Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sylviidae
Syke's Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. The Sylviidae mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs. There are 291 species worldwide and 43 species which occur in Pakistan.
Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler Cettia fortipes
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Long-billed Bush-Warbler Bradypterus major
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus concinens
Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Blyth's Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
White-browed Tit-Warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
Plain Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus
Tickell's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
Pale-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
Brooks's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Large-billed Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
Tytler's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri
Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
Blyth's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii
Gray-hooded Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos
Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striatus
Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Small Whitethroat Sylvia minula
Hume's Whitethroat Sylvia althaea
Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria
Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris
Menetries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea
Whistler's Warbler Seicercus whistleri
Old World flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Muscicapidae
Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is very varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. There 274 species worldwide and 47 species which occur in Pakistan.
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striataSiberian Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
Gray-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata
Rufous-backed Redstart Phoenicurus erythronota
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogaster
Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
White-capped Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
White-bellied Redstart Hodgsonius phaenicuroides
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura
Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhyncha
White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucura
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
Gray Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha
Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe alboniger
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Indian Chat Cercomela fusca
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Rhipiduridae
White-browed Fantail
The Fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders. There are 44 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Pakistan.
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
Monarch flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Monarchidae
Asian Flycatcher
The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines, which hunt by flycatching. There are 99 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Babblers
Large Grey Babbler
The babblers or timaliids are somewhat diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. There are 270 species worldwide and 19 species which occur in Pakistan.
White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Garrulax rufogularis
Streaked Laughingthrush Garrulax lineatus
Variegated Laughingthrush Garrulax variegatus
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Garrulax erythrocephalus
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
Black-chinned Babbler Stachyris pyrrhopsYellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre
Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus
Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei
Large Gray Babbler Turdoides malcolmi
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis
Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Paradoxornithidae
The parrotbills are a group of birds native to East and Southeast Asia, though feral populations are known from elsewhere. They are generally small, long-tailed birds which inhabit reedbeds and similar habitats. There are 20 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
Long-tailed tits
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Aegithalidae
Black-throated Tit
Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet that includes insects. There are 9 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Pakistan.
White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
White-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis
Chickadees and titmice
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Paridae
Azure Tit
The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. There are species 59 worldwide and 9 species which occur in Pakistan.
Black-breasted Tit Periparus rufonuchalis
Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
Black-crested Tit Periparus melanolophus
Gray-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous
Great Tit Parus major
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys
Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
Yellow-breasted Tit Cyanistes flavipectus
NuthatchesOrder: Passeriformes. Family: Sittidae
Kashmir Nuthatch
Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet. There are 24 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Pakistan.
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis
White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis
Persian Nuthatch Sitta tephronota
Wallcreeper
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Tichodromidae
The Wallcreeper is a small bird with stunning crimson, grey and black plumage, related to the nuthatch family.
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
Treecreepers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Certhiidae
Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees. There are 6 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Pakistan.
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana
Penduline tits
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Remizidae
The penduline tits are a group of small passerine birds, related to the true tits. They are insectivores. There are 13 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Pakistan.
Eurasian Penduline-Tit Remiz pendulinus
Black-headed Penduline-Tit Remiz macronyx
White-crowned Penduline-Tit Remiz coronatus
Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Nectariniidae
Purple Sunbird
The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. There are 131 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Dicaeidae
The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues. There are 44 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Pakistan.
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile
White-eyes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Zosteropidae
The white-eyes are small and are mostly of undistinguished appearance, the plumage above being generally either some dull color like greenish olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests many species have a white ring around the eyes. There are 96 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Oriolidae
Black-hooded Oriole
The Old World Orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles. There are 29 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Pakistan.
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Laniidae
Brown Shrike
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey. There are 31 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Pakistan.
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Gray-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
Southern Gray Shrike Lanius meridionalis
Lesser Gray Shrike Lanius minor
HelmetshrikesOrder: Passeriformes. Family: Prionopidae
The helmetshrikes are similar in build to the shrikes, but tend to be colourful species with distinctive crests or other head ornaments, such as wattles, from which they get their name. There are 12 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan.
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Drongos
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Dicruridae
Black Drango
The drongos are mostly are black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright whilst perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground. There are 24 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Pakistan.
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Crows, jays, ravens and magpies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Corvidae
Eurasian Jay
The Corvidae family includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show high levels of learning behavior. There are 120 species worldwide and 17 species which occur in Pakistan.
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus
Gold-billed Magpie Urocissa flavirostrisRufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
Gray Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
House Crow Corvus splendens
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
Common Raven Corvus corax
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sturnidae
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct, and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. There are 125 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Pakistan.
Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spiloptera
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Daurian Starling Sturnia sturnina (A)
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
Brahminy Starling Temenuchus pagodarum
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Ploceidae
The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season. There are 116 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Pakistan.
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Estrildidae
Red Avadavat
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed-eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have a wide variation in plumage colours and pattern. There are 141 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Pakistan.
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
White-throated Munia Euodice malabarica
Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata
Buntings, sparrows, seedeaters and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Emberizidae
Crested Bunting Melophus lathami
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
Gray-hooded Bunting Emberiza buchanani
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Chestnut-breasted Bunting Emberiza stewarti
House Bunting Emberiza striolata
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Siskins, crossbills and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 31 species which occur in Pakistan.Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
Black-headed Mountain-Finch Leucosticte brandti
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochrous
White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla
Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Twite Carduelis flavirostris
Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Fire-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis
Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca
Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni
Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguinea
Mongolian Finch Rhodopechys mongolicaTrumpeter Finch Bucanetes githaginea
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Passeridae
The Sind Sparrow is the provincial bird of Sindh.
Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide and 10 species which occur in Pakistan.
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus
Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanusChestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis
Rock Petronia Petronia petronia
Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis
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