Hesaraghatta Grasslands.

Hesaraghatta Grasslands, also called Hesaraghatta Grassland, is named after the nearby village named Hesaraghatta located within the Bengaluru (Bangalore) City Limits it houses 5100 acres of natural Grassland called Hesaraghatta Grasslands, out of this 5100 acres only 1500 acres is intact in the year 2021 CE.

Hesaraghatta Grasslands address.

Hesaraghatta Grasslands address is located at 13°09’30.6″N 77°29’56.6″ E and is exactly parallel to Hesaraghatta Lake, a reservoir built across the river Arkavathy, at 26 km from Bangalore City Kempegowda Bus station, Hotel Taj Kutira, and Nritya Grama are the Landmarks Located at the edge of this Grassland. please note that the area is fenced and no public entry is allowed, however below is the step-by-step guide to enjoy and experience the Hesaraghatta Grasslands Biodiversity, along with nearby Bamboo Forest, Flame of Forest tree Forests, Hercules trees Forest, and others.

Hesaraghatta Grasslands biodiversities, Flora and Fauna.

Hesaraghatta Grasslands are of the natural type of land formation like Desserts, wetlands, Forests, and plain, it is the part of the important Biodiversities, for instance, Hesaraghatta Grasslands is a treasure house of various natural plants there are 39 species of native and natural plant species here called Grassland scrub, 4 nos of invasive plant species in grassland. Hesaraghatta grasslands are home to 10 species of Mammals, 7 species of reptiles, 264 species of birds, 13 species of amphibians, 3 species of spiders, 101 types of Butterflies, over 400 species of Insects.

Overview of Hesaraghatta Grasslands biodiversities.

No.	Particulars	Type	No of Species
1.	Native and Naturalized Plant Species in Hesaraghatta Grasslands and Grassland Scrub	plants	39 nos
2.	Invasive Plant Species in Hesaraghatta Grasslands	Plants	4 nos
3.	Trees species planted recently in the Hesaraghatta Grassland and Grassland Scrub	Trees	12 nos
4.	Mammals	Animals	10 nos
5.	Reptiles	Reptiles	7 nos
6.	Birds	Birds	264 nos
7.	Amphibians	Amphibians	13 nos
8.	Spiders	Insects	7 nos
9.	Butterflies	Insects	101 nos
10.	Hesaraghatta Grasslands local type species of insects	Insects	24 nos
12.	Hesaraghatta Grasslands other insects species found	Insects	395 nos

Hesaraghatta Grasslands Plants details

No	Order	Family	Sub-Family	Name	Common name	Local names (Kannada language)
1.	Lamiales	Acanthaceae		Andrographis serpyllifolia (Vahl) Wight.
2.	Lamiales	Acanthaceae		Barleria buxifolia.	Box-Leaved Barleria	Gandu chotte mullu (ಗಂಡುಚೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು) Karichulli, (ಕರೀಚುಳ್ಳಿ)
3.	Lamiales	Acanthaceae		Lepidagathis cristata Willd.		Surya Kantha (ಸೂರ್ಯ ಕಾಂತ)
4.	Gentianales	Apocynaceae		Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engelm.	Sisal Hemp, Hemp plant	Kathali, Aanekattale (ಕಥೇಲಿ, ಆಣೆಕಟ್ಟಲೆ).
5.	Gentianales	Apocynaceae		Carissa paucinerva A.DC.
6.	Gentianales	Apocynaceae		Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) R.Br.		(ಗೌರಿಬಳ್ಳಿ )Gauri balli (ಗೌರಿಬಳ್ಳಿ ), (ಹಾಲುಗೆಣಸು) Halugenasu, (ಕರೇ ಹಂಬು) Kare-hambu, (ಕೂಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ) Koogal balli
7.	Arecales	Arecaceae		Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb.	Silver date palm, Indian date, Sugar date palm, and wild date palm	Eechalu, Eechala mara (ಈಚಲು) (ಈಚಲ ಮಾರ)
8.	Gentianales	Asclepiadaceae		Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br.	Giant calotrope, Crown flower, and Giant milkweed	(ಎಕ್ಕೆ ಗಿಡ, ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ)
9.	Asterales	Asteraceae		Chromolaena odorata (L.) King & Robinson.	Siam Weed, Bitter bush, Devil weed, Hagonoy, Jack in the bush, and Triffid weed	(ಕಮಿಷ್ಠಿ) Kameshti
10.	Asterales	Asteraceae		Launaea acaulis (Roxb.) Babc. ex Kerr.
11.	Asterales	Asteraceae		Vicoa indica (L.) DC.
12.	Celastraceae	Celastraceae		Celastrus paniculatus Willd.
13.	Solanales	Convolvulaceae		volvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
14.	Cucurbitales	Cucurbitaceae		Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) Jeffrey.	Lollipop Climber, Marble Vine	(ಲಿಂಗತೊಂಡೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ )Lingatonde balli, (ಶಿವಲಿಂಗಿ) Shivalingi
15.	Ericales	Ebenaceae		Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb.	Malabar Ebony	( ಬಲೈ, ಅಬನ್ಸಿ, ತುಪರ್, ಬಿಡಿ ಮಾರ) Balai,Abanasi,Tupra Beedi mara
16.	Malpighiales	Erythroxylaceae		Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb.	Red Cedar, Bastard Sandal	(ದೇವದಾರ) Devadara
17.	Malpighiales	Euphorbiaceae		Euphorbia Laeta Heyne ex Roth.
18.	Malpighiales	Euphorbiaceae		Securinega leucopyrus (Willd.) Muell.-Arg.		Bili Sooli gida, Sooli. (ಬಿಳಿ ಸೂಲಿ ಗಿಡಾ, ಸೂಲಿ)
19.	Malpighiales	Euphorbiaceae		Tragia involucrata L.	The Indian stinging nettle	(ತುರಿಕೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ) Turike Balli
20.	Fabales	Fabaceae	Caesalpinioideae	Cassia auriculata L.	Matura tea tree, Avaram, Ranawara	(ಆವರಿಕೆ )Avarike (ತಂಗಡಿ) Tangadi
21.	Fabales	Fabaceae	Faboideae	Abrus precatorius L.
22.	Fabales	Fabaceae	Faboideae	Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.	Flame-of-the-forest, Palash and Bastard teak	(ಮುತ್ತುಗ ಮರ) Muthuga Tree
23.	Fabales	Fabaceae	Fabaceae	Crotalaria sp.
24.	Fabales	Fabaceae	Mimosoideae	Acacia nilotica ssp. indica (Bentham) Brenan	Black babool, Egyptian mimosa, Black babul, Indian gum arabic tree, Babul tree, and Babul/Egyptian Thorn	Jali Mara, Kari Jaali
25.	Fabales	Fabaceae	Mimosoideae	Acacia sp.
26.	Fabales	Fabaceae	Mimosoideae	Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Bentham
27.	Violales	Flacourtiaceae		Flacourtia indica (N. Burman) Merrill
28.	Lamiales	Lamiaceae		Leucas hirta (Roth) Sprengel
29.	Sapindales	Meliaceae		Cipadessa baccifera (Roth) Miquel
30.	Ranunculales	Menispermaceae		Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels
31.	Poales	Poaceae		Heteropogon contortus (L.) Pal.-Beauv. ex Roemer & Schultes
32.	Poales	Poaceae		Aristida hystrix L. f.
33.	Poales	Poaceae		Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
34.	Poales	Poaceae		Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler
35.	Poales	Poaceae		Themeda triandra Forskal
36.	Gentianales	Rubiaceae		Canthium parviflorum Lam.
37.	Sapindales	Rutaceae		Toddla Asiatica var. floribunda Gamble
38.	Lamiales	Scrophulariaceae		Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze
39.	Lamiales	Scrophulariaceae		Tridax proccumbanse

2. Lamiales Order, Family of Acanthaceae, (Barleria buxifolia) Common name is Box- Leaved Barleria Image is below

9. order Asterales, Family of Asteraceae Chromolaena odorata (L.) King & Robinson and its common names are Siam Weed, Bitter bush, Devil weed, Hagonoy, Jack in the bush, and Triffid weed image is below.

Chromolaena odorata (L.) King & Robinson, aka Siam Weed, Bitter bush, Devil weed, Hagonoy, Jack in the bush, and Triffid weed

19. Order, Malpighiales Family of Euphorbiaceae (Tragia involucrata L.) common name is The Indian stinging nettle Image is below.

22. Oder of Fabales Family of Fabaceae Sub-family of Faboideae, Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. Common names are Flame-of-the-forest, Palash, and Bastard teak, which is of the most common trees in and around the Hesaraghatta Grasslands region, below are the video and images.

Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. Common names are Flame-of-the-forest, Palash, and Bastard teak, the image is below.

24. Order of Fabales, Family of Fabaceae, Sub-family of Mimosoideae, (Acacia nilotica ssp. indica (Bentham) Brenan) Other common names are Black babool, Egyptian mimosa, Black babul, Indian gum arabic tree, Babul tree, and Babul/Egyptian Thorn below is the video located on our youtube channel. (the below video is taken at a distance of 15 km away from the Hesaraghatta Grasslands, Doddabommasandra Lake)

34. Poales order, Family of (Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler) Image is below

Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler is a type of grass found in Hesaraghatta Grasslands

Invasive Plant Species in Hesaraghatta Grassland

No	Order	Family	Sub-Family	Name	Common name	Local names (Kannada language)
1.	Fabales	Fabaceae		Mesquite Prosopis juliflora
2.	Lamiales	Verbenaceae		Lantana camara	West Indian Lantana	Belli gida
3.	Asterales	Asteraceae		Eupotorium Eupatorium perfoliatum
4.	Lamiales	Verbenaceae		Stachytarpheta indica

4.Order Lamiales family of Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta indica, image is below.

2. Order Lamiales, Family of Verbenaceae, Lantana camara, and its common name is West Indian Lantana image is below.

Planted Trees species in the Hesaraghatta Grassland

No	Order	Family	Sub-Family	Name	Common name	Local names (Kannada language)
1.	Rosales	Moraceae		Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
2.	Rosales	Moraceae		Ficus religiosa L.
3.	Proteales	Proteaceae		Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. ex R.Br.
4.	Sapindales	Anacardiaceae		Mangifera indica L.
5.	Malvales	Muntingiaceae		Muntingia calabura L.
6.	Fabales	Fabaceae	Faboideae	Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
7.	Fabales	Fabaceae	Faboideae	Tamarindus indica L.
8.	Myrtales	Myrtaceae		Psidium guajava L.
9.	Myrtales	Myrtaceae		Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
10.	Sapindales	Meliaceae		Swietenia mahogoni (L.) Jacq.
11.	Myrtales	Combretaceae		Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.
12.	Malvales	Malvaceae		Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa

Hesaraghatta Grasslands Reptiles

Reptiles of Hesaraghatta Grasslands are Least-concern Species as categorized by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

No	Order	Family	Reptile species	Common name	Local names (Kannada language)	IUCN Status
1.	Squamata	Elapidae	Common Cobra Naja naja			Least-concern species
2.	Squamata	Viperidae	Russell’s Viper Daboia russelii			Least-concern species
3.	Squamata	Colubridae	Rat snake Ptyas mucosus			Least-concern species
4.	Squamata	Colubridae	Checkered Keelback Fowlea piscator			Least-concern species
5.	Squamata	Varanidae	Indian Monitor Lizard Varanus bengalensis			Least-concern species
6.	Squamata	Agamidae	Peninsular Rock Agama Psammophilus dorsalis			Least-concern species
7.	Squamata	Agamidae	Garden Lizard, Calotes versicolor			Least-concern species

S.No.	Order	Family	Bird Species	Resident Status	IUCN Status	Common Name	Local Kannada Name
1	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica	Resident	Least-concern
2		Anatidae	Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
3		Anatidae	Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos	migrant	Least-concern
4		Anatidae	Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus	Resident	Least-concern
5		Anatidae	Garganey Spatula querquedula	migrant	Least-concern
6		Anatidae	Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	migrant	Least-concern
7		Anatidae	Gadwal Mareca strepera
8		Anatidae	Eurasian Wigeon Mareca Penelope	migrant	Least-concern
9		Anatidae	Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha	Resident	Least-concern
10		Anatidae	Northern PiNear Threatened ail Anas acuta	migrant	Least-concern
11		Anatidae	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	migrant	Least-concern
12		Anatidae	Common Pochard Aythya ferina	migrant	Least-concern
13	Galliformes	Phasianidae	Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus	Resident	Least-concern
14		Phasianidae	Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica	migrant	Least-concern
15		Phasianidae	Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica	Resident	Least-concern
16		Phasianidae	Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus	Resident	Least-concern
17		Phasianidae	Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii	Resident	Least-concern
18	Podicipediformes	Podicipedidae	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Resident	Least-concern
19	Columbiformes	Columbidae	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Resident	Least-concern
20		Columbidae	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Resident	Least-concern
21		Columbidae	Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica	Resident	Least-concern
22		Columbidae	Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis	Resident	Least-concern
23		Columbidae	Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis	Resident	Least-concern
24		Columbidae	Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicinctus	Resident	Least-concern
25	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Greater Coucal CeNear Threatened ropus sinensis	Resident	Least-concern
26		Cuculidae	Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris	Resident	Least-concern
27		Cuculidae	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus	migrant	Least-concern
28		Cuculidae	Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus	Resident	Least-concern
29		Cuculidae	Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus	Resident	Least-concern
30		Cuculidae	Grey-bellied Cuckoo CacomaNear Threatened is passerinus	Resident	Least-concern
31		Cuculidae	Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius	Resident	Least-concern
32		Cuculidae	Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus	migrant	Least-concern
33	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgidae	Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus	Resident	Least-concern
34	Apodiformes	Apodidae	Alpine Swift Apus melba	Resident	Least-concern
35		Apodidae	Little Swift Apus affinis	Resident	Least-concern
36		Apodidae	Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis	Resident	Least-concern
37	Otidiformes	Otitidae	Lesser florican Sypheotides indicus	Resident	Endangered
38	Gruiformes	Rallidae	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Resident	Least-concern
39		Rallidae	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Resident	Least-concern
40		Rallidae	Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus	Resident	Least-concern
41		Rallidae	Watercock Gallicrex cinerea	Resident	Least-concern
42		Rallidae	White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus	Resident	Least-concern
43		Rallidae	Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca	Resident	Least-concern
44		Rallidae	Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla	migrant	Least-concern
45		Burhinidae	Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus	Resident	Least-concern
46		Recurvirostridae	Black-winged Stilt HimaNear Threatened opus himaNear Threatened opus	Resident	Least-concern
47	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva	migrant	Least-concern
48		Charadriidae	Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus	Resident	Least-concern
49		Charadriidae	Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus	Resident	Least-concern
50		Charadriidae	KeNear Threatened ish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	Resident	Least-concern
51		Charadriidae	Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius	Resident	Least-concern
52		Rostratulidae	Greater PaiNear Threatened ed-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis	Resident	Least-concern
53		Jacanidae	PheasaNear Threatened -tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Resident	Least-concern
54		Jacanidae	Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus	Resident	Least-concern
55		Scolopacidae	Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	migrant	Near Threatened
56		Scolopacidae	Ruff Calidris pugnax	migrant	Least-concern
57		Scolopacidae	Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	migrant	Near Threatened
58		Scolopacidae	Temminck’s StiNear Threatened Calidris temminckii	migrant	Least-concern
59		Scolopacidae	Little StiNear Threatened Calidris minuta	migrant	Least-concern
60		Scolopacidae	Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago	migrant	Least-concern
61		Scolopacidae	Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura	migrant	Least-concern
62		Scolopacidae	Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	migrant	Least-concern
63		Scolopacidae	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	migrant	Least-concern
64		Scolopacidae	Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	migrant	Least-concern
65		Scolopacidae	Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	migrant	Least-concern
66		Scolopacidae	Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	migrant	Least-concern
67		Scolopacidae	Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis	migrant	Least-concern
68		Scolopacidae	Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	migrant	Least-concern
69		Scolopacidae	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	migrant	Least-concern
70		Turnicidae	Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki	migrant	Least-concern
71		Turnicidae	Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator	Resident	Least-concern
72		Glareolidae	Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	migrant	Least-concern
73		Glareolidae	OrieNear Threatened al Pratincole Glareola maldivarum	migrant	Least-concern
74		Glareolidae	Small Pratincole Glareola lactea	Resident	Least-concern
75		Laridae	Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus	migrant	Least-concern
76		Sternidae	Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	migrant	Least-concern
77		Sternidae	Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	migrant	Least-concern
78		Sternidae	River Tern Sterna auraNear Threatened ia	Resident	Vulnerable
79	Ciconiiformes	Ciconiidae	Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans	Resident	Least-concern
80		Ciconiidae	Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus	Resident	Near ThreatEndangereded
81		Ciconiidae	White Stork Ciconia ciconia	migrant	Least-concern
82		Ciconiidae	PaiNear Threatened ed Stork Mycteria leucocephala	Resident	Near ThreatEndangereded
83	Suliformes	Anhingidae	OrieNear Threatened al Darter Anhinga melanogaster	Resident	Near ThreatEndangereded
84		Phalacrocoracidae	Little CormoraNear Threatened Microcarbo niger	Resident	Least-concern
85		Phalacrocoracidae	Great CormoraNear Threatened Phalacrocorax carbo	Resident	Least-concern
86		Phalacrocoracidae	Indian CormoraNear Threatened Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	Resident	Least-concern
87	Pelecaniformes	Pelecanidae	Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	Resident	Near ThreatEndangereded
88		Ardeidae	Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	Resident	Least-concern
89		Ardeidae	Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	Resident	Least-concern
90		Ardeidae	Great Egret Ardea alba	Resident	Least-concern
91		Ardeidae	INear Threatened ermediate Egret Ardea iNear Threatened ermedia	Resident	Least-concern
92		Ardeidae	Little Egret Egretta garzetta	Resident	Least-concern
93		Ardeidae	Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis	migrant	Least-concern
94		Ardeidae	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Resident	Least-concern
95		Ardeidae	Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii	Resident	Least-concern
96		Ardeidae	Striated Heron Butorides striata
97		Ardeidae	Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	Resident	Least-concern
98		Threskiornithidae	Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	Resident	Least-concern
99		Threskiornithidae	Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus	Resident	Near ThreatEndangereded
100		Threskiornithidae	Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	Resident	Least-concern
101	Accipitriformes	Pandionidae	Osprey Pandion haliaetus	migrant	Least-concern
102		Accipitridae	Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus	Resident	Least-concern
103		Accipitridae	Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	Resident	Endangered
104		Accipitridae	OrieNear Threatened al Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus	Resident	Least-concern
105		Accipitridae	Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Circaetus gallicus	Resident	Least-concern
106		Accipitridae	Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis	Resident	Least-concern
107		Accipitridae	Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata	Resident	Vulnerable
108		Accipitridae	Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	migrant	Vulnerable
109		Accipitridae	Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	migrant	Least-concern
110		Accipitridae	Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax	Resident	Vulnerable
111		Accipitridae	Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	migrant	Endangered
112		Accipitridae	Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata	Resident	Least-concern
113		Accipitridae	White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa	Resident	Least-concern
114		Accipitridae	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	migrant	Least-concern
115		Accipitridae	Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	migrant	Least-concern
116		Accipitridae	Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos	migrant	Least-concern
117		Accipitridae	MoNear Threatened agu’s Harrier Circus pygargus	migrant	Least-concern
118		Accipitridae	Shikra Accipiter badius	Resident	Least-concern
119		Accipitridae	Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	migrant	Least-concern
120		Accipitridae	Black Kite Milvus migrans	Resident	Least-concern
121		Accipitridae	Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus	Resident	Least-concern
122		Accipitridae	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	migrant	Least-concern
123		Accipitridae	Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	migrant	Least-concern
124	Strigiformes	Tytonidae	Barn Owl Tyto alba	Resident	Least-concern
125		Strigidae	Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena	Resident	Least-concern
126		Strigidae	OrieNear Threatened al Scops-Owl Otus sunia	Resident	Least-concern
127		Strigidae	Spotted Owlet Athene brama	Resident	Least-concern
128		Strigidae	Mottled Wood-Owl Strix ocellata	Resident	Least-concern
129		Strigidae	Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	migrant	Least-concern
130		Upupidae	Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Resident	Least-concern
131		Bucerotidae	Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris	Resident	Least-concern
132		Alcedinidae	Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	Resident	Least-concern
133		Alcedinidae	White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis	Resident	Least-concern
134		Alcedinidae	Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis	Resident	Least-concern
135		Meropidae	Green Bee-eater Merops orieNear Threatened alis	Resident	Least-concern
136		Meropidae	Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus	Resident	Least-concern
137		Coraciidae	European Roller Coracias garrulus	migrant	Least-concern
138		Coraciidae	Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis	Resident	Least-concern
139		Megalaimidae	Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus	Resident	Least-concern
140		Megalaimidae	White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis	Resident	Least-concern
141		Picidae	Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla	migrant	Least-concern
142		Picidae	Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis	Resident	Least-concern
143		Picidae	White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus	Resident	Least-concern
144		Picidae	Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense	Resident	Least-concern
145	Falconiformes	Falconidae	Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	migrant	Least-concern
146		Falconidae	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	migrant	Least-concern
147		Falconidae	Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera	Resident	Near ThreatEndangereded
148		Falconidae	Laggar Falcon Falco jugger	Resident	Least-concern
149		Falconidae	Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	migrant	Least-concern
150		Psittaculidae	Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria	Resident	Least-concern
151		Psittaculidae	Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri	Resident	Least-concern
152		Psittaculidae	Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala	Resident	Least-concern
153		Pittidae	Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura	Resident	Least-concern
154		Campephagidae	Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
155		Campephagidae	Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei	Resident	Least-concern
156		Campephagidae	Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera	Resident	Least-concern
157		Oriolidae	Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo	migrant	Least-concern
158		Oriolidae	Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
159		Artamidae	Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	Resident	Least-concern
160		Tephrodornithidae	Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	Resident	Least-concern
161		Aegithinidae	Common Iora Aegithina tiphia	Resident	Least-concern
162		Rhipiduridae	Spot-breasted FaNear Threatened ail Rhipidura albogularis	Resident	Least-concern
163		Dicruridae	Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus	Resident	Least-concern
164		Dicruridae	Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus	migrant	Least-concern
165		Dicruridae	White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens	Resident	Least-concern
166		Dicruridae	Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hotteNear Threatened ottus	migrant	Least-concern
167		Monarchidae	Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea	Resident	Least-concern
168		Monarchidae	Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi	Resident	Least-concern
169		Laniidae	Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus	migrant	Least-concern
170		Laniidae	Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus	migrant	Least-concern
171		Laniidae	Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus	Resident	Least-concern
172		Laniidae	Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach	Resident	Least-concern
173		Laniidae	Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor	Resident	Least-concern
174		Corvidae	Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda	Resident	Least-concern
175		Corvidae	House Crow Corvus splendens	Resident	Least-concern
176		Corvidae	Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos	Resident	Least-concern
177		Paridae	Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus	Resident	Least-concern
178		Alaudidae	Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura	Resident	Least-concern
179		Alaudidae	Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus	Resident	Least-concern
180		Alaudidae	Jerdon’s Bushlark Mirafra affinis	Resident	Least-concern
181		Alaudidae	Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera	Resident	Least-concern
182		Alaudidae	Sykes’s Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis	migrant	Least-concern
183		Alaudidae	OrieNear Threatened al Skylark Alauda gulgula	Resident	Least-concern
184		Alaudidae	Tawny Lark Galerida deva	Resident	Least-concern
185		Cisticolidae	Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius	Resident	Least-concern
186		Cisticolidae	Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii	Resident	Least-concern
187		Cisticolidae	Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica	Resident	Least-concern
188		Cisticolidae	Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis	Resident	Least-concern
189		Cisticolidae	Plain Prinia Prinia inornata	Resident	Least-concern
190		Cisticolidae	Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis	Resident	Least-concern
191		Acrocephalidae	Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon	migrant	Least-concern
192		Acrocephalidae	Booted Warbler Iduna caligata	migrant	Least-concern
193		Acrocephalidae	Sykes’s Warbler Iduna rama	migrant	Least-concern
194		Acrocephalidae	Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola	migrant	Least-concern
195		Acrocephalidae	Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum	migrant	Least-concern
196		Acrocephalidae	Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus steNear Threatened oreus	Resident	Least-concern
197		Hirundinidae	Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis	migrant	Least-concern
198		Hirundinidae	Bank Swallow Riparia riparia	migrant	Least-concern
199		Hirundinidae	Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor	Resident	Least-concern
200		Hirundinidae	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	migrant	Least-concern
201		Hirundinidae	Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii	Resident	Least-concern
202		Hirundinidae	Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica	Resident	Least-concern
203		Hirundinidae	Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola	Resident	Least-concern
204		Pycnonotidae	Red-veNear Threatened ed Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer	Resident	Least-concern
205		Pycnonotidae	Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus	Resident	Least-concern
206		Pycnonotidae	White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus	Resident	Least-concern
207		Phylloscopidae	Tickell’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis	migrant	Least-concern
208		Phylloscopidae	Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus	migrant	Least-concern
209		Phylloscopidae	Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides	migrant	Least-concern
210		Phylloscopidae	Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis	migrant	Least-concern
211		Sylviidae	Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca	migrant	Least-concern
212		Sylviidae	Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris	migrant	Least-concern
213		Sylviidae	Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense	Resident	Least-concern
214		Zosteropidae	Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus	Resident	Least-concern
215		Timaliidae	Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra	Resident	Least-concern
216		Pellorneidae	Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps	Resident	Least-concern
217		Leiothrichidae	Common Babbler Turdoides caudata	Resident	Least-concern
218		Leiothrichidae	Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi	Resident	Least-concern
219		Leiothrichidae	Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis	Resident	Least-concern
220		Sturnidae	Rosy Starling Pastor roseus	migrant	Least-concern
221		Sturnidae	Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum	Resident	Least-concern
222		Sturnidae	Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	migrant	Least-concern
223		Sturnidae	Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Resident	Least-concern
224		Sturnidae	Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus	Resident	Least-concern
225		Muscicapidae	Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica	migrant	Least-concern
226		Muscicapidae	Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus	Resident	Least-concern
227		Muscicapidae	OrieNear Threatened al Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis	Resident	Least-concern
228		Muscicapidae	Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides	migrant	Least-concern
229		Muscicapidae	Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae	Resident	Least-concern
230		Muscicapidae	Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus	migrant	Least-concern
231		Muscicapidae	Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	migrant	Least-concern
232		Muscicapidae	Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla	migrant	Least-concern
233		Muscicapidae	Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus	migrant	Least-concern
234		Muscicapidae	Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata	Resident	Least-concern
235		Dicaeidae	Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile	Resident	Least-concern
236		Dicaeidae	Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos	Resident	Least-concern
237		Netariniidae	Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica	Resident	Least-concern
238		Netariniidae	Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus	Resident	Least-concern
239		Netariniidae	Loten’s Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius	Resident	Least-concern
240		Chloropseidae	Jerdon’s Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni	Resident	Least-concern
241		Ploceidae	Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar	Resident	Least-concern
242		Ploceidae	Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus	Resident	Least-concern
243		Ploceidae	Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis	Resident	Least-concern
244		Estrildidae	Red Avadavat Amandava amandava	Resident	Least-concern
245		Estrildidae	Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica	Resident	Least-concern
246		Estrildidae	White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata	Resident	Least-concern
247		Estrildidae	Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata	Resident	Least-concern
248		Estrildidae	Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca	Resident	Least-concern
249		Passeridae	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Resident	Least-concern
250		Motacillidae	Forest Wagtail DendronaNear Threatened hus indicus	migrant	Least-concern
251		Motacillidae	Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea	migrant	Least-concern
252		Motacillidae	Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	migrant	Least-concern
253		Motacillidae	Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola	migrant	Least-concern
254		Motacillidae	White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis	Resident	Least-concern
255		Motacillidae	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	migrant	Least-concern
256		Motacillidae	Richard’s Pipit ANear Threatened hus richardi	migrant	Least-concern
257		Motacillidae	Paddyfield Pipit ANear Threatened hus rufulus	Resident	Least-concern
258		Motacillidae	Blyth’s Pipit ANear Threatened hus godlewskii	migrant	Least-concern
259		Motacillidae	Tawny Pipit ANear Threatened hus campestris	migrant	Least-concern
260		Motacillidae	Tree Pipit ANear Threatened hus trivialis	migrant	Least-concern
261		Motacillidae	Red-throated Pipit ANear Threatened hus cervinus	migrant	Least-concern
262		Fringillidae	Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus	migrant	Least-concern
262		Emberizidae	Crested BuNear Threatened ing Emberiza lathami	migrant	Least-concern
263		Emberizidae	Red-headed BuNear Threatened ing Emberiza bruniceps	migrant	Least-concern
264		Emberizidae	Grey-necked BuNear Threatened ing Emberiza buchanani	migrant	Least-concern