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
Family : CORVIDAE 66. Dendrocitta bayleyi Tytler 1863. Dendrocitta bayleyi Tytler, Jour. Asiat. Soc., Bengal, 32 : 88 (Andamans). 1985. Dendrocitta bayleyi : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 145. Common Name : Andaman Tree Pie. Habitat : Found in dense evergreen forests in pairs or in small flocks. Feed on insects and small mammals and reptiles. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : IUCN : Near Threatened; IWPA : Schedule IV. Family : CAMPEPHAGIDAE 67. Coracina novaehollandiae andamana (Neumann) 1915. Graucalus macei andamanus Neumann, Orn. Montasb., 23 : 181 (Andamans). 1985. Coracina novaehollandiae andamana : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 146. Common Name : Andaman Large Cuckoo-Shrike Habitat : Forest clearings, scrub jungles, cultivation areas. Feed on insects and Figs. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Of less concern. 68. Coracina striata dobsoni (Ball) 1872. Graucalus dobsoni Ball, Jour. Asiat. Soc., Bengal, 41 : 281 (Andaman Islands). 1985. Coracina striata dobsoni : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 146. Common Name : Barred Cuckoo-Shrike. Habitat : Confined to thick forest areas. Usually found in pairs. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Of less concern. 69. Lalage nigra davisoni (Kloss) 1926. Lalage nigra davisoni Kloss, Jour. Malay Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc., 4 : 159 (Nicobar Islands). 64
1985. Coracina nigra davisoni : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 146. Common Name : Nicobar Pied Cuckoo-Shrike. Habitat : Very uncommon species. Distribution : India : Camorta and Trinket, Nicobar Islands. Status : Vulnerable. 70. Pericrocotus flammeus andamanensis Beavan 1867. Pericrocotus andamanensis Beavan, Index. Orn.1 : 382 (Andamans). 1985. Pericrocotus flammeus andamanensis : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 146. Common Name : Andaman Scarlet Minivet. Habitat : Found in open tropical forests. Feed on small insects. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Of less concern. Family : PYCNONOTIDAE 71. Pycnonotus atriceps fuscoflavescens (Hume) 1875. Brachypodius fuscoflavescens Hume, Stray feathers, 1 : 297 (Port Mouat and Mt. Harriet, Andamans). 1985. Pycnonotus atriceps fuscoflavescens : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 146. Common Name : Andaman Blackheaded Bulbul. Habitat : Deciduous forests and thick jungles. Feed on insects and berries. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under Schedule IV of IWPA. Of less concern. 72. Pycnonotus jocosus whistleri Deignan 1948. Pycnonotus jocosus whistleri Geignan, Jour. Washington Acad. Sci., 38 : 280 (Cinque Id., S. Andaman). 65
- 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 and 60: Distribution : India : Andaman and
- Page 61 and 62: Common Name : Andaman Black Woodpec
- Page 63 and 64: 1985. Dicrurus andamanensis andaman
- Page 65: 63. Sturnus erythropygius erythropy
- 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
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- 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
- Page 111 and 112: Habitat : Sandy reef areas. Distrib
- Page 113 and 114: Habitat : Shallow coral reef areas.
- Page 115 and 116: 2000. Scinctilla elongata : Subba R
Family : CORVIDAE<br />
66. Dendrocitta bayleyi Tytler<br />
1863. Dendrocitta bayleyi Tytler, Jour. Asiat. Soc., <strong>Bengal</strong>, 32 : 88 (<strong>Andaman</strong>s).<br />
1985. Dendrocitta bayleyi : 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 : 145.<br />
Common Name : <strong>Andaman</strong> Tree Pie.<br />
Habitat : Found in dense evergreen forests in pairs or in small flocks. Feed on insects <strong>and</strong><br />
small mammals <strong>and</strong> reptiles.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : IUCN : Near Threatened; IWPA : Schedule IV.<br />
Family : CAMPEPHAGIDAE<br />
67. Coracina novaeholl<strong>and</strong>iae <strong>and</strong>amana (Neumann)<br />
1915. Graucalus macei <strong>and</strong>amanus Neumann, Orn. Montasb., 23 : 181 (<strong>Andaman</strong>s).<br />
1985. Coracina novaeholl<strong>and</strong>iae <strong>and</strong>amana : 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 : 146.<br />
Common Name : <strong>Andaman</strong> Large Cuckoo-Shrike<br />
Habitat : Forest clearings, scrub jungles, cultivation areas. Feed on insects <strong>and</strong> Figs.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Of less concern.<br />
68. Coracina striata dobsoni (Ball)<br />
1872. Graucalus dobsoni Ball, Jour. Asiat. Soc., <strong>Bengal</strong>, 41 : 281 (<strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s).<br />
1985. Coracina striata dobsoni : 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 : 146.<br />
Common Name : Barred Cuckoo-Shrike.<br />
Habitat : Confined to thick forest areas. Usually found in pairs.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Of less concern.<br />
69. Lalage nigra davisoni (Kloss)<br />
1926. Lalage nigra davisoni Kloss, Jour. Malay Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc., 4 : 159 (<strong>Nicobar</strong><br />
Isl<strong>and</strong>s).<br />
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