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This is a '''lists the birds of Chennai''', the capital city of the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Over 130 species of birds have been spotted there.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pictorial Handbook: Birds Of Chennai|last=G. Thirumalai and S. Krishnan|date=July 2005|publisher=Zoological Survey of India|place=Kolkata|url=http://www.vedamsbooks.com/no41408.htm}}</ref> The list includes the local [[Tamil language|Tamil]] name.<br />
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'''Non-passerines''':<br />
[[#Grebes|Grebes]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Cormorants|Cormorants]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Darters|Darters]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Bitterns, herons and egrets|Bitterns, herons and egrets]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Storks|Storks]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Ibises and spoonbills|Ibises and spoonbills]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Flamingos and pelicans|Flamingos and pelicans]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Ducks|Ducks]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Hawks, kites and eagles|Hawks, kites and eagles]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Falcons|Falcons]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Pheasants and partridges|Pheasants and partridges]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Rails, crakes and coots|Rails, crakes, and coots]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Jacanas|Jacanas]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Plovers and lapwings|Plovers and lapwings]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Sandpipers and allies|Sandpipers and allies]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Snipes and curlew|Snipes and curlew]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Gulls|Gulls]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Terns|Terns]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Sandgrouses|Sandgrouses]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Doves and pigeons|Doves and pigeons]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Parrots and parakeets|Parrots and parakeets]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Cuckoos|Cuckoos]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Barn owls|Barn owls]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Typical owls|Typical owls]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Nightjars|Nightjars]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Swifts|Swifts]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Kingfishers|Kingfishers]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Bee-eaters|Bee-eaters]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Rollers and hoopoe|Rollers and hoopoe]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Barbets|Barbets]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Woodpeckers|Woodpeckers]]<br />
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'''Passerines''':<br />
[[#Pitta and larks|Pitta and larks]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Swallows and martins|Swallows and martins]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Wagtails and pipits|Wagtails and pipits]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Cuckooshrikes|Cuckooshrikes]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Bulbuls|Bulbuls]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Thrushes and allies|Thrushes and allies]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Prinias|Prinias]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Cisticolas|Cisticolas]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Acrocephalid warblers|Acrocephalid warblers]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Old World warblers|Old World warblers]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Old World flycatchers|Old World flycatchers]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Laughingthrushes|Laughingthrushes]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Sunbirds|Sunbirds]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Old World orioles|Old World orioles]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Shrikes|Shrikes]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Woodshrikes|Woodshrikes]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Drongos|Drongos]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Woodswallows|Woodswallows]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Crows and treepies|Crows and treepies]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Starlings|Starlings]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Weavers|Weavers]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Munias|Munias]]&nbsp;•<br />
[[#Sparrows|Sparrows]]<br />
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'''[[#References|References]]'''<br />
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==Grebes==<br />
*[[Little grebe]], ''mukkulippan''<br />
<br />
==Cormorants==<br />
*[[Little cormorant]], ''chinna neer kagam''<br />
<br />
==Darters==<br />
*[[Darter]], ''pambu thara''<br />
<br />
==Bitterns, herons and egrets==<br />
*[[Grey heron]], ''sambal narai''<br />
*[[Purple heron]], ''sen narai''<br />
*[[Indian pond heron]], ''kuruttu kokku''<br />
*[[Cattle egret]], ''unni kokku''<br />
*[[Striated heron]], ''dhosi kokku''<br />
*[[Great egret]], ''peria kokku''<br />
*[[Black bittern]], ''karunkurugu''<br />
*[[Little egret]], ''chinna kokku''<br />
*[[Chestnut bittern]], ''sengurugu''<br />
*[[Yellow bittern]], ''manal naarai''<br />
*[[Intermediate egret]], ''vellai kokku''<br />
*[[Black-crowned night heron]], ''erakokku'' or ''vakkaa''<br />
<br />
==Storks==<br />
*[[Painted stork]], ''manjal mooku naarai'' or ''sanguvalai naarai''<br />
*[[Asian open-billed stork]], ''nathai kuthi naarai''<br />
<br />
==Ibises and spoonbills==<br />
*[[Glossy ibis]], ''arival mookan'' or ''anril''<br />
*[[Black-headed ibis]], ''vellai arival mookkan'' or ''thaalaikothi chondan''<br />
<br />
==Flamingos and pelicans==<br />
*[[Greater flamingo]], ''poo narai''<br />
*[[Spot-billed pelican]]<br />
<br />
==Ducks==<br />
*[[Northern pintail]], ''maarkaliyan''<br />
*[[Indian spot-billed duck]], ''pulli mookku vathu''<br />
*[[Lesser whistling duck]], ''cheezhkai siragi'' or ''chilli thaaraa''<br />
<br />
==Hawks, kites and eagles==<br />
*[[Shikra]], ''valluru''<br />
*[[Eurasian sparrowhawk]], ''kuruvi valluru''<br />
*[[Besra]], ''chinna valluru''<br />
*[[Black-winged kite]], ''siria karum parundhu'' or ''karuntholl parundhu''<br />
*[[Brahminy kite]], ''semparundhu'' or ''garudan''<br />
*[[Black kite]], ''kalla parundhu''<br />
*[[Egyptian vulture]], ''manjal thirudi kazhugu''<br />
*[[Crested honey buzzard]], ''thaen parundhu''<br />
*[[Crested serpent eagle]], ''paambu parundhu''<br />
*[[White-bellied sea eagle]]<br />
*[[White-rumped vulture]]<br />
*[[Short-toed snake eagle]]<br />
*[[Booted eagle]] at [[Pallikaranai wetland]]<br />
<br />
==Falcons==<br />
*[[Common kestrel]], ''sivappu valluru''<br />
<br />
==Pheasants and partridges==<br />
*[[Grey francolin]], ''kowdhari''<br />
*[[Indian peafowl]], ''neela mayil''<br />
*[[White-breasted waterhen]], ''kaanang kozhi''<br />
<br />
==Rails, crakes and coots==<br />
*[[Common coot]], ''naamak kozhi''<br />
*[[Common moorhen]], ''thaazhai kozhi''<br />
*[[Grey-headed swamphen]], ''neela thazhai kozhi'' or ''neerk kozhi''<br />
<br />
==Jacanas==<br />
*[[Pheasant-tailed jacana]], ''neela vaal ilai kozhi''<br />
<br />
==Plovers and lapwings==<br />
*[[Kentish plover]], ''chinna kottan''<br />
*[[Little ringed plover]], ''pattani uppukkothi'' or ''sinna kottan''<br />
*[[Pacific golden plover]], ''kalporukki uppukkothi'' or ''uppukkothi''<br />
*[[Red-wattled lapwing]], ''sivappu mookku aalkatti''<br />
*[[Yellow-wattled lapwing]], ''manjhal mookku aalkatti''<br />
<br />
==Sandpipers and allies==<br />
*[[Common sandpiper]], ''ullan'' or ''kottan''<br />
*[[Little stint]], ''kosu ullan''<br />
*[[Black-tailed godwit]], ''karuvaal mukkan''<br />
*[[Ruff (bird)|Ruff]], ''pedhai ullan''<br />
*[[Wood sandpiper]], ''pori ullan'' or ''vayal ullaan''<br />
*[[Common greenshank]], ''pachai kaali'' or ''periya kottaan''<br />
*[[Marsh sandpiper]], ''chinna pachai kaali''<br />
*[[Common redshank]], ''pavazha kaali'' or ''sigappukkaal ullan''<br />
<br />
==Snipes and curlew==<br />
*[[Common snipe]], ''visirivaal ullan'' or ''korai kuthi''<br />
*[[Eurasian curlew]], ''peria kottan'' or ''kuthiraimalai kottan''<br />
*[[Black-winged stilt]], ''pavazhakkaal ullaan''<br />
*[[Stone curlew]], ''kankiledi'' or ''kannadi aalkaatti''<br />
<br />
==Gulls==<br />
*[[Black-headed gull]], ''kadal kaakkai''<br />
<br />
==Terns==<br />
*[[Gull-billed tern]], ''parutha alagu aala'' or ''kadal kuruvi''<br />
*[[River tern (bird)|river tern]], ''aatru aala''<br />
<br />
==Doves and pigeons==<br />
*[[Blue rock pigeon]], ''mada pura''<br />
*[[Spotted dove]], ''pulli pura'' or ''mani pura''<br />
*[[Little brown dove]], ''chinna thavittu pura''<br />
<br />
==Parrots and parakeets==<br />
*[[Rose-ringed parakeet]], ''senthaar pynkili'' or ''kili''<br />
<br />
==Cuckoos==<br />
[[File:Female Asian Koel Chennai showing red eye-ring.jpg|thumb|right|Female Asian koel in Chennai]]<br />
*[[Greater coucal]], ''shenbagam'' or ''kalli kaakka''<br />
*[[Red-winged crested cuckoo]], ''sevviragu kondai kuyil'' or ''kondai kuyil''<br />
*[[Jacobin cuckoo]], ''sudalai kuyil'' or ''paruthi kuyil''<br />
*[[Asian koel]], ''kokilam'' or ''kuyil''<br />
*[[Brainfever bird]], ''akka kuyil'' ''parundhu kuyil''<br />
*[[Blue-faced malkoha]], ''pachai vayan kuyil''<br />
<br />
==Barn owls==<br />
*[[Barn owl]], ''koogai andhai'' or ''saavu kuruvi''<br />
<br />
==Typical owls==<br />
*[[Short-eared owl]], ''kuttai kaadhu aandhai'' or ''aandhai''<br />
*[[Spotted owlet]], ''pulli aandhai''<br />
*[[Eurasian eagle owl]], ''komban aandhai''<br />
<br />
==Nightjars==<br />
*[[Indian nightjar]], ''chinna pakki'' or ''pakki''<br />
<br />
==Swifts==<br />
*[[House swift]], ''nattu uzhavaran''<br />
*[[Asian palm swift]], ''panai uzhavaran'' or ''uzhavaarakkuruvi''<br />
<br />
==Kingfishers==<br />
*[[Alcedo atthis|Small blue kingfisher]], ''siraal meenkothi''<br />
*[[Pied kingfisher]], ''karuppu vellai meenkothi''<br />
*[[Stork-billed kingfisher]], ''peria alagu meenkothi''<br />
*[[Black-capped kingfisher]], ''karunthalai meenkothi''<br />
*[[White-throated kingfisher]], ''venthondai meenkothi''<br />
<br />
==Bee-eaters==<br />
*[[Green bee-eater]], ''pachai panchuruttan'' or ''panchuruttan''<br />
*[[Blue-tailed bee-eater]], ''neelawal panchuruttan''<br />
<br />
==Rollers and hoopoe==<br />
*[[Indian roller]], ''panangadai''<br />
*[[Hoopoe]], ''kondalathi''<br />
<br />
==Barbets==<br />
*[[Coppersmith barbet]], ''semmaarbu kukkuruvaan'' or ''kalutharuppan''<br />
<br />
==Woodpeckers==<br />
*[[Lesser golden-backed woodpecker]], ''ponmudhugu maram kothi''<br />
<br />
==Pitta and larks==<br />
*[[Indian pitta]], ''thottakkallan'' or ''arumani kuruvi''<br />
*[[Oriental skylark]], ''chinna vaanambadi''<br />
*[[Ashy-crowned sparrow lark]], ''sambalthalai vaanambadi''<br />
*[[Jerdon's bushlark]], ''pudhar vaanambadi''<br />
<br />
==Swallows and martins==<br />
*[[Barn swallow]], ''thagaivilaan'' or ''thaampaadi''<br />
<br />
==Wagtails and pipits==<br />
*[[Paddyfield pipit]], ''pullu porukki''<br />
*[[Grey wagtail]], ''kodikkaal vaalatti''<br />
*[[Western yellow wagtail|yellow wagtail]], ''manjal vaalatti''<br />
*[[White-browed wagtail]], ''kulathu kuruvi''<br />
<br />
==Cuckooshrikes==<br />
*[[Black-headed cuckooshrike]], ''karunthalai kuyil keechaan''<br />
*[[Small minivet]], ''chinna minchittu''<br />
<br />
==Bulbuls==<br />
*[[Red-vented bulbul]], ''kondai kuruvi''<br />
*[[Red-whiskered bulbul]], ''thondai koluthi''<br />
*[[White-browed bulbul]], ''manjal thondaikuruvi''<br />
*[[Common iora]], ''maambazha kuruvi''<br />
<br />
==Thrushes and allies==<br />
*[[Orange-headed thrush]], ''senthalai poonkuruvi''<br />
<br />
==Prinias==<br />
*[[Plain prinia]], ''thinu kuruvi''<br />
*[[Ashy prinia]], ''saambal kadhirkuruvi''<br />
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==Cisticolas==<br />
*[[Common tailorbird]], ''thaiyal chittu''<br />
<br />
==Acrocephalid warblers==<br />
*[[Blyth's reed warbler]], ''kadhirkuruvi''<br />
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==Old World warblers==<br />
*[[Yellow-billed babbler]], ''thavittu kuruvi''<br />
<br />
==Old World flycatchers==<br />
*[[Indian robin]], ''vannaathi kuruvi''<br />
*[[Oriental magpie robin]], ''vannathi kuruvi''<br />
*[[Indian paradise flycatcher]], ''vethi vaalkuruvi''<br />
*[[Pied bushchat]], ''pudhar chittu''<br />
<br />
==Laughingthrushes==<br />
*[[Common babbler]], ''thavittu chilamban''<br />
*[[Large grey babbler]], ''periya saambal silamban''<br />
*[[Jungle babbler]], ''kaattu silamban''<br />
<br />
==Sunbirds==<br />
*[[Purple sunbird]], ''thaen chittu''<br />
*[[Loten's sunbird]]<br />
*[[Purple-rumped sunbird]]<br />
<br />
==Old World orioles==<br />
*[[Indian golden oriole]], ''maangkuyil''<br />
<br />
==Shrikes==<br />
*[[Brown shrike]], ''pazhuppu keechaan''<br />
*[[Long-tailed shrike]], ''kattukuruvi'' or ''pey kuruvi''<br />
<br />
==Woodshrikes==<br />
*[[Common woodshrike]], ''kattu keechaan''<br />
<br />
==Drongos==<br />
*[[Black drongo]], ''karichchaan''<br />
<br />
==Woodswallows==<br />
*[[Ashy woodswallow]], ''madam puraa''<br />
<br />
==Crows and treepies==<br />
*[[Jungle crow]], ''andan kakkai'' or ''karun kakkai''<br />
*[[House crow]], ''kakkai''<br />
*[[Rufous treepie]], ''vaal kakkai''<br />
<br />
==Starlings==<br />
*[[Common myna]], ''naahanavaai''<br />
*[[Brahminy starling]], ''pappathi naahanavai''<br />
*[[Rosy starling]], ''chola kuruvi''<br />
<br />
==Weavers==<br />
*[[Streaked weaver]], ''Karungeetru Thookkanam kuruvi''<br />
*[[Baya weaver]], ''Thookanaan kuruvi''<br />
<br />
==Munias==<br />
*[[Tricoloured munia]], ''thinaikuruvi''<br />
*[[Scaly-breasted munia]], ''nellu kuruvi''<br />
*[[White-rumped munia]], ''venmudhugu chillai''<br />
<br />
==Sparrows==<br />
*[[House sparrow]], ''oor kuruvi''<br />
*[[Indian silverbill]], ''nellu kuruvi''<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Birds of India}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Birds Of Chennai}}<br />
[[Category:Lists of birds of India|Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Fauna of Tamil Nadu|Birds, Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Chennai-related lists|Birds]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of birds by location|Chennai]]</div>
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