KALAGARH TIGER RESERVE BIRDS
Kalagarh Tiger Reserve is the home for many wildlife species in Shivalik Mountain Range, of Pauri, Garhwal. KTR has more than 500 species of birds, which includes kingfishers, wagtails, forktails, pheasants, hornbills, eagles, vultures;
11-13 May 2018
- Indian Peafowl – Pavo cristatus
- Red Junglefowl – Gallus gallus
- Kalij Pheasant – Lophura leucomelanos
- Lesser Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus humilis
- River Lapwing – Vanellus duvaucelii
- Red-wattled Lapwing – Vanellus indicus
- Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon) – Columba livia
- Spotted Dove – Streptopelia chinensis
- Greater Coucal – Centropus sinensis
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo – Surniculus lugubris
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo – Hierococcyx varius
- Jungle Owlet – Glaucidium radiatum
- Brown Hawk-Owl – Ninox scutulata
- Large-tailed Nightjar – Caprimulgus macrurus
- Indian Grey Hornbill – Ocyceros birostris
- Common Kingfisher (Small Blue Kingfisher) – Alcedo atthis
- Stork-billed Kingfisher – Pelargopsis capensis
- White-throated Kingfisher – Halcyon smyrnensis
- Green Bee-eater – Merops orientalis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater – Merops philippinus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater – Merops leschenaulti
- Coppersmith Barbet – Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Lineated Barbet – Psilopogon lineatus
- Brown-headed Barbet (Large Green Barbet) – Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Lesser Yellownape – Picus chlorolophus
- Grey-headed Woodpecker – Picus canus
- Himalayan Flameback – Dinopium shorii
- Alexandrine Parakeet – Psittacula eupatria
- Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
- Plum-headed Parakeet – Psittacula cyanocephala
- Red-breasted Parakeet – Psittacula alexandri
- Indian Pitta – Pitta brachyura
- Black-hooded Oriole – Oriolus xanthornus
- Black Drongo – Dicrurus macrocercus
- Hair-crested Drongo (Spangled Drongo) – Dicrurus hottentottus
- Black-naped Monarch – Hypothymis azurea
- Rufous Treepie – Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Large-billed Crow – Corvus macrorhynchos
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch – Sitta cinnamoventris
- Red-vented Bulbul – Pycnonotus cafer
- Red-whiskered Bulbul – Pycnonotus jocosus
- Himalayan Bulbul (White-cheeked Bulbul) – Pycnonotus leucogenys
- Blyth’s Reed Warbler – Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Common Tailorbird – Orthotomus sutorius
- Grey-breasted Prinia – Prinia hodgsonii
- Oriental White-eye – Zosterops palpebrosus
- Black-chinned Babbler – Cyanoderma pyrrhops
- Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler – Megapomatorhinus erythrogenys
- Jungle Babbler – Turdoides striata
- Oriental Magpie-Robin – Copsychus saularis
- White-rumped Shama – Copsychus malabaricus
- Blue-throated Flycatcher – Cyornis rubeculoides
- Blue Whistling-Thrush – Myophonus caeruleus
- Pied Bushchat – Saxicola caprata
- Chestnut-tailed Starling – Sturnia malabarica
- Golden-fronted Leafbird (Golden-fronted Chloropsis) – Chloropsis aurifrons
- Purple Sunbird – Cinnyris asiaticus
- White-browed Wagtail (Large Pied Wagtail) – Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Indian Scops-Owl (Collared Scops-Owl) – Otus bakkamoena
- Oriental Scops-Owl – Otus sunia
- Oriental Honey-buzzard (Crested Honey Buzzard) – Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Red-headed Vulture – Sarcogyps calvus
- Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela
- Shikra – Accipiter badius
- Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus
- Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian Collared-Dove – Streptopelia decaocto
- Red Collared-Dove (Red Turtle-Dove) – Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Laughing Dove (Little Brown Dove) – Streptopelia senegalensis
- Asian Emerald Dove – Chalcophaps indica
- Banded Bay Cuckoo – Cacomantis sonneratii
- Little Swift (Indian House Swift) – Apus affinis
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill – Anthracoceros albirostris
- Indian Roller – Coracias benghalensis
- Blue-throated Barbet – Psilopogon asiaticus
- Grey-capped Woodpecker (Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker) – Dendrocopos canicapillus
- Rufous Woodpecker – Micropternus brachyurus
- Greater Flameback – Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Great Slaty Woodpecker – Mulleripicus pulverulentus
- Common Iora – Aegithina tiphia
- Small Minivet – Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Long-tailed Minivet – Pericrocotus ethologus
- Rosy Minivet – Pericrocotus roseus
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher – Terpsiphone paradisi
- Red-billed Blue-Magpie – Urocissa erythroryncha
- Oriental Skylark – Alauda gulgula
- Dusky Crag-Martin – Ptyonoprogne concolor
- Ashy Bulbul – Hemixos flavala
- White-crested Laughingthrush – Garrulax leucolophus
- Orange-headed Thrush – Geokichla citrina
- Brahminy Starling – Sturnia pagodarum
- Common Myna – Acridotheres tristis
- Crimson Sunbird – Aethopyga siparaja
- House Sparrow – Passer domesticus
- Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis
- Black-crowned Night-Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax
- Asian Koel – Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo – Surniculus dicruroides
- Indian Cuckoo – Cuculus micropterus
- Asian Barred Owlet – Glaucidium cuculoides
- White-rumped Needletail (White-rumped Spinetail) – Zoonavena sylvatica
- Oriental Dollarbird – Eurystomus orientalis
- Slaty-headed Parakeet – Psittacula himalayana
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike – Lalage melanoptera
- Common Green-Magpie – Cissa chinensis
- Cinereous Tit (Great Tit) – Parus cinereus
- Puff-throated Babbler – Pellorneum ruficeps
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus limnaeetus
- Ashy Prinia – Prinia socialis
- Indian Robin – Copsychus fulicatus
- Paddyfield Pipit – Anthus rufulus
- Booted Eagle – Hieraaetus pennatus
- Yellow-footed Pigeon (Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon) – Treron phoenicopterus
- Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker) – Dinopium benghalense
Location: Kolhuchaur, Lansedowne Forest Division, Kalagarh Tiger Reserve
Date: 11-13 May, 2018
Observers: Taukir + 3
13-26 May 2018
- Indian Peafowl – Pavo cristatus
- Red Junglefowl – Gallus gallus
- Kalij Pheasant – Lophura leucomelanos
- Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela
- Shikra – Accipiter badius
- Besra – Accipiter virgatus
- Lesser Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus humilis
- Grey-headed Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus ichthyaetus
- River Lapwing – Vanellus duvaucelii
- Red-wattled Lapwing – Vanellus indicus
- River Tern – Sterna aurantia
- Spotted Dove – Streptopelia chinensis
- Asian Emerald Dove – Chalcophaps indica
- Yellow-footed Pigeon (Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon) – Treron phoenicopterus
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo – Surniculus dicruroides
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo – Hierococcyx varius
- Indian Cuckoo – Cuculus micropterus
- Brown Hawk-Owl – Ninox scutulata
- Large-tailed Nightjar – Caprimulgus macrurus
- White-rumped Needletail (White-rumped Spinetail) – Zoonavena sylvatica
- Eurasian Hoopoe – Upupa epops
- Indian Grey Hornbill – Ocyceros birostris
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill – Anthracoceros albirostris
- Stork-billed Kingfisher – Pelargopsis capensis
- White-throated Kingfisher – Halcyon smyrnensis
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater – Nyctyornis athertoni
- Green Bee-eater – Merops orientalis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater – Merops leschenaulti
- Oriental Dollarbird – Eurystomus orientalis
- Coppersmith Barbet – Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Great Barbet – Psilopogon virens
- Lineated Barbet – Psilopogon lineatus
- Brown-headed Barbet (Large Green Barbet) – Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Blue-throated Barbet – Psilopogon asiaticus
- Lesser Yellownape – Picus chlorolophus
- Streak-throated Woodpecker – Picus xanthopygaeus
- Grey-headed Woodpecker – Picus canus
- Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker) – Dinopium benghalense
- Alexandrine Parakeet – Psittacula eupatria
- Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
- Slaty-headed Parakeet – Psittacula himalayana
- Plum-headed Parakeet – Psittacula cyanocephala
- Indian Pitta – Pitta brachyura
- Large Woodshrike – Tephrodornis virgatus
- Common Woodshrike – Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike – Hemipus picatus
- Rosy Minivet – Pericrocotus roseus
- Black-hooded Oriole – Oriolus xanthornus
- Hair-crested Drongo (Spangled Drongo) – Dicrurus hottentottus
- White-throated Fantail – Rhipidura albicollis
- Black-naped Monarch – Hypothymis azurea
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher – Terpsiphone paradisi
- Rufous Treepie – Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Large-billed Crow – Corvus macrorhynchos
- Grey-throated Martin (Plain Martin) – Riparia chinensis
- Wire-tailed Swallow – Hirundo smithii
- Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher – Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Cinereous Tit (Great Tit) – Parus cinereus
- Black-lored Tit (Himalayan Black-lored Tit) – Machlolophus xanthogenys
- Black-throated Tit (Black-throated Bushtit) – Aegithalos concinnus
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch – Sitta cinnamoventris
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch – Sitta frontalis
- Red-vented Bulbul – Pycnonotus cafer
- Red-whiskered Bulbul – Pycnonotus jocosus
- Himalayan Bulbul (White-cheeked Bulbul) – Pycnonotus leucogenys
- Himalayan Black Bulbul – Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Ashy Bulbul – Hemixos flavala
- Grey-hooded Warbler – Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
- Common Tailorbird – Orthotomus sutorius
- Striated Prinia – Prinia crinigera
- Grey-breasted Prinia – Prinia hodgsonii
- Oriental White-eye – Zosterops palpebrosus
- Black-chinned Babbler – Cyanoderma pyrrhops
- Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler – Megapomatorhinus erythrogenys
- Jungle Babbler – Turdoides striata
- White-crested Laughingthrush – Garrulax leucolophus
- White-throated Laughingthrush – Ianthocincla albogularis
- Red-billed Leiothrix – Leiothrix lutea
- Blue-winged Minla – Actinodura cyanouroptera
- Dark-sided Flycatcher – Muscicapa sibirica
- Oriental Magpie-Robin – Copsychus saularis
- Blue-throated Flycatcher – Cyornis rubeculoides
- Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher – Cyornis tickelliae
- Blue Whistling-Thrush – Myophonus caeruleus
- Little Pied Flycatcher – Ficedula westermanni
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush – Monticola cinclorhynchus
- Blue Rock-Thrush – Monticola solitarius
- Pied Bushchat – Saxicola caprata
- Orange-headed Thrush – Geokichla citrina
- Tickell’s Thrush – Turdus unicolor
- Chestnut-tailed Starling – Sturnia malabarica
- Common Myna – Acridotheres tristis
- Jungle Myna – Acridotheres fuscus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird (Golden-fronted Chloropsis) – Chloropsis aurifrons
- Purple Sunbird – Cinnyris asiaticus
- Crimson Sunbird – Aethopyga siparaja
- White-browed Wagtail (Large Pied Wagtail) – Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Chestnut-shouldered Petronia (Yellow-throated Sparrow) – Petronia xanthocollis
- Bonelli’s Eagle – Aquila fasciata
- Common Cuckoo – Cuculus canorus
- Brown Fish-Owl – Ketupa zeylonensis
- Jungle Owlet – Glaucidium radiatum
- Crested Treeswift – Hemiprocne coronata
- Common Kingfisher (Small Blue Kingfisher) – Alcedo atthis
- Pied Kingfisher – Ceryle rudis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater – Merops philippinus
- Indian Roller – Coracias benghalensis
- Grey-capped Woodpecker (Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker) – Dendrocopos canicapillus
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos macei
- Greater Yellownape – Picus flavinucha
- Himalayan Flameback – Dinopium shorii
- Rufous Woodpecker – Micropternus brachyurus
- Long-tailed Broadbill – Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Common Iora – Aegithina tiphia
- Scarlet Minivet – Pericrocotus speciosus
- Large Cuckooshrike – Coracina macei
- Red-billed Blue-Magpie – Urocissa erythroryncha
- Black-crested Bulbul – Pycnonotus flaviventris
- Puff-throated Babbler – Pellorneum ruficeps
- White-rumped Shama – Copsychus malabaricus
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker – Dicaeum agile
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker – Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Paddyfield Pipit – Anthus rufulus
- Pin-tailed Pigeon (Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon) – Treron apicauda
- Asian Barred Owlet – Glaucidium cuculoides
- Savanna Nightjar – Caprimulgus affinis
- Ashy Woodswallow – Artamus fuscus
- Bronzed Drongo – Dicrurus aeneus
- Common Green-Magpie – Cissa chinensis
- Grey Treepie – Dendrocitta formosae
- Verditer Flycatcher – Eumyias thalassinus
- Long-billed Thrush – Zoothera monticola
- Oriental Scops-Owl – Otus sunia
- Great Hornbill (Great Pied Hornbill) – Buceros bicornis
- Red-breasted Parakeet – Psittacula alexandri
- Long-tailed Shrike – Lanius schach
- Black-chinned Yuhina – Yuhina nigrimenta
- Orange-bellied Leafbird (Orange-bellied Chloropsis) – Chloropsis hardwickii
- Oriental Honey-buzzard (Crested Honey Buzzard) – Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Crested Kingfisher – Megaceryle lugubris
- Tawny Fish-Owl – Ketupa flavipes
Location: Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Kalagarh Tiger Reserve
Date: 23-26 May, 2018
Observers: Taukir + 3