|
Species |
Kutch |
Gir |
Vela-
vadar |
Ahmedabad &Thol |
Remarks
|
| Grey Francolin
Francolinus pondicerianus |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Black Francolin
Francolinus francolinus |
x |
x |
|
|
Scarce |
| Common Quail Coturnix
coturnix |
x |
|
|
|
Only at Naliya |
| Indian Peafowl Pavo
cristatus |
x |
x |
|
x |
Common |
| Greylag Goose Anser
anser |
|
|
|
x |
Over 400 at Thol |
| Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna
ferruginea |
|
|
x |
x |
Very local |
| Comb Duck Sarkidiornis
melanotos |
x |
|
|
|
Only a few seen |
| Gadwall Anas strepera |
x |
|
|
x |
Very local |
| Eurasian Wigeon Anas
penelope |
x |
|
|
x |
Very local |
| Mallard Anas
platyrhynchos |
x |
|
|
x |
Rare |
| Spot-billed Duck Anas
poecilorhyncha |
x |
|
|
x |
Small numbers encountered |
| Northern Shoveler Anas
clypeata |
x |
|
|
x |
Very local |
| Northern Pintail Anas
acuta |
x |
|
|
x |
Good numbers at Thol |
| Garganey Anas
querquedula |
x |
|
|
x |
Rare |
| Common Teal Anas crecca |
x |
|
x |
x |
Very local. Large flock at
Hodko Dhand. |
| Common Pochard Aythya
ferina |
x |
|
|
x |
Over 300 at Thol |
| Ferruginous Pochard
Aythya nyroca |
x |
|
|
|
Single bird in tank near
Bhuj |
| Tufted Duck Aythya
fuligula |
x |
|
|
|
Very local |
| Brown-capped Pygmy
Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus |
|
x |
|
|
One sighting |
| Yellow-crowned
Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis |
x |
x |
|
|
Widespread |
| Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense |
|
x |
|
|
Two sightings |
| Coppersmith Barbet
Megalaima haemacephala |
|
x |
|
|
Common in Gir |
| Common Hoopoe Upupa
epops |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Indian Roller Coracias
benghalensis |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Fairly common |
| Common Kingfisher Alcedo
atthis |
x |
x |
|
x |
Local |
| White-throated
Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Pied Kingfisher Ceryle
rudis |
|
x |
|
x |
Local |
| Green Bee-eater Merops
orientalis |
x |
x |
|
x |
Abundant |
| Asian Koel Eudynamys
scolopacea |
x |
x |
|
|
Local |
| Greater Coucal Centropus
sinensis |
x |
x |
|
x |
Common |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri |
x |
x |
|
x |
Common |
| Plum-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala |
|
x |
|
|
Local |
| House Swift Apus affinis |
|
x |
|
x |
Very local |
| Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
| Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis |
x |
|
|
|
Single bird seen near
Chhari-dhand |
| Spotted Owlet Athene
brama |
x |
x |
|
|
Local |
| Short-eared Owl Asio
flammeus |
x |
|
|
|
Single bird seen at
Chhari-dhand |
| Grey Nightjar
Caprimulgus indicus |
|
x |
|
|
One heard |
| Sykes’s Nightjar
Caprimulgus mahrattensis |
x |
|
|
|
A few on the Banni
grasslands |
| Indian Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus |
x |
|
|
|
A few on grassland tracks |
| Rock pigeon Columba
livia |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Numerous as ever! |
| Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Red Collared Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica |
x |
|
|
|
Local |
| Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Yellow-footed Green
Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera |
|
x |
|
x |
Local |
| Indian Bustard Ardeotis
nigriceps |
x |
|
|
|
5 seen in the Naliya
grasslands |
| Sarus Crane Grus
antigone |
|
|
|
x |
Family of 3 at Thol |
| Common Crane Grus grus |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Over 25,000 in the Banni
area |
| White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus |
x |
x |
|
x |
Local |
| Purple Swamphen Gallinula chloropus |
x |
|
|
x |
Local |
| Common Moorhen Gallinula
chloropus |
x |
|
|
x |
Local |
| Common Coot Fulica atra |
x |
|
|
x |
Local |
| Chestnut-bellied
Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus |
x |
|
|
|
Common in Banni and Naliya |
| Painted Sandgrouse
Pterocles indicus |
x |
|
|
|
One pair only at Morai None
seen in Gir |
| Common Snipe Gallinago
gallinago |
x |
|
|
x |
Local |
| Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa |
x |
|
|
|
Local |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa
lapponica |
x |
|
|
|
Flock of 7 at Bhadreswar |
| Whimbrel Numenius
phaeopus |
x |
|
|
|
Single bird near Mundra |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius
arquata |
x |
|
|
|
A few seen on the coast and
one near Fulay village |
| Common Redshank Tringa
totanus |
x |
|
|
|
Mainly on coast |
| Marsh Sandpiper Tringa
stagnatilis |
x |
|
|
x |
Mainly inland |
| Common Greenshank Tringa
nebularia |
x |
|
|
|
Inland |
| Green Sandpiper Tringa
ochropus |
x |
|
|
|
Inland |
| Wood Sandpiper Tringa
glareola |
x |
|
|
x |
Inland |
| Terek Sandpiper Xenus
cinereus |
x |
|
|
|
Only at Bhadreswar |
| Common Sandpiper Actitis
hypoleucos |
x |
x |
|
x |
Few |
| Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria
interpres |
x |
|
|
|
11 birds seen feeding at
Bhadreshwar |
| Little Stint Calidris
minuta |
x |
|
|
|
Mainly inland |
| Temminck’s Stint
Calidris temminckii |
x |
|
|
|
All inland |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina |
x |
|
|
|
Small numbers at
Chhari-dhand |
| Ruff Philomachus pugnax |
x |
|
|
|
Inland |
| Eurasian Thick-knee
Burhinus oedicnemus |
|
x |
|
|
Surprisingly scarce |
| Great Thick-knee Esacus
recurvirostris |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus |
x |
|
|
|
3 birds seen in flight at
Pingalehwar |
| Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus |
x |
|
x |
x |
Common |
| Grey Plover Pluvialis
squatarola |
x |
|
|
|
A few on the Mandvi coast |
| Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius |
x |
|
|
x |
Inland and coast |
| Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus |
x |
|
|
|
Inland |
| Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius mongolus |
x |
|
|
|
Inland and coast |
| Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malarbaricus |
x |
|
|
|
Surprisingly scarce (4
seen) |
| Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Indian Courser Cursorius
coromandelicus |
x |
|
|
|
Unexpectedly very scarce. 6
birds seen in Kutch. |
| Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum |
x |
|
|
|
Single observation at
Chhari-dhand |
| Heuglin's Gull Larus
heuglini |
x |
|
|
|
Common at Bhadreshwar |
| Steppe Gull Larus (cachinnans or heuglini) barabensis |
x |
|
|
|
Fairly common at Bhadreswar |
| Caspian Gull Larus
cachinnans |
x |
|
|
|
Two at Bhadreswar |
| Pallas's Gull Larus
ichthyaetus |
x |
|
|
|
Several |
| Brown-headed Gull Larus
brunnicephalus |
x |
|
|
|
Common at Bhadreshwar |
| Black-headed Gull Larus
ridibundus |
x |
|
|
|
Common on coast |
| Slender-billed Gull
Larus genei |
x |
|
|
|
4 birds encountered on the
coast |
| Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica |
x |
|
|
|
Common on the coast |
| Caspian Tern Sterna
caspia |
x |
|
|
|
Only at Pingaleshwar |
| River Tern Sterna
aurantia |
x |
|
|
x |
Large numbers at Thol
Sanctuary |
| Lesser Crested Tern
Sterna bengalensis |
x |
|
|
|
Common at Bhadreshwar |
| Great Crested Tern
Sterna bergii |
x |
|
|
|
A couple seen at
Bhadreshwar |
| Little Tern Sterna
albifrons |
x |
|
|
|
A few at Bhadreshwar |
| Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybridus |
x |
|
|
x |
Large numbers at Thol
Sanctuary |
| Osprey Pandion haliaetus |
x |
x |
|
x |
Rather widespread At least
6 seen |
| Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus caeruleus |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Black Kite Milvus
migrans |
x |
|
|
x |
Surprisingly local |
| Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus |
x |
|
|
x |
Coast only |
| Eurasian Griffon Gyps
fulvus |
x |
|
|
|
Scope views of 4 birds near
Pigaleshwar coast |
| Short-toed Snake Eagle
Circaetus gallicus |
x |
x |
x |
|
Fairly common |
| Eurasian Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus |
x |
|
x |
x |
Common but all dark birds |
| Pallid Harrier Circus
macrourus |
x |
|
x |
|
Common. Mainly ringtails |
| Montagu’s Harrier Circus
pygargus |
x |
|
x |
|
Much less common than
Pallid |
| Shikra Accipiter badius |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhyncus |
x |
x |
|
x |
Common |
| Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus |
x |
|
x |
|
Fairly common in Kutch |
| Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga |
x |
|
|
|
Singkle immature bird seen near Chhari-dhand |
| Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax |
x |
|
|
|
A few encountered |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila
nipalensis |
x |
x |
x |
|
Most numerous aquila in
Kutch. Very few adults. |
| Imperial Eagle Aquila
heliaca |
x |
|
|
|
2
immature birds seen. One at Kothara the
other in Banni |
| Booted Eagle Hieraaetus
pennatus |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
| Changeable Hawk Eagle
Spizaetus cirrhatus |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
| Common Kestrel Falco
tinnunculus |
x |
|
x |
x |
Common |
| Laggar Falcon Falco
jugger |
x |
|
|
|
Single bird on a post near Kothara, Kutch |
| Little Grebe Tachybaptus
ruficollis |
x |
x |
|
x |
Common |
| Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus |
x |
|
|
|
7 birds in a tank near Bhuj |
| Darter Anhinga
melanogaster |
x |
x |
|
x |
A good number at Thol. |
| Little Cormorant
Phalacrocorax niger |
x |
|
|
x |
Local |
| Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo |
x |
x |
|
x |
Local |
| Little Egret Egretta
garzetta |
x |
x |
|
x |
Local |
| Western Reef Egret
Egretta gularis |
x |
|
|
|
Most birds seen were in
full breeding colours |
| Grey Heron Ardea cinerea |
x |
|
|
x |
Scarce |
| Purple Heron Ardea
purpurea |
x |
|
|
x |
Scarce |
| Great Egret Casmerodius
albus |
x |
|
|
x |
Scarce |
| Intermediate Egret
Mesophoyx intermedia |
x |
|
|
|
Scarce |
| Cattle Egret Bubulcus
ibis |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii |
x |
x |
|
x |
Scarce |
| Black-crowned Night
Heron Nycticorax nycticorax |
x |
|
|
|
Very local |
| Lesser Flamingo
Phoenicopterus minor |
x |
|
|
|
A few near Chhari-dhand |
| Glossy Ibis Plegadis
falcinellus |
x |
|
|
x |
Local |
| Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus |
x |
|
|
|
Very local |
| Black Ibis Pseudibis
papillosa |
x |
|
|
x |
Frequently encountered in
small flocks in Kutch |
| Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia |
x |
|
|
x |
Over 500 birds at Thol
Sanctuary |
| Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus |
x |
|
|
x |
Small flocks seen resting
in the Banni and over 400 in Thol |
| Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus |
x |
|
|
|
A couple at Chhari-dhand
and a family of three near Mundra |
| Painted Stork Mycteria
leucocephala |
x |
|
|
x |
Breeding |
| Asian Openbill Anastomus
oscitans |
|
|
|
x |
A few just outside Thol
Sanctuary |
| Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
| White Stork Ciconia
ciconia |
x |
|
|
|
A few dozen seen on the
Banni grasslands. |
| Rufous-tailed Shrike
Lanius isabellinus |
x |
|
x |
|
Common. |
| Bay-backed Shrike Lanius
vittatus |
x |
x |
x |
|
Scarce |
| Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Scarce |
| Southern Grey Shrike
Lanius meridionalis |
x |
|
|
|
Uncommon |
| Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda |
|
x |
|
|
Local |
| House Crow Corvus
splendens |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Large-billed Crow Corvus
macrorhynchos |
x |
x |
x |
|
Local |
| Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus |
x |
x |
|
|
Local |
| White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
| Black Drongo Dicrurus
macrocercus |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Not numerous |
| Asian
Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
| Common Iora Aegithina
tiphia |
|
x |
|
|
Local |
| Marshall's Iora
Aegithina nigrolutea |
x |
|
|
|
Fairly common in suitable
habitat |
| Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus |
x |
x |
|
|
Very local |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva |
x |
x |
|
|
Scarce |
| Tickell's Blue
Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
| Bluethroat Luscinia
svecica |
x |
|
|
|
Single bird seen at the
edge of Hodko Dhand |
| Oriental Magpie Robin
Copsychus saularis |
|
x |
|
x |
Local |
| Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicata |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros |
x |
x |
|
x |
Common |
| Stoliczka’s Bushchat
Saxicola macrorhyncha |
|
|
x |
|
One only |
| Common Stonechat
Saxicola torquata |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Widespread |
| Pied Bushchat Saxicola
caprata |
x |
|
x |
|
Rather scarce |
| Brown Rock-chat
Cercomela fusca |
x |
|
|
|
Local |
| Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata |
x |
|
x |
|
Very common |
| Desert Wheatear Oenanthe
deserti |
x |
|
x |
|
Common |
| Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina |
x |
|
|
|
Rather scarce |
| Red-tailed Wheatear
Oenanthe chrysopygia |
x |
|
|
|
A couple of birds seen near
the rocky parts of the Banni |
| Brahminy Starling
Sturnus pagodarum |
x |
x |
|
|
Local |
| Rosy Starling Sturnus
roseus |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Large flocks observed
throughout the trip |
| Common Starling Sturnus
vulgaris |
x |
|
|
|
Local One flock of 10 at
Banni |
| Asian Pied Starling
Sturnus contra |
|
x |
x |
|
Surprisingly local |
| Common Myna Acridotheres
tristis |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Bank Myna Acridotheres
ginginianus |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Great Tit Parus major |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
| White-naped Tit Parus
nuchalis |
x |
|
|
|
Only seen at Morai |
| Sand Martin Riparia
riparia |
x |
|
|
|
A few Banni |
| Dusky Crag Martin
Hirundo concolor |
x |
x |
|
|
Common |
| Barn Swallow Hirundo
rustica |
x |
|
|
x |
Common |
| Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii |
x |
|
|
|
Common |
| Red-rumped Swallow
Hirundo daurica |
x |
|
|
|
Local |
| White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis |
x |
x |
|
|
Local |
| Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Common |
| Grey Hypocolius
Hypocolius ampelinus |
x |
|
|
|
Over 30 birds seen near
Fulay village |
| Rufous-fronted Prinia
Prinia buchanani |
x |
x |
|
|
Frequently encountered |
| Grey-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii |
x |
x |
|
|
Common |
| Ashy Prinia Prinia
socialis |
x |
|
|
|
Local |
| Plain Prinia Prinia
inornata |
x |
x |
|
x |
Common |
| Graceful Prinia Prinia
gracilis |
x |
|
|
|
Very local |
| Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis |
x |
|
x |
|
Rather scarce |
| Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus |
|
x |
|
|
Local |
| Paddyfield Warbler
Acrocephalus agricola |
x |
|
|
|
Local |
| Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus |
x |
|
|
x |
Local |
| Sykes's Warbler
Hippolais rama |
x |
|
|
|
Local |
| Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius |
x |
x |
|
x |
Local |
| Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita |
x |
x |
|
|
Local |
| Hume's Warbler
Phylloscopus humei |
x |
|
|
|
Local |
| Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
| Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra |
|
x |
|
|
Very local |
|
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma
sinense |
x |
|
|
|
Local |
|
