PAKHIR BANGLA NAAM

dr reza khan; drrezakhan@gmail.com

I have given special preferences for the Bangla Naam in my 2010

checklist: Khan, Reza. 2010. Wildlife of Bangladesh-A Cheklist [From

Amphibia to Mammalia] with Bengali Names. Dhaka, Shahitya Prakash,

87 Purana Paltan Line, Dhaka-1000.

Pages 34 to 91 of Pp128 COVER BIRDS.

This portion is dedicated to the bird lovers of Bangladesh so that they can

have ready reference on the Bangla Naam of all birds likely to be present

in Bangladesh.

BIRDS

Class-Aves

All 2-legged, 2-winged feathered creatures, whether flying or flightless,

are birds. They are endothermic or warm-blooded with 4-chambered heart and reproduce through eggs. We do not have running or flightless

birds in Bangladesh.

Classification follows Sibley and Monroe (1990) barring the arrangement

of genera and species within a family that are largely arranged

alphabetically. Bird names mostly follow:

http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/frame.html downloaded during 2008.

Information also downloaded from the site http://www.bsc-

eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=homeandlang=EN to get a few up-to-date

names. In case of trinomials nominative race or subspecies mentioned in

the checklist it has been done with proper author citation, e.g., Lanius

vittatus vittatus Valenciennes, 1826. Also for such species the English

name designated for the subspecies have been used.

Bird names related important information can be also accessed from

International Ornithological Congresss (IOC) World Bird List- http://www.worldbirdnames.org/. For information on Bangladesh species

also refer to the Vol-26 of EFFB- Birds, 2008.

Sl.

No.

Bengali Name Zoological Name English Name

Order- Galliformes includes a diverse group of ground-dwelling birds

ranging from small quail to Green Peafowl, popularly known as game or

hunting birds.

Phasianidae: all quails, partridges, pheasants and peafowls.

1 mv`vwPeyK wZwZi

Sadachibook

Titir

Arboraphila atrogularis

(Blyth, 1849) First report

by Khan (2008)y

White-cheeked

Partridge/ White-

cheeked Hill

Partridge

2 cvnvwo wZwZi

Pahari Titir

Arboraphila rufogularis

(Blyth, 1849)

Rufous-throated

Partridge/ Rufous-

throated Hill

Partridge

3 euvkebi wZwZi Banshboner Titir

Bambusicola fytchii

Anderson, 1871

Mountain

Bamboo-Partridge

/ Bamboo

Partridge

4 bxjvfeyK wZwZi Nilav-book Botera

Coturnix chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Blue-breasted Quail

5 wPbv eUiv Cheena Botera

Coturnix coromandelica (Gmelin, 1789)

Rain Quail/ Black-breasted Quail

6 eo eUiv Bora Botera

Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Quail

7 Kvjv wZwZi ev kL dwi` Kalo Titir/Sheikh Farid

Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Black Francolin/ Black Partridge

8 wKqv ev Rjvi wZwZi Kea/Jolar Titir

Francolinus gularis (Temminck, 1815)

Swamp Francolin/ Swamp Partridge

9 wZwZi Titir

Francolinus pondicerianus (Gmelin, 1789)

Grey Francolin/ Grey Partridge

?? iwjv gviM Rongila Morog

Galloperdix lunulata (Valenciennes, 1825)

Painted Spurfowl

1

0

eb gviM ev eb gyiwM Bon Morog/ Murgi

Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red Junglefowl

1

1

g_yiv ev Kvjv gq~i Mothura/Kalo Mayur

Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790) [Lophura leucomelana (Latham, 1790)]

Kalij Pheasant

1

2

gq~i Mayur

Pavo cristatus *Linnaeus, 175 * Extinct from the country. Report of its sighting by Thompson et al (1993) from Bhawal Mirzapur in 1988 is erroneous. Because I visited the same spot with the same person who reported it to Thompson along with 2 other wildlife lovers the same year in summer. But there was no trace of the Peafowl nor were the villagers able to give any clue to its occurrence in that forest. After all a Peafowl is not a tiny secretive bird that needs an expert to spot and identify it.

Indian Peafowl/Common Peafowl* Extinct in our nature, present in India and Sri Lanka

1

3

meyR ev egx gq~i Sabuj or Bormi Mayur

Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766 used to be present in ef of CHT, recent sight record wanting; no existing population in the country; over all greenish, male has a beautiful train, female greenish-brown, no train

Green Peafowl/ Burmese Peafowl* Extinct in our nature, present elsewhere

?? Kvjv `x Kalo Gundri

Perdicula manipurensis

(Hume, 1880)

Manipur Bush-

Quail

1

4

KvU gq~i ev

KvUgi Polyplectron bicalcaratum

(Linnaeus, 1758) Grey Peacock-

Pheasant/

Kat-Mayur/

Katmor

Peacock

Pheasant

Order-Anseriformes

Dendrocygnidae [Anatidae: Dendrocygninae]: Whistling Teals or Tree

Ducks

1

5

eo mivjx

Bora Shorali

Dendrocygna

bicolour (Vieillot,

1816)

Fulvous Whistling-

duck/ Large

Whistling Teal

1

6

mivjx ev MQv nuvm Shoarali/Gechho-

Hans

Dendrocygna

javanica (Horsfield,

1821)

Lesser Whistling-

duck/ Lesser

Whistling Teal

Anatidae: Ducks, teals, pochards and geese

1

7

my`ix nuvm/gv`vwib Soondari Hansh/

Mandarin

Aix galericulata

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Mandarin

1

8

jbRv nuvm Lenja Hans

Anas acuta

Linnaeus, 1758

Northern

Pintail/Pintail

1

9

cvvgywL Pantamukhi

Anas clypeata

Linnaeus, 1758

Northern

Shoveler/

Shoveler

2

0

cvZvwi nuvm

Patari Hans

Anas crecca

Linnaeus, 1758

Common Teal

2

1

wkLvhy nuvm

Shikhajukto Hans

Anas falcata

Georgi, 1775

Falcated Duck/

Falcated Teal

2

2

eKvj nuvm Boikal Hans

Anas formosa

Georgi, 1775

Baikal Teal

2

3

jvjwki

Lalshir

Anas penelope

Linnaeus, 1758

Eurasian Wigeon/

Wigeon

2

4

bxjwki

Nilshir

Anas platyrhynchos

Linnaeus, 1758

Mallard

2

5

cvwZ nuvm

Pati Hans

Anas poecilorhyncha

Forster, 1781

Spot-billed Duck/

Spotbill Duck

2

6

wRwiqv nuvm

Giria Hans

Anas querquedula

Linnaeus, 1758

Garganey/Blue-

winged Teal

2

7

wcqs nuvm

Piong Hans

Anas strepera

Linnaeus, 1758

Gadwall

2

8

mv`v-Kcvj ivRnuvm

Sada-kopal

Rajhans

Anser albifrons

(Latham, 1787)

Greater White-

fronted Goose

2

9

a~mi ivRnuvm

Dhushor Rajhans

Anser anser

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Greylag Goose

3

0

ivRnuvm

Rajhans

Anser indicus

(Latham, 1790)

Bar-headed Goose

3

1

fvw` nuvm

Bhadi Hans

Asarcornis scutulata*

(Mller, 1842)

[Cairina scutulata *

(Mller, 1842)]

White-winged

Duck/

White-winged Wood

Duck* possibly

extinct

3

2

eo fu~wZ nuvm Bora Bhuti Hans

Aythya baeri (Radde, 1863)

Baers Pochard

3

3

evgywbqv nuvm Bamunia Hans

Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Pochard

3

4

Kvjv nuvm Kalo Hans

Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tufted Duck

3 weij fu~wZ nuvm Aythya marila Greater

5 Birol Bhuti Hans (Linnaeus, 1761) Scaup/Scaup Duck

3

6

fu~wZ nuvm Bhuti Hans

Aythya nyroca (Gldenstdt, 1770)

Ferruginous Pochard/ White-eyed Pochard

3

7

duvUvIqvjv nuvm Futawala Hans

Marmaronetta angustirostris (Mntris, 1832)

Marbled Duck/Marbled Teal

3

8

mv`v nuvm Sada Hans

Mergellus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Smew

3

9

mi-VuvU Wyeywi nuvm Shoru-thont Duburi Hans

Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758

Common Merganser

?? jvj-eyK Wyeywi nuvm Lal-book Duburi

Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758

Red-breasted Merganser

4

0

ivvgywo Rangamuri

Netta rufina (Pallas, 1773) [Rhodonessa rufina Pallas, 1773]

Red-crested Pochard

4

1

evwj nuvm ev ej nuvm Bali Hans/ Beley Hans

Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin, 1789)

Cotton Pygmy-goose/ Cotton Teal

4

2

Mvjvwcwki Golapishir

Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Latham, 1790 *Said to be extinct during the 1950s)

Pink-headed Duck* Extinct

4

3

euvPv ev gBbhy nuvm Buncha/ Moinjunkta Hans

Sarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769)

Comb Duck

4

4

PKv-PwK ev PLv-PwL Chokachoki/ Chokhachokhi

Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764)

Ruddy Shelduck/ Brahminy Duck

4

5

kvn PLv ev mvP&Kv Shah Chokha/ Shachka

Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Shelduck

Order-Turniciformes

[Gruiformes]

Turnicidae: Button Quails unrelated to common Quails, small, drab,

running birds, which avoid flying, polyandrous meaning females solicits

more than one male partner in a season.

4

6

mvaviY jvIqv

Sadharan lawa

Turnix suscitator

(Gmelin, 1789)

Barred Buttonquail/

Common Bustardquail

4

7

QvU jvIqv Chhoto Lawa

Turnix sylvaticus

(Desfontaines, 1789,

1787)

Small

Buttonquail/Little

Bustardquail

4

8

njy`-cv jvIqv

Halud-pa

Lawa

Turnix tanki Blyth,

1843

Yellow-legged

Buttonquail/Buttonqua

il

Order-Piciformes

Picidae: all woodpeckers with zygodactyls feet, long, stiff, pointed tails,

tree-dweller excepting wryneck that is basically a ground-dweller and

migratory.

4

9

jvjgv_v KvVVvKiv Lalmatha

Kaththokra

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

pyrrhotis (Hodgson,

1837) [Blythipicus

pyrrhotis (Hodgson,

1837) ]

Redheaded Bay

Woodpecker/ Bay

Woodpecker**

5

0

mv`vNvo-KvjvwcV KvVVvKiv

Chrysocolaptes festivus

festivus (Boddaert,

Indian Black-backed

Woodpecker / White-

Sadaghar-

kalopith

Kaththokra

1783) [Picus festivus

Boddaert, 1783]

naped Woodpecker**

5

1

en`vKvi mvbvwjwcV KvVVvKiv Brihodakar

Sonalipith

Kaththokra

Chrysocolaptes lucidus

guttacristatus

(Tickell, 1833)

[Chrysocolaptes lucidus

(Scopoli, 1786)]

Eastern Larger

Goldenbacked

Woodpecker/

Greater Flameback**

5

2

WviveyK cvKov KvVVvKiv Dora-book

Pakra

Kaththokra

Dendrocopos atratus

(Blyth, 1849)

[Picus atratus Blyth,

1849]

Stripe-breasted

Woodpecker/Stripe-

breasted Pied

Woodpecker

5

3

a~migv_v evgb

KvVVvKiv Dhushar

Matha Baman

Kaththokra

Dendrocopos

canicapillus

canicapillus (Blyth,

1845)

[Picus canicapillus

Blyth, 1845]

Burmese Grey-

crowned Pygmy

Woodpecker/

Grey-capped

Woodpecker

5

4

jvjeyK KvVVvKiv Lal-book

Kaththokra

Dendrocopos

hyperythrus (Vigors,

1831) [Picus

hyperythrus (Vigors,

1831)]

Eastern Rufous-bellied

Woodpecker/ Rufous-

bellied Woodpecker

5

5

cvKov KvVVvKiv Pakra

Kaththokra

Dendrocopos macei

macei (Vieillot,

1818)[Picus macei

Vieillot, 1818]

Indian Fulvous-

breasted Pied

Woodpecker/

Fulvous-breasted

Woodpecker

5

6

njy` Kcvjhy

cvKov KvVVvKiv Halud Kopal-

jukta Pakra

Kaththokra

Dendrocopos

mahrattensis

mahrattensis (Latham,

1802)[Picus

mahrattensis (Latham,

1802)]

Yellow-fronted Pied/

Maharatta

Woodpecker/ Yellow-

crowned Woodpecker

5

7

eb KvVVvKiv Bon

Kaththokra

Dendrocopos moluccensis

nanus (Vigors, 1832)

[Dendrocopos moluccensis

Gmelin, 1788]

Northern

Brown-crowned

Pygmy

Woodpecker/

Brown-capped

Woodpecker

5

8

KvVVvKiv Kaththokra

Dinopium benghalense

benghalense

(Linnaeus, 1758)

[Picus benghalensis

Linnaeus, 1758]

Northern

Golden-backed

Woodpecker

/Black-rumped

Flameback**

5

9

egx KvVVvKiv Bormi

Kaththokra

Dinopium javanense

intermedium (Blyth, 1845)

[Dinopium javanense

(Ljungh, 1797)]

Burmese

Golden-backed

Threetoed

Woodpecker/

Common

Flameback**

6

0

wngvjqx

KvVVvKiv Himaloyi

Dinopium shorii shorii

(Vigors, 1832)

[Picus shorii Vigors, 1832]

Himalayan

Flame-back/

Himalayan

Kaththokra Golden-backed

Threetoed

Woodpecker

6

1

nvviOi KvVVvKiv Halkaronger

Kaththokra

Gecinulus grantia grantia

(Horsfield, 1840)

[Gecinulus grantia

(Horsfield, 1840)]

Pale-headed

Woodpecker

6

2

`wc-duvUvhy KvVVvKiv Hrithpindo-

photajukta

Kaththokra

Hemicircus canente

(Lesson, 1832)

Heart-spotted

Woodpecker

6

3

gVv KvVVvKiv Metho

Kaththokra

Jynx torquilla chinensis

Hesse, 1911 [Jynx torquilla

Linnaeus, 1758]

Eurasian

Wryneck/

Wryneck

6

4

jvjP KvVVvKiv Lalchey

Kaththokra

Micropternus brachyurus

(Vieillot, 1818)

[M. brachyurus phaioceps

(Blyth, 1845)] (Celeus*

brachyurus phaioceps Blyth,

1845); Celeus* is considered

to be a genus restricted to

South America. See Benz et al

(2006)

Eastern Rufous

Woodpecker**

65

enr KvVVvKiv Brihot Kaththokra

Mulleripicus pulverulentus harterti Hesse, 1911

[Mulleripicus pulverulentus (Temminck, 1826)]

Assam Great Slatyheaded Woodpecker/Great Slaty Woodpecker

66

a~mivf-gyL meyR-

njy` KvVVvKiv Dhushrav-mukh Sabuj-Halud Kaththokra

Picus canus Gmelin 1788

Grey-faced Woodpecker/ Grey-headed Woodpecker**

67

njy`-NvoIqvjv

KvVVvKiv Haludgharoala Kaththokra

Picus chlorolophus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818 [Picus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818 ]

East Himalayan Small Yellow-naped Wood-pecker/ Lesser Yellownape **

68

njy`-Mjv

KvVVvKiv Haludgola Kaththokra

Picus flavinucha flavinucha Gould, 1834 [Picus flavinucha Gould, 1834 ]

Eastern Large Yellownaped Woodpecker/ Greater Yellownape**

69

meyR-Wviv KvVVvKiv Sabujey Kaththokra

Picus xanthopygaeus (Gray and Gray, 1847)

[Picus myrmecophoneus Stressemann, 1920]

Streak-throated Woodpecker/ Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker**

70

z` KvVVvKiv Khudey Kaththokra

Picumnus innominatus malayorum Hartert, 1912 [Picumnus innominatus Burton, 1836]

Southern Speckled Piculet

71

jvj z` KvVVvKiv

Sasia ochracea reichenowi Hesse, 1911 [Sasia ochracea

White-browed

Lal Khudey Kaththokra

Hodgson, 1837] Piculet/ Burmese Rufous Piculet

Megalaimidae [Capitonidae : Megalaiminae] : heavy-billed, frugivorous green and blue birds; [Brown-headed Barbet is Megalaima zeylanica considered to be endemic in India and Sri Lanka. So its presence in the country is doubtful.] 72 eo em evIwo

(evDwi,eix) Bora Basanta Bauri

Megalaima asiatica asiatica (Latham, 1790) [Megalaima asiatica (Latham, 1790)]

Blue-throated Barbet

73 meyRvf em evIwo Sabujav Bansanta Bauri

Megalaima australis cyanotis (Horsfield, 1821) [Megalaima australis (Horsfield, 1821)]

Indian Blue-eared Barbet

74 mvbvwjMjv em evIwo Sonali-gola Basnata Bauri

Megalaima franklinii franklinii (Blyth, 1842) [Megalaima franklinii (Blyth, 1842)]

Golden-throated Barbet

75 QvU em evIwo ev fMxi_

Chhoto Basanta

Bauri/ Bhagirath

Megaliama haemacephala

indica (Latham, 1790)

[Megaliama haemacephala

(Mller, 1776)]

Crimson-

breasted

Barbet/

Copper-smith

Barbet

76 MviLy` ev eNe Gurkhood/

Beghbou

Megalaima lineata hodgsoni

Bonaparte, 1850

[Megalaima lineata

(Vieillot, 1816)]

Lineated

Barbet

77 enr em evIwo Brihat Basanta

Bauri

Megalaima virens magnifica

Baker, 1926 [Megalaima

virens (Boddaert, 1783)]

Assam

Great

Barbet

Order-Bucerotiformes [Coraciiformes]: Large bird with large and

decorated bill and long tail. Bucerotidae : Hornbills 78 jvjP-Nvo abk

Lalchey-ghar Dhanesh

Aceros nipalensis (Hodgson, 1829) [Buceros nipalensis (Hodgson, 1829)]

Rufous-necked Hornbill

79 KvD abk ev cvKov abk Kao/Pakra

Dhanesh

Anthracoceros albirostris (Shaw and Nodder, 1808) [Buceros malabaricus (Gmelin, 1788)]

Oriental Pied Hornbill/Indian Pied Hornbill

80 ivR abk Raj Dhanesh

Buceros bicornis homrai Hodgson, 1832 [Buceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758]

Great Pied Hornbill/ Great Hornbill

81 cywUqvj abk Putial Dhanesh

Ocyceros birostris (Scopoli, 1786) [Buceros birostris (Scopoli, 1786)]

Indian Grey Hornbill/ Common Grey Hornbill

82 LuvRKvUv VuvU abk Khazkata Thont Dhanesh

Rhyticeros undulatus ticehursti Deignan, 1941[Rhyticeros undulates (Shaw, 1811)]

Wreathed Hornbill

Order-Upupiformes [Coraciiformes] Upupidae : colourful, ground-dwelling myna-sized, crested bird, ants and worms eaters, long and slender billed. 83 ``, myjqgvb cvwL, `yy

(ei`)Hudhud/Solaiman Pakhi/Hududdu

Upupa epops longirostris Jerdon, 1862 [Upupa epops

Linnaeus, 1758]

Burmese Hoopoe/ Eurasian Hoopoe

Order-Trogoniformes Trogonidae: possibly the most colourful deep forest dwelling, koel-sized birds where male and female have completely different plumages 84 jvj UMb

Lal Trogon

Harpactes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834) [Harpactes erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834)]

*Bangladeshi Trogon/ East Pakistan Red-headed Trogon

Order-Coraciiformes Coraciidae: colourful country-side, forest edge preferring birds, 1 being restricted to deep forest. 85a 85b

bxjK Nilkantha

(a) Coracias benghalensis affinis Horsfield, 1840 (b) Coracias benghalensis benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) [Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758)]

Bengal or Black-billed Roller Burmese Roller/Indian Roller/ Blue-Jay

86 cvnvwo bxjK Pahari Nilkantha

Eurystomus orientalis cyanicollis (Vieillot, 1819)

[Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766)]

Dollarbird/Broad-billed Roller

Alcedinidae: kingfishers have prolonged, straight, stout, pointed bill, dumpy

body and tail shorter than bill in Alcedo and Ceyx.

87 QvU gvQivOv

Sotto Machhranga

Alcedo atthis bengalensis Gmelin, 1788 [Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758)]

Bengal Small Blue Kingfisher/ Common Kingfisher**

88 evB_i QvU gvQivv Blaither

Chhoto

Machhranga

Alcedo hercules

Laubmann, 1917

Blyths Kingfisher/ Blyths Great Blue

Kingfisher**

89 wbjvfKvb QvU gvQivv Nilavkan

Chhoto

Machhranga

Alcedo meninting coltarti

Baker, 1919 [Alcedo

meninting Horsfield,

1821]

Blue-eared

Kingfisher**

90 eybv gvQivv Buno

Machhranga

Ceyx erithaca erithaca

(Linnaeus, 1758) [Ceyx

erithaca (Linnaeus,

1758)]

Black-backed

Kingfisher/

Threetoed Kingfisher

Dacelonidae[Alcedinidae]: tail longer than bill, bill not compressed,

culmen rounded and not grooved in Halcyon and Todirhamphus, bill

compressed, culmen flattened and grooved on either side in Pelargopsis. 91 jvj gvQivv

Lal Machhranga

Halcyon coromandra

coromandra (Latham,

1790)

[Halcyon coromandra

(Latham, 1790)]

Indian Ruddy

Kingfisher/

Ruddy

Kingfisher

92 gv_vKvjv gvQivv Mathakalo

Machhranga

Halcyon pileata

(Boddaert, 1783)

Black-capped

Kingfisher

93 gvQivv

Machhranga

Halcyon smyrnensis

perpulchra Madarsz,

1904 [Halcyon

smyrnensis (Linnaeus,

1758)]

Eastern White-

breasted

Kingfisher /

White-throated

Kingfisher

94 ev`vwg gvQivv

Badami

Machhranga

Pelargopsis

amauropterus (Pearson,

1841) [Halcyon

amauropterus Pearson,

1841]

Brown-winged

Kingfisher/

Brown winged

Stork-billed

Kingfisher 95 gN nI ev wiqvj

Meghhao/Gurial

Pelargopsis capensis

capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

[Alcedo capensis

Linnaeus, 1766]

Stork-billed

Kingfisher

96 meyRvf gvQivv

Sabujav

Machhranga

Todirhamphus chloris

humii Sharpe, 1892

[Halcyon chloris

(Boddaert, 1783)]

Collared

Kingfisher/

White-collared

Kingfisher

Cerylidae [Alcedinidae]: bill equal or shorter than tail, pied body 97 cvKov gvQivv

Pakra Machhranga

Ceryle rudis

leucomelanura

Reichenbach, 1851

[Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus,

1758)]

East Himalayan

Pied Kingfisher /

Pied Kingfisher

98 duvUKv gvQivv Photka Machhranga

Megaceryle lugubris guttulata Stejneger, 1892 [Ceryle lugubris (Temminck, 1834)]

Pied Kingfisher

Meropidae: long, slender, down curved bill, basically green in colour, a few with rufous and blue, bulbul-myna sized, earth bank tunnel nester. 99 cvUwKjgv_v

myBPviv Patkileymatha Shuichora

Merops leschenaulti leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817 [Merops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817]

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

100 myBPviv ev euvkcvwZ Shuichora / Banspati

Merops orientalis orientalis Latham, 1801

Indian Small Green Bee-eater/ Little Green Bee-eater

101 bxj-jR myBPviv Nil-lej Shuichora

Merops philippinus philippinus Linnaeus, 1766 [Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1766]

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

102 eo myBPviv ev cvnvwo myBPviv Bora Suichora/ Pahari Suichora

Nyctyornis athertoni athertoni (Jardine and Selby, 1828) [Merops athertoni Jardine and Selby, 1828]

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

Order-Cuculiformes : members have Ist and 4th toes backwardly

directed making them zygodactyls, most are brood parasite, do not build

nest but lay eggs in nests of other birds, e.g. crows, mynas, babblers,

drongos, etc., so they are called brood parasites.

Cuculidae: almost all are brood parasitic, not building nest on their own,

laying eggs in nests build by other birds. 103 cvwcqv ev miMg

Papiya/Sorgom

Cacomantis merulinus

(Scopoli, 1786)

Plaintive Cuckoo/ Rufous- bellied Plaintive Cuckoo

104 a~mi KvwKj Dhushar Kokil

Cacomantis passerinus

(Vahl, 1797)

Grey-bellied Cuckoo/ Indian Plaintive Cuckoo

105 ev`vwg KvwKj Badami Kokil

Cacomantis sonneratii

sonneratii (Latham,

1790)

Banded Bay Cuckoo

[Cacomantis sonneratii

(Latham, 1790]

106 cvbv KvwKj ev meyRvf KvwKj Panna Kokil/

Sabujav Kokil

Chrysococcyx

maculatus (Gmelin,

1788) [Chalcites

maculatus (Gmelin,

1788)]

Emerald Cuckoo Asian Emerald Cuckoo

107 ewb KvwKj Beguni Kokil

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821) [Chalcites xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821)]

Violet Cuckoo

108 jvjcvLv KvwKj Lalpakha Kokil

Clamator coromandus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/ Red-winged Crested Cuckoo

109 PvZK Chatak

Clamator jacobinus serratus (Sparrman, 1786), [Clamator/ Oxylophus jacobinus Boddaert, 1783]

Pied Cuckoo/ Pied Crested Cuckoo

110 MvqK KvwKj Gaiok Kokil

Cuculus canorus Linnaeus, 1758

Common Cuckoo/ Eurasian Cuckoo**

111 eD K_vKI cvwL Bou-kotha-kau Pakhi

Cuculus micropterus micropterus Gould, 1838 [1837] [Cuculus micropterus Gould, 1838]

Indian Cuckoo **

112 QvU KvwKj Chhoto Kokil

Cuculus poliocephalus Latham, 1790

Lesser Cuckoo/ Small Cuckoo **

113 wngvjqi KvwKj Himaloyer Kokil

Cuculus saturatus saturatus (Blyth, 1843)

Oriental Cuckoo/ Himalayan Cuckoo**

114 KvwKj ev Kzwj Kokil/Kuli

Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Eudynamys scolopaceus Linnaeus, 1758]

Asian Koel/ Asian Cuckoo

115 nRmbi KvwKj Hodgsoner Kokil

Hierococcyx fugax (Horsfield, 1821)

Fugitive/Hodgsons Hawk Cuckoo**

116 eo PvLMjv cvwL Bora Chokh- Gelo Pakhi

Hierococcyx sparverioides (Vigors, 1832) [Cuculus sparverioides Vigors, 1832]

Large Hawk Cuckoo**

117 PvLMjv cvwL Chokh Gelo Pakhi

Hierococcyx varius varius Vahl, 1797 [Cuculus varius varius Vahl, 1797]

Common Hawk-cuckoo/ Brain Fever Bird **

118 meyR KvwKj ev eb KvwKj Sabuj Kokil/Ban Kokil

Phaenicophaeus tristis tristis (Lesson, 1830) [Rhopodytes tristis (Lesson, 1830)]

Green-billed Malkoha/ Large Green-billed Malkoha

119 wd Kzwj Fingey Kuli

Surniculus lugubris dicruroides (Hodgson, 1839) [Surniculus lugubris (Horsfield, 1821)]

Indian Drongo Cuckoo/ Drongo Cuckoo

120 ev`vwg KvwKj Badami Kokil

Taccocua leschenaultii

infuscata Blyth, 1845

Sirkeer Malkoha/

Sirkeer Cuckoo

[Phaenicophaeus

leschenaultii (Lesson,

1830)]

Centropodidae [Cuculidae]: cuckoo-like, but usually ground-dwelling,

bulkier, brownish or blackish. 121 Kyv

Kukka

Centropus bengalensis

(Gmelin, 1788) [Centropus

toulou (Mller, 1776)]

*Bengal Coucal /

Lesser Coucal

122 KvbvKvKv ev KvbvKzqv, Kzvj (PMvg)

Kanakuka/Kanakua

Centropus sinensis

intermedius (Hume, 1873]

[Centropus sinensis

(Stephens, 1815)]

* Greater

Coucal/ Coucal

Order-Psittaciformes: very strong, short, hooked bill, thick and muscular

tongue, greenish body, unusually long tail barring Loriculus, zygodactyls

feet

Psittacidae: parakeets and lorikeet. 123 jUKb ev jRKvUv

wUqv

Lotkan/Lejkata

Tia

Loriculus vernalis

(Sparrman, 1787)

Vernal Hanging

Parrot/

Indian Lorikeet

124 ZvZv Tuta

Psittacula alexandri

fasciata Mller, 1776

[Psittacula alexandri

(Linnaeus, 1758)]

Indian Red-breasted

Parakeet/Red-

breasted Parakeet

125 AvjyevLviv-gv_v wUqv Alubukhara-

matha Tia

Psittacula

cyanocephala

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Plum-headed

Parakeet

126 eo wUqv

Bora Tia

Psittacula eupatria

nipalensis (Hodgson,

1836) [Psittacula

eupatria (Linnaeus,

1766)]

Large Indian

Parakeet/

Alexandrine

Parakeet*

127 Kvjvgv_v wUqv Kalomatha Tia

Psittacula finschii

(Hume, 1874)

Grey-headed

Parakeet/ Eastern

Slaty-headed

Parakeet 128 wUqv

Tia

Psittacula krameri

borealis (Neumann,

1915) [Psittacula

krameri (Scopoli,

1769)]

Northern Rose-

ringed

Parakeet/Rose-

ringed Parakeet *

129a jvjgv_v wUqv ev

nxivgb

Lalmatha Tia/

Hiramon

Psittacula roseata

roseata Biswas, 1951

Often considered as an

eastern subspecies of

P. cyanocephala*

Assam Blossom-

headed Parakeet **

129b jvjgv_v wUqv ev

nxivgb Lalmatha

Tia/

Hiramon

Psittacula roseata

juneae Biswas, 1951

Arakan Blossom-

headed Parakeet **

Order:Apodiformes Apodidae: swifts and swiftlets 130 z` Avevwej

Khudey Ababil

Apus affinis # (Grey, 1830)

Little Swift

131 Avevwej

Ababil

Apus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) [Apus affinis nipalensis# (Hodgson 1836)], Little Swift

House Swift **

132 cveZ Avevwej

Parbottya Ababil

Apus pacificus leuconyx (Blyth, 1845) [Apus pacificus (Latham, 1802)]

Blyths/Himalayan White-rumped Swift/ Fork-tailed Swift/ Pacific Swift

133 wngvjqi Avevwej Himaloyer Ababil

Collocalia brevirostris brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840)

Himalayan Swiftlet **

134 bvKKvwU, Zvj PovB ev

evZvwm

Nakkati/Talcharai,

Batashi

Cypsiurus balasiensis infumatus (Sclater, 1866 [1865]) [Cypselus balasiensis Gray, 1829 and Cypsiurus parvus (Lichtenstein, 1823)]

Eastern Palm Swift/ Asian Palm Swift

135 mv`vMjv myPjR Avevwej Sadagola

Shoochlej Ababil

Hirundapus caudacutus (Latham, 1801) [Hirundapus caudacuta /Chaetura caudacata (Latham, 1801)]

White-throated Needletail/ White-throated Spinetail Swift**

136 iycvwjwcV myPjR Avevwej Rupalipith

Shoochlej Ababil

Hirundapus cochinchinensis (Oustalet, 1878) [Chaetura cochinchinensis Oustalet, 1878]

Silver-backed Needletail/

White-vented Spinetail Swift**

137 ev`vwgwcV myPjR Avevwej

Badamipith

Shoochlej Ababil

Hirundapus giganteus indicus (Hume, 1873)

[Hirundapus giganteus (Temminck, 1825)]

Broad-throated Spinetail Swift/ Brown-backed

Needletail **

138 cvnvwo Avevwej

Pahari Ababil

Tachymarptis melba nubifugus (Koelz, 1954) [Apus melba (Linnaeus, 1758)]

Alpine Swift**

139 QvU cvnvwo Avevwej Chhoto Pahari

Ababil

Zoonavena sylvatica (Tickell, 1846) [Chaetura sylvatica (Tickell, 1846)]

White-rumped Spinetail/ White-rumped Needletail / White-rumped Spinetail Swift

Hemiprocnidae [Apodidae] : Tree Swift 140 Lvcvhy

Avevwej Khupajukta Ababil

Hemiprocne coronata* (Tickell, 1833) [Hirundo coronata Tickell, 1833] * considered to be a subspecies of Hemiprocne longipennis (Rafinesque, 1802): H. l. coronata (Tickell, 1833)

Crested Tree Swift/ Grey-rumped Treeswift

Order-Strigiformes: all nocturnal birds of prey, commonly known as owls. Tytonidae [Strigidae]: facial disc large and well-developed and forwardly placed giving them nearly binocular-vision, bill much weaker than other owls of similar sizes. ?? cvnvwo cuPv]

Pahari Pencha Phodilus badius saturatus Robinson,

Oriental Bay-Owl/ Sikkim Bay Owl]

1927 [Phodilus badius (Horsfield, 1821)]

141 jx cuPv Laxmi Pencha

Tyto alba stertens (Hartert, 1929) [Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769)]

Barn Owl *

?? Nvmebi cuPv Ghashboner Pencha

Tyto longimembris (Jerdon, 1839) [Tyto capensis longimembris Jerdon(1839), [Tyto capensis (Smith), 1834]

Asian/Australasian/ Eastern Grass-Owl *]

Strigidae: typical owls, includes both smallest and the largest species # Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo (Linnaeus, 1758) possibly does not occur in BD, thus not included in the list below 142 gYKvix cuPv

Bhramankari Pencha

Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763)

Short-eared Owl

143 Luvoj cuPv ev KvUi cuPv Khuruley Pencha/ Kuture Pencha

Athene brama indica (Franklin, 1831) [Athene brama (Temminck, 1821)]

Northern Spotted Owlet/ Spotted Owlet

144 Zzg cuPv Hutum Pencha

Bubo bengalensis* (Franklin, 1831) [Otus Bengalensis Franklin, 1831] * because of this species name common name must be Bengal Great Horned-owl

*Bengal Great Horned Owl/ Indian Great Horned or Eagle- Owl/ Rock Eagle-Owl **

145 fgv cuPv Bhooma Pencha

Bubo coromandus coromandus (Latham, 1790) [Strix coromandra Latham, 1790] #used to be common in Ctg township vide Simmons, 1948

Dusky Horned Owl/ Dusky Eagle Owl

146 eybv fZg cuPv Buno Bhutum

Pencha

Bubo nipalensis nipalensis

Hodgson, 1836 [Bubo

bengalensis Hodgson, 1836]

Forest Eagle-

Owl/

Spot-bellied

Eagle Owl 147 evgb KvwjcuPv

Bamoon

Kalipencha

Glaucidium brodiei (Burton,

1836) [Noctua Brodiei

Burton, 1836 ]

Collared Owlet/

Collared Pygmy

Owlet** 148 Wviv KvwjcuPv

Dora

Kalipencha

Glaucidium cuculoides

(Vigors, 1831)

Asian Barred

Owlet**

149 QvU KvwjcuPv Chhoto

Kalipencha

Glaucidium radiatum

radiatum (Tickell, 1833)

[Strix Radiata Tickell,

1833]

Barred Jungle

Owlet/Jungle

Owlet**

150 LvwK fZg cuPv Khaki Bhutum

Pencha

Ketupa flavipes (Hodgson,

1836) [Cultrunguis flavipes

Hodgson, 1836; Bubo

flavipes (Hodgson, 1836)]

Tawny Fish-Owl

**

151 nj`-ev`vwg fZg cuPv Badami Bhutum Pencha

Ketupa ketupu Horsfield,

1821)

Buffy Fish-

owl**

152 fZg cuPv Bhutum Pencha

Ketupa zeylonensis

leschenaultii (Temminck,

1820) [Bubo zeylonensis

(Gmelin, 1788); Strix

Brown Fish-

Owl**

leschenault Temminck,

1820)] 153 KcvL ev Kvj cuPv

Kupokh/Kaal

Pencha

Ninox scutulata burmanica

(Hume, 1876) [Ninox

scutulata (Raffles, 1822)]

Burmese Brown

Hawk-Owl/

Brown Hawk-

Owl 154 ebxhy wbgcvL

Bondhanijukta

Nimpokh

Otus lettia (Hodgson, 1836)

[Otus bakkamoena lettia

(Hodgson, 1836)]

Burmese Scops

Owl/**

Collared Scops

Owl 155 jvjP wbgcvL

Lalchey

Nimpokh

Otus spilocephalus (Blyth,

1846)[Ephialtes

spilocephalus Blyth, 1846]

Eastern Spotted

Owl/Mountain

Scops Owl** 156 Kvjv`vMIqvjv

wbgcvL Kalodagwala

Nimpokh

Otus sunia (Hodgson,

1836)

[Scops sunia Hodgson,

1836]

North Indian

Scops Owl/

Eurasian Scops

Owl** 157 ebi eo cuPv

Boner Bora

Pencha

Strix leptogrammica

indranee Sykes, 1832 [Strix

leptogrammica Temminck,

1831] #First sight record by

Khan (1982) from

Madhupur Shal Forest.

Brown Wood

Owl

Batrachostomidae [Caprimulgiformes: Podargidae] : short bill very

wide at base, nocturnal.

158 fKVuvwU ivZPiv Vek-thonti

Ratchora

Batrachostomus hodgsoni

hodgsoni (G. R. Gray, 1859)

[Otothrix hodgsoni G. R.

Gray, 1859]

Hodgsons Frogmouth

Caprimulgidae: short, weak, flexible beak, gape large, nocturnal, catches

insects on wings.

15

9

Nvmebi ivZPiv

Ghashboner

Ratchara

Caprimulgus affinis

monticola Franklin, 1831

[Caprimulgus affinis

Horsfield, 1821]

Franklins Nightjar/ Allied

Nightjar/Savanna

Nightjar**

16

0

QvU ivZPiv Choto

Ratchara

Caprimulgus asiaticus

asiaticus Latham, 1790

[Caprimulgus asiaticus

Latham, 1790 ]

Indian Little

Nightjar/

Indian Nightjar**

16

1

w`bKvbv

Dinkana

Caprimulgus jotaka

Whistler and Kinnear 1935

[also treated as Caprimulgus

indicus (Latham, 1790);

Caprimulgus jotaka*

Temminck and Schlegel

1845 is recognised as a

species by Rasmussen and

Anderton (2005)]

Himalayan Jungle

Nightjar/ Grey

Nightjar **

16

2

ivZPiv

Ratchara

Caprimulgus macrurus

bimaculatus Peale, 1848

[Caprimulgus macrurus

(Horsfield, 1821)]

Burmese Longtailed

Nightjar/ Large-tailed

Nightjar **

16

3

eng ivZPiv Brihottama

Ratchara

Eurostopodus macrotis

(Vigors, 1831)

Great Eared Nightjar

Order-Columbiformes: plump birds with small rounded head and

swollen base to the bill, frugivorous and granivorous.

Columbidae: doves, pigeons and fruit pigeons

16

4

meyR NyNy

Sabuj Ghughu

Chalcophaps indica indica

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Asian Emerald

Dove/

Emerald Dove

16

5

Rvjvwj KeyZi,

cvqiv ev KcvZ Jalali

Kobutar/

Paira/ Kapot

Columba livia intermedia

Strickland, 1844 [Columba

livia Gmelin, 1789]

Rock Pigeon/Blue

Rock Pigeon

16

6

Mvjvwc KeyZi Golapi

Kobutar

Columba punicea Blyth,

1842

Pale-capped

Pigeon/ Purple

Wood Pigeon

16

7

a~gKj

Dhumkol

Ducula aenea sylvatica

(Tickell, 1833) [Ducula

aenea (Linnaeus, 1766)]

Northern Green

Imperial

Pigeon/Green

Imperial Pigeon

16

8

WzKj ev a~g Kj

Dukol/Dhum

kol

Ducula badia (Raffles,

1822)

Mountain Imperial

Pigeon/Imperial

Pigeon

16

9

Wviv NyNy Dora Ghughu

Macropygia unchall tusalia

(Blyth, 1843) [Macropygia

unchall (Wagler, 1827)]

Bar-tailed Cuckoo

Dove/ Barred

Cuckoo Dove

17

0

ivR NyNy ev aej

NyNy

Raj Ghughu/

Dhobal

Ghughu

Streptopelia decaocto

decaocto (Frivaldszky,

1838)

Indian Ring Dove/

Eurasian Collared

Dove

17

1

ivg NyNy

Ram Ghughu

Streptopelia orientalis

agricola (Tickell, 1833)

[Streptopelia orientalis

(Latham, 1790)]

Rufous Turtle

Dove/

Oriental Turtle

Dove

17

2

jvj NyNy ev Rjv

NyNy

Lal Ghughu/

Jongla

Ghughu

Streptopelia tranquebarica

humilis (Temminck, 1824)

[Streptopelia tranquebarica

(Hermann, 1804)]

Red Turtle

Dove/Red Collared

Dove

17

3

wZjv NyNy

Tila Ghughu

Stigmatopelia* chinensis

tigrina (Temminck, 1809)

[Spilopelia chinensis tigrina

(Temminck, 1809);

Streptopelia chinensis

tigrina (Temminck, 1810)]

Burmese Spotted

Dove/

Spotted Dove

* Genus

replacement based

on Cheke, 2005.

However, IOC kept

it as Spilopelia.

17

4

z` NyNy Khudey

Ghughu

Stigmatopelia senegalensis

cambayensis (Gmelin,

1789)

[Spilopelia senegalensis

cambayensis (Gmelin,

1789); Streptopelia

senegalensis cambayensis

Gmelin, 1789]

Laughing

Dove/Little Brown

Dove

17 nwiqvj ev nwiKj Treron apicauda Blyth, Pin-tailed Green -

5 Horial/Hariko

l

1846 Pigeon/ Pin-tailed

Pigeon **

17

6

KgjveyK nwiqvj

ev nwiKj

Komolabook

Horial/

Harikol

Treron bicinctus bicinctus

(Jerdon, 1840) [Treron

bicinctus (Jerdon, 1840)]

Orange-breasted

Green-Pigeon **

17

7

VuvUgvUv nwiqvj Thont-mota

Horial

Treron curvirostra

nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)

[Treron curvirostra

(Gmelin, 1789)]

Thick-billed

Green-Pigeon **

17

8

eUKj ev njy`cv

nwiqvj Botkol/

Haludpa

Horial

Treron phoenicopterus

phoenicopterus (Latham,

1790)

[Treron phoenicopterus

(Latham, 1790) ]

Bengal Green-

Pigeon /

Yellow-footed

Green-Pigeon

17

9

QvU nwiqvj Choto Horial

Treron pompadora (Gmelin,

1789

Ashy-headed

Green-Pigeon/

Pompadour Green

Pigeon 18

0

PvLvjR nwiqvj Chokhalej

Horial

Treron sphenurus

sphenurus (Vigors, 1832)

[Vinago sphenura Vigors,

1832]

Wedge-tailed

Green-Pigeon/

Kokla

Order-Gruiformes

Otididae- medium sized, medium, ground-dwelling grassland bird with

three-toed feet.

18

1

Wvni *

Dahor

* Houbaropsis bengalensis

bengalensis (Gmelin, 1789)

[Otis bengalensis Gmelin,

1789]

Bengal Florican

* Extinct in our

nature

18

2

Kvjv-wkLi Wvni*

Kalo-shikhor

Dahor

*Sypheotides indicus

(Miller, 1782) [Otis indica

Miller, 1782]

Lesser Florican*

Extinct in our

nature

Gruidae: long-legged, long-necked and long-billed large birds but differ

from storks by shorter hind toes and nostrils in long grooves.

18

3 mvim cvwL-

Avgv`i mePq DuPz cvwL

Sarash Pakhi

Grus antigone (Linnaeus,

1758)

Sarus Crane, our tallest

bird

18

4

a~mi mvim

Dhushar

Sarash

Grus virgo (Linnaeus,

1758)

[Anthropoides virgo

(Linnaeus, 1758)]

Demoiselle Crane

Heliornithidae: swimming water bird, keeps neck and head forward when

swimming

18

5

gyLvkciv Rjvi cvwL

Mukhoshpora

Jolar Pakhi

Heliopais personatus

(Gray, 1849) [Podica

personata (Gray, 1849)]

Masked Finfoot

Rallidae: Special attention will be needed to identify all the crakes and

rails in the field but coot, moorhen, watercock and waterhen may not be so

difficult, crakes bills short and thick, rails bills long and slender, bills of others shorter and stouter.Little Crake Porzana parva (Scopoli, 1769)

known to occur from West Coast of India to Pakistan, not eastward in

Bangladesh.

18

6

WvK ev WvBK

Dahuk/Daik

Amaurornis phoenicurus

phoenicurus (Pennant,

1769)

Indian White-

breasted

Waterhen

18

7

Kvjv KzzU ev Rj KzzU Kaalo

Koot/Jolo

Kukkut

Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 Common

Coot/Coot

18

8

Kvov Kura

Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin,

1789) [Fulica cinerea

Gmelin, 1789]

Kora/Watercock

18

9

Rj gyiwM ev WvKve

cvqiv Jol

Moorgi/ Dakab

Paira

Gallinula chloropus indicus

Blyth, 1842 [Gallinula

chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)]

Indian

Moorhen/Moorh

en

19

0

cvUwKjgv_v iBj Patkileymatha

Rail

Gallirallus striatus albiventer

(Swainson, 1838) [Rallus

striatus Linnaeus, 1766]

Indian Blue-

Breasted Banded

Rail/Slaty-

breasted Rail

19

1

Kvwjg ev Kvqg Kalim/Kayem

Porphyrio porphyrio

poliocephalus (Latham,

1801)

[Porphyrio porphyrio

(Linnaeus, 1758), Porphyrio

(porphyrio) poliocephalus in

Rasmussen and Anderton,

2005]

Indian Purple

Moorhen/

Purple

Swamphen

19

2

Wviv K Dora Crake

Porzana bicolor (Walden,

1872) [Amaurornis bicolor

(Walden, 1872)]

Black-tailed

Crake/

Elwess Crake

19

3

ivv K ev NyiNywi Lvqwi Ranga Crake/ Gurguri

Khairi

Porzana fusca fusca

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Northern Ruddy

Crake/Ruddy-

breasted Crake**

19

4

wPv K Chitra Crake

Porzana porzana (Linnaeus,

1766)

Spotted Crake **

19

5

eBjbi K Bailoner Crake

Porzana pusilla pusilla

(Pallas, 1776)

Eastern Baillons Crake**

19

6

NyiNywo -Lvqix, jvjP A^KzzU, kU-cv KzzU ev eo nvjZx

Ghur-ghuri

Khairi, Lalchey

Ambukukkut,

etc., Bora Hulti

(Bagerhut area)

Rallina eurizonoides

(Lafresnaye, 1845)

First found breeding in a

village- Sat Siki under

Fakirhat PS in Bagerhut

during August 2005

Slaty-legged

Crake

19

7

RjPix iBj ev A^ KzzU

Jolachari Rail/

Ambukukkut

Rallus aquaticus indicus

Blyth, 1849 [Rallus aquaticus

Linnaeus, 1758][ Rallus

indicus in Rasmussen and

Anderton, 2005 ]

Indian Water

Rail/

Eastern Water

Rail

Order-Ciconiiformes [Charadriiformes]: an assemblage of wading birds

and waders with too much of size variations.

[Pteroclidae : Sandgrouse. Listing of Sandgrouse Pterocles spp. from

Bangladesh, as reported by Asmat and Hannan (2007), must be considered

a mistake because no past literature supports such an assumption nor do

we have arid/desert conditions to support such species. I have neither seen

nor heard of its presence anywhere in the Rajshahi Division where these

species, if at all present, is likely to be sighted. Chestnut-bellied

Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus is the only species in India whose range

shown to have extended up to western parts of the West Bengal State of

India (Ali and Ripley, 1983). They have specifically mentioned this

species to be absent in Assam and Bangladesh (East Pakistan).]

Scolopacidae: waders with long legs, slender bills, pointed and angular

wings, curlews, sandpipers, snipes, stints and allies.

19

8

cv_yNyivwb evUvb Patharghurani Batan

Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ruddy Turnstone/ Turnstone

19

9

evjyejvi PvcvwL Balubelar Chapakhi

Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764)

Sanderling**

20

0

euvKvVuvU PvcvwL Bankathont Chapakhi

Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dunlin/ Red-backed Sandpiper***

20

1

jvjP PvcvwL Lalchey Chapakhi

Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red Knot/ Knot**

20

2

wj`vVuvwU PvcvwL Gulindathonti Chapakhi

Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) [Calidris testacea (Pallas, 1764)]

Curlew Sandpiper***

20

3

evgb PvcvwL Bamon Chapakhi

Calidris minuta (Leisler, 1812)

Little Stint**

20

4

jvjPNviIqvjv PvcvwL Lalcheygharwala Chapakhi

Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776)

Red-necked Stint/ Rufous-necked Stint**

20

5

j^vcvqi-cvZvIqvjv PvcvwL Lombapayer-patawala Chapakhi

Calidris subminuta (Middendorff, 1853)

Long-toed Stint**

20

6

UwgbKi PvcvwL Teminker Chapakhi

Calidris temminckii (Leisler, 1812)

Temmincks Stint**

20

7

eo PvcvwL Bora Chapakhi

Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821)

Great Knot/Eastern Knot

20

8

Kv`vjVuvwU PvcvwL Kodal-thonti Chapakhi

Eurynorhynchus pygmeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spoonbill Sandpiper/ Spoon-billed Sandpiper

20

9

Kv`vLuvPv, PvMv ev PMv Kadakhucha/Chaga/ Chegga

Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fantail Snipe/ Common Snipe ***

21

0

cvnvwo Pvnv Pahari Chaha

Gallinago nemoricola Hodgson, 1836

Wood Snipe ***

21

1

eb Pvnv Ban Chaha

Gallinago solitaria Hodgson, 1831

Solitary Snipe ***

21

2

Kv`vLuvPv ev PvMv Kadakhucha/Chaga

Gallinago stenura (Bonaparte, 1831)

Pintail Snipe ***

21

3

a~mijwR PvcvwL Dhusharleji Chapakhi

Heteroscelus* brevipes (Vieillot, 1816) [Tringa* brevipes (Vieillot, 1816)]

Grey-tailed Tattler *Genus name confusion persists

21

4

VuvUgvUv PvcvwL Thontmota Chapakhi

Limicola falcinellus falcinellus (Pontoppidan, 1763)

Broad-billed Sandpiper **

21

5

QvU PvMv Choto Chaga

Lymnocryptes minimus (Brnnich, 1764) [Scolopax minima Brnnich, 1764]

Jack Snipe ***

21

6

j^vVuvU Pvnv Lomba-thont Chaha

Limnodromus semipalmatus (Blyth, 1848)

Asian Dwitcher/ Snipe-billed Godwit

21

7

KvjvjR Rivwj Kalo-lej Jourali

Limosa limosa melanuroides Gould, 1846 [Limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758)]

Eastern Black-tailed Godwit/ Black-tailed Godwit **

21

8

WvivjR Rivwj Dora-lej Jourali

Limosa lapponica lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bar-tailed Godwit **

21

9

eo wj`v Bora Gulinda

Numenius arquata orientalis Brehm, 1831 [Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758)]

Eastern Curlew/ Eurasian Curlew*

22

0

eng wj`v Brihottama Gulinda

Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Far Eastern Curlew /Eastern Curlew**

22

1

QvU wj`v Chhoto Gulinda

a. Numenius phaeopus phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) -------------------- b. Numenius phaeopus variegatus (Scopoli, 1786)

Whimbrel** Eastern Whimbrel

22

2

Rvqvjv ev wRDqvjv Zooala/Geowala

Philomachus pugnax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ruff/Ruff and Reeve

22

3

wejvwZ Pvnv

Bilati Chaha/Wilaiti Chaha

Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus, 1758

Eurasian Woodcock/ Woodcock

22

4

wPwZ wc-D Chitrito Pi-oo

Tringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764)

Spotted Redshank**

22

5

wZjv PvcvwL Tila Chapakhi

Tringa glareola Linnaeus, 1758

Wood Sandpiper **

22

6

wZjv-meyR PvcvwL Tila Sabuj-Chapakhi

Tringa guttifer (Nordmann, 1835)

Nordmanns Greenshank/ Spotted Greenshank**

22

7

PvcvwL Chapakhi

Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) [Tringa hypoleucos Linnaeus, 1758]

Common Sandpiper**

22

8

meyRcv wc-D ev MvZiv Sabujpa Pi-oo/Gothra

Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767)

Common Greenshank/ Greenshank**

22

9

meyRvf PvcvwL

Sabujavo

Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758

Green

Sandpiper **

Chapakhi

230 Rjvi PvcvwL ev QvU

MvZiv Jalar Chapakhi/ Chhoto Gothra

Tringa stagnatilis (Bechstein, 1803)

Marsh Sandpiper *

231 jvjcv wc-D Lal-pa Pi-oo

Tringa totanus totanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Redshank/ Redshank

232 DvVuvwU PvcvwL Ultothonti Chapakhi

Xenus cinereus (Gldenstdt, 1775) [Tringa cinerea (Gldenstdt, 1775), Tringa terek (Latham, 1790)]

Terek Sandpiper

[Charadriiformes] Rostratulidae: long billed, short-tailed wader, female more colourful than the male, who incubates instead of the female 233 iwjv PvMv

Rongila Chaga Rostratula benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bengal Painted Snipe/ Greater Painted-snipe

Jacanidae : water birds with long legs and very long toes allowing them to make comfortable movement over aquatic vegetation of all kinds 234 Rj gq~i ev bI

Jol Moyur/Neo

Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scopoli, 1786)

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

235 Rjwcwc ev `j wcwc Jolpipi/Dal Pipi

Metopidius indicus (Latham, 1790)

Bronze-winged Jacana

Burhinidae : large head, large eyes, legs long, hind toe absent, ground-dwelling bird. 236 Ligv

Khorma Burhinus indicus (Salvadori) 1865 [Burhinus oedicnemus indicus (Salvadori, 1865)]

Indian Stone-curlew/Eurasian Thick-knee

237 eo wkjv evUvb Bora Shila Batan

Esacus recurvirostris (Cvier, 1829) [Esacus magnirostris* recurvirostris* (Cvier, 1829)] * now both represent separate species

Great Thick-knee/ Great Stone Plover

Charadriidae [Haematopodidae]: plovers, lapwings, stilt, avocet and oystercatcher. 238 wfvRx evUvb

Shuktibhuji Batan

Haematopus ostralegus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Eurasian Oystercatcher/ Oystercatcher

239 jvjcv Wv Lal-Pa Dhenga

Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Black-winged Stilt

[Recurvirostridae] 240 LvqvR

Khowaz

Recurvirostra avosetta

Linnaeus, 1758 # First

reported by Khan, 1982 from

Dhalchar, Hatiya

Pied Avocet/

Avocet

241 evUvb ev mvbv evUvb

Batan/Sona

Batan

Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin,

1789)

[Pluvialis dominica fulva

(Gmelin, 1789)]

Pacific Golden-

Plover/Eastern

Golden Plover**

242 eo evUvb Bara Batan

Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Grey Plover/ Black-bellied Plover**

[Charadriidae]

243 wRwiqv Jiria

Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758

Kentish Plover **

244 QvU wRwiqv Chhoto Jiria

Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786

Little Ringed Plover **

245 KvjveyK evUvb Kalo-book Batan

Charadrius hiaticula tundrae (Lowe, 1915) [Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758]

Eastern Ringed Plover/ Common Ringed Plover**

246 evjy evUvb Balu Batan

Charadrius leschenaultia Lesson, 1826

Greater Sand Plover/ Large Sand Plover***

247 gvSvwi evUvb Majhari Batan

Charadrius mongolus Pallas, 1776

Mongolian Plover/ Lesser Sand Plover***

248 j^vVuvwU evUvb Lombathonti Batan

Charadrius placidus Gray and Gray, 1863# First reported by Harvey(1990)

Long-billed Ringed Plover **

249 a~mi wU-wU Dhushor Ti-ti

Vanellus cinereus (Blyth, 1842)

Grey-headed Lapwing

250 evjyPii wU-wU Balucharer Titi

Vanellus duvaucelii (Lesson, 1826)

River Lapwing/ Spur-winged Lapwing

251 gv_vKvjv nU wU-wU Mathakalo Hot-ti-ti

Vanellus gregarious (Pallas, 1771)

Sociable Lapwing

252 jvj-jwZKv nU wU-wU Lal-lotika Hot-ti-ti

Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783)

Red-wattled Lapwing *

253 mv`vjwR wU-wUfv Sadaleji Titriva

Vanellus leucurus (Lichtenstein, 1823) #first record by Khan (2005)

White-tailed Lapwing

254 nU wU-wU Hot-ti-ti

Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783)

Yellow-wattled Lapwing *

255 Kvjvwkihy nU wU-wU Kaloshirjukta Hot-ti-ti

Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Northern Lapwing/ Lapwing

Glareolidae [Dromadeidae]: plover- and tern- like shore and wetland birds. 256 KuvKovfvRx evUvb

Kakrabhuji Batan

Dromas ardeola Paykull, 1805 # First record by Harvey (1990) needs further support

Crab Plover

257 eveyB evUvb

Babui Batan

Glareola lactea Temminck,

1820

Small

Pratincole/*

Small Indian

Pratincole 258 eo eveyB evUvb

Bora Babui

Batan

Glareola maldivarum

Forester, 1795 [Glareola

(pratincola) maldivarum

Forester, 1795]

*Glareola pratincola

(Linnaeus, 1766)] its eastern

range stops at S-W India.

Not present in BD

Oriental

Pratincole/

Large Indian

Pratincole/

*Collared

Pratincole

Laridae [Stercorariidae]: swimming birds, gulls body robust with slightly hooked bills, square tails rounded, terns body slender and graceful, usually with a forked tail, skua- deep ocean bird with projected central tail

feathers.

259 Rj`m~ cvwL (Khan, 1982) Jaladoshshu Pakhi

Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parasitic Jaeger/

Parasitic

Skua/Arctic Skua

260 ev`vwg Rj`m~ cvwL Jaladoshshu Pakhi

Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck, 1815)

Pomarine Jaeger/

Pomarine Skua

261 Kvjv mvgyw`K MvswPj Kalo Samudrik Gangchil

Anous tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823)

Lesser Noddy/

White-capped

Noddy/

Black Noddy 262 MvswPj

Gangchil Chlidonias hybrida (Pallas, 1811)

Whiskered Tern **

263 mv`vWvbv MvswPj Sadadana Gangchil

Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck, 1815)

White-winged

Tern/ White-

winged Black

Tern** 264 Mv KZi/Mvs KeyZi

Gonga Koitor/ Gang Kobutor

Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Jerdon, 1840) [Larus brunnicephalus Jerdon, 1840]

Brown-headed

Gull**

265 Kvjvgv_v Mv KZi Gonga Koitor

Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) [Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766]

Common Black-

headed Gull/

Black-headed

Gull**

266 eoVuvwU MvswPj Borathonti Gangchil

Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789) [Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789]

Gull-billed Tern

267 eng MvswPj Brihattama Gangchil

Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) [Sterna caspia Pallas, 1770]

Caspian Tern**

268 Rj KeyZi

Jol Kabutor

Larus cachinnans

Pallas, 1811 [Larus

argentatus

Pontoppidan, 1763]

Yellow-legged

Gull/

Herring Gull

269 eo Rj KeyZi

Bora Jal Kabutor

Larus ichthyaetus

Pallas, 1773

Great Black-

headed Gull 270 mvgyw`K MvswPj

Samudrik

Gangchil

Onychoprion fuscatus

nubilosus (Sparrman,

1788) [Sterna fuscata nubilosa Sparrman,

1788]

Sooty Tern

271 cvwbKvUv, RjLvi ev cvwbPiv Panikata/

Jolkhor/Panichora

Rynchops albicollis

Swainson, 1838

Indian Skimmer

272 Kvjv MvswPj Kalo-book

Gangchil

Sterna acuticauda

Gray, 1831

Black-bellied Tern

273 z` MvswPj Khudey Gangchil

Sternula albifrons

(Pallas, 1764) [Sterna

albifrons Pallas, 1764]

Little Tern

274 gvQ LvBv

Machh Khaikka

Sterna aurantia Gray,

1831

River Tern/ Indian

River Tern

275 gvSvwi MvswPj

Majharai

Gangchil

Sterna hirundo tibetana

Saunders, 1876 [Sterna

hirundo Linnaeus,1758]

Common Tern **

276 mv`v MvswPj

Sada Gangchil

Sterna sumatrana

Raffles, 1822

Black-naped Tern

277 Lvcvhy gvSvwi MvswPj Khupajukta

Majhari Gangchil

Thalasseus bengalensis

(Lesson, 1831) [Sterna

bengalensis Lesson,

1831]

Lesser Crested

Tern/

Indian Lesser

Crested Tern** 278 Lvcvhy enr MvswPj

Khupajukta

Brihat Gangchil

Thalasseus bergii velox

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

[Sterna bergii

Lichtenstein, 1823]

Great Crested

Tern/

Large Crested

Tern **

[Falconiformes]

Accipitridae: medium to large and very large diurnal birds of prey-

vultures, eagles, hawks, kites, buzzards and allies [Pandionidae]. 279 gQv CMj

Mechho Egol/

Mechho Baaj

Pandion haliaetus

haliaetus (Linnaeus,

1758)

Osprey

[Accipitridae] 280

ZzKx evR

Toorki Baj

Accipiter badius poliopsis

(Hume, 1874) [Accipiter

badius (Gmelin, 1788)]

Shikra

281

eo evR

Bora Baj

Accipiter gentilis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Northern

Goshawk/

Goshawk 282

evR

Baj

Accipiter trivirgatus

indicus (Hodgson, 1836)

[Accipiter trivirgatus

(Temminck, 1824)]

North Indian

Crested Goshawk/

Crested Goshawk

283

emivi evR Besrar Baj

Accipiter virgatus

(Temminck, 1822)

Besra/Besra

Sparrow-Hawk 284

Kvjv kKzb Kalo Shakoon

Aegypius monachus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Cinereous

Vulture/Black

Vulture 285

eo wPv CMj

Bora Chitra

Eagle

Aquila clanga Pallas,

1811

Greater Spotted

Eagle***

286

evbwji CMj Boneler Egol

Aquila fasciata (Vieillot,

1822) [Hieraaetus

fasciatus (Vieillot, 1822)]

Bonellis Eagle **

287

QvU wPv CMj Chhota Chtira

Egol

Aquila hasata Lesson,

1831

[Aquila pomarina hasata

(Lesson, 1831)]

Indian/Lesser

Spotted Eagle ***

288

enr CMj Brihat Egol

Aquila heliaca Savigny,

1809

Imperial Eagle/

Eastern Imperial

Eagle ** 289

ev`vwg CMj

Badami Egol

Aquila nipalensis

Hodgson, 1833

Steppe Eagle/ ***

290

KvUzqv wPj

Katua Cheel

Aquila pennata (Gmelin,

1788) [Hieraaetus

pennatus (Gmelin, 1788)]

Booted

Eagle/Booted

Hawk Eagle** 291

Lqwi CMj Khoiri Eagle

Aquila rapax vindhiana

Franklin 1831 [Aquila

Tawny Eagle***

rapax (Temminck, 1828)]

292

eo evRv

Bora Baja

Aviceda jerdoni (Blyth,

1842)

Jerdons Baja/Blyths Baja

293

Kvjv evR Kalo Baj

Aviceda leuphotes

(Dumont, 1820)

Black Baja/Black-

crested Baja 294

mv`vPvLIqvjv evR Sadachokhwala

Baj

Butastur teesa (Franklin,

1831)

White-eyed

Buzzard/

White-eyed

Buzzard Eagle 295

evR cvwL

Baj Pakhi

Buteo buteo (Linnaeus,

1758)

Common

Buzzard/

Buzzard** 296

j^vcvIqvjv evR

cvwL

Lomnbapawala

Baj Pakhi

Buteo rufinus

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

Long-legged

Buzzard**

297

gv_vfvwi CMj

Mathavari Egol

Circaetus gallicus

(Gmelin, 1788)

Short-toed Snake

Eagle/Short-toed

Eagle 298

Rjvi wPj ev

wUKv evDwi

Jolar Chil/Tika

Bauri

Circus aeruginosus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Western Marsh

Harrier/

Marsh Harrier**

299

a~mivf gVv wPj Dhushrav Metho

Chil

Circus cyaneus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Northern Harrier/

Hen-

Harrier ** 300

mv`vU gVv wPj Shadatey Metho

Chil

Circus macrourus

(Gmelin, 1770)

Pallid Harrier/Pale

Harrier **

301

ivLvj fzjvwb ev

cvKov gVv wPj Rakhal-bhulani/

Pakra Metho

Chil

Circus melanoleucos

(Pennant, 1769)

Pied Harrier **

302

a~mivf gVv wPj Dhushar

Methochil

Circus pygargus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Montagus Harrier **

303

mv`v wPj

Sada Chil

Elanus caeruleus

vociferus (Latham, 1790)

Elanus caeruleus

(Desfontaines, 1789)

Black-winged

Kite/

Black-shouldered

Kite 304

kKzb

Shakoon

Gyps bengalensis

(Gmelin, 1788)

White-rumped

Vulture/ Indian

White-backed

Vulture** 305

we`kx wM`wi Bideshi Gidori

Gyps fulvus fulvescens

Hume, 1869 [Gyps fulvus

(Hablizl, 1783)]

Eurasian

Griffon/Griffon

Vulture** 306

eng wM`wi Brihottama

Shakoon

Gyps himalayensis Hume,

1869

Himlayan Griffon/

Himalayan

Vulture

307

j^vVuvwUkKzb Lombathonti

Shakoon

Gyps tenuirostris

Hodgson (in Gray), 1844

[Gyps (indicus*)

tenuirostris* (Scopoli,

1786)] * now considered

as two distinct species.

Gyps indicus (Scopoli,

1786) range through

southern and western

India towards Sindh in

Pakistan. So, unlikely to

occur in BD

Slender-

billed/Long-billed/

Indian Long-billed

Vulture**

308

mv`vjRx CMj Sadaleji Egol

Haliaeetus albicilla

Linnaeus, 1759

White-tailed Eagle

309

mv`v CMj

Sada Eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)

White-bellied Sea Eagle/ White-bellied Fish-Eagle

310

Kzov, Kzoj, Kuvoj ev

e-Ij

Kura/Kurol/ Bo-

wol

Haliaeetus leucoryphus (Pallas, 1771)

Pallass Fish-Eagle/ Pallass Sea Eagle

311

kL wPj Shankho Cheel

Haliastur indus indus (Boddaert, 1783)

Brahminy Kite

312

QvU gvQ gyivj ev DLm Chhoto

Machhmoral/

Ukosh

Icthyophaga humilis (Mller and Schlegel, 1841)

Himalayan /Lesser Grey-headed Fish- Eagle/ Grey-headed Fishing Eagle

313

gvQ gyivj ev DLm

Machhmoral/Uk

osh

Icthyophaga ichthyaetus (Horsfield, 1821)

Grey-headed Fish- Eagle/ Grey-headed Fishing Eagle

314

eo Kvjv CMj Bora Kalo Egol

Ictinaetus malayensis (Temminck, 1822)

Black Eagle

315

jvjPeyK CMj Lalcheybook

Egol

Lophotriorchis kienerii (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire,I, 1835) [Hieraaetus kienerii (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1835)

Rufous-bellied Eagle/ Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle**

316

feb wPj ev ev`vwg wPj

Bhubon/Badami

Chil

Milvus lineatus (Gray, 1831)

[Milvus migrans lineatus* (Gray, 1831)]

Black-eared Kite/ Large Indian Kite**

317

feb wPj ev Lqwi wPj Bhubon Chil

Milvus migrans govinda* Sykes, 1832 and Milvus migrans migrans* (Boddaert, 1783) *all three subspecies are often lumped under one species Milvus migrans

Black Kite/ Pariah Kite**

?? jvj wPj

Lal Chil

Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red Kite **]

318

mv`v wM`wi ev kZ kKyb* Sada

Gidori/ Sheto

Shakoon

Neophron percnopterus ginginianus (Latham, 1790)* [Neophron percnopterus (Linnaeus, 1758)]

Egyptian Vulture /Scavenger Vulture *Extinct in our nature

319

wkLvhy CMj

Shikhajukta

Egol

Nisaetus* cirrhatus (Gmelin, 1788) [Spizaetus cirrhatus limnaeetus* (Gmelin, 1788) * Spizaetus limnaeetus (Horsfield, 1821) has been considered as a species by Ali and Ripley (1983, and Rasmussen and Anderton (2005)

Changeable Hawk Eagle/ Crested Hawk-Eagle** Nisaetus* see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changeable_Hawk-eagle

320

g evR Mou-baj

Pernis ptilorhynchus

ruficollis Lesson,

1830 [Pernis

ptilorhynchus

(Temminck, 1821)]

Oriental Honey-

Buzzard/ Crested

Honey-Buzzard**

321

ivR kKzb

Raj Shakoon

Sarcogyps calvus*

(Scopoli, 1786)

Red-headed Vulture/

King Vulture * Extinct

in our nature 322

wZjv evR ev

mvcLKv evR Tila Baj/

Shapkheko Baj

Spilornis cheela

burmanicus

Swann,1920

[Spilornis cheela

(Latham, 1790)]

Crested Serpent-

Eagle**

Falconidae: diurnal birds of prey, long, pointed scythe-like wings, sexual

dimorphism is strong, often females are larger than the males, mostly kills

prey on wings. 323

jvjcv ZzigywZ

Lalpa Turmuti

Falco amurensis

Radde, 1863 # earlier it

used to be a subspecies

of Falco vespertinus

Linnaeus, 1766

Amur Falcon/Red-

footed Falcon

324

ZzigywZ

Turmuti

Falco chicquera

Daudin, 1800

Red-necked Falcon/

Red-headed Merlin 325

jvMvii evR Lagarer Baj

Falco jugger Gray,

1834

[Falco biarmicus

(Temminck, 1825)]

Laggar Falcon**

326

QvU evR Chhoto Baj

Falco naumanni

Fleischer, 1818

Lesser Kestrel

327

kvwnb

Shahin

Falco peregrinus

Tunstall, 1771 (2

subspecies- F. p.

calidus Latham, 1790

and F. p. peregrinator

Sundavell, 1837 should

represent our

Peregrines)

Shaheen Falcon/

Peregrine Falcon**

328

Gwkqvi evR

Asiaer Baj

Falco severus

Horsfield, 1821

Oriental Hobby

329

BDiwkqvi evR Urasier Baj

Falco subbuteo

Linnaeus, 1758

Eurasian

Hobby/Hobby

330

Kj ev QvU evR Kestrel/Chhoto

Baj

Falco tinnunculus

Linnaeus, 1758

Common Kestrel/

Kestrel**

331

jvjP-eyK cvKov kvwnb Lalchey-

Microhierax

caerulescens (Linnaeus,

Collared/ Himalayan

red-breasted

book Pakra

Shahin

1758) Falconet

332

cvKov kvwnb

Pakra Shahin

Microhierax

melanoleucos (Blyth,

1843)

Pied

Falconet/White-

legged Falconet

[Podicipediformes]

Podicipedidae : diving birds with un-webbed but lobed feet. 333

Lvcvhy Wzeywi Khopajukta

Duburi

Podiceps cristatus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Great Crested Grebe

334

Kvjvgv_v Wzeywi Kalomatha

Duburi

Podiceps nigricollis

Brehm, 1831

Great Crested Grebe

335

Wzeywi ev Wzevjy

Duburi/Dubal

u

Tachybaptus ruficollis

(Pallas, 1764) [Podiceps

ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)]

Little

Grebe/Dabchick

[Pelecaniformes] [Phaethontidae: white ocean birds with a few projected

tail feathers. ?? j^vjwR

mvMicvwL

Lombaleji

Sagar Pakhi

Phaethon rubricauda*

Boddaert, 1783

* or other species so far

have not yet been sighted

in our water in the Bay of

Bengal

Red-tailed Tropic

Bird]

[Sulidae: cigar-shaped body with hefty pointed bill ?? PziyUvKvi

mvMicvwL

Churutakar

Sagar Pakhi

Sula sula (Linnaeus,

1766)

# possibly does not

venture into our part of

the Bay of Bengal

Red-footed Booby]

Anhingidae : large bird with a very thin long neck and long tail.

[Phalacrocoracidae] 336 Mqvi ev mvcv-

cvwL

Goyar/Shapa-

pakhi

Anhinga melanogaster

Pennant, 1769 [Anhinga

rufa

melanogaster Pennant,

1769]

Darter

Phalacrocoracidae : black, water-loving birds with long necks and tails. 337 cvbKwo ev cvwb

KvDi, cvwb KvK

Paan-kowri/

Panikaor

Microcarbo niger

Vieillot, , 1817)]

[Phalacrocorax niger

(Vieillot, 1817)]

Little Cormorant

338 enr cvbKwo Brihat

Paankowri

Phalacrocorax carbo

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Great Cormorant

339 gvSvwi cvbKwo Majhari Paan-

kowri

Phalacrocorax

fuscicollis Stephens,

1826

Indian Cormorant/

Indian Shag

Ardeidae : long- legged, -necked and -billed birds, bills dagger-like. 340 hvVzqv eK, mv`v eK

ev avo eK Jathua

Bok/Sada

Bok/Dhar

Bok**

Ardea alba Linnaeus,

1758 [Egretta alba

(Linnaeus, 1758),

[Casmerodius albus

modesta (Gray, 1831]

Great Egret/Large

Egret

341 a~mi eK

Dhushor Bok

Ardea cinerea jouyi

Clark, 1907 [Ardea

cinerea rectirostris

Gould, 1843; Ardea

cinerea Linnaeus,

1758]

Grey Heron

342 gnvKvq eK ev enr eK Mohakai

Bok/ Brihat Bok

Ardea goliath

Cretzschmar, 1829

Goliath Heron/Giant

Heron

343 mv`v K ev aygvf

K

Sada Konka/

Dhumravo Kank

Ardea insignis Hume,

1878

White-bellied

Heron/Great White-

bellied Heron

344 ewb eK Beguni Bok

Ardea purpurea

Linnaeus, 1766

Purple Heron

345 Pxbv eK

Cheena Bok

Ardeola bacchus

(Bonaparte, 1855)

Chinese Pond

Heron** 346 Kvwb eK, Kvbv eK ev

KuvP eK Kani Bok/Kana Bok/

Konch Bok

Ardeola grayii (Sykes,

1832)

Indian Pond Heron/

Pond Heron**

347 we`kx eK Bideshi Bok

Botaurus stellaris

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Great Bittern

348 Mv-eK Go-Bok

Bubulcus coromandus*

(Boddaert, 1783)

[Bubulcus ibis

coromandus (Boddaert,

1783) Bubulcus ibis

(Linnaeus, 1758)]

Eastern Cattle Egret/

Cattle Egret**

*See

http://en.wikipedia.o

rg/wiki/Cattle_Egret

349 meyR eK ev Kuyov eK Sabuj

Bok/Kuro Bok

Butorides striata

javanica (Horsfield,

1857) [Butorides

striatus (Linnaeus,

1758)]

Striated Heron/Little

Green Heron

350 Kvjv eK Kalo Bok

Dupetor flavicollis

(Latham, 1790)

[Ixobrychus flavicollis

(Latham, 1790)]

Black Bittern

351 QvU eK Chhoto Bok

Egretta garzetta

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Little Egret**

352 gvBSjv eK ev

KuviP eK Maijla Bok/Korche

Bok

Egretta intermedia

intermedia (Wagler,

1829) [Mesophoyx

intermedia intermedia

(Wagler, 1829)]

Intermediate Egret/

Smaller Egret**

353 gnvKvq eK Monomer Bok

Egretta sacra (Gmelin,

1789)

Pacific Reef Egret/

Eastern Reef Heron 354 evN eK

Bagh Bok

Gorsachius

melanolophus (Raffles,

1822)

Malayan Night-

Heron/

Malay Bittern/Tiger

Bittern 355 bj Nvv, jvj eK

ev bj eK Nol

Ghonga/Lal

Bok/Nol Bok

Ixobrychus

cinnamomeus (Gmelin,

1789)

Cinnamon Bittern/*

Chestnut Bittern

356 z` eK Khudey Bok

Ixobrychus minutus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Little Bittern*

357 nj` eK ev KvV eK Holdey

Bok/Kath Bok

Ixobrychus sinensis

(Gmelin, 1789)

Yellow Bittern*

358 IqvK ev wbwk eK

Waak/Nishi Bok

Nycticorax nycticorax

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Black-crowned

Night-Heron/ Night

Heron

[Phoenicopteridae : very long-legged and long-necked marsh bird with a

heavy down-curved bill]

[?? KvbVuvwU ev Kvbguyw_

Kanthonti/

Kanmunthi

Phoenicopterus roseus

Pallas, 1811

[Phoenicopterus ruber

roseus (Pallas, 1811)]

Greater Flamingo/

Flamingo]

Threskiornithidae : medium-sized long-legged, long-billed marsh birds

with some modifications of the bills.

359 Kv`vwj eK ev Ly eK

Kodali Bok/

Khunte Bok

Platalea leucorodia

Linnaeus, 1758

Eurasian Spoonbill

360 PKPK `vPiv Chochokey

Duchora

Plegadis falcinellus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Glossy Ibis **

361 Kvjv `vPiv Kalo Duchora

Pseudibis papillosa

(Temminck, 1824)

Red-naped

Ibis/Indian Black Ibis

**

362 KvPiv ev KuvwPPviv Kachi-Chora/

Kastey-Chora

Threskiornis

melanocephalus (Latham,

1790)

Black-headed Ibis/

White Ibis

Pelicanidae : includes largest fish-eating wetland birds with huge bill and

heavy body.

363 MMbeo Sada

Gogonber

Pelecanus

onocrotalus

Linnaeus, 1758

Great White

Pelican/Grey Pelican

364 mv`v MMbeo Gogonber

Pelecanus

philippensis (Gmelin,

1789)

Spot-billed Pelican/Grey

Pelican

Ciconiidae : very long-legged, long-necked and rather long and heavy-

billed wading birds.

365 kvgyK fvv ev kvgyK

Lvj Shamukbhanga/

Shamuk-khol

Anastomus oscitans

(Boddaert, 1783)

Asian Openbill/

Openbill Stork

366 KvjvVuvU mv`v gvwbKRvo Kalothont Sada

Manikjor

Ciconia boyciana

Swinhoe, 1873

[Ciconia ciconia

boyciana Swinhoe,

1873]

Oriental Stork

367 mv`v gvwbKRvo Sada Manikjor

Ciconia ciconia

(Linnaeus, 1758)

White Stork

368 gvwbKRvo Manikjor

Ciconia episcopus

(Boddaert, 1783)

Woolly-necked

Stork/

White-necked Stork

369 Kvjv gvwbKRvo Kalo Manikjor

Ciconia nigra

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Black Stork

370 jvnviR Loharjongo

Ephippiorhynchus

asiaticus (Latham,

1790)

Black-necked Stork

371 nvowMjv

Hargila

Leptoptilos dubius

(Gmelin, 1789)

Greater Adjutant/

Adjutant

372 g`bUvK

Modontak

Leptoptilos javanicus

(Horsfield, 1821)

Lesser Adjutant

373 mvbvRNv ev iwOjv eK Shonajongha/

Rangila Bok

Mycteria

leucocephala

(Pennant, 1769)

Painted Stork

Procellariidaelike water birds with tubular nostrils, -Shearwater, etc., gull :

also called tube-nosed birds.

374 bj-bvK RjKeyZi

Nol-nak

Jolkobutor

Puffinus tenuirostris

(Temminck, 1835) recorded

by CM Reza 2009 (pers.

com)

Short-tailed

Shearwater

# new record

Order-Passeriformes: passerine or perching birds, also called song birds,

most species of living bird species are under this Order. Pittidae: Pittas are long legged, short-tailed plump birds with an upright posture making them different from most other ground-dwelling birds, many with wing-mirrors, care needed for field identification of all pittas, colours and markings of head, back, wings and under parts important. 375 KvbWvivhy mygPv

Kandorajukta Shumcha

Anthocincla phayrei Blyth 1862 [Pitta phayrei (Blyth, 1863)] # First recorded for Bangladesh and the Indian Subcontinent by Vestergaard (1998) from Lawachhara Forest, Smongal; not included in Asmat and Hannan (2007)

Eared Pitta

376 bxjcvwL ev mygPv Nilpakhi/ Shumcha

Pitta brachyura (Linnaeus, 1766)

Indian Pitta**

377 Avmgvwb mygPv Asmani Sumcha

Pitta cyanea Blyth, 1843

Blue Pitta*

378 my`iebi mygPv Soondarboner Shumcha

Pitta megarhyncha (Schlegel, 1863)

Mangrove Pitta

379 bxjvfcvLv mygPv Nilav-pakha Shumcha

Pitta moluccensis (Mller, 1776)

Blue-winged Pitta*

380 bxjvfLvcv mygPv ev bxjcvwL

Nilav-khopa Shumcha/ Nlpakhi

Pitta nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837)

Blue-naped Pitta*

381 meyRvf mygPv ev bxjcvwL/ nvjZx (dwKinvU,

evMinvU) Sabuzav Shumcha/ Nil Pakhi/Hulti

Pitta sordida (Mller, 1776)

Hooded Pitta/ Green-breasted Pitta*

Eurylaimidae : Broadbills, canopy dwelling multicoloured mixed evergreen forest bird of small size with broad base to the bills. 382 jRSvjv Mv`vUzwb

Lej-jhula Godathonti

Psarisomus dalhousiae (Jameson, 1835)

Long-tailed Broadbill

383 iycvjxeyK Mv`vUzwb Rupali-book Goada-thonti

Serilophus lunatus rubropygius (Hodgson, 1839) [Serilophus

Nepal Collared Broadbill/ Silver-breasted

lunatus (Gould, 1834)] Broadbill

Eposaltriidae: [Stenostiridae by IOC][Muscicapidae] Canary Flycatcher 384 dzUdzwU ev Rvi`dzUwK

Footfuti/Zarod-phutki

Culicicapa ceylonensis calochrysea Oberholser, 1923 [Culicicapa ceylonensis (Swainson, 1820)]

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher/ Grey-headed Flycatcher

Irenidae: green leaf-coloured bird, associated with tree-parasite Viscum,

Helixanthera and Dendropthoe spp., flowers of Palash, Shimul and

Mandar, shows sexual dimorphism in colour, bills slender and slightly

downcurved. All Chloropsis under Family Chloropseidae by IOC. 385 cvZv eyjeywj ev

nwiqv Pata Bulbuli/ Horia

Chloropsis aurifrons aurifrons (Temminck, 1829)

Golden-fronted Leaf Bird/ Gold Fronted Chloropsis/ Leaf Bird

386 meyR eyjeywj Sabuj Bulbuli/ Horbula

Chloropsis cochinchinensis cochinchinensis (Gmelin, 1788)

Blue-winged Leafbird/ Gold-mantled or Jordons Chloropsis

387 KgjveyK meyR eyjeywj Kamala-book Sabuj Bulbuli

Chloropsis hardwickii hardwickii Jardine and Selby, 1830

Orange-bellied Leafbird/Orange-bellied Chloropsis/Leaf Bird

388 bxjcix Nil Pori Irena puella (Latham, 1790)

Asian Fairy Bluebird/Fairy Blue Bird

Laniidae: usually have long tail, heavy hooked bill and big head, known as butcher birds for impaling preys on spines, most have a black mask 389 egx KmvB cvwL

Bormi Koshai Pakhi

Lanius collurioides Lesson, 1834

Burmese Shrike/Chestnut-rumped Shrike

390 ev`vwg KmvB cvwL Badami Koshai Pakhi

Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758

Brown Shrike

391 eo KmvB cvwL Bora Koshai Pakhi

Lanius excubitor homeyeri Cabanis, 1873 [Lanius excubitor lahotra* (Sykes, 1832) *Ali and Ripley (1983) reported it from Kushtia based on Rashid (1967) but it is now considered as a subspecies of L. meridionalis. L. excubitor is represented in the country by L. excubitor homeyeri Cabanis, 1873.

Northern Shrike/Great Grey Shrike/Grey Shrike**

392 a~mi KmvB cvwL Dhushar Koshai Pakhi

Lanius meridionalis lahotra* (Sykes, 1832) [Collurio lahotra Sykes, 1832] *earlier used to be considered subspecies of L. excubitor.

Southern/Indian Grey Shrike**

393 cvUwKj-jR KmvB cvwL Patkiley-lej Koshai Pakhi

Lanius isabellinus Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833 [Lanius collurio isabellinus Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833]

Rufous-tailed Shrike/ Pale Brown Shrike

394 evNv wUwK ev AbRbv Bagha Tiki/Onjona

a. Lanius schach tricolor Hodgson, 1837 -------------------- b. Lanius schach

a. Black-headed Shrike ------------------- b. Rufous-backed

erythronotus Vigors, 1831 Shrike/ Long-tailed Shrike

395 a~mi-wcV KmvB cvwL

Dhusha-pith

Koshai Pakhi

Lanius tephronotus

tephronotus (Vigors,

1831]

Grey-backed

Shrike

396 jvjP-wcV KmvB cvwL Lalchey-pith

Koshai Pakhi

Lanius vittatus vittatus

Valenciennes, 1826

Indian Baybacked

Shrike

[Pachycephalidae] Mangrove Whistler IOC retained Family

Pachycephalidae 397 my`iebi cvwL

Shundarboner

Pakhi

Pachycephala cinerea

(Blyth, 1847)

[Pachycephala grisola

(Blyth, 1843)

Mangrove

Whistler

Corvidae (Artamidae): crows, Treepie, orioles, wood-swallow, orioles,

cuckoo-shrikes, minivets, drongogs, fantail and monarch flycatchers, iora,

etc., diverge groups. 398 jvUviv, gyov wmO ev

a~mi Avevwej

Latora/Mura

Sing/

Dhushar Ababil

Artamus fuscus Vieillot,

1817

*IOC retained

Artamidae for this

species

Ashy Wood-

Swallow/

Ashy Swallow-

Shrike

399 meyR nvwoPvPv

Sabuj

Harichacha

Cissa chinensis

(Boddaert, 1783)

Common Green

Magpie/ Green

Magpie 400 `uvoKvK

Daar Kak

Corvus levaillantii* Lesson, 1831 [Corvus

levaillanti Lesson,

1831] *formerly a

subspecies of Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler,

1827

Jungle Crow/Large-

billed Crow

401 cvwZKvK ev KvDqv

Pati Kak/Kawa

Corvus splendens

splendens Vieillot,

1817

House Crow

402 cvnvwo nuvwoPuvPv

Pahari

Harichacha

Dendrocitta formosae

Swinhoe, 1863

Grey

Treepie/Himalayan

Tree Pie ?? icvwjNvo nuvwoPuvPv

Rupalighar

Harichacha

Dendrocitta frontalis

Horsfield, 1840

Collared

Treepie/Black-

browed Trepie] 403 nuvwoPuvPv ev KzUzg

cvwL

Harichacha/Kut

um Pakhi

Dendrocitta vagabunda

(Latham, 1790)

Rufous

Treepie/Indian Tree

Pie

404 wngvjqi jvjK Himaloyer

Lalkontha

Garrulus glandarius

interstinctus Hartert,

1918

[Garrulus glandarius

(Linnaeus, 1758)]

East Himalayan

Red- crowned Jay/

Eurasian Jay

405 bxj nuvwoPuvPv Nil Harichacha

Urocissa erythrorhyncha Boddaert, 1783 [Cissa erythrorhyncha magnirostris (Blyth, 1846)]

Blue Magpie/Burmese Red-billed Blue Magpie

[Oriolidae] IOC retained Oriolidae as a Family

406 mvbv e Sona Bou

Oriolus chinensis diffuses Sharpe, 1877 [Oriolus chinensis Linnaeus, 1766]

Black-naped Oriole

407 eb e Beney Bou

Oriolus kundoo* Sykes 1832 [Oriolus oriolus* kundoo* Sykes 1832 [Oriolus oriolus* (Linnaeus, 1758) also considered as a separate species] First sight record by Khan (1974) from Rajshahi

Eurasian Golden- Oriole/Golden Oriole

408 euvKv-VuvU eb e Banka-thont Beney Bou

Oriolus tenuirostris tenuirostris Blyth 1846

Slender-billed Oriole

409 ZvgvU-jvj eb e Tamatey-Lal Beney Bou

Oriolus traillii (Vigors, 1832)

Maroon Oriole

410 nj` cvwL Holdey Pakhi

Oriolus xanthornus xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Black-hooded Oriole/ Black-headed Oriole

[Campephagidae] IOC retained Campephagidae as a Family 411 ayKv ev Kemx

Gudhuka/Kabasi

Coracina macei (Lesson, 1831) [Coracina novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1789)]

Large Cuckooshrike/ Large Cuckoo-Shrike

412 Kvjvgv_v ayKv Kalo-matha Gudhuka

Coracina melanoptera (Rppell, 1839)

Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike**

413 KvjvcvLv ayKv ev Kemx Kalo-pakha Gudhuka/ Kabasi

Coracina melaschistos (Hodgson, 1836)

Black-winged Cuckoo- Shrike/Smaller Grey Cuckoo-Shrike**

414 mv`v-Kvjv jvUviv Sada-kalo Latora

Hemipus picatus (Sykes, 1832)

IOC kept it under Family Tephrodornithidae

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike/Pied Flycatcher-Shrike

415 QvU-VuvUIqvjv mvZ mnwj Chhotothont-wala Sat Saheli

Pericrocotus brevirostris (Vigors, 1831)

Short-billed Minivet **

416 ev`vwg-wbZ^ mvZ mnwj Badami-nitomba Sat Saheli

Pericrocotus cantonensis (Swinhoe, 1861) [Pericrocotus roseus cantonensis (Swinhoe, 1861) upgraded to species level]

Swinhoe's Minivet or Brown-rumped Minivet ***

417 QvU mvZ mnwj Chhoto Sat Saheli

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus vividus Baker, 1920 [Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766)]

Small Minivet

418 a~mivf mvZ mnwj Dhusharav Sat Saheli

Pericrocotus divaricatus (Raffles, 1822)

Ashy Minivet***

419 mv`v cU mnwj Sada-pet Satsaheli

Pericrocotus erythropygius (Jerdon, 1840)

White-bellied Minivet]

?? [wmu`yi-jvj mvZ mnwj Sindurey-lal Sat Saheli

Pericrocotus ethologus (Bangs and Phillips, 1914)

Long-tailed Minivet**]

420 jvj mvZ mnwj ev mvbv cvwL Lal Sat Saheli/ Sona Pakhi

Pericrocotus flammeus* (Forster, 1781) *see under speciosus

Orange Minivet**

421 Mvjvwc mvZ mnwj Gulapi Sat Saheli

Pericrocotus roseus (Vieillot, 1818)

Rosy Minivet**

422 mv`v-Kvjv mnwj Sada-kalo Sat Saheli

Pericrocotus solaris (Blyth, 1846)

Grey-chinned Minivet/ Yellow-throated Minivet*

423 wmu`yi mvZ mnwj ev mvbv cvwL Sidurey Sat Saheli /Sona Pakhi

Pericrocotus (flammeus) speciosus* (Latham, 1790) *Also considered as a subspecies of Pericrocotus flammeus (Forster, 1781)

Scarlet Minivet**

[Muscicapidae:

Rhipidurinae] IOC kept this* Genus under Family Rhipiduridae 424 mv`vMjv jRbvPvwb ev

PvK `vqj Sadagola

Lejnachani/

Chak Doyel

*Rhipidura albicollis

(Vieillot, 1818)

White-throated

Fantail Flycatcher/

White-throated

Fantail Flycatcher**

425 mv`vfuyi jRbvPvwb Sadavuru

Lejnachani

Rhipidura aureola

Lesson, 1830

White-browed

Fantail Flycatcher/

White-browed

Fantail Flycatcher** 426 njy`eyK jRbvPvwb

Haludbook

Lejnachani

Rhipidura

hypoxantha* Blyth,

1843 * IOC used new

name Chelidorhynx

hypoxantha and kept

it and Culicicapa

under Family

Stenostiridae

Yellow-bellied

Fantail

Flycatcher/Yellow-

bellied Fantail

Flycatcher

[Dicruridae] IOC retained Family Rhipiduridae 427 QvU wd ev QvU

fzR

Chhoto Fingey/

Chhoto Bhujanga

Dicrurus aeneus

Vi