Birds in India

194 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in India in September

150 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 150 birds in September

Arriving in September: Yellow Wagtail, Western Marsh-harrier, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Teal, Booted Eagle, Common Snipe, Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher and 17 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in India each month: most in December (178), fewest in June (107). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Chiffchaff
ChiffchaffSmallest · 10cm
to
Indian Peafowl
Indian PeafowlLargest · 230cm
From the Chiffchaff (10 cm) to the Indian Peafowl (230 cm)52 families

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All 194 birds on the list

Showing 93–115 of 194 species

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Periparus aterLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-backed Shrike

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurioLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-toed Lark

Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactylaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatusLC

Winter visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hobby

Hobby

Falco subbuteoLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Apr–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bonelli's Eagle

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciataLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Red-billed Chough

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC

Summer visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandariusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Tern

Little Tern

Sternula albifronsLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Phylloscopus griseolusLC

Winter visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferrugineaNT

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melbaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whitethroat

Whitethroat

Curruca communisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Twite

Twite

Linaria flavirostrisLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Mar–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chukar

Chukar

Alectoris chukarLC

Summer visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Oriental Scops-owl

Oriental Scops-owl

Otus suniaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolorLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Alpine Chough

Alpine Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculusLC

Summer visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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