Punjab bird checklist

457 bird species in 83 families have been recorded in Punjab, according to eBird; about 248 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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Punjab bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Graylag Goose
Taiga Bean-Goose
Barnacle Goose
Whooper Swan
Knob-billed Duck
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
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
Long-tailed Duck
Smew
Common Merganser
White-headed Duck

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Kalij Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Red Junglefowl
Gray Francolin
Black Francolin
Common Quail
Rain Quail
Jungle Bush-Quail

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Yellow-eyed Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Laughing Dove
Asian Emerald Dove
Diamond Dove
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon

Sandgrouse

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Bustards

Little Bustard

Cuckoos

Greater Coucal
Sirkeer Malkoha
Pied Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Sykes's Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar

Swifts

Alpine Swift
Blyth's Swift
Little Swift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Water 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
Common Crane

Thick-knees

Great Thick-knee
Indian Thick-knee

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet

Oystercatchers

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Plovers and Lapwings

Little Ringed Plover
Northern Lapwing
River Lapwing
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
White-tailed Lapwing
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
Black-tailed Godwit
Jack Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Sanderling
Little Stint
Pectoral Sandpiper

Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail

Pratincoles and Coursers

Small Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Little Gull
Slender-billed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Brown-headed Gull
Pallas's Gull
Common Gull
Caspian Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Indian Skimmer
Little Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern
River Tern
Common Tern
Black-bellied Tern

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo

Grebes

Little Grebe
Horned Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe

Storks

Asian Openbill
Black Stork
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Black-necked Stork
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
Little Heron
Indian Pond-Heron
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron

Pelicans

Great White Pelican

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black-winged Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Red-headed Vulture
Cinereous Vulture
Himalayan Griffon
White-rumped Vulture
Eurasian Griffon
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Black Eagle
Indian Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Besra
Shikra
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Western Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
White-tailed Eagle
Pallas's Fish-Eagle
White-eyed Buzzard
Common Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard

Barn-Owls

Eastern Barn Owl

Owls

Indian Scops-Owl
Pallid Scops-Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Rock Eagle-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Mottled Wood-Owl
Short-eared Owl

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Hornbills

Indian Gray Hornbill
Oriental Pied-Hornbill

Bee-eaters

Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Asian Green Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Crested Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher

Rollers

European Roller
Indian Roller

Asian Barbets

Coppersmith Barbet
Great Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck
Speckled Piculet
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Brown-fronted Woodpecker
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Sind Woodpecker
Black-rumped Flameback
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

Eurasian Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Merlin
Eurasian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Slaty-headed Parakeet
Plum-headed Parakeet

Pittas

Indian Pitta

Cuckooshrikes

White-bellied Minivet
Small Minivet
Long-tailed Minivet
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Old World Orioles

Indian Golden Oriole
Black-hooded Oriole

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Common Woodshrike

Ioras

Common Iora

Fantails

White-throated Fantail
White-browed Fantail

Drongos

Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Hair-crested Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Isabelline Shrike
Brown Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Gray-backed Shrike
Great Gray Shrike
Lesser Gray Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Red-billed Blue-Magpie
Rufous Treepie
Gray Treepie
House Crow
Large-billed Crow
Common Raven

Fairy Flycatchers

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

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Fire-capped Tit
Asian Tit

Penduline-Tits

White-crowned Penduline-Tit

Larks

Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Indian Bushlark
Bengal Bushlark
Singing Bushlark
Eurasian Skylark
Oriental Skylark
Crested Lark
Greater Short-toed Lark
Hume's Lark
Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Bimaculated Lark
Sand Lark

Cisticolas and Allies

Common Tailorbird
Himalayan Prinia
Rufous-fronted Prinia
Gray-breasted Prinia
Delicate Prinia
Jungle Prinia
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Ashy Prinia
Plain Prinia
Zitting Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

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
Dusky Crag-Martin
Barn Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Western House-Martin
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Streak-throated Swallow

Bulbuls

Black Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
White-eared Bulbul
Himalayan Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Hume's Warbler
Brooks's Leaf Warbler
Lemon-rumped Warbler
Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Mountain Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
Whistler's Warbler
Green Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Western Crowned Warbler
Gray-hooded Warbler

Bush Warblers and Allies

Cetti's Warbler
Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler

Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Lesser Whitethroat
Eastern Orphean Warbler
Asian Desert Warbler
Greater Whitethroat

Parrotbills

Yellow-eyed Babbler
Jerdon's Babbler

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Indian White-eye

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Tawny-bellied Babbler
Black-chinned Babbler
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler

Ground Babblers and Allies

Puff-throated Babbler
Rufous-vented Grass Babbler

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Large Gray Babbler
Jungle Babbler
Common Babbler
Striated Babbler

Wallcreeper

Wallcreeper

Nuthatches

Indian Nuthatch

Treecreepers

Bar-tailed Treecreeper

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
Song Thrush
Gray-winged Blackbird
Tickell's Thrush
Black-throated Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Dark-sided Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Indian Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Small Niltava
Rufous-bellied Niltava
Verditer Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Indian Blue Robin
Bluethroat
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Siberian Rubythroat
Himalayan Rubythroat
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Taiga Flycatcher
Kashmir Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Plumbeous Redstart
Rufous-backed Redstart
White-capped Redstart
Blue-capped Redstart
Black Redstart
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
Siberian Stonechat
White-tailed Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Gray Bushchat
Isabelline Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Brown Rock Chat
Variable Wheatear

Flowerpeckers

Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Purple Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird

Weavers and Allies

Streaked Weaver
Baya Weaver
Black-breasted Weaver

Waxbills and Allies

Indian Silverbill
Scaly-breasted Munia
White-rumped Munia
Tricolored Munia
Red Avadavat

Accentors

Rufous-breasted Accentor
Black-throated Accentor

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
Sind Sparrow
Russet Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

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
Siberian Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Common Rosefinch
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch

Old World Buntings

Crested Bunting
Black-headed Bunting
Red-headed Bunting
Chestnut-eared Bunting
Rock Bunting
White-capped Bunting
Pine Bunting
Gray-necked Bunting
Striolated Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting

Most common birds in Punjab

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

Rock PigeonColumba livia
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
House CrowCorvus splendens
Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto

Largest bird families in Punjab

Among its regular birds.

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl19
Sandpipers and Allies16
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites15
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers13
Wagtails and Pipits9
Larks9
Old World Flycatchers9
Pigeons and Doves8

Reported in the last 30 days

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

Gray Francolin, White-browed Wagtail, Indian Gray Hornbill, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Hume's Warbler, White-throated Kingfisher, Red-wattled Lapwing, Red-naped Ibis, Common Chiffchaff, Rufous Treepie, Red-vented Bulbul, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Myna, Rock Pigeon, Black Kite, Jungle Babbler, Greater Coucal, Indian Pond-Heron, Indian Spot-billed Duck, Black-winged Stilt, Laughing Dove, Black Drongo, Lesser Whistling-Duck, Little Grebe, Wire-tailed Swallow, White-eyed Buzzard, Eastern Cattle-Egret, Indian Pied Starling, Common Babbler, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Streak-throated Swallow, Eurasian Moorhen, Common Sandpiper, Common Tailorbird, Spotted Owlet, Shikra, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Eurasian Coot, Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, …