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Magnificent Chirpy Creatures of Corbett National Park

Corbett is home to nearly 10% of bird species in India, of which nearly 600 resident and migratory species can be found here. At the Retreat, you’ll have a chance to see these magnificent feathery creatures. Our curated bird walks within and outside the retreat will take you to the riverbed, the Machaan, along our Mahavan, Python and Bagh Machaan trails, where over 150 species can be seen.

Phasianidae: Francolins, Quails, Partridges and Pheasants

  • Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus,
  • Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

Picidae: Woodpeckers

  • Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
  • Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus
  • Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
  • Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
  • Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopus mahrattensis
  • Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
  • Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
  • Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
  • Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
  • White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus

Megalaimidae: Barbets

  • Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica
  • Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
  • Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala

Bucerotidae: Hornbills

  • Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
  • Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
  • Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris

Upupidae: Hoopoe

  • Common Hoopoe Upupa epops

Coraciidae: Rollers

  • Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

Alcedinidae: Small Kingfishers

  • Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Halcyonidae: Large Kingfishers

  • Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis
  • White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Cerylidae: Pied Kingfishers

  • Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
  • Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

Meropidae: Bee-eaters

  • Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
  • Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
  • Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
  • Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti

Cuculidae: Cuckoos

  • Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
  • Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
  • Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
  • Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
  • Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
  • Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
  • Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

Centropodidae: Coucals

  • Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

Psittacidae: Parakeets

  • Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
  • Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana
  • Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
  • Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri

Apodidae: Swifts

  • Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris
  • White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena sylvatica
  • Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
  • Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
  • House Swift Apus affinis

Hemiprocnidae: Treeswifts

  • Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

Strigidae: Owls

  • Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
  • Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
  • Spot-bellied Eagle Owl Bubo nipalensis
  • Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
  • Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
  • Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
  • Spotted Owlet Athene brama
  • Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata

Caprimaugidae: Nightjars

  • Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
  • Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves

  • Rock Pigeon Columba livia
  • Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
  • Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
  • Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
  • Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
  • Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
  • Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
  • Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera

Rallidae: Rails

  • White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Scolopacidae: Snipe and Sandpipers

  • Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
  • Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
  • Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Burhinidae: Thick-knees

  • Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus

Charadriidae: Plovers and stilts

  • Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
  • Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus
  • River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
  • Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

Accipitridae: Hawks and Eagles

  • Osprey Pandion haliaetus
  • Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus
  • Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
  • Black Kite Milvus migrans
  • Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
  • Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
  • White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
  • Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
  • Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
  • Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
  • Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
  • Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
  • Shikra Accipiter badius
  • Besra Accipiter virgatus
  • Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
  • Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata
  • Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
  • Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
  • Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus
  • Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
  • Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii
  • Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
  • Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis

Falconidae: Falcons

  • Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
  • Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants

  • Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
  • Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Ardeidae: Herons and Bitterns

  • Little Egret Egretta garzetta
  • Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
  • Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

Pittidae: Pittas

  • Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura

Irenidae: Leafbirds

  • Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

Laniidae: Shrikes

  • Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

Corvidae: Crows and allies

  • Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vegabunda
  • House Crow Corvus splendens
  • Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
  • Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
  • Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
  • Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
  • Large Cuckooshrike Carocina macei
  • Black-winged Cuckooshrike Carocina melaschistos
  • Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
  • Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
  • Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
  • Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
  • Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus picatus
  • Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha
  • White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
  • White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
  • Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
  • Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
  • White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
  • Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
  • Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
  • Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
  • Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
  • Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
  • Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Muscicapidae: Thrushes and Flycatchers

  • Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus
  • Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
  • Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
  • Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
  • Tickell’s Thrush Turdus unicolor
  • Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
  • Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
  • Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
  • Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
  • Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
  • Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
  • Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
  • Slaty Blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
  • Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
  • Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
  • Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
  • Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
  • Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylunelnis
  • White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
  • Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
  • Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
  • White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
  • Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata
  • Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
  • White-capped Water Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
  • Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
  • Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
  • Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
  • Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
  • Brown Rock-chat Cercomela fusca

Sturnidae: Starlings and Mynas

  • Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus
  • Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum
  • Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra
  • Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
  • Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

Sittidae: Nuthatches

  • Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
  • Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

Certhiidae: Treecreepers

  • Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana

Paridae: Tits

  • Great Tit Parus major
  • Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys

Aegithalidae: Long-Tailed Tits

  • Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus

Hirundinidae: Swallows

  • Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
  • Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
  • Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
  • Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica

Pycnonotidae: Bulbuls

  • Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
  • Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
  • Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
  • Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Cisticolidae: Cisticolas and Prinias

  • Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
  • Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
  • Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
  • Plain Prinia Prinia inornata

Zosterropidae: White-eyes

  • Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

Sylviidae: Warblers and Babblers

  • Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
  • Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
  • Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
  • Tickell’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
  • Sulpher-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
  • Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
  • Hume’s Warbler Phylloscopus humei
  • Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
  • Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
  • Grey-hooded Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos
  • White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
  • Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
  • Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
  • Black-chinned Babbler Stachyris phrrhops
  • Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
  • Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi
  • Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus
  • Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

Nectariniidae: Flowerpeckers and Sunbirds

  • Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile
  • Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica
  • Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
  • Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

Passeridae: Sparrows, Pipits, Wagtails and allies

  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus
  • Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis
  • White Wagtail Motacilla alba
  • White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
  • Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
  • Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
  • Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
  • Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
  • Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
  • Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
  • Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica
  • Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

Fringillidae: Finches and Buntings

  • Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides
  • Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
  • White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti