Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

1967. Macropygia rufipennis andamanica Abdulali, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 63(2) : 421
(Betapur, S. Andaman).
1985. Macropygia rufipennis andamanica : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 141.
Common Name : Andaman Cuckoo-Dove.
Habitat : Found in thick evergreen forests and secondary jungles. Feed on various fruits and
berries.
Distribution : India : Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Status : IUCN : Near Threatened. Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under
Schedule IV of IWPA. Three subspecies are recognised by some authors : M. r. rufipennis, M.
r. andamanica and M. r. tiwarii, but all the three subspecies are now considered to be the
same. Sankaran (1995) mentioned that the M. rufipennis is full species endemic to A and N
Islands while the subspecies M. r. tiwarii is considered to be endemic to Great Nicobar
Islands.
21. Chalcophaps indica maxima Hartert
1931. Chalcophaps indica maxima Hartert, Orn. Monatsb., 39 : 145 (Golapabung, S.
Andaman).
1985. Chalcophaps indica maxima : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman
and Nicobar Islands : 141.
Common Name : Andaman Emerald Dove.
Habitat : All types of forests and well wooded areas. Ground feeding dove, found singly or in
pairs; feed on grains, small fruits and seeds.
Distribution : India : Andaman Islands.
Status : IUCN : Near Threatened. Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under
Schedule IV of IWPA.
22. Chalcophaps indica augusta Bonaparte
1855. Chalcophaps augusta Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 40 (5) : 209
(Nicobars).
1985. Chalcophaps indica augusta : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman
and Nicobar Islands : 141.
Common Name : Nicobar Emerald Dove.
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