Research Article
Status, Distribution, and Diversity of Birds in Mining Environment of Kachchh, Gujarat
Table 2
Checklist of birds recorded during the study.
| Sl. no. | Order/family | Species scientific name | Common name | MS | IUCN 2010 | Feeding habit |
| | Anseriformes | | | | | | 1 | Anatidae | Anas acuta | Northern pintail | M | — | A | 2 | | Anas clypeata | Northern shoveller | M | — | A | 3 | | Anas penelope | Eurasian wigeon | M | — | A | 4 | | Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | RM | — | A | 5 | | Anas poecilorhyncha | Spot-billed duck | RM | — | A | 6 | | Anas querquedula | Garganey | M | — | A | 7 | | Anas strepera | Gadwall | M | — | A | 8 | | Aythya ferina | Common pochard | M | — | A | 9 | | Aythya fuligula | Tufted pochard | M | — | A | 10 | | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Comb duck | R | — | A | 11 | Dendrocygnidae | Dendrocygna javanica | Lesser whistling duck | R | — | A |
| | Apodiiformes | | | | | | 12 | Apodidae | Apus affinis | House(little) swift | R | — | I |
| | Ciconiiformes | | | | | | 13 | Accipitridae | Accipiter badius | Shikra | R | — | C | 14 | | Accipiter nisus | Eurasian sparrow-hawk | R | — | C | 15 | | Aquila heliaca | Imperial eagle | R | VU | C | 16 | | Aquila nipalensis | Steppe eagle | M | — | C | 17 | | Aquila pomarina | Lesser spotted eagle | M | — | C | 18 | | Aquila rapax | Tawny eagle | R | — | C | 19 | | Butastur teesa | White-eyed buzzard | R | — | C | 20 | | Buteo buteo | Long-legged buzzard | R | — | C | 21 | | Circaetus gallicus | Short-toad snake eagle | R | — | C | 22 | | Circus aeruginosus | Eurasian marsh harrier | M | — | C | 23 | | Circus macrourus | Pallid harrier | M | NT | C | 24 | | Circus melanoleucos | Pied harrier | RM | — | C | 25 | | Circus pygargus | Montagu’s harrier | M | — | C | 26 | | Elanus caeruleus | Black-shouldered kite | R | — | C | 27 | | Gyps bengalensis | Indian white-backed vulture | R | CR | C | 28 | | Gyps indicus | Long-billed vulture | R | CR | C | 29 | | Haliaeetus leucogaster | White-bellied sea-eagle | R | — | C | 30 | | Haliaeetus leucoryphus | Pallas's fish-eagle | RM | VU | C | 31 | | Haliastur Indus | Brahminy kite | R | — | C | 32 | | Hieraaetus fasciatus | Bonelli's eagle | M | — | C | 33 | | Hieraaetus pennatus | Booted eagle | R | — | C | 34 | | Milvus migrans | Black kite | R | — | C | 35 | | Pernis ptilorhynchus | Oriental honey-buzzard | R | — | C | 36 | | Spilornis cheela | Crested serpent eagle | R | — | C | 37 | Ardeidae | Ardea alba | Great egret | RM | — | A | 38 | | Ardea cinerea | Grey heron | RM | — | A | 39 | | Ardea purpurea | Purple heron | RM | — | A | 40 | | Ardeola grayii | Indian pond heron | R | — | A | 41 | | Bubulcus ibis | Cattle egret | R | — | I | 42 | | Butorides striatus | Little green heron | RM | — | A | 43 | | Egretta garzetta | Little egret | R | — | A | 44 | | Egretta gularis | Western reef-egret | R | — | A | 45 | | Mesophoyx intermedia | Intermediate egret | R | — | A | 46 | Burhinidae | Burhinus oedicnemus | Eurasian thick-knee | R | — | A | 47 | Charadriidae | Calidris alpine | Dunlin | M | — | A | 48 | | Charadrius alexandrinus | Kentish plover | RM | — | A | 49 | | Charadrius mongolus | Lesser sand plover | RM | — | A | 50 | | Charadrius dubius | Common ring plover | RM | — | A | 51 | | Esacus magnirostris | Greater sand-plover | R | — | A | 52 | | Himantopus himantopus | Black-winged stilt | R | — | A | 53 | | Pluvialis squatarola | Grey plover | M | — | A | 54 | | Rostratula benghalensis | Painted snipe | R | — | A | 55 | | Tringa erythropus | Spotted redshank | M | — | A | 56 | | Vanellus indicus | Red-wattled lapwing | R | — | I | 57 | | Vanellus malabaricus | Yellow-wattled lapwing | R | — | I | 58 | | Calidris minuta | Little stint | M | — | A | 59 | Ciconiidae | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus | Black necked stork | R | NT | P | 60 | | Mycteria leucocephala | Painted stork | RM | NT | A | 61 | Falconidae | Falco chicquera | Red-necked falcon | R | — | C | 62 | | Falco jugger | Lagger falcon | R | NT | C | 63 | | Falco naumanni | Lesser kestrel | R | VU | C | 64 | | Falco subbuteo centralasiae | Eurasian hobby | M | — | C | 65 | | Falco tinnunculus | Common kestrel | RM | — | C | 66 | Glareolidae | Cursorius coromandelicus | Indian courser | R | — | I | 67 | Laridae | Calidris alba | Sanderling | RM | — | P | 68 | | Chlidonias leucopterus | White winged black tern | RM | — | P | 69 | | Larus brunnicephalus | Brown-headed gull | RM | — | P | 70 | | Larus cachinnans | Yellow-legged gull | M | — | P | 71 | | Larus fuscus | Lesser black backed gull | M | — | P | 72 | | Sterna acuticauda | Black-bellied tern | M | NT | P | 73 | | Sterna aurantia | River tern | R | — | A | 74 | | Sterna caspia | Caspian tern | RM | — | P | 75 | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Great white-pelican | RM | — | P | 76 | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax carbo | Great cormorant | R | — | A | 77 | | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis | Indian cormorant | R | — | A | 78 | | Phalacrocorax niger | Little cormorant | R | — | A | 79 | Phoenicopteridae | Phoenicopterus minor | Lesser flamingo | RM | NT | A | 80 | | Phoenicopterus ruber | Greater flamingo | RM | — | A | 81 | Podicipedidae | Podiceps cristatus | Great crested grebe | RM | — | A | 82 | | Podiceps nigricollis | Black-necked grebe | M | — | A | 83 | | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Little grebe | R | — | A | 84 | Pteroclididae | Pterocles alchata | White-bellied sandgrouse | M | — | G | 85 | | Pterocles exustus | Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse | R | — | G | 86 | | Pterocles indicus | Painted sandgrouse | R | — | G | 87 | Scolopacidae | Actitis hypoleucos | Common sandpiper | R | — | A | 88 | | Limosa limosa | Black-tailed godwit | M | NT | A | 89 | | Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | M | — | A | 90 | | Tringa glareola | Wood sandpiper | M | — | A | 91 | | Tringa nebularia | Common greenshank | M | — | A | 92 | | Tringa ochropus | Green sandpiper | M | — | A | 93 | | Tringa stagnatilis | Marsh sandpiper | M | — | A | 94 | Threskiornithidae | Platalea leucorodia | Eurasian spoonbill | RM | — | A | 95 | | Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy ibis | RM | — | I | 96 | | Pseudibis papillosa | Black ibis | R | — | I | 97 | | Threskiornis melanocephalus | Black-headed ibis | RM | NT | A
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| | Columbiformes | | | | | | 98 | Columbidae | Columba livia | Rock pigeon | R | — | G | 99 | | Streptopelia chinensis | Spotted dove | R | — | G | 100 | | Streptopelia decaocto | Eurasian collared dove | R | — | G | 101 | | Streptopelia orientalis | Oriental turtle-dove | RM | — | G | 102 | | Streptopelia senegalensis | Laughing dove | R | — | G | 103 | | Streptopelia tranquebarica | Red-collared dove | R | — | G |
| | Coraciiformes | | | | | | 104 | Alcedinidae | Alcedo Hercules | Common kingfisher | R | — | P | 105 | Cerylidae | Ceryle rudis | Lesser pied kingfisher | R | — | P | 106 | Coraciidae | Coracias benghalensis | Indian roller | R | — | I | 107 | | Coracias garrulus | European roller | RM | NT | I | 108 | Dacelonidae | Halcyon smyrnensis | White-throated | R | — | P | 109 | Meropidae | Merops leschenaulti | Chestnut-headed bee-eater | R | — | I | 110 | | Merops orientalis | Green bee-eater | R | — | I | 111 | | Merops persicus | Blue-cheeked bee-eater | RM | — | I | 112 | | Merops philippinus | Blue-tailed bee-eater | RM | — | I |
| | Cuculiformes | | | | | | 113 | Centropodidae | Centropus sinensis | Greater coucal | R | — | O | 114 | Cuculidae | Cuculus canorus | Pied-crested cuckoo | R | — | I | 115 | | Eudynamys scolopacea | Asian koel | R | — | F | 116 | | Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii | Sirkeer cuckoo | R | — | O |
| | Galliformes | | | | | | 117 | Phasianidae | Coturnix coromandelica | Rain quail | R | — | G | 118 | | Coturnix coturnix | Common quail | R | — | G | 119 | | Francolinus francolinus | Black francolin | R | — | G | 120 | | Francolinus pictus | Painted francolin | R | — | G | 121 | | Francolinus pondicerianus | Grey francolin | R | — | G | 122 | | Pavo cristatus | Indian peafowl | R | — | G | 123 | | Perdicula asiatica | Jungle bush quail | R | — | G |
| | Gruiformes | | | | | | 124 | Gruidae | Grus grus | Common crane | M | — | O | 125 | | Grus virgo | Demoiselle crane | M | — | O | 126 | Otididae | Ardeotis nigriceps | Great indian bustard | R | EN | G | 127 | Rallidae | Fulica atra | Common coot | R | — | A | 128 | | Gallinula chloropus | Common moorhen | R | — | A |
| | Passeriformes | | | | | | 129 | Alaudidae | Alauda arvensis | Eurasian skylark | R | — | G | 130 | | Alauda gulgula | Oriental skylark | R | — | G | 131 | | Ammomanes phoenicurus | Rufous-tailed lark | R | — | G | 132 | | Calandrella brachydactyla | Greater short-toed lark | M | — | G | 133 | | Calandrella rufescens | Lesser short-toed lark | RM | — | G | 134 | | Eremopterix grisea | Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark | R | — | G | 135 | | Galerida cristata | Crested lark | R | — | G | 136 | | Galerida deva | Sykes's crested lark | R | — | G | 137 | | Galerida malabarica | Malabar lark | RM | — | G | 138 | | Mirafra affinis | Jerdon's bushlark | RM | — | G | 139 | | Mirafra cantillans | Singing bushlark | R | — | G | 140 | | Mirafra erythroptera | Indian bushlark | R | — | G | 141 | | Mirafra erythroptera | Red-winged bush-lark | R | — | G | 142 | Certhiidae | Salpornis spilonotus | Spotted creeper | R | — | I | 143 | Cisticolidae | Orthotomus sutorius | Tailor bird | R | — | I | 144 | | Prinia buchanani | Rufous-fronted prinia | R | — | I | 145 | | Prinia hodgsonii | Grey-breasted prinia | R | — | I | 146 | | Prinia inornata | Plain prinia | R | — | I | 147 | | Prinia socialis | Ashy prinia | R | — | I | 148 | | Prinia sylvatica | Jungle prinia | R | — | I | 149 | Corvidae | Aegithina nigrolutea | Marshall's iora | R | — | I | 150 | | Coracina macei | Large cuckoo shrike | R | — | I | 151 | | Corvus splendens | House crow | R | — | O | 152 | | Dendrocitta vagabunda | Rufous treepie | R | — | I | 153 | | Dicrurus caerulescens | White-bellied drongo | R | — | I | 154 | | Dicrurus macrocercus | Black drongo | R | — | I | 155 | | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus | Small minivet | R | — | I | 156 | | Rhipidura aureola | White-browed fantail | R | — | I | 157 | | Tephrodornis gularis | Large wood shrike | R | — | I | 158 | | Tephrodornis pondicerianus | Common woodshrike | R | — | I | 159 | Fringillidae | Emberiza buchanani | Grey-necked bunting | M | — | G | 160 | | Emberiza cia | Rock bunting | M | — | G | 161 | | Emberiza melanocephala | Ortolan bunting | M | — | G | 162 | | Emberiza striolata | House bunting | R | — | G | 163 | | Melophus lathami | Crested bunting | R | — | G | 164 | Hirundinidae | Hirundo concolor | Dusky crag-martin | R | — | I | 165 | | Hirundo daurica | Red-rump swallow | R | — | I | 166 | | Hirundo fluvicola | Streak-throated swallow | R | — | I | 167 | | Hirundo rupestris | Eurasian crag-martin | R | — | I | 168 | | Hirundo rustica | Barn swallow | RM | — | I | 169 | | Hirundo smithii | Wire-tailed swallow | R | — | I | 170 | Laniidae | Lanius collurio | Red-backed shrike | R | — | C | 171 | | Lanius cristatus | Brown shrike | M | — | C | 172 | | Lanius isabellinus | Rufous-tailed shrike | RM | — | C | 173 | | Lanius meridionalis | Southern grey shrike | R | — | C | 174 | | Lanius schach | Long-tailed shrike | R | — | C | 175 | | Lanius schach canipes | Rufous-backed shrike | R | — | C | 176 | | Lanius vittatus | Bay-backed shrike | R | — | C | 177 | Muscicapidae | Cercomela fusca | Brown rock chat | R | — | I | 178 | | Cercotrichas galactotes | Rufous chat | M | — | I | 179 | | Copsychus saularis | Oriental magpie robin | R | — | I | 180 | | Culicicapa ceylonensis | Grey-headed flycatcher | R | — | I | 181 | | Ficedula parva | Red-throated flycatcher | R | — | I | 182 | | Ficedula superciliaris | Ultramarine flycatcher | R | — | I | 183 | | Muscicapa striata | Spotted flycatcher | RM | — | I | 184 | | Oenanthe deserti | Desert wheatear | RM | — | I | 185 | | Oenanthe isabellina | Isabelline wheatear | RM | — | I | 186 | | Oenanthe picata | Variable wheatear | M | — | I | 187 | | Phoenicurus erythronotus | Rufous-backed redstart | RM | — | I | 188 | | Phoenicurus ochruros | Black redstart | RM | — | I | 189 | | Saxicola caprata | Pied bush chat | R | — | I | 190 | | Saxicola jerdoni | Pied chat | R | — | I | 191 | | Saxicola macrorhyncha | Stoliczka's bushchat | RM | VU | I | 192 | | Saxicola torquata | Common stonechat | RM | — | I | 193 | | Saxicoloides fulicata | Indian robin | R | — | I | 194 | | Turdus naumanni | Dusky thrush | RM | — | I | 195 | | Turdus obscurus | Eyebrowed thrush | RM | — | I | 196 | | Zoothera citrina | Orange-headed thrush | R | — | I | 197 | Nectariniidae | Aethopyga siparaja | Crimson sunbird | R | — | N | 198 | | Dicaeum agile | Thick-billed flowerpecker | R | — | N | 199 | | Nectarinia asiatica | Purple sunbird | R | — | N | 200 | | Nectarinia zeylonica | Purple-rumped sunbird | R | — | N | 201 | Paridae | Parus major | Great tit | R | — | I | 202 | | Parus nuchalis | Pied tit | R | VU | I | 203 | Passeridae | Anthus campestris | Tawny pipit | RM | — | G | 204 | | Anthus godlewski | Blyth's pipit | RM | — | G | 205 | | Anthus rufulus | Paddyfield pipit | R | — | G | 206 | | Anthus similis jerdoni | Brown rock pipit | M | — | G | 207 | | Anthus trivialis | Tree pipit | RM | — | G | 208 | | Dendronanthus indicus | Forest wagtail | RM | — | I | 209 | | Lonchura malabarica | Indian silverbill | R | — | G | 210 | | Lonchura striata | White-rumped munia | R | — | G | 211 | | Motacilla alba | White wagtail | RM | — | I | 212 | | Motacilla cinerea | Grey wagtail | RM | | I | 213 | | Motacilla citreola | Citrine wagtail | RM | — | I | 214 | | Motacilla flava | Yellow wagtail | RM | — | I | 215 | | Passer domesticus | House sparrow | R | — | G | 216 | | Petronia xanthocollis | Chestnut-shouldered petronia | R | — | G | 217 | | Ploceus philippinus | Baya weaver | R | — | G | 218 | Pycnonotidae | Pycnonotus cafer | Red-vented bulbul | R | — | I | 219 | | Pycnonotus leucotis | White-eared bulbul | R | — | I | 220 | Sturnidae | Acridotheres ginginianus | Bank myna | R | — | O | 221 | | Acridotheres tristis | Common myna | R | — | I | 222 | | Sturnus pagodarum | Brahminy starling | R | — | O | 223 | | Sturnus roseus | Rosy starling | M | — | G | 224 | Sylviidae | Acrocephalus aedon | Thick-billed warbler | M | — | I | 225 | | Acrocephalus dumetorum | Blyth's reed-warbler | RM | — | I | 226 | | Acrocephalus stentoreus | Indian great reed-warbler | RM | — | I | 227 | | Chaetornis striatus | Bristled grass-warbler | M | VU | I | 228 | | Chrysomma sinense | Yellow-eyed babbler | R | — | I | 229 | | Cisticola juncidis | Streak fantail warbler | R | — | I | 230 | | Hippolais caligata | Booted warbler | RM | — | I | 231 | | Locustella naevia | Grasshopper warbler | R | — | I | 232 | | Phylloscopus inornatus | Desert warbler | R | — | F | 233 | | Phylloscopus magnirostris | Large-billed leaf-warbler | M | — | I | 234 | | Phylloscopus neglectus | Plain-leaf warbler | R | — | F | 235 | | Phylloscopus trochiloides | Greenish leaf-warbler | M | — | I | 236 | | Sylvia communis | Greater whitethroat | R | — | I | 237 | | Sylvia curruca | Lesser whitethroat | M | — | I | 238 | | Sylvia hortensis | Orphean warbler | M | — | I | 239 | | Turdoides caudatus | Common babbler | R | — | G | 240 | | Turdoides malcolmi | Large grey babbler | R | — | G | 241 | | Turdoides striatus | Jungle babbler | R | — | G | 242 | Zosteropidae | Zosterops palpebrosus | Oriental white-eye | RM | — | F |
| | Piciformes | | | | | | 243 | Picidae | Dendrocopos mahrattensis | Yellow-fronted pied woodpecker | R | — | I | 244 | | Jynx torquilla | Eurasian wryneck | R | — | I |
| | Psittaciformes | | | | | | 245 | Psittacidae | Psittacula cyanocephala | Plum-headed parakeet | R | — | F | 246 | | Psittacula krameri | Rose-ringed parakeet | R | — | F |
| | Strigiformes | | | | | | 247 | Strigidae | Bubo bubo | Eurasian eagle owl | R | — | C | 248 | | Otus bakkamoena | Collared scops-owl | R | — | I | 249 | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus asiaticus | Indian nightjar | R | — | I | 250 | | Caprimulgus europaeus | Eurasian nightjar | M | — | I | 251 | Strigidae | Athene brama | Spotted owlet | R | — | C |
| | Upupiformes | | | | | | 252 | Upupidae | Upupa epops | Common hoopoe | RM | —
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