This checklist includes all bird species found in Bannerghatta 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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Lesser Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna javanica | |
Garganey | Spatula querquedula | |
Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha | |
Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
Asian Pygmy Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus | |
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Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | |
Rain Quail | Coturnix coromandelica | |
Jungle Bush Quail | Perdicula asiatica | |
Grey Francolin | Francolinus pondicerianus | |
Grey Junglefowl | Gallus sonneratii | Endemic (country/region) |
Red Spurfowl | Galloperdix spadicea | Endemic (country/region) |
Painted Spurfowl | Galloperdix lunulata | Endemic (country/region) |
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Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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Rock Dove | Columba livia | |
Oriental Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |
Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
Red Collared Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | |
Spotted-necked Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | |
Pompadour Green Pigeon | Treron pompadora | |
Yellow-legged Green Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus | |
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Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus | |
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Grey Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus | |
Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis | |
Indian Nightjar | Caprimulgus asiaticus | |
Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis | |
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Crested Treeswift | Hemiprocne coronata | |
Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | |
Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
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Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | |
Sirkeer Malkoha | Taccocua leschenaultii | |
Blue-faced Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus viridirostris | |
Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | |
Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
Grey-bellied Cuckoo | Cacomantis passerinus | |
Drongo Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris | |
Large Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx sparverioides | |
Common Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx varius | |
Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus | |
Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
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Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca | |
Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | |
White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio | |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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Painted Stork | Mycteria leucocephala | |
Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans | |
Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | |
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Spot-billed Pelican | Pelecanus philippensis | |
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Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | |
Cinnamon Bittern | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
Indian Pond Heron | Ardeola grayii | |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
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Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus | |
Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | |
Indian Black Ibis | Pseudibis papillosa | |
Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
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Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger | |
Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis | |
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Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | |
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Eurasian Thick-knee | Burhinus oedicnemus | |
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Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
Yellow-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus malabaricus | |
Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | |
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Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus | |
Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus | |
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Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
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Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator | |
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Little Pratincole | Glareola lactea | |
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Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
River Tern | Sterna aurantia | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
Oriental Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | |
Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | |
Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela | |
Short-toed Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | |
Red-headed Vulture | Sarcogyps calvus | |
White-rumped Vulture | Gyps bengalensis | |
Indian Vulture | Gyps indicus | |
Changeable Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus | |
Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii | |
Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis | |
Indian Spotted Eagle | Clanga hastata | |
Greater Spotted Eagle | Clanga clanga | |
Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | |
Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | |
Bonelli's Eagle | Aquila fasciata | |
Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | |
Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | |
Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | |
Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
White-eyed Buzzard | Butastur teesa | |
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Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Jungle Owlet | Glaucidium radiatum | |
Spotted Owlet | Athene brama | |
Collared Scops Owl | Otus bakkamoena | |
Mottled Wood Owl | Strix ocellata | |
Rock Eagle Owl | Bubo bengalensis | |
Brown Fish Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis | |
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Indian Grey Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris | |
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Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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Black-rumped Woodpecker | Dinopium benghalense | |
Rufous Woodpecker | Micropternus brachyurus | |
Streak-throated Woodpecker | Picus xanthopygaeus | |
White-naped Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes festivus | |
Brown-capped Woodpecker | Dendrocopos moluccensis | |
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Dendrocopos mahrattensis | |
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Brown-headed Barbet | Psilopogon zeylanicus | |
White-cheeked Barbet | Psilopogon viridis | Endemic (country/region) |
Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus | |
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Blue-bearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis athertoni | |
Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis | |
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti | |
Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | |
European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | |
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Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis | |
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Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | |
Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | |
White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
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Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | |
Laggar Falcon | Falco jugger | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala | |
Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria | |
Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | |
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Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura | |
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White-bellied Minivet | Pericrocotus erythropygius | |
Small Minivet | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus | |
Large Cuckooshrike | Coracina javensis | |
Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera | |
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Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus | |
Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo | |
Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis | |
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Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus | |
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Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus picatus | |
Common Woodshrike | Tephrodornis pondicerianus | |
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Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia | |
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Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus | |
Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | |
White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens | |
Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus | |
Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus | |
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White-browed Fantail | Rhipidura aureola | |
White-throated Fantail | Rhipidura albicollis | |
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Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | |
Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus | |
Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
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Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda | |
House Crow | Corvus splendens | |
Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | |
Indian Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi | |
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Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum agile | |
Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos | |
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Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica | |
Crimson-backed Sunbird | Leptocoma minima | Endemic (country/region) |
Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus | |
Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius | |
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Golden-fronted Leafbird | Chloropsis aurifrons | |
Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni | |
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Streaked Weaver | Ploceus manyar | |
Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus | |
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Red Avadavat | Amandava amandava | |
Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica | |
White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | |
Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
Black-headed Munia | Lonchura malacca | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
Chestnut-shouldered Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris xanthocollis | |
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Forest Wagtail | Dendronanthus indicus | |
Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni | |
Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | |
Blyth's Pipit | Anthus godlewskii | |
Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris | |
Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | |
Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | |
Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
White-browed Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis | |
White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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Common Rosefinch | Erythrina erythrina | |
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Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis | |
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Cinereous Tit | Parus cinereus | |
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Rufous-tailed Lark | Ammomanes phoenicura | Endemic (country/region) |
Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix griseus | |
Indian Bush Lark | Mirafra erythroptera | |
Jerdon's Lark | Mirafra affinis | |
Oriental Sky Lark | Alauda gulgula | |
Sykes's Lark | Galerida deva | Endemic (country/region) |
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Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
Grey-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii | |
Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica | |
Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis | |
Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | |
Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius | |
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Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | |
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Thick-billed Warbler | Arundinax aedon | |
Booted Warbler | Iduna caligata | |
Sykes's Warbler | Iduna rama | |
Blyth's Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus dumetorum | |
Paddyfield Warbler | Acrocephalus agricola | |
Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | |
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Streak-throated Swallow | Petrochelidon fluvicola | |
Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Eurasian Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | |
Dusky Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne concolor | |
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Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | |
Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | |
Yellow-throated Bulbul | Pycnonotus xantholaemus | Endemic (country/region) |
White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus | |
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Yellow-browed Warbler | Abrornis inornatus | |
Hume's Leaf Warbler | Abrornis humei | |
Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Phylloscopus griseolus | |
Tickell's Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus affinis | |
Green Leaf Warbler | Seicercus nitidus | |
Greenish Leaf Warbler | Seicercus trochiloides | |
Large-billed Leaf Warbler | Seicercus magnirostris | |
Western Crowned Leaf Warbler | Seicercus occipitalis | |
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Eastern Orphean Warbler | Curruca crassirostris | |
Lesser Whitethroat | Curruca curruca | |
Yellow-eyed Babbler | Chrysomma sinense | |
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Oriental White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus | |
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Indian Scimitar Babbler | Pomatorhinus horsfieldii | |
Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra | |
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Puff-throated Babbler | Pellorneum ruficeps | |
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Brown-cheeked Nun Babbler | Alcippe poioicephala | |
Large Grey Babbler | Argya malcolmi | |
Scrub Babbler | Argya caudata | |
Jungle Babbler | Turdoides striata | |
Yellow-billed Babbler | Turdoides affinis | |
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Rosy Starling | Pastor roseus | |
Brahminy Starling | Sturnia pagodarum | |
Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica | |
Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus | |
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Indian Robin | Saxicoloides fulicatus | |
Oriental Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | |
White-rumped Shama | Kittacincla malabarica | |
Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | |
Brown-breasted Flycatcher | Muscicapa muttui | |
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae | |
Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis rubeculoides | |
Asian Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus | |
Indian Blue Robin | Larvivora brunnea | |
Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | |
Taiga Flycatcher | Ficedula albicilla | |
Ultramarine Flycatcher | Ficedula superciliaris | |
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher | Ficedula zanthopygia | Rare/Accidental |
Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | |
Blue-capped Rock Thrush | Monticola cinclorhyncha | |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
Pied Bush Chat | Saxicola caprata | |
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Pied Thrush | Geokichla wardii | |
Orange-headed Thrush | Geokichla citrina | |
Indian Blackbird | Turdus simillimus |
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