A Checklist of the Birds of Borneo
Non-Passeriformes
Systematics and Nomenclature follows
An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region (1996)
by Inskipp, Lindsey & Duckworth.
(Birds marked with an asterisk *
are either new additions and/or doubtful records,
both of which are now under assessment.)
Order CRACIIFORMES
Family MEGAPODIIDAE
- Philippines Scrubfowl Megapodius cumingii
Order GALLIFORMES
Family PHASIANIDAE - Long-billed Partridge Rhizothera longirostris
- Black Partridge Melanoperdix nigra
- Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis
- Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra
- Scaly-breasted Partridge Arborophila charltonii
- Ferruginous Partridge Caloperdix oculea
- Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps
- Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul
- Crestless Fireback Lophura erythrophthalma
- Crested Fireback Lophura ignita
- Bulwer's Pheasant Lophura bulweri
- Bornean Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron schleiemacheri
- Great Argus Argusianus argus
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Order ANSERIFORMES
Family DENDROCYGNIDAE - Wandering Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica
Family ANATIDAE Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Shoveller Anas clypeata Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons * Northern Pintail Anas acuta Garganey Anas querquedula Common Teal Anas crecca * Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
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Order PICIFORMES
Family INDICATORIDAE - Malaysian Honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus
Family PICIDAE - Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis
- Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
- Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus
- White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
- Banded Woodpecker Picus miniaceus
- Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus
- Checker-throated Woodpecker Picus mentalis
- Olive-backed Woodpecker Dinopium rafflesii
- Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
- Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
- Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus
- Orange-backed Woodpecker Reinwardtipicus validus
- Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis
- Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki
- Grey-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus
- Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Family MEGALAIMIDAE - Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon
- Red-crowned Barbet Megalaima rafflesii
- Red-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos
- Mountain Barbet Megalaima monticola
- Yellow-crowned Barbet Megalaima henricii
- Golden-naped Barbet Megalaima pulcherrima
- Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis
- Bornean Barbet Megalaima eximia
- Brown Barbet Calorhamphus fuliginosus
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Order BUCEROTIFORMES
Family BUCEROTIDAE - Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
- Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus
- Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
- Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil
- Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus
- White-crowned Hornbill Aceros comatus
- Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus
- Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus
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Order UPUPIFORMES
Family UPUPIDAE - Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
Order TROGONIFORMES
Family TROGONIDAE - Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba
- Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii
- Whitehead's Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi
- Cinnamon-rumped Trogon Harpactes orrophaeus
- Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii
- Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios
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Order CORACIIFORMES
Family CORACIIDAE - Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Family ALCEDINIDAE - Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo euryzona
- Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus
Family HALCYONIDAE - Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus
Family MEROPIDAE - Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
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Order CUCULIFORMES
Family CUCULIDAE - Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Large Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Moustached Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx vagans
- Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus *
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Rusty-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis sepulchralis
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis
- Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
- Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
- Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi
- Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
- Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus
- Red-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus javanicus
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
- Bornean Ground Cuckoo Carpococcyx radiatus
Family CENTROPODIDAE - Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
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Order PSITTACIFORMES
Family PSITTACIDAE - Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus
- Blue-naped Parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis
- Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus
- Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
- Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda
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Order APODIFORMES
Family APODIDAE - Waterfall Swift Hydrochrous gigas
- Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- Mossy-nest Swiftlet Collocalia salangana
- Black-nest Swiftlet Collocalia maxima
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga
- Germain's Swiftlet Collocalia germani
- Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- House Swift Apus affinis
Family HEMIPROCNIDAE - Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
- Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata
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Order STRIGIFORMES
Family TYTONIDAE - Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius
Family STRIGIDAE - Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens
- Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus
- Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis
- Rajah Scops Owl Otus brookii
- Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Barred Eagle Owl Bubo sumatranus
- Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei
- Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Family BATROCHOSTOMIDAE - Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus
- Dulit Frogmouth Batrachostomus harterti
- Gould's Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus
- Short-tailed Frogmouth Batrachostomus poliolophus
- Javan Frogmouth Batrachostomus javensis
- Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus
Family EUROSTOPODIDAE - Malaysian Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus temminckii
Family CAPRIMULGIDAE - Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus
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Order COLUMBIFORMES
Family COLUMBIDAE - Rock Pigeon Columba livia *
- Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
- Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
- Island Collared Dove Streptopelia bitorquata
- Brown Cuckoo Dove Macropygia amboinensis
- Little Cuckoo Dove Macropygia ruficeps
- Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata
- Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
- Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis
- Little Green Pigeon Treron olax
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Large Green Pigeon Treron capellei
- Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu
- Black-naped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus melanospila
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Grey Imperial Pigeon Ducula pickeringii
- Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
- Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
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Order GRUIFORMES
Family RALLIDAE - Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata
- Slaty-breasted Rail Rallus striatus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca
- Band-bellied Crake Porzana paykullii
- White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Common Coot Fulica atra
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Order CICONIIFORMES
Family SCOLOPACIDAE
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola * Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Sub-family Tringinae Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Little Curlew Numenius minutus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Redshank Tringa totanus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinerea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus * Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Red Knot Calidris canutus Sanderling Calidris alba Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmeus * Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Long-toed Sandpiper Calidris subminuta Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata * Dunlin Calidris alpina * Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Ruff Philomachus pugnax Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria *
Family ROSTRATULIDAE
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Family JACANIDAE - Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Family BURHINIDAE - Beach Thick-knee Esacus neglectus
Family CHARADRIIDAE Sub-family Recurvirostrinae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Sub-family Charadriinae Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula *
Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus * Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus * Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus * Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
Family GLAREOLIDAE Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella
Family LARIDAE Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Sterna caspia * Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii Chinese Crested Tern Sterna bernsteini Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Common Tern Sterna hirundo Little Tern Sterna albifrons Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris
Family ACCIPITRIDAE Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Sub-family Accipitrinae Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Bat Hawk Machaeramphus alcinus Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Black Kite Milvus migrans Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Lesser Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis * Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela Mountain Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis Besra Accipiter virgatus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus Blyth's Hawk Eagle Spizaetus alboniger Wallace's Hawk eagle Spizaetus nanus
Family FALCONIDAE
- Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius
- White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Spotted Kestrel Falco moluccensis
- Oriental Hobby Falco severus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Family PODICIPEDIDAE - Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Family SULIDAE - Masked Booby Sula dactylactra
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Family ANHINGIDAE - Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Family PHALACROCORACIDAE - Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Family ARDEIDAE - Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes
- Pacific Reef Egret Egretta sacra
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Great Egret Casmerodius albus
- Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
- Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Little Heron Butorides striatus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Rufous Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
- Von Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurythmus
- Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
- Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis
- Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris *
Family THRESKIORNITHIDAE - Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
- Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Royal Spoonbill Plateala regia *
- Black-faced Spoonbill Plateala minor *
Family CICONIIDAE - Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
Family FREGATIDAE - Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi
Family PROCELLARIIDAE Sub-family Procellariinae
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Sub-family Hydrobatinae Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis
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Compiled by Pun Ritai
(10th July 1998)
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