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# Species:421
# Excl Vagrants:421
# Endemics:127
# Near Endemics:1

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 excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Sunda TealAnas gibberifrons NT
2MaleoMacrocephalon maleoECR
3Sula MegapodeMegapodius bernsteiniiEV
4Flores Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia macassariensisE 
5Sulawesi Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia albicapillaE 
6White-faced Cuckoo-DoveTuracoena manadensisE 
7Sula Cuckoo-DoveTuracoena sulaensisE 
8Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica NT
9Sulawesi Ground DoveGallicolumba tristigmataE 
10Gray-cheeked Green-PigeonTreron griseicaudaE 
11Red-eared Fruit-DoveRamphiculus fischeriE 
12Maroon-chinned Fruit-DoveRamphiculus epiusE 
13Banggai Fruit-DoveRamphiculus subgularisEV
14White-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula forsteniE 
15Gray-headed Imperial-PigeonDucula radiataE 
16Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
17Elegant Imperial-PigeonDucula concinnaE 
18Pink-headed Imperial-PigeonDucula rosacea NT
19Sombre PigeonCryptophaps poecilorrhoaE 
20Sulawesi CuckooCuculus crassirostrisE 
21Bay CoucalCentropus celebensisE 
22Yellow-billed MalkohaRhamphococcyx calyorhynchusE 
23Sulawesi Brush CuckooCacomantis virescensE 
24Diabolical NightjarEurostopodus diabolicusEV
25Sulawesi NightjarCaprimulgus celebensisE 
26Moluccan SwiftletAerodramus infuscatusE 
27Snoring RailAramidopsis plateniEV
28Blue-faced RailGymnocrex rosenbergiiEV
29Isabelline Bush-henAmaurornis isabellinaE 
30Talaud Bush-henAmaurornis magnirostris V
31Band-bellied CrakeZapornia paykullii NT
32Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris NT
33Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii NT
34Javan PloverAnarhynchus javanicusE 
35Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis EN
36Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica NT
37Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa NT
38Asian DowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatus NT
39Sulawesi WoodcockScolopax celebensisENT
40/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes NT
41Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris EN
42Red KnotCalidris canutus NT
43Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata V
44Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea NT
45Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis NT
46#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelas NT
47Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
48Milky StorkMycteria cinerea EN
49Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsi V
50Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster NT
51Japanese Night HeronGorsachius goisagi V
52Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotes V
53Sulawesi Honey-buzzardPernis celebensisE 
54Sulawesi Serpent-EagleSpilornis rufipectusE 
55Sulawesi Hawk-EagleNisaetus lanceolatusE 
56Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
57Sulawesi GoshawkLophospiza griseicepsE 
58Small SparrowhawkTachyspiza nanusE 
59Spot-tailed GoshawkTachyspiza trinotatusE 
60Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis NT
61Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
62Minahasa Masked-OwlTyto inexspectataEV
63Sulawesi Scops-OwlOtus manadensisE 
64Chocolate BoobookNinox randiNENT
65Ochre-bellied BoobookNinox ochraceaENT
66Togian BoobookNinox burhaniENT
67Cinnabar BoobookNinox iosE 
68Speckled BoobookNinox punctulataE 
69Knobbed HornbillRhyticeros cassidixEV
70Sulawesi HornbillRhabdotorrhinus exarhatusEV
71Purple-bearded Bee-eaterMeropogon forsteniE 
72Sulawesi Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx fallaxE 
73Sangihe Lilac KingfisherCittura sanghiensisE 
74Sulawesi Lilac KingfisherCittura cyanotisE 
75Great-billed KingfisherPelargopsis melanorhynchaE 
76Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataEV
77Talaud KingfisherTodiramphus enigmaENT
78Green-backed KingfisherActenoides monachusENT
79Scaly-breasted KingfisherActenoides princepsENT
80Purple-winged RollerCoracias temminckiiE 
81Sulawesi Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus temminckiiE 
82Ashy WoodpeckerMulleripicus fulvusE 
83Yellow-crested CockatooCacatua sulphurea CR
84Moluccan King-ParrotAlisterus amboinensisE 
85Golden-mantled Racquet-tailPrioniturus platurusE 
86Yellow-breasted Racquet-tailPrioniturus flavicansENT
87Moluccan EclectusEclectus roratusE 
88Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensis NT
89Blue-backed ParrotTanygnathus everettiE 
90Ornate LorikeetTrichoglossus ornataE 
91Yellow-cheeked LorikeetTrichoglossus meyeriE 
92Sula LorikeetTrichoglossus flavoviridisE 
93Red-and-blue LoryTrichoglossus histrioEEN
94Sulawesi Hanging-ParrotLoriculus stigmatusE 
95Pygmy Hanging-ParrotLoriculus exilisE 
96Sula PittaErythropitta dohertyiENT
97Sulawesi PittaErythropitta celebensisE 
98Minahasa Hooded PittaPitta forsteniE 
99Dark-eared MyzaMyza celebensisE 
100White-eared MyzaMyza sarasinorumE 
101Pied CuckooshrikeCoracina bicolorENT
102Cerulean CuckooshrikeCoracina temminckiiE 
103White-rumped CuckooshrikeCoracina leucopygiaE 
104Slaty CuckooshrikeCoracina schistaceaE 
105White-shouldered TrillerLalage sueuriiE 
106Pygmy CuckooshrikeCelebesica abbottiE 
107Sulawesi CicadabirdEdolisoma morioE 
108North Moluccan CicadabirdEdolisoma grayiE 
109Maroon-backed WhistlerCoracornis raveniE 
110Sulphur-bellied WhistlerPachycephala sulfuriventerE 
111Ivory-backed WoodswallowArtamus monachusE 
112Cerulean FlycatcherEutrichomyias rowleyiECR
113Sulawesi FantailRhipidura teysmanniE 
114Sulawesi DrongoDicrurus montanusE 
115Tanahjampea MonarchSymposiachrus everettiEEN
116Banggai CrowCorvus unicolorECR
117Sulawesi CrowCorvus celebensisE 
118Piping CrowCorvus typicusE 
119Sulawesi Bush WarblerLocustella castaneaE 
120MaliaMalia grataE 
121Seram Golden-BulbulHypsipetes affinisE 
122Sulawesi Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nesophilusE 
123Lompobattang Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus sarasinorumE 
124Streak-headed HeleiaHeleia squamicepsE 
125Lemon-bellied White-eyeZosterops chlorisE 
126Black-crowned White-eyeZosterops atrifronsE 
127Togian White-eyeZosterops somadikartaiENT
128Sulawesi White-eyeZosterops consobrinorumE 
129Black-ringed White-eyeZosterops anomalusE 
130Sulawesi BabblerPellorneum celebenseE 
131Sunda LaughingthrushGarrulax palliatus NT
132Fiery-browed MynaEnodes erythrophrisE 
133Finch-billed MynaScissirostrum dubiumE 
134Moluccan StarlingAplonis mysolensisE 
135Sulawesi MynaBasilornis celebensisE 
136Helmeted MynaBasilornis galeatusENT
137White-necked MynaStreptocitta albicollisE 
138Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus V
139Pale-bellied MynaAcridotheres cinereusEV
140Red-backed ThrushGeokichla erythronotaENT
141Red-and-black ThrushGeokichla mendeni NT
142GeomaliaZoothera heinrichiENT
143Sulawesi ThrushTurdus turdoidesE 
144Sulawesi Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa sodhiiE 
145Matinan FlycatcherEumyias sanfordiE 
146Blue-fronted FlycatcherEumyias hoevelliE 
147Sula Jungle FlycatcherCyornis colonusENT
148Great ShortwingHeinrichia calligynaE 
149Sumatran Whistling-ThrushMyophonus castaneusENT
150Rufous-throated FlycatcherFicedula rufigulaENT
151Lompobattang FlycatcherFicedula bonthainaEEN
152HylocitreaHylocitrea bonensisE 
153Yellow-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum aureolimbatumE 
154Crimson-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum nehrkorniE 
155Red-chested FlowerpeckerDicaeum maugeiE 
156Gray-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum celebicumE 
157Elegant SunbirdAethopyga duyvenbodeiEEN
158Javan SunbirdAethopyga mystacalisE 
159Java SparrowPadda oryzivora EN
160Black-faced MuniaLonchura moluccaE 
161Pale-headed MuniaLonchura pallidaE 
162Indonesian SerinChrysocorythus estheraeE 

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic461
LCLocal0
NENear Endemic78
RRRestricted Range2

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened40
VVulnerable16
ENEndangered8
CRCritically Endangered4

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescriptionCodeDescription
EEndemicLCLocal
NENear EndemicRRRestricted Range

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1Sunda TealAnas gibberifrons 
2MaleoMacrocephalon maleoE
3Sula MegapodeMegapodius bernsteiniiE
4Flores Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia macassariensisE
5Sulawesi Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia albicapillaE
6White-faced Cuckoo-DoveTuracoena manadensisE
7Sula Cuckoo-DoveTuracoena sulaensisE
8Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica 
9Sulawesi Ground DoveGallicolumba tristigmataE
10Gray-cheeked Green-PigeonTreron griseicaudaE
11Red-eared Fruit-DoveRamphiculus fischeriE
12Maroon-chinned Fruit-DoveRamphiculus epiusE
13Banggai Fruit-DoveRamphiculus subgularisE
14White-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula forsteniE
15Gray-headed Imperial-PigeonDucula radiataE
16Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea 
17Elegant Imperial-PigeonDucula concinnaE
18Pink-headed Imperial-PigeonDucula rosacea 
19Sombre PigeonCryptophaps poecilorrhoaE
20Sulawesi CuckooCuculus crassirostrisE
21Bay CoucalCentropus celebensisE
22Yellow-billed MalkohaRhamphococcyx calyorhynchusE
23Sulawesi Brush CuckooCacomantis virescensE
24Diabolical NightjarEurostopodus diabolicusE
25Sulawesi NightjarCaprimulgus celebensisE
26Moluccan SwiftletAerodramus infuscatusE
27Snoring RailAramidopsis plateniE
28Blue-faced RailGymnocrex rosenbergiiE
29Isabelline Bush-henAmaurornis isabellinaE
30Talaud Bush-henAmaurornis magnirostris 
31Band-bellied CrakeZapornia paykullii 
32Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris 
33Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii 
34Javan PloverAnarhynchus javanicusE
35Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis 
36Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica 
37Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa 
38Asian DowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatus 
39Sulawesi WoodcockScolopax celebensisE
40/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes 
41Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris 
42Red KnotCalidris canutus 
43Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata 
44Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea 
45Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis 
46#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelas 
47Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus 
48Milky StorkMycteria cinerea 
49Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsi 
50Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster 
51Japanese Night HeronGorsachius goisagi 
52Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotes 
53Sulawesi Honey-buzzardPernis celebensisE
54Sulawesi Serpent-EagleSpilornis rufipectusE
55Sulawesi Hawk-EagleNisaetus lanceolatusE
56Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii 
57Sulawesi GoshawkLophospiza griseicepsE
58Small SparrowhawkTachyspiza nanusE
59Spot-tailed GoshawkTachyspiza trinotatusE
60Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis 
61Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus 
62Minahasa Masked-OwlTyto inexspectataE
63Sulawesi Scops-OwlOtus manadensisE
64Chocolate BoobookNinox randiNE
65Ochre-bellied BoobookNinox ochraceaE
66Togian BoobookNinox burhaniE
67Cinnabar BoobookNinox iosE
68Speckled BoobookNinox punctulataE
69Knobbed HornbillRhyticeros cassidixE
70Sulawesi HornbillRhabdotorrhinus exarhatusE
71Purple-bearded Bee-eaterMeropogon forsteniE
72Sulawesi Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx fallaxE
73Sangihe Lilac KingfisherCittura sanghiensisE
74Sulawesi Lilac KingfisherCittura cyanotisE
75Great-billed KingfisherPelargopsis melanorhynchaE
76Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataE
77Talaud KingfisherTodiramphus enigmaE
78Green-backed KingfisherActenoides monachusE
79Scaly-breasted KingfisherActenoides princepsE
80Purple-winged RollerCoracias temminckiiE
81Sulawesi Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus temminckiiE
82Ashy WoodpeckerMulleripicus fulvusE
83Yellow-crested CockatooCacatua sulphurea 
84Moluccan King-ParrotAlisterus amboinensisE
85Golden-mantled Racquet-tailPrioniturus platurusE
86Yellow-breasted Racquet-tailPrioniturus flavicansE
87Moluccan EclectusEclectus roratusE
88Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensis 
89Blue-backed ParrotTanygnathus everettiE
90Ornate LorikeetTrichoglossus ornataE
91Yellow-cheeked LorikeetTrichoglossus meyeriE
92Sula LorikeetTrichoglossus flavoviridisE
93Red-and-blue LoryTrichoglossus histrioE
94Sulawesi Hanging-ParrotLoriculus stigmatusE
95Pygmy Hanging-ParrotLoriculus exilisE
96Sula PittaErythropitta dohertyiE
97Sulawesi PittaErythropitta celebensisE
98Minahasa Hooded PittaPitta forsteniE
99Dark-eared MyzaMyza celebensisE
100White-eared MyzaMyza sarasinorumE
101Pied CuckooshrikeCoracina bicolorE
102Cerulean CuckooshrikeCoracina temminckiiE
103White-rumped CuckooshrikeCoracina leucopygiaE
104Slaty CuckooshrikeCoracina schistaceaE
105White-shouldered TrillerLalage sueuriiE
106Pygmy CuckooshrikeCelebesica abbottiE
107Sulawesi CicadabirdEdolisoma morioE
108North Moluccan CicadabirdEdolisoma grayiE
109Maroon-backed WhistlerCoracornis raveniE
110Sulphur-bellied WhistlerPachycephala sulfuriventerE
111Ivory-backed WoodswallowArtamus monachusE
112Cerulean FlycatcherEutrichomyias rowleyiE
113Sulawesi FantailRhipidura teysmanniE
114Sulawesi DrongoDicrurus montanusE
115Tanahjampea MonarchSymposiachrus everettiE
116Banggai CrowCorvus unicolorE
117Sulawesi CrowCorvus celebensisE
118Piping CrowCorvus typicusE
119Sulawesi Bush WarblerLocustella castaneaE
120MaliaMalia grataE
121Seram Golden-BulbulHypsipetes affinisE
122Sulawesi Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nesophilusE
123Lompobattang Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus sarasinorumE
124Streak-headed HeleiaHeleia squamicepsE
125Lemon-bellied White-eyeZosterops chlorisE
126Black-crowned White-eyeZosterops atrifronsE
127Togian White-eyeZosterops somadikartaiE
128Sulawesi White-eyeZosterops consobrinorumE
129Black-ringed White-eyeZosterops anomalusE
130Sulawesi BabblerPellorneum celebenseE
131Sunda LaughingthrushGarrulax palliatus 
132Fiery-browed MynaEnodes erythrophrisE
133Finch-billed MynaScissirostrum dubiumE
134Moluccan StarlingAplonis mysolensisE
135Sulawesi MynaBasilornis celebensisE
136Helmeted MynaBasilornis galeatusE
137White-necked MynaStreptocitta albicollisE
138Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus 
139Pale-bellied MynaAcridotheres cinereusE
140Red-backed ThrushGeokichla erythronotaE
141Red-and-black ThrushGeokichla mendeni 
142GeomaliaZoothera heinrichiE
143Sulawesi ThrushTurdus turdoidesE
144Sulawesi Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa sodhiiE
145Matinan FlycatcherEumyias sanfordiE
146Blue-fronted FlycatcherEumyias hoevelliE
147Sula Jungle FlycatcherCyornis colonusE
148Great ShortwingHeinrichia calligynaE
149Sumatran Whistling-ThrushMyophonus castaneusE
150Rufous-throated FlycatcherFicedula rufigulaE
151Lompobattang FlycatcherFicedula bonthainaE
152HylocitreaHylocitrea bonensisE
153Yellow-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum aureolimbatumE
154Crimson-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum nehrkorniE
155Red-chested FlowerpeckerDicaeum maugeiE
156Gray-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum celebicumE
157Elegant SunbirdAethopyga duyvenbodeiE
158Javan SunbirdAethopyga mystacalisE
159Java SparrowPadda oryzivora 
160Black-faced MuniaLonchura moluccaE
161Pale-headed MuniaLonchura pallidaE
162Indonesian SerinChrysocorythus estheraeE