# List of birds of South Asia: part 2

This list includes those birds of South Asia in the non-passerine families other than the Megapodes, Galliformes, Gruiformes and near passerines.
Status abbreviations :
| R = widespread resident | r = very local resident | W = widespread winter visitor |
| w = sparse winter visitor | P = widespread migrant | p = sparse migrant |
| V = vagrant or irregular visitor | I = introduced resident | Ex = extinct |
| C = critically endangered | E = endangered | V = vulnerable |
| D = conservation dependent | N = near threatened | |
For an introduction to the birds of the region, see List of birds of the South Asia.
For the rest of the species lists, see:
* part 1 – Megapodes, Galliformes, Gruiformes and near passerines
* part 3 – passerines from pittas to cisticolas
* part 4 – passerines from Old World warblers to buntings

## Pterocliformes

* Family: Pteroclidae
** Tibetan sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes tibetanus – r
** Pallas's sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus – V
** Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata – W
** Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus – r
** Spotted sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus – W
** Black-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis – r w
** Crowned sandgrouse, Pterocles coronatus
** Painted sandgrouse, Pterocles indicus – r
** Lichtenstein's sandgrouse, Pterocles lichtensteinii – r

## Charadriiformes

* Family: Scolopacidae
** Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola – r W
** Solitary snipe, Gallinago solitaria – r
** Wood snipe, Gallinago nemoricola – V r
** Pintail snipe, Gallinago stenura – W
** Swinhoe's snipe, Gallinago megala – W
** Great snipe, Gallinago media – V
** Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago – r W
** Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus – W
** Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa – W
** Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica – W
** Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus – W
** Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata – W
** Far Eastern curlew, Numenius madagascariensis
** Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus – W
** Common redshank, Tringa totanus – s W
** Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis – W
** Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia – W
** Nordmann's greenshank, Tringa guttifer – E V
** Green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus – W
** Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola – W
** Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus – W
** Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos – s W
** Grey-tailed tattler, Heteroscelus brevipes
** Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres – W
** Long billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
** Asian dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus – N W
** Great knot, Calidris tenuirostris – W
** Red knot, Calidris canutus – W
** Sanderling, Calidris alba – W
** Spoon-billed sandpiper, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus – V w
** Little stint, Calidris minuta – W
** Red-necked stint, Calidris ruficollis – W
** Temminck's stint, Calidris temminckii – W
** Long-toed stint, Calidris subminuta – W
** Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata – V
** Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos – V
** Dunlin, Calidris alpina – W
** Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea – W
** Buff-breasted sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis – V
** Broad-billed sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus – W
** Ruff, Philomachus pugnax – W
** Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus – W
** Grey phalarope, Phalaropus fulicaria – V
* Family: Rostratulidae
** Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis – r
* Family: Jacanidae
** Pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus – R
** Bronze-winged jacana, Metopidius indicus – R
* Family: Burhinidae
** Stone curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus – R
** Great thick-knee, Esacus recurvirostris – r
** Beach thick-knee, Esacus neglectus – N r
* Family Haematopodidae
** Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus – W
* Family Recurvirostridae
** Ibisbill, Ibidorhyncha struthersii – r
** Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus – R W
** Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta – r W
* Family Charadriidae
** Eurasian golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria – V
** Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva – W
** Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola – W
** Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula – W
** Long-billed plover, Charadrius placidus – W
** Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius – R W
** Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus – R W
** Lesser sand plover, Charadrius mongolus – s W
** Greater sand plover, Charadrius leschenaultii – W
** Caspian plover, Charadrius asiaticus – V
** Oriental plover, Charadrius veredus – V
** Black-fronted dotterel, Elseyornis melanops – V
** Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus – W
** Yellow-wattled lapwing, Vanellus malarbaricus – r
** River lapwing, Vanellus duvaucelii – R
** Grey-headed lapwing, Vanellus cinereus – W
** Red-wattled lapwing, Vanellus indicus – R
** Sociable lapwing, w Vanellus gregarius – V
** White-tailed lapwing, Vanellus leucurus – W
* Family Dromadidae
** Crab-plover, Dromas ardeola – W
* Family: Glareolidae
** Jerdon's courser, Rhinoptilus bitorquatus – Cr
** Cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor – r w
** Indian courser, Cursorius coromandelicus – r
** Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola – r w
** Oriental pratincole, Glareola maldivarum – R
** Small pratincole, Glareola lactea – R
* Family Stercorariidae
** Brown skua, Catharacta antarctica – s p
** South polar skua, Catharacta maccormicki – V
** Pomarine skua, Stercorarius pomarinus – W
** Arctic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus – W
* Family Rynchopidae
** Indian skimmer, Rynchops albicollis – V r
* Family: Laridae
** White-eyed gull, Larus leucophthalmus – V
** Sooty gull, Larus hemprichii – V
** Common gull, Larus canus – V
** Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans – W
** Armenian gull, Larus armenicus
** Heuglin's gull, Larus heuglini – W
** Great black-headed gull, Larus ichthyaetus – W
** Brown-headed gull, Larus brunnicephalus – s W
** Black-headed gull, Larus ridibundus – W
** Slender-billed gull, Larus genei – W
** Little gull, Larus minutus – V
* Family Sternidae
** Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica – r W
** Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia – W
** River tern, Sterna aurantia – R
** Lesser crested tern, Sterna bengalensis – r
** Great crested tern, Sterna bergii – r
** Sandwich tern, Sterna sandvicensis – W
** Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii – r
** Black-naped tern, Sterna sumatrana – r
** Common tern, Sterna hirundo – s W
** Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea – V
** White-cheeked tern, Sterna repressa – p
** Black-bellied tern, Sterna acuticauda – N r
** Little tern, Sternula albifrons – r
** Saunders's tern, Sternula saundersi – r
** Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus – s
** Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscata – s
** Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybridus – R W
** White-winged black tern, Chlidonias leucopterus – W
** Black tern, Chlidonias niger – V
** Brown noddy, Anous stolidus – V
** Black noddy, Anous minutus – V
** Lesser noddy, Anous tenuirostris
** White tern, Gygis alba – r

## Falconiformes

* Family Pandionidae
** Osprey, Pandion haliaetus – r W
* Family: Accipitridae
** Jerdon's baza, Aviceda jerdoni – r
** Black baza, Aviceda leuphotes – r
** Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhyncus – R W
** Black-shouldered kite, Elanus caeruleus – R
** Red kite, Milvus milvus – V
** Black kite, Milvus migrans – R W
** Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus – R
** White-bellied sea eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster – R
** Pallas's fish eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus – V r
** White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla – N W
** Lesser fish eagle, Ichthyophaga humilis – r N
** Grey-headed fish eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus – N r
** Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus – r
** Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus – R
** White-rumped vulture, Gyps bengalensis – C r
** Long-billed vulture, Gyps indicus – C r
** Slender-billed vulture, Gyps tenuirostris – r ?
** Himalayan griffon vulture, Gyps himalayensis – r
** Griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus – r
** Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus – N r w
** Red-headed vulture, Sarcogyps calvus – N r
** Short-toed eagle, Circaetus gallicus – r
** Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela – R
** Nicobar serpent eagle, Spilornis minimus – N r
** Andaman serpent eagle, Spilornis elgini – N r
** Marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus – W
** Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus – W
** Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus – N W
** Pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos – r w
** Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus – W
** Crested goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus – r
** Shikra, Accipiter badius – R
** Nicobar sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri – N r
** Chinese sparrowhawk, Accipiter soloensis – W
** Japanese sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis – W
** Besra, Accipiter virgatus – r
** Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus – r w
** Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis – r w
** White-eyed buzzard, Butastur teesa – R
** Grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus – V
** Common buzzard, Buteo buteo – r w
** Long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus – r W
** Upland buzzard, Buteo hemilasius – W
** Rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus – V
** Black eagle, Ictinaetus malayensis – r
** Lesser spotted eagle, Aquila pomarina – r
** Greater spotted eagle, W Aquila clanga – V
** Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax – R
** Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis – W
** Eastern imperial eagle, w Aquila heliaca – V
** Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos – r
** Bonelli's eagle, Hieraaetus fasciatus – r
** Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus – W
** Rufous-bellied eagle, Hieraaetus kienerii – r
** Changeable hawk eagle, Spizaetus cirrhatus – R
** Mountain hawk eagle, Spizaetus nipalensis – r
* Family: Falconidae
** Collared falconet, Microhierax caerulescens – r
** Pied falconet, Microhierax melanoleucus – r
** Lesser kestrel, p Falco naumanni – V
** Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus – R W
** Red-necked falcon, Falco chicquera – r
** Amur falcon, Falco amurensis – p
** Sooty falcon, Falco concolor
** Merlin, Falco columbarius – W
** Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo – rp
** Oriental hobby, Falco severus – r
** Laggar falcon, Falco jugger – r
** Saker falcon, Falco cherrug – W
** Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus – r w

## Podicipediformes

* Family: Podicipedidae
** Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis – R
** Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena – W
** Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus – r w
** Slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus – W
** Black-necked grebe, Podiceps nigricollis – r w

## Pelecaniformes

* Family: Phaethontidae
** Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus – W
** Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda – r
** White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus – r
* Family: Sulidae
** Masked booby, Sula dactylatra – r
** Red-footed booby, Sula sula – r
** Brown booby, Sula leucogaster – r
* Family: Anhingidae
** Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster – R N
* Family: Phalacrocoracidae
** Pygmy cormorant, Phalacrocorax pygmeus
** Little cormorant, Phalacrocorax niger – R
** Indian cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis – R
** Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo – R W
* Family: Pelecanidae
** Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus – r W
** Dalmatian pelican, Pelecanus crispus – D W
** Spot-billed pelican, Pelecanus philippensis – V R
* Family: Fregatidae
** Great frigatebird, Fregata minor – P
** Lesser frigatebird, Fregata ariel – r
** Christmas Island frigatebird, Fregata andrewsi – V

## Ciconiiformes

* Family: Ardeidae
** Little egret, Egretta garzetta – R
** Western reef egret, Egretta gularis – R
** Pacific reef egret, Egretta sacra – r
** Grey heron, Ardea cinerea – R W
** Goliath heron, Ardea goliath – r?
** White-bellied heron, Ardea insignis – E r
** Great-billed heron, Ardea sumatrana – V
** Purple heron, Ardea purpurea – R
** Eastern great egret, Ardea modesta – R W
** Intermediate egret, Mesophoyx intermedia – R
** Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis – R
** Indian pond heron, Ardeola grayii – R
** Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus – r
** Striated heron, Butorides striatus – r
** Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax – R
** Malayan night heron, Gorsachius melanolophus – r
** Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus – r
** Yellow bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis – r
** Cinnamon bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus – r
** Black bittern, Dupetor flavicollis – r
** Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris – W
* Family: Phoenicopteridae
** Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber – r W
** Lesser flamingo, Phoenicopterus minor – N r
* Family: Threskiornithidae
** Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus – R W
** Black-headed ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus – N R
** Black ibis, Pseudibis papillosa – R
** Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia – R W
* Family: Ciconiidae
** Painted stork, Mycteria leucocephala – N R
** Asian openbill, Anastomus oscitans – R
** Black stork, Ciconia nigra – W
** Woolly-necked stork, Ciconia episcopus – R
** White stork, Ciconia ciconia – W
** Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana – V
** Black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus – N r
** Lesser adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus – V r
** Greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius – E r

## Gaviiformes

* Family: Gaviidae
** Red-throated diver, Gavia stellata – V
** Black-throated diver, Gavia arctica – V

## Procellariiformes

* Family: Procellariidae
** Cape petrel, Daption capense – V
** Barau's petrel, Pterodroma baraui – V
** Bulwer's petrel, Bulweria bulwerii – V
** Jouanin's petrel, Bulweria fallax – V
** Streaked shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas – V
** Wedge-tailed shearwater, Puffinus pacificus – s
** Flesh-footed shearwater, Puffinus carneipes – s
** Sooty shearwater, Puffinus griseus – V
** Short-tailed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris – V
** Audubon's shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri – r
** Persian shearwater, Puffinus persicus – N P
* Family Hydrobatidae
** Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus – P
** White-faced storm-petrel, Pelagodroma marina – V
** Black-bellied storm-petrel, Fregetta tropica – V
** White-bellied storm-petrel, Fregetta grallaria – V
** Swinhoe's storm-petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis – p