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A systematic list of birds species along with their altitudinal distribution observed in the district has been given in Table. Table indicates that out of the total birds observed,18 are summer (breeding) visitors and 40 are resident birds of Himalayan eco-system. In general, the birds like Himalayan Griffon, Ring Dove, slatyheaded Parakeet, bluethroated Barbet, Kashmir Pied, Woodpecker, Black Drongo, Western Yellowbilled Blue Magple, Scarlet Minivet, Whitecheeked Bulbul, Black Bulbul, Simla Streaked Laughing Thrush, Leaf Warbler, Pied Bush Chat, Kashmir Grey Tit and Cinnamon Tree sparrows were more or less commonly observed throughout the district.
A Systematic List of Birds With their Altitudinal Distribution Observed in the District Chamba.-
|
Species and Common Name |
Distributional
range of birds observed
in the district (Altitude
in Meters) |
| Milvus migrans (Boddaert) Pariah Kite | 800-1150 |
|
Accipiter badius (Gmelin) Indian Shikra |
850-1550 |
| Gyps himalayensis(Hume) Himalayan Griffon vulture | 1100-2500 |
| Gyps bengalensis(Gemelin) Whitebacked Vulture | 1100-2500 |
| Neophron
percnopterus (Linnaeus) Egyption or Scavenger Vulture |
900-1300 |
| Falco tinnuncults(Linnaeus) European Kestrel + | 1500-2400 |
| Arborophila torqueola(Valenciennes)Simla Hill partiridge* | 1500-2700 |
| Vanellus indicus(Boddaert) redwatted Lapwing | 800-1200 |
| Treron sphenura(Vigors) wedgetailed Green Pigon | 1000-1500 |
| Columba leuconota(Vigors) West Himalayan Snow Pigeon | 3500-4000 |
|
Columba livia (Gmelin) Blue Rock Pigeon |
800-1500 |
| Streptopelia orientalis(Latham) Western Turtle-Dove+ | 2000-3300 |
| Streptopelia decaocta (Frivaldszky) Indian ring Dove | 800-1500 |
| Psittacula krameri(Scopoli)Northern Roseringed Parakeet | 900-1500 |
|
Psittacula
cyanocephala (Linnaeus) |
800-1500 |
|
Psittacula
himalayana(Lesson) |
1500-2500 |
|
Eudynamys scolopacea(Linnaeus) Indian Koel |
1100-1500 |
| Apus melba(Linnaeus) Alpine Swift | 1000-2000 |
|
Halcyon smyrnensis(Linnaeus) Indian Whitebreasted Kingfisher |
1100-1600 |
| Merops orientalis(Latham) Indian small Green Bee-eather | 1100-1600 |
|
Megalaima asiatica(Latham) Bluethroated Barbet |
900-1500 |
|
Megalaima virens (Boddaert) Himalayan Great Barbet* |
1450-2400 |
|
Picus squamatus (Vigors) Himalayan Scalybellited GreenWoodpecker* |
1200-2200 |
|
Picus canus (Gmelin) Indian Blacknaped Green Woodpecker* |
1200-2200 |
|
Hirundo rustica(Linnaeus) Western swallow |
1000-2200 |
|
Lanius
schach(Linnaeus) Rufousbacked shrike |
1300-2250 |
|
Oriolus
oriolus (Linnaeus) indian Golden Oriole
|
1200-1700 |
| Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein) North India Black Drongo | 800-1400 |
|
Sturnus
pagodarum (Gmelin) Brahminy Myna |
800-1500 |
| Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus) Indian Myna | 800-1700 |
|
Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler) Northern Jungle Myna |
1000-1500 |
| Cissa flavirostris (Blyth) Western Yellowbilled Blue Magpie* | 1500-2200 |
| Pica pica (Linnaeus)Kashmir or White rumped Magpie* | 1500-2300 |
| Dendrocitta vagavunda (Latham)North WesternTree Pie* | 1400-1800 |
|
Dendrocitta formosae (Swinhoe)West Himalayan Tree pie* |
1000-1700 |
|
Nucifrage caryocatactes(Linnaeus) Larger SpottedNutcracker* |
1500-2000 |
| Corvus splendes(Vieillot) Indian House Crow | 1200-1500 |
| Corvus macrorhynchos (Wagler) Himalayan Jungle Crow | 1000-3000 |
|
Pericrocotus flammeus(Forster) North India Scarlet Minivet |
1100-1500 |
|
Pericrocotus
ethologus Bangs & Phillips |
1100-1500 |
|
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus) Sind small Minivet |
1100-1400 |
|
Pycnonotus leucogenys (Gray) Whitecheeked Bulbul* |
800-2200 |
|
Pycnonotus cafer( Linnaeus) Punjab Redvented Bulbul |
1000-1500 |
|
Hypsipetes
madagascariensis (P.L.S.Muller) |
1000-3200 |
|
Garrulax lineatus (Vigors) Simla Streaked Laughing Thrush* |
1500-2000 |
|
Leiothrix
lutea(Scopoli) Western Redbilled Leiothrix*
|
1400-1800 |
|
Muscicapa sibirica (Gmelin) Kashmir Sooty Flycattttcher |
1600-2200 |
| West Himalayan Longtailed Minivet + | 1100-1500 |
* Resident Bird of
Himalaya (subject to winter-summer vertical/altitudinal movement)
+ Summer (breeding) visitor (March to September) to Himalaya.