Sabah, Borneo Custom Tour

Systematic Bird List

27th June - 12 July 2009

Leader: Rob Hutchinson

Whitehead's Trogon Rob Hutchinson

Whitehead’s Trogon, Mount Kinabalu          © Rob Hutchinson/Birdtour Asia

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Systematic List

PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae


Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster





CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae


Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

Eastern Great Egret Ardea [alba] modesta

Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus

Striated Heron Butorides striata

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus





CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae


Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus





FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae


Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni

Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus

Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus

Black Kite Milvus migrans

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

Lesser Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis

Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela

Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus

Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis

Rufous-bellied Eagle Aquila kienerii

Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus limnaetus

Blyth's Hawk Eagle Nisaetus alboniger

Wallace's Hawk Eagle Nisaetus nanus





GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae


Great Argus Argusianus argus
Heard only
Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra e
Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii
Heard only
Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps e
Bornean [Crested] Fireback Lophura nobilis e



GRUIFORMES: Rallidae


White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Black-backed Swamphen Porphyrio indicus

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus





CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae


Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum





CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae


Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos





CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae


Little Tern Sterna albifrons





COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae


Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis

Little Cuckoo Dove Macropygia ruficeps

Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica

Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata

Little Green Pigeon Treron olax

Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans

Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra

Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea

Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia





PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae


Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus

Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus





CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae


Moustached Hawk Cuckoo Cuculus vagans

Sunda Cuckoo Cuculus lepidus

Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
Heard only
Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus

Malaysian Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus

Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

Asian Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
Heard only
Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus

Red-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus javanicus

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

Bornean Ground Cuckoo Carpococcyx radiatus e
Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis





STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae


Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius
Heard only




STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae


Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens
Heard only
Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus

Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu

Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica leptogrammica





APODIFORMES: Apodidae


Giant Swiftlet Hydrochous gigas

Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta

Bornean Swiftlet Collocalia dodgei

Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana

Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus

Germain's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani

Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus

Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus

Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

House Swift Apus [affinis] nipalensis





APODIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae


Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis

Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata





TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae


Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba

Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii

Whitehead's Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi e
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii





CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae


Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting

Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus

Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis

Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
Heard only
Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris

Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus





CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae


Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus

Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis





CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae


Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis





CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae


Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris

Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus

Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros

Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil

Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus

White-crowned Hornbill Aceros comatus

Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus

Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus





PICIFORMES: Capitonidae


Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon

Red-crowned Barbet Megalaima rafflesii
Heard only
Red-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos

Mountain Barbet Megalaima monticola e
Yellow-crowned Barbet Megalaima henricii

Golden-naped Barbet Megalaima pulcherrima e
Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis

Bornean Barbet Megalaima eximia e
Bornean Brown Barbet Calorhamphus [fuliginosus] tertius e




PICIFORMES: Picidae


Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis

Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus

Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus

White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis

Banded Woodpecker Picus mineaceus

Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus

Orange-backed Woodpecker Reinwardtipicus validus

Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis

Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki

Grey-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus





PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae


Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus

Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus

Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus

Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae

Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis

Hose's Broadbill Calyptomena hosii e
Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi e








PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae


Giant Pitta Pitta caerulea

Bornean Banded Pitta Pitta [guajana] schwaneri e
Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii e
Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

Blue-banded Pitta Pitta arquata e
Black-crowned Pitta Pitta ussheri e




PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae


Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica





PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae


Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus





PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae


Sunda Cuckooshrike Coracina larvata

Lesser Cuckooshrike Coracina fimbriata

Pied Triller Lalage nigra

Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus

Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus

Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus





PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae


Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps

Bornean Bulbul Pycnonotus montis e
Grey-bellied Bulbul Pycnonotus cyaniventris

Puff-backed Bulbul Pycnonotus eutilotus

Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier

Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus

Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex

Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus

Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos

Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus

Grey-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus bres

Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus

Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger

Buff-vented Bulbul Iole olivacea

Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus





PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae


Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati

Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon

Bornean Leafbird Chloropsis kinabaluensis e




PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae


Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

Green Iora Aegithina viridissima





PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae


Bornean Whistling Thrush Myophonus borneensis e
Everett's Thrush Zoothera everetti e
Fruit-hunter Chlamydochaera jefferyi e
White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana erythrogyna





PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae


Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris





PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae


Bornean Stubtail Urosphena whiteheadi e
Sunda Bush Warbler Cettia vulcania

Friendly Bush Warbler Bradypterus accentor e
Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus

Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus

Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps

Mountain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus kinabaluensis

Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis

Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris

Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris









PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae


Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias umbratilis

Eye-browed Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias gularis e
Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra

Rufous-chested Flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria

Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni

Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Cyornis concretus everetti
Heard only
Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor herterti

Large-billed Blue Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus

Malaysian Blue Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus

Bornean Blue Flycatcher Cyornis superbus e
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis pluto

White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii e
White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti borneensis


Enicurus leschenaulti frontalis





PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae


White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis

Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica

Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata





PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae


Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi





PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae


Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha e




PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae


Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus

Bare-headed Laughingthrush Melanocichla calvus e
Rufous-hooded Laughingthrush Rhinocichla [mitratus] treacheri e
White-chested Babbler Trichastoma rostratum

Ferruginous Babbler Trichastoma bicolor

Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
Heard only
Short-tailed Babbler Malacocincla malaccensis

Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrogenys

Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum

Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre

Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine

Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum

Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum

Chestnut-backed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus montanus

Bornean Ground Babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica e
Striped Wren Babbler Kenopia striata

Black-throated Wren Babbler Napothera atrigularis e
Mountain Wren Babbler Napothera crassa e
Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps

Grey-headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala

White-necked Babbler Stachyris leucotis

Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata

Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera

Bold-striped Tit Babbler Macronous bornensis

Fluffy-backed Tit Babbler Macronous ptilosus

Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda

Chestnut-crested Yuhina Yuhina everetti e




PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae


Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea





PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae


Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis





PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae


Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis

Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex

Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis

Red-throated Sunbird Anthreptes rhodolaema

Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata brasiliana

Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis

Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii

Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris

Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster

Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys

Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis everetti

Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta

Whitehead's Spiderhunter Arachnothera juliae e




PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae


Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius e
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma

Black-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum e
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum





PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae


Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapillus

Everett's White-eye Zosterops everetti

Mountain Black-eye Chlorocharis emiliae e




PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae


Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus

Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus cruentus





PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae


Asian Fairy Bluebird Irena puella





PASSERIFORMES: Prionopidae


Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis

Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum

Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum





PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae


Sunda [Ashy] Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus stigmatops

Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus

Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus borneensis

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus





PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae


White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus





PASSERIFORMES: Pityriaseidae


Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala e




PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae


Crested Jay Platylophus galericulatus coronatus

Bornean Black Magpie Platysmurus aterrimus e
Green Magpie Cissa chinensis

Short-tailed Magpie Cissa thalassina

Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens e
Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca compilator





PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae


Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis

Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis





PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae


Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans e
Black-headed Munia Lonchura atricapilla





PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae


Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus





PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae


White-browed Shrike Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis

White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca





Mammals


Lesser Gymnure Hylomys suillus

Common Treeshrew Tupaia glis longipes

Mountain Treeshrew Tupaia montana baluensis e
Lesser Treeshrew Tupaia minor minor

Slender Treeshrew Tupaia gracilis gracilis

Smooth-tailed Treeshrew Dendrogale melanura baluensis

Large Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus

Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat Tadarida plicata

Lesser Bent-winged Bat Miniopterus pusillus

Large Bent-winged Bat Miniopterus schreibersii

Red-brown Pipistrelle Hypsugo kitcheneri

Colugo Cynocephalus variegatus

Sunda Slow Loris Nycticebus coucang borneanus

Maroon Leaf Monkey Presbytis rubicunda e
Sunda Silvered Leaf Monkey Presbytis cristata

Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus e
Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis

Sunda Pig-tailed Macaque Macca nemestrina

Bornean Gibbon Hylobates muelleri e
Bornean Orang-utan Pongo pygmaeus e
Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor

Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii pluto

Kinabalu Squirrel Callosciurus baluensis e
Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus

Bornean Black-banded Squirrel Callosciurus orestes e
Horse-tailed Squirrel Sundasciurus hippurus

Slender Squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis

Jentink's Squirrel Sundasciurus jentinki e
Red-bellied Sculptor Squirrel Glyphotes simus e
Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel Dremomys everetti e
Shrew-faced Ground Squirrel Rhinosciurus laticaudatus

Plain Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus exilis e
Whitehead's Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus whiteheadi e
Black Flying Squirrel Aeromys tephromelas

Thomas's Flying Squirrel Aeromys thomasi e
Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista

Polynesian Rat Rattus exulans

Yellow-throated Martin Martes flavigula saba

Oriental Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinerea

Common Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Binturong (Bearcat) Arctictis binturong

Banded Palm Civet Hemigalus derbyanus

Marbled Cat Felis marmorata

Flat-headed Cat Felis planiceps

Leopard Cat Felis bengalensis

Pygmy Elephant Elephas maximus borneensis e
Bearded Pig Sus barbatus

Greater Mouse Deer Tragulus napu

Sambar Deer Cervus unicolor





e = Species endemic to Borneo






‘Bird of the tour’ vote


1 Blue-banded Pitta

2 Bornean Ground Cuckoo

3 Giant Pitta

4 Bristlehead

5 Whitehead's Trogon

286 species recorded including 10 heard only

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