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Vulnerable and Near Threatened Birds of Assam

Vulnerable and Near Threatened Birds of Assam

Lesser Adjutant Stork
Lesser Adjutant Stork. Image ©Fletcher and Baylis

By Mithu Das   November 03, 2011

Vulnerable Birds of Assam

  • Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
  • Lesser Adjutant Stork (Leptoptilos javanicus)
  • Wood Snipe (Gallinago nemoricola)
  • Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
  • Swamp Francolin (Francolinus gularis)
  • Manipur Bush Quail (Perdicula manipurensis)
  • Chestnut-breasted Partridge (Arborophila mandellii)
  • Blyth's Tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
  • Pale-capped Pigeon (Columba punicea)
  • Dark-backed Swift (Apus acuticauda)
  • Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)
  • Himalayan Great Slaty Woodoecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
  • Marsh Spotted Babbler (Pellorneum palustre)
  • Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis longicaudatus)
  • Snowy-throated Babbler (Stachyris oglei)
  • Jerdon's Babbler (Chrysomma altirostre)
  • Black-breasted Parrotbill (Paradoxornis flavirostris)
  • Slender-billed Babbler (Turdoides longirostris)
  • Hodgson's Wren-Warbler (Prinia cinereocapilla)
  • Bristled Grass Warbler (Chaetornis striatus)
  • Finn's Baya (Ploceus megarhynchus)
  • Beautiful Nuthatch (Sitta formosa)
  • Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
  • Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri)
  • Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
  • Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)
  • Pallas's Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
  • Hodgson's Bushchat (Saxicola insignis)
  • Fea's Thrush (Turdus feae)
Rufous-Necked Hornbill
Rufous-Necked Hornbill. Image ©Debapratim Saha

Near Threatened Birds of Assam

  • Spotted-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)
  • Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
  • Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)
  • White-cheeked Hill Partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
  • Mrs Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
  • Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
  • Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
  • Asian Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
  • Black-bellied Tern (Sterna acuticauda)
  • Great Blue Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
  • Brown-winged Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera)
  • Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli)
  • Great Pied Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
  • Yellow-rumped Honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus)
  • Streaked Long-tailed Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus)
  • Wedge-billed Wren (Sphenocichla humei)
  • Chestnut-backed Laughing Thrush (Garrulax nuchalis)
  • Rufous-vented Prinia (Prinia burnesii)
  • Large Grass Warbler (Graminicola bengalensis)
  • Rusty-bellied Shortwing (Bachypteryx hyperythra)
  • Firethroat (Luscinia pectardens) ?
  • Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
  • Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
  • Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
  • Falcated Duck (Anas falcata)
  • Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Jerdon's Babbler
Jerdon's Babbler. Image ©Ding Li Yong
  • Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus)
  • Lesser Fish Eagle (Ichtyophaga humilis)
  • Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
  • Cinereous Vulture ( Aegypius monachus)
  • Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger)

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