Dendrocitta baileii Tytler, 1863 - Andaman Treepie

Subspecies in India

The species name has variously been spelled as baileii, bayleii and bayleyi in Indian literature.
 
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).

 

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Dendrocitta baileii - Andaman Treepie



This endemic species is rare. It inhabits tall trees of deciduous and semi-evergreen forests of the Andaman Islands (BirdLife International 2017). 

Conservation Status:
 
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).


According to the IUCN Red List Assessment, the population of this species is declining with the current population estimate of 250-999 individuals. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to some human encroachments that fragment the forests (BirdLife International 2017).
 
StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands1
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1
BirdLife International 2017. Dendrocitta bayleii . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22705852A118561208. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705852A118561208.en. Accessed on 10 February 2020.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Dendrocitta baileii Tytler, 1863 – Andaman Treepie. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/dendrocitta-baileii, accessed 2024/09/12.