Birds of India page three
Abbreviation Guide
In(WB) West Bengal India
In(As) Assam India
In(AP) Arunachal Pradesh India
In(Na) Nagaland India
In(Su) Sunderbans India WB
In(Utt) Uttarakhand
In(MP) Madhya Pradesh
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Page Three
Herons, Egrets, Waders, Storks, Cormorants, Grebes
Gulls
Family: Anhingidae
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster In(As)
Family: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea In(Su) In(As) In(MP)
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea In(As)
Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii In(As) In(Su) In(MP)
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis In(As) In(Su) In(MP) In(Utt)
Great Egret Casmerodius albus In(As) In(Su)
Little Egret Egretta garzetta In(As) In(Su)
Pacific Reef-Egret Egretta sacra In(Su)
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax In
Family: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus In(MP)
Family: Charadriidae
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus In(MP)
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus In(As) In(Su)
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus In(As) In(MP) In(Utt)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus In
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus In(As)
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaaucelii In(Utt)
Family: Ciconiidae
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans In(As) In(Su)
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus In(As) In(MP)
Black Stork Ciconia nigra In(As) In(MP)
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus In(As)
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius In(As)
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus In(Su) In(As) In(MP)
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala In(MP)
Family: Jacanidae
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus In(As) In(Su)
Family: Laridae
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus In(As)
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus In(As) In(Su)
Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
River Tern Sterna aurantia In(MP)
Family: Pelecanidae
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis In(As)
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo In(AP) In(MP)
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis In(WB)
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger In(As) In(Su)
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Family: Podicipedidae
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus In(As)
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis In(As) In(MP)
Family: Scolopacidae
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii In(As)
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata In(Su)
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Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus In(Su)
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus In(As)
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola In(As) In(MP)
Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos In(Su) In(As)
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia In(As) In(MP)
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus In(As)
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis In(Utt)
Common Redshank Tringa totanus In(Su)
Family: Threskiornithidae
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus In(As)
Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa In(MP)