Bird AlbumIndia · Kerala
Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
269 species and 90,219 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March, with up to 218 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Malabar Grey HornbillOcyceros griseus
Blue-winged ParakeetPsittacula columboides
White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
Southern Hill MynaGracula indica
Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastra
Jungle BabblerArgya striata
Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica192 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 269 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Thattekad Bird Sanctuary – Urulanthanni7 km240 species
- Kalamassery – HMT Estate Area39 km210 species
- Kadamakudy – Valiya Kadamakkudy49 km202 species
- Changaram Wetlands – Ezhupunna57 km204 species
- Kerala Agricultural University – Botanical Garden64 km149 species
- Kerala Agricultural University64 km194 species
All 269 species recorded here
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus
- White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Blue-winged Parakeet Psittacula columboides
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Flame-throated Bulbul Rubigula gularis
- Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii
- White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra
- Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Malabar Flameback Chrysocolaptes socialis
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor
- Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Malabar Barbet Psilopogon malabaricus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Grey-fronted Green Pigeon Treron affinis
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Malabar Whistling Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
- Great Eared Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Sri Lanka Bay Owl Phodilus assimilis
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Malabar Imperial Pigeon Ducula cuprea
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Indian Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis
- Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Wayanad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Nilgiri Thrush Zoothera neilgherriensis
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Indian Black-lored Tit Machlolophus aplonotus
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary?
November–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 218 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary?
269 species, from 90,219 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Indian Pond Heron, White-throated Kingfisher, Malabar Grey Hornbill and Blue-winged Parakeet.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.