Endemic Bird Areas
Birdlife International has defined the following Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) in the subcontinent:
- The Western Ghats
- Sri Lanka
Each area has its own set of endemic species, and there are further species shared between the two which are not found elsewhere.
In addition the following are classified as Secondary areas (areas with at least one restricted-range bird species, but not meeting the criteria to qualify as EBAs)
- Eastern Andhra Pradesh - covering the range of Jerdon's Courser
- Southern Deccan Plateau - covering the range of Yellow-throated Bulbul, Yellow-billed Babbler, Sykes's Lark, Jerdon's Bushlark, Crested Hawk-eagle
- Central Indian Forests - covering the range of Forest Owlet
Read more about this topic: Endemic Birds Of South Asia
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