Temples & Tigers - The Best of Northern India Naturetrek Tour Report
6 - 20 February 2014
Report compiled by Pradeep Singh
Naturetrek Cheriton Mill
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Tour Leader:
Pradeep Singh
Participants:
Susan Dale Jennifer Gegg Linda Nightingale Derek Evans Mary Evans Sue Hands Richard Riseborough Linda Riseborough
Day 1
Naturalist and guide
Thursday 6th February
London- Dubai to Delhi Mr & Mrs Evans came a day earlier to Delhi. The rest of the group were picked up from the airport and we drove to Hotel Westin in Gurgaon, arriving at around 11:10 and checked-in before discussing the rest of the days plan. In the afternoon four of the group went on a tour of Delhi and four went birding at Sultanpur bird sanctuary. At the sanctuary we saw about 60 species of birds including Lesser & Greater Spotted Eagle, Shikra, Painted Stork, White tailed Lapwing, Green & Redshank, Ferruginous duck, Spot-billed duck, Red crested Pochard, Eurasian Marsh Harrier, Black Redstart, Coppersmith Barbet and other good birds. We returned at around 630 and after letting them know the programme for tomorrow morning i left the guests at the hotel to have dinner and retire to bed.
Day 2
Friday 7th February
Delhi to Khajuraho We met at 715 in the morning and left the hotel around eight and drove to the airport to catch the flight to Khajuraho. We flew by Jet airways and after a stop at Varanasi we flew again to Khajuraho and reached there at 13:45 hrs. We were met by the representative and then drove to Hotel Ramada (10 mins) to have lunch. We went to the rooms and later around 3pm we left the hotel to see the magnificent erotic temples of Khajuraho. We enjoyed our sight-seeing and came back around 6pm and then met for the checklist and dinner at 7.30 pm. We discussed the plan for tomorrow and went to bed around 930.
Day 3
Saturday 8th February
Khajuraho to Panna National Park We met in the morning at 515 for tea and coffee and then left hotel at 530 and drove to Panna National Park (30 mins) from Khajuraho. It was a little cold and the temperature was about 15 degrees We had a good morning and saw White naped Woodpecker, Black rumped Flameback, Rosy, Small & Ashy Minivet, Eurasian Griffon, Long billed Vulture, Common Kestrel, Grey Heron, Tickells Leaf & Greenish Warbler.
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Mammals included Bluebull, Sambar & Spotted Deer, Wild Boar and 2 Marsh Mugger Crocodiles. We had alarm calls of monkey and spotted deer but no Tiger this morning. We returned from the park around 11am and then met for lunch at 1pm. We left again for the park at 2.30pm. It was a good drive and we saw loads of good birds like Coppersmith Barbet, Kestrel, Stork billed Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, Greenshank, Tree Pipit and again Sambar and Spotted Deer and today we also saw two Indian Gazelle (Chinkara) and loads of Wild Boar. Again we had good alarm calls but no big cat. We met for dinner at 745pm today and after letting the group know about the programme for tomorrow we left them to relax and retire to bed at around 9.30pm.
Day 4
Sunday 9th February
Khajuraho to Panna National Park We met at 515am for tea and coffee. At the park we saw loads of good birds and went to the waterfall point to have breakfast and we saw the nests of vultures. We saw Indian & Egyptian Vulture, Peregrine Falcon, Dusky Crag Martin, Brown Rock Chat, Black Stork, Rufous-tailed Lark, Common Kestrel again and other common birds. On the way back we saw two more Indian Gazelle and Sambar and Spotted Deer. We had close alarm calls of monkey and deer and birds were making alarm calls as well but no Tiger or Leopard came out, but we did see a Jungle Cat this morning. We came back from park around 11am and met for lunch at 1pm and left again for the park at 2.30. We went in and had alarm calls again but no cats still. We saw Eurasian Griffon, Common Kestrel, and Oriental White eyed Buzzard. Today we went to the boating area and did the boat ride in Ken River which is the main river of the park and saw loads of Marsh Muggar Crocodile. White browed Fantail, River Lapwing and other common birds were seen today. We came back from park around 615pm and then met for dinner, completed the species checklist and then off to bed.
Day 5
Monday 10th February
Khajuraho to Panna National Park Today it was cold in the park and foggy as well. The temperature was about 8 degrees. We met again at the same time and had tea and coffee. We went to the park in two jeeps and saw an Indian Fox before we got to the park gate. We did some good birding this morning and saw White-bellied Minivet, Long billed Pipit, White-eyed Buzzard, Common Wood shrike, Smokey Warbler, Stork billed Kingfisher and Grey headed Fish-eagle with fish in his feet which he had caught from the river. Then later we went to have breakfast and saw the old palace of king. On the way back to the hotel we went to Beni Sagar Dam which is a reservoir and saw Little Stint, Asian Open billed Stork, Green, Common & Wood Sandpipers, Pin tailed Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Teal, Painted Stork, Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover and Ashy Crowned Sparrow-larks. We came back to the hotel and met for lunch at 1pm and then off to the park again at 2.30pm. As we were driving around I heard alarm calls of Spotted Deer and asked the driver to stop - all of a sudden a big male Leopard was walking on the road. Leopards are very shy so as he saw us coming closer to him he started running and made couple of jumps and he went inside the forest.
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Next we went close to the river side and saw a large Crocodile lying by the water and saw Hoopoe, Long tailed Shrike, Common Kestrel and other good birds. We came back from park and met as usual for the dinner and checklist and then went to bed.
Day 6
Tuesday 11th February
Khajuraho to Panna National Park to Orcha We met again for tea and coffee and left for the park. This morning it was a little warmer then yesterday at about 10-12 degrees. Today some of the guests took blankets from their rooms to take them along with them. It was very silent in the park today and it seemed like there were no animals in the park at all. We still enjoyed the drive and saw Painted Sandgrouse and Tawny bellied Babbler. We came back to have lunch at 1 pm and left the hotel to go to Orcha around 130 pm. It was a very good drive and we stopped at couple of lakes and saw Great Cormorants, Bronze winged Jacana, Common Sandpiper, and Fruit bats on one of the ficus trees. We reached Orcha and our beautiful Amar Mahal Hotel around 630 pm and checked-in and then met for dinner and checklist at around 730 pm. After we were all sorted we went to bed after a briefing about the programme for tomorrow’s sight-seeing.
Day 7
Wednesday 12th February
Orcha to Agra We got up and had breakfast and then left hotel for our sight-seeing around 930 and then went to see the temple and palace. Birds seen included Long billed Vulture, Spotted Owlet, Brown Rock Chat. We then came back and had lunch around 1230 and we left at around 230 to drive to Jhansi train station to catch our Shatabdi train to Agra. We reached Agra around 845 in the evening and then drove to our Hotel Radisson which is near the Taj. After checking-in the group had dinner and relaxed for the rest of the evening.
Day 8
Thursday 13th February
Agra to Bharatpur We got up early today around 6am and met for sunrise sight-seeing of the magnificent Taj Mahal. We were given our shoe covers to put on at the main building. While we were there we saw loads of Bar headed Geese, Ruddy Shelduck, Ruff, Egyptian Vultures, White browed Wagtail and Kingfishers. We spent about 3 hours there and came back and had breakfast and showered. We checked out around 1030 to go and visit the Baby Taj and Agra Fort. It was good sightseeing and everybody enjoyed seeing the monuments. When we were at the Baby Taj we saw a Black eared Kite as well. After visiting the beautiful buildings went to have lunch in a local restaurant around 130pm and then left Agra to go to Fatehpur sikri. We left from there and drove to Bharatpur, reaching our hotel Laxmi Vilas Palace at around 6 pm. We met again at 730pm and did the species checklist followed by dinner and bed.
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Friday 14th February
Bharatpur Met the group in the morning at breakfast time and then around 730am we went to the Keoladeo National Park for a full day of birding. It was a nice temperature in the park and wasn't very cold. We brought a packed lunch from the hotel. We saw loads of great birds like Rosy and Dalmatian Pelican, Booted Eagle, Marsh Harrier, Red collared Dove, Clamorous Reed Warbler, Pintail, Garganey, Shoveler, Sarus Crane in flight, and the bird of day was Siberian Rubythroat which we had very great views of! We had lunch around 1 pm and then started again from Keoladeo Temple and went to the watch tower and saw a large group of Bar-headed and Grey lag Geese, and went to see Sarus Crane and Brown Crake as well. We came back after having good day at around 6 pm. Later on we did the checklist and then dinner followed by lights off.
Day 10
Saturday 15th February
Bharatpur The group met for breakfast and today rather than going to the park I took them to the village near the park. It was very foggy today and it took us about 2 hours to get there but it was worth it as we saw about 60 species of birds there including, Greater Flamingo, Rosy & Dalmatian Pelican, Pied Avocet, Red crested and Common Pochard, Eurasian Wryneck in flight, Desert & Variable Wheatear, Ruddy Shelduck, Spoonbill, Booted Eagle, Bonelli’s Eagle, Eurasian Marsh Harrier chasing a Peregrine Falcon as he made a kill of Northern Shoveler. We also saw Greater Spotted Eagle, Little Stint, Temmink’s Stint, Ruff, Great Egret, Crested and Ashy crowned Sparrow-larks, Singing Bush-lark, many Sarus and Common Cranes, lots of Egyptian Vultures and loads of other good birds and everybody enjoyed the day. We came back around 430pm to spend some time in the hotel and then I left the group for the evening and met them again for checklist and dinner. After dinner I said goodbye to Susan, Dale, Jennifer and Linda as they were leaving to to go Delhi tomorrow at the end of the main tour.
Day 11
Sunday 16th February
Bharatpur to Ranthambhore This morning most guests wanted to have a rest before they started the tour to Ranthambhore. I took Derek to try and see Greater Painted Snipe but no luck apart from the common birds which we'd seen earlier. We got back hotel around 830 and then got ready to catch the train to Ranthambhore from Bharatpur train station at 1030am. We said goodbye to the rest of the group who were going back to Delhi to catch their flight home. When the train arrived we got in and all settled together in one section of the train. Reached Ranthambhore around 230pm we had lunch and then later we went for a walk outside the hotel and saw Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, Grey headed Canary Flycatcher, Common Iora, and Black rumped Flameback. Then we went to the guava garden and saw Coppersmith Barbet and other common birds. Back at the hotel we met to do the species checklist at 730 before dinner and then lights off after sorting out wake up calls for tomorrow.
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Monday 17th February
Ranthambhore The group met for tea and coffee at 630 and went to the park at 715am. We travelled in two jeeps because of the different routes. We had a good drive and saw animals like Sambar and Spotted deer, Bluebull and some birds. Came back from park around 1015am and met with the rest of the group at breakfast. We had a break and met again for lunch before going to the park again at 230pm. On this afternoon’s safari drive we went on route 8 and saw Leopard and Sloth Bear.
Day 13
Tuesday 18th February
Ranthambhore We got up for tea and coffee and today we went to route 6 and saw Indian Gazelle and Jackal and had good alarm calls but no cat yet. In the afternoon the group wanted to go to see the fort so I arrange a guide to take them to the fort which they enjoyed. Later we had lunch and in the afternoon we went to the park and one of the jeeps, in which Mr and Mrs Evans were sitting, saw a male Tiger in zone 3. I went to zone 4 with the other three and saw Striated Heron, Paradise Flycatcher, White capped Bunting, Great Thick-knee, Great Snipe and Asian Brown Flycatcher, Black tailed Godwit and Common Snipe but no Tiger for us yet.
Day 14
Wednesday 19th February
Ranthambhore We met for tea and coffee and went to the park (apart from Mary who had a bad back) on to route number 8 and saw a Leopard sitting right on the top of the cliff - he was very big! Red rumped and Wire tailed Swallow, Dusky Crag Martin and other common birds we seen before we came back for breakfast. Later we met for lunch and then we went to the park again. Today I made a special request to the park officials to get our both vehicles to the same zone and I asked for route 3 and we got that. We saw White capped Bunting, Greater Thick-knee, Bronze winged Jacana, Spoonbill, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Indian Cormorant (which was the first time for the group and for the checklist), Striated Heron and other birds. We were driving around and got a news that a Tiger was sitting by the border of route 4 and 3 so we rushed to the place and parked by the chained barrier and we could see that on the other side there were couple of people were taking pictures of the Tiger which we couldn't see as he was on the hilly area. Later on the Tiger stood up and started moving - this young male Tiger about 2 years old is named T-65. He came right in front of our jeeps and then he walked along and then ran behind the Sambar and Spotted Deer who were feeding by the lake. He managed to get one Sambar fawn down but nobody saw him making the kill as we had to move to the place where we were expecting him to come out. He was there and some could see his ears and flicking tail and then later on he got up and we could see the deer in his mouth. Then he walked along and went right in front of our jeep and we got some great pictures. So now we all had seen a Tiger and all were very happy! Back at the hotel later we met for the checklist and in the evening we enjoyed a barbecue and drinks outside the restaurant and there was a tribal dance as well. Everybody enjoyed dancing and we had great evening.
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Thursday 20th February
Ranthambhore to Delhi Today Mary didn't come to the park but Richard, Linda & Susan went, while Derek and I went to the lake to do some birding. At the lake we saw Pallas's Gull, Gull-billed Tern, Lesser Flamingo which is a new tick for the list, Rosy & Dalmatian Pelican, Ashy Drongo, Pied Avocet, Crested Lark, tons of Great Cormorants, Red crested Pochard, Ruddy Shelduck and other good birds. We all came back and had breakfast and then left the hotel around 1130 to catch our train to Delhi. We reached Delhi around 6.40pm and met with the driver and representative and came out of the station. It was now time to say goodbye. Some of the group went to the Westin Hotel as they had to catch an early morning flight back to the UK while Derek and Mary went to the Oberoi hotel as they were staying for more 3 nights in Delhi.
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Species List Birds ( = recorded but not counted) Common name
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Little Grebe Dalmatian Pelican
Tachybaptus ruficollis Pelecanus crispus
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Rosy Pelican Indian Cormorant
Pelecanus onocrotalus Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
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Great Cormorant Little Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Phalacrocorax niger
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Oriental Darter Grey Heron
Anhinga melanogaster Ardea cinerea
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Purple Heron Great Egret
Ardea purpurea Ardea alba
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Intermediate Egret Little Egret
Egretta intermedia Egretta garzetta
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Indian Pond-heron Cattle Egret
Ardeola grayii Bubulcus ibis
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Striated Heron Black-crowned Night Heron
Butorides striata Nycticorax nycticorax
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Black Bittern Painted Stork
Ixobrychus flavicollis Mycteria leucocephala
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Asian Openbill Black Stork
Anastomus oscitans Ciconia nigra
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Woolly-necked Stork Black-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
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Black-headed Ibis Red-naped Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus Pseudibis papillosa
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Glossy Ibis Eurasian Spoonbill
Plegadis falcinellus Platalea leucorodia
Lesser Flamingo Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus minor Phoenicopterus ruber
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Lesser Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna javanica
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Greylag Goose Bar-headed Goose
Anser anser Anser indicus
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Ruddy Shelduck Comb Duck
Tadorna ferruginea Sarkidiornis melanotos
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Cotton Pygmy-goose Eurasian Wigeon
Nettapus coromandelianus Anas penelope
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Gadwall Common Teal
Anas strepera Anas crecca
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Mallard Spot-billed Duck
Anas platyrhynchos Anas poecilorhyncha
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Northern Pintail Garganey
Anas acuta Anas querquedula
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Northern Shoveler Red-crested Pochard
Anas clypeata Netta rufina
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Common Pochard Ferruginous Duck
Aythya ferina Aythya nyroca
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Tufted Duck Oriental Honey-buzzard
Aythya fuligula Pernis ptilorhynchus
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Black-shouldered Kite Black Kite
Elanus caeruleus Milvus migrans
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Grey-headed Fish-eagle Egyptian Vulture
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Neophron percnopterus
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White-rumped Vulture Long-billed Vulture
Gyps bengalensis Gyps indicus
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Eurasian Griffon Red-headed Vulture
Gyps fulvus Sarcogyps calvus
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Short-toed Eagle Crested Serpent-eagle
Circaetus gallicus Spilornis cheela
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Eurasian Marsh Harrier Shikra
Circus aeruginosus Accipiter badius
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Accipiter nisus
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White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa
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Indian Spotted Eagle Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila hastata Aquila clanga
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Bonelli's Eagle Booted Eagle
Aquila fasciatus Aquila pennatus
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Changeable Hawk-eagle Common Kestrel
Spizaetus cirrhatus Falco tinnunculus
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Peregrine Falcon Grey Francolin
Falco peregrinus Francolinus pondicerianus
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Jungle Bush-quail Painted spurfowl
Perdicula asiatica Galloperdix lunulata
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Red Spurfowl Indian Peafowl
Galloperdix spadicea Pavo cristatus
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Sarus Crane Common Crane
Grus antigone Grus grus
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Brown Crake White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis akool Amaurornis phoenicurus
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Purple Swamphen Common Moorhen
Porphyrio porphyrio Gallinula chloropus
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Common Coot Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Fulica atra Hydrophasianus chirurgus
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Bronze-winged Jacana Black-winged Stilt
Metopidius indicus Himantopus himantopus
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Pied Avocet Great Thick-knee
Recurvirostra avosetta Burhinus recurvirostris
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River Lapwing Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii Vanellus indicus
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White-tailed Lapwing Little -ringed plover
Vanellus leucurus Charadrius dubius
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Common Snipe Black-tailed Godwit
Gallinago gallinago Limosa limosa
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Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
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Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
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Marsh Sandpiper Common Greenshank
Tringa stagnatilis Tringa nebularia
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Green Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Tringa glareola
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Common Sandpiper Little Stint
Actitis hypoleucos Calidris minuta
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Temminck's Stint Ruff
Calidris temminckii Philomachus pugnax
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Yellow legged gull Pallas's Gull
Larus michahellis Larus ichthyaetus
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Gull-billed Tern River Tern
Sterna nilotica Sterna aurantia
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Painted Sandgrouse Rock Dove
Pterocles indicus Columba livia
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Eurasian Collared Dove Red Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto Streptopelia tranquebarica
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Spotted Dove Laughing Dove
Streptopelia chinensis Streptopelia senegalensis
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Yellow-footed Pigeon Alexandrine Parakeet
Treron phoenicoptera Psittacula eupatria
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Rose-ringed Parakeet Plum-headed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri Psittacula cyanocephala
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Asian Koel Greater Coucal
Eudynamys scolopacea Centropus sinensis
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Indian Scops-owl Dusky eagle owl
Otus bakkamoena Bubo coromandus
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Jungle Owlet Spotted Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum Athene brama
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Savannah Nightjar White-rumped Spinetail
Caprimulgus affinis Zoonavena sylvatica
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Cypsiurus balasiensis
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House swift
Apus nipalensis
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Little Swift Crested Treeswift
Apus affinis Hemiprocne coronata
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Common Kingfisher Stork-billed Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis Pelargopsis capensis
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White-throated Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis Ceryle rudis
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Green Bee-eater Indian Roller
Merops orientalis Coracias benghalensis
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Eurasian Hoopoe Indian Grey Hornbill
Upupa epops Ocyceros birostris
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Brown-headed Barbet Coppersmith Barbet
Megalaima zeylanica Megalaima haemacephala
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Brown-capped Woodpecker Rufous Woodpecker
Dendrocopos moluccensis nanus Celeus brachyurus
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Black-rumped Flameback White-naped Woodpecker
Dinopium benghalense Chrysocolaptes festivus
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Singing Bushlark Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark
Mirafra cantillans Eremopterix grisea
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Rufous-tailed Lark Crested Lark
Ammomanes phoenicurus Galerida cristata
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Plain Martin Dusky Crag-martin
Riparia paludicola Ptyonoprogne concolor
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Barn Swallow Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo rustica Hirundo smithii
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Red-rumped Swallow White Wagtail
Cecropis daurica Motacilla alba
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White-browed Wagtail Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla madaraspatensis Motacilla citreola
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Yellow Wagtail Grey Wagtail
Motacilla flava Motacilla cinerea
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Long-billed Pipit
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Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
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Olive-backed Pipit Large Cuckoo-shrike
Anthus hodgsoni Coracina macei
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Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Small Minivet
Coracina melaschistos Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
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Scarlet Minivet Ashy Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus Pericrocotus divaricatus
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White bellied Minivet Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pericrocotus erythropygius Pycnonotus jocosus
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White-eared Bulbul Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis Pycnonotus cafer
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Common Lora Orange-headed Thrush
Aegithina tiphia Zoothera citrina
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Zitting Cisticola Grey-breasted Prinia
Cisticola juncidis Prinia hodgsonii
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Jungle Prinia Ashy Prinia
Prinia sylvatica Prinia socialis
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Plain Prinia Blyth's Reed Warbler
Prinia inornata Acrocephalus dumetorum
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Clamorous Reed-warbler Common Tailorbird
Acrocephalus stentoreus Orthotomus sutorius
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Tickell's Leaf-warbler Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus affinis Phylloscopus trochiloides
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Lesser Whitethroat Asian Brown Flycatcher
Sylvia curruca Muscicapa dauurica
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Red-breasted Flycatcher Verditer Flycatcher
Ficedula parva Eumyias thalassina
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Tickell's Blue-flycatcher Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae Culicicapa ceylonensis
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Siberian Rubythroat Bluethroat
Luscinia calliope Luscinia svecica
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Oenanthe deserti
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Variable wheatear
Oenanthe picata
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Oriental Magpie-robin Indian Robin
Copsychus saularis Saxicoloides fulicata
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Black Redstart Pied Bushchat
Phoenicurus ochruros Saxicola caprata
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Brown rock chat Indian Chat
Cercomela fusca Cercomela fusca
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White-browed Fantail Asian Paradise-flycatcher
Rhipidura aureola Terpsiphone paradisi
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Tawny-bellied Babbler Yellow-eyed Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra Chrysomma sinense
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Common Babbler Large Grey Babbler
Turdoides caudatus Turdoides malcolmi
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Jungle Babbler Great Tit
Turdoides striatus Parus major
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Purple Sunbird Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Cinnyris asiaticus Dicaeum agile
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Oriental White-eye Eurasian Golden Oriole
Zosterops palpebrosus Oriolus oriolus
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Isabelline Shrike Brown Shrike
Lanius isabellinus Lanius cristatus
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Bay-backed Shrike Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius vittatus Lanius schach
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Southern Grey Shrike Common Woodshrike
Lanius meridionalis Tephrodornis pondicerianus
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Black Drongo Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus Dicrurus leucophaeus
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White-bellied Drongo Rufous Treepie
Dicrurus caerulescens Dendrocitta vagabunda
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House Crow Large-billed Crow
Corvus splendens Corvus macrorhynchos
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Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Indian Pipit Asian Pied Starling
Anthus rufulus Gracupica contra
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Chestnut-tailed Starling Brahminy Starling
Sturnia malabarica Temenuchus pagodarum
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House Sparrow Chestnut-shouldered Petronia
Passer domesticus Petronia xanthocollis
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Baya Weaver White capped bunting
Ploceus philippinus Emberiza stewarti
Indian silver bill
Lonchura malabarica
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Mammals 1 2
Royal Bengal Tiger Leopard
Panthera tigris tigris Panthera pardus
3 4
Jungle Cat Rhesus Macaque
Felis chaus kelaarita or kutas Macaca mulatta
5 6
Common Langur Common Mongoose
Presbytis entellus Herpestes edwardsi
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Ruddy Mongoose Golden Jackal
Herpestes smithii Canis aureus
9 10
Sloth Bear Indian Flying Fox
Merursus ursinus Pteropus giganteus
11 12
Indian Fox Indian or Black-naped Hare
Vulpes bengalensis Lepus nigricollis
13 14
Three-striped Palm Squirrel Five-striped Palm Squirrel
Funambulus pennarum Funambulus pennanti
15 16
Sambar Chital (Spotted Deer)
Cervus unicolor Cervus axis
17 18
Black Buck Khincara (Indian Gazelle)
Antilope cervicapra Gazella bennetti
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Nilgai (Blue Bull)
Boselaphus tragocamelus
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Indian Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
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Indian Flapshell Turtle
Lissemys punctata
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Marsh Mugger Crocodile Water Snake species
Crocodylus palustris Natrix sp
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House Gecko species Monitor lizard
Hemidactylus or Gehyra etc sp
Horseshoe bat
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