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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.
This is a list of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. Endemic Bird Areas
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird ...
List of Indian state birds State Common name [3] Binomial name [4] Image IUCN category [5] Andhra Pradesh: Rose-ringed parakeet: Psittacula krameri: Least Concern: Arunachal Pradesh: Great hornbill: Buceros bicornis: Vulnerable: Assam: White-winged wood duck: Asarcornis scutulata: Endangered: Bihar: House Sparrow: Passer domesticus: Least ...
Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Indian swiftlet, Aerodramus unicolor; White-rumped spinetail, Zoonavena ...
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.
In Sanskrit literature, the common myna has a number of names, most are descriptive of the appearance or behaviour of the bird. In addition to saarika, the names for the common myna include kalahapriya, which means "one who is fond of arguments" referring to the quarrelsome nature of this bird; chitranetra, meaning "picturesque eyes ...
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.