India is home to around 1314 species of birds, Out of 1314 species 42 are endemic,25 are rare and 82 species are globally threatened and the most recently discovered birds of India is the Bugun liocichla in Arunachal Pradesh. The Indian peacock or Indian peafowl is the national bird of India, The most beautiful bird of Indian Sub-Continent is a large and brightly coloured bird with several colour mutations such as White Peafowl and Green peafowl.
Most common city birds in India with Hind name are Indian Peacock- मोर, Sunbird -फूल सूंगनी, Crested Bunting -युवराज,Laughing Dove -पंडकि,Red-Whiskered Bulbul -बुलबुल,Greater Coucal -भारद्वाज, Red-Wattled Lapwing -टिटिहरी,Black Drongo -बूचांगा,Kingfisher -किल्किला, Green Bee-Eater -पतरिंगा.
Indian Peacock – मोर
Sunbird – फूल सूंगनी
Crested Bunting – युवराज
Indian Palm Swift – तलछाट्टा
Laughing Dove – पंडकि
Pied Cuckoo – पपीहा
Black-Winged Kite
Swallow Bird
Ashy Prinia
Red-Whiskered Bulbul – बुलबुल
Greater Coucal – भारद्वाज
Red-Wattled Lapwing – टिटिहरी
Indian Roller – नीलकंठ
Red-Vented Bulbul – बुलबुल
Rufous Treepie
Cinereous Tit
Black Drongo बूचांगा
Pale-Billed Flowerpecker
Long-Tailed Shrike
Yellow-Wattled Lapwing टिटिहरी
Indian Chat
Indian Bush Lark
Asian Koel कोयल
Green Bee-Eater पतरिंगा
White-Throated Kingfisher – किल्किला
Indian Grey Heron
Brown-Headed Barbet – बसंता
Asian Openbill
Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo – कोतवाल
Little Egret – बगुला
Rose-Ringed Parakeet – तोता
Pond Heron – बगुला
Indian Silverbill
Little Cormorant – पनकौवा
Common Tailorbird – दर्जी पक्षी
Purple-Rumped-Sunbird
Black Kite – चील
Baya Weaver – बया
Western Reef Heron – बगुला
Spotted Owlet – उल्लू
Pied Kingfisher – राम चिरैया
Crested Serpent Eagle – बाज़
Scaly-Breasted Munia – मुनिया
River Tern
Large Grey Babbler – सतभाई
Common Kingfisher – राम चिरैया
Small Minivet
Great Cormorant – पनकौवा
Barn Owl – उल्लू
Small Blue Kingfisher – राम चिरैया
Fish Eagle – गरुड़
House Sparrow – गौरैया
Fantail
Indian Golden Oriole
Brahminy Starling – ब्राह्मणी मैना
Oriental White-Eye
Oriental Magpie Robins
Oriental Pipit
White-Headed Starling
Fish Owl – उल्लू
Indian Robin – कृष्णपक्षी
Flameback Woodpecker – कठफोडवा
Wire-Tailed Swallow
Indian Myna – मैना
Collared Kingfisher – राम चिरैया
Eurasian Curlew
Crested Lark
Black-Naped Oriole
Common Sandpiper
Coppersmith Barbet
Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher
Indian River Tern
Western Yellow Wagtail
Black-Winged Stilt
Pied Bush Chat
White-Breasted Waterhen
White Browed Wagtail
Common Redshank
Barn Swallow
Indian Kite
Indian Vulture
Hoopoe
Shikra
Plum-Headed Parakeet
Bronze-Winged Jacana
Black-Winged Kite
Pied Myna
Purple Heron
Red-Naped Ibis
Grey Francolin
Grey Heron
Spoonbill
Brahminy Kite
Purple Moorhen
Collared Pratincole
Painted Storks
Crested Serpent Eagle
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Thank you for the great article. Just wanted to point out that the Brown-headed Barbet is actually a White-cheeked Barbet and the Rose-ringed Parakeet is actually an Alexandrine Parakeet.