COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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STATUS |
HABITAT |
LOCATION |
Ardeidae: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns |
Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
Resident |
Charanganga river, waterholes, lakes, swamps |
Wetlands of all zones |
Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
Resident, Migrant |
Lakes, river belt |
Wetland near Tala gate, Magadhi lakes |
Pond Heron |
Ardeola grayii |
Resident |
Lakes, ponds, waterholes, river belt |
Near Tala gate, Khitauli zone swamps, Charanganga river |
Cattle Egret |
Bulbulcus ibis |
Resident |
Villages, grazing grounds |
Nearby Tala village, Garhpuri village, Gohadi village, |
Large Egret |
Ardea alba |
Resident |
Marshy lands, lakes, ponds |
Bamera dam, Tala village, Garhpuri dam |
Median Egret |
Egretta intermedia |
Resident |
Lakes, ponds, rivulets |
Near Tala gate, Khitauli zone swamps |
Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
Resident |
Swamps, lakes |
Check Tala zone |
Black Bittern |
Ixobrychus flavicollis |
Resident, Migrant |
Marshy lands, swamps |
Near Tala gate, Magadhi lakes |
Chestnut Bittern |
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus |
Resident |
Swampy lands, lake side |
Tala zone and Khitauli zone wetlands |
Ciconiidae: Stroks |
Openbill Stork |
Anastomus oscitans |
Reaident |
Lakes, waterholes, marshes |
Patiha, Sidh-baba meadow |
White-necked Strok |
Ciconia episcopus |
Resident |
Flooded grasslands, local ponds, wetlands |
Khitauli wetland, Patiha |
Black Strok |
Ciconia nigra |
Winter visitor |
Marshy lands, inland water, check-dams |
Seen in winters at Rajbahera meadows, Patiha, Khitauli wetland |
Lesser Adjustant Strok |
Leptoptilos javanicus |
Resident migrant |
Wetlands, lakes, ponds |
Charanganga near Jamuniha, Khitauli zone lakes |
Painted Strok |
Mycteria leucocephala |
Resident |
Marshes, lakes, check-dams, agricultural fields |
Can be seen near Sidh-baba, Patiha Kachhadam |
Podicipedidae: Grebes |
Little Grebe |
Podiceps ruficollis |
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Threskiornithidae: Ibises and Spoonbill |
White Ibis |
Threskiornis aethiopica |
Resident |
Wetlands, rivers, lakes, paddy fields |
Charanganga wetland near Tala gate, Sidh baba |
Black Ibis |
Pseudibis papillosa |
Rasident |
Wetlands, ponds, lakes, check-dams |
Tala gate Charanganga wetland, Khitauli zone wetland |
Eurasian Spoonbill |
Platalea leucorodia |
Resident |
At water-bodies in forest |
Magadhi zone, Dabhadol area, Khitauli zone lake |
Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants and Darters |
Large Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
Resident migrant |
Tidal lagoons, inland water, sand banks |
Bamera dam, Garhpuri dam |
Darter |
Anhingra rufa |
Resident |
Wetlands, waterholes |
Tala zone forest |
Anatidae: Ducks, Geese and Swans |
Barheaded Goose |
Anser indicus |
Winter visitor |
Nearby water sources like lake, pond |
Charanganga river near Tala gate, Khitauli zone lake |
Greylad Goose |
Anser anser |
Migrant from Eastern India |
Large lakes, waterholes |
Lake of Khitauli zone |
Lesser Whistling Duck |
Dendrocygna juvanica |
Resident |
Paddy fields, freshwater marshes, shallow pools, flooding grasslands |
Khitauli zone wetlands, lake side |
Ruddy Shelduck |
Tadorna ferruginea |
Winter visitor |
Marshy lands, waterholes, lake sites |
Seen in Tala zone & Khitoli zone |
Pintail |
Anas acuta |
Winter visitor |
Lake sites, wetlands |
Seen in Lakes of Magadhi zone, Khitauli zone, Bamera dam |
Common Teal |
Anas crecca |
Winter visitor |
Lakes, marshy lands |
Sidhbaba area of Tala zone, Marshy lands of Khitauli zone, lakes of Magadhi zone |
Red-crested Pochard |
Netta rufina |
Winter visitor |
Waterholes, lakes |
Marshy lands of Khitoli zone, Tala zone |
Common Pochard |
Aytya ferina |
Winter visitor |
Waterholes, lakes and wetlands |
Khitoli zone, Tala zone |
Comb Duck |
Sarkidiornis melanotos |
Resident migrant |
Lakes, waterholes |
Lakes of Khitauli & Magadhi zone |
Cotton Teal |
Nettapus coromandelians |
Resident |
Water challens, lagoons, waterholes |
Can be seen in Tala zone, Magadhi zone, Khitoli zone |
Turnicidae: Bustard-Quails |
Common Bustard Quail |
Turnix suscitator |
Resident |
Grasslands & undergrowths near by water source |
Can be seen in Charanganga river Tala village, Khitauli zone wetlands, Magadhi zone wetlands |
COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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STATUS |
HABITAT |
LOCATION |
Accipitridae: Hawks and Vultures |
White Eyed Hawk |
Butastur teesa |
Resident |
Dry forest, scrubs, meadows, agricultural lands |
Johilla zone (Gohadi gate), Gurwahi village, Gohadi village site |
Honey Bazzard |
Pernis ptilorhynchus |
Resident |
Woodlands, village areas |
Seen in meadows of Tala zone, Rajbahra meandows of Magadhi zone |
Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
Resident |
Around human establishments, villages |
Mahaman village, Gohadi village, Parasi village, Bijhariya village site |
Shikra |
Accipiter badius |
Resident |
Woodlands, village sites |
Seen in all safari zones & adjoining villages of Bandhavgarh |
Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter nisus |
Winter visitor |
Woodlands, open forest, agricultural lands |
Hills of Bandhavgarh. Tala zone, Dhamokhar zone are the better place to explore. |
Black-winged Kite |
Elanus caerulus |
Resident |
Grasslands, agricultural fields |
Rajbahra meadows, Khitauli zone, Dhamokhar zone |
Horsefield's Goshawk |
Accipiter soloensis |
Resident migrant |
Woodlands |
Tala zone, Khitauli zone and local villages |
Created Hawk Eagle |
Spizaetus cirrhatus |
Resident (Uncommon) |
Woodlands |
Tala zone, Magadhi zone |
Bonnelli's Eagle |
Hieraaetus fasciatus |
Resident |
Woodlands |
Tala zone, Khitauli zone, Dhamokhar zone |
Tawny or Steppe Eagle |
Aquila rapax |
Resident |
Desert, semi-desert, cultivation land |
Search in Magahi zone, Khitauli zone |
Lesser Spotted Eagle |
Aquila pomarina |
Resident |
Woodlands, cultivation land |
Patiha camp, Magadhi zone, Khitauli zone |
Grey-headed Fishing Eagle |
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus |
Resident |
Forest streams, waterholes, lagoons, rivers |
Try at Jamuniha, Johilla zone, Bamera dam |
Red-headed Vulture |
Sarcogyps calvus |
Resident |
Open country near human establishments, wooden hills |
Can be seen near Mahaman village, Gohadi village, Parasi village |
Indian Longbilled Vulture |
Gyps indicus |
Resident |
Near by villages, towns, city outskirts |
Tala zone hilly terrains |
White-backed Vulture |
Gyps bengalensis |
Resident |
Near by human establishments, villages, city outskirts |
Mahaman village, Parasi village |
Egyptain Scavenger Vulture |
Neophron percnopterus |
Resident |
Near by village areas, city outskirts |
Seen at Tala zone hilly region, Johilla buffer zone near Chenchpur fall |
Hen Harrier |
Circus cynaeus |
Winter visitor |
Grasslands, meadows |
Magadhi zone, Tala zone |
Pied Harrier |
Cricus melanoleucos |
Winter visitor |
Open grasslands, agricultural lands, hills |
Search in Tala zone, Magadhi zone, Khitauli zone |
Marsh Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
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Short-toed Eagle |
Circaetus gallicus |
Resident |
Cultivation land, open country |
Seen in Magadhi zone, check for Rajbahera meadow area |
Crested Serpent Eagle |
Spilornis cheela |
Resident |
Meadows area, countryside area, woodlands |
Check at Chakradhara meadow in Tala zone, Khitauli zone, Dhamokhar zone |
Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
Winter visitor |
Major rivers, waterholes |
Tala zone, Khitauli zone lake area, Magadhi lake side |
Flaconidae: Falcons |
Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinuns |
Resident |
Vertical cliff, hills, lakes, marshes |
Tala zone |
Eurasian Hobby |
Falco subbuteo |
Winter migrant |
Rugged hills, lakes, marshy land |
Tala zone, Khitauli zone marshylands |
Eurasian Kestrel / Common Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
Resident Migrant |
Grassland, semi-desert. agricultural land, rocky region |
Khitauli zone, Magadhi zone |
Phasianidae: Pheasants, Partridges and Quails |
Painted Partridge Francolin |
Francolinus pictus |
Resident |
Tall thick grasslands |
Rajbahera meadows, Chakradhara meadows |
Grey Partridge |
Francolinus pondicerianus |
Resident |
Open grasslands, scrub, rocky shelters |
Rajbahera meadows, Chakradhara meadows |
Jungle Bush Quail |
Perdicula asiatica |
Resident |
Dry forest area, grassland, rocky surfaces |
Tala zone, Khitauli zone, Johilla zone forest. |
Painted Spurfowl |
Galloperdix lunulata |
Resident |
Woodlands, bushes, scrublands |
Can be seen in Tala zone, Khitauli zone |
Red Spurfowl |
Galloperdix spadicea |
Resident |
Woodlands, bushes, cultivation land, nearby waterholes |
Can be seen in all safari zones |
Red Junglefowl |
Gallus gallus |
Resident |
Nearby waterholes, marshyland, bushy forest |
Easily seen in Tala zone, Khitauli zone |
Common Indian Peafowl |
Pava cristatus |
Resident |
Near waterholes, streams, undergrowths, marshyland |
Check at Tala zone, Khitauli zone, Magadhi zone |
Gruidae: Cranes |
Saurus Crane |
Grus antigone |
Resident |
Open irrigated agricultural land |
Johilla zone villages, Gurwahi village, Gohadi village |
Rallidae: Rails and Coots |
Whitebreasted Waterhen |
Amaurornis phoenicurus |
Resident |
Near marshy land, waterholes |
Check at Charanganga river near Tala gate, backside of MPT White Tiger forest lodge, Khitauli zone marshy land |
Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
Resident |
Nearby waterholes, ponds, village tanks |
Seen in Tala zone, Khitauli zone |
Common Coot |
Fulica atra |
Resident |
Nearby lakes, waterholes |
Check Tala zone, Khitauli zone |
Jacanidae: Jacanas |
Pheasant tailed Jacana |
Hydrophasianus chirugus |
Resident |
Lakes, tanks, waterholes |
Khitauli zone check dam, Charanganga river, Chenchpur waterfall |
Bronzewinged Jacana |
Metopidius indicus |
Resident |
Waterholes, check-dams |
Bamera dam, Khitauli zone check-dam |
Rostratulidae: Painted Snipe |
Painted Snipe |
Rostratula benghalensis |
Resident |
Freshwater marshes, pools |
Khitauli zone marsy land, Tala zone wetlands, near Tala gate |
COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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STATUS |
HABITAT |
LOCATION |
Recurvirostridae: Stilts and Avocets |
Blackwinged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
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Burhinidae: Stone-Curlews |
Stone Curlew |
Burhinus oedicnimus |
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Great Stone Plover |
Esacus magnirostris |
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Charadriidae: Plovers, Sandpipers and Snipe |
Red-wattled Lapwing |
Vanellus indicus |
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Spur-winged Lapwing |
Vanellus spinosus |
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Yellow-wattled Lapwing |
Vanellus malabaricus |
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Little Ringed Plover |
Charadrius dubius |
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Lesser Sand Plover |
Charadrius mongolus |
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Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
Migrant |
Marshes, ponds |
Khitauli zone lakeside area, near Tala gate Charanganga river belt |
Spotted Redshank |
Tringa erythropus |
Winter visitor |
Lake, pond, waterholes |
Check Tala zone, Khitauli zone wetlands, Parasi village |
Green Sandpiper |
Tringa ochropus |
Winter visitor |
Lake, waterholes, tanks, perennials |
Charanganga river belt, wetlands of Tala zone, Khitauli zone |
Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
Winter visitor |
Marshes, tanks lakes, paddy fields |
Near Tala village cultivation land, Garhpuri village route, Parasi village, Gohadi village, Gurwahi village |
Common Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
Winter visitor |
Waterholes, lakes, streams |
Charanganga river belt near Tala village, Pataur village, Chenchpur zone adjoining villages |
Fantail Snipe |
Gallinago gallinago |
Resident & winter visitor |
Wetlands near villages |
Gohadi village, Pataur village, Khitauli zone marshyland |
Temminck's Stint |
Calidris temminckii |
Winter visitor |
Freshwater sources |
Charanganga river belt near Tala village |
Little Stint |
Calidris minuta |
Winter visitor |
Village ponds, streams, rivers |
Johilla gate villages, Charanganga river belt, Pataur village |
Caprimulgidae: Nightjars |
Jungle Nightjar |
Cahrimulgus indicus |
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Common Indian Nightjar |
Cahrimulgus asiaticus |
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Franklin's Nightjar |
Cahrimulgus affinis |
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Apodidae: Swifts |
Whiterumped Spinetail |
Chaetura sylvatica |
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House Swifts |
Apus affinis |
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Crested Tree Swifts |
Hemiprocne Longipennis |
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Alcedinidae: Kingfishers |
Lesser Pied Kingfisher |
Ceryle rudis |
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Common Kingfisher |
Alcedo atthis |
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Strokbilled Kingfisher |
Pelargopis capensis |
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White-brested Kingfisher |
Halcyon smyrnensis |
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Meropidae: Bee-eater |
Green Bee-eater |
Merops orientalis |
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Bluebearded Bee-eater |
Nyctyornis athertoni |
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Coracidae: Rollers |
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Indian Roller |
Coracias benghalensis |
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Laridae: Gulls and Terns |
Indian River Tern |
Sterna aurantia |
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Blackbellied Tern |
Sterna acuticauda |
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Pteroclidae: Sandgrouse |
Painted Sandgrouse |
Pterocles indicus |
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Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves |
Yellowlegged Green Pigeon |
Treron Phoenicoptera |
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Blue Rock Pigeon |
Columba livia |
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Rufous Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia orientalis |
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Indian Ring Dove |
Streptopelia decaocta |
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Red Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia tranquebarica |
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Spotted Dove |
Streptopelia chinensis |
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Little Brown Dove |
Streptopelia senegalensis |
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Emerald Dove |
Chalcophaps indica |
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COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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STATUS |
HABITAT |
LOCATION |
Psittacidae: Parrots |
Large Parakeet |
Psittacula eupatria |
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Rose-ringed Parakeet |
Psittacula krameri |
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Blossom-headed Parakeet |
Psittacula cyanocephala |
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Cuculidae: Cuckoos |
Pied Crested Cuckoo |
Clamator jacobinus |
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Common Hawk Cuckoo |
Cuculus varius |
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Indian Cuckoo |
Cuculus micropterus |
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The Cuckoo |
Cuculus canorus |
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Plaintive Cuckoo |
Cacomantis passerinus |
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Drango Cuckoo |
Surniculus lugubris |
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Koel |
Eudynamys scolopacea |
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Sirkeer Cuckoo |
Taccocua leschenaultii |
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Crow Pheasant |
Centropus sinensis |
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Upupidae: Hoopoes |
Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
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Bucerotidae: Hornbills |
Common Grey Hornbills |
Ocyceros birostris |
Resident |
Open deciduous forest, groves, farmland, resort campus |
Maharaja Kothi campus, Tala zone, Tala village, MPT White Tiger Forest Lodge campus, Near Tala zone entry gate |
Malabar Pied Hornbills |
Anthracoceros coronatus |
Resident |
Open forest, hilly terrain, fruit trees |
Tala zone Shesh Shaiya route |
Strigidae: Owls |
Eurasian Eagle Owl |
Bubo bubo |
Resident |
Rocky hilly, well wooded country |
Tala zone near Chakradhara meadows in late evening |
Collared Scops Owl |
Otus bakkamoena |
Resident |
Open deciduous forest, groves, village area |
Tala zone, Dhamokhar zone, near Tala entry gate |
Brown Fish Owl |
Bubo zeylonensis |
Resident |
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Jungle Owlet |
Glucidium radiatum |
Resident |
Secondary grown forest, open broadleaved forest |
Throughout the tiger reserve, near Tala village, resort campus |
Brown Hawk Owl |
Ninox scultulata |
Resident |
Plains, woodlands, tree clusters, along with streams |
Along with Charanganga river, near Tala gate, near Gohadi village, Mardari village, Rancha village |
Spotted Owlet |
Athene brama |
Resident |
Nearby villages, sub-urban areas, resort campus, agricultural land |
Tala village, Tala entry gate, Gurwahi village, Pator village, Gohadi village, Sarmaniya village, Kuchwahi village, Jamunara village |
Mottled Wood Owl |
Strix ocellata |
Resident |
Wooden plains, groves of dense foliage, village areas |
Near Tala village, Mardari village, Pataur village, Ranchha village outskirts, Tala zone, Khitauli zone |
Capitonidae: Barbet |
Large Green Barbet |
Megalaima Zeylanica |
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Crimson Breasted Barbet |
Megalaima haemacephala |
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Picidae: Woodpackers |
Wryneck |
Jynx torquilla |
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Rufous Woodpecker |
Micropternus brachyurus |
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Little Scalybellied Green Woodpecker |
Picus myrmecophoneus |
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Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker |
Dinopium benghalense |
Resident |
Light forest, plantations, groves |
It can be seen at any of the areas in Bandhavgarh tiger reserve, including village outskirts, resort campus |
Yellowfronted Pied Woodpecker |
Picoides mahrattensis |
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Brown Crowned Pigmy Woodpecker |
Picoides nanus |
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Black-backed Woodpecker / Black-shouldered Woodpecker |
Chrysocolaptes festivus |
Resident |
Light deciduous forest, scrub forest, scattered woodland |
Tala - Pataur route, outskirts of villages like Bijharia, Ranchha, Guruwahi, Tala |
Pittidae: Pittas |
Indian Pitta |
Pitta brachyura |
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Aludidae: Larks |
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Bush Lark |
Mirafra assamica |
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Ashycrowned Finch-lark |
Eremopterix grisea |
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Rufoustailed Finch-lark |
Ammonanes phoenicurus |
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Hirundinidae: Swallows |
Plain Sand Martin |
Riparia paludicola |
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Crag Martin |
Hirundo rupestris |
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Dusky Crag Martin |
Hirundo concolor |
Resident |
Rocky hilly terrains, ancient ruins |
Tala zone is best place to search |
Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
Winter visitor |
Agricultural land, lake side, stream side, open country |
Nearby Tala entry gate, Tala village outskirts, Kuchwahi village, Jamunara village, Rancha village, Pataur village area, Magadhi zone |
Wire-tailed Swallow |
Hirundo smithii |
Summer visitor |
Open country, agricultural land, village outskirt, nearby lakes |
Nearby Tala village, Gurwahi village, Gohadi village, Rancha village surrounding, Khitauli zone |
Red-rumped or Straited Swallow |
Hirundo daurica |
Resident |
Meadows area, agricultural land, open country |
Magadhi zone, Gohadi village, Mardari village, Tala village outskirts |
Lanidae: Shrikes |
Baybaked Shrike |
Lanius vittatus |
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Rufoubacked Shrike |
Lanius schach |
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Brown Shrike |
Lanius cristatus |
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Oriolidae: Orioles |
Golden Oriole |
Oriolus oriolus |
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Backheaded Oriole |
Oriolus xanthornus |
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Campephagidae: Cuckooshrikes and Minivets |
Common Wood-shrike |
Tephrodornis pondicerianus |
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Large Cuckoo-shrike |
Coracina novaehoolandiae |
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Smaller Grey Cuckoo-shrike |
Coracina melaschistos |
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Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike |
Coracina melanoptera |
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Longtailed Minivet |
Pericrocotus ethologus |
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Small Minivet |
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus |
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Whitebellied Minivet |
Pericrocotus erythropygius |
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Dicruridae: Drongos |
Black Drongo |
Dicrurus adsimilis |
Resident |
Nearby villages, resort campus, gardens, woodlands |
Easily seen in all safari zones, villages, resort campus |
Ashy Drongo |
Dicrurus leucophaeus |
Resident |
Moist deciduous, semi-evergreen forest |
Tala zone, Khitauli zone forest |
Whitebellied Drongo |
Dicrurus caerulescens |
Resident |
Sparsed forest, well wooded country |
Tala zone forest |
Hair-crested Drongo / Spangled Drongo |
Dicrurus hottentottus |
Resident |
Broad-leaved evergreen forest, moist deciduous forest |
Tala zone and Magadhi zone forest |
Greater Racket Tailed Drongo |
Dicrurus paradiseus |
Resident |
Broadleaved forest, Bamboo forest |
Tala zone, Khitauli zone, Magadhi zone |
Sturnidae: Starlings and Mynas |
Grey-headed Myna |
Sturnus malabaricus |
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Brahminy Myna |
Sturnus Pogodarum |
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Rosy Pastor |
Sturnus roseus |
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Pied Myna |
Sturnus contra |
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Common Myna |
Acridtheres tristis |
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Jungle Myna |
Acridotheres fuscus |
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Corvidae: Crows, Magpies and Jays |
Indian Treepie |
Dendrocitta vagabunda |
Resident |
Open woodlands, gardens |
Magadhi zone, Khitauli zone, Dhamokhar zone, resort campus |
House Crow |
Corvus splendens |
Resident |
Nearby human settlements |
Tala village, Guruwahi village, Tala entry gate, Pataur village, Sarmaniya village, Bijhariya village, Gohadi village |
Jungle Crow |
Corvus macrorhynchos |
Resident |
Around human habitation, well wooded country |
Common throughout the tiger reserve |
Irenidae: Ioras and Leaf Birds |
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Common Iora |
Aegithinia tiphia |
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Golden-fronted Chloropsis |
Chloropsis aurifrons |
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Goldmantled Chloropsis |
Chloropsis cochinchinensis |
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Pycnonotidae: Bulbuls |
Redvented Bulbul |
Pycnonotus cafer |
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COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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STATUS |
HABITAT |
LOCATION |
Muscicapidae: Babblers, Flycatchers, Thrushes and Chats |
Spotted Babbler |
Pellorneum ruficeps |
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Slatyheaded Scimitar Babbler |
Pomatorhinus schisticeps |
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Rufousbellied Babbler |
Dumetia hyperythra |
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Large Grey Babbler |
Turdoides malcolmi |
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Jungle Babbler |
Turdoides striatus |
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Quaker Babbler |
Alcippe poioicephala |
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Yelloweyed Babbler |
Crysomma sinense |
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Brown Flycatcher |
Muscicapa latirostris |
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Redbreasted Flycatcher |
Muscicapa parva |
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Whitebrowed Blue Flycatcher |
Muscicapa superciliaris |
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Tickell's Blue Flycatcher |
Muscicapa tickelliae |
Resident |
Open dry forest, along forest streams, waterholes, woodlands |
Tala zone, Charanganga river adjoining to Tala village, MPT White tiger forest lodge campus |
Verditer Flycatcher |
Muscicapa thalassina |
Winter visitor |
Open forest, cleared forest, groves |
Near Tala ticket counter, Khitauli zone, Tala entry gate |
Grey-headed Flycatcher |
Culicicapa ceylonensis |
Winter visitor |
Forest and groves |
Tala zone, Khitauli zone in winters |
Whitebrowed Fantail Flycatcher |
Rhipidura aureola |
Resident |
Forest and woolands |
Tala zone, Khitauli zone, resort campus |
Paradise Flycatcher |
Terpsiphone paradisi |
Resident |
Forest, well wooded areas, nearby waterholes |
Khitauli zone, Tala zone, Near Tala entry gate, Charanganga river near Tala village |
Black-naped Monarch Flycatcher |
Monachus azurea |
Resident, winter visitor |
Tropical broadleaved forest, dense woodlands |
Khitauli zone, Panpatha zone, Tala zone |
Slaty Blue Flycatcher |
Muscicapa leucomelanura |
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Streaked Fantail Warbler |
Cisticolo juncidis |
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Franklin's Wren-warbler |
Prinia hodgsonii |
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Jungle Wren-warbler |
Prinia sylvatica |
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Tailor Bird |
Orthotomus sutorius |
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Indian Great Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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Blyth's Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus dumetorum |
Winter migrant |
Subtropical forest, Sal forest area |
Mahaman forest, Magadhi zone, Dhamokhar zone |
Lesser White throat |
Sylvia curruca |
Resident |
Arid forest area |
Khitauli zone, some parts of Magadhi zone |
Brown Leaf Warbler / Common Chiffchaff |
Phylloscopus collybita |
Migrant |
Bushes and Forest |
Dhamokhar zone, Khitauli zone |
Tickell's Leaf Warbler |
Phylloscopus affinis |
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Olivaceous Leaf Warbler |
Phylloscopus griseolus |
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Dusky Leaf Warbler |
Phylloscopus fuscatus |
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Yellowbrowed Leaf Warbler |
Phylloscopus inornatus |
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Dull Green Leaf Warbler |
Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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Blyth's Leaf Warbler |
Phylloscopus reguloides |
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Rubythroat |
Erithacus calliope |
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Bluethroat |
Erithacus svecicus |
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Magpie Robin |
Copsychus saularis |
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Shama |
Copsychus saularis |
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Black Redstart |
Phoenicurus ochruros |
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Stone Chat |
Saxicola torquata |
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Pied Bush Chat |
Saxicola caprata |
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Dark-grey-Bush Chat |
Saxicola ferrea |
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Blueheaded Rock Thrush |
Monticola cinchlorhynchus |
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Blue Rock Thrush |
Monticola solitarius |
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White Throated Ground Thrush |
Zoothera citrina |
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Smallbilled Mountain Thrush |
Zoothera dauma |
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Tickell's Thrush |
Turdus unicolor |
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Paridae: Tits |
Grey Tit |
Parus major |
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Slittidae: Nuthatches |
Chestnut Bellied Nuthatch |
Sitta castanea |
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Spotted Grey Creeper |
Salpornis spilonotos |
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Motacillidae: Pipits & Wagtails |
Indian Tree Pipit / Oriental Tree Pipit |
Anthus hodgsonii |
Winter visitor |
Open scrub forest, groves, agricultural land |
Magadhi zone, Khitauli zone, Dhamokhar zone, Jamunara village, Gohadi village |
Paddyfield Pipit |
Anthus novaeseelandiae |
Resident |
Cultivated land, short grassland, village outskirts |
Jamunara village, Kuchwahi village, Pataur village, Rancha village, Sarmaniya village |
Tawny Pipit |
Anthus campestris |
Winter visitor |
Dry open country, fallow and plough, semi-arid landscape |
Magadhi zone, Dhamokhar zone, Kuchwahi village, Rancha village, Pataur village |
Brown Rock Pipit |
Anthus similis |
Winter visitor |
Dry grassland, rocky region, dry slopes |
Magadhi zone, Tala zone, Khitauli zone |
Forest Wagtail |
Motacilla indica |
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Yellowheaded Wagtail / Citrine Wagtail |
Motacilla citreola |
Winter visitor |
Hilly region, wetlands, freshwater in winters |
Khitauli zone, Tala village, near Tala gate |
Grey Wagtail |
Motacilla cinerea |
Winter visitor |
Rocky hills, mountain streams, foothills |
Tala zone, Khitauli zone, Tala village outskirt, Jamunara village, Baithan talab |
Pied Wagtail |
Motacilla alba |
Winter visitor |
Nearby streams, rivers in summers, marshes, lakes |
Khitauli zone, Tala zone, Gurwahi village, Pataur village, Jamunara village |
Large Pied Wagtail |
Motacilla maderaspatensis |
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Yellow Wagtail |
Motacikka flava |
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Dicaeidae: Flowerpeckers |
Thickbilled Flowerpecker |
Dicaeum agile |
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Tickell's Flowerpeckers |
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos |
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Nectariniidae: Sunbirds |
Purple Sunbirds |
Nectarina asiatica |
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Zosteropidae: White-eyes |
White-eyes |
Zosterops palpebrosa |
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Ploceidae : Munias |
House sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Resident |
Village area, farmlands, resort campus |
Tala village, resorts campus, Gohadi village, Guruwahi village, Pataur village, Bijhariya, Ranchha |
Yellow-throated Sparrow |
Petronia xanthocollis |
Resident |
Villages, agrucultural lands, resort campus |
Tala village, village routes, Guruwahi village, Kuchwahi village, Jamunara village, Rohaniya village |
White-throated Munia |
Lonchura malabarica |
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White-backed Munia |
Lonchura striata |
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Spotted Munia |
Lonchura punctulata |
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Baya |
Ploceus philippinus |
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Fringillidae: Finches |
Common Rosefinch |
Carpodacus erythrinus |
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Emberizidae: Buntings |
White-capped Bunting |
Emberiza stewarti |
Winter visitor |
Grassland, rocky hillsides, scattered trees |
Khitauli zone and Tala zone (Shesh Shaiya route) |
Crested bunting |
Melophus lathami |
Resident |
Grassland, rocky hillside |
Tala zone and some part of Khitauli zone are ideal to search |