Birds Check List

Bird Checklist of Ranthambhore National Park
BLACK FRANCOLIN Francolinus francolinus R Rare
PAINTED FRANCOLIN Francolinus pictus R Rare
GREY FRANCOLIN Francolinus pondicerianus R Very Common
COMMON QUAIL Coturnix coturnix W Very Rare
RAIN QUAIL Coturnix coromandelica R Rare
BLUE BREASTED QUAIL Coturnix chinensis R Very Rare
JUNGLE BUSH QUAIL Perdicula asiatica R Very Common
ROCK BUSH QUAIL Perdicula argoondah R Common
PAINTED SPURFOWL Galloperdix lunulata R Common
INDIAN PEAFOWL Pavo cristatus R Very Common
LESSER WHISTLING DUCK Dedrocygna javanica W Very Common
GREYLAG GOOSE Anser anser W Common
BARHEADED GOOSE Anser indicus W Common
RUDDY SHELDUCK Tadorna ferruginea R/W Very Common
COMMON SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna W Rare
COMB DUCK Sarkidiornis melanotos W Common
COTTON PYGMY GOOSE Nettapus coromandelianus W Very Common
GADWALL Anas strepera W Common
EURASIAN WIGEON Anas Penelope W Common
MALLARD Anas platyrhynchos W Rare
SPOT-BILLED DUCK Anas poecilorhyncha W Common
COMMON TEAL Anas crecca R/W Very Common
GARGANEY Anas querquedula W Common
NORTHERN PINTAIL Anas acuta W Common
NORTHERN SHOVELLER Anas clypeata W Very Common
RED-CRESTED POCHARD Rhodonessa rufina W Rare
COMMON POCHARD Aythya ferina W Common
FERRUGINOUS POCHARD Aythya nyroca W Common
TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula W Rare
SMALL BUTTON QUAIL Turnix sylvatica S Rare
YELLOW-LEGGED BUTTONQUAILS Turnix tanki R Common
BARRED BUTTONQUAILS Turnix suscitator R Rare
EURASIAN WRYNECK Jynx torquilla W Rare
BROWN-CAPPED PYGMY WOODPECKER Dendrocopos nanus R Common
YELLOW-CROWNED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos mahrattensis R Rare
BLACK-RUMPED FLAMEBACK Dinopium benghalense R Very Common
WHITE NAPED WOODPECKER Chrysocolaptes festivus R Rare
BROWN HEADED BARBET Megalaima zeylanica R Common
COPPPERSMITH BARBET Megalaima haemacephala R Very Common
INDIAN GREY HORNBILL Ocyceros birostris R Rare
COMMON HOOPOE Upupa epops R Very Common
EUROPEAN ROLLER Coracias garrulus P Rare
INDIAN ROLLER Coracias benghalensis R Very Common
COMMON KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis R Common
STORK BILLED KINGFISHER Halcyon capensis R Rare
WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER Halcyon smyrnensis R Very Common
PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis R Common
GREEN BEE EATER Merops orientalis R Very Common
BLUE TAILED BEE EATER Merops philippinus W Common
CHESTNUT HEADED BEE EATER Merops leschnaulti W Common
PIED CUCKOO Clamator jacobinus S Common
COMMON HAWK CUCKOO Hierococcyx varius R Common
EURASIAN CUCKOO Cuculus canorus S Rare
GREY BELLIED CUCKOO Cacomantis passerinus R Very rare
ASIAN KOEL Eudynamys scolopacea R Common
SIRKEER MALKOHA Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii R Common
GREATER COUCAL Centropus sinensis R Very Common
ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET Psittacula eupatria R Common
ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET Psittacula krameri R Very Common
PLUM-HEADED PARAKEET Psittacula cynaocephala R Very Common
ASIAN PALM SWIFT Cypsiurus balasiensis R Common
FORK-TAILED SWIFT Apus pacifus R Rare
ALPINE SWIFT Tachymarptis melba V Very Rare (only few sighting)
HOUSE SWIFT Apus affinis R Common
BARN OWL Tyto alba R Rare
COLLARD SCOPS OWL lesser Otus bakkamoena R Common
EURASIAN EAGLE OWL Bubo bobo R Rare
DUSKY EAGLE OWL Bubo coromandus R Rare
BROWN FISH OWL Ketupa zeylonensis R Rare
SPOTTED OWLET Athene brama R Very Common
SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus W Very Rare
GREY NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus indicus R Common
LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus macrurus R Common
INDIAN NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus asiaticus R Common
SAVANNA NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus affinis R Common
ROCK PIGEON Columba livia R Very Common
ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE Streptopelia orientalis W Rare
LAUGHING DOVE Streptopelia senegalensis R Common
SPOTTED DOVE Streptopelia chinensis R Very Common
RED COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia tranquebarica R Very Common
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia decaocto R Very Common
YELLOW-FOOTED GREEN PIGEON Treron phoenicoptera R Common
SARUS CRANE Grus antigone R Rare
COMMON CRANE Grus grus W Rare
DEMOISELLE CRANE Grus virgo W Rare
BROWN CRAKE Amaurornis akool R Common
WHITE-BRESTED WATERHEN Amaurornis phoenicurus R Common
PURPLE SWAMPHEN Porphyrio porphyrio R Rare
COMMON MOORHEN Gallinula chloropus R Common
COMMON COOT Fulica atra R Common
CHESTNUT-BELLIED SANDGROUSE Pterocles exustus R Rare surval sighted
PAINTED SANDGROUSE Pterocles indicus R Common
PINTAIL SNIPE Gallinago stenura W Common
COMMON SNIPE Gallinago gallinago W Common
JACK SNIPE doubtful Lymnocryptes minimus W Rare
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa W Very Common
EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata W Rare
SPOTTED REDSHANK Tringa erythropus W Common
COMMON REDSHANK Tringa tetanus W Common
MARSH SANDPIPER Tringa stagnatilis W Common
COMMON GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia W Common
GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus W Common
WOOD SANDPIPER Tringa glareola W Common
COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos W Common
LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta W Common
DUNLIN Calidris alpina W Rare
TEMMINCK’S STINT Calidris temminckii W Rare
RUFF Philomachus pugnax W Common
GREATER PAITED SNIPE Rostratula benghalensis R Rare
PINTAIL SNIPE Gallinago stenura W Rare
PHEASANT - TAILED JACANA Hydrophasianus chirurgus R Rare
BRONZE-WINGED JACANA Metopidius indicus R Common
EURASIAN THICK-KNEE Burhinus oedicnemus R Rare
GREAT THICK-KNEE Esacus recurvirostris R Common
BLACK-WINGED STILT Himantopus himantopus R Very Common
PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta W Common
GREY PLOVER Pluvialis Squatarola W Rare
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius R Common
KENTISH PLOVER Charadrius alexandrinus W Rare
NORTHERN LAPWING Vanellus vaellus W Rare
YELLOW-WATTLED LAPWING Vanellus malarbaricus R Rare
RIVER LAPWING Vanellus duvaucelii R Common
RED WATTLED LAPWING Vanellus indicus R Very Common
SOCIABLE LAPWING Vanellus gregarius W Rare
INDIAN COURSER Cursorius coromandelicus R Very Rare
SMALL PRANTICOLE Glareola lactea R Rare
YELLOW-LEGGED GULL Larus cachinnans W Rare
HEUGLIN’S GULL Larus heuglini W Very Rare
PALLA’S GULL Larus ichthyaetus W Rare
BROWN-HEADED GULL Larus brunnicephalus W Common
BLACK- HEADED GULL Larus ridibundus W Common
GULL- BILLED TERN Gelochelidon nilotica W Common
RIVER TERN Sterna aurantia R Very Common
LITTLE TERN Sterna albifrons V Very Rare
BLACK- BELLIED TERN Sterna acuticauda R Common
WHISKERED TERN Chlidonias hybridus W Common
INDIAN SKIMMER Rynchops albicollis R Rare
OSPREY Pandion haliaetus W Common
BLACK- SHOULDERED KITE Elanus caeruleus R Very Common
BLACK KITE Milvus migrans R Common
PALLA’S FISH EAGLE Haliaeetus leucoryphus R Rare
GREY- HEADED FISH EAGLE Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus V Very Rare
LAMMERGEIER Gypaetus barbatus V Very Rare
EGYPTIAN VULTURE Neophron percnopterus R Rare
WHITE- RUMPED VULTURE Gyps bengalensis R Common
LONG- BILLED VULTURE Gyps indicus R Common
EURASIAN GRIFFON Gyps fulvus W Rare
RED-HEADED VULTURE Sacrogyps calvus R Common
SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus R Common
CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE Spilornis cheela R Very Common
EURASIAN MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus W Common
PALLID HARRIER Circus macrourus W Rare
MONTAGU’S HARRIER Circus pygargus W Rare
SHIKRA Accipiter badius R Common
EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK Accipiter nisus W Rare
ORIENTAL HONEY BUZZARD Pernis ptilorhyncus R Very Common
WHITE-EYED BUZZARD Butastur teesa R Common
LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila pomarina R Common
GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga R Rare
BLACK EAGLE Icntinaetus malayensis R Only 3 -4 sightings
TAWNY EAGLE Aquila rapax R Rare
STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis W Rare
BONELLI’S EAGLE Hieraaetus fasciatus R Common
BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus W Rare
CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE Spizaetus cirrhatus R Rare
COMMON KESTREL Falco tinnunculus W Rare
LAGGAR FALCON Falco jugger R Rare
EURASIN HOBBY Falco subbuteo W Rare 3 sightings
LITTLE GREBE Tachybaptus ruficollis R Very Common
BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis W Very Rare
GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus W Rare
DARTER Anhinga malanogaster R Very Common
LITTLE CORMORANT Phalacrocorax niger R Very Common
INDIAN CORMORANT Phalacrocorax fuscicollis R Common
GREAT CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo R Common
LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta R Very Common
GREAT EGRET Casmerodius albus R Very Common
INTERMEDIATE EGRET Mesophoyx intermedia R Very Common
CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus ibis R Very Common
INDIAN POND HERON Ardeola grayii R Very Common
GREY HERON Ardea cinerea W Common
PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea R Common
LITTLE HERON Butorides striatus R Rare
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Nycticorax nycticorax R Common
YELLOW BITTERN Ixobrychus sinensis V Rare
CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus W Very Rare
GREATER FLAMINGO Phoenicopterus rubber W Common Surwal lake
GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus W Rare
BLACK-HEADED IBIS Threskiornis melanocephalus R Common
BLACK IBIS Pseudibis papillosa R Rare
EURASIAN SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia R Common
GREAT WHITE PELICAN Pelecanus onocrotalus W Common
DALMATIAN PELICAN Pelecanus crispus W Rare
PAINTED STORK Mycteria lecocephala R Common
ASIAN OPENBILL Anastomus oscitans R Rare
WOOLY-NECKED STORK Ciconia episcopus R Common
BLACK STORK Ciconia nigra W Common
BLACK- NECKED STORK Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus W Rare
INDIAN PITTA Pitta brachyura S Very Common
RUFOUS-TAILED SHRIKE Lanius isabellinus W Common
BROW N SHRIKE Lanius cristatus W Rare
BAY- BACKED SHRIKE Lanius vittatus R Common
LONG- TAILED SHRIKE Lanius schach R Common
SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE Lanius meridionalis R Common
RUFOUS TREEPIE Dendrocitta vagabunda R Very Common
HOUSE CROW Corvus splendens R Very Common
LARGE- BILLED CROW Corvus macrorhynchos R Very Common
EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE Oriolus oriolus S Common
LARGE CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina macie R Common
BLACK-HEADED CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina melanoptera R Rare
SMALL MINIVET Pericrocotus cinnamomeus R Very Common
LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus R Rare
WHITE BELLIED MIIVET Pericricotus erytropygius R
WHITE-BROWED FANTAIL Rhipidura aureola R Very Common
ASHY DRONGO Dicrurus leucophaeus R Rare
BLACK DRONGO Dicrurus macrocercus R Very Common
WHITE BELLIED DRONGO Dicrurus caerulescens R Very Common
ASIAN PARADISE FLY-CATCHER Terpsiphone paradisi S Common
COMMON IORA Aegithina tiphia R Common
MARSHALL’S IORA Aegithina nigrolutea R Very Rare

R: Resident
W: Winter visitor
S: Summer visitor
P: Passage (autumn and / or spring) migrant
V: Vagrant (erratic)


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