Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Gruiformes (Cranes and Rails)

Heliornithidae (Finfoots)

• Heliopais Sharpe, 1893 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 1 p.37 Podica personata Gray, 1849; Type by original designation
  • 171. Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus (Gray, 1849) [HB#351]
    Original Description: Podica personata Gray, 1849 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1, 6 no.186 p.90 pl.4
    Distribution: Historically known only from a few specimens from Namdapha region in E Arunachal, Upper Assam (Dibrugarh, Tinsukia), and Cachar region.
    Specimens: BNHS, YPM
    IUCN: Critically Endangered. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    Notes: Historical records from Manipur and recent reports from Assam have not been verified.