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CHECK-LIST OF BIRDS OF GOA 

Sr. No. Common Name Scientfic name Status 

ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES 

Family: Podicipedidae 

1. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis R 

ORDER: PRECELLARIFORMES 

Family: Procellariidae 

2. Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax M 

3. Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus M 

4. Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus S 

5. Wilson’s Strom Petrel Oceanites oceanicus VG 

ORDER: PELECANIFORMES 

Family: Sulidae 

6. Masked Booby Sula dactylatra VG 

7. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster VG 

Family: Phalacrocoracidae 

8. Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger R 

9. Indian Shag Phalacrocorax fuscicollis R 

10. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo M 

Family: Anhingidae 

11. Darter Anhinga melanogaster R/V 

Family: Fregatidae 

12. Greater Frigate Bird Fregata minor S 

13. Lesser Frigate Bird Fregata ariel S 

ORDER: CICONIIFORMES 

Family: Ardeidae 

14. Little Egret Egretta garzetta R 

15. Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis R/M 

16. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea R/M

17. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea R 

18. Large Egret Casmerodius albus R 

19. Median Egret Mesophoyx intermedia M 

20. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis R 

21. Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii R 

22. Little Green Heron Butorides striatus R 

23. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax R/M 

24. Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius 

melanocephalus 

25. Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis M 

26. Chestnut Bittern Ixobrychus 

cinnamomeus 

27. Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis M 

Family: Ciconiidae 

28. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala M 

29. Asian Openbill-Stork Anastomus oscitans M 

30. Black Stork Ciconia nigra VG 

31. White-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus M 

32. European White Stork Ciconia ciconia M 

33. Lesser Adjutant-Stork Leptoptilos javanicus M/V 

Family: Threskiornithidae 

34. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus M 

35. Oriental White Ibis Threskiornis 

melanocephalus 

36. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia M 

Family: Phoenicopteridae 

37. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber VG 

ORDER: ANSERIFORMES 

Family: Anatidae 

M 

M 

M/V 

38. Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica M/R

39. Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus VG 

40. Brahminy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea M 

41. Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos M 

42. Cotton Teal Nettapus 

coromandelianus 

43. Gadwall Anas strepera M 

44. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope M 

45. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos M 

46. Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha M 

47. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata M 

48. Northern Pintail Anas acuta M 

49. Garganey Anas querquedula M 

50. Common Teal Anas crecca M 

51. Marbled Teal Marmaronetta 

angustirostris 

52. Common Pochard Aythya ferina M 

53. Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca M 

54. Tufted Pochard Aythya fuligula M 

ORDER: FALCONIFORMES 

Family: Accipitridae 

55. Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes U 

56. Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus R 

57. Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus M 

58. Black Kite Milvus migrans R 

59. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus R 

60. White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster R 

61. Grey-headed Fish eagle Ichthyophaga 

ichthyaetus 

M/R 

62. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus VG 

M 

VG

63. Indian White- backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis CE 

64. Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus CE 

65. Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus R 

66. Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela R 

67. Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus M 

68. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus M 

69. Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos VG 

70. Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus M 

71. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus M/R 

72. Shikra Accipiter badius R 

73. Besra Sparrowhawk Accipiter virgatus R 

74. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus M 

75. White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa M 

76. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo M 

77. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus M 

78. Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis R 

79. Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina M/V 

80. Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga M 

81. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis U 

82. Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus M 

83. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus M 

84. Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii VG 

85. Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus R 

Family: Pandionidae 

86. Osprey Pandion haliaetus M 

Family: Falconidae 

87. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus M 

88. Amur Falcon Falco amurensis M 

89. Laggar Falco jugger M

90. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus M 

ORDER: GALLIFORMES 

Family: Phasianidae 

91. Common Quail Coturnix coturnix M 

92. Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica M 

93. Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica R 

94. Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea R 

95. Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii R 

96. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus R 

ORDER: GRUIFORMES 

Family: Turnicidae 

97. Small Button Quail Turnix sylvatica U 

98. Common Buttonquail Turnix suscitator R 

Family: Rallidae 

99. Blue-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus R 

100. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus R 

101. Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla M 

102. Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca M 

103. Watercock Gallicrex cinerea R 

104. Purple Moorhen Porphyrio porphyrio R/M 

105. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus M 

106. Common Coot Fulica atra M 

ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES 

Family: Jacanidae 

107. Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus 

chirurgus 

108. Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus R 

Family: Rostratulidae 

109. Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis U 

Family: Haematopodidae 

R

110. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus M 

Family: Charadriidae 

111. Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva M 

112. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola M 

113. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula M 

114. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius M 

115. Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus M 

116. Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus M 

117. Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii M 

118. Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus M 

119. Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus R 

120. Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus M 

121. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus R 

122. White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus M 

Family: Scolopacidae 

123. Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 

124. Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura M 

125. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago M 

126. Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus M 

127. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa M 

128. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica M 

129. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus M 

130. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata M 

131. Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus M 

132. Common Redshank Tringa totanus M 

133. Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis M 

134. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia M 

135. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus M 

136. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola M

137. Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus M 

138. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos M 

139. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres M 

140. Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris M 

141. Sanderling Calidris alba M 

142. Little Stint Calidris minuta M 

143. Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis M 

144. Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii M 

145. Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta M 

146. Dunlin Calidris alpina M 

147. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea M 

148. Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus M 

149. Ruff Philomachus pugnax 

Family: Recurvirostridae 

150. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus M 

Family: Burhinidae 

151. Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus M 

152. Great Stone Plover Burhinus recurvirostris M 

Family: Dromadidae 

153. Crab Plover Dromas ardeola M 

Family: Glareolidae 

154. Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola VG 

155. Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum M 

156. Small Pratincole Glareola lactea M 

Family: Laridae 

157. Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans M 

158. Heuglin’s Gull Larus heuglini M 

159. Pallas’s Gull Larus ichthyaetus M 

M

160. Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus M 

161. Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus M 

162. Slender-billed Gull Larus genei M 

163. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica M 

164. Caspian Tern Sterna caspia M 

165. River Tern Sterna aurantia M 

166. Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis M 

167. Large Crested Tern Sterna bergii M 

168. Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis M 

169. Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii M 

170. Common Tern Sterna hirundo U 

171. Little Tern Sterna albifrons M 

172. White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa M 

173. Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda VG 

174. Bridled tern Sterna anaethetus M 

175. Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata M 

176. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus M 

177. White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus M 

Family: Rynchopidae 

178. Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis VG/V 

ORDER:COLUMBIFORMES 

Family:Columbidae 

179. Blue Rock Pigeon Columba livia R 

180. Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii R/V 

181. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis M 

182. Little Brwon dove Streptopelia 

sebegalensis 

183. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis R 

184. Red Collared Dove Streptopelia 

tranquebarica 

U 

U

185. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto M 

186. Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica R 

187. Orange-breasted Green- 

Pigeon 

Treron bicincta U 

188. Pompadour Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora R 

189. Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea R 

190. Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia R 

ORDER: PSITTACIFORMES 

Family: Psittacidae 

191. Indian Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis R 

192. Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria R 

193. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri R 

194. Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala R 

195. Blue-winged Parakeet Psittacula columboides R/E 

ORDER: CUCULIFORMES 

Family: Cuculidae 

196. Pied Crested Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus M 

197. Brainfever Bird Hierococcyx varius R 

198. Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus U 

199. Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus M 

200. Lesser Cuckoo Cuculas poliocephalus M 

201. Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii R/M 

202. Indian Plaintve Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus R 

203. Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris R 

204. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea R 

205. Small Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus 

viridirostris 

206. Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis R 

207. Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis U 

R

ORDER: STRIGIFORMES 

Family: Tytonidae 

208. Barn Owl Tyto alba R 

Family: Strigidae 

209. Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia R 

210. Collared Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena R 

211. Forest Eagle-Owl Bubo nipalensis U 

212. Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis R 

213. Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica R 

214. Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum R 

215. Spotted Owlet Athene brama R 

216. Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata R 

217. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus VG 

ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES 

Family: Podargidae 

218. Ceylon Frogmouth Batrachostomus 

Family: Caprimulgidae 

moniliger 

219. Great Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis U 

220. Indian Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus R/M 

221. Jerdon’s Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis U 

222. Franklin’s Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis R 

ORDER: APODIFORMES 

Family: Apodidae 

223. Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor R/M 

224. White-rumped Needletail- 

Swift 

225. Brown-backed Needletail- 

Swift 

R 

Zoonavena sylvatica M 

Hirundapus giganteus M 

226. Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis R

227. Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba U 

228. Pacific Swift Apus pacificus U 

229. House Swift Apus affinis R 

Family: Hemiprocnidae 

230. Crested Tree-swift Hemiprocne coronata R 

ORDER: TROGONIFORMES 

Family: Trogonidae 

231. Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus R 

ORDER: CORACIIFORMES 

Family: Alcedinidae 

232. Small Blue Kingfisher Alcedo atthis R 

233. Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus R 

234. Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis R 

235. White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis R 

236. Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata R 

237. Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris R 

238. Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meningting R 

239. Lesser Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis R 

Family: Meropidae 

240. Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni R 

241. Small Bee-eater Merops orientalis R 

242. Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus M 

243. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti R 

Family: Coraciidae 

244. European Roller Coracias garrulus M 

245. Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis M 

246. Asian Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus orientalis U 

Family: Upupidae 

247. Common Hoopoe Upupa epops M

Family: Bucerotidae 

248. Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus R 

249. Great Pied Hornbill Buceros bicornis R/NT 

250. Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus R/NT 

ORDER: PICIFORMES 

Family: Capitonidae 

251. Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica R 

252. White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis R 

253. Crimson-throated Barbet Megalaima rubricapilla R 

254. Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima 

Family: Picidae 

haemacephala 

255. Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla M 

256. Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus M/R 

257. Brown-capped Pygmy 

Woodpecker 

258. Yellow-fronted Pied 

Woodpecker 

R 

Dendrocopos nanus R 

Dendrocopos 

mahrattensis 

259. Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus R 

260. Great Black Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis R 

261. Lesser Yellownaped 

Woodpecker 

262. Common Golden-backed 

Woodpecker 

263. Lesser Golden-backed 

Woodpecker 

264. Greater Golden-backed 

Woodpecker 

265. Black-shouldered 

Woodpecker 

R 

Picus chlorolophus R 

Dinopium javanense R 

Dinopium benghalense R 

Chrysocolaptes lucidus R 

Chrysocolaptes festivus R

266. Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente R 

ORDER: PASSERIFORMES 

Family: Pittidae 

267. Indian Pitta 

Family: Alaudidae 

Pitta brachyura R/M 

268. Singing Bush-lark Mirafra cantillans U 

269. Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark Eremopterix grisea M 

270. Rufous-tailed Finch-Lark Ammomanes 

phoenicurus 

271. Greater Short-toed lark Calandrella 

brachydactyla 

272. Malabar Crested Lark Galerida malabarica R 

273. Sykes’s Lark Galerida deva U 

274. Eastern Skylark Alauda gulgula R 

Family: Hirundinidae 

275. Pale Martin Riparia diluta U 

276. Sand Martin Riparia riparia U 

277. Plain Martin Riparia paludicola M 

278. Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris M 

279. Dusky Crag-Martin Hirundo concolor R 

280. Common Swallow Hirundo rustica M 

281. Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica VG 

282. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii R 

283. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica R 

284. Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo fluvicola M 

285. Northern House-Martin Delichon urbica M 

Family: Motacillidae 

286. Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus M 

287. White Wagtail Motacilla alba M 

M 

M

288. Large Pied Wagtail Motacilla 

maderaspatensis 

289. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola M 

290. Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava M 

291. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea M 

292. Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi M 

293. Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus R 

294. Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris M 

295. Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii M 

296. Eurasian Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis M 

297. Oriental Tree Pipit Anthus hodgsoni M 

298. Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus VG 

Family: Campephagidae 

299. Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei R 

300. Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos M 

301. Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera R/M 

302. Rosy minivet Pericrocotus roseus U 

303. Small Minivet Pericrocotus 

cinnamomeus 

304. Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus R 

305. Pied Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus R 

306. Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis R 

307. Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis 

Family: Pycnonotidae 

pondicerianus 

308. Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus R/E 

309. Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus 

gularis 

310. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus R 

311. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer R 

R 

R 

R 

R/E

312. White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus R 

313. Yellow-browed Bulbul Iole indica R 

314. Black Bulbul Hypsipetes 

Family: Irenidae 

leucocephalus 

315. Common Iora Aegithina tiphia R 

316. Asian Fairy-Bluebird Irena puella R 

317. Jerdon’s Chloropsis Chloropsis 

cochinchinensis 

318. Golden-fronted Chloropsis Chloropsis aurifrons R 

Family: Laniidae 

319. Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus M 

320. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus M 

321. Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus M 

322. Rufous-backed Shrike Lanius schach M 

Family: Muscicapidae 

Subfamily: Turdinae 

323. Blue-headed Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus M 

324. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius M 

325. Malabar Whistling Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii R 

326. Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina 

cyanotus 

327. Tickell’s Thrush Turdus unicolor VG 

328. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula U 

329. Bluethroat Luscinia svecica M 

330. Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea M 

331. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis R 

332. White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus R 

333. Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata R 

334. Black Redstart Phoenicurcus ochruros M 

M 

R 

R

335. Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata M 

336. Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata R 

337. Isabelline Chat Oenanthe isabellina M 

Subfamily: Timaliinae 

338. Wynaad Laughingthrush Garrulax delessarti U/E 

339. Spotted Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps R 

340. Indian Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii R 

341. Rufous-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra R 

342. Black-headed Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps R 

343. Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense R 

344. Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufus R/E 

345. Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus R 

346. Quaker Tit-Babbler Alcippe poioicephala R 

Sylviinae 

347. Streaked Fantail-Warbler Cisticola juncidis R 

348. Franklin’s Prinia Prinia hodgsonii R 

349. Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis R 

350. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata R 

351. Rusty-rumped Grasshopper- 

Warbler 

Locustella certhiola M 

352. Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola M 

353. Blyth’s Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus 

dumetorum 

354. Indian Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus M 

355. Thick-billed warbler Acrocephalus aedon M 

356. Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata U 

357. Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius R 

358. Olivaceous Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus U 

359. Large-billed Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus 

magnirostris 

M 

M

360. Western Crowned Leaf 

Warbler 

Phylloscopus occipitalis M 

361. Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca U 

Subfamily: Muscicapinae 

362. Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica M 

363. Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda M 

364. Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui M 

365. Red-thraoted Flycatcher Ficedula parva M 

366. Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris M 

367. Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina M 

368. Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudata VG 

369. White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes R/E 

370. Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides M 

371. Tickell’s Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae R 

372. Grey-headed Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis M 

Subfamily: Monarchinae 

373. Black-naped Monarch- 

Flycatcher 

Hypothymis azurea M 

374. Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi R/M 

Subfamily: Rhipidurinae 

375. White-throated Fantail 

Flycatcher 

376. White-browed Fantail 

Flycatcher 

Family: Paridae 

Rhipidura albicollis R 

Rhipidura aureola U 

377. Great Tit Parus major U 

378. Black-lored Yellow Tit Parus xanthogenys R 

Family: Sittidae 

379. Chestnut-belied Nuthatch Sitta castanea U 

380. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis R

Family: Certhiidae 

381. Spotted Tree Creeper Salpornis spilonotus U 

Family: Dicaeidae 

382. Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile R 

383. Tickell’s Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorynchos R 

384. Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor R 

Family: Nectariniidae 

385. Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica R 

386. Small Sunbird Nectarinia minima R/E 

387. Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica R 

388. Loten’s Sunbird Nectarinia lotenia R 

389. Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja R 

390. Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra R 

Family: Zosteropidae 

391. Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus U 

Family: Emberizidae 

392. Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani M 

393. Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala M 

394. Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps M 

Family: Fringillidae 

395. Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus M 

Family: Estrildidae 

396. White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata R 

397. Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti M 

398. Spotted Munia Lonchura punctulata U 

399. Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca M/R 

Family: Passeridae 

Subfamily: Passerinae 

400. House Sparrow Passer domesticus R

401. Yellow-thraoted Sparrow Petronia xanthocollis R 

Ploceinae 

402. Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus R 

Family: Sturnidae 

403. Grey-headed Starling Sturnus malabaricus M 

404. Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum M 

405. Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus M 

406. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis R 

407. Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus U 

408. Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus R 

409. Common Hill-Myna Gracula religiosa R 

Family: Oriolidae 

410. Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus M 

411. Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis M 

412. Black-headed Oriole Oriolus xanthornus R 

Family: Dicruridae 

413. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus R 

414. Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus M 

415. White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens R 

416. Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus R 

417. Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus M 

418. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus R 

Family: Artamidae 

419. Ashy Swallow-shrike Artamus fuscus R/M 

Family: Corvidae 

420. Indian Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda R 

421. White-bellied Tree Pie Dendrocitta leucogaster U 

422. House Crow Corvus splendens R 

423. Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos R

M - MIGRATORY, R - RESIDENT, U - UNCLEAR, E-ENDEMIC, S-STRAY, 

CE - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, NT – NEAR THREATENED, V – 

VULNERABLE, VG - VAGRANT 

Source: Catalogue of “BIRDS OF GOA” by Parag Rangnekar, Project 

Sponsored by: Dept. of Science, Technology & Environment, Govt. of 

Goa. Saligoa, Goa. – October 2004.

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