List of Birds in Ranthambore
National Park
R: Resident
W: Winter Visitor
S: Summer Visitor
P: Passage (autumn and / or spring) migrant
V: Vagrant (erratic)
1 . BLACK FRANCOLIN Francolinus francolinus R Rare
2 . PAINTED FRANCOLIN Francolinus pictus R Rare
3 . GREY FRANCOLIN Francolinus pondicerianus R Very Common
4 . COMMON QUAIL Coturnix coturnix W Very Rare
5 . RAIN QUAIL Coturnix coromandelica R Rare
6 . BLUE BREASTED QUAIL Coturnix chinensis R Very Rare
7 . JUNGLE BUSH QUAIL Perdicula asiatica R Very Common
8 . ROCK BUSH QUAIL Perdicula argoondah R Common
9 . PAINTED SPURFOWL Galloperdix lunulata R Common
10 . INDIAN PEAFOWL Pavo cristatus R Very Common
11 . LESSER WHISTLING DUCK Dedrocygna javanica W Very Common
12 . GREYLAG GOOSE Anser anser W Common
13 . BARHEADED GOOSE Anser indicus W Common
14 . RUDDY SHELDUCK Tadorna ferruginea R/W Very Common
15 . COMMON SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna W Rare
16 . COMB DUCK Sarkidiornis melanotos W Common
17 . COTTON PYGMY GOOSE Nettapus coromandelianus W Very Common
18 . GADWALL Anas strepera W Common
19 . EURASIAN WIGEON Anas Penelope W Common
20 . MALLARD Anas platyrhynchos W Rare
21 . SPOT-BILLED DUCK Anas poecilorhyncha W Common
22 . COMMON TEAL Anas crecca R/W Very Common
23 . GARGANEY Anas querquedula W Common
24 . NORTHERN PINTAIL Anas acuta W Common
25 . NORTHERN SHOVELLER Anas clypeata W Very Common
26 . RED-CRESTED POCHARD Rhodonessa rufina W Rare
27 . COMMON POCHARD Aythya ferina W Common
28 . FERRUGINOUS POCHARD Aythya nyroca W Common
29 . TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula W Rare
30 . SMALL BUTTON QUAIL Turnix sylvatica S Rare
31 . YELLOW-LEGGED BUTTONQUAILS Turnix tanki R Common
32 . BARRED BUTTONQUAILS Turnix suscitator R Rare
33 . EURASIAN WRYNECK Jynx torquilla W Rare
34 . BROWN-CAPPED PYGMY WOODPECKER Dendrocopos nanus R Common
35 . YELLOW-CROWNED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos mahrattensis R Rare
36 . BLACK-RUMPED FLAMEBACK Dinopium benghalense R Very Common
37 . WHITE NAPED WOODPECKER Chrysocolaptes festivus R Rare
38 . BROWN HEADED BARBET Megalaima zeylanica R Common
39 . COPPPERSMITH BARBET
Megalaima haemacephala R Very Common
40 . INDIAN GREY HORNBILL Ocyceros birostris R Rare
41 . COMMON HOOPOE Upupa epops R Very Common
42 . EUROPEAN ROLLER Coracias garrulus P Rare
43 . INDIAN ROLLER Coracias benghalensis R Very Common
44 . COMMON KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis R Common
45 . STORK BILLED KINGFISHER Halcyon capensis R Rare
46 . WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER
Halcyon smyrnensis R Very Common
47 . PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis R Common
48 . GREEN BEE EATER Merops orientalis R Very Common
49 . BLUE TAILED BEE EATER Merops philippinus W Common
50 . CHESTNUT HEADED BEE EATER Merops leschnaulti W Common
51 . PIED CUCKOO Clamator jacobinus S Common
52 . COMMON HAWK CUCKOO Hierococcyx varius R Common
53 . EURASIAN CUCKOO Cuculus canorus S Rare
54 . GREY BELLIED CUCKOO Cacomantis passerinus R Very rare
55 . ASIAN KOEL Eudynamys scolopacea R Common
56 . SIRKEER MALKOHA Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii R Common
57 . GREATER COUCAL Centropus sinensis R Very Common
58 . ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET Psittacula eupatria R Common
59 . ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET
Psittacula krameri R Very Common
60 . PLUM-HEADED PARAKEET
Psittacula cynaocephala R Very Common
61 . ASIAN PALM SWIFT Cypsiurus balasiensis R Common
62 . FORK-TAILED SWIFT Apus pacifus R Rare
63 . ALPINE SWIFT
Tachymarptis melba V Very Rare (only few sighting)
64 . HOUSE SWIFT Apus affinis R Common
65 . BARN OWL Tyto alba R Rare
66 . COLLARD SCOPS OWL lesser Otus bakkamoena R Common
67 . EURASIAN EAGLE OWL Bubo bobo R Rare
68 . DUSKY EAGLE OWL Bubo coromandus R Rare
69 . BROWN FISH OWL Ketupa zeylonensis R Rare
70 . SPOTTED OWLET Athene brama R Very Common
71 . SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus W Very Rare
72 . GREY NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus indicus R Common
73 . LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus macrurus R Common
74 . INDIAN NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus asiaticus R Common
75 . SAVANNA NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus affinis R Common
76 . ROCK PIGEON Columba livia R Very Common
77 . ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE Streptopelia orientalis W Rare
78 . LAUGHING DOVE Streptopelia senegalensis R Common
79 . SPOTTED DOVE Streptopelia chinensis R Very Common
80 . RED COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia tranquebarica R Very Common
81 . EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia decaocto R Very Common
82 . YELLOW-FOOTED GREEN PIGEON Treron phoenicoptera R Common
83 . SARUS CRANE Grus antigone R Rare
84 . COMMON CRANE Grus grus W Rare
85 . DEMOISELLE CRANE Grus virgo W Rare
86 . BROWN CRAKE Amaurornis akool R Common
87 . WHITE-BRESTED WATERHEN Amaurornis phoenicurus R Common
88 . PURPLE SWAMPHEN Porphyrio porphyrio R Rare
89 . COMMON MOORHEN Gallinula chloropus R Common
90 . COMMON COOT Fulica atra R Common
91 . CHESTNUT-BELLIED SANDGROUSE Pterocles exustus R Rare surval sighted
92 . PAINTED SANDGROUSE Pterocles indicus R Common
93 . PINTAIL SNIPE Gallinago stenura W Common
94 . COMMON SNIPE Gallinago gallinago W Common
95 . JACK SNIPE doubtful Lymnocryptes minimus W Rare
96 . BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa W Very Common
97 . EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata W Rare
98 . SPOTTED REDSHANK Tringa erythropus W Common
99 . COMMON REDSHANK Tringa tetanus W Common
100 . MARSH SANDPIPER Tringa stagnatilis W Common
101 . COMMON GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia W Common
102 . GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus W Common
103 . WOOD SANDPIPER Tringa glareola W Common
104 . COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos W Common
105 . LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta W Common
106 . DUNLIN Calidris alpina W Rare
107 . TEMMINCK'S STINT Calidris temminckii W Rare
108 . RUFF Philomachus pugnax W Common
109 . GREATER PAITED SNIPE Rostratula benghalensis R Rare
110 . PINTAIL SNIPE Gallinago stenura W Rare
111 . PHEASANT - TAILED JACANA Hydrophasianus chirurgus R Rare
112 . BRONZE-WINGED JACANA Metopidius indicus R Common
113 . EURASIAN THICK-KNEE Burhinus oedicnemus R Rare
114 . GREAT THICK-KNEE Esacus recurvirostris R Common
115 . BLACK-WINGED STILT Himantopus himantopus R Very Common
116 . PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta W Common
117 . GREY PLOVER Pluvialis Squatarola W Rare
118 . LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius R Common
119 . KENTISH PLOVER Charadrius alexandrinus W Rare
120 . NORTHERN LAPWING Vanellus vaellus W Rare
121 . YELLOW-WATTLED LAPWING Vanellus malarbaricus R Rare
122 . RIVER LAPWING Vanellus duvaucelii R Common
123 . RED WATTLED LAPWING Vanellus indicus R Very Common
124 . SOCIABLE LAPWING Vanellus gregarius W Rare
125 . INDIAN COURSER Cursorius coromandelicus R Very Rare
126 . SMALL PRANTICOLE Glareola lactea R Rare
127 . YELLOW-LEGGED GULL Larus cachinnans W Rare
128 . HEUGLIN'S GULL Larus heuglini W Very Rare
129 . PALLA'S GULL Larus ichthyaetus W Rare
130 . BROWN-HEADED GULL Larus brunnicephalus W Common
131 . BLACK- HEADED GULL Larus ridibundus W Common
132 . GULL- BILLED TERN Gelochelidon nilotica W Common
133 . RIVER TERN Sterna aurantia R Very Common
134 . LITTLE TERN Sterna albifrons V Very Rare
135 . BLACK- BELLIED TERN Sterna acuticauda R Common
136 . WHISKERED TERN Chlidonias hybridus W Common
137 . INDIAN SKIMMER Rynchops albicollis R Rare
138 . OSPREY Pandion haliaetus W Common
139 . BLACK- SHOULDERED KITE Elanus caeruleus R Very Common
140 . BLACK KITE Milvus migrans R Common
141 . PALLA'S FISH EAGLE Haliaeetus leucoryphus R Rare
142 . GREY- HEADED FISH EAGLE Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus V Very Rare
143 . LAMMERGEIER Gypaetus barbatus V Very Rare
144 . EGYPTIAN VULTURE Neophron percnopterus R Rare
145 . WHITE- RUMPED VULTURE Gyps bengalensis R Common
146 . LONG- BILLED VULTURE Gyps indicus R Common
147 . EURASIAN GRIFFON Gyps fulvus W Rare
148 . RED-HEADED VULTURE Sacrogyps calvus R Common
149 . SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus R Common
150 . CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE Spilornis cheela R Very Common
151 . EURASIAN MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus W Common
152 . PALLID HARRIER Circus macrourus W Rare
153 . MONTAGU'S HARRIER Circus pygargus W Rare
154 . SHIKRA Accipiter badius R Common
155 . EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK Accipiter nisus W Rare
156 . ORIENTAL HONEY BUZZARD Pernis ptilorhyncus R Very Common
157 . WHITE-EYED BUZZARD Butastur teesa R Common
158 . LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila pomarina R Common
159 . GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga R Rare
160 . BLACK EAGLE Icntinaetus malayensis R Only 3 -4 sightings
161 . TAWNY EAGLE Aquila rapax R Rare
162 . STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis W Rare
163 . BONELLI'S EAGLE Hieraaetus fasciatus R Common
164 . BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus W Rare
165 . CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE Spizaetus cirrhatus R Rare
166 . COMMON KESTREL Falco tinnunculus W Rare
167 . LAGGAR FALCON Falco jugger R Rare
168 . EURASIN HOBBY Falco subbuteo W Rare 3 sightings
169 . LITTLE GREBE Tachybaptus ruficollis R Very Common
170 . BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis W Very Rare
171 . GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus W Rare
172 . DARTER Anhinga malanogaster R Very Common
173 . LITTLE CORMORANT Phalacrocorax niger R Very Common
174 . INDIAN CORMORANT Phalacrocorax fuscicollis R Common
175 . GREAT CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo R Common
176 . LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta R Very Common
177 . GREAT EGRET Casmerodius albus R Very Common
178 . INTERMEDIATE EGRET Mesophoyx intermedia R Very Common
179 . CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus ibis R Very Common
180 . INDIAN POND HERON Ardeola grayii R Very Common
181 . GREY HERON Ardea cinerea W Common
182 . PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea R Common
183 . LITTLE HERON Butorides striatus R Rare
184 . BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Nycticorax nycticorax R Common
185 . YELLOW BITTERN Ixobrychus sinensis V Rare
186 . CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus W Very Rare
187 . GREATER FLAMINGO Phoenicopterus rubber W Common Surwal lake
188 . GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus W Rare
189 . BLACK-HEADED IBIS Threskiornis melanocephalus R Common
190 . BLACK IBIS Pseudibis papillosa R Rare
191 . EURASIAN SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia R Common
192 . GREAT WHITE PELICAN Pelecanus onocrotalus W Common
193 . DALMATIAN PELICAN Pelecanus crispus W Rare
194 . PAINTED STORK Mycteria lecocephala R Common
195 . ASIAN OPENBILL Anastomus oscitans R Rare
196 . WOOLY-NECKED STORK Ciconia episcopus R Common
197 . BLACK STORK Ciconia nigra W Common
198 . BLACK- NECKED STORK Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus W Rare
199 . INDIAN PITTA Pitta brachyura S Very Common
200 . RUFOUS-TAILED SHRIKE Lanius isabellinus W Common
201 . BROW N SHRIKE Lanius cristatus W Rare
202 . BAY- BACKED SHRIKE Lanius vittatus R Common
203 . LONG- TAILED SHRIKE Lanius schach R Common
204 . SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE Lanius meridionalis R Common
205 . RUFOUS TREEPIE Dendrocitta vagabunda R Very Common
206 . HOUSE CROW Corvus splendens R Very Common
207 . LARGE- BILLED CROW Corvus macrorhynchos R Very Common
208 . EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE Oriolus oriolus S Common
209 . LARGE CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina macie R Common
210 . BLACK-HEADED CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina melanoptera R Rare
211 . SMALL MINIVET Pericrocotus cinnamomeus R Very Common
212 . LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus R Rare
213 . WHITE BELLIED MIIVET Pericricotus erytropygius R
214 . WHITE-BROWED FANTAIL Rhipidura aureola R Very Common
215 . ASHY DRONGO Dicrurus leucophaeus R Rare
216 . BLACK DRONGO Dicrurus macrocercus R Very Common
217 . WHITE BELLIED DRONGO Dicrurus caerulescens R Very Common
218 . ASIAN PARADISE FLY-CATCHER Terpsiphone paradisi S Common
219 . COMMON IORA Aegithina tiphia R Common
220 . MARSHALL'S IORA Aegithina nigrolutea R Very Rare