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Birds of Greater Ulu Muda

COMMON NAME / Scientific Name

PARTRIDGES, BUTTONQUAILS

CHESTNUT-NECKLACED PARTRIDGE Arborophila charltonii
FERRUGINOUS PARTIDGE Caloperdix oculeus

BLACK PARTRIDGE Melanoperdix niger
CRESTED PARTRIDGE Rollulos rouroul
BARRED BUTTONQUIL Turnix suscitator

PHEASANTS, JUNGLEFOWL

RED JUNGLEFOWL Gallus gallus
CRESTLESS FIREBACK Lophura erythropthalma
CRESTED FIREBACK Lophura ignita
MALAYSIAN PEACOCK-PHEASENT Polyplectron malacense
GREAT ARGUS PHEASANT Argusianus argus

DARTERS

LITTLE CORMORANT Phalacrocorax niger

ORIENTAL DARTER Anhinger melanogaster

BITTERNS, HERONS, POND-HERON

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON Nycticorax nycticorax

BLACK BITTERN Dupetor flavicollis

YELLOW BITTERN Ixobrychus sinensis
CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
LITTLE HERON Butorides striatus
CHINESE POND-HERON Ardeola bacchus

INDIAN POND-HERON Ardeola greyii

JAVAN POND-HERON Ardeola speciosa

HERONS, EGRETS

CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus ibis
GREY HERON Ardea sumatrana

PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea

GREAT EGRET Casmerodius albus
INTERMEDIATE EGRET Egretta intermedia
LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta

FALCONET, FALCON, HAWK

BLACK-THIGHED FALCONET Microhierax fringillarius
PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus
BAT HAWK Machaerhampus alcinus

OSPREY, KITES, HONEY-BUZZARD

OSPREY Pandion haliaetus
BLACK-WINGED KITE Elanus caeruleus
BRAHNIMY KITE Haliastur indus

ORIENTAL HONEY-BUZZARD Pernis ptilorhyncus

SEA-EAGLES, FISH-EAGLES

WHITE-BELLIED SEA-EAGLE Haliaeetus leucogaster
LESSER FISH-EAGLE Icthyophaga humilis
GREY-HEADED FISH-EAGLE Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

SNAKE-EAGLES, HAWK-EAGLES

CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE Spilornis cheela
CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE Niseatus cirrhatus
BLYTH’S HAWK-EAGLE Niseatus alboniger
WALLACE’S HAWK-EAGLE Niseatus nanus

GOSHAWK, SPARROWHAWKS

CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus
JAPANESE SPARROWHAWK Accipiter gularis

EAGLE

RUFOUS-BELLIED EAGLE Hieraaetus kienerii

WATERHEN, FINFOOT

RED-LEGGED CRAKE Rallina fasciata

WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN Amaurornis phoenicurus
MASKED FINFOOT Heliopais personata

LAPWING

RED-WATTLED LAPWING Vanellus indicus

GREY-HEADED LAPWING Vanellus cinereus

SNIPE

SNIPE SP Gallinago sp

SANDPIPER

COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucas

TERNS

LITTLE TERN Sturna hirundo

DOVES, PIGEONS

SPOTTED DOVE Streptopelia chinensis
LITTLE CUCKOO-DOVE Macropygia ruficeps
EMERALD DOVE Chalcophaps indica
ZEBRA DOVE Geopelia striata
LITTLE GREEN-PIGEON Treron olax
PINK-NECKED GREEN-PIGEON Treron vernans
ORANGE-BREASTED GREEN-PIGEON Treron bicinctus
THICK-BILLED PIGEON Treron curvirostra
LARGE GREEN PIGEON Treron capellei
JAMBU FRUIT-DOVE Ptilinopus jambu

PARROTS

BLUE-CROWNED HANGING PARROT Loriculus galgulus
REDDISH-CHEEKED (LONG-TAILED) PARAKEET Psittacula longicauda
BLUE-RUMPED PARROT Psittinus cyanurus

CUCKOOS

CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus
LARGE HAWK-CUCKOO Heirococcyx sparveiodes

MOUSTACHED HAWK-CUCKOO Cuculus vagans

MALAY HAWK-CUCKOO Heirococcyx fugax

INDIAN CUCKOO Cuculus micropterus

BANDED BAY CUCKOO Cacomantis sonneratii

PLAINTIVE CUCKOO Cuculus merulinus

ASIAN EMERALD CUCKOO Chrysococcyx maculatus
VIOLET CUCKOO Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
DRONGO CUCKOO Surniculus lugubris

ASIAN KOAL Eudynamys scolopacea

MALKOHAS, COUCALS

BLACK-BELLIED MALKOHA Phaenicophaeus diardii
CHESTNUT-BELLIED MALKOHA Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
GREEN-BILLED MALKOHA Phaenicophaeus tristis
RAFFLES’S MALKOHA Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus
RED-BILLED MALKOHA Phaenicophaeus javanicus
CHESTNUT-BREASTED MALKOHA Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
SHORT-TOED COUCAL Centropus rectunguis
GREATER COUCAL Centropus sinensis
LESSER COUCAL Centropus bengalensis

OWLS

WHITE-FRONTED SCOPS-OWL Otus sagittatus
REDDISH SCOPS-OWL Otus rufescens
SUNDA SCOPS-OWL Otus lempiji

BROWN BOOBOOK Ninox scutulata

BARRED EAGLE-OWL Bubo sumatranus

DUSKY EAGLE-OWL Bubo coromandus

BUFFY FISH-OWL Ketupa ketupu

BROWN WOOD-OWL Strix leptogrammica

FROGMOUTHS, NIGHTJARS

LARGE FROGMOUTH Batrachostomus auritus

GOULDS FROGMOUTH Batrachostomus stellatus
BLYTH'S FROGMOUTH Batrachostomus affinis
MALAYSIAN EARED NIGHTJAR Eurostopodus temminckii
GREAT EARED NIGHTJAR Eurostopodus macrotis 

LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus macrurus

TREESWIFT, SWIFTLETS, NEEDLETAILS, SWIFT

GREY-RUMPED TREESWIFT Hemiprocne longipennis
WHISKERED TREESWIFT Hemiprocne comata
GLOSSY SWIFTLET Collocalia esculenta
BLACK-NEST SWIFTLET Aerodramus maxima
EDIBLE-NEST SWIFTLET Aerodramus fusiphaga

GERMAIN'S SWIFTLET Aerodramus germani
SILVER-RUMPED SPINETAIL Rhaphidura leucopygialis
SILVER-BACKED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus cochinchinensis
BROWN-BACKED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus giganteus
ASIAN PALM SWIFT Cypsiurus balasiensis
FORK-TAILED SWIFT Apus pacificus
HOUSE SWIFT Apus affinis

TROGONS

RED-NAPED TROGON Harpactes kasumba
DIARD’S TROGON Harpactes diardii
CINNAMON-RUMPED TROGON Harpactes orrhophaeus
SCARLET-RUMPED TROGON Harpactes duvaucelii
ORANGE-BREASTED TROGON Harpactes oreskios

KINGFISHERS

RUFOUS-COLLARED KINGFISHER Actenoides concretus
BANDED KINGFISHER Lacedo pulchella
COMMON STORK-BILLED KINGFISHER Halcyon capensis
RUDDY KINGFISHER Halcyon coromanda
WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER Halcyon smyrnensis
BLACK-CAPPED KINGFISHER Halcyon pileata
COLLARED KINGFISHER Todirumphus chloris
ORIENTAL DWARF KINGFISHER Ceyx erithacus

BLUE-BANDED KINGFISHER Alcedo euryzona
BLUE-EARED KINGFISHER Alcedo meninting
COMMON KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis

BEE-EATERS / ROLLERS

DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis
RED-BEARDED BEE-EATER Nyctyornis amictus
BLUE-TAILED BEEEATER Merops philippinus
BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER Merops viridis
CHESTNUT-HEADED BEE-EATER Merops leschenaulti

HORNBILLS

BUSHY-CRESTED HORNBILL Anorrhinus galeritus
ORIENTAL PIED HORNBILL Anthracoceros albirostris
BLACK HORNBILL Anthracoceros malayanus
GREAT HORNBILL Buceros bicornis
RHINOCEROS HORNBILL Buceros rhinoceros
HELMETED HORNBILL Rhinoplax vigil
WHITE-CROWNED HORNBILL Berenicornis comatus
WRINKLED HORNBILL Aceros corrugatus
PLAIN-POUCHED HORNBILL Rhyticeros subruficollis
WREATHED HORNBILL Rhyticeros undulatus

BARBETS

LINEATED BARBET Megalaima lineata
GOLD-WHISKERED BARBET Megalaima chrysopogan
RED-CROWNED BARBET Megalaima raffelsii
RED-THROATED BARBET Megalaima mystacophanos
BLACK-BROWED BARBET Megalaima oorti
YELLOW-CROWNED BARBET Megalaima henricci
BLUE-EARED BARBET Megalaima australis
BROWN BARBET Calorhamphus fulginosus

HONEYGUIDES, PICULETS, WOODPECKERS

MALAYSIAN HONEYGUIDE Indicator archipelagicus
RUFOUS PICULET Sasia abnormis
GREY-CAPPED WOODPECKER Picoides canicapellis
BANDED YELLOWNAPE Picus miniaceus
CRIMSON-WINGED YELLOWNAPE Picus puniceus
CHECKER-THROATED YELLOWNAPE Picus mentalis
LACED WOODPECKER Picus vittatus
RUFOUS WOODPECKER Celeus brachyurus
WHITE-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dryocopus javensis
COMMON FLAMEBACK WOODPECKER Dinopium javanense
GREATER FLAMEBACK WOODPECKER Chrysocolaptes lucidus
BAMBOO WOODPECKER Gecinulus viridis
MAROON WOODPECKER Blythipicus ribiginosus
ORANGE-BACKED WOODPECKER Reinwardtipicus validus
BUFF-RUMPED WOODPECKER Meiglyptes tristis
BUFF-NECKED WOODPECKER Meiglyptes tukki
GREY AND BUFF WOODPECKER Hemicircus concretus
GREAT SLATY WOODPECKER Mulleripicus pulverulentus

BROADBILLS

LITTLE GREEN BROADBILL Calyptomena viridis
BLACK AND RED BROADBILL Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus
BANDED BROADBILL Eurylaimus javanicus
BLACK AND YELLOW BROADBILL Eurylaimus ochromalus
DUSKY BROADBILL Corydon sumatranus

PITTAS

GIANT PITTA Pitta caerulea
MALAYAN BANDED PITTA Hydrornis guajana

BANDED PITTA Pitta guajana
HOODED PITTA Pitta sordida
BLUE-WINGED PITTA Pitta moluccensis

WOODSHRIKE, COCKOOSHRIKE, MINIVET, FLYCATCHER-SHRIKE

LARGE WOODSHRIKE Tephrodornis virgatus
BAR-BELLIED CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina striata
LESSER CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina fimbriata
ASHE MINIVET Pericrocotus divaricatus
SWINHOLE’S MINIVET Pericrotus cantonensis
FIERY MINIVET Pericrocotus igneus
GREY-CHINNED MINIVET Pericrocotus solaris
SCARLET MINIVET Pericrocotus flammeus
BAR- WINGED FLYCATCHER-SHRIKE Hemipus picatus
BLACK-WINGED FLYCATCHER-SHRIKE Hemipus hirundinaceus

SHRIKE, STARLINGS

TIGER SHRIKE Lanius tigrinus
BROWN SHRIKE Lanius cristatus
ASIAN GLOSSY STARLING Aplonis panayensis

ORIOLES

DARK-THROATED ORIOLE Oriolus xanthonotus
BLACK-NAPED ORIOLE Oriolus chinensis

DRONGO

ASHY DRONGO Dicrurus leucophaeus
CROW-BILLED DRONGO Dicrurus annectans
BRONZED DRONGO Dicrurus aeneus
GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO Dicrurus paradiseus

PHILENTOMA, FANTAILS

RUFOUS-WINGED PHILENTOMA Philentoma pyrhopterum
MAROON-BREASTED PHILENTOMA Philentoma velata
SPOTTED FANTAIL Rhipidura perlata
PIED FANTAIL Rhipidura javanica

MONARCHS, PARADISE-FLYCATCHER

BLACK-NAPED MONARCH Hypothymis azurea
ASIAN PARADISE-FLYCATCHER Tersiphone paradisi

IORAS

COMMON IORA Aegithina tiphia
GREEN IORA Aegithina viridissima
GREAT IORA Aegithina lafresnayei

JAYS, MAGPIES, TREEPIE, CROWS

CRESTED JAY Platylophus galericulatus
RAQUET-TAILED TREEPIE Crypsirina temia
BLACK MAGPIE Platylophus leucopterus
SLENDER-BILLED CROW Corvus enca
LARGE-BILLED CROW Corvus macrorhynchos

SWALLOWS

BARN SWALLOW Hirundo rustica
PACIFIC SWALLOW Hirundo tahitica
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW Cecropis daurica
STRIATED SWALLOW Cecropis striolata

BULBULS

STRAW-HEADED BULBUL Pycnonotus zeylanicus
BLACK-HEADED BULBUL Pycnonotus atriceps
BLACK-CRESTED BULBUL Pycnonotus melanicterus
SCALY-BREASTED BULBUL Pycnonotus squamatus
PUFF-BACKED BULBUL Pycnonotus eutilotus
YELLOW-VENTED BULBUL Pycnonotus goiavier
STRIPE-THROATED BULBUL Pycnonotus finlaysoni
OLIVE-WINGED BULBUL Pycnonotus plumosus
STREAK-EARED BULBUL Pycnonotus blanfordii
CREAM-VENTED BULBUL Pycnonotus simplex
RED-EYED BULBUL Pycnonotus brunneus
SPECTACLED BULBUL Pycnonotus erythrophthalmos
SULFER-THROATED BULBUL Alophoixus finschii
OCHRACEOUS BULBUL Alophoixus ochraceus
GREY-CHEEKED BULBUL Alophoixus bres
YELLOW-BELLIED BULBUL Alpohoixus phaeocephalus
HAIRY-BACKED BULBUL Tricholestes criniger
BUFF-VENTED BULBUL Iole olivacea
STREAKED BULBUL Ixos malaccensis
ASHY BULBUL Hemixos flavala

WARBLERS, FLYEATER

ARCTIC WARBLER Phylloscopus borealis
EASTERN CROWNED WARBLER Phylloscopus coronatus
FLYEATER Gerygone sulphurea
ORIENTAL REED WARBLER Acrocephalus orientalis

BABBLERS

RUFOUS-FRONTED BABBLER Stachyris rufifrons
CHESTNUT-WINGED BABBLER Stachyris erythroptera
GREY-HEADED BABBLER Stachyris poliocephala
WHITE-NECKED BABBLER Stachyris leucotis
BLACK-THROATED BABBLER Stachyris nigricollis
CHESTNUT-RUMPED BABBLER Stachyris maculata
LARGE WREN-BABBLER Napothera macrodactyla
PUFF-THROATED BABBLER Pellorneum ruficeps
BLACK-CAPPED BABBLER Pellorneum capistratum
MOUSTACHED BABBLER Malacopteron magnirostre
SOOTY-CAPPED BABBLER Malacopteron affine
SCALY-CROWNED BABBLER Malacopteron cinereum
RUFOUS-CROWNED BABBLER Malacopteron magnum
WHITE-CHESTED BABBLER Trichostoma rostratum
FERRUGINOUS BABBLER Trichostoma bicolor
ABBOTT’S BABBLER Malacocincla abbotti
HORSFIELD’S BABBLER Malacocincla sepiaria
SHORT-TAILED BABBLER Malacocincla malaccensis
STRIPED TIT-BABBLER Macronous gularis
FLUFFY-BACKED TIT-BABBLER Macronous ptilosus
WHITE-BELLIED YUHINA/ERPORNIS Erpornis zantholeuca
BROWN FULVETTA Alcippe brunneicauda

WHITE-EYES, PRINIAS, TAILORBIRDS

ORIENTAL WHITE-EYES Zosterops palpebrosa
EVERETT’S WHITE-EYE Zosterops everetti
RUFESCENT PRINIA Prinia rufescens
YELLOW-BELLIED PRINIA Prinia flaviventris
COMMON TAILORBIRD Orthotomus sutorius
DARK-NECKED TAILORBIRD Orthotomus atrogularis
RUFOUS-TAILED TAILORBIRD Orthotomus sericeus

MYNAS

COMMON MYNA Acridotheres tristis
JUNGLE MYNA Acridotheres fuscus
HILL MYNA Gracula religiosa

THRUSHES

BLUE WHISTLING-THRUSH Myiophoneus caeruleus

ORANGE HEADED THRUSH Zoothera citrina innotata

SIBERIAN THRUSH Zoothera sibirica

TITS, NUTHATCH

SULTAN TIT Melanochlora sultanea
VELVET-FRONT NUTHATCH Sitta frontalis

COMMON STONECHAT Saxicola torguatus

SIBERIAN BLUE ROBIN Luscinia cyane

ROBINS, SHAMAS, FORKTAILS

ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN Copsychus saularis
WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA Copsychus malabaricus
CHESTNUT-NAPED FORKTAIL Enicurus ruficapillus

FLYCATCHERS

RUFOUS-CHESTED FLYCATCHER Ficedula dumetoria

YELLOW-RUMPED FLYCATCHER Ficedula zanthopygia
NARCISSUS FLYCATCHER Ficidula narcissina elisae
MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER Ficedula mugimaki
VERDITER FLYCATCHER Eumyias thalassina
DARK-SIDED FLYCATCHER Musicapa dauurica
FURRUGINOUS FLYCATCHER Musicapa ferruginea
ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER Musicapa daurica
BROWN-STREAKED FLYCATCHER Musicapa williamsoni
PALE BLUE FLYCATCHER Cyornis unicolor
TICKELL’S BLUE FLYCATCHER Cyornis tickelliae
GREY-HEADED FLYCATCHER Culicicapa ceylonensis

FAIRY-BLUEBIRD, LEAFBIRD

ASIAN FAIRY BLUEBIRD Irena puella
GREATER GREEN LEAFBIRD Chloropsis sonnerati
LESSER GREEN LEAFBIRD Chloropsis cyanopogon
BLUE-WINGED LEAFBIRD Chloropsis cochinchinensis

FLOWERPECKERS

YELLOW-BREASTED FLOWERPECKER Prionochilus maculatus
CRIMSON BREASTED FLOWERPECKER Prionochilus percussus
SCARLET-BREASTED FLOWERPECKER Prionochilus thoracicus
THICK-BILLED FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum agile
YELLOW-VENTED FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum chrysorrheum
ORANGE-BELLIED FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum trigonostigma
PLAIN FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum concolor
SCARLET-BACKED FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum cruentatum

SUNBIRDS, SPIDERHUNTERS

RUBY-CHEEKED SUNBIRD Chalcoparia singalensis
PURPLE-NAPED SUNBIRD Hypogramma hypogrammicum
PLAIN SUNBIRD Anthreptes simplex
BROWN-THROATED SUNBIRD Anthreptes malaccensis
RED-THROATED SUNBIRD Anthreptes rhodolaemus
PURPLE THROATED SUNBIRD Nectarinia sperata
OLIVE-BACKED SUNBIRD Cinnyris jugularis
SCARLET SUNBIRD Aethopyga temminckii
LITTLE SPIDERHUNTER Arachnothera longirostra
LONG-BILLED SPIDERHUNTER Arachnothera robusta
SPECTACLED SPIDERHUNTER Arachnothera flavigaster
YELLOW-EARED SPIDERHUNTER Arachnothera chrysogenys
GREY-BREASTED SPIDERHUNTER Arachnothera affinis

SPARROWS, MUNIAS

PIN-TAILED PARROTFINCH Erythura prasina
WHITE-RUMPED MUNIA Lonchura striata

WHITE-BELLIED MUNIA Lonchura leucogastra
SCALY-BREASTED MUNIA Lonchura punctulata

WAGTAILS, PIPITS

FOREST WAGTAIL Dendronanthus indicus
YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava
GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
PADDYFIELD PIPIT Anthus novaeseelandiae

TREE-SPARROW, WEAVERS

EURASIAN TREE-SPARROW Passer montanus
BAYA WEAVER Ploceus philippinus

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