| I. FAMIL Y PODICIPEDIDAE (GREBS) |
Total Species 2 |
| 1. Great crested grebe |
Podicep cristatus |
| 2. Little grebe |
Policep ruficollis |
| II. FAMIL Y PELICANDAE (PELICANS) |
Total Species 3 |
| 3. Rosy or White pelican |
Pelecanus onocrotalus |
| 4. Spot billed pelican |
Pelecanus philippensis |
| 5. Dalamatian pelican |
Pelecanus philippensis crispus |
III. FAMIL Y PHALACROCORACIDAE
(Cormorants and Darter) |
Total Species 4 |
| 6. Large cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
| 7. Indian shag |
Phalacrocorax fuscicullis |
| 8. Little cormorant |
Phalacrocorax niger |
| 9. Darter |
Anhinga rufa |
IV. FAMIL Y ARDEIDAE
(Herons, Egrets, Bitterns) |
Total Species 11 |
| 10. Grey heron |
Ardea cinerea |
| 11. Purple heron |
Ardea purpurea |
| 12. Pond heron |
Ardeola gray ii |
| 13. Cattle egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
| 14. Large egret |
Ardea alba |
| 15. Small egret |
Egretta intermedia |
| 16. Little egret |
Egretta garzetta |
| 17. Indian reef heron |
Egretta gularis |
| 18. Night heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 19. Little bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
| 20. Bittern |
Botaurus stellaris |
| V. FAMILY CICONIDAE (STORKS) |
Total Species 5 |
| 21. Painted stork |
Mycteria leucocephala |
| 22. Openbilled stork |
Anastomus oscitans |
| 23. Whitenecked stork |
Ciconia episcopus |
| 24. Black stork |
Ciconia nigra |
| 25. Blacknecked stork |
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticl |
VI. FAMIL Y THRESKIORNITITIDAE
(IBIS, SPOONBILL) |
Total Species 4 |
| 26. White ibis |
Threskiornis aethopica |
| 27. Black ibis |
Pseudibis papillosa |
| 28. Glossy ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
| 29. Spoonbill |
Platalea leucorodia |
VII. FAMILY PHONEICOPTERIDAE
(FLEMNINGOS) |
Total Species 4 |
| 30. Lesser flemingo |
Phoeniconaias minor |
VIII. FAMIL Y ANA TIDAE
(Ducks &Geese) |
Total Species 18 |
| 31. Geylag goose |
Anser anser |
| 32. Barheaded goose |
Anser indicus |
| 33. Ruddy shelduck |
Tadorna ferruginea |
| 34. Common shelduck |
Tadorna tadorna |
| 35. Pintail |
Anas acuta |
| 36. Common teal |
Anas crecca |
| 37. Spotbilled duck |
Anas poecilorhyncha |
| 38. Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
| 39. Gadwal |
Anasstreoera |
| 40. Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
| 41. Garganey |
Anas querquedula |
| 42. Shovler |
Anas clypeata |
| 43. Redcrested pochard |
Netta rufina |
| 44. Common pochard |
Aythya ferina |
| 45. Tufted duck |
Aythya fuligula |
| 46. Ferruginous duck |
Aythya nyroca |
| 47. Cotton teal |
Nettapus coromandelianus |
| 48. Comb duck |
Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| IX. FAMll y GRUIDAE (CRANES) |
Total Species 3 |
| 49. Common crane |
Grus grus |
| 50. Sarus crane |
Grus antigone |
| 51. Demoiselle crane |
Anthropoides virgo |
