Avian Diversity and Abundance of Taunsa Barrage Ramsar Site in Punjab, Pakistan

Table 5

Checklist of birds of Taunsa Barrage Ramsar site.

S. no.	Order name	Family name	Common name	Scientific name	IUCN; status	Seasonal status
1	Galliformes	Phasianidae	Grey francolin	Francolinus pondicerianus	LC	R
2	Charadriiformes	Turnicidae	Barred buttonquail	Turnix suscitator	LC	R
3	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Greylag goose	Anser anser	LC	WM
4			Ruddy shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	LC	WM
5			Gadwall	Anas strepera	LC	WV
6			Eurasian wigeon	Anas penelope	LC	WV
7			Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	LC	WV
8			Common teal	Anas crecca	LC	WV
9			Garganey	Anas querquedula	LC	SPM/APM
10			Northern pintail	Anas acuta	LC	WV
11			Northern shoveler	Anas clypeata	LC	WV
12			Common pochard	Aythya ferina	VU	WV
13			Ferruginous duck	Aythya nyroca	NT	WV
14			Tufted duck	Aythya fuligula	LC	WV
15	Piciformes	Picidae	Eurasian wryneck	Jynx torquilla	LC	WV
16			Yellow-crowned woodpecker	Dendrocopos mahrattensis	LC	R
17			Black-rumped flameback	Dinopium benghalense	LC	R
18		Megalaimidae	Coppersmith barbet	Megalaima haemacephala	LC	R
19	Bucerotiformes	Upupidae	Common hoopoe	Upupa epops	LC	R
20	Coraciiformes	Coraciidae	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis	LC	R
21		Alcedinidae	Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	LC	R
22			White-throated kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	LC	R
23			Pied kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	LC	R
24		Meropidae	Green bee-eater	Merops orientalis	LC	R
25	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Pied cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus	LC	BV
26			Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus	LC	SM
27			Greater coucal	Centropus sinensis	LC	R
28	Psittaciformes	Psittaculidae	Rose-ringed parakeet	Psittacula krameri	LC	R
29	Caprimulgiformes	Apodidae	Little swift	Apus affinis	LC	R
30	Strigiformes	Strigidae	Indian scops owl	Otus bakkamoena	LC	R
31			Spotted owlet	Athene brama	LC	R
32	Columbiformes	Columbidae	Rock pigeon	Columba livia	LC	R/WM
33			Laughing dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	LC	R
34			Red collared dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica	LC	SBV
35			Eurasian collared dove	Streptopelia decaocto	LC	R
36	Gruiformes	Gruidae	Demoiselle crane	Anthropoides virgo	LC	APM
37		Rallidae	Common moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	LC	R
38			White-breasted waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	LC	R
39			Common coot	Fulica atra	LC	WV
40	Charadriiformes	Scolopacidae	Common snipe	Gallinago gallinago	LC	WV
41			Eurasian curlew	Numenius arquata	NT	WV
42			Common redshank	Tringa totanus	LC	WV
43			Common greenshank	Tringa nebularia	LC	WV
44			Green sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	LC	WV
45			Common sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	LC	WV
46			Little stint	Calidris minuta	LC	WV
47			Temminck’s stint	Calidris temminckii	LC	WV
48		Jacanidae	Pheasant-tailed jacana	Hydrophasianus chirurgus	LC	SBV
49		Charadriidae	Little ringed plover	Charadrius dubius	LC	WV
50			Northern lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	NT	WV
51			Red-wattled lapwing	Vanellus indicus	LC	R
52			White-tailed lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	LC	WV
53			Black-headed gull	Larus ridibundus	LC	WV
54		Laridae	Caspian tern	Hydroprogne caspia	LC	R
55			River tern	Sterna aurantia	NT	R
56			Little tern	Sternula albifrons	LC	SBV
57			Black-bellied tern	Sterna acuticauda	EN	R
58			Whiskered tern	Chlidonias hybrida	LC	SPM/APM
59		Recurvirostridae	Black-winged stilt	Himantopus himantopus	LC	R
60	Accipitriformes	Pandionidae	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	LC	WV
61		Accipitridae	Black-winged kite	Elanus caeruleus	LC	R
62			Black kite	Milvus migrans	LC	R
63			Brahminy kite	Haliastur indus	LC	R
64			Short-toed snake eagle	Circaetus gallicus	LC	R
65			Eurasian marsh-harrier	Circus aeruginosus	LC	WV
66			Shikra	Accipiter badius	LC	R
67			Eurasian sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	LC	WV
68			Oriental honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus	LC	WV
69			White-eyed buzzard	Butastur teesa	LC	R
70			Common buzzard	Buteo buteo	LC	WV
71			Long-legged buzzard	Buteo rufinus	LC	WV
72			Greater spotted eagle	Aquila Clanga	VU	WV
73			Steppe eagle	Aquila nipalensis	EN	WV
74	Falconiformes	Falconidae	Common kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	LC	WV
75			Eurasian hobby	Falco subbuteo	LC	WV
76			Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	LC	WV
77	Podicipediformes	Podicipedidae	Little grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	R
78	Suliformes	Anhingidae	Oriental darter	Anhinga melanogaster	NT	R
79		Phalacrocoracidae	Little cormorant	Microcarbo niger	LC	R
80			Indian cormorant	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	LC	R
81			Great cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	R
82	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Little egret	Egretta garzetta	LC	R
83			Grey heron	Ardea cinerea	LC	WV
84			Purple heron	Ardea purpurea	LC	R
85			Great egret	Casmerodius albus	LC	R
86			Intermediate egret	Mesophoyx intermedia	LC	R
87			Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibis	LC	R
88			Indian pond-heron	Ardeola grayii	LC	R
89			Black-crowned night-heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	R
90			Cinnamon bittern	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus	LC	R
91			Great bittern	Botaurus stellaris	LC	WM
92		Threskiornithidae	Eurasian spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	LC	WM
93	Phoenicopteriformes	Phoenicopteridae	Greater flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	R
94	Passeriformes; Passeriformes	Laniidae	Isabelline shrike	Lanius isabellinus	LC	WM
95			Bay-backed shrike	Lanius vittatus	LC	R
96			Long-tailed shrike	Lanius schach	LC	R
97		Corvidae	Rufous treepie	Dendrocitta vagabunda	LC	R
98			House crow	Corvus splendens	LC	R
99		Oriolidae	Eurasian golden oriole	Oriolus oriolus	LC	PM
100		Dicruridae	Black drongo	Dicrurus macrocercus	LC	R
101		Vangidae	Common woodshrike	Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	R
102		Turdidae	Black-throated thrush	Turdus atrogularis	LC	WM
103		Muscicapidae	Red-breasted flycatcher	Ficedula parva	LC	PM
104		Muscicapidae	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	LC	WV
105			Indian robin	Saxicoloides fulicatus	LC	R
106			Black redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	LC	WV
107			Common stonechat	Saxicola torquata	LC	R
108			Pied bushchat	Saxicola caprata	LC	R
109			Variable wheatear	Oenanthe picata	LC	R
110			Desert wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	LC	WV
111		Sturnidae	Rosy starling	Pastor roseus	LC	DPM
112			Common starling	Sturnus vulgaris	LC	WV
113			Common myna	Acridotheres tristis	LC	R
114			Bank myna	Acridotheres ginginianus	LC	R
115		Hirundinidae	Plain Martin	Riparia paludicola	LC	R
116			Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	LC	W
117			Wire-tailed swallow	Hirundo smithii	LC	SM
118		Pycnonotidae	White-eared bulbul	Pycnonotus leucotis	LC	R
119			Red-vented bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	LC	R
120		Pellorneidae	Rufous-vented prinia	Prinia burnesii	NT	R
121		Cisticolidae	Rufous-fronted prinia	Prinia buchanani	LC	R
122			Yellow-bellied prinia	Prinia flaviventris	LC	R
123			Plain prinia	Prinia inornata	LC	R
124			Graceful prinia	Prinia gracilis	LC	R
125			Common tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius	LC	R
126		Zosteropidae	Indian white-eye	Zosterops palpebrosus	LC	R
127		Sylviidae	Lesser whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	LC	WV
128			Yellow-eyed babbler	Chrysomma sinense	LC	R
129		Phylloscopidae	Common chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	LC	WV
130		Leiothrichidae	Common babbler	Turdoides caudata	LC	R
131			Striated babbler	Turdoides earlei	LC	R
132			Jungle babbler	Turdoides striata	LC	R
133		Alaudidae	Crested lark	Galerida cristata	LC	R
134			Oriental skylark	Alauda gulgula	LC	R
135		Nectariniidae	Purple sunbird	Cinnyris asiaticus	LC	R
136		Passeridae	House sparrow	Passer domesticus	LC	R
137			Spanish sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	LC	DPM
138			Sind sparrow	Passer pyrrhonotus	LC	R
139		Motacillidae	White wagtail	Motacilla alba	LC	WV
140			White-browed wagtail	Motacilla maderaspatensis	LC	R
141			Citrine wagtail	Motacilla citreola	LC	WV
142			Yellow wagtail	Motacilla flava	LC	DPM
143			Paddyfield pipit	Anthus rufulus	LC	R
144			Tawny pipit	Anthus campestris	LC	R
145			Tree pipit	Anthus trivialis	LC	SBV
146		Ploceidae	Black-breasted weaver	Ploceus benghalensis	LC	R
147			Streaked weaver	Ploceus manyar	LC	R
148			Baya weaver	Ploceus philippinus	LC	R
149		Estrildidae	Scaly-breasted munia	Lonchura punctulata	LC	R
150		Emberizidae	Grey-necked bunting	Emberiza buchanani	LC	W

LC: least concerned; VU: vulnerable; NT: near threatened; E: endangered; R: resident; WV: winter visitor; WM: winter migrant; W: wintering; PM: passage migrant; DPM: double passage migrant; SBV: summer breeding visitor.