eBird hotspot
Vibudhimalai Murugan Temple Hill
Species checklist
224 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 Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Red Spurfowl
Galloperdix spadicea·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Gray Junglefowl
Gallus sonneratii·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Gray Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Jungle Bush-Quail
Perdicula asiatica·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia·Pigeons and Doves
Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon
Columba elphinstonii·Pigeons and Doves
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia orientalis·Pigeons and Doves
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto·Pigeons and Doves
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis·Pigeons and Doves
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis·Pigeons and Doves
Asian Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica·Pigeons and Doves
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
Treron bicinctus·Pigeons and Doves
Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon
Treron affinis·Pigeons and Doves
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus·Pigeons and Doves
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis·Cuckoos
Blue-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris·Cuckoos
Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus·Cuckoos
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus·Cuckoos
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii·Cuckoos
Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus·Cuckoos
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius·Cuckoos
Jungle Nightjar
Caprimulgus indicus·Nightjars and Allies
Jerdon's Nightjar
Caprimulgus atripennis·Nightjars and Allies
Indian Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus·Nightjars and Allies
Savanna Nightjar
Caprimulgus affinis·Nightjars and Allies
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus·Swifts
Indian Swiftlet
Aerodramus unicolor·Swifts
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba·Swifts
Little Swift
Apus affinis·Swifts
Asian Palm Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis·Swifts
Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata·Treeswifts
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus·Plovers and Lapwings
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus·Plovers and Lapwings
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus·Sandpipers and Allies
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator·Buttonquail
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis·Grebes
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus·Storks
Painted Stork
Mycteria leucocephala·Storks
Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger·Cormorants and Shags
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo·Cormorants and Shags
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus·Ibises and Spoonbills
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
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
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis cheela·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malaiensis·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Indian Spotted Eagle
Clanga hastata·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Greater Spotted Eagle
Clanga clanga·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Crested Goshawk
Lophospiza trivirgata·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
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena·Owls
Oriental Scops-Owl
Otus sunia·Owls
Brown Fish-Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis·Owls
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Ketupa nipalensis·Owls
Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum·Owls
Spotted Owlet
Athene brama·Owls
Brown Wood-Owl
Strix leptogrammica·Owls
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops·Hoopoes
Malabar Gray Hornbill
Ocyceros griseus·Hornbills
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni·Bee-eaters
Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis·Bee-eaters
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti·Bee-eaters
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis·Kingfishers
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis·Kingfishers
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis·Rollers
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus·Asian Barbets
White-cheeked Barbet
Psilopogon viridis·Asian Barbets
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Hemicircus canente·Woodpeckers
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus·Woodpeckers
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Leiopicus mahrattensis·Woodpeckers
Malabar Flameback
Chrysocolaptes socialis·Woodpeckers
White-naped Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes festivus·Woodpeckers
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus·Woodpeckers
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense·Woodpeckers
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus·Woodpeckers
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus·Woodpeckers
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis·Woodpeckers
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus·Falcons and Caracaras
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus·Falcons and Caracaras
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri·Old World Parrots
Plum-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala·Old World Parrots
Malabar Parakeet
Psittacula columboides·Old World Parrots
Vernal Hanging-Parrot
Loriculus vernalis·Old World Parrots
Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura·Pittas
White-bellied Minivet
Pericrocotus erythropygius·Cuckooshrikes
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus·Cuckooshrikes
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus·Cuckooshrikes
Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei·Cuckooshrikes
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Lalage melanoptera·Cuckooshrikes
Indian Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo·Old World Orioles
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus·Old World Orioles
Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus·Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
Malabar Woodshrike
Tephrodornis sylvicola·Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus·Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus picatus·Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia·Ioras
Spot-breasted Fantail
Rhipidura albogularis·Fantails
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola·Fantails
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus·Drongos
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus·Drongos
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens·Drongos
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus·Drongos
Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus·Drongos
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus·Drongos
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea·Monarch Flycatchers
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi·Monarch Flycatchers
Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus·Shrikes
Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus·Shrikes
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach·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
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis·Fairy Flycatchers
Asian Tit
Parus cinereus·Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Jerdon's Bushlark
Plocealauda affinis·Larks
Malabar Lark
Galerida malabarica·Larks
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius·Cisticolas and Allies
Gray-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii·Cisticolas and Allies
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis·Cisticolas and Allies
Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata·Cisticolas and Allies
Thick-billed Warbler
Arundinax aedon·Reed Warblers 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
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus·Reed Warblers and Allies
Dusky Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne concolor·Swallows
Hill Swallow
Hirundo domicola·Swallows
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica·Swallows
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii·Swallows
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica·Swallows
Streak-throated Swallow
Petrochelidon fluvicola·Swallows
Yellow-browed Bulbul
Acritillas indica·Bulbuls
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa·Bulbuls
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus·Bulbuls
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus·Bulbuls
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer·Bulbuls
Tytler's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus tytleri·Leaf Warblers
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus affinis·Leaf Warblers
Green Warbler
Phylloscopus nitidus·Leaf Warblers
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides·Leaf Warblers
Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris·Leaf Warblers
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca curruca·Sylviid Warblers and Allies
Yellow-eyed Babbler
Chrysomma sinense·Parrotbills
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus·White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra·Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii·Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
Puff-throated Babbler
Pellorneum ruficeps·Ground Babblers and Allies
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Alcippe poioicephala·Laughingthrushes and Allies
Rufous Babbler
Argya subrufa·Laughingthrushes and Allies
Jungle Babbler
Argya striata·Laughingthrushes and Allies
Yellow-billed Babbler
Argya affinis·Laughingthrushes and Allies
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis·Nuthatches
Indian Nuthatch
Sitta castanea·Nuthatches
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica·Starlings
Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus·Starlings
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum·Starlings
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica·Starlings
Malabar Starling
Sturnia blythii·Starlings
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis·Starlings
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus·Starlings
Nilgiri Thrush
Zoothera neilgherriensis·Thrushes and Allies
Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina·Thrushes and Allies
Indian Blackbird
Turdus simillimus·Thrushes and Allies
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica·Old World Flycatchers
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui·Old World Flycatchers
Indian Robin
Copsychus fulicatus·Old World Flycatchers
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis·Old World Flycatchers
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus·Old World Flycatchers
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus·Old World Flycatchers
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis pallidipes·Old World Flycatchers
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides·Old World Flycatchers
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae·Old World Flycatchers
Indian Blue Robin
Larvivora brunnea·Old World Flycatchers
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii·Old World Flycatchers
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Ficedula ruficauda·Old World Flycatchers
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla·Old World Flycatchers
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva·Old World Flycatchers
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Monticola cinclorhyncha·Old World Flycatchers
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius·Old World Flycatchers
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata·Old World Flycatchers
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa agilis·Flowerpeckers
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos·Flowerpeckers
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor·Flowerpeckers
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Leptocoma minima·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Loten's Sunbird
Cinnyris lotenius·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella·Fairy-bluebirds
Jerdon's Leafbird
Chloropsis jerdoni·Leafbirds
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Chloropsis aurifrons·Leafbirds
Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus·Weavers and Allies
Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica·Waxbills and Allies
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata·Waxbills and Allies
Black-throated Munia
Lonchura kelaarti·Waxbills and Allies
White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata·Waxbills and Allies
Tricolored Munia
Lonchura malacca·Waxbills and Allies
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus·Old World Sparrows
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris xanthocollis·Old World Sparrows
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus·Wagtails and Pipits
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea·Wagtails and Pipits
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis·Wagtails and Pipits
Paddyfield Pipit
Anthus rufulus·Wagtails and Pipits
Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii·Wagtails and Pipits
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis·Wagtails and Pipits
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus·Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
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