Figure 1. Study area map
Table 1. Birds observed in the environs of Araku Valley
(classification as per Manakadan & Pittie 2004)
|
Common
Name |
Scientific
Name |
Status |
|
Ardeidae |
|
|
|
Little Egret |
Egretta
garzetta
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
B |
|
Median Egret |
Mesophoyx
intermedia
(Wagler, 1829) |
B |
|
Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus,
1758) |
B |
|
Indian
Pond-Heron |
Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Accipitridae |
|
|
|
Oriental
Honey-Buzzard |
Pernis
ptilorhynchus
(Temminck, 1821) |
B |
|
Black-shouldered
Kite |
Elanus
caeruleus
(Desfontaines, 1789) |
B |
|
Black Kite |
Milvus migrans (Boddaert,
1783) |
B |
|
Brahminy Kite |
Haliastur
indus
(Boddaert, 1783) |
B |
|
Crested
Serpent-Eagle |
Spilornis
cheela
(Latham, 1790 |
B |
|
Pallid Harrier |
Circus
macrourus
(S.G. Gmelin, 1770) |
WV |
|
Montagu’s
Harrier |
Circus
pygargus
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
WV |
|
Shikra |
Accipiter
badius
(Gmelin, 1788) |
B |
|
White-eyed
Buzzard |
Butastur teesa
(Franklin,
1832) |
B |
|
Black Eagle |
Ictinaetus
malayensis (Temminck,
1822) |
B |
|
Tawny Eagle |
Aquila rapax (Temminck,
1828) |
LM |
|
Changeable
Hawk-Eagle |
Spizaetus
cirrhatus
(Gmelin, 1788) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Falconidae |
|
|
|
Lesser Kestrel |
Falco naumanni Fleischer,
1818 |
PM |
|
|
|
|
|
Phasianidae |
|
|
|
Painted
Francolin |
Francolinus
pictus (Jardine
& Selby, 1828) |
B |
|
Rain Quail |
Coturnix
coromandelica
(Gmelin, 1789) |
B |
|
Red Spurfowl |
Galloperdix
spadicea
(Gmelin, 1789) |
B |
|
Painted
Spurfowl |
Galloperdix
lunulata
(Valenciennes, 1825) |
B |
|
Red JungleFowl |
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus,
1758) |
B |
|
Grey
Junglefowl |
Gallus
sonneratii
Temminck, 1813 |
B |
|
Indian Peafowl |
Pavo cristatus Linnaeus,
1758 |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Columbidae |
|
|
|
Blue Rock
Pigeon |
Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 |
B |
|
Purple
Wood-Pigeon |
Columba
punicea
Blyth, 184 |
B |
|
Little Brown
Dove |
Streptopelia
senegalensis (Linnaeus,
1766) |
B |
|
Spotted Dove |
Streptopelia
chinensis
(Scopoli, 1786) |
B |
|
Eurasian
Collared-Dove |
Streptopelia
decaocto (Frivaldszky,
1838) |
B |
|
Emerald Dove |
Chalcophaps
indica (Linnaeus,
1758) |
B |
|
Green
Imperial-Pigeon |
Ducula aenea (Linnaeus,
1766) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Psittacidae |
|
|
|
Rose-ringed
Parakeet |
Psittacula
krameri
(Scopoli, 1769) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Cuculidae |
|
|
|
Brainfever
Bird |
Hierococcyx
varius
(Vahl, 1797) |
B |
|
Indian Cuckoo |
Cuculus
micropterus
Gould, 1838 |
B |
|
Indian
Plaintive Cuckoo |
Cacomantis
passerinus
(Vahl, 1797) |
B |
|
Drongo Cuckoo |
Surniculus
lugubris
(Horsfield, 1821) |
B |
|
Asian Koel |
Eudynamys
scolopacea
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
B |
|
Small
Green-billed Malkoha |
Phaenicophaeus
viridirostris
(Jerdon, 1840) |
B |
|
Greater Coucal |
Centropus
sinensis
(Stephens, 1815) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Tytonidae |
|
|
|
Barn Owl |
Tyto alba (Scopoli,
1769) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Strigidae |
|
|
|
Oriental
Scops-Owl |
Otus sunia (Hodgson,
1836) |
LM |
|
Collared
Scops-Owl |
Otus
bakkamoena
Pennant, 1769 |
B |
|
Eurasian
Eagle-Owl |
Bubo bubo (Linnaeus,
1758) |
B |
|
Brown Fish-Owl |
Ketupa
zeylonensis
(Gmelin, 1788) |
B |
|
Mottled
Wood-Owl |
Strix ocellata (Lesson,
1839) |
B |
|
Brown Wood-Owl |
Strix
leptogrammica
Temminck, 1831 |
B |
|
Jungle Owlet |
Glaucidium
radiatum
(Tickell, 1833) |
B |
|
Spotted Owlet |
Athene brama (Temminck,
1821) |
B |
|
Brown Hawk-Owl |
Ninox
scutulata
(Raffles, 1822) |
B |
|
Short-eared
Owl |
Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan,
1763) |
WV |
|
|
|
|
|
Caprimulgidae |
|
|
|
Common Indian
Nightjar |
Caprimulgus
asiaticus
Latham, 1790 |
B |
|
Franklin’s
Nightjar |
Caprimulgus
affinis
Horsfield, 1821 |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Apodidae |
|
|
|
Asian
Palm-Swift |
Cypsiurus
balasiensis
(J.E. Gray, 1829) |
B |
|
House Swift |
Apus affinis (J.E. Gray,
1830) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Trogonidae |
|
|
|
Malabar Trogon |
Harpactes
fasciatus
(Pennant, 1769) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Alcedinidae |
|
|
|
White-breasted
Kingfisher |
Halcyon
smyrnensis
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
B |
|
Lesser Pied
Kingfisher |
Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus,
1758) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Meropidae |
|
|
|
Small
Bee-eater |
Merops
orientalis
Latham, 1801 |
SV |
|
Chestnut-headed
Bee-eater |
Merops
leschenaulti
Vieillot, 1817 |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Coraciidae |
|
|
|
Indian Roller |
Coracias
benghalensis
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Upupidae |
|
|
|
Common Hoopoe |
Upupa epops Linnaeus,
1758 |
LM |
|
|
|
|
|
Capitonidae |
|
|
|
Brown-headed
Barbet |
Megalaima
zeylanica
(Gmelin, 1788) |
B |
|
Coppersmith
Barbet |
Megalaima
haemacephala
(P.L.S. Müller, 1776) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Picidae |
|
|
|
Speckled
Piculet |
Picumnus
innominatus
Burton, 1836 |
LM |
|
Brown-capped
Pygmy |
Dendrocopos
nanus (Vigors,
1832) |
B |
|
Woodpecker |
|
|
|
Yellow-fronted
Pied |
Dendrocopos
mahrattensis (Latham,
1801) |
B |
|
Woodpecker |
|
|
|
Rufous
Woodpecker |
Celeus
brachyurus
(Vieillot, 1818) |
LM |
|
Lesser
Golden-backed |
Dinopium
benghalense
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
B |
|
Woodpecker |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pittidae |
|
|
|
Indian Pitta |
Pitta
brachyura
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
PM |
|
|
|
|
|
Alaudidae |
|
|
|
Rufous-tailed
Finch-Lark |
Ammomanes
phoenicurus
(Franklin, 1831) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Hirundinidae |
|
|
|
Red-rumped
Swallow |
Hirundo
daurica
Linnaeus, 1771 |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Motacillidae |
|
|
|
Large Pied
Wagtail |
Motacilla
maderaspatensis
Gmelin, 1789 |
B |
|
Yellow Wagtail |
Motacilla
flava
Linnaeus, 1758 |
WV |
|
Grey Wagtail |
Motacilla
cinerea
Tunstall, 1771 |
WV |
|
Paddyfield
Pipit |
Anthus rufulus Vieillot,
1818 |
B |
|
Eurasian Tree
Pipit |
Anthus
trivialis
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
WV |
|
|
|
|
|
Campephagidae |
|
|
|
Large
Cuckoo-Shrike |
Coracina macei (Lesson,
1830) |
B |
|
Black-headed
Cuckoo-Shrike |
Coracina
melanoptera
(Rüppell, 1839) |
B |
|
Small Minivet |
Pericrocotus
cinnamomeus
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
B |
|
White-bellied
Minivet |
Pericrocotus
erythropygius
(Jerdon, 1840) |
LM |
|
Scarlet
Minivet |
Pericrocotus
flammeus
(Forster, 1781) |
LM |
|
Common
Woodshrike |
Tephrodornis
pondicerianus
(Gmelin, 1789) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Pycnonotidae |
|
|
|
Black-crested
Bulbul |
Pycnonotus
melanicterus
(Gmelin, 1789) |
B |
|
Red-whiskered
Bulbul |
Pycnonotus
jocosus (Linnaeus,
1758) |
B |
|
Red-vented
Bulbul |
Pycnonotus
cafer
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Irenidae |
|
|
|
Common Iora |
Aegithina
tiphia (Linnaeus,
1758) |
B |
|
Jerdon’s
Chloropsis |
Chloropsis
cochinchinensis
(Gmelin, 1788) |
B |
|
Gold-fronted
Chloropsis |
Chloropsis
aurifrons
(Temminck, 1829) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Laniidae |
|
|
|
Brown Shrike |
Lanius
cristatus
Linnaeus, 1758 |
WV |
|
Bay-backed
Shrike |
Lanius
vittatus
Valenciennes, 1826 |
B |
|
Rufous-backed
Shrike |
Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758 |
WV |
|
|
|
|
|
Turdinae |
|
|
|
Blue-headed
Rock-Thrush |
Monticola
cinclorhynchus
(Vigors, 1832) |
WV |
|
Blue
Rock-Thrush |
Monticola
solitarius
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
WV |
|
Orange-headed
Thrush |
Zoothera
citrina
(Latham, 1790) |
WV |
|
Tickell’s
Thrush |
Turdus
unicolor
Tickell, 1833 |
WV |
|
Eurasian
Blackbird |
Turdus merula Linnaeus,
1758 |
B |
|
Oriental
Magpie-Robin |
Copsychus
saularis
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
B |
|
White-rumped
Shama |
Copsychus
malabaricus
(Scopoli, 1786) |
B |
|
Indian Robin |
Saxicoloides
fulicata
(Linnaeus, 1776) |
B |
|
Black Redstart |
Phoenicurus
ochruros
(Gmelin, 1774) |
WV |
|
Common
Stonechat |
Saxicola
torquata (Linnaeus,
1766) |
WV |
|
Pied Bushchat |
Saxicola
caprata
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Timaliinae |
|
|
|
Spotted
Babbler |
Pellorneum
ruficeps
Swainson, 1832 |
B |
|
Indian
Scimitar-Babbler |
Pomatorhinus
horsfieldii
Sykes, 1832 |
B |
|
Yellow-eyed
Babbler |
Chrysomma
sinense
(Gmelin, 1789) |
B |
|
Common Babbler |
Turdoides
caudatus
(Dumont, 1823) |
B |
|
Jungle Babbler |
Turdoides
striatus
(Dumont, 1823) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Sylviinae |
|
|
|
Franklin’s
Prinia |
Prinia
hodgsonii
Blyth, 1844 |
B |
|
Jungle Prinia |
Prinia sylvatica Jerdon, 1840 |
B |
|
Ashy Prinia |
Prinia
socialis Sykes,
1832 |
B |
|
Plain Prinia |
Prinia
inornata
Sykes, 1832 |
B |
|
Blyth’s
Reed-Warbler |
Acrocephalus
dumetorum
Blyth, 1849 |
WV |
|
Booted Warbler |
Hippolais
caligata
(Lichtenstein, 1823) |
WV |
|
Common
Tailorbird |
Orthotomus sutorius
(Pennant,
1769) |
B |
|
Hume’s Warbler |
Phylloscopus
humei (Brooks,
1878) |
WV |
|
Greenish
Leaf-Warbler |
Phylloscopus
trochiloides (Sundevall,
1837) |
B |
|
Common Lesser
Whitethroat |
Sylvia curruca (Linnaeus,
1758) |
WV |
|
|
|
|
|
Muscicapinae |
|
|
|
Asian Brown
Flycatcher |
Muscicapa
dauurica
Pallas, 1811 |
WV |
|
Ultramarine
Flycatcher |
Ficedula
superciliaris
(Jerdon, 1840) |
WV |
|
Verditer
Flycatcher |
Eumyias
thalassina
(Swainson, 1838) |
WV |
|
Tickell’s
Blue-Flycatcher |
Cyornis
tickelliae
Blyth, 1843 |
B |
|
Grey-headed
Flycatcher |
Culicicapa
ceylonensis
(Swainson, 1820) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Monarchinae |
|
|
|
Black-naped |
Hypothymis
azurea (Boddaert,
1783) |
B |
|
Monarch-Flycatcher |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rhipidurinae |
|
|
|
White-browed |
Rhipidura
aureola
Lesson, 1830 |
B |
|
Fantail-Flycatcher |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paridae |
|
|
|
Black-lored
Yellow Tit |
Parus
xanthogenys
Vigors, 1831 |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Sittidae |
|
|
|
Chestnut-bellied
Nuthatch |
Sitta castanea Lesson, 1830 |
B |
|
Velvet-fronted
Nuthatch |
Sitta
frontalis
Swainson, 1820 |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Dicaeidae |
|
|
|
Tickell’s
Flowerpecker |
Dicaeum
erythrorhynchos
(Latham, 1790) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Nectariniidae |
|
|
|
Purple-rumped
Sunbird |
Nectarinia
zeylonica
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
B |
|
Purple Sunbird |
Nectarinia
asiatica
(Latham, 1790) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Zosteropidae |
|
|
|
Oriental
White-eye |
Zosterops
palpebrosus (Temminck,
1824) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Fringillidae |
|
|
|
Common
Rosefinch |
Carpodacus
erythrinus
(Pallas, 1770) |
WV |
|
|
|
|
|
Estrildidae |
|
|
|
White-rumped
Munia |
Lonchura
striata
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
B |
|
Black-headed
Munia |
Lonchura
malacca
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Passerinae |
|
|
|
House Sparrow |
Passer
domesticus
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Sturnidae |
|
|
|
Brahminy
Starling |
Sturnus
pagodarum
(Gmelin, 1789) |
B |
|
Asian Pied
Starling |
Sturnus contra Linnaeus,
1758 |
B |
|
Common Myna |
Acridotheres
tristis
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
B |
|
Bank Myna |
Acridotheres
ginginianus
(Latham, 1790) |
LM |
|
|
|
|
|
Dicruridae |
|
|
|
Black Drongo |
Dicrurus
macrocercus
Vieillot, 1817 |
B |
|
Ashy Drongo |
Dicrurus
leucophaeus
Vieillot, 1817 |
WV |
|
White-bellied
Drongo |
Dicrurus
caerulescens
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
B |
|
Bronzed Drongo |
Dicrurus
aeneus
Vieillot, 1817 |
B |
|
|
|
|
|
Corvidae |
|
|
|
Indian Treepie |
Dendrocitta
vagabunda (Latham,
1790) |
B |
|
Grey Treepie |
Dendrocitta
formosae
Swinhoe, 1863 |
LM |
|
House Crow |
Corvus
splendens
Vieillot, 1817 |
B |
|
Jungle
Crow |
Corvus
macrorhynchos
Wagler, 1827 |
B |
Table 2. List of globally threatened birds observed in Araku
Valley
|
Common
name |