Species seen during our stay at Wildgrass Resort, Kaziranga.
We had 2 jeep rides in the Central range, 1 in the East, 3 in the West and 2 walks in the Panbari Forest Reserve.
The naming convention is taken from Wildlife Recorder IOC Taxonomy
1 | Swamp Francolin | Francolinus gularis |
2 | Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus murghi |
3 | Kalij Pheasant | Lophura leucomelanos lathami |
4 | Eastern Greylag Goose | Anser anser rubrirostris |
5 | Bar-headed Goose | Anser indicus |
6 | Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna |
7 | Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea |
8 | Gadwall | Anas strepera |
9 | Eurasian Wigeon | Anas penelope |
10 | Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos |
11 | Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha |
12 | Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata |
13 | Northern Pintail | Anas acuta |
14 | Eurasian Teal | Anas crecca crecca |
15 | Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca |
16 | Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula |
17 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans |
18 | Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus episcopus |
19 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus |
20 | Lesser Adjutant | Leptoptilos javanicus |
21 | Greater Adjutant | Leptoptilos dubius |
22 | Indian Pond Heron | Ardeola grayii |
23 | Eastern Cattle Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
24 | Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea cinerea |
25 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea manilensis |
26 | Eastern Great Egret | Ardea alba modesta |
27 | Intermediate Egret | Egretta intermedia intermedia |
28 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta garzetta |
29 | Spot-billed Pelican | Pelecanus philippensis |
30 | Dalmatian Pelican | Pelecanus crispus |
31 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
32 | Continental Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis |
33 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
34 | Eurasian Osprey | Pandion haliaetus haliaetus |
35 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus vociferus |
36 | Black-eared Kite | Milvus migrans lineatus |
37 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus indus |
38 | Pallas's Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus leucoryphus |
39 | Grey-headed Fish Eagle | Icthyophaga ichthyaetus |
40 | Indian Vulture | Gyps indicus |
41 | Short-toed Snake Eagle | Circaetus gallicus |
42 | Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela cheela |
43 | Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus nisosimilis |
44 | Mountain Hawk-eagle | Nisaetus nipalensis nipalensis |
45 | Pied Falconet | Microhierax melanoleucos |
46 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus |
47 | Indian Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus |
48 | Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus chloropus |
49 | Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus |
50 | River Lapwing | Vanellus duvaucelii |
51 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus atronuchalis |
52 | Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus |
53 | Common Redshank | Tringa totanus |
54 | Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia |
55 | Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola |
56 | Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos |
57 | Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii |
58 | Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
59 | River Tern | Sterna aurantia |
60 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis tigrina |
61 | Yellow-footed Green Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus phoenicopterus |
62 | Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea sylvatica |
63 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria nipalensis |
64 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri borealis |
65 | Blossom-headed Parakeet | Psittacula roseata roseata |
66 | Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula alexandri fasciata |
67 | Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis bengalensis |
68 | Common Hawk-cuckoo | Hierococcyx varius varius |
69 | Dusky Eagle-owl | Bubo coromandus coromandus |
70 | Jungle Owlet | Glaucidium radiatum radiatum |
71 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis infumatus |
72 | Red-headed Trogon | Harpactes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus |
73 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis affinis |
74 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis capensis |
75 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis fusca |
76 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis bengalensis |
77 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus |
78 | Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis |
79 | Northern Pied Hornbill | Anthracoceros albirostris albirostris |
80 | Great Hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
81 | Great Barbet | Megalaima virens magnifica |
82 | Lineated Barbet | Megalaima lineata hodgsoni |
83 | Golden-throated Barbet | Megalaima franklinii franklinii |
84 | Blue-throated Barbet | Megalaima asiatica asiatica |
85 | Greater Yellownape | Chrysophlegma flavinucha flavinucha |
86 | Streak-throated Woodpecker | Picus xanthopygaeus |
87 | Buff-spotted Flameback | Chrysocolaptes lucidus |
88 | Bay Woodpecker | Blythipicus pyrrhotis pyrrhotis |
89 | Large Woodshrike | Tephrodornis virgatus pelvicus |
90 | Short-billed Minivet | Pericrocotus brevirostris affinis |
91 | Orange Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus |
92 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus vittatus |
93 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach tricolor |
94 | Grey-backed Shrike | Lanius tephronotus tephronotus |
95 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus xanthornus |
96 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus albirictus |
97 | Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus aeneus |
98 | Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus remifer tectirostris |
99 | Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus hottentottus |
100 | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus grandis |
101 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda vagabunda |
102 | House Crow | Corvus splendens splendens |
103 | Eastern Jungle Crow | Corvus levaillantii |
104 | Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis calochrysea |
105 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus emeria |
106 | Himalayan Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucogenys |
107 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer bengalensis |
108 | Grey-throated Sand Martin | Riparia chinensis chinensis |
109 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
110 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
111 | Striated Babbler | Turdoides earlei earlei |
112 | Grey Sibia | Heterophasia gracilis |
113 | Common Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa intermedia |
114 | Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus |
115 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis tristis |
116 | Pied Myna | Gracupica contra |
117 | Himalayan Whistling Thrush | Myophonus caeruleus temminckii |
118 | Oriental Magpie-robin | Copsychus saularis saularis |
119 | White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus interpositus |
120 | Black-backed Forktail | Enicurus immaculatus |
121 | Siberian Stonechat | Saxicola maurus |
122 | Taiga Flycatcher | Ficedula albicilla |
123 | Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja labecula |
124 | Little Spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra longirostra |
125 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
126 | Citrine Wagtail | Motacilla citreola |
127 | Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea melanope |
128 | White Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
129 | White-browed Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis |
1 | Assam Macaque | Macaca assamensis |
2 | Capped Langur | Trachypithecus pileatus |
3 | Hoolock Gibbon | Bunopithecus hoolock |
4 | Black Giant Squirrel | Ratufa bicolor |
5 | Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel | Dremomys lokriah |
6 | Smooth-coated Otter | Lutrogale perspicillata |
7 | Indian Tiger | Panthera tigris tigris |
8 | Asian Elephant | Elephas maximus |
9 | Indian Rhinoceros | Rhinoceros unicornis |
10 | Wild Boar | Sus scrofa |
11 | Hog Deer | Axis porcinus |
12 | Barasingha | Rucervus duvaucelii |
13 | Sambar | Rusa unicolor |
14 | Wild Water Buffalo | Bubalus bubalis arnee |
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