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Sl. No. Common English Name of the butterflies Scientific name Host plants in HM garden
Family - Papilioninae (Swallowtails)
1 Tailed Jay Graphium agamemnon Polyalthia longifolia, Annona reticulata, Miliusa spp.
2 Common Jay Graphium doson Polyalthia longifolia, Annona spp., Michelia spp.
3 Narrow-banded Bluebottle Graphium teredon Polyalthia longifolia, Annona spp., Miliusa tomentosa
4 Common Mime Papilio clytia Cinnamomum spp., Litsea spp., Persea spp.
5 Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus Citrus spp, Murraya koenigii
6 Red Helen Papilio helenus Citrus, Zanthoxylum rhetsa, Toddalia asiatica
7 Common Mormon Papilio polytes Citrus, Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum, Murraya koenigii
8 Common Rose Pachliopta aristolochiae  Aristolochia indica, Aristolochia tagala
9 Crimson Rose Pachliopta hector Aristolochia indica, Aristolochia tagala
10 Malabar Rose Pachliopta pandiyana (WG) Aristolochia indica, Aristolochia tagala
11 Sahyadri Birdwing or Southern Birdwing Troides minos (WG) Aristolochia indica, Thottea siliquosa
12 Blue Mormon Papilio (agenor) polymnestor Citrus spp., Murraya koenigii, Toddalia asiatica
Family - Hesperidae (Skippers)
13 Brownl Awl Badamia exclamationis Hiptage benghalensis,Derris, Pongamia pinnata
14 Common Banded Awl Hasora chromus  Derris scandens, Ricinus communis, Pongamia spp.
15 Common Awl Hasora badra Derris, Pongamia, Ricinus spp.
16 Common Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus leucocera Strobilanthes angustifrons, Strobilanthes barbata,Asystasia gangetica
17 Golden Angle Caprona ransonnettii Helicteres isora
18 Common Small Flat Sarangesa dasahara
19 Fulvous Pied Flat Pseudocoladenia dan 
20 Tricolour Pied Flat Coladenia indrani  Bixa orellana,Terminalia elliptica,Mallotus philippensis, Bauhinia racemosa, Butea monosperma, Dalbergia latifolia
21 Common Yellow-breasted Flat Gerosis bhagava Dalbergia lanceolaria
22 Water Snow Flat Tagiades litigiosa Dioscorea sp
23 Suffused Snow Flat Tagiades gana
24 Wax Dart Cupitha purreea Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia paniculata
25 Dark Palm Dart Telicota bambusae Bambusa spp., Bambusa vulgaris ,Bambusa tuldoides, Ochlandra travancorica
26 Maculate Lancer Salanoemia sala (RARE)
27 Common Redeye Matapa aria Bambusa spp, Bambusa bambos,Ochlandra talbotii, Ochlandra travancorica, Oxytenanthera spp
28 Rounded Palm Redeye Erionota torus Cocos nucifera , Ensete superbum, Musa x paradisiaca
29 Rice Swift Borbo cinnara Arundo donax
30 Painbrush Swift Baoris farri Bambusa spp, Bambusa bambos,Ochlandra talbotii, Ochlandra travancorica, Oxytenanthera spp
31 Blank Swift Caltoris kumara Grass spp, Bambusa spp., Bambusa tuldoides, Bambusa vulgaris
32 Conjoined Swift Pelopidas conjuncta Bambusa spp
33 Pigmy Scrub Hopper Aeromachus dubius Grass spp
34 Dusky Partwing Psolos fuligo
35 Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala Bambusa bambos,Grass spp.
36 Small Palm Bob Suastus gremius Calamus spp,Caryota urens, Cocos nucifera
37 Restricted Demon Notocrypta curvifascia Alpinia calcarata, Alpinia zerumbet, Curcuma spp, Curcuma aurantiaca, Curcuma decipiens, Curcuma longa
38 Grass Demon Udaspes folus Fagraea racemosa ,Maranta arundinacea , Oryza spp, Zingiberaceae spp, Alpinia calcarata, Alpinia purpurata
Family - Pieridae (White and Yellows)
39 Lemon Emigrant Catopsilia pomona Bauhinia racemosa, Butea monosperma, Cassia spp, Cassia fistula, Cassia javanica
40 Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe Acacia spp, Aeschynomene americana, Aeschynomene indica, Albizia spp
41 Three-Spot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, Albizia spp, Albizia amara, Albizia chinensis, Albizia lebbeck, Bauhinia purpurea
42 Mottled Emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe Cassia fistula, Cassia javanica, Senna alata, Senna auriculata
43 Great Orange Tip Hebomoia glaucippe
44 Psyche Leptosia nina
45 Dark Wanderer Pareronia ceylanica
46 Chocolate Albatross Appias lyncida
47 Common Gull Cepora nerissa
48 Indian Jezebel Delias eucharis Butea monosperma , Dendrophthoe falcata, Dendrophthoe glabrescens
Family - Ridonidae (Metalmarks)
49 Lankan Plum Judy Abisara echerius prunosa Embelia tsjeriam-cottam ,Abisara echerius prunosa,Ardisia solanacea
Family - Nymphalidae (Brush footed)
50 Striped Tiger Danaus genutia Asclepias curassavica
51 Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus Asclepias curassavica,Calotropis, Calotropis gigantea, Calotropis procera
52 Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace Asclepias curassavica, Calotropis, Calotropis gigantea, Calotropis procera, Cosmostigma cordatum,Wattakaka volubilis, Vallaris solanacea
53 Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis Vallaris solanacea, Cosmostigma cordatum
54 Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea Calotropis gigantea,Tylophora indica ,Ceropegia lawii
55 Common Crow Euploea core Adenium obesum,Asclepias curassavica,Carissa carandas,Hemidesmus indicus
56 Brown King Crow Euploea klugii Ficus hispida,Streblus asper
57 Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda Poaceae,Bambusa,Brachiaria mutica
58 Common Bush Brown Mycalesis perseus Bambusa
59 Common Fourring Ypthima huebneri Cynodon dactylon
60 Twany Coster Acraea terpsicore Passiflora,Turnera
61 Tamil Yeoman Cirrochroa thais
62 Rustic Cupha erymanthis Flacourtia,Flacourtia indica
63 Common Sailer Neptis hylas Bombax ceiba
64 Baron Euthalia aconthea Anacardium occidentale,Mangifera
65 Gaudy Baron Euthalia lubentina Dendrophthoe falcata
66 Grey Count Tanaecia lepidea Careya arborea,Planchonia careya, Melastoma malabathricum
67 Common Castor Ariadne merione Ricinus communis
68 Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne Ricinus communis
69 Blue Pansy Junonia orithya Barleria,Barleria mysorensis, Hygrophila auriculata,Justicia micrantha ,Mimosa pudica
70 Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta Asystasia ,Hygrophila auriculata,Justicia,Mimosa pudica
71 Grey Pansy Junonia atlites Barleria,Hygrophila auriculata,Hygrophila costata
72 Peacock Pansy Junonia almana Barleria,Hygrophila auriculata ,Osbeckia
73 Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias Barleria, Hygrophila auriculata
74 Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita Barleria cristata,Justicia micrantha,Ruellia elegans,Strobilanthes callosus
75 Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina
76 Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus Asystasia gangetica
77 Tailed Palmfly Elymnias caudata Butler Areca catechu, Arenga wightii ,Cocos nucifera
78 Indian Nawab Charaxes bharata Acacia caesia,Adenanthera pavonina ,Albizia julibrissin
79 Great Evening Brown Melanitis zitenius Bambusa spp, Bambusa bambos, Ochlandra spp, Ochlandra scriptoria
80 Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra Areca spp, Areca catechu, Arenga engleri, Arenga pinnata, Arenga wightii, Calamus spp
81 Tailed Palmfly Elymnias caudata Butler Areca catechu, Arenga wightii ,Cocos nucifera
82 Clipper Parthenos sylvia Adenia hondala
Family - Lycanidae (Blues)
83 Centaur Oakblue Arhopala centaurus  Terminalia alata ,Terminalia paniculata ,Terminalia tomentosa,Hopea
84 Large Oakblue Arhopala amantes Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia catappa, Terminalia elliptica, Terminalia paniculata
85 Redspot Zesius chrysomallus Anacardium occidentale,Terminalia,Terminalia catappa,Cassia fistula
86 Yamfly Loxura atymnus Dioscorea ,Dioscorea pentaphylla ,Smilax zeylanica
87 Monkey Puzzle Rathinda amor Mangifera indica ,Calophyllum,Barringtonia acutangula
88 Peacock Royal Tajuria cippus Dendrophthoe falcata, Helicanthes elasticus, Loranthus
89 Common Silverline Cigaritis vulcanus Carissa carandas
90 Zebra Blue Leptotes plinius Abrus precatorius, Albizia lebbeck, Dalbergia lanceolaria, Indigofera spp., Indigofera suffruticosa
91 Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon Ziziphus oenopolia
92 Common Cerulean Jamides celeno Abrus precatorius, Butea monosperma, Pongamia pinnata, Saraca asoca
93 Red Pierrot Talicada nyseus Kalanchoe
94 Gram Blue Euchrysops cnejus Butea monosperma
95 Plains Cupid Chilades pandava Butea monosperma
96 Pea Blue Lampides boeticus
97 Grass Jewel Freyeria trochylus Heliotropium indicum
98 Quaker Neopithecops zalmora  Glycosmis pentaphylla
99 Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax  Hygrophila auriculata
100 Pale Grass Blue Pseudozizeeria maha
101 Apefly Spalgis epius Coccidae, Caterpillars are insectivorous, feeding largely on mealybugs in the Western Ghats,plants are not important as larval hosts for this butterfly species.
102 Common Guava Blue Virachola isocrates Tamarindus indica, Strychnos nux-vomica, Psidium guajava
103 Common Hedge Blue Acytolepis puspa Hiptage benghalensis
104 Common Red Flash Rapala iarbus Terminalia catappa
105 Lesser Grass Blue Zizina otis Vigna radiata,
106 Oriental Grass Jewel Freyeria putli Heliotropium indicum
107 Indian Sunbeam Curetis thetis Abrus precatorius, Aganope thyrsiflora, Butea monosperma, Derris scandens, Pongamia pinnata, Xylia xylocarpa
108 Dark Cerulean Jamides bochus Butea monosperma

LIFELONG RESIDENTS OF THE GARDEN

SL NO Common Name Scientific Name Resident OR Migratory Season
1 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea RESIDENT Year - Round
2 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus RESIDENT year - Round
3 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans RESIDENT year - Round
4 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii RESIDENT year - Round
5 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis RESIDENT year - Round
6 Shikra Accipiter badius RESIDENT year - Round
7 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus RESIDENT year - Round
8 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela RESIDENT year - Round
9 Crested Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus RESIDENT year - Round
10 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus RESIDENT year - Round
11 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea RESIDENT year - Round
12 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis RESIDENT year - Round
13 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus RESIDENT January-March
14 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica RESIDENT year - Round
15 Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis RESIDENT year - Round
16 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri RESIDENT year - Round
17 Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius RESIDENT March-September
18 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus RESIDENT Year - Round
19 Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris RESIDENT Year - Round
20 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis RESIDENT Year - Round
21 Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata RESIDENT Year - Round
22 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis RESIDENT Year - Round
23 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis RESIDENT Year - Round
24 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis RESIDENT Year - Round
25 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis RESIDENT Year - Round
26 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis RESIDENT Year - Round
27 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti RESIDENT Year - Round
28 Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris RESIDENT Year - Round
29 White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis RESIDENT Year - Round
30 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus RESIDENT January-May
31 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus RESIDENT Year - Round
32 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus RESIDENT January-May
33 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus RESIDENT Year - Round
34 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus RESIDENT Year - Round
35 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei RESIDENT Year - Round
36 Black-Headed Cuckoo Shrike Lanius excubitoroides RESIDENT Year - Round
37 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia RESIDENT Year - Round
38 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus RESIDENT Year - Round
39 Orange Minivet pericrocotus flammeus RESIDENT Year - Round
40 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus RESIDENT Year - Round
41 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus RESIDENT Year - Round
42 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus RESIDENT Year - Round
43 Black Hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus RESIDENT Year - Round
44 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea RESIDENT Year - Round
45 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda RESIDENT Year - Round
46 Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus RESIDENT January-May
47 House Crow Corvus splendens RESIDENT Year - Round
48 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus RESIDENT Year - Round
49 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer RESIDENT Year - Round
50 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus RESIDENT March -September
51 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius RESIDENT Year - Round
52 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata RESIDENT Year - Round
53 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis RESIDENT Year - Round
54 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus RESIDENT Year - Round
55 Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina RESIDENT Year - Round
56 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus RESIDENT March -June
57 Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus RESIDENT Year - Round
58 Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis RESIDENT Year - Round
59 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae RESIDENT April -August
60 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni RESIDENT Year - Round
61 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons RESIDENT Year - Round
62 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos RESIDENT Year - Round
63 Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima RESIDENT Year - Round
64 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica RESIDENT Year - Round
65 Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius RESIDENT Year - Round
66 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata RESIDENT Year - Round
67 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata RESIDENT Year - Round
68 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis RESIDENT November -February
69 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii RESIDENT June -September
70 Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis orientalis RESIDENT November -February
71 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps RESIDENT October-March
72 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis RESIDENT Year - Round
73 Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus RESIDENT Year - Round
74 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii RESIDENT June -August
75 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala RESIDENT October-March
76 Ashy Wood Swallow Artamus fuscus RESIDENT Year - Round
77 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger RESIDENT Year - Round
78 Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis RESIDENT Year - Round
79 Gray fronted Green Pegion Treron affinis RESIDENT Year - Round
80 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum RESIDENT Year - Round

LIFELONG RESIDENTS OF THE GARDEN

SL NO Common Name Scientific Name Resident OR Migratory Season
1 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea RESIDENT Year - Round
2 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus RESIDENT year - Round
3 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans RESIDENT year - Round
4 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii RESIDENT year - Round
5 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis RESIDENT year - Round
6 Shikra Accipiter badius RESIDENT year - Round
7 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus RESIDENT year - Round
8 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela RESIDENT year - Round
9 Crested Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus RESIDENT year - Round
10 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus RESIDENT year - Round
11 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea RESIDENT year - Round
12 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis RESIDENT year - Round
13 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus RESIDENT January-March
14 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica RESIDENT year - Round
15 Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis RESIDENT year - Round
16 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri RESIDENT year - Round
17 Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius RESIDENT March-September
18 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus RESIDENT Year - Round
19 Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris RESIDENT Year - Round
20 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis RESIDENT Year - Round
21 Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata RESIDENT Year - Round
22 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis RESIDENT Year - Round
23 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis RESIDENT Year - Round
24 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis RESIDENT Year - Round
25 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis RESIDENT Year - Round
26 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis RESIDENT Year - Round
27 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti RESIDENT Year - Round
28 Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris RESIDENT Year - Round
29 White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis RESIDENT Year - Round
30 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus RESIDENT January-May
31 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus RESIDENT Year - Round
32 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus RESIDENT January-May
33 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus RESIDENT Year - Round
34 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus RESIDENT Year - Round
35 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei RESIDENT Year - Round
36 Black-Headed Cuckoo Shrike Lanius excubitoroides RESIDENT Year - Round
37 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia RESIDENT Year - Round
38 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus RESIDENT Year - Round
39 Orange Minivet pericrocotus flammeus RESIDENT Year - Round
40 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus RESIDENT Year - Round
41 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus RESIDENT Year - Round
42 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus RESIDENT Year - Round
43 Black Hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus RESIDENT Year - Round
44 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea RESIDENT Year - Round
45 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda RESIDENT Year - Round
46 Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus RESIDENT January-May
47 House Crow Corvus splendens RESIDENT Year - Round
48 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus RESIDENT Year - Round
49 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer RESIDENT Year - Round
50 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus RESIDENT March -September
51 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius RESIDENT Year - Round
52 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata RESIDENT Year - Round
53 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis RESIDENT Year - Round
54 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus RESIDENT Year - Round
55 Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina RESIDENT Year - Round
56 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus RESIDENT March -June
57 Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus RESIDENT Year - Round
58 Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis RESIDENT Year - Round
59 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae RESIDENT April -August
60 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni RESIDENT Year - Round
61 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons RESIDENT Year - Round
62 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos RESIDENT Year - Round
63 Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima RESIDENT Year - Round
64 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica RESIDENT Year - Round
65 Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius RESIDENT Year - Round
66 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata RESIDENT Year - Round
67 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata RESIDENT Year - Round
68 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis RESIDENT November -February
69 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii RESIDENT June -September
70 Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis orientalis RESIDENT November -February
71 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps RESIDENT October-March
72 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis RESIDENT Year - Round
73 Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus RESIDENT Year - Round
74 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii RESIDENT June -August
75 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala RESIDENT October-March
76 Ashy Wood Swallow Artamus fuscus RESIDENT Year - Round
77 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger RESIDENT Year - Round
78 Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis RESIDENT Year - Round
79 Gray fronted Green Pegion Treron affinis RESIDENT Year - Round
80 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum RESIDENT Year - Round

LIFELONG RESIDENTS OF THE GARDEN

SL NO Common Name Scientific Name Resident OR Migratory Season
1 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea RESIDENT Year - Round
2 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus RESIDENT year - Round
3 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans RESIDENT year - Round
4 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii RESIDENT year - Round
5 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis RESIDENT year - Round
6 Shikra Accipiter badius RESIDENT year - Round
7 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus RESIDENT year - Round
8 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela RESIDENT year - Round
9 Crested Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus RESIDENT year - Round
10 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus RESIDENT year - Round
11 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea RESIDENT year - Round
12 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis RESIDENT year - Round
13 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus RESIDENT January-March
14 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica RESIDENT year - Round
15 Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis RESIDENT year - Round
16 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri RESIDENT year - Round
17 Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius RESIDENT March-September
18 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus RESIDENT Year - Round
19 Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris RESIDENT Year - Round
20 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis RESIDENT Year - Round
21 Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata RESIDENT Year - Round
22 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis RESIDENT Year - Round
23 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis RESIDENT Year - Round
24 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis RESIDENT Year - Round
25 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis RESIDENT Year - Round
26 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis RESIDENT Year - Round
27 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti RESIDENT Year - Round
28 Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris RESIDENT Year - Round
29 White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis RESIDENT Year - Round
30 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus RESIDENT January-May
31 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus RESIDENT Year - Round
32 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus RESIDENT January-May
33 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus RESIDENT Year - Round
34 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus RESIDENT Year - Round
35 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei RESIDENT Year - Round
36 Black-Headed Cuckoo Shrike Lanius excubitoroides RESIDENT Year - Round
37 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia RESIDENT Year - Round
38 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus RESIDENT Year - Round
39 Orange Minivet pericrocotus flammeus RESIDENT Year - Round
40 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus RESIDENT Year - Round
41 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus RESIDENT Year - Round
42 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus RESIDENT Year - Round
43 Black Hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus RESIDENT Year - Round
44 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea RESIDENT Year - Round
45 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda RESIDENT Year - Round
46 Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus RESIDENT January-May
47 House Crow Corvus splendens RESIDENT Year - Round
48 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus RESIDENT Year - Round
49 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer RESIDENT Year - Round
50 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus RESIDENT March -September
51 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius RESIDENT Year - Round
52 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata RESIDENT Year - Round
53 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis RESIDENT Year - Round
54 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus RESIDENT Year - Round
55 Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina RESIDENT Year - Round
56 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus RESIDENT March -June
57 Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus RESIDENT Year - Round
58 Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis RESIDENT Year - Round
59 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae RESIDENT April -August
60 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni RESIDENT Year - Round
61 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons RESIDENT Year - Round
62 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos RESIDENT Year - Round
63 Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima RESIDENT Year - Round
64 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica RESIDENT Year - Round
65 Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius RESIDENT Year - Round
66 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata RESIDENT Year - Round
67 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata RESIDENT Year - Round
68 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis RESIDENT November -February
69 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii RESIDENT June -September
70 Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis orientalis RESIDENT November -February
71 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps RESIDENT October-March
72 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis RESIDENT Year - Round
73 Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus RESIDENT Year - Round
74 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii RESIDENT June -August
75 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala RESIDENT October-March
76 Ashy Wood Swallow Artamus fuscus RESIDENT Year - Round
77 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger RESIDENT Year - Round
78 Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis RESIDENT Year - Round
79 Gray fronted Green Pegion Treron affinis RESIDENT Year - Round
80 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum RESIDENT Year - Round

LIFELONG RESIDENTS OF THE GARDEN

SL NO Common Name Scientific Name Resident OR Migratory Season
1 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea RESIDENT Year - Round
2 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus RESIDENT year - Round
3 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans RESIDENT year - Round
4 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii RESIDENT year - Round
5 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis RESIDENT year - Round
6 Shikra Accipiter badius RESIDENT year - Round
7 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus RESIDENT year - Round
8 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela RESIDENT year - Round
9 Crested Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus RESIDENT year - Round
10 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus RESIDENT year - Round
11 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea RESIDENT year - Round
12 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis RESIDENT year - Round
13 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus RESIDENT January-March
14 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica RESIDENT year - Round
15 Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis RESIDENT year - Round
16 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri RESIDENT year - Round
17 Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius RESIDENT March-September
18 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus RESIDENT Year - Round
19 Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris RESIDENT Year - Round
20 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis RESIDENT Year - Round
21 Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata RESIDENT Year - Round
22 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis RESIDENT Year - Round
23 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis RESIDENT Year - Round
24 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis RESIDENT Year - Round
25 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis RESIDENT Year - Round
26 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis RESIDENT Year - Round
27 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti RESIDENT Year - Round
28 Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris RESIDENT Year - Round
29 White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis RESIDENT Year - Round
30 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus RESIDENT January-May
31 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus RESIDENT Year - Round
32 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus RESIDENT January-May
33 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus RESIDENT Year - Round
34 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus RESIDENT Year - Round
35 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei RESIDENT Year - Round
36 Black-Headed Cuckoo Shrike Lanius excubitoroides RESIDENT Year - Round
37 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia RESIDENT Year - Round
38 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus RESIDENT Year - Round
39 Orange Minivet pericrocotus flammeus RESIDENT Year - Round
40 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus RESIDENT Year - Round
41 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus RESIDENT Year - Round
42 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus RESIDENT Year - Round
43 Black Hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus RESIDENT Year - Round
44 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea RESIDENT Year - Round
45 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda RESIDENT Year - Round
46 Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus RESIDENT January-May
47 House Crow Corvus splendens RESIDENT Year - Round
48 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus RESIDENT Year - Round
49 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer RESIDENT Year - Round
50 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus RESIDENT March -September
51 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius RESIDENT Year - Round
52 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata RESIDENT Year - Round
53 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis RESIDENT Year - Round
54 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus RESIDENT Year - Round
55 Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina RESIDENT Year - Round
56 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus RESIDENT March -June
57 Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus RESIDENT Year - Round
58 Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis RESIDENT Year - Round
59 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae RESIDENT April -August
60 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni RESIDENT Year - Round
61 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons RESIDENT Year - Round
62 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos RESIDENT Year - Round
63 Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima RESIDENT Year - Round
64 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica RESIDENT Year - Round
65 Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius RESIDENT Year - Round
66 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata RESIDENT Year - Round
67 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata RESIDENT Year - Round
68 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis RESIDENT November -February
69 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii RESIDENT June -September
70 Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis orientalis RESIDENT November -February
71 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps RESIDENT October-March
72 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis RESIDENT Year - Round
73 Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus RESIDENT Year - Round
74 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii RESIDENT June -August
75 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala RESIDENT October-March
76 Ashy Wood Swallow Artamus fuscus RESIDENT Year - Round
77 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger RESIDENT Year - Round
78 Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis RESIDENT Year - Round
79 Gray fronted Green Pegion Treron affinis RESIDENT Year - Round
80 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum RESIDENT Year - Round

LIFELONG RESIDENTS OF THE GARDEN

SL NO Common Name Scientific Name Resident OR Migratory Season
1 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea RESIDENT Year - Round
2 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus RESIDENT year - Round
3 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans RESIDENT year - Round
4 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii RESIDENT year - Round
5 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis RESIDENT year - Round
6 Shikra Accipiter badius RESIDENT year - Round
7 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus RESIDENT year - Round
8 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela RESIDENT year - Round
9 Crested Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus RESIDENT year - Round
10 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus RESIDENT year - Round
11 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea RESIDENT year - Round
12 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis RESIDENT year - Round
13 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus RESIDENT January-March
14 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica RESIDENT year - Round
15 Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis RESIDENT year - Round
16 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri RESIDENT year - Round
17 Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius RESIDENT March-September
18 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus RESIDENT Year - Round
19 Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris RESIDENT Year - Round
20 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis RESIDENT Year - Round
21 Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata RESIDENT Year - Round
22 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis RESIDENT Year - Round
23 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis RESIDENT Year - Round
24 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis RESIDENT Year - Round
25 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis RESIDENT Year - Round
26 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis RESIDENT Year - Round
27 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti RESIDENT Year - Round
28 Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris RESIDENT Year - Round
29 White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis RESIDENT Year - Round
30 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus RESIDENT January-May
31 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus RESIDENT Year - Round
32 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus RESIDENT January-May
33 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus RESIDENT Year - Round
34 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus RESIDENT Year - Round
35 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei RESIDENT Year - Round
36 Black-Headed Cuckoo Shrike Lanius excubitoroides RESIDENT Year - Round
37 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia RESIDENT Year - Round
38 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus RESIDENT Year - Round
39 Orange Minivet pericrocotus flammeus RESIDENT Year - Round
40 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus RESIDENT Year - Round
41 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus RESIDENT Year - Round
42 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus RESIDENT Year - Round
43 Black Hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus RESIDENT Year - Round
44 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea RESIDENT Year - Round
45 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda RESIDENT Year - Round
46 Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus RESIDENT January-May
47 House Crow Corvus splendens RESIDENT Year - Round
48 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus RESIDENT Year - Round
49 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer RESIDENT Year - Round
50 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus RESIDENT March -September
51 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius RESIDENT Year - Round
52 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata RESIDENT Year - Round
53 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis RESIDENT Year - Round
54 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus RESIDENT Year - Round
55 Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina RESIDENT Year - Round
56 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus RESIDENT March -June
57 Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus RESIDENT Year - Round
58 Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis RESIDENT Year - Round
59 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae RESIDENT April -August
60 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni RESIDENT Year - Round
61 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons RESIDENT Year - Round
62 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos RESIDENT Year - Round
63 Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima RESIDENT Year - Round
64 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica RESIDENT Year - Round
65 Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius RESIDENT Year - Round
66 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata RESIDENT Year - Round
67 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata RESIDENT Year - Round
68 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis RESIDENT November -February
69 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii RESIDENT June -September
70 Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis orientalis RESIDENT November -February
71 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps RESIDENT October-March
72 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis RESIDENT Year - Round
73 Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus RESIDENT Year - Round
74 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii RESIDENT June -August
75 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala RESIDENT October-March
76 Ashy Wood Swallow Artamus fuscus RESIDENT Year - Round
77 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger RESIDENT Year - Round
78 Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis RESIDENT Year - Round
79 Gray fronted Green Pegion Treron affinis RESIDENT Year - Round
80 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum RESIDENT Year - Round
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