Indian birds globally endangered

Topic in news because Hindu ran a story and UPSC has a nasty habit of asking MCQs related to Endangeredness of xyz bird/animal.

Bengal Florican	Critically Endangered	Himalayan Terai (UP, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh farmers destroy Grasslands and scrub forests
Great Indian Bustard	Critically Endangered	few birds in Kutch, Maharashtra, Deccan, Rajasthan, Andhra, Karnataka. Almost disappeared from Haryana, Punjab, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Mine workers lost jobs after closure of Gwalior mine=> resorted o poaching in Ghatigaon sanctuary. Egg collecting in Andhra and Karnataka Bustards like monsoon crops – Sorghum Millet etc but now farmers grow cash crops- sugarcane, cotton etc thanks to irrigation. mining, quarrying, power projects Eucalyptus, Juliflora etc exotic tree species by Forest Department
Sociable Lapwing	critically endangered	Kutch and Rajasthan Farmers destroy Grasslands and scrub forests = less moth = less birds. lay eggs on ground-nests. they’re destroyed by grazing sheeps and goats. hunting by nomadic tribes.
Jerdon’s Courser	critically endangered	Eastern Ghat Andhra, South MP farmers destroy Grasslands and scrub forests Habitat fragmentation by Telugu-Ganga Canal in Cuddapah District of Andhra
Forest Owlet	Critically Endangered	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha. Central India’s deciduous forest fuel-fodder collection tribal use their eggs, feathers, bones for drum making. Agro-chemicals reduce insect, rodent population.
Spoon-billed Sandpiper	Critically Endangered	North East and Bangladesh wetland destruction due to dams foxes and dogs destroy their nests
Siberian Crane	Critically Endangered	Migratory – to Keoladeo sanctuary, Rajasthan. Wetland destruction
White-bellied Heron	Critically Endangered	North East India, Bhutan, Myanmar wetland destruction for tea plantations Poaching in Namdapha National park forest fires, hydroelectric projects
Red-headed Vulture	Critically Endangered	also called Pondicherry Gujarat, North East, Himalayan foothills Diclofenac drug to animals=> dead animal eaten by Vulture => vulture kidney fail by Diclofenac.
Christmas Island Frigate	Critically Endangered	originally from Christmas island, Australia. Andaman and Nicobar islands overfishing + marine pollution in Andaman sea Non-Native species “yellow ants”=> baby crabs killed => less food for frigate.
Lesser Florican	Endangered	Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra farmers destroy Grasslands and scrub forests
Egyptian Vulture	Endangered	North Western India electrocution (by powerlines) collisions with wind turbines, and ofcourse Diclofenac
Greater Adjutant (stork)	Endangered	Assam and Bihar. Since they eat carcasses and small animals- people cut the trees to get rid of them from societies and colonies. food chemicals in dumpsters
Masked Finfoot (duck)	Endangered	North East India riverine destroyed for tea plantation illegal felling of trees dam construction- siltation hunting eggs and chicks
Wood Snipe	Vulnerable	Himalayas & North East Habitat destroyed for tea plantation & jhoom cultivation