List of birds of Chennai
This is a lists the birds of Chennai, the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Over 130 species of birds have been spotted there.[1] The list includes the local Tamil name.
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Non-passerines: Grebes • Cormorants • Darters • Bitterns, herons and egrets • Storks • Ibises and spoonbills • Flamingos and pelicans • Ducks • Hawks, kites and eagles • Falcons • Pheasants and partridges • Rails, crakes, and coots • Jacanas • Plovers and lapwings • Sandpipers and allies • Snipes and curlew • Gulls • Terns • Sandgrouses • Doves and pigeons • Parrots and parakeets • Cuckoos • Barn owls • Typical owls • Nightjars • Swifts • Kingfishers • Bee-eaters • Rollers and hoopoe • Barbets • Woodpeckers |
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Passerines: Pitta and larks • Swallows and martins • Wagtails and pipits • Cuckooshrikes • Bulbuls • Thrushes and allies • Prinias • Cisticolas • Acrocephalid warblers • Old World warblers • Old World flycatchers • Laughingthrushes • Sunbirds • Old World orioles • Shrikes • Woodshrikes • Drongos • Woodswallows • Crows and treepies • Starlings • Weavers • Munias • Sparrows |
GrebesEdit
- Little grebe, mukkulippan
CormorantsEdit
- Little cormorant, chinna neer kagam
DartersEdit
- Darter, pambu thara
Bitterns, herons and egretsEdit
- Grey heron, sambal narai
- Purple heron, sen narai
- Indian pond heron, kuruttu kokku
- Cattle egret, unni kokku
- Striated heron, dhosi kokku
- Great egret, peria kokku
- Black bittern, karunkurugu
- Little egret, chinna kokku
- Chestnut bittern, sengurugu
- Yellow bittern, manal naarai
- Intermediate egret, vellai kokku
- Black-crowned night heron, erakokku or vakkaa
StorksEdit
- Painted stork, manjal mooku naarai or sanguvalai naarai
- Asian open-billed stork, nathai kuthi naarai
Ibises and spoonbillsEdit
- Glossy ibis, arival mookan or anril
- Black-headed ibis, vellai arival mookkan or thaalaikothi chondan
Flamingos and pelicansEdit
- Greater flamingo, poo narai
- Spot-billed pelican
DucksEdit
- Northern pintail, maarkaliyan
- Indian spot-billed duck, pulli mookku vathu
- Lesser whistling duck, cheezhkai siragi or chilli thaaraa
Hawks, kites and eaglesEdit
- Shikra, valluru
- Eurasian sparrowhawk, kuruvi valluru
- Besra, chinna valluru
- Black-winged kite, siria karum parundhu or karuntholl parundhu
- Brahminy kite, semparundhu or garudan
- Black kite, kalla parundhu
- Egyptian vulture, manjal thirudi kazhugu
- Crested honey buzzard, thaen parundhu
- Crested serpent eagle, paambu parundhu
- White-bellied sea eagle
- White-rumped vulture
- Short-toed snake eagle
- Booted eagle at Pallikaranai wetland
FalconsEdit
- Common kestrel, sivappu valluru
Pheasants and partridgesEdit
- Grey francolin, kowdhari
- Indian peafowl, neela mayil
- White-breasted waterhen, kaanang kozhi
Rails, crakes and cootsEdit
- Common coot, naamak kozhi
- Common moorhen, thaazhai kozhi
- Grey-headed swamphen, neela thazhai kozhi or neerk kozhi
JacanasEdit
- Pheasant-tailed jacana, neela vaal ilai kozhi
Plovers and lapwingsEdit
- Kentish plover, chinna kottan
- Little ringed plover, pattani uppukkothi or sinna kottan
- Pacific golden plover, kalporukki uppukkothi or uppukkothi
- Red-wattled lapwing, sivappu mookku aalkatti
- Yellow-wattled lapwing, manjhal mookku aalkatti
Sandpipers and alliesEdit
- Common sandpiper, ullan or kottan
- Little stint, kosu ullan
- Black-tailed godwit, karuvaal mukkan
- Ruff, pedhai ullan
- Wood sandpiper, pori ullan or vayal ullaan
- Common greenshank, pachai kaali or periya kottaan
- Marsh sandpiper, chinna pachai kaali
- Common redshank, pavazha kaali or sigappukkaal ullan
Snipes and curlewEdit
- Common snipe, visirivaal ullan or korai kuthi
- Eurasian curlew, peria kottan or kuthiraimalai kottan
- Black-winged stilt, pavazhakkaal ullaan
- Stone curlew, kankiledi or kannadi aalkaatti
GullsEdit
- Black-headed gull, kadal kaakkai
TernsEdit
- Gull-billed tern, parutha alagu aala or kadal kuruvi
- river tern, aatru aala
Doves and pigeonsEdit
- Blue rock pigeon, mada pura
- Spotted dove, pulli pura or mani pura
- Little brown dove, chinna thavittu pura
Parrots and parakeetsEdit
- Rose-ringed parakeet, senthaar pynkili or kili
CuckoosEdit
- Greater coucal, shenbagam or kalli kaakka
- Red-winged crested cuckoo, sevviragu kondai kuyil or kondai kuyil
- Jacobin cuckoo, sudalai kuyil or paruthi kuyil
- Asian koel, kokilam or kuyil
- Brainfever bird, akka kuyil parundhu kuyil
- Blue-faced malkoha, pachai vayan kuyil
Barn owlsEdit
- Barn owl, koogai andhai or saavu kuruvi
Typical owlsEdit
- Short-eared owl, kuttai kaadhu aandhai or aandhai
- Spotted owlet, pulli aandhai
- Eurasian eagle owl, komban aandhai
NightjarsEdit
- Indian nightjar, chinna pakki or pakki
SwiftsEdit
- House swift, nattu uzhavaran
- Asian palm swift, panai uzhavaran or uzhavaarakkuruvi
KingfishersEdit
- Small blue kingfisher, siraal meenkothi
- Pied kingfisher, karuppu vellai meenkothi
- Stork-billed kingfisher, peria alagu meenkothi
- Black-capped kingfisher, karunthalai meenkothi
- White-throated kingfisher, venthondai meenkothi
Bee-eatersEdit
- Green bee-eater, pachai panchuruttan or panchuruttan
- Blue-tailed bee-eater, neelawal panchuruttan
Rollers and hoopoeEdit
- Indian roller, panangadai
- Hoopoe, kondalathi
BarbetsEdit
- Coppersmith barbet, semmaarbu kukkuruvaan or kalutharuppan
WoodpeckersEdit
- Lesser golden-backed woodpecker, ponmudhugu maram kothi
Pitta and larksEdit
- Indian pitta, thottakkallan or arumani kuruvi
- Oriental skylark, chinna vaanambadi
- Ashy-crowned sparrow lark, sambalthalai vaanambadi
- Jerdon's bushlark, pudhar vaanambadi
Swallows and martinsEdit
- Barn swallow, thagaivilaan or thaampaadi
Wagtails and pipitsEdit
- Paddyfield pipit, pullu porukki
- Grey wagtail, kodikkaal vaalatti
- yellow wagtail, manjal vaalatti
- White-browed wagtail, kulathu kuruvi
CuckooshrikesEdit
- Black-headed cuckooshrike, karunthalai kuyil keechaan
- Small minivet, chinna minchittu
BulbulsEdit
- Red-vented bulbul, kondai kuruvi
- Red-whiskered bulbul, thondai koluthi
- White-browed bulbul, manjal thondaikuruvi
- Common iora, maambazha kuruvi
Thrushes and alliesEdit
- Orange-headed thrush, senthalai poonkuruvi
PriniasEdit
- Plain prinia, thinu kuruvi
- Ashy prinia, saambal kadhirkuruvi
CisticolasEdit
- Common tailorbird, thaiyal chittu
Acrocephalid warblersEdit
- Blyth's reed warbler, kadhirkuruvi
Old World warblersEdit
- Yellow-billed babbler, thavittu kuruvi
Old World flycatchersEdit
- Indian robin, vannaathi kuruvi
- Oriental magpie robin, vannathi kuruvi
- Indian paradise flycatcher, vethi vaalkuruvi
- Pied bushchat, pudhar chittu
LaughingthrushesEdit
- Common babbler, thavittu chilamban
- Large grey babbler, periya saambal silamban
- Jungle babbler, kaattu silamban
SunbirdsEdit
- Purple sunbird, thaen chittu
- Loten's sunbird
- Purple-rumped sunbird
Old World oriolesEdit
- Indian golden oriole, maangkuyil
ShrikesEdit
- Brown shrike, pazhuppu keechaan
- Long-tailed shrike, kattukuruvi or pey kuruvi
WoodshrikesEdit
- Common woodshrike, kattu keechaan
DrongosEdit
- Black drongo, karichchaan
WoodswallowsEdit
- Ashy woodswallow, madam puraa
Crows and treepiesEdit
- Jungle crow, andan kakkai or karun kakkai
- House crow, kakkai
- Rufous treepie, vaal kakkai
StarlingsEdit
- Common myna, naahanavaai
- Brahminy starling, pappathi naahanavai
- Rosy starling, chola kuruvi
WeaversEdit
- Streaked weaver, Karungeetru Thookkanam kuruvi
- Baya weaver, Thookanaan kuruvi
MuniasEdit
- Tricoloured munia, thinaikuruvi
- Scaly-breasted munia, nellu kuruvi
- White-rumped munia, venmudhugu chillai
SparrowsEdit
- House sparrow, oor kuruvi
- Indian silverbill, nellu kuruvi
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ G. Thirumalai and S. Krishnan (July 2005). Pictorial Handbook: Birds Of Chennai. Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India.