Checklist of Endemic Indian Bird Species

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Checklist Info -
This list of bird species found exclusively in India is based on the taxonomy used in Dickinson (2003). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Checklist References -
Dickinson, E.C. (Ed.)(2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged third edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Checklist Key -
X = extinct.

Checklist Stats -
Number of species: 51.

Checklist
s.no. scientific_name family common_name
1 Accipiter butleri Megapodiidae Nicobar Megapode
2 Acrocephalis orinus Phasianidae Grey Junglefowl
3 Amandava formosa Phasianidae Himalayan Quail
4 Ammomanes phoenicura Phasianidae Rock Bush Quail
5 Anthus nilghiriensis Phasianidae Painted Bush Quail
6 Ardeotis nigriceps Anatidae Pink-headed Duck
7 Brachypteryx major Accipitridae Nicobar Sparrowhawk
8 Columba elphinstonii Accipitridae Andaman Serpent Eagle
9 Columba palumboides Otidae Great Indian Bustard
10 Cyornis pallipes Rallidae Andaman Crake
11 Dendrocitta bayleyi Glareolidae Jerdon's Courser
12 Dendrocitta leucogastra Columbidae Nilgiri Woodpigeon
13 Dryocopus hodgei Columbidae Andaman Woodpigeon
14 Eumyias albicaudatus Columbidae Andaman Cuckoo-Dove
15 Ficedula nigrorufa Psittacidae Nicobar Parakeet
16 Galerida deva Psittacidae Malabar Parakeet
17 Galerida malabarica Strigidae Forest Owlet
18 Gallus sonneratii Strigidae Andaman Hawk-Owl
19 Garrulax cachinnans Strigidae Nicobar Scops Owl
20 Garrulax jerdoni Strigidae Andaman Scops Owl
21 Heteroglaux blewitti Bucerotidae Malabar Gray Hornbill
22 Ixos nicobariensis Bucerotidae Narcondam Hornbill
23 Leptocoma minima Ramphastidae White-cheeked Barbet
24 Liocichla bugunorum Picidae Andaman Woodpecker
25 Macropygia rufipennis Corvidae Andaman Treepie
26 Megalaima viridis Corvidae White-billed Treepie
27 Megapodius nicobariensis Paridae White-naped Tit
28 Myophonus horsfieldii Alaudidae Rufous-tailed Lark
29 Ninox affinis Alaudidae Syke's Lark
30 Ocyceros griseus Alaudidae Malabar Lark
31 Orphrysia superciliosa Pycnonotidae Nicobar Bulbul
32 Otus alius Pycnonotidae Gray-headed Bulbul
33 Otus balli Pycnonotidae Yellow-throated Bulbul
34 Parus nuchalis Sylviidae Hume's Reed Warbler
35 Perdicula argoondah Timaliidae Nilgiri Laughing-thrush
36 Perdicula erythrorhyncha Timaliidae Gray-breasted Laughing-thrush
37 Psittacula caniceps Timaliidae Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler
38 Psittacula columboides Timaliidae Snowy-throated Babbler
39 Pycnonotus priocephalus Timaliidae Large Gray Babbler
40 Pycnonotus xantholaemus Timaliidae Rufous Babbler
41 Rallina canningi Sturnidae Spot-winged Starling
42 Rhinoptilus bitorquatus Sturnidae White-headed Starling
43 Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Turdidae White-bellied Shortwing
44 Rhyticeros narcondami Turdidae Malabar Whistling Thrush
45 Saroglossa spiloptera Muscicapidae White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
46 Spelaeornis longicaudatus Muscicapidae Nilgiri Verditer Flycatcher
47 Spilornis elgeni Muscicapidae Black-and-orange Flycatcher
48 Stachyris oglei Nectariniidae Crimson-backed Sunbird
49 Sturnus erythropygius Estrildidae Green Avadavat
50 Turdoides malcolmi Motacillidae Nilgiri Pipit
51 Turdoides subrufa Timaliidae Bugun Liocichla