Bird Status of Kerala

Chinnar Wildlife Sacntuary
Biounit               05B
Totalarea           90.44 km2
Loweralt.           500 m.
Upperalt.            2400 m.
Rainfall              100 mm.
Longitu.              77.16 o 
Latit.                   10.21 o 
Temp.                  35oC

Grey Heron
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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
 
 
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC NAME STATUS ENGLISH NAME
Accipitridae Spilornis cheela R Crested Serpent Eagle
  Ictinaetus malayensis R Black Eagle
  Spizaetus cirrhatus R Changeable Hawk - Eagle
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta R Little Egret
  Ardea cinerea RW Grey Heron
  Ardeola grayii R Indian Pond Heron
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus asiaticus R Little Nightjar,Indian Nightjar
Cerylidae Ceryle rudis R Pied Kingfisher (Lesser Pied )
Columbidae Ducula aenea r Green Imperial Pigeon
Corvidae Oriolus xanthornus R Black-hooded Oriole (Black-headed)
  Pericrocotus cinnamomeus R Small Minivet
  Pericrocotus flammeus R Scarlet Minivet
  Dicrurus caerulescens R White-bellied Drongo
  Aegithina tiphia R Common lora
Halcyonidae Halcyon smyrnensis R White-throated Kingfisher (Whitebreasted Kingfisher)
Meropidae Nyctyornis athertoni r Blue-bearded Bee-eater
  Merops orientalis R Green Bee-eater
  Merops leschenaulti R Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Nectariniidae Nectarinia zeylonica R Purple-rumped Sunbird
Passeridae Motacilla maderaspatensis R White-browed Wagtail (Large Pied Wagtail)
  Motacilla cinerea rW Grey Wagtail
Picidae Dinopium benghalense R Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker)
  Chrysocolaptes festivus r White-naped Woodpecker (Blackbacked Woodpecker)
Psittacidae Psittacula krameri R Rose-ringed Parakeet
  Psittacula cyanocephala R Plum-headed Parakeet (Blossomheaded Parakeet)
Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus cafer R Red-vented Bulbul
  Pycnonotus luteolus r White-browed bulbul
Source: Katju, Dhananjay, 1995. Birds of the Amravathi area and Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary. Newsletter for Birdwatcher Vol.35(1) 12.
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