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black-necked cranes
Black-necked Crane   Grus nigricollis               An adult pair with juvenile                    Sangti valley, Dirang

Birds  of  W. Arunachal Pradesh

Checklist 

 by     Ramana  Athreya

 
          Page content :
               Bird list and links to their images
               Link to bird images webpage                 
               References



Bird list

454 species till date, 37 species photographed in the area

In the list below  :  
column 1  :  lists the name,
column 2  :  Pakke record (P)
column 3  :  Eaglenest record (E)
column 4  :  recorded elsewhere in W. Arunachal (D : Dirang-Tawang)
column 5  :  Eaglenest Biodiversity Project record (i.e. during Nov 2003 - Dec 2004) and
column 6  :  Remarks, including code for brief notes (notes listed below the table) and IUCN redlist status.


This page will be updated with separate checklists for each place, some annotation against individual species and a link to notes on species in the near future. As of now, the location columns in the table are merely place holders.

Family : Phalacrocoracidae
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger P E D  Y

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo P E D Y
Darter Anhinga melanogaster P E D Y
Family : Ardeidae
Little Egret Egretta garzetta P E D Y
Large (Great) Egret Casmerodius albus P E D Y
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis P E D Y
Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii P E D Y
Little Green (striated) Heron Butorides striatus P E D Y
Family Ciconiidae
Black Stork Ciconia nigra P E D Y
Family Threskiornithidae
Oriental White (Black-headed) Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus P E D Y
Family Anatidae
Brahminy Duck Tadorna ferruginea P E D Y
White-winged Duck Cairina scutulata P E D

Lesser Whistling-Teal Dendrocygna javanica P E D Y
Common Merganser Mergus merganser P E D Y
Family Accipitridae
Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni P E D Y
Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus P E D Y
Black Kite Milvus migrans P E D Y
Bearded (lammergeier) Vulture Gypaetus barbatus P E D Y
Indian White-backed (white-rumped) Vulture Gyps bengalensis P E D Y
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris P E D Y
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis P E D Y
Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela P E D Y
Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus P E D Y
Hen Harrier (Northern) Circus cyaneus P E D Y
Besra Sparrowhawk Accipiter virgatus P E D Y
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis P E D Y
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus P E D Y
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus P E D Y
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo                                                            image P E D Y
Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius P E D Y
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos P E D Y
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis P E D Y
Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii P E D Y
Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis P E D Y
Family Falconidae
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos                                             image P E D Y
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus P E D Y
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo P E D Y
Family Phasianidae
Common Hill-Partridge Arborophila torqueola                                  image P E D Y
Rufous-throated Hill-Partridge Arborophila rufogularis P E D Y
White-cheeked Hill-Partridge Arborophila atrogularis P E D Y
Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus P E D Y
Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii P E D Y
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra P E D Y
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii P E D Y
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus P E D Y
Kaleej Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos P E D Y
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum P E D Y
Family Gruidae
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis                                     image     image P E D Y
Family Rallidae
Elwes's (Black-tailed) Crake Porzana bicolor P E D Y
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus P E D Y
Purple Moorhen (Swamphen) Porphyrio porphyrio P E D Y
Family Charadriidae
Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus                                              image P E D Y
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius P E D Y
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus P E D Y
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus P E D Y
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus P E D Y
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii P E D Y
Family Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola P E D Y
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala P E D Y
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa P E D Y
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis P E D Y
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia P E D Y
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus P E D Y
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos P E D Y
Family Recurvirostridae
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii P E D Y
Family Burhinidae
Stone-Curlew (Eurasian Thick-knee) Burhinus oedicnemus P E D Y
Family Glareolidae
Small Pratincole Glareola lactea P E D Y
Family Laridae
River Tern Sterna aurantia P E D Y
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus P E D Y
Family Columbidae
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota P E D Y
Ashy Wood-Pigeon Columba pulchricollis P E D Y
Speckled Wood-Pigeon Columba hodgsonii P E D Y
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis P E D Y
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis P E D Y
Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall P E D Y
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica P E D Y
Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra P E D Y
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicincta P E D Y
Pompadour Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora P E D Y
Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron apicauda P E D Y
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron sphenura                                     image P E D Y
Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea P E D Y
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia P E D Y
Family Psittacidae
Indian (Vernal) Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis P E D Y
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria P E D Y
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri P E D Y
Family Cuculidae
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus P E D Y
Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius P E D Y
Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides P E D Y
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax P E D Y
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus P E D Y
Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus P E D Y
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus P E D Y
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus P E D Y
Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii P E D Y
Rufous-bellied Plaintive-Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus P E D Y
Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris P E D Y
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea P E D Y
Large Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis P E D Y
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis P E D Y
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis P E D Y
Family Strigidae
Oriental Bay-Owl Phodilus badius P E D Y
Spotted (Mountain) Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus P E D Y
Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia P E D Y
Collared Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena P E D Y
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo P E D Y
Forest (Spot-bellied) Eagle-Owl Bubo nipalensis P E D Y
Tawny Wood-Owl Strix aluco P E D Y
Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei P E D Y
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides P E D Y
Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata P E D Y
Family Podargidae
Indian Jungle (Grey) Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus P E D Y
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus P E D Y
Family Apodidae
Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris P E D Y
Silver-backed Needletail-Swift Hirundapus cochinchinensis P E D Y
Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swift Apus pacificus P E D Y
House (Little) Swift Apus affinis P E D Y
Family Trogonidae
Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus P E D Y
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi                                                          image P E D Y
Family Alcedinidae
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting P E D Y
Small Blue (Common) Kingfisher Alcedo atthis P E D Y
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus P E D Y
White-breasted (White-throated) Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis P E D Y
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda P E D Y
Greater Pied (Crested) Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris P E D Y
Lesser Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis P E D Y
Family Meropidae
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni P E D Y
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti P E D Y
Family Coraciidae
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis P E D Y
Oriental Broad-billed Roller (Dollarbird) Eurystomus orientalis P E D Y
Family Upupidae
Common (Eurasian) Hoopoe Upupa epops P E D Y
Family Bucerotidae
Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris P E D Y
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis                                                  P E D Y
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis P E D Y
Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus P E D Y
Family Capitonidae
Great Barbet Megalaima virens                                                           image P E D Y
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata P E D Y
Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii                      image     image P E D Y
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica P E D Y
Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis P E D Y
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala P E D Y
Family Picidae
Rufous (white-browed) Piculet Sasia ochracea P E D Y
Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus P E D Y
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus P E D Y
Rufous-bellied Pied-Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus P E D Y
Crimson-breasted Pied-Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius P E D Y
Fulvous-breasted Pied-Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei P E D Y
Darjeeling Pied-Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis P E D Y
Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus P E D Y
Small Yellow-naped Woodpecker Picus chlorolophus P E D Y
Large Yellow-naped Woodpecker Picus flavinucha P E D Y
Greater Golden-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes lucidus P E D Y
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia P E D Y
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis P E D Y
Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus P E D Y
Family Eurylaimidae
Hodgson's (Silver-breasted) Broadbill Serilophus lunatus P E D Y
Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae P E D Y
Family Pittidae
Blue-naped Pitta Pitta nipalensis P E D Y
Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida P E D Y
Family Alaudidae
Bengal Bush-Lark Mirafra assamica P E D Y
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris                                                       image P E D Y
Family Hirundinidae
Sand Martin Riparia riparia P E D Y
Nepal House-Martin Delichon nipalensis P E D Y
Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus P E D Y
Dusky Crag-Martin Hirundo concolor P E D Y
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica P E D Y
Common (Barn) Swallow Hirundo rustica P E D Y
Family Motacillidae
Large Pied (White-browed) Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis P E D Y
White Wagtail Motacilla alba P E D Y
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea P E D Y
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava P E D Y
Eurasian Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis P E D Y
Oriental Tree (Olive-backed) Pipit Anthus hodgsoni                          image P E D Y
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus P E D Y
Family Campephagidae
Large CuckooShrike Coracina macei P E D Y
Black-winged CuckooShrike Coracina melaschistos P E D Y
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris                           image     image P E D Y
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus P E D Y
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris P E D Y
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus P E D Y
Pied (Bar-winged) Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus picatus P E D Y
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis P E D Y
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus P E D Y
Family Pycnonotidae
Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus P E D Y
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus P E D Y
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus P E D Y
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer P E D Y
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys P E D Y
White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus P E D Y
Brown-eared (Ashy) Bulbul Hemixos flavala P E D Y
Rufous-bellied (Mountain) Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii P E D Y
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus P E D Y
Family Irenidae
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia P E D Y
Gold-fronted Chloropsis (Leafbird) Chloropsis aurifrons P E D Y
Orange-bellied Chloropsis (Leafbird) Chloropsis hardwickii               image P E D Y
Asian Fairy-Bluebird Irena puella P E D Y
Family Laniidae
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus P E D Y
Rufous-backed (Long-tailed) Shrike Lanius schach P E D Y
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus P E D Y
Family Cinclidae
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii P E D Y
Family Prunellidae
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata P E D Y
Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata P E D Y
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris                                      image1     image2 P E D Y
Family Muscicapidae : subfamily Turdinae
Blue-headed Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus P E D Y
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris P E D Y
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius P E D Y
Blue Whistling-Thrush Myiophonus caeruleus P E D Y
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina P E D Y
Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera mollissima P E D Y
Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni P E D Y
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma P E D Y
Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola P E D Y
Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis P E D Y
White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus P E D Y
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul P E D Y
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus P E D Y
Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis P E D Y
Fea's (Grey-sided) Thrush Turdus feae P E D Y
Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni P E D Y
Gould's Shortwing Brachypteryx stellata P E D Y
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra P E D Y
Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys P E D Y
White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana P E D Y
Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane P E D Y
Orange-flanked Bush-Robin Tarsiger cyanurus                                   image P E D Y
Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus P E D Y
White-browed Bush-Robin Tarsiger indicus P E D Y
Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin Tarsiger hyperythrus                image     image P E D Y
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis P E D Y
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus P E D Y
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros P E D Y
Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni P E D Y
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus P E D Y
Guldenstadt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogaster P E D Y
Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis                         image     image P E D Y
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps P E D Y
White-capped Redstart (Water-Redstart) Chaimarrornis leucocephalus                                                                                                                      image P E D Y
Plumbeous Redstart (Water-Redstart) Rhyacornis fuliginosus P E D Y
Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale P E D Y
White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura P E D Y
Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri P E D Y
Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus P E D Y
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus P E D Y
Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus P E D Y
Leschenault's (White-crowned) Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti P E D Y
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis P E D Y
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea P E D Y
Common (Siberian/Asian) Stonechat Saxicola torquata P E D Y
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea P E D Y
Family Muscicapidae : subfamily Timaliinae
White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis P E D Y
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus P E D Y
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralis P E D Y
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger P E D Y
Striated Laughingthrush Garrulax striatus P E D Y
Rufous-necked Laughingthrush Garrulax ruficollis P E D Y
Spotted Laughingthrush Garrulax ocellatus P E D Y
Grey-sided Laughingthrush Garrulax caerulatus P E D Y
Streaked Laughingthrush Garrulax lineatus P E D Y
Blue-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax squamatus P E D Y
Scaly Laughingthrush Garrulax subunicolor P E D Y
Black-faced Laughingthrush Garrulax affinis                                      image P E D Y
Red-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax erythrocephalus P E D Y
Red-faced Liocichla Liocichla phoenicea P E D Y
Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti P E D Y
Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli P E D Y
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre P E D Y
Spotted (Puff-throated) Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps P E D Y
Hodgson's (White-browed) Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps P E D Y
Rufous-necked Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis P E D Y
Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus P E D Y
Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler Xiphirhynchus superciliaris P E D Y
Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga albiventer P E D Y
Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla P E D Y
Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis caudatus P E D Y
Bar-winged Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis troglodytoides                        image P E D Y
Wedge-billed Wren-Babbler Sphenocichla humei P E D Y
Spotted Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis formosus P E D Y
Rufous-fronted Babbler Stachyris rufifrons P E D Y
Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps P E D Y
Gold-headed (Golden) Babbler Stachyris chrysaea P E D Y
Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps P E D Y
Yellow-breasted Babbler (Striped Tit-babbler) Macronous gularis P E D Y
Silver-eared Leiothrix (Mesia) Leiothrix argentauris P E D Y
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea P E D Y
Cutia Cutia nipalensis P E D Y
Red-winged (white-browed) Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis P E D Y
Rufous-bellied (Black-headed) Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius rufiventer   image                                                                                                                image P E D Y
Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus P E D Y
Chestnut-throated (Black-eared) Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius melanotis P E D Y
White-hooded Babbler Gampsorhynchus rufulus P E D Y
Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis            P E D Y
Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni                                       image P E D Y
Austen's (streak-throated) Barwing Actinodura waldeni                    image P E D Y
Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera P E D Y
Bar-throated (Chestnut-tailed) Minla Minla strigula P E D Y
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta P E D Y
Gold-breasted Tit-Babbler (Fulvetta) Alcippe chrysotis P E D Y
Yellow-throated Tit-Babbler (Fulvetta) Alcippe cinerea P E D Y
Rufous-winged Tit-Babbler (Fulvetta) Alcippe castaneceps P E D Y
Brown-throated Tit-Babbler (Ludlow's Fulvetta) Alcippe ludlowi P E D Y
Rusty-capped Tit-Babbler (Fulvetta) Alcippe dubia P E D Y
Nepal Tit-Babbler (Fulvetta) Alcippe nipalensis P E D Y
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata P E D Y
Rufous-backed Sibia Heterophasia annectans                                      image P E D Y
Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella                   image     image     image P E D Y
Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides                                            image P E D Y
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri P E D Y
Yellow-naped (Whiskered) Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis P E D Y
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis                                                image P E D Y
Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis                                             image P E D Y
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta P E D Y
White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca P E D Y
?Striated Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps P E D Y
Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura                              image     image P E D Y
Family Muscicapidae : subfamily Panurinae
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis P E D Y
Fulvous-fronted Parrotbill Paradoxornis fulvifrons P E D Y
Black-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis nipalensis P E D Y
Lesser Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris P E D Y
Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps P E D Y
Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor P E D Y
Family Muscicapidae : subfamily Sylviinae
Black-throated (Hill) Prinia Prinia atrogularis P E D Y
Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata P E D Y
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea P E D Y
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer P E D Y
Brown-flanked Bush-Warbler Cettia fortipes P E D Y
Yellow-bellied Bush-Warbler Cettia acanthizoides P E D Y
Grey-sided Bush-Warbler Cettia brunnifrons P E D Y
Russet Bush-Warbler Bradypterus mandelli P E D Y
Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus P E D Y
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius P E D Y
Dusky Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus P E D Y
Tickell's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus affinis P E D Y
Orange-barred (Buff-barred) Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher P E D Y
Grey-faced (Ashy-throated) Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis P E D Y
Lemon-rumped Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus P E D Y
Yellow-browed (Inornate) Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus P E D Y
Greenish Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides P E D Y
Large-billed Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris P E D Y
Eastern Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus P E D Y
Blyth's Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides P E D Y
Black-browed (Yellow-vented) Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus cantator P E D Y
Gold-spectacled Flycatcher-Warbler (Warbler) Seicercus burkii P E D Y
Whistler's Flycatcher-Warbler (Warbler) Seicercus whistleri P E D Y
Grey-headed Flycatcher-Warbler (Warbler) Seicercus xanthoschistos P E D Y
White-spectacled Flycatcher-Warbler (Warbler) Seicercus affinis P E D Y
Grey-cheeked Flycatcher-Warbler (Warbler) Seicercus poliogenys P E D Y
Chestnut-crowned Flycatcher-Warbler (Warbler) Seicercus castaniceps P E D Y
Broad-billed Flycatcher-Warbler (Warbler) Tickellia hodgsoni P E D Y
Black-faced Flycatcher-Warbler (Warbler) Abroscopus schisticeps P E D Y
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher-Warbler (Warbler) Abroscopus superciliaris P E D Y
Striated Marsh Warbler (Grassbird) Megalurus palustris P E D Y
Family Muscicapidae : subfamily Muscicapinae
Sooty (Dark-sided) Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica                image     image P E D Y
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa daurica P E D Y
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea P E D Y
Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii P E D Y
Orange-gorgeted (Rufous-gorgeted) Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata P E D Y
Red-throated (Red-breasted) Flycatcher Ficedula parva P E D Y
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula monileger P E D Y
Rufous-breasted Blue (Snowy-browed) Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra P E D Y
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni P E D Y
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris P E D Y
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor P E D Y
Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira P E D Y
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina P E D Y
Large Niltava Niltava grandis                                                              image P E D Y
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae P E D Y
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara P E D Y
Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida                     image     image     image     image P E D Y
Brooks's (Pale-chinned) Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys P E D Y
Pale Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor P E D Y
Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni P E D Y
Grey-headed Flycatcher (Canary-Flycatcher) Culicicapa ceylonensis P E D Y
Family Muscicapidae : subfamily Monarchinae
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi P E D Y
Black-naped Monarch-Flycatcher Hypothymis azurea P E D Y
Family Muscicapidae : subfamily Rhipidurinae
Yellow-bellied Fantail-Flycatcher Rhipidura hypoxantha P E D Y
White-throated Fantail-Flycatcher Rhipidura albicollis P E D Y
Family Aegithalidae
Red-headed (Black-throated) Tit Aegithalos concinnus P E D Y
Rufous-fronted Tit Aegithalos iouschistos P E D Y
Family Paridae
Coal Tit Parus ater P E D Y
Rufous-bellied (Rufous-vented) Tit Parus rubidiventris P E D Y
Great Tit Parus major P E D Y
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus P E D Y
Black-spotted Yellow Tit Parus spilonotus P E D Y
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus P E D Y
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea P E D Y
Brown Crested (Grey-crested) Tit Parus dichrous P E D Y
Family Sittidae
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea P E D Y
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis P E D Y
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis P E D Y
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa P E D Y
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria P E D Y
Family Certhiidae
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris P E D Y
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis P E D Y
Brown-throated Treecreeper Certhia discolor P E D Y
Family Dicaeidae
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum P E D Y
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanoxanthum P E D Y
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum P E D Y
Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor P E D Y
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus P E D Y
Family Nectariniidae
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Anthreptes singalensis P E D Y
Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae P E D Y
Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis P E D Y
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata P E D Y
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja P E D Y
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda P E D Y
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra P E D Y
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna P E D Y
Family Zosteropidae
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus P E D Y
Family Fringillidae : subfamily Emberizinae
Crested Bunting Melophus lathami P E D Y
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla P E D Y
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola P E D Y
Family Fringillidae : subfamily Fringillinae
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides P E D Y
Hodgson's (Plain) Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola P E D Y
Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochrous P E D Y
Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii P E D Y
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis P E D Y
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus P E D Y
Crimson-browed Finch Propyrrhula subhimachala                              image P E D Y
Scarlet Finch Haematospiza sipahi P E D Y
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis P E D Y
Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala P E D Y
Beavan's (Grey-headed) Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca           image     image P E D Y
Gold-naped Black Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta P E D Y
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis P E D Y
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes P E D Y
Family Estrildidae
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata P E D Y
Spotted (Scaly-breasted) Munia Lonchura punctulata P E D Y
Family Passeridae : subfamily Passerinae
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus P E D Y
House Sparrow Passer domesticus P E D Y
Cinnamon Tree (Russet) Sparrow Passer rutilans P E D Y
Family Sturnidae
Grey-headed (Chestnut-tailed) Starling Sturnus malabaricus P E D Y
Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra P E D Y
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis P E D Y
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus P E D Y
Common Hill-Myna Gracula religiosa P E D Y
Family Oriolidae
Black-headed (Black-hooded) Oriole Oriolus xanthornus P E D Y
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii P E D Y
Family Dicruridae
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus P E D Y
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus P E D Y
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans P E D Y
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus P E D Y
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer P E D Y
Spangled (Hair-crested) Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus P E D Y
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus P E D Y
Family Artamidae
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus P E D Y
Family Corvidae
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius P E D Y
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa flavirostris P E D Y
Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis P E D Y
Indian (Rufous) Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda P E D Y
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae P E D Y
Black-browed (Collared) Treepie Dendrocitta frontalis P E D Y
Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes P E D Y
Jungle (Large-billed) Crow Corvus macrorhynchos                             image P E D Y
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax                                       image P E D Y

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References

identification
a.  Ali & Ripley (1983)
b.  Grimmett R., Inskipp T., & Inskipp C.  (1998)
c.  Kazmierczak & van Perlo B. (2003)

field records
1.  Athreya R. M.  &  Kartikeyan S. (1994)
2. 
Athreya R. M., Singh P., Mohan D., & Dalvi S. (2005)
3.  Choudhury A. (2003)

4.  Datta A., Singh P., Athreya R.M., & Kartikeyan S. (1998)
5.  Kumar R. S.  &  Singh P. (1999)
6.  Pawar S. & Birand A. (2001)

7.  Singh P. (1995)
8.  
Singh P. (1999)
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The  Eaglenest Biodiversity Project  was funded by a grant from the Rufford Foundation (UK) to Ramana Athreya.
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13 March 2005
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