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Passeriformes - Passerine Birds



Anseriformes
Apodiformes
Bucerotiformes
Caprimulgiformes
Charadriiformes
Ciconiiformes
Columbiformes
Coraciiformes
Cuculiformes
Falconiformes
Galliformes
Gaviiformes
Gruiformes
Passeriformes
Pelecaniformes
Phoenicopteriformes
Piciformes
Podicipediformes
Procellariiformes
Psittaciformes
Pteroclidiformes
Strigiformes
Trogoniformes
Turniciformes
Upupiformes
Family: Aegithalidae
Black-throated Tit
Aegithalos concinnus - local resident
Black-browed Tit
Aegithalos iouschistos - local resident
White-cheeked Tit
Aegithalos leucogenys - local resident
White-throated Tit
Aegithalos niveogularis - local resident
Family: Alaudidae
Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Alaemon alaudipes - local resident
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis - sparse winter visitor
Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula - widespread resident
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti - local resident
Rufous-tailed Lark
Ammomanes phoenicurus - widespread resident
Hume's Lark
Calandrella acutirostris - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla - widespread winter visitor
Indian Short-toed Lark
Calandrella raytal - widespread resident
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris - local resident
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix grisea - widespread resident
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps - local resident
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata - widespread resident
Tawny Lark
Galerida deva - widespread resident
Malabar Lark
Galerida malabarica - widespread resident
Bimaculated Lark
Melanocorypha bimaculata - sparse winter visitor
Tibetan Lark
Melanocorypha maxima - local resident
Rufous-winged Lark
Mirafra assamica - widespread resident
Singing Lark
Mirafra cantillans - widespread resident
Indian Lark
Mirafra erythroptera - widespread resident
Family: Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus - vagrant
Family: Certhiidae
Brown-throated Tree-creeper
Certhia discolor - local resident
Eurasian Tree-creeper
Certhia familiaris - local resident
Bar-tailed Tree-creeper
Certhia himalayana - local resident
Rusty-flanked Tree-creeper
Certhia nipalensis - local resident
Spotted Creeper
Salpornis spilonotus - widespread resident
Winter Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes - local resident
Family: Cinclidae
White-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus - local resident
Brown Dipper
Cinclus pallasii - local resident
Family: Cisticolidae
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis - widespread resident
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis - widespread resident
Hill Prinia
Prinia atrogularis - local resident
Rufous-fronted Prinia
Prinia buchanani - widespread resident
Rufous-vented Prinia
Prinia burnesii - local resident
Grey-crowned Prinia
Prinia cinereocapilla - local resident
Striated Prinia
Prinia criniger - local resident
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Prinia flaviventris - widespread resident
Graceful Prinia
Prinia gracilis - widespread resident
Grey-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii - widespread resident
Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata - widespread resident
Rufescent Prinia
Prinia rufescens - local resident
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis - widespread resident
Jungle Prinia
Prinia sylvatica - widespread resident
Family: Corvidae
White-tailed Iora
Aegithina nigrolutea - widespread resident
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia - widespread resident
Ashy Wood-swallow
Artamus fuscus - widespread resident
White-breasted Wood-swallow
Artamus leucorynchus - local resident
Green Magpie
Cissa chinensis - local resident
Large Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina macei - widespread resident
Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina melanoptera - widespread resident
Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina melaschistos - widespread resident
Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina striata - local resident
Common Raven
Corvus corax - local resident
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone - local resident & sparse winter visitor
Rook
Corvus frugilegus - sparse winter visitor & migrant
Jungle Crow
Corvus levaillantii - widespread resident
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos - local resident
Eurasian Jackdaw
Corvus monedula - local resident & sparse winter visitor
House Crow
Corvus splendens - widespread resident
Andaman Treepie
Dendrocitta bayleyi - local resident
Grey Treepie
Dendrocitta formosae - local resident
Collared Treepie
Dendrocitta frontalis - local resident
White-bellied Treepie
Dendrocitta leucogastra - local resident
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda - widespread resident
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus - widespread resident
Andaman Drongo
Dicrurus andamanensis - local resident
Crow-billed Drongo
Dicrurus annectans - local resident
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens - widespread resident
Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus - widespread resident
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus - widespread resident
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus - widespread resident
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus - widespread resident
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus remifer - local resident
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius - local resident
Black-headed Jay
Garrulus lanceolatus - local resident
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus picatus - widespread resident
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea - widespread resident
Pied Triller
Lalage nigra - local resident
Spotted Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes - local resident
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis - local resident & sparse winter visitor
Eurasian Golden-Oriole
Oriolus oriolus - widespread resident
Slender-billed Oriole
Oriolus tenuirostris - local resident
Maroon Oriole
Oriolus traillii - local resident
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus - widespread resident
Mangrove Whistler
Pachycephala grisola - local resident
Short-billed Minivet
Pericrocotus brevirostris - local resident
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus - widespread resident
Ashy Minivet
Pericrocotus divaricatus - vagrant
White-bellied Minivet
Pericrocotus erythropygius - widespread resident
Long-tailed Minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus - local resident
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus - widespread resident
Rosy Minivet
Pericrocotus roseus - local resident & sparse winter visitor
Grey-chinned Minivet
Pericrocotus solaris - local resident
Black-billed Magpie
Pica pica - local resident
Yellow-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus - local resident
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - local resident
White-throated Fantail
Rhipidura albicollis - widespread resident
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola - widespread resident
Yellow-bellied Fantail
Rhipidura hypoxantha - local resident
Large Woodshrike
Tephrodornis gularis - widespread resident
Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus - widespread resident
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi - widespread resident
Red-billed Magpie
Urocissa erythrorhyncha - local resident
Gold-billed Magpie
Urocissa flavirostris - local resident
Family: Eurylaimidae
Long-tailed Broadbill
Psarisomus dalhousiae - local resident
Silver-breasted Broadbill
Serilophus lunatus - local resident
Family: Fringillidae
Spectacled Finch
Callacanthis burtoni - local resident
Black-headed Greenfinch
Carduelis ambigua - local resident?
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis - local resident
Twite
Carduelis flavirostris - local resident
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
Carduelis spinoides - local resident
Eurasian Siskin
Carduelis spinus - vagrant
Dark-rumped Rosefinch
Carpodacus edwardsii - local resident
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Dark-breasted Rosefinch
Carpodacus nipalensis - local resident
Beautiful Rosefinch
Carpodacus pulcherrimus - local resident
Red-fronted Rosefinch
Carpodacus puniceus - local resident
Red-mantled Rosefinch
Carpodacus rhodochlamys - local resident
Pink-browed Rosefinch
Carpodacus rodochrous - local resident
Spot-winged Rosefinch
Carpodacus rodopeplus - local resident
Crimson Rosefinch
Carpodacus rubescens - local resident
Streaked Rosefinch
Carpodacus rubicilloides - local resident
Great Rosefinch
Carpodacus rubicilla - local resident
White-browed Rosefinch
Carpodacus thura - local resident
Vinaceous Rosefinch
Carpodacus vinaceus - local resident
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes - sparse winter visitor
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Emberiza aureola - widespread winter visitor
Red-headed Bunting
Emberiza bruniceps - widespread winter visitor
Grey-necked Bunting
Emberiza buchanani - sparse winter visitor
Rock Bunting
Emberiza cia - local resident
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella - vagrant
Chestnut-eared Bunting
Emberiza fucata - local resident & winter visitor
Godlewski's Bunting
Emberiza godlewskii - sparse winter visitor?
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana - vagrant
Pine Bunting
Emberiza leucocephalos - sparse winter visitor
Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala - widespread winter visitor
Little Bunting
Emberiza pusilla - sparse winter visitor
Chestnut Bunting
Emberiza rutila - sparse winter visitor
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus - local resident & sparse winter visitor
Black-faced Bunting
Emberiza spodocephala - sparse winter visitor
Chestnut-breasted Bunting
Emberiza stewarti - local resident & widespread winter visitor
House Bunting
Emberiza striolata - local resident
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs - sparse winter visitor
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla - sparse winter visitor
Scarlet Finch
Haematospiza sipahi - local resident
Black-headed Mountain-Finch
Leucosticte brandti - local resident
Plain Mountain-Finch
Leucosticte nemoricola - local resident
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra - local resident
Crested Bunting
Melophus lathami - widespread resident
Collared Grosbeak
Mycerobas affinis - local resident
White-winged Grosbeak
Mycerobas carnipes - local resident
Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
Mycerobas icterioides - local resident
Spot-winged Grosbeak
Mycerobas melanozanthos - local resident
Crimson-browed Finch
Pinicola subhimachalus - local resident
Gold-naped Finch
Pyrrhoplectes epauletta - local resident
Orange Bullfinch
Pyrrhula aurantiaca - local resident
Grey-headed Bullfinch
Pyrrhula erythaca - local resident
Red-headed Bullfinch
Pyrrhula erythrocephala - local resident
Brown Bullfinch
Pyrrhula nipalensis - local resident
Trumpeter Finch
Rhodopechys githaginea - sparse winter visitor
Mongolian Finch
Rhodopechys mongolica - sparse winter visitor
Crimson-winged Finch
Rhodopechys sanguinea - vagrant
Fire-fronted Serin
Serinus pusillus - local resident
Tibetan Serin
Serinus thibetanus - winter visitor & probable local resident
Family: Hirundinidae
Asian House-Martin
Delichon dasypus - local resident
Nepal House-Martin
Delichon nipalensis - local resident
Northern House-Martin
Delichon urbica - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Dusky Crag-Martin
Hirundo concolor - widespread resident
Red-rumped Swallow
Hirundo daurica - widespread resident and winter visitor
Streak-throated Swallow
Hirundo fluvicola - widespread resident
Pale Crag-Martin
Hirundo obsoleta - probable vagrant
Eurasian Crag-Martin
Hirundo rupestris - local resident
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica - widespread resident & winter resident
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii - widespread resident
Striated Swallow
Hirundo striolata - local resident
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo tahitica - local resident
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola - widespread resident
Sand Martin
Riparia riparia - widespread resident
Family: Hypocoliidae
Grey Hypocolius
Hypocolius ampelinus - sparse winter visitor
Family: Irenidae
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Chloropsis aurifrons - widespread resident
Blue-winged Leafbird
Chloropsis cochinchinensis - widespread resident
Orange-bellied Leafbird
Chloropsis hardwickii - widespread resident
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella - widespread resident
Family: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio - sparse passage migrant
Burmese Shrike
Lanius collurioides - sparse passage migrant
Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus - widespread winter visitor
Northern Shrike
Lanius excubitor - widespread resident
Rufous-tailed Shrike
Lanius isabellinus - widespread winter visitor
Southern Grey Shrike
Lanius meridionalis - resident
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor - vagrant
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach - widespread resident
Grey-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus - widespread resident
Family: Muscicapidae
Rusty-bellied Shortwing
Brachypteryx hyperythra - local resident
Lesser Shortwing
Brachypteryx leucophrys - local resident
White-bellied Shortwing
Brachypteryx major - local resident
White-browed Shortwing
Brachypteryx montana - local resident
Gould's Shortwing
Brachypteryx stellata - local resident
Indian Chat
Cercomela fusca - widespread resident
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes - sparse passage migrant
White-capped Water-Redstart
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus - local resident
Blue-fronted Robin
Cinclidium frontale - local resident
White-tailed Robin
Cinclidium leucurum - local resident
Purple Cochoa
Cochoa purpurea - local resident
Green Cochoa
Cochoa viridis - local resident
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus - widespread resident
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis - widespread resident
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis - local resident
Hill Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis banyumas - local resident
White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis concretus - local resident
White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis pallipes - local resident
Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis poliogenys - local resident
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides - local resident
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae - widespread resident
Pale Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis unicolor - local resident
Black-backed Forktail
Enicurus immaculatus - local resident
White-crowned Forktail
Enicurus leschenaulti - local resident
Spotted Forktail
Enicurus maculatus - local resident
Slaty-backed Forktail
Enicurus schistaceus - local resident
Little Forktail
Enicurus scouleri - local resident
Nilgiri Flycatcher
Eumyias albicaudata - local resident
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassina - local resident
Slaty-backed Flycatcher
Ficedula hodgsonii - local resident
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra - local resident
White-gorgeted Flycatcher
Ficedula monileger - local resident
Black-and-rufous Flycatcher
Ficedula nigrorufa - local resident
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva - widespread winter visitor
Sapphire Flycatcher
Ficedula sapphira - local resident
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Ficedula strophiata - local resident
Kashmir Flycatcher
Ficedula subrubra sw
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Ficedula superciliaris - local resident
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Ficedula tricolor - local resident
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni - local resident
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Ficedula zanthopygia - vagrant
Grandala
Grandala coelicolor - local resident
White-bellied Redstart
Hodgsonius phoenicuroides - local resident
Indian Blue Robin
Luscinia brunnea - local resident
Siberian Rubythroat
Luscinia calliope - widespread winter visitor
Siberian Blue Robin
Luscinia cyane - vagrant
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos - vagrant
Firethroat
Luscinia pectardens - vagrant
White-tailed Rubythroat
Luscinia pectoralis - local resident
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica - widespread winter visitor and local resident
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Monticola cinclorhynchus - local resident
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
Monticola rufiventris - local resident
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis - sparse passage migrant
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea - local resident
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui - local resident
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Muscicapa ruficauda - local resident
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica - local resident
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata - sparse migrant
Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher
Muscicapella hodgsoni - local resident
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myiophonus caeruleus - widespread resident
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myiophonus horsfieldii - widespread resident
Large Niltava
Niltava grandis - local resident
Small Niltava
Niltava macgrigoriae - local resident
Rufous-bellied Niltava
Niltava sundara - local resident
Vivid Niltava
Niltava vivida - local resident
Hume's Wheatear
Oenanthe alboniger - ?
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina - widespread winter visitor
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe - vagrant
Variable Wheatear
Oenanthe picata - widespread winter visitor
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka - ?
Rufous-tailed Wheatear
Oenanthe xanthoprymna - sparse winter visitor
Daurian Redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus - local resident & winter visitor
Blue-capped Redstart
Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus - local resident
Eversmann's Redstart
Phoenicurus erythronota - sparse winter visitor
White-winged Redstart
Phoenicurus erythrogaster - local resident
Blue-fronted Redstart
Phoenicurus frontalis - local resident
Hodgson's Redstart
Phoenicurus hodgsoni - sparse winter visitor?
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros - local resident & widespread winter visitor
White-throated Redstart
Phoenicurus schisticeps - local resident
Brown-chested Jungle-Flycatcher
Rhinomyias brunneata - winter visitor & local resident?
Plumbeous Water-Redstart
Rhyacornis fuliginosus - local resident
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata - widespread resident
Grey Bushchat
Saxicola ferrea - widespread resident
White-throated Bushchat
Saxicola insignis - sparse winter visitor
Jerdon's Bushchat
Saxicola jerdoni - local resident
White-tailed Stonechat
Saxicola leucura - widespread resident
White-browed Bushchat
Saxicola macrorhyncha - local resident
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maura - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicata - widespread resident
Golden Bush-Robin
Tarsiger chrysaeus - local resident
Orange-flanked Bush-Robin
Tarsiger cyanurus - local resident
Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
Tarsiger hyperythrus - local resident
White-browed Bush-Robin
Tarsiger indicus - local resident
White-collared Blackbird
Turdus albocinctus - local resident
Grey-winged Blackbird
Turdus boulboul - local resident
Black-breasted Thrush
Turdus dissimilis - sparse winter visitor
Grey-sided Thrush
Turdus feae - sparse winter visitor
White-backed Thrush
Turdus kessleri - vagrant
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula - widespread resident
Dusky Thrush
Turdus naumanni - sparse winter visitor
Eyebrowed Thrush
Turdus obscurus - sparse winter visitor
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos - vagrant
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris - vagrant
Chestnut Thrush
Turdus rubrocanus - local resident
Dark-throated Thrush
Turdus ruficollis - widespread winter visitor
Indian Grey Thrush
Turdus unicolor - widespread resident
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorus - local resident
Orange-headed Thrush
Zoothera citrina - widespread resident
Scaly Thrush
Zoothera dauma - widespread resident
Long-tailed Thrush
Zoothera dixoni - local resident
Dark-sided Thrush
Zoothera marginata - local resident
Plain-backed Thrush
Zoothera mollissima - local resident
Long-billed Thrush
Zoothera monticola - local resident
Siberian Thrush
Zoothera sibirica - sparse winter visitor
Pied Thrush
Zoothera wardii - sparse migrant
Family: Nectariniidae
Gould's Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae - local resident
Fire-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga ignicauda - local resident
Green-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis - local resident
Black-throated Sunbird
Aethopyga saturata - local resident
Crimson Sunbird
Aethopyga siparaja - local resident
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Anthreptes singalensis - local resident
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra - local resident
Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna - local resident
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum agile - widespread resident
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
Dicaeum chrysorrheum - local resident
Plain Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor - widespread resident
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum cruentatum - local resident
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos - widespread resident
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Dicaeum ignipectus - local resident
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
Dicaeum melanoxanthum - local resident
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
Dicaeum trigonostigma - local resident
Purple Sunbird
Nectarinia asiatica - widespread resident
Olive-backed Sunbird
Nectarinia jugularis - local resident
Long-billed Sunbird
Nectarinia lotenia - widespread resident
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Nectarinia minima - widespread resident
Purple-throated Sunbird
Nectarinia sperata - local resident
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Nectarinia zeylonica - widespread resident
Family: Paridae
Fire-capped Tit
Cephalopyrus flammiceps - local resident
Sultan Tit
Melanochlora sultanea - local resident
Coal Tit
Parus ater - local resident
Grey-crested Tit
Parus dichrous - local resident
Great Tit
Parus major - widespread resident
Black-crested Tit
Parus melanolophus - local resident
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus - local resident
White-naped Tit
Parus nuchalis - local resident
Rufous-vented Tit
Parus rubidiventris - local resident
Rufous-naped Tit
Parus rufonuchalis - local resident
Yellow-cheeked Tit
Parus spilonotus - local resident
Black-lored Tit
Parus xanthogenys - widespread resident
Tibetan Ground-Tit
Pseudopodoces humilis - local resident
White-crowned Penduline-Tit
Remiz coronatus - rare winter visitor
Yellow-browed Tit
Sylviparus modestus - local resident
Family: Passeridae
Red Avadavat
Amandava amandava - widespread resident
Green Avadavat
Amandava formosa - widespread resident
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris - widespread winter visitor
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus - sparse migrant
Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii - widespread winter visitor
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni - widespread resident & winter visitor
Nilgiri Pipit
Anthus nilghiriensis - local resident
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis - vagrant
Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi - widespread winter visitor
Rosy Pipit
Anthus roseatus - local resident
Buff-bellied Pipit (American Pipit)
Anthus rubescens - sparse winter visitor
Paddyfield Pipit
Anthus rufulus - widespread resident
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis - widespread resident
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta - sparse winter visitor
Upland Pipit
Anthus sylvanus - local resident
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Black-throated Munia
Lonchura kelaarti - local resident
Indian Silverbill (White-throated Silverbill)
Lonchura malabarica - widespread resident
Black-headed Munia
Lonchura malacca - widespread resident
Java Sparrow
Lonchura oryzivora - local introduced resident
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata - widespread resident
White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata - widespread resident
Tibetan Snowfinch (Black-winged Snowfinch)
Montifringilla adamsi - local resident
White-rumped Snowfinch
Montifringilla taczanowskii - vagrant
Small Snowfinch
Montifringilla davidiana - probable vagrant
Rufous-necked Snowfinch
Montifringilla ruficollis - sparse winter visitor
Plain-backed Snowfinch
Montifringilla blanfordi - sparse winter visitor
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava - widespread winter visitor
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis - widespread resident
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus - widespread resident
Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis - widespread winter visitor
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus - widespread resident
Sind Sparrow
Passer pyrrhonotus - local resident
Russet Sparrow
Passer rutilans - local resident
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia
Petronia xanthocollis - widespread resident
Black-breasted Weaver
Ploceus benghalensis - widespread resident
Streaked Weaver
Ploceus manyar - widespread resident
Yellow Weaver (Finn's Weaver)
Ploceus megarhynchus - local resident
Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus - widespread resident
Black-throated Accentor
Prunella atrogularis - sparse winter visitor
Alpine Accentor
Prunella collaris - local resident
Brown Accentor
Prunella fulvescens - local resident
Rufous-streaked Accentor
Prunella himalayana - sparse winter visitor
Maroon-backed Accentor
Prunella immaculata - local resident
Siberian Accentor
Prunella montanella - vagrant
Robin Accentor
Prunella rubeculoides - local resident
Rufous-breasted Accentor
Prunella strophiata - local resident
Family: Pittidae
Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura - widespread resident
Blue Pitta
Pitta cyanea - local resident
Mangrove Pitta
Pitta megarhyncha - local resident
Blue-naped Pitta
Pitta nipalensis - local resident
Hooded Pitta
Pitta sordida - local resident
Family: Pycnonotidae
White-throated Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus - local resident
Ashy Bulbul
Hemixos flavala - local resident
Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus - widespread resident
Mountain Bulbul
Hypsipetes mcclellandii - local resident
Nicobar Bulbul
Hypsipetes nicobariensis - local resident
Yellow-browed Bulbul
Iole indica - local resident
Olive Bulbul
Iole virescens - local resident
Black-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus atriceps - local resident
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer - widespread resident
Flavescent Bulbul
Pycnonotus flavescens - local resident
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus - widespread resident
White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis - widespread resident
Himalayan Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys - local resident
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus - widespread resident
Black-crested Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanicterus - widespread resident
Grey-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus priocephalus - local resident
Striated Bulbul
Pycnonotus striatus - local resident
Yellow-throated Bulbul
Pycnonotus xantholaemus - widespread resident
Crested Finchbill
Spizixos canifrons - local resident
Family: Regulidae
Common Goldcrest
Regulus regulus - local resident
Family: Sittidae
Kashmir Nuthatch
Sitta cashmirensis - local resident
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Sitta castanea - widespread resident
Beautiful Nuthatch
Sitta formosa - local resident
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis - widespread resident
White-tailed Nuthatch
Sitta himalayensis - local resident
White-cheeked Nuthatch
Sitta leucopsis - local resident
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
Sitta nagaensis - local resident
Wallcreeper
Tichodroma muraria - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Family: Sturnidae
Collared Myna
Acridotheres albocinctus - local resident
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus - widespread resident
Bank Myna
Acridotheres ginginianus - widespread resident
White-vented Myna
Acridotheres grandis - local resident
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis - widespread resident
Golden-crested Myna
Ampeliceps coronatus - local resident
Asian Glossy Starling
Aplonis panayensis - local resident
Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa - widespread resident
Spot-winged Starling
Saroglossa spiloptera - local resident
Asian Pied Starling
Sturnus contra - widespread resident
White-headed Starling
Sturnus erythropygius - local resident
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnus malabaricus - widespread resident
Brahminy Starling
Sturnus pagodarum - widespread resident
Rosy Starling
Sturnus roseus - widespread winter visitor & migrant
White-shouldered Starling
Sturnus sinensis - vagrant
Purple-backed Starling
Sturnus sturninus - vagrant
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris - widespread winter visitor & migrant
Family: Sylviidae
Rufous-faced Warbler
Abroscopus albogularis - local resident
Black-faced Warbler
Abroscopus schisticeps - local resident
Yellow-bellied Warbler
Abroscopus superciliaris - local resident
Thick-billed Warbler
Acrocephalus aedon - sparse winter visitor
Paddyfield Warbler
Acrocephalus agricola - widespread winter visitor
Great Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus - sparse winter visitor
Black-browed Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus bistrigiceps - sparse winter visitor
Blunt-winged Warbler
Acrocephalus concinens - local resident
Blyth's Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum - widespread winter visitor
Moustached Warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon - local resident & winter visitor
Large-billed Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus orinus - probable vagrant
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus - vagrant
Clamorous Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus - widespread resident
Brown Bush-Warbler
Bradypterus luteoventris - local resident
Long-billed Bush-Warbler
Bradypterus major - local resident
Chinese Bush-Warbler
Bradypterus taczanowskius - vagrant
Spotted Bush-Warbler
Bradypterus thoracicus - local resident
Yellowish-bellied Bush-Warbler
Cettia acanthizoides - local resident
Grey-sided Bush-Warbler
Cettia brunnifrons - local resident
Manchurian Bush-Warbler
Cettia canturians - vagrant
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti - sparse winter visitor
Aberrant Bush-Warbler
Cettia flavolivacea - local resident
Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler
Cettia fortipes - local resident
Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler
Cettia major - local resident
Pale-footed Bush-Warbler
Cettia pallidipes - local resident
Booted Warbler
Hippolais caligata - widespread winter visitor
Olivaceous Warbler
Hippolais pallida - probable vagrant
Sykes's Warbler
Hippolais rama - widespread winter visitor
White-browed Tit-Warbler
Leptopoecile sophiae - local resident
Pallas's Warbler
Locustella certhiola - sparse winter visitor
Lanceolated Warbler
Locustella lanceolata - sparse winter visitor
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naevia - sparse winter visitor
Dark-necked Tailorbird
Orthotomus atrogularis - local resident
Mountain Tailorbird
Orthotomus cuculatus - local resident
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius - widespread resident
Tickell's Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus affinis - widespread winter visitor
Arctic Warbler
Phylloscopus borealis - vagrant
Yellow-vented Warbler
Phylloscopus cantator - local resident
Lemon-rumped Warbler
Phylloscopus chloronotus - local resident
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita - widespread winter visitor
Eastern Crowned-Warbler
Phylloscopus coronatus - vagrant
Dusky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus - widespread winter visitor
Smoky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuligiventer - local resident and winter visitor
Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Phylloscopus griseolus - local resident & common winter visitor
Inornate Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Ashy-throated Warbler
Phylloscopus maculipennis - local resident
Large-billed Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris - local resident & winter visitor
Plain Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus neglectus - sparse winter visitor
Western Crowned-Warbler
Phylloscopus occipitalis - local resident
Buff-barred Warbler
Phylloscopus pulcher - local resident
Blyth's Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus reguloides - local resident
Radde's Warbler
Phylloscopus schwarzi - vagrant
Mountain Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus sindianus - north west Himalayas; winters in foothills
Brooks's Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus subviridis - widespread winter visitor
Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus tenellipes - vagrant
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus - vagrant
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides - local resident & widespread winter visitor
Tytler's Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus tytleri - local resident
White-spectacled Warbler
Seicercus affinis - local resident
Golden-spectacled Warbler
Seicercus burkii - local resident
Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Seicercus castaniceps - local resident
Grey-cheeked Warbler
Seicercus poliogenys - local resident
Grey-hooded Warbler
Seicercus xanthoschistos - local resident
Chestnut-headed Tesia
Tesia castaneocoronata - local resident
Grey-bellied Tesia
Tesia cyaniventer - local resident
Slaty-bellied Tesia
Tesia olivea - local resident
Broad-billed Warbler
Tickellia hodgsoni - local resident
Black-faced Laughingthrush
Garrulax affinis - local resident
White-throated Laughingthrush
Garrulax albogularis - local resident
Brown-capped Laughingthrush
Garrulax austeni - local resident
Nilgiri Laughingthrush
Garrulax cachinnans - local resident
Grey-sided Laughingthrush
Garrulax caerulatus - local resident
Moustached Laughingthrush
Garrulax cineraceus - local resident
Wynaad Laughingthrush
Garrulax delesserti - local resident
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Garrulax erythrocephalus - local resident
Yellow-throated Laughingthrush
Garrulax galbanus - local resident
Rufous-vented Laughingthrush
Garrulax gularis - local resident
Grey-breasted Laughingthrush
Garrulax jerdoni - local resident
White-crested Laughingthrush
Garrulax leucolophus - local resident
Streaked Laughingthrush
Garrulax lineatus - local resident
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
Garrulax merulinus - local resident
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
Garrulax monileger - local resident
Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush
Garrulax nuchalis - local resident
Spotted Laughingthrush
Garrulax ocellatus - local resident
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
Garrulax pectoralis - local resident
Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
Garrulax ruficollis - local resident
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
Garrulax rufogularis - local resident
White-browed Laughingthrush
Garrulax sannio - local resident
Blue-winged Laughingthrush
Garrulax squamatus - local resident
Striated Laughingthrush
Garrulax striatus - local resident
Scaly Laughingthrush
Garrulax subunicolor - local resident
Variegated Laughingthrush
Garrulax variegatus - local resident
Striped Laughingthrush
Garrulax virgatus - local resident
Red-faced Liocichla
Liocichla phoenicea - local resident
Bristled Grassbird
Chaetornis striatus - widespread resident
Rufous-rumped Grassbird
Graminicola bengalensis - local resident
Striated Grassbird
Megalurus palustris - widespread resident
Broad-tailed Grassbird
Schoenicola platyura - local resident
Hume's Whitethroat
Sylvia althaea - resident and winter visitor
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin - vagrant
Greater Whitethroat
Sylvia communis - sparse migrant
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca - widespread winter visitor
Orphean Warbler
Sylvia hortensis - widespread winter visitor
Small Whitethroat
Sylvia minula - sparse winter visitor
Desert Warbler
Sylvia nana - sparse winter visitor
Barred Warbler
Sylvia nisoria - vagrant
Rusty-fronted Barwing
Actinodura egertoni - local resident
Hoary-throated Barwing
Actinodura nipalensis - local resident
Streak-throated Barwing
Actinodura waldeni - local resident
Rufous-winged Fulvetta
Alcippe castaneceps - local resident
Golden-breasted Fulvetta
Alcippe chrysotis - local resident
Yellow-throated Fulvetta
Alcippe cinerea - local resident
Streak-throated Fulvetta
Alcippe cinereiceps - local resident
Rusty-capped Fulvetta
Alcippe dubia - local resident
Ludlow's Fulvetta
Alcippe ludlowi - local resident
Nepal Fulvetta
Alcippe nipalensis - local resident
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Alcippe poioicephala - widespread resident
Rufous-throated Fulvetta
Alcippe rufogularis - local resident
White-browed Fulvetta
Alcippe vinipectus - local resident
Chinese Babax
Babax lanceolatus - local resident
Giant Babax
Babax waddelli - local resident
Jerdon's Babbler
Chrysomma altirostris - local resident
Yellow-eyed Babbler
Chrysomma sinense - widespread resident
Great Parrotbill
Conostoma oemodium - local resident
Cutia
Cutia nipalensis - local resident
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra - widespread resident
White-hooded Babbler
Gampsorhynchus rufulus - local resident
Rufous-backed Sibia
Heterophasia annectens - local resident
Rufous Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata - local resident
Grey Sibia
Heterophasia gracilis - local resident
Long-tailed Sibia
Heterophasia picaoides - local resident
Beautiful Sibia
Heterophasia pulchella - local resident
Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris - local resident
Red-billed Leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea - local resident
Striped Tit-Babbler
Macronous gularis - widespread resident
Abbott's Babbler
Malacocincla abbotti - local resident
Blue-winged Minla
Minla cyanouroptera - local resident
Red-tailed Minla
Minla ignotincta - local resident
Chestnut-tailed Minla
Minla strigula - local resident
Fire-tailed Myzornis
Myzornis pyrrhoura - local resident
Streaked Wren-Babbler
Napothera brevicaudata - local resident
Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler
Napothera epilepidota - local resident
Black-browed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris - local resident
Black-breasted Parrotbill
Paradoxornis flavirostris - local resident
Fulvous Parrotbill
Paradoxornis fulvifrons - local resident
Grey-headed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis gularis - local resident
Spot-breasted Parrotbill
Paradoxornis guttaticollis - local resident
Black-throated Parrotbill
Paradoxornis nipalensis - local resident
Rufous-headed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis ruficeps - local resident
Brown Parrotbill
Paradoxornis unicolor - local resident
Spot-throated Babbler
Pellorneum albiventre - local resident
Marsh Babbler
Pellorneum palustre - local resident
Puff-throated Babbler
Pellorneum ruficeps - widespread resident
Buff-breasted Babbler
Pellorneum tickelli - local resident
Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler
Pnoepyga albiventer - local resident
Pygmy Wren-Babbler
Pnoepyga pusilla - local resident
Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis - local resident
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus erythrogenys - local resident
Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus ferruginosus - local resident
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii - widespread resident
Large Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus hypoleucos - local resident
Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps - local resident
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus ruficollis - local resident
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus schisticeps - local resident
Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler
Pteruthius aenobarbus - probable local resident
White-browed Shrike-Babbler
Pteruthius flaviscapis - local resident
Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
Pteruthius melanotis - local resident
Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
Pteruthius rufiventer - local resident
Green Shrike-Babbler
Pteruthius xanthochlorus - local resident
Dark-fronted Babbler
Rhopocichla atriceps - local resident
Long-billed Wren-Babbler
Rimator malacoptilus - local resident
Rusty-throated Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis badeigularis - local resident
Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis caudatus - local resident
Long-tailed Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis chocolatinus - local resident
Spotted Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis formosus - local resident
Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis longicaudatus - local resident
Bar-winged Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis troglodytoides - local resident
Wedge-billed Wren-Babbler
Sphenocichla humei - local resident
Buff-chested Babbler
Stachyris ambigua - local resident
Golden Babbler
Stachyris chrysaea - local resident
Grey-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigriceps - local resident
Snowy-throated Babbler
Stachyris oglei - local resident
Black-chinned Babbler
Stachyris pyrrhops - local resident
Rufous-capped Babbler
Stachyris ruficeps - local resident
Chestnut-capped Babbler
Timalia pileata - widespread resident
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis - widespread resident
Common Babbler
Turdoides caudatus - widespread resident
Striated Babbler
Turdoides earlei - local resident
Slender-billed Babbler
Turdoides longirostris - local resident
Large Grey Babbler
Turdoides malcolmi - widespread resident
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striatus - widespread resident
Rufous Babbler
Turdoides subrufus - widespread resident
Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Xiphirhynchus superciliaris - local resident
White-naped Yuhina
Yuhina bakeri - local resident
Striated Yuhina
Yuhina castaniceps - local resident
Whiskered Yuhina
Yuhina flavicollis - local resident
Stripe-throated Yuhina
Yuhina gularis - local resident
Black-chinned Yuhina
Yuhina nigrimenta - local resident
Rufous-vented Yuhina
Yuhina occipitalis - local resident
White-bellied Yuhina
Yuhina zantholeuca - local resident
Family: Zosteropidae
Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus - widespread resident