FAUNA OF INDIA : BIRDS
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S. NO. |
ZOOLOGICAL
NAMES OF BIRDS |
COMMON
NAME |
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ORDER : PELECANIFORMES |
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FAMILY : PHALACROCORACIDAE (Cormorants, Darters) |
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1 |
Indian shag |
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2 |
Little cormorant |
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3 |
Darter or snake bird |
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ORDER : CICONIIFORMES |
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FAMILY : ARDEIDAE (Herons, Egrets, Bitterns) |
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4 |
Eastern grey heron |
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5 |
Great white heron |
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6 |
Indian pond heron |
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7 |
Cattle egret |
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8 |
Little egret |
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9 |
Indian reef heron |
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10 |
Night heron |
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FAMILY : CICONIIDAE (Storks) |
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11 |
Painted stork |
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12 |
Openbill stork |
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13 |
Whitenecked stork |
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14 |
White stork |
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15 |
Blacknecked stork |
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16 |
Adjutant stork |
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FAMILY : THRESKIORNITHIDAE (Spoonbill, Ibises) |
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17 |
White ibis |
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18 |
Indian black ibis |
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19 |
Spoonbill |
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ORDER : ANSERIFORMES |
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FAMILY : ANATIDAE (Ducks, Geese) |
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20 |
Bar headed goose |
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21 |
Lesser whistling teal |
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22 |
Brahminy duck |
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23 |
Pintail |
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24 |
Common teal |
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25 |
Mallard |
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26 |
Gadwall |
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27 |
Wigeon |
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28 |
Shoveller |
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29 |
Common pochard |
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30 |
White-eyed pochard |
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31 |
Common teal |
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32 |
Comb duck/Nakta |
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ORDER : FALCONIFORMES |
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FAMILY: ACCIPITRIDAE (Hawks, Vultures) |
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33 |
Blackwinged tail |
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34 |
Honey buzzard |
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35 |
Pariah kite |
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36 |
Shikra |
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37 |
Crested hawk |
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38 |
Rufousbellied hawk eagle |
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39 |
Imperial eagle |
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40 |
Tawny eagle |
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41 |
Black eagle |
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42 |
Greyheaded fish eagle |
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43 |
King vulture |
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44 |
Whitebacked vulture |
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45 |
Egyptian vulture |
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46 |
Short-toed eagle |
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47 |
Pied harrier |
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48 |
Short toed eagle |
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49 |
Crested serpent eagle |
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50 |
Osprey |
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FAMILY : FALCONIDAE |
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51 |
Shaheen falcon |
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52 |
Redheaded merlin |
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ORDER : GALLIFORMES |
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FAMILY : PHASIANIDAE (Pheasants, Fowls, Partridges, Quails) |
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53 |
Black partridge |
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54 |
Painted partridge |
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55 |
Indian grey partridge |
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56 |
Jungle bush quail |
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57 |
Red jungle fowl |
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58 |
Red spur fowl |
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59 |
Red jungle fowl |
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60 |
Common pea fowl |
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ORDER : GRUIFORMES |
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FAMILY : TURNICIDAE (Button and Bustard quails) |
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61 |
Bustard quail |
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FAMILY : GRUIDAE (Cranes) |
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62 |
Common crane |
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63 |
Sarus crane |
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64 |
Demoiselle crane |
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FAMILY : RALLIDAE (Moorhens, Coots) |
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65 |
Moorhen |
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66 |
Purple moorhen |
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67 |
Coot |
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ORDER : CHARADRIIFORMES |
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FAMILY : JACANIDAE (Jacanas) |
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68 |
Pheasant tailed jacana |
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69 |
Bronze winged jacana |
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FAMILY : CHARADRIIDAE (Plovers, Curlews, Whimbrel, Godwits) |
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70 |
Red wattled lapwing |
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71 |
Spur winged lapwing |
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72 |
Yellow wattled lapwing |
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73 |
Little ringed plover |
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74 |
Spotted sandpiper |
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75 |
Common sandpiper |
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76 |
Common snipe |
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FAMILY : ROSTRATULIDAE (Painted snipe) |
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77 |
Little stint |
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78 |
Painted snipe |
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FAMILY : RECURVIROSTRIDAE (Stilts, Avocets) |
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79 |
Blackwinged stilt |
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80 |
Avocet |
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FAMILY : BURHINIDAE |
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81 |
Stone curlew |
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FAMILY : GLAREOLIDAE (Coursers) |
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82 |
Indian courser |
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FAMILY : LARIDAE (Gulls, Terns) |
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83 |
Indian river tern |
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ORDER : COLUMBIFORMES |
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FAMILY : COLUMBIDAE (Pigeons, Doves) |
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84 |
Orange breasted green pigeon |
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85 |
Green pigeon |
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86 |
Blue rock pigeon |
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87 |
Ring dove |
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88 |
Red turtle dove |
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89 |
Spotted dove |
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ORDER : PSITTACIFORMES |
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FAMILY : PSITTACIDAE (Parrots) |
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90 |
Alexandrine parakeet |
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91 |
Rose-ringed parakeet | |
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92 |
Blossom headed parakeet |
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93 |
Indian lorikeet |
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ORDER : CUCULIFORMES |
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FAMILY : CUCULIDAE (Cuckoos) |
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94 |
Pied crested cuckoo |
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95 |
Common hawk cuckoo |
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96 |
Indian cuckoo |
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97 |
Cuckoo |
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98 |
Common hawk cuckoo |
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99 |
Cacomantis merulinus |
Rufous bellied plaintive cuckoo |
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100 |
Cuckoo |
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101 |
Sirkeer cuckoo |
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102 |
Crow pheasant/Coucal |
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103 |
Lesser coucal |
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ORDER : STRIGIFORMES |
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FAMILY : STRIGIDAE (Owls) |
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104 |
Forest eagle owl |
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105 |
Brown fish owl |
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106 |
Jungle owlet |
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107 |
Spotted owlet |
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ORDER : CAPRIMULGIFORMES |
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FAMILY : CAPRIMULGIDAE (Nightjars) |
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108 |
Indian nightjar |
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109 |
Franklin’s nightjar |
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ORDER : APODIFORMES |
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FAMILY : APODIDAE (Swifts) |
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110 |
Indian swiftlet |
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111 |
Indian house swift |
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112 |
Crested swift |
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ORDER : CORACIIFORMES |
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FAMILY : ALCEDINIDAE (Kingfishers) |
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113 |
Lesser pied kingfisher |
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114 |
Eurasian kingfisher |
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115 |
Three toed kingfisher |
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116 |
Stork billed kingfisher |
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117 |
White breasted kingfisher |
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FAMILY : MEROPIDAE (Bee eaters) |
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118 |
Chestnut headed bee eater |
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119 |
Green bee eater |
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FAMILY : CORACIIDAE (Rollers) |
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120 |
Northern roller/Blue jay |
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FAMILY : UPUPIDAE (Hoopoes) |
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121 |
Hoopoe |
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FAMILY : BUCEROTIDAE (Hornbills) |
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122 |
Common grey hornbill |
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123 |
Malabar pied hornbill |
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ORDER : PICIFORMES |
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FAMILY : CAPITONIDAE (Barbets) |
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124 |
Crimsonbreasted barbet |
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FAMILY : PICIDAE (Woodpeckers) |
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125 |
Rufous woodpecker |
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126 |
Lesser golden backed woodpecker |
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127 |
Golden backed three toed woodpecker |
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128 |
Great black woodpecker |
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129 |
Yellow fronted pied woodpecker |
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130 |
Brown capped pygmy woodpecker |
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131 |
Black backed woodpecker |
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132 |
Chrysocolaptes lucidus |
Large golden backed woodpecker |
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ORDER : PASSERIFORMES |
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FAMILY : PITTIDAE (Pittas) |
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133 |
Indian pitta |
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FAMILY : ALAUDIDAE (Larks) |
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134 |
Bush lark |
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135 |
Red winged bush lark |
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136 |
Ashy crowned finch lark |
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137 |
Crested lark |
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138 |
Indian small skylark |
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FAMILY : HIRUNDINIDAE (Swallows) |
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139 |
Dusky crag martin |
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140 |
Wire tailed swallow |
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141 |
Indian cliff swallow |
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142 |
Red rumped swallow |
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143 |
House martin |
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FAMILY : DANIIDAE (Shrikes) |
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144 |
Great grey shrike |
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145 |
Bay backed shrike |
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146 |
Rufous backed shrike |
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FAMILY : ORIOLIDAE (Orioles) |
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147 |
Golden oriole |
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148 |
Black naped oriole |
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149 |
Black headed oriole |
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FAMILY : DICRURIDAE (Drongos) |
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150 |
Black drongo |
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151 |
White bellied drongo |
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152 |
Hair crested drongo |
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153 |
Greater racket tailed drongo |
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FAMILY : STURNIDAE (Mynas) |
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154 |
Blackheaded myna |
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155 |
Pied myna |
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156 |
Common myna |
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157 |
Bank myna |
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158 |
Jungle myna |
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FAMILY : CORVIDAE (Crows, Treepies) |
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159 |
Indian treepie |
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160 |
House crow |
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161 |
Jungle crow |
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FAMILY : CAMPEPHAGIDAE (Cuckooshrikes, Minivets) |
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162 |
Common woodshrike |
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163 |
Large cuckooshrike |
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164 |
Black headed cuckooshrike |
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165 |
Scarlet minivet |
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166 |
Small minivet |
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167 |
White bellied minivet |
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FAMILY : IRENIDAE (Ioras) |
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168 |
Indian iora |
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169 |
Goldfronted chloropsis |
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170 |
Goldmantled chloropsis |
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FAMILY : PYCNONOTIDAE (Bulbuls) |
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171 |
White eared bulbul |
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172 |
Red vented bulbul |
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FAMILY : MUSCICAPIDAE (Babblers, Flycatchers, Warblers, Thrushes, Chats, Robins) |
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173 |
Spotted babbler |
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174 |
Indian scimitar babbler |
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175 |
Yellow eyed babbler |
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176 |
Common babbler |
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177 |
Striated babbler |
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178 |
Large grey babbler |
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179 |
Jungle babbler |
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180 |
Quaker babbler |
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181 |
Rufous tailed flycatcher |
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182 |
Black and orange flycatcher |
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183 |
Orangebreasted blue flycatcher |
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184 |
Verditer flycatcher |
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185 |
Whitebrowed fantail flycatcher |
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186 |
Whitethroated fantail flycatcher |
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187 |
Paradise flycatcher |
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188 |
Streaked fantail warbler |
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189 |
Rufous fronted wren warbler |
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190 |
Plain wren warbler |
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191 |
Ashy wren warbler |
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192 |
Jungle wren warbler |
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193 |
Tailor bird |
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194 |
Magpie robin |
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195 |
Shama |
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196 |
Black redstart |
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197 |
Brown rock chat |
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198 |
Stone chat |
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199 |
Pied bush chat |
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200 |
Jerdon’s bush chat |
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201 |
Indian robin |
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202 |
Blue rock thrush |
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203 |
Whitethroated ground thrush |
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204 |
Blackbird |
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FAMILY : PARIDAE (Tits) |
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205 |
Grey tit |
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206 |
Yellow cheeked tit |
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FAMILY : MOTACILLIDAE (Pipits, Wagtails) |
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207 |
Indian pipit |
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208 |
Brown rock pipit |
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209 |
Indian tree pipit |
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210 |
Forest wagtail |
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211 |
Yellow wagtail |
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212 |
Yellow headed wagtail |
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213 |
Grey wagtail |
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214 |
Pied wagtail |
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215 |
Large pied wagtail |
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FAMILY : PLOCEIDAE (Sparrows, Weaverbirds, Munias) |
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216 |
House sparrow |
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217 |
Yellow throated sparrow |
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218 |
Baya |
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219 |
Streaked weaver bird |
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220 |
Red munia |
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221 |
Green munia |
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222 |
Common silverbill |
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223 |
Spotted munia |
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224 |
Black headed munia |
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FAMILY : EMBERIZIDAE (Buntings) |
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225 |
Black headed bunting |
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226 |
Crested bunting |
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