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Endemic birds of the Himalayas

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This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds.

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Western Himalayan endemics

  • Himalayan quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)
  • Western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)
  • Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichi)
  • White-cheeked tit (Aegithalos leucogenys)
  • White-throated tit (Aegithalos niveogularis)
  • Brooks's leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus subviridis)
  • Kashmir nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis)
  • Kashmir flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra)
  • Spectacled finch (Callacanthis burtoni)
  • Orange bullfinch (Pyrrhula aurantiaca)

    • Central Himalayan endemics

  • Nepal wren-babbler (Pnoepyga immaculata)
  • Spiny babbler (Turdoides nipalensis)
  • Hoary-throated barwing (Actinodura nipalensis)

    • Eastern Himalayan endemics

  • Chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii)
  • Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
  • Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
  • Dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
  • Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi)
  • Yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)
  • Broad-billed warbler (Tickellia hodgsoni)
  • Rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)
  • Rusty-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis badeigularis)
  • Tawny-breasted wren-babbler (Spelaeornis longicaudatus)
  • Snowy-throated babbler (Stachyris oglei)
  • Striped laughingthrush (Garrulax virgatus)
  • Brown-capped laughingthrush (Garrulax austeni)
  • Hoary-throated barwing (Actinodura nipalensis)
  • Streak-throated barwing (Actinodura waldeni)
  • Ludlow's fulvetta (Alcippe ludlowi)
  • Grey sibia (Heterophasia gracilis)
  • Beautiful sibia (Heterophasia pulchella)
  • White-naped yuhina (Yuhina bakeri)
  • White-browed nuthatch (Sitta victoriae)
  • Rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)

    • Other endemics

  • Himalayan monal
  • Black-headed jay (Garrulus lanceolatus)
  • Larger-spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga multipunctata)
  • White-cheeked nuthatch
  • Rusty-flanked treecreeper
  • Spot-winged tit
  • Black-lored tit

    • Near-endemics

    The following species are almost wholly confined to the Himalayas, with only a small part of their range occurring beyond.

  • White-tailed nuthatch
  • Yellow-browed tit

    • References

    Endemic birds of the Himalayas Wikipedia
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