Almost There Beyond Wallace's Line
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.
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 |