smcproject/ml-wiki-sentences huggingface dataset:
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei Spot-breasted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos analis (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus Common Flameback Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sind Woodpecker Dendrocopos assimilis Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Hypopicus hyperythrus Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus Streak-breasted Woodpecker Picus viridanus (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii Common Flameback Dinopium javanense Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus Broadbills
Order: Passeriformes .
Family: Eurylaimidae
The broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds that feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills.
Their habitat is canopies of wet forests.
There are 15 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in India.
Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus Pittas Hooded Pitta
Family: Pittidae
Pittas are medium-sized by passerine standards, and stocky, with fairly long, strong legs, short tails and stout bills.
Many, but not all, are brightly coloured.
They are spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects and similar invertebrate prey which they find there.
There are 32 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in India.
Blue-naped Pitta Pitta nipalensis Blue Pitta Pitta cyanea Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha (A) Woodshrikes
Family: Tephrodornithidae
The woodshrikes are similar in build to the shrikes.
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola (Western Ghats race split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus Woodswallows
Family: Artamidae
The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds.
They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings.
There are 11 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in India.
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus Ioras
Family: Aegithinidae
The ioras are bulbul -like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in coloration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens.
There are 4 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in India.
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia White-tailed Iora Aegithina nigrolutea Cuckoo-shrikes
Family: Campephagidae
The cuckoo-shrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds.
They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured.
There are 82 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in India.
Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei Andaman Cuckoo-shrike Coracina dobsoni (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005 from Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina striata ) Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera Pied Triller Lalage nigra Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus Whistlers and allies
Family: Pachycephalidae
The family Pachycephalidae includes the whistlers, shrike-thrushes, shrike-tits, pitohuis and Crested Bellbird.
There are 57 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in India.
Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola Shrikes Brown Shrike
Family: Laniidae Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
There are 31 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in India.
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus Rufous Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Philippine Shrike L. c. lucionensis Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis Old World orioles Indian Golden Oriole
Family: Oriolidae
The Old World Orioles are colourful passerine birds.
They are not related to the New World orioles.
There are 29 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in India.
Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii Drongos Black Drongo
Family: Dicruridae
The drongos are mostly are black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints.
They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations.
They have short legs and sit very upright whilst perched, like a shrike.
They flycatch or take prey from the ground.
There are 24 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in India.
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus Fantails White-throated Fantail
Family: Rhipiduridae
The Fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders.
There are 44 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in India.
Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis White-spotted Fantail Rhipidura albogularis (E) White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola Monarch flycatchers
Family: Monarchidae
The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines, which hunt by flycatching.
There are 99 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in India.
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Crows, jays, ravens and magpies Green Magpie House Crow
Family: Corvidae
The Corvidae family includes crows , ravens , jays , choughs , magpies , treepies , nutcrackers , and ground jays .
Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes.
Some of the larger species show high levels of learning behaviour.
There are 120 species worldwide and 22 species which occur in India.
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus Gold-billed Magpie Urocissa flavirostris Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Green Magpie Cissa chinensis Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra (E) Collared Treepie Dendrocitta frontalis Andaman Treepie Dendrocitta bayleyi Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus House Crow Corvus splendens Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos ( C. m. japonensis ) Indian Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus Eastern Jungle Crow Corvus levaillantii Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis Common Raven Corvus corax Waxwings Bohemian Waxwing
Family: Bombycillidae
The waxwings are a group of passerine birds characterized by soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers.
In the Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax, and give the group its name.
These are arboreal birds of northern forests.
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Grey Hypocolius
Family: Hypocoliidae
The Grey Hypocolius is a small Middle Eastern bird.
They are mainly a uniform grey color, with males having a black triangular mask around the eyes, and with the shape and soft plumage of the waxwings.
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus Titmice Cinereous Tit Coal Tit
Family: Paridae
The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills.
There are species 59 worldwide and 14 species which occur in India.
Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-breasted Tit Periparus rufonuchalis Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris Black-crested Tit Periparus melanolophus Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus White-winged Tit Parus nuchalis (E) Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus Indian Yellow Tit Parus aplonotus (E) Yellow-breasted Tit Cyanistes flavipectus Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea Hume's Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis Penduline tits
Family: Remizidae
The penduline tits are a group of small passerine birds, related to the true tits.
There are 13 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in India.
Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus (includes macronyx ) White-crowned Penduline Tit Remiz coronatus Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps Larks
Family: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights.
There are 91 species worldwide and 22 species which occur in India.
Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra affinis Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura (E) Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima Bengal Bushlark Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens Sand Lark Calandrella raytal Crested Lark Galerida cristata Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica (E) Sykes's Lark Galerida deva (E) Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes Bulbuls
Family: Pycnonotidae
Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds.
Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throat or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive brown to black plumage.
Some species have distinct crests.
There are 130 species worldwide and 19 species which occur in India.
Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus (E) Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps Andaman Bulbul Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Flame-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus gularis (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005 with Pycnonotus melanicterus restricted to the Black-capped Bulbul endemic to Sri Lanka) Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus (E) Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus Olive Bulbul Iole virescens Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandi Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus Square-tailed Black Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Nicobar Bulbul Hypsipetes nicobariensis Swallows and martins
Family: Hirundinidae
The Hirundinidae family is a group of passerines characterized by their adaptation to aerial feeding.
Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape.
The feet are designed for perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.
There are 75 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in India.
Barn Swallow Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pale Sand Martin Riparia diluta Grey-throated Sand Martin Riparia chinensis usually treated under Plain Martin Riparia paludicola Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Pale Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta (usually treated under Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula ) Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo fluvicola House Martin Delichon urbicum Asian Martin Delichon dasypus Nepal Martin Delichon nipalense Long-tailed tits Black-throated Tit
Family: Aegithalidae
Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails.
They make woven bag nests in trees.
Most eat a mixed diet that includes insects.
White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus White-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis Rufous-fronted Tit Aegithalos iouschistos Old World warblers
Family: Sylviidae
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds.
The Sylviidae mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent Africa.
Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.
There are 291 species worldwide and 88 species which occur in India.
Family: Cisticolidae
The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World.
They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.
There are 111 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in India.
Ashy Prinia Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Streaked Scrub-Warbler Scotocerca inquieta Rufous-vented Prinia Prinia burnesii Swamp Prinia Prinia cinerascens Striated Prinia Prinia criniger Hill Prinia Prinia atrogularis Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Babblers
Family: Timaliidae
The babblers or timaliids are somewhat diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage.
There are 270 species worldwide and 117 species which occur in India.
India has the largest number of babblers of any country and this represents the largest bird family grouping in any country outside of South America .
Family: Paradoxornithidae
The parrotbills are a group of birds native to East and Southeast Asia, though feral populations are known from elsewhere.
They are generally small, long-tailed birds which inhabit reedbeds and similar habitats.
There are 20 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in India.
Great Parrotbill Conostoma oemodium Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis Fulvous Parrotbill Paradoxornis fulvifrons Black-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis nipalensis Black-browed Parrotbill Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps White-eyes
Family: Zosteropidae
The white-eyes are small and are mostly of undistinguished appearance, the plumage above being generally either some dull color like greenish olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks.
As their name suggests many species have a white ring around the eyes.
There are 96 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in India.
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus Fairy-bluebirds
Family: Irenidae
The Fairy-bluebirds are bulbul -like birds of open forest or thorn scrub.
The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green.
Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella Goldcrest
Family: Regulidae
The kinglets or crests are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice .
There are 7 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in India.
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wrens
Family: Troglodytidae
These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill.
There are 80 species worldwide (of which all but one are New World species) and 1 species which occurs in India.
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatches
Family: Sittidae
There are 24 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in India.
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea Sitta castanea (Indian Nuthatch) and Sitta cinnamoventris (Split by Rasmussen Anderton, 2005) Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa Wallcreeper
Family: Tichodromidae
The Wallcreeper is a small bird with stunning crimson, grey and black plumage, related to the nuthatch family.
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Treecreepers
Family: Certhiidae
There are 6 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in India.
Himalayan Treecreeper Certhia himalayana Nepal Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis Sikkim Treecreeper or Brown-throated Treecreeper , Certhia discolor Manipur Treecreeper , Certhia manipurensis Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonotus Starlings
Family: Sturnidae
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds.
Their flight is strong and direct, and they are very gregarious.
Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.
There are 125 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in India.
European Starling Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spiloptera Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica Great Myna Acridotheres grandis Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus Collared Myna Acridotheres albocinctus Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra Daurian Starling Sturnia sturnina White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis (A) Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii White-headed Starling Temenuchus erythropygius Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Thrushes and allies
Family: Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World.
There are 335 species worldwide and 34 species which occur in India.
Blue-capped Rock Thrush Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Pied Thrush Zoothera wardii Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera mollissima Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus (Elevated to species by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus White-collared Blackbird White-backed Thrush Turdus kessleri Grey-sided Thrush Turdus feae Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis (Elevated to species by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Dusky Thrush Turdus euonomus (earlier included in Turdus naumanni -  Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra Gould's Shortwing Heteroxenicus stellatus (= Brachypteryx stellatus ) Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana White-bellied Shortwing or Nilgiri Blue Robin Myiomela major (earlier Brachypteryx major ) (E) Split with genus revision by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) White-bellied Blue Robin Myiomela albiventris (earlier Brachypteryx major albiventris ) Malabar Whistling Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii (E) Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis Old World flycatchers
Family: Muscicapidae
They are mainly small arboreal insectivores.
The appearance of these birds is very varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.
There 274 species worldwide and 89 species which occur in India.
Family: Cinclidae
Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements.
There are 5 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in India.
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii Leafbirds Orange-bellied Leafbird
Family: Chloropseidae
The Leafbirds are small, bulbul -like birds.
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii Flowerpeckers
Family: Dicaeidae
The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues.
There are 44 species worldwide and 10 species which occur in India.
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanoxanthum Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor Andaman Flowerpecker Dicaeum virescens Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum Sunbirds and spiderhunters
Family: Nectariniidae
The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young.
Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.
There are 131 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in India.
Crimson Sunbird Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima (E) Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis Long-billed Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata Vigors's Sunbird Aethopyga vigorsii (E) Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna Sparrows
Family: Passeridae
Sparrows are small passerine birds.