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
Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Of less concern. Family : CORACIIDAE 49. Eurystomus orientalis gigas Stresemann 1913. Eurystomus orientalis gigas Stresemann, Novit. Zool., 20 : 297 (Rutland Island, South Andaman). 1985. Eurystomus orientalis gigas : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 143. Common Name : Andaman Broadbilled Roller. Habitat : Found in clearings in evergreen forest. Feed on insects, lizards and other small animals. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Of less concern. Family : BUCEROTIDAE 50. Aceros narcondami (Hume) 1873. Rhytidoceros narcondami Hume, Stray Feathers, 1 : 411 (Narcondam Island, Andamans). 1985. Rhytidoceros narcondami : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 144. Common Name : Narcondam Hornbill. Habitat : Tropical Rain Forests. Feed on a variety of fruits. Found in small flocks of three to four. Distribution : India : Narcondam Island, Andaman Group of Islands. Status : IUCN : Vulnerable; CITES : Appendix-II.; IWPA : Schedule I. Order : Piciformes Family : PICIDAE 51. Dryocopus hodgei (Blyth) 1860. Mulleripicus hodgei Blyth, Jour. Asiati. Soc., Bengal, 29 : 105 (Andaman Islands). 1985. Dryocopus javensis hodgei : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 144. 58
Common Name : Andaman Black Woodpecker. Habitat : Hound in tree holes of evergreen forests. Lives in pairs. Feed on grubs of woodboring beetles and termites. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : IUCN : Near Threatened. IWPA : Schedule IV. 52. Picoides macei andamanensis (Blyth) 1859. Picus andamanensis Blyth, Jour. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 28 : 412 (Port Blair, Andaman Islands). 1985. Picoides macei andamanensis : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 144. Common Name : Andaman Spottedbreasted Pied Woodpecker. Habitat : Open jungles of evergreen forests and cultivated areas. Feed on insects and grubs. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Of less concern. Order : Passeriformes Family : PITTIDAE 53. Pitta sordida abbotti Richmond 1902. Pitta abbotti Richmond, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 25 : 298 (Nicobars). 1985. Pitta sordida abbotti : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 144. Common Name : Nicobar Greenbreasted Pitta, Hooded Pitta. Habitat : Found on heavy forest ground. Distribution : India : Little Nicobar and Great Nicobar Islands of Nicobar Group. Status : Of less concern. Family : ORIOLIDAE 54. Oriolus chinensis andamanensis Tytler 1867. Oriolus andamanensis Tytler, in Beavan, Ibis : 326 (South Andaman). 1985. Oriolus chinensis andamanensis : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 145. 59
- Page 9 and 10: 52. Picoides macei andamanensis (Bl
- Page 11 and 12: 11. Acmaea inconspicua (Gray) 12. A
- Page 13 and 14: Family : PSEUDOVERMETIDAE 97. Pseud
- Page 15 and 16: 28. Pupina nicobarica Pfeiffer Fami
- Page 17 and 18: Superfamily : Tettigonoidea Family
- Page 19 and 20: 26. Pulvinaria avasthi Yusuf and Sh
- Page 21 and 22: 35. Dialytes punctatus Schmidt 36.
- Page 23 and 24: 131. Nupserha andamanica Breuning 1
- Page 25 and 26: Family : SYRPHIDAE 35. Eurmerus nic
- Page 27 and 28: 79. Lasippa ebusa ebusa Felder 80.
- Page 29 and 30: 173. Attacus mcmulleni Jordan 174.
- Page 31 and 32: 26. Epitranus shaffi Mani and Kuria
- Page 33 and 34: 1. Echinoderes andamanensis Higgins
- Page 35 and 36: Mammals The Islands are very poor i
- Page 37 and 38: 1869. Cladobates nicobarica Zelebor
- Page 39 and 40: 2002. Rhinolophus cognatus : Alfred
- Page 41 and 42: Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) :
- Page 43 and 44: subspecies. Das (2002) given as 246
- Page 45 and 46: Distribution : India : Andaman Isla
- Page 47 and 48: Distribution : India : Little and G
- Page 49 and 50: 1865. Carpophaga aenea var. nicobar
- Page 51 and 52: Habitat : Evergreen forests and ope
- Page 53 and 54: 1985. Centropus andamanensis : Tika
- Page 55 and 56: Status : Of less concern. Specifica
- Page 57 and 58: Habitat : Found in large flock near
- Page 59: Distribution : India : Andaman and
- Page 63 and 64: 1985. Dicrurus andamanensis andaman
- Page 65 and 66: 63. Sturnus erythropygius erythropy
- Page 67 and 68: 1985. Coracina nigra davisoni : Tik
- Page 69 and 70: 75. Hypothymis azurea tytleri (Beav
- Page 71 and 72: Family : DICAEIDAE 81. Dicaeum conc
- Page 73 and 74: 87. Zoothera citrina albogularis (B
- Page 75 and 76: Status : Information Deficient. 2.
- Page 77 and 78: Status : Not common. Information De
- Page 79 and 80: 1871. Typhlops oatesi Boulenger, F.
- Page 81 and 82: 1891. Amphiesma nicobariensis Sclat
- Page 83 and 84: 32. Naja sagittifera Wall 1913. Naj
- Page 85 and 86: Distribution : India : Andaman and
- Page 87 and 88: of which 13 species are endemic com
- Page 89 and 90: Status : Information deficient. Sub
- Page 91 and 92: 14. Gibbula coeni Preston 1908. Gib
- Page 93 and 94: 22. Broderipia rosea (Broderip) 183
- Page 95 and 96: 2000. Peasiella templiana : Subba R
- Page 97 and 98: Distribution : India : Andaman Isla
- Page 99 and 100: Distribution : India : Andaman Isla
- Page 101 and 102: Superfamily : Tonnoidea Family : RA
- Page 103 and 104: 62. Eulima acuformis G. and H. Nevi
- Page 105 and 106: Habitat : Reef and weedy areas. Dis
- Page 107 and 108: 1899. Ancilla leucospira Smith, Ann
- Page 109 and 110: 87. Turbonilla rubrobrunnea Preston
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Of less concern.<br />
Family : CORACIIDAE<br />
49. Eurystomus orientalis gigas Stresemann<br />
1913. Eurystomus orientalis gigas Stresemann, Novit. Zool., 20 : 297 (Rutl<strong>and</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>, South<br />
<strong>Andaman</strong>).<br />
1985. Eurystomus orientalis gigas : 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 : 143.<br />
Common Name : <strong>Andaman</strong> Broadbilled Roller.<br />
Habitat : Found in clearings in evergreen forest. Feed on insects, lizards <strong>and</strong> other small<br />
animals.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Of less concern.<br />
Family : BUCEROTIDAE<br />
50. Aceros narcondami (Hume)<br />
1873. Rhytidoceros narcondami Hume, Stray Feathers, 1 : 411 (Narcondam Isl<strong>and</strong>,<br />
<strong>Andaman</strong>s).<br />
1985. Rhytidoceros narcondami : 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 : 144.<br />
Common Name : Narcondam Hornbill.<br />
Habitat : Tropical Rain Forests. Feed on a variety <strong>of</strong> fruits. Found in small flocks <strong>of</strong> three to<br />
four.<br />
Distribution : India : Narcondam Isl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>Andaman</strong> Group <strong>of</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : IUCN : Vulnerable; CITES : Appendix-II.; IWPA : Schedule I.<br />
Order : Piciformes<br />
Family : PICIDAE<br />
51. Dryocopus hodgei (Blyth)<br />
1860. Mulleripicus hodgei Blyth, Jour. Asiati. Soc., <strong>Bengal</strong>, 29 : 105 (<strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s).<br />
1985. Dryocopus javensis hodgei : 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 : 144.<br />
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