| F=few C=common |
[ ] identity uncertain, { } not JH |
tick |
Thattekad |
Ooty |
Munnar |
Mannavan |
Bodi G |
Coast |
| FC=fairly common H=heard |
DATE: Feb 22-March 5 |
|
22-26,1,4 |
F 26-27 |
Mar 2-3 |
Mar-01 |
Mar-02 |
28, 4-5 |
| Little Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax niger |
|
F |
|
|
|
|
C |
| Darter |
Anhinga melanogaster |
|
F |
| Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
| Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
F |
| Intermediate Egret |
Egretta intermedia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
|
|
|
|
|
|
C |
| Western Reef-Egret |
Egretta gularis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Indian Pond-Heron |
Ardeola grayii |
|
2 |
F |
F |
|
|
C |
| Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
C |
| Asian Openbill |
Anastomus oscitans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Lesser Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna javanica |
|
|
|
|
|
|
C |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
Nettapus coromandelianus |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
| Garganey |
Anas querquedula |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
| Black Baza |
Aviceda leuphotes |
|
1 |
| Black-shouldered Kite |
Elanus caeruleus |
|
|
1 |
| Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
C |
| Brahminy Kite |
Haliastur indus |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
C |
| Grey-headed Fish-Eagle |
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus |
|
1 |
| Short-toed Eagle |
Circaetus gallicus |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Crested Serpent-Eagle |
Spilornis cheela |
|
1+ |
| Western Marsh-Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Crested Goshawk |
Accipiter trivirgatus |
|
2 |
| Shikra |
Accipiter badius |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Besra |
Accipiter virgatus |
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter nisus |
|
1 |
| Eurasian/ Long-legged Buzzard |
Buteo buteo/rufinus |
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Black Eagle |
Ictinaetus malayensis |
|
1 |
| Bonelli's Eagle |
Hieraaetus fasciatus |
|
|
|
|
|
[2] |
| Booted Eagle |
Hieraaetus pennatus |
|
[1] |
| Changeable Hawk-Eagle |
Spizaetus cirrhatus |
|
1 |
|
2 |
| Mountain Hawk-Eagle |
Spizaetus nipalensis |
|
1 |
| Eurasian Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
|
|
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Painted Bush-Quail |
Perdicula erythrorhyncha |
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
{2} |
| Red Spurfowl |
Galloperdix spadicea |
|
1{5} |
| Grey Junglefowl |
Gallus sonneratii |
|
6 |
|
|
|
H |
| Watercock |
Gallicrex cinerea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Purple Swamphen |
Porphyrio porphyrio |
|
|
|
|
|
|
C |
| Pheasant-tailed Jacana |
Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Bronze-winged Jacana |
Metopidius indicus |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Red-wattled Lapwing |
Vanellus indicus |
|
H |
|
|
|
|
3 |
| Little Ringed Plover |
Charadrius dubius |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
| Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
| Common Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Brown-headed Gull |
Larus brunnicephalus |
|
|
|
|
|
|
C |
| Gull-billed Tern |
Sterna nilotica |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| River Tern |
Sterna aurantia |
|
5 |
| Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon |
Columba elphinstonii |
1 |
|
|
2 |
4 |
| Spotted Dove |
Streptopelia chinensis |
|
FC |
|
|
|
|
FC |
| Emerald Dove |
Chalcophaps indica |
|
FC |
| Orange-breasted Pigeon |
Treron bicincta ?? |
| Pompadour Green-Pigeon |
Treron pompadora |
|
2 |
| Green Imperial-Pigeon |
Ducula aenea |
|
4 |
| Mountain Imperial-Pigeon |
Ducula badia |
|
H |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet |
Psittacula krameri |
|
|
|
|
|
|
F |
| Plum-headed Parakeet |
Psittacula cyanocephala |
|
10 |
| Malabar Parakeet |
Psittacula columboides |
1 |
20 |
F |
| Vernal Hanging-Parrot |
Loriculus vernalis |
|
1+ |
| Large Hawk-Cuckoo |
Cuculus sparverioides |
|
1 |
1 |
| Common Hawk-Cuckoo |
Cuculus varius |
|
1 |
| Indian Cuckoo |
Cuculus micropterus |
|
H |
| Banded Bay Cuckoo |
Cacomantis sonneratii |
|
1 |
| Grey-bellied [Plaintive] Cuckoo |
C. [merulinus] passerinus |
|
H |
| Asian Koel |
Eudynamys scolopacea |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
H |
| Blue-faced Malkoha |
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris |
1 |
3 |
| Greater Coucal |
Centropus sinensis |
|
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
| Oriental Scops-Owl |
Otus sunia |
|
H |
| Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl |
Bubo nipalensis |
|
2H |
| Mottled Wood-Owl |
Strix ocellata |
|
3 |
| Jungle Owlet |
Glaucidium radiatum |
|
1 |
| Ceylon Frogmouth |
Batrachostomus moniliger |
|
1 |
| Great Eared-Nightjar |
Eurostopodus macrotis |
|
1 |
| Jungle Nightjar |
Caprimulgus indicus |
|
H |
| Jerdon's Nightjar |
Caprimulgus atripennis |
|
H |
| Indian Nightjar |
Caprimulgus asiaticus |
|
H |
| Indian Swiftlet |
Aerodramus unicolor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FC |
| White-rumped Needletail |
Zoonavena sylvatica |
|
3 |
| Brown-backed Needletail |
Hirundapus giganteus |
|
20 |
F |
| Asian Palm-Swift |
Cypsiurus balasiensis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Alpine Swift |
Tachymarptis melba |
|
|
|
3 |
| House Swift |
Apus nipalensis |
|
C |
|
|
|
|
C |
| Crested Treeswift |
Hemiprocne coronata |
|
2 |
| Malabar Trogon |
Harpactes fasciatus |
|
2 |
| Common Kingfisher |
Alcedo atthis |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| White-throated Kingfisher |
Halcyon smyrnensis |
|
F |
1 |
2 |
H |
|
F |
| Pied Kingfisher |
Ceryle rudis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Blue-bearded Bee-eater |
Nyctyornis athertoni |
|
1 |
| Green Bee-eater |
Merops orientalis |
|
2 |
| Blue-tailed Bee-eater |
Merops philippinus |
|
|
|
|
|
|
C |
| Chestnut-headed Bee-eater |
Merops leschenaulti |
|
F |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Indian Roller |
Coracias benghalensis |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Dollarbird |
Eurystomus orientalis |
|
H |
| Eurasian Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Malabar Gray Hornbill |
Ocyceros griseus |
1 |
8 |
| White-cheeked Barbet |
Megalaima viridis |
|
FC |
F |
2 |
H |
|
1 |
| Crimson-fronted Barbet |
Megalaima rubricapilla |
|
2 |
1 |
| Speckled Piculet |
Picumnus innominatus |
|
|
1 |
| Brown-capped Woodpecker |
Dendrocopos nanus |
|
2 |
| Rufous Woodpecker |
Celeus brachyurus |
|
1 |
1 |
| White-bellied Woodpecker |
Dryocopus javensis |
|
1 |
| Lesser Yellownape |
Picus chlorolophus |
|
2 |
| Streak-throated Woodpecker |
Picus xanthopygaeus |
1 |
2 |
| Black-rumped Flameback |
Dinopium benghalense |
|
2 |
| Greater Flameback |
Chrysocolaptes lucidus |
|
2 |
1 |
| Heart-spotted Woodpecker |
Hemicircus canente |
|
1 |
| Indian Pitta |
Pitta brachyura |
|
2 |
2 |
| Malabar Lark |
Galerida malabarica |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3+ |
| Dusky Crag-Martin |
Hirundo concolor |
|
10 |
| Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
|
? |
|
|
|
|
F |
| Hill Swallow |
Hirundo domicola |
|
|
2 |
F |
F |
| Red-rumped Swallow |
Hirundo daurica |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
| White-browed Wagtail |
Motacilla maderaspatensis |
|
F |
|
|
|
|
F |
| Yellow Wagtail |
Motacilla flava |
|
|
|
|
|
|
C |
| Grey Wagtail |
Motacilla cinerea |
|
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
| Oriental Pipit |
Anthus rufulus |
|
|
|
2 |
| Nilgiri Pipit |
Anthus nilghiriensis |
1 |
|
|
2 |
| Scarlet Minivet |
Pericrocotus flammeus |
|
7 |
| Grey-headed Bulbul |
Pycnonotus priocephalus |
1 |
3+ |
| Black-crested Bulbul |
Pycnonotus melanicterus |
|
C |
| Red-whiskered Bulbul |
Pycnonotus jocosus |
|
C |
C |
C |
FC |
C |
FC |
| Red-vented Bulbul |
Pycnonotus cafer |
|
|
C |
C |
|
C |
C |
| Yellow-throated Bulbul |
Pycnonotus xantholaemus |
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| White-browed Bulbul |
Pycnonotus luteolus |
|
|
3 |
|
|
6 |
| Yellow-browed Bulbul |
Iole indica |
|
6 |
| Black Bulbul |
Hypsipetes leucocephalus |
|
F |
F |
F |
FC |
| Blue-winged Leafbird |
Chloropsis cochinensis |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Common Iora |
Aegithina tiphia |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
| Blue-capped Rock-Thrush |
Monticola cinclorhynchus |
|
2 |
| Malabar Whistling-Thrush |
Myophonus horsfieldii |
|
5 |
|
|
1+ |
H |
| Orange-headed Thrush |
Zoothera citrina |
|
2 |
| Scaly Thrush |
Zoothera dauma |
|
1 |
1 |
| Eurasian Blackbird |
Turdus merula |
|
|
F |
2 |
1 |
| White-bellied Shortwing |
Brachypteryx major |
1 |
|
2 |
1+ |
H |
| Grey-breasted Prinia |
Prinia hodgsonii |
|
|
|
2 |
| Plain Prinia |
Prinia inornata |
|
|
|
|
|
|
F |
| Jungle Prinia |
Prinia sylvatica |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Blyth's Reed-Warbler |
Acrocephalus dumetorum |
|
1+ |
F |
H |
|
1+ |
H |
| Thick-billed Warbler |
Acrocephalus aedon |
|
1 |
| Booted/ Sykes Warbler |
Hippolais caligata/ rama |
|
|
2 |
| Common Tailorbird |
Orthotomus sutorius |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Tickell's Leaf-Warbler |
Phylloscopus affinis |
|
|
|
2 |
| Greenish Warbler |
Phylloscopus trochiloides |
|
C |
2 |
| Large-billed Leaf-Warbler |
Phylloscopus magnirostris |
|
F |
| Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler |
Phylloscopus occipitalis |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Broad-tailed Grassbird |
Schoenicola platyura |
1 |
|
|
1+ |
| Asian Brown Flycatcher |
Muscicapa dauurica |
|
3 |
| Rusty-tailed Flycatcher |
Muscicapa ruficauda |
1 |
2+ |
| Brown-breasted Flycatcher |
Muscicapa muttui |
|
2 |
| Black-and-rufous Flycatcher |
Ficedula nigrorufa |
1 |
|
1 |
{1} |
3+ |
| Nilgiri Flycatcher |
Eumyias albicaudata |
1 |
|
4 |
1 |
C |
| White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher |
Cyornis pallipes |
1 |
3 |
| Blue-throated Flycatcher |
Cyornis rubeculoides |
|
1 |
| Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher |
Cyornis tickelliae |
|
1 |
| Gray-headed Canary-flycatcher |
Culicicapa ceylonensis |
|
1 |
C |
|
C |
| Indian Blue Robin |
Luscinia brunnea |
|
1 |
4 |
| Oriental Magpie-Robin |
Copsychus saularis |
|
2 |
C |
F |
|
F |
F |
| Common Stonechat |
Saxicola torquata |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Pied Bushchat |
Saxicola caprata |
|
|
FC |
C |
C |
C |
F |
| Spot-breasted Fantail |
Rhipidura albogularis |
|
|
1 |
| Asian Paradise-Flycatcher |
Terpsiphone paradisi |
|
3 |
| Wynaad Laughingthrush |
Garrulax delesserti |
1 |
10 |
| Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush |
Garrulax cachinnans |
1 |
|
4 |
| Grey-breasted Laughingthrush |
Garrulax jerdoni |
1 |
|
|
2{10} |
6+ |
| Indian Scimitar-Babbler |
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii |
|
4 |
H |
H |
H |
| Dark-fronted Babbler |
Rhopocichla atriceps |
|
C |
| Rufous Babbler |
Turdoides subrufus |
1 |
10+ |
| Jungle Babbler |
Turdoides striatus |
|
C |
C |
H |
F |
| Yellow-billed Babbler |
Turdoides affinis |
|
F |
| Brown-cheeked Fulvetta |
Alcippe poioicephala |
|
5 |
2 |
| Great Tit |
Parus major |
|
F |
FC |
| Black-lored Tit |
Parus xanthogenys |
1 |
|
2 |
|
6 |
| Velvet-fronted Nuthatch |
Sitta frontalis |
|
H |
5 |
|
1 |
| Purple-rumped Sunbird |
Leptocoma zeylonica |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Crimson-backed Sunbird |
Leptocoma minima |
|
2 |
| Little Spiderhunter |
Arachnothera longirostra |
|
3 |
| Pale-billed Flowerpecker |
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos |
|
1 |
| Plain Flowerpecker |
Dicaeum concolor |
|
F |
2 |
|
2 |
| Oriental White-eye |
Zosterops palpebrosus |
|
F |
FC |
|
C |
| Eurasian Golden Oriole |
Oriolus oriolus |
|
4+ |
1 |
|
2 |
| Black-hooded Oriole |
Oriolus xanthornus |
|
F |
| Asian Fairy-bluebird |
Irena puella |
|
2 |
1 |
H |
F |
| Brown Shrike |
Lanius cristatus |
|
1 |
| Bay-backed Shrike |
Lanius vittatus |
|
|
1 |
| Long-tailed Shrike |
Lanius schach |
|
|
|
|
F |
1 |
| Large Woodshrike |
Tephrodornis gularis |
|
2 |
| Common Woodshrike |
Tephrodornis pondicerianus |
|
|
2 |
H |
| Black Drongo |
Dicrurus macrocercus |
|
2 |
|
|
F |
| Ashy Drongo |
Dicrurus leucophaeus |
|
C |
| Bronzed Drongo |
Dicrurus aeneus |
|
1 |
| Greater Racket-tailed Drongo |
Dicrurus paradiseus |
|
C |
| Ashy Woodswallow |
Artamus fuscus |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Rufous Treepie |
Dendrocitta vagabunda |
|
F |
| White-bellied Treepie |
Dendrocitta leucogastra |
1 |
5 |
| House Crow |
Corvus splendens |
|
C |
|
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Large-billed Crow |
Corvus macrorhynchos |
|
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Southern Hill Myna |
Gracula indica |
|
C |
| Jungle Myna |
Acridotheres fuscus |
|
|
FC |
F |
| Common Myna |
Acridotheres tristis |
|
F |
FC |
C |
|
C |
C |
| Chestnut-tailed Starling |
Sturnia malabarica |
|
10 |
| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
|
|
F |
C |
| Black-throated Munia |
Lonchura kelaarti |
|
8 |
| Common Rosefinch |
Carpodacus erythrinus |
|
|
1[6] |
3 |
|
TOTAL TICKS |
22 |
| DIPS |
| Oriental Bay-Owl |
Phodilus badius |
|
X |
| Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl |
Bubo nipalensis |
|
X |
| Blue-eared Kingfisher |
Alcedo meninting |
|
X |
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