This is a list of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is one of a series providing information about

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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 ...

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 ...

Species endemic to the Andaman islands

* Andaman serpent-eagle, ''Spilornis elgini'' *

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'' * Brown coucal, ''Centropus andamanensis'' *

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'' *

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'' * Andaman barn-owl, ''Tyto deroepstorffi'' *

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'' *

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'' *

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 ...

, ''Dryocopus hodgei'' *

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'' *

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'' *

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'' * Andaman bulbul, ''Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens'' *

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'' *

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

* Nicobar imperial-pigeon, ''Ducula nicobarica'' *

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'' *

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'' *

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'' *

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'' *

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'' *

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'' *

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

* Andaman woodpigeon, ''Columba palumboides'' *

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'' *

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'' *

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'' *

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''

Endemic Bird Areas

List of species

Species endemic to the Andaman islands

Species endemic to the Nicobar islands

Species endemic to the two island groups

See also