An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Upper Siang Region, Arunachal Pradesh, India

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Short Communication An annotated checklist of the birds of the upper Siang region, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Anirban Data-Roy, Vivek Ramachandran & Karthik Teegalapalli

26 April 2018 | Vol. 10 | No. 5 | Pages: 11636–11651 10.11609/jot.3784.10.5.11636-11651

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Threatened Taxa Birds of upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 April 2018 | 10(5): 11636–11651Data-Roy et al.

An annotated checklist of the birds of the upper Siang region, Arunachal Pradesh, India

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Short Communication Short Anirban Data-Roy , Vivek Ramachandran & Karthik Teegalapalli ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) 1 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, OPEN ACCESS Bengaluru, Karnataka 560064, India 1 Manipal Academy of Higher Educaton, Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India 2,3 Natonal Centre for Biological Science (NCBS-TIFR), GKVK Post, Bellary Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560065, India 1 [email protected] (corresponding author), 2 [email protected], 3 [email protected]

Abstract: We present the most comprehensive list of birds for the with a populaton density of just 13 people per square upper Siang region based on surveys and opportunistc observatons kilometer, most of whom practse subsistence cultvaton. from 2010 to 2016. Of the 252 species recorded for this region, we report 66 for the frst tme, including six globally threatened species. More than 96% of the state is hilly in nature with many The presence of migratory waterfowl indicates the importance of the streams and rivers fowing from the glaciers in the north Siang Valley as a migratory route. We also emphasise the importance of mixed-use shifing cultvaton landscapes outside protected areas to join the Brahmaputra River in Assam to the south in sustaining bird diversity. Further focused surveys in remote parts (Anonymous 2006). of this landscape are required to fully understand the biodiversity This region is located in the Indo-Myanmar Global signifcance of this region in the face of emerging large-scale threats. Biodiversity Hotspot and shows an incredible diversity of Keywords: Eastern Himalaya, new records, northeastern India, fora and fauna some of which is stll being discovered secondary forests, shifing cultvaton, Siang, Tsangpo. (Data et al. 2003; Sinha et al. 2005; Athreya 2006; Tamang et al. 2006). In terms of avifauna, this region is one of the richest in the world, with 869 species at last Arunachal Pradesh is located at the easternmost count and three new species descriptons within the last bend of the Himalayan range where it turns southeast. decade (Kumar & Singh 2003; Athreya 2006; Alström et The state is bordered by China to the north, Bhutan to al. 2016; Lepage 2017). The steep terrain, high rainfall the west, and Myanmar to the east. It is the largest state and problems with connectvity, however, ensure that in northeastern India in terms of land area (83,743km2) many parts of the state are stll relatvely unexplored. and also the most sparsely populated in the country The Siang River Valley is one of the prominent regions

DOI: htp://doi.org/10.11609/jot.3784.10.5.11636-11651 | ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FD14FD5A-AA8C-4DB0-B307-286B95B6FEF6

Editor: Carol Inskipp, Bishop Auckland Co., Durham, UK. Date of publicaton: 26 April 2018 (online & print)

Manuscript details: Ms # 3784 | Received 09 September 2017 | Final received 08 February 2018 | Finally accepted 10 April 2018

Citaton: Data-Roy, A., V. Ramachandran & K. Teegalapalli (2018). An annotated checklist of the birds of the upper Siang region, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 10(5): 11636–11651; htp://doi.org/10.11609/jot.3784.10.5.11636-11651

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Funding: Ruford Small Grants Foundaton; Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Competng interests: The authors declare no competng interests.

Acknowledgements: We would like to thank Narendra Patl and Dr. Rohit Naniwadekar for contributng their unpublished sightngs during the survey period to this checklist. We are extremely thankful to the people of the study villages, especially Bomdo Village, the primary study locaton. Without their hospitality and friendship, the study would not have been possible. We also thank Mr. Tsering of Tutng for his invaluable help in the Yangsang Valley. For help in the feld, we thank Gekut Medo, Chungger Medo, Army Duggong and Togore Menjo. We acknowledge the support from the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department, especially from Mr. Pekyom Ringu, Mr. S. Manyu, Mr. Bitem Darang and Mr. Kopang Takuk. We gratefully acknowledge a grant from the Ruford Foundaton which helped fund the majority of the study. VR acknowledges funding from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

11636 Birds of upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh Data-Roy et al. for foral and faunal diversity in Arunachal Pradesh. found in this area. Most of these surveys, however, have The river Tsangpo enters India in the north from Tibet had the disadvantage of working within a short period of (China) to become the Siang and cuts deep through the dry weather in the winter, which provides only a limited mountains to emerge as the primary tributary of the picture of the seasonal migrants. The current survey is Brahmaputra. This valley atains a unique character the most comprehensive list of birds for this area with as the river carves through the snow-laden mountain numerous species that have not been reported earlier. ranges to depths as low as 300m), ‘carrying’ wet tropical conditons very close to the northern mountain ranges Materials and Methods (Birand & Pawar 2004). Field surveys were conducted primarily in the district The earliest bird records for these areas were of Upper Siang in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, restricted to the lower reaches of the valley closer to the which is inhabited by people belonging to the Adi tribe plains of Assam, due to lack of access (Baker 1913; Stevens (Fig. 1; Image 1). A few observatons were made along 1915; Ludlow & Kinnear 1944). The frst comprehensive the road which largely follows the Siang River between avian survey that included the upper Siang Valley was Pasighat in the plains to Upper Siang while passing by Kat et al. (1992) who identfed 116 species for this through areas of East Siang District. While the majority region. The biodiversity potental of Arunachal Pradesh of the feldwork was conducted in the study village of was becoming more apparent when a review by Singh Bomdo, various other villages and locatons in the district (1994) reported 519 species for the state of Arunachal were visited at diferent tmes. Towards the northeastern Pradesh at a tme when detailed surveys had hardly part of the district, the remote Yangsang River valley been conducted in most areas. Bird surveys in Arunachal was visited on three separate occasions. The other Pradesh have tended to concentrate on its western prominent areas visited included the villages of Ramsing, (Pakke Tiger Reserve, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary) and Karko, Shimong, Jengging and Yingkiong to the south eastern (Namdapha Natonal Park) borders due to easier and Gelling, Tutng, Migging and Janbo to the north (Fig. access, and had neglected the north-central regions of 2). Except for the study village of Bomdo, informaton the Siang and the Dibang valley except for rare surveys on birds in all other areas was based on opportunistc by Salim Ali (Ali & Ripley 1948). Subsequent surveys encounters. by Sen & Mukhopadhyay (1999), Singh in Haridasan et al. Records of bird presence were obtained over (1999), Birand & Pawar (2004), Naoroji & Sangha (2006), repeated visits from 2010 to 2016 between the months Choudhury (2010) and Mize et al. (2014) has helped in of November to May. Unlike previous surveys in this presentng the remarkable diversity of species that are area which lasted from 20 days to a month, we spent a

Figure 1. Map showing the locaton of Upper Siang District (in red) within the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Inset map shows the locaton of the state of Arunachal Pradesh within India.

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Figure 2. Map showing the locatons of various survey sites within the district of Upper Siang. Survey sites are the names of villages but sampling included areas between two adjacent villages as well. The base layer satellite imagery is sourced from the freely available ‘World Imagery’ tles provided by www.arcgis.com.

minimum of six months during the survey years in this landscape. Except for Chetri et al. (2006) who were surveying for raptors, no other study in the region went beyond the month of April. Detectons were based on visual identfcaton, calls, and identfcaton of dead birds hunted by locals. Fieldwork consisted of walks along established trails and roads across a range of habitats such as primary and secondary forests, agricultural areas, riverine areas, plantatons, etc. Point counts were conducted in the frst year at the primary study village and all subsequent sightngs were based on opportunistc detectons. Walks would typically be conducted early in the morning and end only around late afernoon. The survey areas ranged from 300m near the Siang to ~2000m in some of the villages located in the Yangsang River valley. It has to be emphasized that the surveys were conducted entrely in community- managed lands outside protected areas. This consisted of old growth forests and a matrix of shifing cultvaton felds and fallows, secondary forests and plantatons. It bears mentoning here that the survey locatons in the Yangsang River valley were all located on the lef bank of the Siang River while all other survey locatons in the Adi area were located on the right bank. The locatons of species relatve to the Siang River has been provided in the species table. We have referred to Praveen et al. (2016) as the taxonomic basis for the nomenclature of the species that © Anirban Data-Roy we have reported here. For identfcaton of birds in the Image 1. Study landscape feld, we used Kazmierczak & Perlo (2008), Grimmet et

11638 Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 April 2018 | 10(5): 11636–11651 Birds of upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh Data-Roy et al. al. (2016) and Robson (2000). Calls were cross-checked from the photograph later. There is no other record for against the online database at htp://www.xeno-canto. this species from this region and even villagers claimed to org/. have never seen it before. Cuckoos: Nine species of cuckoos were recorded Results in the landscape, none of which had been reported A total of 252 species was identfed for this region earlier. They are Asian Emerald Chrysococcyx maculatus, (Images 2–18). While the majority of identfcatons Chestnut Winged Clamator coromandus, Common Hawk were done through feld surveys based on sightngs and Hierococcyx varius, Drongo Surniculus lugubris, Eurasian calls, a few species were identfed from dead specimens Cuculus canorus, Grey-bellied Cacomants passerinus, that had been killed by local hunters. Among the species Indian Cuculus micropterus, Lesser Cuculus poliocephalus recorded, fve species (3 Vulnerable, 1 Endangered and and Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus. All of them were 1 Near Threatened) are included in the IUCN Red List detected afer March as they are not present in the of Globally Threatened Bird Species (IUCN 2017). Birds landscape during the winter, a tme that also coincides belonged to 63 families and 17 orders with 66 species with all previous bird surveys. being reported for the frst tme from this region (IUCN European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758): 2017). We recorded nine species of cuckoos from this A single stray adult male was seen perched on an electric region, none of which had been recorded earlier. We wire near the terrace felds of Bomdo on 16 December also recorded the presence of migratng waterfowl 2013. A frst record for the Siang Valley. While there are such as Greylag Goose Anser anser and Mallard Anas no records for Arunachal Pradesh, eBird indicates one platyrhynchos which have not been reported earlier record from southern Tibet north of the Siang Valley. from the Siang Valley. The most common families in this Green Cochoa (Cochoa viridis Hodgson, 1836): region were Muscicapidae (27 species), Leiothrecidae One confrmed sightng of a male was seen in a steep (22), Accipitridae (13 species) and Cuculidae (10 species). secondary forest patch at the edge of cultvaton area at Detailed accounts are provided for 16 species and two ~800m in March 2017. The bird was disturbed by our species groups below. We chose to group similar species presence and perched nearby before fying away. This is into the two species groups because they are all new the frst report for the Siang Valley, although it has been and important records for this area and have been a reported from eastern and western Arunachal Pradesh prominent absence from existng studies tll date. The earlier. other species described below are either new records, Grey Sibia (Heterophasia gracilis McClelland, 1840): rare and unusual sightngs for the region or globally Unreported earlier for this region. Seen in the Yangsang threatened species. Valley in December close to the village of Simugye in secondary forests at 1,200m. Accounts of species of interest Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis Hodgson, Migrant Waterfowl (Northern Pintail, Greylag Goose, 1829): A dead pair was brought back by village hunters Common Teal, Mallard, Litle Grebe): Various migratory from mature forest near Mouling Natonal Park in waterfowl were recorded for the frst tme for this region. December 2009. Only one previous report of this species While the Litle Grebe Tachybaptus rufcollis has been by Kat et al. from 1992. This species is classifed as reported earlier by Naoroji & Sangha (2006) around ‘Vulnerable’ in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Gelling, it was again seen in that same area in a small Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria Linnaeus, 1866): pond in the village of Norbuling below Gelling. A fock of An extended sightng of individual in non-breeding 18–20 Northern Pintail Anas acuta were seen swimming plumage in January 2012 on a steep rock face abutng in the Siang River below Bomdo in October 2015. They the Siang River at ~450m below Bomdo Village. Another appeared to be foatng down the river together. Five individual was seen in November 2015 close to Pangin Greylag Geese Anser anser, three Common Teal Anas in East Siang at around 380m. Both sightngs were of crecca and two Mallards Anas platyrhynchos were seen in solitary birds, relatvely unafraid of human presence. a small pond in the village of Payengdam in the Yangsang Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus Hodgson, 1846): Valley in March 2014. None of these species have been Seen in areas above 1,500m in the Yangsang Valley in reported from this region earlier. early March 2014. Fairly common at that alttude in Barn Owl (Tyto alba Scopoli, 1769): A stray bird was Rhododendron bushes and secondary forests. found close to Bomdo Village by a villager who caught and Dark-sided Thrush (Zoothera marginata Blyth, 1847): photographed it in September (2014). It was identfed Unrecorded in this region earlier. A very shy and silent

Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 April 2018 | 10(5): 11636–11651 11639 Birds of upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh Data-Roy et al. bird was seen (December 2013) in thick undergrowth 1837): Sighted a couple of tmes only in the Yangsang beside a small stream in mature forest at ~600m. The valley at alttudes between 1,000–1,800 m. A rare bird individual was observed foraging in the shallow stream, for this region which has been reported earlier only by probably for insects or molluscs. Good quality pictures Naoroji & Sangha (2006) from near Gelling at ~1,000m. allowed us to distnguish this species from the similar Rufous-backed Sibia (Leioptla annectens Blyth, Long-billed thrush through the presence of rufous-brown 1847): One individual was seen with a hunter from upperparts and wing panel, strongly paterned sides of Ramsing who had shot it around 2km north of the village. head, white eye-ring, contrastng patches on ear coverts Another individual was seen and also photographed in and pale crescent behind ear coverts. mixed forest below Bomdo close to the Siang. Long-tailed Thrush (Zoothera dixoni Seebohm, 1881): Identfed from a dead specimen trapped by a villager in Discussion steep secondary forest close to a terrace cultvaton plot This is the longest faunal study for this region and below Bomdo Village. provides the most comprehensive list of avian species Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis Pallas, for the Siang Valley. Sampling for this study took place 1776): Sighted near Payengdam Village at 1,500m in across the seasons, unlike previous studies which were the Yangsang Valley in early March. Reported earlier restricted to the dry, cold months. This temporal spread from the Mouling area by Pratap Singh in Haridasan et in sampling allowed us to record species which were al. (1999) as the previously recognised Dark-throated present only during the warmer months such as cuckoos Thrush which included both the Red-throated and Black- and migrant waterfowl which have never been recorded throated Thrush species. earlier for this region. Blyth’s Tragopan (Tragopan blythii Jerdon, 1870): Rivers have been known to afect dispersal and Identfcaton was made based on the skin of an individual consequently species distributons due to their deep brought back by hunters from mature forest near the gorges dissectng mountain ranges and/or their broad Mouling Natonal Park. Reported to be largely absent drainage basins that are seasonally inundated especially around villages and agriculture but not uncommon in for sub-contnental avifauna (Ripley & Beehler 1990; mature forests ~2,000m far from villages. The individual Ramachandran et al. 2017). Sister-species pairs occur belonged to the subspecies Tragopan blythii molesworthi across river barriers and populatons of a species across and was consistent with existng knowledge of the such barriers have also been known to diversify over distributon of this subspecies being restricted to the tme (Burney & Brumfeld 2009). Biogeographically, north of the Brahmaputra. the Brahmaputra is one such barrier (Dalvi 2012), and Beautful Nuthatch (Sita formosa Blyth, 1843): the records of species in this study from the north and Occasional sightngs in winter always among mature south bank of the Siang are consistent with the known forests. Usually seen as part of mixed focks consistng distributon of species with reference to the Siang, of Chestnut bellied Nuthatch Sita castanea, Cuta Cuta Dibang, major tributaries of the Brahmaputra. nipalensis and Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus There remain drawbacks even in this study as we remifer. This species is also classifed as ‘Vulnerable’ in were unable to sample at higher alttude areas (>2,500m) the IUCN Red List and has been reported earlier by other and more extensively in primary forest areas. Intensive surveys from this area. sampling of all the representatve habitats should add Black-headed Shrike Babbler (Pteruthius rufventer substantally to this list. Blyth, 1842): Two individuals sighted in February 2015 The study, which was conducted entrely in once in mature oak forest above 1,500m in a mixed fock community managed forests and mixed-use landscapes consistng of Cuta and an unidentfed Nuthatch close outside protected areas demonstrates the high to Mouling Natonal Park. Reported only once earlier by biodiversity value of such landscapes. Recent studies Sangha & Naoroji (2007) from a much lower alttude. from other parts of northeastern India also highlights the Blue-capped Rock Thrush (Montcola cinclorhynchus importance of Jhum (shifing cultvaton) landscapes for Vigors, 1832): Seen rarely in mature forest above Bomdo bird communites, especially in view of large scale shifs village in early April, 2013 at ~1,000m. Reported earlier to monoculture plantatons (Mandal & Raman 2016). in Siang valley and Dehang Dibang Biosphere Reserve in The discovery of migrant waterfowl using the Siang two previous surveys as well as in eastern and western River as a migratory route is a signifcant fnding. The Arunachal Pradesh Siang Valley remains poorly represented in terms of IBA Chestnut-tailed Minla (Minla strigula Hodgson, locatons, with Mouling Natonal Park being the only

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Table 1. Checklist of bird species, Red List status, indicator of frst record, locaton relatve to the Siang, tme of year and alttude from the study area

First N/S of Alttude Common name Scientfc name Red List status Area Month record Siang class* Order: ANSERIFORMES Family: ANATIDAE On the Siang Northen Pintail Anas acuta (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern X November A River Greylag Goose Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley March E Common Teal Anas crecca (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley March E Anas platyrhynchos (Linnaeus, Mallard Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley March E 1758) Order: APODIFORMES Family: APODIDAE Aerodramus brevirostris Himalayan Swiflet Least Concern N Bomdo February D (Horsfeld, 1840) Hirundapus caudacutus (Latham, White-throated Needletail Least Concern X N Bomdo January A 1802) Zoonavena sylvatca (Tickell, White-rumped Spinetail Least Concern X N Bomdo April A 1846) Order: BUCEROTIFORMES Family: BUCEROTIDAE Aceros nipalensis (Hodgson, Between Bomdo Rufous-necked Hornbill Vulnerable N December D 1829) and Mouling Rhytceros undulatus (Shaw, Wreathed Hornbill Least Concern N Near Mouling NP November E 1811) Order: CHARADRIIFORMES Family: SCOLOPACIDAE Siang banks Common Sandpiper Actts hypoleucos Linnaeus, 1758 Least Concern X N February A below Bomdo Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758 Least Concern X N Bomdo April A Order: COLUMBIFORMES Family: COLUMBIDAE Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus, Between Tutng Emerald Dove Least Concern X N February D 1758) and Gelling Rock Pigeon Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 Least Concern N Common February B Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia (Rafes, 1822) Least Concern N Bomdo January D Macropygia unchall (Wagler, Barred Cuckoo Dove Least Concern N Bomdo March C 1827) Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, Oriental Turtle Dove Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December D 1790) Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda (Blyth, 1846) Least Concern N Bomdo February D Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenurus (Vigors, 1832) Least Concern X N Ramsing February D Order: CORACIIFORMES Family: ALCEDINIDAE Alcedo menintng (Horsfeld, Siang banks Blue-eared Kingfsher Least Concern X N January A 1821) below Bomdo Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, White-throated Kingfsher Least Concern X N Bomdo February A 1758) Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck, Crested Kingfsher Least Concern N Bomdo February A 1834) Family: CORACIIDAE Between Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, Indian Roller Least Concern X S Ngamying and April C 1758) Kugging village Family: MEROPIDAE Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis (Latham, 1801) Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley December C Order: CUCULIFORMES Family: CUCULIDAE Chrysococcyx maculatus (Gmelin, Asian Emerald Cuckoo Least Concern X N Bomdo May C 1788) Cacomants passerinus (Vahl, Grey-bellied Cuckoo Least Concern X N Bomdo May B 1797)

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First N/S of Alttude Common name Scientfc name Red List status Area Month record Siang class* Centropus sinensis (Stephens, Greater Coucal Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley December D 1815) Clamator coromandus (Linnaeus, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Least Concern X N Bomdo May B 1766) Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern X N Bomdo April B Cuculus micropterus (Gould, Indian Cuckoo Least Concern X N Bomdo May B 1837) Cuculus poliocephalus (Latham, Lesser Cuckoo Least Concern X N Bomdo May B 1790) Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus (Blyth, 1843) Least Concern X N Bomdo April A Common hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius (Vahl, 1797) Least Concern X N Bomdo March C Surniculus lugubris (Horsfeld, Drongo Cuckoo Least Concern X N Bomdo May C 1821) Order: FALCONIFORMES Family: ACCIPITRIDAE Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentlis (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern X N Bomdo May B Eurasian Sparrow Hawk Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern N Bomdo January D Accipiter trivirgatus (Temminck, Crested Goshawk Least Concern N Bomdo January C 1824) Aquila nipalensis (Hodgson, Steppe Eagle Endangered X N Bomdo December D 1833) Aviceda leuphotes (Dumont, Black Baza Least Concern N Bomdo January B 1820) Common Buzzard Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern N Bomdo January D Buteo hemilasius (Temminck & Upland Buzzard Least Concern X N Bomdo January D Schlegel, 1844) Near Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis (Hume, 1869) S Yangsang Valley December C Threatened Ictnaetus malaiensis (Temminck, Black Eagle Least Concern N Gelling December D 1822) Lophotriorchis kienerii (Geofroy Rufous-bellied Eagle Least Concern N Bomdo January D Saint-Hilaire, 1835) Black Kite Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) Least Concern N Bomdo May B Pernis ptlorhynchus (Temminck, Oriental Honey Buzzard Least Concern N Bomdo May C 1821) Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (Latham, 1790) Least Concern S Yingkiong January A Family: FALCONIDAE Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni (Fleischer, 1818) Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley April C Oriental Hobby Falco severus (Horsfeld, 1821) Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley January D Falco tnnunculus (Linnaeus, Common Kestrel Least Concern N Bomdo February C 1758) Order: GALLIFORMES Family: PHASIANIDAE Rufous-throated Hill Arborophila rufogularis (Blyth, Least Concern X N Bomdo January B Partridge 1850) Francolinus francolinus Black Francolin Least Concern X N Bomdo November C (Linnaeus, 1766) Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern N Bomdo December C Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, Kalij Pheasant Least Concern X N Bomdo January D 1790) Synoicus chinensis (Linnaeus, Blue-breasted Quail Least Concern X N Bomdo November D 1766) Blyth’s Tragopan Tragopan blythii (Jerdon, 1870) Vulnerable N Near Mouling NP December E Order: GRUIFORMES Family: RALLIDAE Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, Norbuling village Common Moorhen Least Concern X N February B 1758) near Gelling Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: AEGITHALIDAE Aegithalos concinnus (Gould, Black-throated Tit Least Concern S Yangsang Valley April D 1855)

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First N/S of Alttude Common name Scientfc name Red List status Area Month record Siang class* Family: ALAUDIDAE Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula (Franklin, 1831) Least Concern X N Yangsang Valley December D Family: CAMPEPHAGIDAE Lalage melaschistos (Hodgson, Black-winged Cuckooshrike Least Concern N Bomdo May B 1836) Pericrocotus brevirostris (Vigors, Short-billed Minivet Least Concern N Bomdo November C 1831) Pericrocotus ethologus (Bangs & Long-tailed Minivet Least Concern N Bomdo January B Phillips, 1914) Pericrocotus fammeus (Forster, Scarlet Minivet Least Concern N Bomdo February D 1781) Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris (Blyth, 1846) Least Concern N Bomdo February D Family: CINCLIDAE Near Mosing Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii (Temminck, 1820) Least Concern N January B village Family: CISTICOLIDAE Hill Prinia Prinia atrogularis (Moore, 1854) Least Concern N Bomdo January C Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera (Hodgson, 1836) Least Concern N Bomdo April C Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii (Blyth, 1844) Least Concern N Jengging March D Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens (Blyth, 1847) Least Concern N Bomdo March B Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant, Common Tailorbird Least Concern N Bomdo January B 1769) Family: CORVIDAE Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis (Boddaert, 1783) Least Concern N Bomdo January C Corvus macrorhynchos (Wagler, Large-billed Crow Least Concern N Common January D 1827) Dendrocita formosae (Swinhoe, Grey Treepie Least Concern N Bomdo December C 1863) Dendrocita frontalis (Horsfeld, Collared Treepie Least Concern N Bomdo January B 1840) Family: DICAEIDAE Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus (Blyth, 1843) Least Concern X N Bomdo February C Family: DICRURIDAE Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus (Vieillot, 1817) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley April D Dicrurus leucophaeus (Vieillot, Ashy Drongo Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December D 1817) Dicrurus macrocercus (Vieillot, Black Drongo Least Concern N Bomdo February C 1817) Dicrurus remifer (Temminck, Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Least Concern N Bomdo January D 1823) Family: EMBERIZIDAE Chestnut-eared Buntng Emberiza fucata (Pallas, 1776) Least Concern X N Bomdo March D Emberiza leucocephalos (Gmelin, Pine Buntng Least Concern N Bomdo January C 1771) Crested Buntng Melophus lathami (Gray, 1831) Least Concern X N Bomdo April C Litle Buntng Schoeniclus pusillus (Pallas, 1776) Least Concern X N Bomdo January D Family: ESTRILDIDAE White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata (Linnaus, 1766) Least Concern N Bomdo January B Family: EURYLAIMIDAE Psarisomus dalhousiae (Jameson, Long-tailed Broadbill Least Concern N Bomdo January B 1835) Family: FRINGILLIDAE Carpodacus edwardsii (Verreaux, Dark-rumped Rosefnch Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley January E 1871) Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas afnis (Blyth, 1855) Least Concern N Janbo December E

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First N/S of Alttude Common name Scientfc name Red List status Area Month record Siang class* Grey-headed Bullfnch Pyrrhula erythaca (Blyth, 1862) Least Concern N Bomdo January D Haematospiza sipahi (Hodgson, Scarlet Finch Least Concern X N Bomdo May B 1836) Family: HIRUNDINIDAE Delichon dasypus (Bonaparte, Asian House Martn Least Concern S Yingkiong February B 1850) Family: IRENIDAE Common on the Chloropsis hardwickii (Jardine & Orange-bellied Leafird Least Concern N right bank during December C Selby, 1830) winter Family: LANIIDAE Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern N Bomdo February B Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley April C Lanius tephronotus (Vigors, Grey-backed Shrike Least Concern X N Bomdo January B 1831) Family: LEIOTHRICHIDAE Actnodura egertoni (Gould, Rusty-fronted Barwing Least Concern N Bomdo January C 1836) Alcippe nipalensis (Hodgson, Nepal Tit Babbler Least Concern N Bomdo January B 1837) Striated Babbler Argya earlei (Blyth, 1844) Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley December E Chrysominla strigula (Hodgson, Chestnut-tailed Minla Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December E 1837) Cuta Cuta nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) Least Concern N Bomdo January D White-throated Garrulax albogularis (Gould, Least Concern N Bomdo November C Laughingthrush 1836) White-crested Garrulax leucolophus (Hardwicke, Least Concern N Bomdo December B Laughingthrush 1815) Lesser Necklaced Garrulax monileger (Riley, 1930) Least Concern N Bomdo January B Laughingthrush Greater Necklaced Garrulax pectoralis (Gould, 1836) Least Concern N Bomdo February B Laughingthrush Rufous-necked Garrulax rufcollis (Jardine & Least Concern N Bomdo December C Laughingthrush Selby, 1838) Grammatoptla striata (Vigors, Striated Laughingthrush Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December C 1831) Heterophasia gracilis Grey Sibia Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December E (McClelland, 1840) Heterophasia pulchella (Godwin- Beautful Sibia Least Concern N Bomdo January E Austen, 1874) Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptla annectens (Blyth, 1847) Least Concern N Ramsing February B Leiothrix argentauris (Hodgson, Silver-eared Mesia Least Concern N Bomdo December B 1837) Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea (Scopoli, 1786) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December D Liocichla phoenicea (Gould, Red-faced Liocichla Least Concern N Ramsing January B 1837) Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotncta (Hodgson, 1837) Least Concern N Bomdo November D Sibia waldeni (Godwin-Austen, Streak-throated Barwing Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley December E 1874) Trochalopteron afne (Blyth, Black-faced Laughingthrush Least Concern N Bomdo February D 1843) Trochalopteron lineatum (Vigors, Streaked Laughingthrush Least Concern N Ramsing February C 1831) Trochalopteron squamatum Blue-winged Laughingthrush Least Concern N Bomdo January B (Gould, 1835) Family: LOCUSTELLIDAE Megalurus palustris (Horsfeld, Striated Grassbird Least Concern N Pasighat November A 1821)

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First N/S of Alttude Common name Scientfc name Red List status Area Month record Siang class* Family: MONARCHIDAE Terpsiphone paradisi (Linnaeus, Indian Paradise Flycatcher Least Concern N Bomdo April A 1758) Family: MOTACILLIDAE Anthus hodgsoni (Richmond, Olive-backed Pipit Least Concern N Bomdo February D 1907) Paddyfeld Pipit Anthus rufulus (Vieillot, 1818) Least Concern N Bomdo May D White Wagtail Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 Least Concern S Yangsang Valley January D Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea (Tunstall, 1771) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December C Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola (Pallas, 1776) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley April D Motacilla maderaspatensis White-browed Wagtail Least Concern N Tutng April B (Gmelin, 1789) Family: MUSCICAPIDAE Blue-fronted Redstart Adelura frontalis (Vigors, 1832) Least Concern S Tashigong village April E Anthipes monileger (Hodgson, White-gorgeted Flycatcher Least Concern N Bomdo April C 1845) Brachypteryx leucophris Lesser Shortwing Least Concern N Bomdo March C (Temminck, 1827) Brachypteryx montana White-browed Shortwing Least Concern N Bomdo January C (Horsfeld, 1822) White-capped Water Chaimarrornis leucocephalus Between Bomdo Least Concern N January D Redstart (Vigors, 1831) and Janbo Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, Oriental Magpie Robin Least Concern X N Common April B 1758) Cyornis rubeculoides (Vigors, Blue-throated Flycatcher Least Concern X N Bomdo May D 1831) Enicurus immaculatus (Hodgson, Black-backed Forktail Least Concern N Ramsing March C 1836) Enicurus maculatus (Vigors, Spoted Forktail Least Concern N Common January B 1831) Enicurus schistaceus (Hodgson, Slaty-backed Forktail Least Concern N Bomdo March B 1836) Litle Forktail Enicurus scouleri Vigors, 1832 Least Concern N Ramsing road December B Eumyias thalassinus (Swainson, Verditer Flycatcher Least Concern X N Bomdo March B 1838) Ficedula albicilla (Bechstein, Taiga Flycatcher Least Concern N Bomdo December D 1792) Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira (Blyth, 1843) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley April E Ficedula strophiata (Hodgson, Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Least Concern N Bomdo April D 1837) Ficedula westermanni (Sharpe, Litle pied Flycatcher Least Concern N Bomdo April B 1888) Montcola cinclorhyncha (Vigors, Blue-capped Rock Thrush Least Concern N Bomdo April E 1832) Chestnut-bellied Rock Montcola rufventris (Jardine & Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley December E Thrush Selby, 1833) Myophonus caeruleus (Scopoli, Blue Whistling Thrush Least Concern N Bomdo November A 1786) Large Niltava Niltava grandis (Blyth, 1842) Least Concern N Bomdo January D Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton, Small Niltava Least Concern N Bomdo January B 1836) Phoenicurus auroreus (Pallas, Daurian Redstart Least Concern N Bomdo January B 1776) Phoenicurus ochruros (Gmelin, Black Redstart Least Concern S Yangsang Valley April D 1774) Rhyacornis fuliginosa Vigors, Plumbeous Water Redstart Least Concern X N Bomdo January A 1831 Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferreus (Gray, 1846) Least Concern N Bomdo May C Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Pallas, 1773 Least Concern N Pasighat November A Himalayan Bush Robin Tarsiger ruflatus (Pallas, 1773) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley February E

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First N/S of Alttude Common name Scientfc name Red List status Area Month record Siang class* Family: NECTARINIIDAE Aethopyga gouldiae (Vigors, Mrs Gould’s Sunbird Least Concern N Near Mouling NP February E 1831) Aethopyga ignicauda (Hodgson, Fire-tailed Sunbird Least Concern N Bomdo February E 1837) Aethopyga nipalensis (Hodgson, Green-tailed Sunbird Least Concern N Bomdo January E 1837) Arachnothera magna (Hodgson, Common Streaked Spiderhunter Least Concern January C 1837) everywhere Aethopyga saturata (Hodgson, Common Black-throated Sunbird Least Concern B 1836) everywhere Family: ORIOLIDAE Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii (Vigors, 1832) Least Concern N Bomdo May B Family: PARIDAE Machlolophus xanthogenys Black-lored Tit Least Concern S Yangsang Valley April D (Bonaparte, 1850) Melanochlora sultanea Sultan Tit Least Concern N Bomdo February D (Hodgson, 1837) Cinereous Tit Parus cinereous (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley April E Green-backed Tit Parus montcolus Vigors, 1831 Least Concern N Bomdo January C Sylviparus modestus (Burton, Yellow-browed Tit Least Concern N Bomdo February D 1836) Family: PASSERIDAE Passer cinnamomeus (Temminck, Russet Sparrow Least Concern S Yangsang Valley April D 1835) Passer montanus (Linnaeus, Eurasian Tree Sparrow Least Concern N Bomdo February B 1758) Family: PELLORNEIDAE Napothera epilepidota Eyebrowed Wren Babbler Least Concern N Bomdo December C (Temminck, 1827) Schoeniparus castaneceps Rufous-winged Fulveta Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December D (Hodgson, 1837) Family: PHYLLOSCOPIDAE Abrornis maculipennis (Blyth, Ashy-throated Warbler Least Concern N Bomdo May C 1867) Phylloscopus afnis (Tickell, Tickell’s Leaf Warbler Least Concern N Bomdo May B 1833) White-spectacled Warbler Seicercus afnis (Hodgson, 1854) Least Concern N Near Mouling NP January E Yellow-vented Leaf Warbler Seicercus cantator (Tickell, 1833) Least Concern N Bomdo May B Seicercus castaniceps (Hodgson, Chestnut-crowned Warbler Least Concern N Bomdo February A 1845) Seicercus poliogenys (Blyth, Grey-cheeked Warbler Least Concern N Bomdo January B 1847) Blyth’s Leaf Warbler Seicercus reguloides (Blyth, 1842) Least Concern N Bomdo March C Seicercus xanthoschistos Grey-hooded Leaf Warbler Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley December D (G.E.Gray & G.R.Gray, 1846) Family: PITTIDAE Blue-naped Pita Pita nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) Least Concern N Bomdo January B Family: PNOEPYGIDAE Pnoepyga albiventer (Hodgson, Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler Least Concern N Bomdo November C 1837) Family: PRUNELLIDAE Prunella fulvescens (Severtsov, Brown Accentor Least Concern N Bomdo January C 1873) Prunella immaculata (Hodgson, Maroon-backed Accentor Least Concern S Yangsang Valley March E 1845) Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata (Blyth, 1843) Least Concern N Bomdo January D

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First N/S of Alttude Common name Scientfc name Red List status Area Month record Siang class* Family: PYCNONOTIDAE Alophoixus faveolus (Gould, Near Ramsing White-throated Bulbul Least Concern N January B 1836) village Ashy Bulbul Hemixos favala (Blyth, 1842) Least Concern N Bomdo January B Hypsipetes leucocephalus Black Bulbul Least Concern N Bomdo December B (Gmelin, 1789) Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii (Horsfeld, 1840) Least Concern N Bomdo January C Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, Red-vented Bulbul Least Concern N Bomdo October A 1766) Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, Red-whiskered Bulbul Least Concern N Bomdo November B 1758) Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus (Blyth, 1842) Least Concern N Bomdo February D Family: RHIPIDURIDAE Rhipidura albicollis (Vieillot, White-throated Fantail Least Concern N Bomdo December B 1818) Family: SCOTOCERCIDAE Abroscopus albogularis Rufous-faced Warbler Least Concern N Bomdo October C (Hodgson, 1854) Abroscopus schistceps (Gray, Black-faced Warbler Least Concern N Bomdo March B 1846) Ceta castaneocoronata (Burton, Chestnut-headed Tesia Least Concern N Bomdo December B 1836) Brownish-fanked Bush Horornis fortpes (Hodgson, Least Concern X N Jengging April D Warbler 1845) Phyllergates cucullatus Mountain Tailorbird Least Concern N Bomdo April C (Temminck, 1836) Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea (McClelland, 1840) Least Concern X N Bomdo December C Family: SITTIDAE Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sita castanea (Lesson, 1830) Least Concern X N Bomdo February D Beautful Nuthatch Sita formosa (Blyth, 1843) Vulnerable N Bomdo February E Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sita frontalis (Swainson, 1820) Least Concern N Bomdo January D Sita himalayensis (Jardine & White-tailed Nuthatch Least Concern X N Yangsang Valley December E Selby, 1835) Tichodroma muraria (Linnaeus, Wallcreeper Least Concern N Bomdo January A 1766) Family: STENOSTIRIDAE Grey-headed canary- Culicicapa ceylonensis (Swainson, Least Concern N Bomdo January C Flycatcher 1820) Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus (Blyth, Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail Least Concern N Bomdo November C 1843) Family: STURNIDAE Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern N Bomdo December B Pteruthius melanots (Hodgson, Black-eared Shrike-babbler Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December E 1847) Pteruthius ripleyi (Temminck, Himalayan Shrike-babbler Least Concern N Bomdo February D 1835) Pteruthius rufventer (Blyth, Black-headed Shrike-babbler Least Concern X N Bomdo February E 1842) Family: TIMALIIDAE Cyanoderma chrysaeum (Blyth, Golden Babbler Least Concern N Bomdo January B 1844) Pomatorhinus ferruginosus Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler Least Concern N Bomdo January C (Blyth, 1845) Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps Red-billed Scimitar Babbler Least Concern N Bomdo February B (Walden, 1873) Streak-breasted Scimitar Pomatorhinus rufcollis Least Concern N Bomdo May E Babbler (Hodgson, 1836) White-browed Scimitar Pomatorhinus schistceps Least Concern N Bomdo November D Babbler (Hodgson, 1836)

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First N/S of Alttude Common name Scientfc name Red List status Area Month record Siang class* Slender-billed Scimitar Pomatorhinus superciliaris (Blyth, Least Concern X N Bomdo February E Babbler 1842) Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps (Blyth, 1844) Least Concern N Bomdo May A Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata (Horsfeld, 1821) Least Concern N Jengging November D Family: SYLVIIDAE Golden-breasted Fulveta Lioparus chrysots (Blyth, 1845) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December D Greater Rufous-headed Psitparus rufceps (Blyth, 1842) Least Concern N Bomdo January B Parrotbill Fulveta cinereiceps (Verreaux, Streak-throated Fulveta Least Concern N Jengging May D 1870) Family: TROGLODYTIDAE Troglodytes troglodytes Eurasian Wren Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December D (Linnaeus, 1758) Family: TURDIDAE Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis (Hodgson, 1836) Least Concern N Bomdo March C Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina (Latham, 1790) Least Concern N Bomdo February B White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus (Royle, 1840) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December D Turdus rubrocanus (Hodgson, Chestnut Thrush Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley March E 1846) Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis (Jarocki, 1819) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley March E Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni (Seebohm, 1881) Least Concern X N Bomdo March C Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata (Blyth, 1847) Least Concern N Bomdo December A Zoothera Thrush (formerly Zoothera sp. (Blyth, 1842) Least Concern N Bomdo January A Plain-backed thrush) Family: VANGIDAE Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus (Sykes, 1832) Least Concern N Moying January B Family: VIREONIDAE Erpornis zantholeuca (Blyth, White-bellied Erpornis Least Concern N Bomdo January D 1844) Family: ZOSTEROPIDAE White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri (Rothschild, 1926) Least Concern N Bomdo January c Yuhina castaniceps (Moore, Striated Yuhina Least Concern X N Bomdo January B 1854) Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina favicollis (Hodgson, 1836) Least Concern N Bomdo January B Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis (Hodgson, 1836) Least Concern N Bomdo January C Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta (Blyth, 1845) Least Concern N Bomdo December A Yuhina occipitalis (Hodgson, Rufous-vented Yuhina Least Concern N Bomdo November C 1836) Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye Least Concern N Bomdo March B (Temminck, 1824) Order: PELECANIFORMES Family: PHALACROCORACIDAE Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, Great Cormorant Least Concern X S Yangsang Valley April A 1758) Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Siang banks Indian Cormorant Least Concern N January A (Stephens, 1826) below Bomdo Order: PICIFORMES Family: PICIDAE Greater Yellow-naped Chrysophlegma favinucha Least Concern N Bomdo January D Woodpecker (Gould, 1834) Between Dendrocopos darjellensis (Blyth, Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker Least Concern S Shimong and Eko January E 1845) Dumbing Gecinulus granta (McClelland, Pale-headed Woodpecker Least Concern X N Bomdo February C 1840) Lesser Yellow-naped Picus chlorolophus (Vieillot, Least Concern X N Bomdo April D Woodpecker 1818)

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First N/S of Alttude Common name Scientfc name Red List status Area Month record Siang class* Picumnus innominatus (Burton, Speckled Piculet Least Concern N Bomdo November C 1836) White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea (Hodgson, 1836) Least Concern N Bomdo February D Family: RAMPHASTIDAE Psilopogon asiatcus (Latham, Blue-throated Barbet Least Concern N Bomdo January C 1790) Psilopogon franklinii (Blyth, Golden-throated Barbet Least Concern N Bomdo November C 1842) Psilopogon virens (Boddaert, Great Barbet Least Concern X N Bomdo January B 1783) Order: PHOENICOPTERIFORMES Family: PODICIPEDIDAE Tachybaptus rufcollis (Pallas, Litle Grebe Least Concern N Near Gelling February A 1764) Order: STRIGIFORMES Family: STRIGIDAE Glaucidium cuculoides (Vigors, Asian Barred Owlet Least Concern X N Bomdo January B 1831) Glaucidium brodiei (Burton, Collared Owlet Least Concern N Bomdo May B 1836) Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus (Blyth, 1846) Least Concern X N Bomdo May C Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia (Hodgson, 1836) Least Concern X N Bomdo November D Strix leptogrammica (Temminck, Brown Wood Owl Least Concern S Yangsang Valley December E 1831) Family: TYTONIDAE Common Barn Owl Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) Least Concern N Bomdo September C Order: TROGONIFORMES Family: TROGONIDAE Harpactes erythrocephalus Red-headed Trogon Least Concern N Bomdo January C (Gould, 1834) Order: UPUPIFORMES Family: UPUPIDAE Common Hoopoe Upupa epops (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern S Yangsang Valley April D

Alttude classes*: (A) < 800m representng the areas close to the Siang banks in Upper Siang consistng of terrace felds, forests and fallows (B) 800–900 m includes villages, jhum, fallows and forest patches (C) 900–1,000 m are areas with jhum, fallows, forest patches (D) 1,000–1,500 m mostly secondary forests, primary forests and some jhum patches (E) >1,500m areas do not have jhum and include primary and secondary forests mostly outside habitaton areas area for this region (ENVIS 2016). Our sightng of an across seasons that are able to cover even the remote unidentfed crane fying over the Siang suggests that the parts of this region. Siang may also be used as a migratory route by cranes as shown by Choudhury (1994) for Common Cranes Grus References grus in the Dibang River. We believe the current study Ali S. & S.D. Ripley (1948). The birds of the Mishmi Hills. Journal of the provides adequate evidence for further investgaton and Bombay Natural History Society 48: 1–37. designaton of additonal IBA sites for the upper Siang Alström P., P.C. Rasmussen, C. Zhao, J. Xu, S. Dalvi, T. Cai, Y. Guan, region. R. Zhang, M.V. Kalyakin, F. Lei & U. Olsson (2016). Integratve taxonomy of the Plain-backed Thrush (Zoothera mollissima) complex The upper Siang region has been experiencing (Aves, Turdidae) reveals cryptc species, including a new species. unprecedented changes in recent decades. Road and Avian Research 7: 1; htp://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0037-2 other infrastructure development, illegal tmber felling Anonymous (2006). Arunachal Pradesh: Human Development Report 2005. Itanagar. and increase in acreage of cash crops have led to Athreya, R. (2006). A new species of Liocichla’’ (Aves:Timaliidae) from degradaton and loss of habitat. Proposed hydroelectric Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian Birds projects on the Siang River further threaten to irreversibly 2: 82–94. Baker, E.C.S. (1913). Zoological results of the Abor Expediton (1911– alter the fragile ecology of the region. A comprehensive 1912) : Birds. Records of the Indian Museum 8: 259–288. documentaton of the avifauna for this region is necessary Birand, A. & S. Pawar (2004). An ornithological survey in north-east India. Forktail 20: 7–16. to counter these developmental threats. We believe such Burney, C.W. & R.T. Brumfeld (2009). Ecology predicts levels of genetc documentaton can emerge only from focused surveys diferentaton in Neotropical birds. The American Naturalist 174:

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Artcle Report of the early winter migrants and resident birds in an inland wetland near Tundi Camp, Bajana, Gujarat Buterfy diversity in human-modifed ecosystems of southern Sikkim, the -- Abhishek Chaterjee, Sudeshna Ghoshal, Soumyajit Chowdhury & eastern Himalaya, India Pinakiranjan Chakrabart, Pp. 11652–11658 -- Prem Kumar Chetri, Kishor Sharma, Sailendra Dewan & Bhoj Kumar Acharya, 11551–11565 The frst report of two thread-legged assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from India -- Balasaheb V. Sarode, Swapnil S. Boyane & Hemant V. Ghate, Pp. 11659– Communicatons 11664

Contrastng human perceptons of and attudes towards two threatened Water striders, the genus Cylindrostethus Mayr (Insecta: Heteroptera: small carnivores, Lycalopex fulvipes and Leopardus guigna, in rural Gerridae) from India with a new record communites adjacent to protected areas in Chile -- E. Eyarin Jehamalar, Kailash Chandra & G. Srinivasan, Pp. 11665–11671 -- I. Sacristán, A. Cevidanes, F. Acuña, E. Aguilar, S. García, M.J. López, J. Millán & C. Napolitano, Pp. 11566–11573 The invasive aphid Pterochloroides persicae (Cholodkovsky, 1899) (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea: Lachninae) recorded on important fruit trees in Sightng trend of the Indian Skimmer (Charidiformes: Laridae: Rynchops Kashmir Valley, India albicollis Swainson, 1838) in Natonal Chambal Gharial Sanctuary (1984– -- Govindasamy Mahendiran, Shahid Ali Akbar & Mudasir Ahmad Dar, 2016) refectng on the feasibility of long-term ecological monitoring Pp. 11672–11678 -- L.A.K. Singh & R.K. Sharma, Pp. 11574–11582

Comparatve cross-sectonal survey on gastrointestnal parasites of captve, Notes semi-captve, and wild Elephants of Sri Lanka Anemone trullifolia and Berberis angulosa as new records to the fora of -- Nirupama Abeysekara, R.P.V. Jayanthe Rajapkse & R.S. Rajakaruna, the western Himalaya, India Pp. 11583–11594 -- Ishwari Dat Rai, Gajendra Singh & Gopal Singh Rawat, Pp. 11679–11682

Notes on fairy orchids (Magnoliopsida: Asparagales: Orchidaceae: Short Communicatons Oberonia) of Sri Lanka: revision in regional distributon and documentaton on vegetatve propagaton The extncton of Faure’s Broom Adenocarpus faurei Maire (Leguminosae) in -- Menaka Ariyarathne & Deepthi Yakandawala, Pp. 11683–11685 Algeria -- Mohamed Djamel Miara, Mohammed Ait Hammou & Jah Skipper, Additonal reports of solitary poter wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Pp. 11595–11598 Eumeninae) in Bhutan -- Tshering Nidup, Wim Klein, P. Girish Kumar & Phurpa Dorji, Pp. 11686– Conservaton assessment of two rare gingers (Zingiberaceae) from Dampa 11696 Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India -- Pankaj Kumar & Priya Singh, Pp. 11599–11605 On the occurrence of the rare Long-nosed Stargazer Ichthyscopus lebeck (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Uranoscopidae) in the coastal waters of New records of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Assam, northeastern Visakhapatnam, India India with a distributon list of bat fauna of the state -- Govinda Rao Velamala & Muddula Krishna Naranji, Pp. 11697–11700 -- Ananda Ram Boro, Prasanta Kumar Saikia & Utam Saikia, Pp. 11606–11612

On the birds of Marivan County, western Iran: an update Correcton -- Fatah Zarei, Seyed Naseh Hosseini, Jalal Pezeshk, Loghman Maleki & Hamid Reza Esmaeili, Pp. 11613–11617 Corrigendum - Buterfy host plant Monograph, P. 11701

Nestng patern of birds in Jahangirnagar University Campus, Bangladesh -- Israt Jahan, Sajeda Begum, Mohammad Mostafa Feeroz, Delip Kumar Das & Miscellaneous Ashis Kumar Data, Pp. 11618–11635 Member Natonal Biodiversity Authority An annotated checklist of the birds of the upper Siang region, Arunachal Pradesh, India -- Anirban Data-Roy, Vivek Ramachandran & Karthik Teegalapalli, Pp. 11636– 11651

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