Birds of Islamabad

Here is a list of birds found in Islamabad, Pakistan. 76 species of birds have been found in this area. The best places to watch are Margalla Hills and Rawal Lake.
*Little Grebe, "Tachybaptus ruficollis"
*Little Cormorant, "Phalacrocorax niger"
*Great Cormorant, "Phalacrocorax carbo
*Black-crowned Night Heron, "Nycticorax nycticorax"
*Indian Pond Heron (Paddybird), "Ardeola grayii"
*Cattle Egret, "Bubulcus ibis"
*Little Egret, "Egretta garzetta"
*Intermediate Egret, "Egretta intermedia"
*Grey Heron, "Ardea cinerea"
*Purple Heron, "Ardea purpurea"
*Common Teal, "Anas crecca"
*Black Kite, "Milvus migrans"
*Shikra, "Accipiter badius"
*Long-legged Buzzard, "Buteo rufinus"
*Eurasian Kestrel, "Falco tinnunculus"
*Grey Francolin, "Francolinus pondicerianus"
*Common Quail, "Coturnix coturnix"
*Brown Waterhen, "Amaurornis akool"
*White-breasted Waterhen, "Amaurornis phoenicurus"
*Moorhen, "Gallinula chloropus"
*Eurasian Coot, "Fulica atra"
*Red-wattled Lapwing, "Hoplopterus indicus"
*Common Sandpiper, "Actitis hypoleucos"
*Black-headed Gull, "Larus ridibundus"
*Feral Pigeon, "Columba livia"
*Wood Pigeon, "Columba palumbus"
*Collared Dove, "Streptopelia decaocto"
*Palm Dove, "Streptopelia senegalensis"
*Spotted Dove, "Streptopelia chinensis"
*Rose-ringed Parakeet, "Psittacula krameri"
*Common Koel, "Eudynamys scolopacea"
*Greater Coucal, "Centropus sinensis"
*Spotted Owlet, "Athene brama"
*House Swift, "Apus affinis"
*White-throated Kingfisher, "Halcyon smyrnensis"
*Pied Kingfisher, "Ceryle rudis"
*Hoopoe, "Upupa epops"
*Blue-throated Barbet, "Megalaima asiatica"
*Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker, "Dinopium benghalense"
*Brown-fronted Woodpecker, "Dendrocopos auriceps"
*Crested Lark, "Galerida cristata"
*Small Skylark, "Alauda gulgula"
*Brown-throated Sand Martin, "Riparia paludicola"
*Pale Sand Martin, "Riparia diluta"
*Barn Swallow, "Hirundo rustica"
*Red-rumped Swallow, "Hirundo daurica"
*Paddyfield Pipit, "Anthus rufulus"
*Grey Wagtail, "Motacilla cinerea"
*White Wagtail, "Motacilla alba"
*Large Pied Wagtail, "Motacilla maderaspatensis"
*Himalayan Bulbul, "Pycnonotus leucogenys"
*Red-vented Bulbul, "Pycnonotus cafer"
*Magpie Robin, "Copsychus saularis "
*Dark-grey Bushchat, "Saxicola ferrea"
*Blue Rock Thrush, "Monticola solitarius"
*Blue Whistling Thrush, "Myophonus caeruleus"
*Fan-tailed Warbler, "Cisticola juncidis"
*Tawny Prinia, "Prinia inornata"
*Yellow-bellied Prinia, "Prinia flaviventris"
*Common Tailorbird, "Orthotomus sutorius"
*Hume's Leaf Warbler, "Phylloscopus humei"
*White-throated Fantail, "Rhipidura albicollis"
*Black-chinned Babbler, "Stachyris pyrrhops"
*Common Babbler, "Turdoides caudatus"
*Jungle Babbler, "Turdoides striatus"
*Great Tit, "Parus major"
*Bar-tailed Treecreeper, "Certhia himalayana"
*Oriental White-eye, "Zosterops palpebrosa"
*Rufous-backed Shrike, "Lanius schach"
*Black Drongo, "Dicrurus macrocercus"
*Rufous Treepie, "Dendrocitta vagabunda"
*House Crow, "Corvus splendens"
*Brahminy Starling, "Sturnus pagodarum"
*Common Myna, "Acridotheres tristis"
*Bank Myna, "Acridotheres ginginianus"
*House Sparrow, "Passer domesticus"

References

* [http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/asiapakistan(AnssiTripReport).htm Islamabad Bird Report]