Maharashtra bird checklist
604 bird species in 99 families have been recorded in Maharashtra, according to eBird; about 445 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 Maharashtra right now
1House Sparrow
2Rock Pigeon
3House Crow
4Red-wattled Lapwing
5Black Kite
6Common Myna
7Red-vented Bulbul
8Little Egret
9Eastern Cattle-Egret
10Large-billed Crow
Maharashtra bird checklist
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Cassowaries and Emu
- Emu
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-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
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Red-breasted Merganser
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Spurfowl
- Painted Spurfowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Gray Junglefowl
- Gray Francolin
- Painted Francolin
- Common Quail
- Rain Quail
- Jungle Bush-Quail
- Rock Bush-Quail
- Painted 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
- Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
- Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
- Green Imperial-Pigeon
- Malabar Imperial-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Painted Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Great Indian Bustard
- Asian Houbara
- Lesser Florican
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Sirkeer Malkoha
- Blue-faced Malkoha
- Green-billed 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
- Sykes's 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
- Little 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
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- River Lapwing
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Sociable 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
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Nordmann's Greenshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
Crab-Plover
- Crab-Plover
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Jerdon's Courser
- Indian Courser
- Cream-colored Courser
- Small Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Brown Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Sooty Gull
- Common Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Indian Skimmer
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Lesser Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Saunders's Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- River Tern
- Arctic 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
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Jouanin's Petrel
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Persian Shearwater
Storks
- Asian Openbill
- Black Stork
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Black-necked Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
- Painted Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Christmas Island 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
- Eurasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Malayan Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Little Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Spot-billed Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Egyptian Vulture
- Jerdon's Baza
- Black Baza
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Red-headed Vulture
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- White-rumped Vulture
- Indian Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- 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
- Tawny Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Crested Goshawk
- Besra
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- 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
Owls
- Indian Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Pallid 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
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
- European 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
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Indian Roller
- Dollarbird
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
- Malabar Flameback
- White-naped Woodpecker
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Black-rumped Flameback
- Lesser Yellownape
- Streak-throated Woodpecker
- White-bellied Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- Laggar Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Malabar Parakeet
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot
New World and African Parrots
- Monk Parakeet
Pittas
- Indian Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- White-bellied Minivet
- Small Minivet
- Long-tailed Minivet
- Orange Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Brown-rumped 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
- 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
- Red-backed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Bay-backed Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Woodchat 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
- Singing Bushlark
- Oriental Skylark
- Tawny Lark
- Crested Lark
- Malabar Lark
- Hume's Lark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated 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
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Broad-tailed Grassbird
- 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
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Streak-throated Swallow
Bulbuls
- Yellow-browed Bulbul
- Square-tailed Bulbul
- Gray-headed Bulbul
- Black-crested Bulbul
- Flame-throated Bulbul
- White-browed Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
- White-eared Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Tytler's Leaf Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Green-crowned Warbler
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler
- Western Crowned Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
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
- Large Gray Babbler
- Rufous Babbler
- Jungle Babbler
- Yellow-billed Babbler
- Common Babbler
Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
- Indian Nuthatch
Spotted Creepers
- Indian Spotted Creeper
Starlings
- Common Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Malabar Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
- Jungle Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Scaly Thrush
- Siberian Thrush
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Indian Blackbird
- Tickell's Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- 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
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Bluethroat
- Malabar Whistling-Thrush
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Himalayan Rubythroat
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- 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
- Whinchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Brown Rock Chat
- Variable Wheatear
Hypocolius
- Hypocolius
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
- Black-breasted Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Indian Silverbill
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Black-throated 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
- 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
- Ortolan Bunting
- Striolated Bunting
- Little Bunting
Most common birds in Maharashtra
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 Maharashtra’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Largest bird families in Maharashtra
Among its regular birds.
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites29
- Sandpipers and Allies25
- Old World Flycatchers23
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers21
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl19
- Wagtails and Pipits14
- Pigeons and Doves13
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns13
Reported in the last 30 days
396 species reported to eBird in Maharashtra in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Red-wattled Lapwing, Eastern Barn Owl, House Crow, Jerdon's Nightjar, Indian Nightjar, Jungle Nightjar, Jungle Owlet, Gray Francolin, Savanna Nightjar, Black-winged Kite, Indian Thick-knee, Shikra, Long-tailed Shrike, Little Swift, House Sparrow, Brown Rock Chat, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Crimson-backed Sunbird, Red-vented Bulbul, Jungle Babbler, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Common Tailorbird, Greenish Warbler, Spotted Dove, Coppersmith Barbet, Plum-headed Parakeet, Common Iora, Large-billed Crow, Yellow-eyed Babbler, Gray Junglefowl, Common Woodshrike, Common Hawk-Cuckoo, Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon, White-bellied Drongo, White-browed Bulbul, Indian Gray Hornbill, Black-rumped Flameback, Black Drongo, Black Kite, Asian Koel, …
Get to know some of them
Indian Pond-Heron
Black Drongo
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Great Egret
Scaly-breasted Munia
Spotted Dove
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Swift
Asian Green Bee-eater
Little Cormorant
Common Sandpiper
Black-winged Stilt
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Barn Swallow
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)
- Ladakh (469)
- Lakshadweep (119)
- Madhya Pradesh (478)
- 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)