Birds of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
pp 0001 - 0167 | October 1984
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Foreword
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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Physiography of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Zoogeography of the Islands
Historical review of works on Avifauna of the Islands-
Order I. Pelecaniformes
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Order II. Ciconiiformes
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Family 2. Ardeidae
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Large Egret 2. Ardea alba Linnaeus
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Grey Heron 3. Ardea cinerea Linnaeus
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Purple Heron 4. Ardea purpurea Linnaeus
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Chinese Pond Heron 5. Ardeola bacchus (Bonaparte)
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Pond Heron 6. Ardeola grayii (Sykes)
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Little Green Heron 7. Ardeola striatus (Linnaeus)
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Cattle Egret 8. Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus)
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Little Egret 9. Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus)
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Smaller Egret 10. Egretta intermedia (Wagler)
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Reef Heron 11. Egretta sacra (Gmelin)
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Night Heron 12. Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus)
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Tiger Bittern 13. Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles)
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Chestnut Bittern 14. Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (Gmelin)
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Yellow Bittern 15. Ixobrychus sinensis (Gmelin)
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Order III. Anseriformes
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Order IV. Falconiformes
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Family 4. Accipitridae
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Blackcrested Baza 20. Aviceda leuphotes (Dumont)
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Pariah Kite 21. Milvus migrans (Boddaert)
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Brahminy Kite 22. Haliastur indus (Boddaert)
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Shikra 23. Accipiter badius (Gmelin)
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Sparrow-Hawk 24. Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus)
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Horsfield's Goshawk 25. Accipiter soloensis (Horsfield)
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Besra Sparrow-Hawk 26. Accipiter virgatus (Temminck)
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Crested Hawk-Eagle 27. Spizaetus cirrhatus (Gmelin)
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Whitebellied Sea Eagle 28. Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin)
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Marsh Harrier 29. Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus)
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Pale Harrier 30. Circus macrourus (S. G. Gmelin)
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Montagu's Harrier 31. Circus pygargus (Linnaeus)
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Crested Serpent Eagle 32. Spilornis cheela (Latham)
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Andaman Dark Serpent Eagle 33. Spilornis elgini (Blyth)
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Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle 34. Spilornis klossi Richmond
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Osprey 35. Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus)
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Family 5. Falconidae
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Order V. Galliformes
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Order VI. Gruiformes
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Family 8. Turnicidae
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Family 9. Rallidae
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Bluebreasted Banded Rail 41. Rallus striatus Linnaeus
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Andamn Banded Crake 42. Rallina canningi (Blyth)
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Baillon's Crake 43. Porzana pusilla (Pallas)
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Whitebreasted Waterhen 44. Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant)
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Kora 45. Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin)
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Moorhen 46. Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus)
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Purple Moorhen 47. Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus)
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Order VII. Charadriiformes
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Family 10. Dromadidae
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Family 11. Burhinidae
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Family 12. Glareolidae
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Family 13. Charadriidae
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Greyheaded Lapwing 51. Vanellus cinereus (Blyth)
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Eastern Golden Plover 52. Pluvialis dominica (P. L. S. Müller)
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Grey Plover 53. Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus)
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Kentish Plover 54. Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus
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Sand Plover 55. Charadrius asiaticus Pallas
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Little Ringed Plover 56. Charadrius dubius Scopoli
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Large Sand Plover 57. Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson
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Lesser Sand Plover 58. Charadrius mongolus Pallas
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Curlew 59. Numenius arquata (Linnaeus)
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Whimbrel 60. Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus)
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Bartailed Godwit 61. Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus)
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Wood Sandpiper 62. Tringa glareola Linnaeus
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Common Sandpiper 63. Tringa hypoleucos Linnaeus
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Greenshank 64. Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus)
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Green Sandpiper 65. Tringa ochropus Linnaeus
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Terek Sandpiper 66. Tringa terek (Latham)
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Common Redshank 67. Tringa totanus (Linnaeus)
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Turnstone 68. Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus)
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Fantail Snipe 69. Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus)
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Great Snipe 70. Gallinago media (Latham)
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Jack Snipe 71. Gallinago minima (Brünnich)
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Pintail Snipe 72. Gallinago stenura (Bonaparte)
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Woodcock 73. Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus
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Sanderling 74. Calidris alba (Pallas)
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Little Stint 75. Calidris minuta (Leisler)
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Eastern Little Stint 76. Calidris ruficollis (Pallas)
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Longtoed Stint 77. Calidris subminuta (Middendorff)
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Temminck's Stint 78. Calidris temminckii (Leisler)
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Eastern Knot 79. Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield)
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Curlew-Sandpiper 80. Calidris testacea (Pallas)
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Broadbilled Sandpiper 81. Limicola falcinellus (Pontoppidan)
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Family 14. Laridae
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Whitewinged Black Tern 82. Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck)
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Gullbilled Tern 83. Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin)
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Brownwinged Tern 84. Sterna anaethetus Scopoli
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Indian Lesser Crested Tern 85. Sterna bengalensis Lesson
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Large Crested Tern 86. Sterna bergii Lichtenstein
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Rosy Tern 87. Sterna dougallii Montagu
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Sooty Tern 88. Sterna fuscata Linnaeus
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Blacknaped Tern 89. Sterna sumatrana Raffles
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Noddy Tern 90. Anous stolidus (Linnaeus)
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Whitecapped Noddy 91. Anous tenuirostris (Temminck)
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Order VIII. Columbiformes
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Family 15. Columbidae
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Greyfronted Green Pigeon 92. Treron pompadora (Gmelin)
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Green Imperial Pigeon 93. Ducula aenea (Linnaeus)
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Pied Imperial Pigeon 94. Ducula bicolor (Scopoli)
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Andaman Wood Pigeon 95. Columba palumboides (Hume)
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Andaman Cuckoo-Dove 96. Macropygia rufipennis Blyth
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Red Turtle Dove 97. Streptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann)
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Emerald Dove 98. Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus)
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Nicobar Pigeon 99. Caloenas nicobarica (Linnaeus)
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Order IX. Psittaciformes
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Order X. Cuculiformes
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Family 17. Cuculidae
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The Cuckoo 105. Cuculus canorus Linnaeus
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Indian Cuckoo 106. Cuculus micropterus Gould
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Himalayan Cuckoo 107. Cuculus saturatus Blyth
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Emerald Cuckoo 108. Chalcites maculatus (Gmelin)
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Violet Cuckoo 109. Chalcites xanthorhynchus (Horsfield)
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Drongo-Cuckoo 110. Surniculus lugubris (Horsfield)
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Koel 111. Eudynamys scolopacea (Linnaeus)
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Andaman Crow-pheasant 112. Centropus andamanensis Beavan
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Order XI. Strigiformes
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Order XII. Caprimulgiformes
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Order XIII. Apodiformes
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Order XIV. Coraciiformes
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Family 21. Alcedinidae
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Common Kingfisher 125. Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus)
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Blue-eared Kingfisher 126. Alcedo meninting Horsfield
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Threetoed Kingfisher 127. Ceyx erithacus (Linnaeus)
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Storkbilled Kingfisher 128. Pelargopsis capensis (Linnaeus)
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Whitecollared Kingfisher 129. Halcyon chloris (Boddaert)
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Roddy Kingfisher 130. Halcyon coromanda (Latham)
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Blackcapped Kingfisher 131. Halcyon pileata (Boddaert)
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Whitebreasted Kingfisher 132. Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus)
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Family 22. Meropidae
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Family 23. Coraciidae
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Family 24. Upupidae
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Family 25. Bucerotidae
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Order XV. Piciformes
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Order XVI. Passeriformes
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Family 27. Pittidae
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Family 28. Hirundinidae
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Family 29. Laniidae
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Family 30. Oriolidae
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Family 31. Dicruridae
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Family 32. Artamidae
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Family 33. Sturnidae
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Family 34. Corvidae
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Family 35. Campephagidae
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Pied Cuckoo-Shrike 158. Coracina nigra (Kloss)
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Large Cockoo-Shrike 159. Coracina novaehollandiae (Gmelin)
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Barred Cuckoo-Shrike 160. Coracina striata (Boddaert)
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Small Minivet 161. Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus)
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Ashy Minivet 162. Pericrocotus divaricatus (Raffles)
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Scarlet Minivet 163. Pericrocotus flammeus (Forster)
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Family 36. Irenidae
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Family 37. Pycnonotidae
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Family 38. Muscicapidae
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Olive Flycatcher 168. Rhinomyias brunneata (H. H. Slater)
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Brown Flycatcher 169. Muscicapa latirostris Raffles
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Redbreasted Flycatcher 170. Muscicapa parva Bechstein
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Paradise Flycatcher 171. Terpsiphone paradisi (Linnaeus)
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Blacknaped Flycatcher 172. Hypothymis azurea (Boddaert)
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Mangrove Whistler 173. Pachycephala grisola (Blyth)
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Palefooted Bush Warbler 174. Cettia pallidipes (Blanford)
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Streaked Fantail Warbler 175. Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque)
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Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 176. Locustella certhiola (Pallas)
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Streaked Grasshopper Warbler 177. Locustella lanceolata (Temminck)
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Thickbilled Warbler 178. Acrocephalus aëdon (Pallas)
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Eastern Great Reed Warbler 179. Acrocephalus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel)
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Indian Great Reed Warbler 180. Acrocephalus stentoreus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg)
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Arctic Leaf Warbler 181. Phylloscopus borealis (Blasius)
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Dusky Leaf Warbler 182. Phylloscopus fuscatus (Blyth)
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Plain Leaf Warbler 183. Phylloscopus inornatus (Blyth)
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Largebilled Leaf Warbler 184. Phylloscopus magnirostris Blyth
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Palelegged Leaf Warbler 185. Phylloscopus tenellipes Swinhoe
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Dull Green Leaf Warbler 186. Phylloscopus trochiloides (Sundevall)
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Siberian Blue Chat 187. Erithacus cyane (Pallas)
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Bluethroat 188. Erithacus svecicus (Linnaeus)
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Shama 189. Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli)
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Magpie-Robin 190. Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus)
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Stone Chat 191. Saxicola torquata (Linnaeus)
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Blue Rock Thrush 192. Monticola solitarius (Linnaeus)
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Orangeheaded Ground Thrush 193. Zoothera citrina (Latham)
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Siberian Ground Thrush 194. Zoothera sibirica (Pallas)
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Dark Thrush 195. Turdus obscurus Gmelin
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Family 39. Motacillidae
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Redthroated Pipit 196. Anthus cervinus (Pallas)
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Blyth's Pipit 197. Anthus godlewskii (Taczanowski)
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Paddyfield Pipit 198. Anthus novaeseelandiae Gmelin
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Pied Wagtail 199. Motacilla alba Linnaeus
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Grey Wagtail 200. Motacilla cinerea Tunstall
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Yellow Wagtail 201. Motacilla flava Linnaeus
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Forest Wagtail 202. Motacilla indica Gmelin
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Family 40. Dicaeidae
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Family 41. Nectariniidae
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Family 42. Zosteropidae
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Family 43. Ploceidae
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Family 44. Emberizidae
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Bibliography
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Alphabetical Index