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 House Swift Apus affinis 22/06/97 Sandakan town centre
46 Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis 27/06/97 Danum Valley
47 Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata 28/06/97 Danum Valley
48 Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
49 Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu 30/06/97 Danum Valley
50 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 04/06/97 Singapore Botanic Gardens
51 Island Collared-Dove Streptopelia bitorquata 21/06/97 Pulau Seligan
52 Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
53 Zebra Dove Geopelia placida 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia
54 Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata 16/06/97 Likas
55 Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra 29/06/97 Danum Valley
56 Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River
57 White-breasted Water Hen Amaurornis phoenicurus 24/06/97 Gomantong Caves
58 White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea 06/07/97 Likas Bay
59 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio 06/07/97 Likas Bay
60 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 15/06/97 Likas Bay
61 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia
62 Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia
63 Little Tern Sterna albifrons 15/06/97 Pulau Manukan
64 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia
65 White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia
66 Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis 03/07/97 Danum Valley
67 Grey-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River
68 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela 19/06/97 Poring Springs
69 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis 26/06/97 Silam Lodge, Lahad Datu
70 Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nanus 28/06/97 Danum Valley
71 White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons 27/06/97 Silam Lodge, Lahad Datu
72 Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia
73 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River
74 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 08/06/97 Ubud, Bali
75 Pacific Reef Egret Egretta sacra 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia
76 Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia
77 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 15/06/97 Likas
78 Great Egret Egretta alba 08/06/97 Ubud, Bali
79 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 12/06/97 Sanur, Bali
80 Little Heron Butroides striatus 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River
81 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 06/07/97 Likas Bay
82 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 14/06/97 Kota Kinabalu
83 Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia
84 Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii 30/06/97 Danum Valley
85 Garnet Pitta Pitta granatina 03/07/97 Danum Valley Field Centre
86 Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos 19/06/97 Poring Springs
87 Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus 02/07/97 Danum Valley
88 Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus 27/06/97 Danum Valley
89 Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis 28/06/97 Danum Valley
90 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella 27/06/97 Danum Valley
91 Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati 27/06/97 Danum Valley
92 Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis 19/06/97 Poring Springs
93 Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River
94 Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis 11/06/97 Waicuco Beach, Flores
95 Crested Jay Platylophus galericulatus 03/07/97 Danum Valley Field Centre
96 Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus 02/07/97 Danum Valley
97 Short-tailed Green Magpie Cissa thalassina 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
98 Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta occipitalis 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
99 House Crow Corvus splendens 05/06/97 Bencoolen Rd, Singapore
100 Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River
101 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 10/06/97 Rinca Island, Indonesia
102 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 07/06/97 Kuta Beach, Bali
103 Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus 27/06/97 Danum Valley
104 Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis 05/06/97 Bencoolen Rd, Singapore
105 Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus cruentus 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
106 Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus 26/06/97 Silam Lodge, Lahad Datu
107 Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris 19/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
108 Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus 27/06/97 Danum Valley
109 White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
110 Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica 15/06/97 Pulau Manukan
111 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
112 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus 20/06/97 Poring Springs
113 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus 19/06/97 Poring Springs
114 Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River
115 Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum 29/06/97 Danum Valley
116 Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis 29/06/97 Danum Valley
117 Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
118 Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
119 White-tailed Flycatcher Cyornis concretus 19/06/97 Poring Springs
120 Bornean Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis superbus 18/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
121 Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus 03/07/97 Danum Valley Field Centre
122 Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis rufigaster 15/06/97 Pulau Manukan
123 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 12/06/97 Komodo Airport, Flores, Ind.
124 White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii 19/06/97 Poring Springs
125 Rufous-tailed Shama Trichixos pyrropyga 03/07/97 Danum Valley Field Centre
126 Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus 28/06/97 Danum Valley
127 White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti 18/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
128 Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis 04/06/97 Singapore Botanic Gardens
129 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 05/06/97 Bencoolen St, Singapore
130 White Vented Myna Acridotheres cinereus 04/06/97 Singapore Airport
131 Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus 05/07/97 Likas Bay
132 Hill Myna Gracula religiosa 27/06/97 Danum Valley
133 Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica javanica 04/06/97 Singapore Botanic Gardens
134 Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata striolata 08/06/97 Ubud, Bali
135 Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus 01/07/97 Danum Valley
136 Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps 19/06/97 Poring Springs
137 Scaly-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus squamatus 02/07/97 Danum Valley
138 Grey-bellied Bulbul Pycnonotus cyaniventris 02/07/97 Danum Valley
139 Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier 04/06/97 Singapore Botanic Gardens
140 Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus 26/06/97 Silam Lodge, Lahad Datu
141 Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex 05/06/97 Bukit Timah, Singapore
142 Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus 15/06/97 Pulau Manukan
143 Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos 19/06/97 Poring Springs
144 Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
145 Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus 24/06/97 Kinabatangan River
146 Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger 27/06/97 Danum Valley
147 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosa 08/06/97 Ubud, Bali
148 Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapillus 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
149 Everett's White-eye Zosterops everetti 18/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
150 Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
151 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 04/06/97 Bukit Timah, Singapore
152 Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis 04/06/97 Bukit Timah, Singapore
153 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus 21/06/97 Uncle Tan's HQ, Sandakan
154 Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus sepium 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
155 Mountain Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
156 Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis 10/06/97 Labuanbajo, Flores
157 Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
158 Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush Garrulax mitratus 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
159 White-chested Babbler Trichastoma rostratum 03/07/97 Danum Valley
160 Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiarium 28/06/97 Danum Valley
161 Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrogenys 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
162 Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum 28/06/97 Danum Valley
163 Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum 23/06/97 Sepilok Orang-Utan Centre
164 Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum 02/07/97 Danum Valley
165 Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus montanus 30/06/97 Danum Valley
166 Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
167 Grey-headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala 03/07/97 Danum Valley Field Centre
168 Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata 01/07/97 Danum Valley
169 Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera 30/06/97 Danum Valley
170 Striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis 01/07/97 Danum Valley
171 Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler Macronous ptilosus 02/07/97 Danum Valley
172 Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
173 Chestnut-crested Yuhina Yuhina everetti 16/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
174 Australasian Bushlark Mirafra javanica 12/06/97 Komodo airport, Flores, Ind.
175 Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius 20/06/97 Poring Springs
176 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma 29/06/97 Danum Valley
177 Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex 27/06/97 Danum Valley
178 Brown-Throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis 04/06/97 Fort Canning, Singapore
179 Purple-naped Sunbird Hypogramma hypogrammicum 03/07/97 Danum Valley
180 Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis 06/06/97 Kuta Beach, Bali
181 Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii 17/06/97 Mt Kinabalu
182 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra 20/06/97 Poring Springs
183 Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys 28/06/97 Danum Valley
184 Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis 20/06/97 Poring Springs
185 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus malaccensis 04/06/97 Singapore Airport
186 Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata 10/06/97 Rinca Island
187 Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans 15/06/97 Pulau Manukan
188 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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