Records of the bird species from the coastal and fresh water zoned of the study area

S. No. |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
1 |
Little grebe |
Podiceps ruficollis |
2 |
Little cormorant |
Phalacrocorax niger |
3 |
Pond heron |
Ardeola grayii |
4 |
Cattle egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
5 |
Little egret |
Egretta garzetta |
6 |
Indian reef heron |
Egretta gularis |
7 |
Black ibis |
Pseudibis papillosa |
8 |
Spot billed duck |
Anas poecilorhyncha |
9 |
Common teal |
Anas crecca |
10 |
White bellied sea eagle |
Heliaetus leucogaster |
11 |
Brahmini duck |
T adoma ferruginea |
12 |
Coot |
Fulica atra |
13 |
Pheasant tailed Jacana |
Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
14 |
Bronze winged Jacana |
Metopidius indicus |
15 |
Red wattled lapwing |
Vanellus indica |
16 |
Yellow wattled lapwing |
Vanellus malabarica |
17 |
Little ringed plover |
Charadrius dubius |
18 |
Oyster catcher |
Haematopus ostralegus |
19 |
Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
20 |
Black winged stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
21 |
Red shank |
Tringa totanus |
22 |
Green shank |
Tringa nebularia |
23 |
Common sandpiper |
Triga hypoleucos |
24 |
Sand piper |
Tringa sp. |
25 |
Ruff and Reeve |
Philomachus pugnax |
26 |
Black headed gull |
Larus ridibundus |
27 |
Great black headed gull |
Larus ichthyactur |
28 |
Little tern |
Sterna albifrons |
29 |
Caspian tern |
Hydroprogne caspia |
30 |
Tern |
Sterna sp. |
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Last Updated: September 29, 2015