Table 1. Checklist of the birds found in Jaipurhat district.
Order (Family) |
Sl. No |
Scientific Name |
Bangle Name |
English Name |
Anseriformes (Dendrocygnidae) |
1 |
Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1837) |
Boro sorali |
Fulvous whistling duck |
|
2 |
Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield, 1821) |
Choto Sorali |
Lesser whistling-duck |
Apodiformes (Apodidae) |
3 |
Apus affinis (Gray,1830) |
Ababil, Ghore, Batasi |
House Swift |
|
4 |
Cypsiurus balasiensis (Selater,1866) |
Talchata, Tal Batasi |
Palm Swift |
Ciconiiformes 1.(Accipitridae) |
5 |
Milvus migrans (Sykes,1832) |
Bhuban Chil |
Black Kite |
|
6 |
Haliastur indicus (Boddaert,1783) |
Sankha / Lal Chil |
Brahminy Kite |
|
7 |
Spilornis cheela (Latham,1790) |
Tila Baj |
Crested Serpent Eagle |
|
8 |
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus (Horsfield, 1821) |
Boro Machmural |
Grey-Headed fish eagle |
|
9 |
Elanus caeruleus (Desfontainese, 1789) |
Dhola Chil |
Black-Shouldered Kite |
2.(Ardeidae) |
10 |
Bubulcus ibis (Boddaert,1783) |
Go Bok |
Cattle Egret |
|
11 |
Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus,1758) |
Nishi Bok |
Night Heron |
|
12 |
Ardeola grayii (Sykes,1832) |
Kani Bok |
Indian Pond Heron |
|
13 |
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus(Gmelin,1789) |
Lal Bok |
Cinnamon Bittern |
|
14 |
Casmerodicus albus (Gray,1831) |
Boro Sada Bok |
Great Egret |
|
15 |
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus,1766) |
Choto Sada Bok |
Little Egret |
|
16 |
Butorides striatus (Horsfield,1857) |
Choto / Shabuj Bok |
Little (Green) Heron |
3.(Ciconiidae) |
17 |
Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, 1873) |
Shamuk khol |
Asian openbill |
4.(Scolopacidae) |
18 |
Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Metey Chega |
Common Snipe |
5.(Threskiornithidae) |
19 |
Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824) |
Kastechora |
Black Ibis |
6.(Phalacorcoracidae)
|
20 |
Phalacrocorsx carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Boro Pankouri |
Great Cormorant |
|
21 |
Phalacrocorsx niger (Vieillot, 1817) |
Choto Pankouri |
Little Cormorant |
Columbiformes (Columbidae) |
22 |
Columba livia (Gmelin,1789) |
Jalali Kobutor |
Rock Pigeon |
|
23 |
Streptopelia chinensis (Gmelin, 1789) |
Tila Ghughu |
Spotted Dove |
|
24 |
Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky,1838) |
Konthi Ghughu |
Eurasian Collared Dove |
Coraciiformes 1.(Alcedinidae) |
25 |
Alcedo atthis (Gmelin,1788) |
Pati/Choto Machranga |
Common Kingfisher |
2.(Cerylidae) |
26 |
Ceryle rudis (Reichenbach,1851) |
Pakra Machranga |
Pied Kingfisher |
3.(Dalcelonidae) |
27 |
Halcycon smyrnensis(Linnaeus,1758) |
Sada-Buk Machranga |
White-Throated Kingfisher |
|
28 |
Halcycon capensis (Linnaeus,1766) |
Megh-Hou |
Stork-Billed Kingfisher |
4.(Meropidae) |
29 |
Merops orientalis (Latham,1801) |
Shobuj Shuichora |
Green Bee-Eater |
|
30 |
Merops philippinus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Nil –Lej Shuichora |
Blue-tailed Bea-Eater |
Cuculiformes 1.(Centropodidae) |
31 |
Centropus krameri (Scopoli, 1769) |
Choto Kanakukka |
Lesser Coucal |
|
32 |
Centropus sinensis (Hume,1873) |
Boro Kanakukka |
Greater Coucal |
2.(Cuculidae) |
33 |
Eudynamys scolopaceaI (Linniaeus, 1758) |
Kokil |
Asian Koel |
|
34 |
Cuculus micropterus (Gould,1838) |
Bou- Kotha -Kou |
Indian Cuckoo |
|
35 |
Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert,1783) |
Chatok |
Pied Cuckoo |
|
36 |
Hierococcyx varius (Vahl, 1797) |
Peukaha / Pati Chokhgelo |
Common Hawk Cuckoo |
Gruiformes (Rallidae) |
37 |
Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769) |
Dahuk |
White-Breasted Waterhen |
Passeriformes 1.(Corvidae) |
38 |
Dendrocitta vagabunda (Latham, 1790) |
Harichacha |
Rufous Treepie |
|
39 |
Oriolus xanthornus (Linnaeus,1758) |
Haldey Pakhi / ktiturn |
Black-Hooded Oriole |
|
40 |
Corms splendens (Vieillot,1817) |
Pati Kak |
House Crow |
|
41 |
Corvus macrorhynchos (Lesson,1831) |
Dar Kak |
Large-Billed / Jungle Crow |
|
42 |
Rhipidura albicollis (Vieillot, 1818) |
Lej Nachune |
Fantail Flycatcher |
|
43 |
Terpsiphone paradise (Linnaeus,1758) |
Dudhraj / Sah Bulbul |
Asian Paradise Flycatcher |
|
44 |
Aegithina tiphia (Linnaeus,1758) |
Fotikijal / Taufiq |
Common iora |
|
45 |
Dicrurus macrocercus (Vieillot,1817) |
Fingey / Kalo Fingey |
Black Drongo |
|
46 |
Dicrurus leucophaeus (Vieillot,1817) |
Dhushorav Fingy |
Ashy Drongo |
|
47 |
Dicrurus aeneus (Vieillot,1817) |
Bronze Fingey |
Bronzed Drongo |
|
48 |
Dicrurus paradiseus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Keshraj |
Spangled Drongo |
|
49 |
Tephrodornis pondicerianus (Gmelin 1789) |
Kath Kosai |
Common Wood Shrike |
|
50 |
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus,1766) |
Satsaheli |
Small Minivet |
|
51 |
Pericrocotus flammeus (froster, 1781) |
Altapori |
Scarlet inivet |
2.(Hirundinidae) |
52 |
Hirundo rustica (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Ababil |
Barn / Common Swallow |
3.(Irenidae) |
53 |
Chloropsis cochinchinensis (Gameline, 1789) |
Choto horeal |
Golden fronted Leaf Bird |
4.(Laniidae) |
54 |
Lanius schach (Hodgson,1837) |
Kalomatha Kosai |
Long-Tailed Shrike |
5.(Muscicapidae) |
55 |
Zoothera citrina (Latham,1790) |
Dama / Komla Bou |
Orange-Headed Thrush |
|
56 |
Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus,1758) |
Doel |
Oriental Magpie Robin |
6.(Pycnonotidae) |
57 |
Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus,1766) |
Bulbuli |
Red-Vented Bulbul |
|
58 |
Pycnonotuscafer(Linnaeus,1758) |
Shipahi Bulbuli |
Red-whiskered Bulbul |
7.(Passeridae) |
59 |
Passer domestica (Linnaeus,1758) |
Chorui |
House Sparrow |
|
60 |
Ploceus philippinus (Linnaeus,1766) |
Babui |
Baya weaver |
|
61 |
Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus,1758) |
Tila munia |
Scaly breasted munia |
|
62 |
Anthus rufulus (Vieillot, 1818) |
Dhani tulika |
Paddyfield pipit |
|
63 |
Motacilla maderaspatensis(Gmelin,1789) |
Pakra Khonjon |
White-Browed Wagtail |
|
64 |
Motacilla alba (Linnaeus,1758) |
Sada Khonjon |
White Wagtail |
|
65 |
Motacilla flava (Linnaeus,1758) |
Halud Khonjon |
Yellow Wagtail |
8.(Sylviidae) |
66 |
Locustella naevia (Boddaent, 1783) |
Foring Warbler |
Grasshopper Warbler |
|
67 |
Megalurus palustris,(Horsefield, 1821) |
Jolar chatare |
Striated Wabber |
|
68 |
Phylloscopus affinis (Tickell, 1833) |
Tickeller pata futki |
Tickell’s Leaf wabler |
|
69 |
Turdoides striatus (Dumont,1823) |
Bon Chhatare |
Jungle Babbler |
|
70 |
Orthotomus sutorius (Pennaut,1769) |
Tuntuni |
Common Tailorbird |
9.(Sturnidae) |
71 |
Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus,1766) |
Bhat Shalik |
Common Myna |
|
72 |
Acridotheres fuscus (Vagler,1827) |
Jhuti Shalik |
Jungle Myna |
|
73 |
Sturnus malabaricus (Gmelin,1789) |
Kath Shalik |
Chestnut-Tailed Starling |
|
74 |
Sturnus contra (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Gobrey / Go Shalik |
Asian Pied Starling |
10.(Nectarniidae) |
75 |
Cinnyris asiaticus (Latham,1790) |
Niltuni |
Purple Sunbird |
|
76 |
Nectarinia zeylonica(Linnaeus, 1766) |
Moutushi |
Purple rumped Sunbird |
|
77 |
Dicaeum cruenatum (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Lal pati Fuljhuri |
Scarlet-backed flower picker |
11.(Paridae) |
78 |
Parus major (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Ramgangra |
Great Tit |
12.(Zosteropidae) |
79 |
Zosterops palpebrosus |
Babunai |
Oriental white eye |
Piciformes (Picidae) |
80 |
Dendrocopos macei (Vicillot,1818) |
Pakra Kaththokra |
Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker |
|
81 |
Dinopium benghalense (Linnaeus,1758) |
Choto Lalpith Kaththokra |
Black-Rumped Flameback |
|
82 |
Dinopium javanicus (Liungh, 1797) |
Pati kaththoktra |
Indian Golden-back woodpecker |
|
83 |
Picus xanthopygaeus (Gray And Gray,1874) |
Shobuj Kath Thokra |
Streak-Throated Woodpecker |
|
84 |
Megalaima asiatica (Latham,1790) |
Boro Basantabauri |
Blue-Throated Barbet |
|
85 |
Megalaima haemacephala (Muller,1776) |
Choto Basantabauri |
Coppersmith Barbet |
Psittaciformes (Psitacidae) |
86 |
Psitacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) |
Tia |
Rose-Ringed Parakeet |
Strigidiformes 1.(Strigidae) |
87 |
Ketupa zeylonensis (Gmelin, 1788) |
Bhutub |
Brow fish Owl |
|
88 |
Athene brama (Temminck, 1822) |
Khuruley pencha |
Spotted owlet |
2.(Tytonidae) |
89 |
Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) |
Laxmi pencha |
Barn Owl |