The Birds of Andaman
The Andaman Islands are a living aviary, a sanctuary where ancient forests echo with calls found nowhere else on Earth. Here, isolation has worked its evolutionary magic, creating a birding destination unlike any other.
Endemic Birds: Found Only Here
These are the crown jewels of Andaman birding, species that evolved in these islands over millennia and exist exclusively within this archipelago.
ANDAMAN ISLANDS
Andaman Wood Pigeon
Andaman Green Pigeon
Andaman Cuckoo Dove
Andaman Cuckoo Shrike
Andaman Coucal
Andaman Crake
Andaman Bulbul
Andaman Drongo
Andaman Flowerpecker
Andaman Treepie
Andaman Woodpecker
Andaman Serpent Eagle
Andaman Teal
White Headed Starling
Andaman Masked Owl
Andaman Scops Owl
Andaman Nightjar
Andaman Hawk Owl
Humes Hawk Owl
Narcondum Hornbill
NICOBAR ISLANDS
Nicobar Megapode
Nicobar Serpent Eagle
Nicobar Flycatcher
Nicobar Imperial Pigeon
Nicobar Scops Owl
Nicobar Hooded Pitta
Nicobar Parakeet
Nicobar Bulbul
Nicobar Sparrowhawk
Resident Birds (Rare in Mainland India)
While the Andaman Islands are celebrated for their endemic species, they harbor another secret, resident birds that, though familiar here, are exceptionally rare or entirely absent across mainland India.
Pacific Swallow
Pacific Reef Heron
White Breasted Wood Swallow
Long Tailed Parakeet
Ruddy Kingfisher
Freckle Breasted Woodpecker
Ornate Sunbird
Violet Cuckoo
Mangrove Whistler
Black Naped Tern
Beach Thicknee
Nicobar Pigeon
Oriental Scops Owl (Walden’s)
Edible Nest Swiftlet
Plume Toed Swiftlet
Cinnamon Bittern
Slaty Breasted Rail
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Asian Glossy Starling
Migratory Birds
Each winter, the islands transform into a sanctuary for extraordinary winged voyagers arriving from Arctic tundras, Siberian forests, and distant oceanic realms to find refuge in tropical warmth.
NICOBAR ISLANDS
Long Toed Stint
Red Necked Stint
Whispered Tern
Lesser Created Tern
Greater Created Tern
Black Bellied Plover
Pacific Golden Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Tibetan Sand Plover
Greater Sand Plover
Curlew Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Broad Billed Sandpiper
Black Tailed Godwit
Oriental Pratincole
Ruddy Turnstone
Yellow Bittern
Chinese Pond Heron
Javan Pond Heron
Grey Heron
Purple Heron
Eurasian Coot
Bailion’s Crake
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Forest Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Red Throated Pipit
Richards Pipit
Daurian Starling
Chestnut Checked Starling