Birds - Their Local Names

1. Sparrow - goraiya
2. Pigeon - kabutar
3. Dove - Fakhta
4. Parakeets
   1. Rose ringed - kanthi wala tota
   2. Alexandrine - heeraman tota
   3. Red brested - kajla tota
   4. Blue winged - madangaur
   5. Plum headed - tuiya
   6. Slaty headed - pahari tuiya
   7. Hanging parrot - latkan tota, bhora
5. Bulbul - bulbul
6. Myna - myna
7. Lapwing - titehri
8. Egret - bagula
9. Cormorants - pankauwa
10. Swifts / Swallow - ababeel
11. Koel - koel
12. Drongo - karanjua (specifically in MP), bhujanga
13. Magpie robin - dhaiyar
14. Indian robin - kalchuri
15. Kingfisher - klkila
16. Peacock - mor
17. Indian rller - neelkanth
18. Golden oriole - peelak
19. Shrike - latora
20. Darter - pan dubi
21. Herons - anjan (but bagula is more commonly)
22. Flemingo - raj hans (in gujrat)
23. Bar headed goose - hans
24. Brahminy shelduck - surkhab, chakwa
25. Common teal - murgabi
26. Spot billed duck - gugrail
27. Comb duck - nakta
28. Kite - cheel
29. Vulture - giddh
30. Quail - bater
31. Francolin - teetar
32. Common crane - kraunch
33. Sarus crane - sarus
34. Water hen - jal murghi
35. Great indian bustard - son chiraiya
36. Jacana - peehu
37. Pied crested cuckoo - chaatak
38. Common hawk cuckoo (brain fever) - papiha
39. Coucal - mahok
40. Bee eater - patringa
41. Hoopoe - hudhud
42. Hornbill - dhanesh
43. Woodpecker - kathphodwa
44. Indian pitta - navrang
45. Iora - shaubhigee
46. Paradise flycather - dudhraj, shah bulbul
47. Purple sunbird - shakarkhora
48. Lesser Floricon - Kharmor

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