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This is a list of the bird species of India and includes extant and recently extinct species recorded within the political limits of the Republic of India as defined by the Indian government. There have been 1377 species recorded as of 2023, [ 1 ] of which 81 are endemic to the country.
All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols. [2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including birds listed below.
India is home to 423 mammals, 1233 birds, 526 reptiles, 342 amphibians, 3022 fish apart from other species which form 7.6% of mammal, 14.7% of amphibian, 6% of bird, 6.2% of reptilian species worldwide. [3] [5] Among Indian species, only 12.6% of mammals and 4.5% of birds are endemic, contrasting with 45.8% of reptiles and 55.8% of amphibians. [5]
[61] [62] A bird indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, the peacock is a colourful bird, with males being larger than females and consisting of blue neck and a spectacular long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers with colourful eyespots, which it raises into an arched fan during courtship. [62] [63] [64] National heritage animal
Pages in category "Lists of birds of India" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... List of Indian state birds; T.
Pages in category "Birds of India" The following 137 pages are in this category, out of 137 total. ... Indian blackbird; Indian blue robin; Indian bush lark; Indian ...
The state of Kerala, India, has 567 bird species within its boundaries.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 11.2.
When the "national bird" of India was under consideration, the great Indian bustard was a proposed candidate (strongly supported by the Indian ornithologist Salim Ali [46] [47]), but dropped in favour of the Indian peafowl with at least one reason being the potential for being misspelt. [48] [49]