Dhanwantri Park

Located in BHEL area, Dhanwantri Park is famous for hundreds of varieties of roses and different seasonal flowers. Birding area comprises of complete park area including grassland towards the medical ground. Almost all the common birds like mynah, bulbul etc can be seen here including magpie robin, long tailed shrike and babblers. This park is a permanent home of rose ringed parakeets and koel. Lesser whistling teals have been also sighted here.

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Checklist of Avian Fauna of Dhanwantri Park

Common NameScientific NameMigratory Status
1 Greater coucal Centropus sinensis Resident Greater coucal Pictures
2 Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Resident
3 Grey headed flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis Local Migratory Grey headed flycatcher Pictures
4 Grey hornbill Ocyceros birostris Resident Grey hornbill Pictures
5 Hoopoe Upupa epops Resident Hoopoe Pictures
6 House crow Corvus splendens Resident House crow Pictures
7 House sparrow Passer domesticus Resident House sparrow Pictures
8 House swift Apus affinis Resident
9 Indian robin Saxicoloides fulicata Resident Indian robin Pictures
10 Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Resident Indian roller Pictures
11 Indian treepie Dendrocitta Vagabunda Resident Indian treepie Pictures
12 Iora Aegithina tiphia Resident
13 Jungle babbler Turdoides striatus Resident
14 Jungle crow Corvus macrorhyncos wagler Resident
15 Large grey babbler Turdoides malcolmi Resident
16 Laughing dove Streptopelia Senegalensis Resident
17 Little egret Egretta garzeta Resident Little egret Pictures
18 Long tailed shrike Lanius schach linnaeus Resident
19 Median egret Mesophoyx intermedia Resident Median egret Pictures
20 Oriental magpie robin Copsychus saularis Resident Oriental magpie robin Pictures
21 Oriental white eye Zosterops palpebrosus Resident Oriental white eye Pictures
22 Pariah kite Milvus migrans Resident Pariah kite Pictures
23 Pied bushchat Saxicola caprata Local Migratory
24 Pond heron Ardeola grayii Resident Pond heron Pictures
25 Purple moorhen Porphyrio porphyrio Resident
26 Purple sunbird Nectarinia asiatica Resident Purple sunbird Pictures
27 Red collared dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Resident
28 Red vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Resident Red vented bulbul Pictures
29 Red wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus Resident Red wattled lapwing Pictures
30 Rose ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri Resident Rose ringed parakeet Pictures
31 Shikra Accipiter badius Resident Shikra Pictures
32 Silver billed munia Lonchura malabarica Resident Silver billed munia Pictures
33 Small green bee-eater Merops orientalis Resident Small green bee-eater Pictures
34 Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis Resident Spotted dove Pictures
35 Spotted owlet Athene brama Resident Spotted owlet Pictures
36 White breasted kingfisher Halcyon smrnensisy Resident White breasted kingfisher Pictures
37 White breasted waterhen Amourornis phoenicurus Resident White breasted waterhen Pictures
38 White browed wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis gmelin Resident White browed wagtail Pictures
39 Ashy prinia Prinia socialis Resident Ashy prinia Pictures
40 Asian koel Eudynamys scolopacea Resident Asian koel Pictures
41 Asian pied myna Sturnus contra linnaeus Resident Asian pied myna Pictures
42 Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus Local Migratory Baya weaver Pictures
43 Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus vieillot Resident Black drongo Pictures
44 Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Migratory Black redstart Pictures
45 Blue rock pigeon Columba livia Gmelin Resident Blue rock pigeon Pictures
46 Booted warbler Hippolais caligata Migratory
47 Brahminy starling Sturnus pagodarum Resident Brahminy starling Pictures
48 Brown rock chat Cercomela fusca Resident Brown rock chat Pictures
49 Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Resident Cattle egret Pictures
50 Common babbler Turdoides caudatus Resident
51 Common myna Acridotheres tristis Resident Common myna Pictures
52 Coppersmith barbet Megalaima haemacephala Resident Coppersmith barbet Pictures
53 Dusky crag martin Hirundo concolor Resident
54 Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus Resident Egyptian vulture Pictures
55 Eurasian collored dove Streptopelia decaocto Resident
56 Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus Resident Eurasian golden oriole Pictures

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