milestone 42 | China 2024 | family 250/250

Posted on June, 2024June, 2024

Pink tail at Tibetan plateau, Mission Accomplished - ALL 250!

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 250/250

100%

Not many records this year for Przevalski’s Pinktail. Originally, we plan to check the Rubber Mountains near Qinghai Lake, but just 2 weeks before our trip, a local birder reported the bird near Haibei. We changed our itinerary, and headed on our first day north on an easy highway (toll), all the way from Xining (with a fruitful stop on the way on Datong Forest). The shrubby plains were a bit windy, but after not too long, the bird located. All 250 done! My Bird Families of the World project accomplished. We had a few more days to get some of the special spices of the area around the lake and near Chaka. Many thanks to Stefan Hirsch and Carmen Fuertes who joined, and of course to the professional, helpful, and extremely nice guides from Alpine Birding Bella Zang and Wenyi Zhou.

250. Family #227: Przevalski’s Pinktail (Urocynchramidae) | Przevalski’s Pinktail

trip's bird list & some PHOTOS' link

Common Name	Scientific Name	1st seen location
Bar-headed Goose	Anser indicus	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Graylag Goose	Anser anser	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6481,101.3130)
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Cotton Pygmy-Goose	Nettapus coromandelianus	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Lake Xiligou
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Beijing Capital International Airport
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	Auto selected 36.89988, 98.49267
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	S206, Haibei CN-Qinghai 37.03592, 99.73892
Daurian Partridge	Perdix dauurica	Haixi, Haixi CN-Qinghai (36.8481,99.0312)
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Hills S of Lejiawan
Przevalski’s Partridge	Alectoris magna	Auto selected 36.75440, 98.75099
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Auto selected 37.61677, 101.37749
Hill Pigeon	Columba rupestris	Hills S of Lejiawan
Oriental Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia orientalis	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Eri, Haibei CN-Qinghai 37.14083, 100.55027
Spotted Dove	Spilopelia chinensis	Beijing Capital International Airport
Pallas’s Sandgrouse	Syrrhaptes paradoxus	Chaka Salt Lake–Salt Flats
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Hills S of Lejiawan
Common Swift	Apus apus	Beijing Capital International Airport
Salim Ali’s Swift	Apus salimalii	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	Lake Xiligou
Eurasian Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Lake Xiligou
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Black-necked Crane	Grus nigricollis	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Lake Xiligou
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Kentish Plover	Anarhynchus alexandrinus	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Brown-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Pallas’s Gull	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	Hainan, Hainan CN-Qinghai (36.8025,99.6691)
Himalayan Griffon	Gyps himalayensis	G315, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.3146,100.1574)
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Halihatu Forest Park
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Halihatu Forest Park
Eastern Buzzard	Buteo japonicus	Hills S of Lejiawan
Upland Buzzard	Buteo hemilasius	Hainan, Hainan CN-Qinghai (36.8025,99.6691)
Buteo sp.	Buteo sp.	Hills S of Lejiawan
Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Auto selected 36.93479, 98.36736
woodpecker sp.	Picidae sp.	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.2023,100.4322)
Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus	Haixi, Haixi CN-Qinghai (36.8481,99.0312)
Gray-backed Shrike	Lanius tephronotus	Hills S of Lejiawan
Azure-winged Magpie	Cyanopica cyanus	Beijing Capital International Airport
Black-rumped Magpie	Pica bottanensis	Hills S of Lejiawan
Oriental Magpie	Pica serica	Beijing Capital International Airport
Mongolian Ground-Jay	Podoces hendersoni	Haixi, Haixi CN-Qinghai (36.7029,99.2597)
Red-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Hills S of Lejiawan
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Shanqing Alley, Xining CN-Qinghai 37.02197, 101.78757
Large-billed Crow	Corvus macrorhynchos	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Common Raven	Corvus corax	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Rufous-vented Tit	Periparus rubidiventris	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Sichuan Tit	Poecile weigoldicus	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Ground Tit	Pseudopodoces humilis	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Japanese Tit	Parus minor	Hills S of Lejiawan
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6442,101.4302)
Hume’s Lark	Calandrella acutirostris	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	Chaka–Eastern Fields & Poplars
Tibetan Lark	Melanocorypha maxima	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Mongolian Lark	Melanocorypha mongolica	Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
Asian Short-toed Lark	Alaudala cheleensis	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Chaka–Eastern Fields & Poplars
Oriental Skylark	Alauda gulgula	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6481,101.3130)
Bearded Reedling	Panurus biarmicus	Lake Xiligou
Spotted Bush Warbler	Locustella thoracica	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Pale Martin	Riparia diluta	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Eurasian Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	Beijing Capital International Airport
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Beijing Capital International Airport
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Beijing Capital International Airport
Light-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus sinensis	Beijing Capital International Airport
Buff-barred Warbler	Phylloscopus pulcher	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Hume’s Warbler	Phylloscopus humei	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Gansu Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus kansuensis	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Yellow-streaked Warbler	Phylloscopus armandii	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Tickell’s Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus affinis	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Smoky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuligiventer	Hainan, Hainan CN-Qinghai (36.8025,99.6691)
Crested Tit-Warbler	Leptopoecile elegans	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Silver-throated Tit	Aegithalos glaucogularis	Hills S of Lejiawan
Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca	Auto selected 36.88446, 98.51896
Tarim Babbler	Rhopophilus albosuperciliaris	Auto selected 36.88446, 98.51896
Elliot’s Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron elliotii	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Pere David’s Laughingthrush	Pterorhinus davidi	Hills S of Lejiawan
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Halihatu Forest Park
Snowy-browed Nuthatch	Sitta villosa	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Halihatu Forest Park
White-throated Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6481,101.3130)
White-cheeked Starling	Spodiopsar cineraceus	Beijing Capital International Airport
Chinese Blackbird	Turdus mandarinus	Beijing Capital International Airport
White-backed Thrush	Turdus kessleri	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Chestnut Thrush	Turdus rubrocanus	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Siberian Rubythroat	Calliope calliope	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Blue-fronted Redstart	Phoenicurus frontalis	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
White-throated Redstart	Phoenicurus schisticeps	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	Hills S of Lejiawan
Daurian Redstart	Phoenicurus auroreus	Hills S of Lejiawan
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush	Monticola saxatilis	Lake Xiligou
Siberian Stonechat	Saxicola maurus	Hills S of Lejiawan
Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (36.9681,100.5986)
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	Haixi, Haixi CN-Qinghai (36.7029,99.2597)
Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	Hills S of Lejiawan
Przevalski’s Pinktail	Urocynchramus pylzowi	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6481,101.3130)
Robin Accentor	Prunella rubeculoides	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6481,101.3130)
Rufous-breasted Accentor	Prunella strophiata	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Brown Accentor	Prunella fulvescens	Hainan, Hainan CN-Qinghai (36.8025,99.6691)
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Beijing Capital International Airport
Rock Sparrow	Petronia petronia
Black-winged Snowfinch	Montifringilla adamsi
White-rumped Snowfinch	Onychostruthus taczanowskii
Rufous-necked Snowfinch	Pyrgilauda ruficollis	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.2023,100.4322)
Blanford’s Snowfinch	Pyrgilauda blanfordi	Unnamed Road, CN (36.778, 99.109)
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6481,101.3130)
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Hills S of Lejiawan
Rosy Pipit	Anthus roseatus	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6481,101.3130)
White-winged Grosbeak	Mycerobas carnipes	Halihatu Forest Park
Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch	Carpodacus pulcherrimus	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Streaked Rosefinch	Carpodacus rubicilloides	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6442,101.4302)
Chinese White-browed Rosefinch	Carpodacus dubius	Datong, Xining CN-Qinghai (37.0032,101.8365)
Black-headed Mountain Finch	Leucosticte brandti	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6481,101.3130)
Oriental Greenfinch	Chloris sinica	Beijing Capital International Airport
Twite	Linaria flavirostris	Haibei, Haibei CN-Qinghai (37.6481,101.3130)
Godlewski’s Bunting	Emberiza godlewskii	Hills S of Lejiawan

# World Bird Families

milestone 41 | Sulawesi 2023 | families 249/250

Posted on July, 2023February, 2024

Almost There Beyond Wallace's Line

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 249/250

99.6%

More then 100 endemic bird species can be seen in this unique shaped island but I had only one main target on my short Sulawesi visit. Luckily we’ve got Hylocitrea, the only endemic bird family here, on our first stop as we entered Lore Lindu national park, and I even got some lousy record photo. Good start which gave wrong impression of how difficult it’s gone be. On the following days, we heard Hylocitreas a few times, even got a quick view once or twice, but not a real photographing opportunity. Only on our last day, packed and ready to go to Palu airport, we had a short stop at Danau Tambing, just to wrap up some administrative issues. I slipped for a quicky near the bridge and finally got the chance to take a proper shot. Even the Geomalia showed up for quick farewell. 249 down, 1 to go!

249. Family #216: Hylocitrea (Hylocitreidae) | Hylocitrea.

trip's bird list & some PHOTOS' link

English	Latin
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
Javan Pond-Heron	Ardeola speciosa
Sulawesi Honey-buzzard	Pernis celebensis
Black Eagle	Ictinaetus malayensis
Barred Rail	Gallirallus torquatus
Barred Buttonquail	Turnix suscitator
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
Sultan’s Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia doreya
Asian Emerald Dove	Chalcophaps indica
Red-eared Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus fischeri
Black-naped Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus melanospilus
Gray-headed Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula radiata
Black-billed Koel	Eudynamys melanorhynchus
Yellow-billed Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus
Sulawesi Scops-Owl	Otus manadensis
Cinnabar Boobook	Ninox ios
Diabolical Nightjar	Eurostopodus diabolicus
Glossy Swiftlet	Collocalia esculenta
Uniform Swiftlet	Aerodramus vanikorensis
Gray-rumped Treeswift	Hemiprocne longipennis
Collared Kingfisher	Todiramphus chloris
Blue-tailed Bee-eater	Merops philippinus
Ashy Woodpecker	Mulleripicus fulvus
Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet	Saudareos meyeri
Golden-mantled Racquet-tail	Prioniturus platurus
Sulawesi Myzomela	Myzomela chloroptera
White-eared Myza	Myza sarasinorum
Golden-bellied Gerygone	Gerygone sulphurea
Cerulean Cuckooshrike	Coracina temminckii
White-shouldered Triller	Lalage sueurii
Pygmy Cuckooshrike	Celebesia abbotti
Maroon-backed Whistler	Coracornis raveni
Sulphur-bellied Whistler	Pachycephala sulfuriventer
Sulawesi Drongo	Dicrurus montanus
Sulawesi Fantail	Rhipidura teysmanni
Pacific Swallow	Hirundo tahitica
Citrine Canary-Flycatcher	Culicicapa helianthea
Sooty-headed Bulbul	Pycnonotus aurigaster
Mountain Tailorbird	Phyllergates cucullatus
Sulawesi Leaf-Warbler	Phylloscopus sarasinorum
Streak-headed White-eye	Lophozosterops squamiceps
Lemon-bellied White-eye	Zosterops chloris
Black-crowned White-eye	Zosterops atrifrons
Malia	Malia grata
Sulawesi Babbler	Pellorneum celebense
Blue-fronted Flycatcher	Cyornis hoevelli
Turquoise Flycatcher	Eumyias panayensis
Snowy-browed Flycatcher	Ficedula hyperythra
Geomalia	Geomalia heinrichi
Sulawesi Thrush	Cataponera turdoides
Sulawesi Myna	Basilornis celebensis
Fiery-browed Myna	Enodes erythrophris
Finch-billed Myna	Scissirostrum dubium
Javan Myna	Acridotheres javanicus
Yellow-sided Flowerpecker	Dicaeum aureolimbatum
Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker	Dicaeum nehrkorni
Gray-sided Flowerpecker	Dicaeum celebicum
Hylocitrea	Hylocitrea bonensis
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus
Chestnut Munia	Lonchura atricapilla
Pale-headed Munia	Lonchura pallida

# World Bird Families

milestone 40 | Borneo 2023 | families 246-248/250

Posted on June, 2023February, 2024

Bornean Bird Families of the Oldest Rainforest

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 246-248/250

99.2%

Borneo is defiantly one of the top birding destinations on earth. Three nations share the third biggest island: Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. We visited the two counties on the Malaysian part: Sabah and Sarawak. Accommodation varied from the humbled basic cabin of Paya Maga to the luxury of Borneo Rainforest Lodge. Although most of the ancient and unique rainforest gone, mainly due intensive Oil Palms agriculture, which covers most of the island ground, some exciting national parks and nature reserves still provide great birding and nature experience. As a bird families lister I had 3 targets, all monotypes: Obviously the only endemic bird family Bornean Bristlehead (Pityriasidae) which we got in Danum Valley around and from the Canopy Walkway (missed on Sepilok, although others got it while we were there), and 2 regional endemics: Rail-Babbler (Eupetidae), in Sarawak, and Crested Jayshrike (Platylophidae), mainly heard in most of the places, seen shortly in a few.

Other bird families to be mentioned below.

246. Family #155: Bristlehead (Pityriasidae) | Bornean Bristlehead

247. Family #165 Crested Jayshrike (Platylophidae) | Crested Jayshrike

248. Family #175: Rail-babbler (Eupetidae) | Malaysian Rail-babbler

Other Bird Families to be Mentioned & some PHOTOS' link

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies (Phasianidae) is well represented and some of the rarities seen on hides, which some of them quite expensive: Red-breasted Partridge & Crimson-headed Partridge (at Ganung Alab), Crested Partridge & Bulwer’s Pheasant (Trusmadi), Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (Telupid) and Great Argus in a few places.
Frogmouths (Podargidae): Large Frogmouth (Kinabatangan River), Dulit Frogmouth (Ba’kelalan), Gould’s Frogmouth & Blyth’s Frogmouth (Danum Valley)
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites (Accipitridae): Out of the 12 species seen worth mentioned Mountain Serpent-Eagle at Mount Kinabalu
Trogons (Trogonidae): Diard’s Trogon (Sepilok), Whitehead’s Trogon (Mount Kinabalu), Scarlet-rumped Trogon (Paya Maga)
Hornbills (Bucerotidae): all 8 species presented in different locations but unfortunately the rarest Helmeted Hornbill heard only.
Asian Barbets (Megalaimidae): all 9 species seen
Honeyguides (Indicatoridae): Luckily, we have got the rare Malaysian Honeyguide at Ba’kelalan
Picidae (Woodpeckers): 13 species seen
African and Green Broadbills (Calyptomenidae): Green Broadbill (Ba’kelalan), Hose’s Broadbill (Paya Maga), Whitehead’s Broadbill (Mount Kinabalu & Ba’kelalan)
Asian and Grauer’s Broadbills (Eurylaimidae): 4 species in a few places: Black-and-red Broadbill, Banded Broadbill, Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Dusky Broadbill
Pittas (Pittidae): Bornean Banded-Pitta (Trusmadi), Blue-headed Pitta (Danum Valley), Blue-banded Pitta (Tawau), Black-crowned Pitta (Sepilok)
Old World Orioles (Oriolidae): Out of the 3 species seen worth mentioned Black Oriole (Paya Maga)
Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae): Out of the 20 species seen worth mentioned Hook-billed Bulbul at Klias wetlands and Scaly-breasted Bulbul (Trusmadi & Ba’kelalan)
Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae): Everett’s Thrush & Fruit-hunter (Mount Kinabalu)
Leafbirds (Chloropseidae): Greater Green Leafbird, Lesser Green Leafbird, Bornean Leafbird in a few locations

trip's bird list

English	Latin	First seen
Red-breasted Partridge	Arborophila hyperythra	Ganung Alab
Crimson-headed Partridge	Haematortyx sanguiniceps	Ganung Alab
Crested Partridge	Rollulus rouloul	Trusmadi
Crested Fireback	Lophura ignita	Danum Valley
Bulwer’s Pheasant	Lophura bulweri	Trusmadi
Bornean Peacock-Pheasant	Polyplectron schleiermacheri	Telupid
Great Argus	Argusianus argus	Danum Valley
Storm’s Stork	Ciconia stormi	Kinabatangan River
Lesser Adjutant	Leptoptilos javanicus	Kinabatangan River
Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster	Sepilok
Cinnamon Bittern	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus	Ba’kelalan
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Kinabatangan River
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Kinabatangan River
Intermediate Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia	Lahadat Datu
Eastern Cattle Egret	Bubulcus coromandus	Sepilok
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	Tawau
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Klias wetlands
Oriental Honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus	Sepilok
Jerdon’s Baza	Aviceda jerdoni	Kinabatangan River
Mountain Serpent-Eagle	Spilornis kinabaluensis	Mount Kinabalu
Crested Serpent-Eagle	Spilornis cheela	Danum Valley
Bat Hawk	Macheiramphus alcinus	Sepilok
Changeable Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus limnaeetus	Kinabatangan River
Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus alboniger	Ba’kelalan
Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus nanus	Sepilok
Rufous-bellied Eagle	Lophotriorchis kienerii	Danum Valley
Brahminy Kite	Haliastur indus	Kinabatangan River
White-bellied Sea-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster	Kinabatangan River
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle	Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus	Kinabatangan River
White-breasted Waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	Kinabatangan River
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis	Ba’kelalan
Philippine Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia tenuirostris	Ba’kelalan
Little Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia ruficeps	Sabah
Asian Emerald Dove	Chalcophaps indica	Sepilok
Zebra Dove	Geopelia striata	Sepilok
Little Green-Pigeon	Treron olax	Kinabatangan River
Pink-necked Pigeon	Treron vernans	Sepilok
Thick-billed Pigeon	Treron curvirostra	Sepilok
Green Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula aenea	Sepilok
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula badia	Mount Kinabalu
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo	Hierococcyx vagans	Kinabatangan River
Northern Hawk-Cuckoo	Hierococcyx hyperythrus	Mount Kinabalu
Violet Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus	Sepilok
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo	Surniculus lugubris	Danum Valley
Black-bellied Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus diardi	Danum Valley
Raffles’s Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus	Sepilok
Red-billed Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus javanicus	Danum Valley
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus curvirostris	Sepilok
Bornean Ground-Cuckoo	Carpococcyx radiatus	Kinabatangan River
Greater Coucal	Centropus sinensis	Sepilok
Oriental Bay-Owl	Phodilus badius	Kinabatangan River
Reddish Scops-Owl	Otus rufescens	Danum Valley
Mountain Scops-Owl	Otus spilocephalus	Mount Kinabalu
Sunda Scops-Owl	Otus lempiji	Kinabatangan River
Barred Eagle-Owl	Bubo sumatranus	Danum Valley
Buffy Fish-Owl	Ketupa ketupu	Danum Valley
Sunda Owlet	Taenioptynx sylvaticus	Ganung Alab
Brown Wood-Owl	Strix leptogrammica	Danum Valley
Large Frogmouth	Batrachostomus auritus	Kinabatangan River
Dulit Frogmouth	Batrachostomus harterti	Ba’kelalan
Gould’s Frogmouth	Batrachostomus stellatus	Danum Valley
Blyth’s Frogmouth	Batrachostomus affinis	Danum Valley
Large-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus macrurus	Klias wetlands
Silver-rumped Needletail	Rhaphidura leucopygialis	Sepilok
Brown-backed Needletail	Hirundapus giganteus	Klias wetlands
Waterfall Swift	Hydrochous gigas	Mount Kinabalu
Bornean Swiftlet	Collocalia dodgei	Ganung Alab
Plume-toed Swiftlet	Collocalia affinis	Sepilok
Gray-rumped Treeswift	Hemiprocne longipennis	Danum Valley
Whiskered Treeswift	Hemiprocne comata	Danum Valley
Diard’s Trogon	Harpactes diardii	Sepilok
Whitehead’s Trogon	Harpactes whiteheadi	Mount Kinabalu
Scarlet-rumped Trogon	Harpactes duvaucelii	Paya Maga
Blue-eared Kingfisher	Alcedo meninting	Danum Valley
Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx rufidorsa	Sepilok
Banded Kingfisher	Lacedo pulchella	Paya Maga
Stork-billed Kingfisher	Pelargopsis capensis	Kinabatangan River
Collared Kingfisher	Todiramphus chloris	Sepilok
Rufous-collared Kingfisher	Actenoides concretus	Danum Valley
Blue-throated Bee-eater	Merops viridis	Sepilok
Dollarbird	Eurystomus orientalis	Sepilok
Oriental Pied-Hornbill	Anthracoceros albirostris	Kinabatangan River
Black Hornbill	Anthracoceros malayanus	Sepilok
Rhinoceros Hornbill	Buceros rhinoceros	Sepilok
Bushy-crested Hornbill	Anorrhinus galeritus	Sepilok
White-crowned Hornbill	Aceros comatus	Kinabatangan River
Wrinkled Hornbill	Aceros corrugatus	Danum Valley
Wreathed Hornbill	Aceros undulatus	Danum Valley
Brown Barbet	Calorhamphus fuliginosus	Sepilok
Gold-whiskered Barbet	Megalaima chrysopogon	Danum Valley
Red-crowned Barbet	Megalaima rafflesii	Klias wetlands
Red-throated Barbet	Megalaima mystacophanos	Ba’kelalan
Mountain Barbet	Megalaima monticola	Trusmadi
Yellow-crowned Barbet	Megalaima henricii	Danum Valley
Golden-naped Barbet	Megalaima pulcherrima	Ganung Alab
Blue-eared Barbet	Megalaima australis	Sepilok
Bornean Barbet	Megalaima eximia	Trusmadi
Malaysian Honeyguide	Indicator archipelagicus	Ba’kelalan
Rufous Piculet	Sasia abnormis	Danum Valley
Rufous Woodpecker	Celeus brachyurus	Klias wetlands
White-bellied Woodpecker	Dryocopus javensis	Sepilok
Banded Woodpecker	Picus miniaceus	Klias wetlands
Crimson-winged Woodpecker	Picus puniceus	Danum Valley
Checker-throated Woodpecker	Picus mentalis	Ba’kelalan
Olive-backed Woodpecker	Dinopium rafflesii	Danum Valley
Maroon Woodpecker	Blythipicus rubiginosus	Sepilok
Orange-backed Woodpecker	Reinwardtipicus validus	Sepilok
Buff-rumped Woodpecker	Meiglyptes tristis	Sepilok
Buff-necked Woodpecker	Meiglyptes tukki	Sepilok
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker	Hemicircus concretus	Sepilok
Great Slaty Woodpecker	Mulleripicus pulverulentus	Danum Valley
Long-tailed Parakeet	Psittacula longicauda	Kinabatangan River
Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot	Loriculus galgulus	Danum Valley
Green Broadbill	Calyptomena viridis	Ba’kelalan
Hose’s Broadbill	Calyptomena hosii	Paya Maga
Whitehead’s Broadbill	Calyptomena whiteheadi	Mount Kinabalu
Black-and-red Broadbill	Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos	Sepilok
Banded Broadbill	Eurylaimus javanicus	Ba’kelalan
Black-and-yellow Broadbill	Eurylaimus ochromalus	Sepilok
Dusky Broadbill	Corydon sumatranus	Danum Valley
Bornean Banded-Pitta	Pitta schwaneri	Trusmadi
Blue-headed Pitta	Pitta baudii	Danum Valley
Blue-banded Pitta	Pitta arquata	Tawau
Black-crowned Pitta	Pitta venusta	Sepilok
Hooded Pitta	Pitta sordida	Sepilok
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike	Hemipus hirundinaceus	Sepilok
Rufous-winged Philentoma	Philentoma pyrhoptera	Danum Valley
Maroon-breasted Philentoma	Philentoma velata	Danum Valley
White-breasted Woodswallow	Artamus leucorynchus	Sabah
Bornean Bristlehead	Pityriasis gymnocephala	Danum Valley
Common Iora	Aegithina tiphia	Sepilok
Green Iora	Aegithina viridissima	Sepilok
Fiery Minivet	Pericrocotus igneus	Klias wetlands
Gray-chinned Minivet	Pericrocotus solaris	Ganung Alab
Scarlet Minivet	Pericrocotus speciosus	Ba’kelalan
Lesser Cuckooshrike	Lalage fimbriata	Danum Valley
Bornean Whistler	Pachycephala hypoxantha	Ganung Alab
Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach	Ba’kelalan
White-bellied Erpornis	Erpornis zantholeuca	Sepilok
Dark-throated Oriole	Oriolus xanthonotus	Sepilok
Black Oriole	Oriolus hosii	Paya Maga
Black-and-crimson Oriole	Oriolus cruentus	Mount Kinabalu
Ashy Drongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus	Trusmadi
Crow-billed Drongo	Dicrurus annectans	Sepilok
Spotted Fantail	Rhipidura perlata	Danum Valley
Malaysian Pied-Fantail	Rhipidura javanica	Sepilok
Black-naped Monarch	Hypothymis azurea	Sepilok
Blyth’s Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone affinis	Danum Valley
Crested Jay	Platylophus galericulatus	Telupid
Black Magpie	Platysmurus leucopterus	Sepilok
Bornean Green-Magpie	Cissa jefferyi	Ganung Alab
Bornean Treepie	Dendrocitta cinerascens	Ganung Alab
Slender-billed Crow	Corvus enca	Danum Valley
Large-billed Crow	Corvus macrorhynchos	Sepilok
Malaysian Rail-babbler	Eupetes macrocerus	Ba’kelalan
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Paya Maga
Pacific Swallow	Hirundo tahitica	Sepilok
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis	Danum Valley
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch	Sitta frontalis	Sepilok
Puff-backed Bulbul	Pycnonotus eutilotus	Danum Valley
Black-headed Bulbul	Pycnonotus atriceps	Ba’kelalan
Bornean Bulbul	Pycnonotus montis	Trusmadi
Scaly-breasted Bulbul	Pycnonotus squamatus	Trusmadi
Gray-bellied Bulbul	Pycnonotus cyaniventris	Danum Valley
Flavescent Bulbul	Pycnonotus flavescens	Mount Kinabalu
Yellow-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus goiavier	Sepilok
Olive-winged Bulbul	Pycnonotus plumosus	Sepilok
Cream-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus simplex	Sepilok
Red-eyed Bulbul	Pycnonotus brunneus	Sepilok
Spectacled Bulbul	Pycnonotus erythropthalmos	Sepilok
Hairy-backed Bulbul	Tricholestes criniger	Danum Valley
Cream-eyed Bulbul	Pycnonotus pseudosimplex	Sepilok
Hook-billed Bulbul	Setornis criniger	Klias wetlands
Gray-cheeked Bulbul	Alophoixus bres	Danum Valley
Penan Bulbul	Alophoixus ruficrissus	Trusmadi
Yellow-bellied Bulbul	Alophoixus phaeocephalus	Sepilok
Charlotte’s Bulbul	Iole charlottae	Sepilok
Cinereous Bulbul	Hemixos cinereus	Trusmadi
Streaked Bulbul	Ixos malaccensis	Sepilok
Bornean Stubtail	Urosphena whiteheadi	Mount Kinabalu
Yellow-bellied Warbler	Abroscopus superciliaris	Ganung Alab
Mountain Tailorbird	Phyllergates cucullatus	Ganung Alab
Aberrant Bush-Warbler	Horornis flavolivaceus	Ganung Alab
Mountain Leaf-Warbler	Phylloscopus trivirgatus	Ganung Alab
Dark-necked Tailorbird	Orthotomus atrogularis	Danum Valley
Ashy Tailorbird	Orthotomus ruficeps	Sepilok
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird	Orthotomus sericeus	Danum Valley
Chestnut-crested Yuhina	Yuhina everetti	Ganung Alab
Pygmy White-eye	Oculocincta squamifrons	Trusmadi
Mountain Black-eye	Chlorocharis emiliae	Ganung Alab
Black-capped White-eye	Zosterops atricapilla	Ganung Alab
Bold-striped Tit-Babbler	Mixornis bornensis	Danum Valley
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler	Macronus ptilosus	Paya Maga
Chestnut-winged Babbler	Cyanoderma erythropterum	Sepilok
Rufous-fronted Babbler	Cyanoderma rufifrons	Danum Valley
Sunda Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus bornensis	Danum Valley
Black-throated Babbler	Stachyris nigricollis	Sepilok
Chestnut-rumped Babbler	Stachyris maculata	Danum Valley
Gray-headed Babbler	Stachyris poliocephala	Danum Valley
White-necked Babbler	Stachyris leucotis	Paya Maga
Sooty-capped Babbler	Malacopteron affine	Danum Valley
Temminck’s Babbler	Pellorneum pyrrogenys	Trusmadi
Short-tailed Babbler	Pellorneum malaccense	Sepilok
Black-capped Babbler	Pellorneum capistratum	Tawau
White-chested Babbler	Pellorneum rostratum	Danum Valley
Striped Wren-Babbler	Kenopia striata	Danum Valley
Brown Fulvetta	Alcippe brunneicauda	Danum Valley
Sunda Laughingthrush	Garrulax palliatus	Ganung Alab
Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush	Ianthocincla mitrata	Ganung Alab
Asian Fairy-bluebird	Irena puella	Danum Valley
Oriental Magpie-Robin	Copsychus saularis	Sepilok
White-rumped Shama	Copsychus malabaricus	Danum Valley
Dayak Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis montanus	Trusmadi
Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher	Cyornis turcosus	Danum Valley
Bornean Blue-Flycatcher	Cyornis superbus	Danum Valley
Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher	Cyornis rufigastra	Tawau
Indigo Flycatcher	Eumyias indigo	Ganung Alab
Verditer Flycatcher	Eumyias thalassinus	Sepilok
Eyebrowed Jungle-Flycatcher	Vauriella gularis	Mount Kinabalu
White-browed Shortwing	Brachypteryx montana	Mount Kinabalu
Bornean Whistling-Thrush	Myophonus borneensis	Mount Kinabalu
White-crowned Forktail	Enicurus leschenaulti	Danum Valley
Little Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula westermanni	Ganung Alab
Snowy-browed Flycatcher	Ficedula hyperythra	Ganung Alab
Everett’s Thrush	Zoothera everetti	Mount Kinabalu
Fruit-hunter	Chlamydochaera jefferyi	Mount Kinabalu
Asian Glossy Starling	Aplonis panayensis	Sepilok
Common Hill Myna	Gracula religiosa	Sepilok
Crested Myna	Acridotheres cristatellus	Sepilok
Javan Myna	Acridotheres javanicus	Kinabatangan River
Greater Green Leafbird	Chloropsis sonnerati	Sepilok
Lesser Green Leafbird	Chloropsis cyanopogon	Sepilok
Bornean Leafbird	Chloropsis kinabaluensis	Ganung Alab
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker	Prionochilus xanthopygius	Danum Valley
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker	Dicaeum trigonostigma	Sepilok
Plain Flowerpecker	Dicaeum minullum	Sabah
Black-sided Flowerpecker	Dicaeum monticolum	Mount Kinabalu
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird	Chalcoparia singalensis	Sepilok
Plain Sunbird	Anthreptes simplex	Trusmadi
Red-throated Sunbird	Anthreptes rhodolaemus	Danum Valley
Van Hasselt’s Sunbird	Leptocoma brasiliana	Sepilok
Temminck’s Sunbird	Aethopyga temminckii	Ganung Alab
Crimson Sunbird	Aethopyga siparaja	Sepilok
Long-billed Spiderhunter	Arachnothera robusta	Sepilok
Little Spiderhunter	Arachnothera longirostra	Sepilok
Purple-naped Spiderhunter	Arachnothera hypogrammicum	Sepilok
Whitehead’s Spiderhunter	Arachnothera juliae	Ba’kelalan
Bornean Spiderhunter	Arachnothera everetti	Danum Valley
Oriental Pipit	Anthus rufulus	Ba’kelalan
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Sepilok
Dusky Munia	Lonchura fuscans	Sepilok
Nutmeg Mannikin	Lonchura punctulata	Ba’kelalan
Chestnut Munia	Lonchura atricapilla	Sepilok

Itinerary

30-May		Kuala Lumpur – Sandakan – Sepilok
30-May	02-Jun	Sepilok
02-Jun		Sepilok – Lahad Datu
03-Jun	07-Jun	Danum Valley, BRL
07-Jun	09-Jun	Kinabatangan river
10-Jun		Telupid (Peacock Pheasant hide)
11-Jun	12-Jun	Ganung Alab
12-Jun	14-Jun	Trusmadi
15-Jun	17-Jun	Mount Kinabalu
18-Jun		Klias wetlands
19-Jun	23-Jun	Ba’kelalan
24-Jun	26-Jun	Paya Maga
27-Jun		Klias wetlands
28-Jun		Kota Kinabalu – Tawau
29-Jun	30-Jun	Tawau
30-Jun	01-Jul	Tawau – Kota Kinabalu – Kuala Lumpur

# World Bird Families

milestone 39 | Cuba 2023 | family 245/250

Posted on January, 2023January, 2024

Old cars, cigars and Cuban Warblers!

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 245/250

98%

Ticking Cuban Warblers for me: Clean up Caribbeans, clean up Neotropics, clean up non-monotype. The 2 members of Cuban Warblers have different distributions. Yellow-headed Warbler can be seen on the west third of Cuba, while Oriente Warbler seen on the north beach from the mid-third and to the east. Both responsive for playback and easy to be found. Our trip included all endemics and a few near-endemics.

245. Family #244: Cuban Warblers (Teretistridae) | Oriente Warbler.

trip's bird list & some PHOTOS' link

English	Latin	first seen at
West Indian Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna arborea	Cayo Coco
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	Zapata
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Cayo Coco
White-cheeked Pintail	Anas bahamensis	Cayo Coco
American Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Cayo Coco
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Cayo Coco
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Zapata
Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga	Zapata
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Havana
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Cayo Coco
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Zapata
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Cayo Coco
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Zapata
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Zapata
Reddish Egret	Egretta rufescens	Cayo Coco
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Havana
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Zapata
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Zapata
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	Cayo Coco
Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja	Cayo Coco
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Havana
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Zapata
Gundlach’s Hawk	Accipiter gundlachi	near Ciego de Ávila
Cuban Black-Hawk	Buteogallus gundlachii	Cayo Coco
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Vinales
Sora	Porzana carolina	Cayo Coco
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	pond near Entronque de Herradura
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata
American Coot	Fulica americana	Cayo Coco
Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	Zapata
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	Cayo Coco
Wilson’s Plover	Charadrius wilsonia	Cayo Coco
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Cayo Coco
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Botanical Gardens near Havana
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Civo beach, Havana
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	pond near Entronque de Herradura
Willet	Tringa semipalmata	Cayo Coco
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Cayo Coco
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Civo beach, Havana
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Civo beach, Havana
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Civo beach, Havana
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Cayo Coco
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Cayo Coco
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	pond near Entronque de Herradura
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus	Cayo Coco
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Zapata
Scaly-naped Pigeon	Patagioenas squamosa	Vinales
White-crowned Pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala	Zapata
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Vinales
Zenaida Dove	Zenaida aurita	Zapata
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Zapata
Common Ground-Dove	Columbina passerina	Cayo Coco
Gray-fronted Quail-Dove	Geotrygon caniceps	Zapata
Ruddy Quail-Dove	Geotrygon montana	pond near Entronque de Herradura
Blue-headed Quail-Dove	Starnoenas cyanocephala	Zapata
Great Lizard-Cuckoo	Coccyzus merlini	Zapata
Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani	Zapata
Barn Owl	Tyto alba
Bare-legged Owl	Margarobyas lawrencii	Zapata
Cuban Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium siju	Zapata
Stygian Owl	Asio stygius	Zapata
Greater Antillean Nightjar	Antrostomus cubanensis	Zapata *2 cubanensis/insulaepinorum (Cuban)
Antillean Palm-Swift	Tachornis phoenicobia	Botanical Gardens near Havana
Bee Hummingbird	Mellisuga helenae	Zapata
Cuban Emerald	Chlorostilbon ricordii	Botanical Gardens near Havana
Cuban Trogon	Priotelus temnurus	Zapata
Cuban Tody	Todus multicolor	Zapata
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Zapata
West Indian Woodpecker	Melanerpes superciliaris	Botanical Gardens near Havana
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Botanical Gardens near Havana
Cuban Green Woodpecker	Xiphidiopicus percussus	Zapata
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Zapata
Fernandina’s Flicker	Colaptes fernandinae	Zapata
Crested Caracara	Caracara cheriway
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Botanical Gardens near Havana
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Zapata
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Civo beach, Havana
Cuban Parakeet	Aratinga euops	Zapata
Cuban Parrot	Amazona leucocephala	Zapata
Cuban Pewee	Contopus caribaeus	Botanical Gardens near Havana
La Sagra’s Flycatcher	Myiarchus sagrae	Botanical Gardens near Havana
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Zapata
Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis	Zapata
Loggerhead Kingbird	Tyrannus caudifasciatus	Zapata
Giant Kingbird	Tyrannus cubensis	Trinidad -> Sancti Spiritus
Thick-billed Vireo	Vireo crassirostris	Cayo Coco
Cuban Vireo	Vireo gundlachii	Zapata
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Zapata
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Zapata
Palm Crow	Corvus palmarum	Trinidad -> Sancti Spiritus * minutus (Cuban)
Cuban Crow	Corvus nasicus	Zapata
Zapata Wren	Ferminia cerverai	Zapata
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	Zapata
Cuban Gnatcatcher	Polioptila lembeyei
Cuban Solitaire	Myadestes elisabeth	Vinales
Red-legged Thrush	Turdus plumbeus	Botanical Gardens near Havana
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Zapata
Bahama Mockingbird	Mimus gundlachii	Cayo Coco
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Zapata
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Zapata
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	Zapata
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Zapata
Orange-crowned Warbler	Oreothlypis celata	pond near Entronque de Herradura
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Zapata
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Zapata
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Zapata
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	Zapata
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	Zapata
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	Botanical Gardens near Havana
Olive-capped Warbler	Setophaga pityophila	Vinales
Myrtle Warbler	Setophaga coronata	Vinales (Yellow-rumped warbler)
Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica	Zapata
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	Zapata
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	Sierra del Rosario–Soroa
Yellow-headed Warbler	Teretistris fernandinae	Zapata
Oriente Warbler	Teretistris fornsi	Cayo Coco
Red-legged Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes cyaneus	Botanical Gardens near Havana
Cuban Grassquit	Tiaris canorus	Zapata
Yellow-faced Grassquit	Tiaris olivaceus	Zapata
Cuban Bullfinch	Melopyrrha nigra	Zapata
Western Spindalis	Spindalis zena	Zapata
Zapata Sparrow	Torreornis inexpectata	Zapata
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	pond near Entronque de Herradura
Red-shouldered Blackbird	Agelaius assimilis	Zapata
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird	Agelaius humeralis	Zapata
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna
Cuban Blackbird	Dives atroviolaceus	Zapata
Greater Antillean Grackle	Quiscalus niger	Zapata
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis
Cuban Oriole	Icterus melanopsis	Zapata
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Botanical Gardens near Havana

# World Bird Families

milestone 38 | Papua New Guinea 2022 | families 237-244/250

Posted on October, 2022January, 2024

Bird Families of the World holly grail - New Guinea!

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 244/250

97.6%

Most of New Guinea’s 7 endemic bird families member seen only on the highlands. Tari Gap area is less accessible than legendary Kumul Lodge and trails, but it seems that birding there is more productive. My wish list included also the non-endemic Boatbills which have a representor in north-east Australia. Some finding hints:

Blue-capped Ifirta seen on mossy trees in a few locations in Tari area, sometimes a few birds together
Tit Berrypecker and Crested Berrypecker: Tit BP. seen just up above the canopy. Crested BP seen once or twice by others.
Wattled Ploughbill was co-operative for a few minutes on our first day, later was much harder
Several species of Berrypeckers and Longbills seen in both highlands and lowlands sites. Fan-tailed BP is probably the easiest to photograph.
Mottled Berryhunter seen on fruiting trees a few time in Tari area.
Satinbirds – The long lasting Crested Satinbird which was seen in the Kumul feeders did not show up. Loria’s Satinbird heard in a few highlands locations, usually parching far up on tree tops.
Melampittas – Lesser Melampitta heard in many places, including in Kumul lodge, but as a highly secretive bird, tough to seen and photograph.
Boatbills – Black-breasted Boatbill was common and co-operative in the highlands. The non-endemic Yellow-breasted Boatbill seen one in lowlands.

237. Family #161: Ifrita (Ifritidae) | Blue-capped Ifrita.

238. Family #146: Tit Berrypecker and Crested Berrypecker (Paramythiidae) | Tit Berrypecker.

239. Family #143: Ploughbill (Eulacestomatidae) | Wattled Ploughbill.

240. Family #169: Berrypeckers and Longbills (Melanocharitidae) | Fan-tailed Berrypecker.

241. Family #152: Mottled Berryhunter (Rhagologidae) | Mottled Berryhunter.

242. Family #152: Satinbirds (Cnemophilidae) | Loria’s Satinbird.

243. Family #164:Melampittas (Melampittidae) | Lesser Melampitta.

244. Family #150:Boatbills (Machaerirhynchidae) | Black-breasted Boatbill.

trip's bird list & some PHOTOS' link

English	Latin	first seen at
Plumed Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna eytoni	Pacific Adventist University
Wandering Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna arcuata	Pacific Adventist University
Radjah Shelduck	Tadorna radjah	Pacific Adventist University
Salvadori’s Teal	Salvadorina waigiuensis	Tabubil – Okmegwaga Dam
Pacific Black Duck	Anas superciliosa	Pacific Adventist University
Gray Teal	Anas gracilis	Pacific Adventist University
Yellow-legged Brushturkey	Talegalla fuscirostris	Kwatu camp and trails
Brown Quail	Coturnix ypsilophora	Varirata
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	POM to Sogeri
Metallic Pigeon	Columba vitiensis	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia amboinensis	Tabubil – Henry road
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia nigrirostris	Tari
Great Cuckoo-Dove	Reinwardtoena reinwardtii	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Stephan’s Dove	Chalcophaps stephani	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
New Guinea Bronzewing	Henicophaps albifrons	Tabubil – Dublin krick road
Bronze Ground Dove	Gallicolumba beccarii	Kumul, Murur trail
Peaceful Dove	Geopelia placida	Varirata
Bar-shouldered Dove	Geopelia humeralis	Pacific Adventist University
Pheasant Pigeon	Otidiphaps nobilis	Varirata
Sclater’s Crowned-Pigeon	Goura scheepmakeri	Kwatu camp and trails ssp. sclaterii (splited)
Wompoo Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus magnificus	Kwatu camp and trails
Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus perlatus	Varirata
Ornate Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus ornatus	Tari
Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus aurantiifrons	Pacific Adventist University
Coroneted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus coronulatus	Brown River
Beautiful Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus pulchellus	Kwatu camp and trails
Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus iozonus	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Dwarf Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus nanus	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula rufigaster	Varirata
Rufescent Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula chalconota	Varirata
Pinon’s Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula pinon	Brown River
Zoe’s Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula zoeae	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula spilorrhoa	Pacific Adventist University
Papuan Mountain-Pigeon	Gymnophaps albertisii	Tari
Greater Black Coucal	Centropus menbeki	Kwatu camp and trails
Lesser Black Coucal	Centropus bernsteini	Kiunga Airport
Pheasant Coucal	Centropus phasianinus	POM to Sogeri
Dwarf Koel	Microdynamis parva	Kwatu camp and trails
Channel-billed Cuckoo	Scythrops novaehollandiae	POM to Sogeri
Rufous-throated Bronze-Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx ruficollis	Tari
White-eared Bronze-Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx meyeri	Tabubil – Henry rd.
White-crowned Koel	Cacomantis leucolophus	Tabubil – Henry road
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo	Cacomantis castaneiventris	Tabubil – Dublin krick road
Brush Cuckoo	Cacomantis variolosus	Tabubil – Henry road
Oriental Cuckoo	Cuculus optatus	Kiunga Airport
Marbled Frogmouth	Podargus ocellatus	Kwatu camp and trails
Papuan Frogmouth	Podargus papuensis	Kwatu camp and trails
Large-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus macrurus	Varirata
Feline Owlet-Nightjar	Aegotheles insignis	Kumul – Murmur. heard in Tari
Starry Owlet-Nightjar	Aegotheles tatei	Kwatu camp and trails
Wallace’s Owlet-Nightjar	Aegotheles wallacii	Kwatu camp and trails
Barred Owlet-Nightjar	Aegotheles bennettii	Varirata
Papuan Spinetailed Swift	Mearnsia novaeguineae	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Glossy Swiftlet	Collocalia esculenta	POM to Sogeri
Mountain Swiftlet	Aerodramus hirundinaceus	Tari
Uniform Swiftlet	Aerodramus vanikorensis	Tabubil – Dublin krick road
Moustached Treeswift	Hemiprocne mystacea	Tari
Buff-banded Rail	Gallirallus philippensis	Tabubil
Australasian Swamphen	Porphyrio melanotus	POM to Sogeri
New Guinea Flightless Rail	Megacrex inepta	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Pale-vented Bush-hen	Amaurornis moluccana	Kiunga Airport
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Pacific Adventist University
Masked Lapwing	Vanellus miles	POM
Comb-crested Jacana	Irediparra gallinacea	Pacific Adventist University
Swinhoe’s Snipe	Gallinago megala	Kiunga Airport
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Pacific Adventist University
Little Pied Cormorant	Phalacrocorax melanoleucos	POM to Sogeri
Little Black Cormorant	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris	Pacific Adventist University
Great-billed Heron	Ardea sumatrana	Kwatu camp and trails
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Pacific Adventist University
Intermediate Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Pacific Adventist University
Pied Heron	Egretta picata	Pacific Adventist University
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus coromandus	POM to Sogeri
Nankeen Night-Heron	Nycticorax caledonicus	Pacific Adventist University
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Pacific Adventist University
Australian Ibis	Threskiornis moluccus	Pacific Adventist University
Royal Spoonbill	Platalea regia	road Kiunga – Tabubil
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Pacific Adventist University
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus	Kumul
Long-tailed Honey-buzzard	Henicopernis longicauda	Tabubil – Henry road
Pacific Baza	Aviceda subcristata	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Papuan Marsh-Harrier	Circus spilothorax	Tari
Variable Goshawk	Accipiter hiogaster	Tabubil – Henry road
Collared Sparrowhawk	Accipiter cirrocephalus	Tari
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Mount Hagen
Whistling Kite	Haliastur sphenurus	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Brahminy Kite	Haliastur indus	Tari
White-bellied Sea-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Sooty Owl	Tyto tenebricosa	Tari
Barking Owl	Ninox connivens	Varirata
Papuan Boobook	Ninox theomacha	Tari
Papuan Owl	Uroglaux dimorpha	Kiunga
Blyth’s Hornbill	Aceros plicatus	road Kiunga – Tabubil
Azure Kingfisher	Ceyx azureus	Kwatu camp and trails ssp. sclaterii (splited)
Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx solitarius	Varirata
Blue-winged Kookaburra	Dacelo leachii	Varirata
Rufous-bellied Kookaburra	Dacelo gaudichaud	road Kiunga – Tabubil
Forest Kingfisher	Todiramphus macleayii	Varirata
Sacred Kingfisher	Todiramphus sanctus	POM to Sogeri * sanctus (Australasian)
Hook-billed Kingfisher	Melidora macrorrhina	Kwatu camp and trails
Yellow-billed Kingfisher	Syma torotoro	Kwatu camp and trails
Mountain Kingfisher	Syma megarhyncha	Tari
Little Paradise-Kingfisher	Tanysiptera hydrocharis	Kwatu camp and trails
Common Paradise-Kingfisher	Tanysiptera galatea	Kwatu camp and trails
Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher	Tanysiptera danae	Varirata
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher	Tanysiptera sylvia	Kwatu camp and trails
Rainbow Bee-eater	Merops ornatus	Pacific Adventist University
Dollarbird	Eurystomus orientalis	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Nankeen Kestrel	Falco cenchroides	POM to Sogeri
Brown Falcon	Falco berigora	Tari
Palm Cockatoo	Probosciger aterrimus	Kwatu camp and trails
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	Cacatua galerita	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Pesquet’s Parrot	Psittrichas fulgidus	Tabubil – Henry rd.
Yellow-capped Pygmy-Parrot	Micropsitta keiensis	Tabubil – Henry rd.
Papuan King-Parrot	Alisterus chloropterus	Varirata
Eclectus Parrot	Eclectus roratus	Tabubil – Henry road
Red-cheeked Parrot	Geoffroyus geoffroyi	road Kiunga – Tabubil
Brehm’s Tiger-Parrot	Psittacella brehmii	Kumul
Modest Tiger-Parrot	Psittacella modesta	Tari
Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot	Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii	road Kiunga – Tabubil
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot	Cyclopsitta diophthalma	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Plum-faced Lorikeet	Oreopsittacus arfaki	Tari
Josephine’s Lorikeet	Charmosyna josefinae	Tabubil – Henry road
Papuan Lorikeet	Charmosyna papou	Tari ssp. stellae
Yellow-billed Lorikeet	Neopsittacus musschenbroekii	Tari
Orange-billed Lorikeet	Neopsittacus pullicauda	Tari
Black-capped Lory	Lorius lory	road Kiunga – Tabubil
Dusky Lory	Pseudeos fuscata	Tabubil – Henry road
Goldie’s Lorikeet	Psitteuteles goldiei	Tari
Coconut Lorikeet	Trichoglossus haematodus	POM to Sogeri
Papuan Pitta	Pitta erythrogaster	Kwatu camp and trails. aka Papuan Pitta
Hooded Pitta	Pitta sordida	Kwatu camp and trails
Flame Bowerbird	Sericulus aureus	Kwatu camp and trails
Yellow-breasted Bowerbird	Chlamydera lauterbachi	Kumul – Kama
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird	Chlamydera cerviniventris	POM to Sogeri
Papuan Treecreeper	Cormobates placens	Tari
Orange-crowned Fairywren	Clytomyias insignis	Tari
Campbell’s Fairywren	Chenorhamphus grayi	Kwatu camp and trails
Emperor Fairywren	Malurus cyanocephalus	Kiunga – flightless rail site road. , photo: Brown River
White-shouldered Fairywren	Malurus alboscapulatus	POM to Sogeri
Plain Honeyeater	Pycnopygius ixoides	Tabubil – Henry rd.
Streak-headed Honeyeater	Pycnopygius stictocephalus	POM to Sogeri
Puff-backed Honeyeater	Meliphaga aruensis	Kwatu camp and trails
Yellow-gaped Honeyeater	Meliphaga flavirictus	Kwatu camp and trails
Mountain Honeyeater	Meliphaga orientalis	Tabubil – Henry road
Mimic Honeyeater	Meliphaga analoga	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Elegant Honeyeater	Microptilotis cinereifro	POM to Sogeri
Black-throated Honeyeater	Lichenostomus subfrenatus	Tari
Obscure Honeyeater	Lichenostomus obscurus	Tabubil – Okmegwaga Dam
Ornate Melidectes	Melidectes torquatus	Kumul – Kama
Belford’s Melidectes	Melidectes belfordi	Tari
Yellow-browed Melidectes	Melidectes rufocrissalis	Tari
Rufous-banded Honeyeater	Conopophila albogularis	Pacific Adventist University
Smoky Honeyeater	Melipotes fumigatus	Tari
Long-billed Honeyeater	Melilestes megarhynchus	Tabubil – Dublin creek rd.
Papuan Black Myzomela	Myzomela nigrita	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Red-collared Myzomela	Myzomela rosenbergii	Tari
Green-backed Honeyeater	Glycichaera fallax	Varirata
Rufous-backed Honeyeater	Ptiloprora guisei	Tari
Gray-streaked Honeyeater	Ptiloprora perstriata	Tari
White-throated Honeyeater	Melithreptus albogularis	Varirata
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater	Xanthotis flaviventer	Tabubil – Henry road
Spotted Honeyeater	Xanthotis polygrammus	Tabubil – Henry rd.
Meyer’s Friarbird	Philemon meyeri	Kiunga
Helmeted Friarbird	Philemon buceroides	POM to Sogeri. * novaeguineae (New Guinea)
Rusty Mouse-Warbler	Crateroscelis murina	Varirata
Mountain Mouse-Warbler	Crateroscelis robusta	Tari
Large Scrubwren	Sericornis nouhuysi	Tari
Papuan Scrubwren	Sericornis papuensis	Tari
Pale-billed Scrubwren	Sericornis spilodera	Varirata
Green-backed Gerygone	Gerygone chloronota	Tabubil – Henry road
Yellow-bellied Gerygone	Gerygone chrysogaster	Kwatu camp and trails
Large-billed Gerygone	Gerygone magnirostris	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Papuan Babbler	Pomatostomus isidorei	Kwatu camp and trails
Papuan Logrunner	Orthonyx novaeguineae	Tari
Spotted Jewel-babbler	Ptilorrhoa leucosticta	Tari
Stout-billed Cuckooshrike	Coracina caeruleogrisea	Tabubil – Henry rd.
Hooded Cuckooshrike	Coracina longicauda	Tari
Barred Cuckooshrike	Coracina lineata	Varirata
Boyer’s Cuckooshrike	Coracina boyeri	Tari
Golden Cuckooshrike	Campochaera sloetii	Tabubil – Henry road
Varied Triller	Lalage leucomela	Kiunga
Black-bellied Cicadabird	Edolisoma montanum	Tari
Papuan Cicadabird	Edolisoma incertum	Tabubil – Dublin crick road. aka Black-shouldered Cicadabird/CS
Gray-headed Cicadabird	Edolisoma schisticeps	Tabubil – Henry rd.
Black Cicadabird	Edolisoma melan	Tabubil – Henry road
Black Sittella	Daphoenositta miranda	Tari
Wattled Ploughbill	Eulacestoma nigropectus	Tari
Rufous-naped Bellbird	Aleadryas rufinucha	Tari
Tit Berrypecker	Oreocharis arfaki	Tari
White-bellied Pitohui	Colluricincla incerta	Varirata
Sooty Shrikethrush	Colluricincla umbrina	Kwatu camp and trails
Variable Shrikethrush	Colluricincla fortis	Varirata. ssp despecta
Regent Whistler	Pachycephala schlegelii	Tari
Brown-backed Whistler	Pachycephala modesta	Tari
Black-headed Whistler	Pachycephala monacha	Tabubil – Henry rd.
Hooded Pitohui	Pitohui dichrous	Varirata
Southern Variable Pitohui	Pitohui kirhocephalus	Kiunga – K17
Brown Oriole	Oriolus szalayi	Tabubil – Henry road
Australasian Figbird	Sphecotheres vieilloti	Pacific Adventist University
Black-breasted Boatbill	Machaerirhynchus nigripectus	Tari
Yellow-breasted Boatbill	Machaerirhynchus flaviventer	Brown River
Great Woodswallow	Artamus maximus	Tari
White-breasted Woodswallow	Artamus leucorynchus	POM to Sogeri
Mountain Peltops	Peltops montanus	Tabubil – Henry road
Lowland Peltops	Peltops blainvillii	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Black-backed Butcherbird	Cracticus mentalis	Pacific Adventist University
Hooded Butcherbird	Cracticus cassicus	road Kiunga – Tabubil
Black Butcherbird	Cracticus quoyi	Tabubil – Dyblin krick road
Mottled Berryhunter	Rhagologus leucostigma	Tari – Mottled Berryhunter
Black Fantail	Rhipidura atra	Tari
Northern Fantail	Rhipidura rufiventris	Tabubil – Dyblin krick road
Sooty Thicket-Fantail	Rhipidura threnothorax	Kwatu camp and trails
Black Thicket-Fantail	Rhipidura maculipectus	Brown River
White-bellied Thicket-Fantail	Rhipidura leucothorax	Tabubil – Henry road
Willie-wagtail	Rhipidura leucophrys	POM to Sogeri
Dimorphic Fantail	Rhipidura brachyrhyncha	Tari
Friendly Fantail	Rhipidura albolimbata	Tari
Spangled Drongo	Dicrurus bracteatus	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Crinkle-collared Manucode	Manucodia chalybatus	road Kiunga – Tabubil
Glossy-mantled Manucode	Manucodia ater	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
King-of-Saxony Bird-of-Paradise	Pteridophora alberti	Tari
Lawes’s Parotia	Parotia lawesii	Kumul – Tonga
Twelve-wired Bird-of-Paradise	Seleucidis melanoleucus	Kwatu camp and trails
Magnificent Riflebird	Ptiloris magnificus	Tabubil – Henry road
Growling Riflebird	Ptiloris intercedens	Varirata
Brown Sicklebill + ♀	Epimachus meyeri	Tari
Splendid Astrapia	Astrapia splendidissima	Tabubil – Hindenberg Wall
Ribbon-tailed Astrapia	Astrapia mayeri	Tari
King Bird-of-Paradise	Cicinnurus regius	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Blue Bird-of-Paradise	Paradisaea rudolphi	Kumul – Kama
Lesser Bird-of-Paradise	Paradisaea minor	Kumul – Kama
Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise	Paradisaea raggiana	Varirata
Greater Bird-of-Paradise	Paradisaea apoda	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Blue-capped Ifrita	Ifrita kowaldi	Tari
Black-winged Monarch	Monarcha frater	Tabubil – Henry rd.
Fan-tailed Monarch	Symposiachrus axillaris	Tari
Hooded Monarch	Symposiachrus manadensis	Kwatu camp and trails
Frilled Monarch	Arses telescophthalmus	Kiunga – K17
Leaden Flycatcher	Myiagra rubecula	Varirata
Shining Flycatcher	Myiagra alecto	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Lesser Melampitta	Melampitta lugubris	Tari
Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach	Tari
Gray Crow	Corvus tristis	Kwatu camp and trails
Torresian Crow	Corvus orru	POM to Sogeri
Loria’s Satinbird	Cnemophilus loriae	Tari
Obscure Berrypecker	Melanocharis arfakiana	Tabubil – Henry rd.
Black Berrypecker	Melanocharis nigra	Kwatu camp and trails
Mid-mountain Berrypecker	Melanocharis longicauda	Tari. aka Mid-mountain Berrypecker
Fan-tailed Berrypecker	Melanocharis versteri	Tari
Yellow-bellied Longbill	Toxorhamphus novaeguineae	Tabubil – Dublin creek rd.
Pygmy Longbill	Toxorhamphus pygmaeum	Tabubil – Dyblin krick road
Lesser Ground-Robin	Amalocichla incerta	Tari
Torrent Flycatcher	Monachella muelleriana	Tari
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher	Microeca flavigaster	Varirata
Olive Flyrobin	Microeca flavovirescens	Kwatu camp and trails
Papuan Flycatcher	Microeca papuana	Tari. aka Papuan Fly-Robin or Papuan Flycatcher
Garnet Robin	Eugerygone rubra	Tari
White-faced Robin	Tregellasia leucops	Varirata
Black-throated Robin	Poecilodryas albonotata	Tari
White-winged Robin	Peneothello sigillata	Tari
Blue-gray Robin	Peneothello cyanus	Tari
Ashy Robin	Heteromyias albispecularis	Kumul, Murur trail. armiti
Papuan Scrub-Robin	Drymodes beccarii	Varirata
Papuan Grassbird	Cincloramphus macrurus	Tari
Welcome Swallow	Hirundo neoxena	POM to Sogeri
Black-fronted White-eye	Zosterops minor	Tabubil – Henry road
Metallic Starling	Aplonis metallica	Kiunga – rivers – Kwatu
Singing Starling	Aplonis cantoroides	Pacific Adventist University
Yellow-faced Myna	Mino dumontii	POM to Sogeri
Golden Myna	Mino anais	Kwatu camp and trails
Island Thrush	Turdus poliocephalus	Kumul
Pied Bushchat	Saxicola caprata	Mount Hagen
Red-capped Flowerpecker	Dicaeum geelvinkianum	Kumul, Murur trail
Black Sunbird	Leptocoma sericea	Kiunga – flightless rail site road
Crimson Finch	Neochmia phaeton	Kiunga Airport. ssp ‘white-bellied’ to be splited
Grand Munia	Lonchura grandis	POM to Sogeri
Gray-headed Munia	Lonchura caniceps	POM to Sogeri
Hooded Munia	Lonchura spectabilis	Tari
Black Munia	Lonchura stygia	Kiunga Airport
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	POM to Sogeri
Eastern Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla tschutschensis	Tabubil – Hindenberg Wall

Elfin
Myzomela

Myzomela
adolphinae

Kumul area

White-breasted Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus rivoli

Kumul area

# World Bird Families

milestone 37 | Australia 2022 | family 236/250

Posted on September, 2022January, 2024

Wonderful plain plan for the Plains Wanderer

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 236/250

94%

Clean up Australian continent endemic families, clean up non-passerines families, second try after the failure in 2018, finally I’ve ticked Plains Wanderer! Thanks Simon Starr for great tour!

After wandering an hour or so in the dark, wet grassy plains of in north Victoria, we’ve got my new, criticly endangered, nocturnal, monotype, polyandry, endemic bird family: Plains Wanderer!

236. Family #045: Plains Wanderer (Pedionomidae) | Plains-Wanderer.

trip's bird list & some PHOTOS' link

Australian Shelduck	Tadorna tadornoides	VIC
Maned Duck	Chenonetta jubata	VIC
Pacific Black Duck	Anas superciliosa	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Chestnut Teal	Anas castanea	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Stubble Quail	Coturnix pectoralis	VIC, Terik Terik NR
Australasian Grebe	Tachybaptus novaehollandiae	VIC
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Little Pied Cormorant	Phalacrocorax melanoleucos	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Australasian Darter	Anhinga novaehollandiae	VIC
White-faced Heron	Egretta novaehollandiae	QLD,Redcliffe
Australian Ibis	Threskiornis moluccus	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Straw-necked Ibis	Threskiornis spinicollis	VIC,Ingle Wood NR
Australian Kite	Elanus axillaris	VIC
Square-tailed Kite	Lophoictinia isura	VIC
Little Eagle	Hieraaetus morphnoides	VIC
Wedge-tailed Eagle	Aquila audax	VIC,Karngon
Brown Goshawk	Accipiter fasciatus	VIC,Ingle Wood NR
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	VIC,Karngon
Whistling Kite	Haliastur sphenurus	VIC,Karngon
Australasian Swamphen	Porphyrio melanotus	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Dusky Moorhen	Gallinula tenebrosa	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Black-tailed Native-hen	Tribonyx ventralis	VIC
Banded Lapwing	Vanellus tricolor	VIC
Masked Lapwing	Vanellus miles	VIC
Black-fronted Dotterel	Elseyornis melanops	VIC,Ingle Wood NR
Plains-wanderer	Pedionomus torquatus	VIC, Terik Terik NR
Painted Buttonquail	Turnix varius	VIC
Silver Gull	Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	QLD,Redcliffe
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Common Bronzewing	Phaps chalcoptera	VIC
Crested Pigeon	Ocyphaps lophotes	VIC
Peaceful Dove	Geopelia placida	VIC,Karngon
Fan-tailed Cuckoo	Cacomantis flabelliformis	VIC
Black-eared Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx osculans	VIC, Ingle Wood NR
Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx basalis	VIC
Laughing Kookaburra	Dacelo novaeguineae	VIC
Nankeen Kestrel	Falco cenchroides	VIC,Karngon
Galah	Eolophus roseicapilla	VIC
Long-billed Corella	Cacatua tenuirostris	VIC
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	Cacatua galerita	VIC
Rainbow Lorikeet	Trichoglossus moluccanus	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet	Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus	QLD,Redcliffe
Port Lincoln Parrot	Barnardius zonarius	VIC
Crimson Rosella	Platycercus elegans	VIC
Eastern Rosella	Platycercus eximius	VIC
Red-rumped Parrot	Psephotus haematonotus	VIC
Swift Parrot	Lathamus discolor	VIC
Brown Treecreeper	Climacteris picumnus	VIC,Karngon
Superb Fairywren	Malurus cyaneus	VIC
White-winged Fairywren	Malurus leucopterus	VIC
Red-backed Fairywren	Malurus melanocephalus	QLD,Redcliffe
Yellow-faced Honeyeater	Lichenostomus chrysops	VIC
Singing Honeyeater	Lichenostomus virescens	VIC,Karngon
White-eared Honeyeater	Lichenostomus leucotis	VIC, Ingle Wood NR
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater	Lichenostomus melanops	VIC
Fuscous Honeyeater	Lichenostomus fuscus	VIC
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater	Lichenostomus ornatus	VIC
White-plumed Honeyeater	Lichenostomus penicillatus	VIC,Karngon
White-fronted Honeyeater	Purnella albifrons	VIC,Ingle Wood NR
Bell Miner	Manorina melanophrys	VIC,La Trobe univercity
Noisy Miner	Manorina melanocephala	VIC
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater	Acanthagenys rufogularis	VIC,Karngon
Red Wattlebird	Anthochaera carunculata	VIC
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater	Gliciphila melanops	VIC,Ingle Wood NR
Brown Honeyeater	Lichmera indistincta	QLD,Redcliffe
New Holland Honeyeater	Phylidonyris novaehollandiae	VIC,Ingle Wood NR
Black-chinned Honeyeater	Melithreptus gularis	VIC
Brown-headed Honeyeater	Melithreptus brevirostris	VIC
Blue-faced Honeyeater	Entomyzon cyanotis	QLD,Redcliffe
Noisy Friarbird	Philemon corniculatus	VIC
Painted Honeyeater	Grantiella picta	VIC,Karngon
Spotted Pardalote	Pardalotus punctatus	VIC
Striated Pardalote	Pardalotus striatus	VIC
White-browed Scrubwren	Sericornis frontalis	VIC
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren	Hylacola pyrrhopygia	VIC
Shy Heathwren	Hylacola cauta	VIC, Ingle Wood NR
Buff-rumped Thornbill	Acanthiza reguloides	VIC
Inland Thornbill	Acanthiza apicalis	VIC,Ingle Wood NR
Yellow Thornbill	Acanthiza nana	VIC
Weebill	Smicrornis brevirostris	VIC
Southern Whiteface	Aphelocephala leucopsis	VIC
White-browed Babbler	Pomatostomus superciliosus	VIC,Karngon
Dusky Woodswallow	Artamus cyanopterus	VIC
Gray Butcherbird	Cracticus torquatus	QLD,Redcliffe
Australasian Magpie	Gymnorhina tibicen	VIC
Gray Currawong	Strepera versicolor	VIC
Black-faced Cuckooshrike	Coracina novaehollandiae	VIC,Karngon
White-bellied Cuckooshrike	Coracina papuensis	VIC
Varied Sittella	Daphoenositta chrysoptera	VIC
Crested Shrike-tit	Falcunculus frontatus	VIC, Karngon
Australian Golden Whistler	Pachycephala pectoralis	VIC
Western Whistler	Pachycephala occidentali	VIC,Ingle Wood NR
Rufous Whistler	Pachycephala rufiventris	VIC
Crested Bellbird	Oreoica gutturalis	VIC
Olive-backed Oriole	Oriolus sagittatus	VIC
Willie-wagtail	Rhipidura leucophrys	VIC
Gray Fantail	Rhipidura albiscapa	VIC
Magpie-lark	Grallina cyanoleuca	VIC
Australian Raven	Corvus coronoides	VIC,Karngon
Little Raven	Corvus mellori	VIC
White-winged Chough	Corcorax melanorhamphos	VIC
Jacky-winter	Microeca fascinans	VIC
Scarlet Robin	Petroica boodang	VIC
Red-capped Robin	Petroica goodenovii	VIC
Hooded Robin	Melanodryas cucullata	VIC
Eastern Yellow Robin	Eopsaltria australis	VIC
Australasian Bushlark	Mirafra javanica	VIC,Terik Terik NR
Welcome Swallow	Hirundo neoxena	VIC
Tree Martin	Petrochelidon nigricans	VIC
Brown Songlark	Megalurus cruralis	VIC
Rufous Songlark	Megalurus mathewsi	VIC, Karngon
Silver-eye	Zosterops lateralis	VIC
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula	VIC
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	QLD,Redcliffe
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	VIC
Australian Pipit	Anthus australis	VIC,Terik Terik NR
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	VIC
Diamond Firetail	Stagonopleura guttata	VIC

# World Bird Families

milestone 36 | Puerto Rico 2022 | family 235/250

Posted on March, 2022January, 2024

The Tiniest Territory for Endemic Bird Family

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 235/250

94%

One of the easiest ticks during Puerto Rico endemics cleanup is the monotype family of Puerto Rican Tanager. This species is common on mid and high elevation. Most of our trip was on the south-west corner of the island, and it was seen many times around Maricao and road 120. Other important endemics to be mentioned: Critically endangered Puerto Rican Parrot and endangered Puerto Rican Nightjar, Yellow-shouldered Blackbird and Elfin Wood Warbler. Puerto Rico is also a good place for 2 other Caribbean endemic families: Todies (Todidae) and Spindalises (Spindalidae) (near endemic).

235. Family #241: Puerto Rican Tanager (Modulatricidae) | Puerto Rican Tanager

trip's bird list & some PHOTOS' link

West Indian Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna arborea	Laguna Cartagena
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	Laguna Cartagena
White-cheeked Pintail	Anas bahamensis	Laguna Cartagena
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Laguna Cartagena
Least Grebe	Tachybaptus dominicus	Laguna Cartagena
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Parguera
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	north east coast
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	on the way to Maricao
Reddish Egret	Egretta rufescens	on the way to Maricao
Western Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	on the way to Maricao
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Rio Abajo
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Parguera
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	on the way to Maricao
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Lago Cartagena
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Rio Abajo
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Laguna Cartagena
Clapper Rail	Rallus longirostris	Parguera
Sora	Porzana carolina	Laguna Cartagena
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	Laguna Cartagena
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	Laguna Cartagena
American Coot	Fulica americana	Laguna Cartagena
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	Parguera
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Parguera
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Parguera
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Parguera
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Parguera
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus	north east coast
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Rio Abajo
Scaly-naped Pigeon	Patagioenas squamosa	Maricao
White-crowned Pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala	Laguna Cartagena
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Parguera
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Rio Abajo
Zenaida Dove	Zenaida aurita	Rio Abajo
Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo	Coccyzus vieilloti	Rio Abajo
Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani	Laguna Cartagena
Puerto Rican Owl	Gymnasio nudipes	Hacienda Juanita
Puerto Rican Nightjar	Antrostomus noctitherus	Parguera
Antillean Mango	Anthracothorax dominicus	Parguera
Green Mango	Anthracothorax viridis	road 120 km 16.8 trail (Maricao)
Green-throated Carib	Eulampis holosericeus	Gayana
Puerto Rican Emerald	Chlorostilbon maugaeus	Rio Abajo
Puerto Rican Tody	Todus mexicanus	Rio Abajo
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Parguera
Puerto Rican Woodpecker	Melanerpes portoricensis	Rio Abajo
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	on the way to Maricao
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Lago Cartagena
Monk Parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus	Rio Abajo
Puerto Rican Parrot	Amazona vittata	Rio Abajo
Caribbean Elaenia	Elaenia martinica	Cabo Rojo
Lesser Antillean Pewee	Contopus latirostris	road 120 km 16.8 trail (Maricao)
Puerto Rican Flycatcher	Myiarchus antillarum	Rio Abajo
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Rio Abajo
Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis	Rio Abajo
Loggerhead Kingbird	Tyrannus caudifasciatus	Parguera
Puerto Rican Vireo	Vireo latimeri	Rio Abajo
Cave Swallow	Petrochelidon fulva	Maricao
Red-legged Thrush	Turdus plumbeus	Rio Abajo
Pearly-eyed Thrasher	Margarops fuscatus	Rio Abajo
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	on the way to Maricao
Elfin-woods Warbler	Setophaga angelae	road 120 km 16.8 trail (Maricao)
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Rio Abajo
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Parguera
Adelaide’s Warbler	Setophaga adelaidae	Guanica Bosque Estatal
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola	Rio Abajo
Yellow-faced Grassquit	Tiaris olivaceus	Laguna Cartagena
Black-faced Grassquit	Tiaris bicolor	Rio Abajo
Puerto Rican Bullfinch	Loxigilla portoricensis	Rio Abajo
Puerto Rican Tanager	Nesospingus speculiferus	Maricao
Puerto Rican Spindalis	Spindalis portoricensis	Maricao
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird	Agelaius xanthomus	Parguera
Greater Antillean Grackle	Quiscalus niger	Rio Abajo
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis	Rio Abajo
Puerto Rican Oriole	Icterus portoricensis	Hacienda Juanita (Maricao)
Venezuelan Troupial	Icterus icterus	Maricao (introduced)
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Parguera
Orange-cheeked Waxbill	Estrilda melpoda	Laguna Cartagena (introducde)

# World Bird Families

milestone 35 | Tanzania 2021 | family 234/250

Posted on June, 2021January, 2024

Cleanup Afrotropic at East Usambara Mountains

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 234/250

94%

My main reason of joining the first legs of “Tanzanian Endemics Cleanup” expedition, which includes my friends Noam Shany, Dubi Shapiro and Philip Johnson, was one bird. Dapple-throat and Allies (Modulatricidae) is the most elusive and desired bird family endemic to Afrotropic, and out of its three cryptic members, Spot-throat is the easiest. While birding on West Usambara forest trails in Magamba, the bird calls can be heard in a few places, but seeing it, nevertheless taking a photo, requires efforts and some luck. So, on the first day the status was “heard only”, on the second day we succeed to have a rapid look on it silhouette while it was flying shortly between two close bushes. Luckily, on the third day, we were able to get this photo. More endemics from Magamba like Usambara Weaver mentioned on the trip list.

234. Family #221: Dapple-throat and Allies (Modulatricidae) | Spot-throat

Other East Arc Mountain forests places visited: South Pare Mountain for South Pare White-eye and East Usambara (Amani) for birds like Usambara Eagle Owl, Usambara Hyliota, Green-headed Oriole and few others.

Back to Arusha area, I visited Lark Planes with Beesley’s Lark as key species, Mererani road and Kiligolf.

trip's bird list & some PHOTOS' link

White-faced Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna viduata	Lushoto -> Maheze
African Black Duck	Anas sparsa	Lushoto
Red-billed Duck	Anas erythrorhyncha	Lushoto -> Maheze
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris	KiliGolf
Crested Francolin	Francolinus sephaena	Merarani road
African Openbill	Anastomus lamelligerus	Same -> Lushoto
Long-tailed Cormorant	Phalacrocorax africanus	Same -> Lushoto
Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea	KiliGolf
Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Intermediate Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia	Same -> Lushoto
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Same -> Lushoto
Western Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	KiliGolf
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Lushoto -> Maheze
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	KiliGolf
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Lushoto -> Maheze
Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	Lushoto -> Maheze
Hadada Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash	Same -> Lushoto
African Spoonbill	Platalea alba	KiliGolf
African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus	Mambo View Point
Palm-nut Vulture	Gypohierax angolensis	Amani – Derem Trail
White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	Lark Plains
Brown Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinereus	Merarani road
Banded Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinerascens	Emau Hill Trail (East Usambara) Southerm B.S.E
Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Maheze -> Amani
Long-crested Eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Lizard Buzzard	Kaupifalco monogrammicus	Lushoto -> Maheze
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk	Melierax poliopterus	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Gabar Goshawk	Micronisus gabar	KiliGolf
African Goshawk	Accipiter tachiro	KiliGolf
Little Sparrowhawk	Accipiter minullus	Amani – Gumbo Trail
Black Goshawk	Accipiter melanoleucus	Magamba
African Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	KiliGolf
Mountain Buzzard	Buteo oreophilus	Lushoto -> Magamba ssp. debilis
Augur Buzzard	Buteo augur	KIA -> Same
Buff-crested Bustard	Eupodotis gindiana	Merarani road
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Lushoto -> Maheze
Blacksmith Plover	Vanellus armatus	Same -> Lushoto
Spur-winged Plover	Vanellus spinosus	Same -> Lushoto
Crowned Lapwing	Vanellus coronatus	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Three-banded Courser	Rhinoptilus cinctus	Merarani road. aka Heuglin’s Courser
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles exustus	Lark Plains
Black-faced Sandgrouse	Pterocles decoratus	/p Merarani road
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Delegorgue’s Pigeon	Columba delegorguei	Amani – Gumbo Trail
Mourning Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decipiens	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola	Merarani road
Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove	Turtur chalcospilos	Merarani road
Tambourine Dove	Turtur tympanistria	Magamba (West Uluguru)
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis	Anthony’s Spot
African Green-Pigeon	Treron calvus	Same -> Lushoto
Fischer’s Turaco	Tauraco fischeri	Emau Hill Trail (East Usambara)
Hartlaub’s Turaco	Tauraco hartlaubi	Lushoto -> Magamba
White-bellied Go-away-bird	Corythaixoides leucogaster	Merarani road
Klaas’s Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx klaas	Merarani road
White-browed Coucal	Centropus superciliosus	Amani Reserve (East Usambara)
Usambara Eagle-Owl	Bubo vosseleri	Amani Reserve, Turaco Trake (East Usambara)
African Wood-Owl	Strix woodfordii	Magamba
African Swift	Apus barbatus	Mambo View Point
Little Swift	Apus affinis	Same -> Lushoto
White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer	KiliGolf
African Palm-Swift	Cypsiurus parvus	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Speckled Mousebird	Colius striatus	KIA -> Same
White-headed Mousebird	Colius leucocephalus	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Blue-naped Mousebird	Urocolius macrourus	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Malachite Kingfisher	Corythornis cristatus	Same -> Lushoto
Gray-headed Kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala	Amani – lowlands
Brown-hooded Kingfisher	Halcyon albiventris	KIA -> Same
Giant Kingfisher	Megaceryle maximus	KiliGolf
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	KiliGolf
White-fronted Bee-eater	Merops bullockoides	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater	Merops oreobates	Magamba (West Uluguru)
Lilac-breasted Roller	Coracias caudatus	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Lark Plains * africana (African)
Abyssinian Scimitar-bill	Rhinopomastus minor	Merarani road
Northern Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus erythrorhynchus	Lark Plains
Von der Decken’s Hornbill	Tockus deckeni	Merarani road
Crowned Hornbill	Tockus alboterminatus	Same -> South Pare Mountains
African Gray Hornbill	Tockus nasutus	KiliGolf
Trumpeter Hornbill	Ceratogymna bucinator	Amani Reserve (East Usambara)
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill	Ceratogymna brevis	Same -> Lushoto
Red-and-yellow Barbet	Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	Lark Plains
D’Arnaud’s Barbet	Trachyphonus darnaudii	Anthony’s Spot
White-eared Barbet	Stactolaema leucotis	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Green Barbet	Stactolaema olivacea	Kimbo Trail (East Usambara)
Moustached Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus leucomystax	Amani Reserve (East Usambara). aka Green-backed Honeybird
Red-fronted Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus pusillus	Merarani road
Red-fronted Barbet	Tricholaema diademata	/p Lark Plains
Spot-flanked Barbet	Tricholaema lacrymosa	KiliGolf
Black-throated Barbet	Tricholaema melanocephala	Merarani road
Brown-breasted Barbet	Lybius melanopterus	KiliGolf
Green-backed Honeyguide	Prodotiscus zambesiae	Amani Reserve (East Usambara). aka Green-backed Honeybird
Lesser Honeyguide	Indicator minor	Lushoto -> Magamba
Greater Honeyguide	Indicator indicator	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Nubian Woodpecker	Campethera nubica	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Mombasa Woodpecker	Campethera mombassica	Kimbo Trail (East Usambara)
Cardinal Woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens	Amani Reserve, Turaco Trake (East Usambara)
Olive Woodpecker	Dendropicos griseocephalus	Lushoto -> Magamba
Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	@OLDONYOSAMBU * rupicolus (Rock)
Greater Kestrel	Falco rupicoloides	Lark Plains
Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Taita Falcon	Falco fasciinucha	Mambo View Point
Fischer’s Lovebird	Agapornis fischeri	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Yellow-collared Lovebird	Agapornis personatus	KiliGolf
Red-bellied Parrot	Poicephalus rufiventris	Merarani road
African Broadbill	Smithornis capensis	Amani – Mbopole Trail
Short-tailed Batis	Batis mixta	Lushoto -> Magamba
Chinspot Batis	Batis molitor	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Pale Batis	Batis soror	Kimbo Trail (East Usambara)
Pygmy Batis	Batis perkeo	Merarani road
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike	Prionops scopifrons	Kimbo Trail (East Usambara)
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher	Bias musicus	Amani – Derem Trail
Brubru	Nilaus afer	Lark Plains
Pringle’s Puffback	Dryoscopus pringlii	Merarani road
Brown-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra australis	Amani – Site 17
Tropical Boubou	Laniarius aethiopicus	KiliGolf
Zanzibar Boubou	Laniarius sublacteus	Amani – Derem Trail. aka East Coast Boubou
Slate-colored Boubou	Laniarius funebris	Anthony’s Spot
Fuelleborn’s Boubou	Laniarius fuelleborni	Magamba
Rosy-patched Bushshrike	Rhodophoneus cruentus	Merarani road
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike	Telophorus sulfureopectus	KiliGolf
Black-fronted Bushshrike	Telophorus nigrifrons	/p Lushoto -> Magamba
Gray Cuckooshrike	Coracina caesia	Kimbo Trail (East Usambara)
Black Cuckooshrike	Campephaga flava	Amani – Derem Trail
Long-tailed Fiscal	Lanius cabanisi	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Taita Fiscal	Lanius dorsalis	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Southern Fiscal	Lanius collaris	Lushoto -> Magamba ssp. debilis
Magpie Shrike	Corvinella melanoleuca	near Kilimanjaro Airport
White-rumped Shrike	Eurocephalus rueppelli	Merarani road.aka Northern white-crowned shrike
African Golden Oriole	Oriolus auratus	/p Maheze -> Amani
Green-headed Oriole	Oriolus chlorocephalus	/p Kimbo Trail (East Usambara)
African Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus larvatus	Same -> Lushoto
Square-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus ludwigii	Emau Hill Trail (East Usambara)
Fork-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis	KiliGolf
African Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis	Same -> Lushoto
Pied Crow	Corvus albus	near Kilimanjaro Airport
White-necked Raven	Corvus albicollis	Lushoto -> Magamba ssp. debilis
Rufous-naped Lark	Mirafra africana	Lark Plains
Pink-breasted Lark	Calendulauda poecilosterna	Merarani road
Foxy Lark	Calendulauda alopex	Lark Plains
Beesley’s Lark	Chersomanes beesleyi	/p Lark Plains
Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix leucopareia	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Red-capped Lark	Calandrella cinerea	Lark Plains
Somali Short-toed Lark	Calandrella somalica	Lark Plains. aka Athi Lark
Short-tailed Lark	Pseudalaemon fremantlii	Lark Plains
Brown-throated Martin	Riparia paludicola	Merarani road. aka Plain Martin
Rock Martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii	KiliGolf
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Merarani road
Lesser Striped-Swallow	Cecropis abyssinica	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Black Sawwing	Psalidoprocne pristoptera	Same -> South Pare Mountains
White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher	Elminia albonotata	Lushoto -> Magamba
Red-throated Tit	Melaniparus fringillinus	Lark Plains
Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit	Anthoscopus musculus	/p Lark Plains
Shelley’s Greenbul	Arizelocichla masukuensis	Amani – Gumbo Trail
Little Greenbul	Eurillas virens	Magamba (West Uluguru)
Northern Brownbul	Phyllastrephus strepitans	KiliGolf
Yellow-streaked Greenbul	Phyllastrephus flavostriatus	Lushoto -> Magamba
Tiny Greenbul	Phyllastrephus debilis	Lushoto -> Magamba ssp. debilis (Montane)
Dark-capped Bulbul	Pycnonotus tricolor	KIA -> Same
Northern Crombec	Sylvietta brachyura	Lark Plains
Red-faced Crombec	Sylvietta whytii	Lark Plains
Kretschmer’s Longbill	Macrosphenus kretschmeri	Amani Reserve, Turaco Trake (East Usambara)
Yellow Flycatcher	Erythrocercus holochlorus	Maheze -> Amani
Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler	Phylloscopus ruficapilla	Lushoto -> Magamba
African Yellow-Warbler	Iduna natalensis	KiliGolf. aka Dark-capped Yellow Warbler
African Reed-Warbler	Acrocephalus baeticatus	Amani Reserve, Turaco Trake (East Usambara)
Evergreen-forest Warbler	Bradypterus lopezi	Magamba (West Uluguru)
Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler	Bradypterus cinnamomeus	Magamba (West Uluguru)
Bar-throated Apalis	Apalis thoracica	Lushoto -> Magamba
Yellow-breasted Apalis	Apalis flavida	Merarani road
Black-headed Apalis	Apalis melanocephala	Amani – Mbopole Trail
Red-fronted Warbler	Urorhipis rufifrons	Anthony’s Spot. Aka Red-fronted Prinia
Gray Wren-Warbler	Calamonastes simplex	Anthony’s Spot
African Tailorbird	Artisornis metopias	Lushoto -> Magamba. aka Red-capped Forest-Warbler
Long-billed Tailorbird	Artisornis moreaui	Emau Hill Trail (East Usambara)
Rattling Cisticola	Cisticola chiniana	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Ashy Cisticola	Cisticola cinereolus	Lark Plains
Wailing Cisticola	Cisticola lais	@OLDONYOSAMBU * distinctus (Lyne’s)
Coastal Cisticola	Cisticola haematocephalus	Maheze -> Amani
Winding Cisticola	Cisticola galactotes	Same -> Lushoto
Desert Cisticola	Cisticola aridulus	Lark Plains
Buff-bellied Warbler	Phyllolais pulchella	Merarani road
Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava	Mambo View Point
Yellow-bellied Eremomela	Eremomela icteropygialis	Mirerani road
Banded Warbler	Sylvia boehmi	Merarani road. aka Banded Parisoma
Pale White-eye	Zosterops flavilateralis	Mambo View Point
South Pare White-eye	Zosterops winifredae	/p Same -> South Pare Mountains
Spot-throat	Modulatrix stictigula	Magamba
Usambara Hyliota	Hyliota usambarae	Kimbo Trail (East Usambara)
Grayish Flycatcher	Bradornis microrhynchus	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Southern Black-Flycatcher	Melaenornis pammelaina	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Ashy Flycatcher	Muscicapa caerulescens	Amani – Gumbo Trail
Red-backed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas leucophrys	KiliGolf. aka White-browed SR
Cape Robin-Chat	Cossypha caffra	Mambo View Point
White-browed Robin-Chat	Cossypha heuglini	Amani Reserve, Turaco Trake (East Usambara)
Spotted Morning-Thrush	Cichladusa guttata	KiliGolf
White-chested Alethe	Pseudalethe fuelleborni	Magamba
Sharpe’s Akalat	Sheppardia sharpei	Amani – Mbopole Trail
Usambara Akalat	Sheppardia montana	Lushoto -> Magamba
African Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	Mambo View Point
Schalow’s Wheatear	Oenanthe lugubris	@OLDONYOSAMBU. aka Abyssinian Wheatear
Capped Wheatear	Oenanthe pileata	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush	Neocossyphus rufus	Kimbo Trail (East Usambara)
Usambara Thrush	Turdus roehli	Lushoto -> Magamba
African Bare-eyed Thrush	Turdus tephronotus	Lark Plains
Wattled Starling	Creatophora cinerea	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Black-bellied Glossy-Starling	Lamprotornis corruscus	Emau Hill Trail (East Usambara)
Superb Starling	Lamprotornis superbus	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Hildebrandt’s Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Violet-backed Starling	Cinnyricinclus leucogaster	KiliGolf
Red-winged Starling	Onychognathus morio	KiliGolf
Waller’s Starling	Onychognathus walleri	Magamba
Kenrick’s Starling	Poeoptera kenricki	Amani Reserve (East Usambara)
Red-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus erythrorhynchus	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes orientalis	Merarani road
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes neglectus	Amani – lowlands
Banded Sunbird	Anthreptes rubritorques	Amani – Mbopole Trail. aka Banded Green Sunbird
Amani Sunbird	Hedydipna pallidigaster	Emau Hill Trail (East Usambara)
Eastern Olive Sunbird	Cyanomitra olivacea	Emau Hill Trail (East Usambara)
Scarlet-chested Sunbird	Chalcomitra senegalensis	KiliGolf
Hunter’s Sunbird	Chalcomitra hunteri	Merarani road
Malachite Sunbird	Nectarinia famosa	Mambo View Point
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris usambaricus	Lushoto -> Magamba
Beautiful Sunbird	Cinnyris pulchellus	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Purple-banded Sunbird	Cinnyris bifasciatus	Emau Hill Trail (East Usambara) Southerm B.S.B
Tsavo Sunbird	Cinnyris tsavoensis	Merarani road
Variable Sunbird	Cinnyris venustus	Mambo View Point
Mountain Wagtail	Motacilla clara	Amani – Gumbo Trail
African Pied Wagtail	Motacilla aguimp	near Kilimanjaro Airport
African Pipit	Anthus cinnamomeus	Lark Plains
Long-billed Pipit	Anthus similis	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting	Emberiza tahapisi	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Cabanis’s Bunting	Emberiza cabanisi	Amani Reserve, Turaco Trake (East Usambara)
Southern Citril	Serinus hypostictus	Mambo View Point
Reichenow’s Seedeater	Serinus reichenowi	Merarani road
White-bellied Canary	Serinus dorsostriatus	Merarani road
Southern Grosbeak-Canary	Serinus buchanani	Anthony’s Spot
Streaky Seedeater	Serinus striolatus	Mambo View Point
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	KIA -> Same
Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus	Lark Plains
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow	Passer griseus	Mambo View Point
Parrot-billed Sparrow	Passer gongonensis	Merarani road
Chestnut Sparrow	Passer eminibey	KIA -> Same
Yellow-spotted Petronia	Petronia pyrgita	Merarani road. aka Y.T Bush-Sparrow
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver	Bubalornis niger	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Speckle-fronted Weaver	Sporopipes frontalis	Merarani road
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser mahali	KIA -> Same
Rufous-tailed Weaver	Histurgops ruficauda	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Gray-headed Social-Weaver	Pseudonigrita arnaudi	Lark Plains
Red-headed Weaver	Anaplectes rubriceps	Merarani road
Baglafecht Weaver	Ploceus baglafecht	Lushoto -> Magamba
Spectacled Weaver	Ploceus ocularis	Amani – Derem Trail
Taveta Golden-Weaver	Ploceus castaneiceps	Same -> Lushoto
Vitelline Masked-Weaver	Ploceus vitellinus	Merarani road
Golden-backed Weaver	Ploceus jacksoni	Anthony’s Spot
Chestnut Weaver	Ploceus rubiginosus	KiliGolf
Usambara Weaver	Ploceus nicolli	Magamba
Red-billed Quelea	Quelea quelea	Anthony’s Spot
Black-winged Bishop	Euplectes hordeaceus	Lushoto -> Maheze
Grosbeak Weaver	Amblyospiza albifrons	Lushoto -> Maheze
Yellow-bellied Waxbill	Coccopygia quartinia	Lushoto -> Magamba
Crimson-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda rhodopyga	@OLDONYOSAMBU
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Amani – Site 17
Black-faced Waxbill	Estrilda nigriloris	Lark Plains
Black-cheeked Waxbill	Estrilda erythronotos	Same -> South Pare Mountains. aka Black-faced Waxbill
Blue-capped Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus cyanocephalus	Anthony’s Spot
Purple Grenadier	Granatina ianthinogaster	Anthony’s Spot
Peters’s Twinspot	Hypargos niveoguttatus	Maheze -> Amani
Green-winged Pytilia	Pytilia melba	Anthony’s Spot
Red-billed Firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala	@OLDONYOSAMBU
African Firefinch	Lagonosticta rubricata	KiliGolf
Cut-throat	Amadina fasciata	near Kilimanjaro Airport
Gray-headed Silverbill	Odontospiza griseicapilla	Merarani road
Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullatus	KiliGolf
Black-and-white Mannikin	Spermestes bicolor	Maheze -> Amani *2 nigriceps/woltersi (Red-backed)
Straw-tailed Whydah	Vidua fischeri	Same -> South Pare Mountains
Village Indigobird	Vidua chalybeata	near Kilimanjaro Airport

# World Bird Families

milestone 34 | India 2020 | family 233/250

Posted on January, 2020January, 2024

IBISBILL! now I got you!

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 233/250

93%

Jim Corbett national park lays on the Himalayan foothills, and winter hosting my target for this trip: The monotype family of Ibisbill. Visit Uttarakhand is relatively easy, and the park located a few hours drive from New Delhi international airport. The Ibisbill located outside the park, near its traditional spot on the river bank beside Girija Devi Temple.

233. Family #042: Ibisbill (Ibidorhynchidae) | Ibisbill

My first attempt, 2 years earlier, on the streams of Nameri national park failed (on the remote Indian state Assam), probably due a wrong timing: (seen until around March 27th, we arrived on the 30th). This was also a good opportunity to improve the photos of Crested Treeswift, and to take Common Iora photo which was seen in the past, but not photographed.

trip's bird list & some PHOTOS' link

Graylag Goose	Anser anser	Okhla
Bar-headed Goose	Anser indicus	Okhla
Gadwall	Anas strepera	Okhla
Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope	Okhla
Indian Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha	Okhla
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Okhla
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Okhla
Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis	Okhla
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Okhla
Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Jim Corbett NP
Indian Peafowl	Pavo cristatus	Jim Corbett NP
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Okhla
Asian Openbill	Anastomus oscitans	Okhla
Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala	Okhla
Indian Cormorant	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	Okhla
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Okhla
Little Cormorant	Phalacrocorax niger	Uttarakhand
Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	Okhla
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea	Okhla
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Okhla
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Jim Corbett NP
Western Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Uttar Pradesh
Indian Pond-Heron	Ardeola grayii	Jim Corbett NP
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	Jim Corbett NP
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Okhla
Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus	Okhla
Red-naped Ibis	Pseudibis papillosa	Uttar Pradesh
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Uttar Pradesh
Red-headed Vulture	Sarcogyps calvus	Jim Corbett NP
Himalayan Griffon	Gyps himalayensis	Jim Corbett NP
Crested Serpent-Eagle	Spilornis cheela	Jim Corbett NP
Changeable Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus limnaeetus	Jim Corbett NP
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	Okhla
Pallas’s Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucoryphus	Jim Corbett NP
Gray-headed Swamphen	Porphyrio poliocephalus	Okhla
Eurasian Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Okhla
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	Okhla
Sarus Crane	Grus antigone	Uttar Pradesh
Great Thick-knee	Esacus recurvirostris	Jim Corbett NP
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Okhla
Ibisbill	Ibidorhyncha struthersii	Jim Corbett NP
River Lapwing	Vanellus duvaucelii	Jim Corbett NP
Red-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus indicus	Uttarakhand
White-tailed Lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	Okhla
Pheasant-tailed Jacana	Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Uttarakhand
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Jim Corbett NP
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Okhla
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	Jim Corbett NP
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Okhla
Brown-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus	Okhla
Pallas’s Gull	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus	Okhla
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	India
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Uttar Pradesh
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis	Jim Corbett NP
Brown Fish-Owl	Ketupa zeylonensis	Jim Corbett NP
Asian Barred Owlet	Glaucidium cuculoides	Jim Corbett NP
Jungle Owlet	Glaucidium radiatum	Jim Corbett NP
Spotted Owlet	Athene brama	Jim Corbett NP
Himalayan Swiftlet	Aerodramus brevirostris	Jim Corbett NP
House Swift	Apus nipalensis	Jim Corbett NP
Crested Treeswift	Hemiprocne coronata	Jim Corbett NP
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Jim Corbett NP
Stork-billed Kingfisher	Pelargopsis capensis	Jim Corbett NP
White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	Uttar Pradesh, Okhla
Crested Kingfisher	Megaceryle lugubris	Jim Corbett NP
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	Jim Corbett NP
Blue-bearded Bee-eater	Nyctyornis athertoni	Jim Corbett NP
Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Okhla
Indian Gray Hornbill	Ocyceros birostris	Jim Corbett NP
Oriental Pied-Hornbill	Anthracoceros albirostris	Jim Corbett NP
Brown-headed Barbet	Megalaima zeylanica	Jim Corbett NP
Lineated Barbet	Megalaima lineata	Jim Corbett NP
Gray-capped Woodpecker	Dendrocopos canicapillus	Jim Corbett NP
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos macei	Jim Corbett NP
Lesser Yellownape	Picus chlorolophus	Jim Corbett NP
Gray-faced Woodpecker	Picus canus	Jim Corbett NP
Himalayan Flameback	Dinopium shorii	Jim Corbett NP
Great Slaty Woodpecker	Mulleripicus pulverulentus	Jim Corbett NP	heard only
Collared Falconet	Microhierax caerulescens	Jim Corbett NP
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Okhla
Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria	Jim Corbett NP
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Jim Corbett NP
Red-breasted Parakeet	Psittacula alexandri	Jim Corbett NP
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike	Hemipus picatus	Jim Corbett NP
Common Iora	Aegithina tiphia	Jim Corbett NP
Long-tailed Minivet	Pericrocotus ethologus	Jim Corbett NP
Scarlet Minivet	Pericrocotus speciosus	Jim Corbett NP
Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach	Uttar Pradesh
Maroon Oriole	Oriolus traillii	Jim Corbett NP
Black Drongo	Dicrurus macrocercus	Uttar Pradesh
Ashy Drongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus	Jim Corbett NP
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus remifer	Jim Corbett NP
Hair-crested Drongo	Dicrurus hottentottus	Jim Corbett NP
White-throated Fantail	Rhipidura albicollis	Jim Corbett NP
Rufous Treepie	Dendrocitta vagabunda	Jim Corbett NP
House Crow	Corvus splendens	India
Eastern Jungle Crow	Corvus levaillantii	India
Eurasian Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	Jim Corbett NP
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Jim Corbett NP
Asian House-Martin	Delichon dasypus	Jim Corbett NP
Nepal House-Martin	Delichon nipalense	Jim Corbett NP
Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail	Chelidorhynx hypoxantha	Jim Corbett NP
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis	Jim Corbett NP
Cinereous Tit	Parus cinereus	Jim Corbett NP
Black-throated Tit	Aegithalos concinnus	Jim Corbett NP
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch	Sitta cinnamoventris	Jim Corbett NP
Wallcreeper	Tichodroma muraria	Jim Corbett NP
Black-crested Bulbul	Pycnonotus flaviventris	Jim Corbett NP
Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	Jim Corbett NP
Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus	Jim Corbett NP
Himalayan Bulbul	Pycnonotus leucogenys	Jim Corbett NP
Black Bulbul	Hypsipetes leucocephalus	Jim Corbett NP
Chestnut-headed Tesia	Cettia castaneocoronata	Jim Corbett NP
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Jim Corbett NP
Sulphur-bellied Warbler	Phylloscopus griseolus	Okhla
Hume’s Warbler	Phylloscopus humei	Jim Corbett NP
Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	Jim Corbett NP
Gray-hooded Warbler	Phylloscopus xanthoschistos	Jim Corbett NP
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	Jim Corbett NP
Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius	Jim Corbett NP
Gray-breasted Prinia	Prinia hodgsonii	Jim Corbett NP
Yellow-bellied Prinia	Prinia flaviventris	Okhla
Ashy Prinia	Prinia socialis	Okhla
Plain Prinia	Prinia inornata	Okhla
Indian White-eye	Zosterops palpebrosus	Jim Corbett NP
Black-chinned Babbler	Cyanoderma pyrrhops	Jim Corbett NP
Common Babbler	Turdoides caudata	Jim Corbett NP
Striated Babbler	Turdoides earlei	Okhla
Jungle Babbler	Turdoides striata	Jim Corbett NP
Indian Robin	Copsychus fulicatus	Jim Corbett NP
Oriental Magpie-Robin	Copsychus saularis	Okhla
Rufous-bellied Niltava	Niltava sundara	Jim Corbett NP
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	Okhla
Blue Whistling-Thrush	Myophonus caeruleus	Jim Corbett NP
Little Forktail	Enicurus scouleri	Jim Corbett NP
Taiga Flycatcher	Ficedula albicilla	Okhla
Plumbeous Redstart	Phoenicurus fuliginosus	Jim Corbett NP
White-capped Redstart	Phoenicurus leucocephalus	Jim Corbett NP
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	Jim Corbett NP
Blue Rock-Thrush	Monticola solitarius	Jim Corbett NP
Siberian Stonechat	Saxicola maurus	Jim Corbett NP
Pied Bushchat	Saxicola caprata	Okhla
Gray Bushchat	Saxicola ferreus	Jim Corbett NP
Indian Chat	Cercomela fusca	Jim Corbett NP
Bank Myna	Acridotheres ginginianus	India
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	India
Asian Pied Starling	Gracupica contra	Uttar Pradesh
Purple Sunbird	Cinnyris asiaticus	Okhla
Green-tailed Sunbird	Aethopyga nipalensis	Jim Corbett NP
Crimson Sunbird	Aethopyga siparaja	Jim Corbett NP
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	Okhla
Gray Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Jim Corbett NP
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Jim Corbett NP
White-browed Wagtail	Motacilla madaraspatensis	Jim Corbett NP
Long-billed Pipit	Anthus similis	Jim Corbett NP
Rosy Pipit	Anthus roseatus	Jim Corbett NP
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	Jim Corbett NP
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Jim Corbett NP

# World Bird Families

milestone 33 | Ecuador 2019 | families 229-232/250

Posted on July, 2019January, 2024

Cleanup South America! (in deep mud)

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 232/250

93%

Ecuador represents a variety of Neotropical habitats which allows birder to tick many Neotropical bird families. From the Choco on the western Andean slope, via chilly Paramo on Andean mountain with picks over 4000 m altitude, down to the humid hot mighty Amazon plains. Smaller in size relatively to other south American nations, distances between these various birding hotspots can be shorter, although can turn instantly into unreachable due heavy rains or other nature forces. Mindo area: I ticked the Oilbird in Cueva de los Tayos (on private property, coordination with the owner required) , and Red-headed Barbet as well as other American Barbets on few bird feeders around. On the way to Coca and the jungle, got my first Hoatzin.

229. Family #25: Oilbird (Steatornithidae) | Oilbird

230. Family #98: New World Barbets (Capitonidae) | Red-headed Barbet (female)

231. Family #30: Hoatzin (Opisthocomidae) | Hoatzin

The main effort was on the muddy trails of the Amazon rain forest around Sani Lodge for the Gray-winged Trumpeter.

232. Family #35: Trumpeters (Psophiidae) | Gray-winged Trumpeter

Other families to be mentioned: Toucan-Barbet around Mindo, to complete this family ticked a few days earlier in Panama. Around Sani Lodge – Sunbittern and Potoos (Common Potoo).

trip's bird list & some PHOTOS' link

Great Tinamou	Tinamus major	around Sani Lodge
Cinereous Tinamou	Crypturellus cinereus	@Sani Lodge	heard only
Speckled Chachalaca	Ortalis guttata	Coca and Napo river
Sickle-winged Guan	Chamaepetes goudotii	Bela Vista Lodge
Dark-backed Wood-Quail	Odontophorus melanonotus	Refuge Paz de Aves
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	around Sani Lodge
Rufescent Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma lineatum	Sani Lodge trails
Cocoi Heron	Ardea cocoi	around Sani Lodge
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Napo river To Sani Lodge
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	Sani Lodge trails
Agami Heron	Agamia agami	Sani Lodge lagune
Capped Heron	Pilherodius pileatus	Napo river To Sani Lodge
Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearius	Sani Lodge lagune
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture	Cathartes melambrotus	Napo river To Sani Lodge
Gray-headed Kite	Leptodon cayanensis	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	Coca area & Sani Lodge area
Slender-billed Kite	Helicolestes hamatus	Napo river To Sani Lodge
Double-toothed Kite	Harpagus bidentatus	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Slate-colored Hawk	Buteogallus schistaceus	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Roadside Hawk	Rupornis magnirostris	Coca and Napo river
Sunbittern	Eurypyga helias	@Sani Lodge
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	Coca and Napo river
Gray-winged Trumpeter	Psophia crepitans	Sani Lodge trails
Southern Lapwing	Vanellus chilensis	Sani Lodge trails
Collared Plover	Charadrius collaris	Napo river island
Pale-backed Pigeon	Columba eversmanni	around Sani Lodge
Ruddy Pigeon	Patagioenas subvinacea	Coca and Napo river & Sani Lodge trails
Dusky Pigeon	Patagioenas goodsoni	Rio Silanche reserve
Eared Dove	Zenaida auriculata	Alambi rrs
Ruddy Ground-Dove	Columbina talpacoti	Coca area
Blue Ground-Dove	Claravis pretiosa	Rio Silanche reserve
White-tipped Dove	Leptotila verreauxi	Alambi rrs
Pallid Dove	Leptotila pallida	Milpe reserve
Gray-fronted Dove	Leptotila rufaxilla	@Sani Lodge
White-throated Quail-Dove	Geotrygon frenata	Bela Vista Lodge
Hoatzin	Opisthocomus hoazin	Coca area & Sani Lodge
Little Cuckoo	Coccycua minuta	Sani Lodge trails
Squirrel Cuckoo	Piaya cayana	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Greater Ani	Crotophaga major	Coca and Napo river
Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani	El Chontal area
Tropical Screech-Owl	Megascops choliba	Sani Lodge
Crested Owl	Lophostrix cristata	Sani Lodge trails
Common Pauraque	Nyctidromus albicollis	Sani Lodge trails
Ladder-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis climacocerca	Coca and Napo river
Common Potoo	Nyctibius griseus	Sani Lodge lagune
Oilbird	Steatornis caripensis	Cueva de Los Tayos
White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	El Chontal area
Short-tailed Swift	Chaetura brachyura	around Sani Lodge
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift	Tachornis squamata	Sani Lodge trails. aka Neotropical PS
White-necked Jacobin	Florisuga mellivora	Alambi rrs
White-bearded Hermit	Phaethornis hispidus	Sani Lodge trails
White-whiskered Hermit	Phaethornis yaruqui	Alambi rrs & Milpe
Tawny-bellied Hermit	Phaethornis syrmatophorus	Refuge Paz de Aves
Great-billed Hermit	Phaethornis malaris	around Sani Lodge
Black-throated Hermit	Phaethornis atrimentalis	around Sani Lodge
Brown Violetear	Colibri delphinae	Alambi rrs
Lesser Violetear	Colibri cyanotus	Alambi rrs
Sparkling Violetear	Colibri coruscans	Alambi rrs
Tourmaline Sunangel	Heliangelus exortis	Guango Lodge
Green Thorntail	Discosura conversii	Milpe reserve
Speckled Hummingbird	Adelomyia melanogenys	Guango Lodge
Long-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus kingi	Guango Lodge
Violet-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	San Tareo
Tyrian Metaltail	Metallura tyrianthina	Guango Lodge
Brown Inca	Coeligena wilsoni	San Tareo
Collared Inca	Coeligena torquata	Guango Lodge
Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Coeligena lutetiae	Guango Lodge
Sword-billed Hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera	Guango Lodge
Buff-tailed Coronet	Boissonneaua flavescens	Bella Vista Lodge
Chestnut-breasted Coronet	Boissonneaua matthewsii	Guango Lodge
Velvet-purple Coronet	Boissonneaua jardini	San Tareo
Booted Racket-tail	Ocreatus underwoodii	Alambi rrs
Purple-bibbed Whitetip	Urosticte benjamini	Alambi rrs
Gould’s Jewelfront	Heliodoxa aurescens	Sani Lodge trails
Fawn-breasted Brilliant	Heliodoxa rubinoides	Alambi rrs
Green-crowned Brilliant	Heliodoxa jacula	Alambi rrs
Empress Brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix	Alambi rrs
Purple-collared Woodstar	Myrtis fanny	Alambi rrs
White-bellied Woodstar	Chaetocercus mulsant	Guango Lodge
Western Emerald	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus	Alambi rrs
Blue-tailed Emerald	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	Sani Lodge trails
Crowned Woodnymph	Thalurania colombica	Alambi rrs. & Milpe. Aka Green Crowned Woodnymph
Fork-tailed Woodnymph	Thalurania furcata	Sani Lodge trails
Blue-chested Hummingbird	Amazilia amabilis	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Golden-headed Quetzal	Pharomachrus auriceps	Bellavista reserve
Crested Quetzal	Pharomachrus antisianus	Bellavista reserve	heard only
Blue-tailed Trogon	Trogon comptus	Milpe reserve. aka Choco Trogon
White-tailed Trogon	Trogon chionurus	Rio Silanche reserve
Black-throated Trogon	Trogon rufus	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Collared Trogon	Trogon collaris	Bellavista reserve
Amazonian Motmot	Momotus momota	Sani Lodge trails
Amazon Kingfisher	Chloroceryle amazona	Coca and Napo river
Green Kingfisher	Chloroceryle americana	around Sani Lodge
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher	Chloroceryle inda	around Sani Lodge
White-necked Puffbird	Notharchus hyperrhynchus	around Sani Lodge
Pied Puffbird	Notharchus tectus	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Black-fronted Nunbird	Monasa nigrifrons	Coca and Napo river
Swallow-winged Puffbird	Chelidoptera tenebrosa	Coca and Napo river
White-eared Jacamar	Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis	Sani Lodge trails
White-chinned Jacamar	Galbula tombacea	Sani Lodge lagoone
Scarlet-crowned Barbet	Capito aurovirens	Sani Lodge trails
Orange-fronted Barbet	Capito squamatus	Rio Silanche reserve
Gilded Barbet	Capito auratus	Sani Lodge trails
Red-headed Barbet	Eubucco bourcierii	Alambi rrs
Toucan Barbet	Semnornis ramphastinus	Bellavista reserve
Crimson-rumped Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	Refuge Paz de Aves
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Andigena hypoglauca	Guango Lodge
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan	Andigena laminirostris	Bellavista reserve
Collared Aracari	Pteroglossus torquatus	San Tareo
Chestnut-eared Aracari	Pteroglossus castanotis	Sani Lodge trails
Many-banded Aracari	Pteroglossus pluricinctus	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
White-throated Toucan	Ramphastos tucanus	@Sani Lodge
Channel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos vitellinus	Milpe reserve
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker	Melanerpes cruentatus	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Black-cheeked Woodpecker	Melanerpes pucherani	Rio Silanche reserve
Little Woodpecker	Veniliornis passerinus	Sani Lodge trails
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker	Veniliornis callonotus	Rio Silanche reserve
Golden-olive Woodpecker	Colaptes rubiginosus	Alambi rrs
Spot-breasted Woodpecker	Colaptes punctigula	Sani Lodge trails
Cinnamon Woodpecker	Celeus loricatus	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Chestnut Woodpecker	Celeus elegans	around Sani Lodge
Cream-colored Woodpecker	Celeus flavus	around Sani Lodge
Lineated Woodpecker	Dryocopus lineatus	Rio Silanche reserve
Crimson-crested Woodpecker	Campephilus melanoleucos	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Black Caracara	Daptrius ater	Near Coca on the highway
Yellow-headed Caracara	Milvago chimachima	Coca area
Laughing Falcon	Herpetotheres cachinnans	Rio Silanche reserve
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Alambi rrs
Bat Falcon	Falco rufigularis	El Chontal area
Maroon-tailed Parakeet	Pyrrhura melanura	Milpe reserve
White-eyed Parakeet	Aratinga leucophthalma	Sani Lodge trails
Dusky-headed Parakeet	Aratinga weddellii	around Sani Lodge
Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Ara severus	Sani Lodge lake
Red-bellied Macaw	Orthopsittaca manilata	around Sani Lodge
Cobalt-winged Parakeet	Brotogeris cyanoptera	Napo river To Sani Lodge
Red-billed Parrot	Pionus sordidus	Bellavista reserve
Blue-headed Parrot	Pionus menstruus	Sani Lodge trails
Bronze-winged Parrot	Pionus chalcopterus	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Orange-winged Parrot	Amazona amazonica	Sani Lodge trails
Fasciated Antshrike	Cymbilaimus lineatus	around Sani Lodge
Undulated Antshrike	Frederickena unduliger	around Sani Lodge
Chestnut-backed Antshrike	Thamnophilus palliatus	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Dusky-throated Antshrike	Thamnomanes ardesiacus	around Sani Lodge
Plain-throated Antwren	Isleria hauxwelli	around Sani Lodge
Gray Antwren	Myrmotherula menetriesii	around Sani Lodge
Scaled Antbird	Drymophila squamata	around Sani Lodge
Peruvian Warbling-Antbird	Hypocnemis peruviana	around Sani Lodge
Black-faced Antbird	Myrmoborus myotherinus	around Sani Lodge
Silvered Antbird	Sclateria naevia	Napo river To Sani Lodge
Spot-winged Antbird	Schistocichla leucostigma	around Sani Lodge
Esmeraldas Antbird	Myrmeciza nigricauda	Milpe reserve
Plumbeous Antbird	Myrmeciza hyperythra	around Sani Lodge
Sooty Antbird	Myrmeciza fortis	Sani Lodge trails
Wing-banded Antbird	Myrmornis torquata	Sani Lodge trails
Dot-backed Antbird	Hylophylax punctulatus	around Sani Lodge
Rufous-crowned Antpitta	Pittasoma rufopileatum	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Giant Antpitta	Grallaria gigantea	Refuge Paz de Aves
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta	Grallaria ruficapilla	Refuge Paz de Aves
Yellow-breasted Antpitta	Grallaria flavotincta	Refuge Paz de Aves
Tawny Antpitta	Grallaria quitensis	Papallacta Pass
Ochre-breasted Antpitta	Grallaricula flavirostris	Refuge Paz de Aves
Rusty-belted Tapaculo	Liosceles thoracicus	around Sani Lodge
Black-tailed Leaftosser	Sclerurus caudacutus	around Sani Lodge
Olivaceous Woodcreeper	Sittasomus griseicapillus	Sani Lodge trails
Plain-brown Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla fuliginosa	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper	Glyphorynchus spirurus	Milpe reserve
Long-billed Woodcreeper	Nasica longirostris	Sani Lodge trails
Black-banded Woodcreeper	Dendrocolaptes picumnus	Sani Lodge trails
Elegant Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus elegans	around Sani Lodge
Buff-throated Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus guttatus	around Sani Lodge
Straight-billed Woodcreeper	Dendroplex picus	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Brown-billed Scythebill	Campylorhamphus pusillus	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Montane Woodcreeper	Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger	Alambi rrs
Plain Xenops	Xenops minutus	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Pale-legged Hornero	Furnarius leucopus	Alambi rrs. * cinnamomeus (Pacific)
Stout-billed Cinclodes	Cinclodes excelsior	Papallacta Pass
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia variegaticeps	Milpe reserve
Streak-capped Treehunter	Thripadectes virgaticeps	Refuge Paz de Aves
Many-striped Canastero	Asthenes flammulata	Papallacta Pass
Red-faced Spinetail	Cranioleuca erythrops	Alambi rrs
Slaty Spinetail	Synallaxis brachyura	Rio Silanche reserve
White-tailed Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus poecilocercus	Bellavista reserve
Mottle-backed Elaenia	Elaenia gigas	Coca and Napo river
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias griseiceps	Rio Silanche reserve
Slender-footed Tyrannulet	Zimmerius gracilipes	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Common Tody-Flycatcher	Todirostrum cinereum	El Chontal area
Brownish Twistwing	Cnipodectes subbrunneus	around Sani Lodge
Orange-eyed Flycatcher	Tolmomyias traylori	Sani Lodge trails
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher	Terenotriccus erythrurus	Rio Silanche reserve
Cinnamon Flycatcher	Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus	Bellavista reserve
Flavescent Flycatcher	Myiophobus flavicans	Bella Vista Lodge
Smoke-colored Pewee	Contopus fumigatus	Bellavista reserve
Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	Mindo
Drab Water Tyrant	Ochthornis littoralis	Coca and Napo river
Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant	Muscisaxicola alpinus	Papallacta pass. aka Paramo GT
Masked Water-Tyrant	Fluvicola nengeta	Rio Silanche reserve
Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca diadema	Bellavista reserve
Cinnamon Attila	Attila cinnamomeus	Sani Lodge trails
Sirystes	Sirystes sibilator	Napo river To Sani Lodge. splited now to White-rumped Sirystes
Dusky-capped Flycatcher	Myiarchus tuberculifer	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher	Myiarchus phaeocephalus	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Lesser Kiskadee	Pitangus lictor	around Sani Lodge
Boat-billed Flycatcher	Megarynchus pitangua	around Sani Lodge
Rusty-margined Flycatcher	Myiozetetes cayanensis	El Chontal area
Social Flycatcher	Myiozetetes similis	Sani Lodge trails
Gray-capped Flycatcher	Myiozetetes granadensis	Sani Lodge trails
Golden-crowned Flycatcher	Myiodynastes chrysocephalus	Alambi rrs
Streaked Flycatcher	Myiodynastes maculatus	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Piratic Flycatcher	Legatus leucophaius	Coca and Napo river
Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus	El Chontal area
Green-and-black Fruiteater	Pipreola riefferii	Bellavista reserve
Andean Cock-of-the-rock	Rupicola peruvianus	Alambi rrs & @Paz de la Aves
Purple-throated Fruitcrow	Querula purpurata	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Amazonian Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus ornatus	Sani Lodge trails
Long-wattled Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus penduliger	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Golden-headed Manakin	Ceratopipra erythrocephala	Sani Lodge trails
Wire-tailed Manakin	Pipra filicauda	around Sani Lodge
Blue-crowned Manakin	Lepidothrix coronata	around Sani Lodge
Cinereous Mourner	Laniocera hypopyrra	around Sani Lodge
Black-and-white Becard	Pachyramphus albogriseus	Rio Silanche reserve
Pink-throated Becard	Pachyramphus minor	Sani Lodge trails
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Bellavista reserve
Lesser Greenlet	Hylophilus decurtatus	Rio Silanche reserve
Turquoise Jay	Cyanolyca turcosa	Bellavista reserve
Violaceous Jay	Cyanocorax violaceus	Coca and Napo river
Blue-and-white Swallow	Pygochelidon cyanoleuca	Bellavista reserve
White-banded Swallow	Atticora fasciata	Coca and Napo river
Southern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx ruficollis	El Chontal area
White-winged Swallow	Tachycineta albiventer	Coca and Napo river
Nightingale Wren	Microcerculus philomela	around Sani Lodge
Plain-tailed Wren	Pheugopedius euophrys	Bellavista reserve
Coraya Wren	Pheugopedius coraya	around Sani Lodge
Sharpe’s Wren	Cinnycerthia olivascens	Refuge Paz de Aves. aka Sepia-brown Wren
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucophrys	Alambi rrs
Tawny-faced Gnatwren	Microbates cinereiventris	Rio Silanche reserve
Tropical Gnatcatcher	Polioptila plumbea	Rio Silanche reserve
Black-capped Donacobius	Donacobius atricapilla	Napo river To Sani Lodge
Ecuadorian Thrush	Turdus maculirostris	San Tareo
Black-billed Thrush	Turdus ignobilis	Coca area
Great Thrush	Turdus fuscater	Papallacta Pass
Glossy-black Thrush	Turdus serranus	Bella Vista Lodge
Tropical Parula	Setophaga pitiayumi	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Buff-rumped Warbler	Myiothlypis fulvicauda	Rio Silanche reserve
Golden-bellied Warbler	Myiothlypis chrysogaster	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Russet-crowned Warbler	Myiothlypis coronata	Bellavista
Slate-throated Redstart	Myioborus miniatus	Alambi rrs
Magpie Tanager	Cissopis leverianus	Sani Lodge trails
White-shouldered Tanager	Tachyphonus luctuosus	Milpe reserve
Tawny-crested Tanager	Tachyphonus delatrii	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
White-lined Tanager	Tachyphonus rufus	Alambi rrs
Masked Crimson Tanager	Ramphocelus nigrogularis	@Sani Lodge
Silver-beaked Tanager	Ramphocelus carbo	@Sani Lodge
Flame-rumped Tanager	Ramphocelus flammigerus	Alambi rrs. * icteronotus (Lemon-rumped)
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Anisognathus somptuosus	Bellavista reserve
Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager	Anisognathus notabilis	San Tareo
Blue-gray Tanager	Thraupis episcopus	Alambi rrs. * icteronotus (Lemon-rumped)
Palm Tanager	Thraupis palmarum	Mindo
Golden-naped Tanager	Tangara ruficervix	San Tareo
Black-capped Tanager	Tangara heinei	Refuge Paz de Aves
Masked Tanager	Tangara nigrocincta	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Rufous-throated Tanager	Tangara rufigula	Milpe reserve
Beryl-spangled Tanager	Tangara nigroviridis	Bellavista reserve
Opal-rumped Tanager	Tangara velia	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Opal-crowned Tanager	Tangara callophrys	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Flame-faced Tanager	Tangara parzudakii	San Tareo
Golden Tanager	Tangara arthus	Alambi
Silver-throated Tanager	Tangara icterocephala	Alambi rrs & Milpe resever
Swallow Tanager	Tersina viridis	Coca and Napo river
Yellow-bellied Dacnis	Dacnis flaviventer	Sani Lodge lake
Purple Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes caeruleus	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Green Honeycreeper	Chlorophanes spiza	Milpe reserve
Glossy Flowerpiercer	Diglossa lafresnayii	Guango Lodge
Masked Flowerpiercer	Diglossa cyanea	Alambi rrs
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch	Phrygilus unicolor	Papallacta Pass
Variable Seedeater	Sporophila corvina	Rio Silanche reserve
Yellow-bellied Seedeater	Sporophila nigricollis	Rio Silanche reserve
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch	Oryzoborus angolensis	Sani Lodge trails
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola	Alambi rrs
Dusky-faced Tanager	Mitrospingus cassinii	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Green-winged Saltator	Saltator similis	around Sani Lodge
Buff-throated Saltator	Saltator maximus	Alambi rrs
Orange-billed Sparrow	Arremon aurantiirostris	Milpe reserve
Black-striped Sparrow	Arremonops conirostris	San Tareo
Dusky Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus semifuscus	Bellavista reserve. aka Dusky-bellied Bush Tanager
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus flavigularis	Refuge Paz de Aves. aka Y.T. Bush Tanager
Ochre-breasted Tanager	Chlorothraupis stolzmanni	Milpe reserve
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis	Mindo
Giant Cowbird	Molothrus oryzivorus	Coca and Napo river
Orange-backed Troupial	Icterus croconotus	Sani Lodge trails
Solitary Black Cacique	Cacicus solitarius	Sani Lodge trails
Scarlet-rumped Cacique	Cacicus uropygialis	Mashpi Chocilate Farm
Yellow-rumped Cacique	Cacicus cela	Coca area
Russet-backed Oropendola	Psarocolius angustifrons	Coca area
Crested Oropendola	Psarocolius decumanus	Coca area
Golden-bellied Euphonia	Euphonia chrysopasta	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower
Orange-bellied Euphonia	Euphonia xanthogaster	Alambi rrs & Paz de los aves
Rufous-bellied Euphonia	Euphonia rufiventris	Sani Lodge Canopi Tower

Bird Families of the World

birding around the globe in an eggshell

Author: OzHorine

milestone 42 | China 2024 | family 250/250

Pink tail at Tibetan plateau, Mission Accomplished - ALL 250!

milestone 41 | Sulawesi 2023 | families 249/250

Almost There Beyond Wallace's Line

milestone 40 | Borneo 2023 | families 246-248/250

Bornean Bird Families of the Oldest Rainforest

milestone 39 | Cuba 2023 | family 245/250

Old cars, cigars and Cuban Warblers!

milestone 38 | Papua New Guinea 2022 | families 237-244/250

Bird Families of the World holly grail - New Guinea!

milestone 37 | Australia 2022 | family 236/250

Wonderful plain plan for the Plains Wanderer

milestone 36 | Puerto Rico 2022 | family 235/250

The Tiniest Territory for Endemic Bird Family

milestone 35 | Tanzania 2021 | family 234/250

Cleanup Afrotropic at East Usambara Mountains

milestone 34 | India 2020 | family 233/250

IBISBILL! now I got you!

milestone 33 | Ecuador 2019 | families 229-232/250

Cleanup South America! (in deep mud)