List of birds of Singanallur Lake
This is a list of the birds found at Singanallur Lake in Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Over 100 species of birds have been spotted in the lake. The list includes the name in Tamil.
Non-passerines[edit]
Cormorants[edit]
- Little cormorant, chinna neer kagam
- Indian cormorant, kondai neer kagam
- Great cormorant, peria neer kagam
Herons and egrets[edit]
- Little egret, chinna kokku
- Purple heron, sen narai
- Grey heron, sambal narai
- Great egret, peria kokku
- Intermediate egret, naduthara kokku
- Cattle egret, unni kokku
- Indian pond heron, kuruttu kokku
- Black-crowned night heron, erakokku
- Western reef egret
Storks[edit]
- Painted stork, manjal mooku narai
- Woolly-necked stork, sengaal narai
Ibis and spoonbill[edit]
- Glossy ibis, arival mookkan
- Black-headed ibis, vellai arival mookkan
- Eurasian spoonbill, karandivayan
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Kites and harriers[edit]
- Black kite, kalla parundhu
- Brahminy kite, semparundhu
- Western marsh harrier, setru poonai parundhu
- Pallid harrier, poonai parundhu
- Pied harrier, vellai poonai parundhu
- Shikra, valluru
Ducks[edit]
- Gadwall, karuval vathu
- Indian spot-billed duck, pulli mookku vathu
- Northern shoveler, andi vathu
- Garganey, neela chiragi
- Common teal, kiluvai
Francolin and fowl[edit]
- Grey francolin, kowdhari
- Indian peafowl, neela mayil
Crakes and rail[edit]
- White-breasted waterhen, kambul kozhi
- Little crake, chinna kaanan kozhi
- Ruddy-breasted crake, sivappu kaanaan kozhi
- Water cock, thanneer kozhi
- Grey-headed swamphen, neela thazhai kozhi
- Common moorhen, thaazhai kozhi
- Common coot, naamak kozhi
Jacanas[edit]
- Pheasant-tailed jacana, neela vaal ilai kozhi
Plovers and lapwings[edit]
- Little ringed plover, pattani uppukkothi
- Yellow-wattled lapwing, sivappu mookku aalkatti
- Red-wattled lapwing
Godwit, sandpipers and stilt[edit]
- Black-tailed godwit, karuvaal mukkan
- Marsh sandpiper, chinna pachai kaali
- Wood sandpiper, pori ullan
- Common sandpiper, ullan
- Black-winged stilt, nedungaal ullan
Terns[edit]
- Common tern, aala
- Black-bellied tern, karuppu vayitru aala
Doves and pigeons[edit]
- Blue rock pigeon, mada pura
- Little brown dove, chinna thavittu pura
- Spotted dove, pulli pura
Parakeet[edit]
- Rose-ringed parakeet, senthaar pynkili
Cuckoos[edit]
- Jacobin cuckoo, sudalai kuyil
- Asian koel, kokilam
- Greater coucal, shenbagam
Owls[edit]
- Spotted owlet, pulli aandhai
Swifts[edit]
- Asian palm swift, panai uzhavaran
- House swift, nattu uzhavaran
Kingfishers[edit]
- Small blue kingfisher, siraal meenkothi
- Stork-billed kingfisher, peria alagu meenkothi
- White-breasted kingfisher, venmaarbu meenkothi
- Pied kingfisher, karuppu vellai meenkothi
Bee-eaters[edit]
- Green bee-eater, pachai panchuruttan
- Blue-tailed bee-eater, neelawal panchuruttan
- Chestnut-headed bee-eater, chenthalai panchuruttan
Rollers and hoopoe[edit]
- Indian roller, panangadai
- Hoopoe, kondalathi
Barbets[edit]
- Coppersmith barbet, chemmarbu kukkuruvaan
Woodpeckers[edit]
- Lesser golden-backed woodpecker, ponmudhugu maram kothi
Other non-passerines[edit]
- Little grebe, mukkulippan
- Spot-billed pelican, kuzhai kada
- Darter, pambu thara
- Common redshank, pavazha kaali
Passerines[edit]
Larks[edit]
- Indian bushlark, sivappu irakkai vaanambadi
- Oriental skylark, chinna vaanambadi
Martin and swallows[edit]
- Barn swallow, thagaivilaan
- Red-rumped swallow, sivappu pitta thagaivilaan
Wagtails and pipit[edit]
- White wagtail, vellai vaalatti
- Large pied wagtail, karuppu vellai vaalatti
- yellow wagtail, manjal vaalatti
- Grey wagtail, karum saambal vaalatti
- Paddyfield pipit, vayal nettai kaali
Shrikes and woodshrikes[edit]
- Brown shrike, pazhuppu keechaan
- Rufous-backed shrike, chemmudhugu keechaan
- Common woodshrike, kattu keechaan
Bulbuls[edit]
- Red-whiskered bulbul, sivappu meesai chinnaan
- Red-vented bulbul, chinnaan
Robin and chats[edit]
- Indian robin, karunchittu
- Common stonechat, kalkuruvi
- Pied bushchat, karuppu vellai pudhar chittu
Laughingthrushes[edit]
- Yellow-billed babbler, venthalai silamban
Warblers, prinias and tailorbird[edit]
- Zitting cisticola, karungottu kadhirkuruvi
- Ashy prinia, saambal kadhirkuruvi
- Paddyfield warbler, vayal kadhirkuruvi
- Blyth's reed warbler, blyth naanal kadhirkuruvi
- Clamorous reed warbler, naanal kadhirkuruvi
- Common tailorbird, thaiyal chittu
- Greenish warbler, pachai kadhirkuruvi
- Eastern Orphean warbler, karunthalai kathirkuruvi
Flycatchers[edit]
- Indian paradise flycatcher, arasawal eppidippan
Flowerpeckers[edit]
- Tickell's flowerpecker, tickell malar kothi
Sunbirds[edit]
- Purple-rumped sunbird, oodha pitta thenchittu
- Purple sunbird, oodha thenchittu
Munias[edit]
- White-rumped munia, venmudhugu munia
- Spotted munia, pulli chillai
- Tricolored munia, karunthalai chillai
Sparrows[edit]
- House sparrow, chittu
Weavers[edit]
- Baya weaver, tookanag kuruvi
Starling and myna[edit]
- Rosy starling, chollakkuruvi
- Common myna, naganavaai
Orioles[edit]
- Indian golden oriole, maangkuil
- Black-headed oriole, karunthalai maangkuil
Drongos[edit]
- Black drongo, karung karichaan
Crows and treepies[edit]
- Indian treepie, vaal kakkai
- House crow, kakkai
- Jungle crow, andam kakkai