Indian Birds

Following
is the list of 1,224 bird species reliably recorded from India, together with
their status categories. In total there are 1219 extant native species including
migrants and vagrants (but excluding 3 species now known to be extinct in the
country, and 2 introduced species). There are 923 breeding species (911 residents,
plus 12 suspected residents).
Explanation of status categories:
R = widespread resident
r = very local resident
W = widespread winter visitor
w = sparse winter visitor
P = widespread migrant
p = sparse migrant
V = vagrant
? = status uncertain
rI = introduced resident
(ex) = extinct
| Aix
galericulata |
V
|
| Anas
acuta |
W |
| Anas
clypeata |
W |
| Anas
crecca |
W |
| Anas
falcata |
w |
| Anas
formosa |
V
|
| Anas
gibberifrons |
r |
| Anas
penelope |
W |
| Anas
platyrhynchos |
rW |
| Anas
poecilorhyncha |
R |
| Anas
querquedula |
W |
| Anas
strepera |
W |
| Anser
albifrons |
w |
| Anser
anser |
W |
| Anser
caerulescens |
V |
| Anser
erythropus |
V |
| Anser
fabalis |
V |
| Anser
indicus |
rW |
| Aythya
baeri |
w |
| Aythya
ferina |
W |
| Aythya
fuligula |
W |
| Aythya
marila |
w |
| Aythya
nyroca |
rW |
| Branta
ruficollis |
V |
| Bucephala
clangula |
w |
| Cairina
scutulata |
r |
| Clangula
hyemalis |
V |
| Cygnus
columbianus |
V |
| Cygnus
cygnus |
V |
| Cygnus
olor |
V |
| Marmaronetta
angustirostris |
w |
| Mergellus
albellus |
w |
| Mergus
merganser |
rW |
| Mergus
serrator |
V |
| Netta
rufina |
W |
| Nettapus
coromandelianus |
R |
| Oxyura
leucocephala |
w |
| Rhodonessa
caryophyllacea |
r
(ex) |
| Sarkidiornis
melanotos |
R |
| Tadorna
ferruginea |
rW |