INDONESIA HIGHLIGHTS: SULAWESI, JAVA & KOMODO AUGUST ...

INDONESIA HIGHLIGHTS: SULAWESI, JAVA & KOMODO

AUGUST 25–SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

BALI EXTENSION

SEPTEMBER 9–16, 2018

A pair of day-roosting Ochre-bellied Boobooks proved a big hit for our group in Sulawesi.

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Indonesia supports some of the greatest biodiversity on our planet: more endemic birds than any

country. The people are very friendly, the food is delicious, and the infrastructure is good. Yet again we

had a very successful tour, rated highly by all participants. Here is an account of our adventures in

Indonesia.

One of 13 species of kingfisher seen on the combined tours: the elusive Scaly-breasted Kingfisher was a

great sighting at Mahawu.

This amazing country has finally been delivered an outstanding new field guide (The Birds of the

Indonesian Archipelago. Eaton, J.A. van Balen, B. Brickle, N.W and Rheindt, F.E. 2016 Lynx Edicions,

Barcelona) that covers the main archipelago in its entirety. While the book is outstanding, the authors

have launched many splits (raising subspecies to full species status) and rebranded many birds with new

names to better reflect their relationships to other species and families (many of which do not conform

to the global checklists like Clements or IOC). They have also brought our attention to several still

undescribed species. It causes some confusion, but nothing too drastic. What I have done in the report

here is to list the birds as in Clements while inserting in brackets the name in the field guide for the

populations we were observing. With time I anticipate most of the changes recommended in the book

will be accepted.

The beautiful gardens of the Gardenia Hotel in Tomohon, Sulawesi were our initial afternoon staging

ground for this tour. It coincided with a powerful thunderstorm. From a veranda undercover we

watched the birds as the storm started to tail off. The wet conditions were very much enjoyed by the


Barred Rails. A trickle of birds came by—Black-crowned White-eye, Olive-backed (Sahul) Sunbird,

Sulawesi Myzomela, Mountain (Leaftoiler) Tailorbird, Slender-billed (Sulawesi) Crow, Collared Kingfisher,

a few Chestnut and Scaly-breasted munias, and Spotted Doves. Gradually the gloom became too dark.

At dinner we ticked off our first birds.

The Speckled Boobook seen at night at Mahawu looks a bit like a miniature Spectacled Owl.

Dawn saw us at Gunung Mahawu—a forested, protected, dormant volcano at about 1,200 meters above

sea level. The early morning was lively, highlighted by a beautiful Red-eared Fruit-Dove, White-eyed

Spangled Drongo, and a steady procession of small insectivorous birds in mixed flocks. These flocks

typically consisted of Turquoise (Warbling) Flycatcher, Citrine Canary-Flycatcher, Sulawesi Heleia,

Mountain White-eye, and Sulphur-bellied Whistler. We called in our first Sulawesi Babblers and spotted

our first Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpeckers while mistletoe fruits attracted Yellow-sided, Gray-sided, and the

rather scarce Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker. Scaly-breasted Kingfisher proved frustrating, as it flew

upslope into steep forested terrain. Just as it was relocated, it took off again! Amboyna (Sulawesi)

Cuckoo-doves were quite common. A small pond turned up a pair of White-browed Crakes and a

glowing male Cinnamon Bittern. A Peregrine Falcon of the resident race ernesti was a rare pick-up. We

returned to Mahawu in the afternoon following more rain. It started slowly with another Red-eared

Fruit-Dove being about the only bird seen for two hours! Then a juvenile Scaly-breasted Kingfisher was


located and showed brilliantly. Yes—super, double mantap (excellent) as the locals say! A Sulawesi Blue

(Jungle) Flycatcher, a male Superb Fruit-Dove, and a lovely pair of Yellow-billed Malkohas allowed the

afternoon to gather momentum. We finished with a short owling session that produced the stunning

Speckled Boobook, a Sulawesi Scops-Owl, and a pair of Great Eared-Nightjars.

The beautiful Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher: photographed in Tangkoko.

A problem was emerging at Tangkoko—the president was coming to the national park to meet the Scout

Jamboree. In fact, the park would be closed the following day for his visit. It meant we left early and did

our full day of birding in this splendid national park ahead of schedule to avoid the clash. What a day it

was as Mardi, our man on the ground, led us from Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher to Green-backed Kingfisher

to roosting Ochre-bellied Boobooks to Red-backed Thrush! As if this weren’t enough, we had superb

views of Tarsiers, met a huge troop of Crested Black Macaques, and found a giant Bear Cuscus. Other

great birds included a fantastic Spot-tailed Goshawk, Tabon Scrubfowl, Bay Coucals, a brief pair of

Isabelline Bush-hens, Black-naped Fruit-Dove, Green and Silver-tipped imperial-pigeons, the enormous

Ashy Woodpecker, Azure-rumped (Blue-backed) Parrot, the abundant Finch-billed Myna, and the much

scarcer and strikingly pied White-necked Myna with its long, graduated tail. Post lunch was decidedly

slower for bird activity, as afternoons can be in the tropics, although a stunning male Knobbed Hornbill

was a real ice-breaker, and we finished with a perched Sulawesi Nightjar.

Sunrise found us at a well-situated lookout over forest adjoining farming country at Tangkoko. It was as

lively as the previous morning session, cool and cloudy, keeping bird activity quite constant. Two scopes


were kept busy with frame-filling looks at White-faced Cuckoo-Dove, Gray-cheeked Pigeon, Superb

Fruit-Dove, Sulawesi Dwarf Hornbill, Purple-winged Roller, hollow-prospecting Ornate Lorikeets,

Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot, White-breasted Woodswallow, White-rumped Cuckoo-shrike, Sulawesi Triller,

Black-naped Oriole, and the beautiful and now rare Sulawesi (Short-crested) Myna. Raptors were

excellent, with the first Brahminy Kite showing and a distant but enormous White-bellied Sea-Eagle. Less

frequently encountered species showing really well were a Rufous-bellied Eagle and the superb Spotted

Harrier. The real icing on the raptor cake though, was a fine perched Sulawesi Goshawk. Seen briefly in

flight were both Yellow-breasted and Golden-mantled racquet-tails; even when we knew which tree

they were calling in, all our combined eye power could not make the breakthrough on these well-

camouflaged parrots. Another Blue-backed Parrot did perform well, perching briefly as we watched it fly

in.

Another stunning kingfisher: the Green-backed seen well in Tangkoko.

The afternoon session was particularly notable. It started by outrigger boat, traveling across the sea, set

against bays of both white coral and volcanic black sand beaches. As we approached our mangrove

channel to commence searching for the Great-billed Kingfisher, it quickly became apparent that the full

moon tides were too low for the draught of the outriggers. Stuck as we were, things looked up as the

tide started coming in, not fast enough, however, to see us stuck in a very solid thunderstorm

downpour. Well, it was a “little less than ideal” (code for very wet), but eventually the storm eased off,

the tide rose enough to clear the sand banks, and the Great-billed Kingfisher performed incredibly well.

Beyond the kingfisher, which really does have an extraordinary bill, we spotted a few other good birds:


an excellent Great-billed Heron, several Lesser Frigatebirds, an Osprey, Striated Heron, Eurasian

Kingfisher, and a good bunch of shorebirds including Lesser Sand-Plover, Red-necked Stint, Whimbrel,

and Gray-tailed Tattler. Fortunately, Albert and the crew arrived to drive us back to Bobby’s, somewhat

bedraggled yet in good spirits for having seen well what we had hoped to see. A final note to our

Sulawesi birding was a male Pale-Blue Monarch found sleeping at night on a twig behind the

restaurant—surreal views.

The time had come to move along, and an on-time departure had us flying across the Minahassa

Peninsula and southeastern Borneo to arrive in Indonesia’s greatest concrete jungle—Jakarta. We made

a hasty exit, and by the afternoon we were birding in Cibodas Botanic Gardens in the climatic

“goldilocks” zone. We made a good start with Chestnut-breasted Malkoha and the endemic Pygmy Tit,

followed by a lull. Activity picked up again with good views of Pied Shrike-(Vireo) Babbler, Horsfield’s

Babbler, Pygmy Cupwing, Lesser Shortwing, and a high soaring Spotted Kestrel. We waited out a rain

shower, having a cup of coffee and some shortbread biscuits, and proceeded on dusk to search for the

scarce Salvadori’s Nightjar. It looked like a flunk due to the wet conditions when, at the last minute, I

picked up some ruby-red eyeshine and with combined flashlight power had a good scope view of this

short-tailed, buff-spangled beauty in the scope. Before the nightjar was spotted, we surprised a giant

male Wild Boar on the golf course. He took off with a grunt.


The Silvery Gibbon is spectacular and endangered. This one was seen in Gede.

We had a full day to explore Gunung Gede National Park and stuck with our usual game plan. This

excellent park of mountain rainforest supports some of the best bird abundance and diversity in Java.

Slowly we crept along the first 2.5km of rocky trail and were soon amongst some high quality birds like

the stunning Blue Nuthatch, nesting Flame-fronted Barbets, and piping Eye-browed Wren-Babbler.

Some big mixed flocks were dominated by Javan Fulvetta mixed with Crescent-chested Babbler, Sunda

Warbler, Trilling Shrike-(Vireo) Babbler, Javan Heleia, and the showy Rufous-tailed Fantail. Our first

Ebony Langurs, truly jet-black leaf monkeys, were a hit. A coffee break was a good opportunity to see

our first Javan Tesia and eventually some responsive but secretive White-bibbed Babblers. A lovely

troop of Grizzled Langurs were our second primate species of the day. Crested Serpent-Eagles soared

overhead along with Waterfall Swiftlets, with a Lesser Cuckoo-Shrike being another good pickup.


The scarce Javan Trogon is quiet and inconspicuous so it was well-received when we discovered two

pairs on Gede.

Some folks opted to relax while some continued further uphill, walking slowly to about 2,800 meters

above sea level. Bird activity remained fairly constant. The first big win for those birding uphill was a

fantastic encounter with a family of Silvery Gibbons, a most beautiful and acrobatic endangered

endemic primate—rarely seen this close. A most unusual sighting was watching a near adult-sized

juvenile Sunda Cuckoo being fed by its hosting diminutive Mountain Leaf-Warbler parents. The next big

win: two pairs of the scarce and easily missed Javan Trogon: lean, immaculate, and every inch a

crippler—the views really superb. There were plenty of new birds for the trip list like Banded Broadbill,

Black-winged Flycatcher-Shrike, Javan Whistling-Thrush, Sunda (Javan) Robin, Turquoise (Warbling)


Flycatcher, and White-flanked Sunbird. After dinner we had great looks at a Sunda Scops-Owl that

literally turned up as if invited at 8pm to be seen!

We had the botanic gardens all to ourselves in the early morning—and what a serene treat. First up we

enjoyed some timid Sunda Forktails. Next, easily bird of the day and one of the birds of the trip, was the

rare Sunda Thrush that made an appearance foraging along a trail and allowing itself to be scoped. A

Three-striped Ground Squirrel accompanied it briefly. Yellow-throated Hanging-Parrots were feeding on

Eucalyptus nectar, Chestnut-breasted Malkoha perched out very unconcernedly, and a deep-purple

Javan Kingfisher was well-appreciated: great views of everything this morning. The return drive to

Jakarta turned into a schmozzle with a one-way traffic system in place and then a giant thunderstorm

delivering several inches of rain in a vast system adding to the chaos. The hotel was a welcome sight.

The bullet-like Orange-bellied Flowerpecker rarely sits still. This bird was photographed in Jatimulyo.


Squeezing in some birding before breakfast in the hotel gardens produced several sodden and unkempt

birds including a Racket-tailed Treepie, Sunda Woodpecker, Savannah Nightjar, and many Pink-necked

Green-Pigeons including one that had been washed onto the footpath. Luckily, it was fine and flew

away. All went to script, and we arrived in Yogyakarta to meet Ajip and were soon walking around the

delightful gardens of the Prambanan Temple. Giant shady “Rain Trees” provided a haven for many small

birds including Javan Myna, Long-tailed Shrike, Coppersmith Barbet, Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker,

Fulvous (Freckle)-breasted Woodpecker, Common Iora, and best of all, the endangered Java Sparrow.

We found about ten of these giant aberrant pink-billed munias loafing about, happily with several

juveniles present. Few have seen this species in its homeland. Beyond the birding the temple was

splendid. Following a tasty lunch we drove through to Borobudur, the ancient Buddhist jungle temple—

the crown of Indonesia’s archaeological sites. We spent until sundown taking it all in, and it was

unanimous: a wonderful site to spend time just exploring.

Thousands of exquisite carvings feature at the ancient Buddhist temple of Borobudur.

The plan had been to bird in the forests at Gunung Merapi, the giant volcano that dominates the skyline

of Yogya. Merapi though had been increasing in activity, and the park was closed for safety concerns. No

one wants to bird in a pyroclastic flow! At short notice we found a site called Jatimulyo, located at 500

meters above sea level in limestone karst, where the local villagers had agreed to protect birds. Sounded


good, and we arrived shortly after sunrise. Roman found one of the birds of the trip on the drive up the

escarpment in some sharp-eyed spotting. He stopped for a coucal, only for me to realize that with its

solid black bar through the chestnut wing coverts, it was the decidedly rare Javan Coucal. Not on our

radar. Wow! Jatimulyo proved excellent. Black-capped Babbler, Orange-bellied Flowerpecker, Hill

(Javan) Blue Flycatcher, Mangrove Whistler, Ruby-throated and Gray-cheeked (Melodious) bulbuls,

nesting Black-naped Monarchs, Javan Sunbird, Gray-cheeked (Javan) Tit-Babbler, and Gray-breasted

(Javan) and Little spiderhunters all showed quite well and surged the list along. The local folks are to be

congratulated on their birdlife protection initiative. It was truly delightful, and I encourage any folks to

visit if they can.

A male Red-cheeked Parrot nibbles on a leaf in forest near Labuan Bajo, Flores.

After an overnight interlude in Bali, we found ourselves at Komodo Airport in Flores. We made two stops

en route to Ruteng. The first, a few pools surrounded by decent forest, unleashed a bevy of new trip

birds—a spanking male Red-cheeked Parrot, Helmeted Friarbird, Arafura (Supertramp) Fantail, female

Blyth’s (Tenggara) Paradise-Flycatcher, Rusty-breasted (Tenggara) Whistler, and Wallacean (Flores

Spangled) Drongo. At Puarlolo, lulled by overcast weather, the birds were responding. Crested,

Wallace’s, and Thick-billed heleias showed well. The huge bird of the day though, was a male Wallace’s

Hanging-parrot that performed so well, preening in front of us. A lifer for me! A couple of the highly

localized Flores Monarchs were seen but proved timid, not keen on being seen. The shy and reclusive

Flores Crow zipped around us giving some decent flight views: shy for a reason—to avoid human

predation. A leg stretch near Lau in some mixed rice paddy gave some good open country birding. The


big win here was a decent flock of Five-coloured Munias (often scarce), an Australian Pratincole in

breeding condition, very close Rainbow Bee-eater male also in breeding condition, and some

widespread bird species like Pied Bushchat, Striated Swallow, and Zitting Cisticola. We checked into our

lovely hotel nestled in the mountains of Ruteng for a three-night stay.

One of the best highlights of a visit to the mountains surrounding Ruteng is the amazing symphonic song

of the Bare-throated Whistler. This is one of the most energetic songbirds on the planet, and it is found

only in the high mountains of Flores and neighboring Sumbawa. I recommend anyone to Google a

YouTube video of this bird in full song. Luckily for us we could watch the action in the telescope as the

birds pulsed, belting out this amazing racket! The whistler site called Golo Lusang provides rich pickings

for other endemic birds. By the time we headed for a siesta we had seen Leaf Lorikeet, Scaly-crowned

Honeyeater, Trumpeting Fantail, Flores Leaf-Warbler, and Flores Minivet. The afternoon was spent

exploring roadside forest at Pagal, north of Ruteng. It got off to a flying start with a superb White-

rumped Kingfisher—one of the best birds in Flores. Next, a Rusty-capped Tesia, a common bird here but

a bit of a skulker, relented for good looks. Black-fronted and Golden-rumped flowerpeckers maintained

the momentum with Striated Swallows hawking low over the forest canopy for our best looks.


The spectacular White-rumped Kingfisher added to our haul in Pagal, Flores.

Next stop was Kisol, some quite endangered lowland forest on the south coast of Flores, requiring an

early start and some extra navigation thanks to road works. We were in situ at daybreak finding our first

Black-faced Munias. Flores Green-Pigeon was not well-behaved, only a couple of us getting it perched

before it effortlessly slipped away. Flores Crows were quite well-behaved, and some other new birds for

the trip like Spectacled (Wallacean) Monarch, Short-tailed Starling, and an amazing Short-toed Snake-

Eagle gave great looks. Further along we did battle with a very shy Elegant Pitta that gave everyone

looks but spent most of its time calling back to us well-concealed. Little Bronze-Cuckoo and Barred Dove

showed very well. After lunch we headed back up the hill to Danau Ranamese. Flores Jungle-Flycatcher

continued the “showed well” trend, and mixed flocks were much in evidence with especially good

sightings of nesting Trumpeting Fantail and Flores Minivet. On the lake were good numbers of Pacific


Black Ducks, a pair of Tricolor Grebes, a few Common Moorhens, and a single Dusky Moorhen. Owling

was a flat-line affair; despite a decent effort, not a single species responded.

Alfred Russel Wallace liked pittas as much as modern day birders do! It took us a while to find the right

Elegant Pitta on Flores that would show well for us all.

With a diminishing list of target species, we first went after the stunning Chestnut-backed Thrush. The

first one just about landed in our laps and fled immediately. A repositioning, and this time one of these

beautiful birds teed up in front of us at a perfect range. It was a great start. A Paddyfield Pipit wandered

about on the edge of a coffee plantation. A return to Puarlolo to try and finish unfinished business for

several folks on the Flores Monarch did not look promising in the heat of the day, blue skies, and wind.

Good luck though, and up it popped for all to see. We finished in a scrubby mangrove location after a

siesta. It was lively, with walkaway views of Elegant Pitta (finally) being one of several highlights. Not

often does this recluse cross paths with migrant Long-toed Stints. Small Blue Kingfisher, Sacred

Kingfisher, (Sunda) Zebra Finch, Purple Heron, Wood Sandpiper, and Sunda Teal were amongst the new

birds for the trip.


Our first and most cooperative giant male Komodo Dragon.

Today was “Operation Komodo,” one of the most eagerly anticipated days of the tour. Again we found

ourselves at daybreak, this time on board a speed boat with twin 250 hp engines, gunning it towards

Komodo Island “Bond Style”! An hour later we were at park headquarters and literally had the park to

ourselves. Birding in the cool peak hour rush was lively—beautiful Lemon-bellied White-eyes; numerous

Barred Doves; a shy Island Collared-Dove; numerous spectacular Green Junglefowl; plump, palm-fruit

gorged Green Imperial-Pigeons and tame Orange-footed Scrubfowls; a White-shouldered Triller; and a

fantastic perched Variable Goshawk were amongst the highlights. We found a giant male Komodo

Dragon loafing near a waterhole, and he allowed a close approach. Later we found another male

swaggering along at a business-like clip, passing Rusa Deer and Wild Pigs. With the closure of the

campsite kitchen, sightings are probably no longer guaranteed, so we were counting ourselves lucky.

Even rarer than the Komodo Dragon is the island’s other star attraction: the Yellow-crested Cockatoo,

one of the world’s rarest cockatoos now, trapped and traded to the brink of extinction in a trend that

shows little sign of diminishing. Again our luck held, and several pairs were spotted feeding on phyllodes

and working on nest hollows. Very refreshing to see the wildlife so tame and abundant in this most

unusual park: a scene of stark, barren dry hillsides, pockets of monsoon forest, and cerulean ocean. The

return trip was also lively, first with several Bulwer’s Petrels showing remarkably closely, numerous

scruffy Great Crested Terns and a few luminously pale Black-naped Terns, an adult female Great

Frigatebird, and finally a tame pod of Smooth Bottlenose Dolphins.


Our final afternoon in some hill forest close to Labuan Bajo was highlighted by the magnificent white

morph male Blyth’s (Tenggara) Paradise Flycatcher. White-rumped Kingfisher and Orange-footed

Scrubfowl were other good pickups. On dusk Mees’s Nightjar fluttered over and around us for some

good passes in the torchlight. A juvenile Moluccan Scops-Owl came in close but kept in some thick

bamboo and ultimately got away on us. This was the end of the main tour, as we would fly to Bali in the

following morning. With special thanks to Albert, Syanne, Roy, Bobby, and Mardi in Sulawesi; Edhi,

Boink, and Adun in West Java; Ajit in Central Java; and Jonno and Renol in Flores. All these great folks

helped make our tour a success with especially Roman, who paved the way, all of the way for us to

enjoy our birding so much in Indonesia.

Yellow-crested Cockatoo clings to existence in a tiny number of sites, one of which and by far the most

accessible is Komodo Island.


BALI EXTENSION

SEPTEMBER 9–16, 2018

A sparkling Javan Banded Pitta as seen through a hole in arched mangrove roots literally glows.

Arriving from Flores into busy Denpasar, we were soon on the road out of town past the unique street

and landscapes of urban Bali—packed with temples, lanterns, brilliant tropical vegetation, and home

wares to sparkle a million households. After some fabulous nasi goreng and mango juice at the Guitar

Café, we settled into the Handara Golf Hotel, our home for two nights. Amazingly quiet and surrounded

by good quality forest at 1,200 meters asl, it is easy birding as you explore along the forest edge. Our

first afternoon was lively, with good cloud cover keeping the birds active. Gray-cheeked Pigeon, Flame-

fronted Barbet, Fulvous (Freckle)-breasted Woodpecker, Yellow-throated Hanging-Parrot, Scarlet

Minivets of the distinctive Javan subspecies siebersi, Crescent-chested Babbler, Javan Heleia, Blood-

breasted (Javan) Flowerpecker, Mountain Leaf-Warbler, Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher, and Lesser

Shortwing were amongst the first birds on our Balinese bird list. The surprise was a Sunda Grasshopper

Warbler, a very localized and shy bird that lives a miserable existence skulking in thick vegetation,

creeping about like a mouse in damp gullies, with a job description that requires it must never be seen.

Luckily for us, it crept into a slightly open situation on two occasions where we could see its ragged

edged tail and speckled chest while it called like an insect incessantly.

The Bedugul Botanic Gardens is a special submontane birding location set amidst spacious grounds

backed onto by quality forest. We had the back corner to ourselves for a long period of time despite it


being a public holiday. On the way we struck gold with an Orange-headed Thrush flying across the road

in front of us twice. This is a truly rare bird now in Java and Bali, heavily trapped for the insidious cage

bird trade. White-breasted Waterhens were also enjoying the early morning calm, as was a Javan

Whistling-Thrush. Once settled in the gardens, our good luck continued with a Dark-backed Imperial-

Pigeon scopeable in a giant emergent fig. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Ashy Drongo, Javan Cuckoo-

shrike, Lesser Cuckoo-shrike, Fulvous-chested Jungle-Flycatcher, Black-winged Flycatcher-Shrike, and

Sunda Warbler all gave great views. By mid-morning we were in position to try and twitch a Javan Hawk-

Eagle that has been resident in the gardens for a couple of years now. Long-tailed Macaques and a Gray

Wagtail entertained us as we maintained a vigil. Our patient wait was well rewarded when this giant

raptor swept into view and sailed over us for close and detailed looks. We finished the morning session

with tracking down the Indonesian Honeyeater in the usual corner of the gardens now alive with

picnicking families enjoying the holiday. While the morning had been action-packed, a hot, sunny

afternoon kept the bird activity subdued. We had more views of the recalcitrant Sunda Grasshopper-

Warbler, had the male Orange-headed Thrush fly straight past us, and received a big surprise when

while waiting for Large-tailed Nightjar to pipe up (which it only did distantly) a giant Barred Eagle-Owl

swept into a tree next to us. Once illuminated by the torch, it just as immediately swooped away never

to be seen again.

Not often you see the freshwater Wood Sandpiper (foreground) consorting with the salt-loving Greater

Sand-Plover, but strange things happen on migration.

A final morning in the Bedugul Botanic Gardens saw us secreted in a remote gully as the sunlight hit the

forest. The hoped for Chestnut-backed (Javan) Scimitar-Babbler was heard calling distantly upslope and

never made an appearance. We had luck with Black-backed Fruit-Dove though, a rarely seen species in


Bali and typically difficult in Flores. One bird was scoped well in the canopy, and several barrelled over in

direct flight. A single Gray-cheeked (Melodious) Bulbul was seen briefly, as was a Black-naped Oriole

with a very good scope view of a female Orange-headed Thrush (much appreciated after our prior

dashing flight experiences). These three birds in combination indicated this was a well-protected site.

Military exercises were a surprise! It hit drive time so we descended to the west coast of Bali and arrived

at Menjangan, adjacent to the sprawling Bali Barat National Park, settling into a truly lovely hotel. The

late afternoon was set aside to see the Javan Plover, locally common on the nearby salt ponds. Plenty of

other shorebirds were present, some new ones for the trip including Greater Sand-Plover, Black-bellied

Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Common Redshank, and Common Greenshank. Barred Buttonquail showed

fantastically well, as did day-roosting Savannah Nightjars, Racket-tailed Treepie, and Malaysian Pied-

Fantail.

Largely pure snowy-white, the Bali Myna is highly sought after in captivity and only survives in three

small areas of relatively well protected forest in remote West Bali. The population has slowly grown and,

the wild birds now number about 130.


Our first day in Bali Barat was superb. Local guide Bonenk did a great job. Four Javan Banded Pittas gave

the most incredible views: foraging in the open next to us. The first birds we sighted when we piled out

of the van were a pair of Bali Mynas glowing pure white in the top of a leafless tree. Almost immediately

we had a pair of Black-winged Starlings, remarkably close and unconcerned by our presence: a pleasant

turn of events from the previous tour when we had to try repeatedly for this endangered species. Then

another pair of Bali Mynas showed so well, allowing some photographic chances. Species after species

gave fabulous views—some of the new ones including Bar-winged Prinia, Hair-crested (Javan Spangled)

Drongo, a tame juvenile Mangrove Whistler, and Lineated Barbet, while new for the Bali trip were

stunning Green Junglefowl, Scarlet-headed Flowerpeckers, Small Minivets, and Coppersmith Barbet. The

morning session closed with the “pocket rocket”—the dashing Black-thighed Falconet that, despite the

gale force winds developing, managed to secure a perch in the windswept canopy adjacent to our

viewing tower; in fact, it even landed on the tower. It was as if the morning had been scripted. Similarly,

the afternoon went to plan: scope views of Rufous-backed Dwarf and Blue-eared Kingfishers (our 13th

kingfisher for the trip), eight Lesser Adjutants feeding on the mangrove flats, a White-faced Heron—

somewhat of rarity in Bali, Orange-breasted Green-pigeons, Island (Sunda) Collared-Dove, one of the

resident navy-blue Dollarbirds, Asian Glossy Starlings, and great looks at a male Laced Woodpecker. Our

success allowed us to hatch a plan for tomorrow.

Like many flowerpeckers the Scarlet-headed is dependent on the berries of Mistletoe plants and vitally,

help disperse the seeds.


This plan involved crossing the narrow strait from West Bali to East Java by ferry and then birding the

nearby Baluran National Park. The plan proved a definite winner, as we stopped constantly once inside

the protected area for several new birds. First we found Red Junglefowl, then a stunning Crimson-

winged Woodpecker, followed by a cooperative Banded Broadbill and then a very tame dark morph

Changeable Hawk-Eagle. The hawk-eagle had its eye on the Green Peafowl, and we stopped to look at

several of these enormous and most spectacular giant pheasants. There were more Javan Banded-Pittas,

numerous Green Junglefowl, and perched Crested Serpent-Eagles amongst other species. Studying the

well-antlered Rusa and giant feral Swamp Buffalo on the Bekol Savanna turned up a small number of

Black-winged Starlings (here a subspecies tricolor different slightly from tertius in Bali). Coastal forest

turned up some more new birds including a fine pair of Common Flamebacks, several Oriental Pied

Hornbills, a Common Tailorbird, a brief Olive-winged Bulbul, a Slender-billed (Sunda) Crow and, on the

drive out, a tame Red-billed Malkoha. Following lunch in Banyuwangi we did the return crossing that

was quiet for birds except for numerous Crested Terns. Exploring a remote white coral beach on the

edge of a fish farm, we had two quite rare and beautiful shorebirds. The Malaysian Plover showed well,

only a few pairs clinging to existence in Bali, where the requirement of undisturbed ocean beaches

places them firmly in conservation jeopardy. Our last hurrah for the day was the enigmatic Beach Thick-

knee with its powerful crab-pulverizing bill and strikingly patterned face.

Over 2.5 metres in length (over 8 feet) in length, the spectacular male Green Peafowl survives in some

remote parks in East Java like Baluran.


Our time was coming to a close, and the return drive to Denpasar went smoothly. We scanned

numerous rice paddies finding several Javan Kingfishers, a few Long-tailed Shrikes, a flock of Wood

Sandpipers, and plenty of Javan and Scaly-breasted munias. At the last minute we found a pair of White-

headed Munias. This was our last bird for our Indonesia Highlights and Bali post-tour, where we

recorded 326 species of birds plus quite a few potential splits. With special thanks to Don, Andre,

Bonenk, and Roman for yet another great visit to Bali.

It is often difficult to give exact instructions to point out a rare bird; this was not the case here where if

you look between the massive horns of this feral Swamp Buffalo you will see the rare Black-winged

Starling. I wish they were this straightforward all of the time! We were fortunate to see Black-winged

Starling in both Bali Barat and Baluran (where this photo was taken).


INDONESIA HIGHLIGHTS AND BALI EXTENSION

BIRDS:

*denotes recorded in Bali

**denotes recorded only in Bali Post Tour (not on the main tour)

Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)

*Sunda Teal (Anas gibberifrons)

Tabon Scrubfowl (Megapodius cumingii)

Orange-footed Scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt)

Chestnut-bellied Partridge (Arborophila javanica) Heard only

**Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

*Green Junglefowl (Gallus varius)

**Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus)

Little (Tricolor) Grebe (Tachybaptus [ruficollis] tricolor)

Bulwer’s Petrel (Bulweria bulweria)

**Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)

Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)


Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)

Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)

Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana)

*Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

*Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)

*Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

**Pacific Reef-Heron (Egretta sacra)

*Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

*Javan Pond-Heron (Ardeola speciosa)

*Striated Heron (Butorides striatus)

**Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela)

Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)

**Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus limnaeetus)

**Javan Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi)

Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus lanceolatus)

Rufous-bellied Eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii)


Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)

Sulawesi Goshawk (Accipiter griseiceps)

Spot-tailed Goshawk (Accipiter trinotatus)

Variable Goshawk (Accipiter hiogaster sylvestris)

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

*White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Barred Rail (Gallirallus torquatus)

Isabelline Bush-hen (Amaurornis isabellina)

**White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)

White-browed Crake (Porzana cinerea)

Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

**Beach Thick-knee (Esacus magnirostris)

**Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)

**Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

*Lesser Sand-Plover (Charadrius mongolus)

**Greater Sand-Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)

**Malaysian Plover (Charadrius peronii)

**Javan Plover (Charadrius javanicus)

*Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)


**Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

**Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

*Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta)

*Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)

*Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

*Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)

**Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

*Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

**Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)

**Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)

Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella)

**Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)

Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)

*Great Crested Tern (Sterna bergii)

*Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

*Island (Sunda) Collared-Dove (Streptopelia bitorquata)

*Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)

Slender-billed (Sulawesi) Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia [amboinensis] albicapilla)

Barred Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia unchall)

**Little Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia ruficeps)

**Ruddy (Parzudaki’s) Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia emiliana)


White-faced Cuckoo-Dove (Turacoena manadensis)

Asian Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)

*Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)

Barred Dove (Geopelia maugeus)

Pink-necked Green-Pigeon (Treron vernans)

**Orange-breasted Green-pigeon (Treron bicinctus)

*Gray-cheeked Green-Pigeon (Treron griseicauda)

Flores Green-Pigeon (Treron floris)

**Black-backed Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus cinctus)

Red-eared Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus fischeri)

Superb Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus superbus)

Black-naped Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus)

White-bellied Imperial-pigeon (Ducula forsteni) Heard only

Green Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula aenea)

**Dark-backed Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula lacernulata)

Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula luctuosa)

Bay Coucal (Centropus celebensis)

Javan Coucal (Centropus nigrorufus)

**Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) Heard only

Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis)

**Red-billed Malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus)

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris)

Yellow-billed Malkoha (Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus)

Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) Heard only


Black-billed Koel (Eudynamys melanorhynchus) Heard only

Little Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus)

**Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) Heard only

*Rusty-breasted (Sunda Brush) Cuckoo (Cacomantis sepulcralis)

*Sunda Cuckoo (Cuculus lepidus)

Moluccan Scops-Owl (Otus magicus) Heard only

Sunda Scops-Owl (Otus lempiji)

Sulawesi Scops-Owl (Otus manadensis)

*Javan Owlet (Glaucidium castanopterum) Heard only

**Barred Eagle Owl (Bubo sumatranus)

Ochre-bellied Boobook (Ninox ochracea)

Speckled Boobook (Ninox punctulata)

Javan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus javensis) Heard only

Great Eared-Nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis)

**Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) Heard only

Mees’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi)

Sulawesi Nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis)

*Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)

Salvadori’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus)

Waterfall Swift (Hydrochous gigas)

Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta)


*Cave Swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)

Tenggara Swiftlet (Collocalia sumbawae)

*White-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)

Moluccan (Sulawesi) Swiftlet (Aerodramus [infuscatus] sororum)

*House Swift (Apus nipalensis)

*Gray-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis)

Javan Trogon (Harpactes reinwardtii)

Knobbed Hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix)

Sulawesi Dwarf Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus)

**Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

**Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)

Small Blue Kingfisher (Alcedo caerulescens)

**Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa)

Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis)

Black-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha)

Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)

Javan Kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris)

*Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)

*Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

White-rumped Kingfisher (Caridonax fulgidus)


Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus)

Scaly-breasted Kingfisher (Actenoides princeps)

*Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)

Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)

**Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)

Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii)

**Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) Heard only-seen by Roman (introduced in Java)

*Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopgon haemacephala)

*Flame-fronted Barbet (Psilopgon armillaris)

**Lineated Barbet (Psilopogon lineata)

Rufous Piculet (Sasia abnormis) Heard only

Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos temminckii)

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos moluccensis)

*Fulvous-breasted (Freckle-breasted) Woodpecker (Dendrocopos [macei] analis)

**Crimson-winged Woodpecker (Picus puniceus)

**Laced Woodpecker (Picus vittatus)

**Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense)

Ashy Woodpecker (Mulleripicus fulvus)

**Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius)


Spotted Kestrel (Falco moluccensis)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus ernesti)

Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)

Golden-mantled Racquet-tail (Prioniturus platurus)

Yellow-breasted Racquet-tail (Prioniturus flavicans)

Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi)

Azure-rumped Parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus)

Ornate Lorikeet (Trichoglossus ornatus)

Leaf Lorikeet (Trichoglossus weberi)

Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus stigmaticus)

*Yellow-throated Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus pusillus)

Wallace’s Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus flosculus)

*Banded Broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus)

**Javan Banded-Pitta (Hydrornis guajanus)

Elegant Pitta (Pitta elegans)

Sulawesi Myzomela (Myzomela chloroptera)

Sunda (Scaly-crowned) Honeyeater (Lichmera lombokia)

**Indonesian Honeyeater (Lichmera limbata) Bali

Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides)


*Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea)

*Black-winged Flycatcher-Shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus)

*White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorhynchus)

*Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)

*Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)

Sunda Minivet (Pericrocotus miniatus) Heard only

Flores Minivet (Pericrocotus lansbergei)

**Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus speciousus siebersi)

Pied Cuckooshrike (Coracina bicolor) Heard only

**Javan Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina javensis)

White-rumped Cuckooshrike (Coracina leucopygia)

*White-winged (Lesueur’s) Triller (Lalage tricolor)

White-rumped (Sulawesi) Triller (Lalage leucopygialis)

*Lesser Cuckooshrike (Lalage fimbriata)

Bare-throated Whistler (Pachycephala nudigula)

*Rusty-breasted (Tenggara) Whistler (Pachycephala fulvotincta)

Sulphur-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala sulfuriventer)

Mangrove Whistler (Pachycephala cinerea)

*Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)


Pied Shrike-(Vireo) Babbler (Pteruthius flaviscapis)

Trilling Shrike-(Vireo) Babbler (Pteruthius aenobarbus)

*Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

Black and crimson Oriole (Oriolus cruentus) Heard only

*Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)

White-eyed Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus leucops)

** Hair-crested (Javan Spangled) Drongo (Dicrurus [hottentottus] jentincki)

Wallacean (Flores Spangled) Drongo (Dicrurus densus bimaensis)

**Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) Bali

Brown-capped Fantail (Rhipidura diluta)

*Malaysian Pied-Fantail (Rhipidura javanica)

Rufous-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura phoenicura)

Arafura (Supertramp) Fantail (Rhipidura [dryas] semicollaris)

*Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)

Pale-blue Monarch (Hypothymis puella)

Blyth’s (Tenggara) Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone [affinis] floris)

Flores Monarch (Symposiachrus sacerdotum)

Spectacled (Wallacean) Monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus)

*Racket-tailed Treepie (Crypsirina temia)


Slender-billed (Sulawesi) Crow (Corvus [enca] celebensis)

Slender-billed (Sunda) Crow (Corvus enca)

Flores Crow (Corvus florensis)

Large-billed (Southern Jungle) Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

*Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)

*Striated Swallow (Cecropis striolata)

*Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)

Citrine Canary-Flycatcher (Culicicapa helianthea)

*Great (Cinereous) Tit (Parus [major] cinereus)

Pygmy Tit (Psaltria exilis)

Blue Nuthatch (Sitta azurea)

Ruby-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus dispar)

Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster)

Orange-spotted Bulbul (Pycnonotus bimaculatus)

** (Sunda) Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus [goiavier] analis)

**Olive-winged Bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus)

*Grey-cheeked (Melodious) Bulbul (Alophoixus bres bres)

Sunda (Javan) Bulbul (Ixos virescens) Heard only


*Pygmy Cupwing (Pnoepyga pusilla)

Javan Tesia (Tesia superciliaris)

Russet-capped Tesia (Tesia everetti)

*Mountain Tailorbird (Leaftoiler) (Phyllergates cucullatus)

*Mountain Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus trivirgatus)

Flores Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus [presbytes] floris)

*Sunda Warbler (Seicercus grammiceps)

**Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris) Heard only

**Russet Bush (Sunda Grasshopper) Warbler (Locustella mandellii)

*Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)

Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)

*Olive-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium)

**Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

*Javan (Heleia) Grey-throated White-eye (Lophozosterops javanicus)

Streak-headed (Heleia) Dark-eye (Lophozosterops squamiceps)

White-browed (Heleia) Dark-eye (Lophozosterops superciliaris)

Crested (Heleia) Dark-eye (Lophozosterops dohertyi)

Thick-billed (Heleia) Dark-eye (Heleia crassirostris)

*Mountain White-eye (Zosterops montanus)


Lemon-bellied White-eye (Zosterops chloris)

Yellow-spectacled (Wallace’s Heleia) White-eye (Zosterops wallacei)

Black-crowned White-eye (Zosterops atrifrons)

Grey-cheeked (Javan) Tit-Babbler (Mixornis flavicollis)

*Crescent-chested Babbler (Cyanoderma melanothorax)

**Chestnut-backed (Javan) Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus montanus) Heard only

White-bibbed Babbler (Stachyris thoracica)

Black-capped Babbler (Pellorneum capistratum)

Sulawesi Babbler (Pellorneum celebense)

Eye-browed Wren-Babbler (Napothera epilepidota)

Horsfield’s Babbler (Turdinus sepiarius)

Javan Fulvetta (Alcippe pyrrhoptera)

Spotted Crocias (Crocias albonotatus) Heard only

Hill (Javan Jungle) Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)

Sulawesi Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis omissus)

**Fulvous-chested Jungle-Flycatcher (Cyornis oscillans)

Flores Jungle-Flycatcher (Cyornis oscillans)

Indigo Flycatcher (Eumyias indigo)

Turquoise Flycatcher (Eumyias panayensis)

*Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophrys)

White-browed Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) Heard only


*Javan Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus glaucinus)

White-crowned (Javan) Forktail (Enicurus leschenaultii)

Sunda Forktail (Enicurus velatus)

Sunda (Javan) Robin (Cinclidium diana)

Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)

*Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)

Rufous-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula rufigula)

Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

Chestnut-backed Thrush (Geokickla dohertyi)

Red-backed Thrush (Geokickla erythronota)

**Orange-headed Thrush (Geokickla citrina)

Sunda Thrush (Zoothera andromedae)

Finch-billed Myna (Scissirostrum dubium)

**Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis)

*Short-tailed Starling (Aplonis minor)

Sulawesi Myna (Basilornis celebensis)

White-necked Myna (Streptocitta albicollis)

**Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)

**Black-winged Starling (Acridotheres melanopterus)

*Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)

Golden-rumped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum annae)

Yellow-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum aureolimbatum)


Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma)

Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker (Dicaeum nehrkorni)

Black-fronted Flowerpecker (Dicaeum igniferum)

Gray-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum)

Blood-breasted (Flores) Flowerpecker (Dicaeum [sanguinolentum] rhodopygiale)

**Blood-breasted (Javan) Flowerpecker (Dicaeum sanguinolentum)

Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trochileum)

Plain (Brown)-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis)

Black Sunbird (Leptocoma sericea)

Olive-backed (Sahul) Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)

*Olive-backed (Ornate) Sunbird (Cinnyris [jugularis] ornatus)

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris)

Javan Sunbird (Aethopyga mystacalis)

White-flanked Sunbird (Aethopyga eximia)

Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

Streaky-breasted (Javan) Spiderhunter (Arachnothera affinis)

*Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

*Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

*Javan Munia (Lonchura leucogastroides)

Black-faced Munia (Lonchura molucca)


*Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)

Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)

Five-coloured Munia (Lonchura quinticolor)

**White-headed Munia (Lonchura maja)

Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)

Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher showed well in Bali Barat.


A Spectral Tarsier seen during the day in Tangkoko.

MAMMALS:

Bear Cuscus (Ailurops ursinus)

Short-tailed Gymnure (Hylomys suillus)

*Horsfield’s (Javan) Treeshrew (Tupaia javanica)

*Black Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor)

*Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus)

*Black-striped Squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus)

Sulawesi Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus marinus)


White Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus)

Three-striped Ground-Squirrel (Dremomys everetti)

Celebes Rousette Bat (Rousettus celebensis)

*Javan Rusa Deer (Rusa timoriensis)

**Swamp Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) Introduced

Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)

Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius spectrum)

Crested Black Macaque (Macaca nigra)

*Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

*Black Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus auratus)

Grizzled Leaf Monkey (Presbytis comata)

Silvery Gibbon (Hylobates moloch)

Smooth Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)


The unusual Bear Cuscus: a powerful arboreal marsupial in the Phalanger family.

REPTILES:

Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)

Maned Forest Lizard (Bronchocoela jubata)

Javanese Flying Lizard (Draco volans)

Draco. Sp. Sulawesi

Draco sp. Flores


Maned Forest Lizard (Bronchocoela jubata) from Jatimulyo.

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