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Checklist of the birds of the
Jammu & Kashmir

Courtesy
Richard Grimett & Tim Inskipp
(Source “Birds of North India”)

c= common, n = not common, r = resident, s = summer visitor, w = winter visitor, p = passage migrant, l = locally , v = vagrant

 

GALLIFORMES

 

Phasianidae

 

Lerwa lerwa

  Snow Partridge

nr

Tetraogallus tibetanus

  Tibetan Snowcock

lcr

Tetraogallus himalayensis

  Himalayan Snowcock

nr

Alectoris chukar

  Chukar

cr

Francolinus francolinus

  Black Francolin

nr

Francolinus pondicerianus

  Grey Francolin

nr

Perdix hodgsoniae

  Tibetan Partridge

nr

Coturnix coturnix

  Common Quail

np

Perdicula asiatica

  Jungle Bush Quail

nr

Galloperdix spadicea

  Red Spurfowl

?

Tragopan melanocephalus

  Western Tragopan

nr

Pucrasia macrolopha

  Koklass Pheasant

cr

Lophophorus impejanus

  Himalayan Monal

nr

Gallus gallus

  Red Junglefowl

nr

Lophura leucomelanos

  Kalij Pheasant

nr

Pavo cristatus

  Indian Peafowl

nr

ANSERIFORMES

 

Dendrocygnidae

 

Dendrocygna javanica

  Lesser Whistling-duck

r

Anatidae

 

Oxyurinae

 

Oxyura leucocephala

  White-headed Duck

v

Cygninae

 

Cygnus olor

  Mute Swan

v

Cygnus cygnus

  Whooper Swan

v

Anserinae

 

Anser erythropus

  Lesser White-fronted Goose

v

Anser anser

  Greylag Goose

nw

Anser indicus

  Bar-headed Goose

ns

Tadorna ferruginea

  Ruddy Shelduck

ns

Sarkidiornis melanotos

  Comb Duck

r

Nettapus coromandelianus

  Cotton Pygmy-goose

v

Anatini

 

Anas strepera

  Gadwall

np

Anas penelope

  Eurasian Wigeon

np

Anas platyrhynchos

  Mallard

nscw

Anas poecilorhyncha

  Spot-billed Duck

r

Anas clypeata

  Northern Shoveler

w

Anas acuta

  Northern Pintail

w

Anas querquedula

  Garganey

w

Anas crecca

  Common Teal

w

Marmaronetta angustirostris

  Marbled Duck

v

Rhodonessa rufina

  Red-crested Pochard

w

Aythya ferina

  Common Pochard

w

Aythya nyroca

  Ferruginous Pochard

w

Aythya fuligula

  Tufted Duck

w

Aythya marila

  Greater Scaup

v

Clangula hyemalis

  Long-tailed Duck

v

Bucephala clangula

  Common Goldeneye

v

Mergellus albellus

  Smew

v

Mergus merganser

  Common Merganser

r

PICIFORMES

 

Indicatoridae

 

Indicator xanthonotus

  Yellow-rumped Honeyguide

nr

Picidae

 

Jynx torquilla

  Eurasian Wryneck

lcs

Picumnus innominatus

  Speckled Piculet

nr

Dendrocopos canicapillus

  Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

r

Dendrocopos auriceps

  Brown-fronted Woodpecker

lcr

Dendrocopos macei

  Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

r

Dendrocopos mahrattensis

  Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

nr

Dendrocopos hyperythrus

  Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

nr

Picus chlorolophus

  Lesser Yellownape

nr

Picus xanthopygaeus

  Streak-throated Woodpecker

r

Picus squamatus

  Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

nr

Picus canus

  Grey-headed Woodpecker

nr

Dinopium benghalense

  Black-rumped Flameback

nr

Megalaimidae

 

Megalaima virens

  Great Barbet

nr

Megalaima zeylanica

  Brown-headed Barbet

nr

Megalaima asiatica

  Blue-throated Barbet

nr

Megalaima haemacephala

  Coppersmith Barbet

nr

BUCEROTIFORMES

 

Bucerotidae

 

Ocyceros birostris

  Indian Grey Hornbill

nr

UPUPIFORMES

 

Upupidae

 

Upupa epops

  Common Hoopoe

cs

CORACIIFORMES

 

Coraciidae

 

Coracias garrulus

  European Roller

ns

Coracias benghalensis

  Indian Roller

?

Alcedinidae

 

Alcedo atthis

  Common Kingfisher

lcr

Halcyonidae

 

Halcyon smyrnensis

  White-throated Kingfisher

lcr

Cerylidae

 

Megaceryle lugubris

  Crested Kingfisher

lcr

Ceryle rudis

  Pied Kingfisher

lcr

Meropidae

 

Merops orientalis

  Green Bee-eater

ns

Merops persicus

  Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

np

Merops philippinus

  Blue-tailed Bee-eater

ns

Merops apiaster

  European Bee-eater

ns

Merops leschenaulti

  Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

w

CUCULIFORMES

 

Cuculidae

 

Clamator jacobinus

  Pied Cuckoo

ns

Hierococcyx sparverioides

  Large Hawk Cuckoo

ns

Hierococcyx varius

  Common Hawk Cuckoo

ns

Cuculus micropterus

  Indian Cuckoo

ns

Cuculus canorus

  Eurasian Cuckoo

cs

Cuculus saturatus

  Oriental Cuckoo

lcs

Cuculus poliocephalus

  Lesser Cuckoo

lcs

Cacomantis sonneratii

  Banded Bay Cuckoo

ns

Cacomantis passerinus

  Grey-bellied Cuckoo

ns

Surniculus lugubris

  Drongo Cuckoo

ns

Eudynamys scolopacea

  Asian Koel

ns

Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

  Sirkeer Malkoha

nr

Centropodidae

 

Centropus sinensis

  Greater Coucal

nr

PSITTACIFORMES

 

Psittacidae

 

Psittacula eupatria

  Alexandrine Parakeet

nr

Psittacula krameri

  Rose-ringed Parakeet

nr

Psittacula himalayana

  Slaty-headed Parakeet

nr

Psittacula cyanocephala

  Plum-headed Parakeet

nr

APODIFORMES

 

Apodidae

 

Hirundapus caudacutus

  White-throated Needletail

v

Tachymarptis melba

  Alpine Swift

nr

Apus apus

  Common Swift

lcs

Apus pacificus

  Fork-tailed Swift

ns

Apus affinis (including nipalensis)

  House Swift

nr

STRIGIFORMES

 

Tytonidae

 

Tyto alba

  Barn Owl

nr

Strigidae

 

Bubo bubo

  Eurasian Eagle Owl

lcr

Ketupa flavipes

  Tawny Fish Owl

nr

Strix ocellata

  Mottled Wood Owl

nr

Strix leptogrammica

  Brown Wood Owl

nr

Strix aluco

  Tawny Owl

lcr

Glaucidium brodiei

  Collared Owlet

lcr

Glaucidium cuculoides

  Asian Barred Owlet

nr

Athene noctua

  Little Owl

nr

Athene brama

  Spotted Owlet

nr

Asio otus

  Long-eared Owl

nr

Asio flammeus

  Short-eared Owl

np

Caprimulgidae

 

Caprimulgus europaeus

  Eurasian Nightjar

v

Caprimulgus asiaticus

  Indian Nightjar

nr?

COLUMBIFORMES

 

Columbidae

 

Columba livia

  Rock Pigeon

lcr

Columba rupestris

  Hill Pigeon

lcr

Columba leuconota

  Snow Pigeon

nr

Columba eversmanni

  Yellow-eyed Pigeon

v

Columba palumbus

  Common Wood Pigeon

nr

Columba hodgsonii

  Speckled Wood Pigeon

v

Streptopelia turtur

  European Turtle Dove

v

Streptopelia orientalis

  Oriental Turtle Dove

lcs

Streptopelia senegalensis

  Laughing Dove

nr

Streptopelia chinensis

  Spotted Dove

nr

Streptopelia tranquebarica

  Red Collared Dove

ns

Streptopelia decaocto

  Eurasian Collared Dove

lcr

Macropygia unchall

  Barred Cuckoo Dove

v

Chalcophaps indica

  Emerald Dove

nr

Treron phoenicoptera

  Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

r

Treron sphenura

  Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon

nr

GRUIFORMES

 

Otididae

 

Tetrax tetrax

  Little Bustard

v

Chlamydotis macqueeni

  Mcqueen's Bustard

v

Gruidae

 

Grus leucogeranus

  Siberian Crane

v

Grus antigone

  Sarus Crane

nr

Grus virgo

  Demoiselle Crane

np

Grus nigricollis

  Black-necked Crane

nr

Rallidae

 

Rallus aquaticus

  Water Rail

nr

Crex crex

  Corn Crake

v

Amaurornis akool

  Brown Crake

v

Amaurornis phoenicurus

  White-breasted Waterhen

nr

Porzana pusilla

  Baillon's Crake

lcr?

Porzana porzana

  Spotted Crake

np

Porzana fusca

  Ruddy-breasted Crake

lcr

Porphyrio porphyrio

  Purple Swamphen

nr

Gallinula chloropus

  Common Moorhen

lcr

Fulica atra

  Common Coot

nr

CICONIIFORMES

 

Pteroclidae

 

Syrrhaptes tibetanus

  Tibetan Sandgrouse

nr

Pterocles exustus

  Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

nr

Pterocles indicus

  Painted Sandgrouse

nr

Scolopacidae

 

Scolopacinae

 

Scolopax rusticola

  Eurasian Woodcock

nr

Gallinago solitaria

  Solitary Snipe

nw

Gallinago stenura

  Pintail Snipe

np

Gallinago gallinago

  Common Snipe

ns

Lymnocryptes minimus

  Jack Snipe

np

Tringinae

 

Limosa limosa

  Black-tailed Godwit

v

Numenius phaeopus

  Whimbrel

v

Numenius arquata

  Eurasian Curlew

v

Tringa erythropus

  Spotted Redshank

v

Tringa totanus

  Common Redshank

r

Tringa stagnatilis

  Marsh Sandpiper

v

Tringa nebularia

  Common Greenshank

np

Tringa ochropus

  Green Sandpiper

np

Tringa glareola

  Wood Sandpiper

np

Xenus cinereus

  Terek Sandpiper

v

Actitis hypoleucos

  Common Sandpiper

ns

Arenaria interpres

  Ruddy Turnstone

v

Calidris alba

  Sanderling

v

Calidris minuta

  Little Stint

np

Calidris ruficollis

  Red-necked Stint

v

Calidris temminckii

  Temminck's Stint

np

Calidris acuminata

  Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

v

Calidris alpina

  Dunlin

v

Calidris ferruginea

  Curlew Sandpiper

v

Philomachus pugnax

  Ruff

v

Phalaropus lobatus

  Red-necked Phalarope

v

Rostratulidae

 

Rostratula benghalensis

  Greater Painted-snipe

lcr

Jacanidae

 

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

  Pheasant-tailed Jacana

lcs

Charadriidae

 

Recurvirostrinae

 

Haematopodini

 

Haematopus ostralegus

  Eurasian Oystercatcher

v

Recurvirostrini

 

Ibidorhyncha struthersii

  Ibisbill

nr

Himantopus himantopus

  Black-winged Stilt

nr

Recurvirostra avosetta

  Pied Avocet

v

Charadriinae

 

Pluvialis fulva

  Pacific Golden Plover

v

Pluvialis squatarola

  Grey Plover

v

Charadrius hiaticula

  Common Ringed Plover

v

Charadrius dubius

  Little Ringed Plover

lcs

Charadrius alexandrinus

  Kentish Plover

v

Charadrius mongolus

  Lesser Sand Plover

ns

Charadrius leschenaultii

  Greater Sand Plover

v

Vanellus vanellus

  Northern Lapwing

nw

Vanellus duvaucelii

  River Lapwing

?

Vanellus cinereus

  Grey-headed Lapwing

v

Vanellus indicus

  Red-wattled Lapwing

lcr

Vanellus gregarius

  Sociable Lapwing

v

Glareolidae

 

Dromadinae

 

Dromas ardeola

  Crab Plover

 

Glareolinae

 

Glareola lactea

  Small Pratincole

nr

Laridae

 

Larini

 

Larus cachinnans

  Caspian Gull

np

Larus ichthyaetus

  Pallas's Gull

np

Larus brunnicephalus

  Brown-headed Gull

ns

Larus ridibundus

  Black-headed Gull

np

Larus minutus

  Little Gull

v

Sternini

 

Gelochelidon nilotica

  Gull-billed Tern

v

Sterna aurantia

  River Tern

nr

Sterna hirundo

  Common Tern

nr

Sterna paradisaea

  Arctic Tern

v

Sterna albifrons

  Little Tern

v

Chlidonias hybridus

  Whiskered Tern

lcs

Chlidonias leucopterus

  White-winged Tern

v

Accipitridae

 

Pandioninae

 

Pandion haliaetus

  Osprey

ns

Accipitrinae

 

Pernis ptilorhyncus

  Oriental Honey-buzzard

ns

Elanus caeruleus

  Black-shouldered Kite

nr

Milvus milvus

  Red Kite

v

Milvus migrans

  Black Kite

lcr

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

  Pallas's Fish Eagle

nr

Haliaeetus albicilla

  White-tailed Eagle

v

Ichthyophaga humilis

  Lesser Fish Eagle

xr

Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

  Grey-headed Fish Eagle

?

Gypaetus barbatus

  Lammergeier

nr

Neophron percnopterus

  Egyptian Vulture

nr

Gyps bengalensis

  White-rumped Vulture

nr

Gyps tenuirostris

  Slender-billed Vulture

nr

Gyps himalayensis

  Himalayan Griffon

nr

Gyps fulvus

  Eurasian Griffon

nr

Aegypius monachus

  Cinereous Vulture

nw

Circaetus gallicus

  Short-toed Snake Eagle

v

Spilornis cheela

  Crested Serpent Eagle

v

Circus aeruginosus

  Eurasian Marsh Harrier

v

Circus cyaneus

  Hen Harrier

np

Circus macrourus

  Pallid Harrier

np

Circus pygargus

  Montagu's Harrier

np

Accipiter badius

  Shikra

nr

Accipiter virgatus

  Besra

nr

Accipiter nisus

  Eurasian Sparrowhawk

lcr

Accipiter gentilis

  Northern Goshawk

nr?

Buteo buteo

  Common Buzzard

nr

Buteo rufinus

  Long-legged Buzzard

nr

Buteo hemilasius

  Upland Buzzard

nr

Aquila clanga

  Greater Spotted Eagle

np

Aquila chrysaetos

  Golden Eagle

nr

Aquila nipalensis

  Steppe Eagle

np

Aquila heliaca

  Imperial Eagle

?

Hieraaetus fasciatus

  Bonelli's Eagle

nr

Hieraaetus pennatus

  Booted Eagle

ns

Spizaetus nipalensis

  Mountain Hawk Eagle

nr

Falconidae

 

Falco naumanni

  Lesser Kestrel

v

Falco tinnunculus

  Common Kestrel

lcr

Falco amurensis

  Amur Falcon

v

Falco columbarius

  Merlin

nw

Falco subbuteo

  Eurasian Hobby

ns

Falco severus

  Oriental Hobby

?

Falco jugger

  Laggar Falcon

v

Falco cherrug

  Saker Falcon

nw

Falco peregrinus

  Peregrine Falcon

nr

Podicipedidae

 

Tachybaptus ruficollis

  Little Grebe

lcr

Podiceps cristatus

  Great Crested Grebe

ns

Podiceps nigricollis

  Black-necked Grebe

ns

Phalacrocoracidae

 

Phalacrocorax carbo

  Great Cormorant

nr

Ardeidae

 

Egretta garzetta

  Little Egret

nr

Ardea cinerea

  Grey Heron

lcr

Casmerodius albus

  Great Egret

np

Bubulcus ibis

  Cattle Egret

nr

Ardeola grayii

  Indian Pond Heron

nr

Nycticorax nycticorax

  Black-crowned Night Heron

nr

Ixobrychus minutus

  Little Bittern

lcs

Botaurus stellaris

  Great Bittern

nw

Threskiornithidae

 

Plegadis falcinellus

  Glossy Ibis

v

Ciconiidae

 

Ciconia episcopus

  Woolly-necked Stork

nr

Ciconia nigra

  Black Stork

np

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

  Black-necked Stork

v

PASSERIFORMES

 

Laniidae

 

Lanius collurio

  Red-backed Shrike

np

Lanius isabellinus

  Rufous-tailed Shrike

np

Lanius vittatus

  Bay-backed Shrike

ns

Lanius schach

  Long-tailed Shrike

lcr

Lanius tephronotus

  Grey-backed Shrike

nr

Lanius minor

  Lesser Grey Shrike

v

Lanius meridionalis

  Southern Grey Shrike

nr

Corvidae

 

Corvinae

 

Corvini

 

Garrulus glandarius

  Eurasian Jay

nr

Garrulus lanceolatus

  Black-headed Jay

nr

Urocissa flavirostris

  Yellow-billed Blue Magpie

lcr

Dendrocitta vagabunda

  Rufous Treepie

nr

Dendrocitta formosae

  Grey Treepie

r

Pica pica

  Black-billed Magpie

lcr

Pseudopodoces humilis

  Hume's Groundpecker

nr

Nucifraga caryocatactes

  Spotted Nutcracker

nr

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

  Red-billed Chough

lcr

Pyrrhocorax graculus

  Yellow-billed Chough

lcr

Corvus monedula

  Eurasian Jackdaw

lcr

Corvus splendens

  House Crow

lcr

Corvus frugilegus

  Rook

v

Corvus corone

  Carrion Crow

nr

Corvus macrorhynchos

  Large-billed Crow

lcr

Corvus corax

  Common Raven

nr

Oriolini

 

Oriolus oriolus

  Eurasian Golden Oriole

lcs

Coracina macei

  Large Cuckooshrike

 nr

Coracina melaschistos

  Black-winged Cuckooshrike

v

Pericrocotus roseus

  Rosy Minivet

ns

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

  Small Minivet

nr

Pericrocotus ethologus

  Long-tailed Minivet

lcr

Pericrocotus flammeus

  Scarlet Minivet

nr

Dicrurinae

 

Rhipidurini

 

Rhipidura hypoxantha

  Yellow-bellied Fantail

nr

Rhipidura albicollis

  White-throated Fantail

nr

Rhipidura aureola

  White-browed Fantail

nr

Dicrurini

 

Dicrurus macrocercus

  Black Drongo

nr

Dicrurus leucophaeus

  Ashy Drongo

lcs

Monarchini