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Bats
S.No. |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Remarks |
FAMILY ANATIDAE |
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| 1 | Pintail Duck | Anas acuta | Migratory, winter visitor and common in all ponds |
| 2 | Spot-bill or Grey Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha | Resident and common Breeds in zoo ponds during summer. |
| 3 | hoveller | Anas clypeata | Migratory, winter visitor, common in all ponds of zoo. |
| 4 | Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotus | Resident and common winter visitor. |
| 5 | Common Teal | Anas crecca | Migratory, winter visitor. |
| 6 | White or Rosy pelican | Pelecanus onocroatalus | Zoo born, free ranging, fly by & come back |
PHALACROCORACIDAE |
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| 7 | Little Cormorant | Phalacrocoraxniger | Summer visitor, fairly in good number. |
| 8 | Darter or snake Bird | Arhinga rufa | Breeds in zoo ponds during April – June Fewer in number |
ARDEIDAE |
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| 9 | Indian Pond Heron or Paddy Bird | Ardeolagrayii | Common and breeds during April-July |
| 10 | Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Common during summer and breeds during March–July> |
| 11 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Summer visitor breeds along with herons. |
| 12 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | Summer visitor common in zoo ponds and breeds with herons. |
THRESKIORNITHIDAE |
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| 13 | White Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephala | Not very common, Breed during July– September |
CICONIIDAE |
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| 14 | Painted Stork | Ibis leucocephalus | Arrives zoo in August–September Breeds in zoo ponds during Sept.–Jan. incubation period about 30 days. |
| 15 | Common Pariah | Milvus migrans govinda | Abundant. Winter visitor Breeds during Nov.– April. Incubation period 30 days. |
| 16 | Shikra | Accipiter badius | Winter visitor. |
PHASIANIDAE |
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| 17 | Grey Partridge | Francolinus pondicerianus | Fewer in number |
RALLIDAE |
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| 18 | White | Breasted water hen | Amaurornis phoenicurus Common in zoo ponds and breeds. |
| 19 | Indian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Fewer in number. |
CHARADRIIDAE |
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| 20 | Stone Curlew | Burhinus oedicnemus | Winter visitor, breeds during March-May |
| 21 | Red Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | Very common breeds during March– June |
| 22 | Common Green Pigeon | Treron phoenicoptera | Flocks seen during winter |
COLUMBIDAE |
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| 23 | Common Green Pigeon | Treron phoenicoptera | Flocks seen during winter |
| 24 | Blue Rock Pigeon | Coluba livia | Very common |
| 25 | Little Brown Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | Common and breeds during summer. |
| 26 | Spotted Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | Common |
| 27 | Red Turtle Dove | Streptopelia tarnquebarica | Common |
| 28 | Ring Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Common and breeds during summer. |
PSITTACIDAE |
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| 29 | Large Indian Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria | Common and breeds during summer. |
| 30 | Rose Ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Common and breeds in zoo. |
CUCULIDAE |
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| 31 | Koel | Eudynamys scolopacea | Common during rainy season |
| 32 | Crow Pheasant or Coucal | Centopus sinensis | Fewer in umber |
| 33 | Pied–crested cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | Seen during summer. |
STRIGIDAE |
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| 34 | Spotted owler | Athene brama | Fewer, breeds during winter. |
| 35 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Fewer |
APODIDAE |
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| 36 | Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | Fewer, usually fly over the pond near office. |
ALCEDINIDAE |
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| 37 | Pied King–fisher Common, | Cerylerudis | Common, seen fishing in the pond & moats. |
| 38 | White Breasted King-fisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | Common, seen fishing in the pond & moats. |
| 39 | Common King-fisher | Alcedo atthis | Common, seen fishing in the pond & moats. |
MEROPIDAE |
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| 40 | Common Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis | Resident |
CORACIDAE |
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| 41 | Roller or Blue Jay | Coracias benghalensis | Commonly seen during summer |
UPUPIDAE |
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| 42 | Indian Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Common and breeds during summer. |
CAPITONIDAE |
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| 43 | Blue Throated Barbet | Megalaima asiatica | Commonly seen during summer and breeds in zoo during March–April. |
| 44 | Crimson breasted barbet | Megalaima haemacephala | Common during summer and breeds in zoo during or Copper-smith March–April. |
PICIDAE |
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| 45 | Yellow fronted pied | Dendrocopos mahrattensis | Common during summer and breeds. |
| 46 | Golden–backed Wood pecker | Dinopium benghalense | Common during summer and breeds. |
PASSERIFORMES BIRDS |
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| 47 | Jungle Crow | Corvus macrorhyncrhynchos | Fewer in number. |
| 48 | House Crow | Corvus splendens | Very coomon & breeds during winter |
| 49 | Tree Pie | Dendrocitta vagabunda | Resident & common |
| 50 | Common Babbler | Turdoides caudatus | Common & resident. |
| 51 | Yellow-eyed Babbler | Chrysomma sinense | Very common and resident |
| 52 | Jungle Babbler | Turdoides striatus | Common and resident |
| 53 | Redvented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | Commonly seen during summer & breeds during April–June. |
| 54 | White-cheecked Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucogenys | Commonly seen during summer & breeds during April-June. |
| 55 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | Commonly seen during summer & breeds during April-June. |
| 56 | Indian Robin | Saxicoloides fulicata | Common and resident |
| 57 | Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | Common and nest during summer. |
| 58 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatu | Common and resident nest during April–June |
| 59 | Black Drongo or King Crow | Dicrurus adsimilis | Common and resident nest during April–June |
| 60 | Tailor Bird | Orthotomus sutorius | Common and breeds during winter |
| 61 | Streaked Fantail warbler | Cisticola juncidis | Common and resident. |
| 62 | Ashy Wren Warbler | Prinia socialis | Common and resident. |
| 63 | Golden oriole | Oriolus oriolus | Seen during summer, net seen in May-June |
| 64 | Brahminy Myna | Strunus pagodarum | Common, breeds during summer. |
| 65 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | Common, breeds during summer. |
| 66 | Common Weaver Bird | Ploceus phillippinus | Common, Builds nests during summer. |
| 67 | White Throated Munia | Lonchura malabarica | Fewer and resident. |
| 68 | Red Munia or Waxbill | Estrilda amandava | Fewer and resident. |
| 69 | Large Pied Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis | Common during winter |
| 70 | Whit Wagtail | Motacilla alba | Common during winter |
| 71 | Grey Wagtail | Motacilla caspica | Common during winter |
| 72 | Yellow headed wagtail | Motacilla citreola | Common during winter |
| 73 | White–eye | Zosterops palpebrosa | Common |
| 74 | Common Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Winter visitor |
| 75 | Purple Sunbird | Nectarinia asiatica | Common, nests during March-April. |
| 76 | Blue throat | Erithacus svecicus | Winter migrant and common. |