| Englsih
Name |
Scientific
Name |
Numbers |
Comment |
| Garganey |
Spatula querquedula |
** |
One
flock passing Benaulim beach (flying north to roost |
| Spotted-necked Dove |
Streptopelia chinensis |
* |
A
couple from the hotel terrace in Kolkata |
| Asian Palm Swift |
Cypsiurus balasiensis |
** |
Common
around Benaulim |
| Greater Coucal |
Centropus sinensis |
* |
Benaulim |
| Blue-faced Malkoha |
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Common Koel |
Eudynamys scolopaceus |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Purple Swamphen |
Porphyrio porphyrio |
** |
Benaulim |
| Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
* |
Benaulim |
| Striated Heron |
Butorides striata |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Indian Pond Heron |
Ardeola grayii |
* |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
** |
Benaulim |
| Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
* |
Benaulim |
| Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
* |
Benaulim |
| Intermediate Egret |
Ardea intermedia |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
* |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| Western Reef Egret |
Egretta gularis |
* |
Benaulim |
| Black-headed Ibis |
Threskiornis melanocephalus |
** |
Benaulim |
| Little Cormorant |
Microcarbo niger |
* |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| Indian Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
** |
Kolkata
(flying over hotel) |
| Lesser Sand Plover |
Charadrius mongolus |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Greater Sand Plover |
Charadrius leschenaultii |
** |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| Red-wattled Lapwing |
Vanellus indicus |
* |
Benaulim |
| Bronze-winged Jacana |
Metopidius indicus |
* |
Benaulim |
| Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Common Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
* |
Several
Cola Beach |
| Little Pratincole |
Glareola lactea |
* |
One
flying over beach at Benaulim |
| Brown-headed Gull |
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus |
*** |
Very
common at Cola Beach and Benaulim |
| Black-headed Gull |
Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
* |
Benaulim |
| Gull-billed Tern |
Gelochelidon nilotica |
** |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| White-bellied Sea Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucogaster |
* |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| Brahminy Kite |
Haliastur indus |
** |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
** |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| Common Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
* |
Benaulim |
| Green Bee-eater |
Merops orientalis |
** |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim. Commonest Bee-eater |
| Blue-tailed Bee-eater |
Merops philippinus |
* |
Benaulim |
| Indian Roller |
Coracias benghalensis |
* |
Benaulim |
| Common Kingfisher |
Alcedo atthis |
* |
One
on Cola Beach |
| White-throated
Kingfisher |
Halcyon smyrnensis |
* |
Benaulim |
| Black-capped Kingfisher |
Halcyon pileata |
* |
One
on Cola Beach |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet |
Psittacula krameri |
* |
Benaulim |
| Black-hooded Oriole |
Oriolus xanthornus |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Indian Golden Oriole |
Oriolus kundoo |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Common Iora |
Aegithina tiphia |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Black Drongo |
Dicrurus macrocercus |
* |
Benaulim |
| Ashy Drongo |
Dicrurus leucophaeus |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Greater Racket-tailed
Drongo |
Dicrurus paradiseus |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Long-tailed Shrike |
Lanius schach |
* |
Benaulim |
| House Crow |
Corvus splendens |
** |
|
| Indian
Paradise-flycatcher |
Terpsiphone paradisi |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Plain Flowerpecker |
Dicaeum concolor |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Purple-rumped Sunbird |
Leptocoma zeylonica |
* |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| Scaly-breasted Munia |
Lonchura punctulata |
** |
Benaulim |
| Black-headed Munia |
Lonchura malacca |
* |
Benaulim |
| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
* |
Benaulim |
| White-browed Wagtail |
Motacilla maderaspatensis |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Common Tailorbird |
Orthotomus sutorius |
* |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| Paddyfield Warbler |
Acrocephalus agricola |
* |
Benaulim |
| Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
* |
Benaulim |
| Black-crested Bulbul |
Pycnonotus melanicterus |
* |
Cola
Beach (Flame-throated) |
| Red-vented Bulbul |
Pycnonotus cafer |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| White-browed Bulbul |
Pycnonotus luteolus |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Greenish Leaf Warbler |
Seicercus trochiloides |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Dark-fronted Babbler |
Rhopocichla atriceps |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Jungle Babbler |
Turdoides striata |
* |
Benaulim |
| Brahminy Starling |
Sturnia pagodarum |
* |
Benaulim |
| Chestnut-tailed
Starling |
Sturnia malabarica |
* |
Benaulim |
| Common Myna |
Acridotheres tristis |
** |
Cola
Beach, Benaulim |
| Jungle Myna |
Acridotheres fuscus |
* |
Benaulim |
| Oriental Magpie Robin |
Copsychus saularis |
* |
Cola
Beach |
| Pied Bush Chat |
Saxicola caprata |
* |
Benaulim |
