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.

Pterocliformes[]

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