Endangered Birds of Asia
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Aceh Pheasant | Indonesia |
| African Skimmer | Asia, Middle East |
| Amami Jay | Japan |
| Andaman Hawk-owl | India |
| Andaman Scops-owl | India |
| Apo Sunbird | Philippines |
| Arabian Woodpecker | Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| Archbold's Bowerbird | Indonesia |
| Ashy-breasted Flycatcher | Philippines |
| Asian Dowitcher | Asia, Middle East |
| Asian Golden Weaver | Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Audouin's Gull | Asia, Middle East |
| Baer's Pochard | Asia, vagrant populations in Pakistan and the Philippines |
| Balearic Shearwater | Asia, Middle East |
| Basra Reed Warbler | Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia |
| Beach Thick-knee | Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste |
| Biak Megapode | Indonesia |
| Black Crowned-crane | Middle East |
| Black Hornbill | Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand |
| Black Shama | Philippines |
| Black-and-yellow Broadbill | Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand |
| Black-faced Spoonbill | Brunei Darussalam, China (Hong Kong), Japan, Korea, Macao, Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Black-footed Albatross | Asia |
| Black-headed Ibis | Asia, Middle East |
| Black-necked Crane | Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Vietnam |
| Black-necked Stork | Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Asia, Middle East |
| Black-winged Pratincole | Africa to Asia |
| Blackish-breasted Babbler | Bhutan, India, Nepal |
| Blue-fronted Lorikeet | Indonesia |
| Blyth's Kingfisher | Asia |
| Bonin White-eye | Japan |
| Bornean Frogmouth | Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Bristle-thighed Curlew | Asia |
| Brown Eared Pheasant | China |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Middle East |
| Buller's Shearwater | Asia |
| Cambodian Laughingthrush | Cambodia |
| Cheer Pheasant | India, Nepal, Pakistan |
| Chestnut-breasted Partridge | Bhutan, China, India |
| Chinese Egret | China, Korea |
| Cinereous Bunting | Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Yemen |
| Cinereous Vulture | Asia, Middle East |
| Cinnabar Hawk-owl | Indonesia |
| Collared Laughingthrush | Vietnam |
| Corncrake | Africa to Asia |
| Dalmatian Pelican | Asia, Middle East |
| Dartford Warbler | Asia, Middle East |
| Diard's Trogon | Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand |
| Dwarf Cassowary | Indonesia |
| Egyptian Vulture | Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
| Elegant Sunbird | Indonesia |
| Emperor Goose | Russia |
| Eurasian Curlew | Asia, Middle East |
| Eurasian Peregrine Falcon | Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
| European Roller | Asia, Middle East |
| Fairy Pitta | Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam |
| Falcated Duck | Iraq, Mongolia |
| Fea's Petrel | Israel |
| Ferruginous Duck | Asia, Middle East |
| Fiery Minivet | Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand |
| Forest Owlet | India |
| Galapagos Petrel | Philippines |
| Giant Ibis | Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam |
| Giant Scops Owl | Philippines (Marinduque and Mindanao Island) |
| Golden-bellied Flyrobin | Indonesia |
| Great Bustard | Asia, Middle East |
| Great Indian Bustard | India, Pakistan |
| Great Snipe | Asia |
| Great White-bellied Heron | Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar |
| Greater Spotted Eagle | Asia, Middle East |
| Hawaiian Petrel | Indonesia, Japan, Philippines |
| Helmeted Hornbill | Malaysia, Thailand |
| Hooded Crane | Japan, Russia |
| Houbara Bustard | Asia, Middle East |
| Imperial Pheasant | Vietnam |
| Indian Skimmer | Bangladesh, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan |
| Ivory Gull | Asia |
| Japanese Crane | China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Taiwan |
| Japanese Crested Ibis | China, Japan, Korea, Russia |
| Javan Hawk-eagle | Indonesia |
| Juan Fernandez Petrel | Japan |
| Kashmir Flycatcher | India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
| Kittlitz's Murrelet | Japan, Russia |
| Laggar Falcon | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Asia, Middle East |
| Laysan Albatross | Japan |
| Lesser Adjutant | Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Lesser Fish-eagle | Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Lesser Flamingo | Asia, Middle East |
| Lesser Kestrel | Asia, Middle East |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose | Asia, Middle East |
| Lina's Sunbird | Philippines |
| Little Bustard | Asia, Middle East |
| Long-billed Murrelet | China, Japan, Korea |
| Marsh Babbler | Bangladesh, India |
| Milky Stork | Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Mindoro Bleeding-heart | Philippines |
| Mottled Petrel | Asia |
| Nicobar Pigeon | India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Nordmann's Greenshank | Russia, Japan, south to Malaya, Borneo |
| Northern Bald Ibis | Asia, Middle East |
| Olive-shouldered Parrot | Indonesia, Timor-Leste |
| Oriental White Stork | China, Japan, Korea, Russia |
| Ostrich | Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
| Palawan Peacock Pheasant | Philippines |
| Palawan Scops-owl | Philippines |
| Pallid Harrier | Asia, Middle East |
| Philippine Eagle | Philippines |
| Pink-headed Duck | Bangladesh, India, Myanmar |
| Plain-pouched Hornbill | Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand |
| Providence Petrel | Asia |
| Pycroft's Petrel | Japan |
| Red Kite | Asia, Middle East |
| Red-breasted Goose | Asia, Middle East |
| Red-footed Falcon | Asia, Middle East |
| Rhinoceros Hornbill | Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand |
| Rufous-vented Prinia | Bangladesh, India, Pakistan |
| Saker Falcon | Asia |
| Sarus Crane | Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam |
| Short-tailed Albatross | Asia |
| Siamese Fireback | Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Siberian White Crane | C.I.S. (Siberia) to India, including Iran and China |
| Simeulue Scops-owl | Indonesia |
| Sociable Lapwing | Asia, Middle East |
| Socotra Cormorant | Bahrain, India, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
| Sooty Falcon | Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
| Sooty Shearwater | Asia, Middle East |
| Southern Cassowary | Indonesia |
| Spoon-billed Sandpiper | Bangladesh, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Steller's Eider | Asia |
| Sulawesi Golden Owl | Indonesia |
| Sulu Bleeding-heart | Philippines |
| Sumatran Laughingthrush | Indonesia |
| Swinhoe's Pheasant | Taiwan |
| Syrian Serin | Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria |
| Timor Sparrow | Indonesia, Timor-Leste |
| Tristam's Woodpecker | Korea |
| Whiskered Pitta | Philippines |
| White-cheeked Partridge | Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar |
| White-fronted Falconet | Malaysia |
| White-headed Duck | Africa to Asia |
| White-naped Crane | Mongolia |
| White-necked Petrel | Asia |
| Yelkouan Shearwater | Asia, Middle East |
| Yellow-crested Cockatoo | Indonesia, Singapore, Timor-Leste |
| Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail | Indonesia |
| Yemen Accentor | Yemen |
**What birds are listed here?:
The Asia section of this site lists the folllowing birds appearing on select endangered species lists:- Birds that dwell in or migrate to any nation or region found on the Asian continent and many surrounding islands.
- Birds that dwell in or travel to the Black and Mediterranean Sea (and its islands).
- Birds that dwell in or travel to India and Russia.
- Birds that dwell in or travel to any Eurasian region.
- Some species may be listed that dwell in or travel to some nearby areas of the Middle East (between Africa and Asia).
- Birds that dwell in or travel to Indonesia and nearby islands located in the South East Asian Archipelago.
- Birds that dwell in Middle Eastern countries between Africa and Asia
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
