Bird AlbumIndia · Kerala
Kalamassery – HMT Estate Area
210 species and 51,936 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March, with up to 139 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
House CrowCorvus splendens
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kadamakudy – Valiya Kadamakkudy10 km202 species
- Changaram Wetlands – Ezhupunna29 km204 species
- Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary39 km269 species
- Thattekad Bird Sanctuary – Urulanthanni46 km240 species
- Kole Wetlands – Palakkal50 km215 species
- Kerala Agricultural University55 km194 species
All 210 species recorded here
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Malabar Flameback Chrysocolaptes socialis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Grey-fronted Green Pigeon Treron affinis
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Indian Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kalamassery – HMT Estate Area?
November–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 139 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kalamassery – HMT Estate Area?
210 species, from 51,936 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kalamassery – HMT Estate Area in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-whiskered Bulbul, Asian Green Bee-eater, Eastern Cattle Egret, House Crow and Greater Coucal.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.