This is a list of the birds found at Singanallur Lake in Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Over 100 species of birds have been spotted in the lake. The list includes the name in Tamil.
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Non-passerines: Cormorants • Herons and egrets • Storks • Ibis and spoonbill • Kites and harriers • Ducks • Francolin and fowl • Crakes and rail • Jacanas • Plovers and lapwings • Godwit, sandpipers and stilt • Terns • Doves and pigeons • Parakeet • Cuckoos • Owls • Swifts • Kingfishers • Bee-eaters • Rollers and hoopoe • Barbets • Woodpeckers • Others |
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Passerines: Larks • Martin and swallows • Wagtails and pipit • Shrikes and woodshrikes • Bulbuls • Robin and chats • Laughingthrushes • Warblers, prinias and tailorbird • Flycatchers • Flowerpeckers • Sunbirds • Munias • Sparrows • Weavers • Starling and myna • Orioles • Drongos • Crows and treepies |
Non-passerines[edit | edit source]
Cormorants[edit | edit source]
- Little cormorant, chinna neer kagam
- Indian cormorant, kondai neer kagam
- Great cormorant, peria neer kagam
Herons and egrets[edit | edit source]
- Little egret, chinna kokku
- Purple heron, sen narai
- Grey heron, sambal narai
- Great egret, peria kokku
- Intermediate egret, naduthara kokku
- Cattle egret, unni kokku
- Indian pond heron, kuruttu kokku
- Black-crowned night heron, erakokku
- Western reef egret
Storks[edit | edit source]
- Painted stork, manjal mooku narai
- Woolly-necked stork, sengaal narai
Ibis and spoonbill[edit | edit source]
- Glossy ibis, arival mookkan
- Black-headed ibis, vellai arival mookkan
- Eurasian spoonbill, karandivayan
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Kites and harriers[edit | edit source]
- Black kite, kalla parundhu
- Brahminy kite, semparundhu
- Western marsh harrier, setru poonai parundhu
- Pallid harrier, poonai parundhu
- Pied harrier, vellai poonai parundhu
- Shikra, valluru
Ducks[edit | edit source]
- Gadwall, karuval vathu
- Indian spot-billed duck, pulli mookku vathu
- Northern shoveler, andi vathu
- Garganey, neela chiragi
- Common teal, kiluvai
Francolin and fowl[edit | edit source]
- Grey francolin, kowdhari
- Indian peafowl, neela mayil
Crakes and rail[edit | edit source]
- White-breasted waterhen, kambul kozhi
- Little crake, chinna kaanan kozhi
- Ruddy-breasted crake, sivappu kaanaan kozhi
- Water cock, thanneer kozhi
- Grey-headed swamphen, neela thazhai kozhi
- Common moorhen, thaazhai kozhi
- Common coot, naamak kozhi
Jacanas[edit | edit source]
- Pheasant-tailed jacana, neela vaal ilai kozhi
Plovers and lapwings[edit | edit source]
- Little ringed plover, pattani uppukkothi
- Yellow-wattled lapwing, sivappu mookku aalkatti
- Red-wattled lapwing
Godwit, sandpipers and stilt[edit | edit source]
- Black-tailed godwit, karuvaal mukkan
- Marsh sandpiper, chinna pachai kaali
- Wood sandpiper, pori ullan
- Common sandpiper, ullan
- Black-winged stilt, nedungaal ullan
Terns[edit | edit source]
- Common tern, aala
- Black-bellied tern, karuppu vayitru aala
Doves and pigeons[edit | edit source]
- Blue rock pigeon, mada pura
- Little brown dove, chinna thavittu pura
- Spotted dove, pulli pura
Parakeet[edit | edit source]
- Rose-ringed parakeet, senthaar pynkili
Cuckoos[edit | edit source]
- Jacobin cuckoo, sudalai kuyil
- Asian koel, kokilam
- Greater coucal, shenbagam
Owls[edit | edit source]
- Spotted owlet, pulli aandhai
Swifts[edit | edit source]
- Asian palm swift, panai uzhavaran
- House swift, nattu uzhavaran
Kingfishers[edit | edit source]
- Small blue kingfisher, siraal meenkothi
- Stork-billed kingfisher, peria alagu meenkothi
- White-breasted kingfisher, venmaarbu meenkothi
- Pied kingfisher, karuppu vellai meenkothi
Bee-eaters[edit | edit source]
- Green bee-eater, pachai panchuruttan
- Blue-tailed bee-eater, neelawal panchuruttan
- Chestnut-headed bee-eater, chenthalai panchuruttan
Rollers and hoopoe[edit | edit source]
- Indian roller, panangadai
- Hoopoe, kondalathi
Barbets[edit | edit source]
- Coppersmith barbet, chemmarbu kukkuruvaan
Woodpeckers[edit | edit source]
- Lesser golden-backed woodpecker, ponmudhugu maram kothi
Other non-passerines[edit | edit source]
- Little grebe, mukkulippan
- Spot-billed pelican, kuzhai kada
- Darter, pambu thara
- Common redshank, pavazha kaali
Passerines[edit | edit source]
Larks[edit | edit source]
- Indian bushlark, sivappu irakkai vaanambadi
- Oriental skylark, chinna vaanambadi
Martin and swallows[edit | edit source]
- Barn swallow, thagaivilaan
- Red-rumped swallow, sivappu pitta thagaivilaan
Wagtails and pipit[edit | edit source]
- White wagtail, vellai vaalatti
- Large pied wagtail, karuppu vellai vaalatti
- yellow wagtail, manjal vaalatti
- Grey wagtail, karum saambal vaalatti
- Paddyfield pipit, vayal nettai kaali
Shrikes and woodshrikes[edit | edit source]
- Brown shrike, pazhuppu keechaan
- Rufous-backed shrike, chemmudhugu keechaan
- Common woodshrike, kattu keechaan
Bulbuls[edit | edit source]
- Red-whiskered bulbul, sivappu meesai chinnaan
- Red-vented bulbul, chinnaan
Robin and chats[edit | edit source]
- Indian robin, karunchittu
- Common stonechat, kalkuruvi
- Pied bushchat, karuppu vellai pudhar chittu
Laughingthrushes[edit | edit source]
- Yellow-billed babbler, venthalai silamban
Warblers, prinias and tailorbird[edit | edit source]
- Zitting cisticola, karungottu kadhirkuruvi
- Ashy prinia, saambal kadhirkuruvi
- Paddyfield warbler, vayal kadhirkuruvi
- Blyth's reed warbler, blyth naanal kadhirkuruvi
- Clamorous reed warbler, naanal kadhirkuruvi
- Common tailorbird, thaiyal chittu
- Greenish warbler, pachai kadhirkuruvi
- Eastern Orphean warbler, karunthalai kathirkuruvi
Flycatchers[edit | edit source]
- Indian paradise flycatcher, arasawal eppidippan
Flowerpeckers[edit | edit source]
- Tickell's flowerpecker, tickell malar kothi
Sunbirds[edit | edit source]
- Purple-rumped sunbird, oodha pitta thenchittu
- Purple sunbird, oodha thenchittu
Munias[edit | edit source]
- White-rumped munia, venmudhugu munia
- Spotted munia, pulli chillai
- Tricolored munia, karunthalai chillai
Sparrows[edit | edit source]
- House sparrow, chittu
Weavers[edit | edit source]
- Baya weaver, tookanag kuruvi
Starling and myna[edit | edit source]
- Rosy starling, chollakkuruvi
- Common myna, naganavaai
Orioles[edit | edit source]
- Indian golden oriole, maangkuil
- Black-headed oriole, karunthalai maangkuil
Drongos[edit | edit source]
- Black drongo, karung karichaan
Crows and treepies[edit | edit source]
- Indian treepie, vaal kakkai
- House crow, kakkai
- Jungle crow, andam kakkai