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Andaman and Nicobar Common name Scientific name ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Garganey Spatula querquedula Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Andaman Teal Anas albogularis Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae Nicobar Scrubfowl Megapodius nicobariensis GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Blue-breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica Painted Bush-Quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Andaman and Nicobar COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Rock Pigeon Columba livia Andaman Wood-Pigeon Columba palumboides Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia rufipennis Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Andaman Green-Pigeon Treron chloropterus Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon Ducula nicobarica Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Andaman Coucal Centropus andamanensis Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Andaman and Nicobar Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Andaman Nightjar Caprimulgus andamanicus Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris White-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus Common Swift Apus apus Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda House Swift Apus nipalensis GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Corn Crake Crex crex Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus Watercock Gallicrex cinerea White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus White-browed Crake Amaurornis cinerea Andaman Crake Rallina canningi Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris Beach Thick-knee Esacus magnirostris Andaman and Nicobar CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Ruff Calidris pugnax Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Andaman and Nicobar Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Sanderling Calidris alba Little Stint Calidris minuta Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola Great Snipe Gallinago media Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Redshank Tringa totanus CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Small Pratincole Glareola lactea CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Andaman and Nicobar CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Black Noddy Anous minutus Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris White Tern Gygis alba Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Little Tern Sternula albifrons Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Common Tern Sterna hirundo Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis Andaman and Nicobar PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans SULIFORMES: Fregatidae Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi Great Frigatebird Fregata minor SULIFORMES: Sulidae Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Red-footed Booby Sula sula SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Gray Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes Andaman and Nicobar Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus Javan Pond-Heron Ardeola speciosa Striated Heron Butorides striata Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Malayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes Nicobar Serpent-Eagle Spilornis klossi Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela Andaman Serpent-Eagle Spilornis elgini Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Shikra Accipiter badius Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri Andaman and Nicobar Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis Besra Accipiter virgatus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Black Kite Milvus migrans Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae Andaman Masked-Owl Tyto deroepstorffi STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae Andaman Scops-Owl Otus balli Nicobar Scops-Owl Otus alius Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata Hume's Boobook Ninox obscura BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus Narcondam Hornbill Rhyticeros narcondami CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata Andaman and Nicobar Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae European Roller Coracias
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    Seabirds Koa‘e kea or White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus SPECIES STATUS: State recognized as Indigenous NatureServe Heritage Ranking G5 - Secure North American Waterbird Conservation Plan – Photo: Eric VanderWerf High concern Regional Seabird Conservation Plan - USFWS 2005 SPECIES INFORMATION: The koa‘e kea or white-tailed tropicbird is a showy, white seabird (Family: Phaethontidae), related to boobies and frigatebirds. Six koa‘e kea (white-tailed tropicbird) subspecies are recognized; only one (P. l. dorothea) breeds in Hawai‘i. Adult male and females are mostly white, although sometimes with pale pinkish wash, except for a narrow black eye patch, black streak on upper wings, and black on the leading edge of the outer primaries; both sexes have long, narrow, white central tail feathers. Large yellow-green bill; legs and feet are very small. Flight is characterized by rapid wing beats, interspersed with brief periods of gliding. Koa‘e kea (white-tailed tropicbird) usually forage alone, but occasional with conspecifics, most often far from land; often will follow ships. Koa‘e kea (white-tailed tropicbird) captures prey by plunge diving from 15 to 20 meters (50 – 65 feet) above the water. Diet is poorly known, but includes flyingfish and is likely similar to koa‘e ula or red-tailed tropicbird (P. rubricauda). Koa‘e kea (white-tailed tropicbird) breed in colonies and pairs remain together for years. At the beginning of the breeding season, pairs engage in complex aerial displays. Nests are placed in hard to reach locations on cliffs as well as in caves and tree hollows; nests have little if any material.