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The Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus) is a bird found in India. Found in India. It eats leaves and other plant parts, insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the Lesser Florican lives

Found in India.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌿 Leaves & plants30%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by vir joshi (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC124825. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Lesser Florican

Where does the Lesser Florican live?

The Lesser Florican lives in India. Found in India.

What does the Lesser Florican eat?

leaves and other plant parts (about 30%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Lesser Florican endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from Asia

• Hainan Peacock Pheasant
• Bornean Peacock-Pheasant
• Walden's Hornbill
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.