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White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

All sightings from the country of India including Rajasthan, Bandhavgarh National Park, and Corbett Tiger Reserve

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Species Recorded (283)

Birds ( 256 )

Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

Pelicans ( Pelecanidae )
Dalmatian Pelican - Pelecanus crispus
Spot-billed Pelican - Pelecanus philippensis

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo
Indian Cormorant - Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Little Cormorant - Phalacrocorax niger

Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Oriental Darter - Anhinga melanogaster

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea
Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta
Black Bittern - Ixobrychus flavicollis
Intermediate Egret - Mesophoyx intermedia
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Eurasian Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia
Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
Black-headed Ibis - Threskiornis melanocephalus

Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Woolly-necked Stork - Ciconia episcopus
Black-necked Stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Lesser Adjutant - Leptoptilos javanicus
Painted Stork - Mycteria leucocephala

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca
Eurasian Wigeon - Anas penelope
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Indian Spot-billed Duck - Anas poecilorhyncha
Garganey - Anas querquedula
Gadwall - Anas strepera
Graylag Goose - Anser anser
Bar-headed Goose - Anser indicus
Common Pochard - Aythya ferina
Lesser Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna javanica
Red-crested Pochard - Netta rufina
Comb Duck - Sarkidiornis melanotos
Ruddy Shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Shikra - Accipiter badius
Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis
Cinereous Vulture - Aegypius monachus
Greater Spotted Eagle - Aquila clanga
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata
Indian Spotted Eagle - Aquila hastata
Imperial Eagle - Aquila heliaca
Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier - Circus aeruginosus
Black-shouldered Kite - Elanus caeruleus
White-rumped Vulture - Gyps bengalensis
Eurasian Griffon - Gyps fulvus
White-tailed Eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla
Pallas's Fish-Eagle - Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus
Black Kite - Milvus migrans
Egyptian Vulture - Neophron percnopterus
Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Nisaetus cirrhatus
Red-headed Vulture - Sarcogyps calvus
Crested Serpent-Eagle - Spilornis cheela

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus
Eurasian Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus

Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Gray Francolin - Francolinus pondicerianus
Red Junglefowl - Gallus gallus
Kalij Pheasant - Lophura leucomelanos
Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus
Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra
Eurasian Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus
Purple Swamphen - Porphyrio porphyrio

Cranes ( Gruidae )
Demoiselle Crane - Anthropoides virgo
Sarus Crane - Grus antigone
Common Crane - Grus grus

Thick-knees ( Burhinidae )
Eurasian Thick-knee - Burhinus oedicnemus

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius
River Lapwing - Vanellus duvaucelii
Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus
White-tailed Lapwing - Vanellus leucurus
Yellow-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus malabaricus

Coursers ( Glareolidae )
Indian Courser - Cursorius coromandelicus

Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus

Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Pheasant-tailed Jacana - Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Bronze-winged Jacana - Metopidius indicus

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint - Calidris minuta
Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa
Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
Common Redshank - Tringa totanus

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Whiskered Tern - Chlidonias hybrida
Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Emerald Dove - Chalcophaps indica
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis
Yellow-footed Pigeon - Treron phoenicoptera

New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Red-breasted Parakeet - Psittacula alexandri
Plum-headed Parakeet - Psittacula cyanocephala
Alexandrine Parakeet - Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri

Coucals ( Centropodidae )
Lesser Coucal - Centropus bengalensis
Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis

Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Spotted Owlet - Athene brama
Dusky Eagle-Owl - Bubo coromandus
Jungle Owlet - Glaucidium radiatum
Brown Fish-Owl - Ketupa zeylonensis
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena
Mottled Wood-Owl - Strix ocellata

Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Large-tailed Nightjar - Caprimulgus macrurus

Swifts ( Apodidae )
White-rumped Needletail - Zoonavena sylvatica

Tree-swifts ( Hemiprocnidae )
Crested Treeswift - Hemiprocne coronata

Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiatica

Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis
Crested Kingfisher - Megaceryle lugubris

Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis

Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis

Hoopoes ( Upupidae )
Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops

Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
Malabar Pied-Hornbill - Anthracoceros coronatus
Indian Gray Hornbill - Ocyceros birostris

Barbets ( Megalaimoidae )
Coppersmith Barbet - Megalaima haemacephala
Lineated Barbet - Megalaima lineata
Brown-headed Barbet - Megalaima zeylanica

Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Greater Flameback - Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Brown-fronted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos auriceps
Gray-capped Woodpecker - Dendrocopos canicapillus
Himalayan Woodpecker - Dendrocopos himalayensis
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos macei
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker - Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense
Gray-faced Woodpecker - Picus canus
Lesser Yellownape - Picus chlorolophus
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker - Picus squamatus

Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephagidae )
Large Cuckoo-shrike - Coracina macei
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike - Hemipus picatus
Small Minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Long-tailed Minivet - Pericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet Minivet - Pericrocotus flammeus

Drongos ( Dicruridae )
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens
Hair-crested Drongo - Dicrurus hottentottus
Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus
Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - Dicrurus paradiseus

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow - Hirundo smithii
Gray-throated Martin - Riparia chinensis

Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Ashy Bulbul - Hemixos flavala
Black Bulbul - Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Black-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus atriceps
Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus
White-Cheeked Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucogenys
White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis

Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Rufous-fronted Prinia - Prinia buchanani
Gray-breasted Prinia - Prinia hodgsonii
Plain Prinia - Prinia inornata
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Oriental White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

Iora ( Aegithinidae )
White-tailed Iora - Aegithina nigrolutea
Common Iora - Aegithina tiphia

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Green Magpie - Cissa chinensis
Common Raven - Corvus corax
Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos
House Crow - Corvus splendens
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda

Helmetshrikes ( Prionopidae )
Common Woodshrike - Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Fantails ( Rhipiduridae )
Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail - Chelidorhynx hypoxantha
White-throated Fantail - Rhipidura albicollis
White-browed Fantail - Rhipidura aureola

Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Great Tit - Parus major
Green-backed Tit - Parus monticolus
Black-lored Tit - Parus xanthogenys

Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Black-throated Tit - Aegithalos concinnus

Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch - Sitta castanea
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch - Sitta frontalis

Treecreepers ( Certhiidae )
Bar-tailed Treecreeper - Certhia himalayana

Dippers ( Cinclidae )
Brown Dipper - Cinclus pallasii

Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Blyth's Reed-Warbler - Acrocephalus dumetorum
Clamorous Reed-Warbler - Acrocephalus stentoreus
Yellow-eyed Babbler - Chrysomma sinense
Tawny-bellied Babbler - Dumetia hyperythra
Rufous Sibia - Heterophasia capistrata
Booted Warbler - Hippolais caligata
Red-billed Leiothrix - Leiothrix lutea
Blue-winged Minla - Minla cyanouroptera
Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius
Puff-throated Babbler - Pellorneum ruficeps
Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei
Gray-hooded Warbler - Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
Golden-spectacled Warbler - Seicercus burkii
Gray-cheeked Warbler - Seicercus poliogenys
Black-chinned Babbler - Stachyridopsis pyrrhops
Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca
Common Babbler - Turdoides caudata
Jungle Babbler - Turdoides striata

Laughingthrushes ( Timaliidae )
White-crested Laughingthrush - Garrulax leucolophus
Streaked Laughingthrush - Garrulax lineatus
Striated Laughingthrush - Garrulax striatus

Wheatears ( Muscicapidae )
Desert Wheatear - Oenanthe deserti
Variable Wheatear - Oenanthe picata
Red-tailed Wheatear - Oenanthe xanthoprymna

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Indian Chat - Cercomela fusca
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicata
White-rumped Shama - Copsychus malabaricus
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher - Culicicapa ceylonensis
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher - Cyornis tickelliae
Spotted Forktail - Enicurus maculatus
Little Forktail - Enicurus scouleri
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher - Ficedula strophiata
Slaty-blue Flycatcher - Ficedula tricolor
Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica
Blue Whistling-Thrush - Myophonus caeruleus
Rufous-bellied Niltava - Niltava sundara
Blue-capped Redstart - Phoenicurus caeruleocephala
Plumbeous Redstart - Phoenicurus fuliginosus
White-Capped Redstart - Phoenicurus leucocephalus
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros
Pied Bushchat - Saxicola caprata
Gray Bushchat - Saxicola ferrea
Stonechat - Saxicola torquatus
Red-flanked Bluetail - Tarsiger cyanurus
Red-throated Thrush - Turdus ruficollis
Tickell's Thrush - Turdus unicolor
Orange-headed Thrush - Zoothera citrina
Plain-backed Thrush - Zoothera mollissima

Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Tawny Pipit - Anthus campestris
Blyth's Pipit - Anthus godlewskii
Olive-backed Pipit - Anthus hodgsoni
Oriental Pipit - Anthus rufulus
White Wagtail - Motacilla alba
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea
Citrine Wagtail - Motacilla citreola
Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava
White-browed Wagtail - Motacilla madaraspatensis

Leafbirds ( Chloropseidae )
Orange-bellied Leafbird - Chloropsis hardwickii

Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Brown Shrike - Lanius cristatus
Rufous-tailed Shrike - Lanius isabellinus
Southern Gray Shrike - Lanius meridionalis
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach
Bay-backed Shrike - Lanius vittatus

Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Bank Myna - Acridotheres ginginianus
Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis
Asian Pied Starling - Gracupica contra
Brahminy Starling - Temenuchus pagodarum

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Crested Bunting - Melophus lathami

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Russet Sparrow - Passer rutilans

Sites Included

Bandhavgarh National Pak, India
Bikaner - Gajner Palace, India
Bikaner - Sandy Desert, India
Delhi - Okhla, India
Delhi - Red Fort, India
Delhi - Tughlaqabad, India
Deshnok - Karna Mati Temple, India
Fatehpur Sikri, India
Jaipur, India
Jim Corbett National Park - Dhikala, India
Jim Corbett National Park - Kosi River, India
Jim Corbett National Park - Lohachaur, India
Kheoladeo National Park, India
Nainital, India
Rathambore National Park, India
Varanasi, India

Trips Included

India

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