Site Report: Kheoladeo National Park, India
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
- Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
- Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
- Graylag Goose (Anser anser)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Indian Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
- Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
- Lesser Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
- Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(6 records)
- Family: Cranes
- Common Crane (Grus grus)
- Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Gray-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)
- White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- 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
- Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
- Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
- Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
- Eurasian Goshawk (Astur gentilis)
- Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)
- Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
- Indian Spotted Eagle (Clanga hastata)
- Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
- Shikra (Tachyspiza badia)
- Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
- Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(3 records)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
- White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
- Family: Rollers
- Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(4 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Dusky Eagle-Owl (Ketupa coromanda)
- Indian Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena)
- 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
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
- Family: Coursers
- Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Family: Herons
- Black Bittern (Botaurus flavicollis)
- Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Eastern Cattle-Egret (Ardea coromanda)
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Medium Egret (Ardea intermedia)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
- Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Family: Jacanas
- Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
- Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
- Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Order: Perching Birds (43 records)
- Family: Cuckoo-shrike
- Long-tailed Minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
- Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
- Family: Helmetshrikes
- Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- House Crow (Corvus splendens)
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
- Family: Laughingthrushes
- Jungle Babbler (Argya striata)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
- Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
- 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)
- Iberian Gray Shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
- Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Indian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
- Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
- Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus)
- Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina)
- Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
- Tickell's Thrush (Turdus unicolor)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Blyth's Pipit (Anthus godlewskii)
- Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
- Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
- Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
- Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- 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)
- Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
- White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)
- 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
- Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis)
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)