Birds of Andaman &; Nicobar Islands
pp 1 - 167 | October 1984
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Foreword
—- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Physiography of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Zoogeography of the Islands
Historical review of works on Avifauna of the Islands
- Order I. Pelecaniformes
- Order II. Ciconiiformes
- Family 2. Ardeidae
- Large Egret 2. Ardea alba Linnaeus
- Grey Heron 3. Ardea cinerea Linnaeus
- Purple Heron 4. Ardea purpurea Linnaeus
- Chinese Pond Heron 5. Ardeola bacchus (Bonaparte)
- Pond Heron 6. Ardeola grayii (Sykes)
- Little Green Heron 7. Ardeola striatus (Linnaeus)
- Cattle Egret 8. Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus)
- Little Egret 9. Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus)
- Smaller Egret 10. Egretta intermedia (Wagler)
- Reef Heron 11. Egretta sacra (Gmelin)
- Night Heron 12. Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus)
- Tiger Bittern 13. Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles)
- Chestnut Bittern 14. Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (Gmelin)
- Yellow Bittern 15. Ixobrychus sinensis (Gmelin)
- Order III. Anseriformes
- Order IV. Falconiformes
- Family 4. Accipitridae
- Blackcrested Baza 20. Aviceda leuphotes (Dumont)
- Pariah Kite 21. Milvus migrans (Boddaert)
- Brahminy Kite 22. Haliastur indus (Boddaert)
- Shikra 23. Accipiter badius (Gmelin)
- Sparrow-Hawk 24. Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus)
- Horsfield's Goshawk 25. Accipiter soloensis (Horsfield)
- Besra Sparrow-Hawk 26. Accipiter virgatus (Temminck)
- Crested Hawk-Eagle 27. Spizaetus cirrhatus (Gmelin)
- Whitebellied Sea Eagle 28. Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin)
- Marsh Harrier 29. Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus)
- Pale Harrier 30. Circus macrourus (S. G. Gmelin)
- Montagu's Harrier 31. Circus pygargus (Linnaeus)
- Crested Serpent Eagle 32. Spilornis cheela (Latham)
- Andaman Dark Serpent Eagle 33. Spilornis elgini (Blyth)
- Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle 34. Spilornis klossi Richmond
- Osprey 35. Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus)
- Family 5. Falconidae
- Order V. Galliformes
- Order VI. Gruiformes
- Family 8. Turnicidae
- Family 9. Rallidae
- Bluebreasted Banded Rail 41. Rallus striatus Linnaeus
- Andamn Banded Crake 42. Rallina canningi (Blyth)
- Baillon's Crake 43. Porzana pusilla (Pallas)
- Whitebreasted Waterhen 44. Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant)
- Kora 45. Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin)
- Moorhen 46. Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus)
- Purple Moorhen 47. Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus)
- Order VII. Charadriiformes
- Family 10. Dromadidae
- Family 11. Burhinidae
- Family 12. Glareolidae
- Family 13. Charadriidae
- Greyheaded Lapwing 51. Vanellus cinereus (Blyth)
- Eastern Golden Plover 52. Pluvialis dominica (P. L. S. Müller)
- Grey Plover 53. Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus)
- Kentish Plover 54. Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus
- Sand Plover 55. Charadrius asiaticus Pallas
- Little Ringed Plover 56. Charadrius dubius Scopoli
- Large Sand Plover 57. Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson
- Lesser Sand Plover 58. Charadrius mongolus Pallas
- Curlew 59. Numenius arquata (Linnaeus)
- Whimbrel 60. Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus)
- Bartailed Godwit 61. Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus)
- Wood Sandpiper 62. Tringa glareola Linnaeus
- Common Sandpiper 63. Tringa hypoleucos Linnaeus
- Greenshank 64. Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus)
- Green Sandpiper 65. Tringa ochropus Linnaeus
- Terek Sandpiper 66. Tringa terek (Latham)
- Common Redshank 67. Tringa totanus (Linnaeus)
- Turnstone 68. Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus)
- Fantail Snipe 69. Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus)
- Great Snipe 70. Gallinago media (Latham)
- Jack Snipe 71. Gallinago minima (Brünnich)
- Pintail Snipe 72. Gallinago stenura (Bonaparte)
- Woodcock 73. Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus
- Sanderling 74. Calidris alba (Pallas)
- Little Stint 75. Calidris minuta (Leisler)
- Eastern Little Stint 76. Calidris ruficollis (Pallas)
- Longtoed Stint 77. Calidris subminuta (Middendorff)
- Temminck's Stint 78. Calidris temminckii (Leisler)
- Eastern Knot 79. Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield)
- Curlew-Sandpiper 80. Calidris testacea (Pallas)
- Broadbilled Sandpiper 81. Limicola falcinellus (Pontoppidan)
- Family 14. Laridae
- Whitewinged Black Tern 82. Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck)
- Gullbilled Tern 83. Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin)
- Brownwinged Tern 84. Sterna anaethetus Scopoli
- Indian Lesser Crested Tern 85. Sterna bengalensis Lesson
- Large Crested Tern 86. Sterna bergii Lichtenstein
- Rosy Tern 87. Sterna dougallii Montagu
- Sooty Tern 88. Sterna fuscata Linnaeus
- Blacknaped Tern 89. Sterna sumatrana Raffles
- Noddy Tern 90. Anous stolidus (Linnaeus)
- Whitecapped Noddy 91. Anous tenuirostris (Temminck)
- Order VIII. Columbiformes
- Family 15. Columbidae
- Greyfronted Green Pigeon 92. Treron pompadora (Gmelin)
- Green Imperial Pigeon 93. Ducula aenea (Linnaeus)
- Pied Imperial Pigeon 94. Ducula bicolor (Scopoli)
- Andaman Wood Pigeon 95. Columba palumboides (Hume)
- Andaman Cuckoo-Dove 96. Macropygia rufipennis Blyth
- Red Turtle Dove 97. Streptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann)
- Emerald Dove 98. Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus)
- Nicobar Pigeon 99. Caloenas nicobarica (Linnaeus)
- Order IX. Psittaciformes
- Order X. Cuculiformes
- Family 17. Cuculidae
- The Cuckoo 105. Cuculus canorus Linnaeus
- Indian Cuckoo 106. Cuculus micropterus Gould
- Himalayan Cuckoo 107. Cuculus saturatus Blyth
- Emerald Cuckoo 108. Chalcites maculatus (Gmelin)
- Violet Cuckoo 109. Chalcites xanthorhynchus (Horsfield)
- Drongo-Cuckoo 110. Surniculus lugubris (Horsfield)
- Koel 111. Eudynamys scolopacea (Linnaeus)
- Andaman Crow-pheasant 112. Centropus andamanensis Beavan
- Order XI. Strigiformes
- Order XII. Caprimulgiformes
- Order XIII. Apodiformes
- Order XIV. Coraciiformes
- Family 21. Alcedinidae
- Common Kingfisher 125. Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus)
- Blue-eared Kingfisher 126. Alcedo meninting Horsfield
- Threetoed Kingfisher 127. Ceyx erithacus (Linnaeus)
- Storkbilled Kingfisher 128. Pelargopsis capensis (Linnaeus)
- Whitecollared Kingfisher 129. Halcyon chloris (Boddaert)
- Roddy Kingfisher 130. Halcyon coromanda (Latham)
- Blackcapped Kingfisher 131. Halcyon pileata (Boddaert)
- Whitebreasted Kingfisher 132. Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus)
- Family 22. Meropidae
- Family 23. Coraciidae
- Family 24. Upupidae
- Family 25. Bucerotidae
- Order XV. Piciformes
- Order XVI. Passeriformes
- Family 27. Pittidae
- Family 28. Hirundinidae
- Family 29. Laniidae
- Family 30. Oriolidae
- Family 31. Dicruridae
- Family 32. Artamidae
- Family 33. Sturnidae
- Family 34. Corvidae
- Family 35. Campephagidae
- Pied Cuckoo-Shrike 158. Coracina nigra (Kloss)
- Large Cockoo-Shrike 159. Coracina novaehollandiae (Gmelin)
- Barred Cuckoo-Shrike 160. Coracina striata (Boddaert)
- Small Minivet 161. Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus)
- Ashy Minivet 162. Pericrocotus divaricatus (Raffles)
- Scarlet Minivet 163. Pericrocotus flammeus (Forster)
- Family 36. Irenidae
- Family 37. Pycnonotidae
- Family 38. Muscicapidae
- Olive Flycatcher 168. Rhinomyias brunneata (H. H. Slater)
- Brown Flycatcher 169. Muscicapa latirostris Raffles
- Redbreasted Flycatcher 170. Muscicapa parva Bechstein
- Paradise Flycatcher 171. Terpsiphone paradisi (Linnaeus)
- Blacknaped Flycatcher 172. Hypothymis azurea (Boddaert)
- Mangrove Whistler 173. Pachycephala grisola (Blyth)
- Palefooted Bush Warbler 174. Cettia pallidipes (Blanford)
- Streaked Fantail Warbler 175. Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque)
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 176. Locustella certhiola (Pallas)
- Streaked Grasshopper Warbler 177. Locustella lanceolata (Temminck)
- Thickbilled Warbler 178. Acrocephalus aëdon (Pallas)
- Eastern Great Reed Warbler 179. Acrocephalus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel)
- Indian Great Reed Warbler 180. Acrocephalus stentoreus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg)
- Arctic Leaf Warbler 181. Phylloscopus borealis (Blasius)
- Dusky Leaf Warbler 182. Phylloscopus fuscatus (Blyth)
- Plain Leaf Warbler 183. Phylloscopus inornatus (Blyth)
- Largebilled Leaf Warbler 184. Phylloscopus magnirostris Blyth
- Palelegged Leaf Warbler 185. Phylloscopus tenellipes Swinhoe
- Dull Green Leaf Warbler 186. Phylloscopus trochiloides (Sundevall)
- Siberian Blue Chat 187. Erithacus cyane (Pallas)
- Bluethroat 188. Erithacus svecicus (Linnaeus)
- Shama 189. Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli)
- Magpie-Robin 190. Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus)
- Stone Chat 191. Saxicola torquata (Linnaeus)
- Blue Rock Thrush 192. Monticola solitarius (Linnaeus)
- Orangeheaded Ground Thrush 193. Zoothera citrina (Latham)
- Siberian Ground Thrush 194. Zoothera sibirica (Pallas)
- Dark Thrush 195. Turdus obscurus Gmelin
- Family 39. Motacillidae
- Redthroated Pipit 196. Anthus cervinus (Pallas)
- Blyth's Pipit 197. Anthus godlewskii (Taczanowski)
- Paddyfield Pipit 198. Anthus novaeseelandiae Gmelin
- Pied Wagtail 199. Motacilla alba Linnaeus
- Grey Wagtail 200. Motacilla cinerea Tunstall
- Yellow Wagtail 201. Motacilla flava Linnaeus
- Forest Wagtail 202. Motacilla indica Gmelin
- Family 40. Dicaeidae
- Family 41. Nectariniidae
- Family 42. Zosteropidae
- Family 43. Ploceidae
- Family 44. Emberizidae
- Bibliography
- Alphabetical Index