Manipur bird checklist

555 bird species in 85 families have been recorded in Manipur, according to eBird; about 213 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

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Taiga Bean-Goose
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Muscovy Duck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Mandarin Duck
Baikal Teal
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Falcated Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Red-crested Pochard
Common Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Baer's Pochard
Tufted Duck

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Hill Partridge
Rufous-throated Partridge
White-cheeked Partridge
Blyth's Tragopan
Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
Kalij Pheasant
Green Peafowl
Gray Peacock-Pheasant
Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
Red Junglefowl
Chinese Francolin
Black Francolin
Blue-breasted Quail
Common Quail
Manipur Bush-Quail

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Speckled Wood-Pigeon
Ashy Wood-Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Barred Cuckoo-Dove
Asian Emerald Dove
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon
Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon

Cuckoos

Greater Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Green-billed Malkoha
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Lesser Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Himalayan Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Gray Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar

Frogmouths

Hodgson's Frogmouth

Swifts

Himalayan Swiftlet
Blyth's Swift
Dark-rumped Swift
House Swift
Asian Palm Swift

Treeswifts

Crested Treeswift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

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

Cranes

Common Crane

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt

Plovers and Lapwings

Pacific Golden-Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Northern Lapwing
River Lapwing
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Gray-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing

Painted-Snipes

Greater Painted-Snipe

Jacanas

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Bronze-winged Jacana

Sandpipers and Allies

Black-tailed Godwit
Wood Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Ruff
Temminck's 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
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern

Grebes

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe

Shearwaters and Petrels

Jouanin's Petrel

Storks

Asian Openbill
Lesser Adjutant

Anhingas

Oriental Darter

Cormorants and Shags

Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

Glossy Ibis
Black-headed Ibis

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Cinnamon Bittern
Yellow 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
Jerdon's Baza
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Himalayan Griffon
White-rumped Vulture
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Black Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Crested Goshawk
Besra
Shikra
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Goshawk
Western Marsh Harrier
Eastern Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pied Harrier
Black Kite
Rufous-winged Buzzard
Common Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard
Himalayan Buzzard

Barn-Owls

Australasian Grass-Owl
Eastern Barn Owl

Owls

Mountain Scops-Owl
Collared Scops-Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Collared Owlet
Brown Wood-Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Brown Boobook

Trogons

Red-headed Trogon

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Hornbills

Great Hornbill
Brown Hornbill
Oriental Pied-Hornbill
Rufous-necked Hornbill
Wreathed 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
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Crested Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher

Rollers

Indochinese Roller
Dollarbird

Asian Barbets

Coppersmith Barbet
Blue-eared Barbet
Great Barbet
Lineated Barbet
Golden-throated Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck
Speckled Piculet
White-browed Piculet
Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
Darjeeling Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Crimson-naped Woodpecker
Bay Woodpecker
Greater Flameback
Rufous Woodpecker
Lesser Yellownape
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Greater Yellownape

Falcons and Caracaras

Collared Falconet
Eurasian Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
Oriental Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Gray-headed Parakeet
Red-breasted Parakeet

Asian and Grauer's Broadbills

Long-tailed Broadbill
Gray-lored Broadbill

Pittas

Blue-naped Pitta
Blue Pitta
Western Hooded Pitta

Cuckooshrikes

Gray-chinned Minivet
Short-billed Minivet
Long-tailed Minivet
Scarlet Minivet
Rosy Minivet
Oriental Cuckooshrike
Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
White-browed Shrike-Babbler
Green Shrike-Babbler
Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
White-bellied Erpornis

Old World Orioles

Black-naped Oriole
Slender-billed Oriole
Black-hooded Oriole
Maroon Oriole

Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies

Ashy Woodswallow

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Large Woodshrike
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Ioras

Common Iora

Fantails

White-throated Fantail

Drongos

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

Monarch Flycatchers

Black-naped Monarch
Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Brown Shrike
Burmese Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Gray-backed Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Eurasian Jay
Red-billed Blue-Magpie
Common Green-Magpie
Rufous Treepie
Gray Treepie
Collared Treepie
Large-billed Crow

Fairy Flycatchers

Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Yellow-browed Tit
Sultan Tit
Green-backed Tit
Asian Tit
Yellow-cheeked Tit

Larks

Bengal Bushlark
Oriental Skylark

Cisticolas and Allies

Common Tailorbird
Dark-necked Tailorbird
Himalayan Prinia
Rufous-crowned Prinia
Rufescent Prinia
Gray-breasted Prinia
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Plain Prinia
Zitting Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Thick-billed Warbler
Black-browed Reed Warbler
Paddyfield Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Oriental Reed Warbler

Grassbirds and Allies

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Brown Bush Warbler
Baikal Bush Warbler
Spotted Bush Warbler
Russet Bush Warbler
Striated Grassbird

Cupwings

Scaly-breasted Cupwing
Pygmy Cupwing

Swallows

Gray-throated Martin
Bank Swallow
Eurasian Crag-Martin
Barn Swallow
Asian House-Martin
Nepal House-Martin
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Bulbuls

White-throated Bulbul
Striated Bulbul
Gray-eyed Bulbul
Ashy Bulbul
Mountain Bulbul
Black Bulbul
Black-crested Bulbul
Crested Finchbill
Flavescent Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Ashy-throated Warbler
Buff-barred Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Hume's Warbler
Lemon-rumped Warbler
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Smoky Warbler
Buff-throated Warbler
Gray-cheeked Warbler
Gray-crowned Warbler
Whistler's Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Yellow-vented Warbler
Blyth's Leaf Warbler
Claudia's Leaf Warbler
Gray-hooded Warbler

Bush Warblers and Allies

Pale-footed Bush Warbler
Gray-bellied Tesia
Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
Chestnut-headed Tesia
Yellow-bellied Warbler
Rufous-faced Warbler
Black-faced Warbler
Mountain Tailorbird
Broad-billed Warbler
Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
Aberrant Bush Warbler

Long-tailed Tits

Black-throated Tit

Parrotbills

Golden-breasted Fulvetta
Yellow-eyed Babbler
Jerdon's Babbler
White-browed Fulvetta
Manipur Fulvetta
Black-breasted Parrotbill
Spot-breasted Parrotbill
Gray-headed Parrotbill
Rufous-headed Parrotbill
Black-throated Parrotbill
Pale-billed Parrotbill

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Striated Yuhina
Black-chinned Yuhina
Whiskered Yuhina
Stripe-throated Yuhina
Indian White-eye

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Chestnut-capped Babbler
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Golden Babbler
Rufous-fronted Babbler
Rufous-capped Babbler
Naga Wren-Babbler
Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Large Scimitar-Babbler
Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
Gray-throated Babbler
Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler

Ground Babblers and Allies

Indian Grassbird
Yellow-throated Fulvetta
Rufous-winged Fulvetta
Rusty-capped Fulvetta
Puff-throated Babbler
Spot-throated Babbler
Buff-breasted Babbler

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Nepal Fulvetta
Himalayan Cutia
Brown-capped Laughingthrush
Blue-winged Laughingthrush
Striped Laughingthrush
Assam Laughingthrush
Beautiful Sibia
Gray Sibia
Streak-throated Barwing
Blue-winged Minla
Chestnut-tailed Minla
Rusty-fronted Barwing
Silver-eared Mesia
Red-tailed Minla
Rufous-backed Sibia
Red-faced Liocichla
Slender-billed Babbler
Striated Babbler
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
White-crested Laughingthrush
Moustached Laughingthrush
Rufous-vented Laughingthrush
Yellow-throated Laughingthrush
Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
White-browed Laughingthrush
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
Gray-sided Laughingthrush

Nuthatches

Beautiful Nuthatch
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
White-tailed Nuthatch
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch

Spotted Elachura

Spotted Elachura

Dippers

Brown Dipper

Starlings

Common Hill Myna
European Starling
Indian Pied Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Red-billed Starling
White-cheeked Starling
Common Myna
Jungle Myna
Collared Myna
Great Myna
Spot-winged Starling

Thrushes and Allies

Long-tailed Thrush
Long-billed Thrush
Scaly Thrush
Purple Cochoa
Orange-headed Thrush
Gray-winged Blackbird
Black-breasted Thrush
Eyebrowed Thrush
Gray-sided Thrush
Chestnut Thrush
Black-throated Thrush
Red-throated Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Dark-sided Flycatcher
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
Large Niltava
Small Niltava
Rufous-bellied Niltava
Verditer Flycatcher
White-gorgeted Flycatcher
Pale-chinned Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Lesser Shortwing
Himalayan Shortwing
Indian Blue Robin
Bluethroat
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Little Forktail
Spotted Forktail
Black-backed Forktail
Slaty-backed Forktail
Siberian Rubythroat
Chinese Rubythroat
White-tailed Robin
Himalayan Bluetail
Golden Bush-Robin
Slaty-backed Flycatcher
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Taiga Flycatcher
Blue-fronted Redstart
Plumbeous Redstart
White-capped Redstart
Hodgson's Redstart
Black Redstart
Daurian Redstart
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
Siberian Stonechat
White-tailed Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Jerdon's Bushchat
Gray Bushchat

Flowerpeckers

Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
Plain Flowerpecker
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Fire-tailed Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Green-tailed Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird
Little Spiderhunter
Streaked Spiderhunter

Fairy-bluebirds

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Leafbirds

Blue-winged Leafbird
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Orange-bellied Leafbird

Weavers and Allies

Baya Weaver
Black-breasted Weaver

Waxbills and Allies

Scaly-breasted Munia
White-rumped Munia
Chestnut Munia

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Russet Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

Forest Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
White Wagtail
Richard's Pipit
Paddyfield Pipit
Blyth's Pipit
Rosy Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Spot-winged Grosbeak
Common Rosefinch
Scarlet Finch
Crimson-browed Finch
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch

Old World Buntings

Crested Bunting
Chestnut-eared Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Little Bunting
Black-faced Bunting
Chestnut Bunting

Most common birds in Manipur

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

Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurus
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badia
Blyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloides
Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentauris

Largest bird families in Manipur

Among its regular birds.

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl19
Pigeons and Doves9
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites9
Laughingthrushes and Allies9
Starlings8
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns8
Sandpipers and Allies8
Wagtails and Pipits7

Reported in the last 30 days

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

Taiga Flycatcher, Mountain Imperial-Pigeon, Gray Sibia, Blyth's Leaf Warbler, Flavescent Bulbul, Green-tailed Sunbird, Silver-eared Mesia, Verditer Flycatcher, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Mrs. Gould's Sunbird, White-throated Fantail, White-browed Shrike-Babbler, Gray Bushchat, Blue-throated Barbet, Black-throated Tit, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, Oriental Turtle-Dove, Olive-backed Pipit, Crested Goshawk, Scaly-breasted Munia, Long-tailed Minivet, Gray-hooded Warbler, Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher, Siberian Stonechat, Brown Shrike, Red-vented Bulbul, Oriental Honey-buzzard, White Wagtail, Plain Flowerpecker, Bronzed Drongo, Common Tailorbird, Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Black Eagle, Scarlet Minivet, Green-backed Tit, Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Black-crested Bulbul, Gray-headed Woodpecker, Great Barbet, Yellow-vented Flowerpecker, …