Bird AlbumIndia · Tamil Nadu
Kannankurichi Mookaneri Tank
170 species and 56,118 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–February, with up to 120 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
House CrowCorvus splendens
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis103 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 170 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Panchayat Union Middle School, Krishnampudur20 km84 species
- Krishnampudur Area20 km95 species
- Pavalathanoor Lake, Tharamangalam22 km112 species
- Tharamangalam-West Car Street23 km88 species
- Stanley Reservoir – Pannavadi, Mettur50 km172 species
- Manivilundhan Old Tank (Manivizhundhan Lake)59 km147 species
All 170 species recorded here
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kannankurichi Mookaneri Tank?
November–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 120 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kannankurichi Mookaneri Tank?
170 species, from 56,118 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kannankurichi Mookaneri Tank in November?
The most recorded in November: House Crow, Common Myna, Indian Pond Heron, White-throated Kingfisher and Little Cormorant.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.