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This '''list of birds of [[South India]]''' includes bird from India south approximately of the [[Narmada River]].<br />
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[[Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary|Rollapadu]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Nagarhole National Park]]) and [[Bandipur National Park]] in [[Karnataka]]; Rajamalai ([[Eravikulam National Park]]) and [[Periyar National Park]] in [[Kerala]]; [[Mudumalai National Park]], [[Udhagamandalam]], [[Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary]] in [[Anamalai]], [[Vedanthangal]] and [[Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary]] in [[Kodikkarai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] are notable bird watching locations in South India.<br />
<br />
==Francolins and spurfowls==<br />
*[[Painted francolin]], ''Francolinus pictus''<br />
*[[Grey francolin]], ''Francolinus pondicerianus''<br />
*[[Red spurfowl]], ''Galloperdix spadicea''<br />
*[[Painted spurfowl]], ''Galloperdix lunulata''<br />
<br />
==Quails and buttonquails==<br />
*[[Blue-breasted quail]], ''Coturnix chinensis''<br />
*[[Common quail]], ''Coturnix coturnix''<br />
*[[Rain quail]], ''Coturnix coromandelica''<br />
*[[Jungle bush quail]], ''Perdicula asiatica''<br />
*[[Rock bush quail]], ''Perdicula argoondah''<br />
*[[Painted bush quail]], ''Perdicula erythrorhyncha''<br />
*[[Small buttonquail]], ''Turnix sylvatica''<br />
*[[Yellow-legged buttonquail]], ''Turnix tanki''<br />
*[[Barred buttonquail]], ''Turnix suscitator''<br />
<br />
==Galliformes==<br />
[[File:Peacock at Mudumalai-C.jpg|thumb|right|[[Indian peafowl]] in [[Mudumalai National Park]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]]]<br />
*[[Red junglefowl]], ''Gallus gallus''<br />
*[[Grey junglefowl]], ''Gallus sonneratti''<br />
*[[Indian peafowl]], ''Pavo cristatus''<br />
<br />
==Geese and ducks==<br />
[[File:Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) in Hyderabad W2 IMG 8867.jpg|thumb|right|[[Indian spot-billed duck]] pictured in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]]]<br />
*[[Fulvous whistling-duck]], ''Dendrocygna bicolor''<br />
*[[Lesser whistling-duck]], ''Dendrocygna javanica''<br />
*[[Knob-billed duck]], ''Sarkidiornis melanotus''<br />
*[[Pink-headed duck]], ''Rhodonessa caryophyllacea'' (Historic)<br />
*[[Cotton pygmy-goose]], ''Nettapus coromandalianus''<br />
*[[Bar-headed goose]], ''Anser indicus''<br />
*[[Ruddy shelduck]], ''Tadorna ferruginea''<br />
*[[Common shelduck]], ''Tadorna tadorna''<br />
*[[Gadwall]], ''Mareca strepera''<br />
*[[Eurasian wigeon]], ''Mareca penelope''<br />
*[[Mallard]], ''Anas platyrhynchos''<br />
*[[Indian spot-billed duck]], ''Anas poecilorhyncha''<br />
*[[Common teal]], ''Anas crecca''<br />
*[[Northern pintail]], ''Anas acuta''<br />
*[[Northern shoveler]], ''Spatula clypeata''<br />
*[[Garganey]], ''Spatula querquedula''<br />
*[[Red-crested pochard]], ''Rhodonessa rufina''<br />
*[[Common pochard]], ''Aythya ferina''<br />
*[[Ferruginous pochard]], ''Aythya nyroca''<br />
*[[Tufted duck]], ''Aythya fuligula''<br />
<br />
==Woodpeckers==<br />
[[File:Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 8011.jpg|thumb|right|[[Black-rumped flameback]] pictured in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]]]<br />
*[[Eurasian wryneck]], ''Jynx torquilla''<br />
*[[Speckled piculet]], ''Picumnus innominatus''<br />
*[[Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker]], ''Dendrocopos nanus''<br />
*[[Fulvous-breasted woodpecker]], ''Dendrocopos macei'' (northern Eastern Ghats)<br />
*[[Yellow-crowned woodpecker]], ''Dendrocopos mahrattenis''<br />
*[[Rufous woodpecker]], ''Celeus brachyurus''<br />
*[[Heart-spotted woodpecker]], ''Hemicircus canente''<br />
*[[White-bellied woodpecker]], ''Dryocopus javensis''<br />
*[[Lesser yellownape]], ''Picus chlorolophus''<br />
*[[Greater yellownape]], ''Picus flavinucha''<br />
*[[Streak-throated woodpecker]], ''Picus xanthopygaeus''<br />
*[[Common flameback]], ''Dinopium javanese''<br />
*[[Black-rumped flameback]], ''Dinopium benghalense''<br />
*[[Greater flameback]], ''Chrysocolaptes lucidus''<br />
*[[White-naped woodpecker]], ''Chrysocalptes festivus''<br />
<br />
==Barbets==<br />
[[File:Megalaima viridis -Bangalore-6.jpg|thumb|right|[[White-cheeked barbet]] pictured in [[Bangalore]]]]<br />
*[[Brown-headed barbet]], ''Psilopogon zeylanicus''<br />
*[[White-cheeked barbet]], ''Psilopogon viridis''<br />
*[[Malabar barbet]], ''Psilopogon malabaricus''<br />
*[[Coppersmith barbet]], ''Psilopogon haemacephalus''<br />
<br />
==Hornbills==<br />
[[File:Great-Hornbill.jpg|thumb|right|[[Great hornbill]] perched on a ''[[Mesua]]'' tree at [[Valparai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]]]<br />
*[[Malabar grey hornbill]], ''Ocyceros griseus''<br />
*[[Indian grey hornbill]], ''Ocyceros birostris''<br />
*[[Malabar pied hornbill]], ''Anthracoceros coronatus''<br />
*[[Oriental pied hornbill]], ''Anthracoceros albirostris''<br />
*[[Great hornbill]], ''Buceros bicornis''<br />
<br />
==Common hoopoe, trogon and rollers==<br />
*[[Common hoopoe]], ''Upupa epops''<br />
*[[Malabar trogon]], ''Harpactes fasciatus''<br />
*[[European roller]], ''Coracias garrulus''<br />
*[[Indian roller]], ''Coracias benghalensis''<br />
*[[Dollarbird]], ''Eurystomus orientalis''<br />
<br />
==Kingfishers==<br />
[[File:Stork-billed Kingfisher.jpg| thumb|right|[[Stork-billed kingfisher]] pictured in [[Kumarakom]], [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Pied kingfisher]], ''Ceryle rudis''<br />
*[[Common kingfisher]], ''Alcedo atthis''<br />
*[[Blue-eared kingfisher]], ''Alcedo meninting''<br />
*[[Oriental dwarf kingfisher]], ''Ceyx erithacus''<br />
*[[Stork-billed kingfisher]], ''Pelargopsis capensis''<br />
*[[White-throated kingfisher]], ''Halcyon smyrnensis''<br />
*[[Black-capped kingfisher]], ''Halcyon pileata''<br />
*[[Collared kingfisher]], ''Todiramphus chloris''<br />
<br />
==Bee-eaters==<br />
[[File:Blue Tailed Green Bea Eater.jpg|thumb|right|[[Blue-tailed bee-eater]] pictured in [[Chalakudy]], [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Blue-bearded bee-eater]], ''Nyctyornis athertoni''<br />
*[[Green bee-eater]], ''Merops orientalis''<br />
*[[Blue-cheeked bee-eater]], ''Merops persicus''<br />
*[[Blue-tailed bee-eater]], ''Merops philippinus''<br />
*[[European bee-eater]], ''Merops apiaster''<br />
*[[Chestnut-headed bee-eater]], ''Merops leschenaulti''<br />
<br />
==Cuckoos and malkohas==<br />
[[File:Blue-faced Malkoha-Phaenicophaeus viridirostris.JPG|thumb|right|[[Blue-faced malkoha]] pictured in Singanallur Lake, [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]]]<br />
*[[Pied cuckoo]]<br />
*[[Chestnut-winged cuckoo]]<br />
*[[Large hawk-cuckoo]]<br />
*[[Common hawk-cuckoo]]<br />
*[[Indian cuckoo]]<br />
*[[Eurasian cuckoo]], ''Cuculus canorus''<br />
*[[Lesser cuckoo]]<br />
*[[Banded bay cuckoo]]<br />
*[[Grey-bellied cuckoo]]<br />
*[[Drongo cuckoo]]<br />
*[[Asian koel]]<br />
*[[Green-billed malkoha]]<br />
*[[Blue-faced malkoha]]<br />
*[[Sirkeer malkoha]]<br />
<br />
==Coucals, parrots and parakeets==<br />
[[File:Psittacula columboides (male) -Kerala -India-6.jpg|thumb|right|[[Malabar parakeet]] pictured in Thattekad, [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Greater coucal]]<br />
*[[Lesser coucal]]<br />
*[[Vernal hanging parrot]]<br />
*[[Alexandrine parakeet]]<br />
*[[Rose-ringed parakeet]]<br />
*[[Plum-headed parakeet]]<br />
*[[Malabar parakeet]]<br />
<br />
==Swifts==<br />
*[[Indian swiftlet]]<br />
*[[White-rumped needletail]]<br />
*[[Brown-backed needletail]]<br />
*[[Asian palm swift]]<br />
*[[Alpine swift]]<br />
*[[Common swift]]<br />
*[[Blyth's swift]]<br />
*[[House swift]]<br />
*[[Crested treeswift]]<br />
<br />
==Owls==<br />
[[File:Jungle Owlet Couple.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jungle owlet]] pictured in [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Barn owl]]<br />
*[[Eastern grass owl|Grass owl]]<br />
*[[Oriental bay owl]]<br />
*[[Pallid scops owl]]<br />
*[[Oriental scops owl]]<br />
*[[Collared scops owl]]<br />
*[[Jungle owlet]]<br />
*[[Spotted owlet]]<br />
*[[Forest owlet]]<br />
*[[Eurasian eagle owl]]<br />
*[[Spot-bellied eagle owl]]<br />
*[[Dusky eagle owl]]<br />
*[[Brown fish owl]]<br />
*[[Mottled wood owl]]<br />
*[[Brown wood owl]]<br />
*[[Brown hawk-owl]]<br />
*[[Short-eared owl]]<br />
<br />
==Frogmouth and nightjars==<br />
*[[Sri Lanka frogmouth]]<br />
*[[Great eared nightjar]]<br />
*[[Grey nightjar]]<br />
*[[Large-tailed nightjar]]<br />
*[[Jerdon's nightjar]]<br />
*[[Indian nightjar]]<br />
*[[Savanna nightjar]]<br />
<br />
==Pigeons and doves==<br />
[[File:Columba elphinstonii.jpg|thumb|right|[[Nilgiri wood pigeon]]]]<br />
*[[Rock pigeon]]<br />
*[[Nilgiri wood pigeon]]<br />
*[[Pale-capped pigeon]]<br />
*[[Oriental turtle dove]]<br />
*[[Laughing dove]]<br />
*[[Spotted dove]]<br />
*[[Red collared dove]]<br />
*[[Eurasian collared dove]]<br />
*[[Emerald dove]]<br />
*[[Orange-breasted green pigeon]]<br />
*[[Grey-fronted green pigeon]]<br />
*[[Yellow-footed green pigeon]]<br />
*[[Green imperial pigeon]]<br />
*[[Mountain imperial pigeon]]<br />
<br />
==Bustards and cranes==<br />
*[[Indian bustard]]<br />
*[[Lesser florican]]<br />
*[[Sarus crane]]<br />
*[[Demoiselle crane]]<br />
*[[Common crane]]<br />
<br />
==Crakes and rails==<br />
[[File:Purple Moore Hen.jpg|thumb|right|[[Grey-headed swamphen]] in [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]]]<br />
*[[Slaty-legged crake]]<br />
*[[Slaty-breasted rail]]<br />
*[[Water rail]]<br />
*[[Brown crake]]<br />
*[[White-breasted waterhen]]<br />
[[File:Baillon's Crake - Coimbatore.jpg|thumb|Baillon's crake, [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]]]<br />
*[[Baillon's crake]]<br />
*[[Ruddy-breasted crake]]<br />
*[[Spotted crake]]<br />
*[[Watercock]]<br />
*[[Grey-headed swamphen]]<br />
*[[Common moorhen]]<br />
*[[Common coot]]<br />
<br />
==Sandgrouse==<br />
*[[Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse]]<br />
*[[Painted sandgrouse]]<br />
<br />
==Woodcock, snipes and painted-snipe==<br />
*[[Eurasian woodcock]]<br />
*[[Wood snipe]]<br />
*[[Pintail snipe]]<br />
*[[Swinhoe's snipe]]<br />
*[[Common snipe]]<br />
*[[Jack snipe]]<br />
*[[Greater painted-snipe]]<br />
<br />
==Godwits, curlews, and ''Tringa'' sandpipers==<br />
[[File:Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) in Hyderabad W IMG 4444.jpg|thumb|right|[[Marsh sandpiper]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]]]<br />
*[[Black-tailed godwit]]<br />
*[[Bar-tailed godwit]]<br />
*[[Eurasian whimbrel|Whimbrel]]<br />
*[[Eurasian curlew]]<br />
*[[Spotted redshank]]<br />
*[[Common redshank]]<br />
*[[Marsh sandpiper]]<br />
*[[Common greenshank]]<br />
*[[Green sandpiper]]<br />
*[[Wood sandpiper]]<br />
*[[Terek sandpiper]]<br />
*[[Common sandpiper]]<br />
*[[Ruddy turnstone]]<br />
*[[Asian dowitcher]]<br />
*[[Great knot]]<br />
*[[Red knot]]<br />
<br />
==Sanderling and stints==<br />
*[[Sanderling]]<br />
*[[Little stint]]<br />
*[[Red-necked stint]]<br />
*[[Temminck's stint]]<br />
*[[Long-toed stint]]<br />
*[[Dunlin]]<br />
*[[Curlew sandpiper]]<br />
*[[Spoon-billed sandpiper]]<br />
*[[Broad-billed sandpiper]]<br />
*[[Ruff (bird)|Ruff]]<br />
*[[Red-necked phalarope]]<br />
<br />
==Jacanas and large waders==<br />
[[File:Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)- Breeding in an Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Pond in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7860.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pheasant-tailed jacana]] pictured in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] in [[Telangana]]]]<br />
[[File:Stone plover.jpg|right|thumb|Great thick-knee near [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]]]]<br />
*[[Pheasant-tailed jacana]]<br />
*[[Bronze-winged jacana]]<br />
*[[Eurasian thick-knee]]<br />
*[[Great thick-knee]]<br />
*[[Eurasian oystercatcher]]<br />
*[[Black-winged stilt]]<br />
*[[Pied avocet]]<br />
*[[Crab-plover]]<br />
<br />
==Plovers==<br />
*[[Pacific golden plover]]<br />
*[[Grey plover]]<br />
*[[Common ringed plover]]<br />
*[[Little ringed plover]]<br />
*[[Kentish plover]]<br />
*[[Lesser sand plover]]<br />
*[[Greater sand plover]]<br />
<br />
==Lapwings, coursers and pratincoles==<br />
*[[Yellow-wattled lapwing]]<br />
*[[River lapwing]]<br />
*[[Red-wattled lapwing]]<br />
*[[Sociable lapwing]]<br />
*[[White-tailed lapwing]]<br />
*[[Grey-headed lapwing]]<br />
*[[Jerdon's courser]]<br />
*[[Indian courser]]<br />
*[[Oriental pratincole]]<br />
*[[Small pratincole]]<br />
<br />
==Jaegers and gulls==<br />
*[[Pomarine jaeger]]<br />
*[[Parasitic jaeger]]<br />
*[[Sooty gull]]<br />
*[[Heuglin's gull]]<br />
*[[Caspian gull]]<br />
*[[Pallas's gull]]<br />
*[[Brown-headed gull]]<br />
*[[Black-headed gull]]<br />
*[[Slender-billed gull]]<br />
*[[Indian skimmer]]<br />
<br />
==Terns and noddies==<br />
[[File:Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) in Kolleru, AP W IMG 4060.jpg|thumb|right|[[Whiskered tern]] in [[Kolleru Lake]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]]]<br />
*[[Gull-billed tern]]<br />
*[[Caspian tern]]<br />
*[[River tern (bird)|River tern]]<br />
*[[Lesser crested tern]]<br />
*[[Great crested tern]]<br />
*[[Sandwich tern]]<br />
*[[Roseate tern]]<br />
*[[Black-naped tern]]<br />
*[[Common tern]]<br />
*[[Little tern]]<br />
*[[Saunders's tern]]<br />
*[[White-cheeked tern]]<br />
*[[Black-bellied tern]]<br />
*[[White tern]]<br />
*[[Bridled tern]]<br />
*[[Sooty tern]]<br />
*[[Whiskered tern]]<br />
*[[White-winged tern]]<br />
*[[Brown noddy]]<br />
*[[Lesser noddy]]<br />
<br />
==Osprey, bazas and kites==<br />
[[File:Brahminy kite2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Brahminy kite]] pictured in [[Chalakudy]], [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Osprey]]<br />
*[[Jerdon's baza]]<br />
*[[Black baza]]<br />
*[[Black-winged kite]]<br />
*[[Black kite]]<br />
*[[Brahminy kite]]<br />
<br />
==Sea and fish eagles==<br />
*[[White-bellied sea eagle]]<br />
*[[Pallas's fish eagle]]<br />
*[[Grey-headed fish eagle]]<br />
<br />
==Vultures==<br />
*[[Egyptian vulture]]<br />
*[[White-rumped vulture]]<br />
*[[Indian vulture]]<br />
*[[Eurasian griffon]]<br />
*[[Red-headed vulture]]<br />
<br />
==Eagles==<br />
[[File:Crested Serpent Eagle-Spilornis cheela.jpg|thumb|right|[[Crested serpent eagle]] subspecies ''melanotis'' pictured in [[Anamalai Tiger Reserve]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]]]<br />
*[[Black eagle]]<br />
*[[Short-toed snake eagle]]<br />
*[[Crested serpent eagle]]<br />
*[[Indian spotted eagle]]<br />
*[[Greater spotted eagle]]<br />
*[[Tawny eagle]]<br />
*[[Steppe eagle]]<br />
*[[Bonelli's eagle]]<br />
*[[Booted eagle]]<br />
*[[Rufous-bellied eagle]]<br />
*[[Changeable hawk-eagle]]<br />
*[[Mountain hawk-eagle]]<br />
<br />
==Harrier==<br />
*[[Eurasian marsh harrier]]<br />
*[[Pied harrier]]<br />
*[[Hen harrier]]<br />
*[[Pallid harrier]]<br />
*[[Montagu's harrier]]<br />
<br />
==Accipiters==<br />
[[File:ShikraPune.jpg|thumb|right|[[Shikra]] pictured in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]]]<br />
*[[Crested goshawk]]<br />
*[[Shikra]]<br />
*[[Besra]]<br />
*[[Eurasian sparrowhawk]]<br />
<br />
==Buzzards==<br />
*[[Crested honey buzzard]]<br />
*[[White-eyed buzzard]]<br />
*[[Common buzzard]]<br />
*[[Long-legged buzzard]]<br />
<br />
==Falcons==<br />
*[[Lesser kestrel]]<br />
*[[Common kestrel]]<br />
*[[Red-necked falcon]]<br />
*[[Amur falcon]]<br />
*[[Eurasian hobby]]<br />
*[[Oriental hobby]]<br />
*[[Laggar falcon]]<br />
*[[Peregrine falcon]]<br />
<br />
==Grebe, cormorants and darter==<br />
[[File:Snake bird nesting.jpg|thumb|right|[[Oriental darter]]s nesting at [[Kalletumkara]] [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Little grebe]]<br />
*[[Little cormorant]]<br />
*[[Indian cormorant]]<br />
*[[Great cormorant]]<br />
*[[Darter]]<br />
<br />
==Tropicbirds and boobies==<br />
*[[Red-billed tropicbird]]<br />
*[[White-tailed tropicbird]]<br />
*[[Masked booby]]<br />
*[[Brown booby]]<br />
*[[Red-footed booby]]<br />
<br />
==Egrets==<br />
*[[Little egret]]<br />
*[[Western reef egret]]<br />
*[[Eastern great egret]]<br />
*[[Intermediate egret]]<br />
*[[Cattle egret]]<br />
<br />
==Herons==<br />
[[File:Purple Heron-Ardea purpurea.JPG|thumb|right|[[Purple heron]] in Sulur lake in [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]]]<br />
*[[Grey heron]]<br />
*[[Purple heron]]<br />
*[[Indian pond heron]]<br />
*[[Little heron]]<br />
*[[Black-crowned night heron]]<br />
*[[Malayan night heron]]<br />
<br />
==Bitterns==<br />
*[[Yellow bittern]]<br />
*[[Cinnamon bittern]]<br />
*[[Black bittern]]<br />
*[[Great bittern]]<br />
<br />
==Flamingos, ibises and spoonbill==<br />
[[File:Greater Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus roseus) W IMG 0072.jpg|thumb|right|[[Greater flamingo]]s at [[Pocharam lake|Pocharam]] lake in [[Telangana]]]]<br />
*[[Greater flamingo]]<br />
*[[Lesser flamingo]]<br />
*[[Glossy ibis]]<br />
*[[Black-headed ibis]]<br />
*[[Black ibis]]<br />
*[[Eurasian spoonbill]]<br />
<br />
==Storks==<br />
[[File:Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)- Immatures in Uppalpadu, AP I IMG 2770.jpg|thumb|right|[[Asian openbill]] in [[Uppalapadu]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]]]<br />
*[[Painted stork]]<br />
*[[Asian openbill]]<br />
*[[Woolly-necked stork]]<br />
*[[White stork]]<br />
*[[Black stork]]<br />
*[[Black-necked stork]]<br />
*[[Lesser adjutant]]<br />
*[[Greater adjutant]]<br />
<br />
==Pelicans and frigatebirds==<br />
[[File:Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) in Uppalapadu, AP W IMG 3330.jpg|thumb|right|[[Spot-billed pelican]] in [[Uppalapadu]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]]]<br />
*[[Great white pelican]]<br />
*[[Spot-billed pelican]]<br />
*[[Great frigatebird]]<br />
*[[Lesser frigatebird]]<br />
<br />
==Shearwaters and storm petrels==<br />
*[[Wedge-tailed shearwater]]<br />
*[[Flesh-footed shearwater]]<br />
*[[Audubon's shearwater]]<br />
*[[Wilson's storm petrel]]<br />
*[[Swinhoe's storm petrel]]<br />
<br />
==Pitta, leafbirds, and shrikes==<br />
[[File:Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) in Anantgiri, AP W IMG 8868.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bay-backed shrike]] in Ananthagiri hills in [[Telangana]]]]<br />
*[[Indian pitta]]<br />
*[[Asian fairy bluebird]]<br />
*[[Blue-winged leafbird]]<br />
*[[Golden-fronted leafbird]]<br />
*[[Rufous-tailed shrike]]<br />
*[[Brown shrike]]<br />
*[[Bay-backed shrike]]<br />
*[[Long-tailed shrike]]<br />
*[[Great grey shrike]]<br />
<br />
==Treepies, crows and orioles==<br />
[[File:White-bellied Treepie-Dendrocitta leucogastra-2.jpg|thumb|right|[[White-bellied treepie]] in Anamalai in [[Tamil Nadu]]]]<br />
*[[Rufous treepie]]<br />
*[[Grey treepie]]<br />
*[[White-bellied treepie]]<br />
*[[House crow]]<br />
*[[Large-billed crow]]<br />
*[[Indian golden oriole]]<br />
*[[Black-naped oriole]]<br />
*[[Black-hooded oriole]]<br />
<br />
==Cuckooshrikes and minivets==<br />
[[File:Black-headed Cuckooshrike (Coracina melanoptera) W IMG 5710.jpg|thumb|right|Female [[black-headed cuckooshrike]] in [[Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Telangana]]]]<br />
*[[Ashy woodswallow]]<br />
*[[Large cuckooshrike]]<br />
*[[Black-winged cuckooshrike]]<br />
*[[Black-headed cuckooshrike]]<br />
*[[Rosy minivet]]<br />
*[[Ashy minivet]]<br />
*[[Small minivet]]<br />
*[[White-bellied minivet]]<br />
*[[Scarlet minivet]]<br />
*[[Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike]]<br />
<br />
==Drongos==<br />
[[File:Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo-1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Greater racket-tailed drongo]] pictured in [[Western ghats]] in [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Black drongo]]<br />
*[[Ashy drongo]]<br />
*[[White-bellied drongo]]<br />
*[[Bronzed drongo]]<br />
*[[Spangled drongo]]<br />
*[[Greater racket-tailed drongo]]<br />
<br />
==Fantails and woodshrikes==<br />
*[[White-throated fantail]]<br />
*[[White-browed fantail]]<br />
*[[Black-naped monarch]]<br />
*[[Indian paradise flycatcher]]<br />
*[[Common iora]]<br />
*[[Large woodshrike]]<br />
*[[Common woodshrike]]<br />
<br />
==Thrushes==<br />
[[File:Monticola cinclorhynchus.jpg|thumb|right|[[Blue-capped rock thrush]] pictured in Nandi hills in [[Karnataka]]]]<br />
*[[Blue-capped rock thrush]]<br />
*[[Blue rock thrush]]<br />
*[[Malabar whistling thrush]]<br />
*[[Pied thrush]]<br />
*[[Orange-headed thrush]]<br />
*[[Scaly thrush]]<br />
*[[Tickell's thrush]]<br />
*[[Eurasian blackbird]]<br />
<br />
==Flycatchers==<br />
*[[Asian brown flycatcher]]<br />
*[[Rusty-tailed flycatcher]]<br />
*[[Brown-breasted flycatcher]]<br />
*[[Red-throated flycatcher]]<br />
*[[Kashmir flycatcher]]<br />
*[[Ultramarine flycatcher]]<br />
*[[Black-and-orange flycatcher]]<br />
*[[Yellow-rumped flycatcher]]<br />
<br />
==Shortwing and chats==<br />
[[File:Luscinia brunnea.jpg|thumb|right|[[Indian blue robin]] in Nandi hills in [[Karnataka]]]]<br />
*[[White-bellied shortwing]]<br />
*[[Siberian rubythroat]]<br />
*[[Bluethroat]]<br />
*[[Indian blue robin]]<br />
*[[Oriental magpie robin]]<br />
*[[White-rumped shama]]<br />
*[[Brown rock-chat]]<br />
<br />
==Starlings and mynas==<br />
[[File:Acridotheres fuscus south.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jungle myna]] pictured in [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Chestnut-tailed starling]]<br />
*[[Brahminy starling]]<br />
*[[Rosy starling]]<br />
*[[Common starling]]<br />
*[[Asian pied starling]]<br />
*[[Common myna]]<br />
*[[Bank myna]]<br />
*[[Jungle myna]]<br />
*[[Hill myna]]<br />
<br />
==Nuthatches==<br />
*[[Chestnut-bellied nuthatch]]<br />
*[[Velvet-fronted nuthatch]]<br />
<br />
==Creepers==<br />
*[[Indian spotted creeper]]<br />
<br />
==Tits==<br />
*[[Cinereous tit]]<br />
*[[White-naped tit]]<br />
*[[Himalayan black-lored tit]]<br />
<br />
==Martins==<br />
*[[Sand martin]]<br />
*[[Pale martin]]<br />
*[[Grey-throated martin]]<br />
*[[Eurasian crag martin]]<br />
*[[Dusky crag martin]]<br />
<br />
==Swallows==<br />
[[File:Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica) collecting mud for nest W IMG 7985.jpg|thumb|right|[[Red-rumped swallow]] in [[Parli, Maharashtra|Parli]], [[Maharashtra]]]]<br />
*[[Barn swallow]]<br />
*[[Pacific swallow]]<br />
*[[Wire-tailed swallow]]<br />
*[[Red-rumped swallow]]<br />
*[[Streak-throated swallow]]<br />
*[[Northern house martin]]<br />
<br />
==Bulbuls==<br />
[[File:Red-vented Bulbuls.jpg|thumb|right|[[Red-vented bulbul]] pictured in [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Grey-headed bulbul]]<br />
*[[Black-crested bulbul]]<br />
*[[Red-whiskered bulbul]]<br />
*[[Red-vented bulbul]]<br />
*[[Yellow-throated bulbul]]<br />
*[[White-browed bulbul]]<br />
*[[Yellow-browed bulbul]]<br />
*[[Square-tailed bulbul]]<br />
<br />
==Cisticolas, prinias and white-eye==<br />
[[File:Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) at Secunderabad, AP W IMG 6578.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ashy prinia]] pictured in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] in [[Telangana]]]]<br />
*[[Zitting cisticola]]<br />
*[[Bright-headed cisticola]]<br />
*[[Rufous-fronted prinia]]<br />
*[[Rufescent prinia]]<br />
*[[Grey-breasted prinia]]<br />
*[[Jungle prinia]]<br />
*[[Ashy prinia]]<br />
*[[Plain prinia]]<br />
*[[Indian white-eye]]<br />
<br />
==Warblers==<br />
[[File:Blyth's Reed Warbler.jpg|thumb|right|[[Blyth's reed warbler]] in Hebbal lake in [[Karnataka]]]]<br />
[[File:Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7561.jpg|thumb|right|[[Common tailorbird]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]]]<br />
*[[Pale-footed bush warbler]]<br />
*[[Grasshopper warbler]]<br />
*[[Paddyfield warbler]]<br />
*[[Blyth's reed warbler]]<br />
*[[Clamorous reed warbler]]<br />
*[[Booted warbler]]<br />
*[[Common tailorbird]]<br />
*[[Common chiffchaff]]<br />
*[[Dusky warbler]]<br />
*[[Tickell's leaf warbler]]<br />
*[[Sulphur-bellied warbler]]<br />
*[[Hume's warbler]]<br />
*[[Greenish warbler]]<br />
*[[Large-billed leaf warbler]]<br />
*[[Tytler's leaf warbler]]<br />
*[[Western crowned warbler]]<br />
*[[Green-crowned warbler]]<br />
*[[Lesser whitethroat]]<br />
*[[Orphean warbler]]<br />
<br />
==Grassbirds==<br />
*[[Striated grassbird]]<br />
*[[Bristled grassbird]]<br />
*[[Broad-tailed grassbird]]<br />
<br />
==Laughingthrushes==<br />
[[File:Grey-breasted Laughingthrush.jpg|thumb|right|[[Palani laughingthrush]] in [[Munnar]], [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Wynaad laughingthrush]]<br />
*[[Nilgiri laughingthrush]]<br />
*[[Banasura laughingthrush]]<br />
*[[Palani laughingthrush]]<br />
*[[Ashambu laughingthrush]]<br />
<br />
==Babblers and fulvetta==<br />
[[File:White Headed Babblers.JPG|thumb|right|[[Yellow-billed babbler]] in Mulli, [[Tamil Nadu]]]]<br />
*[[Abbott's babbler]]<br />
*[[Puff-throated babbler]]<br />
*[[Indian scimitar babbler]]<br />
*[[Rufous-fronted babbler]]<br />
*[[Tawny-bellied babbler]]<br />
*[[Dark-fronted babbler]]<br />
*[[Striped tit babbler]]<br />
*[[Yellow-eyed babbler]]<br />
*[[Common babbler]]<br />
*[[Large grey babbler]]<br />
*[[Rufous babbler]]<br />
*[[Jungle babbler]]<br />
*[[Yellow-billed babbler]]<br />
*[[Brown-cheeked fulvetta]]<br />
<br />
==Larks==<br />
[[File:Rufous-tailed Lark (Ammomanes phoenicurus) in Kawal WS, AP W IMG 2004.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rufous-tailed lark]] in [[Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary]] in [[Telangana]]]]<br />
*[[Singing bushlark]]<br />
*[[Indian bushlark]]<br />
*[[Jerdon's bushlark]]<br />
*[[Ashy-crowned sparrow lark]]<br />
*[[Rufous-tailed lark]]<br />
*[[Greater short-toed lark]]<br />
*[[Crested lark]]<br />
*[[Malabar lark]]<br />
*[[Sykes's lark]]<br />
*[[Oriental skylark]]<br />
<br />
==Flowerpeckers==<br />
*[[Thick-billed flowerpecker]]<br />
*[[Pale-billed flowerpecker]]<br />
*[[Nilgiri flowerpecker]]<br />
<br />
==Sunbirds and spiderhunter==<br />
[[File:Little spiderhunter India.jpg|thumb|right|[[Little spiderhunter]] in Thattekad, [[Kerala]]]]<br />
*[[Purple-rumped sunbird]]<br />
*[[Crimson-backed sunbird]]<br />
*[[Purple sunbird]]<br />
*[[Loten's sunbird]]<br />
*[[Crimson sunbird]]<br />
*[[Ruby-cheeked sunbird]]<br />
*[[Little spiderhunter]]<br />
*[[Olive-backed sunbird]]<br />
<br />
==Wagtails==<br />
[[File:White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) carrying feed for the chicks W IMG 2622.jpg|thumb|right|[[White-browed wagtail]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]]]<br />
*[[Forest wagtail]]<br />
*[[White wagtail]]<br />
*[[White-browed wagtail]]<br />
*[[Citrine wagtail]]<br />
*[[Western yellow wagtail|Yellow wagtail]]<br />
*[[Grey wagtail]]<br />
<br />
==Pipits==<br />
[[File:Nilgir Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) 18-Apr-2007 12-12-32 PM.JPG|thumb|right|[[Nilgiri pipit]]]]<br />
*[[Richard's pipit]]<br />
*[[Paddyfield pipit]]<br />
*[[Tawny pipit]]<br />
*[[Blyth's pipit]]<br />
*[[Long-billed pipit]]<br />
*[[Tree pipit]]<br />
*[[Olive-backed pipit]]<br />
*[[Red-throated pipit]]<br />
*[[Nilgiri pipit]]<br />
<br />
==Sparrows==<br />
*[[House sparrow]]<br />
*[[Eurasian tree sparrow]]<br />
*[[Chestnut-shouldered petronia]]<br />
<br />
==Weavers==<br />
*[[Black-breasted weaver]]<br />
*[[Streaked weaver]]<br />
*[[Baya weaver]]<br />
<br />
==Avadavats==<br />
[[File:Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava) W IMG 4408.jpg|thumb|right|[[Red avadavat]] in [[Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Telangana]]]]<br />
*[[Red avadavat]]<br />
*[[Green avadavat]]<br />
<br />
==Munias==<br />
[[File:Lonchura striata 547.jpg|thumb|right|[[White-rumped munia]] in [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]]]]<br />
*[[Indian silverbill]]<br />
*[[White-rumped munia]]<br />
*[[Black-throated munia]]<br />
*[[Scaly-breasted munia]]<br />
*[[Tricoloured munia]]<br />
<br />
==Rosefinch and buntings==<br />
*[[Common rosefinch]]<br />
*[[Crested bunting]]<br />
*[[Grey-necked bunting]]<br />
*[[Striolated bunting]]<br />
*[[Black-headed bunting]]<br />
*[[Red-headed bunting]]<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Birds of Coimbatore|Birds of Coimbatore]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
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{{reflist}}<br />
*{{Cite book|title=The birds of southern India, including Madras, Malabar, Travancore, Cochin, Coorg and Mysore|last=H.R. Baker and Chas. M. Inglis|year=1930|publisher=Superintendent, Government Press|place=Madras}}<br />
*{{Cite book|title=Birds Of Southern India|last=Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp|date=30 November 2005|publisher=A&C Black}}<br />
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{{Birds of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Lists of birds of India|South India]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil Nadu-related lists]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of birds by location|South India]]</div>
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