Bird Status of Arunachal Pradesh


D'Ering memorial wildlife sanctuary
Biounit 02D
Total Area 190 km2
Loweralt. 100 m.
Upperalt. 250 m.
Rainfall 2400 mm.
Longitude. 95 o
Latitude 27 o


CHECKLIST

Status Categories

R    =    widespread resident                        p            =     sparse migrant
r     =    very local resident                            V           =     vagrant
W   =    widespread winter visitor                 ?            =    status uncertain
w    =    sparse winter visitor                         rl            =    introduced resident
P    =     widespread migrant                         (ex)        =    extinct
p    =    sparse migrant                                 nT           =    near threatened
E    =    endangered
 
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC NAME IUCN Threatened Category STATUS ENGLISH NAME
Accipitridae Haliastur indus   R Brahminy Kite
  Gyps bengalensis nT R White-rumped Vulture (Indian White-backed Vulture)
  Gyps indicus nT R Long-billed Vulture
  Gyps himalayensis   R Himalayan Griffon Vulture
  Spilornis cheela   R Crested Serpent Eagle
  Circus melanoleucos   rw Pied Harrier
  Accipiter nisus   RW Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipitridae Elanus caeruleus   R Black-shouldered Kite(Black-winged Kite)
  Aquila pomarina   R Lesser Spotted Eagle
Alcedinidae Alcedo atthis   R Common Kingfisher(Small Blue)
Anatidae Tadorna ferruginea   rW Ruddy Shelduck (Brahminy Duck)
  Anas strepera   W Gadwall
  Anas penelope   W Eurasian Wigeon
  Anas platyrhynchos   rW Mallard
  Anas poecilorhyncha   R Spot-billed Duck
  Anas clypeata   W Northern Shoveller
  Anas crecca   W Common Teal
  Aythya ferina   W Common Pochard
  Aythya fuligula   W Tufted Duck
  Mergus merganser   rW Common Merganser(Goosander)
Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus   R Cotton Pygmy-goose(Cotton Teal)
  Bucephala clangula   w Common Goldeneye 
Anhingidae Anhinga melanogaster nT R Darter
Apodidae Apus pacificus   R Fork-tailed Swift (Large Whiterumped Swift)
  Apus affinis   R House Swift
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta   R Little Egret
  Ardea cinerea   RW Grey Heron
  Mesophoyx intermedia   R Intermediate Egret (Small Egret)
  Bubulcus ibis   R Cattle Egret
  Ardeola grayii   R Indian Pond Heron
  Butorides striatus   r Little Heron (Little Green Heron)
  Nycticorax nycticorax   R Black-crowned Night Heron
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus   R Large-tailed Nightjar (Long-tailed) 
Centropodidae Centropus sinensis   R Crow-Pheasant or Coucal, Greater Coucal
Cerylidae Ceryle rudis   R Pied Kingfisher (Lesser Pied )
Charadriidae Charadrius dubius   RWw Little ringed Plover
  Vanellus vanellus   W Northern Lapwing
  Vanellus cinereus nT w Grey-headed Lapwing
  Vanellus indicus   R Red-wattled Lapwing
Columbidae Streptopelia chinensis   R Spotted Dove
  Streptopelia decaocto   R Eurasian Collared Dove (Indian Ring) 
  Treron curvirostra   r Thick-billed Green Pigeon
Coraciidae Coracias benghalensis   R Indian Roller
Corvidae Corvus splendens   R House Crow
  Corvus macrorhynchos   W Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow)
  Oriolus xanthornus   R Black-hooded Oriole (Black-headed)
  Dicrurus macrocercus   R Black Drongo
  Dicrurus aeneus   R Bronzed Drongo
  Dicrurus hottentottus   r Spangled Drongo (Hair-crested)
  Dicrurus paradiseus   R Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
  Aegithina tiphia   R Common lora
  Tephrodornis pondicerianus   R Common Woodshrike
Cuculidae Hierococcyx sparverioides   r Large Hawk Cuckoo
  Hierococcyx varius   R Common Hawk Cuckoo
  Cuculus micropterus   R Indian Cuckoo
Dendrocygniade Dendrocygna javanica   R Lesser Whisting-duck(Teal)
Falconidae Falco naumanni   wp? Lesser Kestrel
Fingillidae Emberiza spodocephala   w Black-faced Bunting
Glareolidae Glareola lactea   R Small Pratincole
Halcyonidae Halcyon smyrnensis   R White-throated Kingfisher (Whitebreasted Kingfisher)
Irenidae Chloropsis aurifrons   R Golden-fronted Leafbird(Chloropsis)
Laniidae Lanius cristatus   w Brown Shrike
  Lanius schach   R Long-tailed Shrike (Rufous-backed)
  Lanius excubitor   R Grey Shrike
Laridae Rynchops albicollis   r Indian Skimmer
  Larus ichthyaetus   W Pallas's Gull
  Larus brunnicephalus   W Brown-headed Gull
  Larus ridibundus   W Black-headed Gull
  Sterna aurantia   R River Tern
Megalaimidae Megalaima zeylanica   R Brown-headed Barbet (Green Barbet)
  Megalaima lineata   R Lineated Barbet
  Megalaima haemacephala   R Coppersmith Barbet (Crimson-breasted Barbet )
Muscicapidae Copsychus saularis   R Oriental Magpie- Robin
  Saxicola torquata   R Common Stonechat (Collared Bushchat)
Nectariniidae Nectarinia asiatica   R Purple Sunbird
Otididae Houbdaropsis bengalensis E r Bengal Florican
Passeridae Passer domesticus   R House Sparrow
  Dendronanthus indicus   rW Forest Wagtail
  Motacilla alba   rW White Wagtail (Pied Wagtail)
  Motacilla cinerea   rW Grey Wagtail
  Anthus trivialis   rW Tree Pipit
  Lonchura punctulata   R Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia)
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax niger   R Little Cormorant
  Phalacrocorax fuscicollis   R IndianCormorant (Shag)
  Phalacrocorax carbo   RW Great Cormorant
Phasianidae Francolinus gularis   r Swamp Francolin (Swamp Partridge)
  Perdicula asiatica   R Jungle Bush Quail
  Arborophila torqueola   r Hill Partridge
Picidae Picus canus   R Grey-headed Woodpecker (Blacknaped Green Woodpecker)
Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus   rw Great Crested Grebe
Psittacidae Psittacula eupatria   R Alexandrine Parakeet
  Psittacula krameri   R Rose-ringed Parakeet
Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus leucogenys   R Himalayan Bulbul
  Pycnonotus cafer   R Red-vented Bulbul
Rostratulidae Rostratula benghalensis   R Greater Painted-snipe
Scolopacidae Gallinago gallinago   rW Common or Fantail Snipe
  Tringa stagnatilis   W Marsh Sandpiper
  Tringa nebularia   W Common Greenshank
  Actitis hypoleucos   W Common Sandpiper
Strigidae Athene brama   R Spotted Owlet
Sturnidae Sturnus contra   R Asian Pied Starling
  Acridotheres tristis   R Common Myna
  Acridotheres fuscus   R Jungle Myna
Sylviidae Orthotomus sutorius   R Common Tailorbird
  Turdoides striatus   R Jungle Babbler
Upupidae Upupa epops   RW Hoopoe,Common Hoopoe
Zosteropidae Zosterops palpebrosus   R Oriental White-eye

 Source: Barman, Rathin, 1996. Birds of D' Ering memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh. Newsletter for Birdwatcher Vol.36(3) 47.


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