Corbett National Park and vicinity, May 8-11, 1998

Vivek Tiwari (vivek@ee.princeton.edu, vtiwari@scdt.intel.com)
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In May 1998, Mohit Agarwal and I made a 3-day trip to Corbett National Park.
When we go there we found that the park was closed. Heavy unseasonal rains
the day before had damaged all the roads into the park and 4-wheel-drive 
vehicles were also having trouble negotiating these. So instead of going 
into the park, we birded along its eastern edge, north of Ramnagar and along
the Kosi river. The road to Jhirna did open on the last day and we spent the
last night there. Jhirna is just inside the park's southern boundary.

This is a trip report of some of the interesting sightings and observed 
behaviors. The list of species seen is included at the end.
Any comments or feedback (to vivek@ee.princeton.edu) would be welcome and 
appreciated.

Despite the disappointment of not going to the recommended hot-spots like
Dhikala and Lohachaur, I enjoyed myself thoroughly. This was my first birding
trip to the Terai and the foothills and even the outskirts of the park 
provided great birding. In fact it was fun to bird off-the-beaten-birding-
path" as it were. Saw 137 species. This is not bad given that it was
already summer, our birding was almost entirely along roads, it did not 
include any wetlands, and quite a lot of time was underutilized due to 
various reasons. Basically I got a teasing glimpse into the fabulous avifauna
of the Himalayan foothills. Signs of breeding activity everywhere. Good 
mammal sign and sightings too.

In the report below I use common names from the "A Synopsis of the Birds of 
India and  Pakistan" - by S. D. Ripley. In the trip list I use common names 
from the OBC checklist as well as those from the "Synopsis". The ordering and
scientific names follow the OBC checklist.

8th May: Drove from Delhi to Ramanagar in Mohit's Tatamobile. Slightly 
overcast in the morning, allowing a pleasant ride. Reached Ramnagar 
about 2:00PM. Over 40 species seen at highway speeds along the way, including
a GREY HORNBILL. Did not stop anywhere, though the River Ganga near Gajraula
looked really inviting. Found out about the park closure. Met Dy. Director 
Rajiv Bhartari and discussed birding alternatives given the park situation.
His advice proved to be very valuable. 
Went to Tiger Camp (a small jungle resort between Ramnagar and Garjia, 
just outside the SE boundary of the park). During lunch saw a female RED 
TURTLE DOVE on a telephone wire and 2 males that I assumed were vying for her
affections. The combination of 2 males and 1 female was seen at Jhirna too. 
KOEL, COMMON HAWK-CUCKOO, and INDIAN CUCKOO were very vocal in the orchards 
around the resort. 

After lunch, around 5:00PM, drove along the Ramnagar-Dhangarhi road.
Stopped at a few places. GREYHEADED MYNAs were pretty common. PARADISE 
FLYCATCHER at a couple of places, ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET, FULVOUSBREASTED PIED
WOODPECKER were the other interesting birds. Calling BLUETHROATED BARBETs 
provided the  barbet-background-music here.
Enjoyed the views of the Kosi river as dusk approached.
Had tea at a street-side stall in Mohan as a pair of PARADISE FLYCATCHERS
entertained us in a nearby tree. A HAIRCRESTED DRONGO flew overhead. Driving
back, we flushed a few unided Nighthawks from the roadside. Dinner at Tiger 
Camp (TC), with the weird calls of LONGTAILED NIGHTJARS in the background.
Drove towards Ramnagar around 10:00PM after traffic had subsided. 
Rewarded with great looks at a LEOPARD CAT. Watched us from the side of the 
road, its eyes glistening. Then it slowly ambled away. A great way to end a 
good day!

9th May: This was to be a long but productive day (with about 105 species).
Woke up at 6:30AM and went straight to the brushy and lightly wooded
hillside outside Tiger Camp. This is right at the edge of the extensive Sal
forests of Corbett proper and right at the beginning of the foothills.  
GREENISH and  LARGE CROWNED WARBLER in bright plumage. The spectacular 
YELLOWBACKED SUNBIRD left me stunned for a while. A few small birds were 
still flitting around in the patchy sunlight, and the spot deserved more 
time. But had to get back to get ready. 

Left Camp at around 8:30AM. A late start but we were lucky since it 
remained partly cloudy and cool and birds were active even past noon.
HIMALAYAN SWIFTLETs flew overhead. Also several colorful and handsome 
CRESTED TREE SWIFTs. Started driving towards Dhangarhi. Stopped at a couple 
of "sots" (broad mountainous streams or washes) along the way. At one of 
them saw 3 species of Minivets - SMALL, SCARLET and ROSY. 
BLACKHEADED CUCKOO SHRIKE at another. At one point, I saw a large, grey 
bird with a distinctive shape. I instantly knew what it was, even though 
this was a new species for me. Yelled for Mohit to stop and leapt out of 
the still moving vehicle. But the GREAT SLATY WOODPECKER was gone. Darn! 
A bird such as that deserves a better view. Later heard that small 
parties of this species have occasinally been seen right outside 
Tiger Camp.

Had to resist the urge to spend more time at some of these
stops but we kept moving, and at Mohan turned on to the road towards 
Durgadevi along the north-eastern boundary of the park.
Here the habitat changed a bit since we had started climbing. REDBREASTED
PARAKEET and BRONZE DRONGO a little ways past Mohan attested to that. 
Drove further up to the Durgadevi entrance . Here we could have walked 
into the park, on the road towards Lohachaur but we were required to be 
accompanied by a forest guard, and none were around at the time. Instead
we just wandered around the area for a while. A few birds were still 
moving about. Managed to actually see a BLUETHROATED BARBET as it flew 
away. A BLACKNAPED GREEN WOODPECKER was busy quitely pecking away at a 
tree. A TICKELL's FLYCATCHER was merrily singing in a gully. A couple of 
WHITECRESTED LAUGHING THURSHes foraging in the undergrowth signified that 
more time needed to be spent at this spot. But we decided to move on 
anyway. The drive from Durgadevi towards Marchula was thru excellent 
habitat -hillsides with moist narrow gullies. Bickering BLACK BULBULS at 
one spot. A dash of orange on the floor of a gully turned out to be an 
ORANGEHEADED GROUND THRUSH. A beautiful BLUETHROATED FLYCATCHER was in a
bush above it. Nearby, 4 VELVETFRONTED NUTHATCHES together (two adults 
and two faded looking birds that I assume were juveniles) were an 
interesting sight. A silent and cryptic TICKELL's THRUSH flew in too. A 
EURASIAN CUCKOO called nearby.

We moved on, out of the forest, onto a brushy hillside above the Ramganga 
River, near the Ramganga Resort. Had a brief glimpse of a couple of 
small birds that emerged from a lantana bush and then vanished back in 
fast. I think these were ABERRANT BUSH WARBLERs based on descriptions in 
the existing field-guides but am not sure. This was interesting since I 
estimate we were at about 1000 meters altitude here. This is below their 
breeding range according to the Handbook so these had to
be altitudinal migrants that were a bit late in heading back higher. A few 
SLATYHEADED PARAKEETS were flying about. CRESTED BUNTINGs in the bushes
next to the riverbed. The stony riverbed itself did not yield any new birds.

A little ways further crossed the bridge over the Ramganga to get to the 
village of Marchula. JUNGLE MYNAs were common here. BLUE WHISTLING THRUSH
below the bridge. Ordered a tasty meal from a roadside dhaba and waited 
on the roof - with a nice view of the valley below. I saw a small 
sparrow-sized brownish-grey bird flyby over the house into the forested 
hillside. Pinkish red bill and flashing red in the wings. 
A REDBILLED LEIOTHRIX ?! A much-desired bird, but again not the kind of 
view I would have liked. An unlikely place for one I thought, but I can't
imagine what else it could be. A dark-phase CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE flew 
overhead and another further out. It was 1:30PM and pretty hot by now and 
then we ended up wasting an hour and a half looking for my field book that 
I had dropped somewhere. We were getting tired too, so we decided to head
back. The Durgadevi area was also pretty quiet by now, and we ended up 
making no further stops. At Tiger Camp had nice views at a couple of 
LONGBILLED VULTURES and a SCAVENGER VULTURE.

After a late lunch and a relaxing break, around 5:00 PM headed first to 
the famous Ibisbill spot near the Ramnagar barrage. The bird had been 
there in the winter. It was once flushed by an overzealous photographer 
and hadn't been seen since then. A large Accipiter flew overhead. 
Basically whitish underneath, including the throat with darker bars on 
the wingtips. Rufous marking on the body below but not very bold. 
According to my notes some white was seen on the base of the upperside
of the tail as the bird flew away. I am scratching my head over this. 
Ben King in "A Field Guide to the birds of South-East Asia" says for
the Crested Goshawk - white tips on the uppertail coverts diagnostic 
when present. Don't know how broad these white tips are supposed to be.
My guess is CRESTED GOSHAWK, which would be more likely than the
Northern Goshawk at that place, at that time of the year. However I am
not comfortable with this id.

On to the Garjia temple. PIED FLYCATCHER SHRIKE on the way. Were hoping 
to see Indian Pied Hornbill fly to the fruit trees near the temple. Well,
Mohit saw one while I was looking elsewhere. My first near-miss for this 
species. THICKBILLED FLOWERPECKER in the canopy of a flowering tree on 
the banks of the Kosi river. Several SPURWINGED LAPWINGs on the river bed.
And then a species I thought I wouldn't see due to the park closure -
HIMALAYAN PIED KINGFISHERs. 3 squabbling, noisy, entertaining birds. A 
LITTLE GREEN HERON lurked near the mud banks. A male LARGE PIED WAGTAIL 
put on a impressive show for a female. It was on the ground, its tail 
cocked, wings held out to the sides, breast puffed out, walking slowly 
and stiffly towards the female. The birds flew away and I could never 
determine if his charms had worked! Waited out the approach of dusk and a 
near full moon. No more birds, but enjoyed the solitude and the beautiful
setting.

In retrospect we could have planned the day better and tried for 
Forktails in the area beyond Mohan, near Kumeria. The Lohachaur road 
could also have yielded more Himalayan specialities had we walked a bit
further. Could have stopped more often and spent more time per stop. But 
it was a great day nevertheless and I don't have much cause for regret.

10th May: The plan for the day was to wait at Tiger Camp to hear about 
the possibility of getting into the park towards Dhikala. I started the 
day a bit late and it was past 8:00AM when I went back to the hillside 
outside the Camp. A few GREY TITs this time around. Then an intriguing 
small brown warbler. It was uniform brownish above with a distinct 
whitish supercilium that extended well past the eye. Underparts were 
uniformly buffy white below. Not sure of the color on the flanks. It 
showed up on the top of a bush and then vanished. I am calling it a 
PALEFOOTED BUSH WARBLER, but can't be sure. The longer supercilium would 
indicate a Bush Warbler, over a Booted Warbler. It also looked darker 
above than a Booted Warbler. At least the habitat was right. 
As I started walking up a small path thru the bush, a small brown bird 
flew from the path into the undergrowth on the side. There it 
foraged among the leaf litter, occasionally cocking up its tail and then 
bringing it down. It was a SPOTTED BABBLER. 
A PURPLE SUNBIRD hovered a bit to pluck an insect out of a spider web.  
 
Around 10:00AM, walked to the Kosi River behind Tiger Camp. It was already 
hot and not very birdy. In the uncultivated fields nearby saw a pair of 
Skylarks at close range. I am inclined to think that these were SKYLARKs 
_A arvensis_ and and not SMALL (EASTERN) SKYLARKs _A gulgula_ The birds were
clearly larger than sparrows, more like the size of a large pipit. Also the
throat and belly were a clean white. The outer-tail feathers were also 
clean white. A very upright posture. The streaking on the breast though 
was not dark. This may be consistent with the fact the birds 
undergo a moult in late summer ["Birds of Europe", Lars Jonsson] and so may
be expected to have a somewhat faded plumage in May. But as _A arvensis_, 
they would have to be late lingerers. 

11:00AM and the road to Dhikala stayed closed. But the road to Jhirna was 
open and that's where we ultimately went. Bought supplies in Ramnagar and 
had lunch. Rajiv Bhartari had alerted us to the presence of a Bluebearded 
Bee-eater in the office compound, but we couldn't locate it in the few 
minutes we spent looking. A LONGLEGGED BUZZARD soared overhead.
Left for Jhirna around 2:00PM in an open Maruti Gypsy. Price for one day 
rental and the services of the driver was about Rs.1200 - expensive by 
Indian standards. The road to Jhirna heads west from Ramnagar along the 
southern boundary of the park. Jhirna and the areas nearby are basically 
farmland that had been acquired for the park and are now slowly reverting 
back to forest. As we left the bustle of Ramnagar behind, the scenery 
rapidly became interesting. The great northern Indian plain stretching off 
to the horizon on our left, the very southernmost range of hills of the 
Himalayas off on our right. BLACKHEADED ORIOLE in an orchard. This was 
raptor country - distant, soaring, "raptor-specks" all along the way, but
we didn't stop for them since I was anxious to get into the park.
A SHIKRA flew overhead holding a lizard in its beak.

Crossed a couple of sots and into the reserved forest boundary. A fine 
wilderness moment for me, when I saw a large handsome Bee-eater on a wire 
above one of the sots - BLUETAILED BEE-EATER. Actually there was a huge 
colony there and at one point over 50 were perched on the wires. As they
flew about calling above us, in the midst of the beautiful expanse, I was 
struck by the magic of the moment.

We moved on and picked up a official forest guide who was required to 
accompany us. Crossed into the park boundary for the short ride towards 
the Kothirau watchtower. Saw a huge INDIAN MONITOR LIZARD on the way. A 
couple others that I saw on the trip were bigger than those seen in Delhi, 
but this guy was much bigger. Heard later that Corbett is known for the 
size of its monitor lizards. A covey of JUNGLE BUSH QUAILs exploded near
a dry river bed. Reached the Kothirau watchtower around 3:30PM. This 
watchtower, which is basically an enclosed platform on a large fig tree, 
overlooks a bend in a mountain stream that flows down from the interior of
the park. It carried just a little water at that time. Tigers have been 
seen from here, though we did not see any mammals at all. Still the feel 
of wilderness is very much in evidence. Over the next two and a half 
hours, I had 44 species of birds, without leaving the watchtower! The tree
itself provided excellent habitat and attracted a number of birds - 
WHITEBROWED FANTAIL FLYCATCHER, SMALL MINIVET, a LESSER WHITETHROAT, 
FRANKLIN's WREN-WARBLER, YELLOWFRONTED PIED WOODPECKER, a pair of 
BLACKNAPED FLYCATCHERs with the male actively chasing the female. 4 kinds 
of BULBULs nearby (REDVENTED, REDWHISKERED and WHITECHEEKED - both _P l
leucotis_ and _P l leucogenys_). A noisy pair of RED JUNGLEFOWL, displaying 
male PEACOCKs below, the three common species of kingfishers, 
YELLOWTHROATED SPARROWs, RED TURTLE DOVEs and YELLOWLEGGED GREEN PIGEONs, 
among other commoner species. A small brown warbler lurking inside a bush 
- a thin long white supercilium, light below with darker flanks. Another 
Bush warbler? A male PARADISE FLYCATCHER flew off from a low perch and dove 
at the water for a quick sip, its long tail streaming behind it. It repeated 
this a few times. The best species from my perspective was a
RUFOUS TURTLE DOVE that sat on an exposed perch for a long while. Time 
flew by. As we prepared to leave, the forest guide saw an Indian Pied 
Hornbill as I looked elsewhere. Second near-miss. It was heartening to see
the forest guide showing an interest in birds. All through he had been 
curious and had wanted to learn more. 

When we reached the Jhirna Forest Rest House we found that the rains had 
damaged the water pipes feeding the FRH and there was only a bucket of 
water left for the bathroom and a large pitcher of water for the kitchen. 
We assured the guard that we would manage just fine on that much water. 
Actually there was enough for 3-4 cups of tea, and for a couple of bowls of
instant soup and noodles. Plus we had a bottle each of drinking water with
us. The guard cooked the noodles and the soup, and they tasted great. Heard 
a LEOPARD calling, not too far away as we ate. Later when it got darker, 
nightjars became active. Located a calling LONGTAILED NIGHTJAR. Was able to
observe it well in the moonlight. It was perched on the tip of a low exposed
branch, with it wings held up from the body, but bent at the wrists, such 
that the wings pointed downwards (like a man carrying a barrel under each 
arm). Each time it gave its metallic "chaunk" call, it would move its body 
up and push the wings down. It occasionally made short sallies from this 
perch. Sometimes it would fly away but then return to the same perch after
a while. An INDIAN JUNGLE NIGHTJAR also called. 

May 11th: Found out from the guard that a TIGER had called nearby at night. 
The guard assumed that we were still outside and must have heard it, so he 
didn't bother to tell us about it. But actually we were already asleep and 
missed it. Darn!
Started out on a jeep ride in the morning. Basically looking for mammals 
and not stopping too often for birds. Mohit knew of a bad-tempered male 
elephant that was in the area. We did not see it but saw fresh droppings. 
Also pugmarks of a TIGER, probably made 3 days earlier when it had rained. 
Then two great sightings one after the other. First a SLOTH BEAR suddenly 
burst out in front of the jeep and bounded down the hillside. WOW!!
Then a strange bird with flashing blue wings flew onto a tree branch in a 
scruby hillside. I asked the jeep to be stopped. As I brought up my binocs,
I felt a rush of joy - an INDIAN PITTA! Stopped briefly at the other 
watchtower in Jhirna. There over 20 BLOSSOM HEADED PARAKEETs were on a rock
in the almost dry river bed. I assume that this was some kind of mud licking
behavior, though I have never heard of this in the context of Asian species.
Some BLUETAILED BEE-EATERS in the abandoned fields. Near the Kothirau 
watchtower, found a REDVENTED BULBUL nest with 3 eggs. A GREEN BEE-EATER had
a big insect of some kind in its beak and was beating it against a tree 
branch. Back in the forest, a bird in a muddy patch on the jeep trail turned
out to be a resplendent EMERALD DOVE. Soon after that I spotted an INDIAN
PIED HORNBILL on a distant tree. At last! It took its time moving thru the 
trees, and came close for some good views. An overhead scan from the same 
spot yielded a KING VULTURE circling overhead. 

Around 11:00AM we left Jhirna. On the way out, heard a CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE.
This was interesting since according to the Handbook, the bird is silent 
except in breeding season, which is from January to April. Then a pigeon-sized
bird streaked by overhead. Barely caught a glimpse, but it was a Falcon. Noted 
that the body and the wing linings on the undwerwing were lighter in color,
and the bottom half of the underwings i.e., the flight feathers were blackish.
The species most consistent with this is REDHEADED MERLIN. While this
observation is pretty inadequate, just want to raise an alert about the 
potential presence of this near-threatened species in the Jhirna area.

While crossing a stream-bed, saw about 2 dozen butterflies of at least 3 
different species on a small patch of mud. A WHITE-EYED BUZZARD-EAGLE flew 
overhead. A SPOTTED OWLET perched out in the open. On the road back to 
Ramnagar, a WIRETAILED SWALLOW perched on a wire. Had lunch back at Tiger 
Camp. Met Ajit Sahni, a photographer who mentioned that a Storkbilled 
Kingfisher had been seen on the suspension bridge over the Kosi river near 
Garjia. Went there to check it out but did not find it. Continued on the trail
on the other side of the Kosi river (this trail leads to  Sitabani - another 
great birding spot by all accounts. Maybe for next time.) Not much action here 
but rewarded with a BROWN FLYCATCHER - a neat little bird making short sallies 
from the understory. This was also the end of the trip, and it was already 
time for the long drive back to Delhi.
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List of species seen:
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Some id.'s that I that I am not comfortable with, due to either brief
observations and inadequate notes, or not enough id. information in 
exisiting guides. Hopefully the 3 field guides in preparation will be more 
helpful in such cases.

OBC English Name      OBC Scientific Name        Ali/Ripley English Name

[Crested Goshawk       Accipiter trivirgatus     Crested Goshawk]
  Discussed above. Over Kosi River near Ramnagar, flying towards the Park.

[Pale-footed Bush Warbler  Cettia pallidipes     Palefooted Bush Warbler]
  Discussed above. Outside Tiger Camp. Possibly also at Kothirau watchtower.

[Aberrant Bush Warbler     Cettia flavolivacea   Aberrant Bush Warbler]
  Discussed above. Hillside above Ramganga River near Marchula.

[Red-necked Falcon     Falco chicquera           Redheaded Merlin]
  Discussed above. Unconfirmed. Jhirna.

Other species seen:
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OBC English Name      OBC Scientific Name        Ali/Ripley English Name

Grey Francolin        Francolinus pondicerianus Grey Partridge
Jungle Bush Quail     Perdicula asiatica        Jungle Bush Quail
Red Junglefowl        Gallus gallus             Red Junglefowl
Indian Peafowl        Pavo cristatus            Common Peafowl
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker  Dendrocopos macei      Fulvousbreasted Pied Woodpecker
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker  Dendrocopos mahrattensis Yellowfronted Pied Woodpecker
Grey-headed Woodpecker     Picus canus              Blacknaped Green Woodpecker
Black-rumped Flameback     Dinopium benghalense     Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker
Great Slaty Woodpecker  Mulleripicus pulverulentus  Himalayan Great Slaty Woodpecker
Brown-headed Barbet   Megalaima zeylanica       Large Green Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet  Megalaima asiatica        Bluethroated Barbet
Coppersmith Barbet    Megalaima haemacephala    Crimsonbreasted Barbet
Indian Grey Hornbill  Ocyceros birostris        Common Grey Hornbill
Oriental Pied Hornbill     Anthracoceros albirostris   Indian Pied Hornbill
Common Hoopoe         Upupa epops               Hoopoe
Indian Roller         Coracias benghalensis     Indian Roller
Common Kingfisher     Alcedo atthis             Common Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher  Halcyon smyrnensis   Whitebreasted Kingfisher
Crested Kingfisher    Megaceryle lugubris       Himalayan Pied Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher       Ceryle rudis              Lesser Pied Kingfisher
Green Bee-eater       Merops orientalis         Green Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater      Merops philippinus   Bluetailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater  Merops leschenaulti  Chestnutheaded Bee-eater
Common Hawk Cuckoo    Hierococcyx varius        Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo         Cuculus micropterus       Indian Cuckoo
Eurasian Cuckoo       Cuculus canorus           The Cuckoo
Asian Koel            Eudynamys scolopacea      Koel
Greater Coucal        Centropus sinensis        Crow-Pheasant
Alexandrine Parakeet  Psittacula eupatria       Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet  Psittacula krameri        Roseringed Parakeet
Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana     Slatyheaded Parakeet
Plum-headed Parakeet  Psittacula cyanocephala   Blossomheaded Parakeet
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri      Redbreasted Parakeet
Himalayan Swiftlet    Collocalia brevirostris   Himalayan Swiftlet
House Swift           Apus affinis              House Swift
Crested Treeswift     Hemiprocne coronata       Crested Tree Swift
Spotted Owlet         Athene brama              Spotted Owlet
Grey Nightjar         Caprimulgus indicus       Indian Jungle Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus      Longtailed Nightjar
Rock Pigeon           Columba livia             Blue Rock Pigeon
Oriental Turtle Dove  Streptopelia orientalis   Rufous Turtle Dove
Spotted Dove          Streptopelia chinensis    Spotted Dove
Red Collared Dove     Streptopelia tranquebarica  Red Turtle Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove   Streptopelia decaocto  Indian Ring Dove
Emerald Dove          Chalcophaps indica        Emerald Dove
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon  Treron phoenicoptera  Yellowlegged Green Pigeon
River Lapwing         Vanellus duvaucelii       Spurwinged Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing   Vanellus indicus          Redwattled Lapwing
Oriental Honey-buzzard   Pernis ptilorhynchus   Honey Buzzard
Black Kite            Milvus migrans            Pariah Kite
Egyptian Vulture      Neophron percnopterus     Scavenger Vulture
White-rumped Vulture  Gyps bengalensis          Indian Whitebacked Vulture
Long-billed Vulture   Gyps indicus              Indian Longbilled Vulture
Red-headed Vulture    Sarcogyps calvus          King Vulture
Shikra                Accipiter badius          Shikra
White-eyed Buzzard    Butastur teesa            White-eyed Buzzard-Eagle
Long-legged Buzzard   Buteo rufinus             Longlegged Buzzard
Changeable Hawk Eagle    Spizaetus cirrhatus    Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Little Cormorant      Phalacrocorax niger       Little Cormorant
Little Egret          Egretta garzetta          Little Egret
Great Egret           Casmerodius albus         Large Egret
Cattle Egret          Bubulcus ibis             Cattle Egret
Indian Pond Heron     Ardeola grayii            Pond Heron
Little Heron          Butorides striatus        Little Green Heron
Indian Pitta          Pitta brachyura           Indian Pitta
Bay-backed Shrike     Lanius vittatus           Baybacked Shrike
Rufous Treepie        Dendrocitta vagabunda     Indian Tree Pie
House Crow            Corvus splendens          House Crow
Large-billed Crow     Corvus macrorhynchos      Jungle Crow
Eurasian Golden Oriole    Oriolus oriolus       Golden Oriole
Black-hooded Oriole       Oriolus xanthornus    Blackheaded Oriole
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera  Blackheaded Cuckoo-Shrike
Rosy Minivet          Pericrocotus roseus       Rosy Minivet
Small Minivet         Pericrocotus cinnamomeus  Small Minivet
Scarlet Minivet       Pericrocotus flammeus     Scarlet Minivet
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike  Hemipus picatus   Pied Flycatcher-Shrike
White-browed Fantail  Rhipidura aureola         Whitebrowed Fantail Flycatcher
Black Drongo          Dicrurus macrocercus      Black Drongo
Bronzed Drongo        Dicrurus aeneus           Bronzed Drongo
Spangled Drongo       Dicrurus hottentottus     Haircrested Drongo
Black-naped Monarch   Hypothymis azurea         Blacknaped Flycatcher
Asian Paradise-flycatcher  Terpsiphone paradisi Paradise Flycatcher
Common Iora           Aegithina tiphia          Common Iora
Common Woodshrike     Tephrodornis pondicerianus Common Wood Shrike
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus       Blue Whistling Thrush
Orange-headed Thrush  Zoothera citrina          Orangeheaded Ground Thrush
Tickell's Thrush      Turdus unicolor           Tickell's Thrush
Asian Brown Flycatcher     Muscicapa dauurica   Brown Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher   Cyornis rubeculoides Bluethroated Flycatcher
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher  Cyornis tickelliae   Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis        Magpie-Robin
Indian Robin          Saxicoloides fulicata     Indian Robin
Pied Bushchat         Saxicola caprata          Pied Bush Chat
Brown Rock-chat       Cercomela fusca           Brown Rock Chat
Chestnut-tailed Starling  Sturnus malabaricus   Greyheaded Myna
Brahminy Starling     Sturnus pagodarum         Brahminy Myna
Asian Pied Starling   Sturnus contra            Pied Myna
Common Myna           Acridotheres tristis      Common Myna
Bank Myna             Acridotheres ginginianus  Bank Myna
Jungle Myna           Acridotheres fuscus       Jungle Myna
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch  Sitta frontalis        Velvetfronted Nuthatch
Great Tit             Parus major               Grey Tit
Barn Swallow          Hirundo rustica           Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow   Hirundo smithii           Wiretailed Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow    Hirundo daurica           Redrumped Swallow
Red-whiskered Bulbul  Pycnonotus jocosus        Redwhiskered Bulbul
White-eared Bulbul    Pycnonotus leucotis       White-eared Bulbul
Himalayan Bulbul      Pycnonotus leucogenys     Whitecheeked Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul     Pycnonotus cafer          Redvented Bulbul
Black Bulbul          Hypsipetes leucocephalus  Black Bulbul
Grey-breasted Prinia  Prinia hodgsonii          Franklin's Wren-Warbler
Ashy Prinia           Prinia socialis           Ashy Wren-Warbler
Oriental White-Eye    Zosterops palpebrosus     White-Eye
Blyth's Reed Warbler  Acrocephalus dumetorum    Blyth's Reed Warbler
Common Tailorbird     Orthotomus sutorius       Tailor Bird
Greenish Warbler      Phylloscopus trochiloides      Dull Green Leaf Warbler
Western Crowned Warbler    Phylloscopus occipitalis  Large Crowned Leaf Warbler
White-crested Laughingthrush  Garrulax leucolophus   Whitecrested Laughing Thrush
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps       Spotted Babbler
Large Grey Babbler    Turdoides malcolmi        Large Grey Babbler
Jungle Babbler        Turdoides striatus        Jungle Babbler
Red-billed Leiothrix  Leiothrix lutea           Redbilled Leiothrix
Lesser Whitethroat    Sylvia curruca            Lesser Whitethroat
Eurasian Skylark      Alauda arvensis           Skylark
Thick-billed Flowerpecker  Dicaeum agile        Thickbilled Flowerpecker
Purple Sunbird        Nectarinia asiatica       Purple Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird       Aethopyga siparaja        Yellowbacked Sunbird
House Sparrow         Passer domesticus         House Sparrow
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia  Petronia xanthocollis  Yellowthroated Sparrow
White-browed Wagtail  Motacilla maderaspatensis  Large Pied Wagtail
Baya Weaver           Ploceus philippinus       Baya
Indian Silverbill     Lonchura malabarica       Whitethroated Munia
Crested Bunting       Melophus lathami          Crested Bunting

Copyright: Vivek Tiwari, 1998.
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