eBird Field Checklist
Vellayani--Punchakkari Wetlands
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN
ebird.org/hotspot/L2514993
228 species (+80 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Eurasian Wigeon
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
dabbling duck sp.
duck sp.
waterfowl sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Indian Peafowl
Grebes
Little Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia sp.
Spotted Dove
Asian Emerald Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Greater Coucal
coucal sp.
Pied Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus sp.
Nightjars
Jungle Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar
Swifts
Brown-backed Needletail
Indian Swiftlet
swiftlet sp.
Alpine Swift
Blyth's Swift
Little Swift
Asian Palm Swift
large swift sp.
small swift sp.
swift sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Slaty-breasted Rail
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Gray-headed Swamphen
swamphen sp.
moorhen/coot/gallinule sp.
Watercock
White-breasted Waterhen
Slaty-legged Crake
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Baillon's Crake
rail/crake sp.
Shorebirds
Black-winged Stilt
Pacific Golden-Plover
golden-plover sp.
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.
Little Ringed Plover
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Gray-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
lapwing sp.
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Greater Sand-Plover
sand-plover sp.
Kentish Plover
small plover sp.
plover sp.
Greater Painted-Snipe
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Bronze-winged Jacana
jacana sp.
Whimbrel
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
godwit sp.
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Pin-tailed/Common Snipe
snipe sp.
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Tringa sp.
Ruff
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Sanderling
Dunlin
Curlew Sandpiper/Dunlin
Little Stint
peep sp.
Small Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole
Oriental/Collared Pratincole
pratincole sp.
shorebird sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Little Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Whiskered Tern
River Tern
large tern sp.
tern sp.
Storks
Asian Openbill
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Painted Stork
Cormorants and Anhingas
Oriental Darter
Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Indian Cormorant
Little/Indian Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
Spot-billed Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Great Bittern
Black Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Yellow Bittern
small bittern sp.
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Egret
Western Reef-Heron
Striated Heron
Indian Pond-Heron
pond-heron sp.
Eastern Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Great/Medium Egret
Gray Heron
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Purple Heron
heron sp.
white egret sp.
Glossy Ibis
Black-headed Ibis
Red-naped Ibis
ibis sp.
Eurasian Spoonbill
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Osprey
Black-winged Kite
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Indian Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Indian/Greater Spotted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Western Marsh Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Pallid/Montagu's Harrier
harrier sp.
Shikra
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
Common Buzzard
hawk sp.
eagle sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Jungle Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Brown Boobook
Hoopoes
Eurasian Hoopoe
Hornbills
Malabar Gray Hornbill
Kingfishers
Common Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
kingfisher sp.
Bee-eaters, Rollers, and Allies
Asian Green Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
bee-eater sp.
Indian Roller
Barbets and Toucans
Coppersmith Barbet
White-cheeked Barbet
Woodpeckers
Malabar Flameback
Greater/Common Flameback
Black-rumped Flameback
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Eurasian Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Amur Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
diurnal raptor sp.
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Plum-headed Parakeet
parakeet sp.
Cuckooshrikes
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
Indian Golden Oriole
Black-naped Oriole
Black-hooded Oriole
old world oriole sp.
Woodswallows
Ashy Woodswallow
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
Common Woodshrike
Ioras
Common Iora
Drongos
Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Black/Ashy Drongo
Bronzed Drongo
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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
drongo sp.
Monarch Flycatchers
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
Brown Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
shrike sp.
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Rufous Treepie
House Crow
Large-billed Crow
crow sp.
Larks
Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Oriental Skylark
Malabar Lark
lark sp.
Cisticolas and Allies
Common Tailorbird
Ashy Prinia
Plain Prinia
prinia sp.
Zitting Cisticola
cisticola sp.
Reed Warblers and Allies
Thick-billed Warbler
Booted Warbler
Sykes's Warbler
Booted/Sykes's Warbler
Paddyfield Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus sp.
Grassbirds and Allies
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Streak-throated Swallow
swallow sp.
Bulbuls
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
Willow Warbler
Green Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Green/Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus sp.
Sylviid Warblers
Lesser Whitethroat
old world warbler sp.
Laughingthrushes and Allies
Yellow-billed Babbler
Starlings and Mynas
Rosy Starling
Daurian Starling
Brahminy Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Malabar Starling
Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling
Common Myna
Jungle Myna
Common/Jungle Myna
Old World Flycatchers
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Bluethroat
Taiga Flycatcher
Siberian Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Isabelline Wheatear
Flowerpeckers
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
flowerpecker sp.
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Loten's Sunbird
sunbird sp.
Weavers and Allies
Streaked Weaver
Baya Weaver
Ploceus sp.
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Estrildids
Indian Silverbill
Scaly-breasted Munia
White-rumped Munia
Tricolored Munia
Lonchura sp.
Red Avadavat
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
Forest Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Western/Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
White-browed Wagtail
White Wagtail
wagtail sp.
Richard's Pipit
Paddyfield Pipit
Blyth's Pipit
Richard's/Blyth's Pipit
pipit sp.
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Common Rosefinch
Old World Buntings
Black-headed Bunting
Red-headed Bunting
Gray-necked Bunting
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.
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