Magnificent Chirpy Creatures of Corbett National Park

Corbett is home to nearly 10% of bird species in India, of which nearly 600 resident and migratory species can be found here. At the Retreat, you’ll have a chance to see these magnificent feathery creatures. Our curated bird walks within and outside the retreat will take you to the riverbed, the Machaan, along our Mahavan, Python and Bagh Machaan trails, where over 150 species can be seen.

Phasianidae: Francolins, Quails, Partridges and Pheasants

Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus,
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

Picidae: Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopus mahrattensis
Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus

Megalaimidae: Barbets

Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala

Bucerotidae: Hornbills

Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris

Upupidae: Hoopoe

Common Hoopoe Upupa epops

Coraciidae: Rollers

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

Alcedinidae: Small Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Halcyonidae: Large Kingfishers

Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Cerylidae: Pied Kingfishers

Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

Meropidae: Bee-eaters

Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti

Cuculidae: Cuckoos

Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

Centropodidae: Coucals

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

Psittacidae: Parakeets

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri

Apodidae: Swifts

Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris
White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena sylvatica
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
House Swift Apus affinis

Hemiprocnidae: Treeswifts

Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

Strigidae: Owls

Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
Spot-bellied Eagle Owl Bubo nipalensis
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
Spotted Owlet Athene brama
Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata

Caprimaugidae: Nightjars

Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera

Rallidae: Rails

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Scolopacidae: Snipe and Sandpipers

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Burhinidae: Thick-knees

Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus

Charadriidae: Plovers and stilts

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

Accipitridae: Hawks and Eagles

Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Shikra Accipiter badius
Besra Accipiter virgatus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii
Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis

Falconidae: Falcons

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants

Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Ardeidae: Herons and Bitterns

Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

Pittidae: Pittas

Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura

Irenidae: Leafbirds

Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

Laniidae: Shrikes

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

Corvidae: Crows and allies

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vegabunda
House Crow Corvus splendens
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Large Cuckooshrike Carocina macei
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Carocina melaschistos
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus picatus
Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Muscicapidae: Thrushes and Flycatchers

Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
Tickell’s Thrush Turdus unicolor
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
Slaty Blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylunelnis
White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
White-capped Water Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
Brown Rock-chat Cercomela fusca

Sturnidae: Starlings and Mynas

Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus
Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum
Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

Sittidae: Nuthatches

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

Certhiidae: Treecreepers

Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana

Paridae: Tits

Great Tit Parus major
Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys

Aegithalidae: Long-Tailed Tits

Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus

Hirundinidae: Swallows

Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica

Pycnonotidae: Bulbuls

Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Cisticolidae: Cisticolas and Prinias

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata

Zosterropidae: White-eyes

Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

Sylviidae: Warblers and Babblers

Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Tickell’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
Sulpher-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
Hume’s Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
Grey-hooded Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
Black-chinned Babbler Stachyris phrrhops
Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

Nectariniidae: Flowerpeckers and Sunbirds

Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile
Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica
Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

Passeridae: Sparrows, Pipits, Wagtails and allies

House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

Fringillidae: Finches and Buntings

Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti