List of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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
• Brown coucal, Centropus andamanensis
• Andaman scops owl, Otus balli
• Hume's boobook, Ninox obscura
• Andaman barn-owl, Tyto deroepstorffi
• Andaman nightjar, Caprimulgus andamanicus
• Narcondam hornbill, Rhyticeros narcondami
• Andaman woodpecker, Dryocopus hodgei
• Andaman drongo, Dicrurus andamanensis
• 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
• Andaman green pigeon, Treron chloropterus
• Andaman cuckoo-dove, Macropygia rufipennis
• 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

References