Check List of the Birds of Kashmir

Class Aves
Order Podicipediformes
Family Podicipitidae:Grebes
S.No. Name Scientific Name Local Name
1 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficoltis Pind
Family Phalacrocoracidae:
2 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mong
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ardeidae:
3 Grey Heron Ardea Cinerea Brag
4 Pond Heron or Paddybird Ardeola grayii Broku
5 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis -
6 Large Egret Ardea alba Dodh Brag
7 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Nil Braght
8 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Bor
9 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Goi
10 Bittern Botaurus stellaris -
Family Anatidae:
11 Greyleg Goose Anser ansar Anz
12 Ruddy Shelduck Tandorna ferrginea Iskow
13 Pintall Anas acuta Sukh Pachan
14 Common Teal Anas crecca Keus
15 Mallard Anas platyrhyachos Nilij-Thuj
16 Gadwall Anas strepera Dudan
17 Wigeon Anas penelope Shirni Budan
18 Garganeyanas querquedula Nour
19 Shoveller Anas clypeata Honk
20 Redcrested Pochard Netta rufina Tsarow
21 Common Pochard Aythya ferina Khrukh
22 White-Eyed Pochard or Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Harwat
23 Tufted Duck Aythya futigula Thanthur
24 Goosander, Common Merganser Mergus merganser -
Family Accipitridae:
25 Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus -
26 Pariah Kite Milvus migrans govinda Gaunt
27 Blackeared or Large Indian Kite Milvus migrans lineatus -
28 Shikra Accipiter bodius -
29 Sparrow - Hawk Accipiter nisus nisosimilis -
30 Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus -
31 Booted Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus -
32 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos -
33 Pallas's Fishing Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Gadh Grad
34 Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis Grad
35 Indian White Backed Vulture Gyps himalayensis Patyal
36 Bearded Vulture or Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus -
37 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Alurh
Family Falconidae:
38 Peregrine Falcon Falcon peregrinus japonesis Baz
 39 Hobby Falco subbuteo -
40 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bohar
Family Phasianidae:
41 Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis Shin Kakav
42 Chukar Partridge Alectoris Chukar Kakav
43 Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus -
44 Impeyan or Monal Pheasant Lophorus impejanus Sona chikur
45 Koklas Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha -
Family Rallidae:
46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus -
47 Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Grattu
48 Ruddy Crake Porzana fusca Gill
49 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tech
50 Purple Moorhen Porphyrio porphyrio Wontech
51 Coot Fulica atra Kolaur
Family Jacanidae:
52 Pheasant-Tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Gund Kav
Family Rostratulidae:
53 Painted Snipe Rostradula benghalensis Gug
Family Recuvirostridae:
54 Blackwinged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Lang Zeyet
Family Ibidorhynchidae:
55 Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha Struthersii
Family Charadriidae:
56 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pharawal
57 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kola Katij
58 Redshank Tringa totanus -
59 Greenshank Tringa nebularia -
60 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Tot Kan
61 Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos -
62 Fantail Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kola Kavin
63 Little Stint Calidris minuta Chah
64 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii -
Family Laridae:
65 Blackheaded Gull Larus ridibundus -
66 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Kresh
Family Columbidae:
67 Blue Rock Pigeon Columba livia Won Kotar
68 Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus -
69 Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Kumir
70 Indian Ring Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kapil
71 Red Turtle Dove Sterptopelia tranquebarica -
Family Psittacidae:
72 Slatyheaded Parakeet Psittacula himalayana Shoga
Family Cuculidae:
73 Pied Crested Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Zocb Kuk
74 Common Hawk-Cuckoo or Brainfever Bird Cuculus varius -
75 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus -
Family Strigidae:
76 Barn Owl Tyto alba -
77 Little Owl Athene noctua Rota Megul
Family Aodidae:
78 Alpine Swift Apus melba -
79 The Swift Apus apua -
80 House Swift Apus affinis -
Family Alcedinidae:
81 Lesser Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Hor Kola Tonch
82 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kola Tonch
83 Whitebrested Kingfisher Halcyon smprnensis Bud Kola Tonch
Family Meropidae:
84 European Bee-Eater Merops apiaster Tulri Khaw
Family Coraciidae:
85 European Roller Coracius garrulus Nil Krash
Family Upupidae:
86 Hoopoe Upupa epops Satut
Family Bucerotidae:
Family Picidae:
87 Wryneck Jynx torquilla Viri Moyt
88 Scalybellied Green Woodpecker Picus squamatus Koil Mahot
89 Blacknaped Green Woodpecker Picus canus -
90 Himalayan Pied Woodpeacker Picoides himalayansis Hor Koil Mohat
91 Brownfronted Pied Woodpecker Picoides auriceps -
92 Fulvousbreasted Pied Woodpecker Picoides macei -
93 Yellow fonted Pied Woodpeacker Picoides mahrattensis -
94 Pigmy Woodpecker Picoides nanus -
Family Alaudidae:
95 Eastern Calandra Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Dider
Family Hirundinidae:
96 Plain Sand Martin Riparia paludicola -
97 Wiretailed Swallow Hirundo Smithii -
98 Striated or Redrumped Swallow Hirundo daurica -
Family Laniidae:
99 Greybacked or Tibetan Shrike Lantus tephronotus -
100 Rufousbacked Shrike Lanius schach Har Watig
Family Oriolidae:
101 Golder Oriole Oriolus oriolus Posh Nul
102 Black headed Oriole Orilous xanthornus -
103 Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii -
Family Dictruridae:
104 Black Drango or King-Crow Dicrurus adsimilis -
105 Grey or Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Tele Kot
Family Surnidae:
106 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tsini Hangur
107 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Hor
108 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus -
Family Corvidae:
 109 Blackthroated Jay Garrulus lanceolatus -
110 Yellowbilled Blue Magpie Cissa flavirostris Lota Raza
111 Redbilled Blue Magpie Cissa erythrorhyncha Hor Hav
112 Nutcracker Nuctifraga caryocatactes -
113 Yellowbilled or Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus -
114 Redbilled Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Wan Kavin
115 House Crow Corvus monedula Kav
116 Jackdaw Corvus monedula Kavin
117 Jungle Crow Corvus macrorphynchos Diva Kav
118 Carrion Crow Corvus corone -
119 Raven Corvus corax Botin Kav
Family Campephagidae:
120 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Cvozul Mini
121 Longtailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus -
122 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus -
Family Pycnonotidae:
123 Whitecheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys Bil Bichur
124 Black Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis Won Bulbul
Subfamily Timalinae:
125 Redbilled Babbler Stachyris pyrrhops -
126 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus -
127 Striated Lughing Thrush Garrulax striatus -
128 Variegated Laughing Thrush Garrulax ariegatus -
129 Streaked Laughing Thrush Garrulax lineatus Sheena Pipin
Subfamily Muscicapinae:
130 Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapasibirica -
131 Rufoustailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficada -
132 Kashmir Redbreasted Flycatcher Muscicapa subrubra -
133 Little Pied Flycatcher Muscicapa westermannt -
134 Whitebrowed Blue Flycatcher Muscicapa supercillaris -
135 Slaty Blue Flycatcher Muscicapa leucomelanura -
136 Verditer Flycatcher Muscicapa thalassina -
137 Greyheaded Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis -
138 Yellowbellied Fantail Flycatcher Rhipidura hypoxantha -
139 Whitebrowed Faintail Flycatcher Rhipidura aureola -
140 Whitethroated Fantail Flycatcher Rhipidura albicollis -
141 Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradist -
Subfamily Sylvinae:
142 Palefooted Bush Warbier Cettia pallidipes Dota Pich
143 Large Bush Warbler Cettia major -
144 Ashy-Grey Wren-Warbler Prinia buchanani -
145 Plain Wren-Warbler Prinia subflava -
146 Indian Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Kur Kokh
147 Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus -
148 Tickell's Leaf W arbler Phylloscopus affinis -
149 Plain or Yellowbrowed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Visi Terio
150 Pallas's Leaf W arbler Phylloscopus propregulus -
151 Large Crowned Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis -
152 Greyheaded Flycatcher - Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos -
 153 Goldcrest Regulus regulus -
Subfamily Turdinae:
154 Rubythroat Erithacus calliope -
155 Bluethroat Erithacus svecicus -
156 Himalayan Rubythroat Erithacus pectoralis -
157 Blue Chat Erithacus brunneus -
158 Magpie-Robin or Dhyal Copsychus saularis -
159 Bluefronted Redstart Phoeicurus frontalis Wozul Lot
160 Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus Kola Terio
161 Hodgson's Grandala Grandala coelicolor -
162 Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri -
163 Blackbacked Forktail Enicurus immaculatus -
164 Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus Shakhal Lot
165 Stone Chat Saxicola torquata Dota Tisw
166 Dark-Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferrea -
167 Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata -
168 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius -
169 Blue Whistling Thrush Myiophonus caeruleus Hazar Dastan
170 Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor Kostur
171 Whitecollared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus -
172 Greywinged Blackbird Turdus boulboul -
173 Blackbird Turdus merula maximus -
174 Greyheaded Thrush Turdus rubrocanus Wan Kastur
Family Troglodytidae:
175 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes -
Family Cinclidae:
176 whitebreasted Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dugal
177 Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii -
Family Prunillidae:
178 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris -
179 Blackthroated Accentor Prunella atrogularis -
Family Paridae:
180 Grey Tit Parus major Rang Tsar
181 Greenbacked Tit Parus moniticolus -
182 Crested Black Tit Parus melanolophus Pint Sapin
183 Black Tit Parus rufonuchalis -
184 Yellowcheeked Tit Parus xanthogenys -
185 Firecapped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps -
186 Whitethroated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis -
Family Sittidae:
187 European Nuthatch Sitta europaea nagansis -
188 Whitecheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis -
Family Certhidae:
189 Tree Creeper Certhia familiaris Koil Dider
190 Himalayan Tree Creeper Certhia himalayana Lamba Dider
Family Motacillidae:
191 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Ladar Dhobhai
192 Grey Wagtail Moctacilla cinerea Khak Dobbai
193 Pied or White Wagtail Motacilla alba Hor Dhobhai
 194 Large Pied Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis -
Family Zosteropidae:
195 White Eye Zosterops palpebrosa -
Subfamily Passerinae:
196 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tsar
197 Cinnamon Tree Sparrow Passer rutilans -
Subfamily Fringillinae:
198 Chaffinch Fingila coelebs -
Subfamily Carduelinae:
199 Black-and-White Gosbeak Coccothraustes icterioides Wyet Tont
200 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Sehara
201 Himalayan Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides Sboz Tsar
202 Redbrowed Finch Callacanthis burtoni -
203 Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti -
204 Common Rosefinch or Scarlet Grosbeak Carpodacus erythrinus -
205 Pinkbrowed Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochrous Gulab Tsar
206 Redmantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys -
207 Redbreasted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus -
208 Redheated Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala -
209 Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca Tyok-Tour
Family Emberizidae:
210 Pine Bunting Emberza leucocephalos -
211 Whitecapped Bunting Emberiza stewarti -
212 Greynecked Bunting Emberiza bunchanani -
213 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Won Tsar