Birds species seen on the trip 7-21 January 2004

Namdapha

Dibru Saikhowa

Kaziranga

Note

7 days

3 days

5 days

15 days in the field

Great Cormorant                         Phalacrocorax carbo                            

270

25

Little Cormorant                        Phalacrocorax niger                            

300

500

Oriental Darter                        
Anhinga melanogaster                           

4

10

40

Spot-billed Pelican                     Pelecanus philippensis

50

Colonies

Gray Heron                             
Ardea cinerea                                  

8

Purple Heron                           
Ardea purpurea                                 

3

Great Egret                             
Ardea alba                                     

+100

Little Egret                           
Egretta garzetta                               

+150

Intermediate Egret                      Mesophoyx intermedia                           

+40

Cattle Egret                           
Bubulcus ibis                                  

common

Indian Pond-Heron                       Ardeola grayii                                 

+250

+250

Striated Heron                         
Butorides striatus                             

1

10

Yellow Bittern                         
Ixobrychus sinensis                            

2

Asian Openbill                         Anastomus oscitans                             

100

Black Stork                             
Ciconia nigra                                  

6

8

14

Woolly-necked Stork                     Ciconia episcopus                              

12

Black-necked Stork                      Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

10

Lesser Adjutant                         Leptoptilos javanicus                          

50

Greater Adjutant                        Leptoptilos dubius                             

4

25 Guwahati

Osprey                                  
Pandion haliaetus                              

2

Oriental Honey-Buzzard                  Pernis ptilorhynchus                           

5

Black-winged Kite                      
Elanus caeruleus                               

2

Black Kite                             
Milvus migrans                                 

1

+35 Guwahati

Brahminy Kite                          
Haliastur indus                                

2

Pallas's Sea-Eagle                      Haliaeetus leucoryphus                          

5 +2 nest

White-tailed Eagle                      Haliaeetus albicilla                           

2

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle                  Icthyophaga ichthyaetus                        

1

12

White-rumped Vulture                    
Gyps bengalensis                               

5*

1

Enroute to Dibrugarh

Long-billed Vulture                    
Gyps indicus                  

10*

5

Enroute to Dibrugarh

Himalayan Griffon                      
Gyps himalayensis                              

2

Northern Harrier                       
Circus cyaneus                                 

1

3

Pied Harrier                           
Circus melanoleucos                            

5

Crested Goshawk                         Accipiter trivirgatus                          

1

Shikra                                 
Accipiter badius                               

1

Eurasian Sparrowhawk                    Accipiter nisus                                 

1

2

Lesser Spotted Eagle                   
Aquila pomarina                                

9

Rufous-bellied Eagle                    Hieraaetus kienerii                            

1

Hornbill

Crested Hawk-Eagle                      Spizaetus cirrhatus                            

3

Pied Falconet                           Microhierax melanoleucus                       

5

2

4 at Hornbill

Common Kestrel                         
Falco tinnunculus                              

1

Deban

Peregrine Falcon                       
Falco peregrinus                               

1

Lesser Whistling-Duck                   Dendrocygna javanica                           

+150

Graylag Goose                          
Anser anser                                     

250

Bar-headed Goose                       
Anser indicus                                  

1000

Ruddy Shelduck                         
Tadorna ferruginea                             

25

150

White-winged Duck                       
Cairina scutulata                              

1

Ranijheel

Eurasian Wigeon                        
Anas penelope                                  

125

Gadwall                                
Anas strepera                                   

25

75

Common Teal                            
Anas crecca                                    

3

Mallard                                
Anas platyrhynchos                             

+25

20

Spot-billed Duck                        
Anas poecilorhyncha                            

250

+50

Northern Pintail                       
Anas acuta                                     

25

75

Northern Shoveler                      
Anas clypeata                                  

18

12

Common Pochard                         
Aythya ferina                                  

15

Ferruginous Pochard                     Aythya nyroca                                  

12

20

Tufted Duck                            
Aythya fuligula                                 

10

50

Common Merganser                        Mergus merganser                               

60

23

Swamp Francolin                         Francolinus gularis                            

10

Hill Partridge                          
Arborophila torqueola                          

H

White-cheeked Partridge                 Arborophila atrogularis                        

1+ 2H

Ranijheel

Kalij Pheasant                         
Lophura leucomelanos                            

1

Tea Gardens

Red Junglefowl                         
Gallus gallus                                  

20

Gray Peacock-Pheasant                   Polyplectron bicalcaratum                      

2 + 8H

Barred Buttonquail                      
Turnix suscitator                              

Ketil Knudsen

White-breasted Waterhen                 Amaurornis phoenicurus                         

2

Enroute

Common Moorhen                          Gallinula chloropus                             

2

Purple Swamphen                         Porphyrio porphyrio                            

5

1

Common Coot                            
Fulica atra                                    

16

Bengal Florican                        
Eupodotis bengalensis                          

1 female

Elephant Ride

Bronze-winged Jacana                    Metopidius indicus                             

50

Northern Lapwing                        Vanellus vanellus                              

10

+50

Gray-headed Lapwing                     Vanellus cinereus                              

14

Red-wattled Lapwing                     Vanellus indicus                               

10

+50

River Lapwing                          
Vanellus duvaucellii                           

1

2

Little Ringed Plover                    Charadrius dubius                              

8

Spotted Redshank                       
Tringa erythropus                              

4

Common Redshank                         
Tringa totanus                                 

1

1

Common Greenshank                       Tringa nebularia                               

10

10

Green Sandpiper                        
Tringa ochropus                                 

8

Wood Sandpiper                         
Tringa glareola                                

2

Common Sandpiper                       
Tringa hypoleucos                              

5

10

Solitary Snipe                         
Gallinago solitaria                            

1

Pintail Snipe                          
Gallinago stenura                              

1

Jack Snipe                              Lymnocryptes minimus                           

1

Guwahati

Temminck's Stint                        
Calidris temminckii                            

3

Great Thick-knee                       
Burhinus recurvirostris                        

1

Great Black-backed Gull                
Larus marinus                                   

1

Great Black-headed Gull                
Larus ichthyaetus                              

1

River Tern                             
 Sterna aurantia                                

15

Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon                
Treron apicauda                                

Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon               Treron sphenura                                

1

Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon              Treron phoenicoptera                           

+50

75

Green Imperial-Pigeon                   
Ducula aenea                                   

2 mating

+12

Mountain Imperial-Pigeon                Ducula badia                                   

10

Rock Pigeon                            
Columba livia                                   

x

x

Pale-capped Pigeon                      Columba punicea                                

3

Bulbulia

Oriental Turtle-Dove                    Streptopelia orientalis                        

1

Red Collared-Dove                       Streptopelia tranquebarica                     

1

Spotted Dove                            Streptopelia chinensis                         

x

x

Alexandrine Parakeet                    Psittacula eupatria                            

+100

Rose-ringed Parakeet                    Psittacula krameri                             

+25

Red-breasted Parakeet                   Psittacula alexandri

3

Eastside of Kazinranga

Blossom-headed Parakeet                 Psittacula roseata                             

25

Tea Gardens

Green-billed Malkoha                    Phaenicophaeus tristis                         

1

Tea Gardens

Greater Coucal                         
 sinensis                             

12

Jungle Owlet                           
Glaucidium radiatum                            

1+4 H

Asian Barred Owlet                      Glaucidium cuculoides                          

1

2

8

Spotted Owlet                          
Athene brama                                    

2

Asian Palm-Swift                        Cypsiurus balasiensis                          

5

12

+25

Red-headed Trogon                       Harpactes erythrocephalus                      

4

Crested Kingfisher  
Megaceryle lugubris                            

1

Pied Kingfisher                        
Ceryle rudis                                   

20

20

Common Kingfisher                       Alcedo atthis                                   

1

2

Stork-billed Kingfisher                 Pelargopsis capensis                           

4

4