Birds of Indian Subcontinent

1,610 bird species 247 featured

Least Concern
Pin-striped Tit-babbler

Mixornis gularis

Discover the Pin-striped Tit-babbler (Mixornis gularis). Learn about its vibrant yellow plumage, unique habitat, diet, and expert tips for spotting this bird.

11-14 cm

620

Yellow Brown

Perching Birds

Least Concern
Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

Treron apicauda

Discover the Pin-tailed Green-pigeon (Treron apicauda). Learn about its unique green and yellow plumage, habitat, diet, and key identification tips for birdwatchers.

32-42 cm

706

Green Yellow

Perching Birds

Least Concern
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Pterocles alchata

Discover the Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata), a unique upland bird. Learn about its buff and orange plumage, desert habitat, diet, and birdwatching tips.

31-39 cm

686

Buff Orange

Upland Ground Birds

Least Concern
Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago stenura

Discover the Pin-tailed Snipe (Gallinago stenura), a fascinating wader. Learn about its habitat, diet, physical traits, and expert tips for birdwatchers.

25-27 cm

672

Brown White

Waders

Least Concern
Pine Bunting

Emberiza leucocephalos

Discover the Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos), a distinctive perching bird. Learn about its habitat, physical traits, diet, and tips for birdwatchers today.

16-18 cm

682

Brown White

Perching Birds

pink headed duck Critically Endangered
pink headed duck

Rhodonessa caryophyllacea

Explore the mystery of the Pink-headed duck, a critically endangered species feared extinct since the 1950s. Learn about its habitat, diet, and history.

60-60 cm

2,160

Pink Brown
Least Concern
Pink-browed Rosefinch

Carpodacus rodochroa

Discover the Pink-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa). Learn about its vibrant pink plumage, Himalayan habitat, diet, and unique behaviors in our guide.

13-14 cm

674

Pink Brown

Perching Birds

Near Threatened
Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

Discover the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), a small, sand-colored shorebird. Learn about its habitat, diet, breeding habits, and critical conservation status.

15-18 cm

619

Sand White

Waders

Least Concern
Plain Flowerpecker

Dicaeum minullum

Discover the Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum), a tiny perching bird. Learn about its olive-brown appearance, diet, nesting habits, and expert birding tips.

8-9 cm

674

Olive-brown White

Perching Birds

Least Concern
Plain Leaf-warbler

Phylloscopus neglectus

Discover the Plain Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus neglectus), a small perching bird. Learn about its habitat, diet, identification, and key facts for birdwatchers.

9-10 cm

697

Grey-brown White

Perching Birds

Plain Mountain-finch Least Concern
Plain Mountain-finch

Leucosticte nemoricola

Discover the Plain Mountain-finch (Leucosticte nemoricola), a resilient bird of high altitudes. Learn about its habitat, diet, and unique traits in our guide.

14-15 cm

683

Brown Grey

Perching Birds

Least Concern
Plain-backed Snowfinch

Pyrgilauda blanfordi

Discover the Plain-backed Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi), a resilient high-altitude bird. Learn about its habitat, physical appearance, and nesting habits here.

14-16 cm

680

Brown Grey

Perching Birds

Plain-crowned Jay Least Concern
Plain-crowned Jay

Garrulus bispecularis

Discover the Plain-crowned Jay (Garrulus bispecularis), a stunning perching bird. Learn about its habitat, diet, physical traits, and expert birdwatching tips.

32-34 cm

665

Pinkish-brown Blue

Perching Birds

Least Concern
Plaintive Cuckoo

Cacomantis merulinus

Discover the Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus). Learn about its unique grey and rufous plumage, behavior, habitat, and tips for birdwatchers.

18-24 cm

731

Grey Rufous

Perching Birds

Least Concern
Planalto Tyrannulet

Phyllomyias fasciatus

Discover the Planalto Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias fasciatus), a small olive-yellow perching bird. Learn about its habitat, diet, behavior, and expert birding tips.

10-11 cm

508

Olive Yellow

Perching Birds

Least Concern
plum headed parakeet

Himalayapsitta cyanocephala

Learn about the Plum-Headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala). Discover its unique appearance, habitat, diet, and behavior in our comprehensive guide.

36-36 cm

1,813

Green
Least Concern
Plumbeous Water-redstart

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

Discover the Plumbeous Water-redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus). Learn about its blue plumage, riverine habitat, unique diet, and tips for birdwatching enthusiasts.

12-14 cm

680

Blue Rufous

Perching Birds

Least Concern
Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

Discover the Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus). Learn about this aggressive seabird's habitat, unique hunting behaviors, identification, and conservation.

46-51 cm

693

Brown White

Seabirds

Least Concern
Puff-throated Babbler

Pellorneum ruficeps

Discover the Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps). Learn about its physical traits, habitat, diet, and expert tips for spotting this elusive forest bird.

15-17 cm

622

Brown White

Perching Birds

Puna Pipit Least Concern
Puna Pipit

Anthus brevirostris

Discover the Puna Pipit (Anthus brevirostris), a resilient high-altitude perching bird. Learn about its habitat, unique physical traits, diet, and behavior.

15-17 cm

413

Brown White

Perching Birds

Least Concern
Purple Cochoa

Cochoa purpurea

Discover the Purple Cochoa (Cochoa purpurea), a stunning and elusive bird of the Himalayas. Learn about its appearance, habitat, behavior, and expert birding tips.

25-28 cm

680

Purple Black

Perching Birds

purple heron Least Concern
purple heron

Ardea purpurea

Learn about the purple heron (Ardea purpurea), an elegant wading bird found in marshes and reedbeds. Discover its diet, habitat, and unique behaviors.

78-90 cm

3,399

Purple Grey

Waders

Endangered
Purple Quail-Dove

Geotrygon purpurata

Discover the Purple Quail-Dove (Geotrygon purpurata), a stunning upland ground bird. Learn about its habitat, diet, unique appearance, and conservation status.

24-28 cm

534

Purple Brown

Upland Ground Birds

purple sunbird Least Concern
purple sunbird

Cinnyris asiaticus

Learn about the purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus). Explore its iridescent plumage, nectar-rich diet, unique nesting habits, and wide geographical range.

10-10 cm

5,565

Purple Blue

Perching Birds