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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