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Sulawesi and Halmahera 10th October – 30th October 2015
Leader: Mike Nelson
Participants: Dylan Edwards, Simon Fogg, Roger Holmberg,
Bo Jerkman, Lennart Lander, Wendy Newnham and Bob Tallyn
Scaly Kingfisher, Sulawesi © Mike Nelson / Birdtour Asia
Located just east of Wallace’s line the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi and Halmahera cover some of Asia’s most exciting birding with a blend of Asian and Australasian birds and where endemics and regional specialties abound. Though both islands are relatively close to each other they have a widely different avifauna. We recorded 276 species, a few of which were heard only and though incredibly dry conditions and rampant burning made things very difficult we still managed good views of many of our target species. Sulawesi provided some great memories with prolonged views of Scaly Kingfisher, Diabolical Nightjar with a chick, a pair of Red-legged Crakes feeding out in the open along a muddy path, brightly lit Purple-bearded Bee-eater and perched Hylocitrea singing away.
Halmahera showed us some special birds with great views of Ivory-breasted Pitta, lekking Standardwing, a pair of Purple Dollarbirds in flight and several brightly coloured Chattering Lory to name a few.
Our first morning was spent in an area of limestone karst where our main target was the localized Black-ringed White-eye. After hearing several Sulawesi Babblers the song of our target reached us and soon we were looking at the white-eye right over our heads. A perched Sulawesi Crested Myna landed right above us as well. Some roadside birding gave us looks at Piping Crow, Yellow-billed Malkoha and Pygmy Hanging Parrot. Brown-throated, Black and Olive-backed Sunbird were all picked up on several orange blooms in the trees around us. This also attracted the endemic Yellow-sided and Grey-flanked Flowerpeckers. We also found the distinctive black-headed capucinus race of Green-backed Kingfisher, now split by Birdlife International as ‘Black-headed Kingfisher’ along the road perched up for us to get a good look at. A small group of noisy Sulawesi Dwarf Hornbills of the local sanfordi subspecies put on a good show flying around next to the road as well. From here we headed back to Makassar for our flight up to Palu where we met our cars and drove to Lore Lindu National park.
Hylocitrea and Purple-bearded Bee-eater, Lore Lindu
The first morning we spent along the road and were greeted by a fantastic Blue-fronted Flycatcher during breakfast singing quietly at eye-level. Several noisy flocks provided us with some flurries of birds and we picked up Sulawesi Leaf Warbler, Black-fronted, Mountain and Streak-headed White-eye along with Citrine Canary Flycatcher and Sulawesi Cicadabird. A Pygmy Cuckooshrike perched above us for some scope views of its bright red eye. A cackling Spot-tailed Goshawk showed well landing above us and making sallies back and forth through the forest. Rusty-breasted Cuckoo and Little Bronze Cuckoo also showed well with Brown Cuckoo-Dove and Red-eared Fruit Dove. At a small lake we picked up Sunda Teal and Pacific Black Duck as well as an Oriental Darter. Sulawesi Thrush and Sulawesi Drongo also put in appearances, the thrush quite close and showing really well as it foraged through the understory. Raptors showed well once the heat of the day began to create some thermals with Sulawesi Honeybuzzard, Sulawesi Serpent Eagle and Black Eagle all circling above us. Also a perched Oriental Hobby sat while we observed it from all angles.
Our second day was spent up the famous Anaso Track. Climbing up through the darkness we emerged into some open habitat at daybreak to the sounds of Golden-mantled Racquet-tails circling overhead with several Fiery-browed Mynas shooting past. A noisy group of Cerulean Cuckooshrike showed well above us in the canopy. Skulking Chestnut-backed Bush Warbler was eventually seen by everyone as it hopped in and out of the undergrowth. We also found a nice pair of roosting Diabolical Nightjars perched atop a rock.
Near the top of our climb, while taking a break, a trio of Hylocitrea showed up and we were quickly onto them with a female bird lingering on in the scope. Sitting for nearly twenty minutes we watched as it sat in full view and began to sing its whistled, single note song. Of particular note to Roger as it was his last family, we were all relieved to get such prolonged views of a major target.
On the way back down we stopped to check on the nightjars and they had moved from the rock to the shade of some ferns. We also found another bird farther down with a well camouflaged chick. We also stopped by a landslide to take in some Purple-bearded Bee-eaters showing particularly well in the afternoon sunlight.
Day three was spent in the valley where we found Sulawesi Swiftlet, circling Purple Needletail, Rufous-bellied and Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle, the latter perched and scoped. A group of Ivory-backed Woodswallow circled over a patch of forest and though a bit distant their white backs shone when they circled in the light. In the afternoon we found a Small Sparrowhawk near a nest for some nice looks before it circled round and settled in to brood.
We got in some early morning birding before we made our way back to Palu via an area of open secondary vegetation where we got great looks at Savanna Nightjar, Red-backed Buttonquail, Blue-tailed Bee-eater and White-shouldered Triller. We also stopped for a small group of Pale-headed Munias in a rice field.
Purple-winged Roller and Maleo
From here we flew to Makassar and onto Manado then drove west to Kotamobagu for four nights. The next morning we began at Tambun in the early morning light with Green-backed Kingfishers and Great Eared Nightjars singing in the predawn twilight. Once we’d had breakfast we headed down to the breeding grounds of the Maleo and waited but after a short while they were called back to the forest so we headed off and had a pair in the trees above us, flicking their tails and bobbing their heads they moved slowly through the canopy then flew noisily to another perch. While eyeing these in the scope a Green-backed Kingfisher flew up to a close perch and we got great looks at that, then the heavy knocking and rattle of a pair of Ashy Woodpeckers announced their presence right above us. A scoped Black-naped Fruit Dove added a splash of colour to the proceedings while a noisy Pale-blue Monarch chimed in above us.
A walk through the local forest also yielded White-necked Myna, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Sulawesi Triller and Yellow-billed Malkoha. Along the road outside the park we got to compare both White-breasted and Ivory-backed Woodswallow as several circled together over the forest edge and rice paddies adjoining. The afternoon was spent along the roadside and as is was quiet we checked another spot near a river where we had Red-legged Crake, Sulawesi Pitta, Knobbed Hornbill and Finch-billed Myna.
We returned to the roadside the next day but as it was very quiet we headed to another part of Duamoga Bone park and crossed a river into some forest. Here we got great looks at several Pied Cuckooshrike, Great-billed Parrot, Black-billed Koel, Common Emerald Dove, Oberholser’s Fruit Dove and Hair-crested Drongo. In an open area through the forest we found many Yellow-breasted Racquet-tails feeding on bananas, Black Kite, Knobbed Hornbills and a nice pair of Purple-winged Roller.
In the afternoon we returned via a marshy area where from an overlook we were able to look down on the main part of the marsh but with the drought much of it had dried out. We still managed looks at White-browed Crake, Yellow Bittern, Common and Dusky Moorhen, Sacred Kingfisher and Common Kingfisher. In the grasses along the edge we managed to spook up three Blue-breasted Quail which flew past some of us at eye-level for some nice flight views.
A return to Dumoga Bone and the forest for another shot at Lilac Kingfisher was successful and we all managed some great views. We also found a Speckled Boobook on day roost which we all managed to manoeuvre around and get great looks at. We spent the afternoon on a muddy trail where we again found a Red-bellied Pitta (or Sulawesi Pitta depending on your taxonomy!) as well as Elegant Pitta but there was a noticeable decline in activity so we waited till dusk when we heard several Sulawesi Scops Owls calling. We managed to track one down to a close bush for some superb views at eye-level. An early departure the next morning saw us setting off up Gunung Ambang where once at the right altitude we managed some nice views of Matinan Flycatcher along with Sulawesi Leaf Warbler, Black-crowned White-eye and a nice Red-bellied Pitta that bobbed along the path in front of us on the way down. Along the way we stopped at some rice paddies and enjoyed great looks at several Greater Painted Snipe in flight and a silent hepatic morph Oriental/Himalayan Cuckoo put on a good show.
Red-bellied Pitta and Matinan Flycatcher
A short trip to Gunung Mahawu the next morning gave us nice looks at a Red-backed Thrush first thing along with a couple of Isabelline Bush-hens. White-bellied Imperial Pigeons, Brown Cuckoo-Dove and Superb Fruit Dove were seen along with Barred Rail walking the road. From here we made our way to the airport in Manado for our flight to Ternate. Our flight though had to turn back because of the smoke from forest fires far away in Kalimantan so we waited in Manado till the afternoon and eventually got to Ternate but as it was dark we couldn’t cross so we stayed in Ternate overnight. The next morning we went to Danau Tolire, a caldera lake on the island and did some birding around there which turned out to be quite productive with Halmahera Swiftlet, Little Grebe, Torresian Crow, Channel-billed Cuckoo, Shining Flycatcher, Arctic Warbler and Blue-capped Fruit Dove. We then took the boat across to Halmahera and drove to the eastern peninsula. In the afternoon we birded a forest patch along the road where we picked up our first Moustached Treeswifts. Spectacled and Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon showed well along with a Scarlet-breasted and Grey-headed Fruit Dove. Violet-necked Lory and Red-flanked Lorikeets flew around us on a regular basis while the single note call of Paradise-Crow gave away their location. At one point a female Wallace’s Standardwing popped up for us all to see. A noisy group of five Goliath Coucal frolicked around in the trees next to the road and once it got dark we managed some nice views of Halmahera Boobook. The next morning we returned to the highlands but to a different area. At dawn a pair of Cream-throated White-eye showed high in a tree above us along with a pair of Halmahera and Moluccan Cuckooshrikes. Halmahera Oriole called close by and was tracked down as was a Halmahera Leaf Warbler. The long, mechanical call of a Moluccan Monarch let us know a pair was close by which we soon found. White-streaked Friarbird, Slaty Monarch and Blyth’s Hornbill all showed well before we returned for lunch. After lunch we headed south across the island to our next destination. The long drive was broken up by some ocean side birding where we picked up a nice pair of Beach Kingfishers sitting in some mangroves.
We then spent the next three days at the lovely Weda Resort, with some of the best food of the trip, exploring the forest and secondary habitat that surrounds this wonderful beachside resort. Our first day beginning at the lek of the Wallace’s Standardwing where we watched as several males strutted their stuff for the ladies. From here we birded along the road with nice looks at several noisy Long-billed Crows. A nearby creek provided us with Azure Kingfisher after a bit of clambering around along the creek bed. A nice Sombre Kingfisher showed well on the wires farther down the road while a singing Drab Whistler failed to show but the consolation of its much brighter cousin in the form of a Black-chinned (Golden) Whistler was ample replacement. The afternoon in a more open area provided great looks at White Cockatoo, Blyth’s Hornbill and Rufous-bellied Triller while forest edge here gave us good looks at Common Paradise Kingfisher and as it got dusk we tracked down a wonderful Ivory-breasted Pitta that perched up over the trail in front of us for a few minutes before continuing through the forest. The next day we tracked down some of the less colourful but no less desired endemics first with Dusky Megapode then Drab Whistler which showed well shaking its whole body in song. Here a Halmahera Flowerpecker flashed his bright red chest and the black and white palate of White-naped Monarch showed well. In a grassy area we tracked down Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler but the cacophony of noise from a pair of Rufous-tailed Bush Hen was all we got out of them. From here we did some night birding for Moluccan Owlet-Nightjar and Moluccan Scops Owl both of which showed well, firstly a pair of noisy Owlet-Nightjars and while watching these the growl of a scops owl quickly sent the Owlet-Nightjars scurrying into the forest shrieking all the way. We soon found the scops owl which was the same one we’d found last trip with a bad eye. Our third day was some clean up with Spotted Whistling Duck our only new addition.
Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher and Sulawesi Nightjar, Tangkoko
Before we knew it our time here was over and we headed back to Ternate with a quick stop for a pair of Purple Dollarbirds which were thankfully there and showed well sallying out to hawk for insects. The morning light showing their purple colour really well. From here we continued to our ferry over to Ternate and our flight to Sulawesi, this time without a hitch. From Manado we drove to Tangkoko. That afternoon was spent at an overlook where we scoped Silvery-tipped and Grey-headed Imperial Pigeons. Our targets done here we drove to some palm groves where we picked up a noisy, screaming family of Sulawesi Masked Owls before dinner and a drive back to the lodge. The next morning we headed into the park to find several of our targets. First up were several Tabon Scrubfowls rooting around in the understory. Our next find came in the form of two roosting Ochre-bellied Boobooks that showed really well through the scope. Though the park was very quiet, there were still a few noisy birds around with Spot-tailed Goshawk, Sulawesi Babbler, Green-backed and Lilac Kingfisher, Hair-crested Drongo and a large group of Sulawesi Crested Macaques. Joining the mammal list were Spectral Tarsier and Bear Cuscus. Our best find here was a day roosting Sulawesi Nightjar that allowed us some superb views of its cryptic plumage amidst the leaf litter. Checking along a small creek we found a Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher that perched up nicely for us. Having got our targets at Tangkoko we decided to head back up into the highlands the next morning where we were targeting only one bird, Scaly Kingfisher. After some prolonged searching we located one and over the course
of about thirty minutes we all obtained scope views and managed some great photos and really took in this lovely kingfisher. A really nice end to the tour. Bird-of-the-tour:
1. Ivory-breasted Pitta 2. Wallace’s Standardwing 3. Hylocitrea 4. Purple Dollarbird 5. Purple-bearded Bee-eater
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Black-headed Kingfisher and Green-backed Kingfisher
Savanna Nightjar and Blue-fronted Flycatcher
Bottom: Speckled Boobook and Sulawesi Scops Owl
Oriental/Himalayan Cuckoo and Lilac Kingfisher
Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon and Sulawesi Myzomela
Golden Whistler and Azure Kingfisher
Slaty Monarch and Blyth’s Hornbill
Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker and Moluccan Cuckooshrike
Systematic List ANATIDAE: Ducks, Swans and Geese
Spotted Whistling Duck Dendrocygna guttata
Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata arcuata
Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
MEGAPODIDAE: Megapodes
Tabon Scrubfowl Megapodius cumingii gilbertii
Dusky Scrubfowl Megapodius freycinet
Maleo Macrocephalon maleo
PODICIPEDIDAE: Grebes
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor
ARDEIDAE: Herons
Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
'Eastern' Great Egret Ardea alba modestus
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Pacific Reef Egret Egretta sacra
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus [ibis] coromandus
Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
Striated Heron Butorides striatus javanicus
Butorides striatus moluccarum
Rufous Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus hilli
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis flavicollis
FRIGATIDAE: Frigatebirds
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
ANHINGIDAE: Darters
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
SULIDAE: Gannets and Boobies
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
PANDIONIDAE: Ospreys
Eastern Osprey Pandion cristatus
ACCIPITRIDAE: Hawks, Eagles and Allies
Sulawesi Honey Buzzard Pernis celebensis
Black Kite Milvus lineatus affinis
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
Lesser Fish Eagle Haliaeetus humilis humilis
Sulawesi Serpent Eagle Spilornis rufipectus rufipectus
Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis
Spot-tailed Goshawk Accipiter trinotatus
Grey-throated Goshawk Accipiter griseogularis
Small Sparrowhawk Accipiter nanus
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis malaiensis
Sulawesi Hawk Eagle Nisaetus lanceolatus
RALLIDAE: Rails
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus celebensis
White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea
Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata
Rufous-tailed Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccanus
Isabelline Bush-hen Amaurornis isabellinus
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus leucomelanus
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa frontata
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus orientalis
Black-backed Swamphen Porphyrio indicus
TURNICIDAE: Buttonquails
Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis lineata
Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosa
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator rufilata
RECURVIROSTRIDAE: Stilts and Avocets
White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
CHARADRIIDAE: Lapwings and Plovers
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
ROSTRATULIDAE: Painted Snipes
Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis
SCOLOPACIDAE: Sandpipers, Snipes and Allies
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus variegatus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
LARINAE: Gulls
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Common Tern Sterna hirundo longipennis
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus anaethetus
Little Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristata
COLUMBIDAE: Pigeons and Doves
Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis tigrina
Slender-billed Cuckoo Dove Macropygia amboinensis albicapilla
Macropygia amboinensis albiceps
Great Cuckoo Dove Reinwardtoena reinwardtii
Sulawesi Black Pigeon Turacoena manadensis
Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Stephan's Dove Chalcophaps stephani wallacei
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon Treron griseicauda griseicauda
Red-eared Fruit Dove Ptilinopus fischeri centralis
Oberholser’s Fruit Dove Ptilinopus [subgularis] epius
Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus bernsteinii
Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus temminckii
Blue-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus monacha
Grey-headed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus hyogaster
Black-naped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus melanospila melanospila
White-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula forsteni
Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon Ducula radiata
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea paulina
Spectacled Imperial Pigeon Ducula perspicillata
Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula basilica basilica
Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor bicolor
Ducula bicolor melanura
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon Ducula luctuosa
CUCULIDAE: Old world Cuckoos and Allies
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis sepulcralis virescens
Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus infaustus
Little Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus jungei
Black-billed Koel Eudynamys melanorhyncha
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
Yellow-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus calyorhynchus
Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus meridionalis
Goliath Coucal Centropus goliath
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis javanicus
Bay Coucal Centropus celebensis celebensis
TYTONIDAE: Barn Owls and Masked Owls
Sulawesi Masked Owl Tyto rosenbergii rosenbergii
STRIGIDAE: Typical Owls
Sulawesi Scops Owl Otus manadensis
Moluccan Scops Owl Otus magicus leucospilus
Cinnabar Boobook Ninox ios [ssp. Lore Lindu]
Ochre-bellied Boobook Ninox ochracea
Halmahera Boobook Ninox hypogramma
Speckled Boobook Ninox punctulata
AEGOTHELIDAE: Owlet-nightjars
Moluccan Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles crinifrons
CAPRIMULGIDAE: Nightjars
Diabolocal Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus
Great Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis macropterus
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus schlegelii
Sulawesi Nightjar Caprimulgus celebensis celebensis
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis propinquus
HEMIPROCNIDAE: Treeswifts
Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis wallacii
Moustached Treeswift Hemiprocne mystacea confirmata
APODIDAE: Swifts and Swiftlets
Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis aenigma
Aerodramus vanikorensis heinrichi
Aerodramus vanikorensis waigeuensis
Halmahera Swiftlet Aerodramus infuscata
Sulawesi Swiftlet Aerodramus sororum
Glossy Swiftlet Aerodramus esculenta manadensis
Aerodramus esculenta esculenta
Aerodramus esculenta spilura
Purple Needletail Hirundapus celebensis
House Swift Apus nipalensis nipalensis
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
CORACIIDAE: Rollers
Purple-winged Roller Coracias temminckii
Common Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis orientalis
Purple Dollarbird Eurystomus azureus
ALCEDINIDAE: Kingfishers
Green-backed Kingfisher Actenoides monachus monachus
Actenoides monachus capucinus
Scaly Kingfisher Actenoides princeps princeps
Common Paradise Kingfisher Tanysiptera galatea browningi
Lilac Kingfisher Cittura cyanotis
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda rufa
Blue-and-white Kingfisher Halcyon diops
Sombre Kingfisher Halcyon funebris
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris chloris
Beach Kingfisher Halcyon saurophaga
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx fallax fallax
Azure Kingfisher Alcedo azurea affinis
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis bengalensis
Alcedo atthis hispidoides
MEROPIDAE: Bee-eaters
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Purple-bearded Bee-eater Meropogon forsteni
BUCEROTIDAE: Hornbills
Sulawesi Dwarf Hornbill Penelopides exarhatus exarhatus
Penelopides exarhatus sanfordi
Knobbed Hornbill Aceros cassidix
Blyth's Hornbill Rhyticeros plicatus
PICIDAE: Woodpeckers
Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos temminckii
Ashy Woodpecker Mullueripicus fulvus fulvus
FALCONIDAE: Falcons and Allies
Spotted Kestrel Falco moluccensis moluccensis
Falco moluccensis microbalia
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus ernesti
CACATUIDAE: Cockatoos
White Cockatoo Cacatua alba
PSITTACIDAE: Parrots, Lories and allies
Violet-necked Lory Eos squamata riciniata
Ornate Lorikeet Trichoglossus ornatus
Citrine Lorikeet Trichoglossus flavoviridis meyeri
Chattering Lory Lorius garrulus garrulus
Red-flanked Lorikeet Charmosyna placentis intensior
Eclectus Parrot Elclectus roratus vosmaeri
Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi cyanicollis
Yellow-breasted Racquet-tail Prioniturus flavicans
Golden-mantled Racquet-tail Prioniturus platurus
Great-billed Parrot Tanygnathus megalorynchos megalorynchos
Moluccan King Parrot Alisterus amboinensis hypophonius
Sulawesi Hanging Parrot Loriculus stigmatus
Moluccan Hanging Parrot Loriculus amabilis amabilis
Pygmy Hanging Parrot Loriculus exilis
PITTIDAE: Pitta
Sulawesi Pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster celebensis
Ivory-breasted Pitta Pitta maxima maxima
MELIPHAGIDAE: Honeyeaters
Dark-eared Honeyeater Myza celebensis celebensis
White-eared Honeyeater Myza sarasinorum chionogenys
White-streaked Friarbird Melitograis gilolensis
Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura simplex
Sulawesi Myzomela Myzomela chloroptera chloroptera
ACANTHIZIDAE: Australian Warblers and Allies
Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea flaveola
ARTAMIDAE: Woodswallows and Allies
White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus albiventer
Artamus leucorynchus leucopygialis
Ivory-backed Woodswallow Artamus monachus
CAMPEPHAGIDAE: Cuckooshrikes, Trillers and Minivets
Moluccan Cuckooshrike Coracina fortis magnirostris
Cerulean Cuckooshrike Coracina temminckii rileyi
Pied Cuckooshrike Coracina bicolor
White-rumped Cuckooshrike Coracina leucopygia
White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
Halmahera Cuckooshrike Coracina parvula
Pygmy Cuckooshrike Coracina abbotti
Common Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris grayi
Sulawesi Cicadabird Coracina morio morio
Sulawesi Triller Lalage leucopygialis
White-shouldered Triller Lalage sueurii
Rufous-bellied Triller Lalage aurea
PACHYCEPHALIDAE: Whistlers
Maroon-backed Whistler Coracornis raveni
Yellow-vented Whistler Pachycephala sulfuriventer
Black-chinned Whistler Pachycephala mentalis mentalis
Drab Whistler Pachycephala griseonota cinerascens
ORIOLIDAE: Old World Orioles
Halmahera Oriole Oriolus phaeochromus
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis celebensis
DICRURIDAE: Drongos
Sulawesi Drongo Dicrurus montanus
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus atrocaeruleus
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentotus leucops
RHIPIDURIDAE: Fantails
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys melaleuca
Rusty-bellied Fantail Rhipidura teysmanni toradja
MONARCHIDAE: Monarch Flycatchers
Pale-blue Monarch Hypothymis puella
White-naped Monarch Carterornis pileatus pileatus
Moluccan Monarch Symposiachrus bimaculatus
Slaty Flycatcher Myiagra galeata galeata
Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto alecto
CORVIDAE: Crows
Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca celebensis
Piping Crow Corvus typicus
Long-billed Crow Corvus validus
Torresian Crow Corvus orru orru
PARADISAEIDAE: Birds of Paradise
Paradise Crow Lycocorax pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus
Wallace's Standardwing Semioptera wallacei halmaherae
HYLOCITREIDAE: Hylocitrea
Hylocitrea Hylocitrea bonensis
STENOSTIRIDAE: Fairy Flycatchers
Citrine Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa helianthea helianthea
PYCNONOTIDAE: Bulbuls
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster aurigaster
Halmahera Golden Bulbul Alophoixus chloris
Malia Malia grata stresemanni
HIRUNDINIDAE: Swallows and Martins
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
TIMALIIDAE: Babblers
Sulawesi Babbler Trichastoma celebense celebense
Trichastoma celebense rufofuscum
CETTIDAE: Bush Warblers and allies
Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus riedeli
Orthotomus cuculatus stentor
PHYLLOSCOPIDAE: Leaf Warblers
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Sulawesi Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus sarasinorum
Halmahera Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus henrietta
LOCUSTELLIDAE: Grassbirds and allies
Chestnut-backed Bush Warbler Locustella castaneus castaneus
Gray's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella fasciolata
CISTICOLIDAE: African Warblers
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis constans
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis rustica
ZOSTEROPIDAE: White-eyes and Dark-eyes
Mountain White-eye Zosterops montanus montanus
Lemon-bellied White-eye Zosterops chloris intermedius
Black-ringed White-eye Zosterops anomalus
Cream-throated White-eye Zosterops atriceps
Black-fronted White-eye Zosterops atrifrons
Streak-headed White-eye Lophozosterops squamiceps striaticeps
STURNIDAE: Starlings and Mynas
Moluccan Starling Aplonis mysolensis mysolensis
Short-tailed Starling Aplonis minor
Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis panayensis
Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica metallica
Sulawesi Crested Myna Basilornis celebensis
White-necked Myna Streptocitta albicollis torquata
Fiery-browed Myna Enodes erythrophris
Finch-billed Myna Scissirostrum dubium
TURDIDAE: Thrushes and Chats
Great Shortwing (heard) Heinrichia calligyna calligyna
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius philippensis
Red-backed Thrush Geokichla erythronota
Sulawesi Thrush Cataponera turdoides
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata albonotata
MUSCICAPIDAE: Old World Flycatchers
Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
Turquoise Flycatcher Eumyias panayensis septentrionalis
Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra jugosae
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
Blue-fronted Flycatcher Cyornis hoevelli
Matinan Flycatcher Cyornis sanfordi
Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher Cyornis omissa
DICAEIDAE: Flowerpeckers
Yellow-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum aureolimbatum aureolimbatum
Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum nehrkorni
Halmahera Flowerpecker Dicaeum schistaceiceps
Grey-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum celebicum celebicum
NECTARINIIDAE: Sunbirds
Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis celebensis
Black Sunbird Nectarinia aspasia grayi
Nectarinia aspasia porphyrolaema
Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis plateni
Nectarinia jugularis frenata
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja flavostriata
Aethopyga siparaja beccarii
PASSERINAE: Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
ESTRILDINAE: Estrildine Finches
Black-faced Munia Lonchura molucca
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata particeps
Black-headed Munia Lonchura atricipilla
Pale-headed Munia Lonchura pallida
MOTACILLIDAE: Wagtails and Pipits
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis simillima
Motacilla tschutschensis taivana
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
FRINGILLIDAE: Typical Finches and Allies
Mountain Serin Serinus estherae ssp. nov.
MAMMALS Bear Cuscuc Ailurops ursinus
Sulawesi Dwarf Squirrel Prosciurillus murinus
Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrum
Moor Macaque Macaca maura
Sulawesi Crested Macaque Macaca nigra
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