Jean-Philippe Siblet: India Life List IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 359 of 359 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica 2 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Yes 18/02/2020 Gandhinagar 3 Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 4 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 5 Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus 6 Garganey Spatula querquedula 7 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera 9 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 10 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 11 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 12 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 13 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 14 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 15 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 16 Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata 17 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus 18 Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii 19 Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus 20 Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus 22/02/2020 Nal Sarovar Sanctuary (India) 21 Great Eared Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis 22 Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus 23 Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis 24 Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger 25 Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus 26 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 27 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 28 Little Swift Apus affinis 29 House Swift Apus nipalensis 30 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 31 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis 32 Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis 33 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 34 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus 35 Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 36 Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus 37 Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus 38 Rock Dove Columba livia 39 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 40 Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica 41 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis 42 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis 43 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus 44 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea 45 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 46 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 47 Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus 21/02/2020 Nal Sarovar Sanctuary (India) 48 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 49 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 50 Sarus Crane Antigone antigone 51 Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo 22/02/2020 Nal Sarovar Sanctuary (India) 52 Common Crane Grus grus 53 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 54 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 55 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 56 Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor 57 Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus 58 Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus 59 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 60 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 61 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 62 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 63 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus 64 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 65 White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 66 Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons 67 Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus 68 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii 69 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 70 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus 71 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 72 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 73 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 74 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 75 Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus 76 Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura 77 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 78 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 79 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 80 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 81 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 82 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 83 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 84 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 85 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 86 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 87 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 88 Ruff Calidris pugnax 89 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 90 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 91 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 92 Sanderling Calidris alba 93 Dunlin Calidris alpina 94 Little Stint Calidris minuta 95 Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus 23/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 96 Small Pratincole Glareola lactea 97 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 98 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 99 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 100 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 101 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 102 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 103 River Tern Sterna aurantia 104 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 105 Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda 106 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 107 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 108 Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 109 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 110 Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus 111 Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 112 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 113 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 114 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 22/02/2020 Nal Sarovar Sanctuary (India) 115 Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 116 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 117 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 118 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger 119 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis 120 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 121 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 122 Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa 123 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 124 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 125 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 126 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 127 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 128 Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis 129 Striated Heron Butorides striata 130 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii 131 Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus 132 Great Egret Ardea alba 133 Medium Egret Ardea intermedia 134 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 135 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 136 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 137 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis 138 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus 139 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 140 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 141 Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 142 Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes 143 White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis 144 Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus 145 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela 146 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 147 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus 24/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 148 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis 149 Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata 150 Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 151 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 152 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 153 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 154 Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 155 Shikra Accipiter badius 156 Besra Accipiter virgatus 157 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 158 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 159 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 160 Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos 161 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 162 Black Kite Milvus migrans 163 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 164 White-bellied Sea Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster 165 Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis 166 Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus 167 White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa 168 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 169 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 170 Spotted Owlet Athene brama 171 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum 172 Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia 173 Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena 174 Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis 175 Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis 176 Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata 24/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 177 Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica 178 Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus 179 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 180 Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis 181 Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus 182 Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus 183 Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris 184 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 185 Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 186 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis 187 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 188 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 189 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 190 Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni 191 Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 192 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 193 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti 194 White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis 195 Malabar Barbet Psilopogon malabaricus 196 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus 197 Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus 198 Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente 199 Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus 200 White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis 201 Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus 202 Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus 203 Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense 204 Malabar Flameback Chrysocolaptes socialis 205 Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia 206 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 207 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 208 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 209 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 24/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 210 Blue-winged Parakeet Psittacula columboides 211 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 212 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 213 Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis 214 Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura 215 Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola 216 Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus 217 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia 218 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus 219 Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus 220 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei 221 Pied Triller Lalage nigra 222 Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus 223 Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo 224 Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis 225 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus 226 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus 227 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus 228 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens 229 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 230 White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola 24/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 231 Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi 24/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 232 Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus 21/02/2020 Nal Sarovar Sanctuary (India) 233 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 234 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 235 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach 236 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda 237 White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra 238 House Crow Corvus splendens 239 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 240 Indian Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus 241 Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 242 Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus 24/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 243 Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura 244 Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps 245 Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus 21/02/2020 Nal Sarovar Sanctuary (India) 246 Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula 247 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 248 Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica 249 Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa 250 Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus 251 Flame-throated Bulbul Rubigula gularis 252 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus 253 Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus 254 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 255 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 256 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 257 Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis 258 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 259 Pale Martin Riparia diluta 21/02/2020 Nal Sarovar Sanctuary (India) 260 Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor 261 Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola 262 Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica 263 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 264 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii 265 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 266 Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata 267 Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola 24/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 268 Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus 24/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 269 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 270 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus 271 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 272 Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis 273 Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus 274 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 275 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 276 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata 277 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama 278 Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus 279 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 280 Delicate Prinia Prinia lepida 281 Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica 282 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis 283 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata 284 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 285 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Also Hume's Whitethroat (althaea) 286 Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre 23/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 287 Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps 288 Indian Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii 289 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps 290 Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala 291 Nilgiri Laughingthrush Montecincla cachinnans 292 Large Grey Babbler Argya malcolmi 293 Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa 294 Jungle Babbler Argya striata 295 Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis 296 Common Babbler Argya caudata 297 Wayanad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti 298 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella 299 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis 300 Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea 301 Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa 302 Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica 303 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus 304 Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus 305 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 306 White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia 307 Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii 308 Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum 309 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 310 Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina 311 Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus 312 Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor 313 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 314 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 315 Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus 316 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 317 Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus 318 White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes 319 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae 24/02/2020 Sasan Gir (India) 320 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 321 Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus 322 Malabar Whistling Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii 323 Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra 324 Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea 325 Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda 326 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 327 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 328 Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa 329 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 330 Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha 331 Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata 332 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 333 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni 334 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons 335 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos 336 Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor 337 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica 21/02/2020 Nal Sarovar Sanctuary (India) 338 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus 339 Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius 340 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra 341 Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis 342 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 343 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus 344 Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica 345 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata 346 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus 347 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 348 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 349 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 350 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 351 White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis 352 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 353 Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus 354 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii 355 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 356 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis 357 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 358 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 359 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus