Ladakh bird checklist
469 bird species in 68 families have been recorded in Ladakh, according to eBird; about 261 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 Ladakh right now
1Rock Pigeon
2House Sparrow
3Eurasian Coot
4Eurasian Moorhen
5Northern Shoveler
6Northern Pintail
7Eurasian Wigeon
8White Wagtail
9Ferruginous Duck
10Gray Heron
Ladakh bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Mute Swan
- Knob-billed Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Tibetan Partridge
- Tibetan Snowcock
- Himalayan Snowcock
- Common Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Hill Pigeon
- Snow Pigeon
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- Speckled Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Tibetan Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Gray-bellied Cuckoo
- Himalayan Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Savanna Nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Blyth's Swift
- Little Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
- Black-necked Crane
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
- Northern Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Solitary 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
- Ruff
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- River Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Storks
- Black Stork
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Little Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Upland Buzzard
- Himalayan Buzzard
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Pallid Scops-Owl
- Rock Eagle-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Collared Owlet
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
- Brown Boobook
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Indian Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker
- Himalayan Woodpecker
- Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Slaty-headed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
Cuckooshrikes
- Long-tailed Minivet
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Indian Golden Oriole
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Bay-backed Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Gray-backed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Masked Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Black-headed Jay
- Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie
- Eurasian Magpie
- Kashmir Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- House Crow
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Large-billed Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Fire-capped Tit
- Coal Tit
- Rufous-naped Tit
- Azure Tit
- Ground Tit
- Green-backed Tit
- Asian Tit
Larks
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Hume's Lark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Tibetan Lark
- Calandra Lark
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Large-billed Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Long-billed Bush Warbler
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Pale Martin
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Asian House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Streak-throated Swallow
Bulbuls
- Black Bulbul
- Himalayan Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Buff-barred Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Brooks's Leaf Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Lemon-rumped Warbler
- Tytler's Leaf Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Plain Leaf Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Mountain Chiffchaff
- Common Chiffchaff
- Whistler's Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
- Western Crowned Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- White-browed Tit-Warbler
- White-cheeked Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Menetries's Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Indian White-eye
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Streaked Laughingthrush
- Variegated Laughingthrush
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- White-cheeked Nuthatch
- Kashmir Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Hodgson's Treecreeper
- Bar-tailed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
- Brown Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Grandala
- Alpine Thrush
- Scaly Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Tickell's Thrush
- Tibetan Blackbird
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Chestnut Thrush
- Black-throated Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- White-bellied Redstart
- Bluethroat
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- Little Forktail
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Himalayan Rubythroat
- Chinese Rubythroat
- Himalayan Bluetail
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Blue-fronted Redstart
- Plumbeous Redstart
- Rufous-backed Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- Blue-capped Redstart
- Common Redstart
- White-winged Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Variable Wheatear
- Hume's Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Altai Accentor
- Robin Accentor
- Rufous-breasted Accentor
- Brown Accentor
- Black-throated Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Yellow-throated Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- Black-winged Snowfinch
- White-rumped Snowfinch
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch
- Blanford's Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White-browed Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny 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
- White-winged Grosbeak
- Hawfinch
- Yellow-billed Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- Blyth's Rosefinch
- Pink-browed Rosefinch
- Pale Rosefinch
- Sillem's Rosefinch
- Streaked Rosefinch
- Great Rosefinch
- Red-fronted Rosefinch
- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
- Orange Bullfinch
- Crimson-winged Finch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Mongolian Finch
- Spectacled Finch
- Plain Mountain Finch
- Black-headed Mountain Finch
- Desert Finch
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Red Crossbill
- Gray-crowned Goldfinch
- Fire-fronted 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
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
Most common birds in Ladakh
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 Ladakh’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common PochardAythya ferina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Largest bird families in Ladakh
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies21
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl19
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites15
- Old World Flycatchers15
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies12
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers11
- Pigeons and Doves10
- Plovers and Lapwings10
Reported in the last 30 days
178 species reported to eBird in Ladakh in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Great Crested Grebe, Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Wigeon, Ferruginous Duck, Eurasian Hobby, Common Pochard, White-winged Redstart, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Eurasian Moorhen, Mallard, Blue Whistling-Thrush, Asian Tit, Brown Accentor, Eurasian Magpie, Black Redstart, Mountain Chiffchaff, Bluethroat, Yellow-billed Chough, Red-billed Chough, Robin Accentor, Rock Pigeon, Hill Pigeon, Oriental Turtle-Dove, House Sparrow, Streaked Rosefinch, Wallcreeper, Rock Bunting, Plain Mountain Finch, Eurasian Wren, Chukar, Himalayan Snowcock, Citrine Wagtail, Gray Heron, White Wagtail, Eurasian Curlew, Carrion Crow, Brown-headed Gull, Pallas's Gull, Ibisbill, …
Get to know some of them
Black Kite
Common Pochard
Mallard
Great Crested Grebe
Citrine Wagtail
Garganey
Common Sandpiper
Barn Swallow
Black-headed Gull
Eurasian Curlew
Green Sandpiper
Indian Pond-Heron
Black-winged Stilt
Pacific Golden-Plover
Great Cormorant
Other regions of 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)
- 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)