Site Report: Kheoladeo National Park
Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Male
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Female
Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Common Teal (Anas crecca) Female
Common Coot (Fulica atra)
White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) Juvenile
Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
Long-tailed Minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) Female
Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina)
Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus)
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) Sitting
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) Grooming
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) Eating
Dusky Eagle-Owl (Bubo coromandus)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
golden jackal (Canis aureus)
golden jackal (Canis aureus)
Asian Rock Python (Python molurus)
Medium Egret (Ardea intermedia)
Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
Collared Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena)
Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus)
Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata)
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Brown-headed Barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus)
Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus)
Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)
Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus)
Indian Thick-knee (Burhinus indicus)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
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Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Male
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Female
Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Common Teal (Anas crecca) Female
Common Coot (Fulica atra)
White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) Juvenile
Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
Long-tailed Minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) Female
Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina)
Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus)
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) Sitting
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) Grooming
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) Eating
Dusky Eagle-Owl (Bubo coromandus)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
golden jackal (Canis aureus)
golden jackal (Canis aureus)
Asian Rock Python (Python molurus)
Medium Egret (Ardea intermedia)
Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
Collared Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena)
Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus)
Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata)
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Brown-headed Barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus)
Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus)
Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)
Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus)
Indian Thick-knee (Burhinus indicus)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Another former royal hunting ground, this space somehow survives amid the throng of humans. In the summer, the lagoons are much diverted for farming, but the migrating birds are attracted in the winter flooding.
Visits
- 2006-01-09: This was a two day visit by combination of walking and bicycling. We were guided by Brijenda Singh who was very knowledgeable about the wildlife of the park. He also claimed to be an expert at snaring cranes (for research).
- 2006-01-10: Day one of our trips to the park, we biked further into the park, and we visited more pasture land in search of rarer birds.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (140 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(140 records)
Class: Birds
(133 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(15 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Lesser Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
- Graylag Goose (Anser anser)
- Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
- Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
- Indian Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
- Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(6 records)
- Family: Cranes
- Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)
- Common Crane (Grus grus)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
- Gray-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Coucals
- Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(11 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
- Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
- Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- Shikra (Tachyspiza badia)
- Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)
- Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
- Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
- Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
- Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
- Indian Spotted Eagle (Clanga hastata)
- Eurasian Goshawk (Astur gentilis)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(3 records)
- Family: Kingfishers
- White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
- Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
- Family: Rollers
- Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(4 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Indian Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena)
- Dusky Eagle-Owl (Ketupa coromanda)
- Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
- Order: Parrots
(1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
- Order: Pelicans
(33 records)
- Family: Anhingas
- Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
- Family: Cormorants
- Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Coursers
- Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Family: Herons
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Medium Egret (Ardea intermedia)
- Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Black Bittern (Botaurus flavicollis)
- Eastern Cattle Egret (Ardea coromanda)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
- Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
- Family: Jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
- Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
- Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
- Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Order: Perching Birds (43 records)
- Family: Cuckoo-shrike
- Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
- Long-tailed Minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
- Family: Helmetshrikes
- Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
- House Crow (Corvus splendens)
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- Family: Laughingthrushes
- Jungle Babbler (Argya striata)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Hume's Bush Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
- Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
- Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
- Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca)
- Family: Prinias and Apalis
- Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)
- Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata)
- Family: Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler (Iduna caligata)
- Family: Shrikes
- Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus)
- Southern Gray Shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
- Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
- Asian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra)
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina)
- Tickell's Thrush (Turdus unicolor)
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
- Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
- Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
- Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus)
- Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
- Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
- Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
- Blyth's Pipit (Anthus godlewskii)
- Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(7 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
- Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
- Family: Plovers
- Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius)
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)
- Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
- White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)
- Family: Thick-knees
- Indian Thick-knee (Burhinus indicus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(2 records)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Gray Francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus)
- Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (4 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis)
- Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
Class: Mammals
(5 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Canidae
- Golden Jackal (Canis aureus)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(4 records)
- Family: Bovids
- Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
- Family: Cervidae
- Chital (Axis axis)
- Sambar (Cervus unicolor)
- Family: Suidae
- Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
Class: Reptiles
(2 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Boas
- Asian Rock Python (Python molurus)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Soft-shelled Turtles
- Gangetic Soft-shelled Turtle (Turanex gangeticus)