LESSER FLORICAN
Sypheotides indicus
Habitat: Grasslands in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra
Reason for decline: Invasive species in open habitats, collisions with power lines
SLENDER-BILLED VULTURE
Gyps tenuirostris
Habitat: from the Gangetic plain north, west to Himachal, south as far as northern Odisha, and east through Assam
Reason for decline: Toxins found in carcasses they eat
MANIPUR BUSH QUAIL
Perdicula manipurensis
Habitat: Damp grasslands of northeast India
Reason for decline: Drainage and destruction of tall grasslands; illegal trade
WHITE-BELLIED HERON
Ardea insignis
Habitat: Wetlands of tropical/ subtropical forests in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas of northeast India
Reason for decline: Loss of breeding and feeding grounds
BUGUN LIOCICHLA
Liocichla bugunorum
Habitat: Montane forest and dense undergrowth in Arunachal Pradesh
Reason for decline: Loss of habitat
WHITE-WINGED WOOD DUCK
Asarcornis scutulata
Habitat: Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
Reason for decline: Habitat loss, hunting
THE FOREST OWLET
Heteroglaux blewitti
Habitat: Dry deciduous teak forests in central India
Reason for decline: Deforestation, timber logging
SAKER FALCON
Falco cherrug
Habitat: Open areas in Rajasthan, Ladakh
Reason for decline: Habitat loss, scarcity of food, illegal trade
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