List of birds of South Asia: part 4

This list includes those birds of South Asia in the passerine families from Old World warblers to buntings.

+ Status abbreviations R = widespread resident r = very local resident W = widespread winter visitor w = sparse winter visitor P = widespread migrant p = sparse migrant V = vagrant or irregular visitor I = introduced resident Ex = extinct C = critically endangered E = endangered V = vulnerable D = conservation dependent N = near threatened

For an introduction to the birds of the region, see List of birds of the South Asia.

For the rest of the species lists, see: part 1 – Megapodes, Galliformes, Gruiformes and near passerines part 2 – remainder of non-passerines part 3 – passerines from pittas to cisticolas

Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae Chestnut-headed tesia, Tesia castaneocoronata – r Slaty-bellied tesia, Tesia olivea – r Grey-bellied tesia, Tesia cyaniventer – r Asian stubtail, Urospena squameiceps Pale-footed bush warbler, Cettia pallidipes – r Japanese bush warbler, Cettia diphone – V Brownish-flanked bush warbler, Cettia fortipes – r Chestnut-crowned bush warbler, Cettia major – r Aberrant bush warbler, Cettia flavolivacea – r Yellowish-bellied bush warbler, Cettia acanthizoides – r Grey-sided bush warbler, Cettia brunnifrons – r Cetti's warbler, Cettia cetti – W Spotted bush warbler, Bradypterus thoracicus – r Long-billed bush warbler, Bradypterus major – N r Chinese bush warbler, Bradypterus tacsanowskius – V Brown bush warbler, Bradypterus luteoventris – r Russet bush warbler, Bradypterus seebohmi – V Sri Lanka bush warbler, Bradypterus palliseri – N r Lanceolated warbler, Locustella lanceolata – W Grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia – W Pallas's grasshopper warbler, Locustella certhiola – W Moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon – r w Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus – V Black-browed reed warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps – W Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola – W Blunt-winged warbler, Acrocephalus concinens – r Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum – W Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus – W Oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis – W Large-billed reed-warbler, Acrocephalus orinus – R ? Clamorous reed warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus – R Thick-billed warbler, Acrocephalus aedon – W Booted warbler, Hippolais caligata – r w Sykes's warbler, Hippolais rama Upcher's warbler, Hippolais languida – r Mountain tailorbird, Orthotomus cuculatus – r Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius – R Dark-necked tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis – r White-browed tit warbler, Leptopoecile sophiae – r Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita – s W Mountain chiffchaff, Phylloscopus sindianus – R w Plain leaf warbler, Phylloscopus neglectus – W Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus – W Smoky warbler, Phylloscopus fuligiventer – s w Tickell's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus affinis – s W Buff-throated warbler, Phylloscopus subaffinis – V Sulphur-bellied warbler, Phylloscopus griseolus – s w Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi – V Buff-barred warbler, Phylloscopus pulcher – r Ashy-throated warbler, Phylloscopus maculipennis – r Pallas's warbler, Phylloscopus chloronotus – r W Chinese leaf warbler, Phylloscopus sichuanensis Brooks's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus subviridis – W Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus – r W Hume's warbler, Phylloscopus humei – W Arctic warbler, Phylloscopus borealis – V Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides – r W Pale-legged leaf warbler, Phylloscopus tenellipes – V Large-billed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus magnirostris – r w Tytler's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus tytleri – r Western crowned warbler, Phylloscopus occipitalis – r Eastern crowned warbler, Phylloscopus coronatus – W Blyth's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus reguloides – r Yellow-vented warbler, Phylloscopus cantator – r Green-crowned warbler, Seicercus burkii – R Grey-hooded warbler, Seicercus xanthoschistos – R White-spectacled warbler, Seicercus affinis – r Grey-cheeked warbler, Seicercus poliogenys – r Chestnut-crowned warbler, Seicercus castaniceps – r Broad-billed warbler, Tickellia hodgsoni – r Rufous-faced warbler, Abroscopus albogularis – r Black-faced warbler, Abroscopus schisticeps – r Yellow-bellied warbler, Abroscopus superciliaris – r Striated grassbird, Megalurus palustris – R Bristled grassbird, Chaetornis striatus – V r Rufous-rumped grassbird, Graminicola bengalensis – N r Broad-tailed grassbird, Schoenicola platyura – V r Garden warbler, Sylvia borin – V Greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis – p Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca blythi – W Hume's lesser whitethroat, Sylvia althaea – W Small whitethroat, Sylvia minula – W Menetries warbler, Sylvia mystacea – s Eastern desert warbler, Sylvia nana – W Barred warbler, Sylvia nisoria – V Eastern Orphean warbler, Sylvia crassirostris – r W Family: Timaliidae Abbott's babbler, Malacocincla abbotti – r Buff-breasted babbler, Pellorneum tickelli – r Spot-throated babbler, Pellorneum albiventre – r Marsh babbler, Pellorneum palustre – V r Puff-throated babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps – R Brown-capped babbler, Pellorneum fuscocapillum – r Large scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus hypoleucos – r Spot-breasted scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis – r Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrogenys – r White-browed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus schisticeps – r Indian scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus horsfieldii – r Streak-breasted scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ruficollis – r Red-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ochraciceps – r Coral-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus – r Slender-billed scimitar babbler, Xiphirhynchus superciliaris – r Long-billed wren-babbler, Rimator malacoptilus – r Streaked wren-babbler, Napothera brevicaudata – r Eyebrowed wren-babbler, Napothera epilepidota – r Scaly-breasted wren-babbler, Pnoepyga albiventer – r Nepal wren-babbler, Pnoepyga immaculata – r Pygmy wren-babbler, Pnoepyga pusilla – r Rufous-throated wren-babbler, Spelaeornis caudatus – N r Rusty-throated wren-babbler, Spelaeornis badeigularis – V r Bar-winged wren-babbler, Spelaeornis troglodytoides – r Spotted wren-babbler, Spelaeornis formosus – r Long-tailed wren-babbler, Spelaeornis chocolatinus – r Tawny-breasted wren-babbler, Spelaeornis longicaudatus – V r Wedge-billed wren-babbler, Sphenocichla humei – r Rufous-fronted babbler, Stachyris rufifrons – r Rufous-capped babbler, Stachyris ruficeps – r Black-chinned babbler, Stachyris pyrrhops – R Golden babbler, Stachyris chrysaea – r Grey-throated babbler, Stachyris nigriceps – r Snowy-throated babbler, Stachyris oglei – V r Tawny-bellied babbler, Dumetia hyperythra – R Dark-fronted babbler, Rhopocichla atriceps – r Striped tit babbler, Macronous gularis – R Chestnut-capped babbler, Timalia pileata – R Yellow-eyed babbler, Chrysomma sinense – R Jerdon's babbler, Chrysomma altirostre – V r Spiny babbler, Turdoides nipalensis – r Common babbler, Turdoides caudatus – R Striated babbler, Turdoides earlei – R Slender-billed babbler, Turdoides longirostris – V r Large grey babbler, Turdoides malcolmi – R Rufous babbler, Turdoides subrufus – r Jungle babbler, Turdoides striatus – R Orange-billed babbler, Turdoides rufescens – N r Yellow-billed babbler, Turdoides affinis – R Chinese babax, Babax lanceolatus – V Giant babax, Babax waddelli – r Silver-eared mesia, Leiothrix argentauris – r Red-billed leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea – r Cutia, Cutia nipalensis – r Black-headed shrike babbler, Pteruthius rufiventer – r White-browed shrike babbler, Pteruthius flaviscapis – r Green shrike babbler, Pteruthius xanthochlorus – r Black-eared shrike babbler, Pteruthius melanotis – r Chestnut-fronted shrike babbler, Pteruthius aenobarbus – r White-hooded babbler, Gampsorhynchus rufulus – r Rusty-fronted barwing, Actinodura egertoni – r Hoary-throated barwing, Actinodura nipalensis – r Streak-throated barwing, Actinodura waldeni – r Blue-winged minla, Minla cyanouroptera – r Chestnut-tailed minla, Minla strigula – r Red-tailed minla, Minla ignotincta – r Golden-breasted fulvetta, Alcippe chrysotis – r Yellow-throated fulvetta, Alcippe cinerea – r Rufous-winged fulvetta, Alcippe castaneceps – r White-browed fulvetta, Alcippe vinipectus – r Streak-throated fulvetta, Alcippe cinereiceps – r Ludlow's fulvetta, Alcippe ludlowi – r Rufous-throated fulvetta, Alcippe rufogularis – r Rusty-capped fulvetta, Alcippe dubia – r Brown-cheeked fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala – R Nepal fulvetta, Alcippe nipalensis – r Rufous-backed sibia, Heterophasia annectans – r Rufous sibia, Heterophasia capistrata – R Grey sibia, Heterophasia gracilis – r Beautiful sibia, Heterophasia pulchella – r Long-tailed sibia, Heterophasia picaoides – r Striated yuhina, Yuhina castaniceps – r White-naped yuhina, Yuhina bakeri – r Whiskered yuhina, Yuhina flavicollis – R Stripe-throated yuhina, Yuhina gularis – R Rufous-vented yuhina, Yuhina occipitalis – r Black-chinned yuhina, Yuhina nigrimenta – R White-bellied yuhina, Yuhina zantholeuca – r Fire-tailed myzornis, Myzornis pyrrhoura – r Bearded parrotbill, Panurus biarmicus Great parrotbill, Conostoma oemodium – r Brown parrotbill, Paradoxornis unicolor – r Grey-headed parrotbill, Paradoxornis gularis – r Black-breasted parrotbill, Paradoxornis flavirostris – V r Spot-breasted parrotbill, Paradoxornis guttaticollis – r Fulvous parrotbill, Paradoxornis fulvifrons – r Black-throated parrotbill, Paradoxornis nipalensis – r Lesser rufous-headed parrotbill, Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris – r Greater rufous-headed parrotbill, Paradoxornis ruficeps – r Family: Alaudidae Singing bushlark, Mirafra cantillans – r Indian bushlark, Mirafra erythroptera – R Bengal bushlark, Mirafra assamica – R Rufous-winged bushlark, Mirafra affinis – R Black-crowned sparrow lark, Eremopterix nigriceps – r Ashy-crowned sparrow lark, Eremopterix grisea – R Bar-tailed lark, Ammomanes cincturus – r Rufous-tailed lark, Ammomanes phoenicurus – R Desert lark, Ammomanes deserti – r Greater hoopoe lark, Alaemon alaudipes – r Bimaculated lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata – W Tibetan lark, Melanocorypha maxima – r Short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla – W Hume's lark, Calandrella acutirostris – r w Lesser short-toed lark, Calandrella rufescens – W Asian short-toed lark, Calandrella cheleensis – V Sand lark, Calandrella raytal – R Crested lark, Galerida cristata – R Malabar crested lark, Galerida malabarica – r Sykes's lark, Galerida deva – r Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis – W Oriental skylark, Alauda gulgula – R Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris – r Family: Nectariniidae Thick-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile – R Yellow-vented flowerpecker, Dicaeum chrysorrheum – r Yellow-bellied flowerpecker, Dicaeum melanoxanthum – r Legge's flowerpecker, Dicaeum vincens – N r Orange-bellied flowerpecker, Dicaeum trigonostigma – r Pale-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum erythrorynchos – R Plain flowerpecker, Dicaeum concolor – r Fire-breasted flowerpecker, Dicaeum ignipectus – r Scarlet-backed flowerpecker, Dicaeum cruentatum – r Ruby-cheeked sunbird, Anthreptes singalensis – r Purple-rumped sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica – R Crimson-backed sunbird, Nectarinia minima – r Purple-throated sunbird, Nectarinia sperata – r Olive-backed sunbird, Nectarinia jugularis – r Purple sunbird, Nectarinia asiatica – R Loten's sunbird, Nectarinia lotenia – R Gould's sunbird, Aethopyga gouldiae – r Green-tailed sunbird, Aethopyga nipalensis – r Black-throated sunbird, Aethopyga saturata – r Crimson sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja – R Fire-tailed sunbird, Aethopyga ignicauda – r Little spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra – r Streaked spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna – r Family: Passeridae House sparrow, Passer domesticus – R