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Birds Bangla nam. Bangladesh
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PAKHIR BANGLA NAAM
dr reza khan; [email protected]
I have given special preferences for the Bangla Naam in my 2010
checklist: Khan, Reza. 2010. Wildlife of Bangladesh-A Cheklist [From
Amphibia to Mammalia] with Bengali Names. Dhaka, Shahitya Prakash,
87 Purana Paltan Line, Dhaka-1000.
Pages 34 to 91 of Pp128 COVER BIRDS.
This portion is dedicated to the bird lovers of Bangladesh so that they can
have ready reference on the Bangla Naam of all birds likely to be present
in Bangladesh.
BIRDS
Class-Aves
All 2-legged, 2-winged feathered creatures, whether flying or flightless,
are birds. They are endothermic or warm-blooded with 4-chambered heart and reproduce through eggs. We do not have running or flightless
birds in Bangladesh.
Classification follows Sibley and Monroe (1990) barring the arrangement
of genera and species within a family that are largely arranged
alphabetically. Bird names mostly follow:
http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/frame.html downloaded during 2008.
Information also downloaded from the site http://www.bsc-
eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=homeandlang=EN to get a few up-to-date
names. In case of trinomials nominative race or subspecies mentioned in
the checklist it has been done with proper author citation, e.g., Lanius
vittatus vittatus Valenciennes, 1826. Also for such species the English
name designated for the subspecies have been used.
Bird names related important information can be also accessed from
International Ornithological Congresss (IOC) World Bird List- http://www.worldbirdnames.org/. For information on Bangladesh species
also refer to the Vol-26 of EFFB- Birds, 2008.
Sl.
No.
Bengali Name Zoological Name English Name
Order- Galliformes includes a diverse group of ground-dwelling birds
ranging from small quail to Green Peafowl, popularly known as game or
hunting birds.
Phasianidae: all quails, partridges, pheasants and peafowls.
1 mv`vwPeyK wZwZi
Sadachibook
Titir
Arboraphila atrogularis
(Blyth, 1849) First report
by Khan (2008)y
White-cheeked
Partridge/ White-
cheeked Hill
Partridge
2 cvnvwo wZwZi
Pahari Titir
Arboraphila rufogularis
(Blyth, 1849)
Rufous-throated
Partridge/ Rufous-
throated Hill
Partridge
3 euvkebi wZwZi Banshboner Titir
Bambusicola fytchii
Anderson, 1871
Mountain
Bamboo-Partridge
/ Bamboo
Partridge
4 bxjvfeyK wZwZi Nilav-book Botera
Coturnix chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Blue-breasted Quail
5 wPbv eUiv Cheena Botera
Coturnix coromandelica (Gmelin, 1789)
Rain Quail/ Black-breasted Quail
6 eo eUiv Bora Botera
Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Quail
7 Kvjv wZwZi ev kL dwi` Kalo Titir/Sheikh Farid
Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Black Francolin/ Black Partridge
8 wKqv ev Rjvi wZwZi Kea/Jolar Titir
Francolinus gularis (Temminck, 1815)
Swamp Francolin/ Swamp Partridge
9 wZwZi Titir
Francolinus pondicerianus (Gmelin, 1789)
Grey Francolin/ Grey Partridge
?? iwjv gviM Rongila Morog
Galloperdix lunulata (Valenciennes, 1825)
Painted Spurfowl
1
0
eb gviM ev eb gyiwM Bon Morog/ Murgi
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Red Junglefowl
1
1
g_yiv ev Kvjv gq~i Mothura/Kalo Mayur
Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790) [Lophura leucomelana (Latham, 1790)]
Kalij Pheasant
1
2
gq~i Mayur
Pavo cristatus *Linnaeus, 175 * Extinct from the country. Report of its sighting by Thompson et al (1993) from Bhawal Mirzapur in 1988 is erroneous. Because I visited the same spot with the same person who reported it to Thompson along with 2 other wildlife lovers the same year in summer. But there was no trace of the Peafowl nor were the villagers able to give any clue to its occurrence in that forest. After all a Peafowl is not a tiny secretive bird that needs an expert to spot and identify it.
Indian Peafowl/Common Peafowl* Extinct in our nature, present in India and Sri Lanka
1
3
meyR ev egx gq~i Sabuj or Bormi Mayur
Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766 used to be present in ef of CHT, recent sight record wanting; no existing population in the country; over all greenish, male has a beautiful train, female greenish-brown, no train
Green Peafowl/ Burmese Peafowl* Extinct in our nature, present elsewhere
?? Kvjv `x Kalo Gundri
Perdicula manipurensis
(Hume, 1880)
Manipur Bush-
Quail
1
4
KvU gq~i ev
KvUgi Polyplectron bicalcaratum
(Linnaeus, 1758) Grey Peacock-
Pheasant/
Kat-Mayur/
Katmor
Peacock
Pheasant
Order-Anseriformes
Dendrocygnidae [Anatidae: Dendrocygninae]: Whistling Teals or Tree
Ducks
1
5
eo mivjx
Bora Shorali
Dendrocygna
bicolour (Vieillot,
1816)
Fulvous Whistling-
duck/ Large
Whistling Teal
1
6
mivjx ev MQv nuvm Shoarali/Gechho-
Hans
Dendrocygna
javanica (Horsfield,
1821)
Lesser Whistling-
duck/ Lesser
Whistling Teal
Anatidae: Ducks, teals, pochards and geese
1
7
my`ix nuvm/gv`vwib Soondari Hansh/
Mandarin
Aix galericulata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Mandarin
1
8
jbRv nuvm Lenja Hans
Anas acuta
Linnaeus, 1758
Northern
Pintail/Pintail
1
9
cvvgywL Pantamukhi
Anas clypeata
Linnaeus, 1758
Northern
Shoveler/
Shoveler
2
0
cvZvwi nuvm
Patari Hans
Anas crecca
Linnaeus, 1758
Common Teal
2
1
wkLvhy nuvm
Shikhajukto Hans
Anas falcata
Georgi, 1775
Falcated Duck/
Falcated Teal
2
2
eKvj nuvm Boikal Hans
Anas formosa
Georgi, 1775
Baikal Teal
2
3
jvjwki
Lalshir
Anas penelope
Linnaeus, 1758
Eurasian Wigeon/
Wigeon
2
4
bxjwki
Nilshir
Anas platyrhynchos
Linnaeus, 1758
Mallard
2
5
cvwZ nuvm
Pati Hans
Anas poecilorhyncha
Forster, 1781
Spot-billed Duck/
Spotbill Duck
2
6
wRwiqv nuvm
Giria Hans
Anas querquedula
Linnaeus, 1758
Garganey/Blue-
winged Teal
2
7
wcqs nuvm
Piong Hans
Anas strepera
Linnaeus, 1758
Gadwall
2
8
mv`v-Kcvj ivRnuvm
Sada-kopal
Rajhans
Anser albifrons
(Latham, 1787)
Greater White-
fronted Goose
2
9
a~mi ivRnuvm
Dhushor Rajhans
Anser anser
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Greylag Goose
3
0
ivRnuvm
Rajhans
Anser indicus
(Latham, 1790)
Bar-headed Goose
3
1
fvw` nuvm
Bhadi Hans
Asarcornis scutulata*
(Mller, 1842)
[Cairina scutulata *
(Mller, 1842)]
White-winged
Duck/
White-winged Wood
Duck* possibly
extinct
3
2
eo fu~wZ nuvm Bora Bhuti Hans
Aythya baeri (Radde, 1863)
Baers Pochard
3
3
evgywbqv nuvm Bamunia Hans
Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Pochard
3
4
Kvjv nuvm Kalo Hans
Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tufted Duck
3 weij fu~wZ nuvm Aythya marila Greater
5 Birol Bhuti Hans (Linnaeus, 1761) Scaup/Scaup Duck
3
6
fu~wZ nuvm Bhuti Hans
Aythya nyroca (Gldenstdt, 1770)
Ferruginous Pochard/ White-eyed Pochard
3
7
duvUvIqvjv nuvm Futawala Hans
Marmaronetta angustirostris (Mntris, 1832)
Marbled Duck/Marbled Teal
3
8
mv`v nuvm Sada Hans
Mergellus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Smew
3
9
mi-VuvU Wyeywi nuvm Shoru-thont Duburi Hans
Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758
Common Merganser
?? jvj-eyK Wyeywi nuvm Lal-book Duburi
Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758
Red-breasted Merganser
4
0
ivvgywo Rangamuri
Netta rufina (Pallas, 1773) [Rhodonessa rufina Pallas, 1773]
Red-crested Pochard
4
1
evwj nuvm ev ej nuvm Bali Hans/ Beley Hans
Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin, 1789)
Cotton Pygmy-goose/ Cotton Teal
4
2
Mvjvwcwki Golapishir
Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Latham, 1790 *Said to be extinct during the 1950s)
Pink-headed Duck* Extinct
4
3
euvPv ev gBbhy nuvm Buncha/ Moinjunkta Hans
Sarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769)
Comb Duck
4
4
PKv-PwK ev PLv-PwL Chokachoki/ Chokhachokhi
Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764)
Ruddy Shelduck/ Brahminy Duck
4
5
kvn PLv ev mvP&Kv Shah Chokha/ Shachka
Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Shelduck
Order-Turniciformes
[Gruiformes]
Turnicidae: Button Quails unrelated to common Quails, small, drab,
running birds, which avoid flying, polyandrous meaning females solicits
more than one male partner in a season.
4
6
mvaviY jvIqv
Sadharan lawa
Turnix suscitator
(Gmelin, 1789)
Barred Buttonquail/
Common Bustardquail
4
7
QvU jvIqv Chhoto Lawa
Turnix sylvaticus
(Desfontaines, 1789,
1787)
Small
Buttonquail/Little
Bustardquail
4
8
njy`-cv jvIqv
Halud-pa
Lawa
Turnix tanki Blyth,
1843
Yellow-legged
Buttonquail/Buttonqua
il
Order-Piciformes
Picidae: all woodpeckers with zygodactyls feet, long, stiff, pointed tails,
tree-dweller excepting wryneck that is basically a ground-dweller and
migratory.
4
9
jvjgv_v KvVVvKiv Lalmatha
Kaththokra
Blythipicus pyrrhotis
pyrrhotis (Hodgson,
1837) [Blythipicus
pyrrhotis (Hodgson,
1837) ]
Redheaded Bay
Woodpecker/ Bay
Woodpecker**
5
0
mv`vNvo-KvjvwcV KvVVvKiv
Chrysocolaptes festivus
festivus (Boddaert,
Indian Black-backed
Woodpecker / White-
Sadaghar-
kalopith
Kaththokra
1783) [Picus festivus
Boddaert, 1783]
naped Woodpecker**
5
1
en`vKvi mvbvwjwcV KvVVvKiv Brihodakar
Sonalipith
Kaththokra
Chrysocolaptes lucidus
guttacristatus
(Tickell, 1833)
[Chrysocolaptes lucidus
(Scopoli, 1786)]
Eastern Larger
Goldenbacked
Woodpecker/
Greater Flameback**
5
2
WviveyK cvKov KvVVvKiv Dora-book
Pakra
Kaththokra
Dendrocopos atratus
(Blyth, 1849)
[Picus atratus Blyth,
1849]
Stripe-breasted
Woodpecker/Stripe-
breasted Pied
Woodpecker
5
3
a~migv_v evgb
KvVVvKiv Dhushar
Matha Baman
Kaththokra
Dendrocopos
canicapillus
canicapillus (Blyth,
1845)
[Picus canicapillus
Blyth, 1845]
Burmese Grey-
crowned Pygmy
Woodpecker/
Grey-capped
Woodpecker
5
4
jvjeyK KvVVvKiv Lal-book
Kaththokra
Dendrocopos
hyperythrus (Vigors,
1831) [Picus
hyperythrus (Vigors,
1831)]
Eastern Rufous-bellied
Woodpecker/ Rufous-
bellied Woodpecker
5
5
cvKov KvVVvKiv Pakra
Kaththokra
Dendrocopos macei
macei (Vieillot,
1818)[Picus macei
Vieillot, 1818]
Indian Fulvous-
breasted Pied
Woodpecker/
Fulvous-breasted
Woodpecker
5
6
njy` Kcvjhy
cvKov KvVVvKiv Halud Kopal-
jukta Pakra
Kaththokra
Dendrocopos
mahrattensis
mahrattensis (Latham,
1802)[Picus
mahrattensis (Latham,
1802)]
Yellow-fronted Pied/
Maharatta
Woodpecker/ Yellow-
crowned Woodpecker
5
7
eb KvVVvKiv Bon
Kaththokra
Dendrocopos moluccensis
nanus (Vigors, 1832)
[Dendrocopos moluccensis
Gmelin, 1788]
Northern
Brown-crowned
Pygmy
Woodpecker/
Brown-capped
Woodpecker
5
8
KvVVvKiv Kaththokra
Dinopium benghalense
benghalense
(Linnaeus, 1758)
[Picus benghalensis
Linnaeus, 1758]
Northern
Golden-backed
Woodpecker
/Black-rumped
Flameback**
5
9
egx KvVVvKiv Bormi
Kaththokra
Dinopium javanense
intermedium (Blyth, 1845)
[Dinopium javanense
(Ljungh, 1797)]
Burmese
Golden-backed
Threetoed
Woodpecker/
Common
Flameback**
6
0
wngvjqx
KvVVvKiv Himaloyi
Dinopium shorii shorii
(Vigors, 1832)
[Picus shorii Vigors, 1832]
Himalayan
Flame-back/
Himalayan
Kaththokra Golden-backed
Threetoed
Woodpecker
6
1
nvviOi KvVVvKiv Halkaronger
Kaththokra
Gecinulus grantia grantia
(Horsfield, 1840)
[Gecinulus grantia
(Horsfield, 1840)]
Pale-headed
Woodpecker
6
2
`wc-duvUvhy KvVVvKiv Hrithpindo-
photajukta
Kaththokra
Hemicircus canente
(Lesson, 1832)
Heart-spotted
Woodpecker
6
3
gVv KvVVvKiv Metho
Kaththokra
Jynx torquilla chinensis
Hesse, 1911 [Jynx torquilla
Linnaeus, 1758]
Eurasian
Wryneck/
Wryneck
6
4
jvjP KvVVvKiv Lalchey
Kaththokra
Micropternus brachyurus
(Vieillot, 1818)
[M. brachyurus phaioceps
(Blyth, 1845)] (Celeus*
brachyurus phaioceps Blyth,
1845); Celeus* is considered
to be a genus restricted to
South America. See Benz et al
(2006)
Eastern Rufous
Woodpecker**
65
enr KvVVvKiv Brihot Kaththokra
Mulleripicus pulverulentus harterti Hesse, 1911
[Mulleripicus pulverulentus (Temminck, 1826)]
Assam Great Slatyheaded Woodpecker/Great Slaty Woodpecker
66
a~mivf-gyL meyR-
njy` KvVVvKiv Dhushrav-mukh Sabuj-Halud Kaththokra
Picus canus Gmelin 1788
Grey-faced Woodpecker/ Grey-headed Woodpecker**
67
njy`-NvoIqvjv
KvVVvKiv Haludgharoala Kaththokra
Picus chlorolophus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818 [Picus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818 ]
East Himalayan Small Yellow-naped Wood-pecker/ Lesser Yellownape **
68
njy`-Mjv
KvVVvKiv Haludgola Kaththokra
Picus flavinucha flavinucha Gould, 1834 [Picus flavinucha Gould, 1834 ]
Eastern Large Yellownaped Woodpecker/ Greater Yellownape**
69
meyR-Wviv KvVVvKiv Sabujey Kaththokra
Picus xanthopygaeus (Gray and Gray, 1847)
[Picus myrmecophoneus Stressemann, 1920]
Streak-throated Woodpecker/ Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker**
70
z` KvVVvKiv Khudey Kaththokra
Picumnus innominatus malayorum Hartert, 1912 [Picumnus innominatus Burton, 1836]
Southern Speckled Piculet
71
jvj z` KvVVvKiv
Sasia ochracea reichenowi Hesse, 1911 [Sasia ochracea
White-browed
Lal Khudey Kaththokra
Hodgson, 1837] Piculet/ Burmese Rufous Piculet
Megalaimidae [Capitonidae : Megalaiminae] : heavy-billed, frugivorous green and blue birds; [Brown-headed Barbet is Megalaima zeylanica considered to be endemic in India and Sri Lanka. So its presence in the country is doubtful.] 72 eo em evIwo
(evDwi,eix) Bora Basanta Bauri
Megalaima asiatica asiatica (Latham, 1790) [Megalaima asiatica (Latham, 1790)]
Blue-throated Barbet
73 meyRvf em evIwo Sabujav Bansanta Bauri
Megalaima australis cyanotis (Horsfield, 1821) [Megalaima australis (Horsfield, 1821)]
Indian Blue-eared Barbet
74 mvbvwjMjv em evIwo Sonali-gola Basnata Bauri
Megalaima franklinii franklinii (Blyth, 1842) [Megalaima franklinii (Blyth, 1842)]
Golden-throated Barbet
75 QvU em evIwo ev fMxi_
Chhoto Basanta
Bauri/ Bhagirath
Megaliama haemacephala
indica (Latham, 1790)
[Megaliama haemacephala
(Mller, 1776)]
Crimson-
breasted
Barbet/
Copper-smith
Barbet
76 MviLy` ev eNe Gurkhood/
Beghbou
Megalaima lineata hodgsoni
Bonaparte, 1850
[Megalaima lineata
(Vieillot, 1816)]
Lineated
Barbet
77 enr em evIwo Brihat Basanta
Bauri
Megalaima virens magnifica
Baker, 1926 [Megalaima
virens (Boddaert, 1783)]
Assam
Great
Barbet
Order-Bucerotiformes [Coraciiformes]: Large bird with large and
decorated bill and long tail. Bucerotidae : Hornbills 78 jvjP-Nvo abk
Lalchey-ghar Dhanesh
Aceros nipalensis (Hodgson, 1829) [Buceros nipalensis (Hodgson, 1829)]
Rufous-necked Hornbill
79 KvD abk ev cvKov abk Kao/Pakra
Dhanesh
Anthracoceros albirostris (Shaw and Nodder, 1808) [Buceros malabaricus (Gmelin, 1788)]
Oriental Pied Hornbill/Indian Pied Hornbill
80 ivR abk Raj Dhanesh
Buceros bicornis homrai Hodgson, 1832 [Buceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758]
Great Pied Hornbill/ Great Hornbill
81 cywUqvj abk Putial Dhanesh
Ocyceros birostris (Scopoli, 1786) [Buceros birostris (Scopoli, 1786)]
Indian Grey Hornbill/ Common Grey Hornbill
82 LuvRKvUv VuvU abk Khazkata Thont Dhanesh
Rhyticeros undulatus ticehursti Deignan, 1941[Rhyticeros undulates (Shaw, 1811)]
Wreathed Hornbill
Order-Upupiformes [Coraciiformes] Upupidae : colourful, ground-dwelling myna-sized, crested bird, ants and worms eaters, long and slender billed. 83 ``, myjqgvb cvwL, `yy
(ei`)Hudhud/Solaiman Pakhi/Hududdu
Upupa epops longirostris Jerdon, 1862 [Upupa epops
Linnaeus, 1758]
Burmese Hoopoe/ Eurasian Hoopoe
Order-Trogoniformes Trogonidae: possibly the most colourful deep forest dwelling, koel-sized birds where male and female have completely different plumages 84 jvj UMb
Lal Trogon
Harpactes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834) [Harpactes erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834)]
*Bangladeshi Trogon/ East Pakistan Red-headed Trogon
Order-Coraciiformes Coraciidae: colourful country-side, forest edge preferring birds, 1 being restricted to deep forest. 85a 85b
bxjK Nilkantha
(a) Coracias benghalensis affinis Horsfield, 1840 (b) Coracias benghalensis benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) [Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Bengal or Black-billed Roller Burmese Roller/Indian Roller/ Blue-Jay
86 cvnvwo bxjK Pahari Nilkantha
Eurystomus orientalis cyanicollis (Vieillot, 1819)
[Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766)]
Dollarbird/Broad-billed Roller
Alcedinidae: kingfishers have prolonged, straight, stout, pointed bill, dumpy
body and tail shorter than bill in Alcedo and Ceyx.
87 QvU gvQivOv
Sotto Machhranga
Alcedo atthis bengalensis Gmelin, 1788 [Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Bengal Small Blue Kingfisher/ Common Kingfisher**
88 evB_i QvU gvQivv Blaither
Chhoto
Machhranga
Alcedo hercules
Laubmann, 1917
Blyths Kingfisher/ Blyths Great Blue
Kingfisher**
89 wbjvfKvb QvU gvQivv Nilavkan
Chhoto
Machhranga
Alcedo meninting coltarti
Baker, 1919 [Alcedo
meninting Horsfield,
1821]
Blue-eared
Kingfisher**
90 eybv gvQivv Buno
Machhranga
Ceyx erithaca erithaca
(Linnaeus, 1758) [Ceyx
erithaca (Linnaeus,
1758)]
Black-backed
Kingfisher/
Threetoed Kingfisher
Dacelonidae[Alcedinidae]: tail longer than bill, bill not compressed,
culmen rounded and not grooved in Halcyon and Todirhamphus, bill
compressed, culmen flattened and grooved on either side in Pelargopsis. 91 jvj gvQivv
Lal Machhranga
Halcyon coromandra
coromandra (Latham,
1790)
[Halcyon coromandra
(Latham, 1790)]
Indian Ruddy
Kingfisher/
Ruddy
Kingfisher
92 gv_vKvjv gvQivv Mathakalo
Machhranga
Halcyon pileata
(Boddaert, 1783)
Black-capped
Kingfisher
93 gvQivv
Machhranga
Halcyon smyrnensis
perpulchra Madarsz,
1904 [Halcyon
smyrnensis (Linnaeus,
1758)]
Eastern White-
breasted
Kingfisher /
White-throated
Kingfisher
94 ev`vwg gvQivv
Badami
Machhranga
Pelargopsis
amauropterus (Pearson,
1841) [Halcyon
amauropterus Pearson,
1841]
Brown-winged
Kingfisher/
Brown winged
Stork-billed
Kingfisher 95 gN nI ev wiqvj
Meghhao/Gurial
Pelargopsis capensis
capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
[Alcedo capensis
Linnaeus, 1766]
Stork-billed
Kingfisher
96 meyRvf gvQivv
Sabujav
Machhranga
Todirhamphus chloris
humii Sharpe, 1892
[Halcyon chloris
(Boddaert, 1783)]
Collared
Kingfisher/
White-collared
Kingfisher
Cerylidae [Alcedinidae]: bill equal or shorter than tail, pied body 97 cvKov gvQivv
Pakra Machhranga
Ceryle rudis
leucomelanura
Reichenbach, 1851
[Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus,
1758)]
East Himalayan
Pied Kingfisher /
Pied Kingfisher
98 duvUKv gvQivv Photka Machhranga
Megaceryle lugubris guttulata Stejneger, 1892 [Ceryle lugubris (Temminck, 1834)]
Pied Kingfisher
Meropidae: long, slender, down curved bill, basically green in colour, a few with rufous and blue, bulbul-myna sized, earth bank tunnel nester. 99 cvUwKjgv_v
myBPviv Patkileymatha Shuichora
Merops leschenaulti leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817 [Merops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817]
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
100 myBPviv ev euvkcvwZ Shuichora / Banspati
Merops orientalis orientalis Latham, 1801
Indian Small Green Bee-eater/ Little Green Bee-eater
101 bxj-jR myBPviv Nil-lej Shuichora
Merops philippinus philippinus Linnaeus, 1766 [Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1766]
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
102 eo myBPviv ev cvnvwo myBPviv Bora Suichora/ Pahari Suichora
Nyctyornis athertoni athertoni (Jardine and Selby, 1828) [Merops athertoni Jardine and Selby, 1828]
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Order-Cuculiformes : members have Ist and 4th toes backwardly
directed making them zygodactyls, most are brood parasite, do not build
nest but lay eggs in nests of other birds, e.g. crows, mynas, babblers,
drongos, etc., so they are called brood parasites.
Cuculidae: almost all are brood parasitic, not building nest on their own,
laying eggs in nests build by other birds. 103 cvwcqv ev miMg
Papiya/Sorgom
Cacomantis merulinus
(Scopoli, 1786)
Plaintive Cuckoo/ Rufous- bellied Plaintive Cuckoo
104 a~mi KvwKj Dhushar Kokil
Cacomantis passerinus
(Vahl, 1797)
Grey-bellied Cuckoo/ Indian Plaintive Cuckoo
105 ev`vwg KvwKj Badami Kokil
Cacomantis sonneratii
sonneratii (Latham,
1790)
Banded Bay Cuckoo
[Cacomantis sonneratii
(Latham, 1790]
106 cvbv KvwKj ev meyRvf KvwKj Panna Kokil/
Sabujav Kokil
Chrysococcyx
maculatus (Gmelin,
1788) [Chalcites
maculatus (Gmelin,
1788)]
Emerald Cuckoo Asian Emerald Cuckoo
107 ewb KvwKj Beguni Kokil
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821) [Chalcites xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821)]
Violet Cuckoo
108 jvjcvLv KvwKj Lalpakha Kokil
Clamator coromandus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/ Red-winged Crested Cuckoo
109 PvZK Chatak
Clamator jacobinus serratus (Sparrman, 1786), [Clamator/ Oxylophus jacobinus Boddaert, 1783]
Pied Cuckoo/ Pied Crested Cuckoo
110 MvqK KvwKj Gaiok Kokil
Cuculus canorus Linnaeus, 1758
Common Cuckoo/ Eurasian Cuckoo**
111 eD K_vKI cvwL Bou-kotha-kau Pakhi
Cuculus micropterus micropterus Gould, 1838 [1837] [Cuculus micropterus Gould, 1838]
Indian Cuckoo **
112 QvU KvwKj Chhoto Kokil
Cuculus poliocephalus Latham, 1790
Lesser Cuckoo/ Small Cuckoo **
113 wngvjqi KvwKj Himaloyer Kokil
Cuculus saturatus saturatus (Blyth, 1843)
Oriental Cuckoo/ Himalayan Cuckoo**
114 KvwKj ev Kzwj Kokil/Kuli
Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Eudynamys scolopaceus Linnaeus, 1758]
Asian Koel/ Asian Cuckoo
115 nRmbi KvwKj Hodgsoner Kokil
Hierococcyx fugax (Horsfield, 1821)
Fugitive/Hodgsons Hawk Cuckoo**
116 eo PvLMjv cvwL Bora Chokh- Gelo Pakhi
Hierococcyx sparverioides (Vigors, 1832) [Cuculus sparverioides Vigors, 1832]
Large Hawk Cuckoo**
117 PvLMjv cvwL Chokh Gelo Pakhi
Hierococcyx varius varius Vahl, 1797 [Cuculus varius varius Vahl, 1797]
Common Hawk-cuckoo/ Brain Fever Bird **
118 meyR KvwKj ev eb KvwKj Sabuj Kokil/Ban Kokil
Phaenicophaeus tristis tristis (Lesson, 1830) [Rhopodytes tristis (Lesson, 1830)]
Green-billed Malkoha/ Large Green-billed Malkoha
119 wd Kzwj Fingey Kuli
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides (Hodgson, 1839) [Surniculus lugubris (Horsfield, 1821)]
Indian Drongo Cuckoo/ Drongo Cuckoo
120 ev`vwg KvwKj Badami Kokil
Taccocua leschenaultii
infuscata Blyth, 1845
Sirkeer Malkoha/
Sirkeer Cuckoo
[Phaenicophaeus
leschenaultii (Lesson,
1830)]
Centropodidae [Cuculidae]: cuckoo-like, but usually ground-dwelling,
bulkier, brownish or blackish. 121 Kyv
Kukka
Centropus bengalensis
(Gmelin, 1788) [Centropus
toulou (Mller, 1776)]
*Bengal Coucal /
Lesser Coucal
122 KvbvKvKv ev KvbvKzqv, Kzvj (PMvg)
Kanakuka/Kanakua
Centropus sinensis
intermedius (Hume, 1873]
[Centropus sinensis
(Stephens, 1815)]
* Greater
Coucal/ Coucal
Order-Psittaciformes: very strong, short, hooked bill, thick and muscular
tongue, greenish body, unusually long tail barring Loriculus, zygodactyls
feet
Psittacidae: parakeets and lorikeet. 123 jUKb ev jRKvUv
wUqv
Lotkan/Lejkata
Tia
Loriculus vernalis
(Sparrman, 1787)
Vernal Hanging
Parrot/
Indian Lorikeet
124 ZvZv Tuta
Psittacula alexandri
fasciata Mller, 1776
[Psittacula alexandri
(Linnaeus, 1758)]
Indian Red-breasted
Parakeet/Red-
breasted Parakeet
125 AvjyevLviv-gv_v wUqv Alubukhara-
matha Tia
Psittacula
cyanocephala
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Plum-headed
Parakeet
126 eo wUqv
Bora Tia
Psittacula eupatria
nipalensis (Hodgson,
1836) [Psittacula
eupatria (Linnaeus,
1766)]
Large Indian
Parakeet/
Alexandrine
Parakeet*
127 Kvjvgv_v wUqv Kalomatha Tia
Psittacula finschii
(Hume, 1874)
Grey-headed
Parakeet/ Eastern
Slaty-headed
Parakeet 128 wUqv
Tia
Psittacula krameri
borealis (Neumann,
1915) [Psittacula
krameri (Scopoli,
1769)]
Northern Rose-
ringed
Parakeet/Rose-
ringed Parakeet *
129a jvjgv_v wUqv ev
nxivgb
Lalmatha Tia/
Hiramon
Psittacula roseata
roseata Biswas, 1951
Often considered as an
eastern subspecies of
P. cyanocephala*
Assam Blossom-
headed Parakeet **
129b jvjgv_v wUqv ev
nxivgb Lalmatha
Tia/
Hiramon
Psittacula roseata
juneae Biswas, 1951
Arakan Blossom-
headed Parakeet **
Order:Apodiformes Apodidae: swifts and swiftlets 130 z` Avevwej
Khudey Ababil
Apus affinis # (Grey, 1830)
Little Swift
131 Avevwej
Ababil
Apus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) [Apus affinis nipalensis# (Hodgson 1836)], Little Swift
House Swift **
132 cveZ Avevwej
Parbottya Ababil
Apus pacificus leuconyx (Blyth, 1845) [Apus pacificus (Latham, 1802)]
Blyths/Himalayan White-rumped Swift/ Fork-tailed Swift/ Pacific Swift
133 wngvjqi Avevwej Himaloyer Ababil
Collocalia brevirostris brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840)
Himalayan Swiftlet **
134 bvKKvwU, Zvj PovB ev
evZvwm
Nakkati/Talcharai,
Batashi
Cypsiurus balasiensis infumatus (Sclater, 1866 [1865]) [Cypselus balasiensis Gray, 1829 and Cypsiurus parvus (Lichtenstein, 1823)]
Eastern Palm Swift/ Asian Palm Swift
135 mv`vMjv myPjR Avevwej Sadagola
Shoochlej Ababil
Hirundapus caudacutus (Latham, 1801) [Hirundapus caudacuta /Chaetura caudacata (Latham, 1801)]
White-throated Needletail/ White-throated Spinetail Swift**
136 iycvwjwcV myPjR Avevwej Rupalipith
Shoochlej Ababil
Hirundapus cochinchinensis (Oustalet, 1878) [Chaetura cochinchinensis Oustalet, 1878]
Silver-backed Needletail/
White-vented Spinetail Swift**
137 ev`vwgwcV myPjR Avevwej
Badamipith
Shoochlej Ababil
Hirundapus giganteus indicus (Hume, 1873)
[Hirundapus giganteus (Temminck, 1825)]
Broad-throated Spinetail Swift/ Brown-backed
Needletail **
138 cvnvwo Avevwej
Pahari Ababil
Tachymarptis melba nubifugus (Koelz, 1954) [Apus melba (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Alpine Swift**
139 QvU cvnvwo Avevwej Chhoto Pahari
Ababil
Zoonavena sylvatica (Tickell, 1846) [Chaetura sylvatica (Tickell, 1846)]
White-rumped Spinetail/ White-rumped Needletail / White-rumped Spinetail Swift
Hemiprocnidae [Apodidae] : Tree Swift 140 Lvcvhy
Avevwej Khupajukta Ababil
Hemiprocne coronata* (Tickell, 1833) [Hirundo coronata Tickell, 1833] * considered to be a subspecies of Hemiprocne longipennis (Rafinesque, 1802): H. l. coronata (Tickell, 1833)
Crested Tree Swift/ Grey-rumped Treeswift
Order-Strigiformes: all nocturnal birds of prey, commonly known as owls. Tytonidae [Strigidae]: facial disc large and well-developed and forwardly placed giving them nearly binocular-vision, bill much weaker than other owls of similar sizes. ?? cvnvwo cuPv]
Pahari Pencha Phodilus badius saturatus Robinson,
Oriental Bay-Owl/ Sikkim Bay Owl]
1927 [Phodilus badius (Horsfield, 1821)]
141 jx cuPv Laxmi Pencha
Tyto alba stertens (Hartert, 1929) [Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769)]
Barn Owl *
?? Nvmebi cuPv Ghashboner Pencha
Tyto longimembris (Jerdon, 1839) [Tyto capensis longimembris Jerdon(1839), [Tyto capensis (Smith), 1834]
Asian/Australasian/ Eastern Grass-Owl *]
Strigidae: typical owls, includes both smallest and the largest species # Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo (Linnaeus, 1758) possibly does not occur in BD, thus not included in the list below 142 gYKvix cuPv
Bhramankari Pencha
Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Short-eared Owl
143 Luvoj cuPv ev KvUi cuPv Khuruley Pencha/ Kuture Pencha
Athene brama indica (Franklin, 1831) [Athene brama (Temminck, 1821)]
Northern Spotted Owlet/ Spotted Owlet
144 Zzg cuPv Hutum Pencha
Bubo bengalensis* (Franklin, 1831) [Otus Bengalensis Franklin, 1831] * because of this species name common name must be Bengal Great Horned-owl
*Bengal Great Horned Owl/ Indian Great Horned or Eagle- Owl/ Rock Eagle-Owl **
145 fgv cuPv Bhooma Pencha
Bubo coromandus coromandus (Latham, 1790) [Strix coromandra Latham, 1790] #used to be common in Ctg township vide Simmons, 1948
Dusky Horned Owl/ Dusky Eagle Owl
146 eybv fZg cuPv Buno Bhutum
Pencha
Bubo nipalensis nipalensis
Hodgson, 1836 [Bubo
bengalensis Hodgson, 1836]
Forest Eagle-
Owl/
Spot-bellied
Eagle Owl 147 evgb KvwjcuPv
Bamoon
Kalipencha
Glaucidium brodiei (Burton,
1836) [Noctua Brodiei
Burton, 1836 ]
Collared Owlet/
Collared Pygmy
Owlet** 148 Wviv KvwjcuPv
Dora
Kalipencha
Glaucidium cuculoides
(Vigors, 1831)
Asian Barred
Owlet**
149 QvU KvwjcuPv Chhoto
Kalipencha
Glaucidium radiatum
radiatum (Tickell, 1833)
[Strix Radiata Tickell,
1833]
Barred Jungle
Owlet/Jungle
Owlet**
150 LvwK fZg cuPv Khaki Bhutum
Pencha
Ketupa flavipes (Hodgson,
1836) [Cultrunguis flavipes
Hodgson, 1836; Bubo
flavipes (Hodgson, 1836)]
Tawny Fish-Owl
**
151 nj`-ev`vwg fZg cuPv Badami Bhutum Pencha
Ketupa ketupu Horsfield,
1821)
Buffy Fish-
owl**
152 fZg cuPv Bhutum Pencha
Ketupa zeylonensis
leschenaultii (Temminck,
1820) [Bubo zeylonensis
(Gmelin, 1788); Strix
Brown Fish-
Owl**
leschenault Temminck,
1820)] 153 KcvL ev Kvj cuPv
Kupokh/Kaal
Pencha
Ninox scutulata burmanica
(Hume, 1876) [Ninox
scutulata (Raffles, 1822)]
Burmese Brown
Hawk-Owl/
Brown Hawk-
Owl 154 ebxhy wbgcvL
Bondhanijukta
Nimpokh
Otus lettia (Hodgson, 1836)
[Otus bakkamoena lettia
(Hodgson, 1836)]
Burmese Scops
Owl/**
Collared Scops
Owl 155 jvjP wbgcvL
Lalchey
Nimpokh
Otus spilocephalus (Blyth,
1846)[Ephialtes
spilocephalus Blyth, 1846]
Eastern Spotted
Owl/Mountain
Scops Owl** 156 Kvjv`vMIqvjv
wbgcvL Kalodagwala
Nimpokh
Otus sunia (Hodgson,
1836)
[Scops sunia Hodgson,
1836]
North Indian
Scops Owl/
Eurasian Scops
Owl** 157 ebi eo cuPv
Boner Bora
Pencha
Strix leptogrammica
indranee Sykes, 1832 [Strix
leptogrammica Temminck,
1831] #First sight record by
Khan (1982) from
Madhupur Shal Forest.
Brown Wood
Owl
Batrachostomidae [Caprimulgiformes: Podargidae] : short bill very
wide at base, nocturnal.
158 fKVuvwU ivZPiv Vek-thonti
Ratchora
Batrachostomus hodgsoni
hodgsoni (G. R. Gray, 1859)
[Otothrix hodgsoni G. R.
Gray, 1859]
Hodgsons Frogmouth
Caprimulgidae: short, weak, flexible beak, gape large, nocturnal, catches
insects on wings.
15
9
Nvmebi ivZPiv
Ghashboner
Ratchara
Caprimulgus affinis
monticola Franklin, 1831
[Caprimulgus affinis
Horsfield, 1821]
Franklins Nightjar/ Allied
Nightjar/Savanna
Nightjar**
16
0
QvU ivZPiv Choto
Ratchara
Caprimulgus asiaticus
asiaticus Latham, 1790
[Caprimulgus asiaticus
Latham, 1790 ]
Indian Little
Nightjar/
Indian Nightjar**
16
1
w`bKvbv
Dinkana
Caprimulgus jotaka
Whistler and Kinnear 1935
[also treated as Caprimulgus
indicus (Latham, 1790);
Caprimulgus jotaka*
Temminck and Schlegel
1845 is recognised as a
species by Rasmussen and
Anderton (2005)]
Himalayan Jungle
Nightjar/ Grey
Nightjar **
16
2
ivZPiv
Ratchara
Caprimulgus macrurus
bimaculatus Peale, 1848
[Caprimulgus macrurus
(Horsfield, 1821)]
Burmese Longtailed
Nightjar/ Large-tailed
Nightjar **
16
3
eng ivZPiv Brihottama
Ratchara
Eurostopodus macrotis
(Vigors, 1831)
Great Eared Nightjar
Order-Columbiformes: plump birds with small rounded head and
swollen base to the bill, frugivorous and granivorous.
Columbidae: doves, pigeons and fruit pigeons
16
4
meyR NyNy
Sabuj Ghughu
Chalcophaps indica indica
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Asian Emerald
Dove/
Emerald Dove
16
5
Rvjvwj KeyZi,
cvqiv ev KcvZ Jalali
Kobutar/
Paira/ Kapot
Columba livia intermedia
Strickland, 1844 [Columba
livia Gmelin, 1789]
Rock Pigeon/Blue
Rock Pigeon
16
6
Mvjvwc KeyZi Golapi
Kobutar
Columba punicea Blyth,
1842
Pale-capped
Pigeon/ Purple
Wood Pigeon
16
7
a~gKj
Dhumkol
Ducula aenea sylvatica
(Tickell, 1833) [Ducula
aenea (Linnaeus, 1766)]
Northern Green
Imperial
Pigeon/Green
Imperial Pigeon
16
8
WzKj ev a~g Kj
Dukol/Dhum
kol
Ducula badia (Raffles,
1822)
Mountain Imperial
Pigeon/Imperial
Pigeon
16
9
Wviv NyNy Dora Ghughu
Macropygia unchall tusalia
(Blyth, 1843) [Macropygia
unchall (Wagler, 1827)]
Bar-tailed Cuckoo
Dove/ Barred
Cuckoo Dove
17
0
ivR NyNy ev aej
NyNy
Raj Ghughu/
Dhobal
Ghughu
Streptopelia decaocto
decaocto (Frivaldszky,
1838)
Indian Ring Dove/
Eurasian Collared
Dove
17
1
ivg NyNy
Ram Ghughu
Streptopelia orientalis
agricola (Tickell, 1833)
[Streptopelia orientalis
(Latham, 1790)]
Rufous Turtle
Dove/
Oriental Turtle
Dove
17
2
jvj NyNy ev Rjv
NyNy
Lal Ghughu/
Jongla
Ghughu
Streptopelia tranquebarica
humilis (Temminck, 1824)
[Streptopelia tranquebarica
(Hermann, 1804)]
Red Turtle
Dove/Red Collared
Dove
17
3
wZjv NyNy
Tila Ghughu
Stigmatopelia* chinensis
tigrina (Temminck, 1809)
[Spilopelia chinensis tigrina
(Temminck, 1809);
Streptopelia chinensis
tigrina (Temminck, 1810)]
Burmese Spotted
Dove/
Spotted Dove
* Genus
replacement based
on Cheke, 2005.
However, IOC kept
it as Spilopelia.
17
4
z` NyNy Khudey
Ghughu
Stigmatopelia senegalensis
cambayensis (Gmelin,
1789)
[Spilopelia senegalensis
cambayensis (Gmelin,
1789); Streptopelia
senegalensis cambayensis
Gmelin, 1789]
Laughing
Dove/Little Brown
Dove
17 nwiqvj ev nwiKj Treron apicauda Blyth, Pin-tailed Green -
5 Horial/Hariko
l
1846 Pigeon/ Pin-tailed
Pigeon **
17
6
KgjveyK nwiqvj
ev nwiKj
Komolabook
Horial/
Harikol
Treron bicinctus bicinctus
(Jerdon, 1840) [Treron
bicinctus (Jerdon, 1840)]
Orange-breasted
Green-Pigeon **
17
7
VuvUgvUv nwiqvj Thont-mota
Horial
Treron curvirostra
nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)
[Treron curvirostra
(Gmelin, 1789)]
Thick-billed
Green-Pigeon **
17
8
eUKj ev njy`cv
nwiqvj Botkol/
Haludpa
Horial
Treron phoenicopterus
phoenicopterus (Latham,
1790)
[Treron phoenicopterus
(Latham, 1790) ]
Bengal Green-
Pigeon /
Yellow-footed
Green-Pigeon
17
9
QvU nwiqvj Choto Horial
Treron pompadora (Gmelin,
1789
Ashy-headed
Green-Pigeon/
Pompadour Green
Pigeon 18
0
PvLvjR nwiqvj Chokhalej
Horial
Treron sphenurus
sphenurus (Vigors, 1832)
[Vinago sphenura Vigors,
1832]
Wedge-tailed
Green-Pigeon/
Kokla
Order-Gruiformes
Otididae- medium sized, medium, ground-dwelling grassland bird with
three-toed feet.
18
1
Wvni *
Dahor
* Houbaropsis bengalensis
bengalensis (Gmelin, 1789)
[Otis bengalensis Gmelin,
1789]
Bengal Florican
* Extinct in our
nature
18
2
Kvjv-wkLi Wvni*
Kalo-shikhor
Dahor
*Sypheotides indicus
(Miller, 1782) [Otis indica
Miller, 1782]
Lesser Florican*
Extinct in our
nature
Gruidae: long-legged, long-necked and long-billed large birds but differ
from storks by shorter hind toes and nostrils in long grooves.
18
3 mvim cvwL-
Avgv`i mePq DuPz cvwL
Sarash Pakhi
Grus antigone (Linnaeus,
1758)
Sarus Crane, our tallest
bird
18
4
a~mi mvim
Dhushar
Sarash
Grus virgo (Linnaeus,
1758)
[Anthropoides virgo
(Linnaeus, 1758)]
Demoiselle Crane
Heliornithidae: swimming water bird, keeps neck and head forward when
swimming
18
5
gyLvkciv Rjvi cvwL
Mukhoshpora
Jolar Pakhi
Heliopais personatus
(Gray, 1849) [Podica
personata (Gray, 1849)]
Masked Finfoot
Rallidae: Special attention will be needed to identify all the crakes and
rails in the field but coot, moorhen, watercock and waterhen may not be so
difficult, crakes bills short and thick, rails bills long and slender, bills of others shorter and stouter.Little Crake Porzana parva (Scopoli, 1769)
known to occur from West Coast of India to Pakistan, not eastward in
Bangladesh.
18
6
WvK ev WvBK
Dahuk/Daik
Amaurornis phoenicurus
phoenicurus (Pennant,
1769)
Indian White-
breasted
Waterhen
18
7
Kvjv KzzU ev Rj KzzU Kaalo
Koot/Jolo
Kukkut
Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 Common
Coot/Coot
18
8
Kvov Kura
Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin,
1789) [Fulica cinerea
Gmelin, 1789]
Kora/Watercock
18
9
Rj gyiwM ev WvKve
cvqiv Jol
Moorgi/ Dakab
Paira
Gallinula chloropus indicus
Blyth, 1842 [Gallinula
chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Indian
Moorhen/Moorh
en
19
0
cvUwKjgv_v iBj Patkileymatha
Rail
Gallirallus striatus albiventer
(Swainson, 1838) [Rallus
striatus Linnaeus, 1766]
Indian Blue-
Breasted Banded
Rail/Slaty-
breasted Rail
19
1
Kvwjg ev Kvqg Kalim/Kayem
Porphyrio porphyrio
poliocephalus (Latham,
1801)
[Porphyrio porphyrio
(Linnaeus, 1758), Porphyrio
(porphyrio) poliocephalus in
Rasmussen and Anderton,
2005]
Indian Purple
Moorhen/
Purple
Swamphen
19
2
Wviv K Dora Crake
Porzana bicolor (Walden,
1872) [Amaurornis bicolor
(Walden, 1872)]
Black-tailed
Crake/
Elwess Crake
19
3
ivv K ev NyiNywi Lvqwi Ranga Crake/ Gurguri
Khairi
Porzana fusca fusca
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Northern Ruddy
Crake/Ruddy-
breasted Crake**
19
4
wPv K Chitra Crake
Porzana porzana (Linnaeus,
1766)
Spotted Crake **
19
5
eBjbi K Bailoner Crake
Porzana pusilla pusilla
(Pallas, 1776)
Eastern Baillons Crake**
19
6
NyiNywo -Lvqix, jvjP A^KzzU, kU-cv KzzU ev eo nvjZx
Ghur-ghuri
Khairi, Lalchey
Ambukukkut,
etc., Bora Hulti
(Bagerhut area)
Rallina eurizonoides
(Lafresnaye, 1845)
First found breeding in a
village- Sat Siki under
Fakirhat PS in Bagerhut
during August 2005
Slaty-legged
Crake
19
7
RjPix iBj ev A^ KzzU
Jolachari Rail/
Ambukukkut
Rallus aquaticus indicus
Blyth, 1849 [Rallus aquaticus
Linnaeus, 1758][ Rallus
indicus in Rasmussen and
Anderton, 2005 ]
Indian Water
Rail/
Eastern Water
Rail
Order-Ciconiiformes [Charadriiformes]: an assemblage of wading birds
and waders with too much of size variations.
[Pteroclidae : Sandgrouse. Listing of Sandgrouse Pterocles spp. from
Bangladesh, as reported by Asmat and Hannan (2007), must be considered
a mistake because no past literature supports such an assumption nor do
we have arid/desert conditions to support such species. I have neither seen
nor heard of its presence anywhere in the Rajshahi Division where these
species, if at all present, is likely to be sighted. Chestnut-bellied
Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus is the only species in India whose range
shown to have extended up to western parts of the West Bengal State of
India (Ali and Ripley, 1983). They have specifically mentioned this
species to be absent in Assam and Bangladesh (East Pakistan).]
Scolopacidae: waders with long legs, slender bills, pointed and angular
wings, curlews, sandpipers, snipes, stints and allies.
19
8
cv_yNyivwb evUvb Patharghurani Batan
Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ruddy Turnstone/ Turnstone
19
9
evjyejvi PvcvwL Balubelar Chapakhi
Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764)
Sanderling**
20
0
euvKvVuvU PvcvwL Bankathont Chapakhi
Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dunlin/ Red-backed Sandpiper***
20
1
jvjP PvcvwL Lalchey Chapakhi
Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Red Knot/ Knot**
20
2
wj`vVuvwU PvcvwL Gulindathonti Chapakhi
Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) [Calidris testacea (Pallas, 1764)]
Curlew Sandpiper***
20
3
evgb PvcvwL Bamon Chapakhi
Calidris minuta (Leisler, 1812)
Little Stint**
20
4
jvjPNviIqvjv PvcvwL Lalcheygharwala Chapakhi
Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776)
Red-necked Stint/ Rufous-necked Stint**
20
5
j^vcvqi-cvZvIqvjv PvcvwL Lombapayer-patawala Chapakhi
Calidris subminuta (Middendorff, 1853)
Long-toed Stint**
20
6
UwgbKi PvcvwL Teminker Chapakhi
Calidris temminckii (Leisler, 1812)
Temmincks Stint**
20
7
eo PvcvwL Bora Chapakhi
Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821)
Great Knot/Eastern Knot
20
8
Kv`vjVuvwU PvcvwL Kodal-thonti Chapakhi
Eurynorhynchus pygmeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spoonbill Sandpiper/ Spoon-billed Sandpiper
20
9
Kv`vLuvPv, PvMv ev PMv Kadakhucha/Chaga/ Chegga
Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fantail Snipe/ Common Snipe ***
21
0
cvnvwo Pvnv Pahari Chaha
Gallinago nemoricola Hodgson, 1836
Wood Snipe ***
21
1
eb Pvnv Ban Chaha
Gallinago solitaria Hodgson, 1831
Solitary Snipe ***
21
2
Kv`vLuvPv ev PvMv Kadakhucha/Chaga
Gallinago stenura (Bonaparte, 1831)
Pintail Snipe ***
21
3
a~mijwR PvcvwL Dhusharleji Chapakhi
Heteroscelus* brevipes (Vieillot, 1816) [Tringa* brevipes (Vieillot, 1816)]
Grey-tailed Tattler *Genus name confusion persists
21
4
VuvUgvUv PvcvwL Thontmota Chapakhi
Limicola falcinellus falcinellus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Broad-billed Sandpiper **
21
5
QvU PvMv Choto Chaga
Lymnocryptes minimus (Brnnich, 1764) [Scolopax minima Brnnich, 1764]
Jack Snipe ***
21
6
j^vVuvU Pvnv Lomba-thont Chaha
Limnodromus semipalmatus (Blyth, 1848)
Asian Dwitcher/ Snipe-billed Godwit
21
7
KvjvjR Rivwj Kalo-lej Jourali
Limosa limosa melanuroides Gould, 1846 [Limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Eastern Black-tailed Godwit/ Black-tailed Godwit **
21
8
WvivjR Rivwj Dora-lej Jourali
Limosa lapponica lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bar-tailed Godwit **
21
9
eo wj`v Bora Gulinda
Numenius arquata orientalis Brehm, 1831 [Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Eastern Curlew/ Eurasian Curlew*
22
0
eng wj`v Brihottama Gulinda
Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Far Eastern Curlew /Eastern Curlew**
22
1
QvU wj`v Chhoto Gulinda
a. Numenius phaeopus phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) -------------------- b. Numenius phaeopus variegatus (Scopoli, 1786)
Whimbrel** Eastern Whimbrel
22
2
Rvqvjv ev wRDqvjv Zooala/Geowala
Philomachus pugnax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ruff/Ruff and Reeve
22
3
wejvwZ Pvnv
Bilati Chaha/Wilaiti Chaha
Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus, 1758
Eurasian Woodcock/ Woodcock
22
4
wPwZ wc-D Chitrito Pi-oo
Tringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764)
Spotted Redshank**
22
5
wZjv PvcvwL Tila Chapakhi
Tringa glareola Linnaeus, 1758
Wood Sandpiper **
22
6
wZjv-meyR PvcvwL Tila Sabuj-Chapakhi
Tringa guttifer (Nordmann, 1835)
Nordmanns Greenshank/ Spotted Greenshank**
22
7
PvcvwL Chapakhi
Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) [Tringa hypoleucos Linnaeus, 1758]
Common Sandpiper**
22
8
meyRcv wc-D ev MvZiv Sabujpa Pi-oo/Gothra
Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767)
Common Greenshank/ Greenshank**
22
9
meyRvf PvcvwL
Sabujavo
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758
Green
Sandpiper **
Chapakhi
230 Rjvi PvcvwL ev QvU
MvZiv Jalar Chapakhi/ Chhoto Gothra
Tringa stagnatilis (Bechstein, 1803)
Marsh Sandpiper *
231 jvjcv wc-D Lal-pa Pi-oo
Tringa totanus totanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Redshank/ Redshank
232 DvVuvwU PvcvwL Ultothonti Chapakhi
Xenus cinereus (Gldenstdt, 1775) [Tringa cinerea (Gldenstdt, 1775), Tringa terek (Latham, 1790)]
Terek Sandpiper
[Charadriiformes] Rostratulidae: long billed, short-tailed wader, female more colourful than the male, who incubates instead of the female 233 iwjv PvMv
Rongila Chaga Rostratula benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bengal Painted Snipe/ Greater Painted-snipe
Jacanidae : water birds with long legs and very long toes allowing them to make comfortable movement over aquatic vegetation of all kinds 234 Rj gq~i ev bI
Jol Moyur/Neo
Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scopoli, 1786)
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
235 Rjwcwc ev `j wcwc Jolpipi/Dal Pipi
Metopidius indicus (Latham, 1790)
Bronze-winged Jacana
Burhinidae : large head, large eyes, legs long, hind toe absent, ground-dwelling bird. 236 Ligv
Khorma Burhinus indicus (Salvadori) 1865 [Burhinus oedicnemus indicus (Salvadori, 1865)]
Indian Stone-curlew/Eurasian Thick-knee
237 eo wkjv evUvb Bora Shila Batan
Esacus recurvirostris (Cvier, 1829) [Esacus magnirostris* recurvirostris* (Cvier, 1829)] * now both represent separate species
Great Thick-knee/ Great Stone Plover
Charadriidae [Haematopodidae]: plovers, lapwings, stilt, avocet and oystercatcher. 238 wfvRx evUvb
Shuktibhuji Batan
Haematopus ostralegus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eurasian Oystercatcher/ Oystercatcher
239 jvjcv Wv Lal-Pa Dhenga
Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Black-winged Stilt
[Recurvirostridae] 240 LvqvR
Khowaz
Recurvirostra avosetta
Linnaeus, 1758 # First
reported by Khan, 1982 from
Dhalchar, Hatiya
Pied Avocet/
Avocet
241 evUvb ev mvbv evUvb
Batan/Sona
Batan
Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin,
1789)
[Pluvialis dominica fulva
(Gmelin, 1789)]
Pacific Golden-
Plover/Eastern
Golden Plover**
242 eo evUvb Bara Batan
Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Grey Plover/ Black-bellied Plover**
[Charadriidae]
243 wRwiqv Jiria
Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758
Kentish Plover **
244 QvU wRwiqv Chhoto Jiria
Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786
Little Ringed Plover **
245 KvjveyK evUvb Kalo-book Batan
Charadrius hiaticula tundrae (Lowe, 1915) [Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758]
Eastern Ringed Plover/ Common Ringed Plover**
246 evjy evUvb Balu Batan
Charadrius leschenaultia Lesson, 1826
Greater Sand Plover/ Large Sand Plover***
247 gvSvwi evUvb Majhari Batan
Charadrius mongolus Pallas, 1776
Mongolian Plover/ Lesser Sand Plover***
248 j^vVuvwU evUvb Lombathonti Batan
Charadrius placidus Gray and Gray, 1863# First reported by Harvey(1990)
Long-billed Ringed Plover **
249 a~mi wU-wU Dhushor Ti-ti
Vanellus cinereus (Blyth, 1842)
Grey-headed Lapwing
250 evjyPii wU-wU Balucharer Titi
Vanellus duvaucelii (Lesson, 1826)
River Lapwing/ Spur-winged Lapwing
251 gv_vKvjv nU wU-wU Mathakalo Hot-ti-ti
Vanellus gregarious (Pallas, 1771)
Sociable Lapwing
252 jvj-jwZKv nU wU-wU Lal-lotika Hot-ti-ti
Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783)
Red-wattled Lapwing *
253 mv`vjwR wU-wUfv Sadaleji Titriva
Vanellus leucurus (Lichtenstein, 1823) #first record by Khan (2005)
White-tailed Lapwing
254 nU wU-wU Hot-ti-ti
Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing *
255 Kvjvwkihy nU wU-wU Kaloshirjukta Hot-ti-ti
Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Northern Lapwing/ Lapwing
Glareolidae [Dromadeidae]: plover- and tern- like shore and wetland birds. 256 KuvKovfvRx evUvb
Kakrabhuji Batan
Dromas ardeola Paykull, 1805 # First record by Harvey (1990) needs further support
Crab Plover
257 eveyB evUvb
Babui Batan
Glareola lactea Temminck,
1820
Small
Pratincole/*
Small Indian
Pratincole 258 eo eveyB evUvb
Bora Babui
Batan
Glareola maldivarum
Forester, 1795 [Glareola
(pratincola) maldivarum
Forester, 1795]
*Glareola pratincola
(Linnaeus, 1766)] its eastern
range stops at S-W India.
Not present in BD
Oriental
Pratincole/
Large Indian
Pratincole/
*Collared
Pratincole
Laridae [Stercorariidae]: swimming birds, gulls body robust with slightly hooked bills, square tails rounded, terns body slender and graceful, usually with a forked tail, skua- deep ocean bird with projected central tail
feathers.
259 Rj`m~ cvwL (Khan, 1982) Jaladoshshu Pakhi
Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Parasitic Jaeger/
Parasitic
Skua/Arctic Skua
260 ev`vwg Rj`m~ cvwL Jaladoshshu Pakhi
Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck, 1815)
Pomarine Jaeger/
Pomarine Skua
261 Kvjv mvgyw`K MvswPj Kalo Samudrik Gangchil
Anous tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823)
Lesser Noddy/
White-capped
Noddy/
Black Noddy 262 MvswPj
Gangchil Chlidonias hybrida (Pallas, 1811)
Whiskered Tern **
263 mv`vWvbv MvswPj Sadadana Gangchil
Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck, 1815)
White-winged
Tern/ White-
winged Black
Tern** 264 Mv KZi/Mvs KeyZi
Gonga Koitor/ Gang Kobutor
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Jerdon, 1840) [Larus brunnicephalus Jerdon, 1840]
Brown-headed
Gull**
265 Kvjvgv_v Mv KZi Gonga Koitor
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) [Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766]
Common Black-
headed Gull/
Black-headed
Gull**
266 eoVuvwU MvswPj Borathonti Gangchil
Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789) [Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789]
Gull-billed Tern
267 eng MvswPj Brihattama Gangchil
Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) [Sterna caspia Pallas, 1770]
Caspian Tern**
268 Rj KeyZi
Jol Kabutor
Larus cachinnans
Pallas, 1811 [Larus
argentatus
Pontoppidan, 1763]
Yellow-legged
Gull/
Herring Gull
269 eo Rj KeyZi
Bora Jal Kabutor
Larus ichthyaetus
Pallas, 1773
Great Black-
headed Gull 270 mvgyw`K MvswPj
Samudrik
Gangchil
Onychoprion fuscatus
nubilosus (Sparrman,
1788) [Sterna fuscata nubilosa Sparrman,
1788]
Sooty Tern
271 cvwbKvUv, RjLvi ev cvwbPiv Panikata/
Jolkhor/Panichora
Rynchops albicollis
Swainson, 1838
Indian Skimmer
272 Kvjv MvswPj Kalo-book
Gangchil
Sterna acuticauda
Gray, 1831
Black-bellied Tern
273 z` MvswPj Khudey Gangchil
Sternula albifrons
(Pallas, 1764) [Sterna
albifrons Pallas, 1764]
Little Tern
274 gvQ LvBv
Machh Khaikka
Sterna aurantia Gray,
1831
River Tern/ Indian
River Tern
275 gvSvwi MvswPj
Majharai
Gangchil
Sterna hirundo tibetana
Saunders, 1876 [Sterna
hirundo Linnaeus,1758]
Common Tern **
276 mv`v MvswPj
Sada Gangchil
Sterna sumatrana
Raffles, 1822
Black-naped Tern
277 Lvcvhy gvSvwi MvswPj Khupajukta
Majhari Gangchil
Thalasseus bengalensis
(Lesson, 1831) [Sterna
bengalensis Lesson,
1831]
Lesser Crested
Tern/
Indian Lesser
Crested Tern** 278 Lvcvhy enr MvswPj
Khupajukta
Brihat Gangchil
Thalasseus bergii velox
(Cretzschmar, 1827)
[Sterna bergii
Lichtenstein, 1823]
Great Crested
Tern/
Large Crested
Tern **
[Falconiformes]
Accipitridae: medium to large and very large diurnal birds of prey-
vultures, eagles, hawks, kites, buzzards and allies [Pandionidae]. 279 gQv CMj
Mechho Egol/
Mechho Baaj
Pandion haliaetus
haliaetus (Linnaeus,
1758)
Osprey
[Accipitridae] 280
ZzKx evR
Toorki Baj
Accipiter badius poliopsis
(Hume, 1874) [Accipiter
badius (Gmelin, 1788)]
Shikra
281
eo evR
Bora Baj
Accipiter gentilis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Northern
Goshawk/
Goshawk 282
evR
Baj
Accipiter trivirgatus
indicus (Hodgson, 1836)
[Accipiter trivirgatus
(Temminck, 1824)]
North Indian
Crested Goshawk/
Crested Goshawk
283
emivi evR Besrar Baj
Accipiter virgatus
(Temminck, 1822)
Besra/Besra
Sparrow-Hawk 284
Kvjv kKzb Kalo Shakoon
Aegypius monachus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Cinereous
Vulture/Black
Vulture 285
eo wPv CMj
Bora Chitra
Eagle
Aquila clanga Pallas,
1811
Greater Spotted
Eagle***
286
evbwji CMj Boneler Egol
Aquila fasciata (Vieillot,
1822) [Hieraaetus
fasciatus (Vieillot, 1822)]
Bonellis Eagle **
287
QvU wPv CMj Chhota Chtira
Egol
Aquila hasata Lesson,
1831
[Aquila pomarina hasata
(Lesson, 1831)]
Indian/Lesser
Spotted Eagle ***
288
enr CMj Brihat Egol
Aquila heliaca Savigny,
1809
Imperial Eagle/
Eastern Imperial
Eagle ** 289
ev`vwg CMj
Badami Egol
Aquila nipalensis
Hodgson, 1833
Steppe Eagle/ ***
290
KvUzqv wPj
Katua Cheel
Aquila pennata (Gmelin,
1788) [Hieraaetus
pennatus (Gmelin, 1788)]
Booted
Eagle/Booted
Hawk Eagle** 291
Lqwi CMj Khoiri Eagle
Aquila rapax vindhiana
Franklin 1831 [Aquila
Tawny Eagle***
rapax (Temminck, 1828)]
292
eo evRv
Bora Baja
Aviceda jerdoni (Blyth,
1842)
Jerdons Baja/Blyths Baja
293
Kvjv evR Kalo Baj
Aviceda leuphotes
(Dumont, 1820)
Black Baja/Black-
crested Baja 294
mv`vPvLIqvjv evR Sadachokhwala
Baj
Butastur teesa (Franklin,
1831)
White-eyed
Buzzard/
White-eyed
Buzzard Eagle 295
evR cvwL
Baj Pakhi
Buteo buteo (Linnaeus,
1758)
Common
Buzzard/
Buzzard** 296
j^vcvIqvjv evR
cvwL
Lomnbapawala
Baj Pakhi
Buteo rufinus
(Cretzschmar, 1827)
Long-legged
Buzzard**
297
gv_vfvwi CMj
Mathavari Egol
Circaetus gallicus
(Gmelin, 1788)
Short-toed Snake
Eagle/Short-toed
Eagle 298
Rjvi wPj ev
wUKv evDwi
Jolar Chil/Tika
Bauri
Circus aeruginosus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Western Marsh
Harrier/
Marsh Harrier**
299
a~mivf gVv wPj Dhushrav Metho
Chil
Circus cyaneus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Northern Harrier/
Hen-
Harrier ** 300
mv`vU gVv wPj Shadatey Metho
Chil
Circus macrourus
(Gmelin, 1770)
Pallid Harrier/Pale
Harrier **
301
ivLvj fzjvwb ev
cvKov gVv wPj Rakhal-bhulani/
Pakra Metho
Chil
Circus melanoleucos
(Pennant, 1769)
Pied Harrier **
302
a~mivf gVv wPj Dhushar
Methochil
Circus pygargus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Montagus Harrier **
303
mv`v wPj
Sada Chil
Elanus caeruleus
vociferus (Latham, 1790)
Elanus caeruleus
(Desfontaines, 1789)
Black-winged
Kite/
Black-shouldered
Kite 304
kKzb
Shakoon
Gyps bengalensis
(Gmelin, 1788)
White-rumped
Vulture/ Indian
White-backed
Vulture** 305
we`kx wM`wi Bideshi Gidori
Gyps fulvus fulvescens
Hume, 1869 [Gyps fulvus
(Hablizl, 1783)]
Eurasian
Griffon/Griffon
Vulture** 306
eng wM`wi Brihottama
Shakoon
Gyps himalayensis Hume,
1869
Himlayan Griffon/
Himalayan
Vulture
307
j^vVuvwUkKzb Lombathonti
Shakoon
Gyps tenuirostris
Hodgson (in Gray), 1844
[Gyps (indicus*)
tenuirostris* (Scopoli,
1786)] * now considered
as two distinct species.
Gyps indicus (Scopoli,
1786) range through
southern and western
India towards Sindh in
Pakistan. So, unlikely to
occur in BD
Slender-
billed/Long-billed/
Indian Long-billed
Vulture**
308
mv`vjRx CMj Sadaleji Egol
Haliaeetus albicilla
Linnaeus, 1759
White-tailed Eagle
309
mv`v CMj
Sada Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)
White-bellied Sea Eagle/ White-bellied Fish-Eagle
310
Kzov, Kzoj, Kuvoj ev
e-Ij
Kura/Kurol/ Bo-
wol
Haliaeetus leucoryphus (Pallas, 1771)
Pallass Fish-Eagle/ Pallass Sea Eagle
311
kL wPj Shankho Cheel
Haliastur indus indus (Boddaert, 1783)
Brahminy Kite
312
QvU gvQ gyivj ev DLm Chhoto
Machhmoral/
Ukosh
Icthyophaga humilis (Mller and Schlegel, 1841)
Himalayan /Lesser Grey-headed Fish- Eagle/ Grey-headed Fishing Eagle
313
gvQ gyivj ev DLm
Machhmoral/Uk
osh
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus (Horsfield, 1821)
Grey-headed Fish- Eagle/ Grey-headed Fishing Eagle
314
eo Kvjv CMj Bora Kalo Egol
Ictinaetus malayensis (Temminck, 1822)
Black Eagle
315
jvjPeyK CMj Lalcheybook
Egol
Lophotriorchis kienerii (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire,I, 1835) [Hieraaetus kienerii (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1835)
Rufous-bellied Eagle/ Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle**
316
feb wPj ev ev`vwg wPj
Bhubon/Badami
Chil
Milvus lineatus (Gray, 1831)
[Milvus migrans lineatus* (Gray, 1831)]
Black-eared Kite/ Large Indian Kite**
317
feb wPj ev Lqwi wPj Bhubon Chil
Milvus migrans govinda* Sykes, 1832 and Milvus migrans migrans* (Boddaert, 1783) *all three subspecies are often lumped under one species Milvus migrans
Black Kite/ Pariah Kite**
?? jvj wPj
Lal Chil
Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Red Kite **]
318
mv`v wM`wi ev kZ kKyb* Sada
Gidori/ Sheto
Shakoon
Neophron percnopterus ginginianus (Latham, 1790)* [Neophron percnopterus (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Egyptian Vulture /Scavenger Vulture *Extinct in our nature
319
wkLvhy CMj
Shikhajukta
Egol
Nisaetus* cirrhatus (Gmelin, 1788) [Spizaetus cirrhatus limnaeetus* (Gmelin, 1788) * Spizaetus limnaeetus (Horsfield, 1821) has been considered as a species by Ali and Ripley (1983, and Rasmussen and Anderton (2005)
Changeable Hawk Eagle/ Crested Hawk-Eagle** Nisaetus* see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changeable_Hawk-eagle
320
g evR Mou-baj
Pernis ptilorhynchus
ruficollis Lesson,
1830 [Pernis
ptilorhynchus
(Temminck, 1821)]
Oriental Honey-
Buzzard/ Crested
Honey-Buzzard**
321
ivR kKzb
Raj Shakoon
Sarcogyps calvus*
(Scopoli, 1786)
Red-headed Vulture/
King Vulture * Extinct
in our nature 322
wZjv evR ev
mvcLKv evR Tila Baj/
Shapkheko Baj
Spilornis cheela
burmanicus
Swann,1920
[Spilornis cheela
(Latham, 1790)]
Crested Serpent-
Eagle**
Falconidae: diurnal birds of prey, long, pointed scythe-like wings, sexual
dimorphism is strong, often females are larger than the males, mostly kills
prey on wings. 323
jvjcv ZzigywZ
Lalpa Turmuti
Falco amurensis
Radde, 1863 # earlier it
used to be a subspecies
of Falco vespertinus
Linnaeus, 1766
Amur Falcon/Red-
footed Falcon
324
ZzigywZ
Turmuti
Falco chicquera
Daudin, 1800
Red-necked Falcon/
Red-headed Merlin 325
jvMvii evR Lagarer Baj
Falco jugger Gray,
1834
[Falco biarmicus
(Temminck, 1825)]
Laggar Falcon**
326
QvU evR Chhoto Baj
Falco naumanni
Fleischer, 1818
Lesser Kestrel
327
kvwnb
Shahin
Falco peregrinus
Tunstall, 1771 (2
subspecies- F. p.
calidus Latham, 1790
and F. p. peregrinator
Sundavell, 1837 should
represent our
Peregrines)
Shaheen Falcon/
Peregrine Falcon**
328
Gwkqvi evR
Asiaer Baj
Falco severus
Horsfield, 1821
Oriental Hobby
329
BDiwkqvi evR Urasier Baj
Falco subbuteo
Linnaeus, 1758
Eurasian
Hobby/Hobby
330
Kj ev QvU evR Kestrel/Chhoto
Baj
Falco tinnunculus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common Kestrel/
Kestrel**
331
jvjP-eyK cvKov kvwnb Lalchey-
Microhierax
caerulescens (Linnaeus,
Collared/ Himalayan
red-breasted
book Pakra
Shahin
1758) Falconet
332
cvKov kvwnb
Pakra Shahin
Microhierax
melanoleucos (Blyth,
1843)
Pied
Falconet/White-
legged Falconet
[Podicipediformes]
Podicipedidae : diving birds with un-webbed but lobed feet. 333
Lvcvhy Wzeywi Khopajukta
Duburi
Podiceps cristatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Great Crested Grebe
334
Kvjvgv_v Wzeywi Kalomatha
Duburi
Podiceps nigricollis
Brehm, 1831
Great Crested Grebe
335
Wzeywi ev Wzevjy
Duburi/Dubal
u
Tachybaptus ruficollis
(Pallas, 1764) [Podiceps
ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)]
Little
Grebe/Dabchick
[Pelecaniformes] [Phaethontidae: white ocean birds with a few projected
tail feathers. ?? j^vjwR
mvMicvwL
Lombaleji
Sagar Pakhi
Phaethon rubricauda*
Boddaert, 1783
* or other species so far
have not yet been sighted
in our water in the Bay of
Bengal
Red-tailed Tropic
Bird]
[Sulidae: cigar-shaped body with hefty pointed bill ?? PziyUvKvi
mvMicvwL
Churutakar
Sagar Pakhi
Sula sula (Linnaeus,
1766)
# possibly does not
venture into our part of
the Bay of Bengal
Red-footed Booby]
Anhingidae : large bird with a very thin long neck and long tail.
[Phalacrocoracidae] 336 Mqvi ev mvcv-
cvwL
Goyar/Shapa-
pakhi
Anhinga melanogaster
Pennant, 1769 [Anhinga
rufa
melanogaster Pennant,
1769]
Darter
Phalacrocoracidae : black, water-loving birds with long necks and tails. 337 cvbKwo ev cvwb
KvDi, cvwb KvK
Paan-kowri/
Panikaor
Microcarbo niger
Vieillot, , 1817)]
[Phalacrocorax niger
(Vieillot, 1817)]
Little Cormorant
338 enr cvbKwo Brihat
Paankowri
Phalacrocorax carbo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Great Cormorant
339 gvSvwi cvbKwo Majhari Paan-
kowri
Phalacrocorax
fuscicollis Stephens,
1826
Indian Cormorant/
Indian Shag
Ardeidae : long- legged, -necked and -billed birds, bills dagger-like. 340 hvVzqv eK, mv`v eK
ev avo eK Jathua
Bok/Sada
Bok/Dhar
Bok**
Ardea alba Linnaeus,
1758 [Egretta alba
(Linnaeus, 1758),
[Casmerodius albus
modesta (Gray, 1831]
Great Egret/Large
Egret
341 a~mi eK
Dhushor Bok
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Clark, 1907 [Ardea
cinerea rectirostris
Gould, 1843; Ardea
cinerea Linnaeus,
1758]
Grey Heron
342 gnvKvq eK ev enr eK Mohakai
Bok/ Brihat Bok
Ardea goliath
Cretzschmar, 1829
Goliath Heron/Giant
Heron
343 mv`v K ev aygvf
K
Sada Konka/
Dhumravo Kank
Ardea insignis Hume,
1878
White-bellied
Heron/Great White-
bellied Heron
344 ewb eK Beguni Bok
Ardea purpurea
Linnaeus, 1766
Purple Heron
345 Pxbv eK
Cheena Bok
Ardeola bacchus
(Bonaparte, 1855)
Chinese Pond
Heron** 346 Kvwb eK, Kvbv eK ev
KuvP eK Kani Bok/Kana Bok/
Konch Bok
Ardeola grayii (Sykes,
1832)
Indian Pond Heron/
Pond Heron**
347 we`kx eK Bideshi Bok
Botaurus stellaris
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Great Bittern
348 Mv-eK Go-Bok
Bubulcus coromandus*
(Boddaert, 1783)
[Bubulcus ibis
coromandus (Boddaert,
1783) Bubulcus ibis
(Linnaeus, 1758)]
Eastern Cattle Egret/
Cattle Egret**
*See
http://en.wikipedia.o
rg/wiki/Cattle_Egret
349 meyR eK ev Kuyov eK Sabuj
Bok/Kuro Bok
Butorides striata
javanica (Horsfield,
1857) [Butorides
striatus (Linnaeus,
1758)]
Striated Heron/Little
Green Heron
350 Kvjv eK Kalo Bok
Dupetor flavicollis
(Latham, 1790)
[Ixobrychus flavicollis
(Latham, 1790)]
Black Bittern
351 QvU eK Chhoto Bok
Egretta garzetta
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Little Egret**
352 gvBSjv eK ev
KuviP eK Maijla Bok/Korche
Bok
Egretta intermedia
intermedia (Wagler,
1829) [Mesophoyx
intermedia intermedia
(Wagler, 1829)]
Intermediate Egret/
Smaller Egret**
353 gnvKvq eK Monomer Bok
Egretta sacra (Gmelin,
1789)
Pacific Reef Egret/
Eastern Reef Heron 354 evN eK
Bagh Bok
Gorsachius
melanolophus (Raffles,
1822)
Malayan Night-
Heron/
Malay Bittern/Tiger
Bittern 355 bj Nvv, jvj eK
ev bj eK Nol
Ghonga/Lal
Bok/Nol Bok
Ixobrychus
cinnamomeus (Gmelin,
1789)
Cinnamon Bittern/*
Chestnut Bittern
356 z` eK Khudey Bok
Ixobrychus minutus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Little Bittern*
357 nj` eK ev KvV eK Holdey
Bok/Kath Bok
Ixobrychus sinensis
(Gmelin, 1789)
Yellow Bittern*
358 IqvK ev wbwk eK
Waak/Nishi Bok
Nycticorax nycticorax
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Black-crowned
Night-Heron/ Night
Heron
[Phoenicopteridae : very long-legged and long-necked marsh bird with a
heavy down-curved bill]
[?? KvbVuvwU ev Kvbguyw_
Kanthonti/
Kanmunthi
Phoenicopterus roseus
Pallas, 1811
[Phoenicopterus ruber
roseus (Pallas, 1811)]
Greater Flamingo/
Flamingo]
Threskiornithidae : medium-sized long-legged, long-billed marsh birds
with some modifications of the bills.
359 Kv`vwj eK ev Ly eK
Kodali Bok/
Khunte Bok
Platalea leucorodia
Linnaeus, 1758
Eurasian Spoonbill
360 PKPK `vPiv Chochokey
Duchora
Plegadis falcinellus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Glossy Ibis **
361 Kvjv `vPiv Kalo Duchora
Pseudibis papillosa
(Temminck, 1824)
Red-naped
Ibis/Indian Black Ibis
**
362 KvPiv ev KuvwPPviv Kachi-Chora/
Kastey-Chora
Threskiornis
melanocephalus (Latham,
1790)
Black-headed Ibis/
White Ibis
Pelicanidae : includes largest fish-eating wetland birds with huge bill and
heavy body.
363 MMbeo Sada
Gogonber
Pelecanus
onocrotalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Great White
Pelican/Grey Pelican
364 mv`v MMbeo Gogonber
Pelecanus
philippensis (Gmelin,
1789)
Spot-billed Pelican/Grey
Pelican
Ciconiidae : very long-legged, long-necked and rather long and heavy-
billed wading birds.
365 kvgyK fvv ev kvgyK
Lvj Shamukbhanga/
Shamuk-khol
Anastomus oscitans
(Boddaert, 1783)
Asian Openbill/
Openbill Stork
366 KvjvVuvU mv`v gvwbKRvo Kalothont Sada
Manikjor
Ciconia boyciana
Swinhoe, 1873
[Ciconia ciconia
boyciana Swinhoe,
1873]
Oriental Stork
367 mv`v gvwbKRvo Sada Manikjor
Ciconia ciconia
(Linnaeus, 1758)
White Stork
368 gvwbKRvo Manikjor
Ciconia episcopus
(Boddaert, 1783)
Woolly-necked
Stork/
White-necked Stork
369 Kvjv gvwbKRvo Kalo Manikjor
Ciconia nigra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Black Stork
370 jvnviR Loharjongo
Ephippiorhynchus
asiaticus (Latham,
1790)
Black-necked Stork
371 nvowMjv
Hargila
Leptoptilos dubius
(Gmelin, 1789)
Greater Adjutant/
Adjutant
372 g`bUvK
Modontak
Leptoptilos javanicus
(Horsfield, 1821)
Lesser Adjutant
373 mvbvRNv ev iwOjv eK Shonajongha/
Rangila Bok
Mycteria
leucocephala
(Pennant, 1769)
Painted Stork
Procellariidaelike water birds with tubular nostrils, -Shearwater, etc., gull :
also called tube-nosed birds.
374 bj-bvK RjKeyZi
Nol-nak
Jolkobutor
Puffinus tenuirostris
(Temminck, 1835) recorded
by CM Reza 2009 (pers.
com)
Short-tailed
Shearwater
# new record
Order-Passeriformes: passerine or perching birds, also called song birds,
most species of living bird species are under this Order. Pittidae: Pittas are long legged, short-tailed plump birds with an upright posture making them different from most other ground-dwelling birds, many with wing-mirrors, care needed for field identification of all pittas, colours and markings of head, back, wings and under parts important. 375 KvbWvivhy mygPv
Kandorajukta Shumcha
Anthocincla phayrei Blyth 1862 [Pitta phayrei (Blyth, 1863)] # First recorded for Bangladesh and the Indian Subcontinent by Vestergaard (1998) from Lawachhara Forest, Smongal; not included in Asmat and Hannan (2007)
Eared Pitta
376 bxjcvwL ev mygPv Nilpakhi/ Shumcha
Pitta brachyura (Linnaeus, 1766)
Indian Pitta**
377 Avmgvwb mygPv Asmani Sumcha
Pitta cyanea Blyth, 1843
Blue Pitta*
378 my`iebi mygPv Soondarboner Shumcha
Pitta megarhyncha (Schlegel, 1863)
Mangrove Pitta
379 bxjvfcvLv mygPv Nilav-pakha Shumcha
Pitta moluccensis (Mller, 1776)
Blue-winged Pitta*
380 bxjvfLvcv mygPv ev bxjcvwL
Nilav-khopa Shumcha/ Nlpakhi
Pitta nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837)
Blue-naped Pitta*
381 meyRvf mygPv ev bxjcvwL/ nvjZx (dwKinvU,
evMinvU) Sabuzav Shumcha/ Nil Pakhi/Hulti
Pitta sordida (Mller, 1776)
Hooded Pitta/ Green-breasted Pitta*
Eurylaimidae : Broadbills, canopy dwelling multicoloured mixed evergreen forest bird of small size with broad base to the bills. 382 jRSvjv Mv`vUzwb
Lej-jhula Godathonti
Psarisomus dalhousiae (Jameson, 1835)
Long-tailed Broadbill
383 iycvjxeyK Mv`vUzwb Rupali-book Goada-thonti
Serilophus lunatus rubropygius (Hodgson, 1839) [Serilophus
Nepal Collared Broadbill/ Silver-breasted
lunatus (Gould, 1834)] Broadbill
Eposaltriidae: [Stenostiridae by IOC][Muscicapidae] Canary Flycatcher 384 dzUdzwU ev Rvi`dzUwK
Footfuti/Zarod-phutki
Culicicapa ceylonensis calochrysea Oberholser, 1923 [Culicicapa ceylonensis (Swainson, 1820)]
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher/ Grey-headed Flycatcher
Irenidae: green leaf-coloured bird, associated with tree-parasite Viscum,
Helixanthera and Dendropthoe spp., flowers of Palash, Shimul and
Mandar, shows sexual dimorphism in colour, bills slender and slightly
downcurved. All Chloropsis under Family Chloropseidae by IOC. 385 cvZv eyjeywj ev
nwiqv Pata Bulbuli/ Horia
Chloropsis aurifrons aurifrons (Temminck, 1829)
Golden-fronted Leaf Bird/ Gold Fronted Chloropsis/ Leaf Bird
386 meyR eyjeywj Sabuj Bulbuli/ Horbula
Chloropsis cochinchinensis cochinchinensis (Gmelin, 1788)
Blue-winged Leafbird/ Gold-mantled or Jordons Chloropsis
387 KgjveyK meyR eyjeywj Kamala-book Sabuj Bulbuli
Chloropsis hardwickii hardwickii Jardine and Selby, 1830
Orange-bellied Leafbird/Orange-bellied Chloropsis/Leaf Bird
388 bxjcix Nil Pori Irena puella (Latham, 1790)
Asian Fairy Bluebird/Fairy Blue Bird
Laniidae: usually have long tail, heavy hooked bill and big head, known as butcher birds for impaling preys on spines, most have a black mask 389 egx KmvB cvwL
Bormi Koshai Pakhi
Lanius collurioides Lesson, 1834
Burmese Shrike/Chestnut-rumped Shrike
390 ev`vwg KmvB cvwL Badami Koshai Pakhi
Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758
Brown Shrike
391 eo KmvB cvwL Bora Koshai Pakhi
Lanius excubitor homeyeri Cabanis, 1873 [Lanius excubitor lahotra* (Sykes, 1832) *Ali and Ripley (1983) reported it from Kushtia based on Rashid (1967) but it is now considered as a subspecies of L. meridionalis. L. excubitor is represented in the country by L. excubitor homeyeri Cabanis, 1873.
Northern Shrike/Great Grey Shrike/Grey Shrike**
392 a~mi KmvB cvwL Dhushar Koshai Pakhi
Lanius meridionalis lahotra* (Sykes, 1832) [Collurio lahotra Sykes, 1832] *earlier used to be considered subspecies of L. excubitor.
Southern/Indian Grey Shrike**
393 cvUwKj-jR KmvB cvwL Patkiley-lej Koshai Pakhi
Lanius isabellinus Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833 [Lanius collurio isabellinus Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833]
Rufous-tailed Shrike/ Pale Brown Shrike
394 evNv wUwK ev AbRbv Bagha Tiki/Onjona
a. Lanius schach tricolor Hodgson, 1837 -------------------- b. Lanius schach
a. Black-headed Shrike ------------------- b. Rufous-backed
erythronotus Vigors, 1831 Shrike/ Long-tailed Shrike
395 a~mi-wcV KmvB cvwL
Dhusha-pith
Koshai Pakhi
Lanius tephronotus
tephronotus (Vigors,
1831]
Grey-backed
Shrike
396 jvjP-wcV KmvB cvwL Lalchey-pith
Koshai Pakhi
Lanius vittatus vittatus
Valenciennes, 1826
Indian Baybacked
Shrike
[Pachycephalidae] Mangrove Whistler IOC retained Family
Pachycephalidae 397 my`iebi cvwL
Shundarboner
Pakhi
Pachycephala cinerea
(Blyth, 1847)
[Pachycephala grisola
(Blyth, 1843)
Mangrove
Whistler
Corvidae (Artamidae): crows, Treepie, orioles, wood-swallow, orioles,
cuckoo-shrikes, minivets, drongogs, fantail and monarch flycatchers, iora,
etc., diverge groups. 398 jvUviv, gyov wmO ev
a~mi Avevwej
Latora/Mura
Sing/
Dhushar Ababil
Artamus fuscus Vieillot,
1817
*IOC retained
Artamidae for this
species
Ashy Wood-
Swallow/
Ashy Swallow-
Shrike
399 meyR nvwoPvPv
Sabuj
Harichacha
Cissa chinensis
(Boddaert, 1783)
Common Green
Magpie/ Green
Magpie 400 `uvoKvK
Daar Kak
Corvus levaillantii* Lesson, 1831 [Corvus
levaillanti Lesson,
1831] *formerly a
subspecies of Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler,
1827
Jungle Crow/Large-
billed Crow
401 cvwZKvK ev KvDqv
Pati Kak/Kawa
Corvus splendens
splendens Vieillot,
1817
House Crow
402 cvnvwo nuvwoPuvPv
Pahari
Harichacha
Dendrocitta formosae
Swinhoe, 1863
Grey
Treepie/Himalayan
Tree Pie ?? icvwjNvo nuvwoPuvPv
Rupalighar
Harichacha
Dendrocitta frontalis
Horsfield, 1840
Collared
Treepie/Black-
browed Trepie] 403 nuvwoPuvPv ev KzUzg
cvwL
Harichacha/Kut
um Pakhi
Dendrocitta vagabunda
(Latham, 1790)
Rufous
Treepie/Indian Tree
Pie
404 wngvjqi jvjK Himaloyer
Lalkontha
Garrulus glandarius
interstinctus Hartert,
1918
[Garrulus glandarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)]
East Himalayan
Red- crowned Jay/
Eurasian Jay
405 bxj nuvwoPuvPv Nil Harichacha
Urocissa erythrorhyncha Boddaert, 1783 [Cissa erythrorhyncha magnirostris (Blyth, 1846)]
Blue Magpie/Burmese Red-billed Blue Magpie
[Oriolidae] IOC retained Oriolidae as a Family
406 mvbv e Sona Bou
Oriolus chinensis diffuses Sharpe, 1877 [Oriolus chinensis Linnaeus, 1766]
Black-naped Oriole
407 eb e Beney Bou
Oriolus kundoo* Sykes 1832 [Oriolus oriolus* kundoo* Sykes 1832 [Oriolus oriolus* (Linnaeus, 1758) also considered as a separate species] First sight record by Khan (1974) from Rajshahi
Eurasian Golden- Oriole/Golden Oriole
408 euvKv-VuvU eb e Banka-thont Beney Bou
Oriolus tenuirostris tenuirostris Blyth 1846
Slender-billed Oriole
409 ZvgvU-jvj eb e Tamatey-Lal Beney Bou
Oriolus traillii (Vigors, 1832)
Maroon Oriole
410 nj` cvwL Holdey Pakhi
Oriolus xanthornus xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Black-hooded Oriole/ Black-headed Oriole
[Campephagidae] IOC retained Campephagidae as a Family 411 ayKv ev Kemx
Gudhuka/Kabasi
Coracina macei (Lesson, 1831) [Coracina novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1789)]
Large Cuckooshrike/ Large Cuckoo-Shrike
412 Kvjvgv_v ayKv Kalo-matha Gudhuka
Coracina melanoptera (Rppell, 1839)
Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike**
413 KvjvcvLv ayKv ev Kemx Kalo-pakha Gudhuka/ Kabasi
Coracina melaschistos (Hodgson, 1836)
Black-winged Cuckoo- Shrike/Smaller Grey Cuckoo-Shrike**
414 mv`v-Kvjv jvUviv Sada-kalo Latora
Hemipus picatus (Sykes, 1832)
IOC kept it under Family Tephrodornithidae
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike/Pied Flycatcher-Shrike
415 QvU-VuvUIqvjv mvZ mnwj Chhotothont-wala Sat Saheli
Pericrocotus brevirostris (Vigors, 1831)
Short-billed Minivet **
416 ev`vwg-wbZ^ mvZ mnwj Badami-nitomba Sat Saheli
Pericrocotus cantonensis (Swinhoe, 1861) [Pericrocotus roseus cantonensis (Swinhoe, 1861) upgraded to species level]
Swinhoe's Minivet or Brown-rumped Minivet ***
417 QvU mvZ mnwj Chhoto Sat Saheli
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus vividus Baker, 1920 [Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766)]
Small Minivet
418 a~mivf mvZ mnwj Dhusharav Sat Saheli
Pericrocotus divaricatus (Raffles, 1822)
Ashy Minivet***
419 mv`v cU mnwj Sada-pet Satsaheli
Pericrocotus erythropygius (Jerdon, 1840)
White-bellied Minivet]
?? [wmu`yi-jvj mvZ mnwj Sindurey-lal Sat Saheli
Pericrocotus ethologus (Bangs and Phillips, 1914)
Long-tailed Minivet**]
420 jvj mvZ mnwj ev mvbv cvwL Lal Sat Saheli/ Sona Pakhi
Pericrocotus flammeus* (Forster, 1781) *see under speciosus
Orange Minivet**
421 Mvjvwc mvZ mnwj Gulapi Sat Saheli
Pericrocotus roseus (Vieillot, 1818)
Rosy Minivet**
422 mv`v-Kvjv mnwj Sada-kalo Sat Saheli
Pericrocotus solaris (Blyth, 1846)
Grey-chinned Minivet/ Yellow-throated Minivet*
423 wmu`yi mvZ mnwj ev mvbv cvwL Sidurey Sat Saheli /Sona Pakhi
Pericrocotus (flammeus) speciosus* (Latham, 1790) *Also considered as a subspecies of Pericrocotus flammeus (Forster, 1781)
Scarlet Minivet**
[Muscicapidae:
Rhipidurinae] IOC kept this* Genus under Family Rhipiduridae 424 mv`vMjv jRbvPvwb ev
PvK `vqj Sadagola
Lejnachani/
Chak Doyel
*Rhipidura albicollis
(Vieillot, 1818)
White-throated
Fantail Flycatcher/
White-throated
Fantail Flycatcher**
425 mv`vfuyi jRbvPvwb Sadavuru
Lejnachani
Rhipidura aureola
Lesson, 1830
White-browed
Fantail Flycatcher/
White-browed
Fantail Flycatcher** 426 njy`eyK jRbvPvwb
Haludbook
Lejnachani
Rhipidura
hypoxantha* Blyth,
1843 * IOC used new
name Chelidorhynx
hypoxantha and kept
it and Culicicapa
under Family
Stenostiridae
Yellow-bellied
Fantail
Flycatcher/Yellow-
bellied Fantail
Flycatcher
[Dicruridae] IOC retained Family Rhipiduridae 427 QvU wd ev QvU
fzR
Chhoto Fingey/
Chhoto Bhujanga
Dicrurus aeneus
Vi