26th September to 11th October 2014
The route for this trip was Manado – Tangkoko – Weda (Ternate) – Tobelo/Galela – Sidangoli – Makassar – Karenta – Palu – Lore Lindu – Palu
The below is a list of the birds seen on this trip, with record shots where appropriate.
Many thanks to David Hill for kindly maintaining and providing this trip list.
Note: Bold indicates endemic, * possible future splits
Galliformes
1 Moluccan Scrubfowl M wallacei Halmahera
2 Tabon Scrubfowl M cumingii Tangkoko
3 Dusky Scrubfowl M freycinet Weda, Halmahera
Podicipedidae
4 Tricoloured Grebe T (ruficollis) tricolour Ternate
(Split from Little Grebe in IOC but not in HBW)
Columbidae
5 Eastern Spotted Dove S chinensis Weda, Halmahera, Ternate, Palu
(Spotted Dove split in HBW but not IOC)
6 Slender-billed Cuckoo-dove M amboinensis Mahawu, Lore Lindu
7 White-faced Cuckoo-dove T manadensis Tangkoko
8 Great Cuckoo-dove R reinwardii Weda
9 Grey-capped Emerald Dove C indica Tangkoko
10 Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon T grisecauda Tangkoko
11 White-bellied Imperial Pigeon D forsteni Lore Lindu
12 Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon D radiata Lore Lindu
13 Green Imperial Pigeon D aenea Tangkoko, Karaenta
14 Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon D basilica Weda
15 Pied Imperial Pigeon D bicolor Weda
16 White Imperial Pigeon D luctosa Tangkoko
17 Red-eared Fruit-dove P fischeri Lore Lindu
18 Black-naped Fruit-dove P melanospilus Tangkoko
19 Western Superb Fruit-dove P temminckii Tangkoko, Lore Lindu
(Superb Fruit-dove split in HBW but not IOC)
20 Grey-headed Fruit-dove P hyogastrus Weda, Ternate
21 Blue-capped Fruit-dove P monacha Weda
22 Sombre Pigeon C poecilorrhoa Lore Lindu
Caprimulgidae
23 Heinrich’s Nightjar E diabolicus Lore Lindu
24 Great-eared Nightjar L macrotis Tangkoko
25 Large-tailed Nightjar C macrurus Weda, Halmahera
26 Sulawesi Nightjar C celebensis Tangkoko
27 Savanna Nightjar C affinis Makassar, Palu
Aegothelidae
28 Moluccan Owlet-nightjar A crinifrons Weda
Hemiprocnidae
29 Grey-rumped Treeswift H longipennis Tangkoko, Karaenta, Lore Lindu
30 Moustached Treeswift H mystacea Tangkoko, Weda
Apodidae
31 Glossy Swiftlet C esculenta Tomohon, Tangkoko, Lore Lindu, Weda
32 Sulawesi Swiftlet A sororum Tomohon, Tangkoko
33 Uniform Swiftlet A vanikorensis Tangkoko
Cuculidae
34 Bay Coucal C celebensis Tangkoko
35 Goliath Coucal C goliath Weda
36 Yellow-billed Malkoha P calyorhynchus Tangkoko
37 Channel-billed Cuckoo S novaehollandiae Tangkoko
38 Little Bronze-cuckoo C minutillus Karaenta, Lore Lindu
39 Brush Cuckoo* C variolosus Tangkoko, Lore Lindu
Rallidae
40 Barred Rail G torquatus Mahawu, Tangkoko
41 Buff-banded Rail H philippensis Weda
42 Isabelline Bush-hen A isabellinae Mahawu
43 White-browed Crake A cinerea Weda
Ardeidae
44 Cinnamon Bittern I cinnamomeus Manado
45 Striated Heron B striata Tangkoko, Makassar
46 Javan Pond-heron A speciosa Makassar, Palu
47 Eastern Cattle Egret B (ibis) coromandus Makassar, Lore Lindu
(Provisionally split from Western Cattle Egret in IOC but not HBW)
48 Purple Heron A purpurea Makassar, Palu
49 Intermediate Egret A intermedia Weda
50 Little Egret E garzetta Makassar, Palu, Weda, Halmahera
51 Pacific Reef-heron E sacra Tangkoko
Fregatidae
52 Lesser Frigatebird F ariel Tangkoko
53 Great Frigatebird F minor Weda
Charadriidae
54 Little Ringed Plover C dubius Weda
55 White-faced Plover C dealbatus Makassar
(Split from Kentish Plover in HBW but not IOC)
56 Greater Sand Plover C leschernaultii Weda
Scolopacidae
57 Whimbrel N phaeopus Halmahera
58 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper C acuminate Weda
59 Long-toed Stint C subminata Weda
60 Red-necked Stint C ruficoilis Weda
61 Red-necked Phalarope P lobatus At sea off Ternate
62 Terek Sandpiper X cinereus Halmahera
63 Common Sandpiper A hypoleucos Tangkoko, Makassar, Weda
64 Grey-tailed Tattler T brevipes Tangkoko, Halmahera
65 Common Greenshank T nebularia Weda
66 Wood Sandpiper T glareola Weda
67 Marsh Sandpiper T stagnatilis Weda
Laridae
68 Little Tern S albafrons Makassar
69 Common Gull-billed Tern G nilotica Weda
70 Whiskered Tern C hybrida Makassar
71 White-winged Tern C leuccopterus Makassar, Weda
72 Common Tern S hirundo Halmahera
73 Lesser Crested Tern T bengalensis Weda
74 Great Crested Tern T bergii Halmahera
Tytonodae
75 Sulawesi Masked Owl T rosenbergii Lore Lindu
Strigidae
76 Ochre-bellied Boobook N ochracea Tangkoko
77 Cinnabar Boobook N ios Lore Lindu
78 Speckled Boobook N punctulata Lore Lindu
79 Sulawesi Scops Owl O manadensis Tangkoko
80 Moluccan Scops Owl O magicus Weda
Pandionidae
81 (Eastern) Osprey P (haliaetus) cristatus Weda
(Osprey split by IOC not HBW)
Accipritridae
82 Pacific Baza A subcrsistata Weda
83 Sulawesi Serpent-eagle S rufipectus Tangkoko, Lore Lindu
84 Sulawesi Hawk-eagle N lanceolatus Lore Lindu
85 Black Eagle I malaiensis Drive to Palu
86 Gurney’s Eagle A guerneyi Weda, Halmahera
87 Sulawesi Goshawk A griseiceps Tangkoko
88 Moluccan Goshawk A henicogrammus Weda
89 Small Sparrowhawk A nanus Lore Lindu
90 Brahminy Kite H indus N Sulawesi, Tangkoko, Weda
Bucerotidae
91 Sulawesi Dwarf Hornbill P exarhatus Tangkoko
92 Knobbed Hornbill A cassidix Tangkoko, Karaenta
93 Blyth’s Hornbill A pilicatus Weda, Halmahera
Meropidae
94 Purple-bearded Bee-eater M forsteni Lore Lindu
95 Blue-tailed Bee-eater M phillippinus Makassar, Karaenta, Palu
Coracidae
96 Purple-winged Roller C temminckii Tangkoko
97 Oriental Dollarbird E orientaliis Tangkoko, Weda
98 Purple Dollarbird E azureus Weda
Alcedinidae
99 Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher C fallax Tangkoko
100 Common Kingfisher* A atthis Tangkoko
101 Black-billed Kingfisher P melanorhyncha Tangkoko
102 Ruddy Kingfisher H coromanda Tangkoko
103 Green-backed Kingfisher A monachus Tangkoko
104 Scaly-breasted Kingfisher A princeps Lore Lindu
105 Blue and White Kingfisher T diops Weda, Halmahera
106 Sombre Kingfisher T funebris Weda
107 Collared Kingfisher T chloris Mahawu, Tangkoko, Makassar, Lore Lindu
108 Beach Kingfisher T saurophagus Halmahera
109 Sacred Kingfisher T sanctus Tangkoko, Weda, Halmahera
110 Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher C cyanotis Tangkoko
111 Common Paradise Kingfisher T galatea Weda
Picidae
112 Ashy Woodpecker M fulvus Tangkoko
113 Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker P temminckii Mahawu, Tangkoko, Karaenta, Lore Lindu
Falconidae
114 Spotted Kestrel F moluccenis Lore Lindu, Weda, Halmahera
Cacatuidae
115 White Cockatoo C alba ` Weda
Psittacidae
116 Red-flanked Lorikeet C placentis Weda
117 Chattering Lory L garrulous Weda
118 Violet-necked Lory E squamata Weda
119 Ornate Lorikeet T ornatus Tangkoko
120 Mustard-capped Lorikeet T meyeri Lore Lindu
(Split from Yellow and Green Lorikeet in HBW but not IOC)
121 Sulawesi Hanging Parrot L stigmatus Tangkoko
122 Moluccan Hanging Parrot L amabilis Weda
123 Pygmy Hanging Parrot L exilis Tangkoko
124 Golden-mantled Racquet-tail P platurus Tangkoko
125 Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail P flavicans Tangkoko
126 Eclectus Parrot E roratus Weda
127 Red-cheeked Parrot G geoffroyi Weda
128 Great-billed Parrot T megalorynchos Weda
129 Blue-backed Parrot T sumatranus Tangkoko, Karaenta
Pittidae
130 Ivory-breasted Pitta P maxima Weda
131 Sulawesi Pitta E (erythrogaster) celebensis Tangkoko
132 North Moluccan Pitta E (erythrogaster) rufiventris Weda
(Split of Red-bellied Pitta complex by Collar, del Hoyo & Jutglar
in Forktail 31 (2015))
Meliphagidae
133 Dark-eared Myza M celebensis Lore Lindu
134 White-eared Myza M sarasinorum Lore Lindu
135 White-streaked Friarbird M gilolensis Weda
Acanthizidae
136 Golden-bellied Gerygone G dorsalis Lore Lindu
Oriolidae
137 Dusky-brown Oriole O phaeochromus Weda
138 Black-naped Oriole* O chinensis Tangkoko, Karaenta
Pachycephalidae
139 Maroon-backed Whistler C raveni Lore Lindu
140 Sulphur-bellied Whistler P sulfuriventer Mahawu, Lore Lindu
141 Black-chinned Whistler P (pectoralis) mentalis Weda
(Split from Golden Whistler in IOC but not HBW)
Campephogidae
142 Moluccan Cuckooshrike C atriceps Weda
143 Cerulean Cuckooshrike C temminckii Lore Lindu
144 Pied Cuckooshrike C bicolor Tangkoko
145 White-rumped Cuckooshrike C leucopygia Tangkoko, Karaenta
146 White-bellied Cuckooshrike C papuensis Weda, Halmahera
147 Halmahera Cuckooshrike C parvula Weda, Halmahera
148 Pygmy Cuckooshrike C abbotti Lore Lindu
149 Slender-billed Cicabird* C tenuirostre Weda
150 Sulawesi Cicabird C mario Tangkoko
151 Sulawesi Triller L leucopygialis Tangkoko
152 White-shouldered Triller L sueurii Makassar, Palu
153 Rufous-bellied Triller L aurea Weda
Artamidae
154 White-breasted Woodswallow A leucorynchus Weda, Halmahera
Rhipiduridae
155 Rusty-bellied Fantail* R tesymanni Lore Lindu
156 Willie Wagtail R leucophrys Weda, Halmahera, Ternate
Dicruridae
157 Hair-crested Drongo* D hottentottus Mahawu, Tangkoko, Karaenta
158 Spangled Drongo* D bracteatus Weda, Halmahera
Monarchidae
159 Pale-blue Monarch H (azurea) puella Karaenta
(Split from Black-naped Monarch in IOC but not HBW)
160 White-naped Monarch C pileatus Weda
161 Moluccan Monarch S (trivigatus) bimaculatus Weda
(Split from Spectacled Monarch in IOC but not HBW)
162 Moluccan Flycatcher M galeata Weda, Halmahera
163 Common Shining Flycatcher* M alecto Weda
Corvidae
164 Slender-billed Crow* C enca Mahawu, Tangkoko
165 Piping Crow C typicus Karaenta
166 Long-billed Crow C validus Weda, Halmahera
167 Torresian Crow C orru Ternate
Paradisaeidae
168 Paradise-crow L pyrrhopterus Weda
169 Standardwing Bird of Paradise S wallacii Weda
Stenostiridae
170 Citrine Canary-flycatcher C helianthea Lore Lindu
Cisticolidae
171 Golden-headed Cisticola C exilis Makassar
172 Mountain Tailorbird O cucullatus Lore Lindu
Acrocephalidae
173 Clamorous Reed Warbler* A stentoreus Makassar
Hirundinidae
174 Barn Swallow H rustica Mahawu, Halmahera
175 Pacific Swallow H tahitica Widespread, on Sulawesi,
Halmahera and Ternate
Pycnonotidae
176 Sooty-headed Bulbul P aurigaster Tangkoko, Makassar, Karaenta
(Introduced into Sulawesi)
177 Northern Golden Bulbul* T chloris Weda
Phylloscopidae
178 Sulawesi Leaf Warbler P sarasinorum Lore Lindu
Scotoceridae
179 Chestnut-backed Bush Warbler L castanea Lore Lindu
Zosteropidae
180 Lemon-bellied White-eye Z chloris Makassar
181 Mountain White-eye Z montanus Mahawu, Lore Lindu
182 Black-ringed White-eye Z anomalus Karaenta
183 Cream-throated White-eye Z atriceps Weda
184 Black-crowned White-eye Z atrifrons Tangkoko, Lore Lindu, Palu
185 Streak-headed Black-eye L squamiceps Lore Lindu
Pellornidae
186 Sulawesi Babbler T celebense Tangkoko, Karaenta, Lore Lindu
187 Malia M grata Lore Lindu
(included in Pycnonotidae [Bulbuls] in IOC)
Sturnidae
188 White-necked Myna S albicollis Tangkoko, Karaenta
189 Fiery-browed Starling E erythrophris Lore Lindu
190 Grosbeak Starling S dubium Tangkoko, Karaenta, Lore Lindu
191 Metallic Starling A metallica Weda, Halmahera
192 Asian Glossy Starling A panaynensis Lore Lindu
193 Moluccan Starling A mylolensis Weda
194 Pale-bellied Myna A cinerus Makassar
Turdidae
195 Sulawesi Thrush C turdoides Lore Lindu
196 Geomalia Z heinrichi Lore Lindu
197 Red-backed Thrush G erythronota Tangkoko
198 Blue Rock-thrush M solitarius Tangkoko, Weda
199 Pied Bushchat S caprata Makassar
(Blue Rock-thrush & Pied Bushchat incl. in Muscicapidae in IOC)
Muscicapidae
200 Grey-streaked Flycatcher M griseisticta Tangkoko. Lore Lindu, Weda
201 Snowy-browed Flycatcher F hyperthra Lore Lindu
202 Rufous-throated Flycatcher F rufigula Mahawu
203 Little Pied Flycatcher F westermanni Lore Lindu
204 Island Verditer Flycatcher* E panayensis Mahawu, Lore Lindu
205 Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher C omissus Tomohon
(Split from Mangrove Blue Flycatcher in IOC but not HBW)
206 Blue-fronted Blue Flycatcher C hoevelli Lore Lindu
Hylocitreidae
207 Olive-flanked Whistler H bonensis Lore Lindu
Dicaeidae
208 Yellow-sided Flowerpecker D aureolimbatum Mahawu, Tangkoko, Karaenta
209 Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker D nehrkorni Mahawu
210 Halmahera Flowerpecker D schistaceiceps Weda
(Split from Flame-breasted Flowerpecker in IOC but not HBW)
211 Grey-sided Flowerpecker D celebicum Tangkoko
Nectarinidae
212 Black Sunbird L sericea Mahawu, Tangkoko, Karaenta,
Weda, Halmahera
213 Olive-backed Sunbird* C jugalaris Tomohon, Tangkoko, Palu,
Weda, Halmahera, Ternate
214 Crimson Sunbird* A siparaja Mahawu, Lore Lindu
Estrildidae
215 Black-faced Munia L molucca Weda, Halmahera
216 Chestnut Munia L atricapilla Tomohon, Makassar
217 Pale-headed Munia L pallida Palu
Passeridae
218 Eurasian Tree Sparrow P montanus Widespread in urban areas in
Sulawesi, Halmahera & Ternate
Motacillidae
219 Paddyfield Pipit A rufulus Makassar
220 Eastern Yellow Wagtail M tschutschensis Ternate
(Yellow Wagtail split in IOC but not HBW)
221 Grey Wagtail M cinerea Mahawu, Lore Lindu
Fringillidae
222 Mountain Serin S esterase Lore Lindu
Taxonomy
This is based on del Hoyo, J and Collar NJ (2014) HBW and Birdlife International
Illustrated Checklist of Birds of the World Vol 1 and Gill, F & D Donsker IOC version
6.3.
Mammals
1 Spectral Tarsier Tarsier sp (Manado form) Tangkoko
2 Sulawesi Crested Macaque M nigra Tangkoko
3 Moor Macaque M maura Karaenta
4 Common Bear Cuscus A ursinus Tangkoko
5 Sulawesi Giant Squirrel R rubriventer Lore Lindu
6. Celebes Dwarf Squirrel P murinus Tangkoko
7 ? Mount Topapu Squirrel Lore Lindu
8 Moluccan Flying Fox P chrysoproctus Weda
9 ?? Hellwald’s Spiny Rat (Maxomys hellwaldii) Tangkoko
Note
Handbook of Mammals of the World used where relevant.