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This is a list of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones.

Endemic Bird Areas
BirdLife International has defined the following as Endemic Bird Areas:


 * The Andaman Islands
 * The Nicobar Islands

List of endemic species
The following is a list of species endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India:

Species endemic to the Andaman islands

 * Andaman serpent-eagle, Spilornis elgini
 * Andaman crake, Rallina canningi
 * Brown coucal, Centropus andamanensis
 * Andaman scops owl, Otus balli
 * Hume's boobook, Ninox obscura
 * Andaman barn-owl, Tyto deroepstorffi
 * Andaman nightjar, Caprimulgus andamanicus
 * Narcondam hornbill, Rhyticeros narcondami
 * Andaman woodpecker, Dryocopus hodgei
 * Andaman drongo, Dicrurus andamanensis
 * Andaman treepie, Dendrocitta bayleyii
 * Andaman shama, Copsychus albiventris
 * Andaman bulbul, Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens
 * Andaman cuckooshrike, Coracina dobsoni
 * Andaman flowerpecker, Dicaeum virescens

Species endemic to the Nicobar islands

 * Nicobar imperial-pigeon, Ducula nicobarica
 * South Nicobar serpent eagle, Spilornis klossi
 * Nicobar sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri
 * Nicobar parakeet, Psittacula caniceps
 * Nicobar bulbul, Ixos nicobariensis
 * Nicobar jungle flycatcher, Cyornis nicobaricus
 * Nicobar scops-owl, Otus alius
 * Nicobar megapode, Megapodius nicobariensis (possibly extirpated over Andaman range)

Species endemic to the two island groups

 * Andaman woodpigeon, Columba palumboides
 * Andaman green pigeon, Treron chloropterus
 * Andaman cuckoo-dove, Macropygia rufipennis
 * Andaman boobook, Ninox affinis
 * White-headed starling, Sturnia erythropygia