CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF

DELHI,
with notes

AGRA AND BHARATPUR

on

their status in the

neighbourhood

BY

HUMAYUN ABDULALI & JAMSHED D. PANDAY

>

CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF DELHI, AGRA AND BHARATPUR

This list covers the triangle enclosed by Delhi, Agra and Bharatpur and
the neighbouring areas of about 30 kilometres on all sides. The Jumna River
runs southwards from Delhi to Agra about a hundred and sixty kilometres
away, with Bharatpur 50 1cm west of Agra. The area lies in the centre of
the Indo-Gangetic plain in northern India. It contains no mountains, but a
large variety of biotopes is provided depending largely on the amount of
water available the' wide sandy banks of the river, the huge jheels at Bharatpur and elsewhere, the semi-desert, areas immediately adjacent to the river,
the hills and ridges usually arid and covered with scrub vegetation and the

odd ruins of by-gone civilisations, together with the increasing cultivated

areas which provide food and shelter to migrant forms and to such residents
as can survive the ploughing, the reaping and the insecticides.
and subspecies occurring in the vast
and kaleidoscopic regions of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Shri Lanka
will seldom
is over 2000, while those found in any restricted area or district
be more than a fifth or a quarter of the whole number. Overall avifaunas
being many-volumed and regional books rare and incomplete, a list of birds
already recorded in any given area reduces the number of possibilities and
helps the observer both to identify and to estimate the authenticity and value
moveof his own observations. Details of distribution, particularly seasonal

The

total

ments and
poorly
ing a

of bird species

and habits of almost all our birds are very

and, as soon as birdwatching passes the stage of merely mak-

of the life-histories

known

list

number

of species seen, almost every trip adds a

little

to our knowledge.

Delhi being our capital, an exceptionally large number of foreigners live

there, while many tourists visit the Taj Mahal at Agra and the Bird Sanctuary at Bharatpur. Many of them are more interested in natural history
than the average Indian, and for this reason a greater stream of persons looking at birds has passed through this area than perhaps through any other in
India. The main trend has been photography and birdwatching, and within
recent years relatively little collecting has been done. Many of the records

MADHYA PRADESH
Rs. 3
Printed by G. G. Pathare at the Popular Press (Bom.) Private Ltd., 35C, Tardeo Road,
Bombay 400 034 and Published by Humayun Abdulali, 75 Abdul Rehman Street,

Bombay,

400 003.

are based on birds seen and, though some of them are by persons with long
experience and high competence, the element of doubt must always remain.
After the first draft, of this list was completed, we learnt of the publication
(1975) of the late Mrs. Usha Ganguli's "A Guide to the Birds of the Delhi
Area" with the foreword dated 1971. This contains a large number of sight
records to which these remarks very pertinently apply. The presence 6f the

11

Bombay Natural
by sportsmen,

History Society in

Ul

Bombay has

resulted in rare birds shot

cumstances being sent there and preserved. These specimens are invaluable,
for the first identification made without suitable literature and comparable
material is occasionally found to be erroneous and only a specimen will permit correction by a later worker.
sight record once published is difficult,
if not impossible, to correct.
The National Museum of Natural History,
FICCI Museum Building, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110 001 (Tel:
387073) have started a museum-cum-collection and will no doubt be glad to
receive and identify any specimen which may be sent to them.

The

This has now been attempted on the basis of other literature

and/or the material available in Bombay. In some instances, e.g. the Shikra
and the Little Ringed Plover, there is a resident and a migrant race (or races)
of the same species.
No specimens have been examined, but both races are
included on the basis of field notes referring to breeding and migration. In
several instances the absence of a specimen makes it impossible to determine
the subspecific identity and this is left with a query.
In others the sight
record of species not very easily identified adds appreciably to the known
distributionj Such records as, in our opinion, are erroneous or need confirmation are placed in brackets. It is hoped that' some organised collecting will
be arranged and some of the relatively simple questions will be answered
soon. We draw attention to the considerable confusion in the Wild Animals
(Protection) Act 1972 which makes the intelligent collaboration of the amateur almost impossible, and express hope that suitable amendments of the
Act will soon be made.

The present fist covers 460 (including 44

Frome in 1947-48 referred to 340.

in brackets) species

and sub-

species while

It is mainly a compilation for,

though one of us (JDP) has been associated with the bird-ringing at
Bharatpur for several years, and the other has made several short visits to
both places, neither has had the opportunity of living continuously in that
area and making notes on movements etc.

In the list, the different species/subspecies are serially numbered and

the second figure in parenthesis refers to the serial number in Salim Ah and
S. Dillon Ripley's "Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan", The Hindi

from several mentioned in this and earlier

These names have the tendency to vary from town to town and
need to be corrected with more experience and usage.
is

often arbitrarily chosen

literature.

will

following abbreviations are used:

Resident.

All so

RS

Local migrant
Breeding migrant
Passage migrant
Stray record (s) but resident in neighbouring areas.

actually been found nesting in

so.

M = Winter migrant from Himalayas

MR = Migrant, but some breed here.
LM
BM
PM

marked have not

the area, but are believed to do

and beyond; does not breed here.

Common

Occasional

Uncommon

Stray, accidental

In flocks, ox parties

of

earlier local literature does not refer to the subspecific identity of

the species.

name

The

accidentally flying into houses, or obtained under other cir-

and

far out

normal range

Birdwatching is not a science but can very easily be developed into

needed in
valuable work, including ecological studies which are so badly
amateur
and propeople,
both
some
list
will
help
India. It is hoped that this
doorstep.
our
problems
on
many
the
fessional, to give more attention to
diffiThe senior author would be glad to correspond with any reader who has
culties regarding identification or

Abdul Rehman
Bombay, 400 003.
75

St.,

any information to

offer.

Humayun Abdulali
Jamshed D. Panday

CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF DELHI, AGRA AND BHARATPUR

GREBES

Podiceps cristatus cristatus (3) Great Crested Grebe

Podicep* ftlgricoVis (4) Blacknecked Grebe

3 Podiceps

ruficollis capensis

Little

(5)

Grebe Pandubi

M,
M,

R,

PELICANS
Hawasil

Pelecanus onocrotalus (20) White or Rosy Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis pfiilippensis (21) Spottedbilled Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis crispus (22) Dalmatian Pelican

Haioasit

M, ON
LM, ON
LM, ON

CORMORANTS, DARTER
7

Plialacrocorax carbo sinensis (26) Large Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

Phalacrocorax niger

10

fuscieollis

Shag
Cormorant

Bada pankawwa LM, C

(27) Indian

(28)

Little

Anhinga raja melanogaster

Darter

(29)

Chota pankawwa.

Panwa

R,

R,

CN

R,

HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS

"Ardea

12

Ardea- cinerea rectirostris (36) Grey Heron

13

Ardea purpurea manilensis

14

*Butorides striates javanicus (38) Little Green Heron

15

Ardeola grayii (42) Pond Heron or Paddybird Andha bagla

Bubulcus ibis coromandus (44) Cattle Egret Gai bagla

16
17

insignis (33)

Egretta alba modesta

(46) Large Egret

19

Egretta garzetta garzetta (49) Little Egret

Egretta gidaris schistacea

(47)

(50)

Lai anjan

Kilchia bagla

Night Heron

Nycticoraa: nj/cticoraa: nycticorax

*Ixobrychus minutus minutus (55) Little Bittern

23

Ixobrychvs cinnamomeus (56) Chestnut Bittern

24

*Ixobrychus sinensis (57) Yellow Bittern Jim bagla

25

Dupetor

23

Botaurns

(58)

(59)

Kwaak

R,

C
O
C
CN

R,

R,

C
C

R,

Lai bagla

Nir goug

R,

U
U

R,

R,

R,

Black Bittern Kala bagla

Bittern

R,

S?)

21

stellaris stellaris

R,.

Reef Heron

22

fiavicolUs /laeicollis

R,

R,

Smaller Egret

(52)

M,

Kanaka bagla R,

Soda bagla

18

Anjan

Purple Heron

(37)

Egretta intermedia intermedia

(20

Great Whitebellied Heron

11

M U
(;

,..

..

..

on left signifies recorded from Delhi area only, while on right from Bharatpur/Agra.

STORKS
Painted Stork

27

Ibis leucocephalus (60)

28

Anastomus ,oscitans

29

Cicoreia episcopus episcopus

(61)

Dhok

(62)

Whitenecked Stork

30

Ciconia ciconia ciconia (63) White Stork

31

*Cieonia nigra (65) Black Stork

32

Xenorhynchus

33

Leptoptilos dubius

34

asiaticus asiatkus

(66)

Haji laglag

Blacknecked Stork

Loharjang

Garur
Cfeoto garur

Leptoptilos javanicus (68) Lesser Adjutant

IBISES,
35

Laglag

Surmal

Adjutant

(67)

Ghonghila

Openbill Stork

SPOONBILL
Safed huzza

Threskiornis melanocephala (69) White Ibis

36 Pseudibis papillose papillosa (70) Black Ibis Kala buzza

37 Plegadis falcinellus jalcineUus (71) Glossy Ibis Chota huzza
38 Platalea leucorodia major (72) Spoonbill Chamcha

FLAMINGOS
39

Pfcoenicopterus roseus (73) Flamingo

40

*Phoeraeonaias minor

Rajhans

Chota rajhans

(74) Lesser Flamingo

DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS

(79) Whitefronted

41

* Anser albifrons

42

Anser anser rwbrirostris

(81)

Goose

Greylag Goose

Hans

43 Anser indicus (82) Barheaded Goose Kareyee hans

44 *Cygnvs columbianus beuwekii (84) Bewick's or Whistling Swan
45
46

47

Dendrocygna javanica
Tadorna femtginea
Tadorna tadorna

(88)

(90)

(91)

Lesser Whistling Teal

Kuddy Sheld-

Common

Seelhi

or Brahminy

Sheld-duck

Duck

Chakwa

Shah chakwa

Anas angustirostris (92) Marbled Teal

49 Anas acuta (93) Pintail Seenkh par
50 Anas crecca crccca (94) Common Teal Choti murgabi
Teal
51 *Anas jormosa (95) Baikal Clucking or Formosa
Duck
Spotbill
poecilorhywiha
(97)
52 Anas poecilorhyncha.
Nilsir
Mallard
53 Anas platyrhynchos (100)
54 Anas strepera strepera (101) Gadwall Beykhwr
48

55
56

Anas falcata (102) Falcated Teal

Anas penelope (103) Wigeon Chota

lalsir

Gugral

-91

92
(93

Aquila clanga (170) Greater Spotted Eagle Kaljunga

Aquila. pomorina hostoto (171) Lesser Spotted Eagle Pdhari teesa
*Ictimoetws malawensis

permger

(172)

Whitetailed Sea Eagle Machamanga

Haliaeetus alUcilla*

95

Haliaeeius leucorypfeus (174) Pallas's Fishing Eagle

96

*Icihyophaga ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (175) Greyheaded Fishing Eagle

88
99

(178)

M, S

R,

Madhuya
97. Torgos calvus

R,

S?)

Black Eagle

94

(172a)

M,

Raj Gidh

Black or Pondicherry Vulture

R,

R,

U
O

LM, U
LM, O?

Gyps indicus indicus (182) Indian Longbilled Vulture

R,
Gyps bengalensis (185) Indian Whitebaeked Vulture Gidh
102 Neophron percnopterus percnopterus (186) Egyptian or Scavenger
Vulture Safed Gidh R,

100

101

103

*Circus cyaneus cyaneus (189) Hen-Harrier

104

Circus macrourus (190) Pale Harrier

105

* Circus

106

Circus aeruginosus aeruginosas (193) Marsh Harrier

107

Circaetus oallicus gallicus (195) Short-toed Eagle

108

Spilomis cheela cheela (196) Crested Serpent Eagle

Girgit

C
U
M, O

Mar

pygargus (191) Montagu's Harrier

Safed Sira

Sampmaar

113

(114

115
116

*Falco snbbuteo subbuteo (212)

Falco seuerus subsp.*

(214/5?)

M,

M,

C
O

R,

Dogra Cheel

Falco peregriuus subsp. (209/11?) Peregrine Falcon

CN

M,

Pattai

R,

M,

109 Pandion haliaetus haliaetus (203) Osprey Machlimur

110 Faleo biarmicus ckerrug (206) Lanner Falcon Charg
111 Falco biarmicus jugger (208) Laggar Falcon Jaggar
112

M,

*Aegypius monachus (179) Cinereus Vulture

T Gyps julvus fulvescens (180) Griffon Vulture

U
U
U

M,

Bhyri

R,

M,.

O
U

M,

Hobby
Hobby

S?)

Turumti

*Faleo chicquera chicquera (219) Redheaded Merlin

Falco f.innunculus tinnunculus (222) Kestrel

Nana

R,

M,

R,

PARTRIDGES, QUAILS, PEAFOWL

Kola Teetur

117

Francolinus francolinus asiae (238) Black Partridge

118

FnmeoIiiMtt pondicerianus interpositus (245) Grey Partridge

119

Coturnix cotwmia: coturnix (250)

120

* Coturnix

121

Perdicida asiatica punjaubi (256) Jungle Bush Quail

122

Pavo

Common

Quail

Teetur

R,

Bater

coromawdeKca <253) Blackbreasted or Rain Quail

.

CJveena Bater

cristatus (311)

Common

Peafowl

Louwo

Mot

" on left signifies recorded from Delhi area only, while

on

right

from Bharatpur/Agra.

Kedwattled Lapwing

149

Vanellus indicus indicus

150

Vanellus spinosus duvaucelli (369) Spur%vinged Plover

151
152

Vanellus malabaricus (370) Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Pluvialis squatarola (371) Grey Plover Bada Baton

153

Pluvialis dominica iulva (373) Eastern

154

*Charadrius leschenaulti leschenaulti

155
156

157

(366)

Titan

Zirdi

Golden Plover
(374)

Chota Baton

Large Sand Plover

Cfsflradrius hiaUcvXa tundrae (378) Eastern Ringed Plover

Merwa
Charadrius dubius euronicus (379) Little Ringed Plover
Plover
Merwa
Little
Ringed
*Ckaradrius dubius jerdoni (380)

Kentish Plover
158 Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus (381)
Plover
Lesser
Sand
159 Charadrius mongolus atrifrons (384)

K,

R,

O
M, U
R,

SN

M,

M, S

Stilt Gaz Paon MR, CN

Himantopus himantopus himantopus (430) Blackwinged
M, ON
Chaha
Kusya
185 Recuruirostra avosetta (432) Avocet
Karwanak
R, O
Curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus indicus (436) Stone

184

186

187

Stone Plover
"Esacus magnirostris recurirosts (437) Great
R,

R,

189

Nufcri
Cursorius coromandelicus (440) Indian Courser
Pratincole
Collared
Glareola pratincola nwldwarum (443)

Glareola lactea (444) Small Indian Pratincole

R,

190

Bada Karwanak

M, S?
M, CN

R,

PM,
M,

AVOCET, STONE PLOVERS

STILT,

U
UN

COURSER, PRATINCOLES
188

LMR, O

GULLS AND TERNS

CURLEW, SANDPIPERS, SNIPE

Larus argentatus heuglini (450) Yellowlegged Herring Gull

GuU Dftumra
192 Larus ichthyaetus (453) Great Blackheaded
Dhumra
Gull
Brownheaded
brunnicepwalus
(454)
Larus

Dhumra

191

M,

Curlew Bada Gulinda

Blacktailed Godwit Jangral
182 Tringa erythropus (393) Spotted or Dusky Redshank
163 Tringa totanus eurhinus (394) Common Redshank
164 Trtngn stagnatilis (395) Marsh Sandpiper
165 Tringa nebularia (396) Greenshank Timtima

Numenius arquata orientals

Limosa
limosa limosa (389)
161
160

166

(388)

Wood Sandpiper

167

Tringa glareola (398)

168

Tringa tereh (400) Terek Sandpiper

Tringa hypoleucos hypoleucos (401)

169

Cfcupfca

Common

Sandpiper

171

172

Capella gallinago galUnago (409) Fantail Snipe

173

Capelia minima (410) Jack Snipe

174

'Scolopax rusticola rusticola (411) Woodcock

(175
176

CaUdris

c.

Chota Chaha
Simteetar

Chota Panlowwa

177

CaUdris temminckii (417) Temminck's Stint

Calidris alpinus subsp.

179

CaUdris testaeeus (422) Curlew -Sandpiper

Limicola falcinellus subsp. (424/5?) Broadbilled Sandpiper

181
182
183

* on

(420/1?) Dunlin

Philomachus pugnax (426) Ruff and Reeve Bagbad

Phalaropus lobatus (428) Rednecked Phalarope
Rostratula benghalensis bengkalensis (429) Painted Snipe
left signifies

M, C
M, O
M, S
M, S?)
M, CN

CfvaJia

178

(180

M, S
M, C
>

M,

CN

M,

U
ON

M,

M, S?)
PM, ON
M, S

Raj Chaha R,

194

195

(197

M,

O
U

M,

M,

"CMidonias leucoptera (459?) Whitewinged Black Tern

CMidonias niger niger (459a) Black Tern

M, S?)

198
199

"Hydroprogne caspia caspia

200

Sterna aurantia (463) Indian River Tern

(201

202

203
204

O
O

Dhumra
'Larus ridibundws vidibwidus <455) Blackheaded Gull
CMidonias hybrida indica (458) Whiskered Tern Ganga Cheel

Geloehelidon nilotica nilotiea (460) Gullbilled

-Sterna hirundo hirundo (464?)

S?)

Tern

?,

S?)

Sterna ocuticawdd (470) Blackballed Tern

Sterna albifrons subsp.
Ryncfiopa

albicoliis

(475/7?)

(484) Indian

R,

Common Tern
Little

CN

M, S

Caspian Tern

(462)

R,

Tern

R,

R,

UN
O

R,

Skimmer Panchira

SANDGROUSE
Bhat Teetur

205

Pterocles exustus erlangeri (487) Indian Sandgrouse

206

*Pterocles orienialis orientalis

207

"Pterocles indicus indicus (492) Closebarred or Painted Sandgrouse

(489)

Imperial Sandgrouse

Bhat Ban

M,

ON
ON

R,

R,

ON
C
ON

R,

PIGEONS, DOVES

209

Treron phoenicoptera phoenicoptera (503) Green Pigeon Harial

Columba livia intermedia (517) Blue Rock Pigeon Kabutar

210

Columba euersmanni*

208

UN

recorded from Delhi area only, while on right from Bharatpur/Agn,

M,

193

(196

M U

canutus* (412?) Knot

CaUdris minutus (416) Little Stint

ON
ON
ON
CN
O

M,
M,
M,
M, C
M, C
M, C

Arenari* interpres (402) Turnstone

Capetta stenura (406) Pintail Snipe

170

M,

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus (397)

on

left signifies

(518)

M,

Eastern Stock Pigeon

recorded from Delhi area only, while

R,

on

right

from Bharatpur/Agra.

memo,

Streptopelia orientals

212

Streptopelia decaocto decaocto

213

Streptopelia tranquebaria tranquebaria

(531)

Rufous Turtle Dove Barko Fakhta M,

211

214

Streptopelia chinensis suratensis

215

Streptopelia senegalensis cambayensis

(537)

Dove Panduk
Red Turtle Dove

Indian Ring

(534)

(535)

Girvi Fakhta

R,

Chitta Fakhta

R,

R,

Spotted Dove

234

Bubo

ceylonensis leschenav.lt (631)

Brown Fish Owl

R,

Ararat
235
(236

237

Athene brama indica

Ka Ghughu

Spotted Owlet Chughad

(650)

"Strix ocellata (657?) Mottled

R,

Wood Owl

Asio fiam-meus flammeus (664) Shorteared

S?)

NIGHTJARS

PARAKEETS

217

Psittacitla

218

*PsittocitJo

krameri borealis (549)

Large Indian or Alexandrine

Parakeet Rai Tota

Roseringed Parakeet

Tota

Chhippak R,

R,

CN

LM,

Clamator jacobinus serratus (570) Pied Crested Cuckoo Chatak

Cuculus varius varius (573) Common Hawk-Cuckoo, Brain-fever Bird

*Cuculus canorus canorus (578) Cuckoo

*Cuculus saturatus (580?) Himalayan Cuckoo

226

Taccoeua leschenaultii sirkee (596) Sirkeer Cuckoo

228

245

passerinus (584) Indian Plaintive

scolopacea

(590)

Cuckoo

affinis

monticola (682) Franklin's or Allied Nightjar

Jungli Tota

*Tyto alba stertens (606) Barn

230

Otws scops sunia (616)

Owl
Scops Owl

231

Of.us

bakkamoena

(621)

stewarti

subsp.

PM,

LM?,

(693/695?) Alpine Swift

R,

House Swift Ababeel

Cypsiurus parvus batasiensis (707) Palm Swift
affinis

(703)

S?)

S?)

247

"Alcedo

248

Alcedo atthis

249

Pelargopsis

capensis*

250

* Halcyon

251

Halcyon smyrnensis fuscu*

R,

252

R,

Halcyon pileata"

R,

c.

(730)

?,

U
U

R,

R,

R,

Collared Scops

from Delhi area only, while on

right

R,

R,

M, C
R,

Brownheaded Storkbilled Kingfisher

Bada

(739)

Kilkila

(736) Indian Whitebreasted Kingfisher

C
LM?
R,

LM,

Blackcapped Kingfisher

BEE-EATERS
Merops supercUiosus persicus

(747)

Bluecheeked Bee-eater
Patringa

254 Merops philippinus philippinus (748) Bluetailed Bee-eater

255 Merops orientals orientalis (750) Green Bee-eater Patringa

BM, ON

CN
R+LM, CN

BM?,

ROLLERS, HOOPOES
256

Coracias garrulus semenowi (754) Kashmir Roller

257

Coracias benghalensis benghalensis (755)- Indian Roller or Blue Jay

PM?Nilkani '

from Bharatpur/Agra.

Kilkila

smyrnensis smyrnensis (735) Whitebreasted Kingfisher

Owl

Bubo bubo bengalensis (627) Great Horned, or Eagle, Owl Ghughu

Bubo coromavdus coromandus (630) Dusky Horned Owl
Jungli Ghughu

Kilkila

Lesser Pied Kingfisher

(722) Common Kingfisher Cfifcota

bengalensis (723) Common Kingfisher

(719)

atthis pallasii

Bada

Vllu

CN

U?

Ceryle rudis lexicomelanura

253

Tharkavi Choghud

* on left signifies recorded

Apus melba
Apus affinis

246

BM?, C

Koel Koel

Centropus sinensis sinensis (600) Crow-Pheasant or Coucal Mahoka

*Centropus sinensis parroti (602) Crow-Pheasant or Coucal

229

233

Common

"

OWLS

232

(680)

KINGFISHERS
MR, C

S?)

*Cacomantis merulmus
Eudynamys scolopacea

227

BM, C

PM, U

Phuphu

225

(224

B,

aslaticus asiaticus

Indian Nightjar

SWIFTS

"Cuculus micropterus micropterus (576?) Indian Cuckoo

Kyphal-Pakka

(223

UN
244

Papiya

222

M,

Caprimulgus

243

(221

*CaprvmvXgus macrurus albonotatus (675) Longtailed Nightjar

Dabchiri

CUCKOOS
220

Caprimulgus mahrattensis (674) Sykes's Nightjar

Caprimulgus

R,

LM?

cyanocephala bengalensis (557) Blossomheaded Parakeet

Titi

219

M,

Owl

Caprimulgus indicus indtcus (671) Indian Jungle Nightjar

*Psittacula eupatria nipalensis (545)

Brown Dove

(541) Little

Chota Fakhta

216

R?,

on

left signifies

R,

recorded from Delhi area only, while ori right from Bharatpur/Agra.

"""'

M,

12

307

13

Sturnus pagodarum (994) Blackheaded or Brahminy

Myna
Kalasir

Tilyer

308

Sturnus roseus (996) Rosy Pastor

309

310

Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi (997) Starling Nakshl tilyer

Sturnus contra contra (1002) Pied Myna Ablak

311

Aeridotheres

312

Aeridotheres ginginianus (1C08)

trtstis tristis

(1006)

Common Myna Desi m^no

Bank Myna Ganga myna

TREE-PIE,
313

myna

CROWS

Dendrocitta vagabunda vagabunda (1032) Tree-Pie

Mahalat

317

Crow Kowwa
Rook
*Corvits jrugilegus frugilegus (1052?)
Corvus macrorhynchos culminates (1057) Jungle Crow Jungli kowwa
*Ccrvus corax subcorax (1059) Raven Domkak

318

CUCKOO-SHRIKE, MINIVETS
Tephrodomis pondtcerianus pallidus (1069) Common Wood

314
(315

316

Corvus splendens splendens (1049) House

Shrike

Keroxda
(1072/3?)

Large Cuckoo-Shirke

319

'Coracina novaehollandiae subsp.

320

Coracina melanoptera sykesi* (1079) Peninsular Blackheaded CuckooShrike Jangli kasya

Kasya.

(321

322
323

324
325

Pericrocotus jtanvmeus subsp.

(1080/3?)

Pericrocotus brevirostris brevirostris

*Pericrocotus roseus roseus

(1089)

Orange /Scarlet Minivet

(1084) Shortbilled Minivet

Rosy Minivet

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus peregrinus (1091) Small Minivet Rajalal

Pericrocotus erythropyglus erythropygius (1096) Whitebellied Minivet

Safed rajalal

R,

15

14

Ashy Longtail Warbler Phutki

355

Prinia socialis stewarti (1515)

356

*PHnia sylvatica insignia (1520) North-western Jungle Longtail

Warbler Tot-rungi

Warbler
(357 *PHnia burnetii subsp. (1531/2?) Longtail Grass
Darzee
358 Orthotomus sutorius guzuratus (1535) Tailor Bird
Grasshopper
Temminck's
LoeustelUt lanceolata (1544) Streaked or

R,

R, IX

Erttliacus suecicus pallidogularis

(8

Copsychus saularis saularis (1661) Magpie- Robin

(9

PJioenicurus ochruros phoenicuroides

10

Cercomela fusca (1692)

11

Saa-icolrt

361
362
363

Phragmaticola aedon aedon* (1549) Thickbilled Warbler

Acrocephalus atentoreus brunnescens (1550)

Reed Warbler
365 Acrocephalus agricola subsp. (1557/8?) Paddyfield Warbler
Bluntwinged Paddyfield
(366 Acrocephalus concinena subsp.* (1559/60?)
Warbler
364

Acrocephalus

dumetorum

367

Hippolais caligata subsp.

368

Sylvia hortensis jerdoui

Blyth's

(1556)

M,

12

Orphean Warbler

Saxicola caprata burmanlca (1701) Pied

R,

S?)

5 "Oenanthe xanthopryw.ua kingi (1707?) Redtailed Chat

6 Oemanthe deserti deserti (1710) Desert Chat or Desert Wheatear
7 "Oenanthe picata (1712) Pied Chat

?)

Sylvia curruca althaea (1570) Hume's Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia nana (1571) Desert Warbler

M,

373

Phytloacopus collyhita

U
M, C
S?)

375

Phylloscopus tytleri* (1578) Tytler's Leaf Warbler

PM, U

(1579?) Tickell's Leaf Warbler

(377

affinis

Phylloscopus griseolus

378

(1581)

Olivaceous Leaf Warbler

(379

Phylloscopus fuseatus subsp.* (1584/6?) Dusky Leaf Warbler

380

Phylloscopus inornatus humei (1590) Plain or Yellowbrowed

Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus subviridis (1593) Brooks's Leaf Warbler

381
(382

Phylloscopus proregulws subsp.*

(1594/6?) Pallas's Leaf Warbler

M, S?)

383

Phylloscopus trochiloides subsp. (1602/4?) Dull Green Leaf Warbler

PM, C

384

'Phylloscopus trochiloides nitidis (1605) Bright Green Leaf Warbler

M, C

385

Phylloscopus occipitalis occipitalis (1606) Large Crowned Leaf

Warbler

383

M,

M,

CHATS, THRUSHES

Erithacus calliope (1643) Rubythroat

R?, IT

406

*Cep?talopj/s flammiceps f(ammiceps (1815) Western Firecapped Tit

M,

407

Sitto castanea eastanea (1830)

NUTHATCHES, CREEPERS
Chestnutbellied Nuthatch
*Tichodroma muraria nepalensis (1839) Wall Creeper

R,

M,

409

Salpornis spilonotus spilonotus

R,

U
U

410

"Certhia himalayana Mmalayana (1847?) Himalayan Tree Creeper

M, S?)

TJ

on

left signifies

recorded from Delhi area only, while on right from Bharatpur/Agra.

(1841)

Spotted Grey Creeper

PIPITS
Anthus hodgsoni subsp. (1852/3?) Hodgson's Tree Pipit
412 Anthus irivkilis subsp. (1854/5?) Tree Pipit
413 Anthus novaeseelandiae ricliardi (1857) Richard's Pipit
1 414 Anthus novaeseelandiae waitei (1858) Paddyfield Pipit
415 Anthus campestris subsp. (1861/2?) Tawny Pipit
gill

Musaric/ili

C/iarc7Jri

Anthus srodleiosfcii* (1863) Blyth's Pipit

417 * Anthus cervinus (1864) Redthroated Pipit Lai gala chiilu
418 Anthus roseatus (1865) Hodgson's or Vinaceousbreasted Pipit
416

left signifies

TITMICE

M, O
M, U
M, U
M, S
M, O

Pants major stupae (1794) Grey Tit

1 408

TITS,

405

M, ?)
M, S?)
PM, U

M,
M,

Blackthroatcd Thrush

IT

M,

C
M, S
.

(1763)

M,

R,

Blueheaded Rock Thrush

Turdus

ruficollis atrogularis

S?)

Kalcfmri

Turdus unicolor (1748) Tickell's Thrush Desi paicai

Turdus boulboul* (1750) Greywinged Blackbird Kastori

372

'Phylloscopus neglectus (1577) Plain Leaf Warbler

Indian Robin

371

(374

(1723)

(1717)

M,

Zoothera citrina citriwa (1733) Orangeheaded Ground Thrush

Phylloscopus affinis

Saxicoloides julicata cambaiensis

Wheatear

Phylloscopus subaffinis arcanus* (1580) Grant's Leaf Warbler

(1706) Isabelline

Monticola solitaries pandoo (1726) Blue Rock Thrush

M, C

M,

(376

isabelliuft

9 Monticola cinchlorhynchus

Sylvia communis icterops

Chiff-chaff

Bush Chat
Dark-grey Bush Chat

Sylvia curruca Uythi (1567) Lesser Whitethroat

Brown Leaf Warbler or

Chat

M,

369

(1575)

Bush

*Soxicola ferrea (1705?)

370

tristis

Collared

(1697)

*Oenanthe

(1566) Indian Whitethroat

Kharpidda

M,

torquala indica

M,

R,

LM

M, C

Brown Rock Chat Dauma

MR?, O
PM, C
M, U

M,
R,

(1671) Black Redstart

R,

PM, C
M, U

Booted Warbler

(1562/3?^)

(1556)

Tiktiki

Uilkanthi

Dhaiyal

TJiirthira

R,

PM?,

*LocusteUa naevia straminea (1545) Grasshopper Warbler

"Chaetornis striatus (1547) Bristled Grass Warbler

360

(1645)

S?)

359

Warbler

Bluethroat

[7

S?)

M, O
M, C(?)
M, O
R,

M,
M,

U
U

S?

M,

recorded from Delhi area only, while on right .from Bharatpur/Agra.

16

419
(420

"Anthus

Anthws

sirttilis

Brown Rock

subsp. (1866/7?)

spinoletta subsp.

(1871/2?)

Water

M,

Pipit

Pipit

421

Molilalia iwdica (1874) Forest Wagtail

422

Motacilla flava thunbergi (1875) Greyheaded Yellow Wagtail

423
424

Motacilla flava beema (1876) Blueheaded Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava melanogrisea (1878) Turkestan Blackheaded Yellow
Wagtail Pilamamoda

425

*Motacilla flava lewocephala

426

Motacilla citreola citreola (1881) Yellowheaded Wagtail

427

Motacilla citreola cdkarata (1883) Blaekbacked Yellowheaded Wagtail

428

Motacilla caspica caspica (1884)

429

Motacilla alba dukhunensis (1885) Pied ox White Wagtail

(1879)

Pilkya,

Whiteheaded Yellow Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

430

"Motacilla alba personata (1886)

Masked Wagtail

431

Motacilla maderaspatensis

Large Pied Wagtail

(1891)

Dhoban

Klianjan

PLOWERPECKERS, SUNBIRDS, WHITE-EYE

(1892) Thickbilled Flowerpecker

432

Dicaewm

433

Dicaeum. erythrorhynchos erythrorhynchos (1899) Tickell's

434

Nectarinia asiatica asiatica

435

Zosterops palpebrosa palpebrosa (1933) White-eye

agile agile

Flowerpecker
(1917)

Shakar khora

Purple Sunbird

Baboona

SPARROWS, WEAVER BIRDS, BUNTINGS

436

Passer domesljcus indicus (1938) House Sparrow

437

Passer domestics parking (1939) Kashmir House Sparrow

438

Passer domesticits baetriawus*

433

Passer Jwspawiolensis transcaspieus (1940) Spanish Sparrow

440

Petronja xanthocollis xanthocottis (1949) Yellowthroated

(1939a) Turkestan

Cft-im

House Sparrow

Sparrow

JViKjli-cliiria

Baya
441
Weaver Bird Sarbo baya
Blackthroated
benghalensis
(1961)
442 Ploeews
Bird Telia baya
Weaver
Streaked
443 Ploceus manyar flaviceps (1962)
Amadavat
Munia,
or
Red
amandava
(1964)
444 Estrilda amandava
Lai munia
Ploceus philippimts pliilippiiuis

445

(1957)

Lonchura malabarica malabarica (1966) Whitethroated Munia

CJiarafcfcn

subsp. (1967/8?) Whitebaeked Munia

446

Lonchura

striata

447

Lonchura

piiiicfrutata puitctulata (1974)

" on

Spotted

Munia

Telsa

Munia