Sabah, Borneo

Systematic Bird List

1st - 14th November 2009

Leader: James Eaton

Bristlehead J Eaton

Bristlehead, Sepilok           © James Eaton / Birdtour Asia

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Systematic List

PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae


Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster





CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae


Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

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





CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae


Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi





FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae


Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus

Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

Lesser Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis

Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

Mountain Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis e
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela

Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus

Besra Accipiter virgatus

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





FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae


White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons e
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus ernesti





GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae


Great Argus Argusianus argus

Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra e
Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii
heard only
Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps e heard only
Bornean [Crested] Fireback Lophura ignita nobilis e




GRUIFORMES: Rallidae


White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus





CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae


Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos





CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae


Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus





COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae


Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis

Ruddy Cuckoo Dove Macropygia emiliana

Little Cuckoo Dove Macropygia ruficeps

Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica

Little Green Pigeon Treron olax

Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans

Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis

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


Bock's Hawk Cuckoo Cuculus bocki
heard only
Moustached Hawk Cuckoo Cuculus vagans

Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo Cuculus fugax

Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
heard only
Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
heard only
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

Asian Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris

Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi

Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

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

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis





STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae


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

Sunda Scops Owl Otus lempiji
heard only
Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu

Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica leptogrammica





CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae


Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus
heard only




APODIFORMES: Apodidae


Giant Swiftlet Hydrochous gigas

Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta

Bornean Swiftlet Collocalia dodgei e
Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana

Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus

Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus

Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus

Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis





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


Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting

Rufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa mottleyi

Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella melanops

Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis

Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata

Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris





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-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos
heard only
Mountain Barbet Megalaima monticola e
Yellow-crowned Barbet Megalaima henricii

Golden-naped Barbet Megalaima pulcherrima e
Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis
heard only
Bornean Barbet Megalaima eximia e
Bornean Brown Barbet Calorhamphus [fuliginosus] tertius e




PICIFORMES: Picidae


Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis

White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis

Banded Woodpecker Picus mineaceus

Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus

Checker-throated Woodpecker Picus mentalis

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


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
heard only




PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae


Giant Pitta Pitta caerulea
heard only
Bornean Banded Pitta Pitta [guajana] schwaneri e
Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii e
Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
heard only
Blue-banded Pitta Pitta arquata e heard only
Black-crowned Pitta Pitta ussheri e
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis





PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae


Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica





PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae


Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus





PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae


Sunda Cuckooshrike Coracina larvata

Lesser Cuckooshrike Coracina fimbriata
heard only
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
Pale-faced Bulbul Pycnonotus [flavescens] leucops e
Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier

Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus

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

Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis

Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus





PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae


Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati

Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon

Bornean Leafbird Chloropsis kinabaluensis e




PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae


Green Iora Aegithina viridissima





PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae


Bornean Whistling Thrush Myophonus borneensis e
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina

Everett's Thrush Zoothera everetti e
Eye-browed Thrush Turdus obscurus    
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

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus

Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps

Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

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
Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta

Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica

Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki

Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra

Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni

Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina

Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Cyornis concretus everetti

Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas coeruleatus

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
Rufous-tailed Shama Trichixos pyrropyga
heard only
Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus

White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti frontalis

Bornean Forktail Enicurus [leschenaulti] borneensis e




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

Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiarium

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 bornensis

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





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-naped Sunbird Hypogramma hypogrammicum

Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis

Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii

Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster

Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta

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
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma

Black-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum e




PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae


Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapillus

Pygmy Ibon Oculocincta squamifrons e
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


Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum

Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum





PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae


Sunda [Ashy] Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus stigmatops

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 [leucopterus] aterrimus e
Short-tailed Green 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

Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus





PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae


Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans e
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra

Black-headed Munia Lonchura atricapilla





PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae


Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus





PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae


White-browed Shrike Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis robinsoni

White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca





MAMMALS


Lesser Gymnure Hylomys suillus

Mountain Treeshrew Tupaia montana baluensis e
Smooth-tailed Treeshrew Dendrogale melanura baluensis

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
Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica

Pale Giant Squirrel Ratufa affinis
heard only
Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor

Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii pluto

Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus

Bornean Black-banded Squirrel Callosciurus orestes e
Low's Squirrel Sundasciurus lowii

Jentink's Squirrel Sundasciurus jentinki e
Brooke's Squirrel Sundasciurus brookei e
Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel Dremomys everetti e
Plain Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus exilis e
Black Flying Squirrel Aeromys tephromelas

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

Muller's Rat Sundamys muelleri e
Common Pencil-tailed Tree-Mouse Chiropodomys gliroides

Malay Civet (Tangalung) Viverra tangalunga

Masked Palm Civet Paguma larvata

Banded Palm Civet Hemigalus derbyanus

Marbled Cat Felis marmorata

Bearded Pig Sus barbatus

Lesser Mouse-Deer Tragulus kanchil

Greater Mouse-Deer Tragulus napu

Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak

Sambar Deer Cervus unicolor

Wrinkle-lipped Bat Mormopterus jugularis

Lesser Bent-winged Bat Miniopterus pusillus





Bird of the tour


1 Bristlehead

2 Bornean Ground Cuckoo

3= Fruithunter

3= Great Argus

5 Whitehead's Trogon

283 species recorded including 16 heard only and 42 endemics.

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Photos from the tour

Orang Utan J Eaton

Bornean Orang-utan, Danum Valley          © James Eaton / Birdtour Asia

Bat Hawk Storm's Stork

Bat Hawk and Storm's Stork, Kinabatangan River

Red-necked Keelback Sunda Pangolin

Red-necked keelback and Sunda Pangolin, Danum Valley

Marbled Cat Golden-naped Barbet

Marbled Cat, Danum Valley and Golden-naped Barbet, Mt Kinabalu

Mountain Black-eye Pale-faced Bulbul

Mountain Black-eye and Pale-faced Bulbul, Mt Kinabalu

Whitehead's SpiderhunterFruithunter

Whitehead's Spiderhunter and Fruit-hunter, Rafflesia Reserve

Mt Kinabalu

Mount Kinabalu sunset          © James Eaton / Birdtour Asia