Myanmar

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Myanmar is based on the taxonomy used in del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016). The source list based on the December 2017 update is available online here. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

del Hoyo, J. & N.J. Collar HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2014 Vol. 1: Non-passerines & 2016 Vol. 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Additional species recognized after the HBW-BirdLife December 2017 update or considered valid by other major checklists are listed at the bottom of the page.

Streptopelia xanthocycla  (Columbiformes Columbidae)  Burmese Collared-dove

Cymbirhynchus affinis  (Passeriformes Eurylaimidae)  Irrawaddy Broadbill

Pericrocotus albifrons  (Passeriformes Campephagidae)  Jerdon's Minivet

Crypsirina cucullata  (Passeriformes Corvidae)  Hooded Treepie

Mirafra microptera  (Passeriformes Alaudidae)  Burmese Bushlark

Alophoixus griseiceps  (Passeriformes Pycnonotidae)  Grey-crowned Bulbul

Pycnonotus davisoni  (Passeriformes Pycnonotidae)  Pale-eyed Bulbul

Rimator naungmungensis  (Passeriformes Pellorneidae)  Naung Mung Wren-babbler

Chatarrhaea gularis  (Passeriformes Leiotrichidae)  White-throated Babbler

Sitta victoriae  (Passeriformes Sittidae)  White-browed Nuthatch

The following additional endemic species are not recognized as distinct by HBW-BirdLife but are considered valid by one or more of the following checklists: eBird/Clements v2019 (Cornell) = 1, IOC 10.1 (IOC) = 2, and Howard & Moore 4.1 (TAS) = 3. (# indicates a species that is considered endemic due to a different concept of species boundaries as a result of splits than is used for the animal with the same scientific name in the HBW-BirdLife checklist)

Aegithalos sharpei  (Passeriformes Aegithalidae)  Burmese Tit  2

Prinia cooki  (Passeriformes Cisticolidae)  Burmese Prinia  2

Pycnonotus blanfordi #  (Passeriformes Pycnonotidae)  Ayeyarwady Bulbul  12