Bird Status of Arunachal Pradesh


Namdapha Tiger Reserve
Total Area          1985.23 km2 
Core Area         1808 km2
Buffer Area      177.23 km2


 Birds of Namdapha Tiger Reserve
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 Spilornis cheela   R Crested Serpent Eagle
  Ictinaetus malayensis   R Black Eagle
  Hieraaetus kienerii   r Rufous-bellied Eagle
Alcedinidae Alcedo hercules   r Blyth's Kingfisher
Anatidae Mergus merganser   rW Common Merganser(Goosander)
Bucerotidae Buceros bicornis   R  Great Hornbill (Greate Pied Hornbill)
  Anorrhinus tickelli nT r Brown Hornbill
  Aceros nipalensis   r Rufous-necked Hornbill
  Aceros undulatus   R Wreathed Hornbill
Cerylidae Megaceryle lugubris   R Crested Kingfisher
Charadriidae Vanellus duvaucelii   R River Lapwing(Spur-winged)
Ciconiidae Ciconia nigra   w Black Stork
Cinclidae Cinclus pallasii   r Brown Dipper
Columbidae Streptopelia chinensis   R Spotted Dove
  Macropygia unchall   r Barred Cuckoo Dove (Bartailed Cuckoo-Dove)
  Chalcophaps indica   R Emerald Dove
  Treron pompadora   r Pompadour Green Pigeon
  Treron apicauda   r Pin-tailed Green Pigeon
  Treron sphenura   r Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
Coraciidae Coracias benghalensis   R Indian Roller
  Eurystomus orientalis   r  Dollarbird (Broadbilled Roller)
Corvidae Cissa chinensis   r Green Magpie
  Dendrocitta formosae   r Grey Treepie (Himalayan Treepie)
  Dendrocitta frontalis   r Collared Treepie
  Corvus macrorhynchos   W Large-billed Crow (Jungle Crow)
  Oriolus xanthornus   R Black-hooded Oriole (Black-headed)
  Rhipidura hypoxantha   r Yellow-bellied Fantail (Flycatcher)
  Rhipidura albicollis   R White-throated Fantail (Flycatcher)
  Dicrurus leucophaeus   R Ashy Drongo
  Dicrurus aeneus   R Bronzed Drongo
  Dicrurus remifer   r Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
  Dicrurus hottentottus   r Spangled Drongo (Hair-crested)
  Dicrurus paradiseus   R Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Eurylaimidae Psarisomus dalhousiae   r Long-tailed Broadbill
Falconidae Microhierax melanoleucos nT r Pied Falconet (White-legged)
Halcyonidae Halcyon capensis   R Stork-billed Kingfisher
Irenidae Chloropsis cochinchinensis   R Blue-winged Leafbird (Gold-mantled Chloropsis)
  Chloropsis hardwickii   r Orange-bellied Leafbird (Chloropsis)
Laniidae Lanius schach   R Long-tailed Shrike (Rufous-backed)
  Lanius tepronotus   rW Grey-backed Shrike (Tibetan)
Megalaimidae Megalaima virens   r Great Barbet
  Megalaima asiatica   R Blue-throated Barbet
Meropidae Nyctyornis athertoni   r Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Muscicapidae Monticola rufiventris   r Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
  Myophonus caeruleus   R Blue Whistling Thrush
  Turdus rubrocanus   r Chestnut Thrush (Greyheaded Thrush)
  Turdus ruficollis   W Dark-throated Thrush
  Culicicapa ceylonensis   r Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
  Tarsiger cyanurus   r Orange-flanked Bush Robin
  Copsychus saularis   R Oriental Magpie- Robin
  Phoenicurus auroreus   rw Daurian Redstart
  Chaimarrornis leucocephalus   r White-capped water Redstart
  Rhyacornis fuliginosus   r Plumbeous Water Redstart
  Myiomela leucura   r White-tailed Robin
  Enicurus scouleri   r Little Forktail
  Enicurus immaculatus   r Black-backed Forktail
  Enicurus schistaceus   r Slaty-backed Forktail
  Enicurus leschenaulti   r White-crowned Forktail (Leschenault's Forktail)
  Enicurus maculatus   r Spotted Forktail
Nectariniidae Aethopyga saturata   r Black-throated Sunbird (Black-breasted Sunbird)
  Arachnothera magna   r Streaked Spiderhunter
Paridae Melanochlora sultanea   r Sultan Tit
Passeridae Passer montanus   R Eurasian Tree Sparrow
  Anthus hodgsoni   RW Olive-backed Pipit (Indian Tree Pipit)
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo   RW Great Cormorant
Phasianidae Lophura leucomelana   r Kaleej Pheasant
  Polyplectron bicalcaratum   r Grey Peacock Pheasant
Picidae Picus flavinucha   R Greater Yellownape (Large Yellownaped Woodpecker)
  Blythipicus pyrrhotis   r Bay Woodpecker (Red-eared)
Pittidae Pitta nipalensis nT r Blue-naped Pitta
Pycnonotidae Alophoixus flaveolus   r White throated bulbul
  Pycnonotus striatus   r Striated Bulbul
  Pycnonotus jocosus   R Red-whiskered Bulbul
  Pycnonotus cafer   R Red-vented Bulbul
  Hemixos flavala   r Ashy Bulbul (Brown-eared Bulbul)
  Hypsipetes mcclellandi   r Mountain Bulbul (Rufous-bellied Bulbul)
  Hypsipetes leucocephalus   R Black Bulbul
Sittidae Sitta formosa   r Beautiful Nuthatch
Sturnidae Gracula religiosa   R Hill Myna (Grackle)
Sylviidae Orthotomus cucullatus   r Mountain Tailorbird (Golden Headed Tailorbird)
  Seicercus affinis   r White-spectacled Warbler (Allied Flycatcher Warbler)
  Megalurus palustris   r Striated Grassbird (Striated Marsh Warbler)
  Garrulax leucolophus   r White-crested Laughingthrush
  Garrulax monileger   r Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
  Garrulax galbanus nT r Yellow-throated Laughingthrush
  Pomatorhinus ferruginosus   r Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler
  Stachyris chrysaea   r Golden Babbler (Gold-headed Babbler)
  Stachyris oglei   r Snowy-throated Babbler (Austen's Spotted Babbler)
  Leiothrix argentaturis   r Silver-eared Mesia
  Pteruthius flaviscapis   r White-browed Shrike Babbler (Red-winged Shrike Babbler)
  Gampsorhynchus rufulus   r White-hooded Babbler (White-headed Shrike Babbler)
  Actinodura egertoni   r Rusty-fronted Barwing (Spectacled Barwing)
  Minla ignotincta   r Red-tailed Minla
  Alcippe rufogularis nT r Rufous-throated Fulvetta (Red-throated Tit Babbler)
  Alcippe nipalensis   r Nepal Fulvetta (Nepal Babbler)
  Heterophasia picaoides   r Long-tailed Sibia
  Yuhina flavicollis   r Whiskered Yuhina (Yellow-naped Yuhina)
  Paradoxornis ruficeps nT r Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill (Greater Red-headed Parrotbill)
Trogonidae Harpactes erythrocephalus   R Red-headed Trogon
Source: Athreya, Vidya R., 1996. Birds of Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Newsletter for Birdwatcher Vol.36(4) 72.
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