Continuing the list
of 1,224 bird species reliably recorded from India, together with their
status categories. In total there are 1219 extant native species including
migrants and vagrants (but excluding 3 species now known to be extinct in
the country, and 2 introduced species). There are 923 breeding species (911
residents, plus 12 suspected residents).
Explanation of
status categories:
R = widespread resident
r =
very local resident
W = widespread winter visitor
w
= sparse winter visitor
P = widespread migrant
p =
sparse migrant
V = vagrant
? = status uncertain
rI
= introduced resident
(ex) = extinct
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Aix galericulata V Mandarin Duck
Anas acuta W Northern Pintail
Anas clypeata W Northern Shoveler
Anas crecca W Common Teal
Anas falcata w Falcated Duck
Anas formosa V Baikal Teal
Anas gibberifrons r Sunda Teal
Anas penelope W Eurasian Wigeon
Anas platyrhynchos rW Mallard
Anas poecilorhyncha R Spot-billed Duck
Anas querquedula W Garganey
Anas strepera W Gadwall
Anser albifrons w Greater
White-fronted Goose
Anser anser W Greylag Goose
Anser caerulescens V Snow Goose
Anser erythropus V Lesser
White-fronted Goose
Anser fabalis V Bean Goose
Anser indicus rW Bar-headed Goose
Aythya baeri w Baer's Pochard
Aythya ferina W Common Pochard
Aythya fuligula W Tufted Duck
Aythya marila w Greater Scaup
Aythya nyroca rW Ferruginous
Pochard
Branta ruficollis V Red-breasted Goose
Bucephala clangula w Common Goldeneye
Cairina scutulata r White-winged Duck
Clangula hyemalis V Long-tailed Duck
Cygnus columbianus V Tundra Swan
Cygnus cygnus V Whooper Swan
Cygnus olor V Mute Swan
Marmaronetta angustirostris w Marbled Teal
Mergellus albellus w Smew
Mergus merganser rW Common Merganser
Mergus serrator V Red-breasted
Merganser
Netta rufina W Red-crested
Pochard
Nettapus coromandelianus R Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Oxyura leucocephala w White-headed Duck
Rhodonessa caryophyllacea r (ex) Pink-headed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos R Comb Duck
Tadorna ferruginea rW Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna W Common Shelduck
Family: Dendrocygnidae
Dendrocygna bicolor R Fulvous
Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica R Lesser
Whistling-Duck
