India bird checklist
1420 bird species in 123 families have been recorded in India, according to eBird; about 1069 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in India right now
1Rock Pigeon
2Common Myna
3House Sparrow
4Barn Swallow
5Black Kite
6House Crow
7Red-vented Bulbul
8Rose-ringed Parakeet
9Scaly-breasted Munia
10Little Egret
India bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
Cassowaries and Emu
- Emu
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Barnacle Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Knob-billed Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Australian Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Andaman Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Pink-headed Duck
- White-winged Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Baer's Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- White-headed Duck
Megapodes
- Nicobar Megapode
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hill Partridge
- Chestnut-breasted Partridge
- Rufous-throated Partridge
- White-cheeked Partridge
- Snow Partridge
- Blood Pheasant
- Western Tragopan
- Satyr Tragopan
- Blyth's Tragopan
- Temminck's Tragopan
- Himalayan Monal
- Sclater's Monal
- Koklass Pheasant
- Wild Turkey
- Tibetan Partridge
- Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
- Cheer Pheasant
- Kalij Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Green Peafowl
- Red Spurfowl
- Painted Spurfowl
- Gray Peacock-Pheasant
- Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
- Red Junglefowl
- Gray Junglefowl
- Gray Francolin
- Swamp Francolin
- Chinese Francolin
- Black Francolin
- Painted Francolin
- Tibetan Snowcock
- Himalayan Snowcock
- Blue-breasted Quail
- Common Quail
- Japanese Quail
- Rain Quail
- Chukar
- Jungle Bush-Quail
- Rock Bush-Quail
- Painted Bush-Quail
- Manipur Bush-Quail
- Himalayan Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Hill Pigeon
- Snow Pigeon
- Yellow-eyed Pigeon
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- Speckled Wood-Pigeon
- Ashy Wood-Pigeon
- Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon
- Pale-capped Pigeon
- Andaman Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Barred Cuckoo-Dove
- Andaman Cuckoo-Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Diamond Dove
- Nicobar Pigeon
- Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
- Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon
- Andaman Green-Pigeon
- Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon
- Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
- Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
- Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
- Green Imperial-Pigeon
- Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon
- Malabar Imperial-Pigeon
- Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
- Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Tibetan Sandgrouse
- Pallas's Sandgrouse
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Spotted Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
- Painted Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Great Indian Bustard
- Asian Houbara
- Bengal Florican
- Lesser Florican
- Little Bustard
Turacos
- Guinea Turaco
Cuckoos
- Andaman Coucal
- Greater Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Sirkeer Malkoha
- Blue-faced Malkoha
- Green-billed Malkoha
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo
- Violet Cuckoo
- Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Gray-bellied Cuckoo
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Himalayan Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Great Eared-Nightjar
- Jungle Nightjar
- Gray Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Sykes's Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Andaman Nightjar
- Jerdon's Nightjar
- Indian Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth
- Hodgson's Frogmouth
Swifts
- White-rumped Spinetail
- White-throated Needletail
- Silver-backed Needletail
- Brown-backed Needletail
- Plume-toed Swiftlet
- Indian Swiftlet
- Himalayan Swiftlet
- White-nest Swiftlet
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pacific Swift
- Blyth's Swift
- Dark-rumped Swift
- Little Swift
- House Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Treeswifts
- Crested Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Brown-cheeked Rail
- Corn Crake
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Andaman Crake
- Red-legged Crake
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Band-bellied Crake
- Brown Crake
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
- Black-tailed Crake
Finfoots
- Masked Finfoot
Cranes
- Siberian Crane
- Sarus Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
- Black-necked Crane
Thick-knees
- Great Thick-knee
- Beach Thick-knee
- Indian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Ibisbill
- Ibisbill
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-billed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- River Lapwing
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Oriental Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
- White-faced Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana
- Bronze-winged Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Solitary Snipe
- Wood Snipe
- Great Snipe
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Nordmann's Greenshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
Crab-Plover
- Crab-Plover
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Jerdon's Courser
- Indian Courser
- Cream-colored Courser
- Small Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Brown Skua
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Sooty Gull
- White-eyed Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Mongolian Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Indian Skimmer
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Lesser Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Saunders's Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- River Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- White-cheeked Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Black-bellied Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
Albatrosses
- Light-mantled Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- White-faced Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Pintado Petrel
- Barau's Petrel
- Jouanin's Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Cory's Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Tropical Shearwater
- Persian Shearwater
Storks
- Asian Openbill
- African Openbill
- Black Stork
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Black-necked Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
- Greater Adjutant
- Painted Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
- Christmas Island Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Oriental Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Indian Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Black-headed Ibis
- Red-naped Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Malayan Night Heron
- Black Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Chinese Egret
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- White-eared Night Heron
- Little Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Javan Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
- White-bellied Heron
- Goliath Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Spot-billed Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
New World Vultures
- Black Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- Jerdon's Baza
- Black Baza
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Red-headed Vulture
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- White-rumped Vulture
- Indian Vulture
- Slender-billed Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Nicobar Serpent-Eagle
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Andaman Serpent-Eagle
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle
- Rufous-bellied Eagle
- Black Eagle
- Indian Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Crested Goshawk
- Besra
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Nicobar Sparrowhawk
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Lesser Fish-Eagle
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
- Rufous-winged Buzzard
- White-eyed Buzzard
- Gray-faced Buzzard
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Upland Buzzard
- Himalayan Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Australasian Grass-Owl
- Eastern Barn Owl
- Andaman Masked-Owl
- Oriental Bay-Owl
- Sri Lanka Bay-Owl
Owls
- Andaman Scops-Owl
- Mountain Scops-Owl
- Indian Scops-Owl
- Collared Scops-Owl
- Nicobar Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Pallid Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Rock Eagle-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Buffy Fish-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Tawny Fish-Owl
- Dusky Eagle-Owl
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
- Asian Barred Owlet
- Jungle Owlet
- Collared Owlet
- Spotted Owlet
- Little Owl
- Forest Owlet
- Mottled Wood-Owl
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Himalayan Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
- Andaman Boobook
- Brown Boobook
- Hume's Boobook
Trogons
- Malabar Trogon
- Red-headed Trogon
- Ward's Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Great Hornbill
- Brown Hornbill
- Indian Gray Hornbill
- Malabar Gray Hornbill
- Malabar Pied-Hornbill
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill
- Rufous-necked Hornbill
- Wreathed Hornbill
- Narcondam Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Blue-throated Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Blyth's Kingfisher
- Common Kingfisher
- Blue-eared Kingfisher
- Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Brown-winged Kingfisher
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Crested Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Indian Roller
- Indochinese Roller
- Blue-bellied Roller
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Malabar Barbet
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Blue-eared Barbet
- Great Barbet
- Lineated Barbet
- Brown-headed Barbet
- White-cheeked Barbet
- Golden-throated Barbet
- Blue-throated Barbet
Honeyguides
- Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Speckled Piculet
- White-browed Piculet
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
- Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
- Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
- Darjeeling Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Himalayan Woodpecker
- Sind Woodpecker
- Crimson-naped Woodpecker
- Bay Woodpecker
- Greater Flameback
- Malabar Flameback
- White-naped Woodpecker
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Pale-headed Woodpecker
- Himalayan Flameback
- Common Flameback
- Black-rumped Flameback
- Lesser Yellownape
- Streak-throated Woodpecker
- Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Greater Yellownape
- Great Slaty Woodpecker
- White-bellied Woodpecker
- Andaman Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Pied Falconet
- Collared Falconet
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Red-footed Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Oriental Hobby
- Laggar Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Slaty-headed Parakeet
- Gray-headed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Blossom-headed Parakeet
- Malabar Parakeet
- Derbyan Parakeet
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Nicobar Parakeet
- Long-tailed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Chattering Lory
- Coconut Lorikeet
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Monk Parakeet
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Green-cheeked Parakeet
- Jandaya Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills
- Long-tailed Broadbill
- Gray-lored Broadbill
Pittas
- Blue-naped Pitta
- Blue Pitta
- Indian Pitta
- Blue-winged Pitta
- Nicobar Hooded Pitta
- Western Hooded Pitta
- Mangrove Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- White-bellied Minivet
- Small Minivet
- Gray-chinned Minivet
- Short-billed Minivet
- Long-tailed Minivet
- Orange Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Ashy Minivet
- Brown-rumped Minivet
- Rosy Minivet
- Indian Cuckooshrike
- Oriental Cuckooshrike
- Andaman Cuckooshrike
- Pied Triller
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
- White-browed Shrike-Babbler
- Green Shrike-Babbler
- Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
- Clicking Shrike-Babbler
- White-bellied Erpornis
Whistlers and Allies
- Mangrove Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Indian Golden Oriole
- Black-naped Oriole
- Slender-billed Oriole
- Black-hooded Oriole
- Maroon Oriole
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- Ashy Woodswallow
- White-breasted Woodswallow
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- Malabar Woodshrike
- Large Woodshrike
- Common Woodshrike
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Ioras
- Common Iora
- White-tailed Iora
Fantails
- White-throated Fantail
- Spot-breasted Fantail
- White-browed Fantail
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
- White-bellied Drongo
- Crow-billed Drongo
- Bronzed Drongo
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
- Andaman Drongo
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-naped Monarch
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
- Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Tiger Shrike
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Burmese Shrike
- Bay-backed Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Gray-backed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Giant Shrike
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Black-headed Jay
- Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie
- Red-billed Blue-Magpie
- Common Green-Magpie
- Rufous Treepie
- Gray Treepie
- White-bellied Treepie
- Collared Treepie
- Andaman Treepie
- Black-rumped Magpie
- Eurasian Magpie
- Southern Nutcracker
- Kashmir Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- House Crow
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Large-billed Crow
- Pied Crow
- Common Raven
Fairy Flycatchers
- Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Fire-capped Tit
- Yellow-browed Tit
- Sultan Tit
- Coal Tit
- Rufous-naped Tit
- Rufous-vented Tit
- Gray-crested Tit
- Azure Tit
- Ground Tit
- Green-backed Tit
- Asian Tit
- White-naped Tit
- Himalayan Black-lored Tit
- Indian Yellow Tit
- Yellow-cheeked Tit
Penduline-Tits
- White-crowned Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Rufous-tailed Lark
- Desert Lark
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Jerdon's Bushlark
- Indian Bushlark
- Bengal Bushlark
- Singing Bushlark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Tawny Lark
- Crested Lark
- Malabar Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Hume's Lark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Tibetan Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
- Sand Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Dark-necked Tailorbird
- Himalayan Prinia
- Black-throated Prinia
- Rufous-crowned Prinia
- Hill Prinia
- Gray-crowned Prinia
- Rufous-fronted Prinia
- Rufescent Prinia
- Gray-breasted Prinia
- Delicate Prinia
- Jungle Prinia
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Ashy Prinia
- Plain Prinia
- Zitting Cisticola
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blunt-winged Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Large-billed Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Oriental Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- Brown Bush Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Long-billed Bush Warbler
- Chinese Bush Warbler
- Baikal Bush Warbler
- West Himalayan Bush Warbler
- Spotted Bush Warbler
- Russet Bush Warbler
- Broad-tailed Grassbird
- Bristled Grassbird
- Striated Grassbird
Cupwings
- Scaly-breasted Cupwing
- Immaculate Cupwing
- Pygmy Cupwing
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Pale Martin
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Dusky Crag-Martin
- Hill Swallow
- Pacific Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Siberian House-Martin
- Asian House-Martin
- Nepal House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Streak-throated Swallow
Bulbuls
- White-throated Bulbul
- Striated Bulbul
- Cachar Bulbul
- Gray-eyed Bulbul
- Ashy Bulbul
- Yellow-browed Bulbul
- Mountain Bulbul
- Nicobar Bulbul
- Black Bulbul
- Square-tailed Bulbul
- Gray-headed Bulbul
- Black-headed Bulbul
- Andaman Bulbul
- Black-crested Bulbul
- Flame-throated Bulbul
- Crested Finchbill
- White-browed Bulbul
- Flavescent Bulbul
- Yellow-throated Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
- White-eared Bulbul
- Himalayan Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Ashy-throated Warbler
- Buff-barred Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Brooks's Leaf Warbler
- Chinese Leaf Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Lemon-rumped Warbler
- Sichuan Leaf Warbler
- Tytler's Leaf Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Smoky Warbler
- Plain Leaf Warbler
- Buff-throated Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Mountain Chiffchaff
- Common Chiffchaff
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
- White-spectacled Warbler
- Gray-cheeked Warbler
- Green-crowned Warbler
- Gray-crowned Warbler
- Whistler's Warbler
- Bianchi's Warbler
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Two-barred Warbler
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler
- Yellow-vented Warbler
- Western Crowned Warbler
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler
- Claudia's Leaf Warbler
- Gray-hooded Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Pale-footed Bush Warbler
- Asian Stubtail
- Gray-bellied Tesia
- Slaty-bellied Tesia
- Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
- Gray-sided Bush Warbler
- Chestnut-headed Tesia
- Cetti's Warbler
- Yellow-bellied Warbler
- Rufous-faced Warbler
- Black-faced Warbler
- Mountain Tailorbird
- Broad-billed Warbler
- Manchurian Bush Warbler
- Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
- Hume's Bush Warbler
- Aberrant Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- White-browed Tit-Warbler
- Crested Tit-Warbler
- White-cheeked Tit
- Black-throated Tit
- White-throated Tit
- Black-browed Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Parrotbills
- Fire-tailed Myzornis
- Golden-breasted Fulvetta
- Yellow-eyed Babbler
- Jerdon's Babbler
- Brown-throated Fulvetta
- White-browed Fulvetta
- Manipur Fulvetta
- Black-breasted Parrotbill
- Spot-breasted Parrotbill
- Great Parrotbill
- Brown Parrotbill
- Gray-headed Parrotbill
- White-breasted Parrotbill
- Rufous-headed Parrotbill
- Fulvous Parrotbill
- Black-throated Parrotbill
- Pale-billed Parrotbill
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Striated Yuhina
- Black-chinned Yuhina
- Whiskered Yuhina
- White-naped Yuhina
- Stripe-throated Yuhina
- Rufous-vented Yuhina
- Chestnut-flanked White-eye
- Indian White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Chestnut-capped Babbler
- Tawny-bellied Babbler
- Dark-fronted Babbler
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
- Golden Babbler
- Rufous-fronted Babbler
- Black-chinned Babbler
- Rufous-capped Babbler
- Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler
- Mishmi Wren-Babbler
- Bar-winged Wren-Babbler
- Naga Wren-Babbler
- Chin Hills Wren-Babbler
- Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler
- Black-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
- Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
- Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler
- Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
- Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
- Indian Scimitar-Babbler
- Large Scimitar-Babbler
- Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler
- Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
- Gray-throated Babbler
- Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler
- Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler
- Snowy-throated Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Indian Grassbird
- White-hooded Babbler
- Yellow-throated Fulvetta
- Rufous-winged Fulvetta
- Rufous-throated Fulvetta
- Rusty-capped Fulvetta
- Puff-throated Babbler
- Marsh Babbler
- Spot-throated Babbler
- Buff-breasted Babbler
- Rufous-vented Grass Babbler
- Swamp Grass Babbler
- Abbott's Babbler
- Streaked Wren-Babbler
- Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler
- Long-billed Wren-Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
- Nepal Fulvetta
- Striated Laughingthrush
- Himalayan Cutia
- Scaly Laughingthrush
- Brown-capped Laughingthrush
- Blue-winged Laughingthrush
- Streaked Laughingthrush
- Bhutan Laughingthrush
- Striped Laughingthrush
- Variegated Laughingthrush
- Black-faced Laughingthrush
- Elliot's Laughingthrush
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
- Assam Laughingthrush
- Banasura Laughingthrush
- Nilgiri Laughingthrush
- Palani Laughingthrush
- Ashambu Laughingthrush
- Long-tailed Sibia
- Rufous Sibia
- Beautiful Sibia
- Gray Sibia
- Hoary-throated Barwing
- Streak-throated Barwing
- Blue-winged Minla
- Chestnut-tailed Minla
- Rusty-fronted Barwing
- Red-billed Leiothrix
- Silver-eared Mesia
- Red-tailed Minla
- Rufous-backed Sibia
- Bugun Liocichla
- Red-faced Liocichla
- Large Gray Babbler
- Slender-billed Babbler
- Rufous Babbler
- Jungle Babbler
- Yellow-billed Babbler
- Common Babbler
- Striated Babbler
- Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
- White-crested Laughingthrush
- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
- Moustached Laughingthrush
- Spotted Laughingthrush
- Wayanad Laughingthrush
- Rufous-vented Laughingthrush
- Yellow-throated Laughingthrush
- Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
- Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush
- White-browed Laughingthrush
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
- Mount Victoria Babax
- White-throated Laughingthrush
- Gray-sided Laughingthrush
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- White-cheeked Nuthatch
- Beautiful Nuthatch
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
- Yunnan Nuthatch
- White-tailed Nuthatch
- Indian Nuthatch
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
- Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
- Kashmir Nuthatch
Spotted Creepers
- Indian Spotted Creeper
Treecreepers
- Hodgson's Treecreeper
- Bar-tailed Treecreeper
- Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
- Sikkim Treecreeper
- Hume's Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Spotted Elachura
- Spotted Elachura
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
- Brown Dipper
Starlings
- Asian Glossy Starling
- Golden-crested Myna
- Common Hill Myna
- Southern Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- White-shouldered Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Malabar Starling
- White-headed Starling
- Red-billed Starling
- White-cheeked Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
- Jungle Myna
- Collared Myna
- Great Myna
- Spot-winged Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Grandala
- Long-tailed Thrush
- Alpine Thrush
- Himalayan Thrush
- Dark-sided Thrush
- Long-billed Thrush
- White's Thrush
- Scaly Thrush
- Nilgiri Thrush
- Purple Cochoa
- Green Cochoa
- Siberian Thrush
- Pied Thrush
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Chinese Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Chinese Blackbird
- Gray-winged Blackbird
- Indian Blackbird
- Tickell's Thrush
- Black-breasted Thrush
- Japanese Thrush
- Tibetan Blackbird
- White-backed Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Gray-sided Thrush
- Fieldfare
- White-collared Blackbird
- Chestnut Thrush
- Black-throated Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Ferruginous Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- Indian Robin
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- Andaman Shama
- White-tailed Flycatcher
- Nilgiri Sholakili
- White-bellied Sholakili
- Large Niltava
- Small Niltava
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- Chinese Vivid Niltava
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Zappey's Flycatcher
- Nilgiri Flycatcher
- Verditer Flycatcher
- White-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher
- White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
- Pale-chinned Flycatcher
- Pale Blue Flycatcher
- Blue-throated Flycatcher
- Large Blue Flycatcher
- Hill Blue Flycatcher
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
- Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher
- Rusty-bellied Shortwing
- Lesser Shortwing
- Himalayan Shortwing
- Gould's Shortwing
- Indian Blue Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- White-bellied Redstart
- Bluethroat
- Malabar Whistling-Thrush
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- Little Forktail
- White-crowned Forktail
- Spotted Forktail
- Black-backed Forktail
- Slaty-backed Forktail
- Firethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Himalayan Rubythroat
- Chinese Rubythroat
- White-tailed Robin
- Blue-fronted Robin
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Himalayan Bluetail
- Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
- White-browed Bush-Robin
- Golden Bush-Robin
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- Mugimaki Flycatcher
- Slaty-backed Flycatcher
- Black-and-orange Flycatcher
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Pygmy Flycatcher
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Sapphire Flycatcher
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Ultramarine Flycatcher
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Kashmir Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Blue-fronted Redstart
- Plumbeous Redstart
- Rufous-backed Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- Blue-capped Redstart
- Common Redstart
- Hodgson's Redstart
- White-throated Redstart
- White-winged Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Daurian Redstart
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
- White-throated Rock-Thrush
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- White-browed Bushchat
- White-throated Bushchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Amur Stonechat
- White-tailed Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Jerdon's Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Brown Rock Chat
- Variable Wheatear
- Hume's Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
- Persian Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Hypocolius
- Hypocolius
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
- Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker
- Nilgiri Flowerpecker
- Plain Flowerpecker
- Andaman Flowerpecker
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
- Purple-rumped Sunbird
- Crimson-backed Sunbird
- Van Hasselt's Sunbird
- Purple Sunbird
- Ornate Sunbird
- Loten's Sunbird
- Fire-tailed Sunbird
- Black-throated Sunbird
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
- Green-tailed Sunbird
- Vigors's Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Little Spiderhunter
- Streaked Spiderhunter
Fairy-bluebirds
- Asian Fairy-bluebird
Leafbirds
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Jerdon's Leafbird
- Golden-fronted Leafbird
- Orange-bellied Leafbird
Weavers and Allies
- Streaked Weaver
- Baya Weaver
- Finn's Weaver
- Black-breasted Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Indian Silverbill
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Black-throated Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
- Green Avadavat
- Red Avadavat
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Altai Accentor
- Robin Accentor
- Rufous-breasted Accentor
- Brown Accentor
- Black-throated Accentor
- Maroon-backed Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Sind Sparrow
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Yellow-throated Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
- Black-winged Snowfinch
- White-rumped Snowfinch
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch
- Blanford's Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White-browed Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Nilgiri Pipit
- Upland Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Rosy Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
- Collared Grosbeak
- Spot-winged Grosbeak
- White-winged Grosbeak
- Hawfinch
- Yellow-billed Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- Scarlet Finch
- Blyth's Rosefinch
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch
- Pink-rumped Rosefinch
- Dark-rumped Rosefinch
- Pink-browed Rosefinch
- Spot-winged Rosefinch
- Vinaceous Rosefinch
- Pale Rosefinch
- Sillem's Rosefinch
- Streaked Rosefinch
- Great Rosefinch
- Red-fronted Rosefinch
- Crimson-browed Finch
- Three-banded Rosefinch
- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
- Chinese White-browed Rosefinch
- Brown Bullfinch
- Orange Bullfinch
- Red-headed Bullfinch
- Gray-headed Bullfinch
- Crimson-winged Finch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Mongolian Finch
- Blanford's Rosefinch
- Gold-naped Finch
- Spectacled Finch
- Dark-breasted Rosefinch
- Plain Mountain Finch
- Black-headed Mountain Finch
- House Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
- Black-headed Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Red Crossbill
- Gray-crowned Goldfinch
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Tibetan Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
Old World Buntings
- Crested Bunting
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Godlewski's Bunting
- Meadow Bunting
- White-capped Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Striolated Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
- Tristram's Bunting
Most common birds in India
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of India’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Largest bird families in India
Among its regular birds.
- Old World Flycatchers74
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites52
- Laughingthrushes and Allies51
- Pigeons and Doves32
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies32
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies32
- Woodpeckers32
- Sandpipers and Allies29
Reported in the last 30 days
1052 species reported to eBird in India in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
House Crow, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Common Myna, Brown Shrike, Red-whiskered Bulbul, House Sparrow, Indian Peafowl, Plum-headed Parakeet, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Rock Pigeon, Red-vented Bulbul, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Asian Green Bee-eater, Coppersmith Barbet, Black Kite, Ashy Prinia, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Purple Sunbird, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Indian Gray Hornbill, Malabar Flameback, Indian Yellow Tit, Asian Koel, Large-billed Crow, Black-throated Munia, Black Drongo, Malabar Starling, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Black-rumped Flameback, Vernal Hanging-Parrot, Yellow-billed Babbler, Blue-throated Barbet, Spotted Dove, Jungle Babbler, Greenish Warbler, Black-hooded Oriole, Common Tailorbird, Green Warbler, White-throated Kingfisher, …
Get to know some of them
Rock Pigeon
Common Myna
House Sparrow
Barn Swallow
Black Kite
House Crow
Red-vented Bulbul
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Scaly-breasted Munia
Little Egret
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Black Drongo
Red-wattled Lapwing
Large-billed Crow
Little Cormorant
Asian Green Bee-eater
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Indian Pond-Heron
Gray Wagtail
Black-winged Stilt
White Wagtail
Gray Heron
Great Egret
Checklists by state or territory in India
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands (362)
- Andhra Pradesh (490)
- Arunachal Pradesh (779)
- Assam (739)
- Bihar (483)
- Chandigarh (290)
- Chhattisgarh (449)
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli (229)
- Daman and Diu (279)
- Delhi (411)
- Goa (497)
- Gujarat (561)
- Haryana (563)
- Himachal Pradesh (644)
- Jammu and Kashmir (586)
- Jharkhand (409)
- Karnataka (577)
- Kerala (583)
- Ladakh (469)
- Lakshadweep (119)
- Madhya Pradesh (478)
- Maharashtra (604)
- Manipur (555)
- Meghalaya (497)
- Mizoram (489)
- Nagaland (472)
- Odisha (495)
- Puducherry (274)
- Punjab (457)
- Rajasthan (520)
- Sikkim (539)
- Tamil Nadu (566)
- Telangana (458)
- Tripura (431)
- Uttar Pradesh (562)
- Uttarakhand (714)
- West Bengal (903)