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found in the Pakistani city of Islamabad. The Margalla Hills and Rawal Lake are notable bird watching locations. *Little grebe, '' Tachybaptus ruficollis'' *Little cormorant, ''

Microcarbo niger The little cormorant (''Microcarbo niger'') is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. Slightly smaller than the Indian cormorant it lacks a peaked head and has a shorter beak. It is widely distributed across the Indian Subcontinent and ext ...

'' *Great cormorant, '' Phalacrocorax carbo'' *Black-crowned night heron, '' Nycticorax nycticorax'' *Indian pond heron (paddybird), ''

Ardeola grayii The Indian pond heron or paddybird (''Ardeola grayii'') is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to the Indian subcontinent, Burma, and Sri Lanka. They are widespread and common but can be easily missed whe ...

'' *Cattle egret, '' Bubulcus ibis'' *Little egret, '' Egretta garzetta'' *Intermediate egret, ''

Egretta intermedia The intermediate egret, median egret, smaller egret, or yellow-billed egret (''Ardea intermedia'') is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the genus ''Egretta'' or ''Mesophoyx''. It is a resident breeder from east Africa ac ...

'' *Grey heron, ''

Ardea cinerea The grey heron (''Ardea cinerea'') is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Palearctic, Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the m ...

'' *Purple heron, '' Ardea purpurea'' *Common teal, ''

Anas crecca The Eurasian teal (''Anas crecca''), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being th ...

'' *Black kite, ''

Milvus migrans The black kite (''Milvus migrans'') is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have ...

'' *Shikra, ''

Accipiter badius The shikra (''Accipiter badius'') is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the little banded goshawk. The African forms may represent a separate species but have usu ...

'' *Long-legged buzzard, ''

Buteo rufinus The long-legged buzzard (''Buteo rufinus'') is a bird of prey found widely in several parts of Eurasia and in North Africa. This species ranges from Southeastern Europe down to East Africa to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The lon ...

'' *Eurasian kestrel, '' Falco tinnunculus'' *Grey francolin, ''

Francolinus pondicerianus The grey francolin (''Ortygornis pondicerianus''), also known as "manu moa" or "chicken bird", is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of the Indian subcontinent and Iran. This species was formerly also called the grey pa ...

'' *Common quail, '' Coturnix coturnix'' *Brown waterhen, ''

Amaurornis akool The brown crake (''Zapornia akool''), or brown bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family ('' Rallidae'') found in South Asia. The species name, ''akool'', is of uncertain origin. It may come from Hindu mythology, or it may be a deri ...

'' *White-breasted waterhen, ''

Amaurornis phoenicurus The white-breasted waterhen (''Amaurornis phoenicurus'') is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. They ...

'' *Moorhen, '' Gallinula chloropus'' *Eurasian coot, '' Fulica atra'' *Red-wattled lapwing, ''

Hoplopterus indicus The red-wattled lapwing (''Vanellus indicus'') is an Asian lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. Like other lapwings they are ground birds that are incapable of perching. Their characteristic loud alarm calls are ind ...

'' *Common sandpiper, '' Actitis hypoleucos'' *Black-headed gull, ''

Larus ridibundus The black-headed gull (''Chroicocephalus ridibundus'') is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but some birds re ...

'' *Feral pigeon, '' Columba livia'' *Wood pigeon, '' Columba palumbus'' *Collared dove, ''

Streptopelia decaocto The Eurasian collared dove (''Streptopelia decaocto'') is a dove species native to Europe and Asia; it was introduced to Japan, North America and islands in the Caribbean. Because of its vast global range and increasing population trend, it ha ...

'' *Palm dove, ''

Spilopelia senegalensis The laughing dove (''Spilopelia senegalensis'') is a small pigeon that is a resident breeder in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Western Australia where it has established itself in the wild after being released from Perth Zoo in 1898. Th ...

'' *Spotted dove, ''

Spilopelia chinensis The spotted dove (''Spilopelia chinensis'') is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. The species has been introduced to many parts ...

'' *Rose-ringed parakeet, '' Psittacula krameri'' *Common koel, ''

Eudynamys scolopacea The Asian koel (''Eudynamys scolopaceus'') is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related black-billed koels, and ...

'' *Greater coucal, ''

Centropus sinensis The greater coucal or crow pheasant (''Centropus sinensis''), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. A widespread resident in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, it is divided into several subspeci ...

'' *House swift, ''

Apus affinis The little swift (''Apus affinis''), is a small species of swift found in Africa and southwestern Asia, and are vagrants and local breeders in southern Europe. They are found both in urban areas and at rocky cliffs where they build nests in a wa ...

'' *White-throated kingfisher, ''

Halcyon smyrnensis The white-throated kingfisher (''Halcyon smyrnensis'') also known as the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Asia from the Sinai east through the Indian subcontinent to China and Indonesia. This kingfisher is a ...

'' *Pied kingfisher, '' Ceryle rudis'' *Hoopoe, '' Upupa epops'' *Lesser golden-backed woodpecker, ''

Dinopium benghalense The black-rumped flameback (''Dinopium benghalense''), also known as the lesser golden-backed woodpecker or lesser goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in ...

'' *Brown-fronted woodpecker, '' Dendrocopos auriceps'' *Crested lark, ''

Galerida cristata The crested lark (''Galerida cristata'') is a species of lark widespread across Eurasia and northern Africa. It is a non-migratory bird, but can occasionally be found as a vagrant in Great Britain. Taxonomy and systematics The crested lark was ...

'' *Small skylark, '' Alauda gulgula'' *Brown-throated sand martin, ''

Riparia paludicola The brown-throated martin or brown-throated sand martin (''Riparia paludicola'') is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It was first formally described as ''Hirundo paludicola'' by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1817 in hi ...

'' *Pale sand martin, ''

Riparia diluta The pale martin or pale sand martin (''Riparia diluta'') is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It is found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water. It is found from Central Asia to southeastern Chi ...

'' *Barn swallow, ''

Hirundo rustica The barn swallow (''Hirundo rustica'') is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. In fact, it appears to have the largest natural distribution of any of the world's passerines, ranging over 251 million square kilometres globally. ...

'' *Red-rumped swallow, ''

Hirundo daurica The red-rumped swallow (''Cecropis daurica'') is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in open hilly country of temperate southern Europe and Asia from Portugal and Spain to Japan, India, Sri Lanka and tropical Africa. The India ...

'' *Paddyfield pipit, ''

Anthus rufulus The paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit (''Anthus rufulus'') is a small passerine bird in the pipit and wagtail family. It is a resident (non- migratory) breeder in open scrub, grassland and cultivation in southern Asia east to the Philippines. Al ...

'' *Grey wagtail, ''

Motacilla cinerea The grey wagtail (''Motacilla cinerea'') is a member of the wagtail family, Motacillidae, measuring around 18–19 cm overall length. The species looks somewhat similar to the yellow wagtail but has the yellow on its underside restricted to ...

'' *White wagtail, ''

Motacilla alba The white wagtail (''Motacilla alba'') is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The species breeds in much of Europe and the Asian Palearctic and parts of North Africa. It has a toehold in ...

'' *Large pied wagtail, ''

Motacilla maderaspatensis The white-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail (''Motacilla maderaspatensis'') is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtail family. They are conspicuously patterned with black above and white below, a prominent white brow, sho ...

'' *Himalayan bulbul, ''

Pycnonotus leucogenys The Himalayan bulbul (''Pycnonotus leucogenys''), or white-cheeked bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family found in Central and South Asia. Taxonomy and systematics The Himalayan bulbul is considered to belong to a superspecies ...

'' *Red-vented bulbul, ''

Pycnonotus cafer The red-vented bulbul (''Pycnonotus cafer'') is a member of the bulbul family of passerines. It is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Bhutan and Nepal. It has been introduc ...

'' *Dark-grey bushchat, '' Saxicola ferrea'' *Blue rock thrush, ''

Monticola solitarius The blue rock thrush (''Monticola solitarius'') is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and from Central Asia to northern China an ...

'' *Blue whistling thrush, ''

Myophonus caeruleus The blue whistling thrush (''Myophonus caeruleus'') is a whistling thrush that is found in the mountains of Central Asia, South Asia, China and Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk. The widely distri ...

'' *Fan-tailed warbler, ''

Cisticola juncidis The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (''Cisticola juncidis'') is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern ...

'' *Tawny prinia, ''

Prinia inornata The plain prinia (''Prinia inornata''), also known as the plain wren-warbler or white-browed wren-warbler, p. 343 is a small cisticolid warbler found in southeast Asia. It is a resident breeder from Pakistan and India to south China and southea ...

'' *Yellow-bellied prinia, ''

Prinia flaviventris The yellow-bellied prinia (''Prinia flaviventris'') is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Pakistan, the southern Himalayan foothills, the northeastern Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Gallery Prinia flaviv ...

'' *Hume's leaf warbler, '' Phylloscopus humei'' *White-throated fantail, '' Rhipidura albicollis'' *Black-chinned babbler, '' Stachyris pyrrhops'' *Common babbler, '' Turdoides caudatus'' *Jungle babbler, ''

Turdoides striatus The jungle babbler (''Argya striata'') is a member of the family Leiothrichidae found in the Indian subcontinent. Jungle babblers are gregarious birds that forage in small groups of six to ten birds, a habit that has given them the popular name ...

'' *Great tit, ''

Parus major The great tit (''Parus major'') is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common species throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and east across the Palearctic to the Amur River, south to parts of North Af ...

'' *Bar-tailed treecreeper, '' Certhia himalayana'' *Oriental white-eye, ''

Zosterops palpebrosus The Indian white-eye (''Zosterops palpebrosus''), formerly the Oriental white-eye, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is a resident breeder in open woodland on the Indian subcontinent. They forage in small groups, feeding on n ...

'' *Rufous-backed shrike, ''

Lanius schach The long-tailed shrike or rufous-backed shrike (''Lanius schach'') is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. They are found widely distributed across Asia and there are variations in plumage across the range. The species ranges across ...

'' *Black drongo, '' Dicrurus macrocercus'' *House crow, ''

Corvus splendens The house crow (''Corvus splendens''), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the Corvidae, crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by s ...

'' *Brahminy starling, '' Sturnus pagodarum'' *Common myna, '' Acridotheres tristis'' *Bank myna, '' Acridotheres ginginianus'' *House sparrow, '' Passer domesticus'' *Alexandrine parakeet, ''

Psittacula eupatria The Alexandrine parakeet (''Psittacula eupatria''), also known as the Alexandrine parrot, is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula of the family Psittaculidae. It is named after Alexander the Great, who transported numerous birds from Pun ...

'' *Green bee-eater, '' Merops orientalis'' *Rufous treepie, '' Dendrocitta vagabunda'' *Indian robin, ''

Saxicoloides fulicatus The Indian robin (''Copsychus fulicatus'')Rasmussen & Anderton emend the species epithet from ''fulicata'' to ''fulicatus'' since ''Saxicola'' is masculine and the ''-oides'' ending is always masculine according to ICZN Code 30.1.4.4ICZN Code. See ...

'' *Common greenshank, ''

Tringa nebularia The common greenshank (''Tringa nebularia'') is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name ''Tringa'' is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek ''trungas ...

'' *Marsh sandpiper, '' Tringa stagnatilis'' *Grey treepie, ''

Dendrocitta formosae The grey treepie (''Dendrocitta formosae''), also known as the Himalayan treepie, is an Asian treepie, a medium-sized and long-tailed member of the crow family. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. They are widely distrib ...

'' *Eurasian sparrowhawk, ''

Accipiter nisus The Eurasian sparrowhawk (''Accipiter nisus''), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred ...

'' *Verditer flycatcher, ''

Eumyias thalassinus The verditer flycatcher (''Eumyias thalassinus'') is an Old World flycatcher It is found from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to Sumatra. This species is named after its distinctive shade of copper-sulphate blue and has a dark patch between t ...

'' *Paradise flycatcher, ''

Terpsiphone paradisi The Indian paradise flycatcher (''Terpsiphone paradisi'') is a medium-sized passerine bird native to Asia, where it is widely distributed. As the global population is considered stable, it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List sin ...

'' *Blue rock thrush, ''

'' *Blue whistling thrush, ''

'' *Orange headed thrush, ''

Geokichla citrina The orange-headed thrush (''Geokichla citrina'') is a bird in the thrush family. It is common in well-wooded areas of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Most populations are resident. The species shows a preference for shady damp areas ...

'' *Chestnut thrush, '' Turdus rubrocanus'' *Crested kingfisher, '' Megaceryle lugubris'' *Black headed jay, '' Garrulus lanceolatus'' *Brown crake, '' Zapornia akool''

References

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