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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[edit]
Endemism and threats[edit]
Endemic Bird Areas[edit]
BirdLife International has defined the following as Endemic Bird Areas:
- The Andaman Islands[1]
- The Nicobar Islands[2]
List of endemic species[edit]
| 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[edit]
The following is a list of species endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India:
Species endemic to the Andaman islands[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Andaman woodpigeon, Columba palumboides
- Andaman green pigeon, Treron chloropterus
- Andaman cuckoo-dove, Macropygia rufipennis
- Andaman boobook, Ninox affinis
- White-headed starling, Sturnia erythropygia
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
Citations[edit]
References[edit]
- 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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