Birds of India
1,997 birds are on the India list, 145 of them threatened (25 Critically Endangered, 29 Endangered and 91 Vulnerable).
The India list: every species documented from India, across sources. Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for birds yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened birds of India (145)
- Amazona vittata Puerto Rican Amazon CR
- Ardea insignis White-bellied Heron CR
- Ardeotis nigriceps Great Indian Bustard CR
- Asarcornis scutulata White-winged Duck CR
- Aythya baeri Baer's Pochard CR
- Calidris pygmaea Spoon-billed Sandpiper CR
- Cyornis banyumas Javan Blue Flycatcher CR
- Emberiza aureola Yellow-breasted Bunting CR
- Gracupica jalla Javan Pied Starling CR
- Gyps bengalensis White-rumped Vulture CR
- Gyps indicus Indian Vulture CR
- Gyps tenuirostris Slender-billed Vulture CR
- Heliopais personatus Masked Finfoot CR
- Houbaropsis bengalensis Bengal Florican CR
- Leucogeranus leucogeranus Siberian Crane CR
- Liocichla bugunorum Bugun Liocichla CR
- Lophura erythrophthalma Crestless Fireback CR
- Ophrysia superciliosa Himalayan Quail CR
- Perdicula manipurensis Manipur Bush-Quail CR
- Pycnonotus zeylanicus Straw-headed Bulbul CR
- Rhinoptilus bitorquatus Jerdon's Courser CR
- Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Pink-headed Duck CR
- Sarcogyps calvus Red-headed Vulture CR
- Sypheotides indicus Lesser Florican CR
- Vanellus gregarius Sociable Lapwing CR
- Anser cygnoides Swan Goose EN
- Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle EN
- Aratinga solstitialis Sun Parakeet EN
- Athene blewitti Forest Owlet EN
- Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot EN
- Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand-Plover EN
- Chloropsis cochinchinensis Javan leafbird EN
- Falco cherrug Saker Falcon EN
- Garrulax rufifrons Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush EN
- Haliaeetus leucoryphus Pallas's Fish-Eagle EN
- Laticilla cinerascens Swamp Grass Babbler EN
- Locustella major Long-billed Bush Warbler EN
- Lonchura oryzivora Java Sparrow EN
- Meiglyptes tristis Zebra Woodpecker EN
- Montecincla jerdoni Banasura Laughingthrush EN
- Mycteria cinerea Milky Stork EN
- Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture EN
- Oxyura leucocephala White-headed Duck EN
- Oxyura maccoa Maccoa Duck EN
- Pavo muticus Green Peafowl EN
- Ploceus megarhynchus Finn's Weaver EN
- Polyplectron malacense Malayan Peacock-Pheasant EN
- Psittacus erithacus Gray Parrot EN
- Pterodroma baraui Barau's Petrel EN
- Rostratula australis Australian Painted-Snipe EN
- Rynchops albicollis Indian Skimmer EN
- Spilornis klossi Nicobar Serpent-Eagle EN
- Sterna acuticauda Black-bellied Tern EN
- Tringa guttifer Nordmann's Greenshank EN
- Aceros nipalensis Rufous-necked Hornbill VU
- Acridotheres cinereus Pale-bellied Myna VU
- Acridotheres javanicus Javan Myna VU
- Agapornis nigrigenis Black-cheeked Lovebird VU
- Alophoixus tephrogenys Grey-cheeked Bulbul VU
- Amandava formosa Green Avadavat VU
- Anser erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose VU
- Anthracoceros malayanus Black Hornbill VU
- Anthus nilghiriensis Nilgiri Pipit VU
- Antigone antigone Sarus Crane VU
- Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle VU
- Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle VU
- Argusianus argus Great Argus VU
- Argya longirostris Slender-billed Babbler VU
- Aythya ferina Common Pochard VU
- Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose VU
- Buceros bicornis Great Hornbill VU
- Buceros rhinoceros Rhinoceros Hornbill VU
- Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur VU
- Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper VU
- Calidris falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper VU
- Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper VU
- Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper VU
- Catreus wallichii Cheer Pheasant VU
- Chaetornis striata Bristled Grassbird VU
- Chlamydotis macqueenii Asian Houbara VU
- Chlamydotis undulata African Houbara VU
- Chrysomma altirostre Jerdon's Babbler VU
- Clanga clanga Greater Spotted Eagle VU
- Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck VU
- Columba eversmanni Yellow-eyed Pigeon VU
- Columba punicea Pale-capped Pigeon VU
- Columba torringtoniae Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon VU
- Dendrocitta bayleii Andaman Treepie VU
- Dicrurus waldenii Mayotte Drongo VU
- Dryocopus hodgei Andaman Woodpecker VU
- Ducula oceanica Micronesian Imperial Pigeon VU
- Egretta eulophotes Chinese Egret VU
- Falco concolor Sooty Falcon VU
- Falco vespertinus Red-footed Falcon VU
- Ficedula platenae Palawan Flycatcher VU
- Ficedula subrubra Kashmir Flycatcher VU
- Fregata andrewsi Christmas Island Frigatebird VU
- Gallinago nemoricola Wood Snipe VU
- Goura cristata VU
- Habroptila wallacii Invisible Rail VU
- Halcyon pileata Black-capped Kingfisher VU
- Hirundo megaensis White-tailed Swallow VU
- Lanius meridionalis Iberian Gray Shrike VU
- Lophura ignita Bornean Crested Fireback VU
- Lorius garrulus Chattering Lory VU
- Megapodius nicobariensis Nicobar Megapode VU
- Melanoperdix niger Black Partridge VU
- Montecincla meridionalis Ashambu Laughingthrush VU
- Mulleripicus pulverulentus Great Slaty Woodpecker VU
- Ocyceros griseus Malabar Grey Hornbill VU
- Otus sagittatus White-fronted Scops-Owl VU
- Paradoxornis flavirostris Black-breasted Parrotbill VU
- Paradoxornis margaritae Black-headed Parrotbill VU
- Pellorneum palustre Marsh Babbler VU
- Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Red-faced Malkoha VU
- Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover VU
- Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe VU
- Pomatorhinus montanus Javan Scimitar-Babbler VU
- Prinia cinereocapilla Gray-crowned Prinia VU
- Psittacula eques Echo Parakeet VU
- Psittacula longicauda Long-tailed Parakeet VU
- Rhyticeros narcondami Narcondam Hornbill VU
- Rhyticeros subruficollis Plain-pouched Hornbill VU
- Rhyticeros undulatus Wreathed Hornbill VU
- Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake VU
- Rollulus rouloul Crested Partridge VU
- Rubigula dispar Ruby-throated Bulbul VU
- Saxicola insignis White-throated Bushchat VU
- Saxicola macrorhynchus White-browed Bushchat VU
- Schoenicola striatus Bristled Grassbird VU
- Sitta formosa Beautiful Nuthatch VU
- Spelaeornis chocolatinus Naga Wren-Babbler VU
- Spilornis elgini Andaman Serpent-Eagle VU
- Sterna aurantia River Tern VU
- Streptopelia turtur European Turtle-Dove VU
- Sturnornis albofrontatus White-faced Starling VU
- Syrmaticus humiae Mrs. Hume's Pheasant VU
- Tachyspiza butleri VU
- Tragopan blythii Blyth's Tragopan VU
- Tragopan melanocephalus Western Tragopan VU
- Treron capellei Large Green-Pigeon VU
- Turdoides longirostris Slender-billed Babbler VU
- Turdus feae Grey-sided Thrush VU
- Turnix melanogaster Black-breasted Buttonquail VU
- Urocissa ornata Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie VU
All birds of India on the list (1,997)
- Abroscopus albogularis Rufous-faced Warbler
- Abroscopus schisticeps Black-faced Warbler
- Abroscopus superciliaris Yellow-bellied Warbler
- Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Aceros nipalensis Rufous-necked Hornbill VU
- Acridotheres albocinctus Collared Myna
- Acridotheres cinereus Pale-bellied Myna VU
- Acridotheres cristatellus Crested Myna
- Acridotheres fuscus Jungle Myna
- Acridotheres ginginianus Bank Myna
- Acridotheres grandis Great Myna
- Acridotheres javanicus Javan Myna VU
- Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
- Acritillas indica Yellow-browed Bulbul
- Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler
- Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
- Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Acrocephalus concinens Blunt-winged Warbler
- Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler
- Acrocephalus orientalis Oriental Reed Warbler
- Acrocephalus orinus Large-billed Reed Warbler
- Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler
- Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
- Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
- Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed Warbler
- Actinodura cyanouroptera Blue-winged Minla
- Actinodura egertoni Rusty-fronted Barwing
- Actinodura nipalensis Hoary-throated Barwing
- Actinodura strigula Bar-throated Minla
- Actinodura waldeni Streak-throated Barwing
- Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper
- Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper
- Aegithalos bonvaloti Black-browed Bushtit
- Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit
- Aegithalos concinnus Black-throated Tit
- Aegithalos iouschistos Black-browed Tit
- Aegithalos leucogenys White-cheeked Tit
- Aegithalos niveogularis White-throated Tit
- Aegithina lafresnayei Great Iora
- Aegithina nigrolutea White-tailed Iora
- Aegithina tiphia Common Iora
- Aegithina viridissima Green Iora NT
- Aegolius funereus Boreal Owl
- Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture NT
- Aerodramus brevirostris Himalayan Swiftlet
- Aerodramus francicus Mascarene Swiftlet NT
- Aerodramus fuciphagus White-nest Swiftlet
- Aerodramus germani Germain's Swiftlet
- Aerodramus unicolor Indian Swiftlet
- Aethopyga gouldiae Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
- Aethopyga ignicauda Fire-tailed Sunbird
- Aethopyga nipalensis Green-tailed Sunbird
- Aethopyga saturata Black-throated Sunbird
- Aethopyga siparaja Crimson Sunbird
- Aethopyga vigorsii Vigors's Sunbird
- Agapornis fischeri Fischer's Lovebird NT
- Agapornis nigrigenis Black-cheeked Lovebird VU
- Agapornis pullarius Red-headed Lovebird
- Agapornis roseicollis Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Agraphospiza rubescens Blanford's Rosefinch
- Agropsar philippensis Chestnut-cheeked Starling
- Agropsar sturninus Daurian Starling
- Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck
- Aix sponsa Wood Duck
- Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark
- Alauda gulgula Oriental Skylark
- Alaudala cheleensis Asian Short-toed Lark
- Alaudala heinei Turkestan Short-toed Lark
- Alaudala raytal Sand Lark
- Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher
- Alcedo hercules Blyth's Kingfisher NT
- Alcedo meninting Blue-eared Kingfisher
- Alcedo quadribrachys Shining-blue Kingfisher
- Alcippe brunnea Dusky Fulvetta
- Alcippe brunneicauda Brown Fulvetta NT
- Alcippe castaneceps Rufous-winged Fulvetta
- Alcippe cinerea Yellow-throated Fulvetta
- Alcippe dubia Rusty-capped Fulvetta
- Alcippe morrisonia Morrison's Fulvetta
- Alcippe nipalensis Nepal Fulvetta
- Alcippe poioicephala Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
- Alcippe rufogularis Rufous-throated Fulvetta
- Alcurus striatus Striated Bulbul
- Alectoris chukar Chukar
- Alectoris graeca Rock Partridge NT
- Alethe castanea Fire-crested Alethe
- Alophoixus flaveolus White-throated Bulbul
- Alophoixus ochraceus Ochraceous Bulbul
- Alophoixus tephrogenys Grey-cheeked Bulbul VU
- Amandava amandava Red Avadavat
- Amandava formosa Green Avadavat VU
- Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen
- Amazona amazonica Orange-winged Amazon
- Amazona vittata Puerto Rican Amazon CR
- Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark
- Ammomanes phoenicura Rufous-tailed Lark NT
- Ammoperdix griseogularis See-see Partridge
- Ampeliceps coronatus Golden-crested Myna
- Anarhynchus atrifrons
- Anas acuta Northern Pintail
- Anas acuta x platyrhynchos
- Anas albogularis Andaman Teal NT
- Anas crecca Green-winged Teal
- Anas gibberifrons Sunda Teal
- Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
- Anas poecilorhyncha Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Anas sparsa African Black Duck
- Anas zonorhyncha Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Anastomus lamelligerus African Openbill
- Anastomus oscitans Asian Openbill
- Anhinga melanogaster Oriental Darter
- Anhinga rufa African Darter
- Anorrhinus austeni Brown Hornbill NT
- Anous minutus Black Noddy
- Anous stolidus Brown Noddy
- Anous tenuirostris Lesser Noddy
- Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose
- Anser anser Greylag Goose
- Anser cygnoides Swan Goose EN
- Anser erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose VU
- Anser fabalis Taiga Bean Goose
- Anser indicus Bar-headed Goose
- Anser serrirostris Tundra Bean Goose
- Anthipes monileger White-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Anthracoceros albirostris Oriental Pied Hornbill
- Anthracoceros coronatus Malabar Pied Hornbill NT
- Anthracoceros malayanus Black Hornbill VU
- Anthreptes simplex Plain Sunbird
- Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
- Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
- Anthus godlewskii Blyth's Pipit
- Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit
- Anthus japonicus Siberian Pipit
- Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit
- Anthus nicholsoni Nicholson's Pipit
- Anthus nilghiriensis Nilgiri Pipit VU
- Anthus novaeseelandiae New Zealand Pipit
- Anthus petrosus Rock Pipit
- Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit
- Anthus richardi Richard's Pipit
- Anthus roseatus Rosy Pipit
- Anthus rubescens American Pipit
- Anthus rufulus Paddyfield Pipit
- Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit
- Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit
- Anthus sylvanus Upland Pipit
- Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
- Antigone antigone Sarus Crane VU
- Aplonis fusca Tasman Starling EX
- Aplonis grandis Brown-winged Starling
- Aplonis metallica Metallic Starling
- Aplonis panayensis Asian Glossy Starling
- Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin
- Apus acuticauda Dark-rumped Swift NT
- Apus affinis Little Swift
- Apus apus Common Swift
- Apus cooki Cook's Swift
- Apus horus Horus Swift
- Apus leuconyx Blyth's Swift
- Apus nipalensis House Swift
- Apus pacificus Pacific Swift
- Aquila africana Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
- Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle
- Aquila fasciata Bonelli's Eagle
- Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle VU
- Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle EN
- Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle VU
- Ara ararauna Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Ara chloropterus Red-and-green Macaw
- Ara macao Scarlet Macaw
- Arachnothera chrysogenys Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
- Arachnothera flavigaster Spectacled Spiderhunter
- Arachnothera longirostra Little Spiderhunter
- Arachnothera magna Streaked Spiderhunter
- Arachnothera robusta Long-billed Spiderhunter
- Aratinga jandaya Jandaya Parakeet
- Aratinga solstitialis Sun Parakeet EN
- Arborophila atrogularis White-cheeked Partridge
- Arborophila brunneopectus Bar-backed Partridge
- Arborophila mandellii Chestnut-breasted Partridge NT
- Arborophila rufogularis Rufous-throated Partridge
- Arborophila torqueola Hill Partridge
- Ardea alba Great Egret
- Ardea brachyrhyncha Yellow-billed Egret
- Ardea cinerea Grey Heron
- Ardea coromanda Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Ardea goliath Goliath Heron
- Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
- Ardea ibis Western Cattle-Egret
- Ardea insignis White-bellied Heron CR
- Ardea intermedia Medium Egret
- Ardea purpurea Purple Heron
- Ardea sumatrana Great-billed Heron
- Ardenna carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater NT
- Ardenna grisea Sooty Shearwater NT
- Ardenna pacifica Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Ardenna tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater
- Ardeola bacchus Chinese Pond-Heron
- Ardeola grayii Indian Pond-Heron
- Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron
- Ardeola speciosa Javan Pond-Heron
- Ardeotis nigriceps Great Indian Bustard CR
- Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone NT
- Arenaria melanocephala Black Turnstone
- Argusianus argus Great Argus VU
- Argya affinis Yellow-billed Babbler
- Argya caudata Common Babbler
- Argya earlei Striated Babbler
- Argya longirostris Slender-billed Babbler VU
- Argya malcolmi Large Grey Babbler
- Argya striata Jungle Babbler
- Argya subrufa Rufous Babbler
- Artamus fuscus Ashy Woodswallow
- Artamus leucoryn
- Artamus leucorynchus White-breasted Woodswallow
- Arundinax aedon Thick-billed Warbler
- Asarcornis scutulata White-winged Duck CR
- Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl
- Asio otus Long-eared Owl
- Astur gentilis Eurasian Goshawk
- Athene blewitti Forest Owlet EN
- Athene brama Spotted Owlet
- Athene noctua Little Owl
- Aviceda jerdoni Jerdon's Baza
- Aviceda leuphotes Black Baza
- Aythya baeri Baer's Pochard CR
- Aythya ferina Common Pochard VU
- Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck
- Aythya marila Greater Scaup
- Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck NT
- Babax lanceolatus Chinese Babax
- Babax waddelli Giant Babax
- Babax woodi Mount Victoria Babax
- Bambusicola fytchii Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
- Bambusicola sonorivox Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge
- Bambusicola thoracicus Chinese Bamboo-Partridge
- Basileuterus rufifrons Rufous-capped Warbler
- Batrachostomus hodgsoni Hodgson's Frogmouth
- Batrachostomus javensis Javan Frogmouth
- Batrachostomus moniliger Sri Lanka Frogmouth
- Bittern xobrychus
- Blythipicus pyrrhotis Bay Woodpecker
- Blythipicus rubiginosus Maroon Woodpecker
- Bombycilla garrulus Bohemian Waxwing
- Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Botaurus dubius
- Botaurus flavicollis Black Bittern
- Botaurus minutus Little Bittern
- Botaurus sinensis
- Botaurus stellaris Eurasian Bittern
- Brachypodius fuscoflavescens Andaman Bulbul
- Brachypodius melanocephalos Black-headed Bulbul
- Brachypodius priocephalus Grey-headed Bulbul
- Brachypteryx cruralis Himalayan Shortwing
- Brachypteryx hyperythra Rusty-bellied Shortwing NT
- Brachypteryx leucophris Lesser Shortwing
- Brachypteryx montana White-browed Shortwing
- Branta canadensis Canada Goose
- Branta leucopsis Barnacle Goose
- Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose VU
- Bubo bengalensis Rock Eagle-Owl
- Bubo bubo Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Bucanetes githagineus Trumpeter Finch
- Bucanetes mongolicus Mongolian Finch
- Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye
- Buceros bicornis Great Hornbill VU
- Buceros rhinoceros Rhinoceros Hornbill VU
- Bulweria fallax Jouanin's Petrel NT
- Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee
- Burhinus indicus Indian Stone-curlew
- Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Stone-curlew
- Butastur indicus Gray-faced Buzzard
- Butastur liventer Rufous-winged Buzzard
- Butastur teesa White-eyed Buzzard
- Buteo brachyurus Short-tailed Hawk
- Buteo buteo Common Buzzard
- Buteo hemilasius Upland Buzzard
- Buteo japonicus Eastern Buzzard
- Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk
- Buteo refectus Himalayan Buzzard
- Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard
- Butorides atricapilla
- Butorides striata Striated Heron
- Butorides virescens Green Heron
- Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Cacatua goffiniana Tanimbar Corella NT
- Cacomantis merulinus Plaintive Cuckoo
- Cacomantis passerinus Grey-bellied Cuckoo
- Cacomantis sonneratii Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck
- Calandrella acutirostris Hume's Lark
- Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
- Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark
- Calandrella dukhunensis Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur
- Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur VU
- Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper VU
- Calidris alba Sanderling
- Calidris alpina Dunlin NT
- Calidris canutus Red Knot NT
- Calidris falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper VU
- Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper VU
- Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper
- Calidris minuta Little Stint
- Calidris pugnax Ruff
- Calidris pygmaea Spoon-billed Sandpiper CR
- Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint NT
- Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint
- Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper VU
- Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint
- Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot EN
- Callacanthis burtoni Spectacled Finch
- Calliope calliope Siberian Rubythroat
- Calliope pectardens Firethroat NT
- Calliope pectoralis Himalayan Rubythroat
- Calliope tschebaiewi Chinese Rubythroat
- Callonetta leucophrys Ringed Teal
- Caloenas nicobarica Nicobar Pigeon NT
- Calonectris borealis Cory's Shearwater
- Calonectris leucomelas Streaked Shearwater NT
- Caloperdix oculeus Ferruginous Partridge NT
- Caloramphus fuliginosus Brown Barbet
- Caloramphus hayii Sooty Barbet NT
- Calyptomena viridis Green Broadbill NT
- Caprimulgus aegyptius Egyptian Nightjar
- Caprimulgus affinis Savanna Nightjar
- Caprimulgus andamanicus Andaman Nightjar
- Caprimulgus asiaticus Indian Nightjar
- Caprimulgus atripennis Jerdon's Nightjar
- Caprimulgus climacurus Long-tailed Nightjar
- Caprimulgus europaeus Eurasian Nightjar
- Caprimulgus indicus Jungle Nightjar
- Caprimulgus jotaka Gray Nightjar
- Caprimulgus macrurus Large-tailed Nightjar
- Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes's Nightjar
- Caprimulgus pectoralis Fiery-necked Nightjar
- Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch
- Carduelis carduelis caniceps Central Asian Goldfinch
- Carpodacus davidianus Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch
- Carpodacus dubius Chinese White-browed Rosefinch
- Carpodacus edwardsii Dark-rumped Rosefinch
- Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch
- Carpodacus grandis Blyth's Rosefinch
- Carpodacus pulcherrimus Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch
- Carpodacus puniceus Red-fronted Rosefinch
- Carpodacus rhodochlamys Red-mantled Rosefinch
- Carpodacus rodochroa Pink-browed Rosefinch
- Carpodacus rodopeplus Spot-winged Rosefinch
- Carpodacus rubicilla Great Rosefinch
- Carpodacus rubicilloides Streaked Rosefinch
- Carpodacus sipahi Scarlet Finch
- Carpodacus stoliczkae Pale Rosefinch
- Carpodacus subhimachalus Crimson-browed Finch
- Carpodacus thura Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
- Carpodacus trifasciatus Three-banded Rosefinch
- Carpodacus verreauxii Sharpe's Rosefinch
- Carpodacus vinaceus Vinaceous Rosefinch
- Carpodacus waltoni Pink-rumped Rosefinch
- Carpospiza brachydactyla Pale Rockfinch
- Casuarius casuarius Southern Cassowary
- Catreus wallichii Cheer Pheasant VU
- Cecropis daurica Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Cecropis hyperythra Sri Lanka Swallow
- Cecropis rufula European Red-rumped Swallow
- Centropus andamanensis Andaman Coucal
- Centropus bengalensis Lesser Coucal
- Centropus senegalensis Senegal Coucal
- Centropus sinensis Greater Coucal
- Cephalopyrus flammiceps Fire-capped Tit
- Certhia americana Brown Creeper
- Certhia discolor Sikkim Treecreeper
- Certhia familiaris Eurasian Treecreeper
- Certhia himalayana Bar-tailed Treecreeper
- Certhia hodgsoni Hodgson's Treecreeper
- Certhia manipurensis Hume's Treecreeper
- Certhia nipalensis Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
- Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher
- Cettia brunnifrons Gray-sided Bush Warbler
- Cettia castaneocoronata Chestnut-headed Tesia
- Cettia cetti Cetti's Warbler
- Cettia major Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
- Ceyx erithaca Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher NT
- Chaetornis striata Bristled Grassbird VU
- Chaimarrornis leucocephalus White-capped Redstart
- Chalcites basalis
- Chalcoparia singalensis Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
- Chalcophaps indica Emerald Dove
- Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover
- Charadrius asiaticus Caspian Plover
- Charadrius atrifrons
- Charadrius dealbatus
- Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover
- Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover
- Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand-Plover
- Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand-Plover EN
- Charadrius pallidus Chestnut-banded Plover
- Charadrius placidus Long-billed Plover
- Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover
- Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
- Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck
- Chlamydotis macqueenii Asian Houbara VU
- Chlamydotis undulata African Houbara VU
- Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern
- Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern
- Chlidonias niger Black Tern
- Chloris ambigua Black-headed Greenfinch
- Chloris chloris European Greenfinch
- Chloris sinica Oriental Greenfinch
- Chloris spinoides Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
- Chloroceryle americana Green Kingfisher
- Chloropsis aurifrons Golden-fronted Leafbird
- Chloropsis cochinchinensis Javan leafbird EN
- Chloropsis cyanopogon Lesser Green Leafbird NT
- Chloropsis hardwickii Orange-bellied Leafbird
- Chloropsis jerdoni Jerdon's Leafbird
- Chloropsis moluccensis Blue-winged Leafbird
- Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Brown-headed Gull
- Chroicocephalus genei Slender-billed Gull
- Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull
- Chrysococcyx maculatus Asian Emerald Cuckoo
- Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Violet Cuckoo
- Chrysocolaptes festivus White-naped Woodpecker
- Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus Greater Flameback
- Chrysocolaptes lucidus Buff-spotted Flameback
- Chrysocolaptes socialis Malabar flameback
- Chrysolophus amherstiae Lady Amherst's Pheasant
- Chrysolophus pictus Golden Pheasant
- Chrysomma altirostre Jerdon's Babbler VU
- Chrysomma sinense Yellow-eyed Babbler
- Chrysophlegma flavinucha Greater Yellownape
- Chrysophlegma humii Chequer-throated Yellownape NT
- Ciconia abdimii Abdim's Stork
- Ciconia ciconia White Stork
- Ciconia episcopus Asian Woolly-necked Stork NT
- Ciconia microscelis African Woolly-necked Stork
- Ciconia nigra Black Stork
- Cinclidium frontale Blue-fronted Robin
- Cinclus cinclus White-throated Dipper
- Cinclus pallasii Brown Dipper
- Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling
- Cinnyris asiaticus Purple Sunbird
- Cinnyris jugularis Garden Sunbird
- Cinnyris jugularis ornatus
- Cinnyris lotenius Loten's Sunbird
- Cinnyris osea Palestine Sunbird
- Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh Harrier
- Circus cyaneus Hen Harrier
- Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier NT
- Circus melanoleucos Pied Harrier
- Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier
- Circus spilonotus Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Cissa chinensis Common Green-Magpie
- Cisticola brunnescens Pectoral-patch Cisticola
- Cisticola cantans Singing Cisticola
- Cisticola exilis Golden-headed Cisticola
- Cisticola galactotes Winding Cisticola
- Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
- Clamator coromandus Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Clamator jacobinus Pied Cuckoo
- Clanga clanga Greater Spotted Eagle VU
- Clanga hastata Indian Spotted Eagle NT
- Clanga pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck VU
- Coccothraustes coccothraustes Hawfinch
- Coccyzus minor Mangrove Cuckoo
- Cochoa purpurea Purple Cochoa
- Cochoa viridis Green Cochoa
- Collocalia affinis Plume-toed Swiftlet
- Collocalia esculenta Glossy Swiftlet
- Collocalia linchi Cave Swiftlet
- Coloeus monedula Eurasian Jackdaw
- Columba elphinstonii Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon
- Columba eversmanni Yellow-eyed Pigeon VU
- Columba hodgsonii Speckled Wood-Pigeon
- Columba leuconota Snow Pigeon
- Columba livia Rock Pigeon
- Columba palumboides Andaman Wood-Pigeon NT
- Columba palumbus Common Wood-Pigeon
- Columba pulchricollis Ashy Wood-Pigeon
- Columba punicea Pale-capped Pigeon VU
- Columba risoria
- Columba rupestris Hill Pigeon
- Columba torringtoniae Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon VU
- Columba tranquebarica
- Columba vitiensis Metallic Pigeon
- Copsychus albiventris Andaman Shama
- Copsychus fulicatus Indian Robin
- Copsychus malabaricus White-rumped Shama
- Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie-Robin
- Coracias abyssinicus Abyssinian Roller
- Coracias affinis Indochinese Roller
- Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller NT
- Coracias caudatus Lilac-breasted Roller
- Coracias cyanogaster Blue-bellied Roller
- Coracias garrulus European Roller
- Coracina dobsoni Andaman Cuckooshrike NT
- Coracina fimbriata Lesser Cuckooshrike
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
Birds elsewhere
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