Locationwise distribution of threatened birds in India

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THREATENED BIRDS OF THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT

Source: Birdlife International's 2008 IUCN Red List
            Website:http://www.birdlife.org/index.html

 

CRITICAL (14)

Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa
Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis
Christmas Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis
Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus
Jerdon's Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus
Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti

ENDANGERED (12)

Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis
White-winged Duck Cairina scutulata
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps
Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus
Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax cachinnans

VULNERABLE (55)

Nicobar Scrubfowl Megapodius nicobariensis
Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis
Manipur Bush-quail Perdicula manipurensis
Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii
Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii
Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
Baikal Teal Anas formosa
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri
Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
McQueen's Bustard Chlamydotis undulata
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personata
Sarus Crane Grus antigone
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni
Nilgiri Wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii
Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis
Narcondam Hornbill Aceros narcondami
Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda
White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis
Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla
Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus
Nicobar Bulbul Hypsipetes nicobariensis
Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striata
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyura
Rusty-throated Wren-babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre
Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler Spelaeornis longicaudatus
Snowy-throated Babbler Stachyris oglei
Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre
Slender-billed Babbler Turdoides longirostris
Bugun Liocichla Liocichla bugunorum
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa
Grey-sided Thrush Turdus feae
White-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx major
White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchos
White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus
Green Avadavat Amandava formosa
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola

NEAR THREATENED (61)

White-cheeked Partridge Arborophila atrogularis
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra
Tibetan Eared-pheasant Crossoptilon harmani
Mrs. Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae
Falcated Duck Anas falcata
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis
Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Laggar Falcon Falco jugger
Lesser Fish-eagle Ichthyophaga humilis
Grey-headed Fish-eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Nicobar Serpent-eagle Spilornis minimus
Andaman Serpent-eagle Spilornis elgini
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
Andaman Crake Rallina canningi
Beach Thick-knee Esacus giganteus
Great Snipe Gallinago media
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda
Andaman Wood-pigeon Columba palumboides
Andaman Cuckoo-dove Macropygia rufipennis
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
Nicobar Parakeet Psittacula caniceps
Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda
Andaman Scops-owl Otus balli
Andaman Hawk-owl Ninox affinis
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Brown-winged Kingfisher Halcyon amauroptera
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules
Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni
Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus
Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei
Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis
Andaman Treepie Dendrocitta bayleyi
Rufous-vented Prinia Prinia burnesii
Rufous-rumped Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis
Long-billed Bush-warbler Bradypterus major
Tytler's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tytleri
Rufous-throated Wren-babbler Spelaeornis caudatus
Long-tailed Wren-babbler Spelaeornis chocolatinus
Wedge-billed Babbler Sphenocichla humei
Giant Babax Babax waddelli
Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush Garrulax nuchalis
Grey-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax jerdoni
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra
Firethroat Luscinia pectardens
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudata
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis
 

Threatened Birds in the Eastern Himalayas

by Mike Crosby, from Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 23, May 1996.

http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/bullfeats/threaten.html

Manipur Bush-quail, Perdicula manipurensis,
White-cheeked Partridge, Arborophila atrogularis,
Chestnut-breasted Partridge, Arborophila mandellii,
Satyr Tragopan, Tragopan satyra,
Blyth's Tragopan, Tragopan blythii,
Sclater's Monal, Lophophorus sclateri,
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide, Indicator xanthonotus,
Rufous-necked Hornbill, Aceros nipalensis,
Ward's Trogon, Harpactes wardi,
Blyth's Kingfisher, Alcedo hercules,
Dark-rumped Swift, Apus acuticauda,
Wood Snipe, Gallinago nemoricola,
White-bellied Heron, Ardea insignis,
Grey-sided Thrush, Turdus feae,
Rusty-bellied Shortwing, Brachypteryx hyperythra,
Beautiful Nuthatch, Sitta formosa,
White-browed Nuthatch, Sitta victoriae,
Brown-capped Laughingthrush, Garrulax austeni,
Rufous-throated Wren-babbler, Spelaeornis caudatus,
Rusty-throated Wren-babbler, Spelaeornis badeigularis,
Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler, Spelaeornis longicaudatus,
Snowy-throated Babbler, Stachyris oglei,
Black-breasted Parrotbill, Paradoxornis flavirostris,
Black-browed Parrotbill, Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris,
Rufous-headed Parrotbill, Paradoxornis ruficeps.

Appendix II

Indian Red Data Book threatened bird species* (Bird Life International 2000)

Source: www.bnhs.org

 

SPECIES

ENGLISH

 

SPECIES

ENGLISH

1

Pelecanus crispus

Dalmatian Pelican

41

Gallinago nemoricola

Wood Snipe

2

Pelecanus philippensis

Spot-billed Pelican

42

Tringa guttifer

Spotted Greenshank

3

Fregata andrewsi

Christmas Island Frigatebird

43

Eurynorhynchus pygmeus

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

4

Ardea insignis

White-bellied Heron

44

Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

Jerdon's Courser

5

Ciconia boyciana

Oriental Stork

45

Rynchops albicollis

Indian Skimmer

6

Leptoptilos javanicus

Lesser Adjutant

46

Columba eversmanni

Eastern Stock Pigeon

7

Leptoptilos dubius

Greater Adjutant

47

Columba elphinstonii

Nilgiri Wood-pigeon

8

Oxyura leucocephala

White-headed Duck

48

Columba punicea

Purple Wood Pigeon

9

Anser erythropus

Lesser White-fronted Goose

49

Otus alius

Nicobar Scops-owl

10

Cairina scutulata

White-winged Duck

50

Heteroglaux blewitti

Forest Owlet

11

Anas formosa

Baikal Teal

51

Apus acuticauda

Khasi Hills Swift

12

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Marbled Teal

52

Aceros nipalensis

Rufous-necked Hornbill

13

Rhodonessa caryophyllacea

Pink-headed Duck

53

Aceros narcondami

Narcondam Hornbill

14

Aythya baeri

Baer's Pochard

54

Pycnonotus xantholaemus

Yellow-throated Bulbul

15

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Pallas's Fish-eagle

55

Hypsipetes nicobariensis

Nicobar Bulbul

16

Accipiter butleri

Nicobar Sparrowhawk

56

Turdus feae

Grey-sided Thrush

17

Aquila clanga

Greater Spotted Eagle

57

Brachypteryx hyperythra

Rusty-bellied Shortwing

18

Aquila heliaca

Eastern Imperial Eagle

58

Brachypteryx major

White-bellied Shortwing

19

Falco naumanni

Lesser Kestrel

59

Saxicola macrorhyncha

Stoliczka's Bushchat

20

Megapodius nicobariensis

Nicobar Megapode

60

Saxicola insignis

Hodgson's Bushchat

21

Francolinus gularis

Swamp Francolin

61

Garrulax cachinnans

Rufous-breasted Laughingthr

22

Perdicula manipurensis

Manipur Bush-quail

62

Pellorneum palustre

Marsh Babbler

23

Arborophila mandellii

Chestnut-breasted Partridge

63

Spelaeornis badeigularis

Mishmi Wren-Babbler

24

Ophrysia superciliosa

Himalayan Quail

64

Spelaeornis longicaudatus

Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler

25

Tragopan melanocephalus

Western Tragopan

65

Stachyris oglei

Snowy-throated Babbler

26

Tragopan blythii

Blyth's Tragopan

66

Chrysomma altirostre

Jerdon's Babbler

27

Lophophorus sclateri

Sclater's Monal

67

Turdoides longirostris

Slender-billed Babbler

28

Catreus wallichi

Cheer Pheasant

68

Paradoxornis flavirostris

Black-breasted Parrotbill

29

Syrmaticus humiae

Mrs. Mrs. Hume's Pheasant

69

Prinia cinereocapilla

Grey-crowned Prinia

30

Pavo muticus

Green Peafowl

70

Chaetornis striatus

Bristled Grass-Warbler

31

Grus leucogeranus

Siberian Crane

71

Schoenicola platyura

Broad-tailed Grassbird

32

Grus monacha

Hooded Crane

72

Ficedula subrubra

Kashmir Flycatcher

33

Grus nigricollis

Black-necked Crane

73

Parus nuchalis

Pied Tit

34

Grus antigone

Sarus Crane

74

Sitta formosa

Beautiful Nuthatch

35

Rallina canningi

Andaman Crake

75

Amandava formosa

Green Munia

36

Heliopais personata

Masked Finfoot

76

Ploceus megarhynchus

Finn's Weaver

37

Ardeotis nigriceps

Great Indian Bustard

77

Gyps bengalensis

White-backed Vulture

38

Houbaropsis bengalensis

Bengal Florican

78

Gyps indicus

Long-billed Vulture**

39

Sypheotides indica

Lesser Florican

79

Gyps tenuirostris

Slender-billed Vulture**

40

Vanellus gregarius

Sociable Lapwing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Species listed ad Critical (CR), Endangered (EN), Vulnerable (VU), Data Deficient (DD) or Conservation Dependent (CD) in the Asian Red Data Book. Near Threatened (NT) species have not been included.

 

* *The taxons of Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus) and Slender-billed Vulture(Gyps tenurostris) were initially described a separate species but have been treated as subspecies and known as Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus) since the early twentieth century. Recent studies have shown that the two forms are distinct species that are not even each other's closest relatives (BirdLife International 2001).

Endemic bird areas in India with the list of restricted range bird species found in them:

 

1.     Western Ghats           

1.

Nilgiri Wood Pigeon

Columba elphinstoni

8.   

Blue-winged Parakeet

Psittacula columboides

9.   

Malabar Grey-Hornbill

Ocyceros griseus

10. 

Nilgiri Pipit                        

Anthus nlghiriensis

11. 

Grey-headed Bulbul            

Pycnonotus priocephalus

12. 

Black-and-OrangeFlycatcher                  

Ficedula nigrorufa

13. 

Broad-tailed Grassbird                  

Schoenicola platyura

14. 

Small Sunbird          

Nectarinia minima

15. 

Grey-breasted Laughingthrush       

Garrulax jerdoni

16. 

Nilgiri Flycatcher                

Eumyias albicaudata

17. 

Indian Rufous Babbler

Turdoides subrufus

18. 

Nilgiri Laughingthrush

Garrulax cachinnans

19. 

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher        

Cyornis pallipes

20. 

White-bellied Shortwing      

Brachypteryx major

21. 

White-bellied Treepie

Dendrocitta leucogastra

22. 

Wynaad Laughingthrush               

Garrulax delesserti

 

2.Andaman Islands                       

1.

Andaman Serpent Eagle      

Spilornis elgini

2.

Nicobar Megapode             

Megapodius nicobariensis

3.

Andaman Crake                 

Rallina canningi

4.

Andaman Wood Pigeon       

Columba palumboides

5.

Andaman Cuckoo-dove

Macropygia rufipennis

6.

Andaman Hawk-owl                     

Ninox affinis

7.

Narcondam Hornbill            

Aceros narcondami

8.

Andaman Black Woodpecker          

Dryocopus hodgei

9.

Andaman Drongo               

Dicrurus andamensis

10.

Andaman Treepie     

Dendrocitta bayleyi

11.

White-headed Starling                 

Sturnus erythropygius

 

3.Nicobar Islands                       

1.

Nicobar Serpent-eagle                           

Spilornis minimus

2.

Nicobar Sparrowhawk                   

Accipiter butleri

3.

Nicobar Megapode             

Megapodius nicobariensis

4.

Andaman Wood Pigeon       

Columba palumboides

5.

Andaman Cuckoo-dove

Macropygia rufipennis

7.

Nicobar Parakeet               

Psittacula caniceps

8.

Andaman Hawk-owl                     

Ninox affinis

9.

Nicobar Bulbul         

Hypsipetes nicobariensis

10.

White-headed Starling                 

Sturnus erythropygius

 

4.Western Himalayas                                                           

1.

Himalayan Quail                 

Ophrysia superciliosa

2.

Western Tragopan

Tragopan melanocephalus

3.

Cheer Pheasant

Catreus wallichii

4.

Brooke’s Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus subviridis

5.

Kashmir Flycatcher            

Ficedula subrubra

6.

Kashmir Nuthatch                        

Sitta cashmirensis

7.

Orange Bullfinch                

Pyrrhula aurantiaca

8.

Spectacled Finch               

Callacanthis burtoni

9.

White-cheeked Tit             

Aegithalos leucogenys

10.

Tytler’s Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus tytleri

11.

White-throated Tit            

Aegithalos niveogularis

 

5.Eastern Himalayas                                                           

1.

Khasi Hills Swift                 

Apus acuticauda

2.

Ward’s Trogon                  

Harpactes wardi

3.

Chestnut-breasted Hill-Partridge    

Arborophila mandellii

4.

Blyth’s Tragopan                         

Tragopan blythii

5.

Sclater’s Monal                 

Lophophorus sclateri

6.

Beautiful Sibia

Heterophasia pulchella

7.

Broad-billed Flycatcher Warbler               

Tickelli hodgsoni

8.

Brown-capped Laughingthrush       

Garrulax austeni

9.

Grey Sibia               

Heterophasia gracilis

10.

Hoary-throated Barwing      

Actinodura nipalensis

11.

Brown-throated Fulvetta              

Alcippe ludlowi

12.

Rufous-throated Wren-babbler       

Spaeleornis caudatus

13.

Rusty-bellied Shortwing      

Brachypteryx hyperythra

14.

Rusty-throated Wren Babbler        

Spelaeornis badeigualris

15.

Snowy-throated Babbler     

Stachyris oglei

16.

Streak-throated Barwing              

Actinodura waldeni

17.

Striped Laughingthrush                 

Garrulax virgatus

18.

Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler      

Speleornis longicaudatus

19.

Wedge-billed Wren-babbler

Sphenocichla humei

20.

White-naped Yuhina                    

Yuhina bakeri

21.

Black-browed Leaf Warbler            

Phylloscopus canator

 

6.Assam Plains                                               

1.

Manipur Bush Quail   

Perdicula manipurensis

2.

Blackbreasted Parrotbill       

Paradoxornis flavirostris

3.

Marsh Babbler         

Pellorneum palustre

 

7.Southern Tibet                       

1.

Giant Babax

Babax waddelli

                            

Secondary Areas in India with a list of restricted range species found in them:                        

 

1.      Eastern Andhra Pradesh    

1.

Jerdon's Courser

Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

 

2.      Southern Deccan plateau    

1.

Yellow-throated Bulbul

Pycnonotus xantholaemus

 

3.      Indus plains              

1.

Sind Sparrow

Passer pyrrhonotus

 

4.      Central Indian Forests    

1.

Forest Owlet

Heteroglaux blewitti

 

5.      North Myanmar lowlands    

1.

Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush

Garrlux nuchalis

 

Appendix 4 Biome wise distribution of bird species

 

BIOME 05: EURASIAN HIGH MONTANE (ALPINE AND TIBETAN)

BIOME 07: SINO-HIMALAYAN TEMPERATE FOREST

BIOME 08: SINO-HIMALAYAN SUBTROPICAL FOREST

BIOME 09: INDOCHINESE TROPICAL MOIST FORESTS

BIOME 10: INDIAN PENINSULA TROPICAL MOIST FOREST

BIOME 11: INDO-MALAYAN TROPICAL DRY ZONE

BIOME 12: INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS

BIOME 13: SAHARO-SINDIAN DESERT


 

BIOME 05: EURASIAN HIGH MONTANE (ALPINE AND TIBETAN)

 

LOCATION: The Altay-Sayan mountains in south-eastern Russia, western Mongolia and north-western China, the Tien Shan and Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in China, and northern (Trans-Himalayan) Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar (extends westward into the central Asian republics, the Middle East and Europe). Open habitats at and above the tree-line, mainly above c.3,600 m.

 

KEY HABITATS: Scrub and open habitats at and above the tree-line, including alpine and subalpine scrub and grassland; inland cliffs and rocky slopes; scree and boulders; montane wetlands; gravel and sand plains.

 

ENDEMIC BIRD AREAS AND SECONDARY AREAS: Southern Tibet (EBA 133; 2 species); Eastern Tibet (EBA 134; 2 species); Southern Xinjiang mountains (SA 076; 1 species); Mongolian mountains (SA 077; 1 species); Northern Qinghai‑Tibetan plateau (SA 078; 1 species).

 

SPECIES

ENGLISH

1.     

Gyps himalayensis

Himalayan Griffon

2.     

Lerwa lerwa

Snow Partridge

3.     

Tetraogallus tibetanus

Tibetan Snowcock

4.     

Tetraogallus himalayensis

Himalayan Snowcock

5.     

Perdix hodgsoniae

Tibetan Partridge

6.     

Grus nigricollis

Black-necked Crane

7.     

Gallinago solitaria

Solitary Snipe

8.     

Gallinago nemoricola

Wood Snipe

9.     

Ibidorhyncha struthersii

Ibisbill

10.   

Larus brunnicephalus

Brown-headed Gull

11.   

Syrrhaptes tibetanus

Tibetan Sandgrouse

12.   

Columba leuconota

Snow Pigeon

13.   

Melanocorypha maxima

Long-billed Calandra Lark

14.   

Calandrella acutirostris

Hume's Short-toed

15.   

Anthus roseatus

Rosy Pipit

16.   

Anthus spinoletta

Water Pipit

17.   

Lanius tephronotus

Grey-backed Shrike

18.   

Prunella collaris

Alpine Accentor

19.   

Prunella himalayana

Altai Accentor

20.   

Prunella rubeculoides

Robin Accentor

21.   

Prunella fulvescens

Brown Accentor

22.   

Zoothera mollissima

Plain-backed Thrush

23.   

Turdus kessleri

Kessler's Thrush

24.   

Phoenicurus hodgsoni

Hodgson's Redstart

25.  

Phoenicurus erythrogaster

White-winged Redstart

26.   

Grandala coelicolor

Grandala

27.   

Saxicola insignis

Hodgson's Bushchat

28.   

Garrulax henrici

Prince Henri's Laughingthrush

29.   

Leptopoecile sophiae

White-browed Tit-Warbler

30.   

Phylloscopus fuligiventer

Smoky Warbler

31.   

Phylloscopus affinis

Tickell's Warbler

32.   

Phylloscopus griseolus

Olivaceous Leaf Warbler

33.   

Tichodroma muraria

Wallcreeper

34.   

Leucosticte nemoricola

Plain Mountain-finch

35.   

Leucosticte brandti

Black-headed Mountain-finch

36.   

Rhodopechys sanguinea

Crimson-winged Finch

37.   

Carpodacus pulcherrimus

Beautiful Rosefinch

38.   

Carpodacus rhodochlamys

Red-mantled Rosefinch

39.   

Carpodacus rubicilloides

Streaked Rosefinch

40.   

Carpodacus rubicilla

Common Great Rosefinch

41.   

Carpodacus puniceus

Red-fronted Rosefinch

42.   

Montifringilla nivalis

White-winged Snowfinch

43.   

Montifringilla adamsi

Tibetan Snowfinch

44.   

Montifringilla taczanowskii

White-rumped Snowfinch

45.   

Montifringilla ruficollis

Rufous-necked Snowfinch

46.   

Montifringilla blanfordi

Plain-backed Snowfinch

47.   

Pseudopodoces humilis

Tibetan Ground-jay

48.   

Pyrrhocorax graculus

Yellow-billed Chough


BIOME 07: SINO-HIMALAYAN TEMPERATE FOREST

 

LOCATION: The mountains bordering the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in southern and western China, northern Pakistan and India, Nepal and Bhutan, the mountains of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Taiwan, northern Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and the Altay-Sayan and Tien Shan ranges in south-eastern Russia, western Mongolia and north-western China (extends westward into Afghanistan and the central Asian republics). Mainly between c.1,800 and 3,600 m.

 

KEY HABITATS: Broadleaf evergreen forest; Broadleaf deciduous, mixed broadleaf-coniferous and coniferous forest; Montane grassland.

 

ENDEMIC BIRD AREAS AND SECONDARY AREAS: Western Himalayas (EBA 128; 11 species); Central Himalayas (EBA 129; 3 species); Eastern Himalayas (EBA 130; 22 species); Qinghai mountains (EBA 135; 2 species); Shanxi mountains (EBA 136; 2 species); Central Sichuan mountains (EBA 137; 11 species); West Sichuan mountains (EBA 138; 3 species); Yunnan mountains (EBA 139; 3 species); Fan‑Si‑Pan and northern Laos (SA 082; 4 species).

 

SPECIES

ENGLISH

49.   

Tetraophasis szechenyii

Buff-throated Partridge

50.   

Arborophila torqueola

Common Hill Partridge

51.   

Ithaginis cruentus

Blood Pheasant

52. 

Tragopan satyra

Satyr Tragopan

53. 

Tragopan temminckii

Temminck's Tragopan

54. 

Pucrasia macrolopha

Koklass Pheasant

55. 

Lophophorus impejanus

Impeyan Monal

56.   

Columba hodgsonii

Speckled Wood-pigeon

57.   

Psittacula derbiana

Derbyan Parakeet

58.   

Indicator xanthonotus

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide

59.   

Dendrocopos darjellensis

Darjeeling Woodpecker

60.   

Dendrocopos himalayensis

Himalayan Woodpecker

61.   

Delichon nipalensis

Nepal House-martin

62.   

Prunella strophiata

Rufous-breasted Accentor

63.   

Prunella atrogularis

Black-throated Accentor

64.   

Prunella immaculata

Maroon-backed Accentor

65.   

Zoothera dixoni

Long-tailed Thrush

66.   

Zoothera monticola

Larger Long-billed Thrush

67.   

Turdus albocinctus

White-collared Blackbird

68.   

Turdus rubrocanus

Chestnut Thrush

69.   

Brachypteryx stellata

Gould's Shortwing

70.   

Luscinia pectoralis

Himalayan Rubythroat

71.   

Luscinia pectardens

Firethroat

72.   

Luscinia brunnea

Indian Blue Robin

73.   

Tarsiger chrysaeus

Golden Bush-robin

74.   

Tarsiger indicus

White-browed Bush-robin

75.   

Tarsiger hyperythrus

Rufous-breasted Bush-robin

76.   

Phoenicurus erythronota

Rufous-backed Redstart

77.   

Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus

Blue-capped Redstart

78.   

Phoenicurus schisticeps

White-throated Redstart

79.   

Hodgsonius phaenicuroides

White-bellied Redstart

80.   

Garrulax albogularis

White-throated Laughingthrush

81.   

Garrulax striatus

Striated Laughingthrush

82.   

Garrulax ocellatus

Spotted Laughingthrush

83.   

Garrulax lineatus

Streaked Laughingthrush

84.   

Garrulax subunicolor

Scaly Laughingthrush

85.   

Garrulax elliotii

Elliot's Laughingthrush

86.   

Garrulax variegatus

Variegated Laughingthrush

87.   

Garrulax affinis

Black-faced Laughingthrush

88.   

Xiphirhynchus superciliaris

Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler

89.   

Pnoepyga albiventer

Greater Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler

90.   

Spelaeornis troglodytoides

Bar-winged Wren-babbler

91.   

Spelaeornis formosus

Spotted Wren-babbler

92.   

Spelaeornis chocolatinus

Long-tailed Wren-babbler

93.   

Pteruthius xanthochlorus

Green Shrike-babbler

94.   

Minla strigula

Chestnut-tailed Minla

95.   

Minla ignotincta

Red-tailed Minla

96.   

Alcippe chrysotis

Golden-breasted Fulvetta

97.   

Alcippe vinipectus

White-browed Fulvetta

98.   

Heterophasia capistrata

Rufous Sibia

99.   

Yuhina gularis

Stripe-throated Yuhina

100.         

Yuhina occipitalis

Rufous-vented Yuhina

101.         

Myzornis pyrrhoura

Myzornis

102.         

Conostoma oemodium

Great Parrotbill

103.         

Paradoxornis unicolor

Brown Parrotbill

104.         

Paradoxornis fulvifrons

Fulvous-fronted Parrotbill

105.         

Tesia castaneocoronata

Chestnut-headed Tesia

106.         

Tesia cyaniventer

Grey-bellied Tesia

107.         

Cettia major

Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler

108.         

Cettia flavolivacea

Aberrant Bush-Warbler

109.         

Cettia acanthizoides

Yellow-bellied Bush-Warbler

110.         

Cettia brunnifrons

Grey-sided Bush-Warbler

111.         

Bradypterus major

Long-billed Bush-Warbler

112.         

Phylloscopus subaffinis

Buff-throated Warbler

113.         

Phylloscopus pulcher

Orange-barred Leaf Warbler

114.         

Phylloscopus maculipennis

Grey-faced Leaf Warbler

115.         

Phylloscopus magnirostris

Large-billed Leaf-Warbler

116.         

Phylloscopus occipitalis

Western Crowned-Warbler

117.         

Seicercus poliogenys

Grey-cheeked Flycatcher Warbler

118.         

Muscicapa ruficauda

Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

119.         

Muscicapa ferruginea

Ferruginous Flycatcher

120.         

Ficedula hodgsonii

Rusty-breasted Blue Flycatcher

121.         

Ficedula strophiata

Orange-gorgeted Flycatcher

122.         

Ficedula superciliaris

Ultramarine Flycatcher

123.         

Ficedula tricolor

Slaty-blue Flycatcher

124.         

Ficedula sapphira

Sapphire Flycatcher

125.         

Niltava sundara

Rufous-bellied Niltava

126.         

Aegithalos iouschistos

Rufous-fronted Tit

127.         

Cephalopyrus flammiceps

Fire-capped Tit

128.         

Parus rufonuchalis

Rufous-naped Crested Tit

129.         

Parus rubidiventris

Rufous-bellied Crested Tit

130.         

Parus melanolophus

Spot-winged Crested Tit

131.         

Parus dichrous

Brown Crested Tit

132.         

Parus monticolus

Green-backed Tit

133.         

Sylviparus modestus

Yellow-browed Tit

134.         

Sitta himalayensis

White-tailed Nuthatch

135.         

Sitta leucopsis

White-cheeked Nuthatch

136.         

Certhia himalayana

Bar-tailed Tree-creeper

137.         

Certhia nipalensis

Rusty-flanked Tree-creeper

138.         

Dicaeum melanoxanthum

Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker

139.         

Aethopyga ignicauda

Fire-tailed Sunbird

140.         

Serinus thibetanus

Tibetan Siskin

141.         

Carduelis spinoides

Yellow-breasted Greenfinch

142.         

Carduelis ambigua

Black-headed Greenfinch

143.         

Carpodacus rubescens

Blanford's Rosefinch

144.         

Carpodacus nipalensis

Dark-breasted Rosefinch

145.         

Carpodacus rodochrous

Pink-browed Rosefinch

146.         

Carpodacus vinaceus

Vinaceous Rosefinch

147.         

Carpodacus edwardsii

Dark-rumped Rosefinch

148.         

Carpodacus rodopeplus

Spot-winged Rosefinch

149.         

Carpodacus thura

White-browed Rosefinch

150.         

Pinicola subhimachalus

Crimson-browed Finch

151.         

Haematospiza sipahi

Scarlet Finch

152.         

Pyrrhula nipalensis

Brown Bullfinch

153.         

Pyrrhula erythrocephala

Red-headed Bullfinch

154.         

Pyrrhula erythaca

Grey-headed Bullfinch

155.         

Mycerobas icterioides

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

156.         

Mycerobas affinis

Collared Grosbeak

157.         

Mycerobas melanozanthos

Spotted-winged Grosbeak

158.         

Mycerobas carnipes

White-winged Grosbeak

159.         

Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

Gold-naped Finch

160.         

Urocissa flavirostris

Yellow-billed Blue Magpie


BIOME 08: SINO-HIMALAYAN SUBTROPICAL FOREST

 

LOCATION: South-eastern China, Taiwan, the Himalayan foothills of Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bhutan, and the mountains of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and peninsular Malaysia. Mainly between c.1,000 and 2,000 m.

 

KEY HABITATS: Lower montane rain forest; Hill evergreen forest; Pine forest.

 

ENDEMIC BIRD AREAS AND SECONDARY AREAS: Chinese subtropical forests (EBA 140; 5 species); South-East Chinese mountains (EBA 141; 5 species); Hainan (EBA 142; 4 species); Da Lat plateau (EBA 145; 8 species); Taiwan (EBA 149; 15 species); Myanmar‑Thailand mountains (SA 080; 1 species); Doi Chiang Dao (SA 081; 1 species); Southern Laos (SA 083; 2 species); Kontum Plateau (SA 084; 3 species); Thailand‑Cambodia mountains (SA 085; 1 species).

 

NOTES: A few of the species of this biome range into the mountains of peninsular Malaysia, and there is therefore some overlap with the Sundaic montane forest (Biome 15). Note that the division of this biome from the Indochinese tropical moist forest (Biome 09) is particularly difficult, with some species listed for the two biomes overlapping in altitudinal range.

 

SPECIES

ENGLISH

161.         

Microhierax melanoleucus

Pied Falconet

162.         

Arborophila rufogularis

Rufous-throated Hill-Partridge

163.         

Bambusicola fytchii

Mountain Bamboo-partridge

164.         

Syrmaticus humiae

Mrs. Hume's Pheasant

165.         

Prozana bicolor

Black-tailed Crake

166.         

Psittacula himalayana

Slaty-headed Parakeet

167.         

Psittacula finschii

Grey-headed Parakeet

168.         

Chrysococcyx maculatus

Asian Emerald Cuckoo

169.         

Batrachostomus hodgsoni

Hodgson's Frogmouth

170.         

Alcedo hercules

Great Blue Knigfisher

171.         

Anorrhinus tickelli

Brown Hornbill

172.         

Aceros nipalensis

Rufous-necked Hornbill

173.         

Megalaima franklinii

Golden-throated Barbet

174.         

Megalaima asiatica

Blue-throated Barbet

175.         

Dendrocopos atratus

Stripe-breasted Woodpecker

176.         

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

Bay Woodpecker

177.         

Pitta nipalensis

Blue-naped Pitta

178.         

Coracina melaschistos

Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike

179.         

Pericrocotus roseus

Rosy Minivet

180.         

Pericrocotus brevirostris

Short-billed Minivet

181.         

Spizixos canifrons

Crested Finchbill

182.         

Pycnonotus striatus

Striated Bulbul

183.         

Pycnonotus leucogenys

Himalayan Bulbul

184.         

Pycnonotus flavescens

Flavescent Bulbul

185.         

Alophoixus flaveolus

White-throated Bulbul

186.         

Hypsipetes mcclellandii

Rufous-bellied Bulbul

187.         

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Black Bulbul

188.         

Chloropsis hardwickii

Orange-bellied Leafbird

189.         

Lanius collurioides

Burmese Shrike

190.         

Monticola cinclorhynchus

Blue-headed Rock-thrush

191.         

Zoothera wardii

Pied Thrush

192.         

Zoothera marginata

Lesser Long-billed Thrush

193.         

Turdus unicolor

Tickell's Thrush

194.         

Turdus dissimilis

Black-breasted Thrush

195.         

Turdus boulboul

Grey-winged Blackbird

196.         

Cinclidium leucurum

White-tailed Robin

197.         

Cinclidium frontale

Blue-fronted Robin

198.         

Enicurus schistaceus

Slaty-backed Forktail

199.         

Cochoa purpurea

Purple Cochoa

200.         

Cochoa viridis

Green Cochoa

201.           

Garrulax galbanus

Yellow-throated Laughingthrush

202.           

Garrulax gularis

Rufous-vented Laughingthrush

203.         

Garrulax cineraceus

Ashy Laughingthrush

204.           

Garrulax rufogularis

Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush

205.           

Garrulax caerulatus

Grey-sided Laughingthrush

206.           

Garrulax merulinus

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush

207.           

Garrulax sannio

White-browed Laughingthrush

208.           

Garrulax squamatus

Blue-winged Laughingthrush

209.         

Liocichla phoenicea

Red-faced Liocichla

210.         

Pellorneum albiventre

Spot-throated Babbler

211.         

Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis

Spot-breasted Scimitar-babbler

212.           

Pomatorhinus erythrogenys

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler

213.           

Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps

Loyd's or Longbilled Scimater Babbler

214.         

Napothera brevicaudata

Streaked Wren-babbler

215.         

Stachyris ruficeps

Rufous-capped Babbler

216.         

Stachyris pyrrhops

Black-chinned Babbler

217.         

Babax lanceolatus

Chinese Babax

218.         

Leiothrix lutea

Red-billed Leiothrix

219.         

Cutia nipalensis

Cutia

220.         

Pteruthius rufiventer

Rufous-bellied Shrike Babbler

221.         

Gampsorhynchus rufulus

White-hooded Babbler

222.         

Actinodura egertoni

Rusty-fronted Barwing

223.         

Minla cyanouroptera

Blue-winged Minla

224.         

Alcippe cinerea

Yellow-throated Fulvetta

225.         

Alcippe cinereiceps

Streak-throated Fulvetta

226.         

Alcippe brunnea

Dusky Fulvetta

227.         

Alcippe nipalensis

Nepal Fulvetta

228.         

Heterophasia annectens

Rufous-backed Sibia

229.         

Yuhina castaniceps

Striated Yuhina

230.         

Yuhina nigrimenta

Black-chinned Yuhina

231.         

Paradoxornis gularis

Grey-headed Parrotbill

232.         

Paradoxornis guttaticollis

Spot-breasted Parrotbill

233.         

Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris

Lesser Rufous-headed Parrotbill

234.           

Paradoxornis ruficeps

Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill

235.         

Prinia criniger

Brown Prinia

236.         

Tesia olivea

Slaty-bellied Tesia

237.         

Cettia pallidipes

Pale-footed Bush-Warbler

238.           

Seicercus xanthoschistos

Grey-headed Flycatcher Warbler

239.           

Seicercus affinis

White-spectacled Flycatcher Warbler

240.           

Abroscopus albogularis

Rufous-faced Flycatcher Warbler

241.           

Abroscopus schisticeps

Black-faced Flycatcher Warbler

242.           

Muscicapa muttui

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

243.           

Ficedula monileger

White-gorgeted Flycatcher

244.         

Niltava macgrigoriae

Small Niltava

245.         

Aegithalos concinnus

Red-headed Tit

246.         

Parus spilonotus

Black-spotted Yellow Tit

247.         

Sitta formosa

Beautiful Nuthatch

248.         

Aethopyga saturata

Black-throated Sunbird

249.         

Arachnothera magna

Streaked Spiderhunter

250.         

Saroglossa spiloptera

Spot-winged Starling

251.           

Sturnus sinensis

White-shouldered Starling

252.         

Oriolus tenuirostris

Slender-billed Oriole

253.         

Oriolus traillii

Maroon Oriole

254.         

Garrulus lanceolatus

Black-throated Jay

255.         

Dendrocitta formosae

Grey Treepie

256.         

Dendrocitta frontalis

Black-browed Treepie


BIOME 09: INDOCHINESE TROPICAL MOIST FORESTS

 

LOCATION: Southern Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladesh, extreme southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Mainly below c.1,000 m.

 

KEY HABITATS: Lowland evergreen rain forest; Semi-evergreen rain forest; Moist deciduous forest.

 

ENDEMIC BIRD AREAS AND SECONDARY AREAS: Annamese lowlands (EBA 143; 8 species); South Vietnamese lowlands (EBA 144; 3 species); North Myanmar lowlands (SA 079; 1 species).

 

SPECIES

ENGLISH

257.         

Ardea insignis

White-bellied Heron

258.           

Arborophila atrogularis

White-cheeked Hill- Partridge

259.         

Polyplectron bicalcaratum

Grey Peacock-pheasant

260.         

Heliopais personata

Masked Finfoot

261.         

Columba punicea

Purple Wood Pigeon

262.         

Dinopium shorii

Himalayan Flameback

263.         

Gecinulus grantia

Pale-headed Woodpecker

264.         

Pitta cyanea

Blue Pitta

265.         

Iole virescens

Olive Bulbul

266.         

Enicurus immaculatus

Black-backed Forktail

267.           

Garrulax monileger

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

268.           

Garrulax pectoralis

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

269.           

Garrulax ruficollis

Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

270.         

Alcippe rufogularis

Rufous-throated Fulvetta

271.         

Prinia cinereocapilla

Grey-crowned Prinia

272.           

Cyornis poliogenys

Brooks or Pale-chinned Flycatcher

273.         

Melanochlora sultanea

Sultan Tit

274.         

Ampeliceps coronatus

Gold-crested Myna

275.         

Dicrurus annectans

Crow-billed Drongo


 

BIOME 10: INDIAN PENINSULA TROPICAL MOIST FOREST

 

LOCATION: The Western Ghats and isolated areas of moist forest in the Eastern Ghats and elsewhere in peninsular India, and the wet zone of Sri Lanka. Mainly below c.1,000 m.

 

KEY HABITATS: Lowland evergreen rain forest; Semi-evergreen rain forest; Moist deciduous forest; Hill evergreen forest.

 

ENDEMIC BIRD AREAS AND SECONDARY AREAS: Western Ghats (EBA 123; 16 species); Sri Lanka (EBA 124; 23 species); Central Indian forests (SA 075; 1 species).

 

SPECIES

ENGLISH

276.           

Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

Small Green-billed Malkoha

277.         

Batrachostomus moniliger

Ceylon Frogmouth

278.         

Caprimulgus atripennis

Jerdon's Nightjar

279.           

Collocalia unicolor

Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet

280.         

Harpactes fasciatus

Malabar Trogon

281.         

Anthracoceros coronatus

Malabar Pied-hornbill

282.         

Megalaima viridis

White-cheeked Barbet

283.           

Megalaima rubricapilla

Crimson-throated Barbet

284.         

Hirundo domicola

Hill Swallow

285.         

Iole indica

Yellow-browed Bulbul

286.           

Myiophonus horsfieldii

Malabar Whistling-thrush

287.           

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

Indian Scimitar-babbler

288.         

Rhopocichla atriceps

Black-headed Babbler

289.         

Nectarinia lotenia

Loten's Sunbird

290.         

Lonchura kelaarti

Black-throated Munia


BIOME 11: INDO-MALAYAN TROPICAL DRY ZONE

 

LOCATION: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka (dry zone), southern Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladesh, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Java only).

 

KEY HABITATS: Dry deciduous forest; Dry evergreen forest; Thorn forest; Semi-desert scrub; Wooded grassland; Secondary grassland; Arable land; Abandoned farmland.

 

ENDEMIC BIRD AREAS AND SECONDARY AREAS: Irrawaddy plains (EBA 132; 2 species); Eastern Andhra Pradesh (SA 071; 1 species); Southern Deccan Plateau (SA 072; 1 species).

 

NOTES: This biome includes a wide range of habitats, including both forests and open country. Many of the species listed have adapted to man-modified habitats, and these are given in angled brackets (i.e. species name). Some species have changed their distributions so much that they may not prove to be useful in identifying IBAs for the protection of this biome - these are given in double angled brackets (i.e. species name).

 

SPECIES

ENGLISH

291.           

Pseudibis papillosa

Red-naped Ibis

292.           

Gyps bengalensis

White-rumped Vulture

293.           

Gyps indicus

Long-billed Vulture

294.           

Sarcogyps calvus

Red-headed Vulture

295.           

Butastur teesa

White-eyed Buzzard

296.           

Falco chicquera

Red-headed Falcon

297.           

Francolinus pictus

Painted Francolin

298.           

Coturnix coromandelica

Rain Quail

299.           

Perdicula asiatica

Jungle Bush-quail

300.           

Perdicula argoondah

Rock Bush-quail

301.           

Perdicula erythrorhyncha

Painted Bush-quail

302.           

Galloperdix lunulata

Painted Spurfowl

303.           

Pavo cristatus

Indian Peafowl

304.           

Pavo muticus

Green Peafowl

305.           

Sypheotides indica

Lesser Florican

306.           

Vanellus malabaricus

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

307.           

Cursorius coromandelicus

Indian Courser

308.           

Treron phoenicoptera

Yellow-legged Green-pigeon

309.           

Psittacula cyanocephala

Plum-headed Parakeet

310.           

Psittacula roseata

Blossom-headed Parakeet

311.           

Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

Sirkeer Malkoha

312.           

Bubo coromandus

Dusky Eagle-owl

313.           

Strix ocellata

Mottled Wood-owl

314.           

Caprimulgus asiaticus

Common Indian Nightjar

315.           

Ocyceros birostris

Indian Grey-hornbill

316.           

Megalaima zeylanica

Brown-headed Barbet

317.           

Megalaima lineata

Lineated Barbet

318.           

Dendrocopos mahrattensis

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

319.           

Dinopium benghalense

Black-rumped Flameback

320.           

Chrysocolaptes festivus

White-naped Woodpecker

321.           

Mirafra erythroptera

Red-winged Bush Lark

322.           

Mirafra assamica

Bengal Bush Lark

323.           

Eremopterix grisea

Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark

324.           

Calandrella raytal

Indian Short-toed Lark

325.           

Galerida malabarica

Malabar Crested Lark

326.           

Galerida deva

Syke's Crested Lark  

327.           

Coracina melanoptera

Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike

328.           

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

Small Minivet

329.           

Pericrocotus erythropygius

White-bellied Minivet

330.           

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Common Woodshrike

331.           

Pycnonotus luteolus

White-browed Bulbul

332.           

Aegithina nigrolutea

Marshall's Iora

333.           

Saxicoloides fulicata

Indian Robin

334.           

Cercomela fusca

Indian Chat

335.           

Dumetia hyperythra

Tawny-bellied Babbler

336.           

Turdoides malcolm

Large Grey Babbler

337.           

Turdoides striatus

Jungle Babbler

338.           

Turdoides affinis

White-headed Babbler

339.           

Prinia buchanani

Rufous-fronted Prinia

340.           

Prinia sylvatica

Jungle Prinia