Names of Birds in Hindi

  • Sparrow - goraiya
  • Pigeon - kabutar
  • Dove - Fakhta
  • Parakeets
    • Rose ringed - kanthi wala tota
    • Alexandrine - heeraman tota
    • Red brested - kajla tota
    • Blue winged - madangaur
    • Plum headed - tuiya
    • Slaty headed - pahari tuiya
    • Hanging parrot - latkan tota, bhora
  • Bulbul - bulbul
  • Myna - myna
  • Lapwing - titehri
  • Egret - bagula
  • Cormorants - pankauwa
  • Swifts / Swallow - ababeel
  • Koel - koel
  • Drongo - karanjua (specifically in MP), bhujanga
  • Magpie robin - dhaiyar
  • Indian robin - kalchuri
  • Kingfisher - klkila
  • Peacock - mor
  • Indian rller - neelkanth
  • Golden oriole - peelak
  • Shrike - latora
  • Darter - pan dubi
  • Herons - anjan (but bagula is more commonly)
  • Flemingo - raj hans (in gujrat)
  • Bar headed goose - hans
  • Brahminy shelduck - surkhab, chakwa
  • Common teal - murgabi
  • Spot billed duck - gugrail
  • Comb duck - nakta
  • Kite - cheel
  • Vulture - giddh
  • Quail - bater
  • Francolin - teetar
  • Common crane - kraunch
  • Sarus crane - sarus
  • Water hen - jal murghi
  • Great indian bustard - son chiraiya
  • Jacana - peehu
  • Pied crested cuckoo - chaatak
  • Common hawk cuckoo (brain fever) - papiha
  • Coucal - mahok
  • Bee eater - patringa
  • Hoopoe - hudhud
  • Hornbill - dhanesh
  • Woodpecker - kathphodwa
  • Indian pitta - navrang
  • Iora - shaubhigee
  • Paradise flycather - dudhraj, shah bulbul
  • Purple sunbird - shakarkhora
  • Lesser Floricon - Kharmor
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