Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Pakistan.
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Bee-eaters
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Meropidae
The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar. There are 26 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Pakistan.
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Coraciidae
Indian roller
Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not. There are 12 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Pakistan.
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Hoopoes
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Upupidae
Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Hoopoe Upupa epops
Hornbills
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Bucerotidae
Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured. There are 57 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Indian Gray Hornbill Ocyceros birostrisBarbets
Order: Piciformes. Family: Capitonidae
The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured. There are 84 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Pakistan.
Great Barbet Megalaima virens
Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
Honeyguides
Order: Piciformes. Family: Indicatoridae
Honeyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax. They are named for the behaviour of the Greater Honeyguide which leads large animals to bees' nests and then feeds on the wax once the animal has broken the nest open to get at the honey. There are 17 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus
Order: Piciformes. Family: Picidae
Brown-capped Woodpecker
Woodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward, and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 218 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Pakistan.
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquillaSpeckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
Brown-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis
Gray-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
Sind Woodpecker Dendrocopos assimilis
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis
Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus
Gray-faced Woodpecker Picus canus
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
Pittas
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Pittidae
Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
Larks
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds. There are 91 species worldwide and 17 species which occur in Pakistan.
Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix grisea
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cincturus
Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris
Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
Sand Lark Calandrella raytal
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Swallows and martins
Order: Passeriformes. Family: HirundinidaeThe Hirundinidae family is a group of passerines characterized by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape. The feet are designed for perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Pakistan.
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Pale Sand Martin Riparia diluta
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
Common House-Martin Delichon urbica
Asian Martin Delichon dasypus
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Motacillidae
Yellow wagtail
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. There are 54 species worldwide and 19 species which occur in Pakistan.
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla lugens
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi (A)
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni (A)
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Campephagidae
The cuckoo-shrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured. There are 82 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Pakistan.
Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei
Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos
Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Bulbuls
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Pycnonotidae
Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throat or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.There are 130 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Pakistan.
Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Regulidae
Goldcrest
The kinglets or crests are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice. There are 7 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Ioras
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Aegithinidae
The ioras are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in coloration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens. There are 4 species worldwide and 1 species which does occur in Pakistan.
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Bombycillidae
The waxwings are a group of passerine birds characterized by soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax, and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Grey Hypocolius
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Hypocoliidae
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus
Dippers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cinclidae
White-throated Dipper
Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements. There are 5 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Pakistan.
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Troglodytidae
The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous. There are 80 species worldwide (of which all but one are New World species) and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Prunellidae
Alpine Accentor
The accentors are in the only bird family, Prunellidae, which is completely endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows. There are 13 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Pakistan.
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
Himalayan Accentor Prunella himalayana
Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens (A)
Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Turdidae
Blue-capped rock-thrush
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 335 species worldwide and 19 species which occur in Pakistan.
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera mollissima
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor
Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis
White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus
Gray-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus
Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cisticolidae
Plain prinia
The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub. There are 111 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in Pakistan.
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Streaked Scrub-Warbler Scotocerca inquieta
Rufous-vented Prinia Prinia burnesii
Striated Prinia Prinia criniger
Gray-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla
Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani
Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
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