10 Species of Black and White Birds in India – Pied Birds
The distinctive black and white color birds are known as Pied birds, Here is the list of Top 10 pied birds in India or beautiful black and white birds found in India with name and picture.
Pied Robin (Copsychus saularis)
Oriental magpie-robin or Indian pied robin is the most common and distinctive black and white bird in India with long tail and melodious calls.
The magpie-robin are known as song bird in India and are a common birds in urban gardens as well as in the open grassland.
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
Pied kingfisher is a large species of water kingfisher of the Indian Subcontinent and one of the many black and white bird species found in India.
The pied kingfisher is one of the three most numerous kingfishers in the world.
Pied Myna (Gracupica contra)
Indian pied myna is a the most common species of starling found in the India and usually found in small groups with Common myna, junlge myna on the plains and low foothills, Also seen within cities and villages of India.
Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata)
Pied bush chat is a small bird with black and white feathers, A familiar bird of Indian cities and countryside where open scrub or grassland found. Always found in open habitats like scrub, grassland and cultivation.
Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus)
Malabar pied hornbill also known as lesser pied hornbill, Is a common resident breeder in India. The large species of bird from the hornbill family and might be confused with the oriental pied hornbill.
Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) species is among the smallest and common hornbill of India. This pied hornbill is found in the Indian Subcontinent and throughout Southeast Asia
Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
Jacobin cuckoo is known as pied cuckoo in India and considered as harbinger of the monsoon.
The partially migratory bird in India known as Chatak in Hindi and associated with a bird in Indian books and poetry.
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
White-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail is the largest member of the wagtail family in India and native to the country.
The black above and white below like patterned with long tail feathers, the pied wagtail is endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos)
The pied harrier is a migratory bird of prey in India from harrier family and one of the 5 species of harrier found in India.
Pied harrier breeds from the Amur valley in Russia to the marshes of India.
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)
Little Pied Flycatcher bird from the Muscicapidae family, Is a small flycatcher bird found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Pied avocet are large black and white wader bird of India, breed in Europe and Asia. This migratory bird species spend winter in India, Little Runn of Kutch is the best place to spot Pied avocet in India.
Cinereous Tit, Asian Paradise Flycatcher,black-winged stilt, White-breasted waterhen and White-eared bulbul are few more black and white birds of India. Here are few more Pied Birds NOT Found in India.
Pied stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) is a shorebird and looks like black-winged stilt, widely distributed within a large range of countries like Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Pied Crow (Corvus albus) and Pied Magpie (Pica pica) or Eurasian magpie, both are birds from the crow family. These black and white birds are one of the most intelligent birds in the world.
