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List of endemic birds of South Asia

Endemic birds of South Asia are those birds that belong to or are native to South Asia, on the Indian subcontinent and adjacent islands of the north-central Indian Ocean.[1]

This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds.

Endemic Bird Areas edit

BirdLife International has defined two Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) in the Indian subcontinent:[2]

Each area has its own set of endemic species, and there are further species shared between the two which are not found elsewhere.

In addition, the following are classified as secondary areas (areas with at least one restricted-range bird species, but not meeting the criteria to qualify as EBAs):

List of species edit

Species endemic to India edit

Species endemic to the Western Ghats and associated hills edit

 
Malabar parakeet
 
White-cheeked barbet
 
Nilgiri flycatcher

Other localised species endemic to peninsular India edit

 
Jerdon's courser

Species endemic to Sri Lanka edit

 
Sri Lanka wood-pigeon
 
Crimson-fronted barbet

Other localised species endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka combined edit

Species endemic to Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats combined edit


Other species endemic to the subcontinent edit

 
Indian peafowl
 
Indian black ibis
 
Common hawk-cuckoo
 
Indian grey hornbill

Species endemic to northern parts of the subcontinent edit

 
Rock bush-quail


Near-endemics and seasonal endemics edit

In addition, the following species are near-endemics i.e. only a small proportion of the population is found outside the subcontinent:

 
Grey francolin

The following species is endemic as a breeding species, but winters elsewhere:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Endemic | Definition of endemic by Merriam-Webster accessed October 15, 2015 from www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endemic
  2. ^ del Hoyo, Josep and Collar, Nigel J. Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 1: Non-passerines Jan 1, 2014
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