List of species possible on this tour 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.*

1	Andaman Teal	Anas albogularis	E	V
2	/Ferruginous Duck/	Aythya nyroca		NT
3	Red Spurfowl	Galloperdix spadicea	E
4	Gray Junglefowl	Gallus sonneratii	E
5	Jungle Bush-Quail	Perdicula asiatica	NE
6	Painted Bush-Quail	Perdicula erythrorhyncha	E
7	Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon	Columba elphinstonii	E	V
8	Andaman Wood-Pigeon	Columba palumboides	E	NT
9	Andaman Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia rufipennis	E
10	Nicobar Pigeon	Caloenas nicobarica		NT
11	Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon	Treron affinis	E
12	Andaman Green-Pigeon	Treron chloropterus	E	NT
13	Green Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula aenea		NT
14	Malabar Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula cuprea	E
15	Pied Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula bicolor	RR
16	Andaman Coucal	Centropus andamanensis	E
17	Blue-faced Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus viridirostris	NE
18	(Violet Cuckoo)	Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus	RR
19	(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)	Surniculus lugubris	RR
20	Andaman Nightjar	Caprimulgus andamanicus	E
21	Jerdon's Nightjar	Caprimulgus atripennis	NE
22	Sri Lanka Frogmouth	Batrachostomus moniliger	NE
23	White-rumped Spinetail	Zoonavena sylvatica	NE
24	Indian Swiftlet	Aerodramus unicolor	NE
25	White-nest Swiftlet	Aerodramus fuciphagus	RR
26	Pacific Swift	Apus pacificus	RR
27	Andaman Crake	Rallina canningi	E
28	Beach Thick-knee	Esacus magnirostris	RR	NT
29	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
30	/Bar-tailed Godwit/	Limosa lapponica		NT
31	/Black-tailed Godwit/	Limosa limosa		NT
32	/Great Knot/	Calidris tenuirostris	RR	EN
33	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
34	/Red-necked Stint/	Calidris ruficollis		NT
35	/White-winged Tern/	Chlidonias leucopterus	RR
36	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	RR
37	River Tern	Sterna aurantia		V
38	Black-naped Tern	Sterna sumatrana	RR
39	Asian Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus		NT
40	Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala		NT
41	Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster		NT
42	Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus		NT
43	Malayan Night Heron	Gorsachius melanolophus	RR
44	Pacific Reef-Heron	Egretta sacra	RR
45	Chinese Pond-Heron	Ardeola bacchus	LC
46	Spot-billed Pelican	Pelecanus philippensis		NT
47	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus		EN
48	Red-headed Vulture	Sarcogyps calvus		CR
49	White-rumped Vulture	Gyps bengalensis		CR
50	Indian Vulture	Gyps indicus		CR
51	Andaman Serpent-Eagle	Spilornis elgini	E	V
52	Legge's Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus kelaarti	NE
53	Rufous-bellied Eagle	Lophotriorchis kienerii		NT
54	/Greater Spotted Eagle/	Clanga clanga		V
55	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
56	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
57	/Imperial Eagle/	Aquila heliaca		V
58	/Japanese Sparrowhawk/	Tachyspiza gularis	RR
59	/Chinese Sparrowhawk/	Tachyspiza soloensis	RR
60	/Eastern Marsh Harrier/	Circus spilonotus	RR
61	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
62	Lesser Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga humilis		NT
63	Sri Lanka Bay-Owl	Phodilus assimilis	NE
64	Andaman Scops-Owl	Otus balli	E
65	Mottled Wood-Owl	Strix ocellata	E
66	Andaman Boobook	Ninox affinis	E
67	Hume's Boobook	Ninox obscura	E
68	Malabar Trogon	Harpactes fasciatus	NE
69	Malabar Gray Hornbill	Ocyceros griseus	E	V
70	Malabar Pied-Hornbill	Anthracoceros coronatus	NE	NT
71	Ruddy Kingfisher	Halcyon coromanda	RR
72	Black-capped Kingfisher	Halcyon pileata		V
73	Collared Kingfisher	Todiramphus chloris	LC
74	Malabar Barbet	Psilopogon malabaricus	E
75	White-cheeked Barbet	Psilopogon viridis	E
76	Freckle-breasted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos analis	RR
77	Malabar Flameback	Chrysocolaptes socialis	E
78	White-naped Woodpecker	Chrysocolaptes festivus	NE
79	Andaman Woodpecker	Dryocopus hodgei	E	V
80	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera		NT
81	Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria		NT
82	Malabar Parakeet	Psittacula columboides	E
83	Red-breasted Parakeet	Psittacula alexandri		NT
84	Long-tailed Parakeet	Psittacula longicauda	RR	V
85	Indian Pitta	Pitta brachyura	NE
86	White-bellied Minivet	Pericrocotus erythropygius	E
87	Orange Minivet	Pericrocotus flammeus	NE
88	/Ashy Minivet/	Pericrocotus divaricatus	RR
89	Indian Cuckooshrike	Coracina macei	NE
90	Andaman Cuckooshrike	Coracina dobsoni	E	NT
91	White-breasted Woodswallow	Artamus leucorynchus	RR
92	Malabar Woodshrike	Tephrodornis sylvicola	E
93	Spot-breasted Fantail	Rhipidura albogularis	E
94	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens	NE
95	Andaman Drongo	Dicrurus andamanensis	NE
96	White-bellied Treepie	Dendrocitta leucogastra	E
97	Andaman Treepie	Dendrocitta bayleii	E	V
98	Indian Yellow Tit	Machlolophus aplonotus	E
99	Rufous-tailed Lark	Ammomanes phoenicura	NE
100	Jerdon's Bushlark	Plocealauda affinis	NE
101	Malabar Lark	Galerida malabarica	E
102	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica	NE
103	/Black-browed Reed Warbler/	Acrocephalus bistrigiceps	RR
104	/Oriental Reed Warbler/	Acrocephalus orientalis	RR
105	/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/	Helopsaltes certhiola	RR
106	/Lanceolated Warbler/	Locustella lanceolata	RR
107	Broad-tailed Grassbird	Schoenicola platyurus	E	V
108	Hill Swallow	Hirundo domicola	NE
109	Pacific Swallow	Hirundo javanica	RR
110	Yellow-browed Bulbul	Acritillas indica	NE
111	Square-tailed Bulbul	Hypsipetes ganeesa	NE
112	Gray-headed Bulbul	Microtarsus priocephalus	E	NT
113	Andaman Bulbul	Microtarsus fuscoflavescens	E
114	Flame-throated Bulbul	Rubigula gularis	E
115	White-browed Bulbul	Pycnonotus luteolus	NE
116	Yellow-throated Bulbul	Pycnonotus xantholaemus	E	V
117	/Yellow-browed Warbler/	Phylloscopus inornatus	RR
118	Dark-fronted Babbler	Dumetia atriceps	NE
119	Indian Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus horsfieldii	NE
120	Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps	RR
121	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta	Alcippe poioicephala	RR
122	Nilgiri Laughingthrush	Montecincla cachinnans	E	EN
123	Palani Laughingthrush	Montecincla fairbanki	E	NT
124	Large Gray Babbler	Argya malcolmi	NE
125	Rufous Babbler	Argya subrufa	E
126	Yellow-billed Babbler	Argya affinis	NE
127	Wayanad Laughingthrush	Pterorhinus delesserti	E
128	Asian Glossy Starling	Aplonis panayensis	RR
129	Southern Hill Myna	Gracula indica	NE
130	Malabar Starling	Sturnia blythii	E
131	White-headed Starling	Sturnia erythropygia	E
132	/Siberian Thrush/	Geokichla sibirica	RR
133	(Pied Thrush)	Geokichla wardii	NE
134	Nilgiri Thrush	Zoothera neilgherriensis	E
135	Indian Blackbird	Turdus simillimus	NE
136	/Eyebrowed Thrush/	Turdus obscurus	RR
137	Andaman Shama	Copsychus albiventris	E
138	Nilgiri Sholakili	Sholicola major	E	EN
139	White-bellied Sholakili	Sholicola albiventris	E	V
140	Nilgiri Flycatcher	Eumyias albicaudatus	E
141	White-bellied Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis pallidipes	E
142	Blue-throated Flycatcher	Cyornis rubeculoides	RR
143	Malabar Whistling-Thrush	Myophonus horsfieldii	E
144	Black-and-orange Flycatcher	Ficedula nigrorufa	E
145	/Kashmir Flycatcher/	Ficedula subrubra		V
146	Amur Stonechat	Saxicola stejnegeri	RR
147	Nilgiri Flowerpecker	Dicaeum concolor	E
148	Andaman Flowerpecker	Dicaeum virescens	E
149	Crimson-backed Sunbird	Leptocoma minima	E
150	Ornate Sunbird	Cinnyris ornatus	RR
151	Loten's Sunbird	Cinnyris lotenius	NE
152	Little Spiderhunter	Arachnothera longirostra	RR
153	Jerdon's Leafbird	Chloropsis jerdoni	NE
154	Black-throated Munia	Lonchura kelaarti	NE
155	Tricolored Munia	Lonchura malacca	NE
156	/Forest Wagtail/	Dendronanthus indicus	RR
157	Nilgiri Pipit	Anthus nilghiriensis	E	V
158	/Red-throated Pipit/	Anthus cervinus	RR

 

 *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.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFO
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BIRDING LOCALES

• Chidiya Tapu Forest Reserve
• Eravikulam National Park
• Ferrargunj Forest Reserve
• Masinagudi-Bokkapuram Road
• Mount Harriet
• Mudumalai National Park
• Munnar Area
• Ooty/Ootacamund
• Periyar National Park
• Shoal Bay
• Sippighat Wetlands
• Thatekkad Bird Sanctuary
• Wandoor

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	86
LC	Local	8
NE	Near Endemic	65
RR	Restricted Range	395

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	26
V	Vulnerable	18
EN	Endangered	5
CR	Critically Endangered	3

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.