Tripura bird checklist

431 bird species in 79 families have been recorded in Tripura, according to eBird; about 249 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 Tripura right now

The top 20, and how they are ranked

Tripura bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Graylag Goose
Knob-billed Duck
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Mandarin Duck
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
Indian 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

White-cheeked Partridge
Kalij Pheasant
Gray Peacock-Pheasant
Red Junglefowl

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Pale-capped Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Spotted 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
Violet Cuckoo
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Lesser Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Large-tailed Nightjar
Indian Nightjar

Swifts

Brown-backed Needletail
Himalayan Swiftlet
Alpine Swift
Blyth's Swift
Little 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

Cranes

Common Crane

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt

Plovers and Lapwings

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

Painted-Snipes

Greater Painted-Snipe

Jacanas

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Bronze-winged Jacana

Sandpipers and Allies

Eurasian Curlew
Black-tailed Godwit
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Ruff
Temminck's Stint
Little Stint

Buttonquail

Barred Buttonquail

Pratincoles and Coursers

Small Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-headed Gull
Brown-headed Gull
Pallas's Gull
Indian Skimmer
Whiskered Tern
Common Tern

Grebes

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe

Storks

Asian Openbill
Black Stork
Lesser Adjutant

Anhingas

Oriental Darter

Cormorants and Shags

Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

Glossy Ibis
Black-headed Ibis

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Yellow Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Malayan 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
Black Baza
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Himalayan Griffon
White-rumped Vulture
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Indian Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Crested Goshawk
Besra
Shikra
Eastern Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pied Harrier
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Common Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard
Himalayan Buzzard

Barn-Owls

Eastern Barn Owl
Oriental Bay-Owl

Owls

Mountain Scops-Owl
Collared Scops-Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Collared Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Brown Wood-Owl
Short-eared Owl
Brown Boobook

Trogons

Red-headed Trogon

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Hornbills

Oriental Pied-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
Stork-billed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher

Rollers

Indochinese Roller
Dollarbird

Asian Barbets

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

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck
Speckled Piculet
White-browed Piculet
Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Greater Flameback
Rufous Woodpecker
Black-rumped Flameback
Lesser Yellownape
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Greater Yellownape
Great Slaty Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

Eurasian Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Amur Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
Oriental Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

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

Asian and Grauer's Broadbills

Gray-lored Broadbill

Pittas

Blue-naped Pitta
Indian Pitta
Western Hooded Pitta

Cuckooshrikes

Small Minivet
Long-tailed Minivet
Scarlet Minivet
Ashy Minivet
Brown-rumped Minivet
Rosy Minivet
Oriental Cuckooshrike
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

White-bellied Erpornis

Old World Orioles

Indian Golden Oriole
Black-naped Oriole
Black-hooded Oriole
Maroon Oriole

Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies

Ashy Woodswallow

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Large Woodshrike
Common Woodshrike
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
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

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

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Common Green-Magpie
Rufous Treepie
Gray Treepie
House Crow
Large-billed Crow

Fairy Flycatchers

Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Sultan Tit
Asian Tit

Larks

Bengal Bushlark
Oriental Skylark
Hume's Lark

Cisticolas and Allies

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

Reed Warblers and Allies

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

Grassbirds and Allies

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Spotted Bush Warbler
Bristled Grassbird
Striated Grassbird

Swallows

Gray-throated Martin
Bank Swallow
Pale Martin
Barn Swallow
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Bulbuls

White-throated Bulbul
Cachar Bulbul
Ashy Bulbul
Black Bulbul
Black-headed Bulbul
Black-crested Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Yellow-browed Warbler
Hume's Warbler
Lemon-rumped Warbler
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Common Chiffchaff
Green-crowned Warbler
Whistler's Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Yellow-vented Warbler
Blyth's Leaf Warbler

Bush Warblers and Allies

Gray-bellied Tesia
Yellow-bellied Warbler

Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Lesser Whitethroat

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Indian White-eye

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Chestnut-capped Babbler
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Rufous-fronted Babbler
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Large Scimitar-Babbler
Gray-throated Babbler

Ground Babblers and Allies

White-hooded Babbler
Puff-throated Babbler
Abbott's Babbler

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Striated Babbler
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
White-crested Laughingthrush
Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

Nuthatches

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Starlings

Asian Glossy Starling
Golden-crested Myna
Common Hill Myna
European Starling
Rosy Starling
Indian Pied Starling
Brahminy Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Common Myna
Jungle Myna

Thrushes and Allies

Long-billed Thrush
Scaly Thrush
Green Cochoa
Orange-headed Thrush
Tickell's Thrush
Black-breasted Thrush
Eyebrowed Thrush
Chestnut Thrush
Black-throated Thrush
Red-throated Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Dark-sided Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
Large Niltava
Small Niltava
Rufous-bellied Niltava
Verditer Flycatcher
Pale-chinned Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Lesser Shortwing
Siberian Blue Robin
Bluethroat
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Black-backed Forktail
Siberian Rubythroat
Chinese Rubythroat
Pygmy Flycatcher
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Little Pied Flycatcher
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Taiga Flycatcher
Plumbeous Redstart
White-capped Redstart
Black Redstart
Daurian Redstart
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
Siberian Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Gray Bushchat

Flowerpeckers

Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Plain Flowerpecker
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Mrs. Gould's 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

Waxbills and Allies

Indian Silverbill
Scaly-breasted Munia
White-rumped Munia
Tricolored Munia
Chestnut Munia

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Eurasian Tree 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
Blyth's Pipit
Rosy Pipit
Tree Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Common Rosefinch

Old World Buntings

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

Most common birds in Tripura

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

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterus

Largest bird families in Tripura

Among its regular birds.

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl20
Sandpipers and Allies14
Pigeons and Doves11
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns11
Wagtails and Pipits11
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites11
Starlings9
Woodpeckers8

Reported in the last 30 days

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

Black-crowned Night Heron, Red-wattled Lapwing, Large-tailed Nightjar, Large-billed Crow, White-throated Kingfisher, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Black Drongo, House Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon, House Swift, Purple Sunbird, Lineated Barbet, Asian Koel, Common Myna, Spotted Dove, Blossom-headed Parakeet, Gray-headed Lapwing, Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Common Hoopoe, White Wagtail, Blue-naped Pitta, Eastern Cattle-Egret, Common Snipe, Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Little Grebe, Asian Emerald Dove, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Black Kite, Rock Pigeon, Jungle Myna, Common Tailorbird, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Indian Pond-Heron, Asian Tit, Black-rumped Flameback, Brown Shrike, Red-vented Bulbul, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Citrine Wagtail, …