List of birds of South India

Wildlife of India

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This list of birds of South India includes birds from India south approximately of the Narmada River.

Notable bird watching locations in South India include Rollapadu in Andhra Pradesh; Nagarhole National Park and Bandipur National Park in Karnataka; Rajamalai (Eravikulam National Park) and Periyar National Park in Kerala; Mudumalai National Park, Udhagamandalam, Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Anamalai; Vedanthangal and Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary in Kodikkarai, Tamil Nadu.

Francolins and spurfowls

Painted francolin, Francolinus pictus
Grey francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus
Red spurfowl, Galloperdix spadicea
Painted spurfowl, Galloperdix lunulata

Quails and buttonquails

Blue-breasted quail, Coturnix chinensis
Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
Rain quail, Coturnix coromandelica
Jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica
Rock bush quail, Perdicula argoondah
Painted bush quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
Small buttonquail, Turnix sylvatica
Yellow-legged buttonquail, Turnix tanki
Barred buttonquail, Turnix suscitator

Galliformes

Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
Grey junglefowl, Gallus sonneratti
Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus

Geese and ducks

Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
Lesser whistling-duck, Dendrocygna javanica
Knob-billed duck, Sarkidiornis melanotus
Pink-headed duck, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Historic)
Cotton pygmy-goose, Nettapus coromandalianus
Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus
Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Gadwall, Mareca strepera
Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Indian spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
Common teal, Anas crecca
Northern pintail, Anas acuta
Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
Garganey, Spatula querquedula
Red-crested pochard, Rhodonessa rufina
Common pochard, Aythya ferina
Ferruginous pochard, Aythya nyroca
Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula

Woodpeckers

Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
Speckled piculet, Picumnus innominatus
Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker, Dendrocopos nanus
Fulvous-breasted woodpecker, Dendrocopos macei (northern Eastern Ghats)
Yellow-crowned woodpecker, Dendrocopos mahrattenis
Rufous woodpecker, Celeus brachyurus
Heart-spotted woodpecker, Hemicircus canente
White-bellied woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis
Lesser yellownape, Picus chlorolophus
Greater yellownape, Picus flavinucha
Streak-throated woodpecker, Picus xanthopygaeus
Common flameback, Dinopium javanese
Black-rumped flameback, Dinopium benghalense
Greater flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus
White-naped woodpecker, Chrysocalptes festivus

Barbets

Brown-headed barbet, Psilopogon zeylanicus
White-cheeked barbet, Psilopogon viridis
Malabar barbet, Psilopogon malabaricus
Coppersmith barbet, Psilopogon haemacephalus

Hornbills

Great hornbill perched on a *Mesua* tree at Valparai, Tamil Nadu

Malabar grey hornbill, Ocyceros griseus
Indian grey hornbill, Ocyceros birostris
Malabar pied hornbill, Anthracoceros coronatus
Oriental pied hornbill, Anthracoceros albirostris
Great hornbill, Buceros bicornis

Common hoopoes, trogons and rollers

Common hoopoe, Upupa epops
Malabar trogon, Harpactes fasciatus
European roller, Coracias garrulus
Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis
Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis

Kingfishers

Pied kingfisher, Ceryle rudis
Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Blue-eared kingfisher, Alcedo meninting
Oriental dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx erithacus
Stork-billed kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis
White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis
Black-capped kingfisher, Halcyon pileata
Collared kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris

Bee-eaters

Blue-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni
Green bee-eater, Merops orientalis
Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus
Blue-tailed bee-eater, Merops philippinus
European bee-eater, Merops apiaster
Chestnut-headed bee-eater, Merops leschenaulti

Cuckoos and malkohas

Coucals, parrots and parakeets

Swifts

Owls

Frogmouth and nightjars

Pigeons and doves

Bustards and cranes

Crakes and rails

Sandgrouse

Woodcocks, snipes and painted-snipes

Godwits, curlews, and Tringa sandpipers

Sanderlings and stints

Jacanas and large waders

Plovers

Lapwings, coursers and pratincoles

Jaegers and gulls

Terns and noddies

Ospreys, bazas and kites

Sea and fish eagles

Vultures

Eagles

Harriers

Accipiters

Buzzards

Falcons

Grebes, cormorants and darter

Tropicbirds and boobies

Egrets

Herons

Bitterns

Flamingos, ibises and spoonbills

Storks

Pelicans and frigatebirds

Shearwaters and storm petrels

Pitta, leafbirds, and shrikes

Treepies, crows and orioles

Cuckooshrikes and minivets

Drongos

Fantails and woodshrikes

Thrushes

Flycatchers

Shortwing and chats

Starlings and mynas

Nuthatches

Creepers

Indian spotted creeper

Tits

Martins

Swallows

Bulbuls

Cisticolas, prinias and white-eyes

Warblers

Grassbirds

Laughingthrushes

Babblers and fulvetta

Larks

Flowerpeckers

Sunbirds and spiderhunter

Wagtails

Pipits

Sparrows

Weavers

Avadavats

Munias

Rosefinches and buntings

References

H. R. Baker and Chas. M. Inglis (1930). The Birds of Southern India, Including Madras, Malabar, Travancore, Cochin, Coorg and Mysore. Madras: Superintendent, Government Press.
Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp (30 November 2005). Birds of Southern India. A&C Black.

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