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# Species:907
# Excl Vagrants:844
# Endemics:13
# Near Endemics:21

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/Graylag Goose/Anser anserLC 
2/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcata NT
3White-winged DuckAsarcornis scutulataLCEN
4/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina V
5/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca NT
6/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeri CR
7/Steller's Eider/Polysticta stelleri V
8Crested PartridgeRollulus rouloul V
9Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueolaRR 
10|Orange-necked Partridge|Arborophila davidiNENT
11Vietnam Partridge**Arborophila merliniE 
12Temminck's TragopanTragopan temminckiiRR 
13Edwards's PheasantLophura edwardsiECR
14Vietnamese Crested ArgusRheinardia ocellataNECR
15Green PeafowlPavo muticusLCEN
16Tonkin Partridge**Tropicoperdix tonkinensisE 
17Germain's Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron germainiNENT
18Mountain Bamboo-PartridgeBambusicola fytchiiRR 
19/Japanese Quail/Coturnix japonica NT
20Pale-capped PigeonColumba puniceaLCV
21Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaRRNT
22Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayrei NT
23White-bellied Green-PigeonTreron sieboldiiLC 
24Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
25Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorRR 
26Bengal FloricanHoubaropsis bengalensis CR
27Coral-billed Ground-CuckooCarpococcyx renauldi V
28Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciataRR 
29|Band-bellied Crake|Zapornia paykullii NT
30Brown CrakeZapornia akoolRR 
31Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolorRR 
32/Masked Finfoot/Heliopais personatus CR
33Sarus CraneAntigone antigone V
34Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris NT
35/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
36River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii NT
37Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii NT
38|Far Eastern Curlew|Numenius madagascariensis EN
39/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
40/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
41/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
42|Asian Dowitcher|Limnodromus semipalmatus NT
43/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimusRR 
44/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola V
45|Gray-tailed Tattler|Tringa brevipes NT
46/Nordmann's Greenshank/Tringa guttifer EN
47/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisLCEN
48|Red Knot|Calidris canutus NT
49/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
50/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
51/Spoon-billed Sandpiper/Calidris pygmaeaLCCR
52/Dunlin/Calidris alpinaLC 
53Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLC 
54/Saunders's Gull/Saundersilarus saundersiLCV
55Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaLC 
56Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitansLC 
57Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
58Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus NT
59Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicus V
60Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubius EN
61/Milky Stork/Mycteria cinerea EN
62#Painted Stork#Mycteria leucocephala NT
63#Christmas Island Frigatebird#Fregata andrewsi V
64Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster NT
65Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalusLCNT
66/White-shouldered Ibis/Pseudibis davisoni CR
67/Black-faced Spoonbill/Platalea minor EN
68/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes V
69White-eared Night HeronOroanassa magnificusNEEN
70/Spot-billed Pelican/Pelecanus philippensis NT
71Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus CR
72/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus NT
73White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis CR
74Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
75Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
76/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
77Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
78Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis NT
79Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
80Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipesLC 
81Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiRRNT
82Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
83Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeni NT
84Rusty-cheeked HornbillAnorrhinus tickelli NT
85Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis V
86Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus V
87/Blyth's Kingfisher/Alcedo hercules NT
88/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileata V
89Necklaced BarbetPsilopogon auricularisNE 
90Moustached BarbetPsilopogon incognitusLC 
91Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensisRR 
92Stripe-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos atratusRR 
93Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisRR 
94Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorRR 
95Necklaced WoodpeckerDryobates pernyiiRR 
96Red-collared WoodpeckerPicus rabieri NT
97Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
98White-rumped FalconNeohierax insignis NT
99Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaRRNT
100Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschii NT
101Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseata NT
102Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
103Banded BroadbillEurylaimus javanicus NT
104|Fairy Pitta|Pitta nympha V
105Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaRR 
106Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventerRR 
107Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferLC 
108|Japanese Paradise Flycatcher|Terpsiphone atrocaudata NT
109Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisRR 
110White-winged MagpieUrocissa whiteheadi EN
111Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaLC 
112Collared TreepieDendrocitta frontalisRR 
113Collared CrowCorvus torquatus V
114Green-backed TitParus monticolusRR 
115Indochinese BushlarkPlocealauda erythrocephalaLC 
116Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficepsRR 
117Annam PriniaPrinia rockiE 
118Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisLC 
119|Manchurian Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus tangorum V
120/Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes pleskei V
121/Baikal Bush Warbler/Locustella davidiRR 
122Russet Bush WarblerLocustella mandelliLC 
123Dalat Bush WarblerLocustella idoneaE 
124Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisLC 
125Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventerRR 
126Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLC 
127Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolorLC 
128Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseRR 
129Chestnut BulbulHemixos castanonotusNE 
130Crested FinchbillSpizixos canifronsRR 
131Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhousLC 
132Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcherRR 
133White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermediusLC 
134Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysLC 
135Limestone Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus calciatilisNE 
136/Yellow-vented Warbler/Phylloscopus cantatorRR 
137Blyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloidesLC 
138Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronataRR 
139Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisLC 
140Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticepsRR 
141Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniRR 
142Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusRR 
143Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusLC 
144Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisRR 
145Indochinese FulvettaFulvetta danisiNE 
146White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectusRR 
147Manipur FulvettaFulvetta manipurensisRR 
148Black-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis margaritaeNEV
149Short-tailed ParrotbillSuthora davidianaRR 
150Golden ParrotbillSuthora verreauxiRR 
151Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
152Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbianaRR 
153Ashy-throated ParrotbillSuthora alphonsianaRR 
154Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisRR 
155Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisRR 
156White-collared YuhinaYuhina diademataRR 
157Pale-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis kinneariEV
158Sooty BabblerStachyris herbertiNE 
159Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensis NT
160Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusRR 
161Black-crowned FulvettaSchoeniparus klossiE 
162Rusty-capped FulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusRR 
163Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventreRR 
164Annam Limestone BabblerGypsophila annamensisLC 
165White-throated Wren-BabblerNapothera pasquieriEEN
166Short-tailed Scimitar-BabblerNapothera danjoui NT
167Vietnamese CutiaCutia legalleniNENT
168Gray-crowned CrociasLaniellus langbianisEEN
169Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolorRR 
170Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumRR 
171Collared LaughingthrushTrochalopteron yersiniEEN
172Red-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron formosumNE 
173Golden-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron ngoclinhenseEEN
174Streaked BarwingActinodura soulieiNE 
175Black-crowned BarwingActinodura sodangorumNENT
176Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix luteaRR 
177Spot-breasted LaughingthrushGarrulax merulinusRR 
178Orange-breasted LaughingthrushGarrulax annamensisE 
179Rufous-cheeked LaughingthrushGarrulax castanotisNE 
180Black-hooded LaughingthrushGarrulax milletiNE 
181Gray LaughingthrushGarrulax maesiNE 
182Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularisRR 
183Chestnut-eared LaughingthrushIanthocincla konkakinhensisNEV
184Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisLC 
185Masked LaughingthrushPterorhinus perspicillatusNE 
186White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularisRR 
187Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
188Yellow-billed NuthatchSitta solangiae NT
189Burmese NuthatchSitta neglectaLC 
190Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata EN
191White-shouldered StarlingSturnia sinensisLC 
192/White-cheeked Starling/Spodiopsar cineraceusRR 
193/Long-tailed Thrush/Zoothera dixoniRR 
194/Sichuan Thrush/Zoothera griseicepsNE 
195Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaRR 
196(Brown-breasted Flycatcher)Muscicapa muttuiRR 
197/Chinese Vivid Niltava/Niltava oatesiRR 
198Rufous-browed FlycatcherAnthipes solitarisRR 
199|Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher|Cyornis brunneatus V
200Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellataRR 
201White-bellied RedstartLuscinia phaenicuroidesRR 
202Little ForktailEnicurus scouleriRR 
203White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicusRR 
204Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniRR 
205Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
206Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensis EN
207Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarLC 
208Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthus NT
209Java SparrowPadda oryzivora EN
210Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeusRR 
211Mekong WagtailMotacilla samveasnaeRRNT
212/Rosy Pipit/Anthus roseatusRR 
213Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthosRR 
214/Scarlet Finch/Carpodacus sipahiRR 
215Vietnamese GreenfinchChloris monguillotiE 
216Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinicaLC 
217Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraLC 
218/Tristram's Bunting/Emberiza tristramiRR 
219/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR

 

 *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 COUNTRIESIN 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##
EEndemic13
LCLocal36
NENear Endemic21
RRRestricted Range71

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered8
CRCritically Endangered4

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.