KINABALU NATIONAL PARK & PORING
BORNEOLOCALE
| Area (ha): | 75,400 |
| Altitude (m): | 1200-4095 |
| # Species: | 306 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 304 |
| # Endemics: | 6 |
| # Near Endemics: | 46 |
| Species/100 ha: | 0.4 |
| Habitat: Lowland Dipterocarp forest, sub-alpine forest, montane forest | |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | Crested Partridge | Rollulus rouloul |
| 2 | Red-breasted Partridge | Arborophila hyperythra |
| 3 | Dulit Partridge | Rhizothera dulitensis |
| 4 | Great Argus | Argusianus argus |
| 5 | Crimson-headed Partridge | Haematortyx sanguiniceps |
| 6 | Blue-breasted Quail | Synoicus chinensis |
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| 7 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 8 | Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia emiliana |
| 9 | &Little Cuckoo-Dovel | Macropygia ruficeps |
| 10 | &Little Green-Pigeonl | Treron olax |
| 11 | Pink-necked Green-Pigeon | Treron vernans |
| 12 | &Thick-billed Green-Pigeonl | Treron curvirostra |
| 13 | &Jambu Fruit-Dovel | Ptilinopus jambu |
| 14 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea |
| 15 | Mountain Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula badia |
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| 16 | Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus |
| 17 | /Himalayan Cuckoo/ | Cuculus saturatus |
| 18 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis |
| 19 | Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis |
| 20 | Chestnut-bellied Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus sumatranus |
| 21 | Chestnut-breasted Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus curvirostris |
| 22 | /Asian Koel/ | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| 23 | Little Bronze-Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx minutillus |
| 24 | Violet Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus |
| 25 | Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris |
| 26 | Large Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx sparverioides |
| 27 | Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx vagans |
| 28 | /Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo/ | Hierococcyx nisicolor |
| 29 | Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii |
| 30 | Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus |
| 31 | Sahul Brush Cuckoo | Cacomantis variolosus |
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| 32 | Malaysian Eared-Nightjar | Lyncornis temminckii |
| 33 | /Gray Nightjar/ | Caprimulgus jotaka |
| 34 | Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus |
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| 35 | Bornean Frogmouth | Batrachostomus mixtus |
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| 36 | Silver-rumped Needletail | Rhaphidura leucopygialis |
| 37 | Brown-backed Needletail | Hirundapus giganteus |
| 38 | Waterfall Swift | Hydrochous gigas |
| 39 | Bornean Swiftlet | Collocalia dodgei |
| 40 | White-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphagus |
| 41 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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| 42 | Gray-rumped Treeswift | Hemiprocne longipennis |
| 43 | Whiskered Treeswift | Hemiprocne comata |
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| 44 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
| 45 | Red-legged Crake | Rallina fasciata |
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| 46 | /Pin-tailed Snipe/ | Gallinago stenura |
| 47 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
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| 48 | Storm's Stork | Ciconia stormi |
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| 49 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
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| 50 | /Oriental Honey-buzzard/ | Pernis ptilorhynchus |
| 51 | Mountain Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis kinabaluensis |
| 52 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
| 53 | Blyth's Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus alboniger |
| 54 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus |
| 55 | Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii |
| 56 | Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis |
| 57 | Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus |
| 58 | Crested Goshawk | Lophospiza trivirgatus |
| 59 | Besra | Tachyspiza virgatus |
| 60 | /Japanese Sparrowhawk/ | Tachyspiza gularis |
| 61 | /Chinese Sparrowhawk/ | Tachyspiza soloensis |
| 62 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 63 | /Gray-faced Buzzard/ | Butastur indicus |
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| 64 | Reddish Scops-Owl | Otus rufescens |
| 65 | Mountain Scops-Owl | Otus spilocephalus |
| 66 | Sunda Scops-Owl | Otus lempiji |
| 67 | Sunda Owlet | Glaucidium sylvaticus |
| 68 | Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata |
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| 69 | Orange-breasted Trogon | Harpactes oreskios |
| 70 | Red-naped Trogon | Harpactes kasumba |
| 71 | Diard's Trogon | Harpactes diardii |
| 72 | Whitehead's Trogon | Harpactes whiteheadi |
| 73 | Cinnamon-rumped Trogon | Harpactes orrhophaeus |
| 74 | Scarlet-rumped Trogon | Harpactes duvaucelii |
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| 75 | Helmeted Hornbill | Rhinoplax vigil |
| 76 | Rhinoceros Hornbill | Buceros rhinoceros |
| 77 | Bushy-crested Hornbill | Anorrhinus galeritus |
| 78 | Oriental Pied-Hornbill | Anthracoceros albirostris |
| 79 | Black Hornbill | Anthracoceros malayanus |
| 80 | Wreathed Hornbill | Rhyticeros undulatus |
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| 81 | Red-bearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis amictus |
| 82 | &Blue-throated Bee-eaterl | Merops viridis |
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| 83 | Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher | Alcedo peninsulae |
| 84 | Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx rufidorsa |
| 85 | Black-faced Kingfisher** | Lacedo melanops |
| 86 | /Black-capped Kingfisher/ | Halcyon pileata |
| 87 | Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris |
| 88 | Rufous-collared Kingfisher | Actenoides concretus |
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| 89 | Oriental Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis |
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| 90 | Brown Barbet | Caloramphus fuliginosus |
| 91 | Black-eared Barbet | Psilopogon duvaucelii |
| 92 | Bornean Barbet | Psilopogon eximius |
| 93 | Red-crowned Barbet | Psilopogon rafflesii |
| 94 | Red-throated Barbet | Psilopogon mystacophanos |
| 95 | Golden-naped Barbet | Psilopogon pulcherrimus |
| 96 | Yellow-crowned Barbet | Psilopogon henricii |
| 97 | Mountain Barbet | Psilopogon monticola |
| 98 | Gold-whiskered Barbet | Psilopogon chrysopogon |
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| 99 | Malaysian Honeyguide | Indicator archipelagicus |
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| 100 | Rufous Piculet | Sasia abnormis |
| 101 | Gray-and-buff Woodpecker | Hemicircus concretus |
| 102 | Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus moluccensis |
| 103 | Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus canicapillus |
| 104 | Maroon Woodpecker | Blythipicus rubiginosus |
| 105 | Rufous Woodpecker | Micropternus brachyurus |
| 106 | Buff-necked Woodpecker | Meiglyptes tukki |
| 107 | Buff-rumped Woodpecker | Meiglyptes rammithorax |
| 108 | Olive-backed Woodpecker | Gecinulus rafflesii |
| 109 | Crimson-winged Woodpecker | Picus puniceus |
| 110 | Banded Woodpecker | Chrysophlegma miniaceus |
| 111 | Checker-throated Woodpecker | Chrysophlegma mentalis |
| 112 | Orange-backed Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes validus |
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| 113 | Black-thighed Falconet | Microhierax fringillarius |
| 114 | White-fronted Falconet | Microhierax latifrons |
| 115 | /Eurasian Kestrel/ | Falco tinnunculus |
| 116 | /Peregrine Falcon/ | Falco peregrinus |
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| 117 | Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot | Loriculus galgulus |
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| 118 | Green Broadbill | Calyptomena viridis |
| 119 | Hose's Broadbill | Calyptomena hosii |
| 120 | Whitehead's Broadbill | Calyptomena whiteheadi |
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| 121 | Long-tailed Broadbill | Psarisomus dalhousiae |
| 122 | Dusky Broadbill | Corydon sumatranus |
| 123 | Black-and-red Broadbill | Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos |
| 124 | Banded Broadbill | Eurylaimus javanicus |
| 125 | Black-and-yellow Broadbill | Eurylaimus ochromalus |
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| 126 | Blue-banded Pitta | Erythropitta arquata |
| 127 | Bornean Banded-Pitta | Hydrornis schwaneri |
| 128 | Blue-headed Pitta | Hydrornis baudii |
| 129 | /Blue-winged Pitta/ | Pitta moluccensis |
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| 130 | Golden-bellied Gerygone | Gerygone sulphurea |
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| 131 | Fiery Minivet | Pericrocotus igneus |
| 132 | Gray-chinned Minivet | Pericrocotus solaris |
| 133 | Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus speciosus |
| 134 | Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina striata |
| 135 | Sunda Cuckooshrike | Coracina larvata |
| 136 | Lesser Cuckooshrike | Lalage fimbriata |
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| 137 | Pied Shrike-Babbler | Pteruthius flaviscapis |
| 138 | White-bellied Erpornis | Erpornis zantholeuca |
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| 139 | Bornean Whistler | Pachycephala hypoxantha |
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| 140 | Ventriloquial Oriole | Oriolus consobrinus |
| 141 | Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis |
| 142 | Black-and-crimson Oriole | Oriolus consanguineus |
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| 143 | White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus |
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| 144 | Large Woodshrike | Tephrodornis virgatus |
| 145 | Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus picatus |
| 146 | Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus hirundinaceus |
| 147 | Rufous-winged Philentoma | Philentoma pyrhoptera |
| 148 | Maroon-breasted Philentoma | Philentoma velata |
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| 149 | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia |
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| 150 | Spotted Fantail | Rhipidura perlata |
| 151 | Malaysian Pied-Fantail | Rhipidura javanica |
| 152 | White-throated Fantail | Rhipidura albicollis |
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| 153 | Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus |
| 154 | /Crow-billed Drongo/ | Dicrurus annectens |
| 155 | Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus |
| 156 | Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus |
| 157 | Spangled Drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus |
| 158 | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus |
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| 159 | /Japanese Paradise Flycatcher/ | Terpsiphone atrocaudata |
| 160 | Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone affinis |
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| 161 | Crested Jayshrike | Platylophus galericulatus |
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| 162 | /Tiger Shrike/ | Lanius tigrinus |
| 163 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus |
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| 164 | Bornean Black Magpie | Platysmurus aterrimus |
| 165 | Common Green-Magpie | Cissa chinensis |
| 166 | Bornean Green-Magpie | Cissa jefferyi |
| 167 | Bornean Treepie | Dendrocitta cinerascens |
| 168 | Slender-billed Crow | Corvus enca |
| 169 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
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| 170 | Malaysian Rail-babbler | Eupetes macrocerus |
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| 171 | Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis |
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| 172 | Ashy Tailorbird | Orthotomus ruficeps |
| 173 | Rufous-tailed Tailorbird | Orthotomus sericeus |
| 174 | Yellow-bellied Prinia | Prinia flaviventris |
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| 175 | /Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/ | Helopsaltes ochotensis |
| 176 | Friendly Bush Warbler | Locustella accentor |
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| 177 | Pacific Swallow | Hirundo javanica |
| 178 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 179 | /Asian House-Martin/ | Delichon dasypus |
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| 180 | Hairy-backed Bulbul | Tricholestes criniger |
| 181 | Yellow-bellied Bulbul | Alophoixus phaeocephalus |
| 182 | Gray-cheeked Bulbul | Alophoixus tephrogenys |
| 183 | Penan Bulbul | Alophoixus ruficrissus |
| 184 | Charlotte's Bulbul | Iole charlottae |
| 185 | Cinereous Bulbul | Hemixos cinereus |
| 186 | Streaked Bulbul | Ixos malaccensis |
| 187 | &Black-and-white Bulbull | Microtarsus melanoleucos |
| 188 | Black-headed Bulbul | Microtarsus melanocephalos |
| 189 | Spectacled Bulbul | Rubigula erythropthalmos |
| 190 | &Scaly-breasted Bulbull | Rubigula squamatus |
| 191 | Bornean Bulbul | Rubigula montis |
| 192 | Cream-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus simplex |
| 193 | Olive-winged Bulbul | Pycnonotus plumosus |
| 194 | Red-eyed Bulbul | Pycnonotus brunneus |
| 195 | Straw-headed Bulbul | Pycnonotus zeylanicus |
| 196 | Pale-faced Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucops |
| 197 | Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier |
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| 198 | /Arctic Warbler/ | Phylloscopus borealis |
| 199 | Yellow-breasted Warbler | Phylloscopus montis |
| 200 | Mountain Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus trivirgatus |
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| 201 | Bornean Stubtail | Urosphena whiteheadi |
| 202 | Yellow-bellied Warbler | Abroscopus superciliaris |
| 203 | Mountain Tailorbird | Phyllergates cucullatus |
| 204 | Aberrant Bush Warbler | Horornis flavolivaceus |
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| 205 | Chestnut-crested Yuhina | Yuhina everetti |
| 206 | Pygmy Heleia | Heleia squamifrons |
| 207 | Mountain Black-eye | Zosterops emiliae |
| 208 | Black-capped White-eye | Zosterops atricapilla |
| 209 | Hume's White-eye | Zosterops auriventer |
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| 210 | Bold-striped Tit-Babbler | Mixornis bornensis |
| 211 | Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler | Macronus ptilosus |
| 212 | Gray-hooded Babbler | Cyanoderma bicolor |
| 213 | Rufous-fronted Babbler | Cyanoderma rufifrons |
| 214 | Black Laughingthrush | Melanocichla lugubris |
| 215 | Bare-headed Laughingthrush | Melanocichla calvus |
| 216 | Sunda Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus bornensis |
| 217 | Black-throated Babbler | Stachyris nigricollis |
| 218 | Chestnut-rumped Babbler | Stachyris maculata |
| 219 | Gray-throated Babbler | Stachyris nigriceps |
| 220 | Gray-headed Babbler | Stachyris poliocephala |
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| 221 | Moustached Babbler | Malacopteron magnirostre |
| 222 | Sooty-capped Babbler | Malacopteron affine |
| 223 | Scaly-crowned Babbler | Malacopteron cinereum |
| 224 | Rufous-crowned Babbler | Malacopteron magnum |
| 225 | Bornean Black-capped Babbler | Pellorneum capistratoides |
| 226 | Temminck's Babbler | Pellorneum pyrrogenys |
| 227 | Short-tailed Babbler | Pellorneum malaccense |
| 228 | White-chested Babbler | Pellorneum rostratum |
| 229 | Ferruginous Babbler | Pellorneum bicolor |
| 230 | Striped Wren-Babbler | Kenopia striata |
| 231 | Horsfield's Babbler | Malacocincla sepiaria |
| 232 | Mountain Wren-Babbler | Gypsophila crassa |
| 233 | Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler | Napothera epilepidota |
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| 234 | Brown Fulvetta | Alcippe brunneicauda |
| 235 | Sunda Laughingthrush | Garrulax palliatus |
| 236 | Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus treacheri |
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| 237 | Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis |
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| 238 | Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis |
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| 239 | &Chestnut-capped Thrushl | Geokichla interpres |
| 240 | Orange-headed Thrush | Geokichla citrina |
| 241 | Everett's Thrush | Zoothera everetti |
| 242 | Japanese Thrush | Turdus cardis |
| 243 | /Eyebrowed Thrush/ | Turdus obscurus |
| 244 | Sundaic Island-Thrush | Turdus javanicus |
| 245 | Fruit-hunter | Chlamydochaera jefferyi |
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| 246 | /Dark-sided Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa sibirica |
| 247 | /Ferruginous Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa ferruginea |
| 248 | /Asian Brown Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa dauurica |
| 249 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
| 250 | White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus |
| 251 | White-crowned Shama | Copsychus stricklandii |
| 252 | White-tailed Flycatcher | Leucoptilon concretus |
| 253 | /Blue-and-white Flycatcher/ | Cyanoptila cyanomelana |
| 254 | Indigo Flycatcher | Eumyias indigo |
| 255 | Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus |
| 256 | Dayak Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis montanus |
| 257 | Malaysian Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis turcosus |
| 258 | Bornean Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis superbus |
| 259 | Gray-chested Jungle Flycatcher | Cyornis umbratilis |
| 260 | Crocker Jungle Flycatcher | Cyornis ruficrissa |
| 261 | Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher | Vauriella gularis |
| 262 | Bornean Shortwing | Brachypteryx erythrogyna |
| 263 | /Siberian Blue Robin/ | Larvivora cyane |
| 264 | Javan Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus glaucinus |
| 265 | Bornean Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus borneensis |
| 266 | White-crowned Forktail | Enicurus leschenaulti |
| 267 | Bornean Forktail | Enicurus borneensis |
| 268 | Chestnut-naped Forktail | Enicurus ruficapillus |
| 269 | /Narcissus Flycatcher/ | Ficedula narcissina |
| 270 | /Mugimaki Flycatcher/ | Ficedula mugimaki |
| 271 | Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra |
| 272 | Pygmy Flycatcher | Ficedula hodgsoni |
| 273 | Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni |
| 274 | Rufous-chested Flycatcher | Ficedula dumetoria |
| 275 | /Blue Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola solitarius |
| 276 | Pied Bushchat | Saxicola caprata |
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| 277 | Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker | Prionochilus maculatus |
| 278 | Yellow-vented Flowerpecker | Pachyglossa chrysorrheum |
| 279 | Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma |
| 280 | Black-sided Flowerpecker | Dicaeum monticolum |
| 281 | Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum cruentatum |
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| 282 | Ruby-cheeked Sunbird | Chalcoparia singalensis |
| 283 | Plain Sunbird | Anthreptes simplex |
| 284 | Brown-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes malacensis |
| 285 | Van Hasselt's Sunbird | Leptocoma brasiliana |
| 286 | Ornate Sunbird | Cinnyris ornatus |
| 287 | Temminck's Sunbird | Aethopyga temminckii |
| 288 | Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja |
| 289 | Long-billed Spiderhunter | Arachnothera robusta |
| 290 | Little Spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra |
| 291 | Whitehead's Spiderhunter | Arachnothera juliae |
| 292 | Yellow-eared Spiderhunter | Arachnothera chrysogenys |
| 293 | Spectacled Spiderhunter | Arachnothera flavigaster |
| 294 | Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter | Arachnothera affinis |
| 295 | Bornean Spiderhunter | Arachnothera everetti |
| 296 | Purple-naped Spiderhunter | Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum |
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| 297 | Asian Fairy-bluebird | Irena puella |
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| 298 | Greater Green Leafbird | Chloropsis sonnerati |
| 299 | Lesser Green Leafbird | Chloropsis cyanopogon |
| 300 | &Bornean Leafbirdl | Chloropsis kinabaluensis |
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| 301 | Dusky Munia | Lonchura fuscans |
| 302 | Chestnut Munia | Lonchura atricapilla |
| 303 | Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch | Erythrura hyperythra |
| 304 | &Pin-tailed Parrotfinchl | Erythrura prasina |
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| 305 | /Forest Wagtail/ | Dendronanthus indicus |
| 306 | /Gray Wagtail/ | Motacilla cinerea |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 30 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 1 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 11 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 3 |
| [] | Accidental | 3 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 52 |
| V | Vulnerable | 9 |
| EN | Endangered | 4 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 2 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.