Little Grabe or Dabchick.

Podiceps ruficollis.

(2)

Spotted billed or Grey Pelican.

Pelecanus philippensis

VR Vagrant

Between 1977 &2012 only 3 sightings, just 4 specimens. All the sightings in Jan:-Feb: Neither of them did land here.

(3)

Large Cormorant.

Phalacrocorax carbo.

VR

 One flock on the wing- June 1994

(4)

Little Cormorant.

Phalacrocorax niger .

B

Since 1992

C

Throughout the year.

(5)

Darter or Snakebird.

Anhinga rufa.

R

Occasional straggler during monsoon.

(6)

Purple Heron.

Ardea purpurea.

B

No nests have been found but for the past couple of years juaniles have been found Oct:-Nov:

C

Throughout the year.

(7)

Little Green Heron.

Ardeola striatus

{ACN}

Striated Heron.

Butorides striatus

VR

First sight record .8^th Feb:2008.

(8)

Paddy bird or Pond Heron.

Ardeola grayii.

B

C

Throughout the year.

(9).

Cattle Egret.

Bubulcus ibis

C

Resident & LM.

Throughout the year.

(10)

Large Egret.

Ardea alba

R

But  regular.

LM

Dec:-Feb & some times in June.

(11)

Median Egret.

Egretta intermedia.

C

LM

No specific season.

(12)

Little Egret.

Egretta garzetta.

C

Resident &LM mostly between

Oct:-June.

(13)

Western Reef Egret.

Egretta gularis.

R

Found in straggling ones in mixed flocks of Egrets. Oct:-Jan:

(14)

Black-crowned Night Heron.

Nycticorax nycticorax.

B

Saw 3 nests on a tree in1989. Still the  tree serves as a favorable roosting site.

C

Resident & LM

Throughout the year.

(15)

Yellow Bittern.

Ixobrychus sinensis.

C

Resident .

Throughout the year.

(16)

Chestnut Bittern. Or

Cinnamon Bittern.

Ixobrychus cinnamomeus.

C

Resident

Throughout the year.

(17)

Black Bittern.

Ixobrychus* flavicollis.

    Or

Dupetor flavicollis?

B

18-8-1979 .

C

Resident

Throughout the year.

(18)

Asian Openbill.

Anastomus oscitans.

R

LM

Stray ones seen mostly during Nov:-May

(19)

Woolly-necked Stork.

Ciconia episcopus.

R

LM seen in Jan:-Feb:

(20)

White Ibis.

        Or

Black-headed Ibis.

Threskiornis melanocephalus.

       Or

T aethiopica?*

R

LM

No specific season. Mostly seen on the wing but some specimens have been observed to have landed here since 2010.

(21)*

Un identified duck

R

But  regular until the year 1996 or so. Afterwards  it has become absent.

M

A  winter visiting duck always seen in small numbers in company with Garganey.       

(22)

Lesser Whistling Teal      

        Or

L.W Duck.

Dendrocygna javanica.

B

27-7-1887 .

Regular breeder since mid 1980s.

C

Resident & LM Throughout the year except in very dry season.

(23)

Garganey.

Anas querquedula.

C

M

Nov:-Feb:

(24)

Cotton Teal.

      Or

Cotton Pygmy-goose.

Nettapus coromandelianus.

B

July 1989.

C

Resident & LM

Throughout the year except in very dry season.

(25)

Black-shouldered Kite.

Elanus caeruleus.

R

Vagrant.

Altogether 2 sightings. Mar:1995, Feb:96

(26)

Oriental Honey Buzzard.

Pernis ptilorhyncus.

R?

Needs a status recheck.

LM

Regular, no specific season.

(27)

Pariah Kite.

Milvus migrant.

B

Feb:1979.

Now there are no nesting sights within our village limits.

R

LM & Resident?

No specific season.

(28)

Brahminy Kite

Haliastur Indus.

R

LM

Seasonal.

{during the fields are being ploughed and also during dry season}

(29)

Shikra

Accipiter badius.

B

Mar:-Jun:-many nesting sites.

C

Resident throughout the year.

(30)

Marsh Harrier.

Circus aeruginosus.

R

M

Dec:-Feb:

(31)

Crested Serpent Eagle.

Spilornis cheela.

R?

Needs a status recheck.

LM

No specific season. First sight record in 2003. nowadays regular. Two landing records since 15^th July 2012 .

(32)*

Oriental Hobby?

*Most probably I must had mistook the Shahin Falcon for the Hobby. Ref: message from Mr.Praveen.J.{Keralabirder 7358.April27th 2012}

VR

Straggler , only one sighting-6^th Jan:1998.

(33)

Red Spurfowl.

Galloperdix spadica [Gmelin]

VR

Only one record 15^th May 2008 . During the next five days this lone cock bird lived in a grove in my compound. It roosted on a bamboo thicket and was regular in giving out the roosting & wakeup calls. On the 6^th day it simply vanished!

(34)

Indian Peafowl.

Pavo cristatus.

VR

In 1995 an escaped cock bird roamed this area for 2 weeks. There are other stray, similar records in recent years as well. But no wild or semi wild specimens exist in this locality.  

(35)

Ruddy-breasted Crake

Porzana fusca.

R

LM & Resident till mid 1980s. Now there are no resident population very few LM seen during Feb:-May.

(36)

White-breasted Waterhen.

Amaurornis phoenicurus.

B

Aug:1978

C

Resident throughout the year.

(37)

Watercock.

     Or

Kora.

Gallicrex cinerea.

B

Use to breed till 1984, no breeding evidence since then.

C?

Needs status recheck

Resident* &LM

For present status please Ref: Keralabirder message 7368 dated 2^nd May 2012 .

(38)

Indian Moorhen

          Or

Common Moorhen.

Gallinula chloropus.

C

LM

Absent in dry season.

(39)

Purple Swamphen.

Porphyrio porphyrio.

B

C

Resident& LM Throughout the year.

(40)

Bronzewinged Jacana.

Metopidius indicus.

B

C

Resident throughout the year.

(41)

Painted Snipe.

Rostratula benghalensis.

VR

LM

Straggler. 3 sightings Jan 1993, Jan: 96 & Feb: 2009.

(42)

Black- winged Stilt.

Himantopus himantopus

C

M Or LM

Regular in Nov:-Feb:

(43)

Red-wattled Lapwing.

Vanellus indicus

B

Mar:1981

C

Resident& LM.

No specific season.

(44)

Pacific Golden Plover.

Pluvialis fulva.

C

M.

Winter visitor. Oct:-Mar: Over wintering specimens also found. Ref: Keralabirder message 7395 of 15^th May 2012 .

(45)

Little Ringed Plover.

Charadrius dubius.

R

M.

Winter visitor. Dec:-Jan:

(46)*

Red Shank*?

Tringa tetanus.

Needs ID check.

R.

Not regular

M

Winter visitor. Nov:Feb:

(47)

Common Greenshank.

Tringa nebularia.

R?

Regular. Needs status recheck

M.

Winter visitor. Nov:-Jan:

(48)

Green Sandpiper.

Tringa ochropus.

C

M.

Winter visitor. Sept:-Apri:

(49)

Wood Or Spotted Sandpiper.

Tringa glareola.

C

M.

Winter visitor.

Oct:-Jan:

(50)*

Little Stint.*?

Calidris minuta.

Needs ID check.

R

M

Winter visitor. Oct:-Jan:

(51)

Pintail Snipe.

Gallinago stenura.

C

M

Winter visitor. Oct:-Apr:

(52)

Common Or Fantail Snipe.

Gallinago gallinago.

C

M

Winter visitor. Sept:-Apr:

(53)

Indian Whiskered Tern.

Chlidonias hybridus

C

M Or LM

Nov:-Mar:

(54)

Sooty Tern.

Sterna fuscata.

VR

An accidental straggler {wind blown} was recovered on the 24^th of July 2005 . Ref: Keralabirder message

(55)

Grey-fronted Green Pigeon.

Dendrophassa pompadora. Affinis.

R.

Regular.

LM.

No specific season.

(56)

Jerdon’s Or Maroonbacked Imperial Pigeon.

Ducula badia

R

Regular

LM

Seasonal, [Apr:-July:] has a regular fly route through this area. Few landing records also. Ref: Keralabirder message 7303 dated1st Apr: 2012.

(57)

Blue Rock Pigeon.

Columba liva

B

17-12-1979

C

Resident.

Throughout the year.

(58)

Spotted Dove,

Streptopelia chinensis.

B

C

Resident.

Throughout the year.

(59)

Emerald Dove Or Bronzewinged Dove.

Chalcophaps indica.

B

Apr: 1988.

C

Resident &LM. During very hot months[Feb:-Mar] majority of them move towards the foothills.

(60)

Rose-ringed Parakeet.

Psittacula krameri.

B.

17-9-1979 .

C

Resident  throughout the year.

(70)

Plum-headed Parakeet.

Psittacula cyanocephala.

C

LM.

Seasonal

(71)

Malabar Parakeet Or Bluewinged Parakeet

R.

Regular

LM.

Seasonal.June-Sept:

(72)

Vernal Hanging Parrot.

Loriculus vernalis.

C

Resident &LM. Almost throughout the year.

(73)

Red winged Crested Cuckoo

Clamator coromandus.

VR

Only one sighting-1^st Mar:2006. Can be an accidental passage migrant. Ref: Keralabirder message8095.

(74)

Common Hawk- Cuckoo Or

Brainfever bird.

B.

Here they brood parasite in Jungle Babbler nests.

C

More or less resident.

(75)

Indian Cuckoo.

Cuculus micropterus.

B

Brood parasite on Black-headed Oriole & Drongo. [Circumstantial evidences]

C

M or LM. Seasonal. Mar:-June. Departs with the onset of SW monsoon.

(76)*

Drongo Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris.

*Prefer to get an ID check but do not have any pic:

VR

Only one sighting-21^st Dec: 2000. A solitary specimen was seen in our rubber plantation.

(77)

Asian Koel

Eudynamys scolopacea.

B

Brood parasite on House Crow.

Jungle Crow?

C

Resident& LM

(78)

Common Crow-Pheasant.

               Or

Greater Coucal.

Centropus sinensis.

B

C

Resident throughout the year.

(79)

Barn Owl.

Tyto alba

R

Resident &LM.

Not regular. 1^st sighting 16^th Nov:2006. Four or five sightings since then.

(80)

Collared Scops Owl.

Otus bakkamoena

B.

Saw an adult bird with two chicks in 1996. Date is missing.

C

Resident.

(81)*

Brown Fish Owl.*?

Ketupa zeylonensis.

Needs ID recheck.

VR

 Accidental straggler.

Just two sightings one in 1980.and another in 2003.

(82)

Barred Jungle Owlet.

Glaucidium radiatum.

B.

Young ones are found in June-Juiy.

C

Resident throughout the year.

(83)

Brown Hawk-Owl.

Ninox scutulata.

B.

Saw a nest with three young ones-Feb:1996.

C

R

No specific season.

(84)

Spotted Owlet.

Athene brama.

B.

19-3-1978 .

C?

Needs status recheck

Was a common resident, breeding species till a few years ago. Now Absent or rare.

(85)

Mottled Wood Owl.

Strix ocellate.

R

First heard the bird[a pair] and saw one in Dec:2008. They became residents for the next two years. After this there was a long gap, again in Oct: 2012 I heard one.

(86)

Common Indian Nightjar.

Caprimulgus asiaticus.

R

Straggler.

Twice in 1995 Dec:-Jan:

May not have specific season.

(87)

Large Brown-throated Spinetail Swift.

C.

Seen on the wing.

LM.

Seasonal [mostly during pre monsoon] May-June. On overcast days just before rains they fly towards the west and return east in a short while. Fly in astonishing speed.

(88)

 Asian Palm Swift.

Cypsiurus balasiensis.

B.

Nov-Apri: in the fold of Beetlenut palm leaf.

C

Resident.

Throughout the year.

(89)

Pied Kingfisher.

Ceryle rudis.

B.

Said to breed on the banks of Manimala river.

C

Resident, no specific season.

(90)

Common or Small blue Kingfisher.

Alcedo atthis.

C

Resident throughout the year.

(91)

Stork-billed Kingfisher.

Halcyon cepensis.

       Or

*Pelargopsis capensis?

B.

 Witnessed an un common nesting behavior in Aug:2007- Saw a pair excavating nest hole on a dead palm trunk! As per books holes are made into earth cuttings.

C

Resident throughout the year.

(92)

White-breasted or

White-throated Kingfisher.

Halcyon smyrnensis.

B

April 1993

C

Resident throughout the year

(93)

Blue-tailed Bee-eater.

Merops philippinus.

C

LM.

Seasonal Sep:-Apr:

(94)

Small Green Bee-eater.

Merops orientalis.

B

C

Resident throughout the year.

(95)

Indian Roller or Blue Jay.

Coracias benghalensis.

B.

Mar:-Apr:

C

Resident throughout the year.

(96)

Hoopoe.

Upupa epops.

VR

It was said to be more common in the 1950s

LM

Two sightings-Dec:1995 &Jan:2011

(97)

Malabar Gray Hornbill.

Ocyceros griseus

VR.?

Needs status recheck. First sighting June 2003, another one on the 28^th of Aug:2005. Now some what common [May:-Sept:]

LM

During SW mosoon.

(98)

Small Green Barbet or White-cheaked Barbet.

Megalaima viridis.

B.

21-2-1982 .

C

Resident throughout the year.

(99)

Coppersmith Barbet.

Megalaima haemacephala.

B?

In 1995 Jan: saw one bird excavating hole on a dead branch.

R

LM.

Dec:-Apr:

(100)

Rufous Woodpecker

Celeus brachyurus. Or

Micropterneus b ?

C

LM

No specific season.

(101)

 Little Scaly Bellied GreenWoodpecker.

Picus myrmecophoneus

R

LM

No specific season.

First sighting-27^th Sept:1997. [a straggler] Three more sightings since then. [2001,004 &006]

(102)

Small Yellownaped Woodpecker.

Picus chlorolophus.

VR

LM

One and only sighting on 5^th Dec:2010. A peculiar single noted long drawing sound reveled its ID.

(103)

Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker.

             Or

Black-rumped Flameback.

Dinopium benghalense.

B

12-5-1981

C

Resident throughout the year.

(104)

Indian Goldenbacked Threetoed Woodpecker or

Common Flameback..

Dinopium javanense.

{D.j.malabaricum}

R

LM

No specific season.

(105)

Yellowfronted Pied or Mahratta Woodpecker.

             Or

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker.

Dendrocopos mahrattensis.

        Or

Picoides . m?

B.

Feb: 1994

C

Resident? & LM

No specific season.

(106)

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker.

Dendrocopos nanus.

Ppcoides .n?

C

LM

Mostly in Sept: -May.

(107)

Indian Pitta.

Pitta brachyura.

C

LM

Arrive with the beginning of NE monsoon in Oct: and departs in late May.

(108)

Dusky Crag Martin.

Hirundo concolor.

Needs ID check.

C

LM

Seasonal, Dec:- Mar:

(109)

Barn Swallow.

Hirundo rustica.

C

M? or LM.

Sep:-May

(110)

Redrumped or Striated Swallow.

Hirundo daurica.

C

M or LM

Oct:- May.

[usually arrives with the commencement of NE monsoon ]

(111)

Brown Shrike.

Lanius cristatus

C

M

Oct:-May.

(112)

Golden Oriole.

Oriolus oriolus.

C.

M

Nov:-Apr:

(113)

Black-headed Oriole.

Oriolus xanthornus.

B

Apr:-May.

C

Resident throughout the year.

(114)

Black Drongo. Or Kingcrow.

Dicrurus macrocercus.

D.adsimillis?

B.

4-3-1979

C

Resident throughout the year.

(115)

Ashy Drongo.

Dicrurus leucophaeus.

C

Resident & LM Almost throughout the year.

(116)

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo.

Dicrurus paradiseus.

B

C

Resident throughout the year.

(117)

Ashy Swallow-shrike

Artamus fussus.

B

1980

C

Resident throughout the year.

(118)

Greyheaded Myna.

Sturnusmalabaricus.

C

LM

Seasonal.

(119)

Rosy Pastor.

            Or

Rosy Starling.

Sturnus roseus.

C.

In 2011-12

Flocks up to 30 were seen in association with Greyheaded Myna.

M

 Very few records prior to 2011- Dec:-Mar:

(120)

Indian Myna    or

Common Myna.

Acridotheres tristis

B.

1-4-1979 .

C

Resident throughout the year.

(121)

Brahminy Myna. Or Blackheaded Myna.

Sturnus pagodarum.

VR

Straggler. Two sightings.-one specimen in 1995 and another one on the 7^th of Nov:1996.

(122)

Jungle Myna

Acridotheres fuscus.

B

C

Resident throughout the year.

(123)

Hill Myna or Garackle.

Garacula religiosa.

R

LM

First sighting- a single specimen on the 20^th of Oct:2000.For the past 12 years. Five or six more sightings, small groups of these birds make a visit during Aug: and in Oct: when there is plenty of rain. Do not seem to stay in this locality.

(124)

Rufous Treepie.

Dendrocitta vagabunda

B

Apr: 1979.

C

Resident throughout the year.

(125)

House Crow.

Corvus splendens.

B

15-1-1978 .

C

Resident throughout the year.

(126)

Jungle Crow  or Large-billed Crow.

Corvus macrorhynchos.

B

C

Resident throughout the year.

(127)

Large Cuckoo-shrike.

Coracina novaehollandiae.

B

One record in June1996.

C?

Status recheck needed

Resident? And LM. No specific season.

(128)

Small Minivet.

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus.

B

One record-25^th sept:1997

R.

Spotted only during the year 1997-98

Straggler.

Ref: field notes 1997-98.

(129)

Common Iora.

Aegithina tiphia.

B.

June 1995.

C

Resident throughout the year.

(130)

Goldmantled  Chloropsis.

Chloropsis cochinchinensis.

C

Resident throughout the year.

(131)

Redwiskered Bulbul.

Pycnonotus jocosus.

B            March 1977

C

Resident & LM

Throughout the year.

(132)

Redvented Bulbul.

Pycnonotus cafer.

B

C

Resident? & LM

No specific season

(133)

Jungle Babbler.

Turdoides striatus.

B.

11-4-1979 .

C

Resident throughout the year.

(134)*

Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher.

Muscicapa tickelliae.

Needs ID recheck.

VR

Straggler.

A single one in 1996.

(135)

Paradise Flycatcher.

Terpsiphone

C

LM Or M.

Oct:-May.

(136)*

Un Identified Flycatcher.

Early Nov:-

(137)*

Blacknaped Blue Flycatcher

Hypothymis azurea.

Needs ID recheck.

VR

Straggler.

Dec:-Feb:

(138)

Brown Flycatcher.

Muscicapa latirostris Raffles.

C?

LM.

Three sightings in 1997 [ three solitary ones]

Appeared again in  Nov:2011and lived in and around a shady grove until the end of Feb:2012.

(139)

Ashy Prinia.

Prinia socialis.

B

11-2-1982 .

C

Resident throughout the year.

(140)

Plain Prinia

Prinia inomata.

C

Resident & LM

(141)

Grey-breasted Prinia

Prinia hodgsonii.

Needs ID recheck.

C

LM

Dec:-Mar:

(142)

 Common Tailorbird.

Orthotomus sutorius.

B

July 1980

C

Resident throughout the year.

(143)

Paddyfield Warbler.

Acrocephalus agricola.

C

Sesonal

(144)

Blyth ’s  Reed Warbler.

Acrocephalus dumetorum.

C

M or LM

Mostly in winter months.

(145)

Greenish Warbler.

Phylloscopus trochiloides.

C

M.

Starts to arrive in the end of Sep:- seen throughout the winter &summer months.

(146)

Magpie-Robin.

Copsychus saularis.

B

12-3-1978 .

C

Resident throughout the year.

(147)

Orange-headed Thrush

Zoothera citrine cyanotus.

B

C

Resident & LM

(148)

Great Tit.

Parus major.

C

LM.

Winter  & Summer

(149)

Paddyfield  Pipit.

Anthus rufulus.

B.

8^th Mar:2000.

[Breeding details-Ref: field notes]

C

LM

Winter & Summer.

[Sep:-Apr:]

(150)

Forest Wagtail.

Motacilla indica.

C

M

Winter & Summer.

[Sep:-May]

(151)

Yellow Wagtail.[Grey headed].

Motacilla fluva. [tumbergi]

C

M.

Winter & Summer.

(152)

Grey Wagtail.

Motacilla caspica.

C

M

Winter & Summer

(153)

White-browed Wagtail. Or Large pied  Wagtail.

 Motacilla maderaspatensis

R.

Regular.

LM

Mostly in winter & summer.

(154)

White Wagtail.

Motacilla alba

R?

LM.

Mostly during monsoons. Usually in flooded play ground {near ERV: junction} rather than in paddy fields.

(155)

Tickell’s  or

Pale-billed Flowerpecker.

Dicaeum erythrorynchos.

B.

C

Resident throughout the year.

(156)

Purple-rumped Sunbird.

Nectarinia zeylonica.

B

No specific season.

C

Resident throughout the year.

(157)

Purple Sunbird.

Nectarinia asiatica.

B

24-10-1979 .

C?

Resident throughout the year.

(158)

Maroonbreasted or Loten’s Sunbird.

Nectarinia lotenia Linnaeus.

B

C

Resident throughout the year.

(159)

Baya Weaver bird.

Ploceus philippinus.

B

C

Resident throughout the year.

(160)

White-rumped Munia.

Lonchura striata.

B

C

Resident throughout the year.

(161)

Scaly-breasted Munia.

Lonchura punctulata

R

Two sightings-two birds in Sep:1995 and a flock of eight on the 25^th of Sep:1996.