Uttarakhand bird checklist

714 bird species in 92 families have been recorded in Uttarakhand, according to eBird; about 504 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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Uttarakhand bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Graylag Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Tundra Bean-Goose
Knob-billed Duck
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Mandarin Duck
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
Long-tailed Duck
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Hill Partridge
Rufous-throated Partridge
Snow Partridge
Western Tragopan
Satyr Tragopan
Himalayan Monal
Koklass Pheasant
Tibetan Partridge
Cheer Pheasant
Kalij Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Red Junglefowl
Gray Francolin
Swamp Francolin
Black Francolin
Himalayan Snowcock
Common Quail
Chukar
Jungle Bush-Quail
Himalayan Quail

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Hill Pigeon
Snow Pigeon
Common Wood-Pigeon
Speckled Wood-Pigeon
Ashy Wood-Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Laughing Dove
Asian Emerald Dove
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon

Cuckoos

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

Nightjars and Allies

Gray Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar

Swifts

White-rumped Spinetail
White-throated Needletail
Silver-backed Needletail
Himalayan Swiftlet
Alpine Swift
Common Swift
Blyth's Swift
Little Swift

Treeswifts

Crested Treeswift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

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

Cranes

Sarus Crane
Demoiselle Crane
Common Crane
Black-necked Crane

Thick-knees

Great Thick-knee
Indian Thick-knee

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet

Ibisbill

Ibisbill

Plovers and Lapwings

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

Painted-Snipes

Greater Painted-Snipe

Jacanas

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Bronze-winged Jacana

Sandpipers and Allies

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

Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail
Small Buttonquail

Pratincoles and Coursers

Indian Courser
Small Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

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
Black-bellied Tern

Grebes

Little Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe

Storks

Asian Openbill
Black Stork
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
White Stork
Black-necked Stork
Lesser Adjutant
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
Little Bittern
Yellow Bittern
Black-crowned 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

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

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

Barn-Owls

Eastern Barn Owl

Owls

Mountain Scops-Owl
Indian Scops-Owl
Collared Scops-Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Rock Eagle-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Tawny Fish-Owl
Dusky Eagle-Owl
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Jungle Owlet
Collared Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Mottled Wood-Owl
Brown Wood-Owl
Himalayan Owl
Short-eared Owl
Brown Boobook

Trogons

Red-headed Trogon

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Hornbills

Great Hornbill
Indian Gray Hornbill
Oriental Pied-Hornbill

Bee-eaters

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

Kingfishers

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

Rollers

European Roller
Indian Roller
Dollarbird

Asian Barbets

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

Honeyguides

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck
Speckled Piculet
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Brown-fronted Woodpecker
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Himalayan Woodpecker
Greater Flameback
White-naped Woodpecker
Rufous Woodpecker
Himalayan Flameback
Black-rumped Flameback
Lesser Yellownape
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Greater Yellownape
Great Slaty Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

Collared Falconet
Lesser Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Amur Falcon
Merlin
Eurasian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Slaty-headed Parakeet
Plum-headed Parakeet
Red-breasted Parakeet
Budgerigar

Asian and Grauer's Broadbills

Long-tailed Broadbill

Pittas

Indian Pitta
Western Hooded Pitta

Cuckooshrikes

Small Minivet
Short-billed Minivet
Long-tailed Minivet
Scarlet Minivet
Rosy Minivet
Indian Cuckooshrike
Oriental Cuckooshrike
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

White-browed Shrike-Babbler
Green Shrike-Babbler
White-bellied Erpornis

Old World Orioles

Indian Golden 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
White-browed Fantail

Drongos

Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
White-bellied Drongo
Crow-billed Drongo
Bronzed Drongo
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Hair-crested Drongo
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

Black-naped Monarch
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

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

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Eurasian Jay
Black-headed Jay
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie
Red-billed Blue-Magpie
Common Green-Magpie
Rufous Treepie
Gray Treepie
Southern Nutcracker
Red-billed Chough
Yellow-billed Chough
House Crow
Large-billed Crow
Common Raven

Fairy Flycatchers

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

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Fire-capped Tit
Yellow-browed Tit
Coal Tit
Rufous-naped Tit
Rufous-vented Tit
Gray-crested Tit
Green-backed Tit
Asian Tit
Himalayan Black-lored Tit

Penduline-Tits

White-crowned Penduline-Tit

Larks

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

Cisticolas and Allies

Common Tailorbird
Himalayan Prinia
Gray-crowned Prinia
Gray-breasted Prinia
Jungle Prinia
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Ashy Prinia
Plain Prinia
Zitting Cisticola
Golden-headed Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Thick-billed Warbler
Booted Warbler
Sykes's Warbler
Moustached Warbler
Paddyfield Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Large-billed Reed Warbler
Clamorous Reed Warbler

Grassbirds and Allies

West Himalayan Bush Warbler
Bristled Grassbird
Striated Grassbird

Cupwings

Scaly-breasted Cupwing
Immaculate Cupwing
Pygmy Cupwing

Swallows

Gray-throated Martin
Bank Swallow
Pale Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin
Dusky Crag-Martin
Barn Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Western House-Martin
Asian House-Martin
Nepal House-Martin
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Streak-throated Swallow

Bulbuls

Ashy Bulbul
Mountain Bulbul
Black Bulbul
Black-crested Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Himalayan Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Ashy-throated Warbler
Buff-barred Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Hume's Warbler
Brooks's Leaf Warbler
Lemon-rumped Warbler
Tytler's Leaf Warbler
Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Smoky Warbler
Mountain Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
White-spectacled Warbler
Green-crowned Warbler
Whistler's Warbler
Green Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Western Crowned Warbler
Blyth's Leaf Warbler
Gray-hooded Warbler

Bush Warblers and Allies

Pale-footed Bush Warbler
Gray-bellied Tesia
Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
Gray-sided Bush Warbler
Chestnut-headed Tesia
Cetti's Warbler
Black-faced Warbler
Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
Hume's Bush Warbler
Aberrant Bush Warbler

Long-tailed Tits

Black-throated Tit
White-throated Tit

Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Lesser Whitethroat
Eastern Orphean Warbler
Asian Desert Warbler

Parrotbills

Yellow-eyed Babbler
White-browed Fulvetta
Great Parrotbill
Brown Parrotbill
Black-throated Parrotbill

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

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

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Chestnut-capped Babbler
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Black-chinned Babbler
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler

Ground Babblers and Allies

Indian Grassbird
Puff-throated Babbler

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Nepal Fulvetta
Striated Laughingthrush
Himalayan Cutia
Streaked Laughingthrush
Variegated Laughingthrush
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Rufous Sibia
Blue-winged Minla
Chestnut-tailed Minla
Red-billed Leiothrix
Silver-eared Mesia
Large Gray Babbler
Jungle Babbler
Common Babbler
Striated Babbler
White-crested Laughingthrush
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
Spotted Laughingthrush
White-throated Laughingthrush

Kinglets

Goldcrest

Wallcreeper

Wallcreeper

Nuthatches

White-cheeked Nuthatch
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
White-tailed Nuthatch
Indian Nuthatch
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Treecreepers

Hodgson's Treecreeper
Bar-tailed Treecreeper
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
Sikkim Treecreeper

Wrens

Eurasian Wren

Dippers

White-throated Dipper
Brown Dipper

Starlings

European Starling
Rosy Starling
Indian Pied Starling
Brahminy Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Common Myna
Bank Myna
Jungle Myna
Spot-winged Starling

Thrushes and Allies

Grandala
Long-tailed Thrush
Alpine Thrush
Dark-sided Thrush
Long-billed Thrush
Scaly Thrush
Pied Thrush
Orange-headed Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Gray-winged Blackbird
Tickell's Thrush
Tibetan Blackbird
Eyebrowed Thrush
White-collared Blackbird
Chestnut Thrush
Black-throated Thrush
Red-throated Thrush
Dusky Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Dark-sided Flycatcher
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Indian Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
Large Niltava
Small Niltava
Rufous-bellied Niltava
Verditer Flycatcher
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Himalayan Shortwing
Indian Blue Robin
Siberian Blue Robin
White-bellied Redstart
Bluethroat
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Little Forktail
Spotted Forktail
Slaty-backed Forktail
Siberian Rubythroat
Himalayan Rubythroat
Chinese Rubythroat
White-tailed Robin
Himalayan Bluetail
Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
White-browed Bush-Robin
Golden Bush-Robin
Slaty-backed Flycatcher
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Taiga Flycatcher
Kashmir Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Blue-fronted Redstart
Plumbeous Redstart
Rufous-backed Redstart
White-capped Redstart
Blue-capped Redstart
Hodgson's Redstart
White-winged Redstart
Black Redstart
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
White-throated Bushchat
Siberian Stonechat
White-tailed Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Gray Bushchat
Northern Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
Brown Rock Chat
Variable Wheatear
Persian Wheatear

Flowerpeckers

Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Purple Sunbird
Fire-tailed Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Green-tailed Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird

Leafbirds

Golden-fronted Leafbird
Orange-bellied Leafbird

Weavers and Allies

Streaked Weaver
Baya Weaver
Finn's Weaver
Black-breasted Weaver

Waxbills and Allies

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

Accentors

Alpine Accentor
Altai Accentor
Robin Accentor
Rufous-breasted Accentor
Brown Accentor
Black-throated Accentor

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
Russet Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Black-winged Snowfinch

Wagtails and Pipits

Forest Wagtail
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
Upland Pipit
Rosy Pipit
Tree Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Water Pipit
Siberian Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Common Chaffinch
Brambling
Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
Collared Grosbeak
Spot-winged Grosbeak
White-winged Grosbeak
Hawfinch
Common Rosefinch
Scarlet Finch
Blyth's Rosefinch
Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch
Pink-browed Rosefinch
Spot-winged Rosefinch
Vinaceous Rosefinch
Great Rosefinch
Red-fronted Rosefinch
Crimson-browed Finch
Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
Brown Bullfinch
Red-headed Bullfinch
Blanford's Rosefinch
Spectacled Finch
Dark-breasted Rosefinch
Plain Mountain Finch
Black-headed Mountain Finch
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
Twite
Red Crossbill
Gray-crowned Goldfinch
Fire-fronted Serin

Old World Buntings

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

Most common birds in Uttarakhand

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

Rock PigeonColumba livia
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Black KiteMilvus migrans
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
House CrowCorvus splendens
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus

Largest bird families in Uttarakhand

Among its regular birds.

Old World Flycatchers37
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites29
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl19
Woodpeckers18
Sandpipers and Allies16
Laughingthrushes and Allies15
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies15
Pigeons and Doves14

Reported in the last 30 days

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

Spotted Owlet, Asian Barred Owlet, Oriental Pied-Hornbill, Greater Coucal, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Indian Pond-Heron, Asian Green Bee-eater, Rufous Treepie, Asian Koel, Rock Pigeon, Common Myna, Gray Wagtail, Black Kite, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Red-vented Bulbul, White Wagtail, White-throated Kingfisher, Spotted Dove, Black Drongo, Indian White-eye, Eastern Cattle-Egret, Common Tailorbird, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Large-billed Crow, Brown Rock Chat, Brahminy Starling, Gray Treepie, Black-chinned Babbler, Scaly-breasted Munia, Alexandrine Parakeet, White-throated Fantail, Hair-crested Drongo, Ashy Drongo, Coppersmith Barbet, Indian Gray Hornbill, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Little Swift, Oriental Turtle-Dove, Great Barbet, White-browed Wagtail, …