Threatened Birds of Goa (August 2015)

Pronoy Baidya & Conrad Pinto

With recent updates in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) the number of birds, so classified and found in Goa have increased. As of August 2015 we have 33 species of birds which have been classified into four categories. Categories Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened

Number of Species 3 3 9 18

Below is a list of the 33 species that have been listed according to the IUCN categories and information of when and where they were last sighted, which has been derived from eBird, reports on Facebook Groups and reports of Heinz Lainer. You can find more quantitative information on birds of Goa from the eBird Goa page.

Critically Endangered: (Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild)

1. White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis- March 2015; Mandrem 2. Indian Vulture Gyps indicus- November 2004; Mhadei WLS 3. Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus- May 2014; Mhadei WLS

Endangered: (High risk of extinction in the wild)

1. Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola- February 2015; Divar Island 2. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug- November 2004; Divar Island 3. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus- December 2014; Verna IDC

Vulnerable: (High risk of endangerment in the wild)

1. Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca- November 2005; Saligao 2. Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris- November 2014; Morjim Beach 3. Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striata- 2006; Saligao 4. Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus- August 2015; Olaulim 5. Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga- May 2015; Carambolim- Dhado Wetlands 6. Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata- March 2015; Divar Island 7. Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii- April 2015; Mayem Lake 8. Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus- August 2015; Divar Island 9. Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis- January 2015; Divar Island

Near Threatened: (Likely to become endangered in the near future) 1. Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster- August 2015; Carambolim Lake 2. Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus- August 2015; Aldona 3. Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis- March 2015; Cotigao WLS 4. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus- March 2015; Zuari River 5. European Roller Coracias garrulus- October 2014; Assagao 6. Red-headed Falcon Falco chicquera- June 2015; Bambolim 7. Laggar Falcon Falco jugger- October 2010; Divar Island 8. Grey-headed Fish-eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus- March 2011 9. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa- April 2015; Carambolim- Dhado Wetland 10. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala- May 2015; Carambolim- Dhado Wetland 11. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata- August 2015; Divar Island 12. Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis- February 2013; Raia 13. Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor- December 2013; Carambolim- Dhado Wetland 14. Tytler's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tytleri- October 2014; Bondla WLS 15. Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria- April 2015; Arpora 16. Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus- August 2015; Cortalim 17. River Tern Sterna aurantia- April 2015; Raitollem 18. Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus- August 2015; Olaulim

Reference: http://www.iucnredlist.org/

Preferred Citation: Baidya. P., & Gauns. H., 2015. Threatened Birds of Goa (August 2015). Website: http://birdsofgoa.org/resources.php [Date of publication: 20 August 2015]