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THATEKKAD BIRD SANCTUARY

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# Species:269
# Excl Vagrants:269
# Endemics:25
# Near Endemics:25

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that 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.*

color codes

1Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadiceaE 
2Gray JunglefowlGallus sonneratiiE 
3Nilgiri Wood-PigeonColumba elphinstoniiEV
4Gray-fronted Green-PigeonTreron affinisE 
5Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
6Malabar Imperial-PigeonDucula cupreaE 
7Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisNE 
8Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniligerNE 
9Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisNE 
10White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvaticaNE 
11Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorNE 
12River TernSterna aurantia V
13Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
14Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala NT
15Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster NT
16Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusRR 
17Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiNE 
18Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
19/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
20Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis NT
21Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisNE 
22Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellataE 
23Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusNE 
24Malabar Gray HornbillOcyceros griseusEV
25Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNENT
26Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata V
27Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricusE 
28White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridisE 
29Malabar FlamebackChrysocolaptes socialisE 
30Malabar ParakeetPsittacula columboidesE 
31Indian PittaPitta brachyuraNE 
32Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusNE 
33Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicolaE 
34White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensNE 
35White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastraE 
36Indian Yellow TitMachlolophus aplonotusE 
37Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaNE 
38Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaNE 
39Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaNE 
40Gray-headed BulbulMicrotarsus priocephalusENT
41Flame-throated BulbulRubigula gularisE 
42White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusNE 
43Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsNE 
44Indian Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiNE 
45Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficepsRR 
46Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephalaRR 
47Rufous BabblerArgya subrufaE 
48Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisNE 
49Wayanad LaughingthrushPterorhinus delessertiE 
50Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaNE 
51Malabar StarlingSturnia blythiiE 
52Nilgiri ThrushZoothera neilgherriensisE 
53Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusNE 
54Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatusE 
55White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallidipesE 
56Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoidesRR 
57Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldiiE 
58Nilgiri FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolorE 
59Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minimaE 
60Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusNE 
61Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostraRR 
62Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniNE 
63Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiNE 
64Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaNE 
65/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicusRR 

 

 *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 LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor97
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient9
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only14
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental22

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic86
LCLocal8
NENear Endemic64
RRRestricted Range395

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

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.