Myanmar

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Myanmar is based on the taxonomy used in HBW/BirdLife v. 9 (2024). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

HBW/BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (Version 9.0).The lists are based on the October 2024 update available here.

Additional species considered valid by other major checklists are listed at the bottom of the page.

Streptopelia xanthocycla (Columbiformes Columbidae) Burmese Collared-dove

Hydrornis gurneyi (Passeriformes Pittidae) Gurney's Pitta

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

Napothera naungmungensis (Passeriformes Pellorneidae) Naung Mung Wren-babbler

Argya 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