Madhya Pradesh bird checklist

478 bird species in 82 families have been recorded in Madhya Pradesh, according to eBird; about 356 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 Madhya Pradesh right now

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Madhya Pradesh bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Knob-billed Duck
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Muscovy Duck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Red-crested Pochard
Common Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Common Merganser

Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Indian Peafowl
Red Spurfowl
Painted Spurfowl
Red Junglefowl
Gray Junglefowl
Gray Francolin
Black Francolin
Painted Francolin
Common Quail
Rain Quail
Jungle Bush-Quail
Rock 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
Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon

Sandgrouse

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Painted Sandgrouse

Bustards

Great Indian Bustard
Lesser Florican

Cuckoos

Greater Coucal
Sirkeer Malkoha
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
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
Indian Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar

Swifts

White-rumped Spinetail
Alpine Swift
Blyth's 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

Pacific Golden-Plover
Little Ringed Plover
River Lapwing
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Gray-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
White-tailed 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
Jack Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Dunlin
Little Stint

Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail
Small Buttonquail

Pratincoles and Coursers

Indian Courser
Small Pratincole
Collared 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
Sooty Tern
Little Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern
River Tern
Black-bellied Tern

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo

Grebes

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe

Storks

Asian Openbill
Black Stork
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
Eurasian Spoonbill

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

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

Pelicans

Great White Pelican
Spot-billed Pelican
Dalmatian 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
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
Eurasian Goshawk
Western Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Pied Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
White-tailed Eagle
Pallas's Fish-Eagle
Lesser 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
Oriental Scops-Owl
Rock Eagle-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Dusky Eagle-Owl
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Jungle Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Forest 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-cheeked Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Common 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
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

Falcons and Caracaras

Eurasian Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Amur Falcon
Merlin
Eurasian Hobby
Laggar Falcon
Saker Falcon
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Plum-headed Parakeet
Budgerigar

Pittas

Indian Pitta

Cuckooshrikes

White-bellied Minivet
Small Minivet
Long-tailed 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
White-tailed Iora

Fantails

White-throated Fantail
Spot-breasted Fantail
White-browed Fantail

Drongos

Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
White-bellied Drongo
Crow-billed 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
Indian Bushlark
Singing Bushlark
Oriental Skylark
Tawny Lark
Crested Lark
Greater Short-toed Lark
Hume's Lark
Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Bimaculated Lark
Sand Lark

Cisticolas and Allies

Common Tailorbird
Rufous-fronted Prinia
Gray-breasted Prinia
Jungle Prinia
Ashy Prinia
Plain Prinia
Zitting Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Thick-billed Warbler
Booted Warbler
Sykes's Warbler
Moustached Warbler
Paddyfield Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Clamorous Reed Warbler

Grassbirds and Allies

Common Grasshopper Warbler
Bristled Grassbird
Striated Grassbird

Swallows

Gray-throated Martin
Bank Swallow
Pale Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin
Dusky Crag-Martin
Barn Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Western House-Martin
Asian House-Martin
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Streak-throated Swallow

Bulbuls

Black-crested Bulbul
White-browed Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
White-eared Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Yellow-browed Warbler
Hume's Warbler
Brooks's Leaf Warbler
Tytler's Leaf Warbler
Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Smoky 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
Indian Scimitar-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

Spotted Creepers

Indian Spotted Creeper

Starlings

European Starling
Rosy Starling
Indian Pied Starling
Brahminy Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Common Myna
Bank Myna
Jungle Myna

Thrushes and Allies

Scaly Thrush
Orange-headed Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Indian Blackbird
Tickell's Thrush
Eyebrowed 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
Chinese Rubythroat
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Taiga Flycatcher
Kashmir Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Black Redstart
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
Siberian Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Gray Bushchat
Isabelline Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Brown Rock Chat
Variable Wheatear

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
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
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
Red-throated Pipit
Water Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Common Rosefinch

Old World Buntings

Crested Bunting
Black-headed Bunting
Red-headed Bunting
White-capped Bunting
Gray-necked Bunting
Striolated Bunting

Most common birds in Madhya Pradesh

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

Rock PigeonColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
Little SwiftApus affinis
Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Great EgretArdea alba
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
House CrowCorvus splendens

Largest bird families in Madhya Pradesh

Among its regular birds.

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites25
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl20
Old World Flycatchers17
Sandpipers and Allies16
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns13
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers13
Larks11
Swallows10

Reported in the last 30 days

293 species reported to eBird in Madhya Pradesh in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

Black-rumped Flameback, White-bellied Drongo, Black Drongo, Indian Gray Hornbill, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Jungle Owlet, Mottled Wood-Owl, Red-naped Ibis, Lesser Whistling-Duck, Red-wattled Lapwing, Brown Rock Chat, Jungle Babbler, Little Swift, Spotted Owlet, Spotted Dove, Booted Eagle, Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Western Yellow Wagtail, Purple Sunbird, Laughing Dove, Thick-billed Flowerpecker, Rock Pigeon, Gray Wagtail, Rosy Starling, Indian Robin, White-throated Kingfisher, Eastern Cattle-Egret, Red-vented Bulbul, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Coppersmith Barbet, Plum-headed Parakeet, Dusky Crag-Martin, Scaly-breasted Munia, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Lesser Whitethroat, Ashy Prinia, Greater Coucal, Greenish Warbler, Asian Green Bee-eater, Gray Francolin, …