Table 1. List of birds recorded in the university campus of Kurukshetra

	Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Abundancee	Feeding habit
	Family Phasianidae
1	Grey Francolin	Francolinus pondicerianus	R,B	C	O
2	Black Francolin	Francolinus francolinus	R,B	R	O
3	Indian Peafowl	Pavo cristatus	R,B	FC	O
	Family Picidae
4	Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker	Dinopium benghalense	R,B	FC	O
5	Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	WM	I	In
	Family Capitonidae
6	Brown-headed Barbet	Megalaima zeylanica	R,B	FC	F
7	Coppersmith Barbet	Megalaima haemacephala	R,B	FC	F
	Family Bucerotidae
8	Indian Grey Hornbill	Ocyceros birostris	R,B	FC	F
	Family Upupidae
9	Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops	R,B	FC	In
	Family Alcedinidae			FC
10	White-breasted Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	R,B		Cv
	Family Coraciidae
11	Indian Roller	Coracias benghalensis	R	UC	Cv
	Family Meropidae
12	Small Bee-Eater	Merops orientalis	R,B	FC	In
	Family Cuculidae
13	Pied Crested Cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus	SM	UC	O
14	Brainfever Bird	Hierococcyx varius	SM	FC	O
15	Drongo Cuckoo	Surniculus lugubris	R	UC	O
16	Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopacea	R,B	FC	O
17	Greater Coucal	Centropus sinensis	R,B	FC	O
	Family Psittacidae
18	Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria	R	UC	G,F
19	Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	R,B	C	G,F
20	Slaty-headed Parakeet	Psittacula himalayana	WM	UC	G,F
21	Plum-headed Parakeet	Psittacula cyanocephala	WM	UC	G,F
	Family Apodidae
22	House Swift	Apus affinis	R,B	FC	In
	Family Tytonidae
23	Barn Owl	Tyto alba	R	R	Cv
	Family Strigidae
24	Collared Scops-Owl	Otus bakkamoena	R	R	Cv
25	Spotted Owlet	Athene brama	R,B	C	Cv
	Family Columbidae
26	Blue Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	R,B	C	G
27	Little Brown Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	R,B	UC	G
28	Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis	R,B	C	G
29	Red Collared-Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica	R,B	FC	G
30	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	R,B	FC	G
31	Yellow-legged Green-Pigeon	Treron phoenicoptera	R,B	UC	F
	Family Rallidae
32	White-breasted Water Hen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	R,B	FC	O
	Family Charadriidae
33	Red-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus indicus	R,B	C	In
	Family Accipitridae
34	Oriental Honey-Buzzard	Pernis ptilorhyncus	R	UC	Cv
35	Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus	R,B	UC	Cv
36	Black Kite	Milvus migrans	R,B	FC	Cv
37	Brahminy Kite	Haliastur Indus	WM	UC	Cv
38	Shikra	Accipiter badius	R,B	FC	Cv
	Family Phalacrocoracidae
39	Little Cormorant	Phalacrocorax niger	R	FC	Cv
40	Indian Shag	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	R	UC	Cv
41	Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	R	UC	Cv
	Family Ardeidae
42	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	R,B	FC	Cv
43	Large Egret	Casmerodius albus	R	UC	Cv
44	Median Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia	R	UC	Cv
45	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	R,B	C	Cv
46	Indian Pond-Heron	Ardeola grayii	R,B	FC	Cv
	Family Lannidae
47	Bay-backed Shrike	Lanius vittatus	R,B	UC	Cv
48	Rufous-backed Shrike	Lanius schach	R,B	UC	Cv
	Family Corvidae			FC	O
49	Indian Treepie	Dendrocitta vagabunda	R,B
50	House Crow	Corvus splendens	R,B	C	O
51	Jungle Crow	Corvus macrorhynchos	WM	UC	O
	Family Campephagidae
52	Long-tailed Minivet	Pericrocotus ethologus	WM	FC	In
53	Small Minivet	Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	WM	UC	In
	Family Monarchinae
54	Asian Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi	WM	R	In
	Family Rhipidurinae
55	White-browed Fantail-Flycatcher	Rhipidura aureola	WM	FC	In
	Family Dicruridae	Dicrurus macrocercus	R,B	C	O
56	Black Drongo
	Family Turdinae
57	Dark-Throated Thrush	Turdus ruficollis	WM	I	In
58	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	WM	UC	In
59	Oriental Magpie Robin	Copsychus saularis	R,B	FC	O
60	Indian Robin	Saxicoloides fulicata	R,B	FC	In
61	Common Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	WM	FC	In
62	Pied Bushchat	Saxicola caprata	R,B	FC	In
63	Indian Chat	Cercomela fusca	R,B	UC	In
	Family Sturnidae
64	Brahminy Starling	Sturnus pagodarum	R,B	FC	O
65	Asian Pied Starling	Sturnus contra	R,B	FC	O
66	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	R,B	C	O
67	Bank Myna	Acridotheres ginginianus	R,B	FC	O
68	Jungle Myna	Acridotheres fuscus	WM	UC	O
	Family Oriolidae
69	Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	SM	FC	O
	Family Hirundinidae
70	Plain Martin	Riparia paludicola	R,B	FC	In
71	Common Swallow	Hirundo rustica	R,B	FC	In
72	Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii	R,B	FC	In
	Family Pycnonotidae	Pycnonotus cafer	R,B	C	In
73	Red-vented Bulbul
	Family Zosteropidae
74	Oriental White-Eye	Zosterops palpebrosus	R,B	UC	O
	Family Sylviinae
75	Ashy Prinia	Prinia socialis	R,B	FC	In
76	Common Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	WM	FC	In
77	Paddyfield Warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	R,B	UC	In
78	Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	WM	FC	In
79	Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius	R,B	FC	In,N
	Family Timaliinae
80	Common Babbler	Turdoides caudatus	R,B	FC	O
81	Large Grey Babbler	Turdoides malcolmi	R,B	FC	O
82	Jungle Babbler	Turdoides striatus	R,B	C	O
	Family Nectariniidae	Nectarinia asiatica	R,B	C	In,N
83	Purple Sunbird
	Family Motacillidae
84	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	WM	FC	In
85	Large Pied Wagtail	Motacilla maderaspatensis	R,B	FC	In
86	Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	WM	UC	In
87	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	WM	UC	In
88	Paddyfield Pipit	Anthus rufulus	R,B	UC	In
	Family Ploceinae
89	Baya Weaver	Ploceus philippinus	R,B	UC	I,G
90	Streaked Weaver	Ploceus manyar	R,B	UC	I,G
	Family Estrildidae
91	White-throated Munia	Lonchura malabarica	R,B	FC	G
92	Spotted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	R,B	FC	I,G

R - Resident; SM - Summer migrant; WM - Winter migrant; B - Breeding; C - Common;

FC - Fairly common; UC - Uncommon; R - Rare; I - Irregular; In - Insectivore; O - Omnivore;

Cv - Carnivore; G - Granivore; F - Fruigivore; N - Nectarivore.

Study area

Figure 1. Location of the study area