Birds of South Asia – Species Maps

A simple species map is quite useful to convey the distribution of a bird quickly. They have been used extensively in printed books and field guides. This page has such maps for 450 resident species and 70 migratory species, entirely generated out of eBird data.

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• Nuthatches (Sittidae)

  • Indian Nuthatch (Sitta castanea)
  • Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris)
  • Chestnut-vented Nuthatch (Sitta nagaensis)
  • Kashmir Nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis)
  • White-tailed Nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)
  • White-cheeked Nuthatch (Sitta leucopsis)
  • Yunnan Nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis)
  • Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
  • Beautiful Nuthatch (Sitta formosa)

• Tree-creepers and allies (Certhiidae)

  • Hodgson’s Treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)
  • Rusty-flanked Treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
  • Sikkim Treecreeper (Certhia discolor)
  • Hume’s Treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)
  • Indian Spotted Creeper (Salpornis spilonota)

• Elachura (Elachuridae)

  • Spotted Elachura (Elachura formosa)

• Starlings and Mynas (Sturnidae)

  • Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa)
  • Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica)
  • Indian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra)
  • Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
  • Malabar Starling (Sturnia blythii)
  • White-headed Starling (Sturnia erythropygia)
  • Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
  • Collared Myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)
  • Great Myna (Acridotheres grandis)
  • Sri Lanka Myna (Gracula ptilogenys)
  • White-faced Starling (Sturnornis albofrontatus)

• Thrushes and allies (Turdidae)

  • Nilgiri Thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis)
  • Gray-sided Thrush (Turdus feae)
  • Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus)
  • White-backed Thrush (Turdus kessleri)
  • Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis)
  • Red-throated Thrush (Turdus ruficollis)
  • Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus)
  • Sri Lanka Thrush (Zoothera imbricata)
  • Spot-winged Thrush (Geokichla spiloptera)

• Flycatchers, Chats and allies (Muscicapidae)

  • Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea)
  • Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus)
  • White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
  • Andaman Shama (Copsychus albiventris)
  • Nilgiri Sholakili (Sholicola major)
  • White-bellied Sholakili (Sholicola albiventris)
  • White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis pallidipes)
  • Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys)
  • Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)
  • Nicobar Jungle-Flycatcher (Cyornis nicobaricus)
  • Large Niltava (Niltava grandis)
  • Nilgiri Flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus)
  • Malabar Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii)
  • White-crowned Forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
  • Black-backed Forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
  • Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope)
  • Black-and-orange Flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa)
  • Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla)
  • Hodgson’s Redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)
  • Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
  • White-throated Bushchat (Saxicola insignis)
  • Jerdon’s Bushchat (Saxicola jerdoni)
  • Brown Rock Chat (Oenanthe fusca)
  • Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus)
  • Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush (Myophonus blighi)

• Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)

  • Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
  • Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos)
  • Nilgiri Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
  • Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)
  • Andaman Flowerpecker (Dicaeum virescens)
  • Legge’s Flowerpecker (Dicaeum vincens)

• Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)

  • Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
  • Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)
  • Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima)
  • Van Hasselt’s Sunbird (Leptocoma brasiliana)
  • Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)
  • Loten’s Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius)
  • Vigors’s Sunbird (Aethopyga vigorsii)
  • Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
  • Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
  • Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)

• Fairy-bluebirds (Irenidae)

  • Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)

• Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)

  • Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
  • Jerdon’s Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni)
  • Golden-fronted Leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons)

• Munias (Estrildidae)

  • Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
  • Black-throated Munia (Lonchura kelaarti)
  • White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata)
  • Tricolored Munia (Lonchura malacca)
  • Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
  • Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)

• Accentors (Prunellidae)

  • Altai Accentor (Prunella himalayana)

• Sparrows and Snowfinches (Passeridae)

  • Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi)
  • White-rumped Snowfinch (Montifringilla taczanowskii)
  • Rufous-necked Snowfinch (Montifringilla ruficollis)
  • Blanford’s Snowfinch (Montifringilla blanfordi)

• Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)

  • Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)
  • White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
  • Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis)
  • American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

• Finches (Fringillidae)

  • Black-and-yellow Grosbeak (Mycerobas icterioides)
  • Collared Grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
  • Spot-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)
  • Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)
  • Vinaceous Rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus)
  • Pale Rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae)
  • Great Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla)
  • Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)
  • Red-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala)
  • Gray-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca)
  • Black-headed Greenfinch (Chloris ambigua)
  • Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
  • Tibetan Serin (Spinus thibetanus)

Coming soon

• Coverage for all the species found in the Indian subcontinent.
• Maps in different scales, with coarse or fine polygons.
• Downloadable shapefiles for all the map.
• Addition of specific historical (specimen) records
• A tool to generate and customise these maps.
• A github repository link for collaborators.

Version 1.1: Released on 12 March 2024. Data download till  31 May 2023.

Recommended Attribution: Created by Bird Count India from eBird data. Website URL: https://birdcount.in/speciesmaps/ Accessed on 12 March 2024.

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