Checklist of Indian Waterbirds

Sr. no. Common name  Scientific name Conservation status Residential status Abundance status CITES 2002 WL(P) A 1972 SAPE 2002 (1%)
Divers Gavidae
1 Black-throated Diver  Gavia arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM Va     -
Grebes Podicipedidae
2 Little Grebe  Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)   R/LM Com    Sch. IV 5500
3 Red-necked Grebe  Podiceps griseigena (Boddaert, 1783)   WM Va    Sch. IV -
4 Great Crested Grebe  Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)   R/WM UnCom   Sch. IV 400
5 Horned Grebe  Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM Va   Sch. IV -
6 Black-necked Grebe  Podiceps nigricollis Brehm, 1831   WM Ra   Sch. IV 250
Petrels & Shearwaters Procellariidae
7 Cape Petrel Daption capense (Linnaeus, 1758)   ? Va     -
8 Barau’s Petrel Pterodroma baraui (Jouanin, 1964)   SM Va     -
9 Bulwer’s Petrel Bulweria bulwerii (Jardine & Selby, 1828)   SM Va     -
10 Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax Jouanin, 1955   SM Ra     -
11 Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789)   SM Va     -
12 Flesh-footed shearwater Puffinus carneipes Gould, 1844   PM LCom     -
13 *Audubon’s Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Lesson, 1839   ? Com     -
14 *Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus Hume, 1872   WM Va     -
Storm-Petrels Hydrobatidae
15 Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanites (Kuhl, 1820)   SM Com     -
16 White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina (Latham, 1790)   PM Ra     -
17 Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica (Gould, 1844)   ? Va     -
18 *Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis (Swinhoe, 1867)   SM Va     -
Tropicbirds Phaethontidae
19 Grey-backed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus, 1758   WM Ra     -
20 Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783   R Ra     -
21 Yellow-billed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802   R Ra     -
Pelicans Pelecanidae
22 Great White Pelican  Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758   R/WM LCom   Sch. IV 225
23 *Spot-billed Pelican  Pelecanus philippensis Gmelin, 1789 GT/Vu R/LM  LCom   Sch. IV 100
24 *Dalmatian Pelican  Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832 GT/CD WM  Ra Appendix I Sch. IV 120
Boobies Sulidae
25 Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831   R Ra     -
26 Red-footed Booby Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)   R Ra     -
27 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)   R Ra     -
Cormorants/Shags Phalacrocoracidae
28 Little Cormorant  Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot, 1817)   R/LM Com   Sch. IV 1500
29 Indian Shag  Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens, 1826   R/LM Com   Sch. IV 300
30 Great Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)   R/WM Com   Sch. IV 250
Darter Anhingidae
31 Darter  Anhinga melanogaster Pennant, 1769 NT R/LM  LCom   Sch. IV 40
Frigatebirds Fregatidae
32 Great Frigatebird Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789)   SM Va     -
33 Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel (G. R. Gray, 1845)   SM Va     -
34 Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi Mahtews, 1914 GT/Cr ? Va Appendix I   -
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae
35 Little Egret  Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)   R/LM Com   Sch. IV 600
36 Western Reef-Egret  Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792)   R/LM Ra   Sch. IV 170
37 Pacific Reef-Egret  Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)   R LCom   Sch. IV -
38 Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758   R/WM LCom   Sch. IV 200
39 Goliath Heron  Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1827    ? Va   Sch. IV 1
40 White-bellied Heron  Ardea insignis Hume, 1878 GT/En R  VRa   Sch. IV 6
41 Purple Heron  Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766   R/LM LCom   Sch. IV 250
42 Large Egret  Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758)   R/LM LCom   Sch. IV 250
43 Median Egret  Mesophoyx intermedia (Wagler, 1829)   R/LM LCom   Sch. IV 250
44 Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758)   R/AM Com   Sch. IV =15000
45 Indian Pond-Heron  Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832)   R/LM Com   Sch. IV =5000
46 Chinese Pond-Heron  Ardeola bacchus (Bonaparte, 1855)   R/LM Ra   Sch. IV =1000
47 Little Green Heron  Butorides striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)   R Ra   Sch. IV -
48 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)   R/LM LCom   Sch. IV =1000
49 Malayan Night-Heron  Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles, 1822)   R Ra   Sch. IV =100
50 Little Bittern  Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766)   R/LM Ra   Sch. IV =150
51 Yellow Bittern  Ixobrychus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789)   R/LM UnCom   Sch. IV =5000
52 Chestnut Bittern  Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (Gmelin, 1789)   R/LM LCom   Sch. IV =6000
53 Black Bittern  Dupetor flavicollis (Latham, 1790)   R/LM UnCom   Sch. IV =750
54 Great Bittern  Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM Ra   Sch. IV -
Storks Ciconiidae            
55 Painted Stork  Mycteria leucocephala (Pennant, 1769) NT R/LM  LCom   Sch. IV 150
56 Asian Openbill-Stork  Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, 1783)   R/LM  LCom   Sch. IV 1250
57  Black Stork  Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM/PM UnCom Appendix II Sch. IV =55
58 White-necked Stork  Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783)   R Ra   Sch. IV =150
59 *European White Stork  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM LCom   Sch. IV 30
60 *Oriental White Stork  Ciconia boyciana Swinhoe, 1873 GT/En WM  Ra Appendix I Sch. I 25
61 Black-necked Stork  Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790) NT R  Ra   Sch. IV 4
62 Lesser Adjutant-Stork  Leptoptilos javanicus (Horsfield, 1821) GT/Vu R/LM  Ra   Sch. IV 50
63 Greater Adjutant-Stork  Leptoptilos dubius (Gmelin, 1789) GT/En R/LM  Ra   Sch. IV 7
Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae            
64 Glossy Ibis  Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766)   R/WM/LM UnCom   Sch. IV 200
65 Oriental White Ibis  Threskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790) NT R/LM  LCom   Sch. IV =300
66 Black Ibis  Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824) BRS (11) R  UnCom   Sch. IV 100
67 Eurasian Spoonbill  Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758   R LCom Appendix II Sch. I 230
Flamingos Phoenicopteridae
68 Greater Flamingo  Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758   R/WM/LM LCom Appendix II Sch  IV 5000
69 Lesser Flamingo  Phoenicopterus minor (Geoffroy, 1798) NT R/LM  LCom Appendix II Sch. IV 1500
Swans, Geese & Ducks Anatidae
70 Large Whistling-Duck  Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816)   R/LM LCom   Sch. I 200
71 Lesser Whistling-Duck  Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield, 1821)   R/LM LCom   Sch. IV =10000
72 White-headed Duck  Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769) GT/En WM  Ra Appendix II Sch. IV 3
73 Mute Swan  Cygnus olor (Gmelin, 1789)   WM Va   Sch. IV -
74 Whooper Swan  Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM Va   Sch. IV -
75 *Tundra Swan  Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815)   WM Va   Sch. IV -
76 Bean Goose  Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787)   WM Va   Sch. IV -
77 Greater White-fronted Goose  Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769)   WM Ra   Sch. IV -
78 Lesser White-fronted Goose  Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758) GT/Vu WM Ra   Sch. IV -
79 Greylag Goose  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM Com   Sch. IV 150
80 Bar-headed Goose  Anser indicus (Latham, 1790)   R/WM LCom   Sch. IV =200
81 Snow Goose  Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM Va   Sch. IV -
82 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis (Pallas, 1769) GT/Vu (Marginal to region) WM Va Appendix II Sch. IV -
83 Brahminy Shelduck  Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764)   R/WM/PM LCom   Sch. IV 500
84 Common Shelduck  Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM Ra   Sch. IV 100
85 White-winged Duck  Cairina scutulata (S. Muller, 1842) GT/En R Ra Appendix I Sch. I 2
86 Comb Duck  Sarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769)   R/LM UnCom Appendix II Sch. IV 60
87 Cotton Teal  Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin, 1789)   R/LM LCom   Sch. IV =1500
88 Mandarin Duck  Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM Va   Sch. IV -
89 Gadwall  Anas strepera Linnaeus, 1758   WM Com   Sch. IV 1500
90 Falcated Duck  Anas falcata Georgi, 1775   WM Ra   Sch. IV -
91 Eurasian Wigeon  Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758   WM Com   Sch. IV 2500
92 Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758   R/WM UnCom   Sch. IV 750
93 Spot-billed Duck  Anas poecilorhyncha J.R. Forester, 1781   R/LM Com   Sch. IV 500
94 Northern Shoveller  Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758   WM Com   Sch. IV =6000
95 Andaman Teal  Anas gibberifrons (Muller, 1842) E R UnCom   Sch. I 35
96 Northern Pintail  Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758   WM VCom   Sch. IV =15000
97 Garganey  Anas querquedula Linnaeus, 1758   WM VCom   Sch. IV 2500
98 Baikal Teal  Anas formosa Georgi, 1775 GT/Vu WM Ra Appendix II Sch. IV =1000
99 Common Teal  Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758   WM VCom   Sch. IV 4000
100 Marbled Teal  Marmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétriès, 1832) GT/Vu WM Ra   Sch. IV 50
101 Pink-headed Duck  Rhodo nessa caryophyllacea (Latham,1790)          GT/Cr  R Probably Extinct  Appendix I Sch. I 1
102 Red-crested Pochard  Rhodonessa rufina (Pallas, 1773)   WM LCom   Sch. IV =750
103 Common Pochard  Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM LCom   Sch. IV =10000
104 Ferruginous Pochard  Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt, 1770) NT R/WM LCom   Sch. IV =100
105 Baer’s Pochard  Aythya baeri (Radde, 1863) GT/Vu WM Ra   Sch. IV =100
106 Tufted Pochard  Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM LCom   Sch. IV =10000
107 Greater Scaup  Aythya marila (Linnaeus, 1761)   WM Va    Sch. IV -
108 Long-tailed Duck  Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM Va   Sch. IV -
109 Common Goldeneye  Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus, 1758)   WM Ra   Sch. IV =250
110 Smew  Mergellus albellus Linnaeus, 1758   WM Ra   Sch. IV =250
111 Red-breasted Merganser   Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758   WM Va   Sch. IV 100
112 Common Merganser  Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758   R/WM LCom   Sch. IV 60
Cranes Gruidae
113 Siberian Crane  Grus leucogeranus Pallas, 1773 GT/Cr WM  VRa Appendix I Sch. I 1