Birds of Pakistan Checklist

			Birds of Pakistan Checklist
			Compiled by BCP
			Updated 06/12/2005
SR	FAMILY	GENERA	COMMON NAME	SPECIES	SUBSPECIES	STATUS
1	PODICIPITIDAE	Podiceps	Great Crested Grebe	P. cristatus	P.cristatus cristatus	Migratory Winter visitor
2	PODICIPITIDAE	Podiceps	Blacknecked Grebe	P. nigricollis	P.nigricollis nigricollis	Migratory Winter visitor
3	PODICIPITIDAE	Podiceps	Little Grebe or Dabchick	P. ruficollis	P. ruficollis capensus	Resident
4	PODICIPITIDAE	Podiceps	Rednecked Grebe	P. grisegena	nil	Rare winter visitor
5	PODICIPITIDAE	Podiceps	Spotted or Gray Pelican	P.philippensis	P.philippensis philippensis	Resident
6	PODICIPITIDAE	Podiceps	Dalmation Pelican	P.philippensis	P.philippensis crispus	Winter visitor
7	PELICANIDAE	Sula	Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra	S. dactylatra melanops
8	PHALACROCORACIDAE	Phalacrocorax	Large Cormorant	P.carbo	P.carbo sinesis
9	PHALACROCORACIDAE	Phalacrocorax	Indian Shag	P.fuscicollis	nil	Resident
10	PHALACROCORACIDAE	Phalacrocorax	Little Cormorant	P.niger	nil	Resident
11	PHALACROCORACIDAE	Anhinga	Darter or Snake Bird	A.rufa	A. rufa melanogaster	Resident
12	ARDEIDAE	Ardea	Giant Heron	A.goliath,	nil	Rare vagarant
13	ARDEIDAE	Ardea	European Great Heron	A.cinerea	A.c. cinerea	Migratory, Winter visitor
14	ARDEIDAE	Ardea	Eastern Grey Heron	A.cinerea	A.c. rectirostris	Resident
15	ARDEIDAE	Ardea	Eastern Purple Heron	A.purpurea	A.purpurea manilensis	Resident
16	ARDEIDAE	Butorides	Little Green Heron	B. striatus	B.striatus chloriceps	Resident
17	ARDEIDAE	Ardeola	Indian Pond Heron or Paddy Bird	A. grayii	A.grayii grayii	Resident
18	ARDEIDAE	Bubulcus	Cattle Egret	B. ibis	Bubulcus ibis cormandus	Resident
19	ARDEIDAE	Egretta	Large Egret or Great White Heron	E.alba	Egretta alba alba	Rare Winter Straggler
20	ARDEIDAE	Egretta	Eastern Large Egret	E.alba	Egretta alba modesta	Resident
21	ARDEIDAE	Egretta	Smaller or Medium Egret	E. intermedia	Egretta intermedia intermedia	Resident
22	ARDEIDAE	Egretta	Little Egret	E. garzetta	Egretta garzetta garzetta	Resident
23	ARDEIDAE	Egretta	Indian Reef Heron	E. gularis	E. gularis schistacea	Resident
24	ARDEIDAE	Nycticorax	Night Heron	N. nycticorax	Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax	Resident
25	ARDEIDAE	Dupetor	Black Bittern	D. flavicollis	Dupetor flavicollis flavicollis	Resident
26	ARDEIDAE	Botaurus	Bittern	B. stellaris	Botaurus stellaris stellaris	Migratory, Winter visitor
27	ARDEIDAE	Ixobrychus	Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	I. minutus minutus	Resident
28	ARDEIDAE	Ixobrychus	Chestnut Bittern	I. cinnamomenus	nil	Resident
29	ARDEIDAE	Ixobrychus	Yellow Bittern	I. sinensis	nil	Resident
30	CICONIIDAE	Ibis	Painted Stork	I. leucocephalus	nil	Resident
31	CICONIIDAE	Anastomus	Openbill Stork	A. oscitans	nil	Resident
32	CICONIIDAE	Ciconia	Whitenecked Stork	C. episcopus	Ciconia episcopus episcopus	Resident
33	CICONIIDAE	Ciconia	White Stork	C. ciconia	C. ciconia ciconia	Migratory, Winter visitor
34	CICONIIDAE	Ciconia	Black Stork	C. nigra	nil	Migratory, Winter visitor
35	CICONIIDAE	Xenorhynchus	Blacknecked Stork	X. asiaticus	X. asiaticus asiaticus	Resident
36	CICONIIDAE	Leptoptilos	Adjutant Stork	L. dubius	nil	Uncertain
37	THRESKIORNITHIDAE	FAMILY		THRESKIORNITHIDAE
38	THRESKIORNITHIDAE	Threskiornis	White Ibis	T. melanocephala	nil	Resident
39	THRESKIORNITHIDAE	Pseudibis	Indian Black Ibis	P. papillosa	P.papillosa papillosa	Resident
40	THRESKIORNITHIDAE	Plegadis	Glossy Ibis	P. falcinellus	P. falcinellus falcinellus	Partly Resident, Partly Winter visitor
41	THRESKIORNITHIDAE	Platalea	Spoonbill	P. leucorodia	P. leucorodia major	Partly Resident, Partly Winter visitor
42	PHOENICOPTERIDAE	Phoenicopterus	Flamingo	P.roseus	nil	Resident
43	PHOENICOPTERIDAE	Phoeniconaias	Lesser Flamingo	P.minor	nil	Resident
44	ANATIDAE	Anser	White fronted Goose	A. albifrons	A. albifrons albifrons	Migratory Winter visitor
45	ANATIDAE	Anser	Lesser White fronted Goose	A.erythropus	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
46	ANATIDAE	Anser	Eastern Greyleg Goose	A. anser	A. anser rubrirostris	Migratory Winter visitor
47	ANATIDAE	Anser	Barheaded Goose	A. indicus	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
48	ANATIDAE	Cygnus	Whooper Swan	C. cygnus	C. c. cygnus	Rare Winter Straggler
49	ANATIDAE	Cygnus	Mute Swan	C. olor	nil	Rare Winter Straggler
50	ANATIDAE	Cygnus	Western Whistling Swan	C. columbianus	C. columbianus bewickii	Rare Winter Straggler
51	ANATIDAE	Dendrocigna	Lesser Whistling Teal or Tree Duck	D.javanica	nil	Partly Migratory
52	ANATIDAE	Dendrocigna	Large Whistling Teal	D. bicolor	nil	Resident
53	ANATIDAE	Tadorna	Rudy Shelduck	T.ferruginea	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
54	ANATIDAE	Tadorna	Common Shelduck	T. tadorna	nil	Rare Winter visitor
55	ANATIDAE	Anas	Marbled Teal	A. angustirostris	nil	Resident
56	ANATIDAE	Anas	Pintail	A. acuta	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
57	ANATIDAE	Anas	Common Teal	A. crecca	A. c. crecca	Migratory Winter visitor
58	ANATIDAE	Anas	Baikal Clucking or Formosa Teal	A. formosa	nil	Rare Winter visitor
59	ANATIDAE	Anas	Spotbill Duck	A. poecilorhyncha	A. p. poecilorhyncha	Partly Migratory
60	ANATIDAE	Anas	Mallard	A. platyrhynchos	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
61	ANATIDAE	Anas	Gadwall	A. strepera	A. s. strepera	Migratory Winter visitor
62	ANATIDAE	Anas	Falcated Teal	A. falcata	nil	Rare Straggler
63	ANATIDAE	Anas	Wigeon	A. penelope	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
64	ANATIDAE	Anas	Bluewinged Teal	A. querquedula	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
65	ANATIDAE	Anas	Shoveller	A. clypeata	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
66	ANATIDAE	Netta	Redcrested Pochard	N. rufina	nil	Winter visitor
67	ANATIDAE	Aythya	Common Pochard	A. ferina	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
68	ANATIDAE	Aythya	White-eyed Pochard	A. nyroca	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
69	ANATIDAE	Aythya	Tufted Duck	A. fuligula	nil	Migratory Winter visitor
70	ANATIDAE	Nettapus	Cotton Teal	N. coromandelianus	N. c. coromandelianus	Resident
71	ANATIDAE	Sarkidiornis	Nakta or Comb Duck	S. melanotos	S. m. melanotos	Resident
72	ANATIDAE	Clangula	Longtail Duck	C. hyemalis	nil	Rare Winter Straggler
73	ANATIDAE	Bucephala	Goldeneye Duck	B. clangula	B. c. clangula	Winter visitor
74	ANATIDAE	Mergus	Smew	M. albellus	nil	Winter visitor
75	ANATIDAE	Mergus	Common Merganser	M. merganser	M. m. merganser	Winter visitor
76	ANATIDAE	Mergus	Redbreasted Merganser	M. serrator	M. s. serrator	Winter visitor
77	ANATIDAE	Oxyura	Whiteheaded Stifftailed Duck	O. leucocephala	nil	Winter visitor
78	ACCIPITRIDAE	Elanus	Blackwinged kite	E. caeruleus	E. c. vociferus	Resident
79	ACCIPITRIDAE	Pernis	Crested Honey Buzzard	P. ptilorhynchus	P. p. ruficollis	Partly Migratory
80	ACCIPITRIDAE	Milvus	Black Kite	M. migrans	M. m. migrans	Partly Migratory
81	ACCIPITRIDAE	Milvus	Pariah Kite	M. migrans	M. m. govida	Resident
82	ACCIPITRIDAE	Milvus	Blackeared Kite	M. migrans	M. m. lineatus	Migratory Winter visitor
83	ACCIPITRIDAE	Haliastur	Brahminy Kite	H. indus	H. i. Indus	Resident
84	ACCIPITRIDAE	Accipiter	Eastern Goshawk	A. gentilis	A. g. schvedowi	Winter Vagarant
85	ACCIPITRIDAE	Accipiter	Central Asian Shikra	A. badius	A. b. cenchroides	Resident
86	ACCIPITRIDAE	Accipiter	Indian Shikra	A. badius	A. b. dussmieri	Resident
87	ACCIPITRIDAE	Accipiter	Asiatic Sparrow - Hawk	A. nisus	A. n. nisosimilis	Winter visitor
88	ACCIPITRIDAE	Accipiter	Indian Sparrow - Hawk	A. nisus	A. n. melachistos	Resident
89	ACCIPITRIDAE	Buteo	Longlegged Buzzard	B. rufinus	B. r. rufinus	Resident
90	ACCIPITRIDAE	Butastur	White-eyed Buzzard Eagle	B. tessa	nil	Resident
91	ACCIPITRIDAE	Spizaetus	Hodgson's or Feather toed Hawk -Eagle	S. nipalensis	S.n.nipalensis	Resident
92	ACCIPITRIDAE	Hieraaetus	Bonelli's or Feather toed Hawk - Eagle	H. fasciatus	H. f. fasciatus	Resident
93	ACCIPITRIDAE	Hieraaetus	Booted Hawk - Eagle	H. pennatus	nil	Partly Resident Partly Winter visitor
94	ACCIPITRIDAE	Aquila	Himalyn Golden Eagle	A. chrysaetos daphanea	nil	Resident
95	ACCIPITRIDAE	Aquila	Imperial Eagle	A. heliaca	A. h. heliaca	Winter visitor
96	ACCIPITRIDAE	Aquila	Tawny Eagle	A. rapax	A. r. vindhiana	Resident
97	ACCIPITRIDAE	Aquila	Eastern Steppe Eagle	A. nipalensis	A. n. nipalensis	Winter visitor
98	ACCIPITRIDAE	Aquila	Greater Spotted Eagle	A. clanga	nil	Resident
99	ACCIPITRIDAE	Aquila	Lesser Spotted Eagle	A. pomarina hastata	nil	Resident
100	ACCIPITRIDAE	Ictinaetus	Black Eagle	I. malayensis	I. m. perniger	Resident
101	ACCIPITRIDAE	Haliaeetus	Whitetailed Sea Eagle	H. albicilla	nil	Rare Winter visitor
102	ACCIPITRIDAE	Haliaeetus	Ringtailed Fishing Eagle	H. leucoryphus	nil	Partly Migratory
103	ACCIPITRIDAE	Torgos	Black or King Vulture	T. calvus	nil	Resident
104	ACCIPITRIDAE	Aegypius	Cinereous Vulture	A. monachus	nil	Partly Resident Partly Winter visitor
105	ACCIPITRIDAE	Gyps	Indian Griffon Vulture	G. fulvus	G. f. fulvescens	Resident
106	ACCIPITRIDAE	Gyps	Himalyn Griffon Vulture	G. himalayensis	nil	Resident
107	ACCIPITRIDAE	Gyps	West Pakistan Long-billed Vulture	G. indicus	G. i. jonesi	Resident
108	ACCIPITRIDAE	Gyps	Indian Whitebacked Vulture	G. bengalensis	nil	Resident
109	ACCIPITRIDAE	Neophron	Egyptian Vulture	N. percnopterus	N. p. percnopterus	Resident
110	ACCIPITRIDAE	Gypaetus	Himalayan bearded Vulture	G. barbatus	G. b. aureus	Resident
111	ACCIPITRIDAE	Circus	Hen Harrier	C. cyaneus	C. c. cyaneus	Winter Visitor Passage Migrants
112	ACCIPITRIDAE	Circus	Pale Harrier	C. macrourus	nil	Winter visitor
113	ACCIPITRIDAE	Circus	Motagu's Harrier	C. pygargus	nil	Winter visitor
114	ACCIPITRIDAE	Circus	Marsh Harrier	C. aeruginosus	C. a. aeruginosus	Winter visitor
115	ACCIPITRIDAE	Circaetus	Short-toed Eagle	C. gallicus	C. g. gallicus	Resident
116	ACCIPITRIDAE	Spilornis	Crested Serpent Eagle	S. cheela	S. c. cheela	Resident
117	ACCIPITRIDAE	Pandion	Osprey	P. haliaetus	P. h. haliaetus	Winter visitor
118	FALCONIDAE	Falco	Snake or Cherrug Falcon	F. biarmicus	F. b. cherrug	Winter visitor
119	FALCONIDAE	Falco	Shanghar Lion	F. biarmicus	F. b. milvipes	Rare Winter visitor
120	FALCONIDAE	Falco	Laggar Falcon	F. biarmicus	F. b. jugger	Resident
121	FALCONIDAE	Falco	Eastren Pregrene Falcon	F. peregrinus	F. p. japonesis	Winter visitor
122	FALCONIDAE	Falco	Redcapped or Barbarry Falcon	F. peregrinus	F. p. babylonicus	Partly Resident Partly migratory
123	FALCONIDAE	Falco	Shaheen Falcon	F. peregrinus	F. p. peregrenator	Resident
124	FALCONIDAE	Falco	Hobby	F. subbuteo	F. s. subbuteo	Winter visitor
125	FALCONIDAE	Falco	Central Asian Hobby	F. subbuteo	F. s. central asiae	Partly Resident mainly winter visitor
126	FALCONIDAE	Falco	North Asiatic Merlin	F. columbarius	F. c. insignis	Rare Winter visitor
127	FALCONIDAE	Falco	Pallid Merlin	F. columbarius	F. c. christianiludovici	Winter Vagarant
128	FALCONIDAE	Falco	Redheaded Merlin	F. chicquerra	F. c. chicquerra	Resident
129	FALCONIDAE	Falco	European Kestral	F. tinnunculus	F. t.  tinnunculus	Partly Resident Partly Winter visitor
130	PHASIANIDAE	Lerwa	Snow Patridge	L. lerwa	nil	Resident
131	PHASIANIDAE	Ammoperdix	Seesee Patridge	A. griseogularis	A. g. griseogularis	Resident
132	PHASIANIDAE	Tetraogallus	Himalyan Snowcock	T. himalayensis	T.  h. himalayensis	Resident
133	PHASIANIDAE	Alectoris	Persian Chukor	A. chukar	A. c. koroviakovi	Resident
134	PHASIANIDAE	Alectoris	Northern Chukor	A. chukar	A. c. pallescens	Resident
135	PHASIANIDAE	Alectoris	Chukor Partridge	A. chukar	A. c. chukar	Resident
136	PHASIANIDAE	Francolinus	South Persian Black Partridge	F. francolinus	F. f. henrici	Resident
137	PHASIANIDAE	Francolinus	Baluchistan Grey Partridge	F. pondicerianus	F. p. mecranesis	Resident
138	PHASIANIDAE	Francolinus	North Indian Grey Patridge	F. pondicerianus	F. p. interpositus	Resident
139	PHASIANIDAE	Coturnix	Grey Quail	C. coturnix	C. c. coturnix	Resident
140	PHASIANIDAE	Coturnix	Blackbreasted or Rain Quail	C. coromandelica	nil	Partly Migratory
141	PHASIANIDAE	Perdicula	Punjab Jungle Bush Quail	P. asiatica	P. a. punjaubi	Resident
142	PHASIANIDAE	Tragopan	Westerned Horn Pheasant	T. melanocephalus	nil	Resident
143	PHASIANIDAE	Lophophorus	Impeyan or Himalayan Monal Pheasant	L. impejanus	nil	Resident
144	PHASIANIDAE	Lophura	Whitecrested Kaleej Pheasant	L. leucomelana	L. l. hamiltonii	Resident
145	PHASIANIDAE	Gallus	Indian Red Jungle Fowl	G. gallus	G. g. murgi	Resident
146	PHASIANIDAE	Pucrasia	Chestnut-mantled Koklas Pheasant	P. macrolopha	P. m. castanea	Resident
147	PHASIANIDAE	Catreus	Chir Pheasant	C. wallichii	nil	Resident
148	PHASIANIDAE	Pavo	Indian Peafowl	Pavo cristatus	nil	Resident
149	TURNICIDAE	Turnix	Little Bustard Quail	T. sylvatica	T. s.dussumier	Rains visitor
150	TURNICIDAE	Turnix	Indian Yellowlegged Button Quail	T. tanki	T. t. tainki	Uncertain
151	TURNICIDAE	Turnix	Indian Bustard Quail	T. suscitator	T. s. taigoor	Resident
152	GRAIDAE	Grus	Eastern Common Crane	G. grus	G. g. lilfordi	Wintor visitor
153	GRAIDAE	Grus	Indian Sarus Crane	G. antigone	G. a. antigone	Resident
154	GRAIDAE	Grus	Siberian or Great White Crane	G. leucogeranus	nil	Wintor visitor
155	GRAIDAE	Anthropoides	Demoiselle Crane	A. virgo	nil	Autumn passage migrant
156	RALLIDAE	Rallina	Indian or Slaty-legged Banded Crake	R. eurizonoides	R. e. amauroptera	Partly Migratory
157	RALLIDAE	Porzana	Little Crake	P. parva	nil	Winter visitor
158	RALLIDAE	Porzana	Spotted Crake	P. porzana	nil	Winter visitor
159	RALLIDAE	Amaurornis	Northern Ruddy Crake	A. fuscus	bakeri	Resident
160	RALLIDAE	Amaurornis	Chinese White-breasted Waterhen	A. phoenicurus	A. p. chinensis	Resident
161	RALLIDAE	Gallicrex	Kora or Watercock	G. cinerea	G. c. cinerea	Resident
162	RALLIDAE	Gallinula	Purple Moorhen	G. chloropus	G. c. indica	Resident
163	RALLIDAE	Porphyrio	Indian Purple Moorhen	P. porphyrio	P. p. seistanicus	Partly Migratory
164	RALLIDAE	Fulica	Coot	F. atra	F. a. atra	Resident
165	OTIDIDAE	Otis	Great Bustard	O. tarda	O. t. dybowskii	Rare Winter vagarant
166	OTIDIDAE	Otis	Eastern Little Bustard	O. tetrax	O. t. orientalis	Winter visitor
167	OTIDIDAE	Choriotis	Great Indian Bustard	C. nigriceps	nil	Winter visitor
168	OTIDIDAE	Chlamydotis	Houbara Bustard	C. undulata	C. u. macqueenii	Partly Resident Partly Winter visitor
169	OTIDIDAE	Sypheotides	Leekh or Lesser Florican	S. indica	nil	Resident
170	JACANIDAE	Hydrophasianus	Pheasant-tailed Jacana	H. chirurgus	nil	Resident
171	JACANIDAE	Metopidius	Bronzewinged Jacana	M. indicus	nil	Resident
172	HAEMATOPODIDAE	Haematopus	Oyestercatcher or Sea-Pie	H. ostralegus	H. o. ostralegus	Winter visitor
173	CHARADRIIDAE	Vanellus	Whitetailed Lapwing	V. leucurus	nil	Winter visitor
174	CHARADRIIDAE	Vanellus	Sociable Lapwing	V. gregarius	nil	Winter visitor
175	CHARADRIIDAE	Vanellus	Peewit, Lapwing or Green Plover	V. vanellus	nil	Winter visitor
176	CHARADRIIDAE	Vanellus	Redwattled Lapwing	V. indicus	V. i. Indicus	Resident
177	CHARADRIIDAE	Vanellus	Yellow-wattled Lapwing	V. malabaricus	nil	Resident
178	CHARADRIIDAE	Pluvialis	Blackbellied or Grey Plover	P. squatarola	nil	Winter visitor
179	CHARADRIIDAE	Pluvialis	Golden Plover	P. apricaria