List of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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This is a list of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones.
Endemic Bird Areas
BirdLife International has defined the following as Endemic Bird Areas:
- The Andaman Islands
- The Nicobar Islands
List of species
The following is a list of species endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India:
Species endemic to the Andaman islands
- Andaman serpent-eagle, Spilornis elgini
- Andaman crake, Rallina canningi[1]
- Brown coucal, Centropus andamanensis
- Andaman scops owl, Otus balli[1]
- Hume's boobook, Ninox obscura
- Andaman barn-owl, Tyto deroepstorffi
- Andaman nightjar, Caprimulgus andamanicus[1]
- Narcondam hornbill, Rhyticeros narcondami
- Andaman woodpecker, Dryocopus hodgei
- Andaman drongo, Dicrurus andamanensis[1]
- Andaman treepie, Dendrocitta bayleyii
- Andaman shama, Copsychus albiventris
- Andaman bulbul, Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens
- Andaman cuckooshrike, Coracina dobsoni
- Andaman flowerpecker, Dicaeum virescens
Species endemic to the Nicobar islands
- Nicobar imperial-pigeon, Ducula nicobarica
- South Nicobar serpent eagle, Spilornis klossi
- Nicobar sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri
- Nicobar parakeet, Psittacula caniceps
- Nicobar bulbul, Ixos nicobariensis
- Nicobar jungle flycatcher, Cyornis nicobaricus
- Nicobar scops-owl, Otus alius
- Nicobar megapode, Megapodius nicobariensis (possibly extirpated over Andaman range)
Species endemic to the two island groups
- Andaman woodpigeon, Columba palumboides[1]
- Andaman green pigeon, Treron chloropterus
- Andaman cuckoo-dove, Macropygia rufipennis[1]
- Andaman boobook, Ninox affinis
- White-headed starling, Sturnia erythropygia
See also
- Wildlife of India
- Flora of India
- Fauna of India
- List of trees of the Andaman Islands
- Bird sanctuaries of India