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This list of birds of South India includes birds from India south approximately of the Narmada River.

Notable bird watching locations in South India include Rollapadu in Andhra Pradesh; Nagarhole National Park and Bandipur National Park in Karnataka; Rajamalai (Eravikulam National Park) and Periyar National Park in Kerala; Mudumalai National Park, Udhagamandalam, Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Anamalai; Vedanthangal and Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary in Kodikkarai, Tamil Nadu.

Francolins and spurfowls

• Painted francolin, Francolinus pictus
• Grey francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus
• Red spurfowl, Galloperdix spadicea
• Painted spurfowl, Galloperdix lunulata

Quails and buttonquails

• Blue-breasted quail, Coturnix chinensis
• Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
• Rain quail, Coturnix coromandelica
• Jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica
• Rock bush quail, Perdicula argoondah
• Painted bush quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
• Small buttonquail, Turnix sylvatica
• Yellow-legged buttonquail, Turnix tanki
• Barred buttonquail, Turnix suscitator

Galliformes

• Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
• Grey junglefowl, Gallus sonneratti
• Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus

Geese and ducks

• Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
• Lesser whistling-duck, Dendrocygna javanica
• Knob-billed duck, Sarkidiornis melanotus
• Pink-headed duck, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Historic)
• Cotton pygmy-goose, Nettapus coromandalianus
• Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus
• Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
• Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
• Gadwall, Mareca strepera
• Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• Indian spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
• Common teal, Anas crecca
• Northern pintail, Anas acuta
• Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
• Garganey, Spatula querquedula
• Red-crested pochard, Rhodonessa rufina
• Common pochard, Aythya ferina
• Ferruginous pochard, Aythya nyroca
• Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula

Woodpeckers

• Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
• Speckled piculet, Picumnus innominatus
• Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker, Dendrocopos nanus
• Fulvous-breasted woodpecker, Dendrocopos macei (northern Eastern Ghats)
• Yellow-crowned woodpecker, Dendrocopos mahrattenis
• Rufous woodpecker, Celeus brachyurus
• Heart-spotted woodpecker, Hemicircus canente
• White-bellied woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis
• Lesser yellownape, Picus chlorolophus
• Greater yellownape, Picus flavinucha
• Streak-throated woodpecker, Picus xanthopygaeus
• Common flameback, Dinopium javanese
• Black-rumped flameback, Dinopium benghalense
• Greater flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus
• White-naped woodpecker, Chrysocalptes festivus

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