This is a list of the birds found at Singanallur Lake in Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Over 100 species of birds have been spotted in the lake. The list includes the name in Tamil.
Non-passerines
Cormorants Little cormorant, chinna neer kagam Indian cormorant, kondai neer kagam Great cormorant, peria neer kagam
Herons and egrets Little egret, chinna kokku Purple heron, sen narai Grey heron, sambal narai Great egret, peria kokku Intermediate egret, naduthara kokku Cattle egret, unni kokku Indian pond heron, kuruttu kokku Black-crowned night heron, erakokku Western reef egret
Storks
Painted stork, manjal mooku narai Woolly-necked stork, sengaal narai
Ibis and spoonbill Glossy ibis, arival mookkan Black-headed ibis, vellai arival mookkan Eurasian spoonbill, karandivayan
Kites and harriers Black kite, kalla parundhu Brahminy kite, semparundhu Western marsh harrier, setru poonai parundhu Pallid harrier, poonai parundhu Pied harrier, vellai poonai parundhu Shikra, valluru
Ducks Gadwall, karuval vathu Indian spot-billed duck, pulli mookku vathu Northern shoveler, andi vathu Garganey, neela chiragi Eurasian teal, kiluvai
Francolin and fowl Grey francolin, kowdhari Indian peafowl, neela mayil
Crakes and rail White-breasted waterhen, kambul kozhi Little crake, chinna kaanan kozhi Ruddy-breasted crake, sivappu kaanaan kozhi Water cock, thanneer kozhi Grey-headed swamphen, neela thazhai kozhi Common moorhen, thaazhai kozhi Common coot, naamak kozhi
Jacanas Pheasant-tailed jacana, neela vaal ilai kozhi
Plovers and lapwings Little ringed plover, pattani uppukkothi Yellow-wattled lapwing, sivappu mookku aalkatti Red-wattled lapwing
Godwit, sandpipers and stilt
Black-tailed godwit, karuvaal mukkan Marsh sandpiper, chinna pachai kaali Wood sandpiper, pori ullan Common sandpiper, ullan Black-winged stilt, nedungaal ullan
Terns Common tern, aala Black-bellied tern, karuppu vayitru aala
Doves and pigeons Rock dove, mada pura Laughing dove, chinna thavittu pura Spotted dove, pulli pura
Parakeet Rose-ringed parakeet, senthaar pynkili
Cuckoos Jacobin cuckoo, sudalai kuyil Asian koel, kokilam Greater coucal, shenbagam
Owls Spotted owlet, pulli aandhai
Swifts Asian palm swift, panai uzhavaran House swift, nattu uzhavaran
Kingfishers Common kingfisher, siraal meenkothi Stork-billed kingfisher, peria alagu meenkothi White-breasted kingfisher, venmaarbu meenkothi Pied kingfisher, karuppu vellai meenkothi
Bee-eaters Green bee-eater, pachai panchuruttan Blue-tailed bee-eater, neelawal panchuruttan Chestnut-headed bee-eater, chenthalai panchuruttan
Rollers and hoopoe Indian roller, panangadai Hoopoe, kondalathi
Barbets Coppersmith barbet, chemmarbu kukkuruvaan
Woodpeckers Lesser golden-backed woodpecker, ponmudhugu maram kothi
Other non-passerines
Little grebe, mukkulippan Spot-billed pelican, kuzhai kada Darter, pambu thara Common redshank, pavazha kaali
Passerines Larks Indian bushlark, sivappu irakkai vaanambadi Oriental skylark, chinna vaanambadi
Martin and swallows Barn swallow, thagaivilaan Eastern red-rumped swallow, sivappu pitta thagaivilaan
Wagtails and pipit White wagtail, vellai vaalatti Large pied wagtail, karuppu vellai vaalatti yellow wagtail, manjal vaalatti Grey wagtail, karum saambal vaalatti Paddyfield pipit, vayal nettai kaali
Shrikes and woodshrikes Brown shrike, pazhuppu keechaan Rufous-backed shrike, chemmudhugu keechaan Common woodshrike, kattu keechaan
Bulbuls Red-whiskered bulbul, sivappu meesai chinnaan Red-vented bulbul, chinnaan
Robin and chats Indian robin, karunchittu Siberian stonechat, kalkuruvi Pied bushchat, karuppu vellai pudhar chittu
Laughingthrushes Yellow-billed babbler, venthalai silamban
Warblers, prinias and tailorbird Zitting cisticola, karungottu kadhirkuruvi Ashy prinia, saambal kadhirkuruvi Paddyfield warbler, vayal kadhirkuruvi Blyth's reed warbler, blyth naanal kadhirkuruvi Clamorous reed warbler, naanal kadhirkuruvi Common tailorbird, thaiyal chittu Greenish warbler, pachai kadhirkuruvi Eastern Orphean warbler, karunthalai kathirkuruvi
Flycatchers Indian paradise flycatcher, arasawal eppidippan
Flowerpeckers Tickell's flowerpecker, tickell malar kothi
Sunbirds Purple-rumped sunbird, oodha pitta thenchittu Purple sunbird, oodha thenchittu
Munias White-rumped munia, venmudhugu munia Spotted munia, pulli chillai Tricoloured munia, karunthalai chillai
Sparrows House sparrow, chittu
Weavers Baya weaver, tookanag kuruvi
Starling and myna Rosy starling, chollakkuruvi Common myna, naganavaai
Orioles Indian golden oriole, maangkuil Black-headed oriole, karunthalai maangkuil
Drongos Black drongo, karung karichaan
Crows and treepies Indian treepie, vaal kakkai House crow, kakkai Jungle crow, andam kakkai
References Birds of Singanallur Lake, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu