eBird Field Checklist
Kanniyakumari County, Tamil Nadu, IN
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411 species (+107 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck
whistling-duck sp.
Bar-headed Goose
Knob-billed Duck
goose sp.
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Eurasian Wigeon
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
duck sp.
waterfowl sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Indian Peafowl
Red Spurfowl
Painted Spurfowl
Gray Junglefowl
Gray Francolin
Rain Quail
old world quail sp.
Jungle Bush-Quail
Painted Bush-Quail
francolin/spurfowl sp.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Streptopelia sp.
Spotted Dove
Laughing Dove
Asian Emerald Dove
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Malabar Imperial-Pigeon
imperial-pigeon sp.
pigeon/dove sp.
Sandgrouse
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Cuckoos
Greater Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Sirkeer Malkoha
Blue-faced Malkoha
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Lesser Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus sp.
Nightjars
Jungle Nightjar
Jerdon's Nightjar
Indian Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar
nightjar sp.
Swifts
Brown-backed Needletail
Indian Swiftlet
swiftlet sp.
Alpine Swift
Common Swift
Blyth's Swift
Little Swift
Apus/Tachymarptis sp.
Asian Palm Swift
large swift sp.
small swift sp.
swift sp.
Treeswifts
Crested Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Slaty-breasted Rail
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Gray-headed Swamphen
moorhen/coot/gallinule sp.
Watercock
White-breasted Waterhen
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Baillon's Crake
Shorebirds
Great Thick-knee
Indian Thick-knee
Black-winged Stilt
Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.
Common Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Gray-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
lapwing sp.
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Siberian/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
Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
godwit sp.
Pin-tailed Snipe
Swinhoe's/Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
snipe sp.
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Tringa sp.
Ruddy Turnstone
Great Knot
Ruff
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Long-toed Stint
Sanderling
Dunlin
Little Stint
Red-necked/Little Stint
peep sp.
Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail
Small Pratincole
Collared Pratincole
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Oriental Pratincole
pratincole sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
skua sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Slender-billed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Brown-headed Gull
Pallas's Gull
Sooty Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Brown Noddy
Lesser Noddy
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Sooty/Bridled Tern
Little Tern
Saunders's Tern
Little/Saunders's Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern
River Tern
Common Tern
Sterna sp.
Sandwich Tern
Lesser Crested Tern
Great Crested Tern
large tern sp.
tern sp.
gull/tern sp.
Flamingos
Greater Flamingo
Grebes
Little Grebe
grebe sp.
Tropicbirds
tropicbird sp.
Storm-Petrels
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Streaked Shearwater
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Persian Shearwater
shearwater sp.
Storks
Asian Openbill
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Painted Stork
stork sp.
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Lesser Frigatebird
Christmas Island Frigatebird
Masked Booby
Cormorants and Anhingas
Oriental Darter
Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Indian Cormorant
Little/Indian Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Glossy Ibis
Black-headed Ibis
Red-naped Ibis
ibis sp.
Eurasian Spoonbill
Black Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Yellow Bittern
small bittern sp.
Black-crowned Night Heron
Malayan 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
Purple Heron
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Gray/Purple Heron
heron sp.
white egret sp.
Pelicans
Spot-billed Pelican
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Osprey
Black-winged Kite
Egyptian Vulture
European Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Cinereous Vulture
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Black Eagle
Indian Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Crested Goshawk
Besra
Shikra
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipitrine hawk sp. (former Accipiter sp.)
Western Marsh Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
harrier sp.
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Lesser Fish-Eagle
White-eyed Buzzard
Common Buzzard
Buteo/eagle sp.
hawk sp.
eagle sp.
Owls
Eastern Barn Owl
Indian Scops-Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Rock Eagle-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Jungle Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Mottled Wood-Owl
Brown Wood-Owl
Brown Boobook
owl sp.
Trogons and Quetzals
Malabar Trogon
Hoopoes
Eurasian Hoopoe
Hornbills
Great Hornbill
Malabar Gray Hornbill
Bee-eaters
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Asian Green Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
bee-eater sp.
Kingfishers
Common Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
kingfisher sp.
Rollers and Allies
European Roller
Indian Roller
roller sp.
Dollarbird
Barbets and Toucans
Malabar Barbet
Coppersmith Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet
White-cheeked Barbet
Brown-headed/White-cheeked Barbet
Psilopogon sp.
asian barbet sp.
Woodpeckers
Eurasian Wryneck
Speckled Piculet
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Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Malabar Flameback
Rufous Woodpecker
Common Flameback
Greater/Common Flameback
Black-rumped Flameback
Lesser Yellownape
Streak-throated Woodpecker
White-bellied Woodpecker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Eurasian Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Amur Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon
diurnal raptor sp.
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Plum-headed Parakeet
Malabar Parakeet
Vernal Hanging-Parrot
parakeet sp.
Old World Pittas
Indian Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
Small Minivet
Orange Minivet
minivet sp.
Indian Cuckooshrike
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
Indian Golden Oriole
Black-naped Oriole
Black-hooded Oriole
Woodswallows
Ashy Woodswallow
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
Malabar Woodshrike
Common Woodshrike
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Ioras
Common Iora
White-tailed Iora
Fantails
White-browed Fantail
Drongos
Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Black/Ashy Drongo
White-bellied Drongo
Bronzed Drongo
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
drongo sp.
Monarch Flycatchers
Black-naped Monarch
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
Brown Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
shrike sp.
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Rufous Treepie
White-bellied Treepie
House Crow
Large-billed Crow
crow sp.
Fairy Flycatchers
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Asian Tit
Indian Yellow Tit
Larks
Rufous-tailed Lark
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Jerdon's Bushlark
Oriental Skylark
Malabar Lark
Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark
lark sp.
Cisticolas and Allies
Common Tailorbird
Gray-breasted Prinia
Jungle Prinia
Ashy Prinia
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Plain Prinia
prinia sp.
Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
Thick-billed Warbler
Booted Warbler
Sykes's Warbler
Booted/Sykes's Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus sp.
Iduna/Hippolais/Acrocephalus sp.
Grassbirds and Allies
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Broad-tailed Grassbird
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Dusky Crag-Martin
Hill Swallow
Barn Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Streak-throated Swallow
swallow sp.
Bulbuls
Yellow-browed Bulbul
Square-tailed Bulbul
Gray-headed Bulbul
Flame-throated Bulbul
White-browed Bulbul
Yellow-throated Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Microtarsus/Rubigula/Pycnonotus sp.
Leaf Warblers
Yellow-browed Warbler
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Willow Warbler
Green Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Green/Greenish Warbler
Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus sp.
Sylviid Warblers
Lesser Whitethroat
old world warbler sp.
Parrotbills, Wrentit, and Allies
Yellow-eyed Babbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Indian White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dark-fronted Babbler
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
Puff-throated Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Ashambu Laughingthrush
Rufous Babbler
Jungle Babbler
Yellow-billed Babbler
Jungle/Yellow-billed Babbler
Wayanad Laughingthrush
Nuthatches
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Starlings and Mynas
Southern Hill Myna
Rosy Starling
Daurian Starling
Brahminy Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Malabar Starling
Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling
Common Myna
Jungle Myna
Common/Jungle Myna
myna/starling sp.
Thrushes
Orange-headed Thrush
Indian Blackbird
thrush sp.
Old World Flycatchers
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa sp.
Indian Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
White-bellied Sholakili
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Nilgiri Flycatcher
Verditer Flycatcher
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Blue-throated/Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Indian Blue Robin
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Black-and-orange Flycatcher
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Kashmir Flycatcher
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
rock-thrush sp.
Siberian Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Flowerpeckers
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Thick-billed/Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Pale-billed/Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa/Dicaeum sp.
flowerpecker sp.
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Loten's Sunbird
sunbird sp.
Little Spiderhunter
Fairy-bluebirds
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Leafbirds
Jerdon's Leafbird
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Jerdon's/Golden-fronted Leafbird
leafbird sp.
Weavers and Allies
Streaked Weaver
Baya Weaver
Ploceus sp.
Estrildids
Indian Silverbill
Scaly-breasted Munia
Black-throated 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
Western/Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
White-browed Wagtail
White Wagtail
wagtail sp.
Richard's Pipit
Paddyfield Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Blyth's Pipit
Tawny Pipit
Tree Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
pipit sp.
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Common Rosefinch
Old World Buntings
Black-headed Bunting
Red-headed Bunting
Gray-necked Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.
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