A Checklist of the Birds of Borneo
Passeriformes
Systematics and Nomenclature follows
An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region (1996)
by Inskipp, Lindsey & Duckworth.
Family PITTIDAE
- Giant Pitta Pitta caerulea
- Banded Pitta Pitta guajana
- Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii
- Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
- Blue-banded Pitta Pitta arquata
- Garnet Pitta Pitta granatina
- Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha
- Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
- Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha
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Family EURYLAIMIDAE
- Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus
- Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
- Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus
- Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Green Broadbill Calytomena viridis
- Hose's Broadbill Calyptomena hosii
- Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi
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Family PARDALOTIDAE
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
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Family IRENIDAE
- Asian Fairy Bluebird Irena puella
- Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati
- Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon
- Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis
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Family LANIIDAE
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
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Family CORVIDAE Sub-family Cinclosomatinae
Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus
Sub-family Pachycephalinae
Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola
White-vented Whistler Pachycephala homeyeri
Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha
Sub-family Corvinae
Crested Jay Platylophus galericulatus Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis Short-tailed Green Magpie Cissa thalassina Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinarascens Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Black Oriole Oriolus hosii Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus cruentus Sunda Cuckooshrike Coracina larvata Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina striata Lesser Cuckooshrike Coracina fimbriata Pied Triller Lalage nigra Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus
Sub-family Dicrurinae
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Sub-family Aegithininae
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Green Iora Aegithina viridissima
Sub-family Malaconotinae
Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrrhopterum Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis
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Family MUSCICAPIDAE Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Sunda Whistling Thrush Myiophoneus glaucinus Chestnut-capped Thrush Zoothera interpres Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina Everett's Thrush Zoothera everetti Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Fruithunter Chlamydochaera jefffryi White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana
Sub-family Muscicapinae
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias olivacea Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias umbratilis Rufous-tailed Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias ruficauda Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias gularis Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra Rufous-chested Flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo White-tailed Flycatcher Cyornis concretus Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas Bornean Blue Flycatcher Cyornis superbus Large-billed Blue Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus Malaysian Blue Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra Pygmy Blue Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane Orange-flanked Bush Robin Tarsiger cyanurus Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii Rufous-tailed Shama Trichixos pyrrhopyga Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
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Family STURNIDAE
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Purple-backed Starling Sturnus sturninus
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling Sturnus philippensis
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnus sinensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
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Family SITTIDAE
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
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Family PARIDAE
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Family HIRUNDINIDAE Sand Martin Riparia riparia Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
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Family PYCNONOTIDAE
- Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus
- Black-and-white Bulbul Pycnonotus melanoleucos
- Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
- Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
- Scaly-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus squamatus
- Grey-bellied Bulbul Pycnonotus cyaniventris
- Puff-backed Bulbul Pycnonotus eutilotus
- Blue-wattled Bulbul Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii
- Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
- Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex
- Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
- Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos
- Finsch's Bulbul Alophoixus finschii
- Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus
- Grey-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus bres
- Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus
- Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger
- Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger
- Buff-vented Bulbul Iole olivacea
- Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
- Sunda Bulbul Hypsipetes virescens
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Family CISTICOLIDAE
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
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Family ZOSTEROPIDAE
- Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapilla
- Everett's White-eye Zosterops everetti
- Javan White-eye Zosterops flavus
- Lemon-bellied White-eye Zosterops chloris
- Pygmy White-eye Oculocincta squamifrons
- Mountain Black-eye Chlorocharis emiliae
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Family SYLVIIDAE Sub-family Acrocephalinae
Bornean Stubtail Cettia whiteheadi Sunda Bush Warbler Cettia vulcania Friendly Bush Warbler Bradypterus accentor Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata Rusty-rumped Warbler Locustella certhiola Middendorff's Warbler Locustella ochotensis Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus sepium Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Mountain Leaf Warbler Seicercus trivirgatus Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis Yellow-bellied Warbler Seicercus superciliaris
Sub-family Garrulacinae
Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus Black Laughingthrush Garrulax lugubris Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush Garrulax mitratus
Sub-family Sylviinae
White-chested Babbler Trichastoma rostratum Ferruginous Babbler Trichastoma bicolor Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiarium Black-browed Babbler Malacocincla perspicillata Short-tailed Babbler Malacocincla malaccensis Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrhogenys Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum Grey-breasted Babbler Malacopteron albogulare Chestnut-backed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus montanus Bornean Wren Babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica Striped Wren Babbler Kenopia striata Black-throated Wren Babbler Napothera atrigularis Mountain Wren Babbler Napothera crassa Eyebrowed Wren Babbler Napothera epilepidota Rufous-fronted Babbler Stachyris rufifrons Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps Grey-headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala White-necked Babbler Stachyris leucotis Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera Striped Tit Babbler Macronous gularis Fluffy-backed Tit Babbler Macronous ptilosus White-throated Shrike Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda Chestnut-crested Yuhina Yuhina everetti White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca
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Family ALAUDIDAE
- Australasian Bushlark Mirafra javanica
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
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Family NECTARINIIDAE Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus Brown-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum everetti Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor Black-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker Dicaeum trochileum Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis Red-throated Sunbird Anthreptes rhodolaema Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Anthreptes singalensis Purple-naped Sunbird Hypogramma hypogrammicum Purple-throated Sunbird Nectarinia sperata Copper-throated Sunbird Nectarinia chalcostetha Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis Bornean Spiderhunter Arachnothera everetti Whitehead's Spiderhunter Arachnothera juliae
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Family PASSERIDAE Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Sub-family Motacillinae
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus White Wagtail Motacilla alba Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Grey Wagtail Motacilla caspica Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Sub-family Estrildinae
Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch Erythrura hyperythra Pin-tailed Parrotfinch Erythrura prasina Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca Java Sparrow Lonchura oryzivora
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Family FRINGILLIDAE Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
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Compiled by Pun Ritai
(18th May 1998)
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