Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.3 Biodiversity and species

4.3.7 Threatened birds of India

India has over 1,300 bird species; the most threatened are grassland birds such as the great Indian bustard and Bengal florican, the vultures, and a few very rare endemics such as Jerdon's courser of Andhra Pradesh.

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Key terms

  • great Indian bustard
  • Jerdon's courser
  • Bengal florican
  • forest owlet
  • vultures
  • diclofenac
  • Siberian crane
  • pink-headed duck
  • sarus crane
  • great hornbill
  • Rollapadu
  • State of India's Birds

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  6. Common trapsFoundation
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