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Bird in Ranthambore, Ranthambore National Park TourRanthambore National Park in Rajasthan India is best known for its tiger population. However nature lovers who visit this tiger sanctuary will be delighted to see over 300 species of birds in this wildlife reserve.

The birds can be seen in the early morning and late evening as they leave their nests or head back to roost. They can be seen amidst the trees, looking for food, building their nests and hunting for prey. Ornithologists studying the birds in Ranthambore National Park have recorded the presence of over 300 species of birds in this wildlife sanctuary.

The birds in Ranthambore National Park include brilliantly colorful peacocks, which can be seen through Ranthambore National Park. Their strident cries can be heard early in the morning and late in the day. The male peacock's mating display in which he spreads his iridescent tail and pirouettes while calling loudly, is a mesmerizing sight. Kingfishers can be seen in the trees along the lakes Padam Talo and Malik Talao, waiting for fish, frogs and other aquatic life to come near the water's surface. Herons, moor hens, storks, cranes and plovers are some of the other birds seen at the waters edge. Kites, hawks and eagles are the birds of prey seen in Ranthambor National Park. Vultures, which are natural scavengers, pick clean the bones of carcasses killed by tigers and other predators, thus providing a valuable natural waste-removal system.

Many ground dwelling birds like grouse, partridges and bustards are seen in the tall grass and undergrowth of Ranthambore. Woodpeckers tap on the trees and branches with their sharp bills, looking for insects to feed on. Shrikes catch grasshoppers and dragonflies and impale them on sharp thorny bushes as a ready food store, before eating them. Babblers, called 'Sat Bhai' by the local people, cluster in little groups. Sparrows, mynahs, bulbuls and pigeons are visible in abundance. Weaver birds including the Baya weaver bird weave their Bird in Ranthambore, Ranthambore Wildlife Tourdistinctive hanging nests. Wrens, larks, thrushes, wagtails, munias, minivets, orioles and cuckoos can be seen and heard in the forest. The crow pheasant's booming call and black and rust colored wings flash by as it flies. The blue jay adds a touch of color to the brown trees. Parakeets screech and flap their way through the trees in busy feeding groups. The Sarus Crane, one of the most elegant birds is seen flying gracefully in the air or walking in a stately manner along the edge of the lakes. The white ibis, egrets and sandpipers are also native birds in Ranthambore National Park.

As evening falls, the birds of Ranthambore head back to their nests and you can see the storks and egrets fly back in V-shaped formation as the day comes to an end. You can enjoy seeing the birds in Ranthambore National Park on bird watching tours of Ranthambore wildlife sanctuary, with India wildlife tours.

Ranthambore Birds Checklist

Common Name Zoological Name

FAMILY: PHASIANIDAE - Pheasants, Junglefowl, Patridges, Quails 

BLACK FRANCOLIN

Francolinus francolinus

PAINTED FRANCOLIN

Francolinus pictus

GREY FRANCOLIN

Francolinus pondicerianus

COMMON QUAIL

Coturnix coturnix

RAIN QUAIL

Coturnix coromandelica

BLUE BREASTED QUAIL

Coturnix chinensis

JUNGLE BUSH QUAIL

Perdicula asiatica

ROCK BUSH QUAIL

Perdicula argoondah

PAINTED SPURFOWL

Galloperdix lunulata

INDIAN PEAFOWL

Pavo cristatus

 FAMILY: DENDROCYGNIDAE – Tree Ducks     

LESSER WHISTLING DUCK

Dedrocygna javanica

 FAMILY : ANATIDAE – Geese , Ducks 

GREYLAG GOOSE

Anser anser

BARHEADED GOOSE

Anser indicus

RUDDY SHELDUCK

Tadorna ferruginea

COMMON SHELDUCK

Tadorna tadorna

COMB DUCK

Sarkidiornis melanotos

COTTON PYGMY GOOSE

Nettapus coromandelianus

GADWALL

Anas strepera

EURASIAN WIGEON

Anas Penelope

MALLARD

Anas platyrhynchos

SPOT-BILLED DUCK

Anas poecilorhyncha

COMMON TEAL

Anas crecca

GARGANEY

Anas querquedula

NORTHERN PINTAIL

Anas acuta

NORTHERN SHOVELLER

Anas clypeata

RED-CRESTED POCHARD

Rhodonessa rufina

COMMON POCHARD

Aythya ferina

FERRUGINOUS POCHARD

Aythya nyroca

TUFTED DUCK

Aythya fuligula

 FAMILY: TURNICIDAE – Bustard and Button Quails     

SMALL BUTTON QUAIL

Turnix sylvatica

YELLOW-LEGGED BUTTONQUAILS

Turnix tanki

BARRED BUTTONQUAILS

Turnix suscitator

FAMILY: PICIDAE – Woodpeckers 

EURASIAN WRYNECK

Jynx torquilla

BROWN-CAPPED PYGMY WOODPECKER

Dendrocopos nanus

YELLOW-CROWNED WOODPECKER

Dendrocopos mahrattensis

BLACK-RUMPED FLAMEBACK

Dinopium benghalense

WHITE NAPED WOODPECKER

Chrysocolaptes festivus

 FAMILY: MEGALAIMIDAE – Barbets     

BROWN HEADED BARBET

Megalaima zeylanica

COPPPERSMITH BARBET

Megalaima haemacephala

 FAMILY: BUCEROTIDAE – Hornbills    

INDIAN GREY HORNBILL

Ocyceros birostris

 FAMILY: UPUPIDAE- Hoopoe    

COMMON HOOPOE

Upupa epops

FAMILY: CORACIDAE- Rollers            

EUROPEAN ROLLER

Coracias garrulus

INDIAN ROLLER

Coracias benghalensis

FAMILY: ALCENDINIDAE – Kingfishers ( Genera Alcedo

COMMON KINGFISHER

Alcedo atthis

FAMILY: HALCYONIDAE – Kingfishers (Genera Halcyon )  

STORK BILLED KINGFISHER

Halcyon capensis

WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER

Halcyon smyrnensis

 FAMILY: CERYLIDAE – Kingfishers ( Genera  Ceryle )    

PIED KINGFISHER

Ceryle rudis

FAMILY: MEROPIDAE – Bee-eaters 

GREEN BEE EATER

Merops orientalis                                                                   

BLUE TAILED BEE EATER

Merops philippinus

CHESTNUT HEADED BEE EATER

Merops leschnaulti

FAMILY: CUCULIDAE – Cuckoos 

PIED CUCKOO

Clamator jacobinus

COMMON HAWK CUCKOO

Hierococcyx varius

EURASIAN CUCKOO

Cuculus canorus

GREY BELLIED CUCKOO

Cacomantis passerinus

FAMILY: CENTROPODIDAE-Coucals 

ASIAN KOEL

Eudynamys scolopacea

SIRKEER MALKOHA

Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

GREATER COUCAL

Centropus sinensis

FAMILY: PSITTACIDAE – Parakeets, Lorikeets 

ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET

Psittacula eupatria

ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET

Psittacula krameri

PLUM-HEADED PARAKEET

Psittacula cynaocephala

FAMILY: APODIDAE – Swifts 

ASIAN PALM SWIFT

Cypsiurus balasiensis

FORK-TAILED SWIFT

Apus pacifus

ALPINE SWIFT

Tachymarptis melba

HOUSE SWIFT

Apus affinis

FAMILY: TYTONIDAE – Barn owl 

BARN OWL

Tyto alba

FAMILY: STRIGIDAE – Owls     

COLLARD SCOPS OWL lesser

Otus bakkamoena

EURASIAN EAGLE OWL

Bubo bobo

DUSKY EAGLE OWL

Bubo coromandus

BROWN FISH OWL

Ketupa zeylonensis

SPOTTED OWLET

Athene brama

SHORT-EARED OWL

Asio flammeus

FAMILY: CAPRIMULGIDAE – Nightjars       

GREY NIGHTJAR

Caprimulgus indicus

LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR

Caprimulgus macrurus

INDIAN NIGHTJAR

Caprimulgus asiaticus

SAVANNA NIGHTJAR

Caprimulgus affinis

FAMILY: COLUMBIDAE – Pigeons , Doves      

ROCK PIGEON

Columba livia

ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE

Streptopelia orientalis

LAUGHING DOVE

Streptopelia senegalensis

SPOTTED DOVE

Streptopelia chinensis

RED COLLARED DOVE

Streptopelia tranquebarica

EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE

Streptopelia decaocto

YELLOW-FOOTED GREEN PIGEON

Treron phoenicoptera

FAMILY: GRUIDAE – Cranes     

SARUS CRANE

Grus antigone

COMMON CRANE

Grus grus

DEMOISELLE CRANE

Grus virgo

FAMILY: RALLIDAE – Rails, Moorhens, Coots 

BROWN CRAKE

Amaurornis akool

WHITE-BRESTED WATERHEN

Amaurornis phoenicurus

PURPLE SWAMPHEN

Porphyrio porphyrio

COMMON MOORHEN

Gallinula chloropus

COMMON COOT

Fulica atra

FAMILY: PTEROCLIDDIAE – Sandgrouse     

CHESTNUT-BELLIED SANDGROUSE

Pterocles exustus

PAINTED SANDGROUSE

Pterocles indicus

FAMILY: SCOLOPACIDAE – Snipes, Godwits, Curlew, Stints, Sandpipers     

PINTAIL SNIPE

Gallinago stenura

COMMON SNIPE

Gallinago gallinago

JACK SNIPE

Lymnocryptes minimus

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

Limosa limosa

EURASIAN CURLEW

Numenius arquata

SPOTTED REDSHANK

Tringa erythropus

COMMON REDSHANK

Tringa tetanus

MARSH SANDPIPER

Tringa stagnatilis

COMMON GREENSHANK

Tringa nebularia

GREEN SANDPIPER

Tringa ochropus

WOOD SANDPIPER

Tringa glareola

COMMON SANDPIPER

Actitis hypoleucos

LITTLE STINT

Calidris minuta

DUNLIN

Calidris alpina

TEMMINCK'S STINT

Calidris temminckii

RUFF

Philomachus pugnax

FAMILY: ROSTRATULIDAE – Painted Snipe      

GREATER PAINTED SNIPE

Rostratula benghalensis

PINTAIL SNIPE

Gallinago stenura

FAMILY: JACANIDAE – Jacanas 

PHEASANT–TAILED JACANA

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

BRONZE-WINGED JACANA

Metopidius indicus

 FAMILY: BURHINIDAE – Thick Knees      

EURASIAN THICK-KNEE

Burhinus oedicnemus

GREAT THICK-KNEE

Esacus recurvirostris

FAMILY: CHARADRIIDAE – Plovers, Lapwings 

BLACK-WINGED STILT

Himantopus himantopus

PIED AVOCET

Recurvirostra avosetta

GREY PLOVER

Pluvialis Squatarola

LITTLE RINGED PLOVER

Charadrius dubius

KENTISH PLOVER

Charadrius alexandrinus

NORTHERN LAPWING

Vanellus vaellus

YELLOW-WATTLED LAPWING     

Vanellus malarbaricus

RIVER LAPWING

Vanellus duvaucelii

RED-WATTLED LAPWING

Vanellus indicus

SOCIABLE LAPWING

Vanellus gregarius

FAMILY: GLAREOLIDAE – Crab Plovers, Coursers, Pranticole     

INDIAN COURSER

Cursorius coromandelicus

SMALL PRANTICOLE

 Glareola lactea

FAMILY: LARIDAE –Skimmers, Gulls, Terns    

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL

Larus cachinnans

HEUGLIN'S GULL

Larus heuglini

PALLA'S GULL

Larus ichthyaetus

BROWN-HEADED GULL

Larus brunnicephalus

BLACK-HEADED GULL

Larus ridibundus

GULL-BILLED TERN

Gelochelidon nilotica

RIVER TERN

Sterna aurantia

LITTLE TERN

Sterna albifrons

BLACK-BELLIED TERN

Sterna acuticauda

WHISKERED TERN

Chlidonias hybridus

INDIAN SKIMMER

Rynchops albicollis

FAMILY: ACCIPITRIDAE – Hawks, Kites, Eagles, Vultures     

OSPREY

Pandion haliaetus

BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE

Elanus caeruleus

BLACK KITE

Milvus migrans

PALLA'S FISH EAGLE

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

GREY-HEADED FISH EAGLE

Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

LAMMERGEIER

Gypaetus barbatus

EGYPTIAN VULTURE

Neophron percnopterus

WHITE-RUMPED VULTURE

Gyps bengalensis

LONG-BILLED VULTURE

Gyps indicus

EURASIAN GRIFFON

Gyps fulvus

RED-HEADED VULTURE

Sacrogyps calvus

SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE

Circaetus gallicus

CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE

Spilornis cheela

EURASIAN MARSH HARRIER

Circus aeruginosus

PALLID HARRIER

Circus macrourus

MONTAGU'S HARRIER

Circus pygargus

SHIKRA

Accipiter badius

EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK

Accipiter nisus

ORIENTAL HONEY BUZZARD

Pernis ptilorhyncus

WHITE-EYED BUZZARD

Butastur teesa

LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE

Aquila pomarina

GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE

Aquila clanga

BLACK EAGLE

Icntinaetus malayensis

TAWNY EAGLE

Aquila rapax

STEPPE EAGLE

Aquila nipalensis

BONELLI'S EAGLE

Hieraaetus fasciatus

BOOTED EAGLE

Hieraaetus pennatus

CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE

Spizaetus cirrhatus

GREY HEADED FISH EAGLE

Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

FAMILY: FALCONIDAE – Falcons    

COMMON KESTREL

Falco tinnunculus

LAGGAR FALCON

Falco jugger

EURASIAN HOBBY

Falco subbuteo

FAMILY: PODICIPEDIDAE – Grebes     

LITTLE GREBE

Tachybaptus ruficollis

BLACK-NECKED GREBE

Podiceps nigricollis

GREAT CRESTED GREBE    

Podiceps cristatus

FAMILY: ANHINGIDAE – Darters

DARTER

Anhinga malanogaster

FAMILY: PHALACROCORACIDAE – Cormorants    

LITTLE CORMORANT

Phalacrocorax niger

INDIAN CORMORANT

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

GREAT CORMORANT

Phalacrocorax carbo

FAMILY: ARDEIDAE – Egrets , Herons, Bitterns 

LITTLE EGRET

Egretta garzetta

GREAT EGRET

Casmerodius albus

INTERMEDIATE EGRET

Mesophoyx intermedia

CATTLE EGRET

Bubulcus ibis

INDIAN POND HERON

Ardeola grayii

GREY HERON

Ardea cinerea

PURPLE HERON

Ardea purpurea

LITTLE HERON

Butorides striatus

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON

Nycticorax nycticorax

YELLOW BITTERN

Ixobrychus sinensis

CINNAMON BITTERN

Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

     FAMILY: PHOENICOPTERIDAE – Flamingos    

GREATER FLAMINGO

Phoenicopterus rubber

FAMILY: THRESKIONITHIDAE – Ibis, Spoonbills    

GLOSSY IBIS

Plegadis falcinellus

BLACK-HEADED IBIS

Threskiornis melanocephalus

BLACK IBIS

Pseudibis papillosa

EURASIAN SPOONBILL

Platalea leucorodia

FAMILY: PELECANIDAE – Pelicans     

GREAT WHITE PELICAN

Pelecanus onocrotalus

DALMATIAN PELICAN    

Pelecanus crispus

FAMILY: CICONIDAE – Storks     

PAINTED STORK

Mycteria lecocephala

ASIAN OPENBILL

Anastomus oscitans

WOOLY-NECKED STORK

Ciconia episcopus

BLACK STORK

Ciconia nigra

BLACK-NECKED STORK

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

FAMILY: PITTIDAE – Pittas     

INDIAN PITTA

Pitta brachyura

FAMILY: LANIIDAE – Shrikes

RUFOUS-TAILED SHRIKE

Lanius isabellinus

BROWN SHRIKE

Lanius cristatus

BAY-BACKED SHRIKE

Lanius vittatus

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE

Lanius schach

SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE

Lanius meridionalis

FAMILY: CORVIDAE – Treepies, Magpies, Crows, Orioles, Cuckoo-Shrikes, Minivets, Fantail Flycatchers,  Drongos, Paradise Flycatchers, Ioras, Wood-Shrikes  

RUFOUS TREEPIE

Dendrocitta vagabunda

HOUSE CROW    

Corvus splendens

LARGE- BILLED CROW

Corvus macrorhynchos

EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE

Oriolus oriolus

LARGE CUCKOOSHRIKE

Coracina macie

BLACK-HEADED CUCKOOSHRIKE

Coracina melanoptera

SMALL MINIVET  

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

LONG-TAILED MINIVET

Pericrocotus ethologus

WHITE BELLIED MIIVET

Pericricotus erytropygius

WHITE-BROWED FANTAIL

Rhipidura aureola

ASHY DRONGO

Dicrurus leucophaeus

BLACK DRONGO

Dicrurus macrocercus

WHITE BELLIED DRONGO

Dicrurus caerulescens

ASIAN PARADISE FLY-CATCHER

Terpsiphone paradisi

COMMON IORA

Aegithina tiphia

MARSHALL'S IORA

Aegithina nigrolutea

COMMON WOODSHRIKE

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

FAMILY : MUSCICAPIDAE – Thrushes, Flycatchers, Chats, Robins, Redstarts, Magpie-Robins 

BLUE ROCK THRUSH

Monticola solitarius

ORANGE-HEADED THRUSH

Zoothera citrina

EURASIAN BLACK BIRD

Turdus merula

ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER

Muscicapa dauurica

RUSTY-TAILED FLYCATCHER

Muscicapa ruficauda

RED-THROATED FLYCATCHER

Ficedula parva

VERDITER FLYCATCHER

Eumyias thalassina

TICKELL'S BLUE FLYCATCHER

Cyornis tickelliae

GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER

Culicicapa ceylonensis

BLUE THROAT

Luscinia svecica

ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN

Copsychus saularis

INDIAN ROBIN

Saxicoloides fulicata

BLACK REDSTART

Phoenicurus ochruros

COMMON STONE CHAT

Saxicola torquata

PIED BUSH CHAT

Saxicola caprata

GREY BUSHCHAT

Saxicola ferrea

BROWN ROCK CHAT

Cercomela fusca

VARIBLE WHEATER

Oenanthe picata

RUFOUS TAILED WHEATER

Oenanthe xanthoprymna

DESERT WHEATER

Oenanthe deresti

ISABELLINE WHEATER

Oenanthe isabellina

PIED WHEATER

Oenanthe pleschanka

FAMILY: STURNIDAE – Starlings, Mynas     

BRAHMINY STARLING

Sturnus pagodarum

ROSY STARLING

Sturnus roseus

COMMON STARLING

Sturnus vulgaris

ASIAN PIED STARLING

Sturnus contra

COMMON MYNA

Acridotheres tristis

BANK MYNA

Acridotheres ginginianus

FAMILY: SITTIDAE – Nuthatches, Wallcreeper     

CHESTNUT-BELLIED NUTHATCH

Sitta castanea

SPOTTED CREEPER

Salpornis spilonotus

FAMILY: PARIDAE – Tits     

GREY TIT

Parus major

FIRE CAPPED TIT

Cephalopyrus fammiceps

FAMILY: AEGITHALIDAE – Martins, Swallows     

PLAIN MARTIN

Riparia paludicola

EURASIAN CRAG MARTIN

Hirundo rupestris

DUSKY CRAG MARTIN

Hirundo concolor

BARN SWALLOW

Hirundo rustica

WIRE-TAILED SWALLOW

Hirundo smithii

RED-RUMPED SWALLOW

Hirundo daurica

ASIAN HOUSE MARTIN

Delichon dasypus

FAMILY: PYCNONOTIDAE - Bulbuls     

WHITE-EARED BULBUL

Pycnonotus leucotis

RED-VENTED BULBUL

Pycnonotus cafer

FAMILY: CISTICOLIDAE – Warblers 

RUFOUS-FRONTED PRINIA

Prinia buchanani

GREY-BREASTED PRINIA

Prinia hodgsonii

JUNGLE PRINIA

Prinia sylvatica

PLAIN PRINIA

Prinia inornata

ASHY PRINIA

Prinia socialis

ZITTING CISTICOLA

Cisticola juncidis

FAMILY: ZOSTEROPIDAE – White-eyes    

ORIENTAL WHITE EYE

Zosterops palpebrosus                                                            

FAMILY: SILVIDAE – Warblers, Babblers, Whitethroat      

BLYTH'S REED WARBLER

Acrocephalus dumetorum

GREATER WHITETHROAT

Sylvia communis

LESSER WHITE THROAT

Sylvia curruca

HUME'S LESSER WHITETHROAT

Sylvia (curruca) althaea

ORPHEAN WARBLER

Sylvia hortensis

COMMON TAILORBIRD

Orthotomus sutorius

COMMON CHIFFCHAFF

Phylloscopus collybita

BROOK'S LEAF WARBLER

Phylloscopus subvirdis

SULPHUR BELLIED WARBLER

Phylloscopus griseolus

HUME'S WARBLER

Phylloscopus humei

GREENISH WARBLER

Phylloscopus trochiloides

YELLOW-EYED BABBLER

Chrysomma sinense

COMMON BABBLER

Turdoides caudatus

LARGE GREY BABBLER

Turdoides malcolmi

JUNGLE BABBLER

Turdoides striatus

FAMILY: ALAUDIDAE – Larks     

SINGING BUSHLARK

Mirafra cantillans

INDIAN BUSHLARK

Mirafra erythroptera

ASHY-CROWNED SPARROW LARK

Eremopterix grisea

RUFOUS TAILED LARK

Ammomanes phoenicurus

BIMACULATED LARK

Melanocorypha bimaculata

GREATER SHORT-TOED LARK

Calandrella brachydactyla

HUME'S SHORT-TOED LARK

Calandrella acutirosris

CRESTED LARK

Galerida cristata

ORIENTAL SKYLARK

Alauda gulgula

FAMILY: NECTARINIDAE – Flowerpeckers, Sunbirds     

PURPLE SUNBIRD

Nectarinia asiatica

MRS GOULD'S SUNBIRD

Aethopyga gouldiae

FAMILY: PASSERIDAE – Sparrows, Finches, Wagtails, Pipits, Bayas, Munias     

HOUSE SPARROW

Passer domesticus

SPANISH SPARROW

Passer hispaniolensis

CHESTNUT-SHOULDERED PETRONIA

Petronia xanthocollis

WHITE WAGTAIL

Motacilla alba

WHITE–BROWED WAGTAIL

Motacilla maderaspatensis

CITRINE WAGTAIL

Motacilla citreola

YELLOW WAGTAIL

Motacilla flava

GREY WAGTAIL

Motacilla cinerea

LONG-BILLED PIPIT

Anthus similis

OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT

Anthus hodgsoni

ROSY PIPIT

Anthus roseus

PADDYFIELD PIPIT

Anthus rufulus

TAWNY PIPIT

Anthus campestris

TREE PIPIT

Anthus trivialis

BAYA WEAVER

Ploceus philippinus

RED AVADAVAT

Amandava amandava

INDIAN SILVERBIL

Lonchura malabarica

SCALY-BREASTED MUNIA

Lonchura punctulata

BLACK-HEADED MUNIA

Lonchura Malacca

FAMILY: FRINGILLIDAE – Rosefinch, Buntings      

COMMON ROSEFINCH

Carpodacus erythrinus

CRESTED BUNTING

Melophus lathami

WHITE-CAPPED BUNTING

Emberiza stewarti

BLACK-HEADED BUNTING

Emberiza melanocephala