Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) is one of the most iconic migrants in the Indian Subcontinent, and their arrival in north India is considered to herald the first monsoon rains.
Although resident in South India, central and northern populations of this brood parasite migrate to Africa for the winter. One bird from Dehradun was finally satellite tagged in 2020 which proceeded to Goa before making its way across the Arabian Sea to Africa!
Migration map
This animated migration map was created from observations uploaded to the citizen science platform eBird up until 2020. Where present, the inset graph depicts the seasonal likelihood of finding this species (i.e. the proportion of eBird checklists) within its range in India alone. We are grateful to the many birdwatchers around the world who have enabled the creation of this animation by sharing their observations on eBird.
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Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) breeds in northern China and eastern Russia (Amur) and is a true passage migrant in India on its way to southern Africa to spend the winter.
Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) breeds across the northern Eurasian taiga and migrates to Southeast Asia and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during winter.
Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) breeds in the Himalayas and in parts of central India and migrates to lower altitudes and latitudes during winter.