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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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Country or region: Bannerghatta National Park [map]

Number of species: 287
Date last reviewed: 2019-07-28
Last modified: 2023-05-23
See also: http://delhibird.net
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Asian Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Rain QuailCoturnix coromandelica
Jungle Bush QuailPerdicula asiatica
Grey FrancolinFrancolinus pondicerianus
Grey JunglefowlGallus sonneratiiEndemic (country/region)
Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadiceaEndemic (country/region)
Painted SpurfowlGalloperdix lunulataEndemic (country/region)

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock DoveColumba livia
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
Spotted-necked DoveStreptopelia chinensis
Laughing DoveStreptopelia senegalensis
Pompadour Green PigeonTreron pompadora
Yellow-legged Green PigeonTreron phoenicopterus

 
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae

Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Grey NightjarCaprimulgus indicus
Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennis
Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
Little SwiftApus affinis

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostris
Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
Drongo CuckooSurniculus lugubris
Large Hawk CuckooHierococcyx sparverioides
Common Hawk CuckooHierococcyx varius
Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
Common CuckooCuculus canorus

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common CootFulica atra

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
Black StorkCiconia nigra
Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
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
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis

 
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae

Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Eurasian Thick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Little StintCalidris minuta
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Little PratincoleGlareola lactea

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
River TernSterna aurantia

 
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
White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
Indian VultureGyps indicus
Changeable Hawk EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
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
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
ShikraAccipiter badius
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Common Barn OwlTyto alba

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
Spotted OwletAthene brama
Collared Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
Mottled Wood OwlStrix ocellata
Rock Eagle OwlBubo bengalensis
Brown Fish OwlKetupa zeylonensis

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Indian Grey HornbillOcyceros birostris

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Black-rumped WoodpeckerDinopium benghalense
Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus
White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivus
Brown-capped WoodpeckerDendrocopos moluccensis
Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerDendrocopos mahrattensis

 
PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae

Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridisEndemic (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
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

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

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
Laggar FalconFalco jugger
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Indian PittaPitta brachyura

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygius
Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
Large CuckooshrikeCoracina javensis
Black-headed CuckooshrikeLalage melanoptera

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo
Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus
Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae

Common IoraAegithina tiphia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach

 
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-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minimaEndemic (country/region)
Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius

 
PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae

Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
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
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Blyth's PipitAnthus godlewskii
Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
White WagtailMotacilla alba

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Common RosefinchErythrina erythrina

 
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

Grey-headed Canary-flycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Cinereous TitParus cinereus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraEndemic (country/region)
Ashy-crowned Sparrow LarkEremopterix griseus
Indian Bush LarkMirafra erythroptera
Jerdon's LarkMirafra affinis
Oriental Sky LarkAlauda gulgula
Sykes's LarkGalerida devaEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica
Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Thick-billed WarblerArundinax aedon
Booted WarblerIduna caligata
Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Yellow-throated BulbulPycnonotus xantholaemusEndemic (country/region)
White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Yellow-browed WarblerAbrornis inornatus
Hume's Leaf WarblerAbrornis humei
Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
Tickell's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus affinis
Green Leaf WarblerSeicercus nitidus
Greenish Leaf WarblerSeicercus trochiloides
Large-billed Leaf WarblerSeicercus magnirostris
Western Crowned Leaf WarblerSeicercus occipitalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Eastern Orphean WarblerCurruca crassirostris
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Oriental White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae

Indian Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldii
Tawny-bellied BabblerDumetia hyperythra

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae

Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps

 
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Brown-cheeked Nun BabblerAlcippe poioicephala
Large Grey BabblerArgya malcolmi
Scrub BabblerArgya caudata
Jungle BabblerTurdoides striata
Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
Oriental Magpie RobinCopsychus saularis
White-rumped ShamaKittacincla malabarica
Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
Asian Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
Indian Blue RobinLarvivora brunnea
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva
Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliaris
Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygiaRare/Accidental
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Blue-capped Rock ThrushMonticola cinclorhyncha
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
Eastern StonechatSaxicola maurus
Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Pied ThrushGeokichla wardii
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimus

 

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