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# Species:1365
# Excl Vagrants:1233
# Endemics:86
# Near Endemics:62

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Swan GooseAnser cygnoides V
2/Greater White-fronted Goose/Anser albifronsRR 
3/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadornaRR 
4/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcata NT
5Andaman TealAnas albogularisEV
6/Marbled Duck/Marmaronetta angustirostrisRRV
7White-winged DuckAsarcornis scutulata EN
8/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina V
9/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca NT
10/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeriRRCR
11|White-headed Duck|Oxyura leucocephala EN
12Nicobar MegapodeMegapodius nicobariensisEV
13Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandellii NT
14White-cheeked PartridgeArborophila atrogularisRRNT
15Western TragopanTragopan melanocephalusNEV
16Satyr TragopanTragopan satyra NT
17Blyth's TragopanTragopan blythiiRRV
18Temminck's TragopanTragopan temminckiiRR 
19Sclater's MonalLophophorus sclateri V
20Koklass PheasantPucrasia macrolophaRR 
21Mrs. Hume's PheasantSyrmaticus humiaeRRNT
22Cheer PheasantCatreus wallichiiRRV
23Tibetan Eared-PheasantCrossoptilon harmaniNENT
24Green PeafowlPavo muticusRREN
25Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadiceaE 
26Painted SpurfowlGalloperdix lunulataE 
27Gray JunglefowlGallus sonneratiiE 
28Swamp FrancolinOrtygornis gularis V
29Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictusNE 
30Chinese FrancolinFrancolinus pintadeanusRR 
31/Japanese Quail/Coturnix japonica NT
32Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiaticaNE 
33Rock Bush-QuailPerdicula argoondahE 
34Painted Bush-QuailPerdicula erythrorhynchaE 
35Manipur Bush-QuailPerdicula manipurensisEEN
36Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor V
37/Red-necked Grebe/Podiceps grisegenaRR 
38/Eared Grebe/Podiceps nigricollisRR 
39Hill PigeonColumba rupestrisRR 
40Snow PigeonColumba leuconotaRR 
41/Yellow-eyed Pigeon/Columba eversmanni V
42Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbusRR 
43Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollis  
44Nilgiri Wood-PigeonColumba elphinstoniiEV
45Pale-capped PigeonColumba punicea V
46Andaman Wood-PigeonColumba palumboidesENT
47Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchallRR 
48Andaman Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia rufipennisE 
49Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica NT
50Gray-fronted Green-PigeonTreron affinisE 
51Andaman Green-PigeonTreron chloropterusENT
52Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayreiRRNT
53Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraRR 
54Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
55Nicobar Imperial-PigeonDucula nicobaricaENT
56Malabar Imperial-PigeonDucula cupreaE 
57Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badiaRR 
58Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorRR 
59Tibetan SandgrouseSyrrhaptes tibetanusRR 
60Painted SandgrousePterocles indicusNE 
61Great Indian BustardArdeotis nigricepsNECR
62/Macqueen's Bustard/Chlamydotis macqueenii V
63Bengal FloricanHoubaropsis bengalensisRRCR
64Lesser FloricanSypheotides indicusECR
65|Little Bustard|Tetrax tetrax NT
66Andaman CoucalCentropus andamanensisE 
67Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisNE 
68(Violet Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchusRR 
69(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)Surniculus lugubrisRR 
70Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniligerNE 
71Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniRR 
72(Eurasian Nightjar)Caprimulgus europaeusRR 
73Andaman NightjarCaprimulgus andamanicusE 
74Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisNE 
75White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvaticaNE 
76Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensisRR 
77Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculentaRR 
78Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorNE 
79White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusRR 
80(Dark-rumped Swift)Apus acuticaudaRRV
81/Water Rail/Rallus aquaticusRR 
82Andaman CrakeRallina canningiE 
83Masked FinfootHeliopais personatusLCCR
84Sarus CraneAntigone antigone V
85(Black-necked Crane)Grus nigricollisLCNT
86Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris NT
87Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisRRNT
88IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersiiRR 
89/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegus NT
90/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
91River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii NT
92/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregariusRRCR
93/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
94/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
95/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
96/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatusRRNT
97/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola V
98/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megalaRR 
99/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisRREN
100/Red Knot/Calidris canutusRRNT
101/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
102/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
103Crab-PloverDromas ardeolaRR 
104Jerdon's CourserRhinoptilus bitorquatusECR
105Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicusNE 
106(Collared Pratincole)Glareola pratincolaRR 
107/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiRR 
108Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollisLCEN
109Saunders's TernSternula saundersiRR 
110/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusRR 
111Roseate TernSterna dougalliiRR 
112River TernSterna aurantia V
113Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaRR 
114Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda EN
115Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhis NT
116Barau's PetrelPterodroma baraui EN
117Jouanin's PetrelBulweria fallax NT
118Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas NT
119Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes NT
120Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
121Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus NT
122/Lesser Adjutant/Leptoptilos javanicus V
123Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubiusRREN
124Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala NT
125Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster NT
126Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis NT
127/Dalmatian Pelican/Pelecanus crispus NT
128Little BitternIxobrychus minutusRR 
129Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusRR 
130Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraRR 
131Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchusLC 
132White-bellied HeronArdea insignisRRCR
133/Goliath Heron/Ardea goliathRR 
134Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus NT
135Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus NT
136Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
137Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniRR 
138Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus CR
139/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus NT
140White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis CR
141Indian VultureGyps indicus CR
142Slender-billed VultureGyps tenuirostris CR
143/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensis NT
144Nicobar Serpent-EagleSpilornis klossiENT
145Andaman Serpent-EagleSpilornis elginiEV
146Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiNE 
147Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
148Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
149Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata V
150/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
151Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
152/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
153/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca V
154/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusRR 
155/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
156Nicobar SparrowhawkAccipiter butleriEV
157/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter soloensisRR 
158/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter gularisRR 
159Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus EN
160Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis NT
161Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
162Andaman OwlTyto deroepstorffiE 
163/Oriental Bay-Owl/Phodilus badiusRR 
164Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisNE 
165Andaman Scops-OwlOtus balliE 
166Nicobar Scops-OwlOtus aliusENT
167/Pallid Scops-Owl/Otus bruceiRR 
168Buffy Fish-OwlKetupa ketupuRR 
169Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipesRR 
170Forest OwletAthene blewittiEEN
171Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellataE 
172Tawny OwlStrix alucoRR 
173/Long-eared Owl/Asio otusRR 
174Andaman BoobookNinox affinisE 
175Hume's BoobookNinox obscuraE 
176Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusNE 
177Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiRRNT
178Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
179Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeniRRNT
180Malabar Gray HornbillOcyceros griseusEV
181Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNENT
182Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensisRRV
183Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatusRRV
184Narcondam HornbillRhyticeros narcondamiEV
185Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo herculesRRNT
186Brown-winged KingfisherPelargopsis amauropteraRRNT
187Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaRR 
188Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata V
189Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisLC 
190(European Bee-eater)Merops apiasterRR 
191|European Roller|Coracias garrulusRR 
192Indochinese RollerCoracias affinisRR 
193Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricusE 
194White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridisE 
195Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon frankliniiRR 
196Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotusRRNT
197White-browed PiculetSasia ochraceaRR 
198Brown-fronted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes auricepsRR 
199Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analisRR 
200Stripe-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos atratusRR 
201Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisRR 
202Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorRR 
203Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensisRR 
204Sind WoodpeckerDendrocopos assimilisRR 
205Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathphariusRR 
206Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotisRR 
207Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantiaRR 
208Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatusRR 
209Malabar FlamebackChrysocolaptes socialisE 
210White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusNE 
211Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
212Andaman WoodpeckerDryocopus hodgeiEV
213Pied FalconetMicrohierax melanoleucosRR 
214Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescensRR 
215Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
216Laggar FalconFalco jugger NT
217/Saker Falcon/Falco cherrugRREN
218Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
219Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayanaRR 
220Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschiiRRNT
221Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataRRNT
222Malabar ParakeetPsittacula columboidesE 
223Derbyan ParakeetPsittacula derbianaNENT
224Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
225Nicobar ParakeetPsittacula canicepsENT
226Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicaudaRRV
227Gray-lored BroadbillSerilophus rubrophygiusRR 
228Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensisRR 
229Blue PittaHydrornis cyaneusRR 
230Mangrove PittaPitta megarhynchaRRNT
231White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygiusE 
232Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solarisRR 
233Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostrisRR 
234/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusRR 
235Andaman CuckooshrikeCoracina dobsoniENT
236Pied TrillerLalage nigraRR 
237Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventerRR 
238Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotisRR 
239Clicking Shrike-BabblerPteruthius intermediusRR 
240White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeucaRR 
241/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisRR 
242White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusRR 
243Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicolaE 
244White-tailed IoraAegithina nigroluteaNE 
245Spot-breasted FantailRhipidura albogularisE 
246White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensNE 
247Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectensRR 
248Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferRR 
249Andaman DrongoDicrurus andamanensisNE 
250|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioRR 
251|Red-tailed Shrike|Lanius phoenicuroidesRR 
252|Burmese Shrike|Lanius collurioidesRR 
253Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator NT
254Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusRR 
255Black-headed JayGarrulus lanceolatusRR 
256Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisRR 
257Red-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaRR 
258Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensisRR 
259White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastraE 
260Andaman TreepieDendrocitta bayleiiEV
261Eurasian MagpiePica picaRR 
262Eurasian NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactesRR 
263Kashmir NutcrackerNucifraga multipunctataRR 
264Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusRR 
265/Eurasian Jackdaw/Corvus monedulaRR 
266/Rook/Corvus frugilegusRR 
267Carrion CrowCorvus coroneRR 
268/Hooded Crow/Corvus cornixRR 
269Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammicepsRR 
270Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalisRR 
271Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventrisRR 
272White-naped TitMachlolophus nuchalisEV
273Himalayan Black-lored TitMachlolophus xanthogenysRR 
274Indian Yellow TitMachlolophus aplonotusE 
275Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotusRR 
276Sultan TitMelanochlora sultaneaRR 
277Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraNE 
278Jerdon's BushlarkMirafra affinisNE 
279Indian BushlarkMirafra erythropteraNE 
280/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculataRR 
281Tibetan LarkMelanocorypha maximaNE 
282/Turkestan Short-toed Lark/Alaudala heineiRR 
283/Eurasian Skylark/Alauda arvensisRR 
284Malabar LarkGalerida malabaricaE 
285Tawny LarkGalerida devaE 
286Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularisRR 
287Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularisRR 
288Hill PriniaPrinia superciliarisRR 
289Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapillaNEV
290Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescensRR 
291Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaNE 
292/Black-browed Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus bistrigicepsRR 
293/Moustached Warbler/Acrocephalus melanopogonRR 
294/Blunt-winged Warbler/Acrocephalus concinensRR 
295/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalisRR 
296/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiolaRR 
297/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolataRR 
298Brown Bush WarblerLocustella luteoventrisRR 
299/Chinese Bush Warbler/Locustella tacsanowskiaRR 
300(Long-billed Bush Warbler)Locustella majorRRNT
301West Himalayan Bush WarblerLocustella kashmirensisE 
302Russet Bush WarblerLocustella mandelliRR 
303Broad-tailed GrassbirdSchoenicola platyurusEV
304Bristled GrassbirdSchoenicola striataLCV
305Immaculate CupwingPnoepyga immaculataRR 
306Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusillaRR 
307/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaRR 
308Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaNE 
309Pacific SwallowHirundo tahiticaRR 
310Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseRR 
311Striated SwallowCecropis striolataRR 
312White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusRR 
313Striated BulbulAlcurus striatusRR 
314Olive BulbulIole viridescensRR 
315Cachar BulbulIole cacharensisNE 
316Ashy BulbulHemixos flavalaRR 
317Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaNE 
318Nicobar BulbulIxos nicobariensisENT
319Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaNE 
320Gray-headed BulbulMicrotarsus priocephalusENT
321Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalosRR 
322Andaman BulbulMicrotarsus fuscoflavescensE 
323Flame-throated BulbulRubigula gularisE 
324Crested FinchbillSpizixos canifronsRR 
325White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusNE 
326Flavescent BulbulPycnonotus flavescensRR 
327Yellow-throated BulbulPycnonotus xantholaemusEV
328/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatusRR 
329/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus subviridisRR 
330/Smoky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuligiventerRR 
331White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermediusRR 
332Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysRR 
333(Gray-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus tephrocephalusRR 
334Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castanicepsRR 
335Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantatorRR 
336Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventerRR 
337Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia oliveaRR 
338/Cetti's Warbler/Cettia cettiRR 
339Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisRR 
340Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisRR 
341Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusRR 
342Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniRR 
343Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescensRR 
344White-cheeked TitAegithalos leucogenysRR 
345Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusRR 
346White-throated TitAegithalos niveogularisRR 
347Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistosRR 
348|Greater Whitethroat|Curruca communisRR 
349Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhouraRR 
350Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisRR 
351Jerdon's BabblerChrysomma altirostreRRV
352Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiRR 
353White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectusRR 
354Manipur FulvettaFulvetta manipurensisRR 
355Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostrisNEV
356Spot-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis guttaticollisRR 
357Great ParrotbillConostoma aemodiumRR 
358Brown ParrotbillCholornis unicolorRR 
359Gray-headed ParrotbillPsittiparus gularisRR 
360White-breasted ParrotbillPsittiparus ruficepsRR 
361Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsRR 
362Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensisRR 
363Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
364Striated YuhinaStaphida castanicepsRR 
365White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeriRR 
366Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisRR 
367Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisRR 
368Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalisRR 
369Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimentaRR 
370Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileataRR 
371Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsNE 
372Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisRR 
373Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeumRR 
374Rufous-fronted BabblerCyanoderma rufifronsRR 
375Black-chinned BabblerCyanoderma pyrrhopsRR 
376Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficepsRR 
377Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatusRRNT
378Mishmi Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis badeigularisEV
379Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoidesRR 
380Naga Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis chocolatinusEV
381Chin Hills Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis oatesiNE 
382Tawny-breasted Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis longicaudatusENT
383Gray-bellied Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis reptatusRR 
384Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusRR 
385Red-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceicepsRR 
386Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisRR 
387Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisRR 
388Indian Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiNE 
389White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsRR 
390Large Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys hypoleucosRR 
391Spot-breasted Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys mcclellandiRR 
392Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigricepsRR 
393Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humeiRRNT
394Cachar Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris robertiRRNT
395Snowy-throated BabblerStachyris ogleiNEV
396Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensis NT
397White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulusRR 
398Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusRR 
399Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepsRR 
400Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisRR 
401Rusty-capped FulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusRR 
402Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficepsRR 
403Marsh BabblerPellorneum palustreRRV
404Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventreRR 
405Buff-breasted BabblerPellorneum tickelliRR 
406Rufous-vented Grass BabblerLaticilla burnesiiNENT
407Swamp Grass BabblerLaticilla cinerascensEEN
408Abbott's BabblerMalacocincla abbottiRR 
409Streaked Wren-BabblerGypsophila brevicaudataRR 
410Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerNapothera epilepidotaRR 
411Long-billed Wren-BabblerNapothera malacoptilaRR 
412Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephalaRR 
413Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensisRR 
414Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensisRR 
415Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolorRR 
416Brown-capped LaughingthrushTrochalopteron austeniNE 
417Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumRR 
418Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatumRR 
419Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumNE 
420Striped LaughingthrushTrochalopteron virgatumNE 
421Variegated LaughingthrushTrochalopteron variegatumRR 
422Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affineRR 
423Elliot's LaughingthrushTrochalopteron elliotiiNE 
424Assam LaughingthrushTrochalopteron chrysopterumRR 
425Banasura LaughingthrushMontecincla jerdoniEEN
426Nilgiri LaughingthrushMontecincla cachinnansEEN
427Palani LaughingthrushMontecincla fairbankiENT
428Ashambu LaughingthrushMontecincla meriodionalisE 
429Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoidesRR 
430Beautiful SibiaHeterophasia pulchellaRR 
431Gray SibiaHeterophasia gracilisRR 
432Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensisRR 
433Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeniRR 
434Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouropteraRR 
435Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoniRR 
436Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentaurisRR 
437Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotinctaRR 
438Rufous-backed SibiaLeioptila annectensRR 
439Bugun LiocichlaLiocichla bugunorumECR
440Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoeniceaRR 
441Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmiNE 
442Slender-billed BabblerArgya longirostrisNEV
443Rufous BabblerArgya subrufaE 
444Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisNE 
445Spot-breasted LaughingthrushGarrulax merulinusRR 
446Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monilegerRR 
447White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusRR 
448Moustached LaughingthrushIanthocincla cineraceaRR 
449Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellataRR 
450Wayanad LaughingthrushPterorhinus delessertiE 
451Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisRR 
452Yellow-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus galbanaNE 
453Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollisRR 
454Chestnut-backed LaughingthrushPterorhinus nuchalisNENT
455White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannioRR 
456Greater Necklaced LaughingthrushPterorhinus pectoralisRR 
457Mount Victoria BabaxPterorhinus woodiNE 
458Giant BabaxPterorhinus waddelliNENT
459White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularisRR 
460Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulataRR 
461/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma murariaRR 
462White-cheeked NuthatchSitta leucopsisRR 
463Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
464Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisRR 
465Chestnut-vented NuthatchSitta nagaensisRR 
466Kashmir NuthatchSitta cashmirensisRR 
467/Bar-tailed Treecreeper/Certhia himalayanaRR 
468Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensisRR 
469Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolorRR 
470Hume's TreecreeperCerthia manipurensisRR 
471Indian Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonotaE 
472Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaRR 
473Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisRR 
474Golden-crested MynaAmpeliceps coronatusRR 
475Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaNE 
476Malabar StarlingSturnia blythiiE 
477White-headed StarlingSturnia erythropygiaE 
478Collared MynaAcridotheres albocinctusRR 
479Great MynaAcridotheres grandisRR 
480/Siberian Thrush/Geokichla sibiricaRR 
481(Pied Thrush)Geokichla wardiiNE 
482Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimaliiRR 
483Dark-sided ThrushZoothera marginataRR 
484Nilgiri ThrushZoothera neilgherriensisE 
485Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusRR 
486Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusNE 
487Black-breasted ThrushTurdus dissimilisRR 
488/Gray-sided Thrush/Turdus feaeRRV
489/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusRR 
490/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollisRR 
491/Dusky Thrush/Turdus eunomusRR 
492Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaRR 
493(Green Cochoa)Cochoa viridisRR 
494(Ferruginous Flycatcher)Muscicapa ferrugineaRR 
495|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataRR 
496Andaman ShamaCopsychus albiventrisE 
497White-tailed FlycatcherLeucoptilon concretusRR 
498Nilgiri SholakiliSholicola majorEEN
499White-bellied SholakiliSholicola albiventrisEV
500Large NiltavaNiltava grandisRR 
501Chinese Vivid NiltavaNiltava oatesiRR 
502Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatusE 
503White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monilegerRR 
504White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallidipesE 
505Pale-chinned Blue FlycatcherCyornis poliogenysRR 
506(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolorRR 
507Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoidesRR 
508Large Blue FlycatcherCyornis magnirostrisRRNT
509Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis whiteiRR 
510Nicobar Jungle FlycatcherCyornis nicobaricusENT
511Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythraLCNT
512Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisRR 
513Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralisRR 
514Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellataRR 
515Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldiiE 
516White-crowned ForktailEnicurus leschenaultiRR 
517Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatusRR 
518Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceusRR 
519/Chinese Rubythroat/Calliope tschebaiewiRR 
520White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumRR 
521Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleRR 
522Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrusRR 
523White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicusRR 
524Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeusRR 
525Slaty-backed FlycatcherFicedula erithacusRR 
526Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufaE 
527Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraRR 
528Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniRR 
529Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraRR 
530/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubra V
531/Blue-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus coeruleocephalaRR 
532/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoniRR 
533White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticepsRR 
534/White-winged Redstart/Phoenicurus erythrogastrusRR 
535/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreusRR 
536|Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush|Monticola saxatilisRR 
537White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchusEV
538/White-throated Bushchat/Saxicola insignisRRV
539Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
540(Pied Wheatear)Oenanthe pleschankaRR 
541Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fuscaNE 
542/Hypocolius/Hypocolius ampelinusRR 
543Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerDicaeum chrysorrheumRR 
544Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum melanozanthumRR 
545Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigmaLC 
546Nilgiri FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolorE 
547Andaman FlowerpeckerDicaeum virescensE 
548Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatumRR 
549Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensisRR 
550Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minimaE 
551Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasilianaRR 
552Ornate SunbirdCinnyris ornatusRR 
553Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusNE 
554Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaRR 
555Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturataRR 
556Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisRR 
557Vigors's SunbirdAethopyga vigorsiiE 
558Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostraRR 
559Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magnaRR 
560Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensisRREN
561Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniNE 
562Finn's WeaverPloceus megarhynchusNEEN
563Java SparrowPadda oryzivora EN
564Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiNE 
565Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaNE 
566Green AvadavatAmandava formosusEV
567Alpine AccentorPrunella collarisRR 
568/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayanaRR 
569Robin AccentorPrunella rubeculoidesRR 
570Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiataRR 
571Brown AccentorPrunella fulvescensRR 
572/Black-throated Accentor/Prunella atrogularisRR 
573Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculataRR 
574/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensisRR 
575Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotusRR 
576Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeusRR 
577Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusRR 
578Tibetan SnowfinchMontifringilla henriciNE 
579Black-winged SnowfinchMontifringilla adamsiRR 
580Rufous-necked SnowfinchPyrgilauda ruficollisNE 
581/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicusRR 
582Nilgiri PipitAnthus nilghiriensisEV
583Upland PipitAnthus sylvanusRR 
584/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusRR 
585/American Pipit/Anthus rubescensRR 
586/Common Chaffinch/Fringilla coelebsRR 
587/Brambling/Fringilla montifringillaRR 
588Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioidesRR 
589Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinisRR 
590Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahiRR 
591Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimusRR 
592Pink-browed RosefinchCarpodacus rodochroaRR 
593Vinaceous RosefinchCarpodacus vinaceusRR 
594Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsiiRR 
595Three-banded RosefinchCarpodacus trifasciatusNE 
596/Spot-winged Rosefinch/Carpodacus rodopeplusRR 
597Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thuraRR 
598Red-mantled RosefinchCarpodacus rhodochlamysRR 
599Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalaRR 
600Orange BullfinchPyrrhula aurantiacaRR 
601Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephalaRR 
602Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythacaRR 
603/Trumpeter Finch/Bucanetes githagineusRR 
604Mongolian FinchBucanetes mongolicusRR 
605Blanford's RosefinchAgraphospiza rubescensRR 
606/Gold-naped Finch/Pyrrhoplectes epaulettaRR 
607Spectacled FinchCallacanthis burtoniRR 
608Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensisRR 
609TwiteLinaria flavirostrisRR 
610/Eurasian Linnet/Linaria cannabinaRR 
611European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisRR 
612Fire-fronted SerinSerinus pusillusRR 
613Tibetan SerinSpinus thibetanusRR 
614/Pine Bunting/Emberiza leucocephalosRR 
615Rock BuntingEmberiza ciaRR 
616/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaRR 
617/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR
618/Chestnut Bunting/Emberiza rutilaRR 
619/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephalaRR 
620/Reed Bunting/Emberiza schoeniclusRR 

 

 *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.

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

CodeDescription##
EEndemic86
LCLocal8
NENear Endemic62
RRRestricted Range393

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened41
VVulnerable36
ENEndangered13
CRCritically Endangered9

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.