Birds Status of  West Bengal

Buxa Tiger Reserve
Tot. Area        758.82 km2
Core Area              315.00 km2
Buffer Area            443.82 km2
 
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Status Categories

R    =    widespread resident                        p            =     sparse migrant
r     =    very local resident                            V           =     vagrant
W   =    widespread winter visitor                 ?            =    status uncertain
w    =    sparse winter visitor                         rl            =    introduced resident
P    =     widespread migrant                         (ex)        =    extinct
p   =    sparse migrant                                 nT           =    near threatened
E    =    endangered
 

Kingfisher

 
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC NAME IUCN Threatened Category STATUS ENGLISH NAME
Accipitridae Pandion haliaetus   rW Osprey
  Aviceda jerdoni nT r Jerdon's Baza
  Aviceda leuphotes   r Black Baza
  Pernis ptilorynchus   RW Oriental Honey- buzzard
  Elanus caeruleus   R Black-shouldered Kite(Black-winged Kite)
  Milvus migrans   R Black Kite (Pariah Kite)
  Haliastur indus   R Brahminy Kite
  Haliaeetus leucoryphus   R Pallas's Fishing Eagle
  Ichthyophaga humilis nT R Lesser Fish Eagle (Himalayan Grey-headed Fishing)
  Ichthyophaga icthyaetus nT R Grey-headed Fish Eagle
  Gyps bengalensis nT R White-rumped Vulture (Indian White-backed Vulture)
  Gyps indicus nT R Long-billed Vulture
  Gyps himalayensis   R Himalayan Griffon Vulture
  Aegypius monachus nT rW Cinereous Vulture
  Sarcogyps calvus nT R Red-headed Vulture (King Vulture)
  Spilornis cheela   R Crested Serpent Eagle
  Circus aeruginosus   W Eurasian Marsh Harrier
  Circus cyaneus   w Hen Harrier
  Circus macrourus nT W Pallid Harrier
  Circus melanoleucos   rw Pied Harrier
  Accipiter trivirgatus   R Crested Goshawk
  Accipiter badius   R Shikra
  Accipiter virgatus   r Besra
  Accipiter nisus   RW Eurasian Sparrowhawk
  Buteo buteo   rW Common Buzzard
  Ictinaetus malayensis   R Black Eagle
  Aquila nipalensis   W Steppe Eagle
  Hieraaetus pennatus   rW Booted Eagle
  Hieraaetus kienerii   r Rufous-bellied Eagle
  Spizaetus cirrhatus   R Changeable Hawk - Eagle
Aegithalidae Aegithalos concinnus   r Black-throated Tit (Red-headed Tit)
Alaudidae Mirafra assamica   R Rufous-winged Bushlark
  Calandrella raytal   R Sand Lark (Indian short-toed Lark)
  Alauda gulgula   R Oriental Skylark (Eastern Skylark)
Alcedinidae Alcedo atthis   R Common Kingfisher (Small Blue) 
  Alcedo meninting   r Blue-eared Kingfisher
  Ceyx erithacus   r Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Threetoed Kingfisher)
Anatidae Anser anser   W Greylag Goose
  Anser indicus   rW Bar-headed Goose
  Tadorna ferruginea   rW Ruddy Shelduck(Brahminy Duck)
  Cairina scutulata   r White-winged Duck
  Nettapus coromandelianus   R Cotton Pygmy-goose(Cotton Teal)
  Anas strepera   W Gadwall
  Anas falcata   w Falcated Teal
  Anas penelope   W Eurasian Wigeon
  Anas platyrhynchos   rW Mallard
  Anas clypeata   W Northern Shoveller
  Anas acuta   W Northern Pintail
  Anas querquedula   W Garganey
  Anas crecca   W Common Teal
  Rhodonessa rufina   W Red-crested Pochard
  Aythya ferina   W Common Pochard
  Aythya nyroca   rW Ferruginous Duck
  Aythya fuligula   W Tufted Duck
  Mergus albellus   w Smew
  Mergus merganser   rW Common Merganser(Goosander)
Anhingidae Anhinga melanogaster nT R Darter
Apodidae Collocalia brevirostris   r Himalayan Swiftlet
  Hirundapus caudacutus     White-throated Needletail
  Cypsiurus balasiensis   R Asian Palm-Swift
  Tachymarptis melba   R Alpine Swift
  Apus pacificus   R Fork-tailed Swift (Large Whiterumped Swift)
  Apus affinis   R House Swift
Ardeidae Ardea insignis E rE White-bellied Heron
  Ardea purpurea   R Purple Heron
  Casmerodius albus   Rw Great Egret (Large Egret)
  Mesophoyx intermedia   R Intermediate Egret (Small Egret)
  Bubulcus ibis   R Cattle Egret
  Ardeola grayii   R Indian Pond Heron
  Butorides striatus   r Little Heron (Little Green Heron)
  Nycticorax nycticorax   R Black-crowned Night Heron
  Ixobrychus cinnamomeus   r Chestnut Bittern
  Botaurus stellaris   w Great Bittern (Bittern)
Bucerotidae Ocyceros birostris   R Indian Grey Hornbill
  Anthracoceros albirostris   R  Oriental Pied Hornbill (Indian Pied Hornbill)
  Buceros bicornis   R Great Hornbill(Greate Pied Hornbill)
  Aceros nipalensis   r Rufous-necked Hornbill
  Aceros undulatus   R Wreathed Hornbill
Burhinidae Burhimus oedicnemus   R Eurasian Thick-Knee (Stone Curlew)
  Esacus recurvirostris   r Great Thick-knee
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus indicus   R Grey Nightjar (Indian Jungle)
  Caprimulgus macrurus   R Large-tailed Nightjar
  Caprimulgus affinis   R Savanna Nightjar (Franklin's )
Centropodidae Centropus sinensis   R  Greater Coucal (Crow-Pheasant )
  Centropus bengalensis   r Lesser Coucal
Certhiidae Certhia discolor   r Brown-throated Treecreeper (Sikkim Treecreeper)
Cerylidae Megaceryle lugubris   R Crested Kingfisher
  Ceryle rudis   R Pied Kingfisher (Lesser Pied )
Charadriidae Ibidrohyncha struthersii   r Ibisbill
  Pluvialis fulva   W Pacific Golden Plover
  Pluvialis squatarola   w Grey Plover
  Charadrius placidus nT w Long-billed Plover
  Charadrius dubius   RWw Little ringed Plover
  Charadrius alexandrinus   RW Kentish Plover
  Vanellus duvaucelii   R River Lapwing(Spur-winged)
  Vanellus indicus   R Red-wattled Lapwing
Ciconiidae Ciconia nigra   w Black Stork
  Ciconia episcopus   R Woolly-necked Stork (White-necked)
  Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus   r Black-necked Stork
  Leptoptilos javanicus   r Lesser Adjutant
  Leptoptilos dubius E rE Greater Adjutant
Cinclidae Cinclus pallasii   r Brown Dipper
Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis   R Bright-headed Cisticola (Fantail Warbler)
  Prinia cinereocapilla nT r Grey-crowned Prinia (Hodgson's Wren Warbler)
  Prinia rufescens   r Refescent Prinia (Beavan's Wren Warbler)
  Prinia hodgsonii   R Grey-breasted Prinia (Franklin's Wren Warbler)
  Prinia sylvatica   R Jungle Prinia
  Prinia flaviventris   R Yellow-bellied Prinia
  Prinia socialis   R Ashy Prinia
  Prinia inornata   R Plain Prinia
Columbidae Columba livia   R Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon)
  Columba pulchricollis   r Ashy Wood Pigeon
  Streptopelia orientalis   RW Oriental Turtle Dove (Rufous Turtle)
  Streptopelia chinensis   R Spotted Dove
  Streptopelia tranquebarica   R Red Collared Dove(Red Turtle)
  Streptopelia decaocto   R Eurasian Collared Dove (Indian Ring) 
  Macropygia unchall   r Barred Cuckoo Dove (Bar-tailed)
  Chalcophaps indica   R Emerald Dove
  Treron bicincta   r Orange-breasted Green Pigeon
  Treron pompadora   r Pompadour Green Pigeon
  Treron curvirostra   r Thick-billed Green Pigeon
  Treron phoenicoptera   R Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Yellow-legged Green or Bengal)
  Treron apicauda   r Pin-tailed Green Pigeon
  Treron sphenura   r Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
  Ducula aenea   r Green Imperial Pigeon
  Ducula badia   r Mountain Imperial Pigeon (Imperial) 
Coraciidae Coracias benghalensis   R Indian Roller
  Eurystomus orientalis   r Dollarbird (Broad-billed Roller) 
Corvidae Cissa chinensis   r Green Magpie
  Dendrocitta vagabunda   R Rufous Treepie (Indian Treepie)
  Dendrocitta formosae   r Grey Treepie (Himalayan Treepie)
  Corvus splendens   R House Crow
  Corvus macrorhynchos   W Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow)
  Artamus fuscus   R Ashy Woodswallow
  Oriolus oriolus   R Eurasian Golden Oriole
  Oriolus tenuirostris   r Slender-billed Oriole
  Oriolus xanthornus   R Black-hooded Oriole (Black-headed)
  Oriolus traillii   r Maroon Oriole
  Coracina macei   R Large Cuckooshrike
  Coracina melaschistos   R Black-winged Cuckooshrike (Smaller Grey Cuckooshrike)
  Coracina melanoptera   R Black-headed Cuckooshrike
  Pericrocotus roseus   rw Rosy Minivet
  Pericrocotus cinnamomeus   R Small Minivet
  Pericrocotus solaris   r Grey-chinned Minivet
  Pericrocotus ethologus   R Long-tailed Minivet
  Pericrocotus brevirostris   r Short-billed Minivet
  Pericrocotus flammeus   R Scarlet Minivet
  Hemipus picatus   R Bar-inged Flycatcher-shrike (Pied Flycatcher-Shrike)
  Rhipidura hypoxantha   r Yellow-bellied Fantail (Flycatcher)
  Rhipidura albicollis   R White-throated Fantail (Flycatcher)
  Rhipidura aureola   R White-browed Fantail (Flycatcher)
  Dicrurus macrocercus   R Black Drongo
  Dicrurus leucophaeus   R Ashy Drongo
  Dicrurus caerulescens   R White-bellied Drongo
  Dicrurus annectans   r Crow-billed Drongo
  Dicrurus aeneus   R Bronzed Drongo
  Dicrurus remifer   r Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
  Dicrurus hottentottus   r Spangled Drongo (Hair-crested)
  Dicrurus paradiseus   R Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
  Hypothymis azurea   r Black-naped Monarch (Flycatcher)
  Terpsiphone paradisi   R Asian Paradise- Flycatcher
  Aegithina tiphia   R Common lora
  Tephrodornis gularis   R Large Wood Shrike
  Tephrodornis pondicerianus   R Common Woodshrike
Cuculidae Clamator jacobinus   P Pied Cuckoo (Pied Crested) 
  Clamator coromandus   r Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Red-winged Crested Cuckoo)
  Hierococcyx varius   R Common Hawk Cuckoo
  Hierococcyx fugax   r Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo
  Cuculus micropterus   R Indian Cuckoo
  Cuculus canorus   r Cuckoo,Common Cuckoo
  Cuculus saturatus   r Oriental Cuckoo (Himalayan)
  Cuculus poliocephalus   r Lesser Cuckoo (Small Cuckoo)
  Cacomantis sonneratii   r Baybanded Cuckoo, Banded Bay Cuckoo
  Cacomantis passerinus   r Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Indian Plaintive Cuckoo)
  Cacomantis merulinus   r Plaintive Cuckoo (Rufous-bellied Plaintive Cuckoo)
  Surniculus lugubris   r Drongo-Cuckoo
  Eudynamys scolopacea   R Koel, Asian Koel
  Phaenicophaeus tristis   r Green-billed Malkoha
  Phaenicopohaeus leschenaultii   r Sirkeer Malkoha
Dendrocygniade Dendrocygna bicolor   r Fulvous Whistling-duck
  Dendrocygna javanica   R Lesser Whisting-duck(Teal)
Eurylaimidae Serilophus lunatus   r Silver-breasted Broadbill (Collared)
  Psarisomus dalhousiae   r Long-tailed Broadbill
Falconidae Microhierax caerulescens   r Collared Falconet(Red-breasted)
  Falco tinnunculus   RW Common Kestrel
  Falco chicquera nT R Red-necked Falcon
  Falco severus   r Oriental Hobby
  Falco peregrinus   rw Peregrine Falcon
Fingillidae Carpodacus erythrinus   rW Common Rosefinch
  Haematospiza sipahi   r Scarlet Finch
  Melophus lathami   R Crested Bunting
  Emberiza pusilla   r Little Bunting
  Emberiza aureola   W Yellow-breasted Bunting
  Emberiza rutila   w Chestnut Bunting
Glareolidae Glareola lactea   R Small Pratincole
Gruidae Grus nigricollis   w Black-necked Crane
Halcyonidae Halcyon capensis   R Stork-billed Kingfisher
  Halcyon smyrnensis   R White-throated Kingfisher (Whitebreasted Kingfisher)
Hemiprocnidae Hemiprocne coronata   R Crested Treeswift
Hirundinidae Riparia riparia   R Sand Martin (Collared Sand Martin)
  Riparia paludicola   R Plain Martin (Plain Sand Martin)
  Hirundo rustica   RW Barn Swallow
  Hirundo smithii   R Wire-tailed Swallow
  Hirundo daurica   RW Red-rumped Swallow
  Delichon dasypus   r Asian House Martin
  Delichon nipalensis   r Nepal House Martin
Irenidae Irena puella   r Asian Fairy Bluebird
  Chloropsis aurifrons   R Golden-fronted Leafbird(Chloropsis)
  Chloropsis hardwickii   r Orange-bellied Leafbird (Chloropsis)
Jacanidae Hydrophasianus chirurgus   R Pheasant-tailed Jacana
  Metopidius indicus   R Bronze-winged Jacana
Laniidae Lanius isabellinus   W Rufous-tailed Shrike (Isabelline)
  Lanius cristatus   w Brown Shrike
  Lanius vittatus   R Bay-backed Shrike
  Lanius schach   R Long-tailed Shrike (Rufous-backed)
  Lanius tepronotus   rW Grey-backed Shrike (Tibetan)
Laridae Rynchops albicollis   r Indian Skimmer
  Sterna aurantia   R River Tern
  Sterna albifrons   R Little Tern
  Sterna acuticauda   r Black-bellied Tern
Megalaimidae Megalaima virens   r Great Barbet
  Megalaima lineata   R Lineated Barbet
  Megalaima franklinii   r Golden-throated Barbet
  Megalaima asiatica   R Blue-throated Barbet
  Megalaima australis   r Blue-eared Barbet
  Megalaima haemacephala   R Coppersmith Barbet(Crimson-breasted Barbet) 
Meropidae Nyctyornis athertoni     Blue-bearded Bee-eater
  Merops orientalis   R Green Bee-eater
  Merops philippinus   R Blue-tailed Bee-eater
  Merops leschenaulti   R Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Muscicapidae Monticola cinclorhynchus   r Blue-capped Rock Thrush (Blue-headed Rock Thrush)
  Monticola rufiventris   r Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
  Monticola solitarius   rW Blue Rock Thrush
  Myophonus caeruleus   R Blue Whistling Thrush
  Zoothera wardii nT p Pied Thrush (Pied Ground Thrush)
  Zoothera citrina   R Orange-headed Ground Thrush
  Zoothera mollissima   r Plain-backed Thrush
  Zoothera dixoni   r Long-tailed Thrush
  Zoothera dauma   R Scaly Thrush (Smallbilled Mountain Thrush)
  Zoothera monticola nT r Long-billed Thrush (Large Brown Thrush)
  Zoothera marginata   r Dark-sided Thrush (Lesser Brown Thrush)
  Turdus albocinctus   r White-collared Blackbird
  Turdus boulboul   r Grey-winged Blackbird
  Turdus ruficollis   W Dark-throated Thrush
  Muscicapa dauurica   rW Asian Brown Flycatcher
  Ficedula hodgsonii   r Slaty-backed Flycatcher
  Ficedula strophiata   r Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
  Ficedula parva   W Red-throated Flycatcher
  Ficedula monileger   r White-gorgeted Flycatcher
  Ficedula hyperythra   r Snowy-browed Flycatcher
  Ficedula westermanni   r Little Pied Flycatcher
  Ficedula tricolor   r Slaty-blue Flactacher
  Ficedula sapphira   r Sapphire Flycatcher
  Eumyias thalassina   R Verditer Flycatcher
  Niltava grandis   r Large Niltava
  Niltava macgrigoriae   r Small Niltava
  Niltava sundara   r Rufous-bellied Niltava
  Cyornis poliogenys   r Pale-chinned Flycatcher
  Cyornis unicolor   r Pale Blue Flycatcher
  Cyornis rubeculoides   r Blue-throated Flycatcher
  Muscicapella hodgsoni   r Pygmy Blue Flycatcher
  Culicicapa ceylonensis   r Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
  Luscinia calliope   W Siberian Rubythroat
  Luscinia pectoralis   r White-tailed Rubythroat (Himalayan)
  Luscinia svecica   W Bluethroat
  Tarsiger cyanurus   r Orange-flanked Bush Robin
  Tarsiger chrysaeus   r Golden Bush Robin
  Copsychus saularis   R Oriental Magpie- Robin
  Copsychus malabaricus   r White-rumped Shama
  Phoenicurus ochruros   rW Black Redstart
  Phoenicurus hodgsoni   w Hodgson's Redstart
  Phoenicurus auroreus   rw Daurian Redstart
  Phoenicurus frontalis   r Blue-fronted Redstart
  Chaimarrornis leucocephalus   r White-capped water Redstart
  Rhyacornis fuliginosus   r Plumbeous Water Redstart
  Hodgsonius phaenicuroides   r White-bellied Redstart (Hodgson's Shortwing)
  Myiomela leucura   r White-tailed Robin
  Enicurus scouleri   r Little Forktail
  Enicurus immaculatus   r Black-backed Forktail
  Enicurus schistaceus   r Slaty-backed Forktail
  Enicurus leschenaulti   r White-crowned Forktail (Leschenault's Forktail)
  Enicurus maculatus   r Spotted Forktail
  Saxicola insignis   w Hodgson's Bushchat
  Saxicola torquata   R Common Stonechat (Collared Bushchat)
  Saxicola leucura   r White-tailed Stonechat
  Saxicola caprata   R Pied Bushchat
  Saxicola ferrea   R Grey Bushchat (Dark-grey Bushchat)
Nectariniidae Dicaeum chrysorrheum   r Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
  Dicaeum erythrorhynchos   R Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Tickell's Flowerpecker)
  Dicaeum concolor   R Plain Flowerpecker
  Dicaeum ignipectus   r Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
  Dicaeum cruentatum   r Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
  Anthreptes singalensis   r Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
  Nectarinia asiatica   R Purple Sunbird
  Aethopyga gouldiae   ? Mrs Gould's Sunbird
  Aethopyga nipalensis   r Green-tailed Sunbird (Nepal Yellow-backed Sunbird)
  Aethopyga saturata   r Black-throated Sunbird (Black-breasted Sunbird)
  Aethopyga siparaja   r Crimson Sunbird (Yellow-backed Sunbird)
  Aethopyga ignicauda   r Fire-tailed Sunbird
  Arachnothera longirostris   r Little Spiderhunter
  Arachnothera magna   r Streaked Spiderhunter
Otididae Houbdaropsis bengalensis E rE Bengal Florican
  Sypheotides indica   r Lesser Florican
Paridae Cephalopyrus flammiceps   r Fire-capped Tit
  Parus major   R Great Tit (Grey Tit)
  Parus monticolus   r Green-backed Tit
  Parus spilonotus   r Yellow-cheeked Tit (Black-spotted Yellow Tit)
  Melanochlora sultanea   r Sultan Tit
Passeridae Passer domesticus   R House Sparrow
  Passer rutilans   r Russet Sparrow (Cinnamon Tree Sparrow)
  Passer montanus   R Eurasian Tree Sparrow
  Dendronanthus indicus   rW Forest Wagtail
  Motacilla alba   rW White Wagtail (Pied Wagtail)
  Motacilla maderaspatensis   R White-browed Wagtail (Large Pied Wagtail)
  Motacilla citreola   rW Citrine Wagtail (Yellow-headed Wagtail)
  Motacilla flava   W Yellow Wagtail
  Motacilla cinerea   rW Grey Wagtail
  Anthus richardi   W Richard's Pipit
  Anthus rufulus   R Paddyfield Pipit
  Anthus campestris   W Tawny Pipit
  Anthus godlewskii   W Blyth's Pipit
  Anthus hodgsoni   RW Olive-backed Pipit (Indian Tree Pipit)
  Prunella strophiata   r Rufous-breasted Accentor
  Plceus philippinus   R Baya Weaver
  Ploceus megarhynchus   r Finn's Weaver (Finn's Baya Weaver)
  Amandava amandava   R Red Avadavat (Red Munia )
  Lonchura striata   R White-rumped Munia (White-backed Munia)
  Lonchura punctulata   R Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia)
  Lonchura malacca   R Black-headed Munia
Pelecanidae Pelecanus crispus   w Dalmatian Pelican
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax niger   R Little Cormorant
  Phalacrocorax carbo   RW Great Cormorant
Phasianidae Francolinus pondicerianus   R Grey Francolin (Grey Partridge)
  Francolinus francolinus   R Black Francolin (Black Francolin)
  Francolinus gularis   r Swamp Francolin (Swamp Partridge)
  Coturnix coturnix   RW Common Quail
  Coturnix coromandelica   R Rain Quail (Black Breasted Quail)
  Coturnix chinensis   R Blue-breasted Quail
  Perdicula manipurensis   r Manipur Bush Quail
  Arborophila rufogularis   r Rufous-throated Partridge
  Arborophila mandellii   r Chestnut-breasted Partridge
  Lophophorus impejanus   r Himalayan Monal
  Gallus gallus   R Red Junglefowl
  Lophura leucomelana   r Kaleej Pheasant
  Polyplectron bicalcaratum   r Grey Peacock Pheasant
  Pavo cristatus   R Indian Peafowl
Picidae Jynx torquilla   rW Eurasian Wryneck
  Picumnus innominatus   r Speckled Piculet
  Sasia ochracea   r White-browed Piculet
  Dendrocopos canicapillus   r Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpacker
  Dendrocopos macei   R Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
  Dendrocopos cathpharius   r Crimson-breasted Woodpecker
  Dendrocopos darjellensis   r Darjeeling Woodpecker
  Celeus brachyurus   R Rufous Woodpecker
  Picus chlorophus   R Lesser Yellownape
  Picus flavinucha   R Greater Yellownape (Large Yellownaped Woodpecker)
  Picus xanthopygaeus   R Streak-throated Woodpecker
  Picus canus   R Grey-headed Woodpecker (Blacknaped Green Woodpecker)
  Dinopium shorii   r Himalayan Flameback (Himnalayan Golkdenback Threetoed Woodpecker)
  Dinopium benghalense   R Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker)
  Chrysocolaptes lucidus   R Greater Flameback (Larger Goldenbacked Woodpecker
  Blythipicus pyrrhotis   r Bay Woodpecker (Red-eared)
Pittidae Pitta nipalensis nT r Blue-naped Pitta
  Pitta sordida   r Hooded Pitta
  Pitta brachyura   R Indian Pitta
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus ruficollis   R Little Grebe
Psittacidae Loriculus vernalis   R Vernal Hanging Parrot (Indian Lorikeet)
  Psittacula eupatria   R Alexandrine Parakeet
  Psittacula krameri   R Rose-ringed Parakeet
  Psittacula cyanocephala   R  Plum-headed Parakeet (Blossomheaded Parakeet)
  Psittacula roseata   r Blossom-headed Parakeet (Eastern Blossom-headed) 
  Psittacula alexandri     Red-breasted Parakeet
Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus striatus   r Striated Bulbul
  Pycnonotus melanicterus   R Black-crested Bulbul (Black-headed Yellow Bulbul)
  Pycnonotus jocosus   R Red-whiskered Bulbul
  Pycnonotus leucogenys   R Himalayan Bulbul
  Pycnonotus cafer   R Red-vented Bulbul
  Alophoixus flaveolus   r White-throated Bulbul
  Hemixos flavala   r Ashy Bulbul (Brown-eared Bulbul)
  Hypsipetes mcclellandi   r Mountain Bulbul (Rufous-bellied Bulbul)
  Hypsipetes leucocephalus   R Black Bulbul
Rallidae Rallina eurizonoides   R Slaty-legged Crake
  Gallirallus striatus   R Slaty-breasted Rail
  Amaurornis phoenicurus   R White-breasted Waterhen
  Porphyrio porphyrio   R Purple Swamphen (Purple Moorhen)
Rostratulidae Rostratula benghalensis   R Greater Painted-snipe
Scolopacidae Scolopax rusticola   rW Eurasian Woodcock
  Gallinago solitaria   r Solitary Snipe
  Gallinago nemoricola   r Wood Snipe
  Gallinago stenura   W Pintail Snipe
  Gallinago gallinago   rW Common or Fantail Snipe
  Lymnocryptes minimus   w Jack Snipe
  Tringa nebularia   W Common Greenshank
  Tringa ochropus   W Green Sandpiper
  Tringa glareola   W Wood Sandpiper
  Actitis hypoleucos   W Common Sandpiper
  Calidris minuta   W Little Stint
  Calidris temminckii   W Temminck's Stint
Sittidae Sitta castanea   R Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
  Sitta himalayensis   r White-tailed Nuthatch
  Sitta frontalis   R Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
  Sitta formosa   r Beautiful Nuthatch
Sittinae Tichodroma muraria   rW Wall Creeper
Strigidae Otus spilocephalus   r Mountain Scops Owl (Spotted Scops Owl)
  Otus sunia   R Oriental Scops Owl
  Otus bakkamoena   R Collared Scops Owl
  Bubo bubo   R Eurasian Eagle Owl (Great Horned Owl or Eagle-Owl)
  Bubo nipalensis nT r Spot-bellied Eagle Owl (Forest Eagle-Owl)
  Ketupa zeylonensis   R Brown Fish Owl
  Glaucidium brodiei   r Collared Owlet (Collared Pygmy Owlet)
  Glaucidium cuculoides   r Barred Owlet,Asian Barred Owlet
  Glaucidium radiatum   R Jungle Owlet
  Athene brama   R Spotted Owlet
  Ninox scutulata   r Brown Hawk-Owl
Sturnidae Saroglossa spiloptera nT r Spot-winged Starling (Spotted-winged Stare)
  Sturnus malabaricus   R Chestnut-tailed Starling (Grey-headed Myna)
  Sturnus vulgaris   WP Common Starling
  Sturnus contra   R Asian Pied Starling
  Acridotheres tristis   R Common Myna
  Acridotheres ginginianus   R Bank Myna
  Acridotheres fuscus   R Jungle Myna
  Gracula religiosa   R Hill Myna (Grackle)
Sylviidae Tesia castaneocoronata   r Chestnut-headed Tesia (Chestnut-headed Ground Warbler)
  Tesia cyaniventer   r Grey-bellied Tesia (Dull Slaty-bellied Ground Warbler)
  Cettia pallidipes   r Pale-footed Bush Warbler
  Cettia fortipes   r Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler (Strong-footed Bush Warbler)
  Cettia brunnifrons   r Grey-sided Bush Warbler (Rufous-capped Bush Warbler)
  Bradypterus thoracicus   r Spotted Bush Warbler
  Bradypterus tacsanowskius   V Chinese Bush Warbler
  Bradypterus luteoventris   r Brown Bush Warbler
  Locustella naevia   w Grasshopper Warbler
  Acrocephalus dumetorum   W Blyth's Reed Warbler
  Acrocephalus aedon   w Thick-billed Warbler
  Orthotomus cucullatus   r Mountain Tailorbird (Golden Headed Tailorbird)
  Orthotomus sutorius   R Common Tailorbird
  Orthotomus atrogularis   r Dark-necked Tailorbird (Black-necked Tailorbird)
  Phylloscopus collybita   W Common Chiffchaff (Brown Leaf Warbler)
  Phylloscopus fuscatus   W Dusky warbler
  Phylloscopus fulgiventer   w Smok Warbler
  Phylloscopus pulcher   r Buff-barred Warbler (Orange-barred Leaf warbler)
  Phylloscopus maculipennis   r Ashy-throated Warbler (Grey-faced Leaf Warbler)
  Phylloscopus chloronotus   r Lemon-rumped Warbler (Palla's Leaf Warbler)
  Phylloscopus inornatus   W Inornate Warbler (Yellow-browed Leaf Warbler)
  Phylloscopus trochiloides   rW Greenish Warbler (Dull Green Warbler)
  Phylloscopus occipitalis   r western Crowned Warbler (Large-crowned Leaf Warbler)
  Phylloscopus coronatus   V Eastern Crowned Warbler
  Phylloscopus reguloides   r Blyth's Leaf Warbler
  Phylloscopus cantator nT r Yellow-vented Warbler (Black-browed Leaf Warbler)
  Seicercus burkii   r Golden-spectacled Warbler (Black-browed Flycatcher Warbler)
  Seicercus xanthoschistos   r Grey-hooded Warbler (Grey-headed Flycatcher Warbler)
  Seicercus affinis   r White-spectacled Warbler (Allied Flycatcher Warbler)
  Seicercus poliogenys   r Grey-cheeked Flycatcher- Warbler
  Seicercus castaniceps   r Chestnut-crowned Warbler
  Abroscopus schisticeps   r Black-faced Warbler
  Megalurus palustris   r Striated Grassbird (Striated Marsh Warbler)
  Graminicola bengalensis   r Rufous-rumped Grassbird (Large Grass Warbler)
  Garrulax leucolophus     White-crested Laughingthrush
  Garrulax monileger     Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
  Garrulax pectoralis     Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush (Black-gorgetted Laughingthrush)
  Garrulax striatus   r Striated Laughingthrush
  Garrulax ruficollis     Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
  Garrulax rufogularis   r Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
  Garrulax caerulatus   r Grey-sided Laughingthrush
  Garrulax lineatus   r Streaked Laughingthrush
  Garrulax squamatus   r Blue-winged Laughingthrush
  Garrulax affinis   r Black-faced Laughingthrush
  Garrulax erythrocephalus   r Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Red-headed Laughingthrush)
  Liocichla phoenicea   r Red-faced Liocichla (Crimson-winged Laughingthrush)
  Malacocincla abbotti   r Abbott's Babbler
  Pellorneum ruficeps   R Puff-throated Babbler (Spotted Babbler)
  Pomatorhinus erythrogenys   r Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler
  Pomatorhinus schisticeps   r White-browed Scimitar Babbler (Slaty-headed Scimitar Babbler)
  Pomatorhinus ruficollis   r Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler (Rufous-necked Scimitar Babbler)
  Pomatorhinus ferruginosus   r Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler
  Rimator malacoptilus nT r Long-billed Wren Babbler
  Pnoepyga albiventer   r Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler
  Pnoepyga pusilla   r Pygmy Wren Babbler (Brown Wren-babbler)
  Stachyris rufifrons   r Rufous-fronted Babbler (Red-fronted Babbler)
  Stachyris ruficeps   r Rufous-capped Babbler (Red-headed Babbler)
  Stachyris chrysaea   r Golden Babbler (Gold-headed Babbler)
  Stachyris nigriceps   r Grey-throated Babbler (Black-throated Babbler)
  Macronous gularis   R Striped Tit-Babbler (Yellow-breasted Babbler)
  Chrysomma sinense   R Yellow-eyed Babbler
  Timalia pileata   R Chestnut-capped Babbler (Red-capped Babbler)
  Chrysomma altorostre   r Jerdon's Babbler
  Turdoides earlei   r Striated Babbler
  Turdoides longirostris nT r Slender-billed Babbler
  Turdoides striatus   R Jungle Babbler
  Leiothrix argentaturis   r Silver-eared Mesia
  Cutia nipalensis   r Cutia (Nepal Cutia)
  Pteruthius rufiventer nT r Black-headed Shrike Babbler (Rufous-bellied Shrike Babbler)
  Pteruthius flaviscapis   r White-browed Shrike Babbler (Red-winged Shrike Babbler)
  Pteruthius melanotis   r Black-eared Shrike Babbler (Chestnut-throated Shrike Babbler)
  Gampsorhynchus rufulus   r White-hooded Babbler (White-headed Shrike Babbler)
  Actinodura egertoni   r Rusty-fronted Barwing (Spectacled Barwing)
  Actinodura nipalensis   r Hoary-throated Barwing
  Minla cyanouroptera   r Blue-winged Minla (Blue-winged Siva)
  Minla strigula   r Chestnut-tailed Minla (Bar-throated Siva)
  Minla ignotincta   r Red-tailed Minla
  Alcippe cinerea nT r Yellow-throated Fulvetta (Dusky-green Tit Babbler)
  Alcippe castaneceps   r Rufous-winged Fulvetta (Chestnut-headed Tit Babbler)
  Alcippe rufogularis nT r Rufous-throated Fulvetta (Red-throated Tit Babbler)
  Alcippe nipalensis   r Nepal Fulvetta (Nepal Babbler)
  Heterophasia annectans   r Rufous-backed Sibbia (Chestnut-backed Sibia)
  Heterophasia capistrata   r Rufous Sibia (Black-capped Sibia)
  Heterophasia picaoides   r Long-tailed Sibia
  Yuhina castaniceps   r Striated Yuhina (White-browed Yuhina)
  Yuhina bakeri   r White-naped Yuhina
  Yuhina flavicollis   r Whiskered Yuhina (Yellow-naped Yuhina)
  Yuhina gularis   r Stripe-throated Yuhina
  Yuhina occipitalis   r Rufous-vented Yuhina
  Yuhina nigrimenta   r Black-chinned Yuhina
  Yuhina xantholeuca   r White-bellied Yuhina
  Paradoxornis gularis   r Grey-headed Parrotbill
  Paradoxornis flavirostris   r Black-breasted Parrotbill (Gould's Parrotbill)
  Paradoxornis ruficeps nT r Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill (Greater Red-headed Parrotbill)
Trogonidae Harpactes erythrocephalus   R Red-headed Trogon
Turnicidae Turnix tanki   R Yellow- legged Buttonquail
  Turnix suscitator   R Barred Buttonquail (Common Bustard-Quail)
Tytonidae Tyto alba   R Barn Owl
  Tyto capensis   r Grass Owl
Upupidae Upupa epops   RW Hoopoe,Common Hoopoe
Zosteropidae Zosterops palpebrosus   R Oriental White-eye

Source:  Allen, Desmond, Anderton, John and Kazmierczak. 1997. Report on an ornithological visit to Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India, 17 February to 6 March 1992. Forktail (12): 31-48.
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