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Okoki Bird and Mammal Species List Okoki Bird and Mammal Species List Last Updated: April 2020 Number of Possible Bird Species: 183 Number of Possible Mammal Species: 14 BIRD SPECIES LIST IUCN RED LIST GROUP COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CLASSIFICATION Francolinus Chinese Francolin Least Concern (LC) pintadeanus Scaly-breasted Arborophila Least Concern (LC) Phasianidae: Francolins, Partridges, Quails, Partridge chloropus Pheasants, Junglefowl and Peafowl Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Least Concern (LC) Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi Least Concern (LC) Green Peafowl Pavo muticus Endangered (EN) Woolly-necked Ciconia episcopus Least Concern (LC) Stork Ciconiidae: Storks and Adjutants Leptoptilos Lesser Adjutant Vulnerable (VU) javanicus White-shouldered Critically Pseudibis davisoni Ibis Endangered (CR) Threskiornithidae: Ibises and Spoonbills Critically Giant Ibis Pseudibis gigantea Endangered (CR) Ixobrychus Cinnamon Bittern Least Concern (LC) cinnamomeus Chinese Ardeola bacchus Least Concern (LC) Ardeidae: Bitterns, Herons and Egrets Pond-Heron Javan Pond-Heron Ardeola speciosa Least Concern (LC) Little Egret Egretta garzetta Least Concern (LC) White-rumped Near Threatened Polihierax insignis Pygmy Falcon (NT) Falconidae: Falcons, Falconet,Kestrel, Hobby Microhierax Collared Falconet Least Concern (LC) caerulescens Accipitridae: Hawks, Eagles, Vultures, Harriers, Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes Least Concern (LC) Kites, Buzzards Oriental Pernis Least Concern (LC) Honey-buzzard ptilorhynchus Black-shouldered Elanus caeruleus Least Concern (LC) Kite Grey-headed Ichthyophaga Near Threatened Fish-Eagle ichthyaetus (NT) Short-toed Circaetus gallicus Least Concern (LC) Snake-Eagle Crested Spilornis cheela Least Concern (LC) Serpent-Eagle Accipiter Crested Goshawk Least Concern (LC) trivirgatus Shikra Accipiter badius Least Concern (LC) Rufous-winged Butastur liventer Least Concern (LC) Buzzard Rallidae: Rails, Crakes, Waterhen, Moorhen, White-breasted Amaurornis Least Concern (LC) Coot Waterhen phoenicurus Red-wattled Vanellidae: Lapwings Vanellus indicus Least Concern (LC) Lapwing Streptopelia Red Collared-Dove Least Concern (LC) tranquebarica Streptopelia Spotted Dove Least Concern (LC) chinensis Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Least Concern (LC) Zebra Dove Geopelia striata Least Concern (LC) Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves Thick-billed Treron curvirostra Least Concern (LC) Green-pigeon Yellow-footed Treron Least Concern (LC) Green-pigeon phoenicopterus Green Ducula aenea Least Concern (LC) Imperial-pigeon Vernal Loriculus vernalis Least Concern (LC) Hanging-Parrot Alexandrine Near Threatened Psittacidae: Parrots & Parakeets Psittacula eupatria Parakeet (NT) Grey-headed Near Threatened Psittacula finschii Parakeet (NT) Blossom-headed Near Threatened Psittacula roseata Parakeet (NT) Red-breasted Psittacula Near Threatened Parakeet alexandri (NT) Hierococcyx Large Hawk-Cuckoo Least Concern (LC) sparverioides Cuculus Indian Cuckoo Least Concern (LC) micropterus Cacomantis Banded Bay Cuckoo Least Concern (LC) sonneratii Asian Emerald Chrysococcyx Least Concern (LC) Cuckoo maculatus Cuculidae: Cuckoos, Malkohas & Coucals Chrysococcyx Violet Cuckoo Least Concern (LC) xanthorhynchus Square-tailed Surniculus lugubris Least Concern (LC) Drongo Cuckoo Eudynamys Asian Koel Least Concern (LC) scolopaceus Green-billed Phaenicophaeus Least Concern (LC) Malkoha tristis Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Least Concern (LC) Tytonidae: Barn Owls, Grass Owls and Bay Common Barn Owl Tyto alba Least Concern (LC) Owls Oriental Bay-Owl Phodilus badius Least Concern (LC) Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia Least Concern (LC) Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia Least Concern (LC) Spot-bellied Bubo nipalensis Least Concern (LC) Eagle-owl Ketupa Brown Fish-Owl Least Concern (LC) Strigidae: Typical Owls zeylonensis Strix Brown Wood-Owl Least Concern (LC) leptogrammica Glaucidium Asian Barred Owlet Least Concern (LC) cuculoides Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata Least Concern (LC) Batrachostomus Podargidae: Frogmouths Blyth's Frogmouth Least Concern (LC) affinis Great Lyncornis macrotis Least Concern (LC) Eared-Nightjar Caprimulgidae: Nightjars Large-tailed Caprimulgus Least Concern (LC) Nightjar macrurus Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis Least Concern (LC) Aerodramus Germain's Swiftlet Least Concern (LC) germani Brown-backed Hirundapus Apodidae: Swifts Least Concern (LC) Needletail giganteus Cypsiurus Asian Palm-Swift Least Concern (LC) balasiensis Hemiprocne Hemiprocnidae: Treeswifts Crested Treeswift Least Concern (LC) coronata Orange-breasted Trogonidae: Trogons Harpactes oreskios Least Concern (LC) Trogon Coracias Indian Roller Least Concern (LC) benghalensis Coraciidae: Rollers Eurystomus Dollarbird Least Concern (LC) orientalis Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella Least Concern (LC) Stork-billed Pelargopsis Least Concern (LC) Kingfisher capensis White-throated Halcyon Alcedinidae: Kingfishers Least Concern (LC) Kingfisher smyrnensis Blue-eared Alcedo meninting Least Concern (LC) Kingfisher Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Least Concern (LC) Blue-bearded Nyctyornis Least Concern (LC) Bee-eater athertoni Meropidae: Bee-eaters Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Least Concern (LC) Chestnut-headed Merops Least Concern (LC) Bee-eater leschenaulti Upupidae: Hoopoes Common Hoopoe Upupa epops Least Concern (LC) Oriental Anthracoceros Bucerotidae: Hornbills Least Concern (LC) Pied-Hornbill albirostris Psilopogon Lineated Barbet Least Concern (LC) lineatus Psilopogon Green-eared Barbet Least Concern (LC) faiostrictus Megalaimidae: Barbets Psilopogon Blue-eared Barbet Least Concern (LC) duvaucelii Psilopogon Coppersmith Barbet Least Concern (LC) haemacephalus Grey-capped Pygmy Dendrocopos Least Concern (LC) Woodpecker canicapillus Spot-breasted Dendrocopos Least Concern (LC) Woodpecker analis Yellow-crowned Dendrocopos Least Concern (LC) Woodpecker mahrattensis Rufous Micropternus Least Concern (LC) Woodpecker brachyurus White-bellied Dryocopus javensis Least Concern (LC) Woodpecker Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha Least Concern (LC) Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus Least Concern (LC) Picidae: Wrynecks, Piculets and Typical Black-headed Picus Woodpeckers Least Concern (LC) Woodpecker erythropygius Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus Least Concern (LC) Common Dinopium Least Concern (LC) Flameback javanense Chrysocolaptes Greater Flameback Least Concern (LC) guttacristatus Black-and-buff Meiglyptes Least Concern (LC) Woodpecker jugularis Heart-spotted Hemicirus conente Least Concern (LC) Woodpecker Great Slaty Mulleripicus Vulnerable (VU) Woodpecker pulverulentus Black-and-red Cymbirhynchus Least Concern (LC) Broadbill macrorhynchos Eurylaimidae: Broadbills Eurylaimus Banded Broadbill Least Concern (LC) javanicus Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis Least Concern (LC) Pittidae: Pittas Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii Least Concern (LC) Vireonidae: Shrike-babblers and White-bellied White-bellied Erpornis Least Concern (LC) Erponis Erponis zantholeuca Large Coracina macei Least Concern (LC) Cuckooshricke Indochinese Lalage polioptera Least Concern (LC) Cuckooshrike Pericrocotus Swinhoes's Minivet Least Concern (LC) cantonensis Campephagidae: Cuckooshrikes and Minivets Pericrocotus Ashy Minivet Least Concern (LC) divaricatus Pericrocotus Small Minivet Least Concern (LC) cinnamomeus Pericrocotus Scarlet Minivet Least Concern (LC) speciosus Black-napped Oriolus chinensis Least Concern (LC) Orioles Oriolidae: Orioles Black-hooded Oriolus xanthornus Least Concern (LC) Oriole Tephrodornis Large Woodshrike Least Concern (LC) virgatus Genera Incertae Sedis: Woodshrikes and Common Tephrodornis Least Concern (LC) Flycatcher-shrikes Woodshrike pondicerianus Bar-winged Hemipus picatus Least Concern (LC) Flycatcher-shrike Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Least Concern (LC) Aegithinidae: Ioras Aegithina Great Iora Least Concern (LC) lafresnayei White-browed Rhipiduridae: Fantails Rhipidura aureola Least Concern (LC) Fantail Dicrurus Ashy Drongo Least Concern (LC) leucophaeus Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus Least Concern (LC) Dicruridae: Drongos Greater Dicrurus Racket-tailed Least Concern (LC) paradiseus Drongo Dicrurus Hair-crested Drongo Least Concern (LC) hottentottus Black-naped Hypothymis Least Concern (LC) Monarchidae: Monarchs and Monarch azurea Paradise-flycatchers Asian Terpsiphone Least Concern (LC) Paradise-flycatcher paradisi Southern Jungle Corvus Least Concern (LC) Crow macrorhynchos Garrulus Eurasian Jay Least Concern (LC) glandarius Red-billed Urocissa Corvidae: Crows, Magpies, Jays and Treepies Least Concern (LC) Blue-Magpie erythrorhyncha Dendrocitta Rufous Treepie Least Concern (LC) vagabunda Racket-tailed Crypsirina temia Least Concern (LC) Treepie Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Least Concern (LC) Laniidae: Shrikes Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides Least Concern (LC) Van Hasselt's Leptocoma Least Concern (LC) Sunbird brasiliana Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Least Concern (LC) Nectariniidae: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters Olive-backed Cinnyris jugularis Least Concern (LC) Sunbird Ruby-cheeked Chalcoparia Least Concern (LC) Sunbird singalensis Scarlet-backed Dicaeum Dicaeida: Flowerpeckers Least Concern (LC) Flowerpecker cruentatum Blue-winged Chloropsis Least Concern (LC) Leafbird cochinchinensis Chloropseidae: Leafbirds Golden-fronted Chloropsis Least Concern (LC) Leafbird aurifrons Irenidae: Fairy-bluebirds Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella Least Concern (LC) White-rumped Lonchura striata Least Concern (LC) Munia Estrildidae: Avadavat, Munias and Parrotfinch Scaly-breasted Lonchura Least Concern (LC) Munia punctulata
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