List of birds of Bangalore

The following is a list of birds found in and around Bangalore in Karnataka, India. The Nandi Hills, Bannerghatta forest ranges and the Kaveri valley/Sangam area are included in addition to the Bangalore city limits roughly extending 40 kilometres around the city centre (General Post Office). The area has been studied from early times due to its climate and accessibility during the Colonial period.^[1] This list also includes annotations. This list is largely based on an annotated checklist published in 1994.^[2][3] The family placement and sequence of families is based on the IOC world bird list (version 2.9).

Galliformes[]

Family: Phasianidae[]

• Grey francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus (breeding resident on outskirts)
• Common quail, Coturnix coturnix (rare)
• Rain quail, Coturnix coromandelica (rare)
• Jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica (breeding resident on outskirts)
• Painted bush quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha (rare)^[4]
• Red spurfowl, Galloperdix spadicea (rare)
• Painted spurfowl, Galloperdix lunulata (rare)^[5]
• Grey junglefowl, Gallus sonneratii (breeding resident)
• Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus (breeding resident)

Anseriformes[]

Family: Anatidae[]

• Lesser whistling-duck, Dendrocygna javanica
• Greylag goose, Anser anser^{[citation needed]}
• Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus
• Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
• Knob-billed duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos (rare)
• Cotton pygmy goose, Nettapus coromandelianus
• Gadwall, Anas strepera (historic)
• Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope
• Indian spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
• Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata
• Northern pintail, Anas acuta
• Garganey, Anas querquedula
• Common teal, Anas crecca
• Common pochard, Aythya ferina

Podicipediformes[]

Family: Podicipedidae[]

• Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis

Family: Phoenicopteridae[]

• Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber (vagrant)
• Lesser flamingo, Phoenicopterus minor (vagrant)

Ciconiiformes[]

Family: Ciconiidae[]

• Painted stork, Mycteria leucocephala
• Asian openbill, Anastomus oscitans
• Woolly-necked stork, Ciconia episcopus
• White stork, Ciconia ciconia
• Black stork, Ciconia nigra
• Black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus^{[citation needed]}

Pelecaniformes[]

Family: Threskiornithidae[]

• Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
• Black-headed ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus
• Red-naped ibis, Pseudibis papillosa
• Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia

Family: Ardeidae[]

• Little egret, Egretta garzetta
• Western reef egret, Egretta gularis
• Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
• Purple heron, Ardea purpurea
• Eastern great egret, Ardea modesta
• Intermediate egret, Mesophoyx intermedia
• Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
• Indian pond heron, Ardeola grayii
• Striated heron, Butorides striatus^[6]
• Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
• Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus(historical, possibly in error)
• Yellow bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis
• Cinnamon bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
• Black bittern, Dupetor flavicollis
• Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (historic)

Family: Pelecanidae[]

• Spot-billed pelican, Pelecanus philippensis
• Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus (Vagrant ? First noted in 2008)

Suliformes[]

Family: Phalacrocoracidae[]

• Little cormorant, Microcarbo niger
• Indian cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
• Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo

Family: Anhingidae[]

• Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster

Accipitriformes[]

Family Pandionidae[]

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus (historic)

Family: Accipitridae[]

• Black baza, Aviceda leuphotes (rare, possibly passage migrant, one historic record from Bangalore Golf course, 1980's and one record from Nandi Hills^[7])
• Crested honey buzzard, Pernis ptilorhyncus
• Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
• Black kite, Milvus migrans
• Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus
• Lesser fish eagle, Ichthyophaga humilis (Kaveri valley)
• Grey-headed fish eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus (Records only from Cauvery WLS area^[8])
• Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus
• White-rumped vulture, Gyps bengalensis
• Indian vulture, Gyps indicus
• Himalayan vulture, Gyps himalayensis (rare vagrant - juveniles mainly^[9])
• Red-headed vulture, Sarcogyps calvus
• Short-toed snake eagle, Circaetus gallicus
• Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela
• Marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
• Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus^{[citation needed]}
• Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus
• Pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos
• Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
• Crested goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus
• Shikra, Accipiter badius
• Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
• Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis^{[citation needed]}
• Besra, Accipiter virgatus
• White-eyed buzzard, Butastur teesa
• Black eagle, Ictinaetus malaiensis
• Indian spotted eagle, Clanga hastata (older records of lesser spotted eagle, Aquila pomarina may be attributed to this species)
• Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga
• Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax
• Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis
• Eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca^{[citation needed]}
• Bonelli's eagle, Aquila fasciata
• Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus
• Rufous-bellied hawk-eagle, Lophotriorchis kienerii (rare) (a photographic record of a juvenile from the Kaveri valley area^[10])
• Changeable hawk-eagle, Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Common buzzard, Buteo buteo (Record of bird in outskirts of Bangalore - Arkavathi Layout^[11])

Falconiformes[]

Family: Falconidae[]

• Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
• Red-necked falcon, Falco chicquera
• Laggar falcon, Falco jugger
• Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo (rare)^[12]
• Amur falcon, Falco amurensis
• Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
  • Shaheen falcon, Falco peregrinus peregrinator
  • Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus calidus

Otidiformes[]

Family: Otididae[]

• Great Indian bustard, Ardeotis nigriceps (historic, known from Eastern Karnataka-the nearest new records)
• Lesser florican, Sypheotides indicus (mostly old records, one in 2011-12)^[13][14]

Gruiformes[]

Family: Rallidae[]

• White-breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Brown crake, Amaurornis akool
• Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
• Baillon's crake, Porzana pusilla
• Ruddy-breasted crake, Porzana fusca
• Slaty-breasted rail, Lewinia striata
• Watercock, Gallicrex cinerea (historic)
• Grey-headed swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus
• Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian coot, Fulica atra

Family: Gruidae[]

• Demoiselle crane, Grus virgo (historic)

Charadriiformes[]

Family: Turnicidae[]

• Yellow-legged buttonquail, Turnix tanki (rare, only records have been from the Indian Institute of Science campus)
• Barred buttonquail, Turnix suscitator (Uncommon, mostly seen in the Bannerghatta and Kanakapura scrub areas)

Family: Burhinidae[]

• Indian stone-curlew, Burhinus indicus (rare)
• Great stone-curlew, Esacus recurvirostris (rare)

Family Recurvirostridae[]

• Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
• Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta (historic)

Family Charadriidae[]

• Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva (rare)
• Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola (rare)
• Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula (rare)^{[citation needed]}
• Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius (breeding resident)
• Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
• Yellow-wattled lapwing, Vanellus malabaricus (breeding resident) (Found only in open areas)
• Grey-headed lapwing, Vanellus cinereus (rare winter visitor)
• Red-wattled lapwing, Vanellus indicus (breeding resident)

Family: Rostratulidae[]

• Greater painted snipe, Rostratula benghalensis

Family: Jacanidae[]

• Pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus
• Bronze-winged jacana, Metopidius indicus (common resident)

Family: Scolopacidae[]

• Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola (vagrant)
• Pintail snipe, Gallinago stenura
• Great snipe, Gallinago media (historic)^[15]
• Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
• Wood snipe, Gallinago nemoricola (historic)^[16]
• Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus No recent reports^[17]
• Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
• Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata
• Eurasian whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus (rare passage migrant?^[18])
• Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
• Common redshank, Tringa totanus
• Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
• Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia
• Green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
• Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola
• Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
• Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
• Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
• Little stint, Calidris minuta
• Temminck's stint, Calidris temminckii
• Long-toed stint, Calidris subminuta^{[citation needed]}
• Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
• Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus (historic and rare passage migrant)^[19]

Family: Glareolidae[]

• Indian courser, Cursorius coromandelicus (Dr Robert B. Watson shot an Indian courser from a flock on 26 April 1952 and again saw two birds when he visited on 15 May 1952.)^[20][21]
• Small pratincole, Glareola lactea^[22]
• Oriental pratincole, Glareola maldivarum^[23]
• Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola^[24]

Family: Laridae[]

• Brown-headed gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
• Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Slender-billed gull, Chroicocephalus genei (rare. First record in Nov 2016 - 3 individuals in Madivala Lake)

Family Sternidae[]

• Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (rare)
• Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia (rare)^[25]
• River tern, Sterna aurantia
• Black-bellied tern, Sterna acuticauda (rare)
• Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida

Pterocliformes[]

Family: Pteroclidae[]

• Painted sandgrouse, Pterocles indicus (rare, only a few records in recent times)^[26]
• Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus (historic,^[27] some new records from Maidenahalli)

Columbiformes[]

Family: Columbidae[]

• Rock pigeon, Columba livia
• Nilgiri wood pigeon, Columba elphinstonii (only in Nandi Hills - historic record from Bannerghatta National Park)^[28]
• Laughing dove, Spilopelia senegalensis
• Spotted dove, Spilopelia chinensis
• Oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis (rare)
• Red collared dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica (rare)
• Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron phoenicoptera (rare)
• Orange-breasted green pigeon, Treron bicincta (rare) (A few records in 2006 and 2011 from Hesaraghatta and Indian Institute of Science)^[29]
• Grey-fronted green pigeon, Treron affinis (rare, records only from Bannerghatta National Park)^[30]

Psittaciformes[]

Family: Psittacidae[]

• Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria (rare)
• Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri (breeding resident)
• Plum-headed parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala (unclear pattern, but commoner in winter)
• Blue-winged parakeet, Psittacula columboides (historic, but recent records from near the Kanakapura and Thali forest areas)
• Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri (introduced)
• Vernal hanging parrot, Loriculus vernalis (records have been only from the Indian Institute of Science campus)

Cuculiformes[]

Family: Cuculidae[]

• Pied cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus
• Chestnut-winged cuckoo, Clamator coromandus
• Common hawk-cuckoo, Hierococcyx varius
• Indian cuckoo, Cuculus micropterus
• Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
• Himalayan cuckoo, Cuculus saturatus^{[citation needed]}
• Lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus (BngBirds in 2014 from Hesserghatta)
• Banded bay cuckoo, Cacomantis sonneratii
• Grey-bellied cuckoo, Cacomantis passerinus
• Fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo, Surniculus dicruroides^[31]
• Asian koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
• Blue-faced malkoha, Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
• Sirkeer malkoha, Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii (rare)
• Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis

Strigiformes[]

Family: Tytonidae[]

• Barn owl, Tyto alba

Family: Strigidae[]

• Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus^[32]
• Oriental scops owl, Otus sunia
• Indian scops owl, Otus bakkamoena
• Indian eagle-owl, Bubo bengalensis
• Brown fish owl, Ketupa zeylonensis
• Mottled wood owl, Strix ocellata
• Brown-wood owl, Strix leptogrammica^[33]
• Jungle owlet, Glaucidium radiatum
• Spotted owlet, Athene brama
• Brown hawk owl, Ninox scutulata

Caprimulgiformes[]

Family: Caprimulgidae[]

• Jungle nightjar, Caprimulgus indicus
• Sykes's nightjar, Caprimulgus mahrattensis
• Jerdon's nightjar, Caprimulgus atripennis
• Indian nightjar, Caprimulgus asiaticus
• Savanna nightjar, Caprimulgus affinis
• Grey nightjar, Caprimulgus jotaka (specimen examined by S A Hussain)

Apodiformes[]

Family: Hemiprocnidae[]

• Crested treeswift, Hemiprocne coronata

Family: Apodidae[]

• Indian swiftlet, Collocalia unicolor (rare)
• White-rumped needletail, Zoonavena sylvatica (rare)
• Brown-backed needletail, Hirundapus giganteus (rare)
• Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba
• House swift, Apus affinis

Coraciiformes[]

Family: Coraciidae[]

• Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis
• European roller, Coracias garrulus

Family: Alcedinidae[]

• Oriental dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx erithaca (vagrant reported from Horamavu in 2017)
• Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Stork-billed kingfisher, Halcyon capensis (vagrant except in the Kaveri river valley area)
• White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis (breeding resident)
• Black-capped kingfisher, Halcyon pileata (vagrant)
• Pied kingfisher, Ceryle rudis

Family: Meropidae[]

• Blue-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni (Bangalore is the type locality, but rare and known only from the Bannerghatta area)
• Green bee-eater, Merops orientalis
• Blue-tailed bee-eater, Merops philippinus
• European bee-eater, Merops apiaster^[34]
• Chestnut-headed bee-eater, Merops leschenaulti (vagrant)

Bucerotiformes[]

Family: Upupidae[]

• Hoopoe, Upupa epops

Family: Bucerotidae[]

• Indian grey hornbill, Ocyceros birostris

Piciformes[]

Family: Picidae[]

• Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla (rare with records from GKVK and the Valley School area)^[35]
• Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus nanus^[36]
• Yellow-crowned woodpecker, Leiopicus mahrattensis
• Rufous woodpecker, Celeus brachyurus^[36]
• Streak-throated woodpecker, Picus xanthopygaeus^[37]
• Black-rumped flameback, Dinopium benghalense
• White-naped woodpecker, Chrysocolaptes festivus

Family: Megalaimidae[]

• Brown-headed barbet, Psilopogon zeylanicus (rare)^[38][39]
• White-cheeked barbet, Psilopogon viridis (breeding resident)
• Coppersmith barbet, Psilopogon haemacephalus (breeding resident)

Passeriformes[]

Family: Pittidae[]

• Indian pitta, Pitta brachyura

Family: Tephrodornithidae[]

• Common woodshrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Family: Artamidae[]

• Ashy woodswallow, Artamus fuscus

Family: Aegithinidae[]

• Common iora, Aegithina tiphia
• Marshall's iora, Aegithina nigrolutea (nearest records from Maidenahalli & Kaveri Valley)

Family: Campephagidae[]

• Large cuckoo-shrike, Coracina macei
• Black-winged cuckoo-shrike, Lalage melaschistos
• Black-headed cuckoo-shrike, Lalage melanoptera
• Small minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
• White-bellied minivet, Pericrocotus erythropygius ?
• Ashy minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus
• Swinhoe's minivet, Pericrocotus cantonensis

Family: Laniidae[]

• Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus (regular winter visitor)
  • Lanius cristatus lucionensis (rare)
• Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus (rare. Photo record 7 December 2008^[40][41])
• Bay-backed shrike, Lanius vittatus
• Long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach
• Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor (rare)

Family: Oriolidae[]

• Indian golden oriole, Oriolus kundoo

• Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis
• Black-hooded oriole, Oriolus xanthornus

Family: Dicruridae[]

• Black drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus
• Ashy drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
• White-bellied drongo, Dicrurus caerulescens
• Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus

Family: Rhipiduridae[]

• White-spotted fantail, Rhipidura albogularis
• White-browed fantail, Rhipidura aureola

Family: Monarchidae[]

• Black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea
• Indian paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi

Family: Corvidae[]

• Rufous treepie, Dendrocitta vagabunda
• White-bellied treepie, Dendrocitta leucogastra (historic, possibly in error)
• House crow, Corvus splendens
• Jungle crow, Corvus macrorhynchos
  • Indian jungle crow, Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus

Family: Stenostiridae[]

• Grey-headed canary flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis (historic records, only recent record in 2011 from Bannerghatta National Park)

Family: Paridae[]

• Cinereous tit, Parus cinereus
• White-winged tit, Parus nuchalis (historic record from Bangalore, more recent records only from the Kaveri valley)^[42]
• Himalayan black-lored tit, Parus xanthogenys (=Parus aplonotus) (historic, possibly in error)

Family: Alaudidae[]

• Singing bushlark, Mirafra cantillans (Possibly misidentified. Records known from near Mysore^[43] and Jayamangali Black Buck Reserve)
• Indian bushlark Mirafra erythroptera
• Jerdon's bushlark, Mirafra affinis
• Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark, Eremopterix griseus
• Rufous-tailed lark, Ammomanes phoenicura
• Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
• Sykes's lark, Galerida deva (known only from the Thippagondanahalli Reservoir area and Hesaraghatta)
• Oriental skylark, Alauda gulgula

Family: Pycnonotidae[]

• Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus Earliest published record of four specimens of this bird from Bangalore was collected by HG Walton between 15 and 20 January 1899 said to be in Bombay Natural History Society collection.^[44] This bird was once considered rare around Bangalore but quite common in Nandi Hills.^[45]
• White-eared bulbul, Pycnonotus leucotis (possible escapee)
• Red-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer
• Yellow-throated bulbul, Pycnonotus xantholaemus^[46]
• White-browed bulbul, Pycnonotus luteolus

Family: Hirundinidae[]

• Sand martin/Pale martin, Riparia riparia/Riparia diluta (vagrant)
• Grey-throated martin, Riparia chinensis
• Dusky crag martin, Ptyonoprogne concolor
• Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Pacific swallow, Hirundo tahitica^{[citation needed]}
• Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii
• Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
• Streak-throated swallow, Hirundo fluvicola

Family: Phylloscopidae[]

• Tickell's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus affinis
• Sulphur-bellied warbler, Phylloscopus griseolus
• Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
• Hume's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus humei (Nandi Hills)
• Tytler's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus tytleri (Nandi Hills)
• Green warbler, Phylloscopus nitidus
• Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Large-billed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus magnirostris
• Western crowned warbler, Phylloscopus occipitalis

Family: Acrocephalidae[]

• Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola
• Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum
• Clamorous reed warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus
• Thick-billed warbler, Arundinax aedon
• Sykes's warbler, Iduna rama
• Booted warbler, Iduna caligata

Family: Cisticolidae[]

• Zitting cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
• Grey-breasted prinia, Prinia hodgsonii
• Jungle prinia, Prinia sylvatica
• Ashy prinia, Prinia socialis
• Plain prinia, Prinia inornata
• Rufous-fronted prinia, Prinia buchanani (nearest records from Maidenahalli)
• Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius

Family: Pellorneidae[]

• Puff-throated babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps

Family: Timaliidae[]

• Indian scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
• Tawny-bellied babbler, Dumetia hyperythra

Family: Leiothrichidae[]

• Common babbler, Argya caudata
• Large grey babbler, Argya malcolmi
• Rufous babbler, Argya subrufa (escaped individual seen near Cubbon Park)
• Jungle babbler, Argya striata
• Yellow-billed babbler, Argya affinis

Family: Sylviidae[]

• Eastern Orphean warbler, Sylvia crassirostris
• Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca (populations not ascertained reliably)
  • Hume's lesser whitethroat, S. c. althaea (taxonomy dependant)
• Yellow-eyed babbler, Chrysomma sinense

Family: Zosteropidae[]

• Indian white-eye, Zosterops palpebrosus

Family: Sturnidae[]

• Malabar starling, Sturnia blythii (vagrant)
• Grey-headed starling, Sturnia malabarica (winter visitor)
• Brahminy starling, Sturnia pagodarum (resident)
• Rosy starling, Pastor roseus (winter visitor)
• Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris (vagrant)
• Common myna, Acridotheres tristis (resident)
• Jungle myna, Acridotheres fuscus (resident)

Family: Turdidae[]

• Pied thrush, Geokichla wardii (winter visitor, regular only in the Nandi hills)^[47]
• White-throated orange-headed thrush, Geokichla citrina cyanota
• Scaly thrush, Zoothera dauma (historic)^{[citation needed]}
• Tickell's thrush, Turdus unicolor (Once in 2005 at Lalbagh)
• Indian blackbird, Turdus simillimus (winter, regular only in the Nandi hills. Older records of common blackbird, Turdus merula, may be attributed to this species)
• Eyebrowed thrush, Turdus obscurus (vagrant)

Family: Muscicapidae[]

• Blue-capped rock thrush, Monticola cinclorhyncha (winter visitor)
• Blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius (winter visitor in rocky areas)
• Common rock thrush, Monticola saxatilis (vagrant^[48])
• Malabar whistling thrush, Myophonus horsfieldii (vagrant at UAS, Hebbal. From 2005 found in the Nandi Hills)
• Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
• Indian blue robin, Luscinia brunnea (winter, regular in the Nandi hills)^[49][50]
• Siberian rubythroat, Calliope calliope (Nearest record from Maidenahalli^[51] and the Savandurga area)
• Oriental magpie robin, Copsychus saularis (resident breeder)
• White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus (rare resident, known only from the JP Nagar Reserve Forest (Doresanipalya),^[52] Bannerghatta forest area, Valley School areas and further away in the Kaveri valley^[53])
• Indian robin, Saxicoloides fulicatus (resident, found in open scrub in the outskirts)
• Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros (winter)
• Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maurus (winter)
• Pied bush chat, Saxicola caprata (resident, found in open scrub in the outskirts)
• Asian brown flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica (winter)
• Brown-breasted flycatcher, Muscicapa muttui (winter)
• Yellow-rumped flycatcher, Ficedula zanthopygia (winter^[54])
• Rusty-tailed flycatcher, Ficedula ruficauda (winter, rare)
• Red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva (winter)
• Red-throated flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla (winter)
• Kashmir flycatcher, Ficedula subrubra (rare, passage)
• Ultramarine flycatcher, Ficedula superciliaris (winter, regular in the Nandi hills)^[55]
• Black-and-orange flycatcher, Ficedula nigrorufa (Vagrant - two records. Confirmation desirable)
• Verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina (winter, not uncommon in scrub forest areas)
• Nilgiri flycatcher, Eumyias albicaudatus (historic and needs confirmation)
• Blue-throated flycatcher, Cyornis rubeculoides (winter, possibly in passage)^[56]
• Tickell's blue flycatcher, Cyornis tickelliae (resident breeder)

Family: Chloropseidae[]

• Jerdon's leafbird, Chloropsis jerdoni
• Golden-fronted leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons

Family: Dicaeidae[]

• Thick-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile (rare)
• Pale-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum erythrorynchos

Family: Nectariniidae[]

• Purple-rumped sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica
• Purple sunbird, Cinnyris asiaticus
• Loten's sunbird, Cinnyris lotenius
• Crimson-backed sunbird, Leptocoma minima

Family: Passeridae[]

• House sparrow, Passer domesticus
• Yellow-throated sparrow, Gymnornis xanthocollis

Family: Ploceidae[]

• Streaked weaver, Ploceus manyar
• Baya weaver, Ploceus philippinus

Family: Estrildidae[]

• Red munia, Amandava amandava
• Indian silverbill, Euodice malabarica
• White-rumped munia, Lonchura striata
• Scaly-breasted munia, Lonchura punctulata
• Tricoloured munia, Lochura malacca

Family: Motacillidae[]

• Forest wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus
• White wagtail, Motacilla alba
• White-browed wagtail, Motacilla maderaspatensis
• Citrine wagtail, Motacilla citreola citreola
• Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
• Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi
• Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus^[57][58]
• Paddyfield pipit, Anthus rufulus
• Blyth's pipit, Anthus godlewskii
• Long-billed pipit, Anthus similis
• Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
• Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni

Family: Fringillidae[]

• Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus (winter visitor)

Family: Emberizidae[]

• Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala (historic)
• Red-headed bunting, Emberiza bruniceps (historic)
• Grey-necked bunting, Emberiza buchanani

See also[]

• Birdwatchers' Field Club of Bangalore

References[]

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