INDIAN BIRDS IN THE IUCN RED LIST

IUCN Red List of Endangered Species lists 182 species of Indian birds in the categories of Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, and Near Threatened. These species are threatened with global extinction, and trade in these species is internationally banned. Many of these species are endemic to the Indian Subcontinent, which has special relevance for conservation of birds in India.

         CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

         Galliformes
         Phasianidae

1. Himalayan Quail – Ophrysia superciliosa (IUCN Red List)
   
   Anseriformes
   Anatidae
    
2. Baer's Pochard – Aythya baeri (IUCN Red List)
3. Pink-headed Duck – Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (IUCN Red List)
   
   Gruiformes
   Gruidae
    
4. Siberian Crane – Leucogeranus leucogeranus (IUCN Red List)
   
   Otidiformes
   Otididae
    
5. Great Indian Bustard – Ardeotis nigriceps (IUCN Red List)
6. Bengal Florican – Houbaropsis bengalensis (IUCN Red List)
   
   Pelecaniformes
   Ardeidae
    
7. White-bellied Heron – Ardea insignis (IUCN Red List)
   
   Suliformes
   Fregatidae
    
8. Christmas Island Frigatebird – Fregata andrewsi (IUCN Red List)   
   
   Charadriiformes
   Charadriidae
    
9. Sociable Lapwing – Vanellus gregarius (IUCN Red List)
   
   Scolopacidae
    
10. Spoon-billed Sandpiper – Calidris pygmaea (IUCN Red List)
    
    Glareolidae
     
11. Jerdon's Courser – Rhinoptilus bitorquatus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Accipitriformes
    Accipitridae
     
12. Red-headed Vulture – Sarcogyps calvus (IUCN Red List)
13. White-rumped Vulture – Gyps bengalensis (IUCN Red List)
14. Indian Vulture – Gyps indicus (IUCN Red List)
15. Slender-billed Vulture – Gyps tenuirostris (IUCN Red List)
    
    Passeriformes
    Leiotrichidae
     
16. Bugun Liocichla – Liocichla bugunorum (IUCN Red List)
    
    Emberizidae
     
17. Yellow-breasted Bunting – Emberiza aureola (IUCN Red List)
    
    
    ENDANGERED
    
    Galliformes
    Phasianidae
     
18. Green Peafowl – Pavo muticus (IUCN Red List)
19. Manipur Bush-quail – Perdicula manipurensis (IUCN Red List)
    
    Anseriformes
    Anatidae
     
20. White-headed Duck – Oxyura leucocephala (IUCN Red List)
21. White-winged Wood Duck – Asarcornis scutulata (IUCN Red List)
    
    Gruiformes
    Heliornithidae
     
22. Masked Finfoot – Heliopais personatus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Otidiformes
    Otididae
     
23. Lesser Florican – Sypheotides indicus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Procellariiformes
    Procellariidae
     
24. Barau's Petrel – Pterodroma baraui (IUCN Red List)
    
    Ciconiiformes
    Ciconiidae
     
25. Greater Adjutant – Leptoptilos dubius (IUCN Red List)
    
    Pelecaniformes
    Ardeidae
     
26. White-eared Night-heron – Gorsachius magnificus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Charadriiformes
    Scolopacidae
     
27. Great Knot – Calidris tenuirostris (IUCN Red List)
    
    Laridae
     
28. Black-bellied Tern – Sterna acuticauda (IUCN Red List)
    
    Strigiformes
    Strigidae
     
29. Forest Owlet – Athene blewitti (IUCN Red List)
    
    Accipitriformes
    Accipitridae
     
30. Egyptian Vulture – Neophron percnopterus (IUCN Red List)
31. Steppe Eagle – Aquila nipalensis (IUCN Red List)
32. Pallas's Fish-eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Bucerotiformes
    Bucerotidae
     
33. Narcondam Hornbill – Rhyticeros narcondami (IUCN Red List)
    
    Falconiformes
    Falconidae
     
34. Saker Falcon – Falco cherrug (IUCN Red List)
    
    Passeriformes
    Pellorneidae
     
35. Swamp Grass-babbler – Laticilla cinerascens (IUCN Red List)  
    
    Leiotrichidae
     
36. Banasura Laughingthrush – Montecincla jerdoni (IUCN Red List)
37. Nilgiri Laughingthrush – Montecincla cachinnans (IUCN Red List)
    
    Muscicapidae
     
38. Nilgiri Blue Robin – Sholicola major (IUCN Red List)
    
    
    VULNERABLE
    
    Galliformes
    Megapodiidae
     
39. Nicobar Megapode – Megapodius nicobariensis (IUCN Red List)
    
    Phasianidae
     
40. Chestnut-breasted Partridge – Arborophila mandellii (IUCN Red List)
41. Swamp Francolin – Francolinus gularis (IUCN Red List)
42. Sclater's Monal – Lophophorus sclateri (IUCN Red List)
43. Western Tragopan – Tragopan melanocephalus (IUCN Red List)
44. Blyth's Tragopan – Tragopan blythii (IUCN Red List)
45. Cheer Pheasant – Catreus wallichii (IUCN Red List)
    
    Anseriformes
    Anatidae
     
46. Red-breasted Goose – Branta ruficollis (IUCN Red List)
47. Lesser White-fronted Goose – Anser erythropus (IUCN Red List)
48. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis (IUCN Red List)
49. Marbled Teal – Marmaronetta angustirostris (IUCN Red List)
50. Common Pochard – Aythya ferina (IUCN Red List)
51. Andaman Teal – Anas albogularis (IUCN Red List)
    
    Podicipediformes
    Podicipedidae
     
52. Horned Grebe – Podiceps auritus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Columbiformes
    Columbidae
     
53. Yellow-eyed Pigeon – Columba eversmanni (IUCN Red List)
54. Nilgiri Wood Pigeon – Columba elphinstonii (IUCN Red List)
55. Pale-capped Pigeon – Columba punicea (IUCN Red List)
56. European Turtle-dove – Streptopelia turtur (IUCN Red List)
    
    Caprimulgiformes
    Apodidae
     
57. Dark-rumped Swift – Apus acuticauda (IUCN Red List)
    
    Gruiformes
    Gruidae
     
58. Sarus Crane – Antigone antigone (IUCN Red List)  
59. Black-necked Crane – Grus nigricollis (IUCN Red List)
    
    Otidiformes
    Otididae
     
60. Macqueen's Bustard – Chlamydotis macqueenii (IUCN Red List)
    
    Ciconiiformes
    Ciconiidae
     
61. Lesser Adjutant – Leptoptilos javanicus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Ciconiiformes
    Ciconiidae
     
62. Woolly-necked Stork– Ciconia episcopus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Pelecaniformes
    Ardeidae
     
63. Chinese Egret – Egretta eulophotes (IUCN Red List)
    
    Charadriiformes
    Scolopacidae
     
64. Wood Snipe – Gallinago nemoricola (IUCN Red List)
    
    Laridae 
     
65. Indian Skimmer – Rynchops albicollis (IUCN Red List)
66. Black-legged Kittiwake – Rissa tridactyla (IUCN Red List)
    
    Accipitriformes
    Accipitridae
     
67. Andaman Serpent-eagle – Spilornis elgini (IUCN Red List)
68. Indian Spotted Eagle – Clanga hastata (IUCN Red List)
69. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga (IUCN Red List)
70. Tawny Eagle – Aquila rapax (IUCN Red List)
71. Eastern Imperial Eagle – Aquila heliaca (IUCN Red List)
72. Nicobar Sparrowhawk – Accipiter butleri (IUCN Red List)
    
    Bucerotiformes
    Bucerotidae
     
73. Great Hornbill – Buceros bicornis (IUCN Red List)
74. Rufous-necked Hornbill – Aceros nipalensis (IUCN Red List)
75. Wreathed Hornbill – Rhyticeros undulatus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Piciformes
    Picidae
     
76. Great Slaty Woodpecker – Mulleripicus pulverulentus (IUCN Red List)
77. Andaman Woodpecker – Dryocopus hodgei (IUCN Red List)
    
    Psittaciformes
    Psittacidae
     
78. Long-tailed Parakeet – Psittacula longicauda (IUCN Red List)
    
    Passeriformes
    Corvidae
     
79. Andaman Treepie – Dendrocitta bayleii (IUCN Red List)
    
    Paridae
     
80. White-naped Tit – Machlolophus nuchalis (IUCN Red List)
    
    Cisticolidae
     
81. Grey-crowned Prinia – Prinia cinereocapilla (IUCN Red List)
    
    Locustellidae
     
82. Broad-tailed Grassbird – Schoenicola platyurus (IUCN Red List)
83. Bristled Grassbird – Schoenicola striatus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Pycnonotidae
     
84. Yellow-throated Bulbul – Pycnonotus xantholaemus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Sylviidae
     
85. Jerdon's Babbler – Chrysomma altirostre(IUCN Red List)
86. Black-breasted Parrotbill – Paradoxornis flavirostris (IUCN Red List)
    
    Timaliidae
     
87. Rusty-throated Wren-babbler – Spelaeornis badeigularis (IUCN Red List)
88. Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler – Spelaeornis longicaudatus (IUCN Red List)
89. Snowy-throated Babbler – Stachyris oglei (IUCN Red List)
    
    Pellorneidae
     
90. Marsh Babbler – Pellorneum palustre (IUCN Red List)
    
    Leiotrichidae
     
91. Slender-billed Babbler – Argya longirostris (IUCN Red List)
92. Travancore Laughingthrush – Trochalopteron meridionale (IUCN Red List)
    
    Sittidae
     
93. Beautiful Nuthatch – Sitta formosa (IUCN Red List)
    
    Turdidae
     
94. Grey-sided Thrush – Turdus feae (IUCN Red List)
    
    Muscicapidae
     
95. White-bellied Blue Robin – Sholicola albiventris (IUCN Red List)
96. Kashmir Flycatcher – Ficedula subrubra (IUCN Red List)
97. White-browed Bush Chat – Saxicola macrorhynchus (IUCN Red List)
98. White-throated Bush Chat – Saxicola insignis (IUCN Red List)
    
    Ploceidae
     
99. Finn's Weaver – Ploceus megarhynchus (IUCN Red List)
    
    Estrildidae
     
100. Green Avadavat – Amandava formosa (IUCN Red List)
     
     Motacillidae
      
101. Nilgiri Pipit – Anthus nilghiriensis (IUCN Red List)
     
     
     NEAR THREATENED
     
     Galliformes
     Phasianidae
      
102. White-cheeked Hill Partridge – Arborophila atrogularis (IUCN Red List)
103. Japanese Quail – Coturnix japonica (IUCN Red List)
104. Satyr Tragopan – Tragopan satyra (IUCN Red List)
105. Mrs Hume's Pheasant – Syrmaticus humiae (IUCN Red List)
     
     Anseriformes
     Anatidae
      
106. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca (IUCN Red List)
107. Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata (IUCN Red List)
     
     Phoenicopteriformes
     Phoenicopteridae
      
108. Lesser Flamingo – Phoeniconaias minor (IUCN Red List)
     
     Columbiformes
     Columbidae
      
109. Andaman Woodpigeon – Columba palumboides (IUCN Red List)
110. Nicobar Pigeon – Caloenas nicobarica (IUCN Red List)
111. Ashy-headed Green-pigeon – Treron phayrei (IUCN Red List)
112. Andaman Green-pigeon – Treron chloropterus (IUCN Red List)
     
     Otidiformes
     Otididae
      
113. Little Bustard – Tetrax tetrax (IUCN Red List)
     
     Procellariiformes
     Hydrobatidae
      
114. Swinhoe's Storm-petrel – Oceanodroma monorhis (IUCN Red List)
115. Flesh-footed Shearwater – Ardenna carneipes (IUCN Red List)
116. Streaked Shearwater – Calonectris leucomelas (IUCN Red List)
117. Jouanin's Petrel – Bulweria fallax (IUCN Red List)
     
     Ciconiiformes
     Ciconiidae
      
118. Painted Stork – Mycteria leucocephala (IUCN Red List)
119. Black-necked Stork – Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (IUCN Red List)
     
     Pelecaniformes
     Threskiornithidae
      
120. Black-headed Ibis – Threskiornis melanocephalus (IUCN Red List)
     
     Pelecanidae
      
121. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus (IUCN Red List)
122. Spot-billed Pelican – Pelecanus philippensis (IUCN Red List)
     
     Suliformes
     Anhingidae
      
123. Oriental Darter – Anhinga melanogaster (IUCN Red List)
     
     Charadriiformes
     Burhinidae
      
124. Great Stone-Curlew – Esacus recurvirostris (IUCN Red List)
125. Beach Stone-Curlew – Esacus magnirostris (IUCN Red List)
     
     Haematopodidae
      
126. Eurasian Oystercatcher – Haematopus ostralegus (IUCN Red List)
     
     Charadriidae
      
127. Northern Lapwing – Vanellus vanellus (IUCN Red List)
128. River Lapwing – Vanellus duvaucelii (IUCN Red List)
     
     Scolopacidae
      
129. Eurasian Curlew – Numenius arquata(IUCN Red List)
130. Bar-tailed Godwit – Limosa lapponica (IUCN Red List)
131. Black-tailed Godwit – Limosa limosa (IUCN Red List)
132. Red Knot – Calidris canutus (IUCN Red List)
133. Curlew Sandpiper – Calidris ferruginea (IUCN Red List)
134. Red-necked Stint – Calidris ruficollis (IUCN Red List)
135. Buff-breasted Sandpiper – Calidris subruficollis (IUCN Red List)
136. Asian Dowitcher – Limnodromus semipalmatus (IUCN Red List)
137. Great Snipe – Gallinago media (IUCN Red List)
138. Grey-tailed Tattler – Tringa brevipes (IUCN Red List)
     
     Laridae
      
139. River Tern – Sterna aurantia (IUCN Red List)
     
     Strigiformes
     Strigidae
      
140. Nicobar Scops-owl – Otus alius (IUCN Red List)
     
     Accipitriformes
     Accipitridae
      
141. Bearded Vulture – Gypaetus barbatus (IUCN Red List)
142. Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle – Spilornis klossi (IUCN Red List)
143. Himalayan Griffon – Gyps himalayensis (IUCN Red List)
144. Cinereous Vulture – Aegypius monachus (IUCN Red List)
145. Rufous-bellied Eagle – Lophotriorchis kienerii (IUCN Red List)
146. Pallid Harrier – Circus macrourus (IUCN Red List)
147. Lesser Fish-eagle – Icthyophaga humilis (IUCN Red List)
148. Grey-headed Fish-eagle – Icthyophaga ichthyaetus (IUCN Red List)
149. Red Kite – Milvus milvus (IUCN Red List)
     
     Trogoniformes
     Trogonidae
      
150. Ward's Trogon – Harpactes wardi (IUCN Red List)
     
     Bucerotiformes
     Bucerotidae
      
151. Austen's Brown Hornbill – Anorrhinus austeni (IUCN Red List)
152. Malabar Pied Hornbill – Anthracoceros coronatus (IUCN Red List)
     
     Coraciiformes
     Alcedinidae
      
153. Blyth's Kingfisher – Alcedo hercules (IUCN Red List)
154. Brown-winged Kingfisher – Pelargopsis amauroptera (IUCN Red List)
     
     Piciformes
     Indicatoridae
      
155. Yellow-rumped Honeyguide – Indicator xanthonotus (IUCN Red List)
     
     Falconiformes
     Falconidae
      
156. Red-necked Falcon – Falco chicquera (IUCN Red List)
157. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus (IUCN Red List)
158. Laggar Falcon – Falco jugger (IUCN Red List)
     
     Psittaciformes
     Psittacidae
      
159. Grey-headed Parakeet – Psittacula finschii (IUCN Red List)
160. Blossom-headed Parakeet – Psittacula roseata (IUCN Red List)
161. Red-breasted Parakeet – Psittacula alexandri (IUCN Red List)
162. Lord Derby's Parakeet – Psittacula derbiana (IUCN Red List)
163. Nicobar Parakeet – Psittacula caniceps (IUCN Red List)
164. Alexandrine Parakeet – Psittacula eupatria (IUCN Red List)
     
     Passeriformes
     Pittidae
      
165. Mangrove Pitta – Pitta megarhyncha (IUCN Red List)
     
     Campephagidae
      
166. Andaman Cuckooshrike – Coracina dobsoni (IUCN Red List)
     
     Locustellidae
      
167. Long-billed Bush-warbler – Locustella major (IUCN Red List)
     
     Pycnonotidae
      
168. Nicobar Bulbul – Ixos nicobariensis (IUCN Red List)
169. Grey-headed Bulbul – Pycnonotus priocephalus (IUCN Red List)
     
     Phylloscopidae
      
170. Tytler's Leaf warbler – Phylloscopus tytleri (IUCN Red List)
     
     Timaliidae
      
171. Rufous-throated Wren babbler – Spelaeornis caudatus (IUCN Red List)
172. Naga Wren-babbler – Spelaeornis chocolatinus (IUCN Red List)
173. Blackish-breasted Babbler – Stachyris humei (IUCN Red List)
174. Chevron-breasted Babbler – Stachyris roberti (IUCN Red List)
     
     Pellorneidae
      
175. Rufous-vented Grass-babbler – Laticilla burnesii (IUCN Red List)
176. Indian Grassbird – Graminicola bengalensis (IUCN Red List)
     
     Leiotrichidae
      
177. Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush – Pterorhinus nuchalis (IUCN Red List)
178. Palani Laughingthrush – Montecincla fairbanki (IUCN Red List)
     
     Sittidae
      
179. Yunnan Nuthatch – Sitta yunnanensis (IUCN Red List)
     
     Muscicapidae
      
180. Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher – Cyornis nicobaricus (IUCN Red List)
181. Rusty-bellied Shortwing – Brachypteryx hyperythra (IUCN Red List)
182. Firethroat – Calliope pectardens (IUCN Red List)