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Native and Naturalized (78)

  1. Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  2. Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  3. Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  4. Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  5. Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  6. Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  7. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  8. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  9. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  10. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
    # Count: 170
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  11. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  12. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  13. Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  14. Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Putheri Lake
  15. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Neol P G Sam
    Location: CSI Christ Church, Mylode, Alencode
  16. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Mylaudy Lake
  17. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Mylaudy Lake
  18. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
    # Count: 50
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Mylaudy Lake
  19. Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
    # Count: 50
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Mylaudy Lake
  20. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Sahayapuram Paddy Field
  21. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Sahayapuram Paddy Field
  22. Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
    # Count: 19
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Sahayapuram Paddy Field
  23. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Lekshmipuram - Mylaudy Canal Road
  24. Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  25. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  26. Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  27. Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  28. Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Mahadevan Wildlife photographer
    Location: Thirumala Temple Road, Munchirai, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.285, 77.175)
  29. Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Mahadevan Wildlife photographer
    Location: Thirumala Temple Road, Munchirai, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.285, 77.175)
  30. Shikra Accipiter badius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Civin Solomon
    Location: Theroor, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.184, 77.458)
  31. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Civin Solomon
    Location: Manikaputhery Lake
  32. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Civin Solomon
    Location: Manikaputhery Lake
  33. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Mahadevan Wildlife photographer
    Location: Arudesam, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.277, 77.164) Parthivapuram
  34. Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Mahadevan Wildlife photographer
    Location: Arudesam, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.277, 77.164) Parthivapuram
  35. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Mahadevan Wildlife photographer
    Location: Arudesam, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.277, 77.164) Parthivapuram
  36. Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Mahadevan Wildlife photographer
    Location: Arudesam, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.277, 77.164) Parthivapuram
  37. Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  38. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  39. Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Mylaudy Lake
  40. Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Virusady, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.157, 77.499)
  41. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Virusady, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.157, 77.499)
  42. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Virusady, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.157, 77.499)
  43. Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Virusady, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.157, 77.499)
  44. Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Raja Sekaran
    Location: Kuzhithurai Railway Station, Marthandam
  45. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Raja Sekaran
    Location: Kuzhithurai Railway Station, Marthandam
  46. Black Kite Milvus migrans
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  47. House Crow Corvus splendens
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  48. Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra affinis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  49. White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  50. Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Atchankulam Pond
  51. Gray Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  52. Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  53. Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Sahayapuram Paddy Field
  54. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Naga Arjun
    Location: Kamarajar Nagar Street, Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.154, 77.498)
  55. Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Thovalai Hills
  56. Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Thovalai Hills
  57. Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Thovalai Hills
  58. Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Thovalai Hills
  59. Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Thovalai Hills
  60. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Thovalai Hills
  61. Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  62. Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  63. Spotted Owlet Athene brama
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  64. Barn Owl Tyto alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  65. Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  66. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  67. Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  68. Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  69. Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  70. Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  71. Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  72. White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  73. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  74. Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  75. Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Anand Birdlife
    Location: Muppandal Wind Farm
  76. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Mahadevan Wildlife photographer
    Location: Karumparai (Black Rock)
  77. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Mahadevan Wildlife photographer
    Location: Karumparai (Black Rock)
  78. Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Mahadevan Wildlife photographer
    Location: Karumparai (Black Rock)

Additional Taxa (3)

  1. white egret sp. Egretta/Bubulcus/Ardea sp.
    # Count: 28
    Date:
    Observer: Civin Solomon
    Location: Theroor, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.184, 77.458)
  2. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Civin Solomon
    Location: Manikaputhery Lake
  3. goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Austin Ajit
    Location: Nagercoil Bypass, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.213, 77.476)