MUNNAR AREA
INDIALOCALE
| # Species: | 253 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 253 |
| # Endemics: | 30 |
| # Near Endemics: | 26 |
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.*
| 1 | 9Black Bittern** | 9flavicollis |
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| 2 | Lesser Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna javanica |
| 3 | Cotton Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus |
| 4 | Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha |
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| 5 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
| 6 | Red Spurfowl | Galloperdix spadicea |
| 7 | Gray Junglefowl | Gallus sonneratii |
| 8 | Painted Bush-Quail | Perdicula erythrorhyncha |
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| 9 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 10 | Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon | Columba elphinstonii |
| 11 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 12 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 13 | Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon | Treron affinis |
| 14 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea |
| 15 | Malabar Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula cuprea |
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| 16 | Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus |
| 17 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis |
| 18 | Blue-faced Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus viridirostris |
| 19 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| 20 | Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo | Surniculus dicruroides |
| 21 | Common Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx varius |
| 22 | Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii |
| 23 | Gray-bellied Cuckoo | Cacomantis passerinus |
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| 24 | Great Eared-Nightjar | Lyncornis macrotis |
| 25 | Jungle Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus |
| 26 | Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis |
| 27 | Indian Nightjar | Caprimulgus asiaticus |
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| 28 | Sri Lanka Frogmouth | Batrachostomus moniliger |
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| 29 | White-rumped Spinetail | Zoonavena sylvatica |
| 30 | Brown-backed Needletail | Hirundapus giganteus |
| 31 | Indian Swiftlet | Aerodramus unicolor |
| 32 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
| 33 | Blyth's Swift | Apus leuconyx |
| 34 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 35 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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| 36 | Crested Treeswift | Hemiprocne coronata |
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| 37 | Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra |
| 38 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
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| 39 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 40 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus |
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| 41 | Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus |
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| 42 | /Pin-tailed Snipe/ | Gallinago stenura |
| 43 | /Common Snipe/ | Gallinago gallinago |
| 44 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 45 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 46 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
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| 47 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 48 | River Tern | Sterna aurantia |
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| 49 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| 50 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans |
| 51 | Asian Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus |
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| 52 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
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| 53 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
| 54 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| 55 | Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
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| 56 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 57 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus |
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| 58 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 59 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 60 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 61 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii |
| 62 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 63 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 64 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia |
| 65 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 66 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
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| 67 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 68 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 69 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
| 70 | Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Circaetus gallicus |
| 71 | Legge's Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus kelaarti |
| 72 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus |
| 73 | Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii |
| 74 | Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis |
| 75 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| 76 | Bonelli's Eagle | Aquila fasciata |
| 77 | Crested Goshawk | Lophospiza trivirgatus |
| 78 | Besra | Tachyspiza virgatus |
| 79 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 80 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus |
| 81 | /Montagu's Harrier/ | Circus pygargus |
| 82 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 83 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 84 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo |
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| 85 | Indian Scops-Owl | Otus bakkamoena |
| 86 | Oriental Scops-Owl | Otus sunia |
| 87 | Brown Fish-Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis |
| 88 | Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl | Ketupa nipalensis |
| 89 | Jungle Owlet | Glaucidium radiatum |
| 90 | Spotted Owlet | Athene brama |
| 91 | Brown Wood-Owl | Strix leptogrammica |
| 92 | Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata |
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| 93 | Malabar Trogon | Harpactes fasciatus |
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| 94 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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| 95 | Malabar Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros griseus |
| 96 | Indian Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris |
| 97 | Malabar Pied-Hornbill | Anthracoceros coronatus |
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| 98 | Blue-bearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis athertoni |
| 99 | Asian Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis |
| 100 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus |
| 101 | Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti |
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| 102 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| 103 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis |
| 104 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
| 105 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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| 106 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis |
| 107 | Oriental Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis |
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| 108 | Malabar Barbet | Psilopogon malabaricus |
| 109 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
| 110 | White-cheeked Barbet | Psilopogon viridis |
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| 111 | Speckled Piculet | Picumnus innominatus |
| 112 | Heart-spotted Woodpecker | Hemicircus canente |
| 113 | Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus nanus |
| 114 | Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Leiopicus mahrattensis |
| 115 | Rufous Woodpecker | Micropternus brachyurus |
| 116 | Common Flameback | Dinopium javanense |
| 117 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense |
| 118 | Streak-throated Woodpecker | Picus xanthopygaeus |
| 119 | Malabar Flameback | Chrysocolaptes socialis |
| 120 | White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis |
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| 121 | |Lesser Kestrel| | Falco naumanni |
| 122 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 123 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
| 124 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala |
| 125 | Vernal Hanging-Parrot | Loriculus vernalis |
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| 126 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura |
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| 127 | Small Minivet | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus |
| 128 | Orange Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus |
| 129 | Indian Cuckooshrike | Coracina macei |
| 130 | Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera |
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| 131 | Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo |
| 132 | /Black-naped Oriole/ | Oriolus chinensis |
| 133 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus |
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| 134 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus |
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| 135 | Malabar Woodshrike | Tephrodornis sylvicola |
| 136 | Common Woodshrike | Tephrodornis pondicerianus |
| 137 | Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus picatus |
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| 138 | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia |
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| 139 | White-browed Fantail | Rhipidura aureola |
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| 140 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus |
| 141 | /Ashy Drongo/ | Dicrurus leucophaeus |
| 142 | Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus |
| 143 | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus |
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| 144 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea |
| 145 | Indian Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
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| 146 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus |
| 147 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
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| 148 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda |
| 149 | White-bellied Treepie | Dendrocitta leucogastra |
| 150 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
| 151 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
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| 152 | Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis |
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| 153 | Asian Tit | Parus cinereus |
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| 154 | Malabar Lark | Galerida malabarica |
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| 155 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
| 156 | Gray-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii |
| 157 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica |
| 158 | Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis |
| 159 | Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata |
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| 160 | /Thick-billed Warbler/ | Arundinax aedon |
| 161 | /Booted Warbler/ | Iduna caligata |
| 162 | /Sykes's Warbler/ | Iduna rama |
| 163 | /Paddyfield Warbler/ | Acrocephalus agricola |
| 164 | /Blyth's Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus dumetorum |
| 165 | /Clamorous Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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| 166 | Common Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia |
| 167 | Broad-tailed Grassbird | Schoenicola platyurus |
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| 168 | Dusky Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne concolor |
| 169 | Hill Swallow | Hirundo domicola |
| 170 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 171 | Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica |
| 172 | Streak-throated Swallow | Petrochelidon fluvicola |
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| 173 | Yellow-browed Bulbul | Acritillas indica |
| 174 | Square-tailed Bulbul | Hypsipetes ganeesa |
| 175 | Gray-headed Bulbul | Microtarsus priocephalus |
| 176 | Flame-throated Bulbul | Rubigula gularis |
| 177 | White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus |
| 178 | Yellow-throated Bulbul | Pycnonotus xantholaemus |
| 179 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus |
| 180 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
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| 181 | Tytler's Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus tytleri |
| 182 | /Tickell's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus affinis |
| 183 | |Green Warbler| | Phylloscopus nitidus |
| 184 | /Greenish Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochiloides |
| 185 | /Large-billed Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus magnirostris |
| 186 | Western Crowned Warbler | Phylloscopus occipitalis |
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| 187 | Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla |
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| 188 | Indian White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| 189 | Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra |
| 190 | Dark-fronted Babbler | Dumetia atriceps |
| 191 | Indian Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus horsfieldii |
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| 192 | Puff-throated Babbler | Pellorneum ruficeps |
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| 193 | Brown-cheeked Fulvetta | Alcippe poioicephala |
| 194 | Palani Laughingthrush | Montecincla fairbanki |
| 195 | Rufous Babbler | Argya subrufa |
| 196 | Jungle Babbler | Argya striata |
| 197 | Yellow-billed Babbler | Argya affinis |
| 198 | Wayanad Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus delesserti |
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| 199 | Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis |
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| 200 | Southern Hill Myna | Gracula indica |
| 201 | /Rosy Starling/ | Pastor roseus |
| 202 | Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica |
| 203 | Malabar Starling | Sturnia blythii |
| 204 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
| 205 | Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus |
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| 206 | (Pied Thrush) | Geokichla wardii |
| 207 | Orange-headed Thrush | Geokichla citrina |
| 208 | Nilgiri Thrush | Zoothera neilgherriensis |
| 209 | Indian Blackbird | Turdus simillimus |
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| 210 | Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica |
| 211 | /Brown-breasted Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa muttui |
| 212 | Indian Robin | Copsychus fulicatus |
| 213 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
| 214 | White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus |
| 215 | White-bellied Sholakili | Sholicola albiventris |
| 216 | Nilgiri Flycatcher | Eumyias albicaudatus |
| 217 | Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus |
| 218 | White-bellied Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis pallidipes |
| 219 | Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae |
| 220 | Indian Blue Robin | Larvivora brunnea |
| 221 | Malabar Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus horsfieldii |
| 222 | Black-and-orange Flycatcher | Ficedula nigrorufa |
| 223 | /Rusty-tailed Flycatcher/ | Ficedula ruficauda |
| 224 | /Taiga Flycatcher/ | Ficedula albicilla |
| 225 | Blue-capped Rock-Thrush | Monticola cinclorhyncha |
| 226 | /Blue Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola solitarius |
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| 227 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos |
| 228 | Nilgiri Flowerpecker | Dicaeum concolor |
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| 229 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica |
| 230 | Crimson-backed Sunbird | Leptocoma minima |
| 231 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus |
| 232 | Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius |
| 233 | Little Spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra |
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| 234 | Asian Fairy-bluebird | Irena puella |
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| 235 | Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni |
| 236 | Golden-fronted Leafbird | Chloropsis aurifrons |
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| 237 | White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata |
| 238 | Black-throated Munia | Lonchura kelaarti |
| 239 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| 240 | Tricolored Munia | Lonchura malacca |
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| 241 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 242 | Yellow-throated Sparrow | Gymnornis xanthocollis |
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| 243 | /Forest Wagtail/ | Dendronanthus indicus |
| 244 | Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
| 245 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 246 | White-browed Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis |
| 247 | /White Wagtail/ | Motacilla alba |
| 248 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
| 249 | Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis |
| 250 | Nilgiri Pipit | Anthus nilghiriensis |
| 251 | /Tree Pipit/ | Anthus trivialis |
| 252 | /Olive-backed Pipit/ | Anthus hodgsoni |
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| 253 | Common Rosefinch | Carpodacus erythrinus |
*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 LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 34 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 2 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 1 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 1 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 9 |
| V | Vulnerable | 7 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.