Bird Checklist Pench National Park
HABITAT CODES:
tk : Teak forest
ms : Miscellaneous forest (teak mixed, Anogeissus-Boswellia stand, hill forest,
and zizyphus stand)
bm : Bamboo dominant forest
cc : Cleistanthus collinus woodland
gr : Grassland - Savanna
os : Open scrub jungle (dominated by Lantana)
cs : Countryside / Cultivation
wl : Wetlands (river, streams, ponds, and reservoir)
FREQUENCY CODES:
C : Common
O : Occassional
U : Uncommon
X : Rare
STATUS CODES:
R : Resident
W : Winter visitor
S : Summer visitor
LM : Local Migrant
V : Vagrant / Straggler
1 . Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica wl C LM
2 . Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea wl C W
3 . Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus wl U W
4 . Gadwall Anas strepera wl O W
5 . Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope wl O W
6 . Mallard Anas platyrhynchos wl U W
7 . Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha wl U W
8 . Northern Pintail Anas acuta wl C W
9 . Garganey Anas querquedula wl O W
10 . Common Teal Anas crecca wl O W
11 . Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina wl O W
12 . Common Pochard Aythya ferina wl O W
13 . Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca wl O W
14 . Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula wl U W
15 . Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki gr, os, cs U R
16 . Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator ms, gr, os U R
17 . Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla os X W
18 . Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus tk, ms, bm C R
19 . Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis tk, ms, bm C R
20 . Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus tk, ms, bm, cc U R
21 . Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus tk, bm U R
22 . Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus tk, ms O R
23 . Common Hoopoe Upupa epops cs C R
24 . Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis tk, ms, cs C R
25 . Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis wl O R
26 . Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis wl O R
27 . White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis ms, cc, cs, wl C R
28 . Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis wl C R
29 . Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis ms, cc, os, cs C R
30 . Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus ms U S
31 . Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus tk, ms, bm, os, cs C S
32 . Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius tk, ms, bm, cc C R
33 . Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus tk, ms, bm U W
34 . Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus tk, bm, os O R
35 . Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea tk, ms, bm, cc C R
36 . Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii ms, bm, os O R
37 . Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis ms, bm, gr, os, cs C R
38 . Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria tk, ms, bm, cc C R
39 . Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri tk, ms, bm, cc, gr, cs C R
40 . Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala tk, ms, bm, cc C R
41 . White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena sylvatica ms, bm O R
42 . Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis cs O R
43 . House Swift Apus affinis cs, wl C R
44 . Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata tk, ms, bm C R
45 . Barn Owl Tyto alba cs U R
46 . Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia tk, ms U R
47 . Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena tk, ms, bm O R
48 . Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo tk, ms O R
49 . Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis tk U R
50 . Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica tk, ms U R
51 . Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis tk, ms, bm O R
52 . Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis os, cs C R
53 . Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis tk, ms, cc, cs C R
54 . Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica ms, bm O R
55 . Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto tk, os, cs C R
56 . Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica tk X R
57 . Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera tk, ms, bm C R
58 . White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus wl C R
59 . Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio wl O R
60 . Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus wl C R
61 . Common Coot Fulica atra wl O W
62 . Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus os O R
63 . Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago wl O W
64 . Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus wl C W
65 . Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola wl U W
66 . Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos wl O W
67 . Little Stint Calidris minuta wl O W
68 . Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis wl C R
69 . Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus wl O R
70 . Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus tk, os, cs C R
71 . Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus wl C R
72 . Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius wl O W
73 . Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus cs O R
74 . River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii wl C R
75 . Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus cs, wl C R
76 . Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus cs U R
77 . River Tern Sterna aurantia wl O R
78 . Osprey Pandion haliaetus wl O W
79 . Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus tk, ms, gr, os, cs C R
80 . Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus gr, os, cs C R
81 . Black Kite Milvus migrans cs X R
82 . Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus wl U R
83 . Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus wl O R
84 . Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus wl O R
85 . Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus cs C R
86 . White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis ms, cs C R
87 . Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus cs C R
88 . Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus cs X V
89 . Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus tk, ms, cs O R
90 . Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus gr, os, cs U R
91 . Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela tk, ms C R
92 . Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus wl O W
93 . Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos gr X W
94 . Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus tk X V
95 . Shikra Accipiter badius tk, ms, cc, cs C R
96 . Besra Accipiter virgatus ms X V
97 . White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa tk, ms, cc, gr, os, cs C R
98 . Common Buzzard Buteo buteo ms U W
99 . Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax tk, ms U R
100 . Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus tk O R
101 . Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus tk O W
102 . Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus tk, ms, bm C R
103 . Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus gr, cs C R
104 . Laggar Falcon Falco jugger ms, os, cs O R
105 . Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus tk, wl U W
106 . Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis wl C R
107 . Darter Anhinga melanogaster wl U LM
108 . Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger wl C R
109 . Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis wl O LM
110 . Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo wl O LM
111 . Little Egret Egretta garzetta wl C R
112 . Grey Heron Ardea cinerea wl O W
113 . Purple Heron Ardea purpurea wl C LM
114 . Great Egret Casmerodius albus wl C R
115 . Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax wl C R
116 . Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus wl
117 . C R Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa wl U R
118 . Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala wl O R
119 . Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans wl O R
120 . Black Stork Ciconia nigra wl O W
121 . Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus wl O R
122 . Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus wl U R
123 . Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura tk, ms, bm, os C S
124 . Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis tk, ms, bm, cc C R
125 . Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons tk, ms O R
126 . Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus os O W
127 . Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus os, cs O W
128 . Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus gr, os O R
129 . Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach ms, bm, gr, os, cs C R
130 . Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis os, cs U LM
131 . Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda tk, ms, bm, cc C R
132 . House Crow Corvus splendens cs X R
133 . Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos tk, ms, bm, gr, os, cs C R
134 . Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus tk, ms, cc O R
135 . Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus tk, ms, bm, cc C R
136 . Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei tk, ms, bm C R
137 . Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera ms, cc U W
138 . Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus tk, ms C R
139 . White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius os U LM
140 . Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus tk, ms, bm, cc C W
141 . Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus tk, ms O LM
142 . White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis tk, ms, bm C R
143 . White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola tk, cc, os C R
144 . Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus tk, gr, os, cs C R
145 . Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus tk, ms, bm, cc C R
146 . Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius cs C W
147 . Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina ms, bm O R
148 . Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma bm U W
149 . Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor tk, bm U W
150 . Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula ms, bm O LM
151 . Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis tk, bm U W
152 . Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica ms, cc U W
153 . Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui ms X W
154 . Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva tk, ms, bm, os C W
155 . Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris ms, bm O W
156 . Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina tk, ms, bm, cc O W
157 . Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae tk, ms, bm, os C R
158 . Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis tk, ms, bm O W
159 . Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis tk, cc, os C R
160 . White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus ms, bm U LM
161 . Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata os, cs C R
162 . Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros tk, os, cs C W
163 . Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris os, cs U W
164 . Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra tk U R
165 . Common Myna Acridotheres tristis tk, ms, cc, os, cs C R
166 . Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps ms, bm X W
167 . Great Tit Parus major tk, ms, bm, cc, os C R
168 . Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys tk, ms, bm O R
169 . Plain Martin Riparia paludicola wl O R
170 . Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica gr, cs, wl C W
171 . Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii wl C S
172 . Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica gr, os, cs C W
173 . Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo fluvicola wl U W
174 . White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis os X V
175 . Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer tk, ms, bm, cc, os C R
176 . White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus os O R
177 . Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani os O R
178 . Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius tk, ms, bm, cc, os C R
179 . Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita ms, gr, os, wl O W
180 . Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus tk, ms O W
181 . Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei tk, ms O W
182 . Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides tk, ms, bm, cc C W
183 . Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris tk U W
184 . Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis tk, ms U W
185 . Indian Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii ms, bm U R
186 . Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra bm, os C R
187 . Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense ms, bm, os C R
188 . Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus os X R
189 . Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi os, cs U R
190 . Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus tk, ms, bm, cc, os C R
191 . Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala ms, bm U R
192 . Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca os C W
193 . Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans gr, cs O R
194 . Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera os, cs C R
195 . Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus ms X W
196 . White Wagtail Motacilla alba wl O W
197 . White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis wl C R
198 . Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola wl O W
199 . Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava gr, wl O W
Pench, Reservation Form
