eBird hotspot
Nathamedu Lake (நத்தமேடு ஏரி)
Species checklist
100 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.

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha·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

Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis·Pigeons and Doves

Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis·Cuckoos

Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus·Cuckoos

Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus·Cuckoos

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

Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Watercock
Gallicrex cinerea·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus·Stilts and Avocets

Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius·Plovers and Lapwings

Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus·Plovers and Lapwings

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus·Jacanas

Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus·Jacanas

Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos·Sandpipers and Allies

Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus·Sandpipers and Allies

Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola·Sandpipers and Allies

Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii·Sandpipers and Allies

Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis·Grebes

Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans·Storks
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogaster·Anhingas

Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger·Cormorants and Shags

Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo·Cormorants and Shags

Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis·Cormorants and Shags

Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus·Ibises and Spoonbills

Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus·Ibises and Spoonbills

Black Bittern
Botaurus flavicollis·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Cinnamon Bittern
Botaurus cinnamomeus·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Yellow Bittern
Botaurus sinensis·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Little Egret
Egretta garzetta·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

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

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

Great Egret
Ardea alba·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Medium Egret
Ardea intermedia·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

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

Shikra
Tachyspiza badia·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Spotted Owlet
Athene brama·Owls

Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis·Bee-eaters

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

Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis·Kingfishers

White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis·Kingfishers

Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis·Kingfishers

Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis·Rollers

Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus·Asian Barbets

Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense·Woodpeckers

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus·Falcons and Caracaras

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri·Old World Parrots

Indian Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo·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

Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus·Shrikes

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

Jerdon's Bushlark
Plocealauda affinis·Larks

Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius·Cisticolas and Allies

Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis·Cisticolas and Allies

Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata·Cisticolas and Allies

Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis·Cisticolas and Allies

Sykes's Warbler
Iduna rama·Reed Warblers and Allies

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

Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus·Reed Warblers and Allies

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica·Swallows

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica·Swallows

White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus·Bulbuls

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus·Bulbuls

Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer·Bulbuls

Yellow-billed Babbler
Argya affinis·Laughingthrushes and Allies

Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis·Starlings

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
Streaked Weaver
Ploceus manyar·Weavers and Allies

Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus·Weavers and Allies

Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata·Waxbills and Allies

White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata·Waxbills and Allies

Tricolored Munia
Lonchura malacca·Waxbills and Allies
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava·Wagtails and Pipits

White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis·Wagtails and Pipits

Paddyfield Pipit
Anthus rufulus·Wagtails and Pipits
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