eBird hotspot
PEC (Pondicherry Engineering College) Forest Area
Species checklist
56 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.

Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Gray Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Rock Pigeon
Columba livia·Pigeons and Doves

Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis·Pigeons and Doves

Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis·Cuckoos

Blue-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris·Cuckoos

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus·Cuckoos

Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus·Cuckoos

Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus·Cuckoos

Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius·Cuckoos
Asian Palm Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis·Swifts

Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans·Storks

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

Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Shikra
Tachyspiza badia·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Spotted Owlet
Athene brama·Owls

Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops·Hoopoes

Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis·Bee-eaters

Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus·Bee-eaters

White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis·Kingfishers

Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus·Asian Barbets

Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense·Woodpeckers

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri·Old World Parrots

Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura·Pittas

Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Lalage melanoptera·Cuckooshrikes

Indian Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo·Old World Orioles

Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis·Old World Orioles

Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus·Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies

Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus·Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia·Ioras

Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus·Drongos

Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus·Drongos

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi·Monarch Flycatchers

Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

House Crow
Corvus splendens·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius·Cisticolas and Allies

Booted Warbler
Iduna caligata·Reed Warblers and Allies

Sykes's Warbler
Iduna rama·Reed Warblers and Allies

Blyth's Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum·Reed Warblers and Allies

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica·Swallows

White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus·Bulbuls

Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer·Bulbuls

Green Warbler
Phylloscopus nitidus·Leaf Warblers

Yellow-billed Babbler
Argya affinis·Laughingthrushes and Allies

Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum·Starlings

Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis·Starlings

Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica·Old World Flycatchers

Indian Robin
Copsychus fulicatus·Old World Flycatchers

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis·Old World Flycatchers

Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos·Flowerpeckers

Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Loten's Sunbird
Cinnyris lotenius·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
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