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Birding at Pench National Park

Birds of Pench National Park are a delight.

January to late April is the best time for Birding. Vegetation and insect life is at its best with the onset of rains in June.

Birds Checklist of Pench Tiger Reserve

No	Common English Name	Scientific name
1	Painted Francolin	Francolinus pictus
2	Grey Francolin	Francolinus pondicerianus
3	Jungle Bush Quail	Perdicula asiatica
4	Red Spurfowl	Galloperdix spadicea
5	Painted Spurfowl	Galloperdix lunulata
6	Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus
7	Indian Peafowl	Pavo Cristatus
8	Lesser Whistling-duck	Dendrocygna javanica
9	Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea
10	Cotton Pygmy-goose	Nettapus coromandelianus
11	Gadwall	Anas strepera
12	Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope
13	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
14	Indian Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha
15	Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
16	Garganey	Anas querquedula
17	Common Teal	Anas crecca
18	Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina
19	Common Pochard	Aythya ferina
20	Ferruginous Pochard	Aythya nyroca
21	Tufted Duck	Athya fuligula
22	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
23	Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala
24	Asian Openbill	Anastomus oscitans
25	Black Stork	Ciconia nigra
26	Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus
27	Black-necked Stork	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
28	Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus
29	Red-naped Ibis	Pseudibis papillosa
30	Eusasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia
31	Cinnamon Bittern	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
32	Striated Heron/Little Heron	Butorides striata
33	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
34	Indian Pond Hron	Ardeola grayii
35	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
36	Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
37	Cuttle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
38	Great Egret	Casmerodius albus
39	Intermediate Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia
40	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
41	Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster
42	Little Cormorant	Phalacrocorax niger
43	Indian Cormorant	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
44	Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
45	Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
46	Laggar Falcon	Falco jugger
47	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
48	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
49	Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus
50	Black Kite	Milvus migrans
51	Brahminy Kite	Haliastur indus
52	Grey-headed Fish Eagle	Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
53	Oriental Honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus
54	Egyption Vulture	Neophron percnopterus
55	White-rumped Vulture	Gyps bengalensis
56	Indian Vulture/Long-billed Vulture	Gyps indicus
57	Griffon Vulture/Eurasian Griffon	Gyps fulves
58	Cinereous Vulture/Eurasian Black Vulture	Aegypius monachus
59	Red-headed Vulture	Sarcogyps calvus
60	Short-tode Snake Eagle	Circaetus gallicus
61	Crested Serpent Eagle	Spilornis cheela
62	Eurasian Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
63	Pied Harrier	Circus melanoleucos
64	Crested Goshawk	Accipiter trivirgatus
65	Shikra	Accipiter badius
66	Besra	Accipiter virgatus
67	White-eyed Buzzard	Butastur teesa
68	Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
69	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax
70	Bonelli’s Eagle	Aquila fasciata
71	Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
72	Crested Hawk Eagle	Nisaetus cirrhatus
73	White-breasted Waterhen	Amauromis phoenicurus
74	Yellow-legged Buttonquail	Turnix tanki
75	Barred Buttonquail	Turnix suscitator
76	Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio
77	Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
78	Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra
79	Indian Thick-knee	Burhinus indicus
80	Bronze-winged Jacana	Metopidius indicus
81	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
82	River Lapwing	Vanellus duvaucelii
83	Yellow-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus malabaricus
84	Red-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus indicus
85	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius
86	Greater Painted-snipe	Rostratula benghalensis
87	Common Snipe	Galliango galliango
88	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
89	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
90	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
91	Little Stint	Calidris minuta
92	Indian Courser	Cursorius coromandelicus
93	River Tern	Sterna aurantia
94	Painted Sandgrouse	Pterocles indicus
95	Common Pigeon	Columba livia
96	Oriental Turtle Dove	Streptopelia orientalis
97	Eurasion Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
98	Red Collared Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica
99	Spotted Dove	Stigmatopelia chinensis
100	Laughing Dove	Stigmatopelia senegalensis
101	Yellow-footed Green Pigeon	Treron phoenicopterus
102	Emerald Dove	Chalcophaps indica
103	Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria
104	Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri
105	Plum-headed Parakeet	Psittacula cyanocephala
106	Jacobin Cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus
107	Common Hawk Cuckoo	Hierococcyx varius
108	Indian Cuckoo	Cuculus micropterus
109	Grey-bellied Cuckoo	Cacomantis passerinus
110	Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus
111	Sirkeer Malkoha	Taccocua leschenaultii
112	Southern Coucal	Centropus parroti
113	Barn Owl	Tyto alba
114	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
115	Indian Scops Owl	Otus bakkamoena
116	Oriental Scops Owl	Otus sunia
117	Jungle Owlet	Glaucidium radiatum
118	Spotted Owlet	Athene brama
119	Eurasian Eagle Owl	Bubo bubo
120	Indian Eagle Owl	Bubo bengalensis
121	Brown Fish Owl	Ketupa zeylonensis
122	Mottled Wood Owl	Strix ocellata
123	Brown Wood Owl	Strix leptogrammica
124	Jungle Nightjar	Caprimulgus indicus
125	Indian Nightjar	Caprimulgus asiaticus
126	Savanna Nightjar	Caprimulgus affinis
127	White-rumped Spinetail	Zoonavena sylvatica
128	Asian Palm Swift	Cypsiurus balasiensis
129	Crested Treeswift	Hemiprocne coronata
130	Little Swift	Apus affinis
131	Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops
132	Indian Roller	Coracias benghalensis
133	Stork-billed Kingfisher	Pelargopsis capensis
134	White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis
135	Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
136	Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
137	Green Bee-eater	Merops orientalis
138	Blue-tailed Bee-eater	Merops philippinus
139	Indian Grey Hornbill	Ocyceros birostris
140	Malabar Pied Hornbill	Anthracoceros coronatus
141	Brown-headed Barbet	Megalaima zeylanica
142	Coppersmith Barbet	Megalaima haemacephala
143	Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
144	Rufous Woodpecker	Micropternus brachyurus
145	Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker	Dendrocopos nanus
146	Yellow-crowned Woodpecker	Dendrocopos mahrattensis
147	Lesser Yellownape	Picus chlorolophus
148	Streak-throated Woodpecker	Picus xanthopygaeus
149	Lesser Goldenback/ Black-rumped Flameback	Dinopium benghalense
150	White-naped Woodpecker	Chrysocolaptes festivus
151	Indian Pitta	Pitta brachyura
152	Common woodshrike	Tephrodornis pondicerianus
153	Ashy Woodswallow	Artamus fuscus
154	Large Cuckooshrike	Coracina macei
155	Black-headed Cuckooshrike	Coracina melanoptera
156	Common Iora	Aegithina tiphia
157	White-bellied Minivet	Pericrocotus erythropygius
158	Small Minivet	Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
159	Long-tailed Minivet	Pericrocotus ethologus
160	Scarlet Minivet	Pericrocotus speciosus
161	Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus
162	Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus
163	Bay-backed Shrike	Lanius vittatus
164	Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach
165	Southern Grey Shrike	Lanius meridionalis
166	Greater Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus paradiseus
167	Black Drongo	Dicrurus macrocercus
168	Ashy Drongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus
169	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens
170	Indian Golden Oriole	Oriolus kundoo
171	Black-hooded Oriole	Oriolus xanthornus
172	White-throated Fantail	Rhipidura albicollis
173	White-browed Fantail	Rhipidura aureola
174	Asian Paradise-flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi
175	Black-naped Monarch	Hypothymis azurea
176	Rufous Treepie	Dendrocitta vagabunda
177	Indian Jungle Crow	Corvus culminatus
178	House Crow	Corvus splendens
179	Great Tit	Parus major
180	Black-lored Tit	Parus xanthogenys
181	Fire-capped Tit	Cephalopyrus flammiceps
182	Plain Martin	Riparia paludicola
183	Streak-throated Swallow	Petrochelidon fluvicola
184	Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii
185	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
186	Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica
187	Singing Bushlark	Mirafra cantillans
188	Indian Bushlark	Mirafra erythroptera
189	Rufous-tailed Lark	Ammomanes phoenicura
190	Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark	Eremopterix griseus
191	Oriental Skylark	Alauda gulgula
192	White-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus leucotis
193	Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jacosus
194	Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer
195	Yellow-browed Bulbul	Acritillas indica
196	Grey-breasted Prinia	Prinia hodgsonii
197	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica
198	Ashy Prinia	Prinia socialis
199	Rufous-fronted Prinia	Prinia buchanani
200	Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius
201	Blyth’s Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum
202	Booted Warbler	Iduna caligata
203	Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
204	Sulphur-bellied Warbler	Phylloscopus griseolus
205	Hume’s Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus humei
206	Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides
207	Large-billed Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus magnirostris
208	Western Crowned Warbler	Phylloscopus occipitalis
209	Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca
210	Tawny-bellied Babbler	Dumetia hyperythra
211	Indian Scimitar Babbler	Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
212	Common Babbler	Turdoides caudata
213	Large Grey Babbler	Turdoides malcolmi
214	Jungle Babbler	Turdoides striata
215	Yellow-billed Babbler	Turdoides affinis
216	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta	Alcippe poioicephala
217	Oriental White-eye	Zosterops palpebrosus
218	Jungle Myna	Acridotheres fuscus
219	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
220	Asian Pied Starling	Gracupica contra
221	Cheastnut-tailed Starling	Sturnia malabarica
222	Brahminy Starling	Sturnia pagodarum
223	Rosy Starling	Pastor roseus
224	Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
225	Orange-headed Thrush	Zoothera citrina
226	Scaly Thrush	Zoothear dauma
227	Indian Blackbird	Turdus simillimus
228	Tickell’s Thrush	Turdus unicolor
229	Red-throated Thrush	Turdus ruficollis
230	Oriental Magpie Robin	Copsychus saularis
231	White-rumped Shama	Copsychus malabaricus
232	Indian Robin	Saxicoloides fulicatus
233	Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
234	Common Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus
235	Pied Bushchat	Saxicola caprata
236	Grey Bushchat	Saxicola ferreus
237	Brown Rock Chat	Crecomela fusca
238	Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius
239	Asian Brown Flycatcher	Muscicapa dauurica
240	Brown-breasted Flycatcher	Muscicapa muttui
241	Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva
242	Ultramarine Flycatcher	Ficedula superciliaris
243	Verditer Flycatcher	Eumyias thalassinus
244	Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis tickelliae
245	Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis
246	Jerdon’s Leafbird	Chloropsis jerdoni
247	Golden-fronted Leafbird	Chloropsis aurifrons
248	Thick-billed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum agile
249	Pale-billed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum erithrorynchos
250	Purple-rumped Sunbird	Leptocoma zeylonica
251	Purple Sunbird	Cinnyris asiaticus
252	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
253	Chestnut-shouldered Petronia/ Yellow-throated Sparrow	Gymnoris xanthocollis
254	Baya Weaver	Ploceus philippinus
255	Indian Silverbill	Euodice malabarica
256	Red Avadavat	Amandava amandava
257	White-rumped Munia	Lonchura striata
258	Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata
259	Black-headed Munia	Lonchura Malacca
260	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
261	Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola
262	Forest Wagtail	Dendronanthus indicus
263	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
264	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
265	White-browed Wagtail	Motacilla maderaspatensis
266	Paddyfield Pipit	Anthus rufulus
267	Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris
268	Long-billed Pipit	Anthus similis
269	Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
270	Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni
271	Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus
272	Crested Bunting	Melophus lathami
273	Black-headed Bunting	Emberiza melanocephala
274	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
275	Yellow Bittern	Ixobrychus sinensis
276	Eurasian Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
277	Eurasian Roller	Coracias garrulus
278	Rosy Minivet	Pericrocotus roseus
279	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica
280	Stoliczka's Bushchat	Saxicola macrorhynchus