Home›Birds›Where It Lives›South AsiaBrowse BySouth AsiaWhere it lives names the country or region a species actually calls home. Wikipedia describes the giant panda as a species "endemic to China," found nowhere else in the wild. This dimension lets a visitor find every species native to the same part of the world.FactsSouth AsiaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1South AsiaFilter Results140 entriesCommon GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (15)Cuckoos (2)Gulls, Terns And Auks (15)Herons, Egrets And Allies (6)Kingfishers And Allies (5)Other Birds (16)Owls (4)Passerines (Songbirds) (21)Penguins And Seabirds (5)Pigeons And Doves (6)Shorebirds (Waders) (29)Waterfowl (14)Woodpeckers (2)Everyday GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (15)Cuckoos (2)Gulls, Terns And Auks (15)Herons, Egrets And Allies (6)Kingfishers And Allies (5)Other Birds (16)Owls (4)Passerines (Songbirds) (21)Penguins And Seabirds (5)Pigeons And Doves (6)Shorebirds (Waders) (29)Waterfowl (14)Woodpeckers (2)HabitatAllAlpine (1)Bog (6)Boreal Forest (12)Chaparral (8)Desert (8)Estuary (6)Freshwater (6)Freshwater Marsh (7)Grassland (18)Intertidal Zone (6)Lake (27)Marine (2)Neritic Zone (3)Open Ocean (4)Riparian Zone (6)River (11)Salt Marsh (3)Savanna (4)Steppe (5)Temperate Coniferous Forest (3)Temperate Forest (7)Tropical Dry Forest (1)Tropical Rainforest (4)Tundra (18)Vernal Pool (1)Wetlands (26)Xeric Shrubland (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (1)Endangered (1)Least Concern (119)Near Threatened (10)Vulnerable (9)DietAllCarnivore (33)Detritivore or Scavenger (2)Frugivore (2)Herbivore (25)Insectivore (38)Omnivore (24)Piscivore (13)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (47)Marine (41)Marine and Freshwater (2)Terrestrial (115)Terrestrial and Marine (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (140)Population TrendAllDecreasing (1)Stable (1)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (1)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (1)Pollution (2)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (15)Disease Vector (5)Domesticated (3)Eaten or Drunk by People (2)Ecotourism and Research (5)Farmed or Commercially Raised (1)Hunted or Fished (26)Invasive or Introduced Species (11)Kept as Pets (4)Natural Pest Control (9)No Significant Interaction with Humans (4)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (6)Appendix II (18)Appendix III (2)Not Listed (116)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (6)G5 Secure (47)EcosystemAllArctic Ocean (1)Arctic Tundra (6)Camargue (2)Caspian Sea (8)Chagos Archipelago (1)Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (5)Danube Delta (5)Doñana (3)Eastern Himalayas (2)Great Barrier Reef (2)Great Lakes (5)Great Plains (2)Gulf of California (1)Heath (3)Lake Baikal (2)Lake Victoria (1)Mojave Desert (1)Moorland (5)Okavango Delta (1)Prairie Pothole Region (2)Sahara Desert (1)Sahel (3)Sargasso Sea (1)Scandinavian Taiga (2)Simpson Desert (1)Svalbard (5)Thar Desert (1)Wadden Sea (3)Western Ghats (3)Yellowstone (1)TaxonomyAllAccipiter (1)Accipitridae (5)Accipitriformes (3)Aerodramus (2)Alcidae (1)Anas (2)Anatidae (8)Anser (1)Anseriformes (3)Apodiformes (1)Ardeidae (3)Aves (4)Bucerotidae (1)Calidris (4)Caprimulgiformes (1)Carduelis (1)Charadriidae (7)Charadriiformes (5)Ciconiidae (1)Circus (3)Columbidae (4)Columbiformes (1)Coraciiformes (1)Corvidae (2)Corvus (2)Cuculiformes (1)Emberizidae (2)Falconidae (2)Falconiformes (1)Fringillidae (1)Galliformes (6)Garrulus (1)Gaviiformes (1)Gruidae (1)Hirundinidae (2)Laridae (10)Larus (1)Leiothrichidae (1)Loxia (1)Meropidae (1)Parus (1)Passeriformes (5)Pelecaniformes (2)Phoenicopteriformes (1)Picidae (2)Podicipediformes (2)Pterocliformes (1)Rallidae (3)Scolopacidae (8)Sterna (3)Strigidae (2)Strigiformes (2)Suliformes (1)Tringa (6)Turdus (1)Urocissa (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Barn SwallowSouth AsiaBlack storkSouth AsiaBlack TernSouth AsiaBlack-headed gullSouth AsiaBlack-legged kittiwakeSouth AsiaBlack-naped TernSouth AsiaBlack-nest swiftletSouth AsiaBlack-tailed godwitSouth AsiaBlack-winged kiteSouth AsiaBrant (goose)South AsiaBridled ternSouth AsiaBrown-headed gullSouth AsiaCarrion crowSouth AsiaCaspian ternSouth AsiaChangeable hawk-eagleSouth AsiaChinese thrushSouth AsiaCommon buttonquailSouth AsiaCommon CuckooSouth AsiaCommon greenshankSouth AsiaCommon gullSouth AsiaCommon Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)South AsiaCommon KingfisherSouth AsiaCommon moorhenSouth AsiaCommon murreSouth AsiaCommon MynaSouth AsiaCommon PheasantSouth AsiaCommon pochardSouth AsiaCommon quailSouth AsiaCommon RavenSouth AsiaCommon redshankSouth AsiaCommon reed buntingSouth AsiaCommon ringed ploverSouth AsiaCommon sandpiperSouth AsiaCommon shelduckSouth AsiaCommon snipeSouth AsiaCommon StarlingSouth AsiaCommon swiftSouth AsiaCommon ternSouth AsiaCommon wood pigeonSouth AsiaCorn buntingSouth AsiaCorn crakeSouth AsiaDalmatian PelicanSouth AsiaDunlinSouth AsiaEdible-nest swiftletSouth AsiaEurasian bitternSouth AsiaEurasian bullfinchSouth AsiaEurasian cootSouth AsiaEurasian Eagle-OwlSouth AsiaEurasian hobbySouth AsiaEurasian HoopoeSouth AsiaShowing 1 to 50 of 140, page 1 of 3.123Next →Sources1. 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