List of birds of South India
This list of birds of South India includes bird from India south approximately of the Narmada River.
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Rollapadu in Andhra Pradesh, Nagarhole National Park) and Bandipur National Park in Karnataka; Rajamalai (Eravikulam National Park) and Periyar National Park in Kerala; Mudumalai National Park, Udhagamandalam, Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Anamalai, Vedanthangal and Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary in Kodikkarai, Tamil Nadu are notable bird watching locations in South India.
Francolins and spurfowls
- Painted francolin, Francolinus pictus
- Grey francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus
- Red spurfowl, Galloperdix spadicea
- Painted spurfowl, Galloperdix lunulata
Quails and buttonquails
- Blue-breasted quail, Coturnix chinensis
- Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
- Rain quail, Coturnix coromandelica
- Jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica
- Rock bush quail, Perdicula argoondah
- Painted bush quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
- Small buttonquail, Turnix sylvatica
- Yellow-legged buttonquail, Turnix tanki
- Barred buttonquail, Turnix suscitator
Galliformes
- Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
- Grey junglefowl, Gallus sonneratti
- Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus
Geese and ducks
![](../I/m/Spot-billed_Duck_(Anas_poecilorhyncha)_in_Hyderabad_W2_IMG_8867.jpg)
Indian spot-billed duck pictured in Hyderabad
- Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
- Lesser whistling-duck, Dendrocygna javanica
- Knob-billed duck, Sarkidiornis melanotus
- Pink-headed duck, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Historic)
- Cotton pygmy-goose, Nettapus coromandalianus
- Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus
- Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
- Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
- Gadwall, Mareca strepera
- Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
- Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
- Indian spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
- Common teal, Anas crecca
- Northern pintail, Anas acuta
- Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
- Garganey, Spatula querquedula
- Red-crested pochard, Rhodonessa rufina
- Common pochard, Aythya ferina
- Ferruginous pochard, Aythya nyroca
- Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
Woodpeckers
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Black-rumped flameback pictured in Hyderabad
- Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
- Speckled piculet, Picumnus innominatus
- Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker, Dendrocopos nanus
- Fulvous-breasted woodpecker, Dendrocopos macei (northern Eastern Ghats)
- Yellow-crowned woodpecker, Dendrocopos mahrattenis
- Rufous woodpecker, Celeus brachyurus
- Heart-spotted woodpecker, Hemicircus canente
- White-bellied woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis
- Lesser yellownape, Picus chlorolophus
- Greater yellownape, Picus flavinucha
- Streak-throated woodpecker, Picus xanthopygaeus
- Common flameback, Dinopium javanese
- Black-rumped flameback, Dinopium benghalense
- Greater flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus
- White-naped woodpecker, Chrysocalptes festivus
Barbets
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White-cheeked barbet pictured in Bangalore
- Brown-headed barbet, Psilopogon zeylanicus
- White-cheeked barbet, Psilopogon viridis
- Malabar barbet, Psilopogon malabaricus
- Coppersmith barbet, Psilopogon haemacephalus
Hornbills
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- Malabar grey hornbill, Ocyceros griseus
- Indian grey hornbill, Ocyceros birostris
- Malabar pied hornbill, Anthracoceros coronatus
- Oriental pied hornbill, Anthracoceros albirostris
- Great hornbill, Buceros bicornis
Common hoopoe, trogon and rollers
- Common hoopoe, Upupa epops
- Malabar trogon, Harpactes fasciatus
- European roller, Coracias garrulus
- Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis
- Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis
Kingfishers
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- Pied kingfisher, Ceryle rudis
- Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
- Blue-eared kingfisher, Alcedo meninting
- Oriental dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx erithacus
- Stork-billed kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis
- White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis
- Black-capped kingfisher, Halcyon pileata
- Collared kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris
Bee-eaters
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- Blue-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni
- Green bee-eater, Merops orientalis
- Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus
- Blue-tailed bee-eater, Merops philippinus
- European bee-eater, Merops apiaster
- Chestnut-headed bee-eater, Merops leschenaulti
Cuckoos and malkohas
- Pied cuckoo
- Chestnut-winged cuckoo
- Large hawk-cuckoo
- Common hawk-cuckoo
- Indian cuckoo
- Eurasian cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
- Lesser cuckoo
- Banded bay cuckoo
- Grey-bellied cuckoo
- Drongo cuckoo
- Asian koel
- Green-billed malkoha
- Blue-faced malkoha
- Sirkeer malkoha
Coucals, parrots and parakeets
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Malabar parakeet pictured in Thattekad, Kerala
Swifts
- Indian swiftlet
- White-rumped needletail
- Brown-backed needletail
- Asian palm swift
- Alpine swift
- Common swift
- Blyth's swift
- House swift
- Crested treeswift
Owls
![](../I/m/Jungle_Owlet_Couple.jpg)
Jungle owlet pictured in Kerala
- Barn owl
- Grass owl
- Oriental bay owl
- Pallid scops owl
- Oriental scops owl
- Collared scops owl
- Jungle owlet
- Spotted owlet
- Forest owlet
- Eurasian eagle owl
- Spot-bellied eagle owl
- Dusky eagle owl
- Brown fish owl
- Mottled wood owl
- Brown wood owl
- Brown hawk-owl
- Short-eared owl
Frogmouth and nightjars
Pigeons and doves
Bustards and cranes
- Indian bustard
- Lesser florican
- Sarus crane
- Demoiselle crane
- Common crane
Crakes and rails
![](../I/m/Baillon's_Crake_-_Coimbatore.jpg)
Baillon's crake, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Sandgrouse
Woodcock, snipes and painted-snipe
Godwits, curlews, and Tringa sandpipers
![](../I/m/Marsh_Sandpiper_(Tringa_stagnatilis)_in_Hyderabad_W_IMG_4444.jpg)
Marsh sandpiper in Hyderabad, Telangana
Sanderling and stints
Jacanas and large waders
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Pheasant-tailed jacana pictured in Hyderabad in Telangana
- Pheasant-tailed jacana
- Bronze-winged jacana
- Eurasian thick-knee
- Great thick-knee
- Eurasian oystercatcher
- Black-winged stilt
- Pied avocet
- Crab-plover
Plovers
Lapwings, coursers and pratincoles
Jaegers and gulls
Terns and noddies
Osprey, bazas and kites
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Sea and fish eagles
Vultures
- Egyptian vulture
- White-rumped vulture
- Indian vulture
- Eurasian griffon
- Red-headed vulture
Eagles
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Harrier
- Eurasian marsh harrier
- Pied harrier
- Hen harrier
- Pallid harrier
- Montagu's harrier
Falcons
Grebe, cormorants and darter
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Tropicbirds and boobies
Egrets
- Little egret
- Western reef egret
- Eastern great egret
- Intermediate egret
- Cattle egret
Herons
Bitterns
- Yellow bittern
- Cinnamon bittern
- Black bittern
- Great bittern
Flamingos, ibises and spoonbill
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Storks
Pelicans and frigatebirds
Shearwaters and storm petrels
Pitta, leafbirds, and shrikes
![](../I/m/Bay-backed_Shrike_(Lanius_vittatus)_in_Anantgiri%2C_AP_W_IMG_8868.jpg)
Bay-backed shrike in Ananthagiri hills in Telangana
- Indian pitta
- Asian fairy bluebird
- Blue-winged leafbird
- Golden-fronted leafbird
- Rufous-tailed shrike
- Brown shrike
- Bay-backed shrike
- Long-tailed shrike
- Great grey shrike
Treepies, crows and orioles
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White-bellied treepie in Anamalai in Tamil Nadu
Cuckooshrikes and minivets
Drongos
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Greater racket-tailed drongo pictured in Western ghats in Kerala
Fantails and woodshrikes
Thrushes
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Blue-capped rock thrush pictured in Nandi hills in Karnataka
Flycatchers
Shortwing and chats
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Indian blue robin in Nandi hills in Karnataka
- White-bellied shortwing
- Siberian rubythroat
- Bluethroat
- Indian blue robin
- Oriental magpie robin
- White-rumped shama
- Brown rock-chat
Starlings and mynas
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- Chestnut-tailed starling
- Brahminy starling
- Rosy starling
- Common starling
- Asian pied starling
- Common myna
- Bank myna
- Jungle myna
- Hill myna
Nuthatches
Creepers
Swallows
- Barn swallow
- Pacific swallow
- Wire-tailed swallow
- Red-rumped swallow
- Streak-throated swallow
- Northern house martin
Bulbuls
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Cisticolas, prinias and white-eye
![](../I/m/Ashy_Prinia_(Prinia_socialis)_at_Secunderabad%2C_AP_W_IMG_6578.jpg)
Ashy prinia pictured in Hyderabad in Telangana
Warblers
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Blyth's reed warbler in Hebbal lake in Karnataka
![](../I/m/Common_Tailorbird_(Orthotomus_sutorius)_in_Hyderabad%2C_AP_W_IMG_7561.jpg)
Common tailorbird in Hyderabad
- Pale-footed bush warbler
- Grasshopper warbler
- Paddyfield warbler
- Blyth's reed warbler
- Clamorous reed warbler
- Booted warbler
- Common tailorbird
- Common chiffchaff
- Dusky warbler
- Tickell's leaf warbler
- Sulphur-bellied warbler
- Hume's warbler
- Greenish warbler
- Large-billed leaf warbler
- Tytler's leaf warbler
- Western crowned warbler
- Green-crowned warbler
- Lesser whitethroat
- Orphean warbler
Laughingthrushes
- Wynaad laughingthrush
- Nilgiri laughingthrush
- Banasura laughingthrush
- Palani laughingthrush
- Ashambu laughingthrush
Babblers and fulvetta
Yellow-billed babbler in Mulli, Tamil Nadu
Larks
- Singing bushlark
- Indian bushlark
- Jerdon's bushlark
- Ashy-crowned sparrow lark
- Rufous-tailed lark
- Greater short-toed lark
- Crested lark
- Malabar lark
- Sykes's lark
- Oriental skylark
Sunbirds and spiderhunter
![](../I/m/Little_spiderhunter_India.jpg)
Little spiderhunter in Thattekad, Kerala
Wagtails
![](../I/m/White-browed_Wagtail_(Motacilla_maderaspatensis)_carrying_feed_for_the_chicks_W_IMG_2622.jpg)
White-browed wagtail in Hyderabad, Telangana
Pipits
Sparrows
- House sparrow
- Eurasian tree sparrow
- Chestnut-shouldered petronia
Munias
Rosefinch and buntings
- Common rosefinch
- Crested bunting
- Grey-necked bunting
- Striolated bunting
- Black-headed bunting
- Red-headed bunting
gollark: Impressive.
gollark: ... okaaay?
gollark: Because people will do silly things lots.
gollark: Extendy radiators?
gollark: If your FTL drives are very cheap, and you can have it fly back somehow, and you have high density heat storage, I can see it possibly being a good way to dispose of waste heat.
See also
- Birds of Coimbatore
References
- H.R. Baker and Chas. M. Inglis (1930). The birds of southern India, including Madras, Malabar, Travancore, Cochin, Coorg and Mysore. Madras: Superintendent, Government Press.
- Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp (November 30, 2005). Birds Of Southern India. A&C Black.
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