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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Bharatpedia list article}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}<br /> {{multiple issues|<br /> {{original research|date=December 2012}}<br /> {{cleanup|reason=non-English content not needed, this is English Bharatpedia|date=December 2012}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> This article lists the birds found in various places in and around the [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Over 285 species of birds have been recorded in and around Coimbatore.<br /> {{TOC right}}<br /> <br /> ==Acrocephalid warblers==<br /> * [[Blyth&#039;s reed warbler|Blyth&#039;s reed warbler (&#039;&#039;Acrocephalus dumetorum&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Booted warbler|Booted warbler (&#039;&#039;Iduna caligata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Paddyfield warbler|Paddyfield warbler (&#039;&#039;Acrocephalus agricola&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Sykes&#039;s warbler|Sykes&#039;s warbler (&#039;&#039;Iduna rama&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Babblers==<br /> * [[Tawny-bellied babbler|Tawny-bellied babbler (&#039;&#039;Dumetia hyperythra&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Yellow-billed babbler|Yellow-billed babbler (&#039;&#039;Argya affinis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Barbets==<br /> * [[Brown-headed barbet|Brown-headed barbet, large green barbet (&#039;&#039;Psilopogon zeylanicus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Coppersmith barbet|Coppersmith barbet, crimson-breasted barbet, coppersmith (&#039;&#039;Psilopogon haemacephalus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Malabar barbet|Malabar barbet (&#039;&#039;Psilopogon malabaricus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[White-cheeked barbet|White-cheeked barbet, small green barbet (&#039;&#039;Psilopogon viridis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Bee-eaters==<br /> * [[Blue-bearded bee-eater|Blue-bearded bee-eater (&#039;&#039;Nyctyornis athertoni&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Blue-tailed bee-eater|Blue-tailed bee-eater (&#039;&#039;Merops philippinus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Chestnut-headed bee-eater|Chestnut-headed bee-eater, bay-headed bee-eater (&#039;&#039;Merops leschenaulti&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[European bee-eater|European bee-eater (&#039;&#039;Merops apiaster&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Green bee-eater|Green bee-eater, little green bee-eater (&#039;&#039;Merops orientalis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Blue-cheeked bee-eater |Blue-cheeked bee-eater (&#039;&#039;Merops persicus&#039;&#039;)]] [https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/rare-bird-sighted-in-coimbatore/article23423483.ece first sighting]<br /> <br /> ==Bitterns==<br /> * [[Black bittern|Black bittern (&#039;&#039;Ixobrychus flavicollis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Cinnamon bittern|Cinnamon bittern, chestnut bittern (&#039;&#039;Ixobrychus cinnamomeus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Yellow bittern|Yellow bittern (&#039;&#039;Ixobrychus sinensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Bulbuls==<br /> * [[Black bulbul|Black bulbul, Himalayan black bulbul, Asian black bulbul, square-tailed bulbul (&#039;&#039;Hypsipetes leucocephalus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Grey-headed bulbul|Grey-headed bulbul (&#039;&#039;Brachypodius priocephalus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Flame-throated bulbul|Flame-throated bulbul, ruby-throated bulbul, black-crested bulbul (&#039;&#039;Rubigula gularis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Red-whiskered bulbul|Red-whiskered bulbul (&#039;&#039;Pycnonotus jocosus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Red-vented bulbul|Red-vented bulbul (&#039;&#039;Pycnonotus cafer&#039;&#039;)]] <br /> * [[White-browed bulbul|White-browed bulbul (&#039;&#039;Pycnonotus luteolus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Yellow-throated bulbul|Yellow-throated bulbul (&#039;&#039;Pycnonotus xantholaemus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Yellow-browed bulbul|Yellow-browed bulbul (&#039;&#039;Acritillas indica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Cisticola==<br /> * [[Zitting cisticola|Zitting cisticola, streaked fantail warbler (&#039;&#039;Cisticola juncidis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Common tailorbird|Common tailorbird (&#039;&#039;Orthotomus sutorius&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Cormorants==<br /> * [[Great cormorant|Great cormorant (&#039;&#039;Phalacrocorax carbo&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian cormorant|Indian cormorant, Indian shag (&#039;&#039;Phalacrocorax fuscicollis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Little cormorant|Little cormorant (&#039;&#039;Microcarbo niger&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Coucal==<br /> * [[Southern coucal|Southern coucal, crow pheasant (&#039;&#039;Centropus sinensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Coursers==<br /> * [[Indian courser|Indian courser (&#039;&#039;Cursorius coromandelicus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Crows==<br /> * [[House crow|House crow (&#039;&#039;Corvus splendens&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Jungle crow|Jungle crow, large-billed crow, thick-billed crow (&#039;&#039;Corvus macrorhynchos&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Cuckoos==<br /> * [[Asian koel|Asian koel (&#039;&#039;Eudynamys scolopaceus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Banded bay cuckoo|Banded bay cuckoo, bay-banded cuckoo (&#039;&#039;Cacomantis sonneratii&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Brainfever bird|Brainfever bird, common hawk-cuckoo (&#039;&#039;Hierococcyx varius&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Drongo cuckoo|Drongo cuckoo, Asian drongo-cuckoo (&#039;&#039;Surniculus lugubris&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Grey-bellied cuckoo|Grey-bellied cuckoo, the Indian plaintive cuckoo (&#039;&#039;Cacomantis passerinus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian cuckoo|Indian cuckoo (&#039;&#039;Cuculus micropterus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Jacobin cuckoo|Jacobin cuckoo, pied cuckoo, pied crested cuckoo (&#039;&#039;Clamator jacobinus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Cuckooshrikes==<br /> * [[Black-headed cuckoo-shrike|Black-headed cuckoo-shrike (&#039;&#039;Coracina melanoptera&#039;&#039;)]] <br /> * [[Large cuckoo-shrike|Large cuckoo-shrike (&#039;&#039;Coracina macei&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Darters==<br /> * [[Oriental darter|Darter, snakebird, Oriental darter, Indian darter (&#039;&#039;Anhinga melanogaster&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Doves and pigeons==<br /> * [[Blue rock pigeon|Blue rock pigeon, rock pigeon (&#039;&#039;Columba livia&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Emerald dove|Emerald dove (&#039;&#039;Chalcophaps indica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Eurasian collared dove|Eurasian collared dove, collared dove (&#039;&#039;Streptopelia decaocto&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Green imperial pigeon|Green imperial pigeon (&#039;&#039;Ducula aenea&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Laughing dove|Little brown dove, laughing dove, palm dove, Senegal dove (&#039;&#039;Spilopelia senegalensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Grey-fronted green pigeon|Grey-fronted green pigeon (&#039;&#039;Treron affinis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Red collared dove|Red collared dove (&#039;&#039;Streptopelia tranquebarica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Spotted dove|Spotted dove, Chinese dove, mountain dove, pearl-necked dove, lace-necked dove (&#039;&#039;Spilopelia chinensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Drongos==<br /> * [[Ashy drongo|Ashy drongo (&#039;&#039;Dicrurus leucophaeus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Black drongo|Black drongo (&#039;&#039;Dicrurus macrocercus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Bronzed drongo|Bronzed drongo (&#039;&#039;Dicrurus aeneus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Greater racket-tailed drongo|Greater racket-tailed drongo (&#039;&#039;Dicrurus paradiseus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[White-bellied drongo|White-bellied drongo (&#039;&#039;Dicrurus caerulescens&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Ducks==<br /> * [[Bar-headed goose|Bar-headed goose (&#039;&#039;Anser indicus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Cotton pygmy goose|Cotton teal, cotton pygmy goose (&#039;&#039;Nettapus coromandelianus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Eurasian teal|Eurasian teal, common teal (&#039;&#039;Anas crecca&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Garganey|Garganey (&#039;&#039;Anas querquedula&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Lesser whistling duck|Lesser whistling duck, Indian whistling duck, lesser whistling teal (&#039;&#039;Dendrocygna javanica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Northern shoveler|Northern shoveler (&#039;&#039;Anas clypeata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Northern pintail|Pintail, northern pintail (&#039;&#039;Anas acuta&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Ruddy shelduck|Ruddy shelduck (&#039;&#039;Tadorna ferruginea&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian spot-billed duck|Indian spot-billed duck (&#039;&#039;Anas poecilorhyncha&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Egrets==<br /> * [[Cattle egret|Cattle egret (&#039;&#039;Bubulcus ibis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Great egret|Great egret, great white egret, common egret, large egret, great white heron (&#039;&#039;Ardea alba&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Intermediate egret|Intermediate egret, median egret, smaller egret, yellow-billed egret (&#039;&#039;Mesophoyx intermedia&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Little egret|Little egret (&#039;&#039;Egretta garzetta&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Falcons==<br /> * [[Amur falcon|Amur falcon, eastern red-footed falcon (&#039;&#039;Falco amurensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Common kestrel|Common kestrel, European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, Old World kestrel (&#039;&#039;Falco tinnunculus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Eurasian hobby|Eurasian hobby, hobby (&#039;&#039;Falco subbuteo&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Red-necked falcon|Red-necked falcon, red-headed merlin (&#039;&#039;Falco chicquera&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Finches==<br /> * [[Common rosefinch|Common rosefinch (&#039;&#039;Carpodacus erythrinus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Flamingos==<br /> * [[Greater flamingo|Greater flamingo (&#039;&#039;Phoenicopterus roseus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Flowerpeckers==<br /> * [[Nilgiri flowerpecker|Nilgiri flowerpecker (&#039;&#039;Dicaeum concolor&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Tickell&#039;s flowerpecker|Tickell&#039;s flowerpecker, pale-billed flowerpecker (&#039;&#039;Dicaeum erythrorhynchos&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Flycatchers==<br /> * [[Indian paradise flycatcher|Indian paradise flycatcher (&#039;&#039;Terpsiphone paradisi&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Asian brown flycatcher|Asian brown flycatcher (&#039;&#039;Muscicapa latirostris&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Black-naped monarch|Black-naped monarch, black-naped blue flycatcher (&#039;&#039;Hypothymis azurea&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Brown-breasted flycatcher|Brown-breasted flycatcher, Layard&#039;s flycatcher (&#039;&#039;Muscicapa muttui&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Siberian stonechat|Siberian stonechat, Asian stonechat (&#039;&#039;Saxicola maurus&#039;&#039;)]] <br /> * [[Indian robin|Indian robin (&#039;&#039;Saxicoloides fulicatus&#039;&#039;)]] <br /> * [[Nilgiri flycatcher|Nilgiri flycatcher (&#039;&#039;Eumyias albicaudatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Pied bushchat|Pied bushchat (&#039;&#039;Saxicola caprata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Tickell&#039;s blue flycatcher|Tickell&#039;s blue flycatcher (&#039;&#039;Cyornis tickelliae&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Verditer flycatcher|Verditer flycatcher (&#039;&#039;Eumyias thalassinus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Francolins==<br /> * [[Grey francolin|Grey francolin, grey partridge (&#039;&#039;Francolinus pondicerianus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Godwit==<br /> * [[Black-tailed godwit|Black-tailed godwit (&#039;&#039;Limosa limosa&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Grebes==<br /> * [[Little grebe|Little grebe (&#039;&#039;Tachybaptus ruficollis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Gulls==<br /> * [[Brown-headed gull|Brown-headed gull (&#039;&#039;Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Pallas&#039;s gull|Pallas&#039;s gull, great black-headed gull (&#039;&#039;Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Heuglin&#039;s gull|Heuglin&#039;s gull, Siberian gull (&#039;&#039;Larus heuglini&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Hawks, kites and eagles==<br /> * [[Besra|Besra (&#039;&#039;Accipiter virgatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Black eagle|Black eagle (&#039;&#039;Ictinaetus malaiensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Black kite|Black kite (&#039;&#039;Milvus migrans&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Black-winged kite|Black-winged kite (&#039;&#039;Elanus caeruleus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Bonelli&#039;s eagle|Bonelli&#039;s eagle (&#039;&#039;Aquila fasciata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Booted eagle|Booted eagle (&#039;&#039;Hieraaetus pennatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Brahminy kite|Brahminy kite (&#039;&#039;Haliastur indus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Crested goshawk|Crested goshawk (&#039;&#039;Accipiter trivirgatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Crested honey buzzard|Oriental honey buzzard, crested honey buzzard (&#039;&#039;Pernis ptilorhynchus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Crested serpent eagle|Crested serpent eagle (&#039;&#039;Spilornis cheela&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Changeable hawk-eagle|Changeable hawk-eagle, crested hawk-eagle (&#039;&#039;Nisaetus cirrhatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Lesser fish eagle|Lesser fish eagle (&#039;&#039;Ichthyophaga humilis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Montagu&#039;s harrier|Montagu&#039;s harrier (&#039;&#039;Circus pygargus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Osprey|Osprey, sea hawk, fish eagle, fish hawk (&#039;&#039;Pandion haliaetus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Pallid harrier|Pallid harrier (&#039;&#039;Circus macrourus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Pied harrier|Pied harrier (&#039;&#039;Circus melanoleucos&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Rufous-bellied hawk-eagle|Rufous-bellied hawk-eagle (&#039;&#039;Lophotriorchis kienerii&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Short-toed snake eagle|Short-toed snake eagle, short-toed eagle (&#039;&#039;Circaetus gallicus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Shikra|Shikra (&#039;&#039;Accipiter badius&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Steppe eagle|Steppe eagle (&#039;&#039;Aquila nipalensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Western marsh harrier|Western marsh harrier, Eurasian marsh-harrier (&#039;&#039;Circus aeruginosus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[White-bellied sea eagle|White-bellied sea eagle, white-breasted sea eagle (&#039;&#039;Haliaeetus leucogaster&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[White-eyed buzzard|White-eyed buzzard (&#039;&#039;Butastur teesa&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Herons==<br /> * [[Black-crowned night heron|Black-crowned night heron, night heron (&#039;&#039;Nycticorax nycticorax&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Grey heron|Grey heron (&#039;&#039;Ardea cinerea&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian pond heron|Indian pond heron, paddybird (&#039;&#039;Ardeola grayii&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Purple heron|Purple heron (&#039;&#039;Ardea purpurea&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Striated heron|Striated heron, mangrove heron, little heron, green-backed heron (&#039;&#039;Butorides striata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Western reef heron|Western reef heron, western reef egret (&#039;&#039;Egretta gularis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Hornbills==<br /> * [[Indian grey hornbill|Indian grey hornbill (&#039;&#039;Ocyceros birostris&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Malabar grey hornbill|Malabar grey hornbill (&#039;&#039;Ocyceros griseus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Malabar pied hornbill|Malabar pied hornbill, lesser pied hornbill (&#039;&#039;Anthracoceros coronatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> *[[Great Indian hornbill|The great Indian hornbill (&#039;&#039;Buceros<br /> Bicornis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Ibises==<br /> * [[Black-headed ibis|Black-headed ibis, Oriental white ibis (&#039;&#039;Threskiornis melanocephalus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Glossy ibis|Glossy ibis (&#039;&#039;Plegadis falcinellus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Red-naped ibis|Black ibis, Indian black ibis, red-naped ibis (&#039;&#039;Pseudibis papillosa&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Ioras==<br /> * [[Common iora|Common iora (&#039;&#039;Aegithina tiphia&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Jacanas==<br /> * [[Bronze-winged jacana|Bronze-winged jacana (&#039;&#039;Metopidius indicus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Pheasant-tailed jacana|Pheasant-tailed jacana (&#039;&#039;Hydrophasianus chirurgus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Kingfishers==<br /> * [[Pied kingfisher|Pied kingfisher (&#039;&#039;Ceryle rudis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Common kingfisher|Common kingfisher, small blue kingfisher, Eurasian kingfisher, river kingfisher (&#039;&#039;Alcedo Bengalensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Stork-billed kingfisher|Stork-billed kingfisher (&#039;&#039;Pelargopsis capensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[White-throated kingfisher|White-throated kingfisher, white-breasted kingfisher, Smyrna kingfisher (&#039;&#039;Halcyon smyrnensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Lapwings==<br /> * [[Red-wattled lapwing|Red-wattled lapwing (&#039;&#039;Vanellus indicus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Yellow-wattled lapwing|Yellow-wattled lapwing (&#039;&#039;Vanellus malabaricus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Larks==<br /> * [[Ashy-crowned sparrow lark|Ashy-crowned sparrow lark, ashy-crowned finch-lark, black-bellied finch-lark (&#039;&#039;Eremopterix griseus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian bushlark|Indian bushlark, red-winged bushlark (&#039;&#039;Mirafra erythroptera&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Jerdon&#039;s bushlark|Jerdon&#039;s bushlark (&#039;&#039;Mirafra affinis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Oriental skylark|Oriental skylark, Oriental lark, small skylark (&#039;&#039;Alauda gulgula&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Rufous-tailed lark|Rufous-tailed lark, rufous-tailed finch-lark (&#039;&#039;Ammomanes phoenicura&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Sykes&#039;s lark|Sykes&#039;s lark (&#039;&#039;Galerida deva&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Laughingthrushes==<br /> * [[Common babbler|Common babbler (&#039;&#039;Turdoides caudata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Jungle babbler|Jungle babbler (&#039;&#039;Turdoides striata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Large grey babbler|Large grey babbler (&#039;&#039;Turdoides malcolmi&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Yellow-billed babbler|Yellow-billed babbler, white-headed babbler (&#039;&#039;Turdoides affinis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Leafbirds==<br /> * [[Golden-fronted leafbird|Golden-fronted leafbird (&#039;&#039;Chloropsis aurifrons&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Jerdon&#039;s leafbird|Jerdon&#039;s leafbird (&#039;&#039;Chloropsis jerdoni&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Malkohas==<br /> * [[Blue-faced malkoha|Blue-faced malkoha (&#039;&#039;Phaenicophaeus viridirostris&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Sirkeer malkoha|Sirkeer malkoha, sirkeer cuckoo (&#039;&#039;Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Martins==<br /> * [[Dusky crag martin|Dusky crag martin (&#039;&#039;Ptyonoprogne concolor&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Minivets==<br /> * [[Scarlet minivet|Scarlet minivet (&#039;&#039;Pericrocotus flammeus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Small minivet|Small minivet (&#039;&#039;Pericrocotus cinnamomeus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Nightjars==<br /> * [[Indian nightjar|Indian nightjar (&#039;&#039;Caprimulgus asiaticus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Nuthatches==<br /> * [[Chestnut-bellied nuthatch|Chestnut-bellied nuthatch (&#039;&#039;Sitta cinnamoventris&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Velvet-fronted nuthatch|Velvet-fronted nuthatch (&#039;&#039;Sitta frontalis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Old World warblers==<br /> * [[Yellow-eyed babbler|Yellow-eyed babbler (&#039;&#039;Chrysomma sinense&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Orioles==<br /> * [[Black-headed oriole|Black-headed oriole (&#039;&#039;Oriolus larvatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian golden oriole|Indian golden oriole (&#039;&#039;Oriolus kundoo&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Owls==<br /> * [[Barn owl|Barn owl, common barn owl (&#039;&#039;Tyto alba&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Brown fish owl|Brown fish owl (&#039;&#039;Bubo zeylonensis, Ketupa zeylonensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Collared scops owl|Collared scops owl (&#039;&#039;Otus lettia&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Eurasian eagle owl|Eurasian eagle owl, European eagle-owl, eagle-owl, Indian great horned owl (&#039;&#039;Bubo bubo&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Jungle owlet|Jungle owlet, barred jungle owlet (&#039;&#039;Glaucidium radiatum&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Mottled wood owl|Mottled wood owl (&#039;&#039;Strix ocellata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Short-eared owl|Short-eared owl (&#039;&#039;Asio flammeus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Spotted owlet|Spotted owlet (&#039;&#039;Athene brama&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Parrots and parakeets==<br /> * [[Blue-winged parakeet|Blue-winged parakeet, Malabar parakeet (&#039;&#039;Psittacula columboides&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Plum-headed parakeet|Plum-headed parakeet (&#039;&#039;Psittacula cyanocephala&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Rose-ringed parakeet|Rose-ringed parakeet, ring-necked parakeet (&#039;&#039;Psittacula krameri&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Vernal hanging parrot|Vernal hanging parrot (&#039;&#039;Loriculus vernalis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Pelicans==<br /> * [[Great white pelican|Great white pelican, eastern white pelican, rosy pelican, white pelican (&#039;&#039;Pelecanus onocrotalus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Spot-billed pelican|Spot-billed pelican, grey pelican (&#039;&#039;Pelecanus philippensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Phalarope==<br /> * [[Red-necked phalarope|Red-necked phalarope (&#039;&#039;Phalaropus lobatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Phylloscopid warblers==<br /> * [[Greenish warbler|Greenish warbler (&#039;&#039;Phylloscopus trochiloides&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Pipits==<br /> * [[Paddyfield pipit|Paddyfield pipit, Oriental pipit (&#039;&#039;Anthus rufulus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Richard&#039;s pipit|Richard&#039;s pipit (&#039;&#039;Anthus richardi&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Pitta==<br /> * [[Indian pitta|Indian pitta (&#039;&#039;Pitta brachyura&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Plovers==<br /> * [[Kentish plover|Kentish plover (&#039;&#039;Charadrius alexandrinus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Little ringed plover|Little ringed plover (&#039;&#039;Charadrius dubius&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Lesser sand plover|Lesser sand plover (&#039;&#039;Charadrius mongolus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Pranticoles==<br /> * [[Collared pratincole|Collared pratincole, common pratincole (&#039;&#039;Glareola pratincola&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Small pratincole|Small pratincole, little pratincole, small Indian pratincole (&#039;&#039;Glareola lactea&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Prinias==<br /> * [[Ashy prinia|Ashy prinia, ashy wren-warbler (&#039;&#039;Prinia socialis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Grey-breasted prinia|Grey-breasted prinia (&#039;&#039;Prinia hodgsonii&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Jungle prinia|Jungle prinia (&#039;&#039;Prinia sylvatica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Plain prinia|Plain prinia, white-browed, wren-warbler (&#039;&#039;Prinia inornata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Quails==<br /> * [[Common quail|Common quail (&#039;&#039;Coturnix coturnix&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Common buttonquail|Common buttonquail, Kurrichane buttonquail, small buttonquail, Andalusian hemipode (&#039;&#039;Turnix sylvaticus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Jungle bush quail|Jungle bush quail (&#039;&#039;Perdicula asiatica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Painted bush quail|Painted bush quail (&#039;&#039;Perdicula erythrorhyncha&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Rails, crakes and coots==<br /> [[File:Baillon&#039;s Crake - Coimbatore.jpg|thumb|Baillon&#039;s crake]]<br /> * [[Baillon&#039;s crake|Baillon&#039;s crake (&#039;&#039;Porzana pusilla&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Common coot|Common coot, Eurasian coot, coot (&#039;&#039;Fulica atra&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Common moorhen|Common moorhen (&#039;&#039;Gallinula chloropus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Little crake|Little crake (&#039;&#039;Porzana parva&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Purple moorhen|Purple moorhen, purple swamphen, purple gallinule, purple coot (&#039;&#039;Porphyrio porphyrio&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Ruddy-breasted crake|Ruddy-breasted crake, ruddy crake (&#039;&#039;Porzana fusca&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Water cock|Water cock (&#039;&#039;Gallicrex cinerea&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[White-breasted waterhen|White-breasted waterhen (&#039;&#039;Amaurornis phoenicurus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Robin==<br /> * [[Indian robin|Indian robin (&#039;&#039;Saxicoloides fulicatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Oriental magpie robin|Oriental magpie robin (&#039;&#039;Copsychus saularis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Rollers and hoopoe==<br /> * [[Cinnamon roller|Cinnamon roller, broad-billed roller (&#039;&#039;Eurystomus glaucurus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Hoopoe|Hoopoe (&#039;&#039;Upupa epops&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian roller|Indian roller, blue jay (&#039;&#039;Coracias benghalensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Sandgrouses==<br /> * [[Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse|Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse (&#039;&#039;Pterocles exustus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Painted sandgrouse|Painted sandgrouse, ganga indien (&#039;&#039;Pterocles indicus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Sandpipers==<br /> * [[Common sandpiper|Common sandpiper (&#039;&#039;Actitis hypoleucos&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Green sandpiper|Green sandpiper (&#039;&#039;Tringa ochropus&#039;&#039;)]] <br /> * [[Marsh sandpiper|Marsh sandpiper (&#039;&#039;Tringa stagnatilis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Wood sandpiper|Wood sandpiper (&#039;&#039;Tringa glareola&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Shank==<br /> * [[Common greenshank|Common greenshank (&#039;&#039;Tringa nebularia&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Common redshank|Common redshank, redshank (&#039;&#039;Tringa totanus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Shrikes==<br /> * [[Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike|Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (&#039;&#039;Hemipus picatus&#039;&#039;)]] <br /> * [[Bay-backed shrike|Bay-backed shrike (&#039;&#039;Lanius vittatus&#039;&#039;)]] <br /> * [[Brown shrike|Brown shrike (&#039;&#039;Lanius cristatus&#039;&#039;)]] <br /> * [[Common woodshrike|Common woodshrike (&#039;&#039;Tephrodornis pondicerianus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Long-tailed shrike|Long-tailed shrike, rufous-backed shrike (&#039;&#039;Lanius schach&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Snipes==<br /> * [[Common snipe|Common snipe (&#039;&#039;Gallinago gallinago&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Greater painted-snipe|Greater painted-snipe (&#039;&#039;Rostratula benghalensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Sparrows==<br /> * [[House sparrow|House sparrow (&#039;&#039;Passer domesticus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Yellow-throated sparrow|Yellow-throated sparrow, chestnut-shouldered petronia (&#039;&#039;Gymnornis xanthocollis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Spoonbills==<br /> * [[Eurasian spoonbill|Eurasian spoonbill, common spoonbill (&#039;&#039;Platalea leucorodia&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Spurfowls==<br /> * [[Grey junglefowl|Grey junglefowl, Sonnerat&#039;s junglefowl (&#039;&#039;Gallus sonneratii&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian peafowl|Indian peafowl, blue peafowl (&#039;&#039;Pavo cristatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Red spurfowl|Red spurfowl (&#039;&#039;Galloperdix spadicea&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Stilts==<br /> * [[Black-winged stilt|Black-winged stilt, common stilt, pied stilt (&#039;&#039;Himantopus himantopus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Stints==<br /> * [[Little stint|Little stint (&#039;&#039;Calidris minuta, Erolia minuta&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Temminck&#039;s stint|Temminck&#039;s stint (&#039;&#039;Calidris temminckii&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Starlings==<br /> * [[Brahminy starling|Brahminy starling, brahminy myna (&#039;&#039;Sturnia pagodarum&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Chestnut-tailed starling|Chestnut-tailed starling, grey-headed myna (&#039;&#039;Sturnia malabarica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Common myna|Common myna, Indian myna, mynah (&#039;&#039;Acridotheres tristis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Jungle myna|Jungle myna (&#039;&#039;Acridotheres fuscus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Rosy starling|Rosy starling, rose-coloured starling, rose-coloured pastor (&#039;&#039;Pastor roseus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Storks==<br /> * [[Asian openbill|Asian openbill, Asian open-billed stork (&#039;&#039;Anastomus oscitans&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Painted stork|Painted stork (&#039;&#039;Mycteria leucocephala&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Woolly-necked stork|Woolly-necked stork, bishop stork, white-necked stork, episcopos (&#039;&#039;Ciconia episcopus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Sunbirds and spiderhunters==<br /> * [[Little spiderhunter|Little spiderhunter (&#039;&#039;Arachnothera longirostra&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Loten&#039;s sunbird|Loten&#039;s sunbird, long-billed sunbird, maroon-breasted sunbird (&#039;&#039;Cinnyris lotenius&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Purple-rumped sunbird|Purple-rumped sunbird (&#039;&#039;Leptocoma zeylonica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Purple sunbird|Purple sunbird (&#039;&#039;Cinnyris asiaticus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Crimson-backed sunbird|Crimson-backed sunbird, small sunbird (&#039;&#039;Leptocoma minima&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Swallows==<br /> * [[Ashy woodswallow|Ashy woodswallow, ashy swallow-shrike (&#039;&#039;Artamus fuscus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Barn swallow|Barn swallow (&#039;&#039;Hirundo rustica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Wire-tailed swallow|Wire-tailed swallow (&#039;&#039;Hirundo smithii&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Red-rumped swallow|Red-rumped swallow (&#039;&#039;Cecropis daurica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Streak-throated swallow|Streak-throated swallow, Indian cliff swallow (&#039;&#039;Petrochelidon fluvicola&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Swifts==<br /> * [[Asian palm swift|Asian palm swift (&#039;&#039;Cypsiurus balasiensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Crested treeswift|Crested treeswift (&#039;&#039;Hemiprocne coronata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[House swift|House swift (&#039;&#039;Apus nipalensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Terns==<br /> * [[Common tern|Common tern (&#039;&#039;Sterna hirundo&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Gull-billed tern|Gull-billed tern (&#039;&#039;Gelochelidon nilotica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian river tern|River tern, Indian river tern (&#039;&#039;Sterna aurantia&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Whiskered tern|Whiskered tern (&#039;&#039;Chlidonias hybrida&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Thrushes and allies==<br /> * [[Indian blackbird|Indian blackbird, blackbird, Eurasian blackbird (&#039;&#039;Turdus nigropileus&#039;&#039; [WG] or &#039;&#039;T. spencei&#039;&#039; [EG] or &#039;&#039;T. simillimus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Malabar whistling thrush|Malabar whistling thrush, whistling schoolboy (&#039;&#039;Myophonus horsfieldii&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Orange-headed thrush|Orange-headed thrush (&#039;&#039;Geokichla citrina&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Scaly thrush|Scaly thrush (&#039;&#039;Zoothera dauma&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Nilgiri blue robin|Nilgiri blue robin, Nilgiri shortwing, white-bellied shortwing, rufous-bellied shortwing (&#039;&#039;Myiomela major&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Treepies==<br /> * [[Rufous treepie|Rufous treepie, Indian treepie (&#039;&#039;Dendrocitta vagabunda&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[White-bellied treepie|White-bellied treepie (&#039;&#039;Dendrocitta leucogastra&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Trogons==<br /> * [[Malabar trogon|Malabar trogon (&#039;&#039;Harpactes fasciatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Tit==<br /> * [[Cinereous tit|Cinereous tit, great tit (&#039;&#039;Parus cinereus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian yellow tit|Indian yellow tit (&#039;&#039;Parus aplonotus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Wagtails and pipits==<br /> * [[Forest wagtail|Forest wagtail (&#039;&#039;Dendronanthus indicus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Grey wagtail|Grey wagtail (&#039;&#039;Motacilla cinerea&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Large pied wagtail|Large pied wagtail, large pied wagtail (&#039;&#039;Motacilla maderaspatensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[White wagtail|White wagtail (&#039;&#039;Motacilla alba&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Waxbills and allies==<br /> * [[Tricoloured munia|Tricoloured munia (&#039;&#039;Lonchura malacca&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Black-throated munia|Black-throated munia, Jerdon&#039;s mannikin (&#039;&#039;Lonchura jerdoni or kelaarti&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Red munia|Red munia, red munia, strawberry finch (&#039;&#039;Amandava amandava&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Scaly-breasted munia|Scaly-breasted munia, spotted munia (&#039;&#039;Lonchura punctulata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[White-rumped munia|White-rumped munia, white-rumped mannikin, Striated finch (&#039;&#039;Lonchura striata&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Indian silverbill|Indian silverbill, white-throated munia (&#039;&#039;Euodice malabarica&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Weavers==<br /> * [[Baya weaver|Baya weaver (&#039;&#039;Ploceus philippinus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==White-eye==<br /> * [[Indian white-eye|Indian white-eye (&#039;&#039;Zosterops palpebrosus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==Woodpeckers==<br /> * [[Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker|Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker (&#039;&#039;Dendrocopos nanus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Golden-backed woodpecker|Golden-backed woodpecker, lesser golden-backed woodpecker, lesser goldenback (&#039;&#039;Dinopium<br /> <br /> benghalense&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Greater flameback|Greater flameback, greater goldenback, large golden-backed woodpecker, Malherbe&#039;s golden-backed woodpecker (&#039;&#039;Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Lesser golden-backed woodpecker|Lesser golden-backed woodpecker, lesser goldenback (&#039;&#039;Dinopium benghalense&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Lesser yellownape|Lesser yellownape (&#039;&#039;Picus chlorolophus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Rufous woodpecker|Rufous woodpecker (&#039;&#039;Micropternus brachyurus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Speckled piculet|Speckled piculet (&#039;&#039;Picumnus innominatus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Streak-throated woodpecker|Streak-throated woodpecker (&#039;&#039;Picus xanthopygaeus&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> * [[Yellow-crowned woodpecker|Yellow-crowned woodpecker, Mahratta woodpecker (&#039;&#039;Dendrocopos mahrattensis&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of birds of Tamil Nadu]] <br /> * [[List of birds of South India]] <br /> * [[List of birds of India]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> * [http://www.zoosprint.org/zooprintjournal/2007/december/2944-2948.pdf Birds of Singanallur lake ]<br /> * [http://www.coimbatoreforests.org/assets/birds.pdf List of birds observed in the Coimbatore forest division]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Birds of Coimbatore}}<br /> [[Category:Coimbatore]]<br /> [[Category:Coimbatore-related lists]]<br /> [[Category:Lists of birds of India|Coimbatore]]<br /> [[Category:Lists of birds by location|Coimbatore]]</div>

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