Species seen during our stay at Aryana Nivas in the Periyar National Park. Most birds were seen during guided walks at 7:00am or along the main road back to Kumily.
The naming convention is taken from Wildlife Recorder IOC Taxonomy
1 | Grey Junglefowl | Gallus sonneratii |
2 | Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus episcopus |
3 | Indian Pond Heron | Ardeola grayii |
4 | Eastern Cattle Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
5 | Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea cinerea |
6 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea manilensis |
7 | Eastern Great Egret | Ardea alba modesta |
8 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta garzetta |
9 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
10 | Continental Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis |
11 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
12 | Eurasian Osprey | Pandion haliaetus haliaetus |
13 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus indus |
14 | Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii kienerii |
15 | Mountain Hawk-eagle | Nisaetus nipalensis nipalensis |
16 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus |
17 | Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola |
18 | Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos |
19 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis suratensis |
20 | Vernal Hanging Parrot | Loriculus vernalis vernalis |
21 | Blue-winged Parakeet | Psittacula columboides |
22 | Jungle Owlet | Glaucidium radiatum malabaricum |
23 | Malabar Trogon | Harpactes fasciatus malabaricus |
24 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis capensis |
25 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis fusca |
26 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis travancoreensis |
27 | Malabar Grey Hornbill | Ocyceros griseus |
28 | Malabar Pied Hornbill | Anthracoceros coronatus |
29 | Great Hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
30 | White-cheeked Barbet | Megalaima viridis |
31 | Heart-spotted Woodpecker | Hemicircus canente |
32 | Indian Pygmy Woodpecker | Dendrocopos nanus cinereigula |
33 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense puncticolle |
34 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus |
35 | Orange Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus |
36 | Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus |
37 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens caerulescens |
38 | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus paradiseus |
39 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda parvula |
40 | White-bellied Treepie | Dendrocitta leucogastra |
41 | House Crow | Corvus splendens protegatus |
42 | Indian Jungle Crow | Corvus culminatus |
43 | Cinereous Tit | Parus cinereus mahrattarum |
44 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus fuscicaudatus |
45 | Yellow-browed Bulbul | Acritillas indica |
46 | European Swallow | Hirundo rustica rustica |
47 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius guzuratus |
48 | Brown-cheeked Fulvetta | Alcippe poioicephala poioicephala |
49 | Deccan Babbler | Turdoides striata malabarica |
50 | Yellow-billed Babbler | Turdoides affinis affinis |
51 | Asian Fairy-bluebird | Irena puella puella |
52 | Southern Hill Myna | Gracula indica |
53 | Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus mahrattensis |
54 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis tristis |
55 | Orange-headed Thrush | Geokichla citrina cyanota |
56 | Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius hindustanicus |
57 | Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea melanope |
1 | Bonnet Macaque | Macaca radiata |
2 | Nilgiri Langur | Trachypithecus johnii |
3 | Indian Palm Squirrel | Funambulus palmarum |
4 | Indian Giant Squirrel | Ratufa indica |
5 | Asian Elephant | Elephas maximus |
6 | Wild Boar | Sus scrofa |
7 | Sambar | Rusa unicolor |
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