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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in India

Our list for India has 194 bird species recorded regularly there: 64 residents, 19 summer visitors, 98 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor

The list comes from 47 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
194
In October
166
Common
16
Busiest month
Feb

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Rock DoveRock Dove1.91%
  2. Rose-ringed ParakeetRose-ringed Parakeet1.72%
  3. Indian PeafowlIndian Peafowl0.98%
  4. Little EgretLittle Egret0.88%
  5. House SparrowHouse Sparrow0.82%
  6. Scaly-breasted MuniaScaly-breasted Munia0.77%

Arriving now

  1. Northern PintailNorthern PintailWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.06%
  2. GadwallGadwallWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.04%
  3. Yellow-browed WarblerYellow-browed WarblerWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
  4. Common CraneCommon CraneWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.02%
  5. PochardPochardWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.02%
  6. Eurasian WigeonEurasian WigeonWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.02%

Share of all bird records in India in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for India

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in India

Records by month
Bird records in India by month, 2019–2024
January5,933,843
February7,298,241
March4,569,508
April3,345,538
May2,904,927
June2,461,766
July2,098,205
August2,221,964
September2,689,402
October3,823,306
November4,330,447
December5,208,560

February has the most records (7.3 million). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 30
All 30 families in India

How common

All 194 birds, A to Z

Show all 194 birds

Questions

3

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for India?

194 species, each recorded regularly in India (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 64 residents, 19 summer visitors, 98 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in India, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in India in October?

166 species on our list for India are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Indian Peafowl, Little Egret and House Sparrow.

What are the most common birds in India?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in India are Rock Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Indian Peafowl, White-cheeked Barbet and House Sparrow.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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