Birds of Pakistan

Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects. White-browed tit-warbler,  Leptopoecile sophiae White-cheeked tit,  Aegithalos leucogenys White-cheeked Tit --- Margalla Black-throated tit,  Aegithalos concinnus Black-throated tit - Nathia gali White-throated tit,  Aegithalos niveogularis The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. There are 10 species which have been recorded in Pakistan. Black-breasted tit,  Periparus rufonuchalis Rufous-naped tit - Malam Jabba Rufous-vented tit,  Periparus rubidiventris Black-crested tit or spot-winged tit,  Periparus melanolophus Black-crested tit - Malam Jabba Grey-crested tit,  Lophophanes dichrous Cinereous tit,...

White-throated laughingthrush,  Garrulax albogularis Rufous-chinned laughingthrush,  Garrulax rufogularis Streaked laughingthrush,  Garrulax lineatus Streaked laughingthrush - Margalla Hills  Variegated laughingthrush,  Garrulax variegatus Variegated laughingthrush - Margalla Hills Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush,  Garrulax erythrocephalus Red-billed leiothrix,  Leiothrix lutea Red-billed leiothrix - Margalla Hills Rufous sibia,  Heterophasia capistrata Rufous sibia - Margalla Hills

Streaked scrub warbler,  Scotocerca inquieta Brownish-flanked bush warbler,  Cettia fortipes Brownish-flanked bush warbler - Trail 5 Brownish-Flanked Bush Warbler --- Margalla Hills Cetti's warbler,  Cettia cetti Long-billed bush warbler,  Locustella major Grasshopper warbler,  Locustella naevia Moustached warbler,  Acrocephalus melanopogon Paddyfield warbler,  Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler - D-12, Islamabad Blunt-winged warbler,  Acrocephalus concinens Eurasian reed warbler,  Acrocephalus scirpaceus Blyth's reed warbler,  Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's reed warbler - Rawal Lake Great reed warbler,  Acrocephalus arundinaceus Clamorous reed warbler,  Acrocephalus stentoreus Booted warbler,  Iduna caligata Sykes's warbler,  Iduna rama Upcher's warbler,  Hippolais languida Willow warbler,  Phylloscopus trochilus Common chiffchaff,  Phylloscopus col...

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub. There are 111 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in Pakistan. Zitting cisticola,  Cisticola juncidis Zitting cisticola - Rawal Lake Rufous-vented prinia,  Prinia burnesii Ashy Prinia or Ashy wren-warbler, Prinia socialis Ashy Prinia - Rawal Lake Striated prinia,  Prinia criniger Striated Prinia - Margalla Hills Grey-crowned prinia,  Prinia cinereocapilla Rufous-fronted prinia,  Prinia buchanani Grey-breasted prinia,  Prinia hodgsonii Grey-Breasted Prinia - Margalla Hills Graceful prinia,  Prinia gracilis Jungle prinia,  Prinia sylvatica Yellow-bellied prinia,  Prinia flaviventris Plain prinia,  Prinia inornata Plain prinia - Rawal Lake

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers. Slaty-legged crake,  Rallina eurizonoides Slaty-breasted rail,  Gallirallus striatus Water rail,  Rallus aquaticus Brown crake,  Amaurornis akool Brown Crake - D-12, Islamabad Brown Crake - D-12, Islamabad White-breasted waterhen,  Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted waterhen (Male) - Rawal Lake White-breasted waterhen (Female) - Ayub Park White-breasted waterhen (Male) - Ayub Park Little crake,  Porzana parva Baillon's crake,  Porzana pusilla Spotted cr...

The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured. There are 82 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Pakistan. Rosy minivet,  Pericrocotus roseus Small minivet,  Pericrocotus cinnamomeus White-bellied minivet,  Pericrocotus erythropygius Long-tailed minivet,  Pericrocotus ethologus Long-tailed minivet (Male) - Margalla Hills Long-tailed minivet (Female) - Margalla Hills Scarlet minivet,  Pericrocotus flammeus Large cuckooshrike,  Coracina macei Black-winged cuckooshrike,  Coracina melaschistos Black-headed cuckooshrike,  Coracina melanoptera

Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. White wagtail,  Motacilla alba White wagtail - Rawal Lake Black-backed wagtail,  Motacilla lugens Black-backed wagtail - Rawal Lake Black Back Citrine Wagtail - Bhalwal White-browed wagtail,  Motacilla maderaspatensis White-browed wagtail - Bhalwal Citrine wagtail,  Motacilla citreola Citrine wagtail - Rawal Lake Citrine wagtail - Naran Yellow wagtail,  Motacilla flava Yellow wagtail - H-13, Islamabad Grey wagtail,  Motacilla cinerea Grey wagtail - Lakeview Oriental pipit,  Anthus rufulus Paddy field pipit - Kallar Kahar Oriental pipit - D-12, Islamabad Richard's pipit,  Anthus richardi  (A) Tawny pipit,  Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit --- D12 Blyth's pipit,...