INDIA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
Remote Species
ASIA
INDIA
| # Species: | 1366 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 1234 |
| # Endemics: | 86 |
| # Near Endemics: | 64 |
OTHER COUNTRIES
IN ASIA
BIRDING LOCALES
§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§ Excludes Taiwan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Excludes Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 36 |
| LC | Local | 3 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 18 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 79 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 25 |
| V | Vulnerable | 13 |
| EN | Endangered | 5 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 2 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.
List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*
| 1 | Andaman Teal | Anas albogularis | E | V |
| 2 | Nicobar Megapode | Megapodius nicobariensis | E | V |
| 3 | Western Tragopan | Tragopan melanocephalus | NE | V |
| 4 | Satyr Tragopan | Tragopan satyra | NT | |
| 5 | Sclater's Monal | Lophophorus sclateri | V | |
| 6 | Mrs. Hume's Pheasant | Syrmaticus humiae | RR | NT |
| 7 | Tibetan Eared-Pheasant | Crossoptilon harmani | NE | NT |
| 8 | Green Peafowl | Pavo muticus | RR | EN |
| 9 | Chinese Francolin | Francolinus pintadeanus | RR | |
| 10 | /Japanese Quail/ | Coturnix japonica | NT | |
| 11 | Manipur Bush-Quail | Perdicula manipurensis | E | EN |
| 12 | /Red-necked Grebe/ | Podiceps grisegena | RR | |
| 13 | Andaman Wood-Pigeon | Columba palumboides | E | NT |
| 14 | Andaman Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia rufipennis | E | |
| 15 | Andaman Green-Pigeon | Treron chloropterus | E | NT |
| 16 | Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula nicobarica | E | NT |
| 17 | Pied Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula bicolor | RR | |
| 18 | Tibetan Sandgrouse | Syrrhaptes tibetanus | RR | |
| 19 | Andaman Coucal | Centropus andamanensis | E | |
| 20 | (Eurasian Nightjar) | Caprimulgus europaeus | RR | |
| 21 | Andaman Nightjar | Caprimulgus andamanicus | E | |
| 22 | Glossy Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta | RR | |
| 23 | Pacific Swift | Apus pacificus | RR | |
| 24 | Andaman Crake | Rallina canningi | E | |
| 25 | Masked Finfoot | Heliopais personatus | LC | CR |
| 26 | (Black-necked Crane) | Grus nigricollis | LC | NT |
| 27 | Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris | RR | NT |
| 28 | /Eurasian Oystercatcher/ | Haematopus ostralegus | NT | |
| 29 | Crab-Plover | Dromas ardeola | RR | |
| 30 | Jerdon's Courser | Rhinoptilus bitorquatus | E | CR |
| 31 | Pacific Reef-Heron | Egretta sacra | RR | |
| 32 | Nicobar Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis klossi | E | NT |
| 33 | Andaman Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis elgini | E | V |
| 34 | Nicobar Sparrowhawk | Accipiter butleri | E | V |
| 35 | Andaman Owl | Tyto deroepstorffi | E | |
| 36 | /Oriental Bay-Owl/ | Phodilus badius | RR | |
| 37 | Andaman Scops-Owl | Otus balli | E | |
| 38 | Nicobar Scops-Owl | Otus alius | E | NT |
| 39 | Buffy Fish-Owl | Ketupa ketupu | RR | |
| 40 | Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | RR | |
| 41 | Andaman Boobook | Ninox affinis | E | |
| 42 | Hume's Boobook | Ninox obscura | E | |
| 43 | Brown Hornbill | Anorrhinus austeni | RR | NT |
| 44 | Narcondam Hornbill | Rhyticeros narcondami | E | V |
| 45 | Brown-winged Kingfisher | Pelargopsis amauroptera | RR | NT |
| 46 | (European Bee-eater) | Merops apiaster | RR | |
| 47 | Freckle-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos analis | RR | |
| 48 | Stripe-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos atratus | RR | |
| 49 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | RR | |
| 50 | Sind Woodpecker | Dendrocopos assimilis | RR | |
| 51 | Andaman Woodpecker | Dryocopus hodgei | E | V |
| 52 | /Saker Falcon/ | Falco cherrug | RR | EN |
| 53 | Derbyan Parakeet | Psittacula derbiana | NE | NT |
| 54 | Nicobar Parakeet | Psittacula caniceps | E | NT |
| 55 | Blue Pitta | Hydrornis cyaneus | RR | |
| 56 | Mangrove Pitta | Pitta megarhyncha | RR | NT |
| 57 | Andaman Cuckooshrike | Coracina dobsoni | E | NT |
| 58 | Pied Triller | Lalage nigra | RR | |
| 59 | Clicking Shrike-Babbler | Pteruthius intermedius | RR | |
| 60 | Andaman Drongo | Dicrurus andamanensis | NE | |
| 61 | Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator | NT | |
| 62 | Andaman Treepie | Dendrocitta bayleii | E | V |
| 63 | Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | RR | |
| 64 | Kashmir Nutcracker | Nucifraga multipunctata | RR | |
| 65 | /Eurasian Jackdaw/ | Corvus monedula | RR | |
| 66 | /Rook/ | Corvus frugilegus | RR | |
| 67 | /Hooded Crow/ | Corvus cornix | RR | |
| 68 | Tibetan Lark | Melanocorypha maxima | NE | |
| 69 | /Turkestan Short-toed Lark/ | Alaudala heinei | RR | |
| 70 | Hill Prinia | Prinia superciliaris | RR | |
| 71 | /Black-browed Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus bistrigiceps | RR | |
| 72 | West Himalayan Bush Warbler | Locustella kashmirensis | E | |
| 73 | Cachar Bulbul | Iole cacharensis | NE | |
| 74 | Nicobar Bulbul | Ixos nicobariensis | E | NT |
| 75 | Black-headed Bulbul | Microtarsus melanocephalos | RR | |
| 76 | Andaman Bulbul | Microtarsus fuscoflavescens | E | |
| 77 | Crested Finchbill | Spizixos canifrons | RR | |
| 78 | Rufous-faced Warbler | Abroscopus albogularis | RR | |
| 79 | White-cheeked Tit | Aegithalos leucogenys | RR | |
| 80 | White-throated Tit | Aegithalos niveogularis | RR | |
| 81 | White-browed Fulvetta | Fulvetta vinipectus | RR | |
| 82 | Manipur Fulvetta | Fulvetta manipurensis | RR | |
| 83 | Spot-breasted Parrotbill | Paradoxornis guttaticollis | RR | |
| 84 | Great Parrotbill | Conostoma aemodium | RR | |
| 85 | Rufous-fronted Babbler | Cyanoderma rufifrons | RR | |
| 86 | Mishmi Wren-Babbler | Spelaeornis badeigularis | E | V |
| 87 | Naga Wren-Babbler | Spelaeornis chocolatinus | E | V |
| 88 | Chin Hills Wren-Babbler | Spelaeornis oatesi | NE | |
| 89 | Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler | Spelaeornis longicaudatus | E | NT |
| 90 | Gray-bellied Wren-Babbler | Spelaeornis reptatus | RR | |
| 91 | Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler | Erythrogenys mcclellandi | RR | |
| 92 | Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler | Stachyris roberti | RR | NT |
| 93 | Snowy-throated Babbler | Stachyris oglei | NE | V |
| 94 | Rufous-throated Fulvetta | Schoeniparus rufogularis | RR | |
| 95 | Rusty-capped Fulvetta | Schoeniparus dubius | RR | |
| 96 | Streaked Wren-Babbler | Gypsophila brevicaudata | RR | |
| 97 | Brown-capped Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron austeni | NE | |
| 98 | Striped Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron virgatum | NE | |
| 99 | Elliot's Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron elliotii | NE | |
| 100 | Assam Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron chrysopterum | RR | |
| 101 | Banasura Laughingthrush | Montecincla jerdoni | E | EN |
| 102 | Ashambu Laughingthrush | Montecincla meriodionalis | E | |
| 103 | Long-tailed Sibia | Heterophasia picaoides | RR | |
| 104 | Gray Sibia | Heterophasia gracilis | RR | |
| 105 | Spot-breasted Laughingthrush | Garrulax merulinus | RR | |
| 106 | Moustached Laughingthrush | Ianthocincla cineracea | RR | |
| 107 | Yellow-throated Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus galbana | NE | |
| 108 | Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus nuchalis | NE | NT |
| 109 | White-browed Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus sannio | RR | |
| 110 | Mount Victoria Babax | Pterorhinus woodi | NE | |
| 111 | Giant Babax | Pterorhinus waddelli | NE | NT |
| 112 | White-cheeked Nuthatch | Sitta leucopsis | RR | |
| 113 | Kashmir Nuthatch | Sitta cashmirensis | RR | |
| 114 | Hume's Treecreeper | Certhia manipurensis | RR | |
| 115 | White-headed Starling | Sturnia erythropygia | E | |
| 116 | Collared Myna | Acridotheres albocinctus | RR | |
| 117 | /Siberian Thrush/ | Geokichla sibirica | RR | |
| 118 | /Gray-sided Thrush/ | Turdus feae | RR | V |
| 119 | Andaman Shama | Copsychus albiventris | E | |
| 120 | White-tailed Flycatcher | Leucoptilon concretus | RR | |
| 121 | Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher | Cyornis nicobaricus | E | NT |
| 122 | White-throated Redstart | Phoenicurus schisticeps | RR | |
| 123 | /White-winged Redstart/ | Phoenicurus erythrogastrus | RR | |
| 124 | Amur Stonechat | Saxicola stejnegeri | RR | |
| 125 | (Pied Wheatear) | Oenanthe pleschanka | RR | |
| 126 | Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma | LC | |
| 127 | Andaman Flowerpecker | Dicaeum virescens | E | |
| 128 | Van Hasselt's Sunbird | Leptocoma brasiliana | RR | |
| 129 | Ornate Sunbird | Cinnyris ornatus | RR | |
| 130 | Java Sparrow | Padda oryzivora | EN | |
| 131 | Robin Accentor | Prunella rubeculoides | RR | |
| 132 | Brown Accentor | Prunella fulvescens | RR | |
| 133 | Tibetan Snowfinch | Montifringilla henrici | NE | |
| 134 | Black-winged Snowfinch | Montifringilla adamsi | RR | |
| 135 | Rufous-necked Snowfinch | Pyrgilauda ruficollis | NE | |
| 136 | Three-banded Rosefinch | Carpodacus trifasciatus | NE | |
| 137 | Red-mantled Rosefinch | Carpodacus rhodochlamys | RR | |
| 138 | Orange Bullfinch | Pyrrhula aurantiaca | RR | |
| 139 | Mongolian Finch | Bucanetes mongolicus | RR | |
| 140 | Blanford's Rosefinch | Agraphospiza rubescens | RR | |
| 141 | Twite | Linaria flavirostris | RR | |
| 142 | /Chestnut Bunting/ | Emberiza rutila | RR |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.