Nagaland bird checklist

472 bird species in 80 families have been recorded in Nagaland, according to eBird; about 214 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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Nagaland bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Ruddy Shelduck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Ferruginous Duck

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Hill Partridge
Rufous-throated Partridge
Blyth's Tragopan
Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
Kalij Pheasant
Gray Peacock-Pheasant
Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
Red Junglefowl
Chinese Francolin
Blue-breasted Quail

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Speckled Wood-Pigeon
Ashy Wood-Pigeon
Pale-capped Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Barred Cuckoo-Dove
Asian Emerald Dove
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
Asian Koel
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Violet Cuckoo
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Hodgson's 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

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Eurasian Moorhen
White-breasted Waterhen
Black-tailed Crake

Plovers and Lapwings

Little Ringed Plover
Gray-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing

Sandpipers and Allies

Eurasian Woodcock
Wood Snipe
Common Snipe
Common Sandpiper

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-headed Gull
Brown-headed Gull

Grebes

Little Grebe
Eared Grebe

Storks

Asian Openbill

Anhingas

Oriental Darter

Cormorants and Shags

Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Cinnamon Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Malayan Night Heron
Little Egret
Indian Pond-Heron
Chinese Pond-Heron
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black-winged Kite
Jerdon's Baza
Black Baza
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Himalayan Griffon
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Black Eagle
Booted Eagle
Crested Goshawk
Besra
Shikra
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Goshawk
Hen Harrier
Black Kite
Long-legged Buzzard
Himalayan Buzzard

Barn-Owls

Australasian Grass-Owl
Eastern Barn Owl
Oriental Bay-Owl

Owls

Mountain Scops-Owl
Collared Scops-Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Collared Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Brown Wood-Owl
Brown Boobook

Trogons

Red-headed Trogon
Ward's Trogon

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Hornbills

Oriental Pied-Hornbill
Wreathed Hornbill

Bee-eaters

Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Asian Green Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Blyth's Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Black-capped 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

Honeyguides

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide

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

Pied Falconet
Eurasian Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Oriental Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Gray-headed Parakeet
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Red-breasted Parakeet
Vernal Hanging-Parrot

Asian and Grauer's Broadbills

Long-tailed Broadbill
Gray-lored Broadbill

Pittas

Blue-naped Pitta
Western Hooded Pitta

Cuckooshrikes

Gray-chinned Minivet
Short-billed Minivet
Long-tailed Minivet
Scarlet 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

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Ioras

Common Iora

Fantails

White-throated Fantail

Drongos

Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Crow-billed 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
House Crow
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

Cisticolas and Allies

Common 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

Grassbirds and Allies

Brown Bush Warbler
Baikal Bush Warbler
Russet Bush Warbler
Striated Grassbird

Cupwings

Scaly-breasted Cupwing
Pygmy Cupwing

Swallows

Barn Swallow
Asian House-Martin
Nepal House-Martin
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Bulbuls

White-throated Bulbul
Striated Bulbul
Ashy Bulbul
Mountain Bulbul
Black Bulbul
Black-headed 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
Sichuan Leaf Warbler
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Smoky Warbler
Buff-throated Warbler
Eastern Crowned Warbler
White-spectacled Warbler
Gray-cheeked Warbler
Green-crowned Warbler
Gray-crowned Warbler
Whistler's Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Two-barred Warbler
Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Yellow-vented Warbler
Blyth's Leaf Warbler
Gray-hooded Warbler

Bush Warblers and Allies

Pale-footed Bush Warbler
Gray-bellied Tesia
Slaty-bellied Tesia
Chestnut-headed Tesia
Yellow-bellied 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
White-browed Fulvetta
Manipur Fulvetta
Spot-breasted Parrotbill
Gray-headed Parrotbill
Rufous-headed Parrotbill
Black-throated 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
Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
Gray-throated Babbler
Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler

Ground Babblers and Allies

Yellow-throated Fulvetta
Rufous-winged Fulvetta
Rusty-capped Fulvetta
Puff-throated Babbler
Spot-throated Babbler
Abbott's Babbler
Long-billed Wren-Babbler

Laughingthrushes and Allies

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

Wallcreeper

Wallcreeper

Nuthatches

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

Treecreepers

Hodgson's Treecreeper

Wrens

Eurasian Wren

Spotted Elachura

Spotted Elachura

Dippers

Brown Dipper

Starlings

Common Hill Myna
Indian Pied Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Common Myna
Jungle Myna
Great Myna
Spot-winged Starling

Thrushes and Allies

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

Old World Flycatchers

Dark-sided Flycatcher
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
White-tailed Flycatcher
Large Niltava
Small Niltava
Rufous-bellied Niltava
Chinese Vivid Niltava
Verditer Flycatcher
White-gorgeted Flycatcher
Pale-chinned Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Lesser Shortwing
Himalayan Shortwing
Indian Blue Robin
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Little Forktail
Spotted Forktail
Black-backed Forktail
Slaty-backed Forktail
Siberian Rubythroat
Chinese Rubythroat
White-tailed Robin
Blue-fronted Robin
Himalayan Bluetail
Golden Bush-Robin
Slaty-backed Flycatcher
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Pygmy Flycatcher
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Sapphire Flycatcher
Little Pied 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
Pied 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 Sunbird
Fire-tailed Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Green-tailed Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird
Little Spiderhunter
Streaked Spiderhunter

Leafbirds

Golden-fronted Leafbird
Orange-bellied Leafbird

Weavers and Allies

Baya Weaver

Waxbills and Allies

Scaly-breasted Munia
White-rumped Munia
Chestnut Munia

Accentors

Alpine Accentor

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Russet Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

Gray Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
White Wagtail
Paddyfield Pipit
Blyth's Pipit
Rosy Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Spot-winged Grosbeak
Common Rosefinch
Scarlet Finch
Crimson-browed Finch
Brown Bullfinch
Gold-naped Finch
Dark-breasted Rosefinch
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
Tibetan Serin

Old World Buntings

Crested Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Little Bunting
Chestnut Bunting

Most common birds in Nagaland

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

White WagtailMotacilla alba
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticus
Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurus
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense

Largest bird families in Nagaland

Among its regular birds.

Old World Flycatchers17
Laughingthrushes and Allies14
Pigeons and Doves12
Leaf Warblers10
Bulbuls9
Wagtails and Pipits7
Starlings7
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl7

Reported in the last 30 days

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

Bay Woodpecker, Blue-throated Barbet, Silver-eared Mesia, White-browed Shrike-Babbler, Rufescent Prinia, White Wagtail, Rufous-crowned Prinia, Great Barbet, Scaly-breasted Munia, Olive-backed Pipit, Red-vented Bulbul, Long-tailed Shrike, Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Gray Wagtail, Rusty-capped Fulvetta, White-throated Fantail, Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Large Niltava, Asian Barred Owlet, Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Golden-throated Barbet, Gray Bushchat, Oriental Turtle-Dove, Siberian Stonechat, Brown Shrike, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Tailorbird, Yellow-browed Warbler, Rusty-fronted Barwing, Golden Babbler, Ashy Drongo, Rufous-capped Babbler, Green-tailed Sunbird, Gray Sibia, Red-tailed Minla, Red-faced Liocichla, Plain Flowerpecker, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Mountain Bamboo-Partridge, Assam Laughingthrush, …