Avian Fauna

Aviary : The Birding Area	Marsh Harrier in VVNP

The wilderness of Park offers an ideal habitat for a number of avian fauna. Till now about two hundred species of birds have been listed in different parts of Van Vihar. Large number of birds frequent this park, especially during winter the migratory waterfowl alight in great numbers in the adjoining extensive wetland of big lake. Park is also abode of variety of butterflies and insects.

Checklist of Avian Fauna of Van Vihar

Total Count of Bird Species : 192

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status
ALPINE SWIFT	Tachymarptis melba	Local Migratory
ASHY CROWNED SPARROW LARK	Eremopterix risea	Resident
ASHY PRINIA	Prinia socialis	Resident
ASIAN KOEL	Eudynamys scolopacea	Resident
ASIAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER	Terpsiphone paradisi	Resident
ASIAN PIED MYNA	Sturnus contra linnaeus	Resident
BAR HEADED GOOSE	Anser indicus	Migratory
BARN OWL	Tyto alba	Resident
BAY BACKED SHRIKE	Lanius vittatus	Resident
BAYA WEAVER	Ploceus philippinus	Local Migratory
BLACK BELLIED TERN	Sterna acuticauda	Migratory
BLACK DRONGO	Dicrurus macrocercus vieillot	Resident
BLACK HEADED CUCKOO SHRIKE	Coracena melanopetra	Resident
BLACK IBIS	Pseudibis Papillosa	Resident
BLACK REDSTART	Phoenicurus ochruros	Migratory
BLACK SHOULDERED KITE	Elanus caeruleus	Resident
BLACK TAILED GODWIT	Limosa limosa	Migratory
BLACK WINGED STILT	Himantopus himantopus	Resident
BLUE CHEEKED BEEEATER	Merops persicus pallas	Migratory
BLUE ROCK PIGEON	Columba livia Gmelin	Resident
BLUE ROCK THRUSH	Monticola solitarius	Migratory
BLUE TAILED BEEATER	Merops philippinus	Local Migratory
BLUETHROAT	Luscinia svecica	Migratory
BLYTHS REED WARBLER	Acrocephalus dumetorum blyth	Migratory
BOOTED EAGLE	Hieraaetus pennatus	Migratory
BOOTED WARBLER	Hippolais caligata	Migratory
BRAHMINY SHELDUCK	Tadorna ferruginea	Migratory
BRAHMINY STARLING	Sturnus pagodarum	Resident
BRAINFEVER	Hierococcyx varius vahl	Resident
BRISTLED GRASS BIRD	Chaetornis striatus	Local Migratory
BRONZE WINGED JACANA	Metopidious indicus	Resident
BROWN CAPPED PIGMY WOODPECKER	Dendrocopos nanus	Resident
BROWN HEADED GULL	Larus brunnicephalus	Migratory
BROWN ROCK CHAT	Cercomela fusca	Resident
CATTLE EGRET	Bubulcus ibis	Resident
CHESTNUT BITTERN	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus	Local Migratory
CHESTNUT HEADED BEE EATER	Merops leschenaulti	Local Migratory
CHIFFCHAFF	Phylloscopus collybita	Migratory
CITRINE WAGTAIL	Motacilla citreola pallas	Migratory
CLAMOROUS REED WARBLER	Acrocephalus stentoreus	Migratory
COMB DUCK	Sarkidiornis melanotos	Local Migratory
COMMON BABBLER	Turdoides caudatus	Resident
COMMON BUTTONQUAIL	Turnix suscitator	Resident
COMMON COOT	Fulica atra linnaeus	Migratory
COMMON GREENSHANK	Tringa nebularia	Migratory
COMMON GREY QUAIL	Coturnix coturnix	Resident
COMMON INDIAN NIGHTJAR	Caprimulgus asiaticus	Resident
COMMON KESTREL	Falco tinnunculus	Resident
COMMON MOORHEN	Gallinula chloropus	Resident
COMMON MYNA	Acridotheres tristis	Resident
COMMON PEAFOWL	Pavo cristatus	Resident
COMMON POCHARD	Aythya ferina	Migratory
COMMON REDSHANK	Tringa totanus	Migratory
COMMON SANDPIPER	Actitis hypoleucos	Migratory
COMMON SNIPE	Gallinago gallinago	Local Migratory
COMMON STONECHAT	Saxicola torquata	Migratory
COMMON SWALLOW	Hirundo rustica	Resident
COMMON TAILORBIRD	Orthotomus sutorius	Resident
COMMON TEAL	Anas crecca	Migratory
COMMON WOODSHRIKE	Tephrodornis pondicerianus	Resident
COPPERSMITH BARBET	Megalaima haemacephala	Resident
COTTON TEAL	Nettapus coromandelianus	Local Migratory
CRESTED BUNTING	Melophus lathami	Local Migratory
CRESTED LARK	Galerida cristata	Resident
CRESTED TREE SWIFT	Hemiprocne coronata	Resident
DARTER OR SNAKE BIRD	Anhinga melanogaster	Local Migratory
DUSKY CRAG MARTIN	Hirundo concolor	Resident
EGYPTIAN VULTURE	Neophron percnopterus	Resident
EURASIAN COLLORED DOVE	Streptopelia decaocto	Resident
EURASIAN CURLEW	Numenius arquata	Migratory
EURASIAN EAGLE OWL	Bubo bubo	Resident
EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE	Oriolus oriolus	Resident
EURASIAN SPOONBILL	Platalea leucorodia	Migratory
EURASIAN WRYNECK	Jynx torquilla	Migratory
FRANKLINS NIGHTJAR	Caprimulgus affinis	Resident
FRANKLINS PRINIA	Prinia hodgsonii	Resident
GADWALL	Anas strepera	Migratory
GARGANEY	Anas querquedula	Migratory
GLOSSY IBIS	Plegadis falcinellus	Migratory
GOLDEN BACKED WOODPECKER	Dinopium benghalense	Resident
GREAT TIT	Parus major linnaeus	Resident
GREATER COUCAL	Centropus sinensis	Resident
GREATER PAINTED SNIPE	Rostratula benghalensis	Local Migratory
GREEN SANDPIPER	Tringa ochropus	Migratory
GREENISH LEAF WARBLER	Phylloscopus trochiloides	Migratory
GREY FRANCOLIN	Francolinus pondicerianus	Resident
GREY HEADED FLYCATCHER	Culicicapa ceylonensis	Local Migratory
GREY HERON	Ardea cinerea linnaeus	Resident
GREY HORNBILL	Ocyceros birostris	Resident
GREY WAGTAIL	Motacilla cinerea tunstall	Migratory
HOOPOE	Upupa epops	Resident
HOUSE CROW	Corvus splendens	Resident
HOUSE SPARROW	Passer domesticus	Resident
HOUSE SWIFT	Apus affinis	Resident
INDIAN BUSH LARK	Mirafra erythropetra blyth	Resident
INDIAN CORMORANT	Phalacrocorax fusicollis stephens	Migratory
INDIAN COURSER	Corsorius coromandelicus	Resident
INDIAN CUCKOO	Cuculus micropterus	Local Migratory
INDIAN JUNGLE NIGHTJAR	Caprimulgus indicus	Resident
INDIAN ROBIN	Saxicoloides fulicata	Resident
INDIAN ROLLER	Coracias benghalensis	Resident
INDIAN TREEPIE	Dendrocitta Vagabunda	Resident
IORA	Aegithina tiphia	Resident
JUNGLE BABBLER	Turdoides striatus	Resident
JUNGLE CROW	Corvus macrorhyncos wagler	Resident
JUNGLE PRINIA	Prinia sylvatica jerdon	Resident
KENTISH PLOVER	Charadrius alexandrinus	Migratory
LARGE CORMORANT	Phalacorax carbo	Migratory
LARGE CUCKOO SHRIKE	Coracina macei	Resident
LARGE EGRET	Cosmerodius albus	Resident
LARGE GREY BABBLER	Turdoides malcolmi	Resident
LAUGHING DOVE	Streptopelia Senegalensis	Resident
LESSER WHISTLING TEAL	Dendrocygna javanica	Local Migratory
LESSER WHITE THROAT	Sylvia curruca	Migratory
LITTLE CORMORANT	Phalacrocorax Niger	Local Migratory
LITTLE EGRET	Egretta garzeta	Resident
LITTLE GREBE	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Migratory
LITTLE GREEN HERON	Butorides Striatus	Local Migratory
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER	Charadrius dubius	Migratory
LONG TAILED SHRIKE	Lanius schach linnaeus	Resident
MALLARD	Anas platyrhynchos	Migratory
MARSH HARRIER	Circus Aeruginosus	Migratory
MARSH SANDPIPER	Tringa stagnatilis	Migratory
MEDIAN EGRET	Mesophoyx intermedia	Resident
MOTTLED WOOD OWL	Strix ocellata	Resident
NIGHT HERON	Nyticorax nyticorax	Resident
NORTHERN PINTAIL	Anas acuta linnaeus	Migratory
OPEN BILL STORK	Anastomus Oscitans	Local Migratory
ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN	Copsychus saularis	Resident
ORIENTAL TREE PIPIT	Anthus hodgosoni richmond	Migratory
ORIENTAL WHITE EYE	Zosterops palpebrosus	Resident
OSPREY	Pandion haliaetus	Migratory
PADDYFIELD PIPIT	Anthus rufulus vieillot	Resident
PADDYFIELD WARBLER	Acrecephalus agricola	Migratory
PAINTED STORK	Mycteria leucocephala	Local Migratory
PARIAH KITE	Milvus migrans	Resident
PEREGRINE FALCON	Falco peregrinus	Local Migratory
PHESANT TAILED JACANA	Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Resident
PIED BUSHCHAT	Saxicola caprata	Local Migratory
PIED CRESTED CUCKOO	Clamator jacobinus	Migratory
PIED KINGFISHER	Ceryle rudis	Resident
PLAIN PRINIA	Prinia inornata	Resident
POND HERON	Ardeola grayii	Resident
PURPLE HERON	Aredea purpurea linnaeus	Local Migratory
PURPLE MOORHEN	Porphyrio porphyrio	Resident
PURPLE SUNBIRD	Nectarinia asiatica	Resident
RED BREASTED FLYCATCHER	Ficedula para	Migratory
RED COLLARED DOVE	Streptopelia tranquebarica	Resident
RED CRESTED POCHARD	Rhodonesa rufina	Migratory
RED MUNIA	Amandava amandava	Local Migratory
RED VENTED BULBUL	Pycnonotus cafer	Resident
RED WATTLED LAPWING	Vanellus indicus	Resident
RIVER TERN	Sterna aurantia	Resident
ROSE RINGED PARAKEET	Psittacula krameri	Resident
ROUFOUS TAILED FINCH LARK	Ammomanes phoenicurus	Resident
SARUS CRANE	Grus antigone	Local Migratory
SHIKRA	Accipiter badius	Resident
SHOVELLER	Anas clypeata	Migratory
SILVER BILLED MUNIA	Lonchura malabarica	Resident
SMALL BLUE KINGFISHER	Alcedo atthis	Resident
SMALL GREEN BEE-EATER	Merops orientalis	Resident
SMALL MINIVET	Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	Resident
SPOT BILLED DUCK	Anas poecilorhyncha	Local Migratory
SPOTTED DOVE	Streptopelia chinensis	Resident
SPOTTED MUNIA	Lonchura puctulata	Local Migratory
SPOTTED OWLET	Athene brama	Resident
SPOTTED SANDPIPER	Actitis macularia	Migratory
STORK BILLED KINGFISHER	Halcyon capensis	Resident
STREAK THROATED SWALLOW	Hirundo fluvicola blyth	Local Migratory
TEMMINCKS STINT	Claridris temminckii	Migratory
THICK BILLED FLOWERPECKER	Dicaeum agile	Resident
TICKELLS BLUE FLYCATCHER	Cyorns tickelliae	Local Migratory
VERDITER FLYCATCHER	Eumyias thalassina	Local Migratory
WHISKERED TERN	Chlidonias hybridus	Migratory
WHITE BELLIED MINIVET	Pericrocotus erythropygius	Resident
WHITE BREASTED KINGFISHER	Halcyon smyrnensis	Resident
WHITE BREASTED WATERHEN	Amourornis phoenicurus	Resident
WHITE BROWED FANTAIL FLYCATHER	Rhipidura aureola lesson	Resident
WHITE BROWED WAGTAIL	Motacilla maderaspatensis gmelin	Resident
WHITE IBIS	Threskiornis melanocephalus	Migratory
WHITE NECKED STORK	Ciconia episcopus	Local Migratory
WHITE RUMPED MUNIA	Lochura striata	Local Migratory
WHITE STORK	Ciconia Ciconia	Migratory
WHITE WAGTAIL	Motacilla alba linnaeus	Migratory
WIGEON	Anas penelope	Migratory
WIRE TAILED SWALLOW	Hirundo smithii leach	Resident
WOOD SANDPIPER	Tringa glareola	Resident
YELLOW EYED BABBLER	Chrysomma sinense	Resident
YELLOW FRONTED PIED WOODPECKER	Dendrocopos mahrattensis	Resident
YELLOW THROATED SPARROW	Petronia xanthocollis	Local Migratory
YELLOW WAGTAIL	Motacilla flava linnaeus	Migratory
YELLOW WATTLED LAPWING	Vanellus malabaricus	Resident