List of birds of South Asia: part 2 explained

This list includes those birds of South Asia in the non-passerine families other than the Megapodes, Galliformes, Gruiformes and near passerines.

Status abbreviations

R = widespread resident	r = very local resident	W = widespread winter visitor
w = sparse winter visitor	P = widespread migrant	p = sparse migrant
V = vagrant or irregular visitor	I = introduced resident	Ex = extinct
C = critically endangered	E = endangered	V = vulnerable
D = conservation dependent	N = near threatened

For an introduction to the birds of the region, see List of birds of the South Asia.

For the rest of the species lists, see:

• part 1 – Megapodes, Galliformes, Gruiformes and near passerines
• part 3 – passerines from pittas to cisticolas
• part 4 – passerines from Old World warblers to buntings

Pterocliformes

• Family: Pteroclidae
  • Tibetan sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes tibetanus – r^[1]
  • Pallas's sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus – V
  • Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata – W
  • Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus – r
  • Spotted sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus – W
  • Black-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis – r w
  • Crowned sandgrouse, Pterocles coronatus
  • Painted sandgrouse, Pterocles indicus – r
  • Lichtenstein's sandgrouse, Pterocles lichtensteinii – r

Charadriiformes

• Family: Scolopacidae
  • Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola – r W
  • Solitary snipe, Gallinago solitaria – r
  • Wood snipe, Gallinago nemoricola – V r
  • Pintail snipe, Gallinago stenura – W
  • Swinhoe's snipe, Gallinago megala – W
  • Great snipe, Gallinago media – V
  • Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago – r W
  • Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus – W
  • Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa – W
  • Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica – W
  • Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus – W
  • Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata – W
  • Far Eastern curlew, Numenius madagascariensis
  • Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus – W
  • Common redshank, Tringa totanus – s W
  • Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis – W
  • Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia – W
  • Nordmann's greenshank, Tringa guttifer – E V
  • Green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus – W
  • Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola – W
  • Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus – W
  • Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos – s W
  • Grey-tailed tattler, Heteroscelus brevipes
  • Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres – W
  • Long billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
  • Asian dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus – N W
  • Great knot, Calidris tenuirostris – W
  • Red knot, Calidris canutus – W
  • Sanderling, Calidris alba – W
  • Spoon-billed sandpiper, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus – V w
  • Little stint, Calidris minuta – W
  • Red-necked stint, Calidris ruficollis – W
  • Temminck's stint, Calidris temminckii – W
  • Long-toed stint, Calidris subminuta – W
  • Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata – V
  • Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos – V
  • Dunlin, Calidris alpina – W
  • Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea – W
  • Buff-breasted sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis – V
  • Broad-billed sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus – W
  • Ruff, Philomachus pugnax – W
  • Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus – W
  • Grey phalarope, Phalaropus fulicaria – V
• Family: Rostratulidae
  • Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis – r
• Family: Jacanidae
  • Pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus – R
  • Bronze-winged jacana, Metopidius indicus – R
• Family: Burhinidae
  • Stone curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus – R
  • Great thick-knee, Esacus recurvirostris – r
  • Beach thick-knee, Esacus neglectus – N r
• Family Haematopodidae
  • Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus – W
• Family Recurvirostridae
  • Ibisbill, Ibidorhyncha struthersii – r
  • Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus – R W
  • Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta – r W
• Family Charadriidae
  • Eurasian golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria – V
  • Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva – W
  • Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola – W
  • Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula – W
  • Long-billed plover, Charadrius placidus – W
  • Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius – R W
  • Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus – R W
  • Lesser sand plover, Charadrius mongolus – s W
  • Greater sand plover, Charadrius leschenaultii – W
  • Caspian plover, Charadrius asiaticus – V
  • Oriental plover, Charadrius veredus – V
  • Black-fronted dotterel, Elseyornis melanops – V
  • Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus – W
  • Yellow-wattled lapwing, Vanellus malarbaricus – r
  • River lapwing, Vanellus duvaucelii – R
  • Grey-headed lapwing, Vanellus cinereus – W
  • Red-wattled lapwing, Vanellus indicus – R
  • Sociable lapwing, w Vanellus gregarius – V
  • White-tailed lapwing, Vanellus leucurus – W
• Family Dromadidae
  • Crab-plover, Dromas ardeola – W
• Family: Glareolidae
  • Jerdon's courser, Rhinoptilus bitorquatus – Cr
  • Cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor – r w
  • Indian courser, Cursorius coromandelicus – r
  • Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola – r w
  • Oriental pratincole, Glareola maldivarum – R
  • Small pratincole, Glareola lactea – R
• Family Stercorariidae
  • Brown skua, Catharacta antarctica – s p
  • South polar skua, Catharacta maccormicki – V
  • Pomarine skua, Stercorarius pomarinus – W
  • Arctic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus – W
• Family Rynchopidae
  • Indian skimmer, Rynchops albicollis – V r
• Family: Laridae
  • White-eyed gull, Larus leucophthalmus – V
  • Sooty gull, Larus hemprichii – V
  • Common gull, Larus canus – V
  • Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans – W
  • Armenian gull, Larus armenicus
  • Heuglin's gull, Larus heuglini – W
  • Great black-headed gull, Larus ichthyaetus – W
  • Brown-headed gull, Larus brunnicephalus – s W
  • Black-headed gull, Larus ridibundus – W
  • Slender-billed gull, Larus genei – W
  • Little gull, Larus minutus – V
• Family Sternidae
  • Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica – r W
  • Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia – W
  • River tern, Sterna aurantia – R
  • Lesser crested tern, Sterna bengalensis – r
  • Great crested tern, Sterna bergii – r
  • Sandwich tern, Sterna sandvicensis – W
  • Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii – r
  • Black-naped tern, Sterna sumatrana – r
  • Common tern, Sterna hirundo – s W
  • Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea – V
  • White-cheeked tern, Sterna repressa – p
  • Black-bellied tern, Sterna acuticauda – N r
  • Little tern, Sternula albifrons – r
  • Saunders's tern, Sternula saundersi – r
  • Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus – s
  • Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscata – s
  • Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybridus – R W
  • White-winged black tern, Chlidonias leucopterus – W
  • Black tern, Chlidonias niger – V
  • Brown noddy, Anous stolidus – V
  • Black noddy, Anous minutus – V
  • Lesser noddy, Anous tenuirostris
  • White tern, Gygis alba – r

Falconiformes

• Family Pandionidae
  • Osprey, Pandion haliaetus – r W
• Family: Accipitridae
  • Jerdon's baza, Aviceda jerdoni – r
  • Black baza, Aviceda leuphotes – r
  • Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhyncus – R W
  • Black-shouldered kite, Elanus caeruleus – R
  • Red kite, Milvus milvus – V
  • Black kite, Milvus migrans – R W
  • Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus – R
  • White-bellied sea eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster – R
  • Pallas's fish eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus – V r
  • White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla – N W
  • Lesser fish eagle, Ichthyophaga humilis – r N
  • Grey-headed fish eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus – N r
  • Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus – r
  • Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus – R
  • White-rumped vulture, Gyps bengalensis – C r
  • Long-billed vulture, Gyps indicus – C r
  • Slender-billed vulture, Gyps tenuirostris – r ?
  • Himalayan griffon vulture, Gyps himalayensis – r
  • Griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus – r
  • Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus – N r w
  • Red-headed vulture, Sarcogyps calvus – N r
  • Short-toed eagle, Circaetus gallicus – r
  • Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela – R
  • Nicobar serpent eagle, Spilornis minimus – N r
  • Andaman serpent eagle, Spilornis elgini – N r
  • Marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus – W
  • Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus – W
  • Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus – N W
  • Pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos – r w
  • Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus – W
  • Crested goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus – r
  • Shikra, Accipiter badius – R
  • Nicobar sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri – N r
  • Chinese sparrowhawk, Accipiter soloensis – W
  • Japanese sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis – W
  • Besra, Accipiter virgatus – r
  • Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus – r w
  • Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis – r w
  • White-eyed buzzard, Butastur teesa – R
  • Grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus – V
  • Common buzzard, Buteo buteo – r w
  • Long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus – r W
  • Upland buzzard, Buteo hemilasius – W
  • Rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus – V
  • Black eagle, Ictinaetus malayensis – r
  • Lesser spotted eagle, Aquila pomarina – r
  • Greater spotted eagle, W Aquila clanga – V
  • Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax – R
  • Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis – W
  • Eastern imperial eagle, w Aquila heliaca – V
  • Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos – r
  • Bonelli's eagle, Hieraaetus fasciatus – r
  • Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus – W
  • Rufous-bellied eagle, Hieraaetus kienerii – r
  • Changeable hawk eagle, Spizaetus cirrhatus – R
  • Mountain hawk eagle, Spizaetus nipalensis – r
• Family: Falconidae
  • Collared falconet, Microhierax caerulescens – r
  • Pied falconet, Microhierax melanoleucus – r
  • Lesser kestrel, p Falco naumanni – V
  • Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus – R W
  • Red-necked falcon, Falco chicquera – r
  • Amur falcon, Falco amurensis – p
  • Sooty falcon, Falco concolor
  • Merlin, Falco columbarius – W
  • Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo – rp
  • Oriental hobby, Falco severus – r
  • Laggar falcon, Falco jugger – r
  • Saker falcon, Falco cherrug – W
  • Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus – r w

Podicipediformes

• Family: Podicipedidae
  • Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis – R
  • Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena – W
  • Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus – r w
  • Slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus – W
  • Black-necked grebe, Podiceps nigricollis – r w

Pelecaniformes

• Family: Phaethontidae
  • Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus – W
  • Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda – r
  • White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus – r
• Family: Sulidae
  • Masked booby, Sula dactylatra – r
  • Red-footed booby, Sula sula – r
  • Brown booby, Sula leucogaster – r
• Family: Anhingidae
  • Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster – R N
• Family: Phalacrocoracidae
  • Pygmy cormorant, Phalacrocorax pygmeus
  • Little cormorant, Phalacrocorax niger – R
  • Indian cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis – R
  • Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo – R W
• Family: Pelecanidae
  • Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus – r W
  • Dalmatian pelican, Pelecanus crispus – D W
  • Spot-billed pelican, Pelecanus philippensis – V R
• Family: Fregatidae
  • Great frigatebird, Fregata minor – P
  • Lesser frigatebird, Fregata ariel – r
  • Christmas Island frigatebird, Fregata andrewsi – V

Ciconiiformes

• Family: Ardeidae
  • Little egret, Egretta garzetta – R
  • Western reef egret, Egretta gularis – R
  • Pacific reef egret, Egretta sacra – r
  • Grey heron, Ardea cinerea – R W
  • Goliath heron, Ardea goliath – r?
  • White-bellied heron, Ardea insignis – E r
  • Great-billed heron, Ardea sumatrana – V
  • Purple heron, Ardea purpurea – R
  • Eastern great egret, Ardea modesta – R W
  • Intermediate egret, Mesophoyx intermedia – R
  • Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis – R
  • Indian pond heron, Ardeola grayii – R
  • Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus – r
  • Striated heron, Butorides striatus – r
  • Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax – R
  • Malayan night heron, Gorsachius melanolophus – r
  • Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus – r
  • Yellow bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis – r
  • Cinnamon bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus – r
  • Black bittern, Dupetor flavicollis – r
  • Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris – W
• Family: Phoenicopteridae
  • Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber – r W
  • Lesser flamingo, Phoenicopterus minor – N r
• Family: Threskiornithidae
  • Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus – R W
  • Black-headed ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus – N R
  • Black ibis, Pseudibis papillosa – R
  • Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia – R W
• Family: Ciconiidae
  • Painted stork, Mycteria leucocephala – N R
  • Asian openbill, Anastomus oscitans – R
  • Black stork, Ciconia nigra – W
  • Woolly-necked stork, Ciconia episcopus – R
  • White stork, Ciconia ciconia – W
  • Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana – V
  • Black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus – N r
  • Lesser adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus – V r
  • Greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius – E r

Gaviiformes

• Family: Gaviidae
  • Red-throated diver, Gavia stellata – V
  • Black-throated diver, Gavia arctica – V

Procellariiformes

• Family: Procellariidae
  • Cape petrel, Daption capense – V
  • Barau's petrel, Pterodroma baraui – V
  • Bulwer's petrel, Bulweria bulwerii – V
  • Jouanin's petrel, Bulweria fallax – V
  • Streaked shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas – V
  • Wedge-tailed shearwater, Puffinus pacificus – s
  • Flesh-footed shearwater, Puffinus carneipes – s
  • Sooty shearwater, Puffinus griseus – V
  • Short-tailed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris – V
  • Audubon's shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri – r
  • Persian shearwater, Puffinus persicus – N P
• Family Hydrobatidae
  • Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus – P
  • White-faced storm-petrel, Pelagodroma marina – V
  • Black-bellied storm-petrel, Fregetta tropica – V
  • White-bellied storm-petrel, Fregetta grallaria – V
  • Swinhoe's storm-petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis – p

References

• Collinson, Martin (June 2006). "Splitting headaches? Recent taxonomic changes affecting the British and Western Palaearctic lists". British Birds. 99: 306-323.

Notes and References

1. Book: Jobling, James A . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 376, 385.