Bird Statistics in India
Number of Bird Species in the World
Around 9500 species
Number of Bird Species in India
Around 1300 species (approx. 12 %)
Taxonomy of Birds in India
23 Orders, 107 Families, 498 Genera
Number of Endemic Birds of India
53 species
Least occurring Bird Species’ in India
Bugun Liocichla – Around 20 individuals known, endemic to Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh.
White-Bellied Heron – Only 50 or so individuals known, best seen at Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.
Jerdon’s Courser – Around 50 to 200 individuals believed to survive, at Sri Lankamaleshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh.
Recently discovered bird species of India
White-browed Crake – Seen at Maguri Beel, a wetland in Assam, in 2016.
Himalayan Forest Thrush – Seen at Arunachal Pradesh in 2016 in the Himalayas.
Bugun Liocichla – Discovered in 2006, at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh.
Smallest Bird of India
8 cm length : Pale Billed Flowerpecker
Bird with Largest Wingspan in India
8.5ft to 10.2ft : Himalayan Vulture
Heaviest Bird in India
Upto 15 kg : Great Indian Bustard
Tallest Bird in India
Upto 5.9ft : Sarus Crane
Smallest Raptor in India
Collared Falconet : 15cm length, 30cm wingspan
Number of Raptor Species in India
106 species
Largest congregation of Single Bird Species in India
1 million Amur Falcons at Pangti, Arunachal Pradesh
Largest congregation of Bird Species in India
1.5 million birds across 181 species at Chilika Lake, Odisha
Number of Important Bird Areas in India
467
Number of Ramsar Sites in India
27
Number of Bird Sanctuaries in India
59
Largest Wetland in India
1165 sq. kms. Chilika Lake
