Grey
Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus |
Mudumalai, on the Bokkapuram road |
Jungle
Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica |
seen in dry woodland in the park
at Mudumalai |
Red
Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea E |
a pair at Top Slip, near the
second checkpost |
Grey
Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii E |
seen or heard at all sights |
Indian
Peafowl Pavo cristatus |
Mudumalai |
Spot-billed
Duck Anas poecilorhyncha |
Mudumalai, on the Moyar River |
Little
Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Ooty Lake |
Little
Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger |
Mudumalai, on the Moyar River |
Indian
Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
Mudumalai, on the Moyar River |
Great
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo |
Mudumalai, on the Moyar River |
Little
Egret Egretta garzetta |
Mudumalai, on the Moyar River |
Great
Egret Ardea alba |
Ooty Lake |
Cattle
Egret Ardea ibis |
throughout |
Indian
Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii |
Mudumalai, on the Moyar River |
Oriental
Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus |
quite common at Mudumalai
especially in the Theppakadu area |
Black-winged
Kite Elanus caeruleus |
one at Top Slip |
Black
Kite Milvus migrans |
throughout |
Brahminy
Kite Haliastur indus |
Ooty and Mudumalai |
Crested
Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela |
Mudumalai |
Shikra
Accipiter badius |
Mudumalai |
Common
Buzzard Buteo buteo |
Mudumalai |
Black
Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis |
one at Top Slip |
Eurasian
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus |
one at Ooty, one at Eravikulam |
White-breasted
Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus |
Mudumalai, one at Theppakadu on
the banks of the Moyar River |
Common
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus |
Ooty Lake |
Green
Sandpiper Tringa ochropus |
Mudumalai |
Common
Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos |
one at Munnar in the (rather
filthy) Muthirupuzha River |
Red-wattled
Lapwing Vanellus indicus |
Mudumalai |
Rock
Dove Columba livia |
everywhere |
Spotted
Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis |
recorded every day |
Yellow-footed
Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera |
Mudumalai |
Green
Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea |
Cardomam Shola at Munnar |
Plum-headed
Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala |
very common at Mudumalai |
Malabar
Parakeet Psittacula columboides E |
in slightly fewer numbers than
the above at Mudumalai, also |
Chestnut-winged
Cuckoo Clamator coromandus |
one at Top Slip |
Common
Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus varius |
seen or heard at Mudumalai and
Top Slip |
Asian
Koel Eudynamys scolopacea |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Greater
Coucal Centropus sinensis |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Brown
Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis |
one at Mudumalai on the Moyar
River and one in the Karian Shola at Top Slip |
Jungle
Owlet Glaucidium radiatum |
one at Top Slip |
Jerdon's
Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis |
one spotlit on a night walk along
the main road north of Top Slip |
Indian
Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus |
heard at Mudumalai |
Crested
Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata |
Mudumalai |
Indian
Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor |
throughout |
White-rumped
Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica |
Theppakadu, Mudumalai |
Brown-backed
Needletail Hirundapus giganteus |
Mudumalai |
Asian
Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis |
Munnar |
Alpine
Swift Tachymarptis melba |
Cardomam Shola, Munnar |
Common
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis |
common at Mudumalai on the Moyar
River |
White-throated
Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis |
common in lowland areas |
Blue-bearded
Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni |
one in the park at Mudumalai |
Green
Bee-eater Merops orientalis |
Mudumalai |
Blue-tailed
Bee-eater Merops philippinus |
one only at Mudumalai |
Chestnut-headed
Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Indian
Roller Coracias benghalensis |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Eurasian
Hoopoe Upupa epops |
very common in Mudumalai at the
time of our visit |
Malabar
Grey-Hornbill Ocyceros griseus E |
only at Top Slip where not
uncommon |
Great
Hornbill Buceros bicornis |
only one seen at Top Slip, more
often heard |
White-cheeked
Barbet Megalaima viridis E |
common at Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Crimson-fronted
Barbet Megalaima rubricapilla |
only one seen at Top Slip |
Coppersmith
Barbet Megalaima haemacephala |
common at Mudumalai |
Brown-capped
Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Lesser
Yellownape Picus chlorolophus |
Mudumalai |
Common
Flameback Dinopium javanense |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Greater
Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
White-naped
Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus |
superb views of a pair near the
Sigur River, Mudumalai |
Black-naped
Monarch Hypothymis azurea |
Mudumalai and Top Slip, always
near watercourses |
Asian
Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
White-browed
Fantail Rhipidura aureola |
Mudumalai |
Black
Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus |
Mudumalai |
Ashy
Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus |
Naduvattum Shola near Ooty |
White-bellied
Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens |
Mudumalai |
Bronzed
Drongo Dicrurus aeneus |
Mudumalai |
Greater
Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Common
Iora Aegithina tiphia |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Black-headed
Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera |
only one at Mudumalai, near
Theppakadu |
Small
Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus |
Mudumalai |
White-bellied
Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius E |
a small flock seen near
Theppakadu at Mudumalai |
Scarlet
Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Bar-winged
Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus |
Ooty and Mudumalai |
Eurasian
Golden-Oriole Oriolus oriolus |
Karian Shola at Top Slip, feeding
with other frugivores in a large fruiting fig |
Black-naped
Oriole Oriolus chinensis |
one at Mudumalai |
Black-hooded
Oriole Oriolus xanthornus |
Mudumalai |
Rufous
Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda |
two at Mudumalai |
White-bellied
Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra E |
not uncommon at Top Slip |
House
Crow Corvus splendens |
throughout |
Large-billed
Crow Corvus macrorhynchos |
throughout |
Asian
Fairy-bluebird Irena puella |
Mudumalai, heard at Top Slip |
Blue-winged
Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis |
one at Mudumalai |
Golden-fronted
Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons |
Mudumalai |
Brown
Shrike Lanius cristatus |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Bay-backed
Shrike Lanius vittatus |
three or four at Mudumalai |
Long-tailed
Shrike Lanius schach |
Ooty, Mudumalai, where common,
Munnar |
Large
Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Richard's
Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae |
Mudumalai, near Jungle Huts |
Nilgiri
Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis E |
two at Eravikulam, one perched on
a rock in an open area, one perched in a tree on the edge of one of the sholas |
Forest
Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus |
Mudumalai |
Grey
Wagtail Motacilla cinerea |
recorded at all sites |
White-browed
Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis |
common at Mudumalai, also at
Munnar |
House
Sparrow Passer domesticus |
throughout |
Chestnut-shouldered
Petronia Petronia xanthocollis |
common at Mudumalai |
Black-throated
Munia Lonchura kelaarti |
two at Mudumalai (possible split
from Sri Lankan race) |
Common
Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus |
in low numbers at Ooty, Mudumalai
and Eravikulam |
Purple-rumped
Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica |
common at Mudumalai |
Crimson-backed
Sunbird Nectarinia minima E |
only one at Top Slip |
Purple
Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica |
Mudumalai |
Long-billed
Sunbird Nectarinia lotenia |
one at Mudumalai |
Plain
Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor |
common at Mudumalai |
Chestnut-bellied
Nuthatch Sitta castanea |
two at Mudumalai near our
accommodation on the Bokkapuram road |
Velvet-fronted
Nuthatch Sitta frontalis |
Cairnhill Reserve at Ooty,
Mudumalai, Top Slip in low numbers |
Barn
Swallow Hirundo rustica |
Ooty and Mudumalai |
Pacific
(Hill) Swallow Hirundo (domicila) tahitica |
Ooty and Munnar |
Wire-tailed
Swallow Hirundo smithii |
Mudumalai, a small group of birds
over one of the canals running through the area |
Red-rumped
Swallow Hirundo daurica |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Grey-headed
Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus E |
two birds bathing in a puddle
near the Sigur River at Mudumalai, ca 4.00pm, in company with Red-whiskered, Red-vented
and White-browed Bulbuls |
Black-crested
Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus |
only at Top Slip |
Red-whiskered
Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus |
recorded every day at every site |
Red-vented
Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer |
very common at Mudumalai |
White-browed
Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus |
Mudumalai |
Yellow-browed
Bulbul Iole indica |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Black
Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus |
Ooty and Munnar |
Paddyfield
Warbler Acrocephalus agricola |
one at Cairnhill Reserve, Ooty |
Clamorous
Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus |
Mudumalai, on the Moyar River |
Booted
Warbler Hippolais caligata |
very common at Mudumalai |
Common
Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius |
Mudumalai |
Tickell's
Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus affinis |
Ooty, Mudumalai, Eravikulam |
Greenish
Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides |
Ooty |
Large-billed
Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris |
Cairnhill Reserve, Ooty - the
call is very distinctive |
Western
Crowned-Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis |
one at Naduvattum Shola, Ooty |
Lesser
Whitethroat Sylvia curruca |
Mudumalai, two birds near
Theppakadu adn two near the Sigur River |
Ashy
Prinia Prinia socialis |
Ooty |
Wynaad
Laughingthrush Garrulax delesserti E |
this relatively skulking
laughingthrush showed well at Top Slip on the edges of the Karina Shola |
Rufous-breasted
(Nilgiri) Laughingthrush
Garrulax cachinnans E |
super views in original forest at
Cairhill Reserve, not seen in any of the degraded forest |
Grey-breasted
Laughingthrush Garrulax jerdoni E |
easily found in sholas in the
Rajamalai area of Eravilalum NP |
Puff-throated
Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps |
one at Cardomom Shola, Munnar |
Indian
Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii |
Ooty, Mudumalai, Top Slip |
Tawny-bellied
Babbler Dumetia hyperythra |
Mudumalai |
Dark-fronted
Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps |
Top Slip |
Yellow-eyed
Babbler Chrysomma sinense |
two birds seen in company with
Tawny-bellied Babbler in riparian grasses at Mudumalai |
Large
Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi |
only seen when walking in dry
woodland in the park |
Rufous
Babbler Turdoides subrufus E |
a very tricky bird that we
eventually caught up with at Top Slip in the Karian Shola, they dive straight into the
depths of the large bamboo stands and tend not to show well |
Jungle
Babbler Turdoides striatus |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Yellow-billed
Babbler Turdoides affinis |
common at Mudumalai |
Brown-cheeked
Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala |
Naduvattum Shola |
Great
Tit Parus major |
seen at all sites except those
around Munnar |
Black-lored
Tit Parus xanthogenys |
Mudumalai, in riparian vegetation |
Oriental
White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus |
Ooty, Mudumalai, Eravikulam |
Blue
Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius |
one at Eravikulam |
Malabar
Whistling-Thrush Myiophonus horsfieldii E |
two at Cardomom Shola, Munnar and
one at Karian Shola, Top Slip |
Orange-headed
Thrush Zoothera citrina |
one each at Cairnhill Reserve,
Mudumalai near Jungle Huts and Karian Shola, Top Slip |
Common
Blackbird Turdus merula |
Ooty, Mudumalai, Eravikulam |
White-bellied
Shortwing Brachypteryx major E |
two birds at Cairnhill Reserve,
two at the Ooty Botanic Gardens |
Rusty-tailed
Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda |
one at Cairnhill Reserve |
Brown-breasted
Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Black-and-rufous
Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa E |
quite common at Cairnhill Reserve
and Naduvattum Shola, Ooty |
Verditer
Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina |
one at Mudumalai |
Nilgiri
Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudata E |
two or three birds at Cairnhill
Reserve, also at Eravikulam |
White-bellied
Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes E |
two seen at Karian Shola, Top
Slip |
Tickell's
Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae |
Mudumalai |
Grey-headed
Canary-Flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis |
common in the Cairnhill Reserve,
Ooty; heard at Eravikulam |
Indian
Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea |
one at Top Slip |
Oriental
Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis |
seen every day |
White-rumped
Shama Copsychus malabaricus |
Mudumalai |
Indian
Robin Saxicoloides fulicata |
Mudumalai |
Pied
Bushchat Saxicola caprata |
common in open areas |
Chestnut-tailed
Starling Sturnus malabaricus |
a few seen on the Ooty-Theppakadu
road at Mudumalai |
Brahminy
Starling Sturnus pagodarum |
Mudumalai |
Common
Myna Acridotheres tristis |
Mudumalai and Top Slip |
Jungle
Myna Acridotheres fuscus |
Ooty, Mudumalai, Eravikulam |
Hill
Myna Gracula religiosa |
Cairnhill Reserve, Ooty |
|
|
| Mammal
List |
|
| Bonnet
Macaque Macaca radiata |
Nilgiri Tahr at
Eravikalum NP in the Western Ghats, India |
| Nilgiri
Langur Trachypithecus johnii |
| Grey
Langur Semnopithecus entellus |
| Indian
Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica |
| Indian
Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum |
| Chital
Deer Axis axis |
| Sambar
Deer Cervus unicolor |
| Eurasian
Wild Pig Sus scrofa |
| Asian
Elephant Elephas maximus |
| Shrew sp.
? Suncus sp. |
| Nilgiri
Tahr Hemitragus hylocrius |
|
| Asian
Dhole Cuon alpinus |
|
| Gaur Bos
frontalis |
|
| Indian
Civet Viverra zibetha |
|
South India Bird List, January 2002
