Goa bird checklist
497 bird species in 91 families have been recorded in Goa, according to eBird; about 363 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 · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Goa right now
1Common Myna
2Rock Pigeon
3Black Kite
4House Crow
5Barn Swallow
6Little Cormorant
7Gray Heron
8Little Egret
9Wood Sandpiper
10Lesser Whistling-Duck
Goa bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Knob-billed Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Spurfowl
- Gray Junglefowl
- Rain Quail
- Jungle Bush-Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
- Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
- Green Imperial-Pigeon
- Malabar Imperial-Pigeon
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Sirkeer Malkoha
- Blue-faced Malkoha
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Banded Bay 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
- Jerdon's Nightjar
- Indian Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth
Swifts
- White-rumped Spinetail
- Brown-backed Needletail
- Indian Swiftlet
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Blyth's Swift
- Little Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Treeswifts
- Crested Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Brown Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Thick-knees
- Great Thick-knee
- Indian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- White-tailed 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
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- 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
- Great Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
Crab-Plover
- Crab-Plover
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Indian Courser
- Small Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Sooty Gull
- Common Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Indian Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Lesser Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Saunders's Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- River Tern
- Common Tern
- White-cheeked Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Black-bellied Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Jouanin's Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Persian Shearwater
Storks
- Asian Openbill
- African Openbill
- Black Stork
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
- Painted Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great 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
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Malayan Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- 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
- Black Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Himalayan Griffon
- White-rumped Vulture
- Indian Vulture
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle
- Rufous-bellied Eagle
- Black Eagle
- Indian Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Crested Goshawk
- Besra
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Lesser Fish-Eagle
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
- White-eyed Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Himalayan Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Eastern Barn Owl
- Sri Lanka Bay-Owl
Owls
- Indian Scops-Owl
- Pallid Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Rock Eagle-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
- Jungle Owlet
- Spotted Owlet
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Brown Boobook
Trogons
- Malabar Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Great Hornbill
- Indian Gray Hornbill
- Malabar Gray Hornbill
- Malabar Pied-Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Blue-eared Kingfisher
- Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Indian Roller
Asian Barbets
- Malabar Barbet
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Brown-headed Barbet
- White-cheeked Barbet
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Speckled Piculet
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
- Greater Flameback
- Malabar Flameback
- White-naped Woodpecker
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Common Flameback
- Black-rumped Flameback
- Lesser Yellownape
- White-bellied Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Malabar Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot
Pittas
- Indian Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Small Minivet
- Orange 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
- Malabar Woodshrike
- Common Woodshrike
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Ioras
- Common Iora
Fantails
- 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
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Rufous Treepie
- White-bellied Treepie
- House Crow
- Large-billed Crow
Fairy Flycatchers
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Asian Tit
- Indian Yellow Tit
Larks
- Rufous-tailed Lark
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Oriental Skylark
- Malabar Lark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Gray-breasted 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
- Bristled Grassbird
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Dusky Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Streak-throated Swallow
Bulbuls
- Yellow-browed Bulbul
- Square-tailed Bulbul
- Gray-headed Bulbul
- Flame-throated Bulbul
- White-browed Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Tytler's Leaf Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- 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
- Dark-fronted Babbler
- Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Puff-throated Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
- Rufous Babbler
- Jungle Babbler
- Yellow-billed Babbler
- Wayanad Laughingthrush
Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Starlings
- Southern Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Malabar Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
- Jungle Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Indian Blackbird
- Tickell's Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Indian Robin
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Verditer Flycatcher
- White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
- Blue-throated Flycatcher
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
- Indian Blue Robin
- Bluethroat
- Malabar Whistling-Thrush
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- Ultramarine Flycatcher
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Black Redstart
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker
- Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Purple-rumped Sunbird
- Crimson-backed Sunbird
- Purple Sunbird
- Loten's Sunbird
- Vigors's Sunbird
- Little Spiderhunter
Fairy-bluebirds
- Asian Fairy-bluebird
Leafbirds
- Jerdon's Leafbird
- Golden-fronted Leafbird
Weavers and Allies
- Streaked Weaver
- Baya Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Indian Silverbill
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Black-throated Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- 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
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Rosefinch
Old World Buntings
- Crested Bunting
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
Most common birds in Goa
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 Goa’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
Largest bird families in Goa
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies25
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites24
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers21
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl18
- Old World Flycatchers13
- Pigeons and Doves12
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns11
- Wagtails and Pipits11
Reported in the last 30 days
287 species reported to eBird in Goa in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
House Crow, Jungle Myna, Brahminy Kite, Little Cormorant, Common Myna, Black Kite, Wood Sandpiper, Gray Heron, Lesser Whistling-Duck, White-throated Kingfisher, Little Heron, Common Sandpiper, Long-tailed Shrike, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Common Kingfisher, Common Greenshank, Pacific Golden-Plover, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Red-wattled Lapwing, Siberian Stonechat, Little Swift, Spotted Dove, Black Drongo, Indian Pond-Heron, Indian Spot-billed Duck, Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Barn Swallow, Asian Openbill, Wire-tailed Swallow, Black-headed Ibis, Black-hooded Oriole, Shikra, Rock Pigeon, Brown Boobook, Plum-headed Parakeet, Oriental Skylark, Malabar Pied-Hornbill, Malabar Lark, Common Iora, …
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