 Forsyth's (1889) casual remarks indicated that several species like black-headed yellow bulbul ("Pycnonotus melanicterus"), painted spurfowl ("Galloperdix lunulata"), lesser adjutant ("Leptoptilos javanicus"), and Indian golden-backed three-toed woodpecker ("Dinopium javanense") which are now found only in small restricted areas were apparently quite common and widespread around late 19th century.The recent rediscovery of the forest spotted owlet ("Heteroglaux blewitti"), endemic to Central Indian Highlands after about 114 years (Rasmussen 1998), underscores the significance of more avifaunal studies in the region for conservation planning.The forests of central India are also one of the few known refuges for several globally threatened and restricted-range species like Malabar pied hornbill ("Anthracoceros coronatus"), spotted grey creeper ("Salpornis spilonotus"), white-bellied minivet ("Pericrocotus erythropygius"), Asian brown flycatcher ("Muscicapa dauurica") and green munia ("Amandava formosa") (Ali & Ripley, 1983).