Thematic Page of Indian Stamps

GLOBALLY THREATENED SPECIES OF BIRDS IN INDIA

 

Species

1

Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)

Critically Endangered
2

Pink-headed Duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea)

Critically Endangered
3

Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris)

Critically Endangered
4

White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)

Critically Endangered
5

Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus)

Critically Endangered
6

Himalayan Quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)

Critically Endangered
7

Jerdon's Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus)

Critically Endangered
8

Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus)

Critically Endangered
9

Forest Owlet (Heteroglaux blewitti)

Critically Endangered
10

White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis)

Endangered
11

Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana)

Endangered
12

Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius)

Endangered
13

White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)

Endangered
14

White-winged Duck (Cairina scutulata)

Endangered
15

Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)

Endangered
16

Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis)

Endangered
17

Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indica)

Endangered
18

Spotted Greenshank (Tringa guttifer)

Endangered
19

Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush (Garrulax cachinnans)

Endangered
20

Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)

Vulnerable
21

Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)

Vulnerable
22

Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)

Vulnerable
23

Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)

Vulnerable
24

Baikal Teal (Anas formosa)

Vulnerable
25

Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)

Vulnerable
26

Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri)

Vulnerable
27

Pallas's Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)

Vulnerable
28

Nicobar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter butleri)

Vulnerable
29

Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)

Vulnerable
30

Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)

Vulnerable
31

Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)

Vulnerable
32

Nicobar Megapode (Megapodius nicobariensis)

Vulnerable
33

Swamp Francolin (Francolinus gularis)

Vulnerable
34

Manipur Bush-quail (Perdicula manipurensis)

Vulnerable
35

Chestnut-breasted Partridge (Arborophila mandellii)

Vulnerable
36

Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)

Vulnerable
37

Blyth's Tragopan (Tragopan blythii)

Vulnerable
38

Sclater's Monal (Lophophorus sclateri)

Vulnerable
39

Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii)

Vulnerable
40

Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)

Vulnerable
41

Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus)

Vulnerable
42

Sarus Crane (Grus antigone)

Vulnerable
43

Hooded Crane (Grus monacha)

Vulnerable
44

Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis)

Vulnerable
45

Masked Finfoot (Heliopais personata)

Vulnerable
46

Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)

Vulnerable
47

Wood Snipe (Gallinago nemoricola)

Vulnerable
48

Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus)

Vulnerable
49

Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis)

Vulnerable
50

Pale-backed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni)

Vulnerable
51

Nilgiri Wood-pigeon (Columba elphinstonii)

Vulnerable
52

Pale-capped Pigeon (Columba punicea)

Vulnerable
53

Dark-rumped Swift (Apus acuticauda)

Vulnerable
54

Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)

Vulnerable
55

Narcondam Hornbill (Aceros narcondami)

Vulnerable
56

Yellow-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus)

Vulnerable
57

Nicobar Bulbul (Hypsipetes nicobariensis)

Vulnerable
58

Grey-sided Thrush (Turdus feae)

Vulnerable
59

Rusty-bellied Shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)

Vulnerable
60

White-bellied Shortwing (Brachypteryx major)

Vulnerable
61

White-browed Bushchat (Saxicola macrorhyncha)

Vulnerable
62

White-throated Bushchat (Saxicola insignis)

Vulnerable
63

Marsh Babbler (Pellorneum palustre)

Vulnerable
64

Rusty-throated Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis badeigularis)

Vulnerable
65

Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis longicaudatus)

Vulnerable
66

Snowy-throated Babbler (Stachyris oglei)

Vulnerable
67

Jerdon's Babbler (Chrysomma altirostre)

Vulnerable
68

Slender-billed Babbler (Turdoides longirostris)

Vulnerable
69

Black-breasted Parrotbill (Paradoxornis flavirostris)

Vulnerable
70

Grey-crowned Prinia (Prinia cinereocapilla)

Vulnerable
71

Bristled Grass-warbler (Chaetornis striatus)

Vulnerable
72

Broad-tailed Grassbird (Schoenicola platyura)

Vulnerable
73

Kashmir Flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra)

Vulnerable
74

White-naped Tit (Parus nuchalis)

Vulnerable
75

Beautiful Nuthatch (Sitta formosa)

Vulnerable
76

Green Avadavat (Amandava formosa)

Vulnerable
77

Finn's Weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus                      

Vulnerable

(Source: Birdlife International)

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