Checklist of the birds of the Indian Subcontinent

Common English Name Scientific Name Status IUCN
Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei r LC
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides r LC
Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum R LC
Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum r NT
Little Owl Athene noctua r LC
Spotted Owlet Athene brama R LC
Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti  r CR 
 Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus V LC
Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata r LC
Hume’s Hawk Owl Ninox s. obscura r NT
Andaman Hawk Owl Ninox affinis r NT
Long-eared Owl Asio otus rw LC
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus w LC
Podargidae (Frogmouths)      
Sri Lanka Frogmouth  Batrachostomus moniliger  r LC
Hodgson’s Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni  r  LC
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)      
Great Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis r LC
Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus R LC
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus i. jotaka R LC
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus rp LC
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius s LC
Sykes’s Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis r LC
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus R LC
Jerdon’s Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis R LC
Andaman Nightjar Caprimulgus andamanicus  r LC
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus  R LC
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis  r  LC
Hemiprocnidae (Treeswift)      
  Crested Treeswift      Hemiprocne coronata    R   LC  
Apodidae (Swifts)      
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta R LC
Indian Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor R LC
Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris R LC
Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga R LC
White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica R LC
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus s LC
Silver-backed Needletail Brown-backed Needletail Asian Palm Swift Alpine Swift Common Swift Hirundapus cochinchinensis Hirundapus giganteus Cypsiurus balasiensis Tachymarptis melba Apus apus r R R r s LC LC LC LC LC
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus w LC
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus r LC
Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda r VU
Little Swift Apus affinis R LC
House Swift Trogonidae (Trogons) Malabar Trogon Apus a. nipalensis     Harpactes fasciatus r     r LC     LC
Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus r LC
Ward’s Trogon Coraciidae (Rollers) Eurasian Roller Harpactes wardi     Coracias garrulus r     rp NT     NT
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis R LC
Dollarbird Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) Blyth’s Kingfisher Eurystomus orientalis     Alcedo hercules r   r LC     NT
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis R LC
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting r LC
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca r LC
Brown-winged Kingfisher Pelargopsis amauroptera r NT
Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis R LC

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