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Rails, crakes, gallinules, and coots--Gruiformes- Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds, which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically, they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. Most species have sturdy legs and long toes, which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. About 15 species occur in India.

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Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus  - Adult Mt Abu

Common Coot Fulica atra atra  Mt Abu

White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

PHOTOS GALLERIES COMMON NAMES and SCIENTIFIC NAMES mountabubirds.blogspot.com

 Common Names and Scientific Names

Pheasants and partridges: - Galliformes- Phasianidae

Jungle Bush Quail - Perdiculaasiatica

Red Spurfowl -  Galloperdix spadicea

Ducks, geese and swans - Anseriformes - AnatidaeAnseriformes - Anatidae

Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata

Common Pochard -  Aythya ferina

Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula

Common Teal - Anas crecca

  

Grebe - Podicipediformes- Podicipedidae

Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

Storks--Ciconiiformes- Ciconiidae

Woolly-necked stork - Ciconia episcopic

Bitterns, herons and egrets - Ciconiiformes - ArdeidaeCiconiiformes - Ardeidae

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea

Pond Heron - Ardeola grayii
Little Heron - Butorides striatus

Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis

Little Egret - Egretta thula

Cormorants - Pelecaniformes - PhalacrocoracidaePelecaniformes - Phalacrocoracidae

Indian Cormorant -  Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo

Little Cormorant - Microcarbo niger

Hawks, kites and eagles - Falconiformes - AccipitridaeFalconiformes - Accipitridae

Oriental Honey Buzzard - Pernis ptilorhyncus

Black-Shouldered Kite - Elanus axillaris

Egyptian Vulture - Neophron percnopterus
Himalayan griffon Vultures - Gyps himalayensis

Shikra - Neophron percnopterus

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

Crested Serpent Eagle - Spilornis cheela

Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis

Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax

Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

White-eyed Buzzard - Butastur teesa

Hawks, kites and eagles - Falconiformes - Accipitridae

Part II

Falcons - Falconiformes - FalconidaeFalconiformes - Falconidae

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus

Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus

Rails, crakes, gallinules, and coots - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Coot - Fulica atra 
                  

White Breasted Water Hen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

Avocets and stilts - Charadriiformes - RecurvirostridaeCharadriiformes - Recurvirostridae

Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus

Plovers and lapwings - Charadriiformes - CharadriidaeCharadriiformes - Charadriidae

Red Wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus

Sandpipers and allies - Charadriiformes - ScolopacidaeCharadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago

Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus

Wood sandpiper - Tringa glareola

Marsh Sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis

Terns - Charadriiformes - SternidaeCharadriiformes - Sternidae

River Tern - Psittacula krameri

Pigeons and doves - Columbiformes - ColumbidaeColumbiformes - Columbidae

Rock Pigeon - Columba livia

Oriental  Turtle Dove - Streptopelia orientalis

Eurasian collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto

Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis

Spotted Dove - Spilopelia chinensis

Parrots and allies - Psittaciformes - PsittacidaePsittaciformes - Psittacidae

Alexandrian Parrot - Psittacula eupatria

Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri

Plum Headed Parakeet - Psittacula cyanocephala

Cuckoos - Cuculiformes - CuculidaeCuculiformes - Cuculidae

Asian Koel - Eudynamys scolopaceus
Common Hawk Cuckoo - Hierococcyx varius
Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis
Large Hawk-Cuckoo - Hierococcyx sparverioides
Lesser Coucal - Centropus bengalensis
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus
Sirkeer Malokha - Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

Barn owls - Strigiformes - TytonidaeStrigiformes - Tytonidae

Typical owls - Strigiformes - StrigidaeStrigiformes - Strigidae

Collared Scops Owl - Otus lettia
Spotted Owlet - Athene brama

Nightjars - Caprimulgiformes - CaprimulgidaeCaprimulgiformes - Caprimulgidae

Indian NightJar - Caprimulgus asiaticus

Treeswifts - Treeswifts - Hemiprocnidae
Crested Treeswift - Hemiprocne coronata

Swifts - Apodiformes - ApodidaeApodiformes - Apodidae

Typical rollers - Coraciiformes Coraciidae

Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis

Kingfishers - Coraciiformes - AlcedinidaeCoraciiformes - Alcedinidae

Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis
White-Throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Bee-eaters - Coraciiformes - MeropidaeCoraciiformes - Meropidae

Green Bee Eater - Merops orientalis

Blue-tailed Bee-eater - Merops philippinus

Hoopoes - Upupa epops - Coraciiformes - Upupidae

Hoopoe - Upupa epops

Hornbills - Coraciiformes - BucerotidaeCoraciiformes - Bucerotidae

Indian Grey Hornbill - Ocyceros birostris

Barbets - Piciformes - MegalaimidaePiciformes - Megalaimidae

Coppersmith Barbet - Megalaima haemacephala 
Brown-Headed Barbet - Megalaima zeylanica

Woodpeckers and allies - Piciformes - PicidaePiciformes - Picidae

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker - Dendrocopos nanus
Black-rumped flameback - Dinopium benghalense
Common Flameback - Dinopium javanense

Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker - Picoides canicapillus

White-naped Woodpecker - Chrysocolaptes festivus

Woodshrikes - Passeriformes - TephrodornithidaePasseriformes - Tephrodornithidae

Common Woodshrike - Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Ioras - Passeriformes - Aegithinidaeoras - Passeriformes - Aegithinidae

Common Iora - Aegithina tiphia

White-tailed Iora or Marshall's Iora  - Aegithina nigrolutea

Cuckoo-shrikes - Passeriformes - CampephagidaePasseriformes - Campephagidae

Small Minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus 

Long-tailed Minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

Short-billed Minivet - Pericrocotus brevirostris

Scarlet Minivet - Pericrocotus flammeus

Shrike - Passeriformes - LaniidaePasseriformes - Laniidae

Bay Backed Shrike - Lanius vittatus

Grey Backed Shrike - Lanius tephronotus

Long Tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Old World orioles - Passeriformes - OriolidaePasseriformes - Oriolidae

Indian golden oriole - Oriolus kundoo

Black-naped Oriole - Oriolus chinensis

Drongos - Passeriformes - DicruridaePasseriformes - Dicruridae

Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus  

Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus

White Bellied  Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

Fantails - Passeriformes - RhipiduridaePasseriformes - Rhipiduridae

White-throated Fantail flycatcher - Rhipidura albicollis

White-spotted fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

Monarch flycatchers - Passeriformes - MonarchidaePasseriformes - Monarchidae

Asian Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradise

Crows, jays, ravens and magpies - Passeriformes - CorvidaePasseriformes - Corvidae

Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda
Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos

Fairy flycatcher - Passeriformes - StenostiridaePasseriformes - Stenostiridae

Grey-headed Flycatcher - Culicicapa ceylonensi

Yellow-bellied Fantail - Chelidorhynx hypoxantha- 

Titmice - Passeriformes - ParidaePasseriformes - Paridae

Black Lored tit - Parus xanthogenys
Great-tit - Parus major

Larks - Passeriformes - AlaudidaePasseriformes - Alaudidae

Crested Lark - Galerida cristata

Indian Bush Lark   - Mirafra erythroptera

Bulbuls - Passeriformes - PycnonotidaePasseriformes - Pycnonotidae

Red Whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus
Red Vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis

Swallows and martins - Passeriformes - HirundinidaePasseriformes - Hirundinidae

Red Rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica
Dusky Crag Martin - Hirundo concolor 

Long-tailed tits - Passeriformes - Aegithalidae

Black-throated Tit - Aegithalos concinnus iredalei 

Old World warblers - Passeriformes - SylviidaePasseriformes - Sylviidae

Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus
Plain Leaf Warbler - Phylloscopus neglectus
Sulphur-bellied Warbler - Phylloscopus griseolus
Yellow-browed Warbler - Phylloscopus inornatus

Cisticolas and allies - Passeriformes - Cisticolidae

Ashy Prinia - Priniasocialis
Graceful Prinia - Prinia gracilis
Jungle Prinia - Prinia sylvatica
Plain Prinia - Prinia inornata

Babblers - Passeriformes - TimaliidaePasseriformes - Timaliidae

Jungle Babbler - Turdoides striata
Tawny-bellied Babbler - Dumetia hyperythra
White browed Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Yellow-eyed babbler - Chrysomma sinense

White-eyes - Passeriformes - Zosteropidae Zosteropidae

Oriental White eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

Starlings - Passeriformes - SturnidaePasseriformes - Sturnidae

Brahminy Myna - Sturnia pagodarum

Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis

Thrushes and allies - Passeriformes - TurdidaeTurdidae

Black Bird - Turdus merula

Old World flycatchers - Passeriformes - MuscicapidaePasseriformes - Muscicapidae

Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica
Taiga Flycatcher or Red Throated Flycatcher -  Ficedula albicilla
Verditer Flycatcher - Eumyias thalassina
Tickells BlueFlycatcher - Cyornis tickelliae
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis
Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicatus
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros
Hodgson’s Redstart - Phoenicurushodgsoni
Siberian Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola
Brown Rock Chat -  Cercomela fusca
White eyed Slaty Flycatcher - Melaenornis fischeri
Flowerpeckers - Passeriformes Dicaeidae

Thick-billed Flowerpecker - Dicaeum agile

Sunbirds and spiderhunters - Passeriformes - NectariniidaePasseriformes - Nectariniidae

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Sparrows - Passeriformes - PasseridaePasseriformes - Passeridae

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Yellow-throated sparrow - Petronia xanthocollis

Weavers and allies - Passeriformes - Ploceidae

Baya Weaver - Ploceus philippinus

Waxbills and allies - Passeriformes - EstrildidaePasseriformes - Estrildidae

Green Avadavat - Amandava formosa
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Scaly Breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata

Wagtails and pipits - Passeriformes - MotacillidaePasseriformes - Motacillidae

Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca

White Wagtail - Motacilla alba

Yellow wagtail - Motacillaflava

Paddyfield Pipit,or Oriental Pipit - Passeriformes - Motacillidae

Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis

Olive-backed Pipit - Anthushodgsoni

Buntings - Passeriformes - EmberizidaePasseriformes - Emberizidae

Crested Bunting - Melophus lathami
White-capped Bunting - Emberiza stewarti 

Siskins, crossbills and allies - Passeriformes - FringillidaePasseriformes - Fringillidae

Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus