Kaziranga and Panbari Forest Reserve 17/1/99 - 22/1/99

Species seen during our stay at Wildgrass Resort, Kaziranga.

We had 2 jeep rides in the Central range, 1 in the East, 3 in the West and 2 walks in the Panbari Forest Reserve.

Bird 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.

Birds

1	Swamp Francolin			Francolinus gularis
2	Red Junglefowl			Gallus gallus
3	Kalij Pheasant			Lophura leucomelanos lathami
4	Greylag Goose			Anser anser
5	Bar-headed Goose		Anser indicus
6	Ruddy Shelduck			Tadorna ferruginea
7	Common Shelduck			Tadorna tadorna
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	Ferruginous Pochard		Aythya nyroca
16	Tufted Duck			Aythya fuligula
17	Streak-throated Woodpecker	Picus xanthopygaeus
18	Greater Yellownape		Picus flavinucha
19	Greater Flameback		Chrysocolaptes lucidus
20	Bay Woodpecker			Blythipicus pyrrhotis
21	Great Barbet			Megalaima virens
22	Lineated Barbet			Megalaima lineata
23	Golden-throated Barbet		Megalaima franklinii
24	Blue-throated Barbet		Megalaima asiatica
25	Oriental Pied-Hornbill		Anthracoceros albirostris
26	Great Hornbill			Buceros bicornis
27	Red-headed Trogon		Harpactes erythrocephalus
28	Indian Roller			Coracias benghalensis benghalensis
29	Common Kingfisher		Alcedo atthis taprobana
30	Stork-billed Kingfisher		Pelargopsis capensis
31	White Throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis
32	Pied Kingfisher			Ceryle rudis
33	Green Bee-eater			Merops orientalis
34	Common Hawk-Cuckoo		Cuculus varius
35	Lesser Coucal			Centropus bengalensis
36	Alexandrine Parakeet		Psittacula eupatria
37	Rose-ringed Parakeet		Psittacula krameri
38	Blossom-headed Parakeet		Psittacula roseata
39	Red-breasted Parakeet		Psittacula alexandri
40	Asian Palm Swift		Cypsiurus batasiensis
41	Dusky Eagle-Owl			Bubo coromandus
42	Jungle Owlet			Glaucidium radiatum
43	Spotted Dove			Streptopelia chinensis tigrina
44	Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon	Treron phoenicoptera
45	Green Imperial-Pigeon		Ducula aenea
46	White-breasted Water Hen	Amaurornis phoenicurus
47	Purple Gallinule		Porphyrio porphyrio
48	Common Moorhen			Gallinula chloropus
49	Common Redshank			Tringa totanus
50	Common Greenshank		Tringa nebularia
51	Wood Sandpiper			Tringa glareola
52	Common Sandpiper		Actitis hypoleucos
53	Temminck's Stint		Calidris temminckii
54	Bronze-winged Jacana		Metopidius indicus
55	Northern Lapwing		Vanellus vanellus
56	River Lapwing			Vanellus duvaucelii
57	Red-wattled Lapwing		Vanellus indicus
58	Common Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus
59	River Tern			Sterna aurantia
60	Osprey				Pandion haliaetus
61	Black-shouldered Kite		Elanus caeruleus
62	Black Kite			Milvus migrans
63	Brahminy Kite			Haliastur indus
64	Pallas's Sea-Eagle		Haliaeetus leucoryphus
65	Grey-headed Fish-Eagle		Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
66	Long-billed Vulture		Gyps indicus
67	Short-toed Snake-Eagle		Circaetus gallicus
68	Crested Serpent-Eagle		Spilornis cheela
69	Eurasian Sparrowhawk		Accipiter nisus
70	Mountain Hawk-Eagle		Spizaetus nipalensis
71	Pied Falconet			Microhierax melanoleucus
72	Oriental Darter			Anhinga melanogaster
73	Little Cormorant		Phalacrocorax niger
74	Great Cormorant			Phalacrocorax carbo
75	Little Egret			Egretta garzetta
76	Grey Heron			Ardea cinerea
77	Purple Heron			Ardea purpurea
78	Great Egret			Egretta alba
79	Intermediate Egret		Egretta intermedia
80	Cattle Egret			Bubulcus ibis coromandus
81	Indian Pond-Heron		Ardeola grayii
82	Dalmatian Pelican		Pelecanus crispus
83	Spot-billed Pelican		Pelecanus philippensis
84	Asian Openbill			Anastomus oscitans
85	Woolly-necked Stork		Ciconia episcopus
86	Black-necked Stork		Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
87	Lesser Adjutant			Leptoptilos javanicus
88	Greater Adjutant		Leptoptilos dubius
89	Bay-backed Shrike		Lanius vittatus
90	Grey-backed Shrike		Lanius tephronotus
91	Long-tailed Shrike 		Lanius schach tricolor
92	Rufous Treepie			Dendrocitta vagabunda
93	House Crow			Corvus splendens
94	Large-billed Crow		Corvus macrorhynchos
95	Black-hooded Oriole		Oriolus xanthornus
96	Short-billed Minivet		Pericrocotus brevirostris
97	Scarlet Minivet			Pericrocotus flammeus
98	Black Drongo			Dicrurus macrocercus
99	Bronzed Drongo			Dicrurus aeneus
100	Spangled Drongo			Dicrurus bracteatus
101	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus remifer
102	Greater Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus paradiseus
103	Large Woodshrike		Tephrodornis gularis
104	Blue Whistling Thrush		Myiophoneus caeruleus
105	Red-breasted Flycatcher		Ficedula parva
106	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis
107	Oriental Magpie-Robin		Copsychus saularis
108	White-rumped Shama		Copsychus malabaricus
109	Black-backed Forktail		Enicurus immaculatus
110	Stonechat			Saxicola torquata
111	Asian Pied Starling		Sturnus contra
112	Common Myna			Acridotheres tristis
113	Jungle Myna			Acridotheres fuscus
114	Hill Myna			Gracula religiosa
115	Plain Martin			Riparia paludicola
116	Barn Swallow			Hirundo rustica
117	Red-whiskered Bulbul		Pycnonotus jocosus
118	Himalayan Bulbul		Pycnonotus leucogenys
119	Red-vented Bulbul		Pycnonotus cafer bengalensis
120	Common Tailorbird		Orthotomus sutorius
121	Striated Babbler		Turdoides earlei
122	Grey Sibia			Heterophasia gracilis
123	Crimson Sunbird			Aethopyga siparaja
124	Little Spiderhunter		Arachnothera longirostra
125	Tree Sparrow			Passer montanus
126	Citrine Wagtail			Motacilla citreola
127	White Wagtail			Motacilla alba
128	White-browed Wagtail		Motacilla madaraspatensis
129	Grey Wagtail			Motacillia cinerea

Animals

1	Hoolock Gibbon			Hylobates hoolock
2	Rhesus Macaque			Macaca mulatta
3	Capped Langur			Presbytis pileatus
4	Smooth Indian Otter		Lutra perspicillata
5	Tiger				Panthera tigris 
6	Indian Elephant			Elephas maximus
7	Indian Rhinocerous		Rhinoceros unicornis
8	Wild Boar			Sus scrofa
9	Swamp Deer			Cervus duvauceli
10	Hog Deer			Cervus porcinus
11	Sambar				Cervus unicolor
12	Water Buffalo			Bubalus arnee
13	Black Giant Squirrel		Ratufa bicolor
14	Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel Dremomys lokriah

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