Checklist of birds recorded in Nameri National Park

Species
WHITE-CHEEKED PARTRIDGE Arborophila atrogularis
RED JUNGLEFOWL Gallus gallus
KALIJ PHEASANT Lophura leucomelanos
GREY PEACOCK PHEASANT Polyplectron bicalcaratum
FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK Dendrocygna bicolor
LESSER WHISTLING-DUCK Dendrocygna javanica

Status

Habitat

Notes

NT

P,S
P,S,D
P,S
P
W,R
W,R

See text.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Resident. Found in small numbers in well-wooded areas.
Occasional. Breeding migrant (between May and July).
Common. Resident with an influx of birds during the
breeding season (MayJuly).
Passage migrant; 39 seen flying north along the Bhorelli
river on 7 March 1998.
Common winter visitor. Seen in large numbers along the Jia
Bhareli river and its tributaries. Smaller numbers are also
seen in pools and marshes in the area.
Occasional winter visitor. Seen along the Jia Bhareli river.
See text.
Common winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Uncommon winter visitor. Found in stagnant pools along
the abandoned course of the Jia Bhareli river.
Common winter visitor. Seen in large numbers throughout
the area.
Winter visitor. Common along the Jia Bhareli river and its
tributaries.
Uncommon resident.
Uncommon winter visitor. Seen in association with mixedspecies feeding flocks.
Fairly common resident. Seen singly or in pairs in
degraded/open forest.
Common resident. Seen singly or in pairs.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Common resident. Seen singly or in pairs, sometimes in
association with Greater and Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrushes.
Uncommon resident.
Rare. Seasonal status unclear. One observed well at Potasali on
3 December 1996.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Rare. Seasonal status unclear. A group of eight were seen at
Potasali on 2 December 1996, with five on 3 December 1996.
Uncommon. Subject to altitudinal movements. More common in
higher areas towards Bhalukpong and Khari.
Common and widespread resident.
Common and widespread resident.
Uncommon resident.
Rare resident.
Common resident.
Common resident. Found throughout the park.

BAR-HEADED GOOSE Anser indicus

RUDDY SHELDUCK Tadorna ferruginea

W,R

COMMON SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna

WHITE-WINGED DUCK Cairina scutulata
GADWALL Anas strepera
MALLARD Anas platyrynchos
SPOT-BILLED DUCK Anas poecilorhyncha
NORTHERN PINTAIL Anas acuta

EN

W
W
W,R
W
W
W

COMMON TEAL Anas crecca

W,R

COMMON MERGANSER Mergus merganser

YELLOW -LEGGED BUTTONQUAIL Turnix tanki

SPECKLED PICULET Picumnus innominatus

G
P,S

GREY-CAPPED PYGMY WOODPECKER Dendrocopos canicapillus

S,D

FULVOUS-BREASTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos macei

RUFOUS WOODPECKER Celeus brachyurus
LESSER YELLOWNAPE Picus chlorolophus
GREATER YELLOWNAPE Picus flavinucha
GREY-HEADED W OODPECKER Picus canus

S,D
P,S
P,S
P,S
S

HIMALAYAN FLAMEBACK Dinopium shorii

COMMON FLAMEBACK Dinopium javanense

S
S

BLACK-RUMPED FLAMEBACK Dinopium benghalense

GREATER FLAMEBACK Chrysocolaptes lucidus
GREAT SLATY WOODPECKER Mulleripicus pulverulentus

P,S,D
P,S,D
P

GREAT BARBET Megalaima virens

LINEATED BARBET Megalaima lineata

BLUE-THROATED BARBET Megalaima asiatica
BLUE-EARED BARBET Megalaima australis
COPPERSMITH BARBET Megalaima haemacephala
ORIENTAL PIED HORNBILL Anthracoceros albirostris
GREAT HORNBILL Buceros bicornis

P,S,D
P,S,D
P,S
S,D
P,S
P,S

The birds of Nameri National Park, Assam, India

Species
RUFOUS-NECKED HORNBILL Aceros nipalensis
WREATHED HORNBILL Aceros undulatus

Status
VU

Habitat
P
P,S

COMMON HOOPOE Upupa epops

S,G,D

RED-HEADED TROGON Harpactes erythrocephalus

INDIAN ROLLER Coracias benghalensis
DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis
COMMON KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis
BLUE-EARED KINGFISHER Alcedo meninting

P
S,G,D
S
W,R
W,R

ORIENTAL DWARF KINGFISHER Ceyx erithacus

RUDDY KINGFISHER Halcyon coromanda

WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER Halcyon smyrnensis
CRESTED KINGFISHER Megaceryle lugubris

S,W
S,W,R
R

PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis

W,R

BLUE-BEARDED BEE-EATER Nyctyornis athertoni

P,S,D

GREEN BEE-EATER Merops orientalis

BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER Merops philippinus
CHESTNUT-HEADED BEE-EATER Merops leschenaulti
PIED CUCKOO Clamator jacobinus
COMMON HAWK CUCKOO Hierococcyx varius
INDIAN CUCKOO Cuculus micropterus
BANDED BAY CUCKOO Cacomantis sonneratii
PLAINTIVE CUCKOO Cacomantis merulinus

S,G,D
G,D
S,D
S,D
S
S,D
S,D
S,D

ASIAN EMERALD CUCKOO Chrysococcyx maculatus

ASIAN KOEL Eudynamys scolopacea

S,D

GREEN-BILLED MALKOHA Phaenicophaeus tristis

GREATER COUCAL Centropus sinensis
LESSER COUCAL Centropus bengalensis
VERNAL HANGING PARROT Loriculus vernalis
ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET Psittacula eupatria
ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET Psittacula krameri
BLOSSOM-HEADED PARAKEET Psittacula roseata
RED-BREASTED PARAKEET Psittacula alexandri
HIMALAYAN SWIFTLET Collocalia brevirostris
ASIAN PALM SWIFT Cypsiurus balasiensis
SILVER-BACKED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus cochinchinensis
HOUSE SWIFT Apus affinis
ORIENTAL SCOPS OWL Otus sunia
COLLARED SCOPS OWL Otus bakkamoena
SPOT-BELLIED EAGLE OWL Bubo nipalensis
BROWN FISH OWL Ketupa zeylonensis
COLLARED OWLET Glaucidium brodiei
ASIAN BARRED OWLET Glaucidium cuculoides
SPOTTED OWLET Athene brama
BROWN HAWK OWL Ninox scutulata
GREY NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus indicus
LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus macrurus
SAVANNA NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus affinis

S
S,G
S,G
P,S
S,D
S,D
S,D
S,D
A
A
A
A
S
S,D
P,S
S
P,S
P,S,D
S,D
S
S
S
G

ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE Streptopelia orientalis

SPOTTED DOVE Streptopelia chinensis

S,G,D
S,G,D

Notes
See text.
Common resident. Breeds during MarchApril; nests usually in
Tetrameles nudiflora trees.
Common resident. Numbers apparently increase during winter
(OctoberApril), indicating that part of the population is
migratory.
Uncommon resident.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Uncommon resident. Restricted to secluded pools and nullahs,
often near forest.
One seen along Bogijuli Nala on 10 July 1998. Seasonal status
not known, but it is probably a rare resident in the area.
See text.
Common and widespread resident.
Common resident. Restricted to the fast-flowing waters of the Jia
Bhareli river and its tributaries.
Comon resident. Found along the Jia Bhareli river and its
tributaries, as well as in waterbodies and pools.
Common resident. Nest found at Seijusa on 23 May 2001: a hole
in a vertical face in dense forest.
Common resident.
Rare resident.
Common resident.
Summer visitor. One seen at Bhalukpong on 15 September 2000.
Rare. One at Potasali on 1 March 1999.
Common summer migrant.
Uncommon resident.
Seasonal status unclear. Uncommon but frequently seen or heard
from April to August.
Rare summer migrant. One seen in woodland near Potasali on
10 July 1998.
Commonly recorded during the summer months (AprilJuly), but
there have been no winter sightings. However, it is probably
resident.
Common resident.
Common resident. More numerous than Centropus bengalensis.
Common resident.
Common resident. Seen in flocks of 20 birds or more.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Uncommon resident.
Common resident.
Common winter visitor.
Common resident.
Rare migrant. Four seen at Seijusa on 5 February 1997.
Rare.
Fairly common resident.
Fairly common resident.
Uncommon resident.
Uncommon resident.
Uncommon. Seasonal status unclear.
Common and widespread resident.
Common resident. Found in the areas fringing the park.
Common resident.
Uncommon resident.
Common resident.
Uncommon resident. Found in grassland areas along the Jia
Bhareli river and its tributaries.
Common and widespread resident.
Common and widespread resident.

Species
RED COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia tranquebarica
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia decaocto

Status

Habitat
S,G,D
G,D

BARRED CUCKOO DOVE Macropygia unchall

EMERALD DOVE Chalcophaps indica
ORANGE-BREASTED GREEN PIGEON Treron bicincta
POMPADOUR GREEN PIGEON Treron pompadora

P
P,S
P,S
S,D

THICK-BILLED GREEN PIGEON Treron curvirostra

YELLOW-FOOTED GREEN PIGEON Treron phoenicoptera
PIN-TAILED GREEN PIGEON Treron apicauda
WEDGE-TAILED GREEN PIGEON Treron sphenura
GREEN IMPERIAL PIGEON Ducula aenea
MOUNTAIN IMPERIAL PIGEON Ducula badia

S,D
S,D
P,S
P,S
P,S
P

BROWN CRAKE Amaurornis akool

WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN Amaurornis phoenicurus
PURPLE SWAMPHEN Porphyrio porphyrio
COMMON MOORHEN Gallinula chloropus

W
W
W
W

EURASIAN WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola

PINTAIL SNIPE Gallinago stenura

COMMON SNIPE Gallinago gallinago
COMMON REDSHANK Tringa totanus

W
W
R

MARSH SANDPIPER Tringa stagnatilis

COMMON GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia

W,R
W,R

GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus

WOOD SANDPIPER Tringa glareola
COMMON SANDPIPER Tringa hypoleucos
TEMMINCKS STINT Calidris temminckii
GREATER PAINTED-SNIPE Rostratula benghalensis
BRONZE-WINGED JACANA Metopidius indicus
EURASIAN THICK-KNEE Burhinus oedicnemus
GREAT THICK-KNEE Esacus recurvirostris

W,R
W,R
W,R
W,R
W
W
G,W
W,R

IBISBILL Ibidorhyncha struthersii

LONG-BILLED PLOVER Charadrius placidus
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius
KENTISH PLOVER Charadrius alexandrinus

R
R
W,R
W,R

NORTHERN LAPWING Vanellus vanellus

RIVER LAPWING Vanellus duvaucelii

RED-WATTLED LAPWING Vanellus indicus
ORIENTAL PRATINCOLE Glareola maldivarum
SMALL PRATINCOLE Glareola lactea

W,R
G,W,R
R
R

BROWN-HEADED GULL Larus brunnicephalus

BLACK-HEADED GULL Larus ridibundus

R
R

RIVER TERN Sterna aurantia

LITTLE TERN Sterna albifrons

W,R
R

BLACK-BELLIED TERN Sterna acuticauda

OSPREY Pandion haliaetus
JERDONS BAZA Aviceda jerdoni

NT

R
R
P

Notes
Common resident.
Uncommon resident. Found in relatively more open areas of
the park.
Uncommon resident. Found only in well-wooded areas.
Common resident.
Rare resident.
Rare resident. Recorded during 2527 November 1998
(Dymond 1998) and 34 seen on 15 and 17 March 1998
(Hendriks 1998).
Uncommon resident.
Common and widespread resident.
Uncommon resident. Seen in large flocks in wooded areas.
Rare. Subject to altitudinal movements; probably a winter visitor.
Common resident.
Uncommon. Subject to local movements. Found in well-wooded
areas.
Uncommon resident.
Common resident.
Rare resident.
Common resident. Found in stagnant pools and along the
abandoned course of the Jia Bhareli river.
Rare winter visitor. One at Potasali on 3 December 1996; one on
8 April 2001 (Penhallurick 2001).
Common winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Rare. Presumably a passage migrant; 45 seen along the Jia
Bhareli river on 9 May 1998.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Common winter migrant. Among the commonest waders and
found in all major rivers and pools in the area.
Common winter migrant. Found in all major rivers and pools.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Common winter migrant (OctoberMay).
Rare. Presumably resident.
Rare resident.
Rare winter visitor.
Resident. Commonly seen along the Jia Bhareli river and its
tributaries. Up to 16 birds were seen together in December 2001.
See text.
See text.
Common winter migrant.
Uncommon winter migrant. Seen along the Jia Bhareli river
and its tributaries.
Passage migrant. A flock of >30 birds seen in an open field along
the fringe of the park on 20 November 1999.
Common resident.
Resident. Common, but not as numerous as the previous species.
Rare winter visitor. Two at Potasali on 15 February 1997.
Common resident. Nesting recorded on the sandy islets of the Jia
Bhareli river. Flocks of several hundred birds seen in winter.
Uncommon winter visitor. Seen mainly along the Jia Bhareli river.
Occasional winter visitor. Recorded mainly on the Jia Bhareli
river.
Common resident.
Rare. Only one record of a single bird seen along the Jia Bhareli
river at Potasali on 27 May 1998.
See text.
Regular winter visitor. Seen along the Jia Bhareli river.
Rare resident. Singles at Khari on 7 February 1997 (and
30 November 2001: R. Naoroji in litt. 2004) and Potasali on
16 April 1998.

Species
BLACK BAZA Aviceda leuphotes

Status

Habitat
S

ORIENTAL HONEY-BUZZARD Pernis ptilorhyncus

BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE Elanus caeruleus

S,G,D
G

BLACK KITE Milvus migrans

G,D

BRAHMINY KITE Haliastur indus

PALLASS FISH EAGLE Haliaeetus leucoryphus
WHITE-TAILED EAGLE Haliaeetus albicilla
LESSER FISH EAGLE Ichthyophaga humilis
WHITE-RUMPED VULTURE Gyps bengalensis
SLENDER-BILLED VULTURE Gyps tenuirostris
RED-HEADED VULTURE Sarcogyps calvus
SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus

VU
NT
NT
CR
CR
NT

R
R
R
R
S,G,D,A
S,G,D,A
S,G,D,A
S,G

CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE Spilornis cheela

HEN HARRIER Circus cyaneus

S,G,D
G

PIED HARRIER Circus melanoleucos

CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus

P,S

SHIKRA Accipiter badius

EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK Accipiter nisus
NORTHERN GOSHAWK Accipiter gentilis
BLACK EAGLE Ictinaetus malayensis
GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga
STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis
RUFOUS-BELLIED EAGLE Hieraaetus kienerii

P,S,D
S
S
P,S
S,G
S,G
P,S

VU

CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE Spizaetus cirrhatus

MOUNTAIN HAWK EAGLE Spizaetus nipalensis
PIED FALCONET Microhierax melanoleucos

S,G
S
S,D

COMMON KESTREL Falco tinnunculus

S,G,D

AMUR FALCON Falco amurensis

S,G,D

EURASIAN HOBBY Falco subbuteo

ORIENTAL HOBBY Falco severus

PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus
LITTLE CORMORANT Phalacrocorax niger

S,W
W,R

INDIAN CORMORANT Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

GREAT CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo

R
W,R

LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta

GREY HERON Ardea cinerea
INTERMEDIATE EGRET Mesophoyx intermedia

W,R
R
W,R

CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus ibis

W,R

Notes
Breeding migrant. One seen on 18 April 1998 in sal
Shorea robusta forest adjoining the park.
Common and widespread resident.
Seasonal status unclear, but presumably a rare resident. One seen
in grassland along the Khari River on 30 November 2001.
Uncommon. Seasonal status unclear (all sightings have been
during winter). Seen along the fringe areas of the park and along
the Jia Bhareli river.
Rare. One bird seen at Potasali on 30 November 1996.
See text.
See text.
See text.
See text.
See text.
See text.
Rare. Seasonal status unclear. One along the Bhorelli river at
16th mile on 17 January 1998.
Common resident. Found throughout the area.
Occasional winter visitor. Found in grasslands along the Jia
Bhareli river and its tributaries; also one along the Bor Dikorai
river at Seijusa on 4 February 1997 and one at Potasali on
15 February 1997
Rare winter visitor. One along the Bor Dikrai river at Seijusa on
4 February 1997.
Status unclear: presumably resident. Singles at Khari on 5 and
6 February 1997.
Common resident. The commonest hawk in the area.
Uncommon winter migrant.
Occasional winter visitor.
Uncommon winter visitor; seen at Potasali and Khari.
See text.
Occasional winter visitor; seen along the Jia Bhareli river.
Uncommon but regular winter visitor. Adults and juveniles seen
during DecemberJanuary every year.
Rare. One seen at Potasali on 19 December 2000.
Rare. Seasonal status unclear. One on 23 March 1997.
Uncommon. Resident; presumably breeds in the area. Singles at
Potasali on 29 December 1997, 20 January 1998 and 20 January
1998. Found in the park as well as in adjacent areas.
Common winter migrant. Seen in the park as well as in fringe
areas.
Passage migrant. Flocks, usually of >100 birds, seen during early
November each year, remaining in the area for about two weeks
before moving further south. In 2001, birds arrived a little later
than usual (11 November 2001) and remained until 18
November 2001).
Occasional winter visitor. Seen at Potasali on 12 January 1998
10 May 1998.
Rare: two on 8 April 2001 (Penhallurick 2001).
Uncommon but regular winter visitor.
Common winter visitor. Large flocks seen along the Jia Bhareli
river.
Rare. Seasonal status unclear.
Common resident. There is an influx of birds during the winter,
indicating that part of the population is migratory. A ring
(probably Chinese) was recovered on a bird found along the
Upper Dikrai river by the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department.
Large flocks of 400500 birds seen regularly in winter along the
Jia Bhareli river.
Common resident.
Rare. Seen along the Jia Bhareli river at Potasali on 17 May 1998.
Common resident. Found along the Jia Bhareli river and other
waterbodies.
Common resident.

Species
INDIAN POND HERON Ardeola grayii
LITTLE HERON Butorides striatus
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Nycticorax nycticorax
MALAYAN NIGHT HERON Gorsachius melanolophus
YELLOW BITTERN Ixobrychus sinensis
CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Status

Habitat
W,R
W,R
W
S,W
R
W

ASIAN OPENBILL Anastomus oscitans

BLACK STORK Ciconia nigra

W,R

WOOLLY-NECKED STORK Ciconia episcopus

LESSER ADJUTANT Leptoptilos javanicus
BLUE-NAPED PITTA Pitta nipalensis
HOODED PITTA Pitta sordida

VU

W,R
W,R
P,S
P

SILVER-BREASTED BROADBILL Serilophus lunatus

P,S

LONG-TAILED BROADBILL Psarisomus dalhousiae

ASIAN FAIRY BLUEBIRD Irena puella
BLUE-WINGED LEAFBIRD Chloropsis cochinchinensis
GOLDEN-FRONTED LEAFBIRD Chloropsis aurifrons
ORANGE-BELLIED LEAFBIRD Chloropsis hardwickii
BROWN SHRIKE Lanius cristatus
LONG-TAILED SHRIKE Lanius schach

P,S
P,S
P,S
P,S,D
P,S
S,G,D
G

GREY-BACKED SHRIKE Lanius tephronotus

COMMON GREEN MAGPIE Cissa chinensis

S,G,D
P,S

RUFOUS TREEPIE Dendrocitta vagabunda

GREY TREEPIE Dendrocitta formosae
LARGE-BILLED CROW Corvus macrorhynchos
ASHY WOODSWALLOW Artamus fuscus
SLENDER-BILLED ORIOLE Oriolus tenuirostris
BLACK-HOODED ORIOLE Oriolus xanthornus
MAROON ORIOLE Oriolus traillii
LARGE CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina macei
BLACK-WINGED CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina melaschistos

S,D
S
S,G,D
S,A
S,D
P,S
S,D
S

SMALL MINIVET Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus
SHORT-BILLED MINIVET Pericrocotus brevirostris
SCARLET MINIVET Pericrocotus flammeus
BAR-WINGED FLYCATCHER-SHRIKE Hemipus picatus
YELLOW-BELLIED FANTAIL Rhipidura hypoxantha

S
S
S
S
P,S
P,S

WHITE-THROATED FANTAIL Rhipidura albicollis

P,S

BLACK DRONGO Dicrurus macrocercus

ASHY DRONGO Dicrurus leucophaeus
CROW -BILLED DRONGO Dicrurus annectans
BRONZED DRONGO Dicrurus aeneus
LESSER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO Dicrurus remifer
SPANGLED DRONGO Dicrurus hottentottus
GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO Dicrurus paradiseus
BLACK-NAPED MONARCH Hypothymis azurea
ASIAN PARADISE-FLYCATCHER Terpsiphone paradisi

G,D
S,D
P,S
P,S
P,S
P,S,D
P,S
P,S
P,S

COMMON IORA Aegithina tiphia

LARGE WOODSHRIKE Tephrodornis gularis
COMMON W OODSHRIKE Tephrodornis pondicerianus

S
S
S

Notes
Common resident.
Common resident. Found throughout the area in suitable habitat.
Rare. Seen flying over Potasali on 5 May 2002.
Rare migrant. Seen in pools and waterbodies in dense woodland.
Rare. Seen along the Jia Bhareli on 28 July 2000.
Rare resident. Found in pools and waterbodies. Sightings are
more frequent during summer (MayAugust).
Rare. Seen only in winter along the Jia Bhareli river and its
tributaries.
Common winter migrant. Seen in small numbers (usually 45
birds) along the Jia Bhareli river nd its tributaries, as well as in
pools and marshes.
Resident. Seen in small numbers throughout the park.
See text.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Rare, presumably a breeding migrant. A juvenile was observed in
dense semi-evergreen forest at Daphalagarh on 18 September
2002.
Occasional winter visitor. Usually seen in small flocks of five to
six birds.
Common winter visitor. Seen between October and April.
Common winter visitor. Seen between October and April.
Uncommon resident.
Common resident.
Common winter visitor. Seen from mid-October to late April.
Common winter migrant.
Rare resident. Restricted to grassland areas e.g. along the Jia
Bhareli river.
Common and widespread winter visitor.
Uncommon resident. Usually seen among groups of laughingthrushes Garrulax spp.
Common resident.
Uncommon resident.
Common and widespread resident.
Uncommon resident.
Rare: two near Potasali on 9 April 2001 (Penhallurick 2001).
Common and widespread resident.
Common. Seen in winter (OctoberApril).
Common resident.
Common winter migrant. Often seen singly or in pairs in
association with mixed-species feeding flocks.
Rare winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Regular winter visitor in moderate numbers. Seen in singles
between October and April.
Common winter visitor. Seen singly, often in association with
mixed-species feeding flocks from October to April.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Uncommon resident.
Common resident. Found throughout the area.
Common resident.
Common resident. Found throughout the area.
Common resident.
Common winter visitor (OctoberMay).
Uncommon summer visitor, e.g. a female seen at Bogijuli on
23 May 2001. Probably often overlooked.
Common and widespread resident.
Common winter visitor.
Uncommon. Presumably resident, but seasonal status unclear.

Species
BROWN DIPPER Cinclus pallasii

Status

Habitat
R

BLUE ROCK THRUSH Monticola solitarius

BLUE W HISTLING THRUSH Myophonus caeruleus

ORANGE-HEADED THRUSH Zoothera citrine
LONG-TAILED THRUSH Zoothera dixoni
SCALY THRUSH Zoothera dauma
DARK-SIDED THRUSH Zoothera marginata
BLACK-BREASTED THRUSH Turdus dissimilis

P,S,D
P,S
P,S
S
P
P,S

EURASIAN BLACKBIRD Turdus merula

DARK-THROATED THRUSH Turdus ruficollis

S
S,G

WHITE-BROWED SHORTWING Brachypteryx montana

ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER Muscicapa dauurica

P
S

SLATY-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hodgsonii

RUFOUS-GORGETED FLYCATCHER Ficedula strophiata

RED-THROATED FLYCATCHER Ficedula parva
SNOWY-BROWED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hyperythra
LITTLE PIED FLYCATCHER Ficedula westermanni
SLATY-BLUE FLYCATCHER Ficedula tricolor
VERDITER FLYCATCHER Eumyias thalassina
LARGE NILTAVA Niltava grandis
SMALL NILTAVA Niltava macgrigoriae
RUFOUS-BELLIED NILTAVA Niltava sundara
PALE-CHINNED FLYCATCHER Cyornis poliogenys
PALE BLUE FLYCATCHER Cyornis unicolor
HILL BLUE FLYCATCHER Cyornis banyumas

P
P,S,D
P,S
P,S,D
S,G
S,D
P,S
P,S
P,S
P,S
P
P

PYGMY BLUE FLYCATCHER Muscicapella hodgsoni

GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER Culicicapa ceylonensis

P,S
P,S,D

SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT Luscinia calliope

RUFOUS-BREASTED BUSH ROBIN Tarsiger hyperythrus
ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN Copsychus saularis
WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA Copsychus malabaricus
BLACK REDSTART Phoenicurus ochruros
HODGSONS REDSTART Phoenicurus hodgsoni

S
P
S,D
P,S
S,G,R
S,R

DAURIAN REDSTART Phoenicurus auroreus

S,D

WHITE-CAPPED WATER REDSTART Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

PLUMBEOUS W ATER REDSTART Rhyacornis fuliginosus

WHITE-TAILED ROBIN Myiomela leucura

LITTLE FORKTAIL Enicurus scouleri

P,S
R

BLACK-BACKED FORKTAIL Enicurus immaculatus

WHITE-CROWNED FORKTAIL Enicurus leschenaulti
SPOTTED FORKTAIL Enicurus maculatus
COMMON STONECHAT Saxicola torquata
GREY BUSHCHAT Saxicola ferrea

R
R
P,R
S,G
S,D

CHESTNUT-TAILED STARLING Sturnus malabaricus

ASIAN PIED STARLING Sturnus contra
COMMON MYNA Acridotheres tristis
BANK MYNA Acridotheres ginginianus

S,D
S,G,D
S,G,D
R

Notes
Uncommon winter visitor. Found along the upper reaches of the
Jia Bhareli river.
Common winter visitor. Seen along the Jia Bhareli river and its
tributaries.
Common and widespread winter visitor.
Common winter migrant.
Rare winter migrant.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Rare. One seen at Potasali during December 1997.
Rare but regular winter visitor, inhabiting forest edges and
clearings. Also recorded by Hendriks (1998): a male on 16 March
1998 and a pair on 17 March 1998, and by Dymond (1998) on
2527 November 1998.
Rare. One seen at Seijusa in secondary forest on 1 March 1999.
Rare. Two birds of the subspecies ruficollis seen at Potasali on 14
February 2000.
Uncommon winter migrant.
Uncommon winter visitor. One at Potasali on 30 November
1996; one at Khari on 5, 6 and 7 February 1997.
Uncommon winter visitor. Seen at Khari (57 February 1997);
one at Potasali on 20 February 1997.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Common and widespread winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Common winter visitor. Usually seen singly.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Common resident.
Occasional winter visitor.
Common resident. One of the commonest flycatchers in the area.
Uncommon but regular winter visitor.
Rare winter visitor. One at Potasali on 16 January 1998 (Barua
and Sharma 1999).
Uncommon but regular winter visitor.
Common and widespread winter migrant. Seen from late
September to late April.
Common winter visitor.
Rare. Three seen near Upper Dikorai on 2 December 2001.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Common winter visitor.
Rare but regular winter migrant. Found in secondary growth
along the Jia Bhareli river and its tributaries.
Regular winter visitor. Seen singly or in pairs in
secondary/degraded forest.
Commn winter visitor. Found along the Jia Bhareli river and its
tributaries as well as in fast-flowing streams.
Common winter migrant. Found along most fast-flowing streams
and rivers.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Rare winter visitor. Seen on the Nameri river and along the
Chotai Nala.
Common winter visitor.
Rare winter visitor. Recorded from Seijusa.
Rare winter visitor. Seen at Nameri and at Upper Dikrai.
Common. Resident with a migrant winter population.
Common winter visitor. Found singly or in pairs amidst
secondary growth.
Common and widespread resident.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Resident. Breeding on the sand banks of the Jia Bhareli river.

Species
JUNGLE MYNA Acridotheres fuscus
WHITE-VENTED MYNA Acridotheres cinereus

Status

Habitat
S,G,D
S,G,D

HILL MYNA Gracula religiosa

SPOT-WINGED STARLING Saroglossa spiloptera

P,S,D
S

CHESTNUT-BELLIED NUTHATCH Sitta castanea

VELVET-FRONTED NUTHATCH Sitta frontalis
GREAT TIT Parus major
SULTAN TIT Melanochlora sultanea

P,S
S
S,D
P,S

SAND MARTIN Riparia riparia

PLAIN MARTIN Riparia paludicola

A
A

BARN SWALLOW Hirundo rustica

RED-RUMPED SWALLOW Hirundo daurica
ASIAN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon dasypus

A
A
A

BLACK-CRESTED BULBUL Pycnonotus melanicterus

RED-WHISKERED BULBUL Pycnonotus jocosus
RED-VENTED BULBUL Pycnonotus cafer
WHITE-THROATED BULBUL Alophoixus flaveolus
ASHY BULBUL Hemixos flavala
MOUNTAIN BULBUL Hypsipetes mcclellandii
BLACK BULBUL Hypsipetes leucocephalus

S
S,G,D
S,G,D
P,S
P,S
P,S
P,S

ZITTING CISTICOLA Cisticola juncidis

PLAIN PRINIA Prinia inornata

G
G

ORIENTAL W HITE-EYE Zosterops palpebrosus

P,S,D

CHESTNUT-HEADED TESIA Tesia castaneocoronata

SLATY-BELLIED TESIA Tesia olivea

P,S
P,S

GREY-BELLIED TESIA Tesia cyaniventer

BROWNISH-FLANKED BUSH WARBLER Cettia fortipes
SPOTTED BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus thoracicus
RUSSET BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus seebohmi

P,S
S
S,G

BLYTHS REED WARBLER Acrocephalus dumetorum

THICK-BILLED W ARBLER Acrocephalus aedon

S,G

MOUNTAIN TAILORBIRD Orthotomus cuculatus

COMMON TAILORBIRD Orthotomus sutorius
DUSKY W ARBLER Phylloscopus fuscatus

P,S
P,S,D
S,G

SMOKY W ARBLER Phylloscopus fuligiventer

TICKELLS LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus affinis

LEMON-RUMPED WARBLER Phylloscopus chloronotus
YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER Phylloscopus inornatus
GREENISH WARBLER Phylloscopus trochiloides

S
P
P,S
P,S,D

LARGE-BILLED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus magnirostris

P,S

BLYTHS LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus reguloides

P,S

YELLOW-VENTED WARBLER Phylloscopus cantator

P,S

Notes
Common and widespread resident.
Resident. More commonly seen from April onwards during the
breeding season. Scarce in winter.
Common resident. Found throughout the area.
Migrant. Some birds arrive in July and small numbers are seen
regularly during this period. Very large flocks (>1,000) are seen
when simul Bombax ceiba trees flower from late January to March.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Common winter visitor. Flocks seen in the area from October
to April.
Rare resident.
Common resident. Nests along the banks of the Jia Bhareli river
and its tributaries.
Common resident.
Uncommon. Seasonal status unclear.
Rare winter migrant. A group of around 20 birds seen along Bor
Dikorai river (Seijusa) on 4 and 5 February 1997.
Common resident.
Common and widespread resident.
Common and widespread resident: ubiquitous.
Common resident.
Common winter visitor.
Rare winter visitor.
Common winter visitor. There is an influx in the population
during late January to March when simul trees flower.
Resident. Found in grasslands along Jia Bhareli river.
Uncommon resident. Found in grassland along Jia Bhareli river
and elsewhere
Common and widespread resident. Seen in large flocks or in
association with other species.
Common winter visitor.
Winter visitor. Common, but recorded less frequently than the
following species.
Common winter visitor.
Uncommon but regular winter visitor.
Recorded during 2527 November 1998 (Dymond 1998).
One at Potasali on 3 December 1996; two at Potasali on 23
March 1997; also recorded during 2527 November 1998
(Dymond 1998).
Uncommon winter migrant. Found in grassland areas along the
Jia Bhareli river and its tributaries.
Winter migrant. Seen regularly in secondary growth and
degraded woodland.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Common resident.
Common winter migrant. Found singly in grasslands and
secondary growth.
Uncommon winter migrant. Found in grasslands and secondary
growth along the margins of pools etc.
Common winter migrant.
Occasional winter visitor.
Common and widespread winter migrant.
Common and widespread winter migrant. Found throughout
the area.
Uncommon winter visitor. Seen in very small numbers, usually in
association with mixed-species feeding flocks.
Common winter migrant. Groups of 1015 birds seen in
association with mixed-species feeding flocks and other
Phylloscopus spp. warblers.
Common winter visitor. Seen from November to April in small
flocks (usually 510 birds) in association with mixed-species
feeding flocks.

Species
GOLDEN-SPECTACLED WARBLER Seicercus burkii

Status

Habitat
P,S

GREY-HOODED W ARBLER Seicercus xanthoschistos

WHITE-SPECTACLED WARBLER Seicercus affinis
GREY-CHEEKED WARBLER Seicercus poliogenys
CHESTNUT-CROWNED WARBLER Seicercus castaniceps

P
P,S
P,S
P,S

STRIATED GRASSBIRD Megalurus palustris

LESSER NECKLACED LAUGHINGTHRUSH Garrulax monileger

GREATER NECKLACED LAUGHINGTHRUSH Garrulax pectoralis

P,S
P,S

RUFOUS-NECKED LAUGHINGTHRUSH Garrulax ruficollis

RED-FACED LIOCICHLA Liocichla phoenicea

ABBOTTS BABBLER Malacocincla abbotti

SPOT-THROATED BABBLER Pellorneum albiventre
PUFF-THROATED BABBLER Pellorneum ruficeps
WHITE-BROWED SCIMITAR BABBLER Pomatorhinus schisticeps

P,S
P
P,S,D
S

PYGMY WREN BABBLER Pnoepyga pusilla

RUFOUS-FRONTED BABBLER Stachyris rufifrons

RUFOUS-CAPPED BABBLER Stachyris ruficeps
GREY-THROATED BABBLER Stachyris nigriceps
STRIPED TIT BABBLER Macronous gularis

S
S
P,S
P,S

STRIATED BABBLER Turdoides earlei

JUNGLE BABBLER Turdoides striatus

JERDONS BABBLER Chrysomma altirostre

SILVER-EARED MESIA Leiothrix argentauris
BLACK-EARED SHRIKE BABBLER Pteruthius melanotis
BLUE-WINGED MINLA Minla cyanouroptera

VU

G
P
P
P

BROWN-CHEEKED FULVETTA Alcippe poioicephala

NEPAL FULVETTA Alcippe nipalensis

P,S

RUFOUS-BACKED SIBIA Heterophasia annectans

LONG-TAILED SIBIA Heterophasia picaoides
WHITE-BELLIED YUHINA Yuhina zantholeuca

P
P
P

RUFOUS-WINGED LARK Mirafra assamica

HUMES SHORT-TOED LARK Calandrella acutirostris

G
G

SAND LARK Calandrella raytal

ORIENTAL SKYLARK Alauda gulgula

THICK-BILLED FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum agile
YELLOW-VENTED FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum chrysorrheum
YELLOW-BELLIED FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum melanoxanthum
PLAIN FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum concolor
SCARLET-BACKED FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum cruentatum
RUBY-CHEEKED SUNBIRD Anthreptes singalensis
PURPLE SUNBIRD Nectarinia asiatica

G
P,S
P,S
P
P,S
P,S,D
P,S
D

Notes
Common resident. Seen singly or in small flocks (c.5 birds), often
in association with mixed-species feeding flocks.
Rare. Two seen at Nameri on 24 February 2002.
Common winter migrant.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Common winter visitor. Singles seen in association with mixed
flocks of Phylloscopus spp. warblers, etc.
Common resident. Found in grassland areas along the Jia Bhareli
river as well as in other areas of the park.
Common resident.
Common resident. Both Lesser and Greater Necklaced
Laughingthrushes are seen in association with one another and
with Common Green Magpie.
Rare, presumably resident. A flock seen at Nameri on 18 March
1998.
Uncommon winter visitor. Seen in well-wooded areas of the park
towards its northern boundary with Arunachal Pradesh.
Common resident.
Rare.
Common resident.
Common resident. Recorded from northern areas of the park
bordering Arunachal Pradesh.
Uncommon winter migrant. Recorded from well-wooded areas
towards the north of the park bordering Arunachal Pradesh.
Uncommon winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Common winter visitor.
Common and widespread resident in primary and secondary
forest.
Uncommon resident. Restricted to grasslans along the Jia Bhareli
river and its tributaries.
A few seen in October 1996 and 1015 birds seen on 3
December 1996 at Potasali in a fringe area west of the river
Bhareli. Presumably its distribution in Assam is linked to the
distribution of sal Shorea robusta forest. Its absence from the park
could be due to the absence of sal.
One bird recorded during 2530 January 2004 (Robson 2004).
Common winter visitor.
Rare migrant. Single record in the winter of 1998.
Uncommon but regular winter migrant. Seen singly in association
with mixed-species feeding flocks.
Uncommon. Seasonal status unclear. Five seen at Khari on 6
February 1997.
Common winter migrant. Usually seen in small parties of 510
birds.
Rare. Seen at Nameri on 17 January 1998.
Common winter migrant.
Regular winter visitor in small numbers. Seen in association with
mixed-species feeding flocks.
Common resident.
Rare. One seen along the Jia Bhareli river at Potasali on 29
November 2001. This is an uncommon bird in Assam with no
recent published records.
Uncommon resident. Found along the sandy islet tracts of the
Jia Bhareli river.
Common winter visitor.
Uncommon resident.
Uncommon resident.
See text.
Uncommon resident.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Rare resident.

Species
BLACK-THROATED SUNBIRD Aethopyga saturata
CRIMSON SUNBIRD Aethopyga siparaja
LITTLE SPIDERHUNTER Arachnothera longirostra
STREAKED SPIDERHUNTER Arachnothera magna
HOUSE SPARROW Passer domesticus
EURASIAN TREE SPARROW Passer montanus
WHITE W AGTAIL Motacilla alba
CITRINE WAGTAIL Motacilla citreola
GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
RICHARDS PIPIT Anthus richardi
PADDYFIELD PIPIT Anthus rufulus
TAWNY PIPIT Anthus campestris
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT Anthus hodgsoni
RED-THROATED PIPIT Anthus cervinus
ROSY PIPIT Anthus roseatus
STREAKED WEAVER Ploceus manyar
BAYA WEAVER Ploceus philippinus
WHITE-RUMPED MUNIA Lonchura striata
SCALY-BREASTED M UNIA Lonchura punctulata
BLACK-HEADED MUNIA Lonchura malacca

Status

Habitat
P,S
P,S,D
P,S
P,S

Notes
Common winter visitor.
Common resident.
Common resident.
Common. Found throughout the area in suitable habitat (primary
and secondary forest) in winter from October to April.
D
Common resident. Found in fringe areas.
D
Common resident. Found in fringe areas.
G,W,R,D Common winter migrant. Seen between September and April.
W,R
Common winter migrant.
W,R
Uncommon winter migrant.
G
Rare.
G
Common resident.
G
Uncommon migrant.
S,G
Common winter migrant. Flocks of 1015 birds seen throughout
the area.
G
Recorded during 2527 November 1998 (Dymond 1998): these
appear to be the first records for Assam.
G,W
Common winter visitor. Seen in wet areas in and around water
bodies, streams etc.
D
Uncommon resident. Found in fringe areas.
D
Uncommon resident. Found in fringe areas.
S,G,D
Common resident.
D
Rare resident.
D
Rare resident.

Key
CR = Critically Endangered.
EN = Endangered.
VU = Vulnerable.
NT = Near Threatened.
P = Primary forest (relatively intact, with a closed canopy that has remained undisturbed and unmodified by human
activity). S = Secondary forest (with an open canopy regenerating naturally after human and/or natural disturbance).

G = Grasslands (various seral stages of riverine grasslands including short grass on sandy islets through to areas being
colonised by trees). W = Waterbodies (stagnant pools, marshes etc.).
R = Rivers and streams.
D = Disturbed areas (cultivation, settlements etc. in the fringe areas of
the park). A = Aerial.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
The birds of Nameri National Park, Assam, India by Maan Barua & Pankaj Sharma.
FORKTAIL 21 (2005): pg 15-26.