List of Endemic Birds

 

Sr. No. Name of the Bird Status

1.     

Andaman Teal Anas albogularis SE, RV

2.      

Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri SR, VU

3.    

Great Nicobar Serpent-Eagle Spilornis klossi NT

4.     

Andaman Serpent-eagle Spilornis elgini   NT

5.     

Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa CR

6.     

Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis SE, VU

7.     

Painted Bush-quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha LC

8.     

Manipur Bush-quail Perdicula manipurensis VU

9.      

Rock Bush-quail Perdicula argoondah LC

10.  

Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea LC

11.  

Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata LC

12.  

Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii LC

13.  

Andaman Crake Rallina canningi DD

14.  

Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus CR

15.  

Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii VU

16.  

Andaman Woodpigeon Columba palumboides NT

17.  

Andaman Cuckoo-dove Macropygia rufipennis NT

18.  

Grey-fronted Green Pigeon Treron affinis SR, LC

19.  

Andaman Green-pigeon Treron chloropterus SR, RV

20.  

Nicobar Imperial-pigeon Ducula nicobarica SR, RV

21.  

Malabar Parakeet Psittacula columboides LC

22.  

Nicobar Parakeet Psittacula caniceps NT

23.  

Andaman Coucal (Brown Coucal) Centropus andamanensis (Centropus sinensis andamanensis) SR, LC

24.  

Andaman Barn-owl Tyto deroepstorffi SR, RV

25.  

Andaman Scops-owl Otus balli NT

26.  

Nicobar Scops-owl Otus alius SR, RR, DD

27.  

Mottled Wood-owl Strix ocellata LC

28.  

Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti CR

29.  

Hume’s Hawk-owl Ninox obscura SR, RV

30.  

Andaman Hawk-owl Ninox affinis NT

31.  

Andaman Nightjar Caprimulgus andamanicus SR, RV

32.  

Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus SR, LC

33.  

Narcondam Hornbill Aceros narcondami SE, VU

34.  

White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis LC

35.  

Malabar Barbet Megalaima malabarica SR, LC

36.  

Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei SR, NT

37.  

Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica LC

38.  

Sykes’s Lark Galerida deva LC

39.  

Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis NT

40.  

Andaman Cuckooshrike Coracina dobsoni RV

41.  

Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola RV

42.  

White-spotted Fantail Rhipidura albogularis SR, LC

43.  

Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus LC

44.  

Andaman Bulbul Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens SR, RV

45.  

Flame-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus gularis SR, RV

46.  

Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus VU

47.  

Nicobar Bulbul Hypsipetes nicobariensis VU

48.  

Nilgiri Thrush Zoothera neilgherriensis SR, RV

49.  

Malabar Whistling-thrush Myiophonus horsfieldii LC

50.  

Nicobar Jungle-flycatcher Rhinomyias nicobaricus SR, RV

51.  

Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa NT

52.  

Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus NT

53.  

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes LC

54.  

Andaman Shama Copsychus albiventris RV

55.  

White-bellied Blue Robin Myiomela albiventris SR, VU

56.  

Nilgiri Blue Robin Myiomela major SR, VU

57.  

Wynaad Laughingthrush Dryonastes delesserti SR, LC

58.  

Kerala Laughingthrush Trochalepteron fairbanki RR, NT

59.  

Black-chinned Laughingthrush Trochalopteron cachinnans EN

60.  

Indian Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus [schisticeps] horsfieldii SR, LC

61.  

Mishmi Wren-babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis VU

62.  

Naga Wren-babbler Austen’s Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis chocolatinus LC

63.  

Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler Spelaeornis longicaudatus VU

64.  

Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler Sphenocichla humei NT

65.  

Indian Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa LC

66.  

Indian Broad-tailed Grass-warbler Schoenicola platyurus VU

67.  

White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis VU

68.  

Indian Yellow Tit Parus aplonotus LC

69.  

Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor LC

70.  

Andaman Flowerpecker Dicaeum virescens SR, RV

71.  

Small Sunbird Leptocoma minima LC

72.  

Vigors’s Sunbird Aethopyga vigorsii SR, LC

73.  

Sillem’s Mountain-finch Leucosticte sillemi DD

74.  

Green Avadavat Amandava formosa VU

75.  

Malabar White-headed Starling Sturnia blythii SR, RV

76.  

Andaman White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia RV

77.  

Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis NT

78. 

White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra LC

79.  

Andaman Treepie Dendrocitta bayleyi NT

           

            Key:

            SR - split within region

            SE - split within extralimital species

            RR - relocation of race

            CR - critically endangered

            EN - endangered

            VU - vulnerable

            NT - near threatened

            LC - least concern

            RV - status revision required

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