Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan

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Avifauna of Gilgit-Baltistan - Visual Checklist

Passeriformes (Cuckooshrikes)

Long-tailed Minivet

(Pericrocotus ethologus)

Passeriformes (Shrikes)

Red-backed Shrike

(Lanius collurio)

Red-tailed Shrike

(Lanius phoenicuroides)

Isabelline Shrike

(Lanius isabellinus)

Long-tailed Shrike

(Lanius schach)

Bay-backed Shrike

(Lanius vittatus)

Steppe Grey Shrike

(Lanius excubitor)

Passeriformes (Old World Orioles)

Eurasian Golden Oriole

(Oriolus oriolus)

Indian Golden Oriole

(Oriolus kundoo)

Passeriformes (Drongos)

Black Drongo

(Dicrurus macrocercus)

Ashy Drongo

(Dicrurus leucophaeus)

Passeriformes (Fairy Flycatchers)

Asian Paradise-Flycatcher

(Terpsiphone paradisi)

Passeriformes (Crows, Jays and Magpies)

Black-headed Jay

(Garrulus lanceolatus)

Eurasian Magpie

(Pica pica)

Kashmir Nutcracker

(Nucifraga multipunctata)

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)

Common Raven

(Corvus corax)

Passeriformes (Larks)

Horned Lark

(Eremophila alpestris)

Greater Short-toed Lark

(Calandrella brachydactyla)

Hume's Lark

(Calandrella acutirostris)

Bimaculated Lark

(Melanocorypha bimaculata)

Asian Short-toed Lark

(Alaudala cheleensis)

Eurasian Skylark

(Alauda arvensis)

Oriental Skylark

(Alauda gulgula)

Crested Lark

(Galerida cristata)

Passeriformes (Swallows and Martins)

Pale Sand Martin

(Riparia diluta)

Eurasian Crag-Martin

(Ptyonoprogne rupestris)

Barn Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

Red-rumped Swallow

(Cecropis daurica)

Common House-Martin

(Delichon urbicum)

Asian House-Martin

(Delichon dasypus)

Passeriformes (Tits and Long-tailed Tits)

Fire-capped Tit

(Cephalopyrus flammiceps)

Spot-winged Tit

(Periparus melanolophus)

Rufous-naped Tit

(Periparus rufonuchalis)

Azure Tit

(Cyanistes cyanus)

Cinereous Tit

(Parus cinereus)

Ground Tit

(Pseudopodoces humilis)

White-crowned Penduline-Tit

(Remiz coronatus)

White-browed Tit-Warbler

(Leptopoecile sophiae)

White-cheeked Tit

(Aegithalos leucogenys)

White-throated Tit

(Aegithalos niveogularis)

Passeriformes (Nuthatches)

Kashmir Nuthatch

(Sitta cashmirensis)

White-cheeked Nuthatch

(Sitta leucopsis)

Passeriformes (Wall and Treecreepers)

Wallcreeper

(Tichodroma muraria)

Hodgson's Treecreeper

(Certhia hodgsoni)

Bar-tailed Treecreeper

(Certhia himalayana)

Passeriformes (Wrens and Dippers)

Eurasian Wren

(Troglodytes troglodytes)

White-throated Dipper

(Cinclus cinclus)

Brown Dipper

(Cinclus pallasii)

Passeriformes (Bulbuls)

Himalayan Bulbul

(Pycnonotus leucogenys)

Black Bulbul

(Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

Passeriformes (Kinglets and Bush-Warblers)

Goldcrest

(Regulus regulus)

Cetti's Warbler

(Cettia cetti)

Passeriformes (Leaf Warblers)

Common Chiffchaff

(Phylloscopus collybita)

Mountain Chiffchaff

(Phylloscopus sindianus)

Tickell's Leaf Warbler

(Phylloscopus affinis)

Sulphur-bellied Warbler

(Phylloscopus griseolus)

Lemon-rumped Warbler

(Phylloscopus chloronotus)

Brooks's Leaf Warbler

(Phylloscopus subviridis)

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)

Grey-hooded Warbler

(Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)

Passeriformes (Reed-Warblers and Allies)

Booted Warbler

(Iduna caligata)

Sykes's Warbler

(Iduna rama)

Blunt-winged Warbler

(Acrocephalus concinens)

Paddyfield Warbler

(Acrocephalus agricola)

Blyth's Reed-Warbler

(Acrocephalus dumetorum)

Large-billed Reed-Warbler

(Acrocephalus orinus)

Clamorous Reed-Warbler

(Acrocephalus stentoreus)

Long-billed Bush-Warbler

(Locustella major)

Common Grasshopper-Warbler

(Locustella naevia)

Passeriformes (Sylviid Warblers)

Asian Desert Warbler

(Sylvia nana)

Barred Warbler

(Sylvia nisoria)

Hume's Whitethroat

(Sylvia althaea)

Lesser Whitethroat

(Sylvia curruca)

Eastern Orphean Warbler

(Sylvia crassirostris)

Common Whitethroat

(Sylvia communis)

Passeriformes (White-eyes)

Oriental White-eye

(Zosterops palpebrosus)

Passeriformes (Laughingthrushes)

Streaked Laughingthrush

(Trochalopteron lineatum)

Variegated Laughingthrush

(Trochalopteron variegatum)

Passeriformes (Old World Flycatchers)

Dark-sided Flycatcher

(Muscicapa sibirica)

Spotted Flycatcher

(Muscicapa striata)

Indian Blue Robin

(Larvivora brunnea)

White-bellied Redstart

(Luscinia phaenicuroides)

Bluethroat

(Luscinia svecica)

Blue Whistling-Thrush

(Myophonus caeruleus)

Little Forktail

(Enicurus scouleri)

Spotted Forktail

(Enicurus maculatus)

White-tailed Rubythroat

(Calliope pectoralis)

Himalayan Bluetail

(Tarsiger rufilatus)

Slaty-blue Flycatcher

(Ficedula tricolor)

Ultramarine Flycatcher

(Ficedula superciliaris)

Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

(Ficedula ruficauda)

Red-breasted Flycatcher

(Ficedula parva)

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