Bird life list

I’m a bird watcher. We call the first time you spot a new bird a ‘lifer.’ This is my personal, growing life list—every bird I’ve been lucky enough to observe or photograph so far.

SL no	Species	Group
1	Brown-headed Barbet	Barbets and Toucans
2	Coppersmith Barbet	Barbets and Toucans
3	Malabar Barbet	Barbets and Toucans
4	White-cheeked Barbet	Barbets and Toucans
5	Asian Green Bee-eater	Bee-eaters
6	Blue-tailed Bee-eater	Bee-eaters
7	Flame-throated Bulbul	Bulbuls
8	Red-vented Bulbul	Bulbuls
9	Red-whiskered Bulbul	Bulbuls
10	Ashy Prinia	Cisticolas and Allies
11	Common Tailorbird	Cisticolas and Allies
12	Plain Prinia	Cisticolas and Allies
13	Zitting Cisticola	Cisticolas and Allies
14	Indian Cormorant	Cormorants and Anhingas
15	Little Cormorant	Cormorants and Anhingas
16	Oriental Darter	Cormorants and Anhingas
17	Asian Koel	Cuckoos
18	Banded Bay Cuckoo	Cuckoos
19	Blue-faced Malkoha	Cuckoos
20	Common Hawk-Cuckoo	Cuckoos
21	Greater Coucal	Cuckoos
22	Indian Cuckoo	Cuckoos
23	Pied Cuckoo	Cuckoos
24	Orange Minivet	Cuckooshrikes
25	Small Minivet	Cuckooshrikes
26	Ashy Drongo	Drongos
27	Black Drongo	Drongos
28	Bronzed Drongo	Drongos
29	Greater Racket-tailed Drongo	Drongos
30	Scaly-breasted Munia	Estrildids
31	Tricolored Munia	Estrildids
32	White-rumped Munia	Estrildids
33	Asian Fairy-bluebird	Fairy-bluebirds
34	Amur Falcon	Falcons and Caracaras
35	Eurasian Kestrel	Falcons and Caracaras
36	Greater Flamingo	Flamingos
37	Pale-billed Flowerpecker	Flowerpeckers
38	Sri Lanka Frogmouth	Frogmouths
39	Little Grebe	Grebes
40	Gray Francolin	Grouse, Quail, and Allies
41	Gray Junglefowl	Grouse, Quail, and Allies
42	Indian Peafowl	Grouse, Quail, and Allies
43	Little Tern	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
44	Whiskered Tern	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
45	Black-headed Ibis	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
46	Eastern Cattle-Egret	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
47	Eurasian Spoonbill	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
48	Glossy Ibis	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
49	Gray Heron	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
50	Great Egret	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
51	Indian Pond-Heron	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
52	Little Egret	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
53	Malayan Night Heron	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
54	Medium Egret	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
55	Purple Heron	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
56	Yellow Bittern	Herons, Ibis, and Allies
57	Eurasian Hoopoe	Hoopoes
58	Great Hornbill	Hornbills
59	Malabar Gray Hornbill	Hornbills
60	Common Iora	Ioras
61	Rufous Treepie	Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
62	Common Kingfisher	Kingfishers
63	Pied Kingfisher	Kingfishers
64	Stork-billed Kingfisher	Kingfishers
65	White-throated Kingfisher	Kingfishers
66	Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark	Larks
67	Malabar Lark	Larks
68	Jungle Babbler	Laughingthrushes and Allies
69	Yellow-billed Babbler	Laughingthrushes and Allies
70	Green Warbler	Leaf Warblers
71	Greenish Warbler	Leaf Warblers
72	Barn Swallow	Martins and Swallows
73	Indian Paradise-Flycatcher	Monarch Flycatchers
74	Velvet-fronted Nuthatch	Nuthatches
75	Brown-breasted Flycatcher	Old World Flycatchers
76	Oriental Magpie-Robin	Old World Flycatchers
77	Pied Bushchat	Old World Flycatchers
78	Siberian Stonechat	Old World Flycatchers
79	Black-hooded Oriole	Old World Orioles
80	Black-naped Oriole	Old World Orioles
81	Indian Golden Oriole	Old World Orioles
82	Indian Pitta	Old World Pittas
83	House Sparrow	Old World Sparrows
84	Brown Fish-Owl	Owls
85	Jungle Owlet	Owls
86	Spotted Owlet	Owls
87	Malabar Parakeet	Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
88	Plum-headed Parakeet	Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
89	Rose-ringed Parakeet	Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
90	Vernal Hanging-Parrot	Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
91	Spot-billed Pelican	Pelicans
92	Rock Pigeon	Pigeons and Doves
93	Spotted Dove	Pigeons and Doves
94	Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon	Pigeons and Doves
95	Eurasian Coot	Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
96	Eurasian Moorhen	Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
97	Gray-headed Swamphen	Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
98	White-breasted Waterhen	Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
99	Blyth’s Reed Warbler	Reed Warblers and Allies
100	Clamorous Reed Warbler	Reed Warblers and Allies
101	Indian Roller	Rollers and Allies
102	Bronze-winged Jacana	Shorebirds
103	Common Greenshank	Shorebirds
104	Common Sandpiper	Shorebirds
105	Greater Painted-Snipe	Shorebirds
106	Green Sandpiper	Shorebirds
107	Little Ringed Plover	Shorebirds
108	Little Stint	Shorebirds
109	Marsh Sandpiper	Shorebirds
110	Oriental Pratincole	Shorebirds
111	Pheasant-tailed Jacana	Shorebirds
112	Red-wattled Lapwing	Shorebirds
113	Whimbrel	Shorebirds
114	Wood Sandpiper	Shorebirds
115	Yellow-wattled Lapwing	Shorebirds
116	Brown Shrike	Shrikes
117	Brahminy Starling	Starlings and Mynas
118	Common Myna	Starlings and Mynas
119	Jungle Myna	Starlings and Mynas
120	Malabar Starling	Starlings and Mynas
121	Rosy Starling	Starlings and Mynas
122	Southern Hill Myna	Starlings and Mynas
123	Asian Openbill	Storks
124	Asian Woolly-necked Stork	Storks
125	Painted Stork	Storks
126	Crimson-backed Sunbird	Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
127	Little Spiderhunter	Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
128	Loten’s Sunbird	Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
129	Purple Sunbird	Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
130	Purple-rumped Sunbird	Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
131	Crested Treeswift	Treeswifts
132	Malabar Trogon	Trogons and Quetzals
133	Black Kite	Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
134	Black-winged Kite	Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
135	Booted Eagle	Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
136	Brahminy Kite	Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
137	Crested Serpent-Eagle	Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
138	Shikra	Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
139	White-bellied Sea-Eagle	Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
140	Gray Wagtail	Wagtails and Pipits
141	Paddyfield Pipit	Wagtails and Pipits
142	Western/Eastern Yellow Wagtail	Wagtails and Pipits
143	White-browed Wagtail	Wagtails and Pipits
144	Cotton Pygmy-Goose	Waterfowl
145	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Waterfowl
146	Garganey	Waterfowl
147	Green-winged Teal	Waterfowl
148	Indian Spot-billed Duck	Waterfowl
149	Knob-billed Duck	Waterfowl
150	Northern Pintail	Waterfowl
151	Baya Weaver	Weavers and Allies
152	Streaked Weaver	Weavers and Allies
153	Indian White-eye	White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
154	Black-rumped Flameback	Woodpeckers
155	Heart-spotted Woodpecker	Woodpeckers
156	Malabar Flameback	Woodpeckers
157	Ashy Woodswallow	Woodswallows