This is a list of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones.
Geology and geological history
Endemism and threats
Endemic Bird Areas
BirdLife International has defined the following as Endemic Bird Areas:
- The Andaman Islands[1]
- The Nicobar Islands[2]
List of endemic species
Conservation status | |
---|---|
EX | Extinct (0 species) |
EW | Extinct in the wild (0 species) |
CR | Critically Endangered (0 species) |
EN | Endangered (0 species) |
VU | Vulnerable (0 species) |
NT | Near threatened (0 species) |
LC | Least concern (0 species) |
Other categories | |
DD | Data deficient (0 species) |
NE | Not evaluated (0 species) |
Taxon. order[nb 1] |
Common name | Picture | Scientific name | Habitat | IUCN status[nb 2] |
Notes | EBA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | VU IUCN |
List of endemic species
The following is a list of species endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India:
Species endemic to the Andaman islands
- Andaman serpent-eagle, Spilornis elgini
- Andaman crake, Rallina canningi
- Brown coucal, Centropus andamanensis
- Andaman scops owl, Otus balli
- Hume's boobook, Ninox obscura
- Andaman barn-owl, Tyto deroepstorffi
- Andaman nightjar, Caprimulgus andamanicus
- Narcondam hornbill, Rhyticeros narcondami
- Andaman woodpecker, Dryocopus hodgei
- Andaman drongo, Dicrurus andamanensis
- Andaman treepie, Dendrocitta bayleyii
- Andaman shama, Copsychus albiventris
- Andaman bulbul, Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens
- Andaman cuckooshrike, Coracina dobsoni
- Andaman flowerpecker, Dicaeum virescens
Species endemic to the Nicobar islands
- Nicobar imperial-pigeon, Ducula nicobarica
- South Nicobar serpent eagle, Spilornis klossi
- Nicobar sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri
- Nicobar parakeet, Psittacula caniceps
- Nicobar bulbul, Ixos nicobariensis
- Nicobar jungle flycatcher, Cyornis nicobaricus
- Nicobar scops-owl, Otus alius
- Nicobar megapode, Megapodius nicobariensis (possibly extirpated over Andaman range)
Species endemic to the two island groups
- Andaman woodpigeon, Columba palumboides
- Andaman green pigeon, Treron chloropterus
- Andaman cuckoo-dove, Macropygia rufipennis
- Andaman boobook, Ninox affinis
- White-headed starling, Sturnia erythropygia
Notes
- ^ This list uses the taxonomy proposed by the International Ornithologists' Union.[3] Avian checklists and field guides typically list species in taxonomic order to show the evolutionary relationships between species; those which are more closely related are physically listed nearer each other.[4]
- ^ This column sorts by threat level, as outlined in the key above.
See also
Citations
References
- BirdLife International (2023a). "Data Zone: Andaman Islands". Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- BirdLife International (2023a). "Data Zone: Nicobar Islands". Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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