Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,

Meghalaya & Nagaland Recce

Systematic Bird List

28th March - 23rd April 2007

James Eaton

Black-breasted Parrotbill

Black-breasted Parrotbill, Dibru-Saikhowa                                    (James Eaton/Birdtour Asia)

Systematic Bird List

Key to sites

D          Delhi
M          Shillong & Cheerapunjee, Meghalaya
EWS    Eaglesnest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh
K          Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
N          Khonoma, Nagaland
DS       Dibru-Saikhowa, Assam
MH       Mishmi Hills, Arunchal Pradesh
DOF     Digboi Oil Fields, Assam

Area visited
D
M
EWS
K
N
DS
MH
DOF
Number of nights at each site 1 2 9 2 2 1 4 1
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 1
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger 1 1
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 1 1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis 1
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 1
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1 1
Great Egret Ardea alba 1 1
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 1
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 1 1 1 1 1 1
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Striated Heron Butorides striata 1 1
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork Ciconia nigra 1
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 1 1 1 1
Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa 1
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 1
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius 1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus 1 1 1 1
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica 1 1 1 1
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 1 1 1
Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 1 1
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni 1
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 1
Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus 1
Black Kite Milvus migrans govinda 1
Milvus migrans lineatus x 1 1
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 1
Grey-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus 1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis 1 1
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis 1
Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela 1 1 1 1 1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos 1
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus 1 1 1 1
Shikra Accipiter badius 1
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus melaschistos 1 1
Accipiter nisus nisosimilis
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis 1 1
Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis 1 1 1
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 1
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucus 1
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 1 1 1
Oriental Hobby Falco severus 1
Shaheen' Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus peregrinator 1
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis 1
Mountain Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola fytchii 1
Common Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola 1 1
Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii h h
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis h 1 h
Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus 1
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii h 1 h
Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii h
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus 1
Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri 1
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus 1 1
Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos 1 1 1
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum h h
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 1
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 1 1 1
Indian Swamphen   1
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1 1 1
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis 1
Lesser Florican   1
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus 1
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii 1
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 1 1 1 1
Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus 1
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius jerdoni 1 1 1
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria 1
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola 1
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1
Common Redshank Tringa totanus 1
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1 1
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1 1
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 1
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
River Tern Sterna aurantia 1
Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda 1
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Ashy Wood-Pigeon Columba pulchricollis 1
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis orientalis 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1
Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica 1
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 1
Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra 1
Yellow-footed Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera phoenicoptera 1 1
Treron phoenicoptera chlorigaster 1
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea 1 1 1
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia 1
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1 1 1 1
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri 1
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Large Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides 1 1 h
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus nisicolor 1
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus h h h
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1 h h
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus h h
Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii 1 h h h h h
Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus h h h 1
Square-tailed' Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris h 1 h h
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea h 1
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis 1
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis h 1
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus h h h
Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia h
Himalayan Wood-Owl Strix newarensis h
Chinese Tawny Owl Strix nivicola h 1
Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei h
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides 1 1 1 1
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni h
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka 1 1 1
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris 1 1 1 1
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus 1 1
Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus 1 1 1
Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda 1
House Swift Apus nipalensis 1 1 1
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus 1 1
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi 1
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 1 1
Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis 1 1
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1 1 1 1 1 1
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris 1
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 1 1
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni 1
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus 1
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
Black-billed Roller Coracias [benghalensis] affinis 1 1 1 1 1
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
Hoopoe Upupa epops 1 1 1 1
CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris 1
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis 1
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis 1 h
Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus 1
Rusty-cheeked Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni 1
PICIFORMES: Capitonidae
Great Barbet Megalaima virens 1 1 1
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata 1 1
Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii 1 1
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica 1 1 1 1 1
Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis 1
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala 1
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1
White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea 1
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus 1
Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis 1 1 1
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius 1 1 1
Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus 1
Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha 1 1
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus 1
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus 1 1
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia 1
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae
Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae 1 1
Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus 1
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
Blue-naped Pitta Pitta nipalensis 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica 1 1
Sand Lark Calandrella raytal 1
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Grey-throated Sand Martin Riparia chinensis 1 1 1
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 1
Nepal House-Martin Delichon nipalensis 1
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
White Wagtail Motacilla alba dukhunensis 
Motacilla alba personata
Motacilla alba ocularis
Motacilla alba leucopsis
Motacilla alba alboides
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola citreola 1 1
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1 1 1
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus 1 1
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni hodgsoni 1
Anthus hodgsoni yunnanensis 1 1
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei 1
Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos 1 1 1
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus 1
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus 1
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris 1 1
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus 1 1
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus 1 1 1
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris 1 1 1
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 1 1 1 1
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens 1
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus 1 1 1
Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala 1
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii 1 1
Himalayan Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus 1 1 1 1
Crested Finchbill Spizixos conifrons 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Goldcrest Regulus regulus 1
PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii 1 1
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia 1
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii 1
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 1
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 1
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata 1
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus 1
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris 1 1 1
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius 1
Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus 1 1 1 1
Small-billed Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma 1
Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola 1
Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis 1
White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus 1
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul 1
Grey-sided Thrush Turdus feae 1
Black-throated Thrush Turdus [ruficollis] atrogularis 1
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra 1
Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys 1 1 1
White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana 1
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis 1
Striated Prinia Prinia criniger 1
Black-throated Prinia Prinia atrogularis 1
Prinia atrogularis khasiana 1 1
Swamp Prinia Prinia cinerascens 1
Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii 1
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris 1
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis 1
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata 1
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata 1 1
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea 1 h h
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer 1 1 1
Hume's Bush-Warbler Cettia brunnescens 1 h
Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler Cettia fortipes 1 1 1 h
Grey-sided Bush-Warbler Cettia brunnifrons 1 1
Spotted Bush-Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus h
Russet Bush-Warbler Bradypterus mandelli 1
Chinese Bush-Warbler Bradypterus tacsanowskius 1
Indian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus [stentoreus] brunnescens h h h
Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus 1 1 1
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 1 1
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus fuscatus 1
Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer 1
Tickell's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus affinis 1 1
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher 1
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis 1 1 1 1
Simla Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus 1 1 1
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 1
Southern Blyth's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides 1 1 1 1
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator 1
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos 1 1
Whistler's Warbler Seicercus whistleri whistleri 1 1
Seicercus [whistleri] nemoralis 1 1
Grey-crowned Warbler Seicerus tephrocephalus 1
White-spectacled Warbler Seicercus affinis [sbsp pending] 1
Grey-cheeked Warbler Seicercus poliogenys  1 1 1 1
Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps 1 1
Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps 1 1
Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni 1 1 1
Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea 1
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata 1 1
Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 1 1 1
Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra 1 1
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula monileger h 1
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni 1 1 1
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris 1 1
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor 1
Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira 1
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina 1 1 1 1
Large Niltava Niltava grandis 1 1
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae 1 1
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara 1
Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys 1
Pale Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor 1
Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides 1 1
Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni 1
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 1 1 1 1 1 1
Himalayan Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis tschebaiewi 1
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica svecica 1
Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea 1
Himalayan Red-flanked Bush-Robin Tarsiger rufilatus 1 1
Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus 1
White-browed Bush-Robin Tarsiger indicus 1
Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin Tarsiger hyperythrus 1
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus 1
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros rufiventris 1
Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni 1 1
Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis 1 1 1
White-capped Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus 1 1 1
Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus 1
White-tailed Robin Cinclidium leucurum 1
Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale 1
Grandala Grandala coelicolor 1
Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri 1
Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus 1
Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus 1
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea h 1
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis 1 1
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura maurus 1 1
Saxicola maura przewalskii 1
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea 1 1 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha 1 1 1
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea 1 1 1
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
Bhutan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron imbricatum 1
Scaly Laughingthrush Trochalopteron subunicolor 1 1
Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatus 1 1 1
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Trochalopteron erythrocephalus 1 1
Assam Laughingthrush Trochalopteron chrysopterum 1 1
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affinis 1
Striped Laughingthrush Trochalopteron virgatum 1
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Lanthocincla rufogularis 1
Spotted Laughingthrush Lanthocincla ocellatus 1
Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush Dryonastes nuchalis 1
Rufous-necked Laughingthrush Dryonastes ruficollis 1 1
Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata 1 1
White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis 1
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus 1 1 1
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralis 1
Grey-sided Laughingthrush Garrulax caerulatus 1 1
Red-faced Liocichla Liocichla phoenicea 1
Bugun Liocichla Liocichla bugunorum 1
Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli 1
Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre 1
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps 1
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre 1
Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi 1
Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus mcclellandi 1
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps 1
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis 1 1 1 1
Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus [ferruginosus] ferruginosus 1 1
Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler Xiphirhynchus superciliaris 1 1
Long-billed Wren-Babbler Rimator malacoptilus 1
Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga albiventer 1 1
Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla 1 1
Western Wedge-billed Babbler Sphenocichla humei 1
Eastern Wedge-billed Babbler Sphenocichla roberti 1
Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis caudatus 1
Mishmi Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis 1
Bar-winged Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis troglodytoides 1 1
Spotted Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis formosus 1
Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler Spelaeornis longicaudatus 1
Naga Wren-babbler Spelaeornis chocolatinus 1
Rufous-fronted Babbler Stachyris rufifrons 1
Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps 1 1 1 1
Golden Babbler Stachyris chrysaea 1 1 1
Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps 1 1 1
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis 1 1
Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata 1
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense 1
Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre 1
Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei 1 1
Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris 1 1 1 1
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea 1
Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis 1
Black-headed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius rufiventer 1 1 1
White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis 1 h
Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus 1
Black-eared Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius melanotis 1 1
Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni 1 1
Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis 1
Streak-throated Barwing Actinodura waldeni 1
Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera 1
Chestnut-tailed Minla Minla strigula 1 1
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta 1
Golden-breasted Fulvetta Alcippe chrysotis 1
Yellow-throated Fulvetta Alcippe cinerea 1
Rufous-winged Fulvetta Alcippe castaneceps 1
Rusty-capped Fulvetta Alcippe dubia 1 1
Ludlow's Fulvetta Alcippe ludlowi 1
Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis 1 1
Rufous-backed Sibia Heterophasia annectens 1 1
Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides 1 1
Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella  1 1 1
Striated Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri 1
Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis 1 1
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis 1
Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis 1
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta 1 1
White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca 1
Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura 1
PASSERIFORMES: Paradoxornithidae
Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor 1
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris 1
Black-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis nipalensis 1 1 1
Black-browed Parrotbill Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris 1
Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps 1
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus 1
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Rufous-fronted Tit Aegithalos iouschistos 1
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Coal Tit Periparus ater 1
Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous 1
Rufous-vented Tit Parus rubidiventris 1
Great Tit Parus major 1
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus 1
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus 1 1
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis 1 1
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis 1
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni mandellii 1
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae 1 1
Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis 1 1 1
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata 1
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja 1 1
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda 1 1
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra 1
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum 1
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanoxanthum
Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus 1 1 1
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum 1
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus 1 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus 1 1
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae
Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 1 1 1
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach tricolor 1 1 1
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus 1 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Prionopidae
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus 1
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 1 1 1 1 1
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus 1 1 1 1
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus 1
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer 1 1
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus 1 1 1 1
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus 1
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 1 1
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa flavirostris 1 1
Green Magpie Cissa chinensis 1
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda 1 1 1
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae 1 1 1
Collared Treepie Dendrocitta frontalis 1
Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 1
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1
House Crow Corvus splendens 1 1
Eastern Jungle Crow Corvus [macrorhynchos] levaillantii 1 1 1 1 1 1
Large-billed Crow Corvus [macrorhynchos] japonensis 1
Common Raven Corvus corax 1
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa 1 1
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus 1 1 1
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus 1
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica 1 1 1 1 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Eastern' Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus burmanicus 1 1
Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis 1
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata 1
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Crested Bunting Melophus lathami 1
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 1
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 1
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala 1
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola 1
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus roseatus 1 1 1
Carpodacus erythrinus erythrinus
Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii 1
Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura 1
Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides 1
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis 1 1
Gold-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta 1
Scarlet Finch Haematospiza sipahi 1 1
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1 1 1 1
Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans 1 1
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 1 1 1 1 1 1
TOTAL 446 Species recorded
D
M
EWS
K
N
DS
MH
DOF
  including 12 heard only
20
66
252
97
111
74
147
67

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Ward's Trogon

Ward's Trogon, Eaglesnest Wildlife Sanctuary                                 (James Eaton/Birdtour Asia)

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