Checklist of the birds of the Indian Subcontinent

Common English Name Scientific Name Status IUCN
Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus P NT
Hydrobatidae (Storm Petrels)      
Wilson’s Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus P LC
White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina V LC
Black-bellied Storm-petrel Fregetta tropica V LC
Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel Oceanodroma monorhis V LC
Podicipedidae (Grebes)      
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis R LC
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena W LC
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus rw LC
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus w LC
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis rw LC
Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)      
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus rW LC
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor r NT
Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds)      
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus w LC
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda r LC
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus r LC
Ardeidae (Bitterns, Herons and Egrets)      
Little Egret Egretta garzetta R LC
Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis r LC
Pacific Reef Egret Egretta sacra r LC
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea RW LC
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath r LC
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis r CR
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea R LC
Great Egret Casmerodius albus RW LC
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia R LC
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis R LC
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii R LC
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus r LC
Striated Heron Butorides striata r LC
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax R LC
Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus r LC
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus r LC
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis r LC
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus r LC
Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis r LC
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris w LC
Ciconiidae (Storks)      
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala R NT
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans R LC
Black Stork Ciconia nigra w LC
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus R LC
White Stork Ciconia ciconia w LC
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus r NT
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus r VU
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius r EN
Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbill)      
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus RW LC
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus R NT
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa R LC
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia RW LC
Pelecanidae (Pelicans)      
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus rW LC
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus r VU
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis R NT
Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)      
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor P LC
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel r LC
Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi V CR

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