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Check-list of Birds in Ladakh

Check-list of Birds in Ladakh

This updated check-list - extracted from the forthcoming book (mid 2003) on 'Birds and Mammals of Ladakh' - is the result of extensive literature research and my own observation and data collection during various trips into the remote areas of the Ladakh region. By no means the list claims to be complete. Any comments, feed-backs and amendments are welcomed, they will all help to improve and up-date the list. Otto Pfister / 01-2003

< otto_pfister@hotmail.com >

© Otto Pfister / 2003.

GALLIFORMES

Phasianidae

*

Snow Partridge

Lerwa lerwa

Himalayan Snowcock

Tetraogallus himalayensis

Tibetan Snowcock

Tetraogallus tibetanus

Chukar

Alectoris chukar

Tibetan Partridge

Perdix hodgsoniae

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

*

Rain Quail

Coturnix coromandelica

ANSERIFORMES

Anatidae

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

Gadwall

Anas strepera

Eurasian Wigeon

Anas penelope

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Garganey

Anas querquedula

Common Teal

Anas crecca

Red-crested Pochard

Rhodonessa rufina

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Ferruginous Pochard

Aythya nyroca

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

PICIFORMES

Picidae

Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

Picus squamatus

UPUPIFORMES

Upupidae

Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

CORACIIFORMES

Coraciidae

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

*

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis

Alcedinidae

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Meropidae

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

CUCULIFORMES

Cuculidae

Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Eurasian Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Asian Koel

Eudynamys scolopacea

APODIFORMES

Apodidae

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Common Swift

Apus apus

Fork-tailed Swift

Apus pacificus

House Swift

Apus affinis

STRIGIFORMES

Strigidae

Pallid Scops Owl

Otus brucei

Eurasian Eagle Owl

Bubo bubo

Little Owl

Athene noctua

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Caprimulgidae

Eurasian Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

COLUMBIFORMES

Columbidae

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Hill Pigeon

Columba rupestris

Snow Pigeon

Columba leuconota

*

Yellow-eyed Pigeon

Columba eversmanni

European Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Laughing Dove

Streptopelia senegalensis

*

Spotted Dove

Streptopelia chinensis

*

Red Collared Dove

Streptopelia tranquebarica

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

GRUIFORMES

Gruidae

*

Siberian Crane

Grus leucogeranus

Demoiselle Crane

Antrapoides virgo

Black-necked Crane

Grus nigricollis

Rallidae

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

Corn Crake

Crex crex

Baillon's Crake

Porzana pusilla

Spotted Crake

Porzana porzana

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Common Coot

Fulica atra

CICONIIFORMES

Pteroclidae

Tibetan Sandgrouse

Syrrhaptes tibetanus

Scolopacidae

Solitary Snipe

Gallinago solitaria

Pintail Snipe

Gallinago stenura

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

*

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Jacanidae

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Charadriidae

Ibisbill

Ibidorhyncha struthersii

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

Lesser Sand Plover

Charadrius mongolus

*

Greater Sand Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Glareolidae

Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Laridae

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

*

Heuglin's Gull

Larus heuglini

Pallas's Gull

Larus ichthyaetus

Brown-headed Gull

Larus brunnicephalus

Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

Little Gull

Larus minutus

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

River Tern

Sterna aurantia

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

*

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Little Tern

Sterna albifrons

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybridus

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Accipitridae

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Oriental Honey-Buzzard

Pernis ptilorhyncus

Black-shouldered Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Pallas's Fish Eagle

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Lammergeier

Gypaetus barbatus

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Himalayan Griffon

Gyps himalayensis

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Short-toed Snake Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

Eurasian Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Pallid Harrier

Circus macrourus

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

Upland Buzzard

Buteo hemilasius

Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus

Greater Spotted Eagle

Aquila clanga

Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Falconidae

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug

Podicipedidae

Little Grebe

Tachybatus ruficollis

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Phalacrocoracidae

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Little Cormorant

Phalacrocorax niger

Ardeidae

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Great Egret

Casmerodius albus

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

Great Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Threskiornithidae

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Ciconiidae

Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

PASSERIFORMES

Laniidae

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Rufous-tailed Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

Grey-backed Shrike

Lanius tephronotus

Lesser Grey Shrike

Lanius minor

Southern Grey Shrike

Lanius meridionalis

Corvidae

*

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

*

Black-headed Jay

Garrulus lanceolatus

*

Yellow-billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa flavirostris

Black-billed Magpie

Pica pica

Hume's Groundpecker

Pseudopodoces humilis

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Yellow-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculus

Eurasian Jackdaw

Corvus monedula

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

Cinclidae

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

Brown Dipper

Cinclus pallasii

Muscicapidae

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Blue Rock Trush

Monticola solitarius

Blue Whistling Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus

Tickell's Thrush

Turdus unicolor

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Dark-throated Thrush

Turdus ruficollis

Dusky Thrush

Turdus naumanni

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

*

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

Muscicapa ruficauda

Red-throated Flycatcher

Ficedula parva

White-tailed Rubythroat

Luscinia pectoralis

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Orange-flanked Bush Robin

Tarsiger cyanurus

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas galactotes

Rufous-backed Redstart

Phoenicurus erythronota

Blue-capped Redstart

Phoenicurus coeruleocephalus

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

*

Hodgson's Redstart

Phoenicurus hodgsoni

White-winged Redstart

Phoenicurus erythrogaster

Blue-fronted Redstart

Phoenicurus frontalis

White-capped Water Redstart

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

?

Grandala

Grandala coelicolor

Little Forktail

Enicurus scouleri

Common Stonechat

Saxicola torquata

*

Hume's Wheatear

Oenanthe alboniger

Variable Wheatear

Oenanthe picata

Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka

Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Sturnidae

Brahminy Starling

Sturnus pagodarum

Rosy Starling

Sturnus roseus

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Sittidae

Wallcreeper

Tichodroma muraria

Certhiidae

Bar-tailed Treecreeper

Certhia himalayana

Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Paridae

*

White-crowned Penduline Tit

Remiz coronatus

Fire-capped Tit

Cephalopyrus flammiceps

Rufous-naped Tit

Parus rufonuchalis

Great Tit

Parus major

*

Yellow-browed Tit

Sylviparus modestus

Hirundinidae

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia

Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Eurasian Crag Martin

Hirundo rupestris

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Red-rumped Swallow

Hirundo daurica

Northern House Martin

Delichon urbica

?

Asian House Martin

Delichon dasypus

Regulidae

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Sylviidae

Long-billed Bush Warbler

Bradypterus major

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Black-browed Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus bistrigiceps

Paddyfield Warbler

Acrocephalus agricola

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

White-browed Tit-Warbler

Leptopoecile sophiae

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Mountain Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus sindianus

*

Plain Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus neglectus

Dusky Warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Tickell's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus affinis

Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Phylloscopus griseolus

?

Buff-barred Warbler

Phylloscopus pulcher

Hume's Warbler

Phylloscopus humei

Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

Large-billed Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus magnirostris

*

Tytler's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus tytleri

?

Western Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus occipitalis

*

Streaked Laughingthrush

Garrulax lineatus

*

Variegated Laughingthrush

Garrulax variegatus

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

Greater Whitethroat

Sylvia communis

Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

Barred Warbler

Sylvia nisoria

Alaudidae

Bimaculated Lark

Melanocorypha bimaculata

Tibetan Lark

Melanocorypha maxima

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

Hume's Short-toed Lark

Calandrella acutirostris

*

Asian Short-toed Lark

Calandrella cheleensis

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Oriental Skylark

Alauda gulgula

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Passeridae

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Spanish Sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis

Tibetan Snowfinch

Montifringilla adamsi

White-rumped Snowfinch

Pyrgilauda taczanowskii

Plain-backed Snowfinch

Pyrgilauda blanfordi

Forest Wagtail

Dendronanthus indicus

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

*

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Rosy Pipit

Anthus roseatus

Water Pipit

Anthus spinoletta

*

Siberian Accentor

Prunella montanella

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Altai Accentor

Prunella himalayana

Robin Accentor

Prunella rubeculoides

Rufous-breasted Accentor

Prunella strophiata

Brown Accentor

Prunella fulvescens

Black-throated Accentor

Prunella atrogularis

Fringillidae

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

Fire-fronted Serin

Serinus pusillus

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Twite

Carduelis flavirostris

Eurasian Linnet

Carduelis cannabina

Plain Mountain Finch

Leucosticte nemoricola

Brandt's Mountain Finch

Leucosticte brandti

*

Crimson-winged Finch

Rhodopechys sanguinea

Mongolian Finch

Bucanetes mongolicus

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Red-mantled Rosefinch

Carpodacus rhodochlamys

White-browed Rosefinch

Carpodacus thura

Streaked Rosefinch

Carpodacus rubicilloides

Great Rosefinch

Carpodacus rubicilla

Red-fronted Rosefinch

Carpodacus puniceus

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

Pine Bunting

Emberiza leucocephalos

Rock Bunting

Emberiza cia

*

Grey-necked Bunting

Emberiza buchanani

Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza hortulana

Little Bunting

Emberiza pusilla

*

Chestnut Bunting

Emberiza rutila

Red-headed Bunting

Emberiza bruniceps

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

* = no records / observation after 1960 in Ladakh

? = recent apprearance / species ID needs confirmation


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