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Avifauna of Gujarat
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Bird-group &Family1 'New' English Names2 'Traditional' English
  Names3
Scientific names4
GREBES -
Podicipedidaeae
  Great Crested Grebe Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
  Black-necked Grebe BIacknecked Grebe P. nigricolis
  Red-necked Grebe Rednecked Grebe P. grisegena
  Little Grebe Little Grebe P. ruficollis (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
PELICANS -
Pelicanidae
  Great White Pelican Rosy/White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
  Dalmatian Pelican Dalmatian/Grey Pelican P. philippensis crispus (P. crispus)
  Spotbilled Pelican Spotted-billed Pelican P. philippensis philippensis (P. philippensi)
BOOBIES -
Sulidae
  Brown Booby Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
CORMORANTS/DARTER- Phalacrocoracidae
(Phalacrocoracidae & Anbingidae)
  Great Cormorant Large Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
  Indian Cormorant Indian Shag P. fuscicollis
  Little Cormorant Little Cormorant P. niger
  Darter Darter/Snakebird Anhinga rufa melanogaster (Anhinga melanogaster)
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Note:-

Bird-group & Family as per works by Ripley 1961 & Ali & Ripley 1983 (and as per nomenclature of Inskipp, Lindsay & Duckworth 1996 if it differs)
'New' English Names (as per Inskipp, Lindsay& Duckworth 1996 or Grimmette et al 1998)
'Traditional' English Names(as per works of All (1996) Ripley (1961) &/or Ali & Ripley (1983)
Scientific names (as per works of All (1996), Ripley (1961) &/or All& Ripley (1983) (and as per Inskipp, Lindsay& Duckworth 1996 or Grimmette et al 1998 if they differs)
 
 
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