Birds of Goa

This is an exchaustive list of all the birds found in Goa.

English Name / Geological name.

• Little Grebe / Tachybaptusruficollis
• Little Cormorant / Phalacrocoraxniger
• Indian Cormorant / Phalacrocoraxfuscicollis
• Oriental Darter / Anhinga melanogaster

• Little Egret / Egrettagarzetta
• Western Reef-egret / Egrettagularis
• Grey Heron / Ardeacinerea
• Purple Heron / Ardeapurpurea
• Great Egret / Ardea alba
• Intermediate Egret / Mesophoyxintermedia
• Eastern Cattle Egret / Bubulcus ibis coromandus
• Indian Pond-heron / Ardeolagrayii
• Little Heron / Butoridesstriatus
• Black-crowned Night-heron / Nycticoraxnycticorax
• Asian Openbill / Anastomusoscitans
• Woolly-necked Stork / Ciconiaepiscopus
• Lesser Adjutant / Leptoptilosjavanicus
• Glossy Ibis / Plegadisfalcinellus
• Black-headed Ibis / Threskiornismelanocephalus
• Eurasian Spoonbill / Platalealeucorodia
• Lesser Whistling-duck / Dendrocygnajavanica
• Cotton Pygmy-goose / Nettapuscoromandelianus
• Northern Pintail / Anasacuta
• Garganey / Anasquerquedula
• Oriental Honey-buzzard / Pernisptilorhyncus
• Black-shouldered Kite / Elanuscaeruleus
• Black Kite / Milvusmigrans
• Brahminy Kite / Haliasturindus
• White-bellied Sea Eagle / Haliaeetusleucogaster
• White-rumped Vulture / Gyps bengalensis
• Long-billed Vulture / Gyps indicus
• Crested Serpent-eagle / Spilornischeela
• Eurasian Marsh Harrier / Circus aeruginosus
• Crested Goshawk / Accipiter trivirgatus
• Shikra / Accipiter badiusbadius
• Besra / Accipiter virgatus
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk / Accipiter nisus
• Black Eagle / Ictinaetusmalayensis
• Indian Spotted Eagle / Aquila hastata
• Greater Spotted Eagle / Aquila clanga
• Steppe Eagle / Aquila nipalensis
• Booted Eagle / Hieraaetuspennatus
• Rufous-bellied Eagle / Hieraaetuskienerii
• Changeable Hawk-eagle / Spizaetuscirrhatus
• Mountain Hawk-eagle / Spizaetusnipalensiskelaarti
• Osprey / Pandionhaliaetus
• Common Kestrel / Falco tinnunculus
• Peregrine Falcon / Falco peregrinus
• Jungle Bush-quail / Perdiculaasiatica
• Grey Junglefowl / Gallus sonneratii
• Indian Peafowl / Pavocristatus
• Barred Buttonquail / Turnixsuscitator
• White-breasted Waterhen / Amaurornisphoenicurus
• Grey-headed (Purple) Swamphen / Porphyrioporphyrio
• Common Moorhen / Gallinulachloropus
• Common Coot / Fulicaatra
• Pheasant-tailed Jacana / Hydrophasianuschirurgus
• Bronze-winged Jacana / Metopidiusindicus
• Greater Painted-snipe / Rostratulabenghalensis
• Black-winged Stilt / Himantopushimantopus
• Great Thick-knee / Burhinusrecurvirostris
• Pacific Golden Plover / Pluvialisfulva
• Grey Plover / Pluvialissquatarola
• Ringed Plover / Charadriushiaticula
• Little Ringed Plover / Charadriusdubius
• Kentish Plover / Charadriusalexandrinus
• Lesser Sand Plover / Charadriusmongolus
• Greater Sand Plover / Charadriusleschenaultii
• Caspian Plover / Charadriusasiaticus
• Yellow-wattled Lapwing / Vanellusmalabaricus
• Red-wattled Lapwing / Vanellusindicus
• Pintail Snipe / Gallinagostenura
• Common Snipe / Gallinagogallinago
• Black-tailed Godwit / Limosalimosa
• Bar-tailed Godwit / Limosalapponica
• Whimbrel / Numeniusphaeopus
• Eurasian Curlew / Numeniusarquata
• Common Redshank / Tringatotanus
• Marsh Sandpiper / Tringastagnatilis
• Common Greenshank / Tringanebularia
• Green Sandpiper / Tringaochropus
• Wood Sandpiper / Tringaglareola
• Terek Sandpiper / Xenuscinereus
• Common Sandpiper / Actitishypoleucos
• Ruddy Turnstone / Arenariainterpres
• Sanderling / Calidris alba
• Little Stint / Calidrisminuta
• Temminck's Stint / Calidristemminckii
• Steppe Gull / Larusbarabensis
• Heuglin's Gull / Larusheuglini
• Pallas's Gull / Larusichthyaetus
• Brown-headed Gull / Larusbrunnicephalus
• Black-headed Gull / Larusridibundus
• Slender-billed Gull / Larusgenei
• Gull-billed Tern / Sterna nilotica
• Lesser Crested Tern / Thalasseusbengalensis
• Great Crested Tern / Thalasseusbergii
• Sandwich Tern / Thalasseussandvicensis
• Little Tern Sterna / albifrons
• Whiskered Tern / Chlidoniashybridus
• Rock Dove / Columba livia
• Spotted Dove / Streptopeliachinensis
• Emerald Dove / Chalcophapsindica
• Orange-breasted Green-pigeon / Treronbicincta
• Grey-fronted / (Pompadour)
• Green Pigeon / Treronpompadoraaffinis
• Mountain Imperial-pigeon / Duculabadia
• Vernal Hanging-parrot / Loriculusvernalis
• Rose-ringed Parakeet / Psittaculakrameri
• Plum-headed Parakeet / Psittaculacyanocephala
• Malabar Parakeet / Psittaculacolumboides
• Banded Bay Cuckoo / Cacomantissonneratii
• Asian Koel / Eudynamysscolopacea
• Blue-faced Malkoha / Phaenicophaeusviridirostris
• Southern (Greater) Coucal / Centropussinensisparroti
• Oriental Scops-owl / Otussunia
• Brown Fish-owl / Ketupazeylonensis
• Brown Wood-owl / Strixleptogrammica
• Jungle Owlet / Glaucidiumradiatum
• Spotted Owlet / Athenebrama
• Brown Hawk-owl / Ninoxscutulata
• Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Frogmouth / Batrachostomusmoniliger
• Indian Jungle (Grey) Nightjar / Caprimulgusindicus
• Jerdon's Nightjar / Caprimulgusatripennis
• Savannah Nightjar / Caprimulgusaffinis
• Crested Treeswift / Hemiprocnecoronata
• Indian White-rumpedSpinetail / Zoonavenasylvatica
• Brown-throated (backed) Needletail / Hirundapusgiganteus
• Asian Palm-swift / Cypsiurusbalasiensis
• House Swift / Apusaffinis
• Malabar Trogon / Harpactesfasciatus
• Common Kingfisher / Alcedoatthis
• Stork-billed Kingfisher / Pelargopsiscapensis
• White-throated Kingfisher / Halcyon smyrnensis
• Black-capped Kingfisher / Halcyon pileata
• Collared Kingfisher / Todirhamphuschloris
• Pied Kingfisher / Cerylerudis
• Little Green Bee-eater / Meropsorientalis
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater / Meropsphilippinus
• Chestnut-headed Bee-eater / Meropsleschenaulti
• Indian Roller / Coraciasbenghalensis
• Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupaepops
• Malabar Grey Hornbill / Ocycerosgriseus
• Malabar Pied-hornbill / Anthracoceroscoronatus
• White-cheeked Barbet / Megalaimaviridis
• Malabar (Crimson-fronted) Barbet / Megalaimarubricapilla Malabarica
• Coppersmith Barbet / Megalaimahaemacephala
• Indian (Brown-capped)Pygmy Woodpecker / Dendrocoposnanus
• Rufous Woodpecker / Celeusbrachyurus
• White-bellied Woodpecker / Dryocopusjavensis
• Black-rumpedFlameback / Dinopiumbenghalense
• Greater Flameback / Chrysocolapteslucidus
• Heart-spotted Woodpecker / Hemicircuscanente
• Indian Pitta Pitta / brachyura
• Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark / Eremopterixgrisea
• Malabar Lark / Galeridamalabarica
• Oriental Skylark / Alaudagulgula
• Eurasian Crag-martin / Hirundorupestris
• Dusky Crag-martin / Hirundoconcolor
• Eurasian Swallow / Hirundorustica
• Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundosmithii
• Red-rumped Swallow / Hirundodauricarufula
• Streak-throated Swallow / Hirundofluvicola
• Richard's Pipit / Anthusrichardi
• Paddyfield Pipit / Anthusrufulus
• Tawny Pipit / Anthuscampestris
• Forest Wagtail / Dendronanthusindicus
• White-browed Wagtail / Motacillamadaraspatensis
• Yellow Wagtail / Motacillaflava
• Grey Wagtail / Motacillacinerea
• Black-headed Cuckoo shrike / Coracinamelanoptera
• Small Minivet / Pericrocotuscinnamomeus
• Scarlet Minivet / Pericrocotusflammeus
• Pied (Bar-winged) Flycatcher-shrike / Hemipuspicatus
• Black-crested Bulbu / l Pycnonotusmelanicterus
• Red-whiskered Bulbul / Pycnonotusjocosus
• Red-vented Bulbul / Pycnonotuscafer
• White-browed Bulbul / Pycnonotusluteolus
• Yellow-browed Bulbul / Ioleindica
• Square-tailed Black Bulbul / Hypsipetesganeesa
• Common Iora / Aegithinatiphia
• Asian Fairy-bluebird / Irena puella
• Blue-winged Leaf bird / Chloropsis cochinchinensis
• Golden-fronted Leaf bird / Chloropsis aurifrons
• Indian Blue Robin / Lusciniabrunnea
• Oriental Magpie-robin / Copsychussaularis
• White-Rumped Shama / Copsychusmalabaricus
• Siberian Stonechat / Saxicolamaurusindicus
• Pied Bush chat / Saxicolacaprata
• Indian Black Robin / Saxicoloidesfulicata
• Malabar Whistling-thrush / Myiophonushorsfieldii
• Orange-headed Thrush / Zootheracitrina
• Tickell's Thrush / Turdus unicolor
• Nilgiri Blackbird / Turdussimillimussimillimus
• Grey-breasted Prinia / Prinia hodgsonii
• Ashy Prinia / Prinia socialis
• Plain Prinia / Prinia inornata
• Blyth 's Reed-warbler / Acrocephalusdumetorum
• Clamorous Reed-warbler / Acrocephalusstentoreus
• Common Tailorbird / Orthotomussutorius
• Greenish Warbler / Phylloscopustrochiloides
• Western Crowned-warbler / Phylloscopusoccipitalis
• Asian Brown Flycatcher / Muscicapadauurica
• Brown-breasted Flycatcher / Muscicapamuttui
• Red-breasted Flycatcher / Ficedulaparva
• Red-throated (Taiga) Flycatcher / Ficedulaalbicilla
• Tickell's Blue-flycatcher / Cyornistickelliae
• White-browed Fantail / Rhipiduraaureola
• Black-napped Monarch / Hypothymisazurea
• Asian Paradise-flycatcher / Terpsiphoneparadisi
• Puff-throated Babbler / Pellorneumruficeps
• Dark-fronted Babbler / Rhopocichlaatriceps
• Jungle Babbler / Turdoidesstriatus
• Brown-cheeked Fulvetta / Alcippepoioicephala
• Black-lored Tit / Parusxanthogenys
• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch / Sittafrontalis
• Purple-Rumped Sunbird / Nectariniazeylonica
• Crimson-backed Sunbird / Nectarinia minima
• Purple Sunbird / Nectariniaasiatica
• Loten's Sunbird / Nectarinialotenia
• Crimson Sunbird / Aethopygasiparaja
• Little Spider hunter / Arachnotheralongirostra
• Thick-billed Flowerpecker / Dicaeum agile
• Pale-billed Flowerpecker / Dicaeumerythrorhynchos
• Nilgiri (Plain) Flowerpecker / Dicaeumconcolorconcolor
• Indian Golden Oriole / Oriolusorioluskundoo
• Black-hooded Oriole / Oriolusxanthornus
• Large Woodshrike / Tephrodornisgularis
• Long-tailed Shrike / Laniusschach
• Black Drongo / Dicrurusmacrocercus
• Ashy Drongo / Dicrurusleucophaeus
• White-bellied Drongo / Dicruruscaerulescens
• Bronzed Drongo / Dicrurusaeneus
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo / Dicrurusparadiseus
• RufousTreepie / Dendrocittavagabunda
• House Crow / Corvussplendens
• Indian Jungle (Large-billed) Crow / Corvusmacrorhynchos
• Ashy Woodswallow / Artamusfuscus
• Grey-headed (Chestnut-tailed) Starling / Sturnusmalabaricus culminates
• Brahminy Starling / Sturnuspagodarum
• Rosy Starling / Sturnusroseus
• Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris
• Common Myna / Acridotherestristis
• Jungle Myna / Acridotheresfuscus
• House Sparrow / Passer domesticus
• Chestnut-shouldered Petronia / Petroniaxanthocollis
• Baya Weaver / Ploceusphilippinus
• White-rumped Munia / Lonchurastriata
• Black-throated Munia / Lonchurakelaarti
• Common Rosefinch / Carpodacuserythrinus
• Pond Heron / Ardeolagrayee
• Cattle Egret / Babulous ibis
• Whitebacked Vulture / Gyps bengalensis
• Grey Quail / Coturnixcoturnix
• Whitebreasted waterhen / Amaurornisphoenicurus
• Nilgiri wood pigeon / Columbia elphinstonii
• Rufous Turtle Dove / Streptopeliaorientalis Erythrocephala
• Blossomheaded Parakeet / Psittaculacyanocephala
• Lorikeet / Loriculusvarnalis
• Koel / Eudynamysscolopacea Scolopacea
• Crow-pheasant / Centropussinensisparroti
• Barred jungle owlet / Glaudidiumradiatum
• Jungle Nightjar / Caprimulgusindicus
• Palm Swift / Cypsiurusparvis
• Malabar Trogon / Harpactesfasciatus Malabaricus
• White breasted Kingfisher / Halcyon smyrnensis
• Little Green Bee-eater / Meropsorientalis
• Roller or Blue Jay / Coraciasbenghalensis
• Malabar Grey Hornbill / Tockusgriseusgriseus
• Malabar Pied hornbill / Anthracoceroscoronatus Coronatus
• Great Pied Hornbill / Bucerosbicornis
• Large Green Barbet / Magalaimarubricapilla Malabarica
• Rufous Woodpecker / Micropternusbrachyurus Jerdonii
• Goldenbacked Woodpecker / Dinopiumbenghalense Puncticolle
• Malabar Crested Lark / Galeridamalabarica
• Indian Greybacked Shrike / Laniusschachcanieps
• Golden Oriole / Oriolusorioluskundoo
• Large Racket-Tailed Drongo / Dicrurusparadiseusparadiseus
• Jungle Myna / Acridotheresfufscus
• Pied Flycatcher-Shrike / Hemipuspicatuspicatus
• Large Cuckoo Shrike / Coraeinanovaehollandiae
• Small Minivet / Pericrocotuscinnamomeus Malabarious
• Jerdon's Chloropsis / Chloropsiscochinchinensis Jerdoni
• Fairy Bluebird / Irena puellapuella
• Rubythroated Yellow Bulbul / Pycnonotusmelanictorusgulari
• Yellowbrowed Bulbul / Hypsipetesindicusindicus
• Jungle Babbler / Turdoidesstriatussomervilleii
• Redbreasted Flycatcher / Muscicapaparvaparva
• Paradise flycatcher / Terpsiohoneparadisi Leucogaster
• Tailor Bird / Orthotomussutorius
• Indian Robin / Sexicoloidesfulicate
• Malabar Whistling thrush / Myiophoneushorsfieldii
• Plaincoloured Flowerpecker / Dicaeumconcolor
• Small Sunbird / Nectarinia minima
• Yellowthroated Sparrow / Petroniacanthocollis
• Whitebacked Munia / Lonchurastriatastriata