Free Living Animals

List of free living wild animals within the zoo premises:

Mammals of Nandankanan

Sl. No. Common Name Scientific name Status
1 Wild Boar Sus scrofa R
2 Spotted Deer Axis axis VC
3 Ratel Mellivora capensis R
4 Common mongoose Herpestes edwardsi VC  
5 Indian Poprcupine Hystrix indica R
6 Mouse Deer or Indian Chevrotain Tragulus meminna R
7 Common palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphrodites R
8 Jackal Canis aureus R
9 Indian fox Vulpes bengalensis VR
10 Common Langur Presbytis entellus VC
11 Rhesus Macaque  Macaca mulatta VC
12 Jungle Cat Felis chaus R
13 Pangolin Manis crassicaudata VR
14 Indian hare Lepus nigricollis C
15 Small Indian civet Viverricula indica   R
16 Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena R
17 Three striped palm squirrel Funambulus palmarium VC
18 Rat Rattus rattus VC
19 Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus R
20 Horse shoe bat Rhinolophus lepidus VC

Birds of Nandankanan

Sl. No. Common Name Scientific Name Status
PHASIANIDAE    
1 Grey Patridge Francolinus pondicerianus C
2 Common Peafowl Pavo cristatus VC
3 Red Jungle fowl Gallus gallus murghi R
4 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea R
DENDROCYGNIDAE    
5 Lesser Whistling Teal Dendrocygna javanica VR
ANATIDAE    
6 Cotton pigmy goose Nettapus coromandelianus VR
7 Common Teal Anas crecca R
8 Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha VR
9 Gadwall Anas strepera R
10 Northern Pintail Anas acuta R
11 Brahminy Duck Tadorna ferruginea VR
TURNICIDAE    
12 Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator R
PICIDAE    
13 Yellow fronted Pied or
Mahratta Woodpecker
Dendrocopos  mahrattensis R
14 Larger Golden backed
Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes lucidus C
15 Black-rumped flameback Dinopium benghalense VR
MEGALAIMIDAE    
16 Small Green Barbet Megalaima viridis R
17 Copper-smith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala R
18 Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica R
UPUPIDAE    
19 Common Hoopoe Upupa epops R
CORACIIDAE    
20 Indian Roller or Blue Jay Coracias benghalensis C
ALCEDINIDAE    
21 Indian Small Blue Kingfisher Alcedo atthis bengalensis VR
DACELONIDAE    
22 White breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra C
CERYLIDAE    
23 Lesser Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis VR
MEROPIDAE    
24 Indian Small Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis C
25 Blue Bee-eater  Merops philippinus R
CUCULIDAE    
26 Indian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea VC
27 Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus R
28 Common hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius VR
29 Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus VR
30 Blue faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris VR
CENTROPODIDAE    
31 Crow-pheasant or Coucal Centropus sinensis VC
PSITTACIDAE    
32 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri VR
33 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria R
APODIDAE    
34 Asian palm swift Cypsiurus balasiensis C
TYTONIDAE    
35 Barn Owl Tyto alba VC
STRIGIDAE    
36 Eastern Spotted Scops Owl Otus spiloephalus VR
37 Spotted Owlet Athene brama C
CAPRIMULGIDAE    
38 Indian Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus C
COLUMBIDAE    
39 Indian Blue Rock Pigeon Columba livia intermedia C
40 Indian Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis VC
41 Emrald Dove Chalcophaps indica VR
RALLIDAE    
42 Purple Moorhen Porphyrio porphyrio R
43 Water cock Gallicrex cinerea R
44 Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus C
45 White breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
boliocephalus
C
SCOLOPACIDAE    
46 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata VR
47 Common snipe Gallinago gallinago R
48 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola R
49 Indian Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus indicus VR
JACANIDAE    
50 Bronze winged Jacana Metopidius indicus C
51 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus R
CHARADRIIDAE    
52 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus C
53 Yellow wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus C
ACCIPITRIDAE    
54 Pariah Kite Milvus migrans govinda VR
55 Shikra Accipiter badius dussdumderi R
56 Osprey Pandion haliaetus R
57 Crested Serpent eagle Spilornis cheela R
ANHINGIDAE    
58 Darter or Snake‑bird Anhinga melanogaster C
PHALACROCORACIDAE    
59 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger VC
ARDEIDAE    
60 Pond Heron Ardeola grayii C
61 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea VR
62 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea VR
63 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus VC
64 Little Egret Egretta garzetta VC
65 Median Egret Mesophoyx  intermedia R
66 Great Egret Casmerodius albus R
67 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax C
68 Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris VR
69 Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis VR
70 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis VR
71 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus R
CICONIDAE    
72 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala VR
73 Openbill Stork Anastomus oscitans VC
74 Wooly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus R
THRESKIORNITHIDAE    
75 Oriental White Ibis Threskiornis aethiopica melanocephala R
LANIDAE    
76 Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae R
77 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus R
CORVIDAE    
78 Northeastern Tree Pie Dendrocitta vagabunda VC
79 Indian House Crow Corvus splendens VC
80 Indian Jungle Crow Corvus  macrorhynchos
culminates
VR
81 Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi R
82 Indian Black Drongo Dicrurus  macrocercus VC
83 Indian white-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens R
84 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea VR
85 Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus kundoo C
86 Indian Black headed Oriole Oriolus xanthornus C
87 Black headed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera VR
88 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia R
MUSCICAPIDAE    
89 Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis C
90 Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata C
91 Orange headed thrush Zoothera citrina VR
92 Red-throated flycatcher Ficedula parva R
STURNIDAE    
93 Indian Pied Myna Sturnus contra C
94 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis VC
95 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus C
96 Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum C
PYCNONOTIDAE    
97 Red whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus R
98 Red vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer C
99 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus R
CISTICOLIDAE    
100 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata R
101 Streaked Fantail Warbler Cisticola juncidis VR
ZOSTEROPIDAE    
102 Oriental White‑eye Zosterops palpebrosa R
SYLVIDAE    
103 Indian Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufus R
104 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus VC
105 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps R
106 Yellow Browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus R
107 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides R
108 Common Tailor Bird Orthotomus sutorius VR
ALAUDIDAE    
109 Red-winged Bush-lark Mirafra erythroptera VR
NECTARINIDAE    
110 Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica C
111 Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica VC
112 Loten’s Sunbird Nectarinia lotenia R
PASSERIDAE    
113 White Wagtail Motacilla alba R
114 White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis R
115 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus R
116 House Sparrow Passer domesticus R
117 Paddy field Pipit Anthus rufulus C
118 Indian Baya Ploceus philippinus VR
119 Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca R
120 Red Avadavat Amandava amandava R
HALCYONIDAE    
121 Stork-billed kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis R

Reptiles of Nandankanan

Sl.no. Common Name Scientific Name Status
1 Land Monitor lizard Varanus bengalensis VC
2 Indian Python Phython molurus VC
3 Yellow monitor lizard Varanus falvescens R
4 Russels Viper Daboia russelli C
5 Banded krait Bungarus fasciatus R
6 Common Indian Krait Bungarus caeruleus VC
7 Indian Cobra  Binocellate Naja naja naja VC
8 Cobra Monocellate Naja naja kaouthia C
9 Rat Snake Ptyas mucosus VC
10 Common Indian Broze back or tree snake Dendrelaphis tristis C
11 Checkered keel back Xenochrophis piscator R
12 Chameleon Chameleon zeylanicus C
13 Common Green Whip Snake Ahaetulla nasuta R
14 Earth Boa Eryx johnii VR
15 Garden lizard Calotes verricolor VR
STATUS
VR- Very Rare, R- Rare, VC- Very Common, C- Common