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Derived from the checklist at birdlife.org. Some of the entries were highly suspect (e.g. Parus rufescens), and not all names were reviewed, so please take a look if you know your Indian birds.

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Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis)

Last observation: Lesser Coucal from Kotpad, Kotpad, OR, IN on March 19, 2024 at 12:28 PM by vijayseetaram (View All) | 0 comments
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Andaman Coucal (Centropus andamanensis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Andaman Coucal from Rangat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744205, India on February 14, 2024 at 07:36 AM by flowergirl_madras (View All) | 0 comments
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Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Greater Coucal from Nekraje, Kerala, India on April 25, 2024 at 05:18 PM by VENISHA JENIFER DSOUZA (View All) | 0 comments

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Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)

Status: Native

Last observation: Common Hawk-Cuckoo from Muthanallur Lake, Bommasandra, Karnataka on April 21, 2024 at 06:32 AM by Deepa Mohan (View All) | 0 comments
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Large Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides)

Last observation: Large Hawk-Cuckoo from Ladam Khasmahal, West Bengal, India on June 10, 2023 at 05:55 AM by Md. Zaber Ansary (View All) | 0 comments
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Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus)

Last observation: Violet Cuckoo from 3P4G+QP, Garbhanga F.V., Assam 781029, India on April 11, 2024 at 10:02 AM by Subhayan Biswas (View All) | 0 comments

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Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)

Last observation: Asian Emerald Cuckoo from Sittong, West Bengal, India on August 27, 2023 at 01:03 PM by sharadavakil (View All) | 0 comments
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Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus)

Last observation: Chestnut-winged Cuckoo from G967+VF4 Lake garden, Dhakuria, Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700045, India on November 10, 2023 at 10:23 AM by Srinjan Majumdar (View All) | 0 comments
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Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)

Last observation: Pied Cuckoo from Dharanikota, Amaravathi, AP, IN on April 18, 2024 at 06:29 AM by natureloveravi (View All) | 0 comments

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Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)

Last observation: Banded Bay Cuckoo from Saraswatiganja, West Bengal 713212, India on April 21, 2024 at 08:03 AM by Manish Kumar Chattopadhyay (View All) | 0 comments
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Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)

Last observation: Plaintive Cuckoo from Phulaguri Sang, Assam, India on March 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Tristan Jobin (View All) | 0 comments
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Himalayan Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)

Last observation: Himalayan Cuckoo from Sarmoli on May 23, 2023 at 09:25 AM by Sri P (View All) | 0 comments

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Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Last observation: Lesser Cuckoo from G967+VF4 Lake garden, Dhakuria, Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700045, India on October 1, 2023 at 09:03 AM by Suman Paul (View All) | 0 comments
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Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)

Last observation: Indian Cuckoo from Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital on March 8, 2024 at 03:00 PM by Jeroen de Bruin (View All) | 0 comments
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Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Last observation: Common Cuckoo from Varthur Kere, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560087 on December 16, 2023 at 07:59 AM by Ayaan S (View All) | 0 comments

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Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris)

Last observation: Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo in February 2024 by deepachandran (View All) | 0 comments
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Green-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)

Last observation: Green-billed Malkoha from PHQ8+6R, Buxa Hill Forest, West Bengal 735227, India on April 17, 2024 at 08:54 AM by pri_ya (View All) | 0 comments
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Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris)

Last observation: Blue-faced Malkoha from Moinabad, Telangana, India on April 13, 2024 at 09:00 AM by Surabhi Srivastava (View All) | 0 comments

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Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii)

Status: Native

Last observation: Sirkeer Malkoha from Gujarat, India on March 7, 2024 at 07:38 AM by Dhaivat Hathi (View All) | 0 comments
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Yellow-rumped Honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus)

Last observation: Yellow-rumped Honeyguide in March 2024 by Benoît Segerer (View All) | 0 comments
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Speckled Piculet (Picumnus innominatus)

Last observation: Speckled Piculet from CJ82+R6X Kuldiha Reserve Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha 756058, India on April 10, 2024 at 09:34 AM by Atanu Modak (View All) | 0 comments

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White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

Last observation: White-bellied Woodpecker from Bommanakodlu, Allanki, Honnavar on April 13, 2024 at 11:13 AM by Manoj Bhat (View All) | 0 comments
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Andaman Woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Andaman Woodpecker in April 2024 by Bijoy Venugopal (View All) | 0 comments
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Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

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Darjeeling Woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis)

Last observation: Dendrocopos darjellensis darjellensis from Jalpaiguri Division, West Bengal, Inde on April 6, 2024 at 03:26 PM by Benoît Segerer (View All) | 0 comments
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Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis)

Last observation: Himalayan Woodpecker from Hartola on April 14, 2024 at 08:11 AM by Maya Lodhiyal (View All) | 0 comments
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Sind Woodpecker (Dendrocopos assimilis)

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Stripe-breasted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)

Last observation: Stripe-breasted Woodpecker from Phawngpui National Park, Mizoram 796810, India on March 26, 2024 at 05:35 PM by Uday Agashe (View All) | 0 comments
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Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)

Last observation: Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker from M44G+X8X, Pabna Colony, Katwa, West Bengal 713130, India on April 14, 2024 at 08:35 AM by Munshi Md. Abul Barakat (View All) | 0 comments
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Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)

Last observation: Rufous-bellied Woodpecker from Dudkanedhar on April 15, 2024 at 10:08 AM by Maya Lodhiyal (View All) | 0 comments

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Great Slaty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)

Last observation: Great Slaty Woodpecker in November 2023 by birdboi1 (View All) | 0 comments
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Streak-throated Woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)

Last observation: Streak-throated Woodpecker from Elanad on April 7, 2024 at 05:55 PM by Alwin Animon (View All) | 0 comments
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Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)

Last observation: Grey-headed Woodpecker from Kartia, Uttarakhand 246179, India on April 23, 2024 at 06:01 AM by Taukeer Alam (View All) | 0 comments

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Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus)

Last observation: Scaly-bellied Woodpecker from 2R65+56J, Badgam, 190019 on April 23, 2024 at 01:41 PM by AKHTER ALI GANI (View All) | 0 comments
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Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)

Last observation: Lesser Yellownape from CJ82+R6X Kuldiha Reserve Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha 756058, India on April 10, 2024 at 08:54 AM by Atanu Modak (View All) | 0 comments
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Himalayan Flameback (Dinopium shorii)

Last observation: Himalayan Flameback from Sona Nadi Range, Uttarakhand, India on December 11, 2023 at 04:53 PM by Andy Frank (View All) | 0 comments

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White-browed Piculet (Sasia ochracea)

Last observation: White-browed Piculet from Unnamed Road, Guwahati, Assam 781029, India on February 19, 2024 at 12:23 PM by Chitra Shanker (View All) | 0 comments
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White-naped Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus)

Last observation: White-naped Woodpecker from Panna National Park, Village Madla, 1/2 Km from Madla Police Station, Panna, Madhya Pradesh 488001, India on April 19, 2024 at 06:32 AM by brian fisher (View All) | 0 comments
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Pale-headed Woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)

Last observation: Gecinulus grantia grantia from Gelapukhuri Road, Erasuti N.C., Assam, India on April 21, 2023 at 01:16 AM by dbeadle (View All) | 0 comments

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Bay Woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)

Last observation: Bay Woodpecker from V8H3+W7J, South Shibkhola Tea Garden, Kurseong, West Bengal 734223, India on April 7, 2024 at 07:52 AM by Atanu Modak (View All) | 0 comments
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Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

Last observation: Eurasian Wryneck from Kandbari, Himachal Pradesh, India on April 24, 2024 at 01:55 PM by virenvaz (View All) | 0 comments
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Heart-spotted Woodpecker (Hemicircus canente)

Last observation: Heart-spotted Woodpecker from CJ82+R6X Kuldiha Reserve Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha 756058, India on April 10, 2024 at 09:53 AM by Atanu Modak (View All) | 0 comments

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Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Rufous Woodpecker in April 2024 by Ganesh Mohan T (View All) | 0 comments
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Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus)

Last observation: Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker from MJX6+Q28, Jayanti, Buxa Forest, West Bengal 735227, India on April 20, 2024 at 04:18 PM by pri_ya (View All) | 0 comments
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Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Dryobates cathpharius)

Last observation: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker from Mishmi Hills, 792110 on May 22, 2023 at 06:53 AM by Sourav Halder (View All) | 0 comments

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