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.
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
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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