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Sumatra and west Java, Indonesia 3 rd – 23 rd April 2016 Leader: Mike Nelson Participants: Howard Ackford, Elena Babij, Richard Clifford, Terry Doyle and Kathy O’Reilly-Doyle, Martin Painter Javan Trogon © Mike Nelson / Birdtour Asia With a slew of endemics always the main attraction, our West Java and Sumatra tour always delights along with several more widespread highlights also showing well. Starting in the sweltering lowlands of Java and working our way up into the mountains we tracked down such gems as Javan Trogon, Hawk-Eagle and Frogmouth, Spotted Crocias and Javan Banded Pitta also did well. Rain was a bit of a hamper but we struggled through to Sumatra where a new range of endemics awaited with both Schneider’s and Graceful Pittas, the engimatic Sumatran Cochoa, a manically aggressive Salvadori’s Pheasant, Rajah Scops Owl, Sumatran Peacock Pheasant and a slew of other montane endemics, along with some great night birding in Way Kambas and some unexpected birds we had an overall successful tour. For several of us that showed up early in Jakarta we took a boat out into Jakarta Bay and after some scanning found a large roost of Christmas Island and Lesser Frigatebirds. Once we’d obtained some nice views we

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Sumatra and west Java,

Indonesia 3rd – 23rd April 2016

Leader: Mike Nelson

Participants: Howard Ackford, Elena Babij, Richard Clifford, Terry Doyle and Kathy O’Reilly-Doyle, Martin Painter

Javan Trogon © Mike Nelson / Birdtour Asia

With a slew of endemics always the main attraction, our West Java and Sumatra tour always delights along with several more widespread highlights also showing well. Starting in the sweltering lowlands of Java and working our way up into the mountains we tracked down such gems as Javan Trogon, Hawk-Eagle and Frogmouth, Spotted Crocias and Javan Banded Pitta also did well. Rain was a bit of a hamper but we struggled through to Sumatra where a new range of endemics awaited with both Schneider’s and Graceful Pittas, the engimatic Sumatran Cochoa, a manically aggressive Salvadori’s Pheasant, Rajah Scops Owl, Sumatran Peacock Pheasant and a slew of other montane endemics, along with some great night birding in Way Kambas and some unexpected birds we had an overall successful tour.

For several of us that showed up early in Jakarta we took a boat out into Jakarta Bay and after some scanning found a large roost of Christmas Island and Lesser Frigatebirds. Once we’d obtained some nice views we

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continued on to a small island where we found several Milky Storks circling their breeding colony. Once we’d had a good look at these birds we headed back as it was getting hot picking up Little Black Cormorant and White-bellied Sea Eagle along the way.

At the nearby Muara Angke, on the outskirts of Jakarta we picked up Javan Coucal and a quick shot of Black Bittern as it flew off.

The next morning, we set off for some local rice paddies and once there got onto one of our main targets in White-capped Munia with several of these colorful birds flying in small groups around the rice. Our walk through the mangroves and rice paddies gave us opportunities for Cerulean Kingfisher, Australasian Reed Warbler, Yellow Bittern, Javan and Pacific Golden Plover as well as Sunda Collared Dove, though unfortunately Javan White-eye has seemingly been trapped-out of this area now, with numbers dwindling fast, along with everywhere else of this highly endangered species.

From here we drove inland to the base of the endemic melting-pot, Gunung Gede and the Cibodas Botanical Gardens where we birded for the remaining hours of the afternoon getting great looks at Blue Nuthatch, Pied Shrike-babbler, Pygmy Bushtit, Sunda Forktail and Javan Munia.

Javan Frogmouth and Orange-spotted Bulbul

We began the next day in the predawn gloom making our way slowly up the trail leading to the top of Mount Gede. Once into a bit of good habitat we tried for Javan Frogmouth and were quickly rewarded with three birds close by, one almost at eyelevel. We then continued up along the trail where soon we were surrounded by the dawn chorus as the light came up. A little time spent on the lower section of the trail gave us great looks at Orange-spotted Bulbul, Fire-fronted Barbet, Javan Tesia, endangered Javan Crocias, Indigo Flycatcher and our first of many Sunda Minivets.

The rest of the morning was spent hiking up to our camp site with breaks along the way for Fire-tufted and Brown-throated Barbet, Javan Sunda Bulbul, Eye-browed Wren-Babbler, Javan Whistling Thrush, Sunda and Mountain Leaf Warblers and Lesser Shortwing. Once we arrived at camp the weather closed in and soon after the heavens opened up and our camp was soon awash which meant a stop to the birding for the day.

We woke early the next day to try for some night birds but the continued dampness from the night before had most things silent, even when dawn broke there was a distinct lack of birds around. After a quick breakfast we packed up and headed down slowly keep an eye out for our targets the first of which was a brightly colored Javan Trogon which showed very nicely above us and close by as it flitted around. The trio of barbets made and appearance with Fire-tufted particularly common, despite originating from escapees but Brown-throated showed fleetingly. Both Pied and Trilling Shrike-Vireos put in an appearance in a large flock that also contained Rufous-tailed Fantail as well as Sunda Warbler and Mountain Leaf Warblers. The hooting calls of Javan Scimitar Babblers got our attention and we finally tracked down the group farther along the trail where we managed some nice views as they foraged at eyelevel then above us as they moved through. This was followed shortly after by a small group of Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush which was a welcome sight as the previous day we’d

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only gotten some silhouettes before a rain shower. Both Javan Fulvetta and Crocias were seen as well as a couple of Javan Dark-eye and a calling White-flanked Sunbird and as we approached the bottom of the trail a loud racket led us to a group of White-bibbed Babbler that continued to pop and drop down but we all managed to get onto them. It was here that a lone Chestnut-bellied Partridge ran across in front of a couple of us before the rains again bucketed down putting an end to the birding.

We again birded the botanical gardens the next morning picking up a nice Javan Blue Robin in the dawn light singing next to the trail we also had Horsfield’s Wren-Babbler, Crescent-chested Babbler, Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot, Blood-breasted Flowerpecker, Olive-backed Tailorbird and a flyover Javan Kingfisher. In the mid-morning we packed up, and drove west to Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park, a huge reserve with adequate access to the mid-elevational forest. Once in suitable habitat we stopped for a roadside lunch and did some birding along the track here getting White-crowned Forktail, a potential split as Javan Forktail, before rain forced us to the lodge for the afternoon.

The next couple of days was spent in the rich forest of the Halimun-Salak forest which produced some great birds for us. Orange-backed Woodpecker, Melodious Bulbul (a split from Grey-cheeked), White-breasted Babbler, Javan and Orange-breasted Trogons, Sunda Minivet and Forktail, Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker, Javan Sunbird, Pale-blue Flycatcher and Trilling Shrike-babbler were some of the many great birds we saw here. We also had a lunch time fly over of the endangered Javan Hawk-Eagle, the emblem of Java. We also had good flight views of the newly split Parzudaki’s Cuckoo Dove with it rufous finery passing through a forest clearing. Of note here is Blue-winged Leafbird that looks a likely future endemic split, safely for us in escrow awaiting that IOC update!

We also spent some time in the tea plantations looking for Brown Prinia. We first picked up a singing Plaintive Cuckoo while we were searching. Then from behind us came a mass of commotion as a male Red Junglefowl shot out of the tea bushes rising straight up like a rocket, floppy tail trailing below it like an Astrapia. Once it reached azimuth it shot down the slope like a ballistic chicken towards the forest and was gone much to our amazement. Hilarity factor put aside we then continued on till we found several Brown Prinias calling from some of the lone trees spread through the plantation.

Our next destination was some lowland coastal forest at Carita that we arrived in at dawn and were greeted by two stonking Javan Banded Pittas along the entrance track which was a nice start. We then hiked through some forest picking up Javan Tit-Babbler, Wreathed Hornbill, Blue-eared Barbet, Rufous Piculet, Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker, Black-headed Bulbul, Black-capped Babbler, Plain Flowerpecker, Little and Javan Spiderhunter and Black-winged Flycatcher-Shrike – an impressive haul!

After lunch we drove back to Jakarta for an overnight stay. We again birded Maura Angke the next morning getting some fantastic views of Javan Coucal as well as Purple Swamphen, Bar-winged Prinia, Freckle-breasted Woodpecker, several waterbirds including Purple Heron, Striated Heron, Javan Pond Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Yellow Bittern and Black Bittern, Golden-bellied Gerygone and Sunda Pied Fantail. From here we caught a flight to Sumatra. We arrived in the hot lowlands and drove to our lodge and quickly dropped our gear and headed out for the afternoon to bird the brilliant park of Way Kambas.

The next two days were spent along the long track through the forest, out in some flooded forest and along the roadside and we did well finding Raffles’s, Black-bellied and Red-billed Malkohas, Crested Goshawk, Diard’s, Red-naped and Scarlet-rumped Trogons, Red-crowned Barbet, several Olive-backed Woodpeckers along with Rufous, Buff-necked and Crimson-winged Woodpeckers, Banded and Checker-throated Yellownapes, colorful kingfishers with Rufous-collared, Stork-billed and Blue-eared plus the diminutive Red-backed Dwarf perched over a tiny pond in the forest. Hooded Pitta took a bit of tracking down one morning but the pair of Malayan Banded Pittas showed well on the track in front of us one afternoon. Bulbuls were abundant with Olive-winged, Cream-vented, Hairy-backed, Yellow-bellied and Buff-vented all accounted for. Babblers were also conspicuous with Pin-striped and Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler, Chestnut-winged and Chestnut-rumped common. Sooty-capped, Scaly-crowned, Rufous-crowned, White-chested, Ferruginous, Short-tailed and Black-capped Babblers continued the theme and we also tracked down a pair of the rare Buettikofer’s Babblers too – a species that only our tours picks up here. We also spent some time looking for White-winged Duck which was found at the second time of askingand a lovely pair of Crested Firebacks crossed the road in front of us. Sadly, not seen by all this was remedied a short while later with two pairs on the track.

Way Kambas is rightly famed for its night birding, which was excellent once again, with early morning and late evening forays for Large Frogmouth, Reddish and Collared Scops Owl and Sunda Frogmouth. One evening as we were returning to our boats from a flooded area of forest we were just about to push off when the familiar wail of Oriental Bay Owl rang out and we quickly unloaded from the boat and waded into the forest again

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creeping up on the calling bird till we all had it fabulously well in our torchlight. The viewing was fantastic as the bird sat for ages calling occasionally till we slowly retired from it and walked back for the evening. Sadly, though the Bonaparte’s Nightjar that is a regular feature here was completely silent.

Oriental Bay Owl and Large Frogmouth

Leaving the heat of the lowlands our next destination was Mount Kerinci, after two flights and an afternoons drive. Four days following the same, winding monotonous trail that leads up to the top of the, at the time active, volcano through some lovely montane forest gave us some of Sumatra’s most desired endemics. It was hard to beat our first day on the mountain though. An early start saw us at the beginning of the trail while still dark. Several calling Sumatran Frogmouths seemed little interested and while searching for one, we found a Rajah Scops Owl which we followed back to its nest hole for some fantastic views. At one point we also made out the song of Sunda Woodcock with its diesel engine sound somewhere in the distance, clearly not the squeaky bat calls that are so often mistaken for this species. As it was now beginning to get light we continued on and in a small open area we tried for another mega target which soon came hopping along the back of the clearing and hopped up onto a log for all to see. Turquiose wings and black eye line revealed a lovely male Schneider’s Pitta.! We then spent the rest of the morning hiking up through the forest picking off a Siberian Blue Robin hopping up the path in front of us, Sumatran Shortwing, Niltava and Blue Robin, Rusty-breasted Wren-Babbler, Shiny Whistling Thrush, Sunda Owlet (a split from Collared, shared with Borneo), Sunda Warbler and Sunda Cuckoo, Mountain Leaf Warbler and Mountain Tailorbird plus we had some fun watching the Niobe Ground Squirrels while we ate lunch. We forged higher up for one of our other targets but it was proving elusive. As we were making our way down we stopped to have a look at some Black-browed Barbets which were themselves not being very showy but we eventually managed some good looks but no sooner had we taken them in and begun to head down that the long high pitched whistle of a Sumatran Cochoa rang out just above us. We quickly moved back up to the open spot we’d just been in and found a pair close by at eye level in the tree in front of us. The male was quickly chased off by a female that continued to hang around and flew into the tree above us before disappearing into the surrounding forest – incredible, and such elation! Having had such fantastic views we headed back down slowly continuing to bird along the way picking up many of the same birds we’d had earlier but just before dusk we found a roosting Sumatran Frogmouth and just at dusk several Salvadori’s Nightjars began to sing and we found them just before it began to rain, for one of the finest days birding we could imagine.

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We still had a few targets to pick up so we ventured up the mountain again the next day, not quite so early but we ran into our old friend the Schneider’s Pitta first thing then the long whistle of Sumatran Rimator (Wren-Babbler) rang out and we slowly crept forward till we managed to track it down. As we were all standing quietly we watched amazed as this mouse like bird crept out of the forest around our feet and poked around before dropping off the side of the slope we were standing next to and began to sing from the undergrowth.

Sumatran Frogmouth and Rajah Scops Owl

Many of the birds we’d seen the day before were here again as we climbed up but we also picked up good views of Pygmy Cupwing, Pied Shrike-babbler and Snowy-browed Flycatchers but it was as we were approaching a clearing that we heard a strange call. We all crouched low and waited as a male Salvadori’s Pheasant crept over a log across the track and came down the trail towards us. Obviously looking for a mate it perched up and drummed a few times before running back up the trail and into the forest. Seconds later it was back looking right past us as if we were not there. The clucking continued as it came down the path towards us. We were all still crouched and as Mike looked over his shoulder he thought he was on the red carpet as every camera was out filming and photographing the proceedings. Again it drummed on a log and ran up the path to another clearing. We all followed taking in this stunning set of circumstance only to find it again running across the clearing back and forth and perching up on a log drumming away. A quite amazing show and an experience that easily earned it bird of the trip. Not trusting our eyes we then took a break and watched each other’s videos while scoffing chocoalte bars. Mega! We also stepped off the trail to check some commotion and it turned out to be a pair of Sumatran Whistling Thrushes, their rufous wings, tails and backs set off well again steely blue heads.

On our way back down near the start of the trail we had stopped for a water break when a group of Siamang came crashing through the canopy. These stocky black gibbons swung effortlessly above us occasionally stopping to eye us up before diving off a branch and swinging pendulum like across the canopy. Shortly after this we heard the call of a Barred Eagle Owl and managed some quick views as it was being mobbed by some Shiny Whistling Thrushes. It glided off through the forest before long and as it was getting dark we headed back to the lodge.

We also spent one day visiting another area of the park, the first time we’ve tried this, at a slightly lower elevation. We left in the dark which afforded us some nice looks at Barn Owl perched in one of the villages. We

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arrived at dawn for breakfast then birded the forest here where we picked up some nice birds like Sumatran Trogon, Sunda Forktail, Sumatran Sunda Bulbul, Indigo Flycatcher, Sumatran Drongo and Silver-breasted Broadbill. A female Siberian Thrush was late for migration and singing Sumatran Green Pigeons were noted in the canopy. As we were walking the path a Binturong shot down a tree into the underbrush and shortly after ran across the trail in front of us. However, the star of the show was two different Sumatran Peacock-Pheasants that gave us some brief but nice views, a real bonus, and even a a pair of Graceful Pittas that gave us stunning views.

Sumatran Trogon and Salvadori’s Pheasant

Our last destination was along a road that begins in mid-montane forest then descends slowly down to lowland forest affording us some brilliant birding and over the next couple of days we worked the upper and lower sections. giving us a wide array of birds including Spot-necked, Orange-spotted and Cream-striped Bulbul, Long-tailed Broadbill, Sumatran Drongo, Treepie and Green Pigeon, plus a Barred Cuckoo-Dove on the nest next to the road, a Spot-necked Babbler gave us the run around as it crossed back and forth but eventually showed itself. Singing Fulvous-breasted Jungle Flycatchers were much in evidence and a fruiting tree pulled in loads of Black-browed Barbets and a nice Sumatran Treepie. Blue-masked and Sumatran Leafbird including a nice male were found forging on several occasions – the latter becoming an increasingly rare and very difficult bird to find now due to trapping for the bird trade (again!). The high pitched song of Rufous-browed Flycatcher gave away its position and we enjoyed its bright rufous and white plumage while it belted out its song. Mixed flocks had us sifting through Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Rufous-fronted and Golden Babblers. To our surprise a Sumatran Ground Cuckoo began to call one morning but sadly it could not be lured in despite our very best efforts – the first record from here since 1904 when an immature was collected here.

Lower down we found Black-and-Yellow Broadbill, Whiskered Treeswift and Rhinoceros and Wreathed Hornbills. We also managed to find the now rare Ruby-throated Bulbul and Scaly-breasted Bulbul and also got on to Black-headed, Cinereous, Asian Red-eyed and Grey-bellied Bulbuls here as well. A bright Scarlet Minivet added a flare of orange and Green Iora graced us with it olive and yellow plumage. A Short-tailed Babbler was making quite a racket and though we watched it for a while we could never figure out what had set it off. More colour was added by Orange-bellied Flowerpeckers and Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds.

Sadly, that was the end of our birding and we made our way back along the coast road back to Penang for the evening and our farewell dinner.

Bird-of-the-tour

1. Salvadori’s Pheasant 2. Javan Frogmouth 3. Rajah Scops Owl 4. Sumatran Cochoa 5. Schneider’s Pitta

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Christmas Frigatebird and Javan Hawk-Eagle

Javan Crocias and Pied Shrike-Babbler

Sumatran Treepie and Sumatran Niltava

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Cream-striped and Sumatran (Sunda)Bulbul

Spot-necked Bulbul and Rufous-browed Flycatcher

Long-tailed Broadbill and Sumatran Green Pigeon

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Sunda Frogmouth and Collared Scops Owl

Systematic List

ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Chestnut-bellied Partridge Arborophila javanica Red-billed Partridge Arborophila rubrirostris Heard only

Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus bankiva Salvadori's Pheasant Lophura inornata Crested Fireback Lophura ignita rufa Sumatran Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron chalcurum Great Argus Argusianus argus Heard only

CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea

CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Eastern Great Egret Casmerodius modestus Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia

Little Egret Egretta garzetta Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus Striated Heron Butorides striata Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis

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Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel

PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus White-bellied Sea Eagle Ichthyophaga leucogaster Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela Crested Goshawk Tachyspiza trivirgatus Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Rufous-bellied Eagle Aquila kienerii Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus limneatus Javan Hawk Eagle Nisaetus bartelsi

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Black-backed Swamphen Porphyrio indicus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Javan Plover Charadrius javanicus Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Sunda Woodcock Scolopax saturata Heard only

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Sunda Collared Dove Streptopelia bitorquata Barred Cuckoo Dove Macropygia unchall Parzudaki's Cuckoo Dove Macropygia emiliana emiliana

Little Cuckoo Dove Macropygia ruficeps ruficeps

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Macropygia ruficeps sumatrana

Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Little Green Pigeon Treron olax Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans Sumatran Green Pigeon Treron oxyura Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon Ducula lacernulata lacernulata Heard only

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Sumatran Ground Cuckoo Carpococcyx viridis Heard only

Sunda Cuckoo Cuculus lepidus Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Rusty-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus Asian Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris brachyurus

Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus

Red-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus javanicus Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Javan Coucal Centropus nigrorufus

STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae Barn Owl Tyto alba javanica Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius badius

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens Rajah Scops Owl Otus [brookii] solokensis Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena lempiji Barred Eagle Owl Bubo sumatranus Javan Owlet Glaucidium castanopterum Heard only

Sunda' Collared Owlet Glaucidium [brodiei] peritum Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata scutulata Heard only

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus Sumatran Frogmouth Batrachostomus poliolophus Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus Javan Frogmouth Batrachostomus javensis

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis Salvadori's Nightjar Caprimulgus pulchellus pulchellus

APODIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae

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Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata

APODIFORMES: Apodidae Cave Swiftet Collocalia linchi linchi Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia [esculenta] cyanoptila

Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus

TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios Sumatran Trogon Harpactes mackloti Javan Trogon Harpactes reinwardtii

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting Cearulean Kingfisher Alcedo coerulescens Rufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella pulchella White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Javan Kingfisher Halcyon cyanoventris Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris laubmannianus

Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus

CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Heard only

CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus

PICIFORMES: Capitonidae Fire-tufted Barbet Psilopogon pyrolophus

Gold-whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon Red-crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii Red-throated Barbet Psilopogon mystacophanos Black-browed Barbet Psilopogon oorti Brown-throated Barbet Psilopogon corvina Black-banded Barbet Psilopogon javensis Heard only

'Horsfield's' Barbet Psilopogon australis australis

Blue-eared Barbet Psilopogon [australis] duvaucelii

Malayan Brown Barbet Calorhamphus fuliginosus

PICIFORMES: Picidae Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis

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Freckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos [macei] analis Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis Banded Woodpecker Picus mineaceus Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus vanheysti

Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus Checker-throated Woodpecker Picus mentalis humii Olive-backed Woodpecker Dinopium rafflesii Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus Orange-backed Woodpecker Reinwardtipicus validus Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot Loriculus pusillus Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus

PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus javanicus

Eurylaimus javanicus harterti

Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus

PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae Schneider's Pitta Pitta schneideri Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida mulleri Graceful Pitta Pitta venusta Malayan Banded Pitta Hydrornis irena Javan Banded Pitta Hydrornis guajana

PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea

PASSERIFORMES: Tephrodornithidae Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum

PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus

PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Green Iora Aegithina viridissima

PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae Lesser Cicadabird Lalage fimbriata Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus

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Sunda Minivet Pericrocotus miniatus Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus xanthogaster

Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike Hemipus picatus Black-winged Flycatcher Shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus

PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidea Blyth's Shrike Babbler Pteruthius aerulatus cameranoi

Pied Shrike Babbler Pteruthius flaviscaops Trilling Shrike Babbler Pteruthius aenobarbus

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus cruentus

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae Sunda [Ashy] Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus leucophaeus

Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer Sumatran Drongo Dicrurus sumatranus Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica Rufous-tailed Fantail Rhipidura phoenicura

PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis affinis

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae Malayan Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus Sumatran Treepie Dendrocitta occipitalis Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca Southern Jungle Crow Corvus levaillantii Heard only

PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

PASSERIFORMES: Paridae Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae Cream-striped Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogrammicus

Spot-necked Bulbul Pycnonotus tympanistrigus Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps Ruby-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus dispar

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Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster Scaly-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus squamatus Grey-bellied Bulbul Pycnonotus cyaniventris Puff-backed Bulbul Pycnonotus eutilotus Heard only

Orange-spotted Bulbul Pycnonotus bimaculatus bimaculatus

Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos

Finsch's Bulbul Alophoixus finschii Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus sumatranus

Melodious Bulbul Alophoixus bres Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger Buff-vented Bulbul Iole olivacea Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinerous Javan [Sunda] Bulbul Ixos virescens Sumatran [Sunda] Bulbul Ixos [virescens] sumatrana

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica

PASSERIFORMES: Pnoepygidae Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla rufa

Pnoepyga pusilla lepida

PASSERIFORMES: Cettidae Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivacea flaviventris

Javan Tesia Tesia superciliaris Mountain Tailorbird Phyllagates cuculatus cucullatus

Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris

PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae Pygmy Bushtit Psaltria exilis

PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae Mountain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus trivirgatus

Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps Sunda Warbler Seicercus grammiceps

PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae Australasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus [stentoreus] australis

PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris

PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

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Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps Olive-backed Tailorbird Orthotomus sepium Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Hill Prinia Prinia superciliaris Bar-winged Prinia Prinia familiaris Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Plain Prinia Prinia inornata blythi Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa polychroa

PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae Pin-striped Tit Babbler Mixornis gularis Javan Tit Babbler Mixornis flavicollis Fluffy-backed Tit Babbler Macronous ptilosus Chestnut-winged Babbler Cyanoderma erythroptera Rufous-fronted Babbler Cyanoderma rufifrons Golden Babbler Cyanoderma chrysaea Crescent-chested Babbler Cyanoderma melanothorax Javan Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus montanus montanus

Spot-necked Babbler Stachyris striolata Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps White-breasted Babbler Stachyris grammiceps White-bibbed Babbler Stachyris thoracica

PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum Ferruginous Babbler Pellorneum bicolor Short-tailed Babbler Pellorneum malaccensis Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum Rusty-breasted Wren Babbler Turdinus rufipectus Eye-browed Wren Babbler Napothera epilepidota epilepidota

Napothera epilepidota diluta Sumatran Rimator Rimator albostriatus Horsfield's Wren Babbler Turdinus sepiarius sepiarus

Turdinus sepiaria barussana

PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae Javan Fulvetta Alcippe pyrrhoptera Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides Javan Crocias Crocias albonotatus Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush Garrulax rufifrons Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush Garrulax mitratus

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PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapillus Mountain White-eye Zosterops montanus Javan Heleia Lophozosterops javanicus

PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae Blue Nuthatch Sitta azurea

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra Rufous-browed Flycatcher Ficedula solitaris Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis umbratilis Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor herterti Javan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas banyumas

Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis Heard only Rufous-tailed Shama Copsychus pyrropyga Heard only Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica

Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane 'Javan' Blue Robin Myiomela diana diana 'Sumatran' Blue Robin Myiomela diana sumatrana Sunda Forktail Enicurus velatus White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti leschenaulti

Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys Javan Shortwing Brachypteryx montana Sumatran Shortwing Brachypteryx saturata Sumatran Cochoa Cochoa beccarii Javan Cochoa Cochoa azurea Heard only

Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Shiny Whistling Thrush Myophonus melanurus Sumatran Whistling Thrush Myophonus castaneus Javan Whistling Thrush Myophonus glaucinus Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus flavirostris

PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae

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Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis moluccensis

Chloropsis cochinchinensis nigricollis

Sumatran Leafbird Chloropsis media Blue-masked Leafbird Chloropsis venusta

PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus Heard only

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii Javan Sunbird Aethopyga mystacalis White-flanked Sunbird Aethopyga eximia Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta Javan Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis Purple-naped Spiderhunter Arachnothera hypogrammicum

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus philippinus

PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata White-headed Munia Lonchura maja White-capped Munia Lonchura ferruginosa

MAMMALS

Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii Niobe Ground Squirrel Lariscus niobe Low's Squirrel Sundasciurus lowii Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista Binturong Arctictis binturong Yellow-throated Martin Martes flavigula Javan Ferret-Badger Melogale orientalis

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Ebony Langur Trachypithecus auratus Mitrid Langur Presbytis cruciger Grizzled Langur Presbytis chrysomeias Sunda Silvered Langur Presbytis cristata Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis Sunda Pig-tailed Macaque Macca nemestrina Agile Gibbon Hylobates agilis heard only

Javan Gibbon Hylobates moloch Siamang Hylobates syndactylus Common Treeshrew Tupaia glis Eurasian Wild Boar Sus scrofa Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Sambar Cervus unicolor

A smoldering Mount Kerinci