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# Species:184
# Excl Vagrants:184
# Endemics:18
# Near Endemics:1

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
2Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
3/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
4Andaman TealAnas albogularis

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

5Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

6Rock PigeonColumba livia
7Andaman Wood-PigeonColumba palumboides
8Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
9Andaman Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia rufipennis
10Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica
11Andaman Green-PigeonTreron chloropterus
12Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea
13Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

14Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
15(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatus
16Andaman CoucalCentropus andamanensis
17Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
18Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
19(Violet Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
20(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)Surniculus lugubris
21Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioides
22Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

23Andaman NightjarCaprimulgus andamanicus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

24White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
25Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
26Plume-toed SwiftletCollocalia affinis
27White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
28Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
29Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

30Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatus
31Eurasian CootFulica atra
32Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
33White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinerea
34WatercockGallicrex cinerea
35White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
36Andaman CrakeRallina canningi
37Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
38/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusilla

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

39Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

40/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
41/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
42Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
43/Gray-headed Lapwing/Vanellus cinereus
44/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
45/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
46Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

47Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

48/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
49/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica
50/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
51/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura
52/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
53/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
54/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
55/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
56/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
57/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
58/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
59/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
60/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
61/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
62/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellus
63/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
64/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta
65/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

66Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

67Little TernSternula albifrons
68Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
69Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
70Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

71Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

72Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

73Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeus
74Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensis
75Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
76Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
77Little EgretEgretta garzetta
78Striated HeronButorides striata
79Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
80Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchus
81Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
82Great EgretArdea alba
83Medium EgretArdea intermedia
84Gray HeronArdea cinerea
85Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

86Black BazaAviceda leuphotes
87Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
88Andaman Serpent-EagleSpilornis elgini
89Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
90BesraTachyspiza virgatus
91/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularis
92/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensis
93Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
94White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster

 
Owls: Strigidae

95Andaman Scops-OwlOtus balli
96Oriental Scops-OwlOtus sunia
97Andaman BoobookNinox affinis
98Hume's BoobookNinox obscura

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

99Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

100Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
101Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

102Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
103Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
104Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithaca
105Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
106Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
107White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
108Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata
109Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

110Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

111/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
112Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analis
113Andaman WoodpeckerDryocopus hodgei

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

114Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

115Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
116Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri
117Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicauda
118Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

119Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
120Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
121/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatus
122Oriental CuckooshrikeCoracina javensis
123Andaman CuckooshrikeCoracina dobsoni

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

124Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

125/Black-naped Oriole/Oriolus chinensis
126Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

127White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

128Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
129/Ashy Drongo/Dicrurus leucophaeus
130Andaman DrongoDicrurus andamanensis
131Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

132Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

133/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

134Andaman TreepieDendrocitta bayleii
135House CrowCorvus splendens
136Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Larks: Alaudidae

137Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

138/Thick-billed Warbler/Arundinax aedon
139/Black-browed Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
140/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalis
141/Clamorous Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus stentoreus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

142/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiola
143/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

144Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
145/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
146Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypus

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

147Andaman BulbulMicrotarsus fuscoflavescens
148Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

149/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus
150/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatus
151/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides
152Two-barred WarblerPhylloscopus plumbeitarsus
153Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

154Pale-footed Bush WarblerHemitesia pallidipes

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

155Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

156Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
157Common Hill MynaGracula religiosa
158/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseus
159Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturnina
160White-headed StarlingSturnia erythropygia
161Common MynaAcridotheres tristis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

162/Siberian Thrush/Geokichla sibirica
163Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
164/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

165Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
166Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
167Andaman ShamaCopsychus albiventris
168Blue-and-white FlycatcherCyanoptila cyanomelana
169Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygia
170Mugimaki FlycatcherFicedula mugimaki
171/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla
172Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

173Andaman FlowerpeckerDicaeum virescens

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

174Ornate SunbirdCinnyris ornatus

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

175Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puella

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

176White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
177Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

178House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

179/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicus
180Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
181Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
182/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

183Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

184Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana

 

 *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.