Birds

Here is a list of bird species seen in and around the 68-acres HRI campus. See also Amber Habib's list. A much longer list of more than 200 species by Shrirang Deshingkar is unfortunately lost now. (There's a fourth list by Radhika Vatsan; its current location is unknown.)

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  1. Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus)
  2. Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
  3. Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
  4. Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Dendrocopos mahrattensis)
  5. Black-rumped Flameback [Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker] (Dinopium benghalensis)
  6. Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica)
  7. Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
  8. Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris)
  9. Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
  10. Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
  11. White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
  12. Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
  13. Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
  14. Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
  15. Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
  16. Common Hawk Cuckoo [Brainfever Bird] (Hierococcyx varius)
  17. Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
  18. Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
  19. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
  20. House Swift (Apus affinis)
  21. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
  22. Collared Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena)
  23. Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
  24. Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
  25. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
  26. Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
  27. Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
  28. Red Turtle Dove (Streptopelia tranqubarica)
  29. Ring Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
  30. Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera)
  31. White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
  32. Purple Moorhen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
  33. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
  34. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
  35. Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
  36. Spotted Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
  37. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
  38. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
  39. Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea)
  40. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
  41. Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)
  42. River Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)
  43. Redwattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
  44. Brownheaded Gull (Larus brunnicephalus)
  45. River Tern (Sterna aurantia)
  46. Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis)
  47. Common Kite (Milvuus migrans)
  48. Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
  49. Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
  50. Shikra (Accipiter badius)
  51. Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
  52. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
  53. Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
  54. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
  55. Large Egret (Casmerodius albus)
  56. Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia)
  57. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
  58. Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)
  59. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
  60. Little Heron (Butorides striatus)
  61. Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
  62. Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans)
  63. Whitenecked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
  64. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
  65. Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
  66. House Crow (Corvus splendens)
  67. Jungle Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
  68. Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
  69. Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
  70. Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
  71. Asian Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
  72. Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)
  73. Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)
  74. Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicata)
  75. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
  76. Brown Rock Chat (Cercomela fusca)
  77. Brahminy Myna (Sturnus pagodarum)
  78. Pied Myna (Sturnus contra)
  79. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
  80. Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)
  81. Grey Tit (Parus major)
  82. Dusky Crag Martin (Hirundo concolor)
  83. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
  84. Redwhiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
  85. Redvented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
  86. Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis)
  87. Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)
  88. White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosa)
  89. Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)
  90. Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
  91. Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
  92. Western Crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis)
  93. Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
  94. Bristled Grass Warbler (Chatornis striatus)
  95. Common Babbler (Turboides caudatus)
  96. Jungle Babbler (Turboides striatus)
  97. Large Grey Babbler (Turboides malcolmi)
  98. Indian Bushlark (Mirafra erythroptera)
  99. Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark (Eremopterix grisea)
  100. Sand Lark (Calandrella raytal)
  101. Crested Lark (Galerida malabarica)
  102. Purple Sunbird (Nectarinia asiatica)
  103. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  104. Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)
  105. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
  106. White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
  107. Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
  108. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
  109. Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
  110. Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
  111. Whitethroated munia (Lonchura malabarica)
  112. Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
  113. Marsh Harrier (Circus cyanus)
  114. Yellowheaded Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
  115. Eurasian Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
  116. Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina)
  117. Syke's Lark (Galerida deva)
  118. Pallas's Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
  119. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
  120. Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola)
  121. Brown Hawk Owl (Ninox Scutulata)
  122. Blacktailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
  123. Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
  124. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
  125. Rufous-winged Bushlark (Mirafra assamica)
  126. Black-breasted Weaver (Ploceus benghalensis)
  127. Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis)
  128. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
  129. Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
  130. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
  131. Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
  132. Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula)
  133. Chestnut-shouldered Petronia [Yellow-throated Sparrow] (Petronia xanthocollis)
  134. Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma)
  135. Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
  136. Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
  137. Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)
  138. Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)
  139. Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
  140. Common Coot (Fulica atra)
  141. Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
  142. Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
  143. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
  144. Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
  145. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
  146. Lesser Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
  147. Greater Painted-Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
  148. Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus)
  149. Common Greenshank (Tringa totanus)
  150. Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
  151. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
  152. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
  153. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
  154. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
  155. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
  156. Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus)

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