Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal
Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal
Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal
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1985. Centropus <strong>and</strong>amanensis : Tikader <strong>and</strong> Das, Glympses <strong>of</strong> Animal life <strong>of</strong> <strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s : 142.<br />
Common Name : <strong>Andaman</strong> Crow-Pheasant, Brown Coucal.<br />
Habitat : Light forested areas, mangroves, cultivated fields, near human dwellings <strong>and</strong><br />
gardens. Feed on all types <strong>of</strong> insects, small frogs, lizards etc.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Of less concern.<br />
29. Eudynamys scolopacea dolosa Ripley<br />
1946. Eudynamis scolopacea dolosa Ripley, Auk., 63 : 241.(Barren Isl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>Andaman</strong>s).<br />
1985. Eudynamys scolopacea dolosa : Tikader <strong>and</strong> Das, Glympses <strong>of</strong> Animal life <strong>of</strong> <strong>Andaman</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s : 142.<br />
Common Name : <strong>Andaman</strong> Koel.<br />
Habitat : All rain forests, scrub jungles <strong>and</strong> cultivated areas. Feed on fruits <strong>and</strong> berries.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Of less concern.<br />
Order : Strigiformes<br />
Family : STRIGIDAE<br />
30. Tyto alba deroepstorfii (Hume)<br />
1875. Strix DeRoepstorffi Anonymus= Hume, Stray Feathers, 3 : 390 (Aberdeen, Port Blair, S.<br />
<strong>Andaman</strong>).<br />
1985. Tyto alba deroepstorfii : Tikader <strong>and</strong> Das, Glympses <strong>of</strong> Animal life <strong>of</strong> <strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s : 142.<br />
Common Name : <strong>Andaman</strong> Barn Owl.<br />
Habitat : Thick forests <strong>and</strong> near cultivation <strong>and</strong> old building. Found singly or in pairs. Feed<br />
on small birds, lizards, shrews <strong>and</strong> rodents.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : IUCN : Near Threatened. Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under<br />
Schedule IV <strong>of</strong> IWPA.<br />
31. Otus alius Rasmussen<br />
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