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List of birds of South India

This list of birds of South India includes birds from India south approximately of the Narmada River.

Notable bird watching locations in South India include Rollapadu in Andhra Pradesh; Nagarhole National Park and Bandipur National Park in Karnataka; Rajamalai (Eravikulam National Park) and Periyar National Park in Kerala; Mudumalai National Park, Udhagamandalam, Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Anamalai; Vedanthangal and Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary in Kodikkarai, Tamil Nadu.

Francolins and spurfowls edit

Quails and buttonquails edit

Galliformes edit

 
Indian peafowl in Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu

Geese and ducks edit

 
Indian spot-billed duck in Hyderabad

Woodpeckers edit

 
Black-rumped flameback in Hyderabad

Barbets edit

 
White-cheeked barbet in Bangalore

Hornbills edit

 
Great hornbill perched on a Mesua tree at Valparai, Tamil Nadu

Common hoopoes, trogons and rollers edit

Kingfishers edit

 
Stork-billed kingfisher in Kumarakom, Kerala

Bee-eaters edit

 
Blue-tailed bee-eater in Chalakudy, Kerala

Cuckoos and malkohas edit

 
Blue-faced malkoha in Singanallur Lake, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Coucals, parrots and parakeets edit

 
Malabar parakeet in Thattekad, Kerala

Swifts edit

Owls edit

 
Jungle owlet in Kerala

Frogmouth and nightjars edit

Pigeons and doves edit

 
Nilgiri wood pigeon

Bustards and cranes edit

Crakes and rails edit

 
Grey-headed swamphen in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
 
Baillon's crake, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Sandgrouse edit

Woodcocks, snipes and painted-snipes edit

Godwits, curlews, and Tringa sandpipers edit

 
Marsh sandpiper in Hyderabad, Telangana

Sanderlings and stints edit

Jacanas and large waders edit

 
Pheasant-tailed jacana in Hyderabad in Telangana
 
Great thick-knee near Mysore, Karnataka

Plovers edit

Lapwings, coursers and pratincoles edit

Jaegers and gulls edit

Terns and noddies edit

 
Whiskered tern in Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh

Ospreys, bazas and kites edit

 
Brahminy kite in Chalakudy, Kerala

Sea and fish eagles edit

Vultures edit

Eagles edit

 
Crested serpent eagle subspecies melanotis in Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu

Harriers edit

Accipiters edit

 
Shikra in Pune, Maharashtra

Buzzards edit

Falcons edit

Grebes, cormorants and darter edit

 
Oriental darters nesting at Kalletumkara Kerala

Tropicbirds and boobies edit

Egrets edit

Herons edit

 
Purple heron in Sulur lake in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Bitterns edit

Flamingos, ibises and spoonbills edit

 
Greater flamingos at Pocharam lake in Telangana

Storks edit

 
Asian openbill in Uppalapadu in Andhra Pradesh

Pelicans and frigatebirds edit

 
Spot-billed pelican in Uppalapadu in Andhra Pradesh

Shearwaters and storm petrels edit

Pitta, leafbirds, and shrikes edit

 
Bay-backed shrike in Ananthagiri hills in Telangana

Treepies, crows and orioles edit

 
White-bellied treepie in Anamalai in Tamil Nadu

Cuckooshrikes and minivets edit

 
Female black-headed cuckooshrike in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Telangana

Drongos edit

 
Greater racket-tailed drongo in Western Ghats in Kerala

Fantails and woodshrikes edit

Thrushes edit

 
Blue-capped rock thrush in Nandi hills in Karnataka

Flycatchers edit

Shortwing and chats edit

 
Indian blue robin in Nandi hills in Karnataka

Starlings and mynas edit

 
Jungle myna in Kottayam, Kerala

Nuthatches edit

Creepers edit

Tits edit

Martins edit

Swallows edit

 
Red-rumped swallow in Parli, Maharashtra

Bulbuls edit

 
Red-vented bulbul in Ernakulam, Kerala

Cisticolas, prinias and white-eyes edit

 
Ashy prinia in Hyderabad in Telangana

Warblers edit

 
Blyth's reed warbler in Hebbal lake in Karnataka
 
Common tailorbird in Hyderabad

Grassbirds edit

Laughingthrushes edit

 
Palani laughingthrush in Munnar, Kerala

Babblers and fulvetta edit

 
Yellow-billed babbler in Mulli, Tamil Nadu

Larks edit

 
Rufous-tailed lark in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Telangana

Flowerpeckers edit

Sunbirds and spiderhunter edit

 
Little spiderhunter in Thattekad, Kerala

Wagtails edit

 
White-browed wagtail in Hyderabad, Telangana

Pipits edit

 
Nilgiri pipit

Sparrows edit

Weavers edit

Avadavats edit

 
Red avadavat in Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary, Telangana

Munias edit

 
White-rumped munia in Mangalore, Karnataka

Rosefinches and buntings edit

See also edit

References edit

  • H. R. Baker and Chas. M. Inglis (1930). The Birds of Southern India, Including Madras, Malabar, Travancore, Cochin, Coorg and Mysore. Madras: Superintendent, Government Press.
  • Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp (30 November 2005). Birds of Southern India. A&C Black.
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