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Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana)



Photograph © Tom Beeke

IUCN Status : Endangered.

Breeds in the Amur and Ussuri basins. In the winter flies to lower Yangtez basin and southern China. Some birds visit North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Philippins, Myanmar, Bangladesh and North-East India. Recorded in Assam only one time. It is declining due to siltation and reclamation of wetlands, overfishing and growing human presence in its wintering grounds.

Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus)


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Photograph © Michael Patrick Marklevitz

IUCN Status : Endangered.

Found in Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Indonesia. Once it was common in Assam from Nagaon to Cachar districts. Now localy extinct. Suffering from habitat loss and hunting.

Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)



Photograph © Girish Prahalad

IUCN Status : Endangered.

Distributed from East Africa to northern India and Nepal. Migrant. Recorded in Assam as a vagrant. Sighted only once. In India it is suffered from diclofenac.

Pale-Capped Pigeon (Columba punicea)



Photograph © Hung Do Manh

IUCN Status : Vulnerable.

Distributed from northern India to Vietnam. Found in tropical and subtropical forests. An uncommon resident of Assam. It is affected by habitat loss, i.e. destruction of forests.

Marsh Babbler (Pallorneum palustre)


Photograph © James Eaton / Birdtour Asia

IUCN Status : Vulnerable.

A restricted-range species to North East India and Bangladesh. It's a poorly known bird. IUCN listed it as vulnerable because the bird is losing its habitat, i.e. tall grassland areas.

Black-Breasted Babbler (Sphenocichla humei)


Photograph © Ulrich Weber

IUCN Status : Near Threatened.

Found in East Himalayas and NE Indian hills. In Assam, it is found in Cachar and North Cachar Hills Districts. Its numbers are declining due to forest clearence and shifting cultivation.

Streak-Throated Barwing (Actinodura waldeni daflaensis)



Photograph © Vijay Cavale

IUCN Status : Least Concern.

An endemic species. Found in North-East Indian Hills. Resident of Assam. It has two sub-species:- A. w. waldeni and A. w. daflaensis. The daflaensis found in East Himalyan regions.

Snowy-Throated Babbler (Stachyris oglei)

Photograph © Robert Tizard

IUCN Status: Vulnerable

Another endemic species. Found only in Patkai & Mishmi Hills (Arunachal) & Myanmar. No recent records from Assam but may be seen in the foothills of Patkai near Margherita or in some parts of Sadiya (near Dibang Vally, Arunachal)? It is suffering from habitat loss. Mr. Tizard photographed this bird at Gawlei Village, near Hkakaborazi NP in Putao District, Myanmar.