S. No.

English Name

Scientific Name

Category

Phasianidae (partridges, francolins, quails, and pheasants)

1

Red Spurfowl

Galloperdix spadicea

RR3

2

Grey Junglefowl

Gallus sonneratii

RR3

3

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

RR4

Picidae (wrynecks, piculets, and woodpeckers)

4

Speckled Piculet

Picumnus innominatus

RR2

5

Rufous Woodpecker

Celeus brachyurus

RR3

6

White-bellied Woodpecker

Dryocopus javensis

RR3

7

Heart-spotted Woodpecker

Hemicircus canente

RR2

8

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Dendrocopos nanus

RR3

9

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

Dendrocopos mahrattensis

RR3

10

Lesser Yellownape

Picus chlorolophus

RR3

11

Common Flameback

Dinopium javanense

RR2

12

Black-rumped Flameback

Dinopium benghalense

RR4

13

Greater Flameback

Chrysocolaptes lucidus

RR3

Megalaimidae (Asian barbets)

14

White-cheeked Barbet

Megalaima viridis

RR1

15

Crimson-fronted Barbet

Megalaima rubricapilla

RR1

Bucerotidae (hornbills)

16

Malabar Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros griseus

RR1

Upupidae (hoopoes)

17

Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

RR4

Trogonidae (trogons)

18

Malabar Trogon

Harpactes fasciatus

RR1

Halcyonidae (large kingfishers)

19

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

RR4

Meropidae (bee-eaters)

20

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti

RR3

Cuculidae (old world cuckoos)

21

Banded Bay Cuckoo

Cacomantis sonneratii

RR3

Centropodidae (coucals)

22

Greater Coucal

Centropus sinensis

RR3

Psittacidae (parrots)

23

Vernal Hanging Parrot

Loriculus vernalis

RR3

24

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

RR4

25

Plum-headed Parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala

RR3

26

Malabar Parakeet

Psittacula columboides

RR1

Strigidae (typical owls)

27

Eurasian Eagle Owl

Bubo bubo

RR3

Columbidae (pigeons and doves)

28

Mountain Imperial Pigeon

Ducula badia

RR2

29

Spotted Dove

Streptopelia chinensis

RR4

30

Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica

RR3

31

Pompadour Green Pigeon

Treron pompadora

RR2

Accipitridae (ospreys, bazas, kites, hawks, eagles, harriers, buzzards, and vultures)

32

Crested Serpent Eagle

Spilornis cheela

RR3

33

Crested Goshawk

Accipiter trivirgatus

RR2

34

Shikra

Accipiter badius

RR4

35

Besra

Accipiter virgatus

RR2

Irenidae (fairy bluebirds and leafbirds)

36

Asian Fairy Bluebird

Irena puella

RR2

37

Blue-winged Leafbird

Chloropsis cochinchinensis

RR3

38

Golden-fronted Leafbird

Chloropsis aurifrons

RR3

Corvidae

     (Subfamily Corvinae, tribe Corvini: treepies, crows)

39

Rufous Treepie

Dendrocitta vagabunda

RR3

40

White-bellied Treepie

Dendrocitta leucogastra

RR1

41

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

RR4

     (Subfamily Corvinae, tribe Oriolini: oriles, cuckooshrikes, minivets, and flycacther-shrikes)

42

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

RR3

43

Large Cuckooshrike

Coracina macei

RR4

44

Small Minivet

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

RR3

45

Scarlet Minivet

Pericrocotus flammeus

RR3

46

Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike

Hemipus picatus

RR3

     (Subfamily Corvinae, tribe Dicrurini: drongos)

47

Ashy Drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

M

48

Bronzed Drongo

Dicrurus aeneus

RR3

49

Spangled Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

RR3

50

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus paradiseus

RR3

     (Subfamily Corvinae, tribe Monarchini: monarchs)

51

Black-naped Monarch

Hypothymis azurea

RR3

52

Asian Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

RR3

     (Subfamily Aegithininae: ioras)

53

Common Iora

Aegithina tiphia

RR4

     (Subfamily Malaconotinae: woodshrikes)

54

Large Woodshrike

Tephrodornis gularis

RR2

Muscicapidae

     (Subfamily Turdinae: thrushes and shortwings)

55

Blue-capped Rock Thrush

Monticola cinclorhynchus

M

56

Malabar Whistling Thrush

Myophonus horsfieldii

RR1

57

Orange-headed Thrush

Zoothera citrina

RR3

58

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

RR3

     (Subfamily Turdinae, tribe Muscicapini: old world flycatchers)

59

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

M

60

Verditer Flycatcher

Eumyias thalassina

M

61

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis pallipes

RR1

62

Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis tickelliae

RR3

63

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher

Culicicapa ceylonensis

RR3

     (Subfamily Turdinae, tribe Saxicolini: chats)

64

Indian Blue Robin

Luscinia brunnea

M

65

Oriental Magpie Robin

Copsychus saularis

RR4

66

White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

RR3

Sturnidae (starlings and mynas)

67

Chestnut-tailed Starling

Sturnus malabaricus

RR3

68

Jungle Myna

Acridotheres fuscus

RR4

69

Hill Myna

Gracula religiosa

RR3

Sittidae (nuthatches)

70

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

Sitta frontalis

RR3

71

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Sitta castanea

RR3

Paridae (penduline tits)

72

Black-lored Tit

Parus xanthogenys

RR3

Pycnonotidae (bulbuls)

73

Black-crested Bulbul

Pycnonotus melanicterus

RR2

74

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

RR4

75

Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

RR4

76

Yellow-browed Bulbul

Iole indica

RR1

77

Black Bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

RR2

Cisticolidae (cisticolas and prinias)

78

Ashy Prinia

Prinia socialis

RR4

Zosteropidae (white-eyes)

79

Oriental White-Eye

Zosterops palpebrosus

RR4

Sylviidae

     (Subfamily Acrocephalinae: warblers)

80

Blyth’s Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

M

81

Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

RR4

82

Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

M

83

Large-billed Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus magnirostris

M

84

Western Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus occipitalis

M

     (Subfamily Sylviinae, tribe Timaliini: babblers)

85

Puff-throated Babbler

Pellorneum ruficeps

RR3

86

Indian Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

RR1

87

Dark-fronted Babbler

Rhopocichla atriceps

RR1

88

Rufous Babbler

Turdoides subrufus

RR1

89

Jungle Babbler

Turdoides striatus

RR4

90

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta

Alcippe poioicephala

RR3

Nectariniidae

     (Subfamily Nectariniinae, tribe Dicaeini: flowerpeckers)

91

Thick-billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum agile

RR3

92

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

RR4

93

Plain Flowerpecker

Dicaeum concolor

RR2

     (Subfamily Nectariniinae, tribe Nectariniini: sunbirds and spiderhunters)

94

Crimson-backed Sunbird

Nectarinia minima

RR1

95

Purple Sunbird

Nectarinia asiatica

RR4

96

Loten’s Sunbird

Nectarinia lotenia

RR1

97

Little Spiderhunter

Arachnothera longirostra

RR2

Passeridae

     (Subfamily Passerinae: sparrows)

98

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia

Petronia xanthocollis

RR3

     (Subfamily Motacillinae: wagtails and pipits)

99

Forest Wagtail

Dendronanthus indicus

M

100

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

M

     (Subfamily Estrildinae: estrildine finches)

101

Black-throated Munia

Lonchura kelaarti

RR1

     (Subfamily Fringillinae: finches)

102

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

M

Sl No.

Category

Description

1

RR1

Western Ghats endemics and species restricted to moist tropical forests of the Indian peninsula

2

RR2

Species restricted in India to moist hill forests of the Western Ghats, Himalayas, and northeast India

3

RR3

Species distributed widely in India in forested and wooded habitats

4

RR4

Species distributed widely in India, occurring in non-forested habitat, degraded habitat and human habitation

5

M

Migratory species