THATEKKAD BIRD SANCTUARY

INDIALOCALE

# Species:	269
# Excl Vagrants:	269
# Endemics:	25
# Near Endemics:	26

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that 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	Red Spurfowl	Galloperdix spadicea	E
2	Gray Junglefowl	Gallus sonneratii	E
3	Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon	Columba elphinstonii	E	V
4	Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon	Treron affinis	E
5	Green Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula aenea		NT
6	Malabar Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula cuprea	E
7	Blue-faced Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus viridirostris	NE
8	Jerdon's Nightjar	Caprimulgus atripennis	NE
9	Sri Lanka Frogmouth	Batrachostomus moniliger	NE
10	White-rumped Spinetail	Zoonavena sylvatica	NE
11	Indian Swiftlet	Aerodramus unicolor	NE
12	River Tern	Sterna aurantia		V
13	Asian Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus		NT
14	Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala		NT
15	Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster		NT
16	Malayan Night Heron	Gorsachius melanolophus	RR
17	Legge's Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus kelaarti	NE
18	Rufous-bellied Eagle	Lophotriorchis kienerii		NT
19	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
20	Lesser Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga humilis		NT
21	Sri Lanka Bay-Owl	Phodilus assimilis	NE
22	Mottled Wood-Owl	Strix ocellata	E
23	Malabar Trogon	Harpactes fasciatus	NE
24	Malabar Gray Hornbill	Ocyceros griseus	E	V
25	Malabar Pied-Hornbill	Anthracoceros coronatus	NE	NT
26	Black-capped Kingfisher	Halcyon pileata		V
27	Malabar Barbet	Psilopogon malabaricus	E
28	White-cheeked Barbet	Psilopogon viridis	E
29	Malabar Flameback	Chrysocolaptes socialis	E
30	Malabar Parakeet	Psittacula columboides	E
31	Indian Pitta	Pitta brachyura	NE
32	Orange Minivet	Pericrocotus flammeus	NE
33	Indian Cuckooshrike	Coracina macei	NE
34	Malabar Woodshrike	Tephrodornis sylvicola	E
35	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens	NE
36	White-bellied Treepie	Dendrocitta leucogastra	E
37	Indian Yellow Tit	Machlolophus aplonotus	E
38	Hill Swallow	Hirundo domicola	NE
39	Yellow-browed Bulbul	Acritillas indica	NE
40	Square-tailed Bulbul	Hypsipetes ganeesa	NE
41	Gray-headed Bulbul	Microtarsus priocephalus	E	NT
42	Flame-throated Bulbul	Rubigula gularis	E
43	White-browed Bulbul	Pycnonotus luteolus	NE
44	Dark-fronted Babbler	Dumetia atriceps	NE
45	Indian Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus horsfieldii	NE
46	Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps	RR
47	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta	Alcippe poioicephala	RR
48	Rufous Babbler	Argya subrufa	E
49	Yellow-billed Babbler	Argya affinis	NE
50	Wayanad Laughingthrush	Pterorhinus delesserti	E
51	Southern Hill Myna	Gracula indica	NE
52	Malabar Starling	Sturnia blythii	E
53	Nilgiri Thrush	Zoothera neilgherriensis	E
54	Indian Blackbird	Turdus simillimus	NE
55	Nilgiri Flycatcher	Eumyias albicaudatus	E
56	White-bellied Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis pallidipes	E
57	Blue-throated Flycatcher	Cyornis rubeculoides	RR
58	Malabar Whistling-Thrush	Myophonus horsfieldii	E
59	Nilgiri Flowerpecker	Dicaeum concolor	E
60	Crimson-backed Sunbird	Leptocoma minima	E
61	Loten's Sunbird	Cinnyris lotenius	NE
62	Little Spiderhunter	Arachnothera longirostra	RR
63	Jerdon's Leafbird	Chloropsis jerdoni	NE
64	Black-throated Munia	Lonchura kelaarti	NE
65	Tricolored Munia	Lonchura malacca	NE
66	/Forest Wagtail/	Dendronanthus indicus	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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

Code	Description	##
//	Boreal Visitor	97
\\	Austral Visitor	0
\|\|	Transient	9
##	Non-breeding Dispersal	1
<>	Erratic/Irregular	0
()	Breeding Season Only	14
{}	Casual/Vagrant	1
[]	Accidental	22

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	9
V	Vulnerable	4
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.