Rare Birds in India
Our list for India has 102 rare birds recorded regularly there: 24 residents, 16 summer visitors, 50 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in India in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 102, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosScarceRare19–23 cm
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomusWinter visitorRare23–25 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataSummer visitorRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorRare45–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorRare46–61 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
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