Jharkhand bird checklist

409 bird species in 75 families have been recorded in Jharkhand, according to eBird; about 255 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

The most common birds in Jharkhand right now

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Jharkhand bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Graylag Goose
Knob-billed Duck
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Baikal Teal
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
Greater Scaup
Smew
Common Merganser

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Indian Peafowl
Red Spurfowl
Painted Spurfowl
Red Junglefowl
Gray Francolin
Black Francolin
Blue-breasted Quail
Common Quail
Rain Quail
Jungle Bush-Quail

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Laughing Dove
Asian Emerald Dove
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon

Cuckoos

Greater Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Sirkeer Malkoha
Green-billed Malkoha
Pied Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Jungle Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar
Jerdon's Nightjar
Indian Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar

Swifts

White-rumped Spinetail
Blyth's Swift
Little Swift
Asian Palm Swift

Treeswifts

Crested Treeswift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Slaty-breasted Rail
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Gray-headed Swamphen
Watercock
White-breasted Waterhen
Slaty-legged Crake
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Baillon's Crake

Thick-knees

Indian Thick-knee

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet

Plovers and Lapwings

Pacific Golden-Plover
Little Ringed Plover
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 Curlew
Black-tailed Godwit
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Red Phalarope
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Temminck's Stint
Dunlin
Little Stint

Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail

Pratincoles and Coursers

Small Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-headed Gull
Brown-headed Gull
Pallas's Gull
Little Tern
Whiskered Tern
River Tern
Common Tern
Black-bellied Tern

Grebes

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe

Storks

Asian Openbill
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
White 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

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

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black-winged Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Jerdon's Baza
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Red-headed Vulture
Cinereous Vulture
Himalayan Griffon
White-rumped Vulture
Indian Vulture
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Black Eagle
Indian Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Crested Goshawk
Shikra
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Western Marsh Harrier
Eastern Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Pied Harrier
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
Pallas's Fish-Eagle
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
White-eyed Buzzard
Common Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard
Himalayan Buzzard

Barn-Owls

Eastern Barn Owl

Owls

Indian Scops-Owl
Collared Scops-Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Rock Eagle-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Jungle Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Mottled Wood-Owl
Brown Wood-Owl
Short-eared Owl
Brown Boobook

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Hornbills

Indian Gray Hornbill
Malabar Pied-Hornbill
Oriental 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
Pied Kingfisher

Rollers

Indian Roller
Indochinese Roller
Dollarbird

Asian Barbets

Coppersmith Barbet
Lineated Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck
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

Falcons and Caracaras

Eurasian Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Amur Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Plum-headed Parakeet
Red-breasted 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

Common Woodshrike
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Ioras

Common Iora

Fantails

White-throated Fantail
White-browed Fantail

Drongos

Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
White-bellied Drongo
Bronzed Drongo
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Hair-crested Drongo
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

Black-naped Monarch
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Brown Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Gray-backed 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

Asian Tit
Indian Yellow Tit

Larks

Rufous-tailed Lark
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Jerdon's Bushlark
Indian Bushlark
Bengal Bushlark
Oriental Skylark
Hume's Lark
Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Sand Lark

Cisticolas and Allies

Common Tailorbird
Gray-breasted Prinia
Delicate Prinia
Jungle Prinia
Ashy Prinia
Plain Prinia
Zitting Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

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

Grassbirds and Allies

Bristled Grassbird
Striated Grassbird

Swallows

Gray-throated 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
Dusky Warbler
Common Chiffchaff
Green-crowned Warbler
Green Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Western Crowned Warbler
Blyth's Leaf Warbler

Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Lesser Whitethroat

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

Ground Babblers and Allies

Puff-throated Babbler

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Large Gray Babbler
Jungle Babbler
Common Babbler
Striated Babbler

Nuthatches

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Indian Nuthatch

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

Dark-sided Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Indian Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
Rufous-bellied Niltava
Verditer Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Indian Blue Robin
Bluethroat
Siberian Rubythroat
Himalayan Rubythroat
Himalayan Bluetail
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Taiga Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Plumbeous Redstart
White-capped Redstart
Black Redstart
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
Siberian Stonechat
White-tailed Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Brown Rock Chat

Flowerpeckers

Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Pale-billed Flowerpecker

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Purple-rumped Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird

Leafbirds

Jerdon's Leafbird
Golden-fronted Leafbird

Weavers and Allies

Baya Weaver

Waxbills and Allies

Indian Silverbill
Scaly-breasted Munia
White-rumped Munia
Tricolored Munia
Chestnut 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
Rosy Pipit
Tree Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Common Rosefinch

Old World Buntings

Crested Bunting
Black-headed Bunting
White-capped Bunting
Pine Bunting
Gray-necked Bunting
Little Bunting

Most common birds in Jharkhand

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

Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
House CrowCorvus splendens
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus

Largest bird families in Jharkhand

Among its regular birds.

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl20
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites17
Sandpipers and Allies13
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns10
Old World Flycatchers10
Wagtails and Pipits9
Starlings8
Pigeons and Doves8

Reported in the last 30 days

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

Zitting Cisticola, Asian Green Bee-eater, Green Sandpiper, Gray Francolin, Common Hoopoe, Wire-tailed Swallow, Red-vented Bulbul, Red Avadavat, Alexandrine Parakeet, Purple Sunbird, Plum-headed Parakeet, Cinnamon Bittern, Plain Prinia, Pied Kingfisher, Common Cuckoo, Paddyfield Pipit, Scaly-breasted Munia, Common Myna, Little Egret, Little Cormorant, Lesser Whistling-Duck, Indian Pond-Heron, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Indian Golden Oriole, Brown Rock Chat, Greater Coucal, Asian Openbill, White-throated Kingfisher, White-breasted Waterhen, White-browed Wagtail, Tricolored Munia, Streak-throated Swallow, Greenish Warbler, Black-winged Kite, Black Drongo, Black Kite, Spotted Dove, Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon, Shikra, Rose-ringed Parakeet, …