Checklist of the birds of the Indian Subcontinent

Common English Name Scientific Name Status IUCN
Sulidae (Boobies)      
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra r LC
Red-footed Booby Sula sula r LC
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster r LC
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)      
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger R LC
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis R LC
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo RW LC
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus r LC
Anhingidae (Darter)      
Darter Anhinga melanogaster R NT
Pandionidae (Osprey)      
Osprey Pandion haliaetus rW LC
Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites and Eagles)      
Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni r LC
Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes r LC
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus RW LC
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus R LC
Red Kite Milvus milvus ? LC
Black Kite Milvus migrans RW LC
Black-eared Kite Milvus m. lineatus W LC
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus R LC
White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster R LC
Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus r VU
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla w LC
Lesser Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis r NT
Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus r NT
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus r LC
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus R EN
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis r CR
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus r CR
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris r CR
Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis r LC
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus r LC
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus rw NT
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus r CR
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus r LC
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela R LC
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle Spilornis klossi r NT
Central Nicobar Serpent Eagle Spilornis minimus r NT
Andaman Serpent Eagle Spilornis elgini r NT
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus W LC
Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus a. spilonotus V LC
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus w LC
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus w NT
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos rw LC
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus w LC
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus w LC
Shikra Accipiter badius R LC
Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri w VU
Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis W LC
Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis w LC
Besra Accipiter virgatus r LC
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus rw LC
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis rw LC
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa R LC
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo rw LC
Himalayan Buzzard Buteo b. burmanicus rw LC
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus rW LC
Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius w LC
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis r LC
Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata r VU

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