List of birds of South India

This list of birds of South India includes birds from India south approximately of the Narmada River.

Notable bird watching locations in South India include Rollapadu in Andhra Pradesh; Nagarhole National Park and Bandipur National Park in Karnataka; Rajamalai (Eravikulam National Park) and Periyar National Park in Kerala; Mudumalai National Park, Udhagamandalam, Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Anamalai; Vedanthangal and Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary in Kodikkarai, Tamil Nadu.

Francolins and spurfowls

Quails and buttonquails

Galliformes

Indian peafowl in Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu

Geese and ducks

Indian spot-billed duck in Hyderabad

Woodpeckers

Black-rumped flameback in Hyderabad

Barbets

White-cheeked barbet in Bangalore

Hornbills

Great hornbill perched on a Mesua tree at Valparai, Tamil Nadu

Common hoopoes, trogons and rollers

Kingfishers

Stork-billed kingfisher in Kumarakom, Kerala

Bee-eaters

Blue-tailed bee-eater in Chalakudy, Kerala

Cuckoos and malkohas

Blue-faced malkoha in Singanallur Lake, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Coucals, parrots and parakeets

Malabar parakeet in Thattekad, Kerala

Swifts

Owls

Jungle owlet in Kerala

Frogmouth and nightjars

Pigeons and doves

Nilgiri wood pigeon

Bustards and cranes

Crakes and rails

Grey-headed swamphen in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Baillon's crake, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Sandgrouse

Woodcocks, snipes and painted-snipes

Godwits, curlews, and Tringa sandpipers

Marsh sandpiper in Hyderabad, Telangana

Sanderlings and stints

Jacanas and large waders

Pheasant-tailed jacana in Hyderabad in Telangana
Great thick-knee near Mysore, Karnataka

Plovers

Lapwings, coursers and pratincoles

Skuas

Gulls, terns and noddies

Whiskered tern in Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh

Osprey

Kites and bazas

Brahminy kite in Chalakudy, Kerala

Sea and fish eagles

Vultures

Eagles

Crested serpent eagle subspecies melanotis in Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu

Harriers

Accipiters

Shikra in Pune, Maharashtra

Buzzards

Falcons

Grebes, cormorants and darter

Oriental darters nesting at Kalletumkara Kerala

Tropicbirds and boobies

Egrets

Herons

Purple heron in Sulur lake in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Bitterns

Flamingos

Greater flamingos at Pocharam lake in Telangana

Ibises and spoonbills

Storks

Asian openbill in Uppalapadu in Andhra Pradesh

Pelicans and frigatebirds

Spot-billed pelican in Uppalapadu in Andhra Pradesh

Shearwaters and storm petrels

Pitta, leafbirds, and shrikes

Bay-backed shrike in Ananthagiri hills in Telangana

Treepies, crows and orioles

White-bellied treepie in Anamalai in Tamil Nadu

Cuckooshrikes and minivets

Female black-headed cuckooshrike in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Telangana

Drongos

Greater racket-tailed drongo in Western Ghats in Kerala

Fantails and woodshrikes

Thrushes

Blue-capped rock thrush in Nandi hills in Karnataka

Flycatchers

Shortwing and chats

Indian blue robin in Nandi hills in Karnataka

Starlings and mynas

Jungle myna in Kottayam, Kerala

Nuthatches

Creepers

Tits

Martins and swallows

Eastern red-rumped swallow in Parli, Maharashtra

Bulbuls

Red-vented bulbul in Ernakulam, Kerala

Cisticolas, prinias and white-eyes

Ashy prinia in Hyderabad in Telangana

Warblers

Blyth's reed warbler in Hebbal lake in Karnataka
Common tailorbird in Hyderabad

Grassbirds

Laughingthrushes

Palani laughingthrush in Munnar, Kerala

Babblers and fulvetta

Yellow-billed babbler in Mulli, Tamil Nadu

Larks

Rufous-tailed lark in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Telangana

Flowerpeckers

Sunbirds and spiderhunter

Little spiderhunter in Thattekad, Kerala

Wagtails

White-browed wagtail in Hyderabad, Telangana

Pipits

Nilgiri pipit

Sparrows

Weavers

Avadavats

Red avadavat in Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary, Telangana

Munias

White-rumped munia in Mangalore, Karnataka

Rosefinches and buntings

See also

References

  • H. R. Baker and Chas. M. Inglis (1930). The Birds of Southern India, Including Madras, Malabar, Travancore, Cochin, Coorg and Mysore. Madras: Superintendent, Government Press.
  • Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp (30 November 2005). Birds of Southern India. A&C Black.
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