Location: Charlapally-Rampally Cheruvu

Mandal: Ghatkesar
District: Ranga Reddy
State: Andhra Pradesh
About the Location: Charlapally-Rampally Cheruvu is situated in the Cherlapally Industrial area near ECIL
(almost 5-7 kms from ECIL cross road). The water body and its surroundings abound in a large variety of
fauna. There is a bund which separates the lake from the fields, marshes and scrubs. One can see
Cinnamon, Black and Yellow Bitterns, the Red-necked Falcon, Scaly-breasted Rail, Scaly-breasted and
Black-headed Munias in this undisturbed and unexplored spot.
Date: 19th September, 2010
Time: 6:40 am to 9:15 am
Habitat: Lake, small patch of paddy field (right side of the bund), grasslands and rocky terrain
Weather: Sunny day
Nomenclature: Grimmett
Other observations: The lake was full of water and green tall reeds near the water (the perfect place for
all the bitterns and reed warblers). One of the main observations was that this lake was not excluded too
for huge idol immersion.
Sl. No. Alphabets Common Name Scientific Name
1 A Red Avadavat (Red Munia) Amandava amandava
2 Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
3 Green Bee-eater Merops philippinus
4 B Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
5 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
6 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
7 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
8 Large Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
9 C Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
10 Common Coot Fulica atra
11 Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
12 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
13 Little Brown Dove (Laughing Dove) Streptopelia senegalensis
D
14 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
15 Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
16 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
E
17 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
18 G Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
19 Black-crowned Night Heron Nicorax nycticoraxyct
20 H Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
21 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
22 White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
23 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
K
24 Small Blue Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
25 Black Kite Milvus migrans
26 M Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicaphaeus viridirostris
27 Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia) Lonchura punctulata
28 Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca
29 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
30 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
31 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
P
32 Ashy Prinia (Ashy Wren Warbler) Prinia socialis
33 India Robin Saxicoloides fulicata
R
34 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
35 Common Sandpiper/Wood Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos/ Tringa glareola
(unidentified)
36 Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica
37 S Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra
38 Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarina zeylonica
39 Common Swallow Hirundo tahitica
40 House Swift Apus affinis
41 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
T
42 River Tern Sterna aurantia
43 White-breasted Water Hen Amaurornis phoenicurus
44 W Large Pied Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
45 Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar