Birds seen in IITK (148 species)
Birds seen in IITK (148 species)
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The different bird species spotted on campus are documented here. All Photos were taken on campus by IITK bird lovers (hence some blurry photos), a majority of which were taken during the annual campus bird count conducted in Feb. 2026. If you are a bird enthusiast and want to join the community, please email pmoise@iitk.ac.in.
We welcome anyone with a bit of curiosity to join us. No prior experience needed!
(Endangered, IUCN 3.1; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Laundromat, Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Health centre, Pronite grounds, Hall 11, etc.)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Photo: Amritansh Tripathi; Locality: MFCEM)
(Migratory; Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Aam Bagiya)
(Migratory; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Aam Bagiya, Hall 4)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Director's Bungalow, New Type III Aptmts)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Shivli gate region)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Near Threatened, IUCN 3.1; Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Migratory; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Rijin Rajan; Locality: Football ground)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Breeding plumage; Photo: Pradeep Moise; ; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Laundromat, Pronite grounds)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; ; Locality: Widespread, scrub/wetland)
(Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Manish Patil; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Laundromat, Football field, etc.)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Laundromat)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Laundromat)
(Migratory; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Oxidation pond, Solar Plant)
(Migratory; Photo: Niles Mondal; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Immature; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Widespread, scrub/wetland)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Oxidation pond)
(Near Threatened, IUCN 3.1; Migratory; Non-breeding; Photo: Pradeep Moise; ; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Aam Bagiya)
(Migratory; Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Laundromat, Aam Bagiya)
(Migratory; Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Female; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Rijin Rajan; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Breeding plumage; Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Laundromat)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Aam Bagiya, etc.)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Widespread in scrubland, Nursery)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; ; Locality: Widespread in scrubland)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Laundromat)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Aam Bagiya, Laundromat, Pronite Grounds)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Migratory; Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Aam Bagiya)
(Migratory; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Aam Bagiya)
(Migratory; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Aam Bagiya)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Aam Bagiya, Airfield)
Chinese Goose (Domesticated var. of Swan Goose)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Oxidation pond)
(Near-Threatened IUCN 3.1; Photo: Pradeep Moise; Nankari Gate)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; ; Locality: Studio Aptmts, KSS Building, Airfield)
(Migratory; Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Airfield)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
Gray-headed Canary-flycatcher (Migratory; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Aam Bagiya)
(Migratory; Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Apartments)
(Migratory; Male; Photo: Prof. Prashant Pathak; Locality: Widespread)
(Migratory; Male; Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Widespread)
(Migratory; Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Hall 7)
(Migratory; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; ; Locality: NWTF, VH1, etc.)
(Migratory; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Widespread)
(Male; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; ; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Helicopter Bldg, etc.)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts, New Type III Apmts, etc.)
(Migratory; Photo: Parth Wadhawe; Locality: Hall 3)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Aam Bagiya, Airfield, etc.)
(Photo:Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Migratory; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Migratory; Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Migratory; Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Laundromat)
(Migratory; Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Widespread)
(Migratory; Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Widespread)
(Migratory; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Migratory; Female; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Male; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Aam Bagiya)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: ESB2, New Type III Aptmts, etc.)
(Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Migratory; Female; Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Female; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Oxidation pond)
(Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Male; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Airfield)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Airfield)
(Migratory; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; ; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Airfield)
(Mabye; Migratory; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Airfield)
(Some Lark; Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Airfield)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Migratory; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Oxidation pond, Pronite Grounds, etc.)
(Migratory; Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Laundromat, Aam Bagiya)
(Photo: Puspendu Adhikari; Locality: near swimming pool)
(Migratory; Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Shivli gate region)
(Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Widespread, esp. Helicopter Bldg.)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; ; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Helicopter Bldg., VH2)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; ; Locality: Helicopter Bldg.)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Airfield)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Airfield, Oxidation pond, New Type III Apmts.)
(Migratory; White-bellied; Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Airfield)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Sky)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; ; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise, ; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Manish Patil; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Aam Bagiya)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: New Type III Aptmts, Main gate, etc.)
(Migratory; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Studio Aptmts)
(Photo: Sayak Bera; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra)
(Blackish ssp.; Migratory; Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Tree cover, e.g., Type III Aptmts)
(Photo: Shalini Suresh; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Studio Aptmts, Laundromat)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Male; Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Nursery)
(Photo: Krishna Mathe; Locality: Hall 2 and Hall 5)
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon (Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Park 67)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Hall 7, Airfield, Aam Bagiya, etc.)
(Photo: Peeusa Mitra; Locality: Widespread)
(Migratory; Photo: Manish Patil; Locality: Hall 11)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Male; Photo: Samyak Pradhan; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Laundromat, Studio Aptmts, Aam Bagiya, Airfield, etc.)
(2021; Photo: Peeusa Mitra)
(Migratory; Photo: Peeusa Mitra)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Pradeep Moise; Locality: Widespread)
(Photo: Tanmoy Pal; Locality: Widespread, in tree cover)
(Photo: Nikita Jaggi; Locality: Widespread)
Other birds spotted on campus (photos unavailable):
Other birds spotted on campus (photos unavailable):
- Mottled Wood-owl (Pradeep Moise and others, call heard near Health Centre, Park 67, etc.; Also, Krishna Deepak: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261591316)
- Gray Francolin (Pradeep Moise, call heard in Airfield; Also, Krishna Deepak, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/260709541)
- Short-eared Owl (Migratory; Sushant More, Airfield, 2026: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350334319)
Aam Bagiya Oxidation Pond (next to Airstrip) filled with migratory birds; Flock of Asian Woolly-necked Storks near Studio Apartments
(Photos: Tanmoy Pal and Peeusa Mitra)
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