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TRIP REPORT
INDONESIA

Start:09/04/2016
End:09/24/2016
Duration:21 days
#Species:286
#Endemics:129
#Heard Only:6

2016 Sulawesi & Halmahera Birding Tour

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS SEEN ON TOUR

List of bird species seen or heard during the tour. The table indicates 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.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only

color codes

19Black Bittern** 9flavicollisFP,HM

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuataKW
3Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosaBNP
4Sunda TealAnas gibberifronsARF,BNP,KW,MRF

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

5MaleoMacrocephalon maleoBNPg,TP
6Moluccan MegapodeEulipoa wallaceiTG
7Philippine MegapodeMegapodius cumingiiTNP
8Dusky MegapodeMegapodius freycinetHM

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

9Red JunglefowlGallus gallusBNP,LBM

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
11Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaLLNP,ORVR,TP
12Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
13Sultan's Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia doreyaMany
14Great Cuckoo-DoveReinwardtoena reinwardtiHM
15White-faced Cuckoo-DoveTuracoena manadensisBNP,KW,ROAD1,TNP
TP
16Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaHM,KW,TP
17Stephan's DoveChalcophaps stephaniTNP
18Zebra DoveGeopelia striataBNP,ORVR
19Sulawesi Ground DoveGallicolumba tristigmataGAg
20Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernansMM
21Gray-cheeked Green-PigeonTreron griseicaudaBNP,KW,TNP,TP
22Red-eared Fruit-DovePtilinopus fischeriLLNP
23Maroon-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus epiusBNP
24Scarlet-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus bernsteiniiHM
25Superb Fruit-DovePtilinopus superbusGA,LBMh,LLNP
26Blue-capped Fruit-DovePtilinopus monachaHM,TG
27Gray-headed Fruit-DovePtilinopus hyogastrusHM
28Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilusBF,BNP,TNP,TP
29White-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula forsteniBNP,GA,TNP,TP
30Gray-headed Imperial-PigeonDucula radiataBNP,GA,LLNP,TNP
31Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaBNP,KF,ROAD1,TNP
TP
32Spectacled Imperial-PigeonDucula perspicillataHM
33Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula basilicaHM
34Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorHM,MM,TG
35Silver-tipped Imperial-PigeonDucula luctuosaBNP,ROAD1,TNP
36Sombre PigeonCryptophaps poecilorrhoaLLNP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

37Bay CoucalCentropus celebensisMany
38Goliath CoucalCentropus goliathHM
39Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisMany
40Yellow-billed MalkohaRhamphococcyx calyorhynchusBNP,GA,LLNP,ORVR
TNP
41Black-billed KoelEudynamys melanorhynchusMany
42Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiaeHM,KW
43Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusBNP,FP,LLNPh,LM
ORVR
44Moluccan Drongo-CuckooSurniculus musschenbroekiTPh
45Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusBNP
46Sulawesi Brush CuckooCacomantis virescensBNP,GA,LBM,LLNPh
LMh
47Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusHM,ROAD1

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

48Diabolical NightjarEurostopodus diabolicusGA,LLNP
49Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisBNP,KW,TNPh
50Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusHM,TG
51Sulawesi NightjarCaprimulgus celebensisROAD1,TNP
52Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinisFPh,ORVR

 
Owlet-Nightjars: Aegothelidae

53Moluccan Owlet-nightjarAegotheles crinifronsHM

 
Swifts: Apodidae

54Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensisLLNP,TP
55Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculentaMany
56Moluccan SwiftletAerodramus infuscatusGA,HM,LLNP
57Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisMany
58Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisBNP,ORVR

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

59Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisMany
60Moustached TreeswiftHemiprocne mystaceaHM,TG

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

61Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisFP,GA,MM
62Barred RailGallirallus torquatusKW,LLNP,TNP,TP
63Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusKW
64Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosaKW
65Black-backed SwamphenPorphyrio indicusKW
66White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaARF,KW
67Isabelline Bush-henAmaurornis isabellinaKW,ROAD1h,TNP
68White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusBNPh
69Rufous-tailed Bush-henAmaurornis moluccanaHM,TNPh

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

70Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisTGh

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

71/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusARF,FP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

72Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaARF,FP,TG
73Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusFP,MRF
74Javan PloverAnarhynchus javanicusFP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

75Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisARF

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

76WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusFP,HM,MM,TG
77Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusFP
78Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosMany
79/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipesMM,TG
80Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilisARF
81Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaARF,FP,MRF,ORVR
82Common RedshankTringa totanusFP
83Common GreenshankTringa nebulariaARF,FP,MRF
84Long-toed StintCalidris subminutaARF,FP
85Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisARF,FP

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

86Red-backed ButtonquailTurnix maculosusORVR
87Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorBNP,ORVR,TP

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

88Little TernSternula albifronsFP
89Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiHM

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

90Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisKW

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

91African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMRF

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

92Lesser FrigatebirdFregata arielHM,MM
93Great FrigatebirdFregata minorHM

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

94Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensisARF
95Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxFP,MRF
96Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicusKW
97Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
98Striated HeronButorides striataFP,HM,MM,MRF
99Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaMany
100Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
101Great EgretArdea albaFP,KAO
102Medium EgretArdea intermediaARF,BNP,KAO,KW,MRF
103Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

104OspreyPandion haliaetusHM,TG

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

105Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniTP
106Pacific BazaAviceda subcristataHM
107Sulawesi Honey-buzzardPernis celebensisBNP,TP
108Sulawesi Serpent-EagleSpilornis rufipectusBNP,LLNP,TP
109Sulawesi Hawk-EagleNisaetus lanceolatusBNP,LLNP,TNP,TP
110Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiBNP,TP
111Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisGA,LLNP,TNP,TP
112Gurney's EagleAquila gurneyiHM
113Small SparrowhawkTachyspiza nanusLLNPh
114Vinous-breasted SparrowhawkTachyspiza rhodogasterTNP
115Spot-tailed GoshawkTachyspiza trinotatusGAh,TNP
116Variable GoshawkTachyspiza hiogasterHM
117Moluccan GoshawkTachyspiza henicogrammusHM
118Spotted HarrierCircus assimilisARF,BNP
119Black KiteMilvus migransBNP,GA,TP
120Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
121White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterTG,TNP
122Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilisTG,TNP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

123Minahasa Masked-OwlTyto inexspectataTNP
124Sulawesi Masked-OwlTyto rosenbergiiGA,LLNP

 
Owls: Strigidae

125Moluccan Scops-OwlOtus magicusHM,TGh
126Sulawesi Scops-OwlOtus manadensisGAh,KAO,MM,ROAD1
TNP
127Ochre-bellied BoobookNinox ochraceaTNP
128Cinnabar BoobookNinox iosGA,LLNP
129Halmahera BoobookNinox hypogrammaHM
130Speckled BoobookNinox punctulataGA,LLNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

131Knobbed HornbillRhyticeros cassidixBNP,KF,LLNP,TNP,TP
132Blyth's HornbillRhyticeros plicatusHM
133Sulawesi HornbillRhabdotorrhinus exarhatusBNP,KF,ROAD1h,TNP
TP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

134Purple-bearded Bee-eaterMeropogon forsteniGA,LLNP
135Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusFP,KF,LM,MRF,ORVR
136Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatusHM,ORVR

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

137Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisMany
138Azure KingfisherCeyx azureusHM
139Sulawesi Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx fallaxBNP,TNP
140Sulawesi Lilac KingfisherCittura cyanotisTNP
141Great-billed KingfisherPelargopsis melanorhynchaKAO,MM,ROAD1
142Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaTNP
143Blue-and-white KingfisherTodiramphus diopsHM,TG
144Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctusHM,KW,MM
145Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisMany
146Beach KingfisherTodiramphus saurophagusHM,TG
147Sombre KingfisherTodiramphus funebrisHM
148Green-backed KingfisherActenoides monachusBNP,TNP
149Scaly-breasted KingfisherActenoides princepsLLNP
150Common Paradise-KingfisherTanysiptera galateaHM

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

151Purple-winged RollerCoracias temminckiiTNP
152Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisHM,KAO,TG
153Azure RollerEurystomus azureusHM

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

154Sulawesi Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus temminckiiBNP,GA,LLNP
155Ashy WoodpeckerMulleripicus fulvusBNP,GA,LLNPh,TNP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

156Spotted KestrelFalco moluccensisMany
157Oriental HobbyFalco severusBNP,KW

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

158White CockatooCacatua albaHM

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

159Moluccan King-ParrotAlisterus amboinensisHM
160Golden-mantled Racquet-tailPrioniturus platurusBNP,GA,LLNP,TNP,TP
161Yellow-breasted Racquet-tailPrioniturus flavicansBNP,TNP
162Moluccan EclectusEclectus roratusHM,TNP
163Red-cheeked ParrotGeoffroyus geoffroyiHM
164Great-billed ParrotTanygnathus megalorynchosHM
165Azure-rumped ParrotTanygnathus sumatranusMany
166Chattering LoryLorius garrulusHM
167Ornate LorikeetTrichoglossus ornataBNP,TNP
168Sula LorikeetTrichoglossus flavoviridisLLNP
169Violet-necked LoryTrichoglossus squamataHM
170Sulawesi Hanging-ParrotLoriculus stigmatusBNP,LLNP,ROAD1,TNP
TP
171Moluccan Hanging-ParrotLoriculus amabilisHM
172Pygmy Hanging-ParrotLoriculus exilisBNP,TP

 
Pittas: Pittidae

173Sulawesi PittaErythropitta celebensisTNP
174North Moluccan PittaErythropitta rufiventrisHM
175Ivory-breasted PittaPitta maximaHM

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

176Dark-eared MyzaMyza celebensisGA,LBM,LLNP
177White-eared MyzaMyza sarasinorumLBMh,LLNP
178Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscuraHM
179Sulawesi MyzomelaMyzomela chloropteraLLNP
180White-streaked FriarbirdMelitograis gilolensisHM

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

181Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaMany

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

182Stout-billed CuckooshrikeCoracina caeruleogriseaHM
183Pied CuckooshrikeCoracina bicolorBNP,TNP
184Cerulean CuckooshrikeCoracina temminckiiGA,LLNP,ORVR
185White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensisHM,TG
186Moluccan CuckooshrikeCoracina atricepsHM
187Halmahera CuckooshrikeCoracina parvulaHM
188White-rumped CuckooshrikeCoracina leucopygiaKW,ROAD1
189White-shouldered TrillerLalage sueuriiLM,ORVR
190White-rumped TrillerLalage leucopygialisBNP,TNP,TP
191Rufous-bellied TrillerLalage aureaHM
192Pygmy CuckooshrikeCelebesica abbottiLLNPg
193Sulawesi CicadabirdEdolisoma morioBNP,LLNP,TNP,TP
194North Moluccan CicadabirdEdolisoma grayiHM

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

195Maroon-backed WhistlerCoracornis raveniLLNP
196Black-chinned WhistlerPachycephala mentalisHM
197Sulphur-bellied WhistlerPachycephala sulfuriventerGA,LBM,LLNP
198Drab WhistlerPachycephala griseonotaHM

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

199Halmahera OrioleOriolus phaeochromusHM
200Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

201Ivory-backed WoodswallowArtamus monachusBNP,LLNP,TNP,TP
202White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusMany

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

203Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrysHM,KAO,TG
204Sulawesi FantailRhipidura teysmanniGA,LBM,LLNP
205Gilolo FantailRhipidura torridaHM

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

206Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottusMany
207Sulawesi DrongoDicrurus montanusGA,LLNP
208Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusHM

 
Birds-of-paradise: Paradisaeidae

209Halmahera Paradise-crowLycocorax pyrrhopterusHM
210Standardwing Bird-of-ParadiseSemioptera wallaciiHM

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

211Pale-blue MonarchHypothymis puellaBF,BNP,TNP
212White-naped MonarchCarterornis pileatusHM
213Moluccan MonarchSymposiachrus bimaculatusHM
214Moluccan FlycatcherMyiagra galeataHM
215Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alectoHM

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

216Sulawesi CrowCorvus celebensisMany
217Piping CrowCorvus typicusKF,LBM
218Long-billed CrowCorvus validusHM
219Torresian CrowCorvus orruTG

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

220Citrine Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa heliantheaGA,LBM,LLNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

221Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisARF,FP,LLNPh,MRFh
222Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisLLNPh,TP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

223Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusFPh

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

224Gray's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes fasciolataHMh
225Sulawesi Bush WarblerLocustella castaneaGA,LBMh,LLNP
226MaliaMalia grataGA,LLNP

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

227Pacific SwallowHirundo javanicaMany
228Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

229Halmahera Golden-BulbulHypsipetes chlorisHM
230Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavierFP
231Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigasterMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

232Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealisHM
233Sulawesi Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nesophilusGA,LLNP
234Island Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus poliocephalusHM

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

235Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusGA,LBM,LLNP

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

236Streak-headed HeleiaHeleia squamicepsLBM,LLNP
237Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusGA,LBM,LLNP
238Lemon-bellied White-eyeZosterops chlorisFP,LLNP,MRF,ORVR
239Black-crowned White-eyeZosterops atrifronsBNP,GA,LLNP,ROAD1h
TNP
240Black-ringed White-eyeZosterops anomalusKF,LBM
241Cream-throated White-eyeZosterops atricepsHM

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

242Sulawesi BabblerPellorneum celebenseBNP,GA,KF,LLNPh
TNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

243Fiery-browed MynaEnodes erythrophrisGA,LLNP
244Finch-billed MynaScissirostrum dubiumBNP,KW,LLNP,TNP,TP
245Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaHM,TG
246Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisROAD1
247Moluccan StarlingAplonis mysolensisHM
248Short-tailed StarlingAplonis minorLBM,LLNP
249Sulawesi MynaBasilornis celebensisKF,LLNP,TP
250White-necked MynaStreptocitta albicollisBNP,KF,KW,TNP,TP
251Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicusMRFg

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

252Rusty-backed ThrushGeokichla erythronotaTNP
253Sulawesi ThrushTurdus turdoidesLBM,LLNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

254Gray-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseistictaTNPg
255Sulawesi Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa sodhiiBF
256Matinan FlycatcherEumyias sanfordiGA
257Blue-fronted FlycatcherEumyias hoevelliLLNP
258Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensisLLNP
259Sulawesi Blue FlycatcherCyornis omissusGA,LLNP
260Great ShortwingHeinrichia calligynaLLNP
261Sumatran Whistling-ThrushMyophonus castaneusGA,LBMh,LLNP
262Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraGA,LBM,LLNP
263Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniLBM,LLNP
264Lompobattang FlycatcherFicedula bonthainaLBM
265/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitariusHM
266Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataFP,LBM,LLNP,LM

 
Hylocitrea: Hylocitreidae

267HylocitreaHylocitrea bonensisLLNP

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

268Yellow-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum aureolimbatumMany
269Crimson-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum nehrkorniGA,LBM,LLNP
270Halmahera FlowerpeckerDicaeum schistaceicepsHM
271Gray-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum celebicumLLNP,LM,ORVR,TNP
TP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

272Brown-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensisBF,BNP,ORVR,TNP,TP
273Black SunbirdLeptocoma aspasiaMany
274Sahul SunbirdCinnyris frenatusMany
275Javan SunbirdAethopyga mystacalisGA,LLNP,TP
276Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparajaGA,LLNP,TP

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

277Black-faced MuniaLonchura moluccaARF,BNP,HM,KAO
ORVR
278Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataARF,LLNP,LM,MRF
279Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaMany
280Pale-headed MuniaLonchura pallidaORVR
281Blue-faced ParrotfinchErythrura trichroaLLNPh

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

282Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

283Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaHM,KAO
284Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensisKAO
285Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusARF

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

286Indonesian SerinChrysocorythus estheraeLLNP

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor7
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal4
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental2

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.