Bandhavgarh national park is suitable destination for birding. One can visit this forest for birds photography. This tiger reserve is spread over Vindhya range of Central India. Here we can find Bamboo and Sal forest in majority with presence of mixed forest areas thus giving shelter to more than 250 birds species. This figure includes some resident species, seasonal visitor birds and small section of migratory birds. In this page, we have tried to prepare a birds checklist of Bandhavgarh tiger reserve so that we will understand what to expect during jungle safari drives. From birding point of view, here most visited safari zones are Tala zone, Khitauli zone and Magadhi zone. Presence of hilly terrains, waterholes, wetlands and surrounding villages offers natural habitat conditions for variety of birds to survive successfully in this region. Tala zone hills are one of the important birding site which offers vultures sighting with malabar pied hornbill sighting. Where as wetlands and ponds of Khitauli zone offers good chance to see Indian Paradise flycatchers which are also the state bird of Madhya Pradesh. For best birding experience, we have make it our main safari objective and drive safari vehicle accordingly which includes no rush for tiger tracking but devote efforts for birds tracking. Spare a safari slot free and take a nature walk near by Tala gate, here surrounding tree cluster of Charanganga river offers good opportunity to do birdwatching at free of cost. Similarly passage from Tala village to Panpatha village, also offers good birding opportunity.
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Let's go through a tentative birds checklist of Bandhavgarh tiger reserve with there common names and scientific names. These names are arranged as per there bird families so that categorization of data will make the table more meaning ful and easy to located our desired birds.
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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 | |||
| 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 |
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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 | |||
| 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 |
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COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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STATUS | HABITAT | LOCATION |
| Recurvirostridae: Stilts and Avocets | ||||
| Blackwinged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |||
| Burhinidae: Stone-Curlews | ||||
| Stone Curlew | Burhinus oedicnimus | |||
| Great Stone Plover | Esacus magnirostris | |||
| Charadriidae: Plovers, Sandpipers and Snipe | ||||
| Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | |||
| Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus | |||
| Yellow-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus malabaricus | |||
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |||
| Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | |||
| 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 | |||
| Common Indian Nightjar | Cahrimulgus asiaticus | |||
| Franklin's Nightjar | Cahrimulgus affinis | |||
| Apodidae: Swifts | ||||
| Whiterumped Spinetail | Chaetura sylvatica | |||
| House Swifts | Apus affinis | |||
| Crested Tree Swifts | Hemiprocne Longipennis | |||
| Alcedinidae: Kingfishers | ||||
| Lesser Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | |||
| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |||
| Strokbilled Kingfisher | Pelargopis capensis | |||
| White-brested Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |||
| Meropidae: Bee-eater | ||||
| Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis | |||
| Bluebearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis athertoni | |||
| Coracidae: Rollers | ||||
| Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis | |||
| Laridae: Gulls and Terns | ||||
| Indian River Tern | Sterna aurantia | |||
| Blackbellied Tern | Sterna acuticauda | |||
| Pteroclidae: Sandgrouse | ||||
| Painted Sandgrouse | Pterocles indicus | |||
| Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves | ||||
| Yellowlegged Green Pigeon | Treron Phoenicoptera | |||
| Blue Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |||
| Rufous Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |||
| Indian Ring Dove | Streptopelia decaocta | |||
| Red Turtle Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | |||
| Spotted Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |||
| Little Brown Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | |||
| 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 | |||
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | |||
| Blossom-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala | |||
| Cuculidae: Cuckoos | ||||
| Pied Crested Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | |||
| Common Hawk Cuckoo | Cuculus varius | |||
| Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus | |||
| The Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |||
| Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis passerinus | |||
| Drango Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris | |||
| Koel | Eudynamys scolopacea | |||
| Sirkeer Cuckoo | Taccocua leschenaultii | |||
| Crow Pheasant | Centropus sinensis | |||
| Upupidae: Hoopoes | ||||
| Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Crimson Breasted Barbet | Megalaima haemacephala | |||
| Picidae: Woodpackers | ||||
| Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | |||
| Rufous Woodpecker | Micropternus brachyurus | |||
| Little Scalybellied Green Woodpecker | Picus myrmecophoneus | |||
| 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 | |||
| Brown Crowned Pigmy Woodpecker | Picoides nanus | |||
| 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 | |||
| Aludidae: Larks | ||||
| Bush Lark | Mirafra assamica | |||
| Ashycrowned Finch-lark | Eremopterix grisea | |||
| Rufoustailed Finch-lark | Ammonanes phoenicurus | |||
| Hirundinidae: Swallows | ||||
| Plain Sand Martin | Riparia paludicola | |||
| Crag Martin | Hirundo rupestris | |||
| 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 | |||
| Rufoubacked Shrike | Lanius schach | |||
| Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | |||
| Oriolidae: Orioles | ||||
| Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |||
| Backheaded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus | |||
| Campephagidae: Cuckooshrikes and Minivets | ||||
| Common Wood-shrike | Tephrodornis pondicerianus | |||
| Large Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina novaehoolandiae | |||
| Smaller Grey Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina melaschistos | |||
| Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina melanoptera | |||
| Longtailed Minivet | Pericrocotus ethologus | |||
| Small Minivet | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus | |||
| Whitebellied Minivet | Pericrocotus erythropygius | |||
| 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 | |||
| Brahminy Myna | Sturnus Pogodarum | |||
| Rosy Pastor | Sturnus roseus | |||
| Pied Myna | Sturnus contra | |||
| Common Myna | Acridtheres tristis | |||
| Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Common Iora | Aegithinia tiphia | |||
| Golden-fronted Chloropsis | Chloropsis aurifrons | |||
| Goldmantled Chloropsis | Chloropsis cochinchinensis | |||
| Pycnonotidae: Bulbuls | ||||
| Redvented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | |||
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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STATUS | HABITAT | LOCATION |
| Muscicapidae: Babblers, Flycatchers, Thrushes and Chats | ||||
| Spotted Babbler | Pellorneum ruficeps | |||
| Slatyheaded Scimitar Babbler | Pomatorhinus schisticeps | |||
| Rufousbellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra | |||
| Large Grey Babbler | Turdoides malcolmi | |||
| Jungle Babbler | Turdoides striatus | |||
| Quaker Babbler | Alcippe poioicephala | |||
| Yelloweyed Babbler | Crysomma sinense | |||
| Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa latirostris | |||
| Redbreasted Flycatcher | Muscicapa parva | |||
| Whitebrowed Blue Flycatcher | Muscicapa superciliaris | |||
| 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 | |||
| Streaked Fantail Warbler | Cisticolo juncidis | |||
| Franklin's Wren-warbler | Prinia hodgsonii | |||
| Jungle Wren-warbler | Prinia sylvatica | |||
| Tailor Bird | Orthotomus sutorius | |||
| Indian Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | |||
| 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 | |||
| Olivaceous Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus griseolus | |||
| Dusky Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus fuscatus | |||
| Yellowbrowed Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus inornatus | |||
| Dull Green Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus trochiloides | |||
| Blyth's Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus reguloides | |||
| Rubythroat | Erithacus calliope | |||
| Bluethroat | Erithacus svecicus | |||
| Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | |||
| Shama | Copsychus saularis | |||
| Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | |||
| Stone Chat | Saxicola torquata | |||
| Pied Bush Chat | Saxicola caprata | |||
| Dark-grey-Bush Chat | Saxicola ferrea | |||
| Blueheaded Rock Thrush | Monticola cinchlorhynchus | |||
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |||
| White Throated Ground Thrush | Zoothera citrina | |||
| Smallbilled Mountain Thrush | Zoothera dauma | |||
| Tickell's Thrush | Turdus unicolor | |||
| Paridae: Tits | ||||
| Grey Tit | Parus major | |||
| Slittidae: Nuthatches | ||||
| Chestnut Bellied Nuthatch | Sitta castanea | |||
| Spotted Grey Creeper | Salpornis spilonotos | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacikka flava | |||
| Dicaeidae: Flowerpeckers | ||||
| Thickbilled Flowerpecker | Dicaeum agile | |||
| Tickell's Flowerpeckers | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos | |||
| Nectariniidae: Sunbirds | ||||
| Purple Sunbirds | Nectarina asiatica | |||
| Zosteropidae: White-eyes | ||||
| White-eyes | Zosterops palpebrosa | |||
| 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 | |||
| White-backed Munia | Lonchura striata | |||
| Spotted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |||
| Baya | Ploceus philippinus | |||
| Fringillidae: Finches | ||||
| Common Rosefinch | Carpodacus erythrinus | |||
| 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 |
If you are visiting Bandhavgarh national park with objective to do birding, explore the popular birdwatching areas. Change your safari objective from tiger safari to birding safari. For a birds photography we need to do proper planning in advance. Here popular birding areas are in Tala zone, Khitauli zone and some patches of Magadhi zone and Panpatha zone. One can even do good bird waching during nature walks in nearby Tala villages for which you don't even need any safari permits. Charanganga river belt, adjoining to Tala village offers some good opportunities to track various bird species. For Madhya Pradesh state bird, try to visit the marshy lands of Khitauli zone. On just entering inside the zone through Khitauli gate, on left side, we find a good wetland zone here we can easily have sighting of Indian Paradise fly-catchers, serpant eagle, jungle owlet, eagrets. For storks, visit around the large pond area of Khitauli zone, here we will easily get chance for storks photography, sambar deer on waterhole area. Similarly, without any safari permit, we can take a walk on Charanganga river, near Tala zone entry gate. Here we can easily locate movements of Black Ibis. Even you will visit the Dhamokhar to Gohadi village route, near by Samode safari logde, we will find a small pond. It is nice spot for Kingfishers and Ibis sighting.
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