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Number of species: 700
Number of globally threatened species: 25
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2004-01-03
See also: http://www.wcs.org/media/file/Lao%20Wildlife%20Status%20Report%201999.pdf
Photos and data on individual birds by following links. PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Spot-billed Pelican	*Pelecanus philippensis*	Vulnerable
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
Little Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax niger*
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Darter	*Anhinga melanogaster*
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*
Purple Heron	*Ardea purpurea*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Intermediate Egret	*Egretta intermedia*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Chinese Pond-Heron	*Ardeola bacchus*
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
Striated Heron	*Butorides striata*
Black-crowned Night-Heron	*Nycticorax nycticorax*
Malayan Night-Heron	*Gorsachius melanolophus*
Yellow Bittern	*Ixobrychus sinensis*
Schrenck's Bittern	*Ixobrychus eurhythmus*
Cinnamon Bittern	*Ixobrychus cinnamomeus*
Black Bittern	*Ixobrychus flavicollis*
Great Bittern	*Botaurus stellaris*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Painted Stork	*Mycteria leucocephala*	Near-threatened
Asian Openbill	*Anastomus oscitans*
Black Stork	*Ciconia nigra*
Woolly-necked Stork	*Ciconia episcopus*
Black-necked Stork	*Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus*	Near-threatened
Lesser Adjutant	*Leptoptilos javanicus*	Vulnerable
Greater Adjutant	*Leptoptilos dubius*	Endangered
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Black-headed Ibis	*Threskiornis melanocephalus*	Near-threatened
White-shouldered Ibis	*Pseudibis davisoni*	Critically endangered
Giant Ibis	*Pseudibis gigantea*	Critically endangered
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Lesser Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna javanica*
Swan Goose	*Anser cygnoides*	Endangered
Greylag Goose	*Anser anser*
Bar-headed Goose	*Anser indicus*
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*
Common Shelduck	*Tadorna tadorna*
White-winged Duck	*Cairina scutulata*	Endangered
Comb Duck	*Sarkidiornis melanotos*
Cotton Pygmy-goose	*Nettapus coromandelianus*
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*
Falcated Duck	*Anas falcata*	Near-threatened
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Spot-billed Duck	*Anas poecilorhyncha*
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Jerdon's Baza	*Aviceda jerdoni*
Black Baza	*Aviceda leuphotes*
Oriental Honey-buzzard	*Pernis ptilorhynchus*
Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus caeruleus*
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
Brahminy Kite	*Haliastur indus*
White-bellied Fish-Eagle	*Haliaeetus leucogaster*
Lesser Fish-Eagle	*Ichthyophaga humilis*	Near-threatened
Grey-headed Fish-Eagle	*Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus*	Near-threatened
White-rumped Vulture	*Gyps bengalensis*	Critically endangered
Indian Vulture	*Gyps indicus*	Critically endangered
Slender-billed Vulture	*Gyps tenuirostris*	Critically endangered
Cinereous Vulture	*Aegypius monachus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Red-headed Vulture	*Sarcogyps calvus*	Near-threatened
Short-toed Eagle	*Circaetus gallicus*
Crested Serpent-Eagle	*Spilornis cheela*
Eastern Marsh-Harrier	*Circus spilonotus*
Northern Harrier	*Circus cyaneus*
Pied Harrier	*Circus melanoleucos*
Crested Goshawk	*Accipiter trivirgatus*
Shikra	*Accipiter badius*
Chinese Goshawk	*Accipiter soloensis*
Japanese Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter gularis*
Besra	*Accipiter virgatus*
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter nisus*
Rufous-winged Buzzard	*Butastur liventer*
Grey-faced Buzzard	*Butastur indicus*
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*
Black Eagle	*Ictinaetus malayensis*
Greater Spotted Eagle	*Aquila clanga*	Vulnerable
Imperial Eagle	*Aquila heliaca*	Vulnerable
Bonelli's Eagle	*Aquila fasciata*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*	Rare/Accidental
Rufous-bellied Eagle	*Aquila kienerii*
Changeable Hawk-Eagle	*Spizaetus cirrhatus*
Mountain Hawk-Eagle	*Spizaetus nipalensis*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
White-rumped Falcon	*Polihierax insignis*	Near-threatened
Collared Falconet	*Microhierax caerulescens*
Pied Falconet	*Microhierax melanoleucos*
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Amur Falcon	*Falco amurensis*
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
Oriental Hobby	*Falco severus*
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Chinese Francolin	*Francolinus pintadeanus*
Japanese Quail	*Coturnix japonica*
Blue-breasted Quail	*Coturnix chinensis*
Rufous-throated Partridge	*Arborophila rufogularis*
Bar-backed Partridge	*Arborophila brunneopectus*
Scaly-breasted Partridge	*Arborophila chloropus*
Mountain Bamboo-Partridge	*Bambusicola fytchii*
Red Junglefowl	*Gallus gallus*
Silver Pheasant	*Lophura nycthemera*
Siamese Fireback	*Lophura diardi*	Near-threatened
Grey Peacock-Pheasant	*Polyplectron bicalcaratum*
Crested Argus	*Rheinardia ocellata*	Near-threatened
Green Peafowl	*Pavo muticus*	Vulnerable
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	*Turnix sylvaticus*
Yellow-legged Buttonquail	*Turnix tanki*
Barred Buttonquail	*Turnix suscitator*
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Sarus Crane	*Grus antigone*	Vulnerable
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Red-legged Crake	*Rallina fasciata*
Slaty-legged Crake	*Rallina eurizonoides*
Slaty-breasted Rail	*Gallirallus striatus*
Water Rail	*Rallus aquaticus*
White-breasted Waterhen	*Amaurornis phoenicurus*
Black-tailed Crake	*Amaurornis bicolor*
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*
Ruddy-breasted Crake	*Porzana fusca*
Watercock	*Gallicrex cinerea*
Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio porphyrio*
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
Masked Finfoot	*Heliopais personatus*	Vulnerable
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Pheasant-tailed Jacana	*Hydrophasianus chirurgus*
Bronze-winged Jacana	*Metopidius indicus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe	*Rostratula benghalensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	*Burhinus oedicnemus*
Great Thick-knee	*Burhinus recurvirostris*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Oriental Pratincole	*Glareola maldivarum*
Small Pratincole	*Glareola lactea*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*
River Lapwing	*Vanellus duvaucelii*
Grey-headed Lapwing	*Vanellus cinereus*
Red-wattled Lapwing	*Vanellus indicus*
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Long-billed Plover	*Charadrius placidus*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
Lesser Sandplover	*Charadrius mongolus*
Greater SandPlover	*Charadrius leschenaultii*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock	*Scolopax rusticola*
Wood Snipe	*Gallinago nemoricola*	Vulnerable
Pintail Snipe	*Gallinago stenura*
Swinhoe's Snipe	*Gallinago megala*	Rare/Accidental
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*
Terek Sandpiper	*Xenus cinereus*
Common Sandpiper	*Actitis hypoleucos*
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*
Grey-tailed Tattler	*Tringa brevipes*
Spotted Redshank	*Tringa erythropus*
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
Nordmann's Greenshank	*Tringa guttifer*	Endangered
Marsh Sandpiper	*Tringa stagnatilis*
Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa glareola*
Common Redshank	*Tringa totanus*
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked stint	*Calidris ruficollis*	Rare/Accidental
Temminck's Stint	*Calidris temminckii*
Long-toed Stint	*Calidris subminuta*
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Great Black-headed Gull	*Larus ichthyaetus*
Brown-headed Gull	*Larus brunnicephalus*
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Little Tern	*Sternula albifrons*
White-winged Tern	*Chlidonias leucopterus*
Whiskered Tern	*Chlidonias hybrida*
Black-bellied Tern	*Sterna acuticauda*	Near-threatened
River Tern	*Sterna aurantia*
Great Crested-Tern	*Thalasseus bergii*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rynchopidae
Indian Skimmer	*Rynchops albicollis*	Vulnerable
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	*Columba livia*
Speckled Wood-Pigeon	*Columba hodgsonii*
Ashy Wood-Pigeon	*Columba pulchricollis*
Pale-capped Pigeon	*Columba punicea*	Vulnerable
Oriental Turtle-Dove	*Streptopelia orientalis*
Red Collared-Dove	*Streptopelia tranquebarica*
Spotted Dove	*Streptopelia chinensis*
Barred Cuckoo-Dove	*Macropygia unchall*
Little Cuckoo-Dove	*Macropygia ruficeps*
Emerald Dove	*Chalcophaps indica*
Zebra Dove	*Geopelia striata*	Introduced species
Orange-breasted Pigeon	*Treron bicinctus*
Pompadour Green-Pigeon	*Treron pompadora*
Thick-billed Pigeon	*Treron curvirostra*
Yellow-footed Pigeon	*Treron phoenicopterus*
Yellow-vented Pigeon	*Treron seimundi*
Pin-tailed Pigeon	*Treron apicauda*
Wedge-tailed Pigeon	*Treron sphenurus*
White-bellied Pigeon	*Treron sieboldii*
Green Imperial-Pigeon	*Ducula aenea*
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon	*Ducula badia*
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Alexandrine Parakeet	*Psittacula eupatria*
Grey-headed Parakeet	*Psittacula finschii*
Blossom-headed Parakeet	*Psittacula roseata*
Red-breasted Parakeet	*Psittacula alexandri*
Vernal Hanging-Parrot	*Loriculus vernalis*
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo	*Clamator coromandus*
Large Hawk-Cuckoo	*Cuculus sparverioides*
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo	*Cuculus vagans*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Northern Hawk-Cuckoo	*Cuculus hyperythrus*
Indian Cuckoo	*Cuculus micropterus*
Common Cuckoo	*Cuculus canorus*
Himalayan Cuckoo	*Cuculus saturatus*
Lesser Cuckoo	*Cuculus poliocephalus*
Banded Bay Cuckoo	*Cacomantis sonneratii*
Plaintive Cuckoo	*Cacomantis merulinus*
Asian Emerald Cuckoo	*Chrysococcyx maculatus*
Violet Cuckoo	*Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus*
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo	*Surniculus lugubris*