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
Himalayan Quail – Ophrysia superciliosa (IUCN Red List)
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Baer's Pochard – Aythya baeri (IUCN Red List)
Pink-headed Duck – Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (IUCN Red List)
Gruiformes
Gruidae
Siberian Crane – Leucogeranus leucogeranus (IUCN Red List)
Otidiformes
Otididae
Great Indian Bustard – Ardeotis nigriceps (IUCN Red List)
Bengal Florican – Houbaropsis bengalensis (IUCN Red List)
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
White-bellied Heron – Ardea insignis (IUCN Red List)
Suliformes
Fregatidae
Christmas Island Frigatebird – Fregata andrewsi (IUCN Red List)
Charadriiformes
Charadriidae
Sociable Lapwing – Vanellus gregarius (IUCN Red List)
Scolopacidae
Spoon-billed Sandpiper – Calidris pygmaea (IUCN Red List)
Glareolidae
Jerdon's Courser – Rhinoptilus bitorquatus (IUCN Red List)
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Red-headed Vulture – Sarcogyps calvus (IUCN Red List)
White-rumped Vulture – Gyps bengalensis (IUCN Red List)
Indian Vulture – Gyps indicus (IUCN Red List)
Slender-billed Vulture – Gyps tenuirostris (IUCN Red List)
Passeriformes
Leiotrichidae
Bugun Liocichla – Liocichla bugunorum (IUCN Red List)
Emberizidae
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Galliformes
Phasianidae
Himalayan Quail – Ophrysia superciliosa (IUCN Red List)
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Baer's Pochard – Aythya baeri (IUCN Red List)
Pink-headed Duck – Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (IUCN Red List)
Gruiformes
Gruidae
Siberian Crane – Leucogeranus leucogeranus (IUCN Red List)
Otidiformes
Otididae
Great Indian Bustard – Ardeotis nigriceps (IUCN Red List)
Bengal Florican – Houbaropsis bengalensis (IUCN Red List)
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
White-bellied Heron – Ardea insignis (IUCN Red List)
Suliformes
Fregatidae
Christmas Island Frigatebird – Fregata andrewsi (IUCN Red List)
Charadriiformes
Charadriidae
Sociable Lapwing – Vanellus gregarius (IUCN Red List)
Scolopacidae
Spoon-billed Sandpiper – Calidris pygmaea (IUCN Red List)
Glareolidae
Jerdon's Courser – Rhinoptilus bitorquatus (IUCN Red List)
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Red-headed Vulture – Sarcogyps calvus (IUCN Red List)
White-rumped Vulture – Gyps bengalensis (IUCN Red List)
Indian Vulture – Gyps indicus (IUCN Red List)
Slender-billed Vulture – Gyps tenuirostris (IUCN Red List)
Passeriformes
Leiotrichidae
Bugun Liocichla – Liocichla bugunorum (IUCN Red List)
Emberizidae
Yellow-breasted Bunting – Emberiza aureola (IUCN Red List)
ENDANGERED
Galliformes
Phasianidae
Green Peafowl – Pavo muticus (IUCN Red List)
Manipur Bush-quail – Perdicula manipurensis (IUCN Red List)
Anseriformes
Anatidae
White-headed Duck – Oxyura leucocephala (IUCN Red List)
White-winged Wood Duck – Asarcornis scutulata (IUCN Red List)
Gruiformes
Heliornithidae
Masked Finfoot – Heliopais personatus (IUCN Red List)
Otidiformes
Otididae
Lesser Florican – Sypheotides indicus (IUCN Red List)
Procellariiformes
Procellariidae
Barau's Petrel – Pterodroma baraui (IUCN Red List)
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiidae
Greater Adjutant – Leptoptilos dubius (IUCN Red List)
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
White-eared Night-heron – Gorsachius magnificus (IUCN Red List)
Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae
Great Knot – Calidris tenuirostris (IUCN Red List)
Laridae
Black-bellied Tern – Sterna acuticauda (IUCN Red List)
Strigiformes
Strigidae
Forest Owlet – Athene blewitti (IUCN Red List)
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Egyptian Vulture – Neophron percnopterus (IUCN Red List)
Steppe Eagle – Aquila nipalensis (IUCN Red List)
Pallas's Fish-eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus (IUCN Red List)
Bucerotiformes
Bucerotidae
Narcondam Hornbill – Rhyticeros narcondami (IUCN Red List)
Falconiformes
Falconidae
Saker Falcon – Falco cherrug (IUCN Red List)
Passeriformes
Pellorneidae
Swamp Grass-babbler – Laticilla cinerascens (IUCN Red List)
Leiotrichidae
Banasura Laughingthrush – Montecincla jerdoni (IUCN Red List)
Nilgiri Laughingthrush – Montecincla cachinnans (IUCN Red List)
Muscicapidae
Nilgiri Blue Robin – Sholicola major (IUCN Red List)
VULNERABLE
Galliformes
Megapodiidae
Nicobar Megapode – Megapodius nicobariensis (IUCN Red List)
Phasianidae
Chestnut-breasted Partridge – Arborophila mandellii (IUCN Red List)
Swamp Francolin – Francolinus gularis (IUCN Red List)
Sclater's Monal – Lophophorus sclateri (IUCN Red List)
Western Tragopan – Tragopan melanocephalus (IUCN Red List)
Blyth's Tragopan – Tragopan blythii (IUCN Red List)
Cheer Pheasant – Catreus wallichii (IUCN Red List)
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Red-breasted Goose – Branta ruficollis (IUCN Red List)
Lesser White-fronted Goose – Anser erythropus (IUCN Red List)
Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis (IUCN Red List)
Marbled Teal – Marmaronetta angustirostris (IUCN Red List)
Common Pochard – Aythya ferina (IUCN Red List)
Andaman Teal – Anas albogularis (IUCN Red List)
Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae
Horned Grebe – Podiceps auritus (IUCN Red List)
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Yellow-eyed Pigeon – Columba eversmanni (IUCN Red List)
Nilgiri Wood Pigeon – Columba elphinstonii (IUCN Red List)
Pale-capped Pigeon – Columba punicea (IUCN Red List)
European Turtle-dove – Streptopelia turtur (IUCN Red List)
Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae
Dark-rumped Swift – Apus acuticauda (IUCN Red List)
Gruiformes
Gruidae
Sarus Crane – Antigone antigone (IUCN Red List)
Black-necked Crane – Grus nigricollis (IUCN Red List)
Otidiformes
Otididae
Macqueen's Bustard – Chlamydotis macqueenii (IUCN Red List)
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiidae
Lesser Adjutant – Leptoptilos javanicus (IUCN Red List)
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiidae
Woolly-necked Stork– Ciconia episcopus (IUCN Red List)
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
Chinese Egret – Egretta eulophotes (IUCN Red List)
Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae
Wood Snipe – Gallinago nemoricola (IUCN Red List)
Laridae
Indian Skimmer – Rynchops albicollis (IUCN Red List)
Black-legged Kittiwake – Rissa tridactyla (IUCN Red List)
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Andaman Serpent-eagle – Spilornis elgini (IUCN Red List)
Indian Spotted Eagle – Clanga hastata (IUCN Red List)
Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga (IUCN Red List)
Tawny Eagle – Aquila rapax (IUCN Red List)
Eastern Imperial Eagle – Aquila heliaca (IUCN Red List)
Nicobar Sparrowhawk – Accipiter butleri (IUCN Red List)
Bucerotiformes
Bucerotidae
Great Hornbill – Buceros bicornis (IUCN Red List)
Rufous-necked Hornbill – Aceros nipalensis (IUCN Red List)
Wreathed Hornbill – Rhyticeros undulatus (IUCN Red List)
Piciformes
Picidae
Great Slaty Woodpecker – Mulleripicus pulverulentus (IUCN Red List)
Andaman Woodpecker – Dryocopus hodgei (IUCN Red List)
Psittaciformes
Psittacidae
Long-tailed Parakeet – Psittacula longicauda (IUCN Red List)
Passeriformes
Corvidae
Andaman Treepie – Dendrocitta bayleii (IUCN Red List)
Paridae
White-naped Tit – Machlolophus nuchalis (IUCN Red List)
Cisticolidae
Grey-crowned Prinia – Prinia cinereocapilla (IUCN Red List)
Locustellidae
Broad-tailed Grassbird – Schoenicola platyurus (IUCN Red List)
Bristled Grassbird – Schoenicola striatus (IUCN Red List)
Pycnonotidae
Yellow-throated Bulbul – Pycnonotus xantholaemus (IUCN Red List)
Sylviidae
Jerdon's Babbler – Chrysomma altirostre(IUCN Red List)
Black-breasted Parrotbill – Paradoxornis flavirostris (IUCN Red List)
Timaliidae
Rusty-throated Wren-babbler – Spelaeornis badeigularis (IUCN Red List)
Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler – Spelaeornis longicaudatus (IUCN Red List)
Snowy-throated Babbler – Stachyris oglei (IUCN Red List)
Pellorneidae
Marsh Babbler – Pellorneum palustre (IUCN Red List)
Leiotrichidae
Slender-billed Babbler – Argya longirostris (IUCN Red List)
Travancore Laughingthrush – Trochalopteron meridionale (IUCN Red List)
Sittidae
Beautiful Nuthatch – Sitta formosa (IUCN Red List)
Turdidae
Grey-sided Thrush – Turdus feae (IUCN Red List)
Muscicapidae
White-bellied Blue Robin – Sholicola albiventris (IUCN Red List)
Kashmir Flycatcher – Ficedula subrubra (IUCN Red List)
White-browed Bush Chat – Saxicola macrorhynchus (IUCN Red List)
White-throated Bush Chat – Saxicola insignis (IUCN Red List)
Ploceidae
Finn's Weaver – Ploceus megarhynchus (IUCN Red List)
Estrildidae
Green Avadavat – Amandava formosa (IUCN Red List)
Motacillidae
Nilgiri Pipit – Anthus nilghiriensis (IUCN Red List)
NEAR THREATENED
Galliformes
Phasianidae
White-cheeked Hill Partridge – Arborophila atrogularis (IUCN Red List)
Japanese Quail – Coturnix japonica (IUCN Red List)
Satyr Tragopan – Tragopan satyra (IUCN Red List)
Mrs Hume's Pheasant – Syrmaticus humiae (IUCN Red List)
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca (IUCN Red List)
Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata (IUCN Red List)
Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteridae
Lesser Flamingo – Phoeniconaias minor (IUCN Red List)
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Andaman Woodpigeon – Columba palumboides (IUCN Red List)
Nicobar Pigeon – Caloenas nicobarica (IUCN Red List)
Ashy-headed Green-pigeon – Treron phayrei (IUCN Red List)
Andaman Green-pigeon – Treron chloropterus (IUCN Red List)
Otidiformes
Otididae
Little Bustard – Tetrax tetrax (IUCN Red List)
Procellariiformes
Hydrobatidae
Swinhoe's Storm-petrel – Oceanodroma monorhis (IUCN Red List)
Flesh-footed Shearwater – Ardenna carneipes (IUCN Red List)
Streaked Shearwater – Calonectris leucomelas (IUCN Red List)
Jouanin's Petrel – Bulweria fallax (IUCN Red List)
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiidae
Painted Stork – Mycteria leucocephala (IUCN Red List)
Black-necked Stork – Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (IUCN Red List)
Pelecaniformes
Threskiornithidae
Black-headed Ibis – Threskiornis melanocephalus (IUCN Red List)
Pelecanidae
Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus (IUCN Red List)
Spot-billed Pelican – Pelecanus philippensis (IUCN Red List)
Suliformes
Anhingidae
Oriental Darter – Anhinga melanogaster (IUCN Red List)
Charadriiformes
Burhinidae
Great Stone-Curlew – Esacus recurvirostris (IUCN Red List)
Beach Stone-Curlew – Esacus magnirostris (IUCN Red List)
Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher – Haematopus ostralegus (IUCN Red List)
Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing – Vanellus vanellus (IUCN Red List)
River Lapwing – Vanellus duvaucelii (IUCN Red List)
Scolopacidae
Eurasian Curlew – Numenius arquata(IUCN Red List)
Bar-tailed Godwit – Limosa lapponica (IUCN Red List)
Black-tailed Godwit – Limosa limosa (IUCN Red List)
Red Knot – Calidris canutus (IUCN Red List)
Curlew Sandpiper – Calidris ferruginea (IUCN Red List)
Red-necked Stint – Calidris ruficollis (IUCN Red List)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper – Calidris subruficollis (IUCN Red List)
Asian Dowitcher – Limnodromus semipalmatus (IUCN Red List)
Great Snipe – Gallinago media (IUCN Red List)
Grey-tailed Tattler – Tringa brevipes (IUCN Red List)
Laridae
River Tern – Sterna aurantia (IUCN Red List)
Strigiformes
Strigidae
Nicobar Scops-owl – Otus alius (IUCN Red List)
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Bearded Vulture – Gypaetus barbatus (IUCN Red List)
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle – Spilornis klossi (IUCN Red List)
Himalayan Griffon – Gyps himalayensis (IUCN Red List)
Cinereous Vulture – Aegypius monachus (IUCN Red List)
Rufous-bellied Eagle – Lophotriorchis kienerii (IUCN Red List)
Pallid Harrier – Circus macrourus (IUCN Red List)
Lesser Fish-eagle – Icthyophaga humilis (IUCN Red List)
Grey-headed Fish-eagle – Icthyophaga ichthyaetus (IUCN Red List)
Red Kite – Milvus milvus (IUCN Red List)
Trogoniformes
Trogonidae
Ward's Trogon – Harpactes wardi (IUCN Red List)
Bucerotiformes
Bucerotidae
Austen's Brown Hornbill – Anorrhinus austeni (IUCN Red List)
Malabar Pied Hornbill – Anthracoceros coronatus (IUCN Red List)
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Blyth's Kingfisher – Alcedo hercules (IUCN Red List)
Brown-winged Kingfisher – Pelargopsis amauroptera (IUCN Red List)
Piciformes
Indicatoridae
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide – Indicator xanthonotus (IUCN Red List)
Falconiformes
Falconidae
Red-necked Falcon – Falco chicquera (IUCN Red List)
Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus (IUCN Red List)
Laggar Falcon – Falco jugger (IUCN Red List)
Psittaciformes
Psittacidae
Grey-headed Parakeet – Psittacula finschii (IUCN Red List)
Blossom-headed Parakeet – Psittacula roseata (IUCN Red List)
Red-breasted Parakeet – Psittacula alexandri (IUCN Red List)
Lord Derby's Parakeet – Psittacula derbiana (IUCN Red List)
Nicobar Parakeet – Psittacula caniceps (IUCN Red List)
Alexandrine Parakeet – Psittacula eupatria (IUCN Red List)
Passeriformes
Pittidae
Mangrove Pitta – Pitta megarhyncha (IUCN Red List)
Campephagidae
Andaman Cuckooshrike – Coracina dobsoni (IUCN Red List)
Locustellidae
Long-billed Bush-warbler – Locustella major (IUCN Red List)
Pycnonotidae
Nicobar Bulbul – Ixos nicobariensis (IUCN Red List)
Grey-headed Bulbul – Pycnonotus priocephalus (IUCN Red List)
Phylloscopidae
Tytler's Leaf warbler – Phylloscopus tytleri (IUCN Red List)
Timaliidae
Rufous-throated Wren babbler – Spelaeornis caudatus (IUCN Red List)
Naga Wren-babbler – Spelaeornis chocolatinus (IUCN Red List)
Blackish-breasted Babbler – Stachyris humei (IUCN Red List)
Chevron-breasted Babbler – Stachyris roberti (IUCN Red List)
Pellorneidae
Rufous-vented Grass-babbler – Laticilla burnesii (IUCN Red List)
Indian Grassbird – Graminicola bengalensis (IUCN Red List)
Leiotrichidae
Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush – Pterorhinus nuchalis (IUCN Red List)
Palani Laughingthrush – Montecincla fairbanki (IUCN Red List)
Sittidae
Yunnan Nuthatch – Sitta yunnanensis (IUCN Red List)
Muscicapidae
Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher – Cyornis nicobaricus (IUCN Red List)
Rusty-bellied Shortwing – Brachypteryx hyperythra (IUCN Red List)
Firethroat – Calliope pectardens (IUCN Red List)
Cite this page along with its URL as:
. . 2023. Indian Birds In The Iucn Red List. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Birds of India, v. 2.17. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.