Species seen during our trip in 1997.
All locations are in Sabah (Borneo) unless otherwise indicated.
The naming convention is taken from 'An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region' by Inskipp, Lindsey and Duckworth.
1 Philippine Scrubfowl Megapodius cumingii 15/06/97 Palau Manukan 2 Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul 27/06/97 Danum Valley 3 Crested Fireback Lophura ignita 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 4 Great Argus Argusianus argus 30/06/97 Danum Valley 5 Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis 28/06/97 Danum Valley 6 Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Picoides canicapillus 28/06/97 Danum Valley 7 Checker-throated Woodpecker Picus mentalis 03/07/97 Danum Valley, Field Centre 8 Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 9 Orange-backed Woodpecker Reinwardtipicus validus 29/06/97 Danum Valley 10 Grey-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus 27/06/97 Danum Valley 11 Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus 29/06/97 Danum Valley 12 Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon 29/06/97 Danum Valley 13 Red-crowned Barbet Megalaima rafflesii 29/06/97 Danum Valley 15 Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis 29/06/97 Danum Valley 16 Brown Barbet Calorhamphus fuliginosus 23/06/97 Sepilok Orang-Utan Centre 17 Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus 28/06/97 Danum Valley 18 Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros 28/06/97 Danum Valley 19 Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus 28/06/97 Danum Valley 20 White-crowned Hornbill Aceros comatus 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 21 Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii 29/06/97 Danum Valley 22 Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii 03/07/97 Danum Valley, Field Centre 23 Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting 01/07/97 Danum Valley 24 Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus 24/06/97 Gomantong Bat Caves 25 Rufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa 01/07/97 Danum Valley 26 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 27 Black Capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 28 Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris 20/06/97 Poring Springs 29 Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus 27/06/97 Danum Valley 30 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 31 Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi 02/07/97 Danum Valley 32 Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus 19/06/97 Poring Springs 33 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris 20/06/97 Poring Springs 34 Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis 27/06/97 Danum Valley 35 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 30/06/97 Danum Valley 36 Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus 09/06/97 Labuanbajo, Flores 37 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita 04/06/97 Singapore Botanic Gardens 38 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus 27/06/97 Danum Valley 39 Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta 07/06/97 Kuta Beach, Bali 40 Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchi 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 41 Black-nest Swiftlet Collocalia maxima 24/06/97 Gomantong Caves 42 Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus 24/06/97 Gomantong Caves 43 Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis 02/07/97 Danum Valley 44 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus batasiensis 04/06/97 Singapore Botanic Gardens 45 Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus 19/06/97 Poring Springs 46 House Swift Apus affinis 22/06/97 Sandakan town centre 47 Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis 27/06/97 Danum Valley 48 Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata 28/06/97 Danum Valley 49 Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 50 Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu 30/06/97 Danum Valley 51 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 04/06/97 Singapore Botanic Gardens 52 Island Collared-Dove Streptopelia bitorquata 21/06/97 Pulau Seligan 53 Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 54 Zebra Dove Geopelia placida 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 55 Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata 16/06/97 Likas 56 Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra 29/06/97 Danum Valley 57 Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 58 White-breasted Water Hen Amaurornis phoenicurus 24/06/97 Gomantong Caves 59 White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea 06/07/97 Likas Bay 60 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio 06/07/97 Likas Bay 61 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 15/06/97 Likas Bay 62 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 63 Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 64 Little Tern Sterna albifrons 15/06/97 Pulau Manukan 65 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 66 White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 67 Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis 03/07/97 Danum Valley 68 Grey-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 69 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela 19/06/97 Poring Springs 70 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis 26/06/97 Silam Lodge, Lahad Datu 71 Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nanus 28/06/97 Danum Valley 72 White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons 27/06/97 Silam Lodge, Lahad Datu 73 Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 74 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 75 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 08/06/97 Ubud, Bali 76 Pacific Reef Egret Egretta sacra 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 77 Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 78 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 15/06/97 Likas 79 Great Egret Egretta alba 08/06/97 Ubud, Bali 80 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 12/06/97 Sanur, Bali 81 Little Heron Butroides striatus 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 82 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 06/07/97 Likas Bay 83 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 14/06/97 Kota Kinabalu 84 Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 85 Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii 30/06/97 Danum Valley 86 Garnet Pitta Pitta granatina 03/07/97 Danum Valley Field Centre 87 Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos 19/06/97 Poring Springs 88 Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus 02/07/97 Danum Valley 89 Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus 27/06/97 Danum Valley 90 Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis 28/06/97 Danum Valley 91 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella 27/06/97 Danum Valley 92 Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati 27/06/97 Danum Valley 93 Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis 19/06/97 Poring Springs 94 Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 95 Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis 11/06/97 Waicuco Beach, Flores 96 Crested Jay Platylophus galericulatus 03/07/97 Danum Valley Field Centre 97 Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus 02/07/97 Danum Valley 98 Short-tailed Green Magpie Cissa thalassina 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 99 Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta occipitalis 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 100 House Crow Corvus splendens 05/06/97 Bencoolen Rd, Singapore 101 Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 102 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia 103 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 07/06/97 Kuta Beach, Bali 104 Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus 27/06/97 Danum Valley 105 Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis 05/06/97 Bencoolen Rd, Singapore 106 Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus cruentus 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 107 Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus 26/06/97 Silam Lodge, Lahad Datu 108 Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris 19/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 109 Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus 27/06/97 Danum Valley 110 White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 111 Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica 15/06/97 Pulau Manukan 112 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 113 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus 20/06/97 Poring Springs 114 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus 19/06/97 Poring Springs 115 Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 116 Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum 29/06/97 Danum Valley 117 Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis 29/06/97 Danum Valley 118 Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 119 Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 120 White-tailed Flycatcher Cyornis concretus 19/06/97 Poring Springs 121 Bornean Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis superbus 18/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 122 Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus 03/07/97 Danum Valley Field Centre 123 Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis rufigaster 15/06/97 Pulau Manukan 124 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 12/06/97 Komodo Airport, Flores, Ind. 125 White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii 19/06/97 Poring Springs 126 Rufous-tailed Shama Trichixos pyrropyga 03/07/97 Danum Valley Field Centre 127 Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus 28/06/97 Danum Valley 128 White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti 18/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 129 Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis 04/06/97 Singapore Botanic Gardens 130 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 05/06/97 Bencoolen St, Singapore 131 White Vented Myna Acridotheres cinereus 04/06/97 Singapore Airport 132 Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus 05/07/97 Likas Bay 133 Hill Myna Gracula religiosa 27/06/97 Danum Valley 134 Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica javanica 04/06/97 Singapore Botanic Gardens 135 Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata striolata 08/06/97 Ubud, Bali 136 Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus 01/07/97 Danum Valley 137 Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps 19/06/97 Poring Springs 138 Scaly-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus squamatus 02/07/97 Danum Valley 139 Grey-bellied Bulbul Pycnonotus cyaniventris 02/07/97 Danum Valley 140 Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier 04/06/97 Singapore Botanic Gardens 141 Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus 26/06/97 Silam Lodge, Lahad Datu 142 Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex 05/06/97 Bukit Timah, Singapore 143 Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus 15/06/97 Pulau Manukan 144 Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos 19/06/97 Poring Springs 145 Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 146 Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River 147 Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger 27/06/97 Danum Valley 148 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosa 08/06/97 Ubud, Bali 149 Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapillus 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 150 Everett's White-eye Zosterops everetti 18/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 151 Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 152 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 04/06/97 Bukit Timah, Singapore 153 Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis 04/06/97 Bukit Timah, Singapore 154 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus 21/06/97 Uncle Tan's HQ, Sandakan 155 Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus sepium 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 156 Mountain Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 157 Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis 10/06/97 Labuanbajo, Flores 158 Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 159 Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush Garrulax mitratus 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 160 White-chested Babbler Trichastoma rostratum 03/07/97 Danum Valley 161 Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiarium 28/06/97 Danum Valley 162 Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrogenys 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 163 Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum 28/06/97 Danum Valley 164 Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum 23/06/97 Sepilok Orang-Utan Centre 165 Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum 02/07/97 Danum Valley 166 Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus montanus 30/06/97 Danum Valley 167 Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 168 Grey-headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala 03/07/97 Danum Valley Field Centre 169 Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata 01/07/97 Danum Valley 170 Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera 30/06/97 Danum Valley 171 Striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis 01/07/97 Danum Valley 172 Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler Macronous ptilosus 02/07/97 Danum Valley 173 Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 174 Chestnut-crested Yuhina Yuhina everetti 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 175 Australasian Bushlark Mirafra javanica 12/06/97 Komodo airport, Flores, Ind. 176 Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius 20/06/97 Poring Springs 177 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma 29/06/97 Danum Valley 178 Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex 27/06/97 Danum Valley 179 Brown-Throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis 04/06/97 Fort Canning, Singapore 180 Purple-naped Sunbird Hypogramma hypogrammicum 03/07/97 Danum Valley 181 Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis 06/06/97 Kuta Beach, Bali 182 Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu 183 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra 20/06/97 Poring Springs 184 Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys 28/06/97 Danum Valley 185 Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis 20/06/97 Poring Springs 186 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus malaccensis 04/06/97 Singapore Airport 187 Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata 10/06/97 Rinca Island 188 Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans 15/06/97 Pulau Manukan 189 Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca 14/06/97 Likas
Maroon Langur Bornean Gibbon Orang Utan Pig Tailed Macaque Long Tailed (Crab Eating) Macaque Proboscis Monkey Malay Civet Cat Sambar Deer Greater Mouse Deer Plain Pygmy Squirrel Giant Red Flying Squirrel Pygmy Flying Squirrel Horse tailed Squirrel Prevost's Squirrel
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