Found: Andhra Pradesh, neighbouring areas of Maharashtra
Threats: Clearing of scrub jungle, creation of new pastures, growing of dry land crops, plantations of exotic trees, quarrying and the construction of the Telugu-Ganga Canal. Illegal trapping of birds is also a threat.
Found: South Madhya Pradesh, in north-west and north-central Maharashtra
Threats: Logging operations, burning and cutting of trees damage roosting and nesting trees of the Forest Owlet.
Found: Bhutan and north-east India to the hills of Bangladesh and north Myanmar.
Threats: Loss and degradation of lowland forests and wetlands through direct exploitation and disturbance by humans.
White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
Found: Across India.
Threats: A major threat to vultures is the painkiller diclofenac used by veterinarians to treat cattle.When vultures consume these carcasses, diclofenac enters their system, but they are unable to metabolize it. Accumulation of diclofenac results in gout-like symptoms such as neck-drooping,ultimately leading to death.
Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris)
Found: Across India.
Threats: A major threat to vultures is the painkiller diclofenac used by veterinarians to treat cattle.When vultures consume these carcasses, diclofenac enters their system, but they are unable to metabolize it. Accumulation of diclofenac results in gout-like symptoms such as neck-drooping, ultimately leading to death.
Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus)
Found: Across India.
Threats:A major threat to vultures is the painkiller diclofenac used by veterinarians to treat cattle. When vultures consume these carcasses, diclofenac enters their system, but they are unable to metabolize it. Accumulation of diclofenac results in gout-like symptoms such as neck-drooping, ultimately leading to death.
Red- headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
Found: Across India.
Threats: A major threat to vultures is the painkiller diclofenac used by veterinarians to treat cattle. When vultures consume these carcasses, diclofenac enters their system, but they are unable to metabolize it. Accumulation of diclofenac results in gout-like symptoms such as neck-drooping, ultimately leading to death.
Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis)
Found: Native to only 3 countries in the world - Cambodia, Nepal and India (Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh)
Threats:Ongoing conversion of the bird’s grassland habitat for various purposes including agriculture is mainly responsible for its population decline.
Himalayan Quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)
Found: Western Himalayas.
Threats: Indiscriminate hunting during the colonial period along with habitat modification.
Pink- headed Duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea)
Found: Recorded in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Maximum records are from north-east India.
Threats: Wetland degradation and loss of habitat, along with hunting are the main causes of its decline.
Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarious)
Found: In India, distribution is restricted to the north and north-west of the country.
Threats: Conversion of habitat to arable land, illegal hunting and proximity to human settlements.
Spoon Billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus)
Found: Has been recorded in West Bengal, Orissa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Threats: Habitat degradation and land reclamation. Human disturbance also leads to high incidence of nest desertion
Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus)
Found: Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan.
Threats: Pesticide pollution, wetland drainage, development of prime habitat into agricultural fields, and to some extent, hunting.
Other Critically Endangered Species of India
birds mammals reptiles
amphibians
fish coral
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