Birdlist                                                                                                                            

Birds have been listed alphabetically, according to their species names ( for example, kites are listed before pigeons, etc ). For more information about a particular bird, click on it. I'm putting up the photos and info about each bird step by step, so currently photos/info about all the birds is not available. Scroll down to see the links. To go back to tekdi.org or the birdpage, scroll to the bottom of the page for the links 

Common name                          Biological Name                 Category

Large Grey Babbler                                Turdoides malcolmi                              2

Redwented Bulbul                                 Pycnonotus cafer                                  1

Whitecheeked Bulbul                           Pycnonotus leucogenys                       4

Redwhiskered Bulbul                             Pycnonotus jocosus                               2

Pied Bush Chat                                       Saxicola caprata                                  2

Coppersmith                                           Megalaima haemacephala            2

Crow-Pheasant/ Coucal                      Centropus sinensis                               2

House Crow                                              Corvus splendens                                  1

Jungle Crow                                             Corvus macrorhynchos                       1

Little Brown Dove                                   Streptopelia senegalensis                3

Black Drongo                                           Dicrurus adsimilis                                  1

Booted Hawk Eagle                               Hieraaetus pennatus                         4

Small Green Bee-Eater                         Merops orientalis                                  2

Rose Finch                                                 Carpodacus erythrinus                       4            

Little Green Heron                                 Ardeola striatus                                    4 

Paddybird / Pond Heron                       Ardeola grayii                                       3

Common Grey Hornbill                         Tockus birostris                                      3

Pied Kingfisher                                         Ceryle rudis                                            4

Whitebreasted Kingfisher                    Halcyon smyrnensis                             2

Common Pariah Kite                            Milvus migrans                                      1

Koel                                                             Eudynamys Scolopacea                    1

Redwattled Lapwing                          Vanella leucurus                                   1

Scarlet Minivet                                       Pericrocotus flammeus                      2

Small Minivet                                          Pericrocotus cinnamoneus               2

Spotted Munia                                       Lonchura punctulata                         2

Brahminy or Blackheaded Myna       Sturnus pagodarum                            3

Indian Myna                                            Acridotheres tristis                               1

Golden Oriole                                         Oriolus oriolus                                         3

Spotted Owlet                                       Athene brama                                     3

Rose Ringed Parakeet                          Psittacula krameri                               1

Black Partridge*                                     Francolinus francolinus                       4

Common Peafowl                                Pavo cristatus                                        4

Blue Rock Pigeon                                    Columba livia                                       1

Blackbellied or Grey Plover                  Pluvialis squatarola                            3 

Indian Robin                                            Saxicoloides fulicata                          2

Magpie Robin                                         Copsychus saularis                               2

Rufousbacked Shrike                             Lanius schach                                       3

House Sparrow                                        Passer domesticus                                1                     

Painted Stork                                           Mycteria leucocephala                    4

Purple Sunbird                                          Nectarinia asiatica                           2

House Swift                                               Apus affinis                                            1

Tailor Bird                                                   Orthotomus sutorius                           2

Grey Tit                                                       Parus major                                            2

White Wagtail                                        Motacilla alba                                     3

Rufousfronted Wren-Warbler              Prinia buchanani                                 2

* - Slight difference in colouration with species given in 'The book of Indian Birds' by Dr. Salim Ali

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