Checklist of the Birds of Mount Abu
Location: Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India
Total Species: 195.
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"I’ve been photographing the birds of Mount Abu for as long as I can remember. Along the way, I’ve noticed that many existing checklists for the area contain questionable sightings. To set the record straight, I’ve put together this list based solely on my documented observations in the Sirohi district. I hope this serves as a helpful guide for your next birding trip! If you spot an error or have an update, please leave a comment on the blog."
Checklist of the Birds of Mount Abu:
To view the Species, click on the bird's name.
"To view my full collection of sightings and photographs, you can visit my eBird profile. "While you can view my checklists publicly, I recommend creating a free eBird account to view the high-resolution photo gallery and track your own sightings."
Waterfowl (Anatidae)
Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Indian Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) — Recorded in Abu; documented in recent photographic sessions.
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae)
Gray Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
Red Spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea)
Jungle Bush-Quail (Perdicula asiatica)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Pigeons & Doves (Columbidae)
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) — [Field Note: 08/01/2024] Rare visitors to Mount Abu; likely stragglers and not commonly recorded here.
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)
Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii) uncommon /Rare
Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) — [Field Note: 13/09/2025] Recent photographic record.
Swifts (Apodidae)
Alpine Swift (Apus melba)
Little Swift (Apus affinis)
Rails, Gallinules & Coots (Rallidae)
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
Shorebirds (Waders)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) uncommon / rare
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) uncommon
Gulls & Terns (Laridae)
River Tern (Sterna aurantia)
Storks, Cormorants & Herons
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) — Recently documented via photography
Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Black Bittern (Botaurus flavicollis) — First for Abu (May 2025).
Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) uncommon
Great Egret (Ardea alba) — Recently documented via photography.
Medium Egret (Ardea intermedia)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Eastern Cattle-Egret - Ardea coromanda
Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii)
Little Heron (Butorides atricapilla)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) flyover
Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) — Recently added to the photographic checklist.
RAPTORS
(Accipitriformes & Falconiformes)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) rare
Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) was once common
White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus)
Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis)
Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) — Recently documented via photography.
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
Indian Spotted Eagle (Clanga hastata)
Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga) — Recently documented via photography.
Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) — [First District Record: 12/11/2022] A personal lifer and the first officially recorded sighting for Mount Abu.
Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis)
Western Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus
Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Shikra (Accipiter badius)
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans) — Recently added to the checklist.
White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa)
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Himalayan Buzzard (Buteo refectus) — [Field Note: 01/11/2025] Recent photographic record.
Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) — Including Shaheen subspecies.
Owls (Strigiformes)
Indian Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena)
Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) — [Field Note: 11/06/2025 & 11/09/2025] Multiple recent sightings documented.
Hoopoes, Kingfishers & Bee-eaters
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
Barbets & Woodpeckers (Piciformes)
Brown-headed Barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus)
Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus)
Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus nanus) — Recently documented via photography.
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis)
Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
White-naped Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus)
Parrots (Psittaculidae)
Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatri)
Passerines (Songbirds)
Minivets, Woodshrikes & Orioles
Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) — [Field Note] A personal first for Mount Abu; recently added to the checklist.
Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)
Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
Drongos & Fantails
Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
Spot-breasted Fantail (Rhipidura albogularis)
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
Crows & Shrikes
Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
Larks & Tits
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix griseus) — [First Record: 24/09/2024] Sighted on Achalgarh Road; likely a vagrant and the first recorded sighting for the area.
Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus)
Indian Yellow Tit (Machlolophus aplonotus)
Bulbuls
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis)
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
Swallows & Martins
Dusky Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
Eurasian Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Streak-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon fluvicola) — [Field Note: 26/08/2022] Recent photographic record.
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica)
Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae)
Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
Sulphur-bellied Warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)
Green Warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus) — Recently added to the checklist
Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
Large-billed Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris) — Recently documented via photography.
Western Crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) — [Field Note: 28/08/2025 & 13/09/2025] Recent photographic records.
Reed Warblers & Sylviids
Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) — Recently documented via photography.
Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
Paddyfield Warbler (Acrocephalus agricola) — Recently documented via photography.
Booted Warbler (Iduna caligata)
Sykes's Warbler (Iduna rama) — Recently documented via photography.
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Greater Whitethroat (Curruca communis) — [Potential First Record: 10/09/2023] A personal lifer; currently investigating if this is the first formal record for Mount Abu
Babblers & White-eyes
Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
Indian White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
Indian Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii)
Tawny-bellied Babbler (Dumetia hyperythra)
Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata)
Large Gray Babbler (Turdoides malcolmi)
Starlings & Thrushes
Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus)
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
Indian Blackbird (Turdus simillimus)
Chats & Flycatchers
Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus)
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) — [Field Note: 26/09/2022 & 02/10/2022] Awaiting formal confirmation via eBird data review.
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)
Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
Brown Rock Chat (Oenanthe fusca)
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
Sunbirds, Munias & Sparrows
Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Yellow-throated Sparrow (Gymnoris xanthocollis)
Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica)
Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
Green Avadavat (Sporaeginthus formosus)
Wagtails & Pipits
Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
Buntings & Rosefinches
Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
Crested Bunting (Emberiza lathami)
White-capped Bunting (Emberiza stewarti)
Gray-necked Bunting (Emberiza buchanani)
"I share my documented sightings through eBird, the world's largest birding database. "While you can view my checklists publicly, I recommend creating a free eBird account to view the high-resolution photo gallery and track your own sightings."
Getting started is easy: just head over to eBird.org and click 'Get Started' to create your account. If you’re new to birding apps, they offer a fantastic, free eBird Essentials course that walks you through everything. Use the link below to join the community and see what we’ve been spotting in Mount Abu!
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