Photo Journal Richard Bowry
  • Home
  • Collections
    • Travel
    • Family and Friends
    • Expeditions
    • Journal
  • Browse
    • Worldwide
    • Species
  • Contact
Home / Journal / India Bird Sightings

India Bird Sightings

See also: 2026 - India Indian Animal Sightings

DELHI / SULTANPUR (87 species)

  1. Indian grey hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) — Wikipedia
  2. Grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) — Wikipedia
  3. Spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) — Wikipedia
  4. Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) — Wikipedia
  5. Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) — Wikipedia
  6. Great egret (Ardea alba) — Wikipedia
  7. Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) — Wikipedia
  8. Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) — Wikipedia
  9. Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) — Wikipedia
  10. Greylag goose (Anser anser) — Wikipedia 
  11. Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) — Wikipedia
  12. White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) — Wikipedia
  13. Black kite (Milvus migrans) — Wikipedia
  14. Large-billed crow / Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) — Wikipedia
  15. Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) — Wikipedia
  16. Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) — Wikipedia
  17. Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) — Wikipedia
  18. Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) — Wikipedia 
  19. House crow (Corvus splendens) — Wikipedia
  20. Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) — Wikipedia
  21. Jungle babbler (Argya striata) — Wikipedia
  22. Greater coucal (Centropus sinensis) — Wikipedia
  23. Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) — Wikipedia
  24. Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) — Wikipedia 
  25. Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) — Wikipedia
  26. Intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia) — Wikipedia
  27. Knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) — Wikipedia
  28. Greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga) — Wikipedia
  29. White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) — Wikipedia 
  30. Northern pintail (Anas acuta) — Wikipedia
  31. Citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola) — Wikipedia
  32. Wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) — Wikipedia
  33. Little cormorant (Microcarbo niger) — Wikipedia
  34. Little egret (Egretta garzetta) — Wikipedia
  35. River tern (Sterna aurantia) — Wikipedia 
  36. Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) — Wikipedia
  37. Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) — Wikipedia
  38. Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) — Wikipedia
  39. Spotted owlet (Athene brama) — Wikipedia
  40. Black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) — Wikipedia
  41. Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) — Wikipedia
  42. Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) — Wikipedia
  43. Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) — Wikipedia
  44. Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) — Wikipedia
  45. Eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) — Wikipedia
  46. Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) — Wikipedia 
  47. Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis) — Wikipedia
  48. Gadwall (Mareca strepera) — Wikipedia 
  49. Common pochard (Aythya ferina) — Wikipedia
  50. Black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) — Wikipedia
  51. Greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) — Wikipedia
  52. Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) — Wikipedia
  53. Hume's warbler (Phylloscopus humei) — Wikipedia
  54. Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) — Wikipedia
  55. White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) — Wikipedia
  56. Common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) — Wikipedia
  57. Lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) — Wikipedia
  58. Indian robin (Copsychus fulicatus) — Wikipedia
  59. Grey francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus) — Wikipedia
  60. Long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach) — Wikipedia
  61. Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) — Wikipedia
  62. Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) — Wikipedia
  63. Rock dove / Feral pigeon (Columba livia) — Wikipedia
  64. Plain prinia (Prinia inornata) — Wikipedia
  65. Pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata) — Wikipedia
  66. Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) — Wikipedia
  67. Siberian stonechat (Saxicola maurus) — Wikipedia
  68. Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) — Wikipedia
  69. Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) — Wikipedia
  70. Barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator) — Wikipedia 
  71. Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) — Wikipedia
  72. Grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) — Wikipedia 
  73. Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) — Wikipedia
  74. Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) — Wikipedia
  75. Red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa) — Wikipedia 
  76. Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) — Wikipedia
  77. Red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva) — Wikipedia
  78. White-tailed lapwing (Vanellus leucurus) — Wikipedia
  79. Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) — Wikipedia
  80. Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) — Wikipedia
  81. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) — Wikipedia
  82. Scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata) — Wikipedia
  83. Indian silverbill (Euodice malabarica) — Wikipedia
  84. Common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) — Wikipedia
  85. Orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina) — Wikipedia
  86. Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) — Wikipedia
  87. Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) — Wikipedia

DRIVE TO CORBETT (6 species)

  1. Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) — Wikipedia
  2. Lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis) — Wikipedia
  3. Bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) — Wikipedia 
  4. Sarus crane (Antigone antigone) — Wikipedia
  5. Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans) — Wikipedia 
  6. Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) — Wikipedia 

CORBETT (78 species)

  1. Short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) — Wikipedia
  2. Blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) — Wikipedia
  3. Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) — Wikipedia
  4. Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) — Wikipedia
  5. Grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus) — Wikipedia
  6. Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) — Wikipedia
  7. Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) — Wikipedia
  8. Lesser fish eagle (Icthyophaga humilis) — Wikipedia
  9. Grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus) — Wikipedia
  10. Black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) — Wikipedia
  11. Common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) — Wikipedia
  12. Brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) — Wikipedia
  13. Crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) — Wikipedia
  14. Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) — Wikipedia
  15. Black stork (Ciconia nigra) — Wikipedia
  16. Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) — Wikipedia
  17. White-browed wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) — Wikipedia
  18. River lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii) — Wikipedia
  19. Plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus) — Wikipedia 
  20. Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) — Wikipedia
  21. Blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) — Wikipedia 
  22. Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) — Wikipedia
  23. Crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) — Wikipedia 
  24. White-capped water redstart (Phoenicurus leucocephalus) — Wikipedia
  25. Besra (Accipiter virgatus) — Wikipedia
  26. Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) — Wikipedia 
  27. Changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) — Wikipedia
  28. White-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola) — Wikipedia
  29. Fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei) — Wikipedia
  30. Streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus) — Wikipedia
  31. Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys) — Wikipedia 
  32. Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) — Wikipedia
  33. Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) — Wikipedia
  34. Lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) — Wikipedia 
  35. Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys) — Wikipedia
  36. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — Wikipedia
  37. Scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus) — Wikipedia
  38. Velvet-fronted nuthatch (Sitta frontalis) — Wikipedia
  39. Black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) — Wikipedia
  40. Chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris) — Wikipedia
  41. Black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris) — Wikipedia
  42. Yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus) — Wikipedia
  43. White-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) — Wikipedia
  44. Lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) — Wikipedia
  45. Greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) — Wikipedia 
  46. Ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) — Wikipedia
  47. Blue-capped rock thrush (Monticola cinclorhyncha) — Wikipedia
  48. Jungle prinia (Prinia sylvatica) — Wikipedia
  49. Red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) — Wikipedia
  50. Slaty-headed parakeet (Psittacula himalayana) — Wikipedia
  51. Maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii) — Wikipedia
  52. Long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) — Wikipedia
  53. Himalayan flameback (Dinopium shorii) — Wikipedia 
  54. Greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) — Wikipedia (updated standard name)
  55. Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) — Wikipedia
  56. Rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara) — Wikipedia
  57. Grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis) — Wikipedia
  58. Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) — Wikipedia
  59. Black-chinned babbler (Cyanoderma pyrrhops) — Wikipedia
  60. Stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) — Wikipedia
  61. White wagtail (Motacilla alba) — Wikipedia
  62. Oriental honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) — Wikipedia
  63. Grey-breasted prinia (Prinia hodgsonii) — Wikipedia
  64. Paddyfield pipit (Anthus rufulus) — Wikipedia
  65. Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) — Wikipedia
  66. Collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) — Wikipedia
  67. Crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) — Wikipedia
  68. Red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) — Wikipedia
  69. Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) — Wikipedia
  70. Cinereous tit (Parus cinereus) — Wikipedia
  71. Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) — Wikipedia
  72. White-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus) — Wikipedia
  73. Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) — Wikipedia
  74. Large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus) — Wikipedia
  75. Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus) — Wikipedia
  76. White-bellied drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens) — Wikipedia
  77. Yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus) — Wikipedia
  78. Ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) — Wikipedia
  79. Zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) — Wikipedia

DRIVE TO AGRA (2 species)

  1. Red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa) — Wikipedia 
  2. Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) — Wikipedia

AGRA (1 species)

  1. Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) — Wikipedia

BHARATPUR (27 species)

  1. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) — Wikipedia 
  2. Common teal (Anas crecca) — Wikipedia
  3. Asian pied starling (Gracupica contra) — Wikipedia
  4. Indian nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) — Wikipedia 
  5. Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) — Wikipedia
  6. Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) — Wikipedia
  7. Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum) — Wikipedia
  8. Purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) — Wikipedia
  9. Yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus) — Wikipedia
  10. Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) — Wikipedia
  11. Red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) — Wikipedia 
  12. Red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) — Wikipedia
  13. White-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) — Wikipedia
  14. Black bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) — Wikipedia
  15. Shikra (Accipiter badius) — Wikipedia 
  16. Chestnut-shouldered petronia (Gymnoris xanthocollis) — Wikipedia
  17. Woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus) — Wikipedia 
  18. Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) — Wikipedia
  19. Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) — Wikipedia
  20. Lesser flameback (Dinopium benghalense) — Wikipedia 
  21. Cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) — Wikipedia
  22. Yellow-crowned woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis) — Wikipedia
  23. Dusky eagle-owl (Bubo coromandus) — Wikipedia
  24. Yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense) — Wikipedia
  25. Striated heron (Butorides striata) — Wikipedia
  26. Grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) — Wikipedia
  27. Indian cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) — Wikipedia

DRIVE TO RANTHAMBHORE (2 species)

  1. Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) — Wikipedia
  2. Dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) — Wikipedia

RANTHAMBHORE (32 species)

  1. Great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris) — Wikipedia
  2. Coppersmith barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) — Wikipedia
  3. Common redshank (Tringa totanus) — Wikipedia
  4. Garganey (Spatula querquedula) — Wikipedia
  5. Lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica) — Wikipedia
  6. Spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) — Wikipedia
  7. Large grey babbler (Argya malcolmi) — Wikipedia
  8. Indian bushlark (Mirafra erythroptera) — Wikipedia
  9. Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) — Wikipedia 
  10. Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) — Wikipedia
  11. House sparrow (Passer domesticus) — Wikipedia
  12. Rufous-fronted prinia (Prinia buchanani) — Wikipedia
  13. Lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) — Wikipedia
  14. Crested lark (Galerida cristata) — Wikipedia
  15. Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) — Wikipedia
  16. Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) — Wikipedia
  17. Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii) — Wikipedia
  18. Little stint (Calidris minuta) — Wikipedia
  19. Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) — Wikipedia
  20. Olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) — Wikipedia
  21. Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) — Wikipedia
  22. Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark (Eremopterix griseus) — Wikipedia
  23. Tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) — Wikipedia
  24. Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) — Wikipedia
  25. Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) — Wikipedia
  26. Oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula) — Wikipedia
  27. Desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) — Wikipedia
  28. Yellow-wattled lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) — Wikipedia 
  29. Common babbler (Argya caudata) — Wikipedia
  30. Painted sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus) — Wikipedia
  31. Small minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) — Wikipedia
  32. Southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis) — Wikipedia
← Back to Journal

© 2026 Richard Bowry. All rights reserved.