Kutch, Gujarat
Checklist of Birds

~ presented by Birds of India

Compiled by Sumit K Sen

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• Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus

• Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus

• Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus

• Common Quail Coturnix coturnix

• Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica

• Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica

• Rock Bush Quail Perdicula argoondah

• Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica

• Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki

• Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

• Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

• Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica

• Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos

• Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus

• Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

• Greylag Goose Anser anser

• Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

• Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna

• Gadwall Anas strepera

• Falcated Duck Anas falcata

• Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope

• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

• Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha

• Common Teal Anas crecca

• Baikal Teal Anas formosa

• Garganey Anas querquedula

• Northern Pintail Anas acuta

• Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

• Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris

• Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina

• Common Pochard Aythya ferina

• Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca

• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

• Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

• Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

• Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense

• Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala

• Common Hoopoe Upupa epops

• European Roller Coracias garrulus

• Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

• White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

• Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata

• Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

• Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis

• Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus

• Blue-tailed Bee-eater

• Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus

• Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius

• Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea

• Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

• Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

• Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala

• Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba

• House Swift  Apus affinis

• Barn Owl Tyto alba

• Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei

• Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo

• Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus

• Spotted Owlet Athene brama

• Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

• Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

• Sykes’s Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis

• Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus

• Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

• Rock pigeon Columba livia

• Laughing Dove  Streptopelia senegalensis

• Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis

• Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica

• Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto

• Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera

• Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps

• McQueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueeni

• Lesser Florican Sypheotides indica

• Sarus Crane Grus antigone

• Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo

• Common Crane Grus grus

• White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

• Brown Crake Amaurornis akool

• Spotted Crake Porzana porzana

• Watercock Gallicrex cinerea

• Purple Swamphen Gallinula chloropus

• Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

• Common Coot Fulica atra

• Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus

• Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus

• Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis

• Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus

• Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

• Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

• Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus

• Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

• Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

• Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

• Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

• Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

• Common Redshank Tringa totanus

• Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

• Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

• Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

• Sanderling Calidris alba

• Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta

• Little Stint Calidris minuta

• Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii

• Dunlin Calidris alpina

• Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

• Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus

• Ruff Philomachus pugnax

• Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

• Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

• Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris

• Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

• Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

• Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus

• Crab-plover Dromas ardeola

• Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus

• Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris

• Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

• Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

• Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

• Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva

• Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola

• Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

• Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

• Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus

• Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii

• Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus

• Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus

• Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

• Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius

• White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus

• Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor

• Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus

• Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

• Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

• Small Pratincole Glareola lactea

• Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis

• Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini

• Steppe Gull Larus heuglini barabensis

• Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus

• Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus

• Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus

• Slender-billed Gull Larus genei

• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

• Caspian Tern Sterna caspia

• River Tern Sterna aurantia

• Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis

• Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii

• Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis

• Common Tern Sterna hirundo

• Little Tern Sterna albifrons

• Saunders's Tern Sterna saundersi

• White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa

• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus

• White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

• Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus

• Black Kite Milvus migrans

• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

• Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus

• White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

• Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus

• White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis

• Indian Vulture Gyps indicus

• Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus

• Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus

• Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus

• Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus

• Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

• Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus

• Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus

• Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus

• Shikra Accipiter badius

• Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

• Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus

• White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa

• Common Buzzard Buteo buteo ?

• Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

• Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga

• Tawny Eagle Aquila  rapax

• Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis

• Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca

• Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus

• Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

• Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

• Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera

• Merlin Falco columbarius

• Amur Falcon Falco amurensis

• Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo

• Laggar Falcon Falco jugger

• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

• Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

• Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

• Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

• Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

• Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus

• Darter Anhinga melanogaster

• Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger

• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

• Little Egret Egretta garzetta

• Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis

• Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

• Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

• Great Egret Casmerodius albus

• Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia

• Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

• Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

• Little Heron Butorides striatus

• Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

• Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus ?

• Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis

• Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

• Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris

• Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber

• Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor

• Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

• Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

• Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa

• Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

• Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

• Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus

• Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

• Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

• Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans

• Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

• White Stork Ciconia ciconia

• Black Stork Ciconia nigra

• Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

• Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

• Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura

• Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio

• Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus

• Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus

• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

• Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis

• Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda

• House Crow Corvus splendens

• Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

• Common Raven Corvus corax

• Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

• Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

• Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei

• Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

• White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius

• Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus

• White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

• Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

• White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens

• Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

• Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

• Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea

• Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus

• Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius

• Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata

• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica

• Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva

• Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina

• Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae

• Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica

• Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes

• Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis

• Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata

• Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

• Stoliczka’s Bushchat Saxicola macrorhyncha

• Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata

• Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata

• Brown Rock-chat Cercomela fusca

• Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata

• Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti

• Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

• Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia

• Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka

• Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus

• Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum

• Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus

• Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

• Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus

• Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

• White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis

• Sand Martin Riparia riparia

• Dusky Crag Martin Hirundo concolor

• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

• Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii

• Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica

• Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo fluvicola

• White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis

• Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer

• Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus

• Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani

• Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii

• Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica

• Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis

• Plain Prinia Prinia inornata

• Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis

• Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

• Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

• Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia

• Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola

• Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

• Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon

• Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata

• Sykes's Warbler Hippolais rama

• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

• Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

• Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides

• Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra

• Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense

• Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus

• Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi

• Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus

• Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis

• Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

• Hume's Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia althaea

• Desert Warbler Sylvia nana

• Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis

• Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans

• Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera

• Black-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix nigriceps

• Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix grisea

• Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus

• Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti

• Greater Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes

• Bimaculated lark Melanocorypha bimaculata

• Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

• Sand Lark Calandrella raytal

• Crested Lark Galerida cristata

• Sykes’s Lark Galerida deva

• Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula

• Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica

• House Sparrow Passer domesticus

• Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis

• Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus

• White Wagtail Motacilla alba

• White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis

• Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola

• Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

• Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

• Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

• Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis

• Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

• Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

• Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

• Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis

• Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar

• Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

• Red Avadavat Amandava amandava

• Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica

• White-throated Munia Lonchura malabarica

• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

• Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca

• Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus

• Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

• Crested Bunting Melophus lathami

• Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani

• Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana

• House Bunting Emberiza striolata

• Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala

• Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps

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References and sources:

• Birds of the Indian Subcontinent - Richard Grimmett & Tim Inskipp. Helm Field Guide

• A Field Guide to the Birds of India - Krys Kazmierczak. Pica Press

• Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol. I-X) - S. Ali & S. D. Ripley. OUP

• Birdwatcher's Guide to India -  Krys Kazmierczak et al. OUP

• Birds of South Asia ~ The Ripley Guide - Pamela Rasmussen et al. Lynx Edicions 2005

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