This article lists the birds found in various places in and around the Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Over 285 species of birds have been recorded in and around Coimbatore.
Acrocephalid warblers Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) Booted warbler (Iduna caligata) Paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola) Sykes's warbler (Iduna rama)
Babblers Tawny-bellied babbler (Dumetia hyperythra) Yellow-billed babbler (Argya affinis)
Barbets Brown-headed barbet, large green barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus) Coppersmith barbet, crimson-breasted barbet, coppersmith (Psilopogon haemacephalus) Malabar barbet (Psilopogon malabaricus) White-cheeked barbet, small green barbet (Psilopogon viridis)
Bee-eaters Blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) Chestnut-headed bee-eater, bay-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) Green bee-eater, little green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) Blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus) first sighting
Bitterns Black bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) Cinnamon bittern, chestnut bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) Yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
Bulbuls Black bulbul, Himalayan black bulbul, Asian black bulbul, square-tailed bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) Grey-headed bulbul (Brachypodius priocephalus) Flame-throated bulbul, ruby-throated bulbul, black-crested bulbul (Rubigula gularis) Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) White-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) Yellow-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus) Yellow-browed bulbul (Acritillas indica)
Cisticola Zitting cisticola, streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis) Common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Cormorants Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Indian cormorant, Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) Little cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
Coucal Southern coucal, crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis)
Coursers Indian courser (Cursorius coromandelicus)
Crows House crow (Corvus splendens) Jungle crow, large-billed crow, thick-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
Cuckoos Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) Banded bay cuckoo, bay-banded cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) Brainfever bird, common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) Drongo cuckoo, Asian drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris) Grey-bellied cuckoo, the Indian plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) Jacobin cuckoo, pied cuckoo, pied crested cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
Cuckooshrikes Black-headed cuckoo-shrike (Coracina melanoptera) Large cuckoo-shrike (Coracina macei)
Darters Darter, snakebird, Oriental darter, Indian darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
Doves and pigeons Blue rock pigeon, rock pigeon (Columba livia) Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) Eurasian collared dove, collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea) Little brown dove, laughing dove, palm dove, Senegal dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) Grey-fronted green pigeon (Treron affinis) Red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) Spotted dove, Chinese dove, mountain dove, pearl-necked dove, lace-necked dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
Drongos Ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) Bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus) Greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) White-bellied drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
Ducks Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) Cotton teal, cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) Eurasian teal, common teal (Anas crecca) Garganey (Anas querquedula) Lesser whistling duck, Indian whistling duck, lesser whistling teal (Dendrocygna javanica) Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) Pintail, northern pintail (Anas acuta) Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
Egrets Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) Great egret, great white egret, common egret, large egret, great white heron (Ardea alba) Intermediate egret, median egret, smaller egret, yellow-billed egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
Falcons Amur falcon, eastern red-footed falcon (Falco amurensis) Common kestrel, European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, Old World kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Eurasian hobby, hobby (Falco subbuteo) Red-necked falcon, red-headed merlin (Falco chicquera)
Finches Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
Flamingos Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Flowerpeckers Nilgiri flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor) Tickell's flowerpecker, pale-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos)
Flycatchers Indian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) Asian brown flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) Black-naped monarch, black-naped blue flycatcher (Hypothymis azurea) Brown-breasted flycatcher, Layard's flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui) Siberian stonechat, Asian stonechat (Saxicola maurus) Indian robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus) Nilgiri flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus) Pied bushchat (Saxicola caprata) Tickell's blue flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) Verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
Francolins Grey francolin, grey partridge (Francolinus pondicerianus)
Godwit Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
Grebes Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Gulls Brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) Pallas's gull, great black-headed gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) Heuglin's gull, Siberian gull (Larus heuglini)
Hawks, kites and eagles Besra (Accipiter virgatus) Black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) Black kite (Milvus migrans) Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) Crested goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) Oriental honey buzzard, crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) Crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) Changeable hawk-eagle, crested hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) Lesser fish eagle (Ichthyophaga humilis) Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) Osprey, sea hawk, fish eagle, fish hawk (Pandion haliaetus) Pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) Pied harrier (Circus melanoleucos) Rufous-bellied hawk-eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii) Short-toed snake eagle, short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) Shikra (Accipiter badius) Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) Western marsh harrier, Eurasian marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus) White-bellied sea eagle, white-breasted sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) White-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)
Herons Black-crowned night heron, night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) Indian pond heron, paddybird (Ardeola grayii) Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) Striated heron, mangrove heron, little heron, green-backed heron (Butorides striata) Western reef heron, western reef egret (Egretta gularis)
Hornbills Indian grey hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) Malabar grey hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) Malabar pied hornbill, lesser pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) The great Indian hornbill (Buceros Bicornis)
Ibises Black-headed ibis, Oriental white ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) Black ibis, Indian black ibis, red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa)
Ioras Common iora (Aegithina tiphia)
Jacanas Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
Kingfishers Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) Common kingfisher, small blue kingfisher, Eurasian kingfisher, river kingfisher (Alcedo Bengalensis) Stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) White-throated kingfisher, white-breasted kingfisher, Smyrna kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Lapwings Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) Yellow-wattled lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)
Larks Ashy-crowned sparrow lark, ashy-crowned finch-lark, black-bellied finch-lark (Eremopterix griseus) Indian bushlark, red-winged bushlark (Mirafra erythroptera) Jerdon's bushlark (Mirafra affinis) Oriental skylark, Oriental lark, small skylark (Alauda gulgula) Rufous-tailed lark, rufous-tailed finch-lark (Ammomanes phoenicura) Sykes's lark (Galerida deva)
Laughingthrushes Common babbler (Turdoides caudata) Jungle babbler (Turdoides striata) Large grey babbler (Turdoides malcolmi) Yellow-billed babbler, white-headed babbler (Turdoides affinis)
Leafbirds Golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons) Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni)
Malkohas Blue-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) Sirkeer malkoha, sirkeer cuckoo (Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii)
Martins Dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
Minivets Scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) Small minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
Nightjars Indian nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus)
Nuthatches Chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris) Velvet-fronted nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
Old World warblers Yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
Orioles Black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
Owls Barn owl, common barn owl (Tyto alba) Brown fish owl (Bubo zeylonensis, Ketupa zeylonensis) Collared scops owl (Otus lettia) Eurasian eagle owl, European eagle-owl, eagle-owl, Indian great horned owl (Bubo bubo) Jungle owlet, barred jungle owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) Mottled wood owl (Strix ocellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Spotted owlet (Athene brama)
Parrots and parakeets Blue-winged parakeet, Malabar parakeet (Psittacula columboides) Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) Rose-ringed parakeet, ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) Vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
Pelicans Great white pelican, eastern white pelican, rosy pelican, white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Spot-billed pelican, grey pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)
Phalarope Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Phylloscopid warblers Greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
Pipits Paddyfield pipit, Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus) Richard's pipit (Anthus richardi)
Pitta Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura)
Plovers Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) Lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
Pratincoles Collared pratincole, common pratincole (Glareola pratincola) Small pratincole, little pratincole, small Indian pratincole (Glareola lactea)
Prinias Ashy prinia, ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) Grey-breasted prinia (Prinia hodgsonii) Jungle prinia (Prinia sylvatica) Plain prinia, white-browed, wren-warbler (Prinia inornata)
Quails Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) Common buttonquail, Kurrichane buttonquail, small buttonquail, Andalusian hemipode (Turnix sylvaticus) Jungle bush quail (Perdicula asiatica) Painted bush quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha)
Rails, crakes and coots
Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla) Common coot, Eurasian coot, coot (Fulica atra) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Little crake (Porzana parva) Purple moorhen, purple swamphen, purple gallinule, purple coot (Porphyrio porphyrio) Ruddy-breasted crake, ruddy crake (Porzana fusca) Water cock (Gallicrex cinerea) White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
Robin Indian robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus) Oriental magpie robin (Copsychus saularis)
Rollers and hoopoe Cinnamon roller, broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Indian roller, blue jay (Coracias benghalensis)
Sandgrouses Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus) Painted sandgrouse, ganga indien (Pterocles indicus)
Sandpipers Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) Green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) Marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Shank Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) Common redshank, redshank (Tringa totanus)
Shrikes Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus) Bay-backed shrike (Lanius vittatus) Brown shrike (Lanius cristatus) Common woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) Long-tailed shrike, rufous-backed shrike (Lanius schach)
Snipes