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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Common Name : <strong>Andaman</strong> Black Woodpecker.<br />
Habitat : Hound in tree holes <strong>of</strong> evergreen forests. Lives in pairs. Feed on grubs <strong>of</strong> woodboring<br />
beetles <strong>and</strong> termites.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : IUCN : Near Threatened. IWPA : Schedule IV.<br />
52. Picoides macei <strong>and</strong>amanensis (Blyth)<br />
1859. Picus <strong>and</strong>amanensis Blyth, Jour. Asiat. Soc. <strong>Bengal</strong>, 28 : 412 (Port Blair, <strong>Andaman</strong><br />
Isl<strong>and</strong>s).<br />
1985. Picoides macei <strong>and</strong>amanensis : 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 />
Common Name : <strong>Andaman</strong> Spottedbreasted Pied Woodpecker.<br />
Habitat : Open jungles <strong>of</strong> evergreen forests <strong>and</strong> cultivated areas. Feed on insects <strong>and</strong> grubs.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Of less concern.<br />
Order : Passeriformes<br />
Family : PITTIDAE<br />
53. Pitta sordida abbotti Richmond<br />
1902. Pitta abbotti Richmond, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 25 : 298 (<strong>Nicobar</strong>s).<br />
1985. Pitta sordida abbotti : 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 : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Greenbreasted Pitta, Hooded Pitta.<br />
Habitat : Found on heavy forest ground.<br />
Distribution : India : Little <strong>Nicobar</strong> <strong>and</strong> Great <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Group.<br />
Status : Of less concern.<br />
Family : ORIOLIDAE<br />
54. Oriolus chinensis <strong>and</strong>amanensis Tytler<br />
1867. Oriolus <strong>and</strong>amanensis Tytler, in Beavan, Ibis : 326 (South <strong>Andaman</strong>).<br />
1985. Oriolus chinensis <strong>and</strong>amanensis : Tikader <strong>and</strong> Das, Glympses <strong>of</strong> Animal life <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s : 145.<br />
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