KALADHUNGI BIRDLIST
 (all seen within 5 Miles of Camp Corbett)

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Camp Corbett and Mountain Quail Camp

REFERENCE: GRIMMETT & INSKIPP, 1999

BABBLER
Black-Chinned Babbler, Stachyris pyrrhops
Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus
Puff-Throated Babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps
Rusty-Cheeked Scimitar Babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrogenus
Tawny Bellied Babbler, Dumetia hyperythra
Yellow-Eyed Babbler, Chrysomma sinense

BARBET
Blue-Throated Barbet, Megalaima asiatica
Brown-Headed Barbet, Megalaima zeylanica
Coppersmith Barbet, Megalaima haemacephala
Great Barbet, Megalaima virens
Lineated Barbet, Megalaima lineata

BEE-EATER
Blue Bearded Bee Eater, Nyctyornis athertoni
Blue Tailed Bee Eater, Merops phillipinus
Chestnut Headed Bee Eater, Merops leschenaulti
Green Bee-Eater, Merops orientalis

BITTERN
Great Bittern, Botaurus stellaris

BLACKBIRD
Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus merula
Grey-Winged Blackbird, Turdus boulboul

BLUETHROAT
Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica

BROADBILL
Long-Tailed Broadbill, Psarisomus dalhousiae

BULBUL
Ashy Bulbul, Hypsipetes flavala
Black Bulbul, Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Black-Headed Bulbul, Pycnonotus melanicterus flaviventris
Himalayan Bulbu,l Pycnonotus leucogenus
Mountain Bulbul, Hypsipetes mcclelandii
Red Vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer
Red Whiskered Bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus
White-Eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucotis

BULLFINCH
?Brown Bullfinch, Pyrrhula nipalensis

BUNTING
White-Capped Bunting, Emberiza stewarti

BUSHCHAT
Grey Bushchat, Saxicola ferrea
?Hodgson's Bushchat, Saxicola insignis
Pied Bushchat, Saxicola caprata

BUSHLARK
Indian Bushlark, Mirafra erythroptera

BUZZARD
Oriental Honey-Buzzard, Pernis ptilorhyncus
?White-Eyed Buzzard, Butastur teesa

CHAT
Brown Rock-Chat Cercomela fusca

CHIFFCHAFF
Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita

CORMORANT
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Cormorant, Phalacrocorax niger

COUCAL
Greater Coucal, Centropus sinensis
Lesser Coucal, Centropus toulou

CROW
House Crow, Corvus splendens
Large-Billed Crow, Corvus macrorynchos

CUCKOO
Common Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx varius
Grey-Bellied Cuckoo, Cacomantis passerinus
Indian Cuckoo, Cuculus micropterus
Large Hawk Cuckoo, Cuculus sparverioides
Lesser Cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
Pied Cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus

CUCKOO SHRIKE
Blackheaded Cuckooshrike, Coracina melanoptera
Black-Winged Cuckooshrike, Coracina melaschistos
Large Cuckooshrike, Coracina macei

DOVE
Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica
Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove, Streptopelia senegalensis
Oriental Turtle Dove, Streptopelia Orientalis
Red Collared Dove, Streptopelia tranquebaria
Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis

DRONGO
Ashy Drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus
Bronzed Drongo, Dicrurus aeneus
Crow Billed Drongo, Dicrurus annectans
Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus
Lesser Racket-Tailed Drongo, Dicrurus remifer
Spangled Drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus
White-Bellied Drongo, Dicrurus caerulescens

EAGLE
Black Eagle, Ictinaetus malayensis
Bonelli's Eagle, Hieraaetus fasciatus
Booted Eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus
Changeable Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus cirrhatus limnaeetus
Crested Serpent Eagle, Spilornis cheela
Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga
Grey-Headed Fishing Eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
Lesser Fish Eagle, Ichthyophaga humilis
Mountain Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus nipalensis
Pallas's Fishing Eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus
?Rufous Bellied Eagle, Hieraaetus kienerii
Short-Toed Snake Eagle, Circaetus gallicus
?Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis

EGRET
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret, Egretta Garzetta

FALCON
Peregrine Falcon, Falco perigrinus peregrinator

FALCONET
Collared Falconet, Microhierax caerulescens

FANTAIL
White-Browed Fantail, Rhipidura aureola
White-Throated Fantail, Rhipidura albicollis
Yellow-Bellied Fantail, Rhipidura hypoxantha

FLOWERPECKER
Pale-Billed Flowerpecker, Dicaeum erythrorynchos
Thick-Billed Flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile

FLYCATCHER
Asian Brown Flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica
Dark-Sided Flycatcher, Muscicapa siberica
?Ferruginous Flycatcher, Muscicapa ferruginea
Grey-Headed Canary Flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis
Little Pied Flycatche,r Ficedula westermanni
Pale Blue Flycatcher, Cyornis unicolor
Red-Throated Flycatcher, Ficedula parva
Rufous-Gorgeted Flycatcher, Ficedula strophiata
Rusty-Tailed Flycatcher, Muscicapa rificauda
Slaty-Blue Flycatcher, Ficedula tricola
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, Cyornis tickelliae
Ultramarine Flycatcher, Ficedula superciliaris
Verditer Flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina

FLYCATCHER-SHRIKE
Bar-Winged Flycatcher-Shrike, Hemipus picatus

FORKTAIL
Little Forktail, Enicurus scouleri
Spotted Forktail, Eniculus maculatus

GOOSE
Bar-Headed Goose, Anser Indicus

GOSHAWK
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Northern Goshawk Accipiter Gentilis

HARRIER
Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus

HERON
Black-Crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea
Indian Pond Heron, Ardeola grayii
Little Heron, Butorides striatus

HONEY-BUZZARD
Oriental Honey-Buzzard, Pernis ptilorhyncus

HOOPOE
Common Hoopoe, Upapa epops

HORNBILL
Great Hornbill, Buceros bicornis
Indian Grey Hornbill, Ocyceros birostris
Oriental Pied Hornbill, Anthracoceros albirostris

IORA
Common Iora, Aegithina nigrolutea

JAY
Black-Headed Jay, Garrulus lanceolatus

JUNGLE-FOWL
Red Junglefowl, Galus galus

KESTREL
Common Kestrel, Falco tinninculus

KINGFISHER
Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Crested Kingfisher, Megaceryle lugubris
Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis
Stork-Billed Kingfisher, Halcyon capensis
White-Throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis

KITE
Black Kite, Milvus migrans lineatus
Black Kite, Milvus migrans govinda
Black-Shouldered Kite, Elanus caeruleus
Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus

KOEL
Asian Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea

LAPWING
Red-Wattled Lapwing, Vanellus indicus
River Lapwing, Vanellus duvaucelii

LARK
Crested Lark, Galerida cristata
Indian Bushlark, Mirafra erythroptera
Rufous-Winged Bushlark, Mirafra assamica

LAUGHING-THRUSH

Rufous Chinned Laughing Thrush, Garrulax rufogularis
White-Crested Laughing Thrush, Garrulax leucolophus
White-Throated Laughing Thrush, Garrulax albogularis

LEAFBIRD

Golden-Fronted Leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons
Orange-Bellied Leafbird, Chloropsis hardwickii

LEIOTHRIX
Red Billed-Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea

MAGPIE
Common Green Magpie, Cissa chinensis
Red-Billed Blue Magpie, Cissa erythroryncha

MALKOHA
Green Billed Malkoha, Phaenicophaeus tristis

MALLARD
Mallard, Anas Platyrhynchos

MARTIN

?Northern House Martin, Delichon urbica
Nepal House Martin, Delichon nipalensis
Plain Martin, Riparia paludicola

MINIVET

Long-Tailed Minivet, Pericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet Minivet, Pericrocotus flammeus
Short Billed Minivet, Pericrocotus brevirostris
Small Minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

MOORHEN
Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus

MUNIA
Scaly-Breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata
White-Rumped Munia, Lonchura striata

MYNA
Bank Martin, Acridotheres ginginianus
Common Mynah, Acridotheres tristis
Hill Mynah, Gracula religiosa
Jungle Mynah, Acridotheres fuscus

NIGHTJAR
Grey Nightjar, Caprimulgus indicus
Indian Nightjar, Caprimulgus asiaticus
Large-Tailed Nightjar, Caprimulgus macrurus
Savanna Nightjar, Caprimulgus affinis

NILTAVA
Rufous-Bellied Niltava, Niltava sundara
Small Niltava, Niltava macgrigoriae

NUTHATCH

Chestnut-Bellied Nuthatch, Sitta castanea
Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch, Sitta frontalis

ORIOLE
Black-Hooded Oriole, Oriolus xanthornus
Maroon Oriole, Oriolus trailii

OWL
Brown Fish Owl, Bubo zeylonensis
Collared Scops Owl, Otus bakkamoena
Eurasian Eagle Owl, Bubo Bubo
Oriental Scops Owl, Otus sunia
Tawny Fish Owl, Ketupa Flavipes

OWLET
Jungle Owlet, Glaucidium radiatum
Spotted Owlet, Athene brama

PARADISE FLYCATCHER

Asian Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi

PARAKEET
Alexandrine Parakeet, Psittacula eupatria
Plum-Headed Parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala
Red-Breasted Parakeet, Psittacula alexandri
Rose-Ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri
Slaty-Headed Parakeet, Psittacula himalayana

PARTRIDGE
Grey Francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus

PEAFOWL
Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus

PHEASANT
Kalij Pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos

PICULET
Speckled Piculet, Picamnus innominatus

PIGEON
Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Ducula badia
Rock Pigeon, Columba livia
Speckled Wood Pigeon, Columba hodgsonii
Yellow Footed Green Pigeon, Treron phoenicoptera

PIPIT
Olive-Backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

PITTA
Indian Pitta Pitta Brachyura

PRINIA
Ashy Prinia, Prinia socialis
Grey Breasted Prinia, Prinia hodgsonii
Grey Crowned Prinia, Prinia cinereocapilla
Graceful Prinia, Prinia gracilis
Jungle Prinia, Prinia sylvatica
Plain Prinia Prinia, subflava or inornata
Yellow Bellied Prinia, Prinia flaviventris

QUAIL

Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix

REDSTART

?Blue-Fronted Redstart, Phoenicurus frontalis
Black Redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros phoenicuroides
?Hodgson's Redstart, Phoenicurus hodgsoni
Plumbeous Water Redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosus
White-Capped Water Redstart, Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

ROBIN
Indian Robin, Saxicoloides fulicata
Oriental Magpie Robin, Copsychus saularis

ROCKCHAT
?Brown Rock Chat, Cercomela Fusca

ROLLER
Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis
Indian Roller, Eurystomus bengalensis

ROSEFINCH
Common Rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus
?Dark-Breasted Rosefinch, Carpodacus nipalensis

RUBYTHROAT
Siberian Rubythroat, Luscinia calliope
White-Tailed Rubythroat, Luscinia pectoralis

SANDPIPER
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hupoleucos
Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola

SHAMA
White-Rumped Shama, Lanius vittatus
Copsychus malabaricus

SHIKRA
Shikra, Accipiter badius

SHRIKE
Bay-Backed Shrike, Lanius vittatus
Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus
Long-Tailed Shrike, Lanius schach

SIBIA
Rufous Sibia, Heterophasia capistrata

SILVERBILL

Indian Silverbill, Lonchura malabarica

SPARROW
Chestnut-Shouldered Petronia, Petronia xanthocollis
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
?Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus

SPARROWHAWK
Besra Sparrowhawk, Accipiter virgatus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus

STARLING
Asian Pied Starling, Sturnus contra
Brahminy Starling, Sturnus pagodarum
Chestnut Tailed Starling, Sturnus Malabaricus
Purple Backed Starling, Sturnus sturnicus

STILT
Black-Winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus

STONECHAT
Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquata

STORK
Black Necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Black Stork, Ciconia nigra
Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus
White Stork, Ciconia ciconia

SUNBIRD
Black Throated Sunbird, Aethogypa saturata
Crimson Sunbird (local variant), Aethogypa siparaja ?seheriae
Purple Sunbird, Neactarinia asiatica

SWALLOW
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
Wire-Tailed Swallow, Hirundo smithii

SWIFT
Asian Palm Swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis
Common Swift, Apus apus
Crested Tree Swift, Hemiprocne coronata
Himalayan Swiftlet, Collocalia brevirostris
House Swift, Apus affinis
White-Rumped Needletail, Zoonavena sylvatica

TAILORBIRD
Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius

TEAL
Common Teal, Anas Crecca

TERN
River Tern, Sterna aurantia

THRUSH
Blue-Capped Rock Thrush, Monticola cinclorhynchus
Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius
Blue Whistling Thrush, Myiophonus caeruleus
Dark-Throated Thrush, Turdus ruficollis
Long-Billed Thrush, Zoothera monticola
Orange Headed Thrush, Zoothera citrina
Tickell's Thrush, Turdus unicolor

TIT
Black-Lored Tit, Parus xanthogenys
Black-Throated Tit, Aegithalos concinnus
Fire-Capped Tit, Cephalopyrus flammiceps
Great Tit, Parus major
White Cheeked Tit, Aegithalos leucogenys
?Yellow Browed Tit, Sylviparus modestus

TREECREEPER
Bar-Tailed Treecreeper, Certhia himalayana

TREEPIE
Rufous Treepie, Dendrocitta vagabunda

VULTURE
?Cinerious Vulture, Aegypius monachus
Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus
Himalayan Griffon, Gyps Himalayensis
Red-Headed Vulture, Sarcogyps calvus
Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus
Long-Billed Vulture, Gyps indicus
White-Rumped Vulture, Gyps bengalensis

WAGTAIL
Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
White Browed Wagtail, Motacilla maderaspatensis
White Wagtail, Motacilla alba
Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava

WALLCREEPER
Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria

WARBLER
Aberrant Bush Warbler, Cettia flavolivacea
Ashy Throated Warbler, Phylloscopus maculipennis
Golden-Spectacled Warbler, Seicercus burkii
Greenish Warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides
Grey-Hooded Warbler, Seicercus xanthoschistos
Grey-Sided Bush Warbler, Cettia brunifons
Hume's Warbler, Phylloscopus humei
Palefooted Bush Warbler, Cettia pallidipes
Tickell's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus affinis
Western Crowned Warbler, Phylloscopus occipitalis
Yellow Browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus

WATERHEN
White Breasted Waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus

WEAVER
Baya Weaver, Ploceus phillipinus

WHITE-EYE
Oriental White-Eye, Zosterops palpebrosa

WHITETHROAT
Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca

WOODPECKER
Black-Rumped Flameback, Dinopium benghalense
Brown Capped Pygmy W/pecker, Dendrocopos nanus
Brown Fronted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos auriceps
Fulvous Breasted Woodpecke,r Dendrocopos macei
Grey Capped Pygmy W/pecker, Dendrocopos canicapillus
Great Slaty Woodpecker, Mulleripicus pulverulentis
Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Greater Yellownape, Picus flavinucha
Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Picus canus
Himalayan Flameback, Dinopium shorii
Lesser Yellownape, Picus chlorolophus
Rufous Woodpecker, Celeus brachyurus
Rufous-Bellied Woodpecker, Dendrocopos hyperithrus
Scaly-Bellied Woodpecker, Picus squamatus
Streak-Throated Woodpecker, Picus xanthopygaeus

WOODSHRIKE
Common Woodshrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Large Woodshrike, Tephrodornis gularis

WOODSWALLOW

Ashy Woodswallow, Artamus Fuscus

WRYNECK
Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla

YUHINA
?Black-Chinned Yuhina, Yuhina Nigrimenta

TOTAL: 317 species

Compiled by: Christopher Salt 12/01/04
Copyright reserved

? refers to uncertain identification

Chris would be very happy to guide any visitors around the local jungles for birding and wildlife viewing for no extra charge above the normal all-inclusive daily rate to stay at the Camp He has have 17 years experience of exploring and guiding in the local area.

CONTACTS

UK/Europe Agent, and Naturalist for Camp Corbett and Mountain Quail Camps:
Christopher Salt, Lower Sharptor, Henwood, Cornwall, PL14 5AT, United Kingdom

E-mail: campcorbett@kumaonexplor.orangehome.co.uk

Website: http://www.campcorbett.net

Camp Corbett, Corbett Nagar, Kaladhungi 263140, Naini Tal District, Uttaranchal, India
Phone: (91)-5942-242126
Fax: (91)-5946-23623
E-mail:
campcorbett@yahoo.com


Mountain Quail Camp, Pangot 263001, Naini Tal District, Uttaranchal, IndiaFax: (91)-5942-35493
Phone: (91)-9811-010-616 (mobile)
E-mail: blazeatrail@hotmail.com

 

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