The rich avi-faunal diversity has always attracted ornithologists and bird watchers to these islands. As many as 246 species and sub species of birds are reported to inhabit these islands and of these 99 spec Andaman Tealies and sub-species are endemic. Some important species are Andaman Teal (Anas gibberifrons albogularis), Megapode (Megapodius nicobarensis), Narcondum hornbill (Rhyticeros narcondami), Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica), Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea), Nicobar Parakeet(Psittacula Caniceps), Crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela), White-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), Edible-nest swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta), Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) etc.

List of Bird Species

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Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Baza, Andaman Blackcrested	Aviceda leuphotes andamanica
	Bea-eater, Andaman Chestnutheaded	Merops leschenaulti andamanensis
	Bee-eater, Bluetailed	Merops philippinusn
	Bittern, Chestnut	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
	Bittern, Nicobar Tiger	Gorsachius melanolophus minor
	Bittern, Yellow	Ixobrychus sinensis
	Bluebird, Fairy	Irena puella puella
	Bluethroat, Northern	Erithacus svecicus svecicus
	Bulbul, Andaman Blackheaded	Pycnonotus atriceps fuscoflavescens
	Bulbul, Andaman Redwhiskered	Pycnonotus jocosus whistleri
	Bulbul, Nicobar	Hypsipetes nicobariensis
	Bunting, Little	Emberiza pusilla
	Bunting, Yellow breasted	Emberiza aureola aureola

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Chat, Siberian Blue	Erithacus cyane cyane
	Chat, East Siberian Collared Bush	Saxicola torquata stejnegeri
	Cock, Water	Gallicrex cinerea
	Crake, Andaman Banded	Rallina canningi
	Crake, Eastern Baillon's	Porzana pusilla pusilla
	Crow, Eastern Jungle	Corvus macrorhynchus levaillanti
	Crow-Pheasant, Andaman	Centropus andamanensis
	Cuckoo	Cuculus Canorus canorus
	Cuckoo, Emerald	Chalcites maculatus
	Cuckoo, Himalayan	Cuculus saturatus saturatus
	Cuckoo, Indian	Cuculus micropterus micropterus
	Cuckoo, Violet	Chalcites xanthorhynchus xanthorhynchus
	Cuckoo-Dove, Andaman	Macropygia rufipennis andamanica
	Cuckoo-Dove, Nicobar	Macropygia rufipennis rufipennis
	Cuckoo-Shrike, Andaman Large	Coracina novaehollandiae andamana
	Cuckoo-Shrike, Barred	Coracina striataa dobsoni
	Cuckoo-Shrike, Nicobar Pied	Coracina nigra davisoni
	Curlew, Eastern	Numenius arquata orientalis
	Curlew-Sandpiper	Calidris testacea

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Dove, Andaman Emerald	Chalcophaps indica maxima
	Dove, Burmese Red Turtle	Streptopelia tranquebarica humilis
	Dove, Nicobar Emerald	Chalcophaps indica augusta
	Drongo, Andaman Racket-tailed	Dicrurus paradiseus otiosus
	Drongo, Ashy	Dicrurus leucophaeus leucogenis
	Drongo, Large Andaman	Dicrurus andamanensis dicruriformis
	Drongo, Nicobar Racket-tailed	Dicrurus paradiseus nicobariensis
	Drongo, Small Andaman	Dicrurus andamanensis andamanensis
	Drongo, Whitecheeked Grey	Dicrurus leucophaeus salangenis
	Duck, Spotbill	Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Eagle, Andaman Dark Serpent	Spilornis elgini
	Eagle, Andaman Pale Serpent	Spilornis cheela davisoni
	Eagle, Great Nicobar Crested Serpent	Spilornis klossi
	Eagle, Malayan Crested Serpent	Spilornis cheela malayensis
	Eagle, Nicobar Crested Serpent	Spilornis cheela minimus
	Eagle, Whitebellied Sea	Haliaeetus leucogaster
	Egret Cattle	Ardea alba modesta
	Egret, Eastern Large	Dicrurus andamanensis andamanensis
	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta garzetta
	Egret, Smaller	Egretta intermedia intermedia

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Falcon, Eastern Peregrine	Falco   peregrinus japonensis
	Falcon, Shaheen	Falco peregrinus peregrinator
	Flowerpecker, Andaman	Dicaeum concolor virescens
	Flycatcher, Andaman Blacknaped Monarch	Hypothymis azurea tytleri
	Flycatcher, Brown	Muscicapa latirostris
	Flycatcher, Car Nicobar Blacknaped Monarch	Hypothymis azurea idiochroa
	Flycatcher, Eastern Redbreasted	Muscicapa parva albicilla
	Flycatcher, Nicobar Blacknaped Monarch	Hypothymis azurea nicobarica
	Flycatcher, Nicobar Paradise	Terpsiphone paradisi nicobarica
	Flycatcher, Olive	Rhinomyias brunneata nicobarica

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Godwit, Bartailed	Limosa lapponica baueri
	Goshawk, Horsfield's	Accipiter soloensis
	Greenshank	Tringa nebularia

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Harrier, Marsh	Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus
	Harrier, Montagu’s	Circus pygargus
	Harrier, Pale	Circus macrourus
	Hawk-Eagle, Andaman Crested	Spizaetus cirrhatus andamanensis
	Hawk-Owl, Andaman Brown	Ninox affinis affinis
	Hawk-Owl, Hume’s Brown	Ninox scutulata obscura
	Hawk-Owl, Nicobar Brown	Ninox affinis isolata
	Heron, Andaman Little Green	Ardeola striatus spodiogaster
	Heron, Chinese Pond	Ardeola bacchus
	Heron, Eastern Grey	Ardea cinerea rectirostris
	Heron, Eastern Purple	Ardea purpurea manilensis
	Heron, Eastern Reef	Egretta sacra
	Heron, Indian Pond or Paddybird	Ardeola grayii grayii
	Heron, Night	Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax
	Hoopoe, Tibetan	Upupa epops saturata
	Hornbill, Narcondam	Rhyticeros narcondami

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Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Kestrel, East Himalayan	Falco tinnunculus interstinctus
	Kestrel, European	Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus
	Kingfisher, Andaman Blue-eared	Alcedo meninting rufigaster
	Kingfisher, Andaman Ruddy	Halcyon coromanda mizorhina
	Kingfisher, Andaman Storkbilled	Pelargopsis capensis osmastoni
	Kingfisher, Andaman Threetoed Forest	Ceyx erithacus macrocarus
	Kingfisher, Andaman Whitebreasted	Halcyon smyrnensis saturatior
	Kingfisher, Whitecollared	Halcyon chloris davisoni
	Kingfisher, Blackcapped	Halcyon pileata
	Kingfisher, Indian Small Blue	Alcedo atthis bengalensis
	Kingfisher, Nicobar Storkbilled	Pelargopsis capensis intermedia
	Kingfisher, Nicobar Whitecollared	Halcyon chloris occipitalis
	Kite, Brahminy	Haliastur indus indus
	Kite, Pariah	Milvus migrans govinda
	Knot, Eastern	Calidris tenuirostris
	Koel, Andaman,	Eudynamys scolopacea dolosa

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Lapwing, Greheaded	Vanellus cinereus
	Lorikeet, Indian	Loriculus vernalis vernalis

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Magpie-Robin, Andaman	Copsychus saularis andamanensis
	Megapode, North Nicobar	Megapodius freycinet nicobariensis
	Megapode, South Nicobar	Megapodius freycinet abbotti
	Minivet, Andaman Scarlet	Pericrocotus flammeus andamanensis
	Minivet, Ashy	Pericrocotus divaricatus divaricatus
	Minivet, Eastern Small	Pericrocotus cinnamomeus vividus
	Moorhen, Indian Purple	Porphyrio porphyrio policephalus
	Moorhen, Malay	Gallinula chloropus orientalis
	Munia, Andaman Whitebacked	Lonchura striata fumigata
	Munia, Nicobar Whitebacked	Lonchura striata semistriata
	Myna, Andaman Hill	Gracula religiosa andamanensis
	Myna, Andaman Whiteheaded	Sturnus erythropygius andamanensis
	Myna, Common	Acridotheres tristis tristis
	Myna, Daurian	Sturnus sturninus
	Myna, Katchal Whiteheaded	Sturnus erythropygius katchalensis
	Myna, Nicobar Whbiteheaded	Sturnus erythropygius erythropygius

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Nightjar, Andaman Longtailed	Caprimulgus macrurus andamanicus
	Nightjar, Whitecapped	Anous tenuirostris worcesteri

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Oriole, Andman Blackheaded	Oriolus xanthornus reubeni
	Oriole, Andaman Blacknaped	Oriolus chinensis andamanenesis
	Oriole, Nicobar Blacknaped	Oriolus chinensis macrourus
	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus haliaetus
	Owl, Andaman Barn	Tyto alba deroepstorfiii
	Owl, Andaman (Lesser) Scops	Otus scops modestus
	Owl, Andaman Scops	Otus balli
	Owl, Nicobar Scops	Otus scops nicobaricus

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Parakeet, Andaman Redbreasted	Psittacula alexandri abbotti
	Parakeet, Andaman Redcheeked	Psittacula longicauda tytleri
	Parakeet, Blyth's Nicobar	Psittacula caniceps
	Parakeet, Large Andaman	Psittacula eupatria magnirostris
	Parakeet, Nicobar Redcheeked	Psittacula longicauda nicobarica
	Partridge, South Indian Grey	Francolinus pondicerianus pondicerianus
	Pastor, Rosy	Sturnus roseus
	Peafowl, Common	Pavo cristatus
	Pelican, Spottedbilled or Grey	Pelecanus philippensis philippensis
	Petrel, Wilson's Storm	Oceanites oceanicus oceanicus
	Pie, Andaman Tree	Dendrocitta bayleyi
	Pigeon, Andaman Green Imeprial	Ducula aenea andamanica
	Pigeon, Andaman Greyfronted Green	Treron pompadora chloroptera
	Pigeon, Andaman Wood	Columba palumboides
	Pigeon, Nicobar	Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica
	Pigeon, Nicobar Green Imperial	Ducula aenea nicobarica
	Pigeon, Pied Imperial	Ducula bicolor
	Pipit, Blyth's	Anthus godlewskii
	Pipit, Redthroated	Anthus cervinus
	Pipit, Richard's	Anthus novaeseelandiae richardi
	Pitta, Nicobar Hooded	Pitta sordida abbotti
	Plover, Australian Stone	Esacus magnirostris magnirostris
	Plover, Crab	Dromas ardeola
	Plover, Easter Golden	Pluvialis dominica fulva
	Plover, Eastern Sand	Charadrius asiaticus veredus
	Plover, European Little Ringed	Charadrius dubius curonicus
	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola
	Plover, Large Sand	Charadrius leschenaultii leschenaultii
	Plover, Pamir's Lesser Sand	Charadrius mongolus atrifrons
	Pratincole, Collared	Glareola pratincola maldivarum

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Quail, Indian Yellowlegged Button	Turnix tanki tanki
	Quail, Nicobar Bluebreasted	Coturnix chinersis trinkutensis

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Rail, Andaman Bluebreasted Banded	Rallus striatus obscurior
	Redshank, Common	Tringa totanus totanus
	Roller, Andaman Broadbilled	Eurystomus orientalis gigas

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Sandpiper, Broadbilled	Limicola falcinellus falcinellus
	Sandpiper, Common	Tringa hypoleucos hypoleucos
	Sandpiper, Green	Tringa ochropus
	Sandpiper, Terek	Tringa Terek
	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola
	Shama, Andaman	Copsychus malabaricus albiventris
	Shikra, Car Nicobar	Accipiter badius butleri
	Shikra, Katchal	Accipiter badius obsoletus
	Shrike, Brown	Lanius cristatus cristatus
	Shrike, Phillippine	Lanius cristatus lucionensis
	Snipe, Fantail	Gallinago gallinago gallinago
	Snipe, Great	Gallinago media
	Snipe, Jack	Gallinago minima
	Snipe, Pintail	Gallinago stenura
	Sparrow, Indian House	Passer domesticus indicus
	Sparrow-Hawk, Asiatic	Accipiter nisus nisosimilis
	Sparrow-Hawk, Eastern	Accipiter virgatus gularis
	Stare, Andman Glossy	Aplonis panayensis tytleri
	Pipit, Redthroated	Anthus cervinus
	Stint, Eastern, Little	Calidris ruficollis
	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta
	Stint, Longtoed	Calidris subminuta
	Stint, Temminck's	Calidris temminckii
	Sunbird, Andaman Olivebacked	Nectarinia jugularis andamanica
	Sunbird, Car Nicobar Olivebacked	Nectarinia jugularis proselia
	Sunbird, Nicobar Olivebacked	Necarinia jugularis klossi
	Sunbird, Nicobar Yellowbacked	Aethopyga siparaja nicobarica
	Swallow, Eastern	Hirundo rustica gutturalis
	Swallow, Javan House	Hirundo tahitica javanica
	Swallow-Shrike, Whitebreasted	Artamus leucorhynchus humei
	Swift, Brownthroated Spinetail	Chaetura gigantea indica
	Swift, Eastern	Apus apus pekinensis
	Swiftlet, Andaman Greyrumped	Collocalia fuciphaga inexpectata
	Swiftlet, Himalayan	Collocalia brevirostris innominata
	Swiftlet, Whitebellied	Collocalia esculenta affinis

Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Teal, Andaman Grey	Anas gibberifrons albogularis
	Teal, Common	Anas crecca crecca
	Teal, Cotton	Nettapus coromandelianus coromandelianus
	Teal, Lesser Whistling	Dendrocygna javanica
	Tern, Eastern Blacknaped	Sterna sumatrana sumatrana
	Tern, Indian Lesser Crested	Sterna bengalensis bengalensis
	Tern, Javan Gullbilled	Gelochelidon nilotica affinis
	Tern, Noddy	Anous stolidus pileatus
	Tern, Brownwinged	Sterna anaethetus anaethetus
	Tern, Rosy	Sterna dougallii korustes
	Tern, Sooty	Sterna fuscata nubilosa
	Tern, Whitewinged Black	Chlidonias leucopterus
	Thrush, Andaman Ground	Zoothera citrina andamanensis
	Thrush, Dark	Turdus obscurus
	Thrush, Blue Rock	Monticola solitarius pandoo
	Thrush, Nicobar Ground	Zoothera citrina albogularis
	Thrush, Whitebrowed Ground	Zoothera sibirica sibirica
	Thrush, Whitebrowed Ground	Zoothera sibirica davisoni
	Tropic-bird, Redtailed	Phaethon rubricauda rubricauda
	Tropic-bird, White	Phaethon lepturus lepturus
	Turnstone	Arenaria interpres interpres

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Species	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Wagtail, Blueheaded Yellow	Motacilla flava beema
	Wagtail, Forest	Motacilla indica
	Wagtail, Grey	Motacilla cinerea cinerea
	Wagtail, Greyheaded Yellow	Motacilla flava thunbergi
	Wagtail, Shorttailed Greyheaded Yellow	Motacilla flava simillima
	Wegtail, Whitefaced Pied	Motacilla alba leucopsis
	Warbler, Andaman Palefooted Bush	Cettia pallidipes osmastoni
	Warbler, Arctic Leaf	Phylloscopus borealis borealis
	Warbler, Eastern Greenish Leaf	Phylloscopus trochiloides trochiloides
	Warbler, Largebilled Leaf	Phylloscopus magnirostris
	Warbler, Malay Streaked Fantail	Cisticola juncidis malaya
	Warbler, Manipur Dusky Leaf	Phylloscopus fuscatus mariae
	Warbler, Palelegged Leaf	Phylloscopus tenellipes
	Warbler, Pallas’s Central Asian Grasshopper	Locustella certhiola centralasiae
	Warbler, Pallas’s Siberian Grasshopper	Locustella certhiola rubescens
	Warbler, Siberian Dusky Leaf	Phylloscopus fuscatus fuscatus
	Warbler, Siberian Yellowbrowed Leaf	Phylloscopus inornatus inornatus
	Warbler, Streaked Grasshopper	Locustella lanceolata
	Warbler, Thickbilled	Acrocephalus aedon aedon
	Waterhen, Andamans Whitebreasted	Amaurornis phoenicurus insularis
	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
	Whimbrel, Eastern	Numenius phaeopus variegatus
	Whistler, Mangrove	Pachycephala grisola
	White-eye, Nicobar	Zosterops palpebrosa nicobarica
	Woodpecker, Andaman Black	Dryocopus javensis hodgei
	Woodpecker, Andaman Spottedbreasted Pied	Picoides macei andamanensis

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