List of birds of South Asia: part 2

This item lists those birds of South Asia in the non-passerine families other than the Megapodes, Galliformes, Gruiformes and near passerines.

For an introduction to the birds of the region and a key to the status abbreviations, see List of birds of the Indian subcontinent.

For the rest of the species lists, see:

• part 1 Megapodes, Galliformes, Gruiformes and near passerines.
• part 3 Passerines from pittas to cisticolas
• part 4 Passerines from Old World warblers to buntings.

Pteroclidiformes

• Family: Pteroclidae
  • Tibetan sandgrouse r Syrrhaptes tibetanus
  • Pallas’s sandgrouse V Syrrhaptes paradoxus
  • Pin-tailed sandgrouse W Pterocles alchata
  • Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse r Pterocles exustus
  • Spotted sandgrouse W Pterocles senegallus
  • Black-bellied sandgrouse rw Pterocles orientalis
  • Crowned sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus
  • Painted sandgrouse r Pterocles indicus
  • Lichtenstein's sandgrouse r Pterocles lichtensteinii

Charadriiformes

• Family: Scolopacidae
  • Eurasian woodcock rW Scolopax rusticola
  • Solitary snipe r Gallinago solitaria
  • Wood snipe V r Gallinago nemoricola
  • Pintail snipe W Gallinago stenura
  • Swinhoe's snipe W Gallinago megala
  • Great snipe V Gallinago media
  • Common snipe rW Gallinago gallinago
  • Jack snipe W Lymnocryptes minimus
  • Black-tailed godwit W Limosa limosa
  • Bar-tailed godwit W Limosa lapponica
  • Whimbrel W Numenius phaeopus
  • Eurasian curlew W Numenius arquata
  • Far Eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis
  • Spotted redshank W Tringa erythropus
  • Common redshank sW Tringa totanus
  • Marsh sandpiper W Tringa stagnatilis
  • Common greenshank W Tringa nebularia
  • Nordmann's greenshank E V Tringa guttifer
  • Green sandpiper W Tringa ochropus
  • Wood sandpiper W Tringa glareola
  • Terek sandpiper W Xenus cinereus
  • Common sandpiper sW Actitis hypoleucos
  • Grey-tailed tattler Heteroscelus brevipes
  • Ruddy turnstone W Arenaria interpres
  • Long billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
  • Asian dowitcher N W Limnodromus semipalmatus
  • Great knot W Calidris tenuirostris
  • Red knot W Calidris canutus
  • Sanderling W Calidris alba
  • Spoon-billed sandpiper V w Eurynorhynchus pygmeus
  • Little stint W Calidris minuta
  • Red-necked stint W Calidris ruficollis
  • Temminck's stint W Calidris temminckii
  • Long-toed stint W Calidris subminuta
  • Sharp-tailed sandpiper V Calidris acuminata
  • Pectoral sandpiper V Calidris melanotos
  • Dunlin W Calidris alpina
  • Curlew sandpiper W Calidris ferruginea
  • Buff-breasted sandpiper V Tryngites subruficollis
  • Broad-billed sandpiper W Limicola falcinellus
  • Ruff W Philomachus pugnax
  • Red-necked phalarope W Phalaropus lobatus
  • Grey phalarope V Phalaropus fulicaria
• Family: Rostratulidae
  • Greater painted-snipe r Rostratula benghalensis
• Family: Jacanidae
  • Pheasant-tailed jacana R Hydrophasianus chirurgus
  • Bronze-winged jacana R Metopidius indicus
• Family: Burhinidae
  • Stone curlew R Burhinus oedicnemus
  • Great thick-knee r Esacus recurvirostris
  • Beach thick-knee Nr Esacus neglectus
• Family Haematopodidae
  • Eurasian oystercatcher W Haematopus ostralegus
• Family Recurvirostridae
  • Ibisbill r Ibidorhyncha struthersii
  • Black-winged stilt RW Himantopus himantopus
  • Pied avocet rW Recurvirostra avosetta
• Family Charadriidae
  • Eurasian golden plover V Pluvialis apricaria
  • Pacific golden plover W Pluvialis fulva
  • Grey plover W Pluvialis squatarola
  • Common ringed plover W Charadrius hiaticula
  • Long-billed plover W Charadrius placidus
  • Little ringed plover RW Charadrius dubius
  • Kentish plover RW Charadrius alexandrinus
  • Lesser sand plover sW Charadrius mongolus
  • Greater sand plover W Charadrius leschenaultii
  • Caspian plover V Charadrius asiaticus
  • Oriental plover V Charadrius veredus
  • Black-fronted dotterel V Elseyornis melanops
  • Northern lapwing W Vanellus vanellus
  • Yellow-wattled lapwing r Vanellus malarbaricus
  • River lapwing R Vanellus duvaucelii
  • Grey-headed lapwing W Vanellus cinereus
  • Red-wattled lapwing R Vanellus indicus
  • Sociable lapwing V w Vanellus gregarius
  • White-tailed lapwing W Vanellus leucurus
• Family Dromadidae
  • Crab-plover W Dromas ardeola
• Family: Glareolidae
  • Jerdon's courser Cr Rhinoptilus bitorquatus
  • Cream-colored courser rw Cursorius cursor
  • Indian courser r Cursorius coromandelicus
  • Collared pratincole rw Glareola pratincola
  • Oriental pratincole R Glareola maldivarum
  • Small pratincole R Glareola lactea
• Family Stercorariidae
  • Brown skua sp Catharacta antarctica
  • South polar skua V Catharacta maccormicki
  • Pomarine skua W Stercorarius pomarinus
  • Arctic skua W Stercorarius parasiticus
• Family Rynchopidae
  • Indian skimmer V r Rynchops albicollis
• Family: Laridae
  • White-eyed gull V Larus leucophthalmus
  • Sooty gull V Larus hemprichii
  • Common gull V Larus canus
  • Caspian gull W Larus cachinnans
  • Armenian gull Larus armenicus
  • Heuglin's gull W Larus heuglini
  • Great black-headed gull W Larus ichthyaetus
  • Brown-headed gull sW Larus brunnicephalus
  • Black-headed gull W Larus ridibundus
  • Slender-billed gull W Larus genei
  • Little gull V Larus minutus
• Family Sternidae
  • Gull-billed tern rW Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Caspian tern W Hydroprogne caspia
  • River tern R Sterna aurantia
  • Lesser crested tern r Sterna bengalensis
  • Great crested tern r Sterna bergii
  • Sandwich tern W Sterna sandvicensis
  • Roseate tern r Sterna dougallii
  • Black-naped tern r Sterna sumatrana
  • Common tern sW Sterna hirundo
  • Arctic tern V Sterna paradisaea
  • White-cheeked tern p Sterna repressa
  • Black-bellied tern N r Sterna acuticauda
  • Little tern r Sternula albifrons
  • Saunders's tern r Sternula saundersi
  • Bridled tern s Onychoprion anaethetus
  • Sooty tern s Onychoprion fuscata
  • Whiskered tern RW Chlidonias hybridus
  • White-winged black tern W Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Black tern V Chlidonias niger
  • Brown noddy V Anous stolidus
  • Black noddy V Anous minutus
  • Lesser noddy Anous tenuirostris
  • White tern r Gygis alba

Falconiformes

• Family Pandionidae
  • Osprey rW Pandion haliaetus
• Family: Accipitridae
  • Jerdon's baza r Aviceda jerdoni
  • Black baza r Aviceda leuphotes
  • Oriental honey-buzzard RW Pernis ptilorhyncus
  • Black-shouldered kite R Elanus caeruleus
  • Red kite V Milvus milvus
  • Black kite RW Milvus migrans
  • Brahminy kite R Haliastur indus
  • White-bellied sea eagle R Haliaeetus leucogaster
  • Pallas's fish eagle V r Haliaeetus leucoryphus
  • White-tailed eagle N W Haliaeetus albicilla
  • Lesser fish eagle r N Ichthyophaga humilis
  • Grey-headed fish eagle N r Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
  • Lammergeier r Gypaetus barbatus
  • Egyptian vulture R Neophron percnopterus
  • White-rumped vulture C r Gyps bengalensis
  • Long-billed vulture C r Gyps indicus
  • Slender-billed vulture r ? Gyps tenuirostris
  • Himalayan griffon vulture r Gyps himalayensis
  • Griffon vulture r Gyps fulvus
  • Cinereous vulture N rw Aegypius monachus
  • Red-headed vulture Nr Sarcogyps calvus
  • Short-toed eagle r Circaetus gallicus
  • Crested serpent eagle R Spilornis cheela
  • Nicobar serpent eagle N r Spilornis minimus
  • Andaman serpent eagle N r Spilornis elgini
  • Marsh harrier W Circus aeruginosus
  • Hen harrier W Circus cyaneus
  • Pallid harrier N W Circus macrourus
  • Pied harrier rw Circus melanoleucos
  • Montagu's harrier W Circus pygargus
  • Crested goshawk r Accipiter trivirgatus
  • Shikra R Accipiter badius
  • Nicobar sparrowhawk N r Accipiter butleri
  • Chinese sparrowhawk W Accipiter soloensis
  • Japanese sparrowhawk W Accipiter gularis
  • Besra r Accipiter virgatus
  • Eurasian sparrowhawk rw Accipiter nisus
  • Northern goshawk rw Accipiter gentilis
  • White-eyed buzzard R Butastur teesa
  • Grey-faced buzzard V Butastur indicus
  • Common buzzard rw Buteo buteo
  • Long-legged buzzard rW Buteo rufinus
  • Upland buzzard W Buteo hemilasius
  • Rough-legged buzzard V Buteo lagopus
  • Black eagle r Ictinaetus malayensis
  • Lesser spotted eagle r Aquila pomarina
  • Greater spotted eagle V W Aquila clanga
  • Tawny eagle R Aquila rapax
  • Steppe eagle W Aquila nipalensis
  • Eastern imperial eagle V w Aquila heliaca
  • Golden eagle r Aquila chrysaetos
  • Bonelli's eagle r Hieraaetus fasciatus
  • Booted eagle W Hieraaetus pennatus
  • Rufous-bellied eagle r Hieraaetus kienerii
  • Changeable hawk eagle R Spizaetus cirrhatus
  • Mountain hawk eagle r Spizaetus nipalensis
• Family: Falconidae
  • Collared falconet r Microhierax caerulescens
  • Pied falconet r Microhierax melanoleucus
  • Lesser kestrel V p Falco naumanni
  • Common kestrel RW Falco tinnunculus
  • Red-necked falcon r Falco chicquera
  • Amur falcon p Falco amurensis
  • Sooty falcon Falco concolor
  • Merlin W Falco columbarius
  • Eurasian hobby rp Falco subbuteo
  • Oriental hobby r Falco severus
  • Laggar falcon r Falco jugger
  • Saker falcon W Falco cherrug
  • Peregrine falcon rw Falco peregrinus

Podicipediformes

• Family: Podicipedidae
  • Little grebe R Tachybaptus ruficollis
  • Red-necked grebe W Podiceps grisegena
  • Great crested grebe rw Podiceps cristatus
  • Slavonian grebe W Podiceps auritus
  • Black-necked grebe rw Podiceps nigricollis

Pelecaniformes

• Family: Phaethontidae
  • Red-billed tropicbird W Phaethon aethereus
  • Red-tailed tropicbird r Phaethon rubricauda
  • White-tailed tropicbird r Phaethon lepturus
• Family: Sulidae
  • Masked booby r Sula dactylatra
  • Red-footed booby r Sula sula
  • Brown booby r Sula leucogaster
• Family: Anhingidae
  • Oriental darter R N Anhinga melanogaster
• Family: Phalacrocoracidae
  • Pygmy cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus
  • Little cormorant R Phalacrocorax niger
  • Indian cormorant R Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
  • Great cormorant RW Phalacrocorax carbo
• Family: Pelecanidae
  • Great white pelican rW Pelecanus onocrotalus
  • Dalmatian pelican D W Pelecanus crispus
  • Spot-billed pelican V R Pelecanus philippensis
• Family: Fregatidae
  • Great frigatebird P Fregata minor
  • Lesser frigatebird r Fregata ariel
  • Christmas Island frigatebird V Fregata andrewsi

Ciconiiformes

• Family: Ardeidae
  • Little egret R Egretta garzetta
  • Western reef egret R Egretta gularis
  • Pacific reef egret r Egretta sacra
  • Grey heron RW Ardea cinerea
  • Goliath heron r? Ardea goliath
  • White-bellied heron E r Ardea insignis
  • Great-billed heron V Ardea sumatrana
  • Purple heron R Ardea purpurea
  • Eastern great egret RW Ardea modesta
  • Intermediate egret R Mesophoyx intermedia
  • Cattle egret R Bubulcus ibis
  • Indian pond heron R Ardeola grayii
  • Chinese pond heron r Ardeola bacchus
  • Striated heron r Butorides striatus
  • Black-crowned night heron R Nycticorax nycticorax
  • Malayan night heron r Gorsachius melanolophus
  • Little bittern r Ixobrychus minutus
  • Yellow bittern r Ixobrychus sinensis
  • Cinnamon bittern r Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
  • Black bittern r Dupetor flavicollis
  • Great bittern W Botaurus stellaris
• Family: Phoenicopteridae
  • Greater flamingo rW Phoenicopterus ruber
  • Lesser flamingo N r Phoenicopterus minor
• Family: Threskiornithidae
  • Glossy ibis RW Plegadis falcinellus
  • Black-headed ibis N R Threskiornis melanocephalus
  • Black ibis R Pseudibis papillosa
  • Eurasian spoonbill RW Platalea leucorodia
• Family: Ciconiidae
  • Painted stork N R Mycteria leucocephala
  • Asian openbill R Anastomus oscitans
  • Black stork W Ciconia nigra
  • Woolly-necked stork R Ciconia episcopus
  • White stork W Ciconia ciconia
  • Oriental stork V Ciconia boyciana
  • Black-necked stork N r Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
  • Lesser adjutant Vr Leptoptilos javanicus
  • Greater adjutant E r Leptoptilos dubius

Gaviiformes

• Family: Gaviidae
  • Red-throated diver V Gavia stellata
  • Black-throated diver V Gavia arctica

Procellariiformes

• Family: Procellariidae
  • Cape petrel V Daption capense
  • Barau's petrel V Pterodroma baraui
  • Bulwer's petrel V Bulweria bulwerii
  • Jouanin's petrel V Bulweria fallax
  • Streaked shearwater V Calonectris leucomelas
  • Wedge-tailed shearwater s Puffinus pacificus
  • Flesh-footed shearwater s Puffinus carneipes
  • Sooty shearwater V Puffinus griseus
  • Short-tailed shearwater V Puffinus tenuirostris
  • Audubon's shearwater r Puffinus lherminieri
  • Persian shearwater N P Puffinus persicus
• Family Hydrobatidae
  • Wilson's storm-petrel P Oceanites oceanicus
  • White-faced storm-petrel V Pelagodroma marina
  • Black-bellied storm-petrel V Fregetta tropica
  • White-bellied storm-petrel V Fregetta grallaria
  • Swinhoe's storm-petrel p Oceanodroma monorhis

References

• Splitting headaches? Recent taxonomic changes affecting the British and Western Palaearctic lists - Martin Collinson, British Birds vol 99 (June 2006), 306-323