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  1. Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  2. Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Aravind TM
    Location: Kottayam--Kaippuzhamuttu Cheepunkal Wetlands
  3. Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Vishnu TS
    Location: Kuttanadu Wetlands-Kolathu Kari-Kallara
  4. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vishnu TS
    Location: Perumthuruthu, Kallara
  5. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  6. Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christopher John Issac
    Location: Chengalam South, Kerala, IN (9.595, 76.481)
  7. Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  8. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  9. Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: TROPIC TRAILS
    Location: Koottickal - Cholathadam Road, Kottayam, Kerala, IN (9.609, 76.874)
  10. Little Swift Apus affinis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Adarsh Ajay
    Location: Saint Berchmans College, Changanassery
  11. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  12. Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  13. Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  14. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  15. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Palathuruthu
  16. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Regin Ross
    Location: Parampuzha Velloparambu Road, Perumbaikad, Kerala, IN (9.62, 76.552)
  17. Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
    # Count: 26
    Date:
    Observer: Aravind TM
    Location: Kottayam--Kaippuzhamuttu Cheepunkal Wetlands
  18. Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Aravind TM
    Location: Kottayam--Kaippuzhamuttu Cheepunkal Wetlands
  19. Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Palathuruthu
  20. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Kaipuzha - Chozhiyappara
  21. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Kuzhithadam Paddy Fields, Parackal Kadavu
  22. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Vishnu TS
    Location: Perumthuruthu, Kallara
  23. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kausthubh K Nair
    Location: Kurinjikkavu Vanadurga Temple ( Restricted access)
  24. Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Palathuruthu
  25. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
    # Count: 35
    Date:
    Observer: lekha Jacob
    Location: Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary tower
  26. Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Aravind TM
    Location: Kottayam--Kaippuzhamuttu Cheepunkal Wetlands
  27. Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  28. Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: lekha Jacob
    Location: Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary tower
  29. Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kausthubh K Nair
    Location: Kurinjikkavu Vanadurga Temple ( Restricted access)
  30. Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Navaneeth Sini George
    Location: Methran Kayal
  31. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Aravind TM
    Location: Kottayam--Kaippuzhamuttu Cheepunkal Wetlands
  32. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  33. Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  34. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  35. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Aravind TM
    Location: Kottayam--Kaippuzhamuttu Cheepunkal Wetlands
  36. Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Regin Ross
    Location: Parampuzha Velloparambu Road, Perumbaikad, Kerala, IN (9.62, 76.552)
  37. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Aravind TM
    Location: Kottayam--Kaippuzhamuttu Cheepunkal Wetlands
  38. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
    # Count: 100
    Date:
    Observer: Vishnu TS
    Location: Kuttanadu Wetlands-Kolathu Kari-Kallara
  39. Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Aravind TM
    Location: Kottayam--Kaippuzhamuttu Cheepunkal Wetlands
  40. Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Kaipuzha - Chozhiyappara
  41. Shikra Accipiter badius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Navaneeth Sini George
    Location: Kottayam--Kottayam Railway station
  42. Black Kite Milvus migrans
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vishnu TS
    Location: Kuttanadu Wetlands-Kolathu Kari-Kallara
  43. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: lekha Jacob
    Location: Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary tower
  44. Barn Owl Tyto alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vishnu TS
    Location: Bhajanamadam Road, Perumthuruthu, Kerala, IN (9.689, 76.47)
  45. Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Kumaranalloor Temple Road
  46. Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Regin Ross
    Location: Parampuzha Velloparambu Road, Perumbaikad, Kerala, IN (9.62, 76.552)
  47. Spotted Owlet Athene brama
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Kottayam - Cheepunkal, Maniyaparambu Road
  48. Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vishnu TS
    Location: Bhajanamadam Road, Perumthuruthu, Kerala, IN (9.689, 76.47)
  49. Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: TROPIC TRAILS
    Location: Koottickal - Cholathadam Road, Kottayam, Kerala, IN (9.609, 76.874)
  50. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dr Sebin Jose
    Location: Lalam, Kerala, IN (9.744, 76.696)
  51. Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Regin Ross
    Location: Parampuzha Velloparambu Road, Perumbaikad, Kerala, IN (9.62, 76.552)
  52. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  53. Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Kaipuzha - Chozhiyappara
  54. Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Palathuruthu
  55. White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  56. Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Kumaranalloor Temple Road
  57. Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Adarsh Ajay
    Location: Saint Berchmans College, Changanassery
  58. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  59. Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vishnu TS
    Location: Bhajanamadam Road, Perumthuruthu, Kerala, IN (9.689, 76.47)
  60. Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vishnu TS
    Location: Bhajanamadam Road, Perumthuruthu, Kerala, IN (9.689, 76.47)
  61. Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Christopher John Issac
    Location: Chengalam South, Kerala, IN (9.595, 76.481)
  62. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  63. Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kausthubh K Nair
    Location: Kurinjikkavu Vanadurga Temple ( Restricted access)
  64. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  65. Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sreedevi A
    Location: Bodhi, Madhavan, Sreedevi House
  66. Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  67. House Crow Corvus splendens
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  68. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kausthubh K Nair
    Location: Kurinjikkavu Vanadurga Temple ( Restricted access)
  69. Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Adarsh Ajay
    Location: Saint Berchmans College, Changanassery
  70. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Palathuruthu
  71. Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  72. Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  73. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  74. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  75. Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ambady Sasi
    Location: Lalam, Kerala, IN (9.752, 76.689)
  76. Flame-throated Bulbul Rubigula gularis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: TROPIC TRAILS
    Location: Koottickal - Cholathadam Road, Kottayam, Kerala, IN (9.609, 76.874)
  77. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  78. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Adarsh Ajay
    Location: Saint Berchmans College, Changanassery
  79. Jungle Babbler Argya striata
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Kausthubh K Nair
    Location: Kurinjikkavu Vanadurga Temple ( Restricted access)
  80. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  81. Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  82. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  83. Malabar Whistling-Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: TROPIC TRAILS
    Location: Koottickal - Cholathadam Road, Kottayam, Kerala, IN (9.609, 76.874)
  84. Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Regin Ross
    Location: Parampuzha Velloparambu Road, Perumbaikad, Kerala, IN (9.62, 76.552)
  85. Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: TROPIC TRAILS
    Location: Koottickal - Cholathadam Road, Kottayam, Kerala, IN (9.609, 76.874)
  86. Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  87. Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: Kottayam--Kariyampaadam
  88. Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Kuzhithadam Paddy Fields, Parackal Kadavu
  89. Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: TROPIC TRAILS
    Location: Koottickal - Cholathadam Road, Kottayam, Kerala, IN (9.609, 76.874)
  90. White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bindu Krishnan
    Location: millenium road, kumaranalloor
  91. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ambady Sasi
    Location: Pala, Kerala, IN (9.714, 76.688)
  92. White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Adarsh Ajay
    Location: Saint Berchmans College, Changanassery
  93. Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Kuzhithadam Paddy Fields, Parackal Kadavu

Additional Taxa (5)

  1. white egret sp. Egretta/Bubulcus/Ardea sp.
    # Count: 60
    Date:
    Observer: Vishnu TS
    Location: Kuttanadu Wetlands-Kolathu Kari-Kallara
  2. ibis sp. Threskiornithidae sp. (ibis sp.)
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Adarsh Ajay
    Location: Saint Berchmans College, Changanassery
  3. eagle sp. Accipitridae sp. (eagle sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Regin Ross
    Location: Parampuzha Velloparambu Road, Perumbaikad, Kerala, IN (9.62, 76.552)
  4. Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling Sturnia malabarica/blythii
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: H Nambiar
    Location: Kuzhithadam Paddy Fields, Parackal Kadavu
  5. sunbird sp. Nectariniidae sp. (sunbird sp.)
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kausthubh K Nair
    Location: Kurinjikkavu Vanadurga Temple ( Restricted access)