Endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Narcondam hornbills (female on upper left, male on lower right) are endemic to Narcondam Island in the Andamans

This is a list of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islandsis. It is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones.

Patterns of endemis

The patterns include Cross Colour birds and Wu Tang warblers.

Endemic Bird Areas

BirdLife International has defined the following as Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs):

The Andaman Islands
The Nicobar Islands

List of species

The following is a list of species endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India:

Species endemic to the Andaman islands

Andaman serpent-eagle, Spilornis elgini
Andaman crake, Rallina canningi
Brown coucal, Centropus andamanensis
Andaman scops-owl, Otus balli
Narcondam hornbill, Aceros narcondami
Andaman woodpecker, Dryocopus hodgei
Andaman drongo, Dicrurus andamanensis
Andaman treepie, Dendrocitta bayleyi
Andaman shama, Copsychus albiventris
Andaman bulbul, Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens
Andaman cuckooshrike, Coracina dobsoni

Species endemic to the Nicobar islands

Central Nicobar serpent eagle, Spilornis minimus (often considered a subspecies of crested serpent eagle)
South Nicobar serpent eagle, Spilornis klossi
Nicobar sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri
Nicobar parakeet, Psittacula caniceps
Nicobar bulbul, Hypsipetes nicobariensis
Nicobar jungle flycatcher, Rhinomyias nicobaricus

Species endemic to the two island groups

Nicobar scrubfowl, Megapodius nicobariensis
Andaman woodpigeon, Columba palumboides
Andaman cuckoo-dove, Macropygia rufipennis
Andaman hawk-owl, Ninox affinis
White-headed starling, Sturnia erythropygia

Additional species

If the taxonomic recommendations in Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide, are accepted, the following additional species are also endemic to the Andaman/Nicobar islands:

Endemism in birds

Palaearctic	Western Palearctic Japan

Afrotropic	Western and central Africa Southern Africa Madagascar region

Indomalaya	S Asia Himalayas Andamans and Nicobars Borneo Philippines Taiwan

Australasia ecozone	Australia New Zealand New Caledonia

Oceania ecozone	Hawaii

Nearctic	Eastern North America Western North America Mexico and northern Central America

Neotropic	Galápagos Islands West Indies

The World	Endemic Bird Area Lists of endemic birds List of endemic bird areas of the world List of secondary areas Endemic Bird Areas of the World (book)

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