Chhattisgarh bird checklist
449 bird species in 80 families have been recorded in Chhattisgarh, according to eBird; about 318 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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The most common birds in Chhattisgarh right now
1Barn Swallow
2House Sparrow
3Red-wattled Lapwing
4Eurasian Collared-Dove
5Black Drongo
6Common Myna
7Black Kite
8Asian Green Bee-eater
9Gray Heron
10Scaly-breasted Munia
Chhattisgarh bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Knob-billed Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Common Merganser
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Spurfowl
- Painted Spurfowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Gray Francolin
- Painted Francolin
- Common Quail
- Rain Quail
- Jungle Bush-Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-capped Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
- Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Painted Sandgrouse
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Sirkeer Malkoha
- Blue-faced Malkoha
- Green-billed Malkoha
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Gray-bellied Cuckoo
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Jungle Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Jerdon's Nightjar
- Indian Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Swifts
- White-rumped Spinetail
- Alpine Swift
- Little Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Treeswifts
- Crested Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Brown Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Sarus Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Great Thick-knee
- Indian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- River Lapwing
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater 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
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Indian Courser
- Small Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Indian Skimmer
- Little Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- River Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-bellied Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Storks
- Asian Openbill
- Black Stork
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
- Black-necked Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
- Painted Stork
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
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Little Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- 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
- White-rumped Vulture
- Indian Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Short-toed Snake-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
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
- White-eyed Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Himalayan Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Eastern Barn Owl
Owls
- Indian Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Rock Eagle-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Dusky Eagle-Owl
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
- Jungle Owlet
- Spotted Owlet
- Mottled Wood-Owl
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Brown Boobook
Trogons
- Malabar Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Indian Gray Hornbill
- Malabar Pied-Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Blue-eared Kingfisher
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Indian Roller
Asian Barbets
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Brown-headed Barbet
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Speckled Piculet
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
- Greater Flameback
- White-naped Woodpecker
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Black-rumped Flameback
- Lesser Yellownape
- Streak-throated Woodpecker
- Greater Yellownape
- White-bellied Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot
Pittas
- Indian Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Small Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Ashy Minivet
- Rosy Minivet
- Indian Cuckooshrike
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
- Indian Golden Oriole
- Black-naped Oriole
- Black-hooded 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
- Spot-breasted Fantail
- White-browed Fantail
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
- White-bellied Drongo
- Bronzed Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-naped Monarch
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Bay-backed Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Rufous Treepie
- House Crow
- Large-billed Crow
Fairy Flycatchers
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Fire-capped Tit
- Asian Tit
- Indian Yellow Tit
Larks
- Rufous-tailed Lark
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Jerdon's Bushlark
- Indian Bushlark
- Oriental Skylark
- Tawny Lark
- Crested Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Gray-breasted Prinia
- Jungle Prinia
- Ashy Prinia
- Plain Prinia
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Striated Grassbird
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Pale Martin
- Dusky Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Streak-throated Swallow
Bulbuls
- Black-crested Bulbul
- White-browed Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Green-crowned Warbler
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler
- Western Crowned Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
Parrotbills
- Yellow-eyed Babbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Indian White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Tawny-bellied Babbler
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
- Rufous-fronted Babbler
- Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Puff-throated Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
- Large Gray Babbler
- Jungle Babbler
- Yellow-billed Babbler
- Common Babbler
Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
- Indian Nuthatch
Spotted Creepers
- Indian Spotted Creeper
Starlings
- Common Hill Myna
- Rosy Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
- Jungle Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Scaly Thrush
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Indian Blackbird
- Tickell's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Indian Robin
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- Verditer Flycatcher
- Blue-throated Flycatcher
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
- Indian Blue Robin
- Bluethroat
- Malabar Whistling-Thrush
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Himalayan Rubythroat
- Ultramarine Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- White-capped Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Siberian Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Brown Rock Chat
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
- Purple-rumped Sunbird
- Purple Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Little Spiderhunter
Leafbirds
- Jerdon's Leafbird
- Golden-fronted Leafbird
Weavers and Allies
- Baya Weaver
- Black-breasted Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Indian Silverbill
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Green Avadavat
- Red Avadavat
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Yellow-throated 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
- Long-billed Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Rosy Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Rosefinch
Old World Buntings
- Crested Bunting
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- White-capped Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
Most common birds in Chhattisgarh
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 Chhattisgarh’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
- Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
- Purple HeronArdea purpurea
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
Largest bird families in Chhattisgarh
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl19
- Sandpipers and Allies19
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites16
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers14
- Old World Flycatchers12
- Plovers and Lapwings11
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns11
- Wagtails and Pipits11
Reported in the last 30 days
248 species reported to eBird in Chhattisgarh in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Asian Openbill, Brahminy Starling, Common Hawk-Cuckoo, Red-wattled Lapwing, White-throated Kingfisher, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Black Drongo, Indian Spot-billed Duck, Barn Swallow, Asian Green Bee-eater, Indian Robin, Indian Pied Starling, Indian Roller, Gray Francolin, House Sparrow, Asian Koel, Red Avadavat, Red Collared-Dove, Greater Painted-Snipe, Painted Stork, Gray Heron, Laughing Dove, Lesser Whistling-Duck, Purple Heron, Red-naped Ibis, Common Hoopoe, Temminck's Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint, Pacific Golden-Plover, Black-headed Ibis, Oriental Darter, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Common Tailorbird, Scaly-breasted Munia, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Yellow-eyed Babbler, White-breasted Waterhen, Tricolored Munia, …
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Rock Pigeon
Asian Openbill
Little Egret
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Wood Sandpiper
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Purple Heron
Great Egret
Pacific Golden-Plover
Gray-headed Swamphen
Eurasian Coot
Little Stint
Eurasian Moorhen
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