eBird hotspot
Sunset Point and Vyas Chhatari, Jaisalmer
Species checklist
74 species recorded here
From eBird’s species list for this hotspot, in taxonomic order. Tap a species to see where else it’s been found.

Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Gray Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Rock Pigeon
Columba livia·Pigeons and Doves

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto·Pigeons and Doves

Red Collared-Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica·Pigeons and Doves

Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis·Pigeons and Doves

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus·Sandgrouse

Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis·Cuckoos

Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus·Cuckoos

Little Swift
Apus affinis·Swifts

Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Demoiselle Crane
Grus virgo·Cranes

Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus·Stilts and Avocets

Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus·Plovers and Lapwings

Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis·Grebes

Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo·Cormorants and Shags

Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia·Ibises and Spoonbills

Indian Pond-Heron
Ardeola grayii·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Eastern Cattle-Egret
Ardea coromanda·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Greater Spotted Eagle
Clanga clanga·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Shikra
Tachyspiza badia·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black Kite
Milvus migrans·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Spotted Owlet
Athene brama·Owls

Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops·Hoopoes

Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis·Bee-eaters

Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis·Kingfishers

White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis·Kingfishers

Laggar Falcon
Falco jugger·Falcons and Caracaras

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus·Falcons and Caracaras

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri·Old World Parrots

White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola·Fantails

Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus·Drongos

Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus·Shrikes

Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus·Shrikes

Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor·Shrikes

House Crow
Corvus splendens·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti·Larks

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps·Larks

Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix griseus·Larks

Gray-throated Martin
Riparia chinensis·Swallows

Dusky Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne concolor·Swallows

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica·Swallows

Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer·Bulbuls

White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis·Bulbuls

Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca curruca·Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Eastern Orphean Warbler
Curruca crassirostris·Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Jungle Babbler
Argya striata·Laughingthrushes and Allies

Common Babbler
Argya caudata·Laughingthrushes and Allies

Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis·Starlings

Indian Robin
Copsychus fulicatus·Old World Flycatchers

Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros·Old World Flycatchers

Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata·Old World Flycatchers

Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti·Old World Flycatchers

Brown Rock Chat
Oenanthe fusca·Old World Flycatchers

Variable Wheatear
Oenanthe picata·Old World Flycatchers

Persian Wheatear
Oenanthe chrysopygia·Old World Flycatchers

Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica·Waxbills and Allies

House Sparrow
Passer domesticus·Old World Sparrows

White Wagtail
Motacilla alba·Wagtails and Pipits

Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis·Wagtails and Pipits

Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris·Wagtails and Pipits
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