Species seen during several daily visits to the Keoladao Ghana Sanctuary. During this time the weather was cold and misty early morning but sunny in the afternoon. We alternated between rented bicycle rides and taking a rickshaw.
The rickshaw drivers can point out species such as owls and Yellow Bittern which would otherwise be hard to spot.
The naming convention is taken from 'An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region' by Inskipp, Lindsey and Duckworth. Animals from 'Field guide to the Mammals of the Indian Subcontinent' by Gurung and Singh.
1 Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus 2 Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 4 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus 5 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 6 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 7 Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus 8 Gadwall Anas strepera 9 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 11 Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 12 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 13 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 14 Common Teal Anas crecca 15 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 16 Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 18 Brown-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus 19 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 20 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis taprobana 21 White Throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 22 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 23 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 24 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 25 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus batasiensis 26 House Swift Apus affinis 27 Collared Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena 28 Dusky Eagle-Owl Bubo coromandus 29 Spotted Owlet Athene brama 30 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 31 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 32 Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera 33 Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus 34 Sarus Crane Grus antigone 35 Common Crane Grus grus 36 Brown Crake Amaurornis akool 37 White-breasted Water Hen Amaurornis phoenicurus 38 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio 39 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 40 Common Coot Fulica atra 41 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 42 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus 43 Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus 44 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 45 White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 46 River Tern Sterna aurantia 47 Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda 48 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 49 White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis 50 Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus 51 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela 52 Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus 53 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 54 Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga 55 Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata 56 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 57 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 58 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 59 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger 60 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis 61 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 62 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 63 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 64 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 65 Great Egret Egretta alba 66 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 67 Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 68 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 69 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 70 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 71 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 72 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 73 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 74 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus 75 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 76 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 77 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 78 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 79 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus 80 Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus 81 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach 82 Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis 83 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda 84 House Crow Corvus splendens 85 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 86 Eurasian Golden-Oriole Oriolus oriolus 87 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 88 Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor 89 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 90 Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 91 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 92 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 93 Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata 94 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 95 Stonechat Saxicola torquata 96 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata 97 Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata 98 Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum 99 Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra 100 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 101 Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus 102 Plain Martin Riparia paludicola 103 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 104 Wire Tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii 105 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 106 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis 107 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosa 108 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 109 Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus 110 Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata 111 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 112 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis 113 Brooks's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis 114 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 115 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus 116 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 117 Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica 118 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 119 White-browed Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis 120 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 121 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 122 Grey Wagtail Motacillia cinerea 123 Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis 124 Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
1 Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta 2 Indian Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii 3 Wild Boar Sus scrofa 4 Chital (Spotted Deer) Cervus axis 5 Sambar Cervus unicolor 6 Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus 7 Northern Palm Squirrel Funambulus pennantii
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