Birds Status of Himachal Pradesh

Great Himalayan National Park
Biounit 02A
Total Area 765 Km2
Loweralt. 1500 m.
Upperalt. 5805 m.
Longit. 77o38 '
Latit. 31o38 '
Temp. 25oC


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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 IUCN-Threatened Category STATUS ENGLISH NAME
Accipitridae Gypaetus barbatus   R Lammergeier
  Gyps himalayensis   R Himalayan Griffon Vulture
  Circus cyaneus   w Hen Harrier
  Accipiter nisus   RW Eurasian Sparrowhawk
  Accipiter gentilis   rw Northern Goshawk
  Buteo buteo   rW Common Buzzard
  Ictinaetus malayensis   R Black Eagle
  Aquila chrysaetos   hie Golden Eagle
  Hieraaetus pennatus   rW Booted Eagle
Aegithalidae Aegithalos concinnus   r Black-throated Tit (Red-headed Tit)
  Aegithalos niveogularis nT r White-throated Tit
Apodidae Collocalia brevirostris   r Himalayan Swiftlet
  Hirundapus caudacutus     White-throated Needletail
  Apus pacificus   R Fork-tailed Swift (Large Whiterumped Swift)
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus indicus   R Grey Nightjar (Indian Jungle )
Certhiidae Certhia familiaris   r Eurasian Treecreeper
  Certhia himalayana   r Bar-tailed Treecreeper (Himalayan Treecreeper)
  Troglodytes troglodytes   r Winter Wren
Cinclidae Cinclus pallasii   r Brown Dipper
Cisticolidae Prinia criniger   r Striated prinia (Brown Hill Warbler)
Columbidae Columba livia   R Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon)
  Columba leuconota   r Snow Pigeon
  Columba hodgsonii   r Speckled Wood Pigeon
  Streptopelia orientalis   RW Oriental Turtle Dove (Rufous Turtle)
  Streptopelia decaocto   R Eurasian Collared Dove (Indian Ring )
  Treron sphenura   r Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
Corvidae Garrulus glandarius   r Eurasian Jay
  Urocissa flavirostris   R Yellow-billed Blue Magpie
  Dendrocitta formosae   r Grey Treepie (Himalayan Treepie)
  Nucifraga caryocatactes   r Spotted Nutcracker (Nutcracker)
  Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax   r Red-billed Chough
  Pyrrhocorax graculus   r Yellow-billed Chough (Alpine)
  Corvus macrorhynchos   W Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow)
  Corvus corax   r Common Raven
  Oriolus oriolus   R Eurasian Golden Oriole
  Pericrocotus ethologus   R Long-tailed Minivet
  Rhipidura hypoxantha   r Yellow-bellied Fantail (Flycatcher)
  Rhipidura albicollis   R White-throated Fantail (Flycatcher)
  Dicrurus macrocercus   R Black Drongo
  Dicrurus leucophaeus   R Ashy Drongo
Cuculidae Clamator jacobinus   P Pied Cuckoo (Pied Crested) 
  Hierococcyx sparverioides   r Large Hawk Cuckoo
  Cuculus micropterus   R Indian Cuckoo
  Cuculus canorus   r Cuckoo,Common Cuckoo
  Cuculus saturatus   r Oriental Cuckoo (Himalayan )
Falconidae Falco tinnunculus   RW Common Kestrel
  Falco subbuteo   rW Eurasian Hobby
Fingillidae Serinus pusillus   r Fire-fronted Serin (Gold-fronted serin)
  Cardueulis spinoides   r Yellow-breasted Greenfinch (Himalayan Greenfinch)
  Carduelis carduelis   r European Goldfinch
  Leucosticte nemoricola   r Plain Mountain Finch (Hodgson's Mountain Finch)
  Callacanthis burtoni   r Spectacled Finch (Red-browed Finch)
  Carpodacus nipalensis   r Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Nepal Rosefinch)
  Carpodacus erythrinus   rW Common Rosefinch
  Carpodacus rhodochrous   r Pink-browed Rosefinch
  Laxia curvirostra   r Red Crossbill (Crossbill )
  Pyrrhula nipalensis   r Brown Bullfinch
  Pyrrhula aurantiaca nT r Orange Bullfinch
  Pyrrhula erythrocephala   r Red-headed Bullfinch
  Mycerobas icteriodies   r Black-and -yellow Grosbeak
  Mycerobas affinis   r Collared Grosbeak (Allied Grosbeak)
  Mycerobas melanozanthos   r Spot-winged Grosbeak
  Mycerobas carnipes   r White-winged Grosbeak
  Emberiza cia   r Rock Bunting
Hirundinidae Hirundo daurica   RW Red-rumped Swallow
  Delichon dasypus   r Asian House Martin
Megalaimidae Megalaima virens   r Great Barbet
Muscicapidae Monticola rufiventris   r Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
  Monticola solitarius   rW Blue Rock Thrush
  Myophonus caeruleus   R Blue Whistling Thrush
  Zoothera mollissima   r Plain-backed Thrush
  Zoothera dauma   R Scaly Thrush (Smallbilled Mountain Thrush)
  Zoothera monticola nT r Long-billed Thrush (Large Brown Thrush)
  Turdus albocinctus   r White-collared Blackbird
  Turdus boulboul   r Grey-winged Blackbird
  Turdus merula   R Eurasian Blackbird
  Turdus rubrocanus   r Chestnut Thrush (Greyheaded Thrush)
  Turdus viscivorus   r Mistle Thrush
  Brachypteryx montana   r White-browed Shortwing
  Muscicapa sibirica   r Dark-sided Flycatcher (Sooty)
  Muscicapa dauurica   rW Asian Brown Flycatcher
  Muscicapa ruficauda   r Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Rufous-tailed Flycatcher)
  Ficedula strophiata   r Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
  Ficedula westermanni   r Little Pied Flycatcher
  Ficedula superciliaris   r Ultramarine Flycatcher
  Ficedula tricolor   r Slaty-blue Flactacher
  Eumyias thalassina   R Verditer Flycatcher
  Niltava sundara   r Rufous-bellied Niltava
  Cyornis rubeculoides   r Blue-throated Flycatcher
  Culicicapa ceylonensis   r Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
  Tarsiger cyanurus   r Orange-flanked Bush Robin
  Tarsiger chrysaeus   r Golden Bush Robin
  Phoenicurus   r Blue-capped Redstart (Blue-headed Redstart)
  Phoenicurus ochruros   rW Black Redstart
  Phoenicurus frontalis   r Blue-fronted Redstart
  Chaimarrornis leucocephalus   r White-capped water Redstart
  Rhyacornis fuliginosus   r Plumbeous Water Redstart
  Enicurus scouleri   r Little Forktail
  Enicurus maculatus   r Spotted Forktail
  Saxicola torquata   R Common Stonechat (Collared Bushchat)
  Saxicola ferrea   R Grey Bushchat (Dark-grey Bushchat)
Nectariniidae Dicaeum ignipectus   r Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
  Aethopyga siparaja   r Crimson Sunbird (Yellow-backed Sunbird)
Paridae Cephalopyrus flammiceps   r Fire-capped Tit
  Parus rufonuchalis   r Rufous-naped (Simla Black Tit)
  Parus rubidiventris   r Rufous-vented Tit (Rufousbellied Crested Tit)
  Parus melanolophus   r Spot-winged Tit (Crested Black Tit)
  Parus dichrous   r Grey-crested Tit (Brown Crested Tit)
  Parus major   R Great Tit (Grey Tit)
  Parus monticolus   r Green-backed Tit
  Parus xanthogenys   r Black-Iored Tit (Yellow-cheeked Tit)
  Sylviparus modestus   r Yellowbrowed Tit
Passeridae Passer rutilans   r Russet Sparrow (Cinnamon Tree Sparrow)
  Motacilla alba   rW White Wagtail (Pied Wagtail)
  Motacilla cinerea   rW Grey Wagtail
  Anthus trivialis   rW Tree Pipit
  Anthus hodgsoni   RW Olive-backed Pipit (Indian Tree Pipit)
  Anthus roseatus   r Rosy Pipit (Vinaceous-breasted Pipit)
  Anthus sylvanus   r Upland Pipit
  Prunella himalayana   w Altai Accentor
  Prunella strophiata   r Rufous-breasted Accentor
  Lonchura punctulata   R Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia)
Phasianidae Lerwa lerwa   r Snow Partridge
  Tetraogallus himalayensis   r Himalayan Snowcock
  Alectoris chukar   R Chukor
  Francolinus francolinus   R Black Francolin (Black Francolin)
  Arborophila torqueola   r Hill Partridge
  Tragopan melanocephalus   r Western Tragopan
  Pucrasia macrolopha   r Koklas Pheasant
  Lophophorus impejanus   r Himalayan Monal
  Lophura leucomelana   r Kaleej Pheasant
  Catreus wallichii   r Chir Pheasant
Picidae Picumnus innominatus   r Speckled Piculet
  Dendrocopos auriceps   r Brown-fronted Woodpecker
  Dendrocopos himalayensis   r Himalayan Woodpecker
  Picus squamatus   r Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Psittacidae Psittacula krameri   R Rose-ringed Parakeet
  Psittacula himalayana   r Slaty-headed Parakeet
Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus leucogenys   R Himalayan Bulbul
  Hypsipetes leucocephalus   R Black Bulbul
Regulidae Regulus regulus   r Goldcrest
Scolopacidae Scolopax rusticola   rW Eurasian Woodcock
  Gallinago solitaria   r Solitary Snipe
Sittidae Sitta himalayensis   r White-tailed Nuthatch
  Sitta leucopsis   r White-cheeked Nuthatch
Sittinae Tichodroma muraria   rW Wall Creeper
Strigidae Otus spilocephalus   r Mountain Scops Owl (Spotted Scops Owl)
  Bubo bubo   R Eurasian Eagle Owl (Great Horned Owl )
  Strix aluco   r Tawny Owl
  Glaucidium brodiei   r Collared Owlet (Collared Pygmy)
  Asio flammeus   w Short- eared Owl
Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis   R Common Myna
  Acridotheres fuscus   R Jungle Myna
Sylviidae Tesia castaneocoronata   r Chestnut-headed Tesia (Chestnut-headed Ground Warbler)
  Cettia fortipes   r Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler (Strong-footed Bush Warbler)
  Cettia brunnifrons   r Grey-sided Bush Warbler (Rufous-capped Bush Warbler)
  Phylloscopus collybita   W Common Chiffchaff (Brown Leaf Warbler)
  Phylloscopus affinis   W Tickell's Leaf 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 reguloides   r Blyth's Leaf Warbler
  Seicercus burkii   r Golden-spectacled Warbler (Black-browed Flycatcher Warbler)
  Seicercus xanthoschistos   r Grey-hooded Warbler (Grey-headed Flycatcher Warbler)
  Garrulax albogularis   r White-throated Laughingthrush
  Garrulax striatus   r Striated Laughingthrush
  Garrulax lineatus   r Streaked Laughingthrush
  Garrulax erythrocephalus   r Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Red-headed Laughingthrush)
  Pomatorhinus erythrogenys   r Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler
  Pnoepyga albiventer   r Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler
  Stachyris pyrrhops   r Black-chinned Babbler (Red-billed Babbler)
  Pteruthius flaviscapis   r White-browed Shrike Babbler (Red-winged Shrike Babbler)
  Pteruthius xanthochlorus   r Green Shrike-Babbler
  Minla strigula   r Chestnut-tailed Minla (Bar-throated Siva)
  Alcippe vinipectus   r White-browed Fulvetta (White-browed Tit Babbler)
  Heterophasia capistrata   r Rufous Sibia (Black-capped Sibia)
  Yuhina flavicollis   r Whiskered Yuhina (Yellow-naped Yuhina)
Upupidae Upupa epops   RW Hoopoe,Common Hoopoe
Zosteropidae Zosterops palpebrosus   R Oriental White-eye
Source: Gaston, A.J., Garson, P.J. and Pandey, S., 1993. Birds recorded in the Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh, India. Forktail (9) 45.
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