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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
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones.
Endemic Bird Areas
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ...
has defined the following as
Endemic Bird Areas An Endemic Bird Area (EBA) is an area of land identified by BirdLife International as being important for habitat-based bird conservation because it contains the habitats of restricted-range bird species (''see below for definition''), which are the ...
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* The
Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between th ...
* The
Nicobar Islands
The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. Located southeast of the Indian s ...
List of species
The following is a list of species endemic to the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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Species endemic to the Andaman islands
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Andaman serpent-eagle, ''Spilornis elgini''
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Andaman crake
The Andaman crake (''Rallina canningi'') is a bird species in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands of the eastern Indian Ocean.
Taxonomy and systematics
It was first described as the Andaman banded crake ''Euryzona canningi' ...
, ''Rallina canningi''
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Brown coucal, ''Centropus andamanensis''
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Andaman scops owl
The Andaman scops owl (''Otus balli'') is an owl endemic to the Andaman Islands. The species is named after Valentine Ball
Valentine Ball (14 July 1843 – 15 June 1895) was an Irish geologist, son of Robert Ball (1802–1857) and a broth ...
, ''Otus balli''
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Hume's boobook
Hume's boobook or Hume's hawk-owl (''Ninox obscura'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae endemic to the Andaman Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests ...
, ''Ninox obscura''
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Andaman barn-owl, ''Tyto deroepstorffi''
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Andaman nightjar
The Andaman nightjar (''Caprimulgus andamanicus'') is a species of nightjar found in the Andaman Islands. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the large-tailed nightjar
The large-tailed nightjar (''Caprimulgus macrurus'') is a species o ...
, ''Caprimulgus andamanicus''
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Narcondam hornbill
The Narcondam hornbill (''Rhyticeros narcondami'') is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is endemic to the Indian island of Narcondam in the Andamans. Males and females have a distinct plumage. The Narcondam hornbill has the sma ...
, ''Rhyticeros narcondami''
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Andaman woodpecker
The Andaman woodpecker (''Dryocopus hodgei'') is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands in India. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy
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, ''Dryocopus hodgei''
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Andaman drongo
The Andaman drongo (''Dicrurus andamanensis'') is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. The species is endemic to the Andaman Islands of the Indian Ocean. There are two subspecies, the nominate race being found across the main islands of t ...
, ''Dicrurus andamanensis''
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Andaman treepie
The Andaman treepie (''Dendrocitta bayleyii'') is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. First described by Robert Christopher Tytler in 1863, it is endemic to the Andaman Islands of India, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical ...
, ''Dendrocitta bayleyii''
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Andaman shama
The Andaman shama (''Copsychus albiventris'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. t is endemic to the Andaman Islands. It was previously considered a subspecies of the white-rumped shama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tro ...
, ''Copsychus albiventris''
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Andaman bulbul, ''Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens''
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Andaman cuckooshrike
The Andaman cuckooshrike (''Coracina dobsoni'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the bar-bellied cuckooshrike.
References
*Rasmussen, P.C., and J ...
, ''Coracina dobsoni''
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Andaman flowerpecker
The Andaman flowerpecker (''Dicaeum virescens'') is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.
It is endemic to the Andaman Islands.
Behaviour and ecology
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
References
*Rasmu ...
, ''Dicaeum virescens''
Species endemic to the Nicobar islands
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Nicobar imperial-pigeon, ''Ducula nicobarica''
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South Nicobar serpent eagle
The Great Nicobar serpent eagle (''Spilornis klossi''), also known as the South Nicobar serpent eagle, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is probably the smallest known eagle, with a weight of about , a wingspan of and a ...
, ''Spilornis klossi''
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Nicobar sparrowhawk
The Nicobar sparrowhawk (''Accipiter butleri'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands of India. There are two subspecies, the nominate race which is found on Car Nicobar in the north of the ...
, ''Accipiter butleri''
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Nicobar parakeet
The Nicobar parakeet (''Psittacula caniceps''), also known as the Blyth's parakeet, is a parrot in the genus ''Psittacula'', endemic to the Nicobar Islands of the Indian Ocean. It is one of the largest parakeets, measuring 56 to 60 cm from t ...
, ''Psittacula caniceps''
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Nicobar bulbul
The Nicobar bulbul (''Ixos nicobariensis'') is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Nicobar bulbul was originally described in the genus ''Hypsipetes'' and many ...
, ''Ixos nicobariensis''
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Nicobar jungle flycatcher
The Nicobar jungle flycatcher (''Cyornis nicobaricus'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and s ...
, ''Cyornis nicobaricus''
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Nicobar scops-owl
The Nicobar scops owl (''Otus alius'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands, India, in particular Great Nicobar Island, but it may also occur on Little Nicobar island.
Its natural habitat is tropica ...
, ''Otus alius''
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Nicobar megapode
The Nicobar megapode or Nicobar scrubfowl (''Megapodius nicobariensis'') is a megapode found in some of the Nicobar Islands (India). Like other megapode relatives, it builds a large mound nest with soil and vegetation, with the eggs hatched by th ...
, ''Megapodius nicobariensis'' (possibly extirpated over Andaman range)
Species endemic to the two island groups
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Andaman woodpigeon, ''Columba palumboides''
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Andaman green pigeon
The Andaman green pigeon (''Treron chloropterus'') is a pigeon in the genus ''Treron''. It is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Many authorities split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex. It has been added in the 2014 Red ...
, ''Treron chloropterus''
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Andaman cuckoo-dove
The Andaman cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia rufipennis'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
References
Andaman cuckoo-dove
Andaman cuckoo-dov ...
, ''Macropygia rufipennis''
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Andaman boobook
The Andaman boobook or Andaman hawk-owl (''Ninox affinis'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical m ...
, ''Ninox affinis''
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White-headed starling
The white-headed starling (''Sturnia erythropygia''), also known as the Andaman white-headed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in wooded habitats of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nic ...
, ''Sturnia erythropygia''
See also
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Wildlife of India
India is home to a large variety of wildlife. It is a biodiversity hotspot with its various ecosystems ranging from the Himalayas in the north to the evergreen rain forests in the south, the sands of the west to the marshy mangroves of the ea ...
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Flora of India
The flora of India is one of the richest in the world due to the wide range of climate, topology and habitat in the country. There are estimated to be over 18,000 species of flowering plants in India, which constitute some 6-7 percent of the to ...
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Fauna of India
India is the world's 8th most biodiverse region with a 0.46 BioD score on diversity index, 102,718 species of fauna and 23.39% of the nation's geographical area under forest and tree cover in 2020. India encompasses a wide range ...
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List of trees of the Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands fall within the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. While endemism estimated to be a modest 17%, the islands share about 65% of its tree species with south-west Myanmar. Early explorers like Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz documented the flor ...
{{Endemism in birds
Andaman Andaman may refer to:
* Andaman Islands
* Andaman Sea
* ''Andaman'' (1998 film), a Kannada-language film
* ''Andaman'' (2016 film), a Tamil-language film
* ''Andaman'' (2021 film), a Hindi-language film
See also
* Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Andaman Andaman may refer to:
* Andaman Islands
* Andaman Sea
* ''Andaman'' (1998 film), a Kannada-language film
* ''Andaman'' (2016 film), a Tamil-language film
* ''Andaman'' (2021 film), a Hindi-language film
See also
* Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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birds of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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