eBird Field Checklist
Madurai County, Tamil Nadu, IN
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232 species (+52 other taxa) - Year-round, Current year
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Waterfowl
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck
whistling-duck sp.
Bar-headed Goose
Knob-billed Duck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Eurasian Wigeon
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Indian Peafowl
Red Spurfowl
Gray Junglefowl
Gray Francolin
Rain Quail
old world quail sp.
Flamingos
Greater Flamingo
Grebes
Little Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Laughing Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Sandgrouse
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
sandgrouse sp.
Cuckoos
Greater Coucal
Sirkeer Malkoha
Blue-faced Malkoha
Pied Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Nightjars
Indian Nightjar
nightjar sp.
Swifts
Alpine Swift
Little Swift
Asian Palm Swift
small swift sp.
swift sp.
Treeswifts
Crested Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Gray-headed Swamphen
moorhen/coot/gallinule sp.
Watercock
White-breasted Waterhen
Shorebirds
Indian Thick-knee
Black-winged Stilt
Little Ringed Plover
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Gray-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
lapwing sp.
plover sp.
Greater Painted-Snipe
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Bronze-winged Jacana
Black-tailed Godwit
godwit sp.
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
snipe sp.
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Greenshank
Ruff
Temminck's Stint
Little Stint
buttonquail sp.
Small Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole
Collared Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Little Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
River Tern
tern sp.
Storks
Asian Openbill
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Painted Stork
stork sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Oriental Darter
Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Indian Cormorant
Little/Indian Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
Spot-billed Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Cinnamon Bittern
Yellow Bittern
small bittern sp.
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Egret
Striated Heron
Indian Pond-Heron
pond-heron sp.
Eastern Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Great/Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron
heron sp.
white egret sp.
Glossy Ibis
Black-headed Ibis
Red-naped Ibis
ibis sp.
Eurasian Spoonbill
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Black-winged Kite
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Black Eagle
Indian Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
White-eyed Buzzard
Western Marsh Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
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Shikra
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
eagle sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Indian Scops-Owl
Rock Eagle-Owl
Jungle Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Mottled Wood-Owl
Brown Wood-Owl
owl sp.
Hoopoes
Eurasian Hoopoe
Kingfishers
Common Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
kingfisher sp.
Bee-eaters, Rollers, and Allies
Asian Green Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
bee-eater sp.
Indian Roller
Barbets and Toucans
Coppersmith Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet
White-cheeked Barbet
Brown-headed/White-cheeked Barbet
Woodpeckers
Rufous Woodpecker
Black-rumped Flameback
Streak-throated Woodpecker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Eurasian Kestrel
Laggar Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
diurnal raptor sp.
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Malabar Parakeet
parakeet sp.
Old World Pittas
Indian Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
Small Minivet
Orange Minivet
minivet sp.
Large Cuckooshrike
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
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
drongo sp.
Monarch Flycatchers
Black-naped Monarch
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
Brown Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Rufous Treepie
House Crow
Large-billed Crow
crow sp.
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Cinereous Tit
Larks
Rufous-tailed Lark
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Jerdon's Bushlark
Indian Bushlark
Oriental Skylark
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lark sp.
Cisticolas and Allies
Common Tailorbird
Jungle Prinia
Ashy Prinia
Plain Prinia
prinia sp.
Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
Booted Warbler
Sykes's Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Martins and Swallows
Dusky Crag-Martin
Barn Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
White-browed Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
Green Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Green/Greenish Warbler
Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Sylviid Warblers
Lesser Whitethroat
old world warbler sp.
Parrotbills, Wrentit, and Allies
Yellow-eyed Babbler
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
Puff-throated Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
Large Gray Babbler
Jungle Babbler
Yellow-billed Babbler
Jungle/Yellow-billed Babbler
Starlings and Mynas
Rosy Starling
Brahminy Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Common Myna
Common/Jungle Myna
myna/starling sp.
Old World Flycatchers
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa sp.
Indian Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Indian Blue Robin
Blue Rock-Thrush
Siberian Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Flowerpeckers
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
flowerpecker sp.
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Loten's Sunbird
sunbird sp.
Leafbirds
Jerdon's Leafbird
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Weavers and Allies
Streaked Weaver
Baya Weaver
Estrildids
Indian Silverbill
Scaly-breasted Munia
White-rumped Munia
Tricolored Munia
Lonchura sp.
Red Avadavat
estrildid finch sp.
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
Forest Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
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Citrine Wagtail
White-browed Wagtail
White Wagtail
wagtail sp.
Paddyfield Pipit
Blyth's Pipit
Tawny Pipit
Tree Pipit
pipit sp.
Old World Buntings
Black-headed Bunting
Gray-necked Bunting
Others
bird sp.
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