# List of birds of South Asia: part 4

This list includes those birds of South Asia in the passerine families from Old World warblers to buntings.
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 2 – remainder of non-passerines
* part 3 – passerines from pittas to cisticolas

## Passeriformes

* Family: Sylviidae
** Chestnut-headed tesia, Tesia castaneocoronata – r
** Slaty-bellied tesia, Tesia olivea – r
** Grey-bellied tesia, Tesia cyaniventer – r
** Asian stubtail, Urospena squameiceps
** Pale-footed bush warbler, Cettia pallidipes – r
** Japanese bush warbler, Cettia diphone – V
** Brownish-flanked bush warbler, Cettia fortipes – r
** Chestnut-crowned bush warbler, Cettia major – r
** Aberrant bush warbler, Cettia flavolivacea – r
** Yellowish-bellied bush warbler, Cettia acanthizoides – r
** Grey-sided bush warbler, Cettia brunnifrons – r
** Cetti's warbler, Cettia cetti – W
** Spotted bush warbler, Bradypterus thoracicus – r
** Long-billed bush warbler, Bradypterus major – N r
** Chinese bush warbler, Bradypterus tacsanowskius – V
** Brown bush warbler, Bradypterus luteoventris – r
** Russet bush warbler, Bradypterus seebohmi – V
** Sri Lanka bush warbler, Bradypterus palliseri – N r
** Lanceolated warbler, Locustella lanceolata – W
** Grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia – W
** Pallas's grasshopper warbler, Locustella certhiola – W
** Moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon – r w
** Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus – V
** Black-browed reed warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps – W
** Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola – W
** Blunt-winged warbler, Acrocephalus concinens – r
** Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum – W
** Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus – W
** Oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis – W
** Large-billed reed-warbler, Acrocephalus orinus – R ?
** Clamorous reed warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus – R
** Thick-billed warbler, Acrocephalus aedon – W
** Booted warbler, Hippolais caligata – r w
** Sykes's warbler, Hippolais rama
** Upcher's warbler, Hippolais languida – r
** Mountain tailorbird, Orthotomus cuculatus – r
** Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius – R
** Dark-necked tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis – r
** White-browed tit warbler, Leptopoecile sophiae – r
** Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita – s W
** Mountain chiffchaff, Phylloscopus sindianus – R w
** Plain leaf warbler, Phylloscopus neglectus – W
** Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus – W
** Smoky warbler, Phylloscopus fuligiventer – s w
** Tickell's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus affinis – s W
** Buff-throated warbler, Phylloscopus subaffinis – V
** Sulphur-bellied warbler, Phylloscopus griseolus – s w
** Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi – V
** Buff-barred warbler, Phylloscopus pulcher – r
** Ashy-throated warbler, Phylloscopus maculipennis – r
** Pallas's warbler, Phylloscopus chloronotus – r W
** Chinese leaf warbler, Phylloscopus sichuanensis
** Brooks's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus subviridis – W
** Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus – r W
** Hume's warbler, Phylloscopus humei – W
** Arctic warbler, Phylloscopus borealis – V
** Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides – r W
** Pale-legged leaf warbler, Phylloscopus tenellipes – V
** Large-billed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus magnirostris – r w
** Tytler's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus tytleri – r
** Western crowned warbler, Phylloscopus occipitalis – r
** Eastern crowned warbler, Phylloscopus coronatus – W
** Blyth's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus reguloides – r
** Yellow-vented warbler, Phylloscopus cantator – r
** Green-crowned warbler, Seicercus burkii – R
** Grey-hooded warbler, Seicercus xanthoschistos – R
** White-spectacled warbler, Seicercus affinis – r
** Grey-cheeked warbler, Seicercus poliogenys – r
** Chestnut-crowned warbler, Seicercus castaniceps – r
** Broad-billed warbler, Tickellia hodgsoni – r
** Rufous-faced warbler, Abroscopus albogularis – r
** Black-faced warbler, Abroscopus schisticeps – r
** Yellow-bellied warbler, Abroscopus superciliaris – r
** Striated grassbird, Megalurus palustris – R
** Bristled grassbird, Chaetornis striatus – V r
** Rufous-rumped grassbird, Graminicola bengalensis – N r
** Broad-tailed grassbird, Schoenicola platyura – V r
** Garden warbler, Sylvia borin – V
** Greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis – p
** Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca blythi – W
** Hume's lesser whitethroat, Sylvia althaea – W
** Small whitethroat, Sylvia minula – W
** Menetries warbler, Sylvia mystacea – s
** Eastern desert warbler, Sylvia nana – W
** Barred warbler, Sylvia nisoria – V
** Eastern Orphean warbler, Sylvia crassirostris – r W
* Family: Timaliidae
** Abbott's babbler, Malacocincla abbotti – r
** Buff-breasted babbler, Pellorneum tickelli – r
** Spot-throated babbler, Pellorneum albiventre – r
** Marsh babbler, Pellorneum palustre – V r
** Puff-throated babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps – R
** Brown-capped babbler, Pellorneum fuscocapillum – r
** Large scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus hypoleucos – r
** Spot-breasted scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis – r
** Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrogenys – r
** White-browed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus schisticeps – r
** Indian scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus horsfieldii – r
** Streak-breasted scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ruficollis – r
** Red-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ochraciceps – r
** Coral-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus – r
** Slender-billed scimitar babbler, Xiphirhynchus superciliaris – r
** Long-billed wren-babbler, Rimator malacoptilus – r
** Streaked wren-babbler, Napothera brevicaudata – r
** Eyebrowed wren-babbler, Napothera epilepidota – r
** Scaly-breasted wren-babbler, Pnoepyga albiventer – r
** Nepal wren-babbler, Pnoepyga immaculata – r
** Pygmy wren-babbler, Pnoepyga pusilla – r
** Rufous-throated wren-babbler, Spelaeornis caudatus – N r
** Rusty-throated wren-babbler, Spelaeornis badeigularis – V r
** Bar-winged wren-babbler, Spelaeornis troglodytoides – r
** Spotted wren-babbler, Spelaeornis formosus – r
** Long-tailed wren-babbler, Spelaeornis chocolatinus – r
** Tawny-breasted wren-babbler, Spelaeornis longicaudatus – V r
** Wedge-billed wren-babbler, Sphenocichla humei – r
** Rufous-fronted babbler, Stachyris rufifrons – r
** Rufous-capped babbler, Stachyris ruficeps – r
** Black-chinned babbler, Stachyris pyrrhops – R
** Golden babbler, Stachyris chrysaea – r
** Grey-throated babbler, Stachyris nigriceps – r
** Snowy-throated babbler, Stachyris oglei – V r
** Tawny-bellied babbler, Dumetia hyperythra – R
** Dark-fronted babbler, Rhopocichla atriceps – r
** Striped tit babbler, Macronous gularis – R
** Chestnut-capped babbler, Timalia pileata – R
** Yellow-eyed babbler, Chrysomma sinense – R
** Jerdon's babbler, Chrysomma altirostre – V r
** Spiny babbler, Turdoides nipalensis – r
** Common babbler, Turdoides caudatus – R
** Striated babbler, Turdoides earlei – R
** Slender-billed babbler, Turdoides longirostris – V r
** Large grey babbler, Turdoides malcolmi – R
** Rufous babbler, Turdoides subrufus – r
** Jungle babbler, Turdoides striatus – R
** Orange-billed babbler, Turdoides rufescens – N r
** Yellow-billed babbler, Turdoides affinis – R
** Chinese babax, Babax lanceolatus – V
** Giant babax, Babax waddelli – r
** Silver-eared mesia, Leiothrix argentauris – r
** Red-billed leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea – r
** Cutia, Cutia nipalensis – r
** Black-headed shrike babbler, Pteruthius rufiventer – r
** White-browed shrike babbler, Pteruthius flaviscapis – r
** Green shrike babbler, Pteruthius xanthochlorus – r
** Black-eared shrike babbler, Pteruthius melanotis – r
** Chestnut-fronted shrike babbler, Pteruthius aenobarbus – r
** White-hooded babbler, Gampsorhynchus rufulus – r
** Rusty-fronted barwing, Actinodura egertoni – r
** Hoary-throated barwing, Actinodura nipalensis – r
** Streak-throated barwing, Actinodura waldeni – r
** Blue-winged minla, Minla cyanouroptera – r
** Chestnut-tailed minla, Minla strigula – r
** Red-tailed minla, Minla ignotincta – r
** Golden-breasted fulvetta, Alcippe chrysotis – r
** Yellow-throated fulvetta, Alcippe cinerea – r
** Rufous-winged fulvetta, Alcippe castaneceps – r
** White-browed fulvetta, Alcippe vinipectus – r
** Streak-throated fulvetta, Alcippe cinereiceps – r
** Ludlow's fulvetta, Alcippe ludlowi – r
** Rufous-throated fulvetta, Alcippe rufogularis – r
** Rusty-capped fulvetta, Alcippe dubia – r
** Brown-cheeked fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala – R
** Nepal fulvetta, Alcippe nipalensis – r
** Rufous-backed sibia, Heterophasia annectans – r
** Rufous sibia, Heterophasia capistrata – R
** Grey sibia, Heterophasia gracilis – r
** Beautiful sibia, Heterophasia pulchella – r
** Long-tailed sibia, Heterophasia picaoides – r
** Striated yuhina, Yuhina castaniceps – r
** White-naped yuhina, Yuhina bakeri – r
** Whiskered yuhina, Yuhina flavicollis – R
** Stripe-throated yuhina, Yuhina gularis – R
** Rufous-vented yuhina, Yuhina occipitalis – r
** Black-chinned yuhina, Yuhina nigrimenta – R
** White-bellied yuhina, Yuhina zantholeuca – r
** Fire-tailed myzornis, Myzornis pyrrhoura – r
** Bearded parrotbill, Panurus biarmicus
** Great parrotbill, Conostoma oemodium – r
** Brown parrotbill, Paradoxornis unicolor – r
** Grey-headed parrotbill, Paradoxornis gularis – r
** Black-breasted parrotbill, Paradoxornis flavirostris – V r
** Spot-breasted parrotbill, Paradoxornis guttaticollis – r
** Fulvous parrotbill, Paradoxornis fulvifrons – r
** Black-throated parrotbill, Paradoxornis nipalensis – r
** Lesser rufous-headed parrotbill, Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris – r
** Greater rufous-headed parrotbill, Paradoxornis ruficeps – r
* Family: Alaudidae
** Singing bushlark, Mirafra cantillans – r
** Indian bushlark, Mirafra erythroptera – R
** Bengal bushlark, Mirafra assamica – R
** Rufous-winged bushlark, Mirafra affinis – R
** Black-crowned sparrow lark, Eremopterix nigriceps – r
** Ashy-crowned sparrow lark, Eremopterix grisea – R
** Bar-tailed lark, Ammomanes cincturus – r
** Rufous-tailed lark, Ammomanes phoenicurus – R
** Desert lark, Ammomanes deserti – r
** Greater hoopoe lark, Alaemon alaudipes – r
** Bimaculated lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata – W
** Tibetan lark, Melanocorypha maxima – r
** Short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla – W
** Hume's lark, Calandrella acutirostris – r w
** Lesser short-toed lark, Calandrella rufescens – W
** Asian short-toed lark, Calandrella cheleensis – V
** Sand lark, Calandrella raytal – R
** Crested lark, Galerida cristata – R
** Malabar crested lark, Galerida malabarica – r
** Sykes's lark, Galerida deva – r
** Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis – W
** Oriental skylark, Alauda gulgula – R
** Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris – r
* Family: Nectariniidae
** Thick-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile – R
** Yellow-vented flowerpecker, Dicaeum chrysorrheum – r
** Yellow-bellied flowerpecker, Dicaeum melanoxanthum – r
** Legge's flowerpecker, Dicaeum vincens – N r
** Orange-bellied flowerpecker, Dicaeum trigonostigma – r
** Pale-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum erythrorynchos – R
** Plain flowerpecker, Dicaeum concolor – r
** Fire-breasted flowerpecker, Dicaeum ignipectus – r
** Scarlet-backed flowerpecker, Dicaeum cruentatum – r
** Ruby-cheeked sunbird, Anthreptes singalensis – r
** Purple-rumped sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica – R
** Crimson-backed sunbird, Nectarinia minima – r
** Purple-throated sunbird, Nectarinia sperata – r
** Olive-backed sunbird, Nectarinia jugularis – r
** Purple sunbird, Nectarinia asiatica – R
** Loten's sunbird, Nectarinia lotenia – R
** Gould's sunbird, Aethopyga gouldiae – r
** Green-tailed sunbird, Aethopyga nipalensis – r
** Black-throated sunbird, Aethopyga saturata – r
** Crimson sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja – R
** Fire-tailed sunbird, Aethopyga ignicauda – r
** Little spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra – r
** Streaked spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna – r
* Family: Passeridae
** House sparrow, Passer domesticus – R
** Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis – W
** Sind sparrow, Passer pyrrhonotus – r
** Russet sparrow, Passer rutilans – R
** Dead Sea sparrow, Passer moabiticus – V
** Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus – R
** Chestnut-shouldered petronia, Petronia xanthocollis – R
** Rock sparrow, Petronia petronia – W
** Tibetan snowfinch, Montifringilla adamsi – r
** White-rumped snowfinch, Pyrgilauda taczanowskii – r
** Rufous-necked snowfinch, Pyrgilauda ruficollis – W
** Plain-backed snowfinch, Pyrgilauda blanfordi – W
* Family: Motacillidae
** Forest wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus – r W
** White wagtail, Motacilla alba – r W
** White-browed wagtail, Motacilla maderaspatensis – R
** Citrine wagtail, Motacilla citreola citreola – r W
** Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava – W
** Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea – r W
** Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi – W
** Paddyfield pipit, Anthus rufulus – R
** Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris – W
** Blyth's pipit, Anthus godlewskii – W
** Long-billed pipit, Anthus similis – R w
** Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis – r W
** Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni – R W
** Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis – V
** Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus – p
** Rosy pipit, Anthus roseatus – r
** Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta – W
** Buff-bellied pipit, Anthus rubescens – W
** Upland pipit, Anthus sylvanus – r
** Nilgiri pipit, Anthus nilghiriensis – N r
* Family: Prunellidae
** Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris – r
** Altai accentor, Prunella himalayana – W
** Robin accentor, Prunella rubeculoides – R
** Rufous-breasted accentor, Prunella strophiata – r
** Radde's accentor, Prunella ocularis – V
** Brown accentor, Prunella fulvescens – r
** Black-throated accentor, Prunella atrogularis – W
** Maroon-backed accentor, Prunella immaculata – r
** Family: Ploceidae
** Black-breasted weaver, Ploceus benghalensis – R
** Streaked weaver, Ploceus manyar – R
** Baya weaver, Ploceus philippinus – R
** Finn's weaver, Ploceus megarhynchus – V r
* Family: Estrildidae
** Red avadavat, Amandava amandava – R
** Green avadavat, Amandava formosa – V r
** Indian silverbill, Lonchura malabarica – R
** White-rumped munia, Lonchura striata – R
** Black-throated munia, Lonchura kelaarti – r
** Scaly-breasted munia, Lonchura punctulata – R
** Black-headed munia, Lonchura malacca – R
** Java sparrow, Lonchura oryzivora – I r
* Family: Fringillidae
** Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs – V
** Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla – V
** Fire-fronted serin, Serinus pusillus – R
** Yellow-breasted greenfinch, Carduelis spinoides – R
** Black-headed greenfinch, Carduelis ambigua – r
** Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus – V
** Tibetan serin, Carduelis thibetana – r
** European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis – r
** Twite, Carduelis flavirostris – r
** Eurasian linnet, Carduelis cannabina – W
** Plain mountain finch, Leucosticte nemoricola – r
** Black-headed mountain finch, Leucosticte brandti – r
** Red-browed finch, Callacanthis burtoni –
** Crimson-winged finch, Rhodopechys sanguinea – r
** Trumpeter finch, Bucanetes githagineus – W
** Mongolian finch, Bucanetes mongolicus – W
** Desert finch, Rhodospiza absoleta – V
** Blanford's rosefinch, Carpodacus rubescens – r
** Dark-breasted rosefinch, Carpodacus nipalensis – r
** Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus – r w
** Beautiful rosefinch, Carpodacus pulcherrimus – r
** Pink-browed rosefinch, Carpodacus rodochrous – r
** Vinaceous rosefinch, Carpodacus vinaceus – r
** Dark-rumped rosefinch, Carpodacus edwardsii – r
** Three-banded rosefinch, Carpodacus trifasciatus – V
** Spot-winged rosefinch, Carpodacus rodopeplus – r
** White-browed rosefinch, Carpodacus thura – r
** Red-mantled rosefinch, Carpodacus rhodochlamys – r
** Streaked rosefinch, Carpodacus rubicilloides – r
** Great rosefinch, Carpodacus rubicilla – r
** Red-fronted rosefinch, Carpodacus puniceus – r
** Crimson-browed finch, Propyrrhula subhimachala – r
** Scarlet finch, Haematospiza sipahi – r
** Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra – r
** Brown bullfinch, Pyrrhula nipalensis – r
** Orange bullfinch, Pyrrhula aurantiaca – r
** Red-headed bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythrocephala – r
** Grey-headed bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythaca – r
** Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes – W
** Japanese grosbeak, Eophona personata – V
** Black-and-yellow grosbeak, Mycerobas icterioides – r
** Collared grosbeak, Mycerobas affinis – r
** Spot-winged grosbeak, Mycerobas melanozanthos – r
** White-winged grosbeak, Mycerobas carnipes – r
** Gold-naped finch, Pyrrhoplectes epauletta – r
* Family: Emberizidae
** Crested bunting, Melophus lathami – R
** Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella – W
** Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos – W
** Rock bunting, Emberiza cia – R
** Godlewski's bunting, Emberiza godlewskii – r
** Grey-necked bunting, Emberiza buchanani – W
** Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana – V
** Chestnut-breasted bunting, Emberiza stewarti – r w
** Striolated bunting, Emberiza striolata – r
** Chestnut-eared bunting, Emberiza fucata – r w
** Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla – W
** Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica –
** Yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola – W
** Chestnut bunting, Emberiza rutila – W
** Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala – W
** Red-headed bunting, Emberiza bruniceps – W
** Black-faced bunting, Emberiza spodocephala – W
** Pallas's reed bunting, Emberiza pallasi – V
** Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus – r w
** Corn bunting, Miliaria calandra – V