Status, Distribution, and Diversity of Birds in Mining Environment of Kachchh, Gujarat

Table 2

Checklist of birds recorded during the study.

Sl. no.	Order/family	Species scientific name	Common name	MS	IUCN 2010	Feeding habit
	Anseriformes
1	Anatidae	Anas acuta	Northern pintail	M	—	A
2		Anas clypeata	Northern shoveller	M	—	A
3		Anas penelope	Eurasian wigeon	M	—	A
4		Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	RM	—	A
5		Anas poecilorhyncha	Spot-billed duck	RM	—	A
6		Anas querquedula	Garganey	M	—	A
7		Anas strepera	Gadwall	M	—	A
8		Aythya ferina	Common pochard	M	—	A
9		Aythya fuligula	Tufted pochard	M	—	A
10		Sarkidiornis melanotos	Comb duck	R	—	A
11	Dendrocygnidae	Dendrocygna javanica	Lesser whistling duck	R	—	A
	Apodiiformes
12	Apodidae	Apus affinis	House(little) swift	R	—	I
	Ciconiiformes
13	Accipitridae	Accipiter badius	Shikra	R	—	C
14		Accipiter nisus	Eurasian sparrow-hawk	R	—	C
15		Aquila heliaca	Imperial eagle	R	VU	C
16		Aquila nipalensis	Steppe eagle	M	—	C
17		Aquila pomarina	Lesser spotted eagle	M	—	C
18		Aquila rapax	Tawny eagle	R	—	C
19		Butastur teesa	White-eyed buzzard	R	—	C
20		Buteo buteo	Long-legged buzzard	R	—	C
21		Circaetus gallicus	Short-toad snake eagle	R	—	C
22		Circus aeruginosus	Eurasian marsh harrier	M	—	C
23		Circus macrourus	Pallid harrier	M	NT	C
24		Circus melanoleucos	Pied harrier	RM	—	C
25		Circus pygargus	Montagu’s harrier	M	—	C
26		Elanus caeruleus	Black-shouldered kite	R	—	C
27		Gyps bengalensis	Indian white-backed vulture	R	CR	C
28		Gyps indicus	Long-billed vulture	R	CR	C
29		Haliaeetus leucogaster	White-bellied sea-eagle	R	—	C
30		Haliaeetus leucoryphus	Pallas's fish-eagle	RM	VU	C
31		Haliastur Indus	Brahminy kite	R	—	C
32		Hieraaetus fasciatus	Bonelli's eagle	M	—	C
33		Hieraaetus pennatus	Booted eagle	R	—	C
34		Milvus migrans	Black kite	R	—	C
35		Pernis ptilorhynchus	Oriental honey-buzzard	R	—	C
36		Spilornis cheela	Crested serpent eagle	R	—	C
37	Ardeidae	Ardea alba	Great egret	RM	—	A
38		Ardea cinerea	Grey heron	RM	—	A
39		Ardea purpurea	Purple heron	RM	—	A
40		Ardeola grayii	Indian pond heron	R	—	A
41		Bubulcus ibis	Cattle egret	R	—	I
42		Butorides striatus	Little green heron	RM	—	A
43		Egretta garzetta	Little egret	R	—	A
44		Egretta gularis	Western reef-egret	R	—	A
45		Mesophoyx intermedia	Intermediate egret	R	—	A
46	Burhinidae	Burhinus oedicnemus	Eurasian thick-knee	R	—	A
47	Charadriidae	Calidris alpine	Dunlin	M	—	A
48		Charadrius alexandrinus	Kentish plover	RM	—	A
49		Charadrius mongolus	Lesser sand plover	RM	—	A
50		Charadrius dubius	Common ring plover	RM	—	A
51		Esacus magnirostris	Greater sand-plover	R	—	A
52		Himantopus himantopus	Black-winged stilt	R	—	A
53		Pluvialis squatarola	Grey plover	M	—	A
54		Rostratula benghalensis	Painted snipe	R	—	A
55		Tringa erythropus	Spotted redshank	M	—	A
56		Vanellus indicus	Red-wattled lapwing	R	—	I
57		Vanellus malabaricus	Yellow-wattled lapwing	R	—	I
58		Calidris minuta	Little stint	M	—	A
59	Ciconiidae	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus	Black necked stork	R	NT	P
60		Mycteria leucocephala	Painted stork	RM	NT	A
61	Falconidae	Falco chicquera	Red-necked falcon	R	—	C
62		Falco jugger	Lagger falcon	R	NT	C
63		Falco naumanni	Lesser kestrel	R	VU	C
64		Falco subbuteo centralasiae	Eurasian hobby	M	—	C
65		Falco tinnunculus	Common kestrel	RM	—	C
66	Glareolidae	Cursorius coromandelicus	Indian courser	R	—	I
67	Laridae	Calidris alba	Sanderling	RM	—	P
68		Chlidonias leucopterus	White winged black tern	RM	—	P
69		Larus brunnicephalus	Brown-headed gull	RM	—	P
70		Larus cachinnans	Yellow-legged gull	M	—	P
71		Larus fuscus	Lesser black backed gull	M	—	P
72		Sterna acuticauda	Black-bellied tern	M	NT	P
73		Sterna aurantia	River tern	R	—	A
74		Sterna caspia	Caspian tern	RM	—	P
75	Pelecanidae	Pelecanus onocrotalus	Great white-pelican	RM	—	P
76	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax carbo	Great cormorant	R	—	A
77		Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	Indian cormorant	R	—	A
78		Phalacrocorax niger	Little cormorant	R	—	A
79	Phoenicopteridae	Phoenicopterus minor	Lesser flamingo	RM	NT	A
80		Phoenicopterus ruber	Greater flamingo	RM	—	A
81	Podicipedidae	Podiceps cristatus	Great crested grebe	RM	—	A
82		Podiceps nigricollis	Black-necked grebe	M	—	A
83		Tachybaptus ruficollis	Little grebe	R	—	A
84	Pteroclididae	Pterocles alchata	White-bellied sandgrouse	M	—	G
85		Pterocles exustus	Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse	R	—	G
86		Pterocles indicus	Painted sandgrouse	R	—	G
87	Scolopacidae	Actitis hypoleucos	Common sandpiper	R	—	A
88		Limosa limosa	Black-tailed godwit	M	NT	A
89		Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel	M	—	A
90		Tringa glareola	Wood sandpiper	M	—	A
91		Tringa nebularia	Common greenshank	M	—	A
92		Tringa ochropus	Green sandpiper	M	—	A
93		Tringa stagnatilis	Marsh sandpiper	M	—	A
94	Threskiornithidae	Platalea leucorodia	Eurasian spoonbill	RM	—	A
95		Plegadis falcinellus	Glossy ibis	RM	—	I
96		Pseudibis papillosa	Black ibis	R	—	I
97		Threskiornis melanocephalus	Black-headed ibis	RM	NT	A
	Columbiformes
98	Columbidae	Columba livia	Rock pigeon	R	—	G
99		Streptopelia chinensis	Spotted dove	R	—	G
100		Streptopelia decaocto	Eurasian collared dove	R	—	G
101		Streptopelia orientalis	Oriental turtle-dove	RM	—	G
102		Streptopelia senegalensis	Laughing dove	R	—	G
103		Streptopelia tranquebarica	Red-collared dove	R	—	G
	Coraciiformes
104	Alcedinidae	Alcedo Hercules	Common kingfisher	R	—	P
105	Cerylidae	Ceryle rudis	Lesser pied kingfisher	R	—	P
106	Coraciidae	Coracias benghalensis	Indian roller	R	—	I
107		Coracias garrulus	European roller	RM	NT	I
108	Dacelonidae	Halcyon smyrnensis	White-throated	R	—	P
109	Meropidae	Merops leschenaulti	Chestnut-headed bee-eater	R	—	I
110		Merops orientalis	Green bee-eater	R	—	I
111		Merops persicus	Blue-cheeked bee-eater	RM	—	I
112		Merops philippinus	Blue-tailed bee-eater	RM	—	I
	Cuculiformes
113	Centropodidae	Centropus sinensis	Greater coucal	R	—	O
114	Cuculidae	Cuculus canorus	Pied-crested cuckoo	R	—	I
115		Eudynamys scolopacea	Asian koel	R	—	F
116		Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii	Sirkeer cuckoo	R	—	O
	Galliformes
117	Phasianidae	Coturnix coromandelica	Rain quail	R	—	G
118		Coturnix coturnix	Common quail	R	—	G
119		Francolinus francolinus	Black francolin	R	—	G
120		Francolinus pictus	Painted francolin	R	—	G
121		Francolinus pondicerianus	Grey francolin	R	—	G
122		Pavo cristatus	Indian peafowl	R	—	G
123		Perdicula asiatica	Jungle bush quail	R	—	G
	Gruiformes
124	Gruidae	Grus grus	Common crane	M	—	O
125		Grus virgo	Demoiselle crane	M	—	O
126	Otididae	Ardeotis nigriceps	Great indian bustard	R	EN	G
127	Rallidae	Fulica atra	Common coot	R	—	A
128		Gallinula chloropus	Common moorhen	R	—	A
	Passeriformes
129	Alaudidae	Alauda arvensis	Eurasian skylark	R	—	G
130		Alauda gulgula	Oriental skylark	R	—	G
131		Ammomanes phoenicurus	Rufous-tailed lark	R	—	G
132		Calandrella brachydactyla	Greater short-toed lark	M	—	G
133		Calandrella rufescens	Lesser short-toed lark	RM	—	G
134		Eremopterix grisea	Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark	R	—	G
135		Galerida cristata	Crested lark	R	—	G
136		Galerida deva	Sykes's crested lark	R	—	G
137		Galerida malabarica	Malabar lark	RM	—	G
138		Mirafra affinis	Jerdon's bushlark	RM	—	G
139		Mirafra cantillans	Singing bushlark	R	—	G
140		Mirafra erythroptera	Indian bushlark	R	—	G
141		Mirafra erythroptera	Red-winged bush-lark	R	—	G
142	Certhiidae	Salpornis spilonotus	Spotted creeper	R	—	I
143	Cisticolidae	Orthotomus sutorius	Tailor bird	R	—	I
144		Prinia buchanani	Rufous-fronted prinia	R	—	I
145		Prinia hodgsonii	Grey-breasted prinia	R	—	I
146		Prinia inornata	Plain prinia	R	—	I
147		Prinia socialis	Ashy prinia	R	—	I
148		Prinia sylvatica	Jungle prinia	R	—	I
149	Corvidae	Aegithina nigrolutea	Marshall's iora	R	—	I
150		Coracina macei	Large cuckoo shrike	R	—	I
151		Corvus splendens	House crow	R	—	O
152		Dendrocitta vagabunda	Rufous treepie	R	—	I
153		Dicrurus caerulescens	White-bellied drongo	R	—	I
154		Dicrurus macrocercus	Black drongo	R	—	I
155		Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	Small minivet	R	—	I
156		Rhipidura aureola	White-browed fantail	R	—	I
157		Tephrodornis gularis	Large wood shrike	R	—	I
158		Tephrodornis pondicerianus	Common woodshrike	R	—	I
159	Fringillidae	Emberiza buchanani	Grey-necked bunting	M	—	G
160		Emberiza cia	Rock bunting	M	—	G
161		Emberiza melanocephala	Ortolan bunting	M	—	G
162		Emberiza striolata	House bunting	R	—	G
163		Melophus lathami	Crested bunting	R	—	G
164	Hirundinidae	Hirundo concolor	Dusky crag-martin	R	—	I
165		Hirundo daurica	Red-rump swallow	R	—	I
166		Hirundo fluvicola	Streak-throated swallow	R	—	I
167		Hirundo rupestris	Eurasian crag-martin	R	—	I
168		Hirundo rustica	Barn swallow	RM	—	I
169		Hirundo smithii	Wire-tailed swallow	R	—	I
170	Laniidae	Lanius collurio	Red-backed shrike	R	—	C
171		Lanius cristatus	Brown shrike	M	—	C
172		Lanius isabellinus	Rufous-tailed shrike	RM	—	C
173		Lanius meridionalis	Southern grey shrike	R	—	C
174		Lanius schach	Long-tailed shrike	R	—	C
175		Lanius schach canipes	Rufous-backed shrike	R	—	C
176		Lanius vittatus	Bay-backed shrike	R	—	C
177	Muscicapidae	Cercomela fusca	Brown rock chat	R	—	I
178		Cercotrichas galactotes	Rufous chat	M	—	I
179		Copsychus saularis	Oriental magpie robin	R	—	I
180		Culicicapa ceylonensis	Grey-headed flycatcher	R	—	I
181		Ficedula parva	Red-throated flycatcher	R	—	I
182		Ficedula superciliaris	Ultramarine flycatcher	R	—	I
183		Muscicapa striata	Spotted flycatcher	RM	—	I
184		Oenanthe deserti	Desert wheatear	RM	—	I
185		Oenanthe isabellina	Isabelline wheatear	RM	—	I
186		Oenanthe picata	Variable wheatear	M	—	I
187		Phoenicurus erythronotus	Rufous-backed redstart	RM	—	I
188		Phoenicurus ochruros	Black redstart	RM	—	I
189		Saxicola caprata	Pied bush chat	R	—	I
190		Saxicola jerdoni	Pied chat	R	—	I
191		Saxicola macrorhyncha	Stoliczka's bushchat	RM	VU	I
192		Saxicola torquata	Common stonechat	RM	—	I
193		Saxicoloides fulicata	Indian robin	R	—	I
194		Turdus naumanni	Dusky thrush	RM	—	I
195		Turdus obscurus	Eyebrowed thrush	RM	—	I
196		Zoothera citrina	Orange-headed thrush	R	—	I
197	Nectariniidae	Aethopyga siparaja	Crimson sunbird	R	—	N
198		Dicaeum agile	Thick-billed flowerpecker	R	—	N
199		Nectarinia asiatica	Purple sunbird	R	—	N
200		Nectarinia zeylonica	Purple-rumped sunbird	R	—	N
201	Paridae	Parus major	Great tit	R	—	I
202		Parus nuchalis	Pied tit	R	VU	I
203	Passeridae	Anthus campestris	Tawny pipit	RM	—	G
204		Anthus godlewski	Blyth's pipit	RM	—	G
205		Anthus rufulus	Paddyfield pipit	R	—	G
206		Anthus similis jerdoni	Brown rock pipit	M	—	G
207		Anthus trivialis	Tree pipit	RM	—	G
208		Dendronanthus indicus	Forest wagtail	RM	—	I
209		Lonchura malabarica	Indian silverbill	R	—	G
210		Lonchura striata	White-rumped munia	R	—	G
211		Motacilla alba	White wagtail	RM	—	I
212		Motacilla cinerea	Grey wagtail	RM		I
213		Motacilla citreola	Citrine wagtail	RM	—	I
214		Motacilla flava	Yellow wagtail	RM	—	I
215		Passer domesticus	House sparrow	R	—	G
216		Petronia xanthocollis	Chestnut-shouldered petronia	R	—	G
217		Ploceus philippinus	Baya weaver	R	—	G
218	Pycnonotidae	Pycnonotus cafer	Red-vented bulbul	R	—	I
219		Pycnonotus leucotis	White-eared bulbul	R	—	I
220	Sturnidae	Acridotheres ginginianus	Bank myna	R	—	O
221		Acridotheres tristis	Common myna	R	—	I
222		Sturnus pagodarum	Brahminy starling	R	—	O
223		Sturnus roseus	Rosy starling	M	—	G
224	Sylviidae	Acrocephalus aedon	Thick-billed warbler	M	—	I
225		Acrocephalus dumetorum	Blyth's reed-warbler	RM	—	I
226		Acrocephalus stentoreus	Indian great reed-warbler	RM	—	I
227		Chaetornis striatus	Bristled grass-warbler	M	VU	I
228		Chrysomma sinense	Yellow-eyed babbler	R	—	I
229		Cisticola juncidis	Streak fantail warbler	R	—	I
230		Hippolais caligata	Booted warbler	RM	—	I
231		Locustella naevia	Grasshopper warbler	R	—	I
232		Phylloscopus inornatus	Desert warbler	R	—	F
233		Phylloscopus magnirostris	Large-billed leaf-warbler	M	—	I
234		Phylloscopus neglectus	Plain-leaf warbler	R	—	F
235		Phylloscopus trochiloides	Greenish leaf-warbler	M	—	I
236		Sylvia communis	Greater whitethroat	R	—	I
237		Sylvia curruca	Lesser whitethroat	M	—	I
238		Sylvia hortensis	Orphean warbler	M	—	I
239		Turdoides caudatus	Common babbler	R	—	G
240		Turdoides malcolmi	Large grey babbler	R	—	G
241		Turdoides striatus	Jungle babbler	R	—	G
242	Zosteropidae	Zosterops palpebrosus	Oriental white-eye	RM	—	F
	Piciformes
243	Picidae	Dendrocopos mahrattensis	Yellow-fronted pied woodpecker	R	—	I
244		Jynx torquilla	Eurasian wryneck	R	—	I
	Psittaciformes
245	Psittacidae	Psittacula cyanocephala	Plum-headed parakeet	R	—	F
246		Psittacula krameri	Rose-ringed parakeet	R	—	F
	Strigiformes
247	Strigidae	Bubo bubo	Eurasian eagle owl	R	—	C
248		Otus bakkamoena	Collared scops-owl	R	—	I
249	Caprimulgidae	Caprimulgus asiaticus	Indian nightjar	R	—	I
250		Caprimulgus europaeus	Eurasian nightjar	M	—	I
251	Strigidae	Athene brama	Spotted owlet	R	—	C
	Upupiformes
252	Upupidae	Upupa epops	Common hoopoe	RM	—	I