Grebes

Podicipitidae

Little grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Great crested grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Black-necked grebe

P. nigricollis

Horned grebe

P. auritus

Pelicans

Pelecanidae

White pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Dalmatian pelican

P. crispus

Cormorants

Phalacrocoracidae

Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Little cormorant

P. niger

Pygmy cormorant

P. pygmeus

Herons, Egrets and Bitterns

Ardeidae

Grey heron

Ardea cinerea

Purple heron

A. purpurea

Great white egret

Egretta alba

Little egret

E. garzetta

Night heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Little bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

Bittern

Botaurus stella

Ibis and Spoonbill

Threskiornithidae

Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Glossy ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Storks

Ciconiidae

White stork

White stork

Black stork

C. nigra

Flamingos Phoenicopteridae

Phoenicopteridae

Greater flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber roseus

Lesser flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Anatidae

Mute swan

Cygnus olor

Whooper swan

C. cygnus

Greylag goose

Anser anser

White-fronted goose

A. albifrons

Bar-headed goose

A. indicus

Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Ruddy shelduck

T. ferruginea

Cotton tail

Nettapus coromandelia

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Gadwall

A. strepera

Wigeon

A. penelope

Teal

A. crecca

Falcated teal

A. falcata

Garganey

A. querquedula

Pintail

A. acuta

Shoveler

A. clypeata

Marbled teal

A. angustirostris

Red-crested pochard

Netta rufina

Tufted duck

Aythya fuligula

Pochard

A. ferina

Ferruginous duck

A. nyroca

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Goosander

Mergus merganser

Red-breasted merganser

M. serrator

Smew

M. albellus

White-headed duck

Oxyura leucocephala

Eagles, Hawks and Allies

Accipitridae

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

White-tailed eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Pallas’s sea eagle

H. leucoryphus

Black kite

Milvus migrans

Black-shouldered kite

Elanus caeruleus

Short-toed eagle

Circaetus gallicus

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Shikra

A. badius

Goshawk

A. gentilis

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Rough-legged buzzard

B. lagopus

Long-legged buzzard

B. lagopus

Honey buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Bonelli’s eagle

Hieraeetus fasciatus

Booted eagle

H. pennatus

Golden eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Imperial eagle

A. heliaca

Spotted eagle

A. clanga

Tawny eagle/Steppe eagle

A. rapax

White-backed vulture

Pseudogyps bengalensis

Egyptian vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Lammergeier

Gypaetus barbatus

Black vulture

Aegypius monachus

Griffon vulture

Gyps fulvus

Himalayan griffon

G. himalayensis

Marsh harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Hen-harrier

C. cyaneus

Pallid harrier

C. macrourus

Montagu’s harrier

C. pygargus

Falcons

Falconidae

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

Saker falcon

F. cherrug

Peregrine

F. peregrinus

Barbary falcon

F. pelegrinoides

Hobby

F. subbuteo

Merlin

F. columbarius

Red-footed falcon

F. vespertinus

Lesser kestrel

F. naumanni

Kestrel

F. tinnunculus

Laggar falcon

F. juggar

Pheasant family

Phasianidae

Himalayan snowcock

Tetraogallus himalayensis

Chukar

Alectoris chukar

Rock partridge

A. graeca

See-see partridge

Ammoperdix griseogularis

Quail

Coturnix coturnix

Rain quail

C. coromandelica

Black francolin

Francolinus francolin

Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Himalayan monal pheasant

Lophophorus impejanus

Koklas pheasant

Pucrasia macrolopha

Cranes

Gruidae

Crane

Grus grus

Siberian crane

G. leucogeranus

Demoiselle crane

Anthropoides virgo

Hemiopdes

Turnicidae

Andalusian hemipode

Turnix sylvatica

Bustards

Otididae

Great bustard

Otis tarda

Little bustard

O. tetrax

Houbara bustard

Chlamydotis undulata

Rails, Crakes and Coots

Rallidae

Water rail

Rallus aquaticus

Spotted crake

Porzana porzana

Little crake

P. parva

Baillon’s crake

P. pusilla

Corncrake

Crex crex

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Purple gallinule

Porphyrio porphyrio

Coot

Fulica atra

Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Avocets

Recurvirostridae

Black-winged stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Plovers

Charadriidae

Ringed plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Little ringed plover

C. dubius

Kentish plover

C. alexandrinus

Greater sandplover

C. leschenaultii

Lesser sandplover

C. mongolus

Grey plover

P. squatarola

Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Red-wattled plover

V. indicus

White-tailed plover

V. leucurus

Sociable plover

V. gregarius

Sandpipers and Snipe

Scolopacidae

Broad-billed sandpiper

Limicola falcinellus

Curlew sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Dunlin

C. alpina

Temminck’s stint

C. temminckii

Little stint

C. minutta

Sanderling

C. alba

Terek sandpiper

Tringa cinereus

Redshank

T. totanus

Spotted redshank

T. erythropus

Greenshank

T. nebularia

Marsh sandpiper

T. stagnatilis

Common sandpiper

T. hypoleucos

Wood sandpiper

T. glareola

Green sandpiper

T. ochropus

Ruff and reeve

Philomachus pugnax

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Slender-billed curlew

N. tenuirostris

Whimbrel

N. phaeopus

Black-tailed godwit

Limosa limosa

Bar-tailed godwit

L. lapponica

Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Jack snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Solitary snipe

G. solitaria

Phalaropes

Phalaropodidae

Red-necked phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Painted Snipe

Rostratulidae

Painted snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Jacanas

Jacanidae

Pheasant-tailed jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Stone Curlew

Burhinidae

Stone Curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

Pratincoles and Coursers

Glareolidae

Collared pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Small Indian pratincole

G. lactea

Cream-colored courser

Cursorius cursor

Gulls and Terns

Laridae

Slender-billed gull

Larus genei

Black-headed gull

L. ridibundus

Great black-headed gull

L. ichthyaetus

Herring gull

L. argentatus

Lesser black-back

L. fuscus

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Gull-billed tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Caspian tern

Hydroprogne tschegrava

Common tern

Sterna hirundo

Little tern

S. albifrons

Indian tern

S. aurantia

Whiskered tern

Chliodonias hybrida

Sandgrouse

Pteroclidae

Spotted sandgrouse

Pterocles senegallus

Crowned sandgrouse

P. coronatus

Pin-tailed sandgrouse

P. alchata

Black-bellied sandgrouse

P. orientalis

Pallas’s sandgrouse

Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Pigeons and Doves

Columbidae

Rock dove

Columba livia

Stock dove

C. oenas

Woodpigeon

C. palumbus

Eastern stock dove

C. eversmanni

Blue hill pigeon

C. rupestris

Snow pigeon

C. leuconota

Palm dove

Streptopelia senegalensis

Spotted dove

S. chinensis

Turtle dove

S. turtur

Rufous turtle dove

S. orientalis

Collared dove

S. decaocto

Red turtle dove

S. tranquebarica

Cuckoos

Cuculidae

Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Owls

Strigidae

Eagle owl

Bubo bubo

Long-eared owl

Asio otus

Short-eared owl

A. flammeus

Scops owl

Otus scops

Bruce’s scops owl

O. brucei

Little owl

Athene noctua

Tawny owl

Strix aluco

Nightjars

Caprimulgidae

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Egyptian nightjar

C. aegyptius

Syke’s nightjar

C. mahrattensis

Indian nightjar

C. asiaticus

Swifts

Apodidae

Swift

Apus apus

Alpine swift

A. melba

Little swift

A. affinis

Bee-Eaters

Meropidae

Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Blue-cheeked bee-eater

M. superciliosus

Little green bee-eater

M. orientalis

Rollers

Coraciidae

Roller

Coracias garrulus

Parrots

Psittacidae

Ring-necked parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Salty-headed parakeet

P. himalayana

Kingfishers

Alcedinidae

Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Smyrna kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Lesser pied kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Hoopoe

Upupidae

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Woodpeckers

Picidae

Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Scaly-bellied green woodpecker

Picus squamatus

White-winged pied woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucopterus

Himalayan pied woodpecker

D. himalayensis

Brown-fronted pied woodpecker

D. auriceps

Larks

Alaudida

Shore lark

Eremophila alpestris

Temminick’s horned lark

E. bilopha

Hoopoe lark

Alaemon alaudipes

Short-toed lark

Calandrella cinerea

Lesser short-toed lark

C. rufescens

Hume’s short-toed lark

C. acutirostris

Desert lark

Ammomanes deserti

Rufous-tailed finch lark

A. phoenicurus

Calandra lark

Melanocorypha calandra

Bimaculated lark

M. bimaculata

Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Small skylark

A. gulgula

Crested lark

Galerida cristata

Swallows and Martins

Hirundinidae

Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Crag martin

H. rupestris

Red-rumped swallow

H. daurica

Pale crag martin

H. obsoleta

Cliff swallow

H. fluvicola

Wire-tailed swallow

H. smithii

Plain sand martin

Riparia paludicola

Sand martin

R. riparia

House martin

Delichon urbica

Pipits and Wagtails

Motacillidae

Tree pipit

Anthus trivialis

Red-throated pipit

A. cervinus

Olive-backed pipit

A. hodgsoni

Water pipit

A. spinoletta

Tawny pipit

A. campestris

Long-billed pipit

A. similis

Upland pipit

A. sylvanus

Hodgson’s pipit

A. roseatus

Richard’s pipit

A. novaeseelandiae

White wagtail

Motacilla alba

Grey wagtail

M. cinerea

Yellow wagtail

M. flava

Citrine wagtail

M. citreola

Waxwings

Bombycllidae

Grey hypocolius

Hypocolius ampelinus

Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Bulbuls

Pycnonotidae

Common bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

White-cheeked bulbul

P. leucotis

White-eared bulbul

P. leucogenys

Black bulbul

Microscelis psaroides

White-headed bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Shrikes

Laniidae

Lesser grey shrike

Lanius minor

Masked shrike

L. nubicus

Woodchat shrike

L. senator

Red-backed shrike

L. collurio

Great grey shrike

L. excubitor

Black-headed shrike

L. schach

Bay-backed shrike

L. vittatus

Accentors

Prunellidae

Black-throated accentor

Prunella atrogularis

Alpine accentor

P. collaris

Himalayan accentor

P. himalayana

Rufous-breasted accentor

P. strophiata

Brown accentor

P. fulvescens

Warblers

Sylviidae

Grasshopper warbler

Locustella naevia

Pallas’s grasshopper warbler

L. certhiola

Reed warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Paddyfield warbler

A. agricola

Blyth’s reed warbler

A. dumetorum

Great reed warbler

A. arundinaceus

Clamorous reed warbler

A. stentoreus

Moustached warbler

A. melanopogon

Blunt-winged paddyfield warbler

A. concinnens

Cetti’s warbler

Cettia cetti

Graceful warbler

Prinia gracilis

Brown long-tailed hill warbler

P. crinigera

Scrub warbler

Scotocerca inquieta

Booted warbler

Hippolais caligata

Olivaceous warbler

H. pallida

Upcher’s warbler

H. languida

Whitethroat

Sylvia communis

Desert lesser whitethroat

S. minula

Lesser whitethroat

S. curruca

Hume’s lesser whitethroat

S. althaea

Barred warbler

S. nisoria

Orphean warbler

S. hortensis

Menetries’ warbler

S. mystacea

Desert warbler

S. nana

Greenish warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

Chiffchaff

P. collybita

Radde’s warbler

P. schwarzi

Yellow-browed warbler

P. inornatus

Green warbler

P. nitidus

Pallas’s warbler

P. proregulus

Crowned willow warbler

P. occipotalis

Tytler’s willow warbler

P. tytleri

Brook’s willow warbler

P. subviridis

Plain willow warbler

P. neglectus

Olivaceous willow warbler

P. griseolus

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Flycatchers

Muscicapidae

Spotted flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Sooty flycatcher

M. sibirica

Rufous-tailed flycatcher

M. ruficauda

Red-breasted flycatcher

Ficedula parva

White-browed blue flycatcher

F. superciliaris

Paradise flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

Thrushes, Chats and Allies

Turdidae

Stoliczka’s whinchat

Saxicola macrorhyncha

Stonechat

S. torquata

Pied stonechat

S. caprata

Whinchat

S. rubetra

Brown-backed Indian robin

Saxicoloides fulicata

Plumbeus redstart

Rhyacornis fuliginosus

Rock thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Blue-headed rock thrush

M. cinclorhynchus

Blue rock thrush

M. solitarius

White-crowned black wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga

Wheatear

O. oenanthe

Desert wheatear

O. deserti

Isabelline wheatear

O. isabellina

Red-tailed wheatear

O. xanthoprymna

Pied wheatear

O. pleschanka

Finch wheatear

O. finschii

Hooded wheatear

O. monacha

Eastern pied wheatear

O. picata

Hume’s wheatear

O. alboniger

Black wheatear

O. leucura

White-crowned black wheatear

O. eucopyga

White-capped redstart

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

Blue-headed redstart

Phoenicurus coeruleocephalus

Black redstart

P. ochruros

Guldenstadt’s redstart

P. erythrogaster

Blue-fronted redstart

P. frontalis

Eversmann’s redstart

P. erythronotus

Redstart

P. phoenicurus

White-throated robin

Irania gutturalis

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Nightingale

L. megarhynchos

Indian blue robin

L. brunnea

Himalayan rubythroat

L. pectoralis

Rufous bushchat

Cercotrichas galactotes

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Black-throated thrush

T. ruficollis

Mistle thrush

T. viscivorus

Grey-headed thrush

T. rubrocanus

Little forktail

Enicurus scouleri

Spotted forktail

E. maculatus

Blue whistling thrush

Myophonus caeruleus

Babblers

Timaliidae

Common babbler

Turdoides caudatus

Streaked laughing thrush

Garrulax lineatus

Variegated laughing thrush

G. variegatus

Bearded tit

Panurus biarmicus

Tits

Paridae

White-cheeked long-tailed tit

Ageithalos leucogenys

Penduline tit

Remiz pendulinus

Azure tit

Parus cyanus

Great tit

P. major

Black-crested tit

P. rubidiventris

Vigor’s black-crested tit

P. melanolophus

Blue tit

P. caeruleus

Willow tit

P. montanus

Sunbirds

Nectariniidae

Purple sunbird

Nectarinia asiatica

Nuthatches

Sittidae

Eastern rock nuthatch

Sitta tephronota

White-cheeked nuthatch

S. leucopsis

Nuthatch

S. europaea

Rock nuthatch

S. neumayer

Wall creeper

Tichodroma muraria

Wrens

Troglodytidae

Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Treekeeper

Certhiidae

Himalayan treekeeper

Certhia himalayana

Dippers

Cinclidae

Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

Brown dipper

C. pallasii

Buntings

Emberizidae

Corn bunting

Emberiza calandra

Red-headed bunting

E. bruniceps

Black-headed bunting

E. melanocephala

House bunting

E. striolata

Yellowhammer

E. citrinella

Pine bunting

E. leucocephala

Ortolan

E. hortulana

Grey-necked bunting

E. buchanani

Rock bunting

E. cia

Grey-headed bunting

E. fucata

Reed bunting

E. schoeniclus

Snow bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Lapland bunting

Calcarius lapponicus

Finches

Fringillidae

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

Chaffinch

F. coelebs

Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Greenfinch

C. chloris

Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

White-winged brosbeak

Mycerobas carnipes

Black yellow grosbeak

M. icterioides

Desert finch

Rhodopechys obsoleta

Trumpeter finch

R. githaginea

Mongolian trumpeter finch

R. mongolica

Crimson-winged finch

R. sanguinea

Twite

Acanthis flavirostris

Linnet

A. cannabina

Red-fronted serin

Serinus pusillus

Common rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Red-mantled rosefinch

C. rhodochlamys

Thura’s rosefinch

C. thura

Great rosefinch

C. rubicilla

Brandt’s rosefinch

Leucosticte brandti

Hodgson’s rosefinch

L. nemoricola

Sparrows

Ploceidae

Spanish sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis

Tree sparrow

P. montanus

House sparrow

P. domesticus

Dead Sea sparrow

P. moabiticus

Cinnamon sparrow

P. rutilans

Snowfinch

Montifringilla nivalis

Afghan snowfinch

M. theresea

Rock sparrow

Petronia petronia

Pale rock sparrow

P. brachydactyla

Yellow-throated sparrow

P. xanthocollis

Waxbills

Estrilididae

Malaba

Euodice malabarica

White-Eyes

Zosteropidae

Oriental white-eye

Zosterops plapebrosa

Starlings and Mynas

Sturnidae

Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Rose-colored starling

S. roseus

Common myna

S. tristis

Bank myna

S. ginginianus

Brahminy myna

S. pagodarum

Common Indian myna

Acridotheres tristis

Orioles

Oriliodae

Golden oriole

Oriolus oriolus

King Crows

Dicruridae

Himalayan black drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

Ashy Drongo

D. leucophaeus

Black drongo

D. ludwigii

Minnevit

Campephagidae

Minnevit

Pericrocotus ethologus

Crows

Corvidae

Black-throated jay

Carrulus lanceolatus

Magpie

Pica pica

Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Alpine chough

P. graculus

Raven

Corvus corax

Brown-necked raven

C. ruficollis

Rook

C. frugilegus

Carrion crow

C. corone corone

Hooded crow

C. corone cornix

Jackdaw

C. monedula

Jungle crow

C. macrorhynchos

House crow

C. splendens