Birds Checklist

Here we have tried to provide Satpura national park birds checklist, based on the information gathered from jungle safaris, inputs from naturalists and other sources. We have tried to enlist list of birds seen in this national park. We do not claim that it is a complete checklist but it covers most of the birds. In given below birds checklist, we have provided birds name, their scientific name and their status.

COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	STATUS
Aquila Eagles
Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	Resident
Steppe Eagle	Aauila nipalensis	Winter visitor
Greater Spotted Eagle	Aquila clanga	Uncommon /Localized
Lesser Spotted Eagle	Aquila pomarina	Resident but uncommon
Black Eagle	Ictinaetus malayensis	Uncommon / Localized
Accipiters
Nothern Goshwak	Accipiter gentilis	Uncommon/Localized
Besra	Accipter virgatus	Resident, Seasonal movement, Uncommon sighting
Shikra	Accipiter badius	Resident
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	Resident, uncommon sighting
Crested Goshwak	Accipiter Trivirgatus	Resident, uncommon sighting
Darters
Darter	Anhinga melanogaster	Resident
Cormorants
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Resident
Little Cormorant	Phalacrocorax niger	Resident
Indian Cormorant	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	Resident
Grebes
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Resident but uncommon sighting
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Winter visitor
Egrets
Great Egret	Casmerodius albus	Resident
Intermediate Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia	Resident
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Resident
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus Ibis	Resident
Herons
Grey Heron	Andea cinerea	Resident, visible in winters
Purple Heron	Andea purpurea	Resident
Little Heron	Butorides striatus	Resident
Indian Pond Heron	Ardeola grayii	Resident
Bitterns
Cinnamon Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	Resident but seasonal movement
Black Bittern	Dupetor Flavicollis	Resident but seasonal movement
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Resident
Storks
Wolly nicked Stork	Ciconia episcopus	Resident
Black Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Winter visitor
Lesser Adjutant	Leptoptilos javanicus	Resident but seasonal movement
Asian Openbill	Anastomus oscitan	Resident
Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala	Resident but seasonal movement
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Resident but seasonal movement
Cranes
Common Crane	Grus grus	Winter visitor
Sarus Crane	Grus antigone	Resident
Demoiselle Crane	Grus virgo	Winter visitor
Ibis
Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus	Resident but seasonal movement
Black Ibis Pseudibis	Papillosa	Resident
Ducks
Lesser Whistling duch	Dendrocygna javanica	Resident
Comb Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos	Resident
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna Ferruginea	Winter visitor
Northern Pin-tail	Anas acuta	Winter visitor
Common Teal	Anas crecca	Winter visitor
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Winter visitor
Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha	Resident
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Winter visitor
Garganey	Anas querquedula	Winter visitor
Gadwall	Anas strepera	Winter visitor
Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope	Winter visitor
Nothern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Winter visitor
Cotton Pygmy goose	Nettapus coromandelianus	Resident with seasonal movement
Red-crested Pochard	Rhodonessa rufina	Winter visitor
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	Winter visitor
Ferruginous Pochard	Aythya nyroca	Winter visitor
Tufted Duck	Aythya Fuligula	Winter visitor
Geese
Bar-headed Goose	Anser indicus	Winter visitor
Buzzards
Oriental Honey-buzzard	Pernis Ptilorhynchus	Resident
Common Buzzard	Buteo rufinus	Winter visitor & seasonal movement
Long Legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus	Winter visitor & seasonal movement
White-eyed Buzzard	Butastur teesa	Resident
Black Baza	Avideca leuphotes	Rare sighting
Jerdons Baza	Aviceda jerdoni	Uncertain status
Kites
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus	Resident
Brahminy Kite	Haliastur Indus	Resident but Uncommon sighting
Black Kite	Milbus migrans	Resident
Hawk Eagle
Mountain Hawk Eagle	Spizaetus nipalensis	Uncertain status, Uncommon sighting
Changeable Hawk Eagle	Spizaetus cirrhatus	Resident
Bonnelli's Eagle	Hieraaetus fasciatus	Resident
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	Winter visitor
Fish Eagles
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Winter visitor
Pallas's Fish Eagle	Haliaeetus leucoryphus	Resident, seasonal movement
Grey-headed Fish Eagle	Lchthyophaga ichthyaetus	Resident

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