The Ultimate List of birds of the Indian subcontinent: part 3 Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference

This item lists those birds of the Indian subcontinent in the passerine families from pittas to cisticolas.

For an introduction to the birds of the region and a key to the status abbreviations, see List of birds of the Indian subcontinent.

For the rest of the species lists, see:

part 1 Megapodes, Galliformes, Gruiformes and near passerines.
part 2 Remainder of non-passerines
part 4 Passerines from Old World warblers to buntings.

Passeriformes

Family: Pittidae
- Eared Pitta V Pitta phayeri
- Blue-naped Pitta r Pitta nipalensis
- Blue Pitta r Pitta cyanea
- Hooded Pitta r Pitta sordida
- Indian Pitta R Pitta brachyura
- Mangrove Pitta N r Pitta megarhyncha
Family: Eurylaimidae
- Silver-breasted Broadbill r Serilophus lunatus
- Long-tailed Broadbill r Psarisomus dalhousiae
Family: Irenidae
- Asian Fairy Bluebird r Irena puella
- Blue-winged Leafbird R Chloropsis cochinchinensis
- Golden-fronted Leafbird R Chloropsis aurifrons
- Orange-bellied Leafbird r Chloropsis hardwickii
Family: Laniidae
- Red-backed Shrike p Lanius collurio
- Isabelline Shrike W Lanius isabellinus
- Brown Shrike W Lanius cristatus
- Burmese Shrike p Lanius collurioides
- Bay-backed Shrike R Lanius vittatus
- Long-tailed Shrike R Lanius schach
- Grey-backed Shrike rW Lanius tephronotus
- Lesser Grey Shrike V Lanius minor
- Great Grey Shrike V Lanius excubitor
- Southern Grey Shrike R Lanius meridionalis
Family: Corvidae
- Mangrove Whistler r Pachycephala grisola
- Eurasian Jay R Garrulus glandarius
- Black-headed Jay R Garrulus lanceolatus
- Sri Lanka Blue Magpie V r Urocissa ornata
- Yellow-billed Blue Magpie R Urocissa flavirostris
- Red-billed Blue Magpie R Urocissa erythrorhyncha
- Common Green Magpie r Cissa chinensis
- Rufous Treepie R Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Grey Treepie R Dendrocitta formosae
- White-bellied Treepie r Dendrocitta leucogastra
- Collared Treepie r Dendrocitta frontalis
- Andaman Treepie N R Dendrocitta bayleyi
- Black-billed Magpie r Pica pica
- Spotted Nutcracker r Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Red-billed Chough R Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Alpine Chough R Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Eurasian Jackdaw rw Corvus monedula
- House Crow R Corvus splendens
- Rook W Corvus frugilegus
- Carrion Crow rw Corvus corone
- Large-billed Crow R Corvus macrorhynchos
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Common Raven r Corvus corax
Family: Artamidae
- Ashy Woodswallow R Artamus fuscus
- White-breasted Woodswallow r Artamus leucorynchus
Family: Oriolidae
- Eurasian Golden Oriole R Oriolus oriolus
- Black-naped Oriole rw Oriolus chinensis
- Slender-billed Oriole r Oriolus tenuirostris
- Black-hooded Oriole R Oriolus xanthornus
- Maroon Oriole r Oriolus traillii
- Large Cuckooshrike r Coracina macei
- Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike r Coracina striata
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike r Coracina melaschistos
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike r Coracina melanoptera
- Pied Triller r Lalage nigra
- Rosy Minivet rw Pericrocotus roseus
- Swinhoe's Minivet V Pericrocotus cantonensis
- Ashy Minivet W Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Small Minivet R Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- White-bellied Minivet r Pericrocotus erythropygius
- Grey-chinned Minivet r Pericrocotus solaris
- Long-tailed Minivet R Pericrocotus ethologus
- Short-billed Minivet r Pericrocotus brevirostris
- Scarlet Minivet R Pericrocotus flammeus
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike R Hemipus picatus
Family: Dicruridae
- Yellow-bellied Fantail R Rhipidura hypoxantha
- White-throated Fantail R Rhipidura albicollis
- White-browed Fantail Flycatcher R Rhipidura aureola
- Black Drongo R Dicrurus macrocercus
- Ashy Drongo R Dicrurus leucophaeus
- White-bellied Drongo r Dicrurus caerulescens
- Crow-billed Drongo r Dicrurus annectans
- Bronzed Drongo r Dicrurus aeneus
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo r Dicrurus remifer
- Spangled Drongo R Dicrurus hottentottus
- Andaman Drongo N R Dicrurus andamanensis
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo r Dicrurus paradiseus
Family: Monarchidae
- Black-naped Monarch r Hypothymis azurea
- Asian Paradise-flycatcher R Terpsiphone paradisi
Family: Aegithininae
- Common Iora R Aegithina tiphia
- Marshall's Iora r Aegithina nigrolutea
Family: Malaconotidae
- Large Woodshrike r Tephrodornis gularis
- Common Woodshrike R Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Family: Bombycillidae
- Bohemian Waxwing V Bombycilla garrulus
Family: Cinclidae
- White-throated Dipper R Cinclus cinclus
- Brown Dipper R Cinclus pallasii
Family: Turdidae
- Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush sp Monticola saxatilis
- Blue-capped Rock Thrush R Monticola cinclorhynchus
- Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush r Monticola rufiventris
- Blue Rock Thrush rW Monticola solitarius
- Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush E R Myophonus blighi
- Malabar Whistling Thrush R Myophonus horsfieldii
- Blue Whistling Thrush R Myophonus caeruleus
- Pied Thrush sp Zoothera wardii
- Orange-headed Thrush R Zoothera citrina
- Siberian Thrush W Zoothera sibirica
- Spot-winged Thrush N r Zoothera spiloptera
- Plain-backed Thrush r Zoothera mollissima
- Long-tailed Thrush r Zoothera dixoni
- Scaly Thrush r Zoothera dauma
- Long-billed Thrush r Zoothera monticola
- Dark-sided Thrush r Zoothera marginata
- Tickell's Thrush R Turdus unicolor
- Black-breasted Thrush W Turdus dissimilis
- White-collared Blackbird r Turdus albocinctus
- Grey-winged Blackbird r Turdus boulboul
- Eurasian Blackbird r Turdus merula
- Chestnut Thrush r Turdus rubrocanus
- Kessler's Thrush V Turdus kessleri
- Grey-sided Thrush W Turdus feae
- Eyebrowed Thrush W Turdus obscurus
- Dark-throated Thrush W Turdus ruficollis
- Dusky Thrush W Turdus naumanni
- Fieldfare V Turdus pilaris
- Song Thrush V Turdus philomelos
- Mistle Thrush r Turdus viscivorus
- Ashy-headed Laughingthrush V r Garrulax cinereifrons
- White-throated Laughingthrush R Garrulax albogularis
- White-crested Laughingthrush R Garrulax leucolophus
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush r Garrulax monileger
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush r Garrulax pectoralis
- Striated Laughingthrush r Garrulax striatus
- Rufous-necked Laughingthrush r Garrulax ruficollis
- Chesnut-backed Laughingthrush N r Garrulax nuchalis
- Yellow-throated Laughingthrush r Garrulax galbanus
- Wynaad Laughingthrush r Garrulax delesserti
- Rufous-vented Laughingthrush r Garrulax gularis
- Moustached Laughingthrush r Garrulax cineraceus
- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush r Garrulax rufogularis
- Spotted Laughingthrush r Garrulax ocellatus
- Grey-sided Laughingthrush r Garrulax caerulatus
- Spot-breasted Laughingthrush r Garrulax merulinus
- White-browed Laughingthrush r Garrulax sannio
- Nilgiri Laughingthrush E r Garrulax cachinnans
- Grey-breasted Laughingthrush N r Garrulax jerdoni
- Streaked Laughingthrush R Garrulax lineatus
- Striped Laughingthrush r Garrulax virgatus
- Brown-capped Laughingthrush r Garrulax austeni
- Blue-winged Laughingthrush r Garrulax squamatus
- Scaly Laughingthrush r Garrulax subunicolor
- Elliot's Laughingthrush r Garrulax elliotii
- Variegated Laughingthrush r Garrulax variegatus
- Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush r Garrulax henrici
- Black-faced Laughingthrush r Garrulax affinis
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush r Garrulax erythrocephalus
- Red-faced Liocichla r Liocichla phoenicea
- Gould's Shortwing r Brachypteryx stellata
- Rusty-bellied Shortwing V r Brachypteryx hyperythra
- White-bellied Shortwing V r Brachypteryx major
- Lesser Shortwing r Brachypteryx leucophrys
- White-browed Shortwing r Brachypteryx montana
Family: Muscicapidae
- Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher wr? Rhinomyias brunneata
- Spotted Flycatcher p Muscicapa striata
- Dark-sided Flycatcher r Muscicapa sibirica
- Asian Brown Flycatcher rw Muscicapa dauurica
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher r Muscicapa ruficauda
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher r Muscicapa muttui
- Ferruginous Flycatcher r Muscicapa ferruginea
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher V Ficedula zanthopygia
- Slaty-backed Flycatcher r Ficedula hodgsonii
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher r Ficedula strophiata
- Red-throated Flycatcher W Ficedula albicilla
- Kashmir Flycatcher V r Ficedula subrubra
- White-gorgeted Flycatcher r Ficedula monileger
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher r Ficedula hyperythra
- Little Pied Flycatcher r Ficedula westermanni
- Ultramarine Flycatcher r Ficedula superciliaris
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher r Ficedula tricolor
- Sapphire Flycatcher r Ficedula sapphira
- Black-and-orange Flycatcher N r Ficedula nigrorufa
- Verditer Flycatcher R Eumyias thalassina
- Dull-blue Flycatcher N r Eumyias sordida
- Nilgiri Flycatcher N r Eumyias albicaudata
- Large Niltava r Niltava grandis
- Small Niltava r Niltava macgrigoriae
- Rufous-bellied Niltava r Niltava sundara
- Vivid Niltava r Niltava vivida
- White-tailed Flycatcher r Cyornis concretus
- White-bellied Blue Flycatcher r Cyornis pallipes
- Pale-chinned Flycatcher r Cyornis poliogenys
- Pale Blue Flycatcher r Cyornis unicolor
- Blue-throated Flycatcher r Cyornis rubeculoides
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher R Cyornis tickelliae
- Pygmy Blue Flycatcher r Muscicapella hodgsoni
- Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher R Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Nightingale V Luscinia megarhynchos
- Siberian Rubythroat W Luscinia calliope
- White-tailed Rubythroat rW Luscinia pectoralis
- Bluethroat sW Luscinia svecica
- Firethroat N V Luscinia pectardens
- Indian Blue Robin r Luscinia brunnea
- Siberian Blue Robin V Luscinia cyane
- Red-flanked Bluetail r Tarsiger cyanurus
- Golden Bush Robin r Tarsiger chrysaeus
- White-browed Bush Robin r Tarsiger indicus
- Rufous-breasted Bush Robin r Tarsiger hyperythrus
- Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin p Cercotrichas galactotes
- Oriental Magpie Robin R Copsychus saularis
- White-rumped Shama R Copsychus malabaricus
- Indian Robin R Saxicoloides fulicata
- Rufous-backed Redstart W Phoenicurus erythronota
- Blue-capped Redstart r Phoenicurus coeruleocephalus
- Black Redstart rW Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart P Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Hodgson's Redstart W Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- White-throated Redstart r Phoenicurus schisticeps
- Daurian Redstart rw Phoenicurus auroreus
- White-winged Redstart r Phoenicurus erythrogaster
- Blue-fronted Redstart r Phoenicurus frontalis
- White-capped Water Redstart r Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
- Plumbeous Water Redstart r Rhyacornis fuliginosus
- White-bellied Redstart r Hodgsonius phaenicuroides
- White-tailed Robin r Myiomela leucura
- Blue-fronted Robin r Cinclidium frontale
- Grandala r Grandala coelicolor
- Little Forktail r Enicurus scouleri
- Black-backed Forktail r Enicurus immaculatus
- Slaty-backed Forktail r Enicurus schistaceus
- White-crowned Forktail r Enicurus leschenaulti
- Spotted Forktail r Enicurus maculatus
- Purple Cochoa r Cochoa purpurea
- Green Cochoa r Cochoa viridis
- Stoliczka's Bushchat V r Saxicola macrorhyncha
- Hodgson's Bushchat V w Saxicola insignis
- Siberian Stonechat R Saxicola maura
- White-tailed Stonechat r Saxicola leucura
- Pied Bushchat R Saxicola caprata
- Jerdon's Bushchat r Saxicola jerdoni
- Grey Bushchat R Saxicola ferrea
- Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha
- Hume's Wheatear r Oenanthe alboniger
- Northern Wheatear P Oenanthe oenanthe
- Finsch's Wheatear rw Oenanthe finschii
- Variable Wheatear rw Oenanthe picata
- Pied Wheatear rw Oenanthe pleschanka
- Rufous-tailed Wheatear rw Oenanthe xanthoprymna
- Desert Wheatear rw Oenanthe deserti
- Isabelline Wheatear rw Oenanthe isabellina
- Brown Rock-chat R Cercomela fusca
Family: Sturnidae
- Asian Glossy Starling r Aplonis panayensis
- Spot-winged Starling r Saroglossa spiloptera
- White-faced Starling V r Sturnus senex
- Chestnut-tailed Starling R Sturnus malabaricus
- White-headed Starling r Sturnus erythropygius
- Brahminy Starling R Sturnus pagodarum
- Purple-backed Starling V Sturnus sturninus
- White-shouldered Starling V Sturnus sinensis
- Rose-coloured Starling WP Sturnus roseus
- Common Starling wp Sturnus vulgaris
- Asian Pied Starling R Sturnus contra
- Common Myna R Acridotheres tristis
- Bank Myna R Acridotheres ginginianus
- Jungle Myna R Acridotheres fuscus
- White-Vented Myna r Acridotheres cinereus
- Collared Myna r Acridotheres albocinctus
- Golden-crested Myna r Ampeliceps coronatus
- Sri Lanka Myna r N Gracula ptilogenys
- Hill Myna r Gracula religiosa
Family: Sittidae
- Chestnut-vented Nuthatch r Sitta nagaensis
- Kashmir Nuthatch r Sitta cashmirensis
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch R Sitta castanea
- White-tailed Nuthatch r Sitta himalayensis
- White-cheeked Nuthatch r Sitta leucopsis
- Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch R Sitta frontalis
- Beautiful Nuthatch V r Sitta formosa
Family: Tichodromidae
- Wallcreeper rw Tichodroma muraria
Family: Certhiidae
- Eurasian Treecreeper R Certhia familiaris
- Bar-tailed Treecreeper R Certhia himalayana
- Rusty-flanked Treecreeper r Certhia nipalensis
- Brown-throated Treecreeper r Certhia discolor
- Spotted Creeper r Salpornis spilonotus
Family: Troglodytidae
- Winter Wren r Troglodytes troglodytes
Family: Paridae
- White-crowned Penduline Tit r Remiz coronatus
- Fire-capped Tit r Cephalopyrus flammiceps
- Rufous-naped Tit r Parus rufonuchalis
- Rufous-vented Tit r Parus rubidiventris
- Spot-winged Tit r Parus melanolophus
- Coal Tit r Parus ater
- Grey-crested Tit r Parus dichrous
- Brown Crested Tit
- Great Tit R Parus major
- Green-backed Tit R Parus monticolus
- White-naped Tit r Parus nuchalis
- Black-lored Tit r Parus xanthogenys
- Yellow-cheeked Tit r Parus spilonotus
- Azure Tit Parus cyanus
- Yellow-breasted Tit Parus flavipectus
- Yellow-browed Tit r Sylviparus modestus
- Sultan Tit r Melanochlora sultanea
- Hume's Ground Tit r Pseudopodoces humilis
Family: Aegithalidae
- White-cheeked Tit r Aegithalos leucogenys
- Black-throated Tit R Aegithalos concinnus
- White-throated Tit r Aegithalos niveogularis
- Rufous-fronted Tit r Aegithalos iouschistos
Family: Hirundinidae
- Pale Martin pr? Riparia diluta
- Sand Martin r Riparia riparia
- Plain Martin R Riparia paludicola
- Crag Martin r Hirundo rupestris
- Rock Martin V Hirundo fuligula
- Dusky Crag Martin R Hirundo concolor
- Barn Swallow RW Hirundo rustica
- Pacific Swallow r Hirundo tahitica
- Wire-tailed Swallow R Hirundo smithii
- Red-rumped Swallow RW Hirundo daurica
- Striated Swallow r Hirundo striolata
- Streak-throated Swallow R Hirundo fluvicola
- House Martin rw Delichon urbica
- Asian House Martin r Delichon dasypus
- Nepal House Martin r Delichon nipalensis
Family: Regulidae
- Goldcrest r Regulus regulus
Family: Pycnonotidae
- Crested Finchbill r Spizixos canifrons
- Striated Bulbul r Pycnonotus striatus
- Grey-headed Bulbul r Pycnonotus priocephalus
- Black-headed Bulbul r Pycnonotus atriceps
- Black-crested Bulbul R Pycnonotus melanicterus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul R Pycnonotus jocosus
- White-eared Bulbul R Pycnonotus leucotis
- Himalayan Bulbul R Pycnonotus leucogenys
- Red-vented Bulbul R Pycnonotus cafer
- Yellow-throated Bulbul V r Pycnonotus xantholaemus
- Yellow-eared Bulbul V r Pynconotus penicillatus
- Flavescent Bulbul r Pycnonotus flavescens
- White-browed Bulbul r Pycnonotus luteolus
- White-throated Bulbul r Alophoixus flaveolus
- Olive Bulbul r Iole virescens
- Yellow-browed Bulbul r Iole indica
- Ashy Bulbul r Hemixos flavala
- Mountain Bulbul r Hypsipetes mcclellandii
- Black Bulbul R Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Nicobar Bulbul V r Hypsipetes nicobariensis
- Family Hypocoliidae
- Grey Hypocolius W Hypocolius ampelinus
Family: Cisticolidae
- Zitting Cisticola R Cisticola juncidis
- Bright-headed Cisticola r Cisticola exilis
- Streaked Scrub Warbler r Scotocerca inquieta
- Rufous-vented Prinia N r Prinia burnesii
- Striated Prinia R Prinia criniger
- Hill Prinia r Prinia atrogularis
- Grey-crowned Prinia V r Prinia cinereocapilla
- Rufous-fronted Prinia R Prinia buchanani
- Rufescent Prinia r Prinia rufescens
- Grey-breasted Prinia R Prinia hodgsonii
- Graceful Prinia R Prinia gracilis
- Jungle Prinia R Prinia sylvatica
- Yellow-bellied Prinia R Prinia flaviventris
- Ashy Prinia R Prinia socialis
- Plain Prinia R Prinia inornata
Family: Zosteropidae
- Sri Lanka White-eye R Zosterops ceylonensis
- Oriental White-eye R Zosterops palpebrosus

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