Checklist of the birds of the Indian Subcontinent

Common English Name Scientific Name Status IUCN
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga W VU
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax R LC
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis W LC
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca w VU
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos r LC
Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata r LC
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus w LC
Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii r LC
Crested Hawk Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus R LC
Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus c. limnaeetus R LC
Mountain Hawk Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis r LC
Legge’s Hawk Eagle Nisaetus n. keelarti r LC
Falconidae (Falcons)      
Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens r LC
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucus r LC
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni p LC
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus RW LC
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera r LC
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis p LC
Merlin Falco columbarius w LC
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor r LC
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo rp LC
Oriental Hobby Falco severus r LC
Laggar Falcon Falco jugger r NT
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug w EN
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus rw LC
Barbary Falcon Falco p. pelegrinoides rw LC
Otididae (Bustards)      
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax V NT
Great Bustard Otis tarda V VU
Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps r CR
Macqueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii w VU
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis r CR
Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus r EN
Heliornithidae (Finfoot)      
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus r EN
Rallidae (Crakes, Rails)      
Andaman Crake Rallina canningi r NT
Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides r LC
Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus r LC
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus rw LC
Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus r LC
Corn Crake Crex crex V LC
Brown Crake Amaurornis akool r LC
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus R LC
Black-tailed Crake Porzana bicolor r LC
Little Crake Porzana parva V LC
Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla rw LC
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana V LC
Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca r LC
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea r LC
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio R LC
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus R LC
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra RW LC
Gruidae (Cranes)      
Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus ? CR
Sarus Crane Grus antigone r VU
Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo w LC
Common Crane Grus grus w LC
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis r VU
Turnicidae (Buttonquails)      
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus R LC

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