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This checklist includes all bird species found in Dudhwa National Park , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: Dudhwa National Park [map]

Number of species: 422
Number of globally threatened species: 24
Date last reviewed: 2019-07-28
Last modified: 2022-10-22
See also: http://delhibird.net
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Fulvous Whistling DuckDendrocygna bicolor
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostris
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Common PochardAythya ferina
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Falcated DuckMareca falcata
GadwallMareca strepera
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Common TealAnas crecca
Comb DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
Asian Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Jungle Bush QuailPerdicula asiatica
Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
Grey FrancolinFrancolinus pondicerianus
Swamp FrancolinFrancolinus gularis
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadiceaEndemic (country/region)

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock DoveColumba livia
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
Spotted-necked DoveStreptopelia chinensis
Laughing DoveStreptopelia senegalensis
Orange-breasted Green PigeonTreron bicinctus
Pompadour Green PigeonTreron pompadora
Yellow-legged Green PigeonTreron phoenicopterus
Pin-tailed Green PigeonTreron apicauda
Wedge-tailed Green PigeonTreron sphenurus
Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Grey NightjarCaprimulgus indicus
Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennis
Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata
White-rumped Spinetailed SwiftZoonavena sylvatica
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
Little SwiftApus affinis

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristis
Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Asian Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx maculatus
Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
Drongo CuckooSurniculus lugubris
Common Hawk CuckooHierococcyx varius
Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
Common CuckooCuculus canorus
Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalus

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoides
Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
Brown CrakeZapornia akool
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
WatercockGallicrex cinerea
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common CootFulica atra

 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Sarus CraneAntigone antigone
Common CraneGrus grus

 
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Bengal FloricanHoubaropsis bengalensis
Lesser FloricanSypheotides indicus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicus
Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
Black StorkCiconia nigra
Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
European White StorkCiconia ciconia
Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollis
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Striated HeronButorides striata
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Great EgretArdea alba
Intermediate EgretArdea intermedia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Indian Black IbisPseudibis papillosa

 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis

 
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae

Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Eurasian Thick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemus
Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii
Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
RuffCalidris pugnax
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Little StintCalidris minuta
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Common ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
Yellow-legged ButtonquailTurnix tanki
Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Little PratincoleGlareola lactea

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
River TernSterna aurantia
Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Oriental Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
Short-toed EagleCircaetus gallicus
Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus
Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensis
White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
Indian VultureGyps indicus
Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachus
Changeable Hawk EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensis
Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata
Greater Spotted EagleClanga clanga
Tawny EagleAquila rapax
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensis
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatus
ShikraAccipiter badius
BesraAccipiter virgatus
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pallas's Fish EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
White-tailed Sea EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Lesser Fish EagleIcthyophaga humilis
Grey-headed Fish EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Eastern Grass OwlTyto longimembris
Common Barn OwlTyto alba

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
Spotted OwletAthene brama
Mountain Scops OwlOtus spilocephalus
Oriental Scops OwlOtus sunia
Collared Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
Brown Wood OwlStrix leptogrammica
Eurasian Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Rock Eagle OwlBubo bengalensis
Spot-bellied Eagle OwlBubo nipalensis
Dusky Eagle OwlBubo coromandus
Brown Fish OwlKetupa zeylonensis

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Great HornbillBuceros bicornis
Oriental Pied HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris
Indian Grey HornbillOcyceros birostris

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Northern WryneckJynx torquilla
White-browed PiculetSasia ochracea
Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
Himalayan Flame-backed WoodpeckerDinopium shorii
Black-rumped WoodpeckerDinopium benghalense
Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
Greater Yellow-naped WoodpeckerChrysophlegma flavinucha
Lesser Yellow-naped WoodpeckerPicus chlorolophus
Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus
Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatus
Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus
Greater Flame-backed WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes lucidus
White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivus
Brown-capped WoodpeckerDendrocopos moluccensis
Grey-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerDendrocopos canicapillus
Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerDendrocopos mahrattensis

 
PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae

Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus
Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticus
Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricusEndemic (country/region)
Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoni
Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis
European RollerCoracias garrulus
DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubris
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayana
Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri
Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Indian PittaPitta brachyura

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostris
Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus flammeus
Large CuckooshrikeCoracina javensis
Black-winged CuckooshrikeLalage melaschistos
Black-headed CuckooshrikeLalage melanoptera

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Maroon OrioleOriolus traillii
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo

 
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus
Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatus
Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae

Common IoraAegithina tiphia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectens
Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer
Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
House CrowCorvus splendens
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
Indian Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agile
Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja

 
PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae

Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Chestnut-shouldered Bush SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
White WagtailMotacilla alba

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Common RosefinchErythrina erythrina

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Crested BuntingMelophus lathami
Red-headed BuntingGranativora bruniceps
Black-headed BuntingGranativora melanocephala
Chestnut-eared BuntingEmberiza fucata
White-capped BuntingEmberiza stewarti
Yellow-breasted BuntingSchoeniclus aureolus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

Fairy-fantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthus
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammiceps
Cinereous TitParus cinereus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Ashy-crowned Sparrow LarkEremopterix griseus
Singing Bush LarkMirafra cantillans
Bengal LarkMirafra assamica
Indian Bush LarkMirafra erythroptera
Sand LarkAlaudala raytal
Oriental Sky LarkAlauda gulgula
Crested LarkGalerida cristata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
Grey-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapilla
Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis
Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica
Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Booted WarblerIduna caligata
Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Northern House MartinDelichon urbicum
Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pale MartinRiparia diluta

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
Black-crested BulbulPycnonotus melanicterus
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenis
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Hume's Leaf WarblerAbrornis humei
Lemon-rumped WarblerAbrornis chloronotus
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
Tickell's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus affinis
Golden-spectacled Leaf WarblerSeicercus burkii
Greenish Leaf WarblerSeicercus trochiloides
Yellow-vented Leaf WarblerSeicercus cantator
Blyth's Leaf WarblerSeicercus reguloides
Western Crowned Leaf WarblerSeicercus occipitalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae

Grey-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventer
Grey-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifrons
Pale-footed Bush WarblerHemitesia pallidipes
Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
Jerdon's BabblerChrysomma altirostre

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Oriental White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae

Tawny-bellied BabblerDumetia hyperythra
Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileata
Striped Tit BabblerMixornis gularis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae

Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
Rufous-rumped Grass BabblerGraminicola bengalensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Large Grey BabblerArgya malcolmi
Striated BabblerArgya earlei
Scrub BabblerArgya caudata
Jungle BabblerTurdoides striata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae

Bar-tailed TreecreeperCerthia himalayana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta castanea
Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Asian Pied StarlingGracupica contra
Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
Oriental Magpie RobinCopsychus saularis
White-rumped ShamaKittacincla malabarica
Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
Asian Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
BluethroatLuscinia svecica
Blue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
White-tailed RubythroatCalliope pectoralis
Siberian RubythroatCalliope calliope
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva
Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
Rufous-gorgetted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata
Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliaris
Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
Plumbeous Water RedstartRhyacornis fuliginosa
White-capped Water RedstartChaimarrornis leucocephalus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Blue-capped Rock ThrushMonticola cinclorhyncha
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
Hodgson's Bush ChatSaxicola insignis
Eastern StonechatSaxicola maurus
White-tailed StonechatSaxicola leucurus
Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
Grey Bush ChatSaxicola ferreus
Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
Grey-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboul
Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimus
Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
Red-throated ThrushTurdus ruficollis

 

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