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In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
The waxwings are a group of birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter. There is one species which occurs in India.
This is a group of passerine birds which are native to Iran and Southern Asia, especially Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Several species have been introduced to areas like North America , Australia , South Africa , Fiji and New Zealand , especially the common myna , which is often regarded as an invasive species .
List of Indian state birds (Union territories) Union territory Common name [3] Binomial name [4] Image IUCN category [5] Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Andaman wood pigeon: Columba palumboides: Near Threatened: Chandigarh: Indian grey hornbill: Ocyceros birostris: Least Concern: Delhi: House Sparrow: Passer domesticus: Jammu and Kashmir: Kalij ...
In Sanskrit literature, the common myna has a number of names, most are descriptive of the appearance or behaviour of the bird. In addition to saarika, the names for the common myna include kalahapriya, which means "one who is fond of arguments" referring to the quarrelsome nature of this bird; chitranetra, meaning "picturesque eyes ...
Indian roller Indian roller, Gujarat Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae Genus: Coracias Species: C. benghalensis Binomial name Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) breeding range non-breeding range Synonyms Corvus benghalensis Linnaeus, 1758 The Indian ...
The list also sometimes includes the local Tamil name in italics or the Tamil name in Tamil script following the English common name. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 11.2.
The official state bird of Telangana is the pala pitta, [1] also known as the Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 11.2. This list also uses British ...