MALUKU ISLANDS
INDONESIA
LOCALE
# Species: | 594 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 594 |
# Endemics: | 169 |
# Near Endemics: | 4 |
SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1 | Southern Cassowary | Casuarius casuarius | | V |
2 | Sunda Teal | Anas gibberifrons | | NT |
3 | Moluccan Scrubfowl | Eulipoa wallacei | E | V |
4 | Sula Scrubfowl | Megapodius bernsteinii | E | V |
5 | Tanimbar Scrubfowl | Megapodius tenimberensis | E | NT |
6 | Dusky Scrubfowl | Megapodius freycinet | E | |
7 | Forsten's Scrubfowl | Megapodius forsteni | E | |
8 | Green Junglefowl | Gallus varius | E | |
9 | Timor Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia magna | NE | |
10 | Great Cuckoo-Dove | Reinwardtoena reinwardti | NE | |
11 | White-faced Cuckoo-Dove | Turacoena manadensis | E | |
12 | Sula Cuckoo-Dove | Turacoena sulaensis | E | |
13 | Slaty Cuckoo-Dove | Turacoena modesta | | NT |
14 | Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica | | NT |
15 | Buru Green-Pigeon | Treron aromaticus | E | NT |
16 | Gray-cheeked Green-Pigeon | Treron griseicauda | E | |
17 | Timor Green-Pigeon | Treron psittaceus | | EN |
18 | Black-backed Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus cinctus | E | |
19 | Banggai Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus subgularis | E | V |
20 | Sula Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus mangoliensis | E | NT |
21 | Scarlet-breasted Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus bernsteinii | E | |
22 | Wallace's Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus wallacii | E | |
23 | Blue-capped Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus monacha | E | NT |
24 | Gray-headed Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus hyogastrus | E | |
25 | Carunculated Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus granulifrons | E | V |
26 | White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula forsteni | E | |
27 | Seram Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula neglecta | E | |
28 | Elegant Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula concinna | E | |
29 | Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula basilica | E | |
30 | Pink-headed Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula rosacea | | NT |
31 | Timor Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula cineracea | | EN |
32 | Buru Mountain-Pigeon | Gymnophaps mada | E | |
33 | Seram Mountain-Pigeon | Gymnophaps stalkeri | E | |
34 | Sunda Cuckoo | Cuculus lepidus | NE | |
35 | Goliath Coucal | Centropus goliath | E | |
36 | Chestnut-bellied Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus sumatranus | | NT |
37 | Moluccan Cuckoo | Cacomantis aeruginosus | | NT |
38 | Sulawesi Nightjar | Caprimulgus celebensis | E | |
39 | Moluccan Owlet-nightjar | Aegotheles crinifrons | E | |
40 | Halmahera Swiftlet | Aerodramus infuscatus | E | |
41 | Seram Swiftlet | Aerodramus ceramensis | E | |
42 | Invisible Rail | Gallirallus wallacii | E | V |
43 | Band-bellied Crake | Zapornia paykullii | | NT |
44 | Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris | | NT |
45 | Javan Lapwing | Vanellus macropterus | E | CR |
46 | Malaysian Plover | Charadrius peronii | | NT |
47 | Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | | V |
48 | Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | | NT |
49 | Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | | NT |
50 | Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | | V |
51 | Asian Dowitcher | Limnodromus semipalmatus | | NT |
52 | Moluccan Woodcock | Scolopax rochussenii | E | EN |
53 | Gray-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | | NT |
54 | Chinese Crested Tern | Thalasseus bernsteini | | CR |
55 | Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel | Oceanodroma monorhis | | NT |
56 | Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel | Oceanodroma matsudairae | | V |
57 | Hawaiian Petrel | Pterodroma sandwichensis | | V |
58 | Tahiti Petrel | Pseudobulweria rostrata | | NT |
59 | Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | | V |
60 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus | | NT |
61 | Lesser Adjutant | Leptoptilos javanicus | | V |
62 | Abbott's Booby | Papasula abbotti | | EN |
63 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | | NT |
64 | Japanese Night-Heron | Gorsachius goisagi | | EN |
65 | Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis rufipectus | E | |
66 | Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus lanceolatus | E | |
67 | Gurney's Eagle | Aquila gurneyi | | NT |
68 | Moluccan Goshawk | Accipiter henicogrammus | | NT |
69 | Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk | Accipiter erythrauchen | E | NT |
70 | Lesser Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus humilis | | NT |
71 | Seram Masked-Owl | Tyto almae | E | |
72 | Lesser Masked-Owl | Tyto sororcula | E | |
73 | Taliabu Masked-Owl | Tyto nigrobrunnea | E | EN |
74 | Moluccan Scops-Owl | Otus magicus | E | |
75 | Sulawesi Scops-Owl | Otus manadensis | E | |
76 | Halmahera Boobook | Ninox hypogramma | E | |
77 | Tanimbar Boobook | Ninox forbesi | E | |
78 | Hantu Boobook | Ninox squamipila | E | |
79 | Rhinoceros Hornbill | Buceros rhinoceros | | NT |
80 | Seram Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx lepidus | E | |
81 | Buru Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx cajeli | E | |
82 | Great-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis melanorhyncha | E | |
83 | Blue-and-white Kingfisher | Todiramphus diops | E | |
84 | Lazuli Kingfisher | Todiramphus lazuli | E | NT |
85 | Sombre Kingfisher | Todiramphus funebris | E | V |
86 | Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher | Todiramphus australasia | | NT |
87 | Azure Roller | Eurystomus azureus | E | NT |
88 | Red-crowned Barbet | Psilopogon rafflesii | | NT |
89 | Tanimbar Corella | Cacatua goffiniana | E | NT |
90 | Yellow-crested Cockatoo | Cacatua sulphurea | | CR |
91 | Salmon-crested Cockatoo | Cacatua moluccensis | E | V |
92 | White Cockatoo | Cacatua alba | E | EN |
93 | Moluccan King-Parrot | Alisterus amboinensis | E | |
94 | Olive-shouldered Parrot | Aprosmictus jonquillaceus | | NT |
95 | Buru Racquet-tail | Prioniturus mada | E | |
96 | Golden-mantled Racquet-tail | Prioniturus platurus | E | |
97 | Black-lored Parrot | Tanygnathus gramineus | E | V |
98 | Blue-fronted Lorikeet | Charmosyna toxopei | E | CR |
99 | Chattering Lory | Lorius garrulus | E | V |
100 | Purple-naped Lory | Lorius domicella | E | EN |
101 | Iris Lorikeet | Psitteuteles iris | | NT |
102 | Violet-necked Lory | Eos squamata | E | |
103 | Red Lory | Eos bornea | E | |
104 | Blue-streaked Lory | Eos reticulata | E | NT |
105 | Blue-eared Lory | Eos semilarvata | E | |
106 | Yellow-and-green Lorikeet | Trichoglossus flavoviridis | E | |
107 | Moluccan Hanging-Parrot | Loriculus amabilis | E | |
108 | Black-and-yellow Broadbill | Eurylaimus ochromalus | | NT |
109 | Sula Pitta | Erythropitta dohertyi | E | NT |
110 | North Moluccan Pitta | Erythropitta rufiventris | E | |
111 | South Moluccan Pitta | Erythropitta rubrinucha | E | |
112 | Ivory-breasted Pitta | Pitta maxima | E | |
113 | Seram Myzomela | Myzomela blasii | E | |
114 | Crimson-hooded Myzomela | Myzomela kuehni | E | NT |
115 | Wakolo Myzomela | Myzomela wakoloensis | E | |
116 | Banda Myzomela | Myzomela boiei | E | |
117 | Olive Honeyeater | Lichmera argentauris | E | |
118 | White-tufted Honeyeater | Lichmera squamata | E | |
119 | Buru Honeyeater | Lichmera deningeri | E | |
120 | Seram Honeyeater | Lichmera monticola | E | |
121 | Black-chested Honeyeater | Lichmera notabilis | E | NT |
122 | White-streaked Friarbird | Melitograis gilolensis | E | |
123 | Dusky Friarbird | Philemon fuscicapillus | E | V |
124 | Buru Friarbird | Philemon moluccensis | E | |
125 | Tanimbar Friarbird | Philemon moluccensis | E | |
126 | Seram Friarbird | Philemon subcorniculatus | E | |
127 | Rufous-sided Gerygone | Gerygone dorsalis | E | |
128 | Moluccan Cuckooshrike | Coracina atriceps | E | |
129 | Wallacean Cuckooshrike | Coracina personata | E | |
130 | Buru Cuckooshrike | Coracina fortis | E | NT |
131 | Slaty Cuckooshrike | Coracina schistacea | E | |
132 | White-shouldered Triller | Lalage sueurii | E | |
133 | Rufous-bellied Triller | Lalage aurea | E | |
134 | Halmahera Cuckooshrike | Celebesia parvula | E | |
135 | Pale Cicadabird | Edolisoma ceramense | E | |
136 | Kai Cicadabird | Edolisoma dispar | E | NT |
137 | Sula Cicadabird | Edolisoma sula | E | |
138 | Fawn-breasted Whistler | Pachycephala orpheus | E | |
139 | Yellow-throated Whistler | Pachycephala macrorhyncha | E | |
140 | Black-chinned Whistler | Pachycephala mentalis | E | |
141 | Island Whistler | Pachycephala phaionota | E | |
142 | Drab Whistler | Pachycephala griseonota | E | |
143 | Buru Oriole | Oriolus bouroensis | E | |
144 | Tanimbar Oriole | Oriolus decipiens | E | |
145 | Seram Oriole | Oriolus forsteni | E | |
146 | Halmahera Oriole | Oriolus phaeochromus | E | |
147 | Wetar Figbird | Sphecotheres hypoleucus | E | NT |
148 | Ivory-backed Woodswallow | Artamus monachus | E | |
149 | Cinnamon-tailed Fantail | Rhipidura fuscorufa | E | NT |
150 | Sulawesi Fantail | Rhipidura teysmanni | E | |
151 | Tawny-backed Fantail | Rhipidura superflua | E | |
152 | Streak-breasted Fantail | Rhipidura dedemi | E | |
153 | Long-tailed Fantail | Rhipidura opistherythra | E | NT |
154 | Paradise-crow | Lycocorax pyrrhopterus | E | |
155 | Standardwing Bird-of-Paradise | Semioptera wallacii | E | NT |
156 | White-naped Monarch | Carterornis pileatus | E | |
157 | Black-chinned Monarch | Symposiachrus boanensis | E | CR |
158 | White-tailed Monarch | Symposiachrus leucurus | E | NT |
159 | Black-tipped Monarch | Symposiachrus loricatus | E | |
160 | Black-bibbed Monarch | Symposiachrus mundus | E | |
161 | Moluccan Flycatcher | Myiagra galeata | E | |
162 | Violet Crow | Corvus violaceus | E | |
163 | Long-billed Crow | Corvus validus | E | NT |
164 | Golden-bellied Flyrobin | Microeca hemixantha | E | NT |
165 | Chestnut-backed Bush Warbler | Locustella castanea | E | |
166 | Sula Golden-Bulbul | Alophoixus longirostris | E | |
167 | Halmahera Golden-Bulbul | Alophoixus chloris | E | |
168 | Obi Golden-Bulbul | Alophoixus lucasi | E | |
169 | Buru Golden-Bulbul | Alophoixus mystacalis | E | |
170 | Seram Golden-Bulbul | Alophoixus affinis | E | |
171 | Sulawesi Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus sarasinorum | E | |
172 | Tanimbar Bush Warbler | Horornis carolinae | E | NT |
173 | Gray-hooded White-eye | Lophozosterops pinaiae | E | |
174 | Timor White-eye | Heleia muelleri | | NT |
175 | Rufescent White-eye | Tephrozosterops stalkeri | E | |
176 | Black-capped White-eye | Zosterops atricapilla | NE | |
177 | Javan White-eye | Zosterops flavus | E | NT |
178 | Lemon-bellied White-eye | Zosterops chloris | E | |
179 | Ashy-bellied White-eye | Zosterops citrinella | E | |
180 | Great Kai White-eye | Zosterops grayi | E | NT |
181 | Little Kai White-eye | Zosterops uropygialis | E | NT |
182 | Yellow-spectacled White-eye | Zosterops wallacei | E | |
183 | Black-crowned White-eye | Zosterops atrifrons | E | |
184 | Seram White-eye | Zosterops stalkeri | E | |
185 | Cream-throated White-eye | Zosterops atriceps | E | |
186 | Buru White-eye | Zosterops buruensis | E | |
187 | Ambon White-eye | Zosterops kuehni | E | NT |
188 | Tanimbar Starling | Aplonis crassa | E | NT |
189 | Moluccan Starling | Aplonis mysolensis | E | |
190 | Helmeted Myna | Basilornis galeatus | E | NT |
191 | Long-crested Myna | Basilornis corythaix | E | |
192 | Bare-eyed Myna | Streptocitta albertinae | E | NT |
193 | Buru Thrush | Geokichla dumasi | E | NT |
194 | Seram Thrush | Geokichla joiceyi | E | NT |
195 | Chestnut-backed Thrush | Geokichla dohertyi | | NT |
196 | Orange-banded Thrush | Geokichla peronii | | NT |
197 | Slaty-backed Thrush | Geokichla schistacea | E | NT |
198 | Rusty-backed Thrush | Geokichla erythronota | E | NT |
199 | Red-and-black Thrush | Geokichla mendeni | | NT |
200 | Fawn-breasted Thrush | Zoothera machiki | E | NT |
201 | Sula Jungle-Flycatcher | Cyornis colonus | E | NT |
202 | Buru Jungle-Flycatcher | Eumyias additus | E | NT |
203 | Chestnut-naped Forktail | Enicurus ruficapillus | | NT |
204 | Tanimbar Flycatcher | Ficedula riedeli | E | NT |
205 | Rufous-chested Flycatcher | Ficedula dumetoria | | NT |
206 | Damar Flycatcher | Ficedula henrici | E | NT |
207 | Cinnamon-chested Flycatcher | Ficedula buruensis | E | |
208 | Black-banded Flycatcher | Ficedula timorensis | | NT |
209 | Timor Bushchat | Saxicola gutturalis | | NT |
210 | Halmahera Flowerpecker | Dicaeum schistaceiceps | E | |
211 | Buru Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrothorax | E | |
212 | Ashy Flowerpecker | Dicaeum vulneratum | E | |
213 | Black-fronted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum igniferum | E | |
214 | Red-chested Flowerpecker | Dicaeum maugei | E | |
215 | Gray-sided Flowerpecker | Dicaeum celebicum | E | |
216 | Blood-breasted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum sanguinolentum | E | |
217 | Black-faced Munia | Lonchura molucca | E | |
218 | Five-colored Munia | Lonchura quinticolor | E | |
219 | Pale-headed Munia | Lonchura pallida | E | |
220 | Java Sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | | V |
221 | Timor Sparrow | Lonchura fuscata | | NT |
222 | Madanga | Madanga ruficollis | E | EN |
223 | Wetar Ground Dove | Alopecoenas hoedtii | | EN |
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through September 2014 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
** Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
PRESENCE CODES
// | Boreal Visitor |
\\ | Austral Visitor |
|| | Transient |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
<> | Erratic/Irregular |
() | Breeding Season Only |
{} | Casual/Vagrant |
[] | Accidental |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
E | Endemic |
LC | Local |
NE | Near Endemic |
RR | Range Restricted |
STATUS CODES
NT | Near Threatened |
V | Vulnerable |
EN | Endangered |
CR | Critically Endangered |