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 116–138 of 194 species

Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellusNT

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-tailed Robin

White-tailed Robin

Myiomela leucuraLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Jul

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

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgarisLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Common Raven

Corvus coraxLC

Summer visitorRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blue-eared Barbet

Blue-eared Barbet

Psilopogon cyanotisLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–May

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

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Aug–May

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

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytesLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

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Sand Martin

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–May

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

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachusNT

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

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

Common Swift

Apus apusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Treron bicinctusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelisLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostrisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–Sep

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

Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestrisLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Buzzard

Buteo buteoLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Apr

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

Arctic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Jul–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponicaNT

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Mar

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

Jackdaw

Coloeus monedulaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

House Martin

Delichon urbicumLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

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

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Oct

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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