Rosefinch r Carpodacus nipalensis

Blanford's Rosefinch  Carpodacus rubescens

Beautiful Rosefinch  Carpodacus pulcherrimus 

Common Rosefinch rW Carpodacus erythrinus

Pink-browed Rosefinch r Carpodacus rodochrous

Dark-rumped Rosefinch r Carpodacus edwardsii

Spot-winged Rosefinch r Carpodacus rodopeplus

White-browed Rosefinch r Carpodacus thura

Spectacled Finch r Callacanthis burtoni

Crimson-browed Finch r Propyrrhula subhimachala

Scarlet Finch r Haematospiza sipahi

Red Crossbill r Loxia curvirostra

Brown Bullfinch r Pyrrhula nipalensis

Red-headed Bullfinch r Pyrrhula erythrocephala

Grey-headed Bullfinch  Pyrrhula erythaca 

Collared Grosbeak r Mycerobas affinis

Spot-winged Grosbeak  Mycerobas melanozanthos

White-winged Grosbeak r Mycerobas carnipes

Gold-naped Finch r Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

Emberizinae

Crested Bunting R Melophus lathami

Chestnut-eared Bunting rw Emberiza fucata

Little Bunting w Emberiza pusilla

Yellow-breasted Bunting w Emberiza aureola

Chestnut Bunting w Emberiza rutila

Black-faced Bunting w Emberiza spodocephala


 

References:

  • Field Guide to the Birds of the Eastern Himalayas ~ Salim Ali

  • A Birdwatcher's Guide to India ~ Krys Kazmierczak

  • A Field Guide to the Birds of India ~ Krys Kazmierczak

  • A Checklist of the Birds of Buxa Tiger Reserve West Bengal ~ D Allen, J Anderton & K Kazmierczak (Forktail 12)

  • Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan ~ S Ali & S.D. Ripley

  • Birds of the Indian Subcontinent ~ R. Grimmett,T.Inskipp & C. Inskipp

  • A Checklist of the Birds of Jaldapara Sanctuary (WB) by Sujan Chatterjee (at Delhibird.org)

  • Checklist of the Birds of the Lava, West Bengal by Nick Dymond

  • Annotated checklist of Singalila National Park (WB) by Sujan Chatterjee (at Kolkatabirds.com)

  • A Pictorial guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent - S Ali & S. D. Ripley

  • Avifauna as Indicators of Habitat Quality in Buxa Tiger Reserve (2000-01) ~ BNHS Vibhu Prakash et al.

  • C.M. Inglis Birds of the Duars Journal Bengal nat. Hist. Soc. 1941;1944;1945;1946-47;1948-49;1951-66

  • ZSI. (1992) Fauna of West Bengal Part 1

  • Journal Darjeeling Nat. Hist. Soc. 1927;1926-29;1930; 1935;1936-37;1938-39

  • Sidensticker's list of birds of Sunderbans

  • Birds of South Asia - The Ripley Guide ~ Pamela C. Rasmussen

  • The Birds of Durgapur and Damodar Valley ~ F.M. Gauntlett (JBNHS Vol.82)

Trip reports used:

  • North-east India, April 2004 by Tim Allwood (at Surfbirds)

  • Himalayan Birding Tour April 2003 By Niels Poul Dreyer (at Birdtours.co.uk)

  • Birding Trip Report Sikkim and North Bengal November 2003 by Mike Prince (at Kolkatabirds.com)

  • Birding Trip Report North Bengal November 2002 by Mike Prince (at Kolkatabirds.com)

  • Sikkim and West Bengal 28/3 - 15/4 2004 by Roger Ahlman (at Club300.se)

  • North-east India March-April 1998 by Henk Hendriks (at worldtwitch.com)

  • Darjeeling April 2001 by Dave Farrow (at Shortwing.co.uk)

  • Darjeeling, India 2003, Phil and Charlotte Benstead (at Birdtours.co.uk)

  • Birds of Suntalekhola Dec 2002 by Dipankar Ghose (at Kolkatabirds.com)

  • North-east Trip Report April 2003 by Sumit Sen (at Kolkatabirds.com)

  • North-east India (March 1998) by Jon Hornbuckle (at worldtwitch.com)

  • Eastern Himalayas March/April 2004 by Mike Waite (at Kolkatabirds.com)

  • Northern West Bengal and South Sikkim April-May 2004, Jonathan Taylor (at Birdtours.co.uk)

  • Lava & Singalila records of Per Alstrom/Bjorn Johansson; Paul Holt and Desmond Allen

  • Some observations from West Bengal and Sikkim; Orientalbirding Forum, Mathias Ritschard, Feb 2006


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