List of bird species seen in Goa in 1997
     
    Species in italics ID uncertain.
    Sites: Cotigao= Co; Ga= Galgibaga; Canacona area=Can; Mo=Molem; Ba=Baga; Fa=Fort Aguada; Mor=Morjim; Pan=Paniji(Panjim); Car=Carambolim; CG=Ciba-Geigy; All over Goa=AOG
     
     
  1. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Car
  2. Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) CG
  3. Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) Ba, Car, CG
  4. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Ba
  5. Western Reef-egret (Egretta gularis) Pan
  6. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) Ba, CG
  7. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) Car, CG
  8. Great White Egret (Egretta alba) Ba, Pan, Car
  9. Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) Ba
  10. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) AOG
  11. Indian Pond-heron (Ardeola grayii) AOG
  12. Striated Heron (Butorides striatus) Fa
  13. Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Fa
  14. Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) Ba
  15. Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) CG
  16. Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) CG
  17. Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) CG
  18. Lesser Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna javanica) Car, Ba
  19. Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) Car
  20. Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) Car
  21. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) Car
  22. Common Teal (Anas crecca) Car
  23. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Car
  24. Garganey (Anas querquedula) Car
  25. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Car
  26. Crested Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) Ba
  27. Black Kite (Milvus migrans migrans) AOG
  28. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) AOG
  29. White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) Ga, Car
  30. Indian White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) Can
  31. Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela) Co
  32. Western Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Ba, CG, Car
  33. Shikra (Accipiter badius) Can, Car, Ba
  34. Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) Fa
  35. Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) Fa
  36. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Ba
  37. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Ba, Fa
  38. Oriental Hobby (Falco severus) Ba
  39. White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) Ba
  40. Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) Car
  41. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Ba, Car
  42. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) Car
  43. Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) Car
  44. Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus) Car
  45. Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) Ba
  46. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) Ba
  47. Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea) Ba, Car
  48. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) Ba, Can
  49. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Ga, Mor
  50. Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) Ga, Mor
  51. Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) Mor
  52. Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) Ba
  53. Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) Ba
  54. Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) Ba
  55. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) Fa
  56. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) Ba, Fa
  57. Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Ba
  58. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) Ba, Fa
  59. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) Ba
  60. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Ba
  61. Common Sandpiper (Tringa hypoleucos) Ga, Ba
  62. Little Stint (Calidris minuta) Ba
  63. Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) Ba
  64. Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Ba
  65. Great Black-headed Gull (Larus ichthyaetus) Mor
  66. Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus) Mor, Ba
  67. Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica) Car, Pan, Mor
  68. Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) Ga
  69. Lesser Crested-tern (Sterna bengalensis) Mor
  70. Great Crested-tern (Sterna bergii) Ga
  71. Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Mor
  72. Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) AOG
  73. Pompadour Green-pigeon (Treron pompadora) Co
  74. Vernal Hanging-parrot (Loriculus vernalis) Mo
  75. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) AOG
  76. Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) Co, Ba
  77. Pied Cuckoo (Oxylophus jacobinus) Ba
  78. Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) AOG
  79. Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) Car
  80. Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) Mo
  81. Brown Hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata) Mo
  82. Crested Treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) Co
  83. Asian Palm-swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) Ba, Can
  84. Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) Fa
  85. House Swift (Apus nipalensis) AOG
  86. Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus) Mo
  87. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) AOG (except Mo)
  88. Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) Fa, Ba
  89. White-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) AOG
  90. Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) Ba
  91. Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) Can, Ba, Car
  92. Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) AOG
  93. Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) Ga, Ba, CG
  94. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) Mo
  95. Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) Can, Ba
  96. Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Ba
  97. Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) Mo
  98. Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica) Co, Mo
  99. White-cheeked Barbet (Megalaima viridis) Mo, Fa, Ba
  100. Crimson-fronted Barbet (Megalaima rubricapilla) Co
  101. Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) Can
  102. Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus) Co
  103. White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis) Co
  104. Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) Co, Mo, Fa, Car
  105. Heart-spotted Woodpecker (Hemicircus canente) Co
  106. Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) Ba
  107. Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica) Can, Ba
  108. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Car
  109. Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) Can, Ba, Car
  110. Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica) AOG (except Mo)
  111. Indian Cliff Swallow (Hirundo fluvicola) Can, Ba
  112. Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi) Ba
  113. Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) Ba
  114. Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) Co, Mo
  115. White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla madaraspatensis) Can, Ba, Car
  116. Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Ba
  117. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) Ba
  118. Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina melanoptera) Can, Co,Mo, Fa
  119. Rosy Minivet (Pericrocotus roseus) Co
  120. Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) Co, Mo
  121. Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) Co, Mo
  122. Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus gularis) Co
  123. Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) Can, Mo, Fa
  124. Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) Can, Mo, Fa
  125. White-browed Bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) Can, Co, Fa
  126. Yellow-browed Bulbul (Iole indica) Co, Mo
  127. Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) Can, Mo, Fa, Car
  128. Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) Co, Mo
  129. Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis) Co, Mo, Fa
  130. Golden-fronted Leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons) Co
  131. Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) AOG
  132. Stoliczka's Bushchat (Saxicola macrorhyncha)  Car
  133. Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola torquata maura) Ba
  134. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata) Can, Ba
  135. Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicata) Fa, Car
  136. Blue-capped Rock-thrush (Monticola cinclorhynchus) Mo
  137. Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina) Mo, Fa
  138. Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) Ba
  139. Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) Ba
  140. Blyth's Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) Mo, Fa
  141. Clamorous Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) Fa, Ba
  142. Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata) Fa
  143. Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) Can, Fa
  144. Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) AOG
  145. Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassina) Co
  146. Tickell's Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) Mo, Fa
  147. White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis albogularis) Fa
  148. Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea) Co, Mo
  149. Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) Mo
  150. Rufous-bellied Babbler (Dumetia hyperythra) Fa
  151. Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striatus) Can, Mo, Fa, Car
  152. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis) Co
  153. Small Sunbird (Nectarinia minima) AOG
  154. Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) Ba
  155. Tickell's Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) Co
  156. Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor) Mo
  157. Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Can, Mo, Fa
  158. Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) Can, Co, Mo, Fa
  159. Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis gularis) Co
  160. Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) Mo
  161. Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) Ba, Fa
  162. Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) AOG (except Co)
  163. Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) AOG
  164. Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) Can, Co, Mo
  165. White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens) Mo
  166. Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus) Co
  167. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) Co, Mo
  168. Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) Mo, Fa, Ba
  169. House Crow (Corvus splendens) AOG
  170. Jungle Crow (Corvus levaillantii) Co, Mo, Fa, Ba
  171. Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) Mo
  172. Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnus malabaricus) Co, Mo, Car, Ba
  173. Brahminy Starling (Sturnus pagodarum) Ba
  174. Rose-coloured Starling (Sturnus roseus) Ba
  175. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Can, Ba
  176. Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus) AOG (except Mo)
  177. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) AOG
  178. Yellow-throated Sparrow (Petronia xanthocollis) Can, Co, Ba
  179. Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) Fa, Ba, Car
  180. White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata) Can, Ba
  181. Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) Ba
  182. Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) Ba
  183. Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps) Ba
 

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