Site Report: Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata)
Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)
Blyth's Leaf-Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
Malabar Gray-Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus)
Long-billed Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius) - Male
Dusky Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
White-bellied Treepie (Dendrocitta leucogastra)
Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
Gaur (Bos frontalis)
White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
Malabar Woodshrike (Tephrodornis sylvicola)
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) - Female
White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Heart-spotted Woodpecker (Hemicircus canente)
Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii)
Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii)
Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii)
Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
Oriental Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
Brown-backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
Indian Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii)
Malabar Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula cuprea)
Malabar Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii)
White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis pallipes)
Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus)
Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina)
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
Crested Goshawk (Lophospiza trivirgatus)
Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides)
Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)
Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata)
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
Malabar Barbet (Psilopogon malabaricus)
Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica)
Nilgiri Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
Malabar Starling (Sturnia blythii)
Orange Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)
White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis)
Long-billed Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius) - Female
Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
Gray Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
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Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata)
Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)
Blyth's Leaf-Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
Malabar Gray-Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus)
Long-billed Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius) - Male
Dusky Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
White-bellied Treepie (Dendrocitta leucogastra)
Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
Gaur (Bos frontalis)
White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
Malabar Woodshrike (Tephrodornis sylvicola)
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) - Female
White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Heart-spotted Woodpecker (Hemicircus canente)
Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii)
Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii)
Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii)
Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
Oriental Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
Brown-backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
Indian Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii)
Malabar Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula cuprea)
Malabar Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii)
White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis pallipes)
Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus)
Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina)
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
Crested Goshawk (Lophospiza trivirgatus)
Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides)
Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)
Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata)
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
Malabar Barbet (Psilopogon malabaricus)
Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica)
Nilgiri Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
Malabar Starling (Sturnia blythii)
Orange Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)
White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis)
Long-billed Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius) - Female
Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
Gray Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
Reservoir and forests.
Visits
- 2013-02-19: After all the hassles that we encountered getting into India and traveling in Assam, we were a bit concerned about our last week. We decided to visit the south of India, and after a couple of days and connecting flights, we found ourselves in Kochi. We immediately saw that Kerala was a lot different than Assam. For one thing, there was a very helpful tourist booth in the airport. And, I was even allowed to buy a SIM card for my cell phone. We pooled with a couple of people, and we hired a car to take us to Periyar National Park. Our hand was a bit forced in this respect due to a general strike that was planned for the next couple of days. Arriving in Kumily, we signed up for the "Tiger Trail" hiking and camping trip in the park. This involved walking for a couple of hours to a semi-permanent campsite inside the park. Amazingly, we were the only people taking this trip. Early the next morning, we could hear a tiger repeatedly roaring in the distance. Instead of staying away, our guide thought it might be a good idea to track the tiger. We got close to where we heard the roar, and the guy with the gun and I both saw a tiger jump up and run away from a spot very close to us. Unfortunately, the tiger was so fast that I barely was able to identify it. A few minutes later, we were surprised when a Sloth Bear ran past us! I think that of the thousands of people who visit this park, we were the only ones lucky enough to see the tiger or the bear. Note: Indian Nightjar, heard only.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (95 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(95 records)
Class: Birds
(88 records)
- Order: Bucerotiformes (2 records)
- Order: Cuckoos
(2 records)
- Family: Coucals
- Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
- Malabar Imperial Pigeon (Ducula cuprea)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (5 records)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Brown-backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(5 records)
- Family: Bee-eaters
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
- Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
- Family: Rollers
- Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(2 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
- Order: Parrots
(2 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
- Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides)
- Order: Pelicans
(13 records)
- Family: Anhingas
- Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
- Family: Cormorants
- Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
- Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Family: Herons
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Medium Egret (Ardea intermedia)
- Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
- Order: Perching Birds (44 records)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Asian Tit (Parus cinereus)
- Family: Cuckoo-shrike
- Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
- Orange Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)
- Family: Drongos
- Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
- Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
- Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
- Family: Flowerpeckers
- Nilgiri Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
- Family: Helmetshrikes
- Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus)
- Malabar Woodshrike (Tephrodornis sylvicola)
- Family: Iora
- Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
- White-bellied Treepie (Dendrocitta leucogastra)
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- Family: Laughingthrushes
- Jungle Babbler (Argya striata)
- Family: Leafbirds
- Jerdon's Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis pallidipes)
- Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)
- Family: Old World Orioles
- Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
- Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
- Family: Pittas
- Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)
- Family: Shrikes
- Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
- Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica)
- Malabar Starling (Sturnia blythii)
- Family: Swallows
- Dusky Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Malabar Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii)
- Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina)
- Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica)
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
- Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
- Family: Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers and Allies
- Indian Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
- Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
- Family: Woodswallows, Bellmagpies and Allies
- Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- River Tern (Sterna aurantia)
- Family: Plovers
- Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
- Order: Trogons
(1 record)
- Family: Trogons
- Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Gray Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(6 records)
- Family: Asian Barbets
- White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis)
- Malabar Barbet (Psilopogon malabaricus)
Class: Mammals
(7 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(2 records)
- Family: Felidae
- Tiger (Panthera tigris)
- Family: Ursidae
- Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(3 records)
- Family: Bovids
- Gaur (Bos frontalis)
- Family: Cervidae
- Sambar (Cervus unicolor)
- Family: Suidae
- Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
- Order: Primates
(2 records)
- Family: Old World Monkeys
- Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata)
- Nilgiri Langur (Semnopithecus johnii)