List of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands explained

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

Notes and References

Web site: Chandrakasan . Sivaperuman . Venkatraman . C. . Raghunathan . C. . Krishna . Rama . Avifauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A review . ResearchGate . 2010-01-01 . 2024-11-09 . 399–414.