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An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
Published by UTTARAKHAND FOREST DEPARTMENT
An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
The Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand lists
710 birds that have been recorded in the hill state of Uttarakhand and is an
update to the checklist published in 2015 by the current authors listing 693
species. The checklist provides up-to-date taxonomic information, including
that of species splits or mergers in the last decade. This publication also
provide a partial bibliography of birds of Uttarakhand. Finally, the checklist
also provides a mention of the bird species that are Critically Endangered,
Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened as per IUCN’s latest Red Data
List.
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An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
Dhananjai Mohan Sanjay Sondhi
Published by
Uttarakhand Forest Department
An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand
Published by Uttarakhand Forest Department© 2017, Dhananjai Mohan and Sanjay Sondhi
Front cover photograph: Cheer Pheasant © K S SajwanBack cover photographs (clockwise, from top left): Chestnut-headed Tesia © Gunjan Arora, Pink-browed Rosefinch © Dushyant Parashar, Spotted Laughingthrush © Gunjan Arora, Indian Blue Robin © Gunjan Arora
Citation: Mohan, D. & S. Sondhi (2017). An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand. Published by Uttarakhand Forest Department, Dehradun.
Map: Uttarakhand Forest Department
Designed & Printed: Shiva Offset Press, Dehradun Ph. 0135-2715748
AUTHORS’ NOTE
The hill state of Uttarakhand is a birdwatcher’s paradise. With more than 700 bird species being recorded in the state, birding offers opportunities for ecotourism, at minimal impact to the environment. To promote birdwatching, the Uttarakhand Forest Department, with the support of numerous NGO’s, initiated the concept of the annual Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festival (USBF) (www.uttarakhandbirdfestival.in). The USBF’s byline “Uniting birds, birdwatchers and communities” nicely sums up the objectives of the bird festivals.
For any serious birdwatcher, an authentic bird checklist is crucial. Hence, the authors have periodically been publishing “An Updated Checklist of the Birds Of Uttarakhand” of which there have been two editions published so far. This version “An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand”, not only updates the previous checklists, but also attempts to compile a bibliography of birds of Uttarakhand.
The authors have relied on their personal experience of birdwatching in the state, published literature and credible sightings, photographic or sound records as evidence to prepare this updated checklist.
The authors would like to thank the Wildlife Wing, Uttarakhand Forest Department for supporting the publication of this checklist. We would also like to thank Gunjan Arora, Arun Pratap Singh, Manoj Sharma and Yashpal Negi for their feedback and inputs while creating the checklist. We would also like to thank Anchal Sondhi, who helped in reviewing and editing the manuscript on numerous occasions.
For any errors, omissions and feedback in this checklist, please contact
Dr. Dhananjai Mohan, APCCF (Wildlife), Uttarakhand Forest Department at dhananjaim@gmail.com
Or Sanjay Sondhi, Titli Trust (www.titlitrust.org) at sanjay.sondhi1@gmail.com
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AN UPDATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
The hill state of Uttarakhand (formed in 2000, then known as Uttaranchal) has terrific avifaunal diversity. More than 50% of the 1,263 bird species recorded from India (Praveen et al. 2016) are found in Uttarakhand. The state’s habitat varies from the terai region in the plains, the bhabhars (the outermost foothills of the Himalaya), the Shivaliks (sub-Himalayan range), the Lower Himalayas and finally, the high altitudinal Greater Himalayas. The amazing diversity in habitat from the plains up to the numerous mountain peaks that exceed altitudes of 7,000 m results in marvelous avifaunal diversity.
Within the 6 National Parks, 7 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 4 Conservation Reserves in the state (Annexure 1), and outside these areas too, opportunities for bird watching abound. Uttarakhand is home to 14 Important Bird Areas (Islam & Rahmani, 2004) (Annexure 2) that are important and priority sites for conservation.
Mohan & Sinha (2003) published the first checklist of birds of Uttarakhand listing 623 species. The current authors published two updated checklists of the birds of Uttarakhand listing 686 (Mohan & Sondhi 2014) and 693 species (Mohan & Sondhi 2015). Since then, increased research and amateur and professional birdwatching has resulted in the addition of some new bird species. In addition, changes in avifaunal taxonomy have meant that many species splits or convergences have taken and continue to take place.
The current checklist attempts to address the increased sightings, changes in taxonomy and a more comprehensive review of older literature and online records on eBird http://ebird.org/ and Oriental Birds http://oriental bird images.org. As an outcome of this work, the current checklist lists 710 species that have been recorded in Uttarakhand. These include sightings of some species that may be considered vagrants to the state, which is specifically stated in the “Remarks” column.
In this revised checklist, one species, White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus, that had been listed as a “Vagrant” in the previous checklists has been been shifted from the main checklist to the doubtful list. Nineteen species have been added to the checklist that are new species descriptions, new sightings with sufficient evidence or published records that were earlier overlooked. These species are Red Kite Milvus milvus, Eastern Marsh
An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand v Harrier Circus spilonotus, Bean Goose Anser fabalis, Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata, Mew Gull Larus canus, Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata, Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata, Little Owl Athene noctua, Barred Cuckoo Dove Macropygia unchall, Pygmy Wren-babbler Pnoepyga pusilla, Booted Warbler Iduna caligata, Green Leaf Warbler Seicercus nitidus, Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana, Himalayan Forest Thrush Zoothera salimali, Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, Siberian Blue Chat Larvivora cyane, Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus and White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys. Notes and references on the inclusions of these species are mentioned in the Remarks column.
In addition, another 31 species, which have been recorded in Uttarakhand in old literature, but whose presence in the state today is doubtful, have been listed as well. This includes the Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa, a dozen specimens of which were collected from near Mussoorie (Benog, Jhari Pani) and Nainital prior to 1877, and is now feared extinct (Birdlife International, 2013).
Of the 710 species, 6 species-Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri, Slender-billedVulture Gyps tenuirostris, White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis, Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus and Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa are listed as “Critically Endangered” in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as updated till December 2016. A further 3 species are listed as “Endangered”, 19 species are listed as “Vulnerable” and 28 species as “Near Threatened”. Nine species, which have been recorded in Uttarakhand, are endemic to the Western Himalaya: Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus, Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii, Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa, White-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis, White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys, West Himalayan Bush Warbler Locustella kashmirensis, Tytler’s Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri (only in its breeding range), Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni and Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca. The Red List status for these four categories and the endemics are mentioned in the “Remarks” column.
This checklist largely follows the English and Scientific names adopted in “The India Checklist” by Praveen et al. (2016). Alternate English Names that are still used in India are also mentioned. Recent taxonomic updates are captured in the “Remarks” column.
A significant effort was also made to compile a bibliography of the birds of Uttarakhand. This effort attempted to list all Uttarakhand related avian
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literature and old records from the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Ibis, Newsletter for Birdwatchers, Indian BIRDS, Cheetal, Oriental Bird Club Bulletins, Forktail, Indian Forester, Journal of Threatened Taxa and numerous other publications, including those of Zoological Survey of India. While this bibliography is by no means complete, it does provide a baseline on which researchers and naturalists can build on further.
We encourage birdwatchers to report new sightings and records with credible evidence to the authors as well as to upload their data on eBird http://ebird.org/ to contribute to bird conservation.
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S. NO.
ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
1 Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa �
2 Himalayan Snowcock
Tetraogallus himalayensis �
3 Chukar Partridge
Chukar Partridge
Alectoris chukar �
4 Black Francolin Black Partridge
Francolinus francolinus �
5 Grey Francolin Grey Partridge
Francolinus pondicerianus �
6 Tibetan Partridge
Perdix hodgsoniae �
7 Common Quail Grey Quail Coturnix coturnix �
8 Jungle Bush Quail
Perdicula asiatica �
9 Himalayan Quail Mountain Quail, Himalayan Rock Quail
Ophrysia superciliosa
Critically Endangered. Feared extinct. West Himalayan endemic.
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10 Hill Partridge Common Hill Partridge
Arborophila torqueola
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11 Rufous-throated Partridge
Rufous-throated Hill-partridge
Arborophila rufogularis �
12 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea
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13 Western Tragopan
Western Horned Pheasant
Tragopan melanocephalus
Vulnerable. West Himalayan endemic. �
14 Satyr Tragopan Crimson Horned Pheasant
Tragopan satyra Near Threatened�
15 Koklass Pheasant
Koklas Pheasant
Pucrasia macrolopha �
16 Himalayan Monal
Impeyan Monal, Impeyan MonalPheasant
Lophophorus impejanus
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17 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus �18 Kalij Pheasant Lophura
leucomelanos�
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
19 Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii Vulnerable. West Himalayan endemic. �
20 Indian Peafowl Blue Peafowl, Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus�
21 Lesser Whistling Duck
Lesser Whistling Teal, Tree Duck
Dendrocygna javanica �
22 Greylag Goose Anser anser �23 Bean Goose Tundra Bean
Goose, Taiga bean Goose
Anser fabalis Bhattacharjee (2013). Vagrant. �
24 Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons �
25 Lesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus Vulnerable. A. P. Singh record on 13/01/2008. Vijay & Bhutia (2008); Praveen et. al (2014).
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26 Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus �
27 Knob-billed Duck
Comb Duck/Nakta
Sarkidiornis melanotos
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28 Mandarin Duck Aix gallericulata Reported from Saat Tal by Vrezek et al. (2006). Vagrant.
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29 Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna �
30 Ruddy Shelduck Brahminy Duck
Tadorna ferruginea �
31 Cotton Pygmy Goose
Cotton Teal Nettapus coromandelianus �
32 Gadwall Mareca strepera �33 Falcated Duck Falcated Teal Mareca falcata Near Threatened �34 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope �35 Mallard Anas
platyrhynchos�
36 Indian Spot-billed Duck
Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Species split: Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonoryncha is eastern species
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
37 Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata �
38 Northern Pintail Anas acuta �39 Garganey Spatula
querquedula �
40 Eurasian Teal Common Teal Anas crecca �
41 Marbled Duck Marbled Teal, Green-winged Teal
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Vulnerable�
42 Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina �
43 Common Pochard
Aythya ferina Vulnerable�
44 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Critically Endangered�
45 Ferruginous Duck
Ferruginous Pochard, White-eyed Pochard
Aythya nyroca Near Threatened
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46 Tufted Duck Tufted Pochard
Aythya fuligula �
47 Greater Scaup Aythya marila �48 Long-tailed
DuckOld Squaw Duck
Clangula hyemalis Vulnerable. Singh (1991); Mohan et al. (1992); Praveen et al. (2014). Reported from Asan Conservation Reserve.
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49 Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula �
50 Common Merganser
Mergus merganser �
51 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis �
52 Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
B. Harvey recorded on 08/12/2008 at Asan Conservation Reserve (Praveen et al. 2014).
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
53 Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus �
54 Slavonian Grebe
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Vulnerable. Vagrant. Raj Drijvers reported on 28/12/1993 on Kosi River (Praveen et al. 2014).
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55 Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis �
56 Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Vagrant �
57 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
Near Threatened�
58 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans �
59 Black Stork Ciconia nigra �60 Woolly-necked
StorkWhite-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus Vulnerable �
61 White Stork European White Stork
Ciconia ciconia �
62 Black-necked Stork
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Near Threatened �
63 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
Vulnerable�
64 Black-headed Ibis
Oriental White Ibis, White Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Near Threatened�
65 Red-naped Ibis Indian Black Ibis, Black Ibis
Pseudibis papillosa �
66 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus �
67 Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia �
68 Great Bittern Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris �
69 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus �70 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus
sinensis �
71 Cinnamon Bittern
Chestnut Bittern
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
72 Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis �73 Black-crowned
Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax �
74 Striated Heron Little Heron, Little Green Heron
Butorides striata�
75 Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii �
76 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Some authors treat the Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus (found in India) as a separate species, while others treat it as a subspecies of Bubulcus ibis.
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77 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea �78 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea �79 Western Great
EgretLarge Egret Ardea alba �
80 Intermediate Egret
Median Egret Ardea intermedia �
81 Little Egret Egretta garzetta �82 Western Reef
HeronWestern Reef Egret, Indian Reef Heron
Egretta gularis Vagrant �
83 Great White Pelican
Rosy Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus �
84 Spot-billed Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
Near Threatened�
85 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger �86 Indian
CormorantIndian Shag Phalacrocorax
fuscicollis �
87 Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
�
88 Oriental Darter Various species of darter referred to as “Snake Bird”
Anhinga melanogaster
Near Threatened
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
89 Osprey Western Osprey
Pandion haliaetus �
90 Black Baza Black-crested Baza, Black-crestedLizard Hawk
Aviceda leuphotes Vagrant
�
91 Crested Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus �
92 Black-winged Kite
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus caeruleus�
93 Black Kite Pariah Kite Milvus migrans Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus is considered as a full species by some authors.
�
94 Red Kite Milvus milvus Near Threatened. Reported by Naoroji & D’Silva (1998) from Ranikhet. Vagrant.
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95 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus �96 Pallas's Fish
EagleRing-tailed Fishing Eagle
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Vulnerable�
97 White-tailed Eagle
White-tailed Fish Eagle, White-tailedSea Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla Near Threatened. Occasional winter migrant. Reported from Asan & Corbett (Naoroji 2007).
�
98 Lesser Fish Eagle
Lesser Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Himalayan Grey-headed Fishing Eagle
Icthyophaga humilis
Near Threatened
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99 Grey-headed Fish Eagle
Greater Grey-headed Fish Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Near Threatened�
100 Bearded Vulture Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus Near Threatened �101 Egyptian Vulture Neophron,
Scavenger Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Endangered�
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S. NO.
ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
102 White-rumped Vulture
White-backed Vulture, Indian White-backed Vulture
Gyps bengalensis Critically Endangered
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103 Slender-billed Vulture
Gyps tenuirostris Critically Endangered�
104 Himalayan Vulture
Himalayan Griffon
Gyps himalayensis Near Threatened�
105 Griffon Vulture Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus �
106 Red-headed Vulture
King Vulture, Black Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus Critically Endangered�
107 Cinereous Vulture
Black Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Near Threatened�
108 Short-toed Snake Eagle
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus �
109 Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela �
110 Western Marsh Harrier
Eurasian Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
�
111 Eastern Marsh Harrier
Striped Harrier
Circusspilonotus
Naoroji (1994); Naoroji (2007). Vagrant. �
112 Hen Harrier Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus �
113 Pallid Harrier Pale Harrier Circus macrourus Near Threatened�
114 Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos �
115 Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus �
116 Crested Goshawk
Accipiter trivirgatus
�
117 Shikra Accipiter badius �118 Besra Besra
SparrowhawkAccipiter virgatus �
119 Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus�
120 Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis �
121 White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa �
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S. NO.
ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
122 Common Buzzard
Eurasian Buzzard
Buteo buteo Status uncertain �
123 Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus Species split. Earlier considered subspeciesof Common Buzzard Buteo buteo burmanicus.
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124 Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus �
125 Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius �126 Black Eagle Ictinaetus
malaiensis �
127 Indian Spotted Eagle
Clanga hastata Species split: Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga winters in N. Indian plains. Vulnerable.
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128 Greater Spotted Eagle
Clanga clanga Species split: Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata is a N. Indian resident. Vulnerable
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129 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax �130 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Endangered �131 Eastern Imperial
EagleAquila heliaca Vulnerable �
132 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos �133 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata �134 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus
pennatus �
135 Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle
Rufous- bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii �
136 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus Some authors consider Crested Hawk Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus (peninsular India) and Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus limnaeetus (Himalayas) as separate species.
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
137 Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
Some authors consider Legge's Hawk Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti found in south India as a separate species.
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138 Collared Falconet
Red-thighed Falconet, Red-breastedFalconet
Microhierax caerulescens �
139 Common Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus �
140 Red-necked Falcon
Red-headed Falcon, Red -headed Merlin
Falco chicquera Near Threatened�
141 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis �142 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo �143 Oriental Hobby Falco severus �144 Laggar Falcon Falco jugger Near Threatened �145 Peregrine
FalconFalco peregrinus �
146 Slaty-legged Crake
Slaty-legged Banded Crake
Rallina eurizonoides �
147 Slaty-breasted Rail
Blue-breasted Banded Rail
Lewinia striata Breeding pair recorded in Dehradun by Kumar & Kumar (2009).
148 Western Water Rail
European Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus Species split: Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus was formerly considered conspecific with Water Rail R. aquaticus, may also winter in N. India. Taveres et al. (2010).
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149 Brown Crake Zapornia akool �150 White-breasted
WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus �
151 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla �152 Ruddy-breasted
CrakeZapornia fusca
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
153 Purple Swamphen
Purple Moorhen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Species split: Some authors consider the Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus as the Indian species and the Purple or Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio from southwest Europe and northwest Africa.
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154 Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus �
155 Eurasian Coot Common Coot
Fulica atra �
156 Sarus Crane Antigone antigone Vulnerable �157 Demoiselle
CraneGrus virgo �
158 Common Crane Grus grus�
159 Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus �
160 Barred Buttonquail
Common Buttonquail, LittleBustard-quail
Turnix suscitator
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161 Eurasian Thick- knee
Indian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus
Species split. Some authors consider Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus (India) and Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus (Europe, nothern Africa, south west Asia; may occur in extreme NW India) as separate species.
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162 Great Thick-knee
Great Stone-curlew, Great Stone-plover
Esacus recurvirostris
Near Threatened�
163 Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii �
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
164 Black-winged Stilt
White-headed Stilt, Pied Stilt
Himantopus himantopus �
165 Pied Avocet Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta �
166 Northern Lapwing
Peewit Vanellus vanellus Near Threatened�
167 River Lapwing Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii
Near Threatened �
168 Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus �
169 Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus �
170 Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus �
171 Sociable Lapwing
Sociable Plover
Vanellus gregarius Critically endangered �
172 White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus �
173 Long-billed Plover
Long-billed Ringed Plover
Charadrius placidus
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174 Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius �
175 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
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176 Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius mongolus �
177 Greater Sand Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
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178 Greater Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis �
179 Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
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180 Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus �
181 Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola �
182 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus �
183 Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria �184 Wood Snipe Gallinago
nemoricolaVulnerable
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
185 Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura �186 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
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187 Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa Near Threatened�
188 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Near Threatened �189 Spotted
RedshankTringa erythropus �
190 Common Redshank
Tringa totanus �
191 Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis �
192 Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia �
193 Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus �
194 Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola �
195 Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos �
196 Little Stint Calidris minuta �197 Temminck's
StintCalidris temminckii �
198 Dunlin Calidris alpina �199 Ruff Calidris pugnax �200 Small Pratincole Little
Pratincole, Small IndianPratincole, Small IndianSwallow-plover
Glareola lactea
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201 Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis Vulnerable �202 Brown-headed
GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus �
203 Black-headed Gull
Common Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus �
204 Pallas's Gull Great Black-headed Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
205 Mew Gull Larus canus Reported by Kennerly (2001) on 08/12/2011 from Nainital (Praveen et al. 2014). Vagrant.
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206 Caspian Gull Yellow-legged Gull
Larus cachinnans �
207 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica �
208 River Tern Sterna aurantia Near Threatened �209 Common Tern Sterna hirundo �210 Black-bellied
TernSterna acuticauda Endangered
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211 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida �212 Common
PigeonRock Pigeon, Blue Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove
Columba livia
�
213 Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris �214 Snow Pigeon Columba
leuconota �
215 Yellow-eyed Pigeon
Pale-backed Pigeon, Eastern Stock Pigeon
Columba eversmanni
Vagrant. Vulnerable.
�
216 Common Wood Pigeon
Wood Pigeon, Eastern Wood Pigeon
Columba palumbus
�
217 Speckled Wood Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
Columba hodgsonii �
218 Ashy Wood Pigeon
Ashy Pigeon Columba pulchricollis �
219 Oriental Turtle Dove
Rufous Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis �
220 Eurasian Collared Dove
Ring Dove Streptopelia decaocto �
221 Red Turtle Dove Red Collared Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica �
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222 Spotted Dove Western Spotted Dove, Eastern SpottedDove
Streptopelia chinensis
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223 Laughing Dove Little Brown Dove, Senegal Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis �
224 Barred Cuckoo Dove
Bar-tailed Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia unchall
Ali & Ripley (1987) list its distribution as Kashmir eastwards through Garhwal and Kumaon to E. Himalayas, NE India. Rasmussen & Anderton (2012) specifically mention specimens from Kumaon in BMNH. No recent records from Uttarakhand.
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225 Common Emerald Dove
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica �
226 Orange-breasted Green Pigeon
Treron bicinctus Sharma et al. (2003); Kaushik (2013). �
227 Pompadour Green Pigeon
Treron pompadora Near Threatened. Sondhi et al. (2016). Some authors considered Ashy-headed Green Pigeon Treron phayeri/conoveri (Himalayas, NE India), Grey-headed Green Pigeon Treron affinis (Western Ghat) and Pompadour Green Pigeon Treron pompadora (Sri Lanka) as separate species.
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228 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Yellow-legged Green Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus �
229 Pin-tailed Green Pigeon
Treron apicauda �
230 Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
Treron sphenurus �
231 Alexandrine Parakeet
Large Indian Parakeet
Psittacula eupatria Near Threatened �
232 Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri �
233 Slaty-headed Parakeet
Himalayan Parakeet, HimalayanSlaty-headed Parakeet
Psittacula himalayana
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234 Plum-headed Parakeet
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala �
235 Red-breasted Parakeet
Psittacula alexandri
Near Threatened�
236 Greater Coucal Crow Pheasant
Centropus sinensis
�
237 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
�
238 Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii �
239 Green-billed Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus tristis �
240 Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Chestnut-winged Crested Cuckoo, Red-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
�
241 Jacobin Cuckoo Pied Crested Cuckoo, Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus �
242 Asian Koel Common Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
�
243 Banded Bay Cuckoo
Bay-banded Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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244 Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Indian Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Species split: Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus (NE India, Bangladesh) and Grey-bellied Cacomantis passerinus (breeds in Himalayas & N/C India, resident in S India).
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245 Drongo-Cuckoo Drongo Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Species split: Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris (south India) and Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides (Himalayas) sometimes considered separate species.
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246 Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides �
247 Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Brainfever Bird
Hierococcyx varius �
248 Lesser Cuckoo Small Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus �
249 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
�
250 Himalayan Cuckoo
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus�
251 Common Cuckoo
Eurasian Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus �
252 Western Barn Owl
Barn Owl Tyto alba �
253 Eastern Grass Owl
Grass Owl Tyto longimembris Species split: African Grass Owl Tyto capensis is western species, extralimital.
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NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
254 Mountain Scops Owl
Spotted Scops Owl
Otus spilocephalus �
255 Indian Scops Owl
Collared Scops Owl
Otus bakkamoena Species split: Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia is considered by some authors as a separate species.
�
256 Oriental Scops Owl
Scops Owl Otus sunia Species split: Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
�
257 Indian Eagle Owl
Great Horned Owl, Rock Eagle-Owl
Bubo bengalensis Species split: Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo found in Himalaya above 1,800 m. Considered conspecific with B. bengalensis by some authors.
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258 Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Forest Eagle Owl
Bubo nipalensis �
259 Dusky Eagle-Owl
Dusky Horned Owl
Bubo coromandus �
260 Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis �
261 Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes �262 Mottled Wood
OwlStrix ocellata
�
263 Brown Wood Owl
Strix leptogrammica
�
264 Tawny Owl Tawny Wood Owl
Strix aluco Species split: Some authors consider Himalayan Wood Owl Strix nivcolum (Himalayas) and Tawny Wood Owl Strix aluco (Kashmir westwards) as separate species.
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265 Collared Owlet Collared Pygmy Owlet
Glaucidium brodiei �
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NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
266 Asian Barred Owlet
Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
�
267 Jungle Owlet Barred Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum
�
268 Spotted Owlet Athene brama �269 Little Owl Athene noctua Photographic
evidence by Yashpal Negi on 10 Oct 2015 at Chopta, Kedarnath WLS. A pair of birds recorded at 130 pm at an altitude of 2,680 m.
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270 Brown Hawk Owl
Brown Boobook, Hume’s Hawk Owl
Ninox scutulata Species split: Hume’s Hawk Owl Ninox obscura and Andaman Hawk Owl Ninox affinis both earlier considered conspecific with N. scutulata, are found in Andamans.
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271 Long-eared Owl Northern Long-eared Owl
Asio otus�
272 Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus �
273 Grey Nightjar Jungle Nightjar, Indian JungleNightjar
Caprimulgus indicus
Species split: Some authors treat Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (Himalayas) and Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus (peninsular India) as separate species.
�
274 Large-tailed Nightjar
Long-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus macrurus
Species split: Jerdon’s Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis is southern India species
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NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
275 Indian Nightjar Indian Little Nightjar, Common Indian Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus �
276 Savanna Nightjar
Franklin’s Nightjar, Allied Nightjar
Caprimulgus affinis �
277 Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata �
278 Himalayan Swiftlet
Aerodramus brevirostris �
279 White-rumped Spinetail
White-rumped Needletail Swift, Indian White-rumped Spinetail
Zoonavena sylvatica
�
280 White-throated Needletail
White-throated Needletail Swift, White-throated Spinetail Swift
Hirundapus caudacutus
�
281 Asian Palm Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis �
282 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba �
283 Fork-tailed Swift Pacific Swift, Large White-rumpedSwift
Apus pacificus
�
284 Little Swift House Swift Apus affinis Some authors consider Nepal House Swift Apus nipalensis, which occurs from Nepal eastwards, and may occur in Uttarakhand, as separate species, while others treat it as a subspecies of Apus affinis.
�
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NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
285 Red-headed Trogon
Harpactes erythrocephalus �
286 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis �
287 European Roller Kashmir Roller
Coracias garrulus Near Threatened �
288 Oriental Dollarbird
Oriental Broad-billed Roller, Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus orientalis �
289 Stork-billed Kingfisher
Brown-winged Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
�
290 White-throated Kingfisher
White-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis �
291 Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata Reported from Corbett Tiger Reserve. Vagrant
�
292 Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting Vagrant�
293 Common Kingfisher
Small Blue Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis�
294 Crested Kingfisher
Himalayan Pied Kingfisher, Greater Pied Kingfisher
Megaceryle lugubris
�
295 Pied Kingfisher Lesser Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis�
296 Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni �
297 Green Bee-eater
Little Green Bee-eater, Small Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
�
298 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus �
299 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
300 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti �
301 European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster �
302 Eurasian Hoopoe
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops�
303 Indian Grey Hornbill
Common Grey Hornbill
Ocyceros birostris �
304 Oriental Pied Hornbill
Indian Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris �
305 Great Hornbill Great Pied Hornbill, Great IndianHornbill
Buceros bicornis Near Threatened
�
306 Great Barbet Great Hill Barbet, Hill Barbet
Psilopogon virens�
307 Brown-headed Barbet
Large Green Barbet
Psilopogon zeylanicus �
308 Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus �
309 Blue-throated Barbet
Psilopogon asiaticus �
310 Coppersmith Barbet
Crimson-breasted Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus �
311 Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
Orange-rumped Honeyguide
Indicator xanthonotus
Near Threatened�
312 Eurasian Wryneck
Orange-rumped Honeyguide
Jynx torquilla�
313 Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus �
314 White-browed Piculet
Rufous Piculet
Sasia ochracea Vagrant �
315 Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
Sapsucker, Rufous-bellied Sapsucker
Dendrocopos hyperythrus �
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NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
316 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Indian Pygmy Woodpecker
Dendrocopos moluccensis
Dendrocopos moluccensis and Dendrocopos nanus are considered conspecific by some authors with nanus treated as subspecies of Dendrocopos moluccensis (Praveen et al 2016).
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317 Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Dendrocopos canicapillus �
318 Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Fulvous-breasted Pied Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei �
319 Brown-fronted Woodpecker
Brown-fronted Pied Woodpecker
Dendrocopos auriceps �
320 Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Mahratta Woodpecker,Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker
Dendrocopos mahrattensis
�
321 Himalayan Woodpecker
Himalayan Pied Woodpecker
Dendrocopos himalayensis �
322 Greater Yellownape
Greater Yellow-naped Woodpecker, Large Yellow-naped Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
�
323 Lesser Yellownape
Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker,Small Yellow-naped Woodpecker
Picus chlorolophus
�
324 Streak-throated Woodpecker
Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus �
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
325 Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Large Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker
Picus squamatus�
326 Grey-headed Woodpecker
Black-naped Green Woodpecker,Grey-faced Woodpecker
Picus canus
�
327 Himalayan Goldenback
Himalayan Flameback, HimalayanGolden-backed Three-toedWoodpecker
Dinopium shorii
�
328 Lesser Goldenback
Black-rumped Flameback, Lesser Goldenback Woodpecker
Dinopium benghalense
�
329 Greater Goldenback
Greater Flameback, Greater Golden-back Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes lucidus
�
330 White-naped Woodpecker
White-naped Flameback, Black-backed Flameback
Chrysocolaptes festivus
�
331 Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus �
332 Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Vulnerable�
333 Long-tailed Broadbill
Psarisomus dalhousiae �
334 Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida �335 Indian Pitta Green-
breasted PittaPitta brachyura �
336 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Pied Flycatcher-Shrike
Hemipus picatus�
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
337 Large Woodshrike
Tephrodornis virgatus
Species split: Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola, found in Western Ghats, is now considered separate species.
�
338 Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus �
339 Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus �
340 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia �341 Large
CuckooshrikeCoracina macei Some authors consider
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis to be the valid taxon in India (Praveen et al. 2016).
�
342 Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Smaller Grey Cuckoo-shrike, Dark Grey Cuckooshrike
Lalage melaschistos
�
343 Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Lalage melanoptera
�
344 Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus �
345 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus �
346 Long-tailed Minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus
�
347 Short-billed Minivet
Pericrocotus brevirostris
�
348 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Species split: Some authors consider Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus (Himalayas, NE India) and Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus (Western Ghats) as separate species.
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
349 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus �350 Isabelline Shrike Rufous-tailed
Shrike, Pale Brown Shrike
Lanius isabellinus Species split: Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides was earlier conspecific with this species. Vagrant.
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351 Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus �
352 Long-tailed Shrike
Rufous-backed Shrike
Lanius schach �
353 Grey-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus
�
354 Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitor�
355 Southern Grey Shrike
Lanius meridionalis
Species split: Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor was earlier conspecific with this species. Some authors (Praveen et al. 2006) continue to treat this species as conspecific with L. excubitor.
�
356 White-bellied Erpornis
White-bellied Yuhina
Erpornis zantholeuca �
357 Himalayan Shrike-babbler
White-browed Shrike-babbler
Pteruthius ripleyi Species split: Pied Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis is now a Javan species
�
358 Green Shrike-babbler
Pteruthius xanthochlorus
�
359 Indian Golden Oriole
Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo Species split: Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus is the western species, possibly extralimital.
�
360 Black-hooded Oriole
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
�
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
361 Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii �362 Black Drongo Dicrurus
macrocercus �
363 Ashy Drongo Grey Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus �
364 White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens �
365 Crow-billed Drongo
Dicrurus annectans �
366 Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus �
367 Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus remifer �
368 Hair-crested Drongo
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus �
369 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus �
370 White-throated Fantail
White-throated Fantail Flycatcher
Rhipidura albicollis
Species split: White-spotted Fantail Rhipidura albogularis, formerly considered a subspecies of R. albicollis, is found in peninsular India.
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371 White-browed Fantail
White-browed Fantail Flycatcher
Rhipidura aureola
�
372 Black-naped Monarch
Black-naped Blue Flycatcher, Black-naped Monarch Flycatcher,Black-naped Flycatcher
Hypothymis azurea
�
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
373 Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
The Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi has been split into three different species. The South Asian species is now Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi.
�
374 Eurasian Jay Red-crowned Jay
Garrulus glandarius �
375 Black-headed Jay
Black-throated Jay
Garrulus lanceolatus
�
376 Yellow-billed Blue Magpie
Urocissa flavirostris
�
377 Red-billed Blue Magpie
Urocissa erythroryncha
�
378 Common Green Magpie
Cissa chinensis �
379 Rufous Treepie Indian Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
�
380 Grey Treepie Himalayan Treepie
Dendrocitta formosae �
381 Eurasian Magpie
Common Magpie, Black-billed Magpie
Pica pica
�
382 Spotted Nutcracker
Eurasian Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Species split: Large-spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga multipunctata now considered a separate species by some authors, is found in NW Himalayas.
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383 Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax �
384 Alpine Chough Yellow-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus �
385 House Crow Corvus splendens �386 Large-billed
CrowCorvus macrorhynchos �
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
387 Indian Jungle Crow
Corvus culminatus Species split, earlier considered conspecific with Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos. Some authors continue to treat Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos and Indian Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus as conspecific (Praveen et al. 2016).
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388 Northern Raven Common Raven
Corvus corax �
389 Yellow-bellied Fantail
Yellow-bellied Fantail Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail
Chelidorhynx hypoxantha
�
390 Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
Grey-headed Flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis
�
391 Rufous-naped Tit
Rufous-naped Crested Tit, Black-breasted Tit, Dark-grey Tit,Simla Black Tit
Periparus rufonuchalis
�
392 Rufous-vented Tit
Rufous-bellied Tit, Black-breasted Tit, Dark-grey Tit,Simla Black Tit
Periparus rubidiventris
�
393 Coal Tit Periparus ater Spot-winged Tit Periparus melanolophus now considered a subspecies of Coal Tit P. ater.
�
394 Grey Crested Tit
Brown Crested Tit
Lophophanes dichrous
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
395 Cinereous Tit Great Tit Parus cinereus Species split: Great Tit Parus major is western species, which is extralimital.
�
396 Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus �
397 Himalayan Black-lored Tit
Yellow-cheeked Tit
Machlolophus xanthogenys
Species split: Indian Black-lored Tit Machlolophus spilonotus is found in C and peninsular India.
�
398 Yellow-browed Tit
Sylviparus modestus �
399 White-crowned Penduline Tit
Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus
Vagrant�
400 Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps �
401 Singing Bush Lark
Mirafra cantillans Vagrant �
402 Bengal Bush Lark
Bush Lark, Rufous-winged Bushlark
Mirafra assamica
�
403 Indian Bush Lark
Red-winged Bush Lark
Mirafra erythroptera
�
404 Sand Lark Indian Short-toed Lark
Alaudala raytal�
405 Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrellabrachydactyla
Sharma et al. (2003), Datta & Devasar (2012).
�
406 Crested Lark Large Crested Lark
Galerida cristata �
407 Oriental Skylark Eastern Skylark, Small Skylark
Alauda gulgula�
408 Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark
Eremopterix griseus
�
409 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
�
410 Striated Bulbul Striated Green Bulbul
Pycnonotus striatus
Vagrant �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
411 Black-crested Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanicterus
Some authors (Praveen et al. 2016) consider Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris (Himalayas, NE India, Eastern Ghats) and Flame-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus gularis (Western Ghats) to be conspecific with Black-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus (Nominate race from Sri Lanka)
�
412 Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
�
413 Himalayan Bulbul
White-cheeked Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
�
414 Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer�
415 Mountain Bulbul Rufous-bellied Bulbul
Ixos mcclellandii �
416 Ashy Bulbul Brown-eared Bulbul
Hemixos flavala�
417 Himalayan Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Species split: Square-tailed Black Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa is found in south India. Praveen et al. (2016) treat these species as conspecific.
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418 Grey-throated Martin
Plain Martin, Plain Sand Martin
Riparia chinensis Species split: Plain Martin Riparia paludicola is now extralimital, but considered conspecific with R. chinensis by some authors. (Praveen et al. 2016)
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
419 Sand Martin Common Sand Martin
Riparia riparia �
420 Pale Martin Pale Sand Martin
Riparia diluta �
421 Barn Swallow Common Swallow
Hirundo rustica �
422 Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii �
423 Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
�
424 Dusky Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne concolor
�
425 Common House Martin
Northern House-martin
Delichon urbicum �
426 Asian House Martin
Delichon dasypus Vagrant �
427 Nepal House Martin
Delichon nipalense
�
428 Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica Species split: Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata is now considered a separate species, found in NE India.
�
429 Streak-throated Swallow
Cliff Swallow, Indian Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon fluvicola �
430 Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler
Greater Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler, Scaly-breasted Cupwing
Pnoepyga albiventer
�
431 Nepal Wren-babbler
Immaculate Cupwing
Pnoepyga immaculata �
432 Pygmy Wren-babbler
Pygmy Cupwing, Brown Wren-babbler
Pnoepyga pusilla Sharma & Arora (2016). Numerous other unpublished records from Uttarakhand.
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
433 Grey-bellied Tesia
Grey-bellied Ground-warbler, Yellow-browed Tesia
Tesia cyaniventer
�
434 Chestnut-headed Tesia
Chestnut-headed Ground-warbler
Cettia castaneocoronata �
435 Pale-footed Bush Warbler
Hemitesia pallidipes �
436 Brown-flanked Bush Warbler
Brownish-flanked Bush-warbler, Strong-footed Bush-warbler
Horornis fortipes
�
437 Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
Large Bush-warbler
Cettia major�
438 Aberrant Bush Warbler
Horornis flavolivaceus
�
439 Hume's Bush Warbler
Yellow-bellied Bush-warbler
Horornis brunnescens
�
440 Grey-sided Bush Warbler
Cettia brunnifrons �
441 Black-faced Warbler
Black-faced Flycatcher-warbler
Abroscopus schisticeps �
442 Black-throated Tit
Black-throated Bushtit, Red-headed Tit
Aegithalos concinnus �
443 White-throated Tit
White-throated Bushtit
Aegithalos niveogularis
West Himalayan endemic �
444 White-cheeked Tit
Aegithalos leucogenys
West Himalayan endemic. No recent records from Uttarakhand. Dymond (2003) reported on unpublished records of Halberg & Peterson (1984) of a flock of 17 birds from Deodi, Garhwal.
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
445 Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita �
446 Mountain Chiffchaff
Kashmir Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus sindianus �
447 Plain Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus neglectus �
448 Dusky Warbler Dusky Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus �
449 Smoky Warbler Smoky Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus fuligiventer �
450 Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus affinis �
451 Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Olivaceous Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus griseolus �
452 Buff-barred Warbler
Orange-barred Leaf-warbler
Abrornis pulcher�
453 Ashy-throated Warbler
Grey-faced Leaf-warbler
Abrornis maculipennis �
454 Lemon-rumped Warbler
Pallas' Leaf Warbler
Abrornis chloronotus �
455 Hume's Leaf Warbler
Abrornis humei Species split: Yellow-browed Warbler Abrornis inornatus is eastern species
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456 Greenish Warbler
Greenish Leaf-warbler
Seicercus trochiloides �
457 Green Leaf Warbler
Seicercus nitidus Species split: previously considered conspecific with Greenish Warbler Seicercus trochiloides
458 Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Seicercus magnirostris �
459 Tytler's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus tytleri
Near Threatened. West Himalayan Endemic.
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
460 Western Crowned Warbler
Seicercus occipitalis
Species split: Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus is eastern species
�
461 Blyth's Leaf Warbler
Seicercus reguloides
�
462 Grey-hooded Warbler
Grey-headed Flycatcher Warbler
Seicercus xanthoschistos �
463 Green-crowned Warbler
Golden-spectacled Warbler, Green-crowned Flycatcher-warbler
Seicercus burkii Species split: Previously Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii �
464 Whistler's Warbler
Golden-spectacled Warbler, Whistler's Flycatcher-warbler
Seicercus whistleri
Species split: Previously Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii �
465 Grey-cheeked Warbler
Grey-cheeked Flycatcher-warbler, Grey-cheeked Leaf Warbler
Seicercus poliogenys
Reported by Green (1986) from Kedarnath WLS. �
466 Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Chestnut-crowned Flycatcher-warbler, Chestnut-crowned Leaf Warbler
Seicercus castaniceps
�
467 Clamorous Reed Warbler
Indian Great Reed Warbler, Indian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus
Vagrant
�
468 Moustached Warbler
Moustached Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon �
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
469 Paddyfield Warbler
Acrocephalus agricola
�
470 Blyth's Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
�
471 Booted Warbler Siberian Booted Tree Warbler
Iduna caligata Pandey et al. (1994); Singh (2000); Tak & Sati (2008).
�
472 Striated Grassbird
Striated Marsh Warbler
Megalurus palustris
�
473 Bristled Grassbird
Bristled Grass Warbler
Chaetornis striata Vulnerable �
474 West Himalayan Bush Warbler
Locustella kashmirensis
West Himalayan endemic. Previously considered conspecific with Spotted Bush Warbler Locustella thoracica.
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475 Zitting Cisticola Streaked Fantail-warbler
Cisticola juncidis �
476 Golden-headed Cisticola
Golden-headed Fantail-warbler, Bright-capped Cisticola, Bright-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis
�
477 Rufous-fronted Prinia
Prinia buchanani�
478 Striated Prinia Brown Hill Warbler, Brown Prinia, Long-tailed Hill Prinia
Prinia crinigera
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479 Grey-crowned Prinia
Hodgson’s Prinia, Hodgson’s Wren-warbler
Prinia cinereocapilla
Vulnerable. Sondhi (2011) has reported it from Sahastradhara, Dehradun and there are numerous photographic records from Maldevta and Rajpur near Dehradun.
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
480 Grey-breasted Prinia
Franklin’s Prinia, Franklin’s Wren-warbler
Prinia hodgsonii
�
481 Graceful Prinia Streaked Wren Warbler
Prinia gracilis �
482 Jungle Prinia Jungle Wren-warbler
Prinia sylvatica �
483 Yellow-bellied Prinia
Yellow-bellied Wren-warbler
Prinia flaviventris �
484 Ashy Prinia Ashy Wren-warbler
Prinia socialis �
485 Plain Prinia Plain Wren-warbler
Prinia inornata �
486 Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius �
487 Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys erythrogenys �
488 White-browed Scimitar Babbler
Hodgson’s Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus schisticeps �
489 Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler
Rufous-necked Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus ruficollis �
490 Black-chinned Babbler
Cyanoderma pyrrhops
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491 Tawny-bellied Babbler
Rufous-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra �
492 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Striped Tit-babbler, Yellow-breasted Babbler
Mixornis gularis
�
493 Chestnut-capped Babbler
Red-capped Babbler
Timalia pileata�
494 Nepal Fulvetta Nepal Tit Babbler, Nepal Quaker Babbler
Alcippe nipalensis
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
495 Puff-throated Babbler
Spotted Babbler
Pellorneum ruficeps �
496 Common Babbler
Argya caudata �
497 Striated Babbler Argya earlei �498 Large Grey
BabblerArgya malcolmi �
499 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata �500 White-crested
LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophus �
501 Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
Garrulax rufogularis
�
502 Spotted Laughingthrush
Garrulax ocellatus �
503 White-throated Laughingthrush
Garrulax albogularis �
504 Striated Laughingthrush
Grammatoptila striata
�
505 Streaked Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron lineatum
Species split: Bhutan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron imbricatum is E. Himalaya species
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506 Variegated Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron variegatum �
507 Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Red-headed Laughing thrush
Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
Species split: Assam Laughingthrush Trochalopteron chrysopterum is E. Himalaya species
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508 Himalayan Cutia Cutia, Nepal Cutia
Cutia nipalensis �
509 Blue-winged Minla
Siva cyanouroptera �
510 Bar-throated Minla
Chestnut-tailed Minla, Bar-throated Siva
Chrysominla strigula �
511 Silver-eared Leiothrix
Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris �
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ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
512 Red-billed Leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea �
513 Rufous Sibia Black-capped Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata
�
514 Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca curruca Species split: Hume’s Whitethroat Curruca althaea is western species
�
515 Eastern Orphean Warbler
Curruca crassirostris
Species split: Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis is western species
�
516 Asian Desert Warbler
Desert Warbler
Curruca nana Unpublished sight records from Lansdowne Forest Division (SS), Corbett (pers. comm. Manoj Sharma) and Tungnath (pers. comm. Yashpal Negi).
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517 White-browed Fulvetta
White-browed Tit Babbler
Fulvetta vinipectus�
518 Yellow-eyed Babbler
Chrysomma sinense �
519 Great Parrotbill Conostoma aemodium �
520 Black-throated Parrotbill
Suthora nipalensis �
521 Whiskered Yuhina
Yellow-naped Yuhina
Yuhina flavicollis �
522 Stripe-throated Yuhina
Yuhina gularis �
523 Black-chinned Yuhina
Yuhina nigrimenta �
524 Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus �
525 Goldcrest Regulus regulus �526 Eurasian Wren Winter Wren Troglodytes
troglodytes �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
527 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Sitta castanea Some authors consider Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris and Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea as separate species. Both species occur in Uttarakhand, with the latter seen in the Uttarakhand plains, having been recorded at Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve.
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528 White-tailed Nuthatch
Sitta himalayensis �
529 White-cheeked Nuthatch
Sitta leucopsis�
530 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis �
531 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria �
532 Hodgson's Treecreeper
Eurasian Treecreeper
Certhia hodgsoni Species split: Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris is now western species, which is extralimital.
�
533 Bar-tailed Treecreeper
Himalayan Treecreeper
Certhia himalayana �
534 Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
Nepal Treecreeper
Certhia nipalensis Reported by Green (1986) from Kedarnath WLS. Recorded by SS from Kedarnath WLS in March 2009.
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535 Brown-throated Treecreeper
Sikkim Treecreeper
Certhia discolor Vagrant �
536 Spot-winged Starling
Spot-winged Stare
Saroglossa spilopterus
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
537 Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa Species split: Formerly conspecific with Lesser or Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
�
538 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
�
539 Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus �
540 Common Myna Indian Myna Acridotheres tristis �541 Pied Myna Asian Pied
StarlingGracupica contra
�
542 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus First reported from Dehradun by Kumar (2015).
�
543 Chestnut-tailed Starling
Grey-headed Myna
Sturnia malabarica �
544 Brahminy Starling
Brahminy Myna, Black-headed Myna
Sturnia pagodarum �
545 Common Starling
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris �
546 Blue Whistling Thrush
Himalayan Whistling Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus �
547 Pied Thrush Pied Ground Thrush
Geokichla wardii �
548 Orange-headed Thrush
Orange-headed Ground Thrush
Geokichla citrina�
549 Alpine Thrush Plain-backed Mountain Thrush
Zoothera mollissima �
550 Himalayan Forest Thrush
Zoothera salimalii Alström et al. (2016). Recently split from Plain-backed or Alpine Thrush Zoothera mollissima.
�
551 Long-tailed Thrush
Long-tailed Mountain Thrush
Zoothera dixoni�
552 Scaly Thrush Scaly Mountain Thrush
Zoothera dauma �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
553 Long-billed Thrush
Long-billed Ground Thrush, Large Brown Thrush
Zoothera monticola �
554 Dark-sided Thrush
Lesser Long-billed Thrush, Dark-sided Ground Thrush
Zoothera marginata �
555 Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor �556 White-collared
BlackbirdTurdus albocinctus �
557 Grey-winged Blackbird
Turdus boulboul �
558 Tibetan Blackbird
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus maximus Species split: Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
�
559 Chestnut Thrush
Grey-headed Thrush
Turdus rubrocanus �
560 Black-throated Thrush
Dark-throated Thrush
Turdus atrogularis �
561 Red-throated Thrush
Turdus ruficollis �
562 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus �563 Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea �564 Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis Vagrant �565 Gould's
ShortwingHeteroxenicus stellatus
Ali (1956), Mohan (1990) �
566 Lesser Shortwing
Brachypteryx leucophris
Vagrant �
567 White-browed Shortwing
Brachypteryx montana �
568 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica �569 White-bellied
RedstartHodgson’s Blue Robin, Hodgson's Shortwing
Luscinia phaenicuroides �
570 Siberian Rubythroat
Calliope calliope �
571 White-tailed Rubythroat
Himalayan Rubythroat
Calliope pectoralis �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
572 Indian Blue Robin
Indian Blue Chat
Larvivora brunnea �
573 Siberian Blue Chat
Siberian Blue Chat
Larvivora cyane Reported by Ghosh (1998) from Pauri. �
574 White-browed Bush Robin
Tarsiger indicus �
575 Himalayan Bluetail
Orange-flanked Bush Robin
Tarsiger rufilatus Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus considered a separate species by some authors (Praveen et al. 2016).
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576 Golden Bush Robin
Tarsiger chrysaeus �
577 Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis �
578 White-rumped Shama
Kittacincla malabaricus �
579 Indian Robin Indian Black Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus �
580 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros �
581 Hodgson's Redstart
Phoenicurus hodgsoni �
582 Güldenstädt's Redstart
White-winged Redstart
Phoenicurus erythrogastrus �
583 Blue-capped Redstart
Blue-headed Redstart
Adelura caeruleocephala �
584 Blue-fronted Redstart
Adelura frontalis�
585 Plumbeous Water Redstart
Plumbeous Redstart
Rhyacornis fuliginosa �
586 White-capped Redstart
White-capped River-chat
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus �
587 White-tailed Robin
White-tailed Blue Robin
Myiomela leucura Vagrant �
588 Grandala Grandala coelicolor �589 Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
590 Black-backed Forktail
Enicurus immaculatus
�
591 Slaty-backed Forktail
Enicurus schistaceus �
592 Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus �593 White-throated
BushchatHodgson's Bush Chat
Saxicola insignis Vulnerable�
594 Siberian Stonechat
Asian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus Formerly Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus which is extralimital
�
595 White-tailed Stonechat
Saxicola leucurus �
596 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata �597 Grey Bushchat Dark Grey
Bush ChatSaxicola ferreus
�
598 Red-tailed Wheatear
Oenanthe chrysopygia
Species split: Formerly considered conspecific with Rufous-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna.Sharma & Chaturvedi (2010). Vagrant
�
599 Isabelline Wheatear
Isabelline Chat
Oenanthe isabellina
�
600 Northern Wheatear
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Yashpal Negi (Pers. comm.) and Mondal (2013) at http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=76345&Bird_ID=2583&Bird_Family_ID=& Location=1 May 2013Damle & Inskipp (2014). Vagrant.
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601 Pied Wheatear Pleschanka's Chat
Oenanthe pleschanka �
602 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
603 Variable Wheatear
Pied Chat Oenanthe picata Vagrant. Singh (2007c) reported it from Dehradun.
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604 Brown Rock Chat
Indian Chat Oenanthe fusca �
605 Blue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius �
606 Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
Monticola rufiventris
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607 Blue-capped Rock Thrush
Blue-headed Rock Thrush
Monticola cinclorhyncha �
608 Dark-sided Flycatcher
Sooty Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica �
609 Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
�
610 Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Rufous-tailed Flycatcher
Muscicapa ruficauda
�
611 Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Orange-gorgeted Flycatcher
Ficedula strophiata �
612 Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-throated Flycatcher
Ficedula parva �
613 Taiga Flycatcher Red-throated Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla �
614 Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra �
615 Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni �
616 Ultramarine Flycatcher
White-browed Blue Flycatcher
Ficedula superciliaris �
617 Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Ficedula tricolor �
618 Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
�
619 Pale Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis unicolor �
620 Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher
Brook’s Flycatcher
Cyornis poliogenys �
621 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
622 Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides
�
623 Rufous-bellied Niltava
Niltava sundara �
624 Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae �
625 White-throated Dipper
Whire-breasted Dipper
Cinclus cinclus�
626 Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii �627 Golden-fronted
LeafbirdGolden-fronted Chloropsis
Chloropsis aurifrons �
628 Orange-bellied Leafbird
Orange-bellied Chloropsis
Chloropsis hardwickii �
629 Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum agile �
630 Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
Dicaeum melanoxanthum �
631 Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Tickell’s Flower-pecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos �
632 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Dicaeum ignipectus �
633 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus �
634 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae �
635 Green-tailed Sunbird
Nepal Yellow-backed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis �
636 Black-throated Sunbird
Black-breasted Sunbird
Aethopyga saturata �
637 Crimson Sunbird
Yellow-backed Sunbird
Aethopyga siparaja �
638 Fire-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga ignicauda �
639 House Sparrow Passer domesticus �640 Russet Sparrow Cinnamon
Tree SparrowPasser cinnamomeus �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
641 Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus �
642 Yellow-throated Sparrow
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia
Gymnoris xanthocollis �
643 Black-breasted Weaver
Black-throated Weaver
Ploceus benghalensis �
644 Streaked Weaver
Ploceus manyar �
645 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus �646 Finn's Weaver Yellow
WeaverPloceus megarhynchus
Vulnerable�
647 Red Avadavat Red Munia Amandava amandava �
648 Indian Silverbill White-throated Munia
Euodice malabarica �
649 White-rumped Munia
White-backed Munia
Lonchura striata �
650 Scaly-breasted Munia
Spotted Munia
Lonchura punctulata �
651 Black-headed Munia
Tricolored Munia, Chestnut Munia
Lonchura malacca Some authors' consider Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca as split into Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca (S, C and W India) and Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla (N, E and NE India).
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652 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris �653 Altai Accentor Himalayan
AccentorPrunella himalayana �
654 Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides �
655 Rufous-breasted Accentor
Prunella strophiata�
656 Black-throated Accentor
Prunella atrogularis �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
657 Maroon-backed Accentor
Prunella immaculata
Vagrant �
658 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
Sharma et al. (2003) �
659 Western Yellow Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Species split: Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
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660 Citrine Wagtail Yellow-headed Wagtail
Motacilla citreola �
661 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea �662 White Wagtail Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba �663 White-browed
WagtailLarge Pied Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis �
664 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi �665 Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus �666 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris �667 Long-billed Pipit Brown Rock
PipitAnthus similis �
668 Tree Pipit Eurasian Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis �
669 Olive-backed Pipit
Oriental Tree Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni �
670 Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus �671 Red-throated
PipitAnthus cervinus Vagrant �
672 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Vijay & Kumar (2006). Vagrant �
673 Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus �674 Common
ChaffinchEurasian Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs �
675 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Vagrant �
676 Red-fronted Serin
Fire-fronted Serin
Serinus pusillus �
677 Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
Himalayan Greenfinch
Chloris spinoides �
678 European Goldfinch
Eurasian Goldfinch, Himalayan Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
679 Plain Mountain Finch
Hodgson’s Mountain Finch
Leucosticte nemoricola �
680 Spectacled Finch
Red-browed Finch
Callacanthis burtoni
West Himalayan endemic. �
681 Dark-breasted Rosefinch
Procarduelis nipalensis �
682 Common Rosefinch
Erythrina erythrina �
683 Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch
Beautiful Rosefinch
Carpodacus pulcherrimus
Species split: Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodactus davidianus is found in Arunachal Pradesh.
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684 Pink-browed Rosefinch
Carpodacus rodochroa �
685 Vinaceous Rosefinch
Carpodacus vinaceus �
686 Spot-winged Rosefinch
Carpodacus rodopeplus �
687 Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
White-browed Rosefinch
Carpodacus thura Species split: Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodactus dubius is found in Arunachal Pradesh.
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688 Blyth's Rosefinch
Red-mantled Rosefinch
Carpodacus grandis
Recently split from Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys
�
689 Red-fronted Rosefinch
Red-breasted Rosefinch
Carpodacus puniceus �
690 Scarlet Finch Haematospiza sipahi �
691 Red Crossbill Common Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Vagrant �
692 Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis �
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ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
693 Orange Bullfinch
Pyrrhula aurantiaca
Vagrant. West Himalayan endemic. �
694 Red-headed Bullfinch
Pyrrhula erythrocephala �
695 Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
Mycerobas icterioides �
696 Collared Grosbeak
Allied Grosbeak
Mycerobas affinis �
697 Spot-winged Grosbeak
Mycerobas melanozanthos �
698 White-winged Grosbeak
Mycerobas carnipes �
699 Crested Bunting
Melophus lathami �
700 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Vagrant �
701 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos �
702 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia �703 White-capped
BuntingEmberiza stewarti �
704 Grey-necked Bunting
Emberiza buchanani
Vagrant �
705 Striolated Bunting
House Bunting
Fringillaria striolata �
706 Chestnut-eared Bunting
Grey-headed Bunting
Emberiza fucata �
707 Little Bunting Schoeniclus pusilla �
708 Chestnut Bunting
Schoeniclus rutilus
Vagrant �
709 Black-headed Bunting
Granativora melanocephala �
710 Black-faced Bunting
Schoeniclus spodocephala
Vagrant �
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List of doubtful records of birds from Uttarakhand
S. NO.
ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
1 Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica
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2 King Quail Blue-breasted Quail
Synoicus chinensis
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3 Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Yellow-legged Bustard-quail
Turnix tanki Could occur in wetlands in Uttarakhand plains.
�
4 Lesser Florican
Sypheotides indicus �
5 Indian Courser
Cursorius coromandelicus �
6 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus �
7 Little Tern Sternula albifrons �
8 Tibetan Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes tibetanus
�
9 European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur�
10 Thick-billed Green Pigeon
Treron curvirostra�
11 Indian Swiftlet
Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus unicolor �
12 Bay Woodpecker
Red-eared Bay Woodpecker
Blythipicus pyrrhotis
Unconfirmed identification through call only by SS in Nandhaur WLS in Dec 2013.
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13 Silver-breasted Broadbill
Hodgson’s Broadbill
Serilophus lunatus�
14 Grey-chinned Minivet
Pericrocotus solaris
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15 Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis �
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S. NO.
ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
16 White-throated Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus
Historically, the westernmost limit of these species has been mentioned as Garhwal, but there is no evidence to support this claim, and the westernmost limit seems to be C. Nepal (Ripley, 1982; Ali & Ripley, 1987; Grimmet et 2011; Rasmussen & Anderton, 2012).
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17 Slaty-bellied Tesia
Slaty-bellied Ground-warbler
Tesia olivea�
18 Golden Babbler
Golden-headed Babbler
Cyanoderma chrysaeum
Unconfirmed sight and call records from Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (Pers. comm. Arun P. Singh & Yashpal Negi).
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19 Radde's Warbler
Radde's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus schwarzi �
20 Yellow-browed Warbler
Yellow-browed Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus �
21 Thick-billed Warbler
Iduna aedon �
22 Brown Bush Warbler
Bradypterus luteoventris �
23 Common Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat
Sylvia communis�
24 Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea
�
25 Kashmir Flycatcher
Ficedula subrubra West Himalayan Endemic �
26 Large Niltava Niltava grandis �27 Tibetan
SnowfinchBlack-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla adamsi �
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S. NO.
ENGLISH NAME
ALTERNATE ENGLISH
NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
REMARKS
28 Streaked Rosefinch
Carpodacus rubicilloides
Unconfirmed records of females from Kedarnath (http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=2010&Bird_Image_ID=33895 and Askot (pers. comm. K. Ramnarayan/Trilok Singh Rana).
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29 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii �30 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
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31 Gold-naped Finch
Gold-naped Black Finch
Pyrrhoplectes epauletta
Ali & Ripley (1987) list Simla eastwards. Rasmusson & An-derton (2012) list W. Nepal eastwards with the Simla records being stated of "du-bious provenance". However, the Yale Museum lists a speci-men from E. Kumaon at http://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ORN-015744. No recent records but could occur in Uttarakhand.
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ANNEXURE - 1UTTARAKHAND’S PROTECTED AREAS
S. No.
Name Year initially/finally notified
Area (Sq. Km.)
Contact address
1 Corbett National Park
1936 520.82 Director, Corbett Tiger Reserve Phone: +91-5947-254220
2 Rajaji National Park 1983/2013 819.54 Director, Rajaji National ParkPhone: +91-135-2621669
3 Gangotri National Park
1989 2390 Director Gangotri National Park Uttarkashi UttarakhandPhone: +91-1374-222695
4 Govind National Park
1990/2013 558.88 Deputy Director, Govind Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, Purola Phone: +91-1373-223433
5 Nanda Devi National Park
1982 624.6 Divisional Forest Officer, Nanda Devi National Park, Joshimath Phone: +91-1389- 222179
6 Valley of Flowers National Park
1982 87.5 Divisional Forest Officer, Nanda Devi National Park, Joshimath Phone: +91-1389- 222179
7 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary
1986/2013 600 Divisional Forest Officer, Askot Wildlife Sanctuary, PithoragarhPhone: +91-5964-225234
8 Benog Mountain Quail Wildlife Sanctuary
1993 10.82 Divisional Forest Officer, Mussoorie Forest Division, Mussoorie Phone: +91-135-2631765
9 Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary
1988 45.59 Divisional Forest Officer, Binsar WLS Divisional Forest Officer, Civil Soyam, Almora Phone: +91-5962-230229
10 Govind Wildlife Sanctuary
1955/2013 481.05 Deputy Director, Govind Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, PurolaPhone: +91-13732- 23438
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11 Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
1972 975.2 Divisional Forest Officer, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, GopeshwarPhone: +91-1372 252149
12 Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary
2012 269.96 Divisional Forest Officer, Haldwani Phone: +91-5946-220002
13 Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary
1987 301.18 Divisional Forest Officer, Kalagarh Tiger Reserve, Phone: +91-1386- 262235
14 Asan Conservation Reserve
2005 4.44 Divisional Forest Officer, Chakrata KalsiPhone:+91-1360 275078
15 Jhilmil Conservation Reserve
2005 37.84 Divisional Forest Officer Haridwar Phone:+91-1334 226271
16 Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve
2012 58.25 Divisional Forest Officer, Ramnagar Phone: +91-5947-51362
17 Naina Devi Bird Conservation Reserve
2015 111.9 Divisional Forest Officer, Nainital Forest Division Phone: +91-5942-221354
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ANNEXURE - 2IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF UTTARAKHAND:
PRIORITY SITES FOR CONSERVATION
IBA SITE CODES
IBA SITE NAMES IBA CRITERIA
IN-UT-01 Asan Barrage A1, A4i
IN-UT-02 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and Goriganga Basin A1, A2
IN-UT-03 Binog Sanctuary-Bhadraj-Jharipani A1, A2
IN-UT-04 Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary A3
IN-UT-05 Corbett Tiger Reserve A1
IN-UT-06 Govind National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Sandra, Kotinad and Singtur ranges (Tons forest division)
A1, A2
IN-UT-07 Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary & surrounding Reserve Forests
A1, A2, A3
IN-UT-08 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve A1, A2
IN-UT-09 New Forest Campus A3
IN-UT-10 Rajaji National Park A1
IN-UT-11 Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary A1
IN-UT-12 Upper Pindar Catchment in East Almora Forest Division
A1, A2, A3
IN-UT-13 Valley of Flowers National Park A1
IN-UT-14 Gangotri National Park Data Deficient
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An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
Published by UTTARAKHAND FOREST DEPARTMENT
An Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the BIRDS OF UTTARAKHAND
The Updated Checklist and Bibliography of the Birds of Uttarakhand lists
710 birds that have been recorded in the hill state of Uttarakhand and is an
update to the checklist published in 2015 by the current authors listing 693
species. The checklist provides up-to-date taxonomic information, including
that of species splits or mergers in the last decade. This publication also
provide a partial bibliography of birds of Uttarakhand. Finally, the checklist
also provides a mention of the bird species that are Critically Endangered,
Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened as per IUCN’s latest Red Data
List.
Dhananjai Mohan Sanjay Sondhi
Dhananjai Mohan Sanjay Sondhi