West Bengal bird checklist
903 bird species in 107 families have been recorded in West Bengal, according to eBird; about 605 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 · How these lists are made
The most common birds in West Bengal right now
1Rock Pigeon
2Common Myna
3Little Egret
4House Crow
5House Sparrow
6Barn Swallow
7Red-vented Bulbul
8Black Kite
9Black-crowned Night Heron
10Rose-ringed Parakeet
West Bengal bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Mute Swan
- Knob-billed Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Wood 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
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- White-headed Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hill Partridge
- Chestnut-breasted Partridge
- Rufous-throated Partridge
- Blood Pheasant
- Satyr Tragopan
- Himalayan Monal
- Kalij Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Painted Spurfowl
- Gray Peacock-Pheasant
- Red Junglefowl
- Gray Francolin
- Swamp Francolin
- Black Francolin
- Blue-breasted Quail
- Common Quail
- Rain Quail
- Jungle Bush-Quail
- Manipur Bush-Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Wood-Pigeon
- Ashy Wood-Pigeon
- Pale-capped Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Laughing 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
Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Sirkeer Malkoha
- Green-billed Malkoha
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo
- Violet Cuckoo
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Gray-bellied Cuckoo
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Himalayan Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Jungle Nightjar
- Gray Nightjar
- Sykes's Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Jerdon's Nightjar
- Indian Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Hodgson's Frogmouth
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Silver-backed Needletail
- Himalayan Swiftlet
- Alpine Swift
- Blyth's Swift
- Little Swift
- House Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Treeswifts
- Crested Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Brown-cheeked Rail
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Brown Crake
- Baillon's Crake
- Black-tailed 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
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-billed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- River Lapwing
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- Oriental Plover
- 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
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Solitary Snipe
- Wood Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Nordmann's Greenshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Indian Courser
- Small Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Mongolian Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Indian Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Lesser Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- River Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-bellied Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Jouanin's Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
Storks
- Asian Openbill
- Black Stork
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
- Black-necked Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
- Greater Adjutant
- Painted Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
- Christmas Island Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
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
- Malayan 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
- Goliath Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Spot-billed Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- Jerdon's Baza
- Black Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Red-headed Vulture
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- White-rumped Vulture
- Indian 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
- Crested Goshawk
- Besra
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
- White-eyed Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Himalayan Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Australasian Grass-Owl
- Eastern Barn Owl
- Oriental Bay-Owl
Owls
- Mountain Scops-Owl
- Indian Scops-Owl
- Collared Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Rock Eagle-Owl
- Buffy Fish-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
- Asian Barred Owlet
- Jungle Owlet
- Collared Owlet
- Spotted Owlet
- Little Owl
- Mottled Wood-Owl
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Himalayan Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Brown Boobook
Trogons
- Malabar Trogon
- Red-headed Trogon
- Ward's Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Great Hornbill
- Indian Gray Hornbill
- Malabar Pied-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
- Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Brown-winged Kingfisher
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Crested Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Indian Roller
- Indochinese Roller
- Blue-bellied Roller
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Blue-eared Barbet
- Great Barbet
- Lineated Barbet
- Brown-headed Barbet
- Golden-throated Barbet
- Blue-throated Barbet
Honeyguides
- Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Speckled Piculet
- White-browed Piculet
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
- Darjeeling Woodpecker
- Crimson-naped Woodpecker
- Bay Woodpecker
- Greater Flameback
- White-naped Woodpecker
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Pale-headed Woodpecker
- Himalayan Flameback
- Black-rumped Flameback
- Lesser Yellownape
- Streak-throated Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Greater Yellownape
Falcons and Caracaras
- Collared Falconet
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Oriental Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Slaty-headed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Blossom-headed Parakeet
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot
New World and African Parrots
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills
- Long-tailed Broadbill
- Gray-lored Broadbill
Pittas
- Blue-naped Pitta
- Indian Pitta
- Western Hooded Pitta
- Mangrove Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Small Minivet
- Gray-chinned Minivet
- Short-billed Minivet
- Long-tailed Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Brown-rumped Minivet
- Rosy Minivet
- Indian Cuckooshrike
- Oriental Cuckooshrike
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
- White-browed Shrike-Babbler
- Green Shrike-Babbler
- Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
- White-bellied Erpornis
Whistlers and Allies
- Mangrove Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Indian Golden Oriole
- Black-naped Oriole
- Slender-billed 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
- Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Tiger Shrike
- 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
- Collared Treepie
- Black-rumped Magpie
- Southern Nutcracker
- House Crow
- Large-billed Crow
Fairy Flycatchers
- Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Fire-capped Tit
- Yellow-browed Tit
- Sultan Tit
- Coal Tit
- Rufous-vented Tit
- Gray-crested Tit
- Green-backed Tit
- Asian Tit
- Himalayan Black-lored Tit
- Indian Yellow Tit
- Yellow-cheeked Tit
Larks
- Rufous-tailed Lark
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Jerdon's Bushlark
- Indian Bushlark
- Bengal Bushlark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Hume's Lark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
- Sand Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Himalayan Prinia
- Black-throated Prinia
- Rufescent Prinia
- Gray-breasted Prinia
- Delicate 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
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Oriental Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Chinese Bush Warbler
- Baikal Bush Warbler
- West Himalayan Bush Warbler
- Spotted Bush Warbler
- Russet Bush Warbler
- Bristled Grassbird
- Striated Grassbird
Cupwings
- Scaly-breasted 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
- White-throated Bulbul
- Striated Bulbul
- Ashy Bulbul
- Mountain Bulbul
- Black Bulbul
- Black-crested Bulbul
- White-browed Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
- Himalayan Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Ashy-throated Warbler
- Buff-barred Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Lemon-rumped Warbler
- Tytler's Leaf Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Smoky Warbler
- Buff-throated Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- White-spectacled Warbler
- Gray-cheeked Warbler
- Green-crowned Warbler
- Whistler's Warbler
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler
- Yellow-vented Warbler
- Western Crowned Warbler
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler
- Gray-hooded Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Asian Stubtail
- Gray-bellied Tesia
- Slaty-bellied Tesia
- Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
- Gray-sided Bush Warbler
- Chestnut-headed Tesia
- Yellow-bellied Warbler
- Black-faced Warbler
- Mountain Tailorbird
- Broad-billed Warbler
- Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
- Hume's Bush Warbler
- Aberrant Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Black-throated Tit
- Black-browed Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
Parrotbills
- Fire-tailed Myzornis
- Golden-breasted Fulvetta
- Yellow-eyed Babbler
- White-browed Fulvetta
- Great Parrotbill
- Brown Parrotbill
- Gray-headed Parrotbill
- White-breasted Parrotbill
- Fulvous Parrotbill
- Black-throated Parrotbill
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Striated Yuhina
- Black-chinned Yuhina
- Whiskered Yuhina
- White-naped Yuhina
- Stripe-throated Yuhina
- Rufous-vented Yuhina
- Indian White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Chestnut-capped Babbler
- Tawny-bellied Babbler
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
- Golden Babbler
- Rufous-capped Babbler
- Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler
- Black-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
- Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
- Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
- Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler
- Gray-throated Babbler
- Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- White-hooded Babbler
- Yellow-throated Fulvetta
- Rufous-winged Fulvetta
- Puff-throated Babbler
- Abbott's Babbler
- Long-billed Wren-Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
- Nepal Fulvetta
- Striated Laughingthrush
- Himalayan Cutia
- Scaly Laughingthrush
- Blue-winged Laughingthrush
- Streaked Laughingthrush
- Black-faced Laughingthrush
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
- Long-tailed Sibia
- Rufous Sibia
- Gray Sibia
- Hoary-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
- Slender-billed Babbler
- Jungle Babbler
- Common Babbler
- Striated Babbler
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
- White-crested Laughingthrush
- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
- Spotted Laughingthrush
- Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
- White-throated Laughingthrush
- Gray-sided Laughingthrush
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Beautiful Nuthatch
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
- White-tailed Nuthatch
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Spotted Creepers
- Indian Spotted Creeper
Treecreepers
- Hodgson's Treecreeper
- Bar-tailed Treecreeper
- Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
- Sikkim Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Spotted Elachura
- Spotted Elachura
Dippers
- Brown Dipper
Starlings
- Golden-crested Myna
- Common Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Red-billed Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
- Jungle Myna
- Great Myna
- Spot-winged Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Long-tailed Thrush
- Alpine Thrush
- Himalayan Thrush
- Dark-sided Thrush
- Long-billed Thrush
- Scaly Thrush
- Purple Cochoa
- Green Cochoa
- Siberian Thrush
- Pied Thrush
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Gray-winged Blackbird
- Indian Blackbird
- Tickell's Thrush
- Black-breasted Thrush
- Japanese Thrush
- Tibetan Blackbird
- White-backed Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Gray-sided Thrush
- Fieldfare
- White-collared Blackbird
- Chestnut Thrush
- Black-throated Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Ferruginous Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Indian Robin
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- Large Niltava
- Small Niltava
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Verditer Flycatcher
- White-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Pale-chinned Flycatcher
- Pale Blue Flycatcher
- Blue-throated Flycatcher
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
- Rusty-bellied Shortwing
- Lesser Shortwing
- Himalayan Shortwing
- Gould's Shortwing
- Indian Blue Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- White-bellied Redstart
- Bluethroat
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- Little Forktail
- Spotted Forktail
- Black-backed Forktail
- Slaty-backed Forktail
- Firethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Himalayan Rubythroat
- Chinese Rubythroat
- White-tailed Robin
- Blue-fronted Robin
- Himalayan Bluetail
- Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
- White-browed Bush-Robin
- Golden Bush-Robin
- Slaty-backed Flycatcher
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Pygmy Flycatcher
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Sapphire Flycatcher
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Ultramarine Flycatcher
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Blue-fronted Redstart
- Plumbeous Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- Blue-capped Redstart
- Hodgson's Redstart
- White-throated Redstart
- White-winged Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Daurian Redstart
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- White-throated Bushchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- White-tailed Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Brown Rock Chat
- Variable Wheatear
- Persian Wheatear
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
- Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker
- Plain Flowerpecker
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
- Purple-rumped Sunbird
- Purple Sunbird
- Loten's 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
- Jerdon's Leafbird
- Golden-fronted Leafbird
- Orange-bellied Leafbird
Weavers and Allies
- Streaked Weaver
- Baya Weaver
- Finn's Weaver
- Black-breasted Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Indian Silverbill
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- Green Avadavat
- Red Avadavat
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Altai Accentor
- Rufous-breasted Accentor
- Maroon-backed Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Yellow-throated Sparrow
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch
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
- Long-billed Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Upland Pipit
- Rosy Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Collared Grosbeak
- Spot-winged Grosbeak
- White-winged Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- Scarlet Finch
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch
- Pink-rumped Rosefinch
- Dark-rumped Rosefinch
- Pink-browed Rosefinch
- Crimson-browed Finch
- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
- Brown Bullfinch
- Red-headed Bullfinch
- Blanford's Rosefinch
- Gold-naped Finch
- Spectacled Finch
- Dark-breasted Rosefinch
- Plain Mountain Finch
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
- Red Crossbill
- Tibetan Serin
Old World Buntings
- Crested Bunting
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- White-capped Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Striolated Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
Most common birds in West Bengal
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 West Bengal’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
Largest bird families in West Bengal
Among its regular birds.
- Old World Flycatchers41
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites34
- Laughingthrushes and Allies28
- Sandpipers and Allies26
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl20
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers20
- Woodpeckers17
- Pigeons and Doves16
Reported in the last 30 days
514 species reported to eBird in West Bengal in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Spotted Owlet, Black-rumped Flameback, Black-crowned Night Heron, Large-tailed Nightjar, House Crow, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Red-vented Bulbul, Black Drongo, Great Barbet, Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Common Rosefinch, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Gray Wagtail, Oriental Turtle-Dove, Little Cormorant, Gray Francolin, Asian Openbill, Little Egret, Red Avadavat, Black-winged Kite, Spotted Dove, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Common Myna, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Ashy Woodswallow, Asian Koel, Indian Pied Starling, Asian Palm Swift, Asian Green Bee-eater, Common Tailorbird, Jungle Babbler, Little Swift, Rock Pigeon, Greenish Warbler, Blue-throated Barbet, Black-hooded Oriole, White-breasted Waterhen, Eastern Cattle-Egret, Common Kingfisher, White-throated Kingfisher, …
Get to know some of them
Black Drongo
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Little Cormorant
White Wagtail
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Gray Wagtail
Scaly-breasted Munia
Indian Pond-Heron
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Asian Green Bee-eater
Spotted Dove
Glossy Ibis
Asian Openbill
Eurasian Moorhen
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