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BIRDS (Detailed List)

This extended list includes over 100 species of birds observed in North Tripura, organized by family:

• • • Grebes [PODICIPEDIDAE]
      • Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
      • Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
    • Cormorants [PHALACROCORACIDAE]
      • Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
      • Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
    • Darter [ANHINGIDAE]
      • Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
    • Herons, Egrets, Bitterns [ARDEIDAE]
      • Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
      • Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
      • Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
      • Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)
      • Median Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia)
      • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
      • Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)
      • Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
      • Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
      • Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
    • Storks [CICONIIDAE]
      • Asian Openbill-Stork (Anastomus oscitans)
    • Ducks and Geese [ANATIDAE]
      • Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
      • Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
      • Gadwall (Anas strepera)
      • Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
      • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
      • Northern Shoveller (Anas clypeata)
      • Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
      • Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
    • Hawks, Eagles, Vultures [ACCIPITRIDAE]
      • Jerdon’s Baza (Aviceda jerdoni)
      • Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
      • Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus)
      • Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
      • Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
      • Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
      • White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
      • Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela)
      • Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
      • Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
      • Shikra (Accipiter badius)
      • Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
    • Osprey [PANDIONIDAE]
      • Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
    • Falcons [FALCONIDAE]
      • Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
      • Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
    • Pheasants and Quails [PHASIANIDAE]
      • White-cheeked Hill Partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
      • Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
      • Kaleej Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos lathami)
    • Buttonquails [TURNICIDAE]
      • Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
    • Rails and Coots [RALLIDAE]
      • White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
      • Baillon’s Crake (Porzana pusilla)
      • Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
      • Common Coot (Fulica atra)
    • Jacanas [JACANIDAE]
      • Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
      • Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)
    • Painted Snipe [ROSTRATULIDAE]
      • Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
    • Plovers and Lapwings [CHARADRIIDAE]
      • Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
      • Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
      • Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)
      • Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
    • Sandpipers and Snipes [SCOLOPACIDAE]
      • Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
      • Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
      • Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
      • Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
      • Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
      • Temminck’s Stint (Calidris temminckii)
    • Avocets and Stilts [RECURVIROSTRIDAE]
      • Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
    • Pratincoles [GLAREOLIDAE]
      • Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
    • Gulls and Terns [LARIDAE]
      • Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus)
      • Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
      • River Tern (Sterna aurantia)
    • Pigeons and Doves [COLUMBIDAE]
      • Blue Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
      • Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
      • Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
      • Red Collared Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
      • Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
      • Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
      • Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Treron bicincta)
      • Grey-fronted Green Pigeon (Treron pompadora)
      • Thick-billed Green Pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
      • Yellow-legged Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera)
      • Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea)
    • Parakeets [PSITTACIDAE]
      • Vernal Hanging Parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
      • Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
      • Blossom-headed Parakeet (Psittacula roseata)
      • Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri)
    • Cuckoos and Allies [CUCULIDAE]
      • Pied Crested Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
      • Common Hawk Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
      • Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
      • Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)
      • Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
      • Green-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)
      • Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
      • Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
    • Owls [STRIGIDAE]
      • Oriental Scops Owl (Otus sunia)
      • Collared Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena)
      • Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
      • Brown Fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis)
      • Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
      • Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
      • Brown Hawk Owl (Ninox scutulata)
    • Nightjars [CAPRIMULGIDAE]
      • Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
    • Swifts [APODIDAE]
      • Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
      • House Swift (Apus affinis)
    • Tree Swifts [HEMIPROCNIDAE]
      • Crested Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis)
    • Trogons [TROGONIDAE]
      • Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
    • Kingfishers [ALCEDINIDAE]
      • Small Blue Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
      • Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
      • Stork-billed Kingfisher (Halcyon capensis)
      • White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
      • Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
      • Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
    • Bee-eaters [MEROPIDAE]
      • Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
      • Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
      • Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
      • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaultia)
    • Rollers [CORACIIDAE]
      • Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
      • Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
    • Hoopoes [UPUPIDAE]
      • Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
    • Hornbills [BUCEROTIDAE]
      • Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
    • Barbets [CAPITONIDAE]
      • Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata)
      • Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica)
      • Blue-eared Barbet (Megalaima australis)
      • Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
    • Woodpeckers [PICIDAE]
      • Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
      • Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
      • Fulvous-breasted Pied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
      • Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus)
      • Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
      • Greater Yellownape (Picus flavinucha)
      • Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
      • Lesser Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
      • Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
    • Pittas [PITTIDAE]
      • Blue-naped Pitta (Pitta nipalensis)
      • Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida)
    • Babblers [TIMALIINAE]
      • Lesser Necklaced Laughing-thrush (Garrulax monileger)
      • Rufous-necked Laughing-thrush (Garrulax ruficollis)
      • Abbott’s Babbler (Trichastoma abbotti)
      • Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)
      • White-browed Scimitar Babbler (Pellorneum schisticeps)
      • Chestnut-capped Babbler (Timalia pileata)
    • Warblers [SYLVIINAE]
      • Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
      • Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)
      • Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata)
      • Thick-billed Warbler (Acrocephalus aedon)
      • Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
      • Dusky Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
      • Yellow-browed Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
      • Greenish Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
      • Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
    • Flycatchers [MUSCICAPINAE]
      • Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassina)
    • Monarch Flycatchers [MONARCHINAE]
      • Black-naped Blue Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
    • Fantail Flycatchers [RHIPIDURINAE]
      • White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)
    • Sunbirds and Spiderhunters [NECTARINIIDAE]
      • Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Anthreptes singalensis)
      • Purple-rumped Sunbird (Nectarinia zeylonica)
      • Purple Sunbird (Nectarinia asiatica)
      • Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
      • Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
    • Tits or Titmice [PARIDAE]
      • Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus)
    • Nuthatches and Creepers [SITTIDAE]
      • Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
    • Flowerpeckers [DICAEIDAE]
      • Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
      • Yellow-vented Flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
      • Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos)
      • Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
    • Munias [ESTRILDIDAE]
      • Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
    • Weavers [PLOCEIDAE]
      • Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
    • Sparrows [PASSERINAE]
      • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
    • Starlings and Mynas [STURNIDAE]
      • Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnus malabaricus)
      • Asian Pied Starling (Sturnus contra)
      • Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
      • Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
      • Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa)
    • Orioles [ORIOLIDAE]
      • Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
    • Drongos [DICRURIDAE]
      • Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
      • Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
      • Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
      • Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
      • Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
      • Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
    • Swallow-shrikes or Woodswallows [ARTAMIDAE]
      • Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
    • Crows, Magpies, Jays, etc. [CORVIDAE]
      • Common Green Magpie (Cissa chinensis)
      • Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
      • House Crow (Corvus splendens)
      • Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

S.No.	Name
PRIMATES
1	Western Hoolock Gibbon or White-browed Gibbon (Hylobates hoolock)
2	Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)
3	Stumptailed Macaque (Macaca speciosa)
4	Assamese macaque (Macaca assamensis)
5	Northern Pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina)
6	Phyare’s Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei)
7	Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus)
8	Slow Loris (Nycticebus bengalensis)
CARNIVORES
1	Leopard (Panthera pardus)
2	Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)
3	Leopard Cat (Felis bengalensis)
4	Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica)
5	Lagre Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha)
6	Common Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
7	Common Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi)
8	Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
9	Indian fox (Vulpes bengalensis)
10	Jackal (Canis aureus)
11	Common otter (Lutra lutra)
INSECTIVORES
1	Grey Musk Shrew (Suncus murinus)
BATS (CHIROPTERA)
1	Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus)
2	Fulvous Fruit Bat (Rousettus leschenaulti)
3	Short nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx)
RODENTS
1	Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica)
2	Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor)
3	Hoarybellied Himalayan Squirrel (Dremomys lokriah)
4	Hoary Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys pruinosus)
5	Common House Rat (Rattus rattus)
6	Indian Porcupine (Hystrix indica), Local name – Shajaru
HARES AND RABBITS (LAGOMORPHA)
1	Indian Hare (Lepus nigricollis)
UNGULATES
1
2
3
4
5
PHOLIDOTS
1	Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)
2	Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)