Assam bird checklist

739 bird species in 93 families have been recorded in Assam, according to eBird; about 419 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.

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Species data: eBird.org, updated 13 Oct 2026 · How these lists are made

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Assam bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Graylag Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Taiga Bean-Goose
Tundra Bean-Goose
Tundra Swan
Knob-billed Duck
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Muscovy Duck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
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
White-winged Duck
Red-crested Pochard
Common Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Baer's Pochard
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Smew
Common Merganser

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Hill Partridge
Rufous-throated Partridge
White-cheeked Partridge
Kalij Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Gray Peacock-Pheasant
Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
Red Junglefowl
Swamp Francolin
Black Francolin
Blue-breasted Quail
Common Quail
Manipur Bush-Quail

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Ashy Wood-Pigeon
Pale-capped Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Barred Cuckoo-Dove
Asian Emerald Dove
Orange-breasted 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
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon

Bustards

Bengal Florican

Cuckoos

Greater Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Green-billed Malkoha
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Violet 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
Gray Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar

Frogmouths

Hodgson's Frogmouth

Swifts

White-throated Needletail
Silver-backed Needletail
Brown-backed Needletail
Himalayan Swiftlet
Alpine 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
Slaty-breasted Rail
Spotted Crake
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Gray-headed Swamphen
White-browed Crake
Watercock
White-breasted Waterhen
Slaty-legged Crake
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Brown Crake
Baillon's Crake
Black-tailed Crake

Finfoots

Masked Finfoot

Cranes

Common Crane
Black-necked Crane

Thick-knees

Great Thick-knee
Indian Thick-knee

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet

Ibisbill

Ibisbill

Plovers and Lapwings

Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Long-billed Plover
Northern Lapwing
River Lapwing
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Gray-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Kentish Plover

Painted-Snipes

Greater Painted-Snipe

Jacanas

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Bronze-winged Jacana

Sandpipers and Allies

Eurasian Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Black-tailed Godwit
Long-billed Dowitcher
Jack Snipe
Eurasian Woodcock
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Red Knot
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Dunlin
Little Stint

Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail

Pratincoles and Coursers

Small Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-legged Kittiwake
Slender-billed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Brown-headed Gull
Pallas's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Indian Skimmer
Little Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern
River Tern
Common Tern
Black-bellied Tern

Grebes

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe

Loons

Arctic Loon

Shearwaters and Petrels

Short-tailed Shearwater

Storks

Asian Openbill
Black Stork
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Black-necked Stork
Lesser Adjutant
Greater Adjutant
Painted Stork

Anhingas

Oriental Darter

Cormorants and Shags

Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

Glossy Ibis
Black-headed Ibis
Red-naped Ibis
Eurasian Spoonbill

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Eurasian Bittern
Black Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Yellow Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Malayan Night Heron
Little Egret
Western Reef-Heron
Little Heron
Indian Pond-Heron
Chinese Pond-Heron
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron
White-bellied Heron

Pelicans

Great White Pelican
Spot-billed Pelican

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black-winged Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Jerdon's Baza
Black Baza
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Red-headed Vulture
Cinereous Vulture
Himalayan Griffon
White-rumped Vulture
Slender-billed Vulture
Eurasian Griffon
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-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
Bonelli's Eagle
Crested Goshawk
Besra
Shikra
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Goshawk
Western Marsh Harrier
Eastern Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pied Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
White-tailed Eagle
Pallas's Fish-Eagle
Lesser Fish-Eagle
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Common Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard
Himalayan Buzzard

Barn-Owls

Australasian Grass-Owl
Eastern Barn Owl
Oriental Bay-Owl

Owls

Mountain Scops-Owl
Indian Scops-Owl
Collared Scops-Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Buffy Fish-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Dusky Eagle-Owl
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Collared Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Brown Wood-Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Brown Boobook

Trogons

Red-headed Trogon

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Hornbills

Great Hornbill
Brown Hornbill
Oriental Pied-Hornbill
Rufous-necked Hornbill
Wreathed Hornbill

Bee-eaters

Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Asian Green Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Blyth's Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Crested Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher

Rollers

Indian Roller
Indochinese Roller
Dollarbird

Asian Barbets

Coppersmith Barbet
Blue-eared Barbet
Great Barbet
Lineated Barbet
Golden-throated Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck
Speckled Piculet
White-browed Piculet
Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
Crimson-naped Woodpecker
Bay Woodpecker
Greater Flameback
Rufous Woodpecker
Pale-headed Woodpecker
Himalayan Flameback
Black-rumped Flameback
Lesser Yellownape
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Greater Yellownape
Great Slaty Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

Pied Falconet
Collared Falconet
Lesser Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Amur Falcon
Merlin
Eurasian Hobby
Oriental Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Slaty-headed Parakeet
Gray-headed Parakeet
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Red-breasted Parakeet
Vernal Hanging-Parrot

Asian and Grauer's Broadbills

Long-tailed Broadbill
Gray-lored Broadbill

Pittas

Blue-naped Pitta
Blue Pitta
Indian Pitta
Western Hooded Pitta

Cuckooshrikes

Small Minivet
Gray-chinned Minivet
Short-billed Minivet
Long-tailed Minivet
Scarlet Minivet
Ashy Minivet
Brown-rumped Minivet
Rosy Minivet
Indian Cuckooshrike
Oriental Cuckooshrike
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
White-browed Shrike-Babbler
Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
White-bellied Erpornis

Old World Orioles

Indian Golden Oriole
Black-naped Oriole
Slender-billed Oriole
Black-hooded Oriole
Maroon Oriole

Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies

Ashy Woodswallow

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Large Woodshrike
Common Woodshrike
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Ioras

Common Iora

Fantails

White-throated Fantail

Drongos

Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Crow-billed Drongo
Bronzed Drongo
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Hair-crested Drongo
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

Black-naped Monarch
Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Brown Shrike
Burmese Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Gray-backed Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Common Green-Magpie
Rufous Treepie
Gray Treepie
Collared Treepie
House Crow
Large-billed Crow

Fairy Flycatchers

Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Fire-capped Tit
Yellow-browed Tit
Sultan Tit
Green-backed Tit
Asian Tit
Yellow-cheeked Tit

Larks

Bengal Bushlark
Oriental Skylark
Crested Lark
Horned Lark
Greater Short-toed Lark
Hume's Lark
Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Sand Lark

Cisticolas and Allies

Common Tailorbird
Dark-necked Tailorbird
Himalayan Prinia
Rufous-crowned Prinia
Rufescent Prinia
Gray-breasted Prinia
Delicate Prinia
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Ashy Prinia
Plain Prinia
Zitting Cisticola
Golden-headed Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Thick-billed Warbler
Black-browed Reed Warbler
Paddyfield Warbler
Blunt-winged Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Clamorous Reed Warbler

Grassbirds and Allies

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Lanceolated Warbler
Brown Bush Warbler
Chinese Bush Warbler
Baikal Bush Warbler
West Himalayan Bush Warbler
Spotted Bush Warbler
Russet Bush Warbler
Bristled Grassbird
Striated Grassbird

Cupwings

Pygmy Cupwing

Swallows

Gray-throated Martin
Bank Swallow
Pale Martin
Barn Swallow
Siberian House-Martin
Asian House-Martin
Nepal House-Martin
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Streak-throated Swallow

Bulbuls

White-throated Bulbul
Striated Bulbul
Cachar Bulbul
Ashy Bulbul
Mountain Bulbul
Black Bulbul
Black-headed Bulbul
Black-crested Bulbul
Crested Finchbill
Flavescent Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Himalayan Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Ashy-throated Warbler
Buff-barred Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Hume's Warbler
Lemon-rumped Warbler
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Smoky Warbler
Common Chiffchaff
White-spectacled Warbler
Gray-cheeked Warbler
Green-crowned Warbler
Gray-crowned Warbler
Whistler's Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Two-barred Warbler
Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Yellow-vented Warbler
Blyth'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
Yellow-bellied Warbler
Rufous-faced Warbler
Black-faced Warbler
Mountain Tailorbird
Manchurian Bush Warbler
Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
Aberrant Bush Warbler

Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Lesser Whitethroat

Parrotbills

Yellow-eyed Babbler
Jerdon's Babbler
Black-breasted Parrotbill
Gray-headed 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
Indian White-eye

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Chestnut-capped Babbler
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Golden Babbler
Rufous-fronted Babbler
Rufous-capped Babbler
Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Large Scimitar-Babbler
Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
Gray-throated 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
Swamp Grass Babbler
Abbott's Babbler
Streaked Wren-Babbler
Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler
Long-billed Wren-Babbler

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Nepal Fulvetta
Blue-winged Laughingthrush
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Assam Laughingthrush
Long-tailed Sibia
Rufous Sibia
Gray Sibia
Hoary-throated Barwing
Streak-throated Barwing
Blue-winged Minla
Rusty-fronted Barwing
Red-billed Leiothrix
Silver-eared Mesia
Red-tailed Minla
Rufous-backed Sibia
Red-faced Liocichla
Slender-billed Babbler
Jungle Babbler
Striated Babbler
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
White-crested Laughingthrush
Rufous-vented Laughingthrush
Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

Wallcreeper

Wallcreeper

Nuthatches

Beautiful Nuthatch
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Spotted Elachura

Spotted Elachura

Dippers

Brown Dipper

Starlings

Asian Glossy Starling
Golden-crested Myna
Common Hill Myna
European Starling
Rosy Starling
Chestnut-cheeked Starling
Indian Pied Starling
Brahminy Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
White-cheeked Starling
Common Myna
Bank Myna
Jungle Myna
Great Myna
Spot-winged Starling

Thrushes and Allies

Long-tailed Thrush
Dark-sided Thrush
Long-billed Thrush
White's Thrush
Scaly Thrush
Purple Cochoa
Green Cochoa
Orange-headed Thrush
Gray-winged Blackbird
Tickell's Thrush
Black-breasted Thrush
Eyebrowed Thrush
White-collared Blackbird
Chestnut Thrush
Black-throated Thrush
Red-throated Thrush
Dusky Thrush
Naumann's Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Dark-sided Flycatcher
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
White-tailed Flycatcher
Large Niltava
Small Niltava
Rufous-bellied Niltava
Chinese Vivid Niltava
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
Verditer Flycatcher
White-gorgeted Flycatcher
Hainan Blue Flycatcher
Pale-chinned Flycatcher
Pale Blue Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Large Blue Flycatcher
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Rusty-bellied Shortwing
Lesser Shortwing
Himalayan Shortwing
Indian Blue Robin
Siberian Blue Robin
White-bellied Redstart
Bluethroat
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Little Forktail
White-crowned Forktail
Spotted Forktail
Black-backed Forktail
Slaty-backed Forktail
Firethroat
Siberian Rubythroat
Chinese Rubythroat
White-tailed Robin
Red-flanked Bluetail
Himalayan Bluetail
Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
Golden Bush-Robin
Slaty-backed Flycatcher
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Pygmy Flycatcher
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Sapphire Flycatcher
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Taiga Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Blue-fronted Redstart
Plumbeous Redstart
White-capped Redstart
Hodgson's Redstart
Black Redstart
Daurian Redstart
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
White-throated Bushchat
Siberian Stonechat
Amur Stonechat
White-tailed Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Jerdon's Bushchat
Gray Bushchat
Isabelline Wheatear

Flowerpeckers

Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Plain Flowerpecker
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Fire-tailed Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Green-tailed Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird
Little Spiderhunter
Streaked Spiderhunter

Fairy-bluebirds

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Leafbirds

Blue-winged Leafbird
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Orange-bellied Leafbird

Weavers and Allies

Streaked Weaver
Baya Weaver
Finn's Weaver
Black-breasted Weaver

Waxbills and Allies

Scaly-breasted Munia
White-rumped Munia
Tricolored Munia
Chestnut Munia
Red Avadavat

Accentors

Rufous-breasted Accentor

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Russet Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow

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
Blyth's Pipit
Rosy Pipit
Tree Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Water Pipit
Siberian Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Brambling
Common Rosefinch
Plain Mountain Finch

Old World Buntings

Crested Bunting
Black-headed Bunting
Red-headed Bunting
Chestnut-eared Bunting
Gray-necked Bunting
Reed Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Little Bunting
Black-faced Bunting
Chestnut Bunting

Most common birds in Assam

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 Assam’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Rock PigeonColumba livia
House CrowCorvus splendens
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus

Largest bird families in Assam

Among its regular birds.

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites21
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl21
Sandpipers and Allies17
Woodpeckers15
Cuckoos14
Starlings13
Pigeons and Doves13
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns13

Reported in the last 30 days

323 species reported to eBird in Assam in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

House Sparrow, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Common Myna, Brown Shrike, Oriental Magpie-Robin, House Crow, Asian Tit, Lesser Whistling-Duck, Eastern Cattle-Egret, Black Drongo, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Little Cormorant, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Red-wattled Lapwing, Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher, Spotted Dove, White-throated Kingfisher, Indian Pied Starling, Taiga Flycatcher, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Little Egret, Indian White-eye, White-breasted Waterhen, Red-vented Bulbul, Blue-throated Barbet, Common Tailorbird, Black-hooded Oriole, Shikra, Yellow-browed Warbler, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Black-rumped Flameback, Great Myna, Black Kite, White-throated Fantail, Jungle Myna, Rock Pigeon, Asian Palm Swift, Asian Openbill, Indian Pond-Heron, …