Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Common Teal Anas crecca
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
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
Spotted Owlet Athene brama
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
Corn Crake Crex crex ?
Brown Crake Amaurornis akool
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Common Coot Fulicata atra
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Little ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
Indian Skimmer Rhynchops albicollis
Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
River Tern Sterna aurantia
Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Shikra Accipiter badius
Besra Accipiter virgatus
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Bonelli's Eagle Hieraatus fasciatus
Common Kestrel Falco tinnuculus
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Little Grebe Podiceps ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Darter Anhinga rufa
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
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
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
House Crow Corvus splendens
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucura
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
Brown Rock-chat Cercomela fusca
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
White-crowned Penduline Tit Remiz coronatus
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Rufous-vented Prinia Prinia burnesii
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Brook's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis
Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus
Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Sand Lark Calandrella raytal
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
© Sujan Chatterjee 2003
