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INDONESIA

Start:09/04/2016
End:09/24/2016
Duration:21 days
#Species:286
#Endemics:125
#Heard Only:6

2016 Sulawesi & Halmahera Birding Tour

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

color codes

1Sunda TealAnas gibberifronsARF,BNP,KW
MRF
BC
2MaleoMacrocephalon maleoBNP,TPE
3Moluccan MegapodeEulipoa wallaceiTGE
4Dusky MegapodeMegapodius freycinetHME
5Great Cuckoo-DoveReinwardtoena reinwardtiHMNE
6White-faced Cuckoo-DoveTuracoena manadensisManyE
7Sula Cuckoo-DoveTuracoena sulaensis E
8Sulawesi Ground DoveGallicolumba tristigmataGAE
9Gray-cheeked Green-PigeonTreron griseicaudaBNP,KW,TNP,TPE
10Red-eared Fruit-DovePtilinopus fischeriLLNPE
11Maroon-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus epiusBNPE
12Banggai Fruit-DovePtilinopus subgularis E
13Scarlet-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus bernsteiniiHME
14Blue-capped Fruit-DovePtilinopus monachaHM,TGE
15Gray-headed Fruit-DovePtilinopus hyogastrusHME
16Carunculated Fruit-DovePtilinopus granulifrons E
17White-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula forsteniBNP,GA,TNPE
18Gray-headed Imperial-PigeonDucula radiataBNP,LLNP,TNPE
19Elegant Imperial-PigeonDucula concinna E
20Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula basilicaHME
21Pink-headed Imperial-PigeonDucula rosacea BC
22Silver-tipped Imperial-PigeonDucula luctuosaBNP,ROAD1,TNPBC
23Sombre PigeonCryptophaps poecilorrhoaLLNPE
24Sulawesi CuckooCuculus crassirostris E
25Bay CoucalCentropus celebensisBNP,GA,TNPE
26Goliath CoucalCentropus goliathHME
27Yellow-billed MalkohaRhamphococcyx calyorhynchusManyE
28Black-billed KoelEudynamys melanorhynchusBNP,KW,ORVR
TNP
BC
29Moluccan Drongo-CuckooSurniculus musschenbroeki BC
30/Northern Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx hyperythrus BC
31Moluccan CuckooCacomantis aeruginosus BC
32Diabolical NightjarEurostopodus diabolicusLLNPE
33Sulawesi NightjarCaprimulgus celebensisROAD1,TNPE
34Moluccan Owlet-nightjarAegotheles crinifronsHME
35Sulawesi SwiftletAerodramus sororumGA,LLNPE
36Halmahera SwiftletAerodramus infuscatusHME
37Blue-faced RailGymnocrex rosenbergii E
38Invisible RailGallirallus wallacii E
39Isabelline Bush-henAmaurornis isabellinaKW,TNPE
40Japanese Night HeronGorsachius goisagi BC
41Sulawesi Honey-buzzardPernis celebensisBNP,TPE
42Sulawesi Serpent-EagleSpilornis rufipectusBNP,LLNP,TPE
43Sulawesi Hawk-EagleNisaetus lanceolatusBNP,LLNP,TNP
TP
E
44Gray-faced BuzzardButastur indicus BC
45Sulawesi GoshawkAccipiter griseiceps E
46Chinese SparrowhawkAccipiter soloensis BC
47Spot-tailed GoshawkAccipiter trinotatusTNPE
48Moluccan GoshawkAccipiter henicogrammusHMBC
49Small SparrowhawkAccipiter nanus E
50Rufous-necked SparrowhawkAccipiter erythrauchen E
51Vinous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rhodogasterTNPBC
52Minahasa Masked-OwlTyto inexspectataTNPE
53Sulawesi Masked-OwlTyto rosenbergiiGA,LLNPE
54Moluccan Scops-OwlOtus magicusHME
55Sulawesi Scops-OwlOtus manadensisKAO,MM,ROAD1
TNP
E
56Ochre-bellied BoobookNinox ochraceaTNPE
57Cinnabar BoobookNinox iosLLNPE
58Halmahera BoobookNinox hypogrammaHME
59Speckled BoobookNinox punctulataLLNPE
60Knobbed HornbillRhyticeros cassidixManyE
61Sulawesi HornbillRhabdotorrhinus exarhatusBNP,KF,TNPE
62Sulawesi Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx fallaxBNP,TNPE
63Moluccan Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx lepidus E
64Sangihe Lilac KingfisherCittura sanghiensis E
65Sulawesi Lilac KingfisherCittura cyanotisTNPE
66Great-billed KingfisherPelargopsis melanorhynchaKAO,MM,ROAD1E
67Blue-and-white KingfisherTodiramphus diopsHM,TGE
68Sombre KingfisherTodiramphus funebrisHME
69Talaud KingfisherTodiramphus enigma E
70Green-backed KingfisherActenoides monachusBNP,TNPE
71Scaly-breasted KingfisherActenoides princepsLLNPE
72Purple-bearded Bee-eaterMeropogon forsteniGA,LLNPE
73Purple-winged RollerCoracias temminckiiTNPE
74Azure RollerEurystomus azureusHME
75Sulawesi Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus temminckiiBNP,GA,LLNPE
76Ashy WoodpeckerMulleripicus fulvusBNP,GA,TNPE
77Spotted KestrelFalco moluccensisManyBC
78White CockatooCacatua albaHME
79Moluccan King-ParrotAlisterus amboinensisHME
80Golden-mantled Racquet-tailPrioniturus platurusBNP,LLNP,TNP
TP
E
81Yellow-breasted Racquet-tailPrioniturus flavicansBNP,TNPE
82Moluccan EclectusEclectus roratusHM,TNPE
83Great-billed ParrotTanygnathus megalorynchosHMBC
84Blue-backed ParrotTanygnathus everetti E
85Chattering LoryLorius garrulusHME
86Ornate LorikeetSaudareos ornataBNP,TNPE
87Yellow-cheeked LorikeetSaudareos meyeri E
88Sula LorikeetSaudareos flavoviridisLLNPE
89Violet-necked LoryEos squamataHME
90Sulawesi Hanging-ParrotLoriculus stigmatusManyE
91Moluccan Hanging-ParrotLoriculus amabilisHME
92Pygmy Hanging-ParrotLoriculus exilisBNP,TPE
93Sulawesi PittaErythropitta celebensisTNPE
94North Moluccan PittaErythropitta rufiventrisHME
95Ivory-breasted PittaPitta maximaHME
96Ornate PittaPitta concinna BC
97Elegant PittaPitta elegans BC
98Dark-eared MyzaMyza celebensisGA,LBM,LLNPE
99White-eared MyzaMyza sarasinorumLLNPE
100Sulawesi MyzomelaMyzomela chloropteraLLNPBC
101Olive HoneyeaterLichmera argentauris E
102White-streaked FriarbirdMelitograis gilolensisHME
103Morotai FriarbirdPhilemon fuscicapillus E
104Stout-billed CuckooshrikeCoracina caeruleogriseaHMNE
105Pied CuckooshrikeCoracina bicolorBNP,TNPE
106Cerulean CuckooshrikeCoracina temminckiiGA,LLNP,ORVRE
107Moluccan CuckooshrikeCoracina atricepsHME
108White-rumped CuckooshrikeCoracina leucopygiaKW,ROAD1E
109White-shouldered TrillerLalage sueuriiLM,ORVRE
110White-rumped TrillerLalage leucopygialisBNP,TNP,TPBC
111Rufous-bellied TrillerLalage aureaHME
112Pygmy CuckooshrikeCelebesia abbottiLLNPE
113Halmahera CuckooshrikeCelebesia parvulaHME
114Pale CicadabirdEdolisoma ceramense E
115Sulawesi CicadabirdEdolisoma morioBNP,LLNP,TPE
116Maroon-backed WhistlerCoracornis raveniLLNPE
117Black-chinned WhistlerPachycephala mentalisHME
118Sulphur-bellied WhistlerPachycephala sulfuriventerGA,LBM,LLNPE
119Island WhistlerPachycephala phaionota E
120Drab WhistlerPachycephala griseonotaHME
121Halmahera OrioleOriolus phaeochromusHME
122Ivory-backed WoodswallowArtamus monachusBNP,LLNP,TNP
TP
E
123Sulawesi FantailRhipidura teysmanniGA,LBM,LLNPE
124Gilolo FantailRhipidura torridaHMBC
125Sulawesi DrongoDicrurus montanusGA,LLNPE
126Halmahera Paradise-crowLycocorax pyrrhopterusHME
127Standardwing Bird-of-ParadiseSemioptera wallaciiHME
128Pale-blue MonarchHypothymis puellaBF,BNP,TNPBC
129White-naped MonarchCarterornis pileatusHME
130Island MonarchMonarcha cinerascens BC
131Moluccan FlycatcherMyiagra galeataHME
132Piping CrowCorvus typicusLBME
133Long-billed CrowCorvus validusHME
134Sulawesi Bush WarblerLocustella castaneaGA,LLNPE
135MaliaMalia grataGA,LLNPE
136Sula Golden-BulbulHypsipetes longirostris E
137Halmahera Golden-BulbulHypsipetes chlorisHME
138Sulawesi Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nesophilusGA,LLNPE
139Streak-headed White-eyeHeleia squamicepsLBM,LLNPE
140Lemon-bellied White-eyeZosterops chlorisFP,LLNP,MRF
ORVR
E
141Black-crowned White-eyeZosterops atrifronsBNP,GA,LLNP
TNP
E
142Cream-throated White-eyeZosterops atricepsHME
143Sulawesi BabblerPellorneum celebenseGA,KF,LLNP
TNP
E
144Fiery-browed MynaEnodes erythrophrisGA,LLNPE
145Finch-billed MynaScissirostrum dubiumManyE
146Moluccan StarlingAplonis mysolensisHME
147Sulawesi MynaBasilornis celebensisKF,LLNP,TPE
148White-necked MynaStreptocitta albicollisManyE
149Pale-bellied MynaAcridotheres cinereus E
150Rusty-backed ThrushGeokichla erythronotaTNPE
151GeomaliaZoothera heinrichi E
152Sulawesi ThrushCataponera turdoidesLBM,LLNPE
153Sulawesi Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa sodhiiBFE
154Matinan FlycatcherEumyias sanfordiGAE
155Blue-fronted FlycatcherEumyias hoevelliLLNPE
156Sulawesi Blue FlycatcherCyornis omissusGA,LLNPBC
157Great ShortwingHeinrichia calligynaLLNPE
158Sumatran Whistling-ThrushMyophonus castaneusGA,LLNPE
159Mugimaki FlycatcherFicedula mugimaki BC
160Rufous-throated FlycatcherFicedula rufigula E
161HylocitreaHylocitrea bonensisLLNPE
162Yellow-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum aureolimbatumManyE
163Crimson-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum nehrkorniGA,LBM,LLNPE
164Halmahera FlowerpeckerDicaeum schistaceicepsHME
165Gray-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum celebicumManyE
166Javan SunbirdAethopyga mystacalisGA,LLNP,TPE
167Java SparrowPadda oryzivora EN
168Black-faced MuniaLonchura moluccaManyE
169Pale-headed MuniaLonchura pallidaORVRE

 *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

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic143
NENear Endemic2
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered1
BCBest Seen in This Country23
ATAlways a Target0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.