Sumatra Scheduled tour
Systematic Bird List
28th July - 9th August 2008
Leader: James Eaton
Large Frogmouth, Way Kambas © James Eaton / Birdtour Asia
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Systematic List
| PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae | ||
| Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | |
| PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae | ||
| Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | |
| CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae | ||
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| Eastern' Great Egret | Ardea [alba] modesta | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| Javan Pond-Heron | Ardeola speciosa | |
| Eastern Cattle Egret | Bubulcus coromandus | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | heard only |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Black Bittern | Ixobrychus flavicollis | |
| Cinnamon Bittern | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | |
| CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae | ||
| Lesser Adjutant | Leptoptilos javanicus | |
| CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
| ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae | ||
| Lesser Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna javanica | |
| White-winged Duck | Cairina scutulata | |
| Sunda Teal | Anas gibberifrons | |
| FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae | ||
| Black-shouldered Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
| White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | |
| 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 limneatus | |
| Blyth's Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus alboniger | |
| Wallace's Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus nanus | |
| FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae | ||
| Black-thighed Falconet | Microhierax fringillarius | |
| GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae | ||
| Red-billed Partridge | Arborophila rubrirostris | |
| Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus | |
| Crested Fireback | Lophura ignita | |
| Sumatran Peacock Pheasant | Polyplectron chalcurum | heard only |
| Great Argus | Argusianus argus | |
| GRUIFORMES: Rallidae | ||
| White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
| White-browed Crake | Porzana cinerea | |
| Black-backed Swamphen | Porphyrio indicus | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae | ||
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius | |
| CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae | ||
| Dusky Woodcock | Scolopax saturata | heard only |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
| COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae | ||
| Indonesian Collared Dove | Streptopelia [bitorquata] bitorquata | |
| Spotted Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
| Barred Cuckoo Dove | Macropygia unchall | |
| Little Cuckoo Dove | Macropygia ruficeps | |
| Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
| Peaceful Dove | Geopelia striata | |
| Little Green Pigeon | Treron olax | |
| Pink-necked Green Pigeon | Treron vernans | |
| Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon | Treron fulvicollis | |
| Sumatran Green Pigeon | Treron oxyura | |
| Pink-headed Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus porphyreus | heard only |
| Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
| Mountain Imperial Pigeon | Ducula badia | |
| PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae | ||
| Blue-rumped Parrot | Psittinus cyanurus | |
| Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot | Loriculus galgulus | |
| CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae | ||
| Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii | |
| Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus | |
| Rusty-breasted Cuckoo | Cacomantis variolosus | |
| Violet Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus | |
| Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopacea | |
| 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 | |
| Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | heard only |
| Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis | |
| STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae | ||
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | heard only |
| Oriental Bay Owl | Phodilus badius | |
| STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae | ||
| Reddish Scops Owl | Otus rufescens | heard only |
| Mountain Scops Owl | Otus spilocephalus | heard only |
| Rajah Scops Owl | Otus [brookii] solokensis | |
| Sunda Scops Owl | Otus lempiji | |
| Barred Eagle Owl | Bubo sumatranus | |
| Brown Wood Owl | Strix leptogrammica | heard only |
| Sumatran Owlet | Glaucidium [brodiei] peritum | |
| Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata | |
| CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae | ||
| Large Frogmouth | Batrachostomus auritus | |
| Gould's Frogmouth | Batrachostomus stellatus | |
| Sumatran Frogmouth | Batrachostomus poliolophus | |
| Sunda Frogmouth | Batrachostomus cornutus | heard only |
| CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae | ||
| Malaysian Eared Nightjar | Eurostopodus temminckii | |
| Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus | |
| Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis | |
| Bonaparte's Nightjar | Caprimulgus concretus | |
| Salvadori's Nightjar | Caprimulgus pulchellus | |
| APODIFORMES: Apodidae | ||
| Giant Swiftlet | Hydrochous gigas | |
| Glossy Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta | |
| Cave Swiftlet | Collocalia linchi | |
| Edible-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphagus | |
| Silver-rumped Needletail | Rhaphidura leucopygialis | |
| Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | |
| House Swift | Apus [affinis] nipalensis | |
| APODIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae | ||
| Grey-rumped Treeswift | Hemiprocne longipennis | |
| Whiskered Treeswift | Hemiprocne comata | |
| TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae | ||
| Diard's Trogon | Harpactes diardii | |
| Scarlet-rumped Trogon | Harpactes duvaucelii | |
| Red-headed Trogon | Harpactes erythrocephalus | |
| Sumatran Trogon | Harpactes mackloti | |
| CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae | ||
| Blue-eared Kingfisher | Alcedo meninting | |
| Small Blue Kingfisher | Alcedo coerulescens | |
| Rufous-backed Kingfisher | Ceyx rufidorsa | |
| Banded Kingfisher | Lacedo pulchella | |
| Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | |
| White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
| Collared Kingfisher | Todirhamphus chloris | |
| Rufous-collared Kingfisher | Actenoides concretus | |
| CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae | ||
| Red-bearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis amictus | |
| CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae | ||
| Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | |
| CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae | ||
| Black Hornbill | Anthracoceros malayanus | |
| Rhinoceros Hornbill | Buceros rhinoceros | |
| Helmeted Hornbill | Buceros vigil | |
| Bushy-crested Hornbill | Anorrhinus galeritus | |
| Wreathed Hornbill | Aceros undulatus | |
| PICIFORMES: Capitonidae | ||
| Fire-tufted Barbet | Psilopogon pyrolophus | |
| Gold-whiskered Barbet | Megalaima chrysopogon | |
| Red-crowned Barbet | Megalaima rafflesii | |
| Red-throated Barbet | Megalaima mystacophanos | heard only |
| Black-browed Barbet | Megalaima oorti | |
| Yellow-crowned Barbet | Megalaima henricii | heard only |
| Blue-eared Barbet | Megalaima australis | |
| Brown Barbet | Calorhamphus fuliginosus | |
| PICIFORMES: Picidae | ||
| Speckled Piculet | Picumnus innominatus | |
| Rufous Piculet | Sasia abnormis | |
| Sunda Woodpecker | Dendrocopos moluccensis | |
| Grey-capped Woodpecker | Dendrocopos canicapillus | |
| Spot-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos [macei] analis | |
| White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis | |
| Banded Woodpecker | Picus mineaceus | |
| Crimson-winged Woodpecker | Picus puniceus | |
| Greater Yellownape | Picus flavinucha | |
| Maroon Woodpecker | Blythipicus rubiginosus | |
| 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 | |
| Silver-breasted Broadbill | Serilophus lunatus | |
| Green Broadbill | Calyptomena viridis | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae | ||
| Schneider's Pitta | Pitta schneideri | |
| Banded Pitta | Pitta [guajana] irena | |
| Graceful Pitta | Pitta venusta | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae | ||
| Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae | ||
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
| Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae | ||
| Sunda Cuckooshrike | Coracina larvata | heard only |
| Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina striata | |
| Lesser Cuckooshrike | Coracina fimbriata | |
| Fiery Minivet | Pericrocotus igneus | |
| Sunda Minivet | Pericrocotus miniatus | |
| Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus speciosus | |
| Grey-chinned Minivet | Pericrocotus solaris | |
| Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus picatus | |
| Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus hirundinaceus | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae | ||
| Cream-striped Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucogrammicus | |
| Spot-necked Bulbul | Pycnonotus tympanistrigus | |
| Black-headed Bulbul | Pycnonotus atriceps | |
| Scaly-breasted Bulbul | Pycnonotus squamatus | |
| Grey-bellied Bulbul | Pycnonotus cyaniventris | |
| Sooty-headed Bulbul | Pycnonotus aurigaster | |
| Orange-spotted Bulbul | Pycnonotus 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 | |
| Ochraceous Bulbul | Alophoixus ochraceus | |
| Yellow-bellied Bulbul | Alophoixus phaeocephalus | |
| Hairy-backed Bulbul | Tricholestes criniger | |
| Buff-vented Bulbul | Iole olivacea | |
| Streaked Bulbul | Ixos malaccensis | |
| Cinereous Bulbul | Hemixos cinerous | |
| Sumatran Bulbul | Ixos [virescens] sumatrana | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae | ||
| Greater Green Leafbird | Chloropsis sonnerati | |
| Lesser Green Leafbird | Chloropsis cyanopogon | |
| Blue-winged Leafbird | Chloropsis cochinchinensis | |
| Sumatran Leafbird | Chloropsis media | |
| Blue-masked Leafbird | Chloropsis venusta | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae | ||
| Green Iora | Aegithina viridissima | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae | ||
| Shiny Whistling Thrush | Myophonus melanurus | |
| Sumatran Whistling Thrush | Myophonus castaneus | |
| Blue Whistling Thrush | Myophonus caeruleus | |
| Lesser Shortwing | Brachypteryx leucophrys | |
| White-browed Shortwing | Brachypteryx montana montana | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae | ||
| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
| Hill Prinia | Prinia atrogularis | |
| Bar-winged Prinia | Prinia familiaris | |
| Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae | ||
| Sunda Bush Warbler | Cettia vulcania | |
| Australasian Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus [stentoreus] australis | |
| Mountain Tailorbird | Orthotomus cuculatus | |
| Dark-necked Tailorbird | Orthotomus atrogularis | |
| Rufous-tailed Tailorbird | Orthotomus sericeus | |
| Ashy Tailorbird | Orthotomus ruficeps | |
| Mountain Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus trivirgatus | |
| Chestnut-crowned Warbler | Seicercus castaniceps | |
| Sunda Warbler | Seicercus grammiceps | |
| Yellow-bellied Warbler | Abroscopus superciliaris | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae | ||
| Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher | Rhinomyias umbratilis | |
| Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher | Rhinomyias olivacea | |
| Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra | |
| Rufous-chested Flycatcher | Ficedula dumetoria | |
| Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni | |
| Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassina | heard only |
| Indigo Flycatcher | Eumyias indigo | |
| Large Niltava | Niltava grandis | |
| Rufous-vented Niltava | Niltava sumatrana | |
| Malaysian Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis turcosus | |
| Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis | |
| Oriental Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | |
| White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus | heard only |
| Rufous-tailed Shama | Trichixos pyrropyga | |
| Sunda Blue Robin | Cinclidium diana | |
| Sunda Forktail | Enicurus velatus | |
| Chestnut-naped Forktail | Enicurus ruficapillus | |
| White-crowned Forktail | Enicurus leschenaulti | |
| Sumatran Cochoa | Cochoa beccarii | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae | ||
| White-throated Fantail | Rhipidura albicollis | |
| Pied Fantail | Rhipidura javanica | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae | ||
| Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae | ||
| Black Laughingthrush | Garrulax lugubris | |
| Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush | Garrulax mitratus | |
| White-chested Babbler | Trichastoma rostratum | |
| Ferruginous Babbler | Trichastoma bicolor | |
| Horsfield's Babbler | Malacocincla sepiarium | |
| Short-tailed Babbler | Malacocincla malaccensis | |
| Black-capped Babbler | Pellorneum capistratum | |
| Sooty-capped Babbler | Malacopteron affine | |
| Scaly-crowned Babbler | Malacopteron cinereum | |
| Chestnut-backed Scimitar Babbler | Pomatorhinus montanus | |
| Sumatran Wren Babbler | Rimator albostriatus | |
| Rusty-breasted Wren Babbler | Napothera rufipectus | |
| Marbled Wren Babbler | Napothera marmorata | |
| Eye-browed Wren Babbler | Napothera epilepidota | |
| Pygmy Wren Babbler | Pnoepyga pusilla | |
| Golden Babbler | Stachyris chrysaea | |
| Grey-throated Babbler | Stachyris nigriceps | |
| Spot-necked Babbler | Stachyris striolata | |
| Black-throated Babbler | Stachyris nigricollis | |
| Chestnut-rumped Babbler | Stachyris maculata | |
| Chestnut-winged Babbler | Stachyris erythroptera | |
| Pin-striped Tit Babbler | Macronous gularis | |
| Fluffy-backed Tit Babbler | Macronous ptilosus | |
| White-browed Shrike Babbler | Pteruthius flaviscapis | |
| Brown Fulvetta | Alcippe brunneicauda | |
| Long-tailed Sibia | Heterophasia picaoides | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae | ||
| Golden-bellied Gerygone | Gerygone sulphurea | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Paridae | ||
| Grey Tit | Parus cinereus | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae | ||
| Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis | |
| Blue Nuthatch | Sitta azurea | |
| 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 | |
| Little Spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra | |
| Yellow-eared Spiderhunter | Arachnothera chrysogenys | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae | ||
| Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker | Prionochilus maculatus | |
| Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker | Prionochilus percussus | |
| Yellow-vented Flowerpecker | Dicaeum chrysorrheum | |
| Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma | |
| Plain Flowerpecker | Dicaeum concolor | |
| Fire-breasted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum ignipectus | |
| Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum cruentatum | |
| Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trochileum | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae | ||
| Oriental White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus | |
| Black-capped White-eye | Zosterops atricapillus | |
| Mountain White-eye | Zosterops montanus | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae | ||
| Dark-throated Oriole | Oriolus xanthonotus | |
| Black-and-crimson Oriole | Oriolus cruentus | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae | ||
| Asian Fairy-bluebird | Irena puella | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae | ||
| Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Prionopidae | ||
| Rufous-winged Philentoma | Philentoma pyrhopterum | |
| Maroon-breasted Philentoma | Philentoma velatum | |
| 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: Artamidae | ||
| White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae | ||
| Crested Jay | Platylophus galericulatus | |
| Black Magpie | Platysmurus leucopterus | |
| Common Green Magpie | Cissa chinensis | |
| Sumatran Treepie | Dendrocitta occipitalis | |
| Racket-tailed Treepie | Crypsirina temia | |
| Slender-billed Crow | Corvus enca | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae | ||
| Common Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa | |
| Javan Myna | Acridotheres javanicus | |
| Black-winged Myna | Acridotheres melanopterus melanopterus | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae | ||
| Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae | ||
| White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | |
| Javan Munia | Lonchura leucogastroides | |
| Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
| White-headed Munia | Lonchura maja | |
| PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae | ||
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
| 304 species recorded including 15 heard only | ||
| MAMMALS | ||
| Black Giant Squirrel | Ratufa bicolor | |
| Plantain Squirrel | Callosciurus notatus | |
| Black-striped Squirrel | Callosciurus nigrovittatus | |
| Three-striped Ground Squirrel | Lariscus insignis | |
| Low's Squirrel | Sundasciurus lowii | |
| Slender Squirrel | Sundasciurus tenuis | |
| Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel | Petaurista elegans | |
| Malayan Porcupine | Hystrix brachyura | |
| Malayan Civet (Tangalung) | Viverra tangalunga | |
| Masked Palm Civet | Paguma larvata | |
| Binturong (Bearcat) | Arctictis binturong | |
| Asiatic Golden Cat | Felis temminckii | |
| Clouded Leopard | Neofelis nebulosa | |
| Yellow-throated Martin | Martes flavigula | |
| Mitrid Leaf Monkey | Presbytis cruciger | |
| Silvered Leaf Monkey | Presbytis cristata | |
| Long-tailed Macaque | Macaca fascicularis | |
| Sunda Pig-tailed Macaque | Macca nemestrina | |
| Agile Gibbon | Hylobates agilis | heard only |
| Siamang | Hylobates syndactylus | |
| Common Tree-Shrew | Tupaia glis | |
| Javan Tree-Shrew | Tupaia javanica | |
| Eurasian Wild Boar | Sus scrofa | |
| Lesser Mouse-Deer | Tragulus javanicus | |
| Greater Mouse-Deer | Tragulus napu | |
| Indian Muntjac | Muntiacus muntjak | |
| Sambar | Cervus unicolor | |
| Short-nosed Fruit Bat | Cynopterus nusatenggara | |
| Bird of the tour | ||
| 1 | Schneider's Pitta | |
| 2 | Sumatran Cochoa | |
| 3 | Oriental Bay Owl | |
| 4 | Large Frogmouth | |
5= |
Rajah Scops Owl | |
5= |
Banded Pitta | |
304 species recorded including 15 heard only
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