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# Species:1038
# Excl Vagrants:950
# Endemics:3
# Near Endemics:8

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.*

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1/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcata NT
2White-winged DuckAsarcornis scutulataRREN
3/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina V
4/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca NT
5/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeri CR
6/Steller's Eider/Polysticta stelleri V
7Ferruginous PartridgeCaloperdix oculeus NT
8Crested PartridgeRollulus rouloulRRV
9Chestnut-headed PartridgeArborophila cambodianaNE 
10Long-billed PartridgeRhizothera longirostris NT
11Mrs. Hume's PheasantSyrmaticus humiae NT
12Malayan Crestless FirebackLophura erythrophthalmaRRCR
13Malayan Crested FirebackLophura rufaRRV
14Great ArgusArgusianus argusRRV
15Green PeafowlPavo muticusLCEN
16Chestnut-necklaced PartridgeTropicoperdix charltonii V
17Malayan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron malacenseNEEN
18/Japanese Quail/Coturnix japonica NT
19Rain QuailCoturnix coromandelicaRR 
20/Speckled Wood-Pigeon/Columba hodgsoniiRR 
21Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollisRR 
22/Pale-capped Pigeon/Columba punicea V
23Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaRRNT
24Little Green-PigeonTreron olaxRR 
25Cinnamon-headed Green-PigeonTreron fulvicollisRRNT
26Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayrei NT
27Large Green-PigeonTreron capelleiRRV
28White-bellied Green-PigeonTreron sieboldiiLC 
29Jambu Fruit-DovePtilinopus jambuRRNT
30Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaLCNT
31Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorRR 
32Coral-billed Ground-CuckooCarpococcyx renauldiRRV
33Short-toed CoucalCentropus rectunguisRRV
34Black-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus diardi NT
35Chestnut-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus sumatranus NT
36Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusRR 
37Moustached Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx vagans NT
38Malaysian Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx fugaxRR 
39Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusRR 
40Large FrogmouthBatrachostomus auritusRRNT
41Gould's FrogmouthBatrachostomus stellatusRRNT
42Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniRR 
43Malaysian Eared-NightjarLyncornis temminckiiRR 
44Silver-rumped NeedletailRhaphidura leucopygialisRR 
45Black-nest SwiftletAerodramus maximusRR 
46/Dark-rumped Swift/Apus acuticauda V
47Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisRR 
48Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataRR 
49White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaRR 
50|Band-bellied Crake|Zapornia paykullii NT
51/Masked Finfoot/Heliopais personatusRRCR
52Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisRRNT
53Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisRRNT
54/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
55River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiRRNT
56Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii NT
57|Far Eastern Curlew|Numenius madagascariensis EN
58/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
59/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
60/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
61/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatus NT
62/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola V
63|Gray-tailed Tattler|Tringa brevipes NT
64/Nordmann's Greenshank/Tringa guttifer EN
65/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisLCEN
66/Red Knot/Calidris canutus NT
67/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaRRNT
68/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
69/Spoon-billed Sandpiper/Calidris pygmaeaLCCR
70Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLC 
71/Crab-Plover/Dromas ardeolaRR 
72River TernSterna aurantia V
73Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaLC 
74Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
75Storm's StorkCiconia stormiLCEN
76Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicusRRV
77Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubiusLCEN
78/Milky Stork/Mycteria cinereaLCEN
79Painted StorkMycteria leucocephalaLCNT
80#Christmas Island Frigatebird#Fregata andrewsi V
81#Oriental Darter#Anhinga melanogaster NT
82/Indian Cormorant/Phalacrocorax fuscicollisRR 
83/Spot-billed Pelican/Pelecanus philippensis NT
84/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes V
85Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaRR 
86/Black-headed Ibis/Threskiornis melanocephalus NT
87Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniRR 
88Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvusRRCR
89/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus NT
90/White-rumped Vulture/Gyps bengalensisRRCR
91Wallace's Hawk-EagleNisaetus nanusRRV
92Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
93Blyth's Hawk-EagleNisaetus albonigerRR 
94Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
95/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
96/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca V
97Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilisLCNT
98Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
99White-fronted Scops-OwlOtus sagittatusLCV
100Reddish Scops-OwlOtus rufescensRRNT
101Barred Eagle-OwlKetupa sumatranaRR 
102Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputoRR 
103Red-naped TrogonHarpactes kasumbaRRNT
104Diard's TrogonHarpactes diardiiRRNT
105Cinnamon-rumped TrogonHarpactes orrhophaeusRRNT
106Scarlet-rumped TrogonHarpactes duvaucelii NT
107White-crowned HornbillBerenicornis comatusRREN
108Helmeted HornbillRhinoplax vigilRRCR
109Rhinoceros HornbillBuceros rhinocerosRRV
110Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
111Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeni NT
112Rusty-cheeked HornbillAnorrhinus tickelli NT
113Bushy-crested HornbillAnorrhinus galeritusRRNT
114Black HornbillAnthracoceros malayanusRRV
115Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis V
116Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus V
117Plain-pouched HornbillRhyticeros subruficollisRRV
118Wrinkled HornbillRhabdotorrhinus corrugatusRREN
119/Blyth's Kingfisher/Alcedo herculesRRNT
120Malaysian Blue-banded KingfisherAlcedo peninsulaeRRNT
121Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsaRR 
122Brown-winged KingfisherPelargopsis amauropteraRRNT
123/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileata V
124Rufous-collared KingfisherActenoides concretusRRNT
125Sooty BarbetCaloramphus hayii NT
126Red-crowned BarbetPsilopogon rafflesiiRRNT
127Red-throated BarbetPsilopogon mystacophanos NT
128Yellow-crowned BarbetPsilopogon henriciiRRNT
129Gold-whiskered BarbetPsilopogon chrysopogonRR 
130Black-browed BarbetPsilopogon oortiRR 
131Turquoise-throated BarbetPsilopogon chersonesusE 
132Malaysian HoneyguideIndicator archipelagicusRRNT
133Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensisRR 
134Necklaced WoodpeckerDryobates pernyiiRR 
135Maroon WoodpeckerBlythipicus rubiginosusRR 
136Buff-necked WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tukkiRRNT
137Buff-rumped WoodpeckerMeiglyptes rammithorax EN
138Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantiaRR 
139Olive-backed WoodpeckerGecinulus rafflesiiRR 
140Crimson-winged WoodpeckerPicus puniceusRR 
141Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeusRR 
142Checker-throated WoodpeckerChrysophlegma mentalisRR 
143Orange-backed WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes validusRR 
144Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
145White-rumped FalconNeohierax insignis NT
146Blue-rumped ParrotPsittinus cyanurusRRNT
147Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
148Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschii NT
149Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseata NT
150Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
151Blue-crowned Hanging-ParrotLoriculus galgulusRR 
152Green BroadbillCalyptomena viridis NT
153Banded BroadbillEurylaimus javanicus NT
154Black-and-yellow BroadbillEurylaimus ochromalus NT
155Garnet PittaErythropitta granatina NT
156Blue-rumped PittaHydrornis sororLC 
157Giant PittaHydrornis caeruleusRRNT
158Malayan Banded-PittaHydrornis irenaRRNT
159Bar-bellied PittaHydrornis elliotiiRR 
160Gurney's PittaHydrornis gurneyiNECR
161Fairy PittaPitta nympha V
162Mangrove PittaPitta megarhyncha NT
163Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaRR 
164Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneus NT
165Bar-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina striataRR 
166Pied TrillerLalage nigraRR 
167Lesser CuckooshrikeLalage fimbriataRR 
168Gray-bellied BulbulOreoica cyaniventrisRRNT
169Pied Shrike-BabblerPteruthius flaviscapisLC 
170Dark-throated OrioleOriolus xanthonotusRRNT
171Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisLC 
172/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisRR 
173Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiRR 
174/Silver Oriole/Oriolus mellianus EN
175Rufous-winged PhilentomaPhilentoma pyrhopteraRR 
176Maroon-breasted PhilentomaPhilentoma velataRRNT
177Green IoraAegithina viridissimaRRNT
178Spotted FantailRhipidura perlataRR 
179Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferLC 
180/Japanese Paradise Flycatcher/Terpsiphone atrocaudata NT
181Crested JayshrikePlatylophus galericulatus NT
182Indochinese Green-MagpieCissa hypoleucaRR 
183Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaLC 
184Ratchet-tailed TreepieTemnurus temnurusLC 
185Malaysian Rail-babblerEupetes macrocerusRRNT
186Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusRR 
187Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaRR 
188Indochinese BushlarkMirafra erythrocephalaLC 
189Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaRR 
190Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusRR 
191Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisLC 
192/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricolaRR 
193/Manchurian Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus tangorumLCV
194Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusRR 
195/Brown Bush Warbler/Locustella luteoventrisRR 
196/Chinese Bush Warbler/Locustella tacsanowskiaRR 
197/Baikal Bush Warbler/Locustella davidiLC 
198Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisLC 
199White-eyed River MartinPseudochelidon sirintaraeECR
200Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLC 
201Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolorLC 
202Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseLC 
203Yellow-bellied BulbulAlophoixus phaeocephalusRR 
204Gray-cheeked BulbulAlophoixus tephrogenysRRV
205White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusRR 
206Finsch's BulbulIole finschiiRRNT
207Buff-vented BulbulIole olivaceaRR 
208Streaked BulbulIxos malaccensisRRNT
209Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandiiLC 
210Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusLC 
211Puff-backed BulbulMicrotarsus eutilotusRRNT
212<Black-and-white Bulbul>Microtarsus melanoleucosRRNT
213Spectacled BulbulRubigula erythropthalmosRR 
214Scaly-breasted BulbulRubigula squamatusRRNT
215Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneusRR 
216Straw-headed BulbulPycnonotus zeylanicusRRCR
217Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhousLC 
218Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisRR 
219/Lemon-rumped Warbler/Phylloscopus chloronotusRR 
220/Bianchi's Warbler/Phylloscopus valentiniRR 
221/Alstrom's Warbler/Phylloscopus sororLC 
222/Yellow-vented Warbler/Phylloscopus cantatorRR 
223Blyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloidesLC 
224Mountain Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus trivirgatusRR 
225Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisLC 
226/Manchurian Bush Warbler/Horornis canturiansRR 
227Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusLC 
228Spot-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis guttaticollisRR 
229Short-tailed ParrotbillSuthora davidianaRR 
230Gray-breasted Parrotbill**Suthora poliotisRR 
231Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
232Indochinese YuhinaStaphida torqueolaRR 
233Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisLC 
234Burmese YuhinaYuhina humilisNE 
235Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerMacronus ptilosusLCNT
236Chestnut-winged BabblerCyanoderma erythropterumRR 
237Gray-bellied Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis reptatusLC 
238Black LaughingthrushMelanocichla lugubrisRR 
239Sunda Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus bornensisRR 
240Black-throated BabblerStachyris nigricollisRRNT
241Chestnut-rumped BabblerStachyris maculataLCNT
242Gray-headed BabblerStachyris poliocephalaRR 
243White-necked BabblerStachyris leucotisRRNT
244Chinese GrassbirdGraminicola striatus NT
245Large Wren-BabblerTurdinus macrodactylusLCNT
246Moustached BabblerMalacopteron magnirostreRR 
247Sooty-capped BabblerMalacopteron affineLCNT
248Scaly-crowned BabblerMalacopteron cinereumRR 
249Rufous-crowned BabblerMalacopteron magnumRRNT
250Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisRR 
251Rusty-capped FulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusRR 
252Short-tailed BabblerPellorneum malaccenseRRNT
253White-chested BabblerPellorneum rostratumRRNT
254Ferruginous BabblerPellorneum bicolorRR 
255Striped Wren-BabblerKenopia striataLCNT
256Horsfield's BabblerMalacocincla sepiariaRR 
257Streaked Wren-BabblerGypsophila brevicaudataLC 
258Rufous Limestone BabblerGypsophila calcicolaEV
259Variable Limestone BabblerGypsophila crispifronsNE 
260Black-browed FulvettaAlcippe groteiRR 
261Brown FulvettaAlcippe brunneicaudaRRNT
262Mountain FulvettaAlcippe peracensisRR 
263Malayan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron peninsulaeRR 
264Scarlet-faced LiocichlaLiocichla ripponiRR 
265Chestnut-capped LaughingthrushPterorhinus mitrataRRNT
266White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannioRR 
267Giant NuthatchSitta magna EN
268Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
269Blue NuthatchSitta azureaRR 
270Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisRR 
271Burmese NuthatchSitta neglectaLC 
272Hume's TreecreeperCerthia manipurensisRR 
273Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaRR 
274Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata EN
275Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus V
276Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresRREN
277/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularisRR 
278/Japanese Thrush/Turdus cardisRR 
279/Gray-sided Thrush/Turdus feae V
280Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaLC 
281Rufous-tailed ShamaCopsychus pyrropygusRRNT
282White-tailed FlycatcherLeucoptilon concretusRR 
283Zappay's FlycatcherCyanoptila cumatilis NT
284Rufous-browed FlycatcherAnthipes solitarisRR 
285Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolorLC 
286/Large Blue Flycatcher/Cyornis magnirostris NT
287Malaysian Blue FlycatcherCyornis turcosusRRNT
288Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraLC 
289|Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher|Cyornis brunneatus V
290Gray-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis umbratilisRRNT
291Fulvous-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis olivaceusRR 
292/Rufous-tailed Robin/Larvivora sibilansRR 
293/White-bellied Redstart/Luscinia phaenicuroidesRR 
294Chestnut-naped ForktailEnicurus ruficapillusRRNT
295White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumRR 
296Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleRR 
297|Green-backed Flycatcher|Ficedula elisaeRR 
298/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiLC 
299/Slaty-blue Flycatcher/Ficedula tricolorRR 
300/Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher/Ficedula strophiataRR 
301/Ultramarine Flycatcher/Ficedula superciliarisRR 
302Rufous-chested FlycatcherFicedula dumetoriaRR 
303/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalisRR 
304/White-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus leucocephalusRR 
305Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
306Crimson-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus percussusRR 
307Scarlet-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus thoracicusRRNT
308Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectusLC 
309Cambodian FlowerpeckerDicaeum cambodianumNE 
310Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplexRR 
311Red-throated SunbirdAnthreptes rhodolaemusRRNT
312Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasilianaRR 
313Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaRR 
314/Mrs. Gould's Sunbird/Aethopyga gouldiaeRR 
315Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisRR 
316Temminck's SunbirdAethopyga temminckiiRR 
317Thick-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera crassirostrisLC 
318Long-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera robustaRR 
319Yellow-eared SpiderhunterArachnothera chrysogenysRR 
320Greater Green LeafbirdChloropsis sonnerati EN
321Lesser Green LeafbirdChloropsis cyanopogon NT
322Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensis EN
323Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarLC 
324Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthus NT
325Java SparrowPadda oryzivoraLCEN
326White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraRR 
327Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaLC 
328White-headed MuniaLonchura majaRR 
329Mekong WagtailMotacilla samveasnaeRRNT
330/Rosy Pipit/Anthus roseatusRR 
331/Dark-breasted Rosefinch/Procarduelis nipalensisRR 
332/Tristram's Bunting/Emberiza tristramiRR 
333/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaRR 
334/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR
335/Crested Bunting/Emberiza lathamiLC 
336/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephalaRR 

 

 *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.

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IN 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##
EEndemic3
LCLocal53
NENear Endemic8
RRRestricted Range193

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened57
VVulnerable16
ENEndangered11
CRCritically Endangered9

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.