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# Species:763
# Excl Vagrants:632
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:5

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1/Mandarin Duck/Aix galericulataLC 
2/Eastern Spot-billed Duck/Anas zonorhynchaLC 
3/White-winged Duck/Asarcornis scutulataLCEN
4|Common Pochard|Aythya ferina V
5/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca NT
6/Common Goldeneye/Bucephala clangulaLC 
7Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandellii NT
8White-cheeked PartridgeArborophila atrogularisLCNT
9Satyr TragopanTragopan satyra NT
10Blyth's TragopanTragopan blythiiRRV
11Temminck's TragopanTragopan temminckiiRR 
12Sclater's MonalLophophorus sclateriRRV
13Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusLC 
14Japanese QuailCoturnix japonica NT
15Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaRR 
16Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayrei NT
17Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
18(Dark-rumped Swift)Apus acuticaudaLCV
19/Black-necked Crane/Grus nigricollis NT
20/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
21River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii NT
22Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata NT
23Wood SnipeGallinago nemoricola V
24Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus NT
25White-bellied HeronArdea insignis CR
26Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus NT
27White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensisLCCR
28Himalayan GriffonGyps himalayensis NT
29Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
30Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
31|Greater Spotted Eagle|Clanga clanga V
32|Steppe Eagle|Aquila nipalensis EN
33Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus EN
34Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis NT
35/Long-eared Owl/Asio otusRR 
36Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalusLC 
37Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardi NT
38Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
39Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis V
40Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus V
41Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo hercules NT
42(Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher)Ceyx erithacaRR 
43(Ruddy Kingfisher)Halcyon coromandaLC 
44Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotus NT
45Stripe-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos atratusRR 
46Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
47Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
48Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseata NT
49Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
50Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalisLC 
51Eurasian MagpiePica picaLC 
52Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapillaNEV
53Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaNE 
54Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humeiLC 
55Pale-footed Bush WarblerHemitesia pallidipesLC 
56Crested Tit-WarblerLeptopoecile elegansRR 
57Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiRR 
58Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostrisNEV
59Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsLC 
60Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatus NT
61Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humeiRRNT
62Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventreRR 
63Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerNapothera epilepidotaRR 
64Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumNE 
65Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeniRR 
66Jungle BabblerArgya striataRR 
67Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisRR 
68Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosa V
69Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianusLC 
70Great MynaAcridotheres grandisRR 
71/Spot-winged Starling/Saroglossa spilopterusRR 
72/White-backed Thrush/Turdus kessleriNE 
73Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaRR 
74Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythraLCNT
75Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellataLC 
76/White-throated Bushchat/Saxicola insignis V
77Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchosRR 
78Black-headed Mountain FinchLeucosticte brandtiRR 

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER COUNTRIESIN ASIA

BIRDING LOCALES

§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§ Excludes Taiwan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Excludes Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic1
LCLocal19
NENear Endemic5
RRRestricted Range26

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened5
VVulnerable5
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered1

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.