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A Report from birdtours.co.uk

Wallacea, Indonesia 3 to 24 August 2003,

Wim Heylen

Wim Heylen
Ristenstraat 14
2270 Herenthout
Belgium
wimheylen@yahoo.com

Trip itinerary

02/08                 Flight Brussels - Frankfurt - Singapore - Jakarta
03/08                 Arrival in Jakarta
04/08                 Flight Jakarta - Manado with Merpati - drive to Tangkoko
05/08                 Tangkoko - sleep near the top of Gunung Tangkoko
06/08                 Tangkoko
07/08                 Tangkoko - drive to Manado
08/08                 Flight to Ternate cancelled - day at Nusantara Diving Centre, Manado
09/08                 Flight to Kao - drive to Tobelo
10/08                 Kao Bay crossing to Labi Labi
11/08                 Labi Labi
12/08                 Labi Labi
13/08                 Boat trip to Foli
14/08                 Foli, Kao Bay crossing
15/08                 Galela, Tobelo, Ternate
16/08                 Flight to Manado, drive to Dumoga Bone
17/08                 Dumoga Bone
18/08                 Dumoga Bone
19/08                 Tambun - Muara Pusian
20/08                 Muara Pusian
21/08                 Gunung Ambang - drive to Manado
22/08                 Flight to Jakarta
23/08                 Muara Angke, Jakarta - flight to Singapore - Frankfurt - Brussels
24/08                 Arrival in Brussels

Trip report in brief

Two of my friends (Hans Matheve and Maarten Schurmans) were doing a 2 month tour of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi and Halmahera and I decided to join them for the Wallacean part of the trip.

The trip was rather eventful, with quite a few delays and inconveniences throughout, but still produced a good list of endemics and otherwise excellent birds.

Although Halmahera has been off limits for a few years (heavy fighting from 2000-2002), the situation has calmed down and it is now perfectly safe to visit again.

02/08 to 03/08 Flight to Jakarta and Manado

I flew from Brussels through Frankfurt and Singapore to Jakarta and back, with Lufthansa, for 880,59 euro. No surprises. Spent the night in Jakarta at a friend's place who works there, less than a mile from the Marriott hotel which was about to be bombed 36 hours later.

04/08 Flight Jakarta - Manado with Merpati - drive to Tangkoko

Very early morning flight with Merpati to Manado (stopover in Ujung Pandang). Flight was on time and fairly cheap (1.695.000 rupiahs for a return flight, at an exchange rate of approximately 1/10000, so about 170 euro). I had booked this flight in advance over the Internet (www.merpati.co.id). It's not possible to pay in advance so it's probably best to reconfirm a few times. The price was actually less than the quoted price that I received through my Internet booking.

Met with Hans and Maarten in Manado and chartered a car to take us to Tangkoko. Transport in general is usually fairly easy to get - bemo's, chartered cars, . are all readily available but expect to pay 10 times more than the locals.

Arrived in Tangkoko in late afternoon. We immediately met Untu who was offering to guide us. Freddy also accompanied us on some trips. Guiding prices were not cheap but were at least partially worth their money. Did some initial birding and owling, producing Barred Buttonquail, Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle, Golden-mantled Racquet-Tail (heard only), Sulawesi Scops-Owl, Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot, Green-backed Kingfisher, White-rumped Cuckoo-Shrike, and Rainbow Bee-eater.

05/08 Tangkoko - hike up Gunung Tangkoko in afternoon

Early morning birding in Tangkoko around the clearing and in the forest. In the afternoon, we hiked up Gunung Tangkoko and spent the night on the mountain in order to be able to see the higher altitude specialities on the next morning.

Birds observed today were Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle, Isabelline Bush-Hen, Spotted Harrier, Gray-cheeked Pigeon, White-faced Cuckoo-Dove, Ornate Lorikeet, Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail, Azure-rumped Parrot, Black-naped Fruit-Dove, Bay CoucalOchre-bellied Hawk-Owl (heard at Gunung Tangkoko), Sulawesi Scops Owl (stunning views), Lilac Kingfisher, Purple-winged Roller, Sulawesi Hornbill, Knobbed Hornbill, Sulawesi Woodpecker, Ashy Woodpecker, Pied Cuckoo-Shrike, Sulawesi Cuckoo-Shrike, White-rumped Triller, Golden-headed Cisticola, Sulawesi Babbler, Black-crowned White-eye, White-breasted Woodswallow, White-necked Myna, Finch-billed Myna. Also some feral Sooty-headed Bulbuls which I'll stop mentioning from now on.

06/08 Gunung Tangkoko - walk down in the afternoon

After a less-cold-than-expected night on top of the mountain, we were rather disappointed because there was too much wind on top of the volcano. As a result we missed a few specialities, like Fiery-browed Starling and Citrine Canary-Flycatcher. Luckily, our experienced guides were successful in locating a Scaly Kingfisher, our main target species which we saw well but rather short.

Other (new) species observed were Rufous-bellied Eagle (2 immature birds at the clearing), White-bellied Imperial Pigeon (heard and briefly seen in flight only), and House Swift.

07/08 Tangkoko - drive to Manado

A final birding morning at Tangkoko was very productive: we saw Orange-footed Scrubfowl and Rusty-backed Thrush. Unfortunately there was still no sign of Red-bellied Pitta.

In the afternoon we drove to Manado to sort out our flight to Ternate, as we wanted to visit the Moluccas next. On the 4th, we had been told that Ternate airport was closed because the volcano of Ternate had been active recently, and there was too much ashes on the runway ! We had been advised to call in again later during the week to see if the situation had improved. Unfortunately, it hadn't and the airport was still not operating.
While we were considering backup plans (visiting Dumoga Bone, taking the boat to Ternate, etc etc), Maarten glimpsed at a map of the Moluccas and spotted another small airport on Halmahera called Kao. After inquiring, it turned out that some of the flights to Ternate had been rerouted to Kao - those helpful Merpati people had forgotten to tell us that. Oh good.

Anyway, 20 minutes later, we had tickets to Kao (440000 rupiahs or 44 euro one way), with take-off the next day at 7AM.

08/08 Flight to Kao cancelled, day at Nusantara Diving Centre

After waiting several long hours at Manado airport for our plane to depart, we got told that the flight was cancelled and that we had to come back the day after. Nice. We decided to go to one of the diving centres near Manado, and spend a day around there. The mangroves produced a few nice birds, i.e. Purple Heron, Striated Heron, Rufous Night-Heron (one juvenile), Wandering Whistling-Duck, Gray-tailed Tattler, Pink-necked Pigeon, Golden-bellied Gerygone (Flyeater), Asian Glossy Starling, and Nutmeg Mannikin.

09/08 Flight to Kao, drive to Tobelo

After another few hours of delay, we finally flew to Kao. This was the smallest airport we'd ever seen, basically it was just a small airstrip with a delapidated shack as an office. We chartered a car and drove to Tobelo, hoping to be able to find Demianus Bagali, aka Anu, the only bird guide on Halmahera. It didn't take long before we met someone who knew him, and a bit later we stopped at his brother's house. He took us to a coconut plantation where Anu was working. Not much birding today, only a Willie Wagtail.

10/08 - 12/08 Labi Labi

At 4AM in the morning, we got in a very small boat that took us all the way across Kao Bay, a trip of about 3 hours. There was a bit of surf, and given the size of the boat this caused quite a lot of splash. As a result some of our luggage was quite wet. We saw our first Brown Booby during the crossing. After a warm welcome by the people in Labi Labi, we hiked through the forest until we reached Anu's plantation.

The next three days we stayed in the little huts in the middle of the forest and birded the surrounding area. Birds observed were Pacific Baza, Variable Goshawk, Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk (heard only), Dusky Scrubfowl, Nicobar Pigeon, Scarlet-breasted Fruit-Dove, Superb Fruit-Dove, Blue-capped Fruit-Dove, Gray-headed Fruit-Dove, White-eyed Imperial-Pigeon, Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-Pigeon, Pied Imperial-Pigeon, White Cockatoo, Violet-necked Lory, Chattering Lory, Red-flanked Lorikeet, Red-cheeked Parrot, Great-billed Parrot, Eclectus Parrot, Moluccan King-Parrot, Moluccan Hanging-Parrot, Goliath Coucal, Moluccan Scops-Owl (heard only), Moluccan Hawk-Owl, Moluccan Owlet-Nightjar, Moustached Treeswift, Blue-and-white Kingfisher, Common Paradise-Kingfisher, Dollarbird, Blyth's Hornbill, Ivory-breasted Pitta, Moluccan Cuckoo-Shrike, White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike, Halmahera Cuckoo-Shrike, Cicadabird, Rufous-bellied Triller, Golden Bulbul, White-naped Monarch, Spectacled Monarch, Moluccan Flycatcher, Shining Flycatcher, Golden Whistler, Drab Whistler, Flame-breasted Flowerpecker, Cream-throated White-eye, Dusky Myzomela, White-streaked Friarbird, Halmahera Oriole, Spangled Drongo, Paradise-crow, Wallace's Standardwing, Longbilled Crow, Metallic Starling and Moluccan Starling.

The weather was usually good in the morning, but often there was heavy rain in the afternoon.

13/08 - 14/08 Foli

Anu strongly advised us to visit another site we had never heard of before, called Foli. This is a small village about 2 hours south of Labi Labi, on the eastern side of the Kao Bay as well. Anu promised that he could show us Purple Roller there, and he said that the place had more good birds. We also heard that a Scandinavian birder had seen Invisible Rail in Foli a few months earlier, so we were eager to go there.
This new location is probably comparable to what Tanah Batu Putih was like - i.e. secondary forest along a logging road. Anu doesn't want to go to Tanah Batu Putih anymore because he has been chased away there during the religious fights from 2000 to 2002 (Anu is christian, but the people around Tanah Batu Putih are predominantly muslims). The birding was really good at Foli, and in retrospect it would probably have been a better idea to visit Foli first and go to Labi Labi afterwards. The reason is that some of the more common endemics are very easy to observe in Foli because the forest is much more open. For example, Rufous-bellied Triller and White-naped Monarch were very easy to find in Foli, but in Labi Labi they can be very difficult to see.

Birds observed: Spotted Kestrel, Rufous-tailed Bush-Hen (heard only), Gray-headed Fruit-Dove, White-eyed Imperial Pigeon, Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon, White Cockatoo, Violet-necked Lory, Chattering Lory, Red-flanked Lorikeet, Red-cheeked Parrot, Eclectus Parrot, Moluccan Hanging-Parrot, Large-tailed Nightjar, Sombre Kingfisher (heard only), Blue-and-white Kingfisher, Common Paradise-Kingfisher, Dollarbird, Purple Roller, Blyth's Hornbill, Ivory-breasted Pitta (heard only), Moustached Treeswift, Moluccan Cuckoo-shrike, Cicadabird, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Rufous-bellied Triller, Golden Bulbul, Willie-wagtail, White-naped Monarch, Spectacled Monarch, Moluccan Flycatcher, Shining Flycatcher, Cream-throated White-eye, White-streaked Friarbird, Paradise-crow, Wallace's Standardwing (heard only), and Black-faced Munia.

We visited the place where the Invisible Rail had been seen but no luck. We also saw one probable Gray-headed Canary-flycatcher, but we didn't see it for long enough to be really sure, as it would be an out-of-range record.

In the afternoon we took the boat back to the other side of the Kao Bay, seeing some Bridled Terns and more Brown Boobies along the way.

15/08 Galela - Tobelo - drive to Ternate

In the early morning, we drove from Tobelo to Galela, to the nesting beach of Moluccan Scrubfowl. Unfortunately we were too late. Anu had told us that we would be well on time for the birds, but this turned out be completely wrong, the birds typically leave the site well before dawn and we only arrived after dawn.

Around noon, we disappointedly left the site and went back to Tobelo. There we said goodbye to Anu and took a boat trip to a small island just off the coast. There were a pair of Beach Kingfishers there.

After returning we drove back (and took the boat) to Ternate.

A small note on Anu. He's the only bird guide that we know of on Halmahera, so if you have limited time and speak no Indonesian, then you really have to hire him. That's a pity because he's really not a nice guy. He has been known to steal from his customers, and is not at all interested in anything but getting as much money out of you as he possibly can. He charges about 50 dollar per day, but has the annoying habit of asking for more money all the time. Also the fact that we didn't see the scrubfowls at Galela was entirely his fault. He didn't care nor apologise nor reimburse us for that.
If you have a lot of time and speak at least some Indonesian, you could go and bird Halmahera on your own. It won't be a highly efficient trip, but it is definitely possible to find all the endemics by yourself.

Birds observed today were Black-crowned Night-Heron (out of range on the Moluccas ?), Black Bittern (heard only), Buff-banded Rail, Brush Cuckoo (heard only), Asian Koel, (heard only), Beach Kingfisher, Dollarbird, Willie-wagtail.

16/08 flight from Ternate to Manado, drive to Dumoga Bone

Arranging the flight back from Halmahera to Sulawesi was just as cumbersome as the flight to Kao had been. Initially we had booked a flight from Kao to Manado, but this flight was - of course - cancelled. As an alternative, and after a full hour of arguing, the Merpati office in Tobelo had booked us on a flight from Ternate to Manado instead. Due to an administrative error however, the airport personnel at Ternate did not have our names on the passenger list, and the flight was full, so we were not allowed to board ! We had lost our patience by then and got really angry, and it had a positive result - 5 minutes later we had been booked on another flight that left 20 minutes later.

In the afternoon, we drove from Manado to Dumoga Bone - quite a distance - and saw a few waders and herons along the road.

17/08 - 18/08 Dumoga Bone

We spent two full days at Dumoga Bone, birding the forest and the river edges. You're not supposed to go into the forest on your own but we only hired a guide once and went by ourselves the rest of the time without problems. There is no longer a bridge at Toraut so you have to wade through the river. Not really a problem, just annoying.

Some of the more interesting birds recorded were Darter (soaring above the forest), Rufous-bellied Eagle, Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle, Oriental Hobby, White-breasted Waterhen, Stephan's Dove, Maroon-chinned Fruit-Dove, Ornate Lorikeet, Pygmy Hanging-Parrot, Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo, Uniform Swiftlet, Sulawesi Kingfisher, Crimson Sunbird.

No Black-billed Kingfisher however.

19/08 - 20/08 Tambun - Muara Pusian

In the morning of the 19th, we went to Tambun to see Maleo. Unfortunately the birds were not very cooperative. We heard a few but saw none. We met a volunteer working for a Maleo protection program at Muara Pusian, and he volunteered to take us there. So we drove to Muara Pusian (somewhere along the road towards Manado) and spent the night in the little hut together with all the other volunteers who do daily monitoring of the local nesting beaches. The freshly laid eggs are put in breeding cages, in order to reduce predation by men and monitor lizards. We saw 6 birds altogether. We also saw a Sulawesi Crested Myna and some Black-billed Kingfishers !

Birds observed were: Maleo, Darter, Javan Pond-Heron, Sunda Teal, Black Eagle, Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle, Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle, Barred Buttonquail (seen very well), Isabelline Bush-Hen, White-browed Crake, Rusty-breasted Cuckoo (ssp sepulcralis of Brush Cuckoo), Black-billed Kingfisher, and Sulawesi Myna.

In the pouring rain, we left Muara Pusian and struggled back to the main road, after having to push the car up a hill a few times. We spent the night at Julius' place at Gunung Ambang.

21/08 Gunung Ambang

My final day birding in Sulawesi. Gunung Ambang is a not very well known site that hosts some of the high altitude specialities that are otherwise found mainly in Lore Lindu. It is also home to the newly discovered endemic Cinnabar Hawk Owl.

Birds observed were: Black Eagle, Emerald Dove, White-bellied Imperial Pigeon, Chestnut-backed Bush-Warbler, Mountain Tailorbird, Sulawesi Leaf-Warbler, Rufous-throated Flycatcher, Little Pied Flycatcher, Island Flycatcher, Matinan Flycatcher, Citrine Canary-Flycatcher, Rusty-flanked Fantail, Sulphur-bellied Whistler, Streak-headed White-eye, Dark-eared Honeyeater, and Fiery-browed Myna.

I had to return around noon, but Hans and Maarten stayed up the mountain a bit longer and saw another Scaly Kingfisher and Malia.

Drove back to Manado in late afternoon.

22/08 Flight back to Jakarta

Uneventful. Spent night in airport hotel.

23/08 Muara Angke

My flight to Frankfurt left around 7PM so I had all day to do some final birding in Java, at Muara Angke. Birds observed were Little Black Cormorant, Intermediate Egret, Ruddy-breasted Crake, White-browed Crake, Purple Swamphen, Plaintive Cuckoo, Sunda Coucal, Small Blue Kingfisher, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Brown-capped Woodpecker, Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Pied Triller, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Common Iora, Bar-winged Prinia, Plain Prinia, Ashy Tailorbird, Pied Fantail, Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker, Racket-tailed Treepie, and Javan Myna.

Evening flight back to Frankfurt and Brussels, no problems.

THE LIST

  Brown Booby                                                     Sula leucogaster
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    3 during Kao Bay crossing
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird during boat trip from Labi Labi to Foli

  Little Black Cormorant                                    Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        5+ birds

  Darter                                                                 Anhinga melanogaster
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            3 birds circling above the forest
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          4 birds soaring overhead at Tambun
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        5+ birds

  Lesser Frigatebird                                            Fregata ariel
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             50+ seen from the beach
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ from the beach
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            2 birds

  Gray Heron                                                        Ardea cinerea
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c3 birds

  Purple Heron                                                     Ardea purpurea
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     2 birds
                 09/08/2003  Kao, Tobelo                                                                          1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            a few
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          a few
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        5+ birds

  Great Egret                                                        Ardea alba
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     3+ birds
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     1 bird

  Intermediate Egret                                          Egretta intermedia
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        1 bird

  Little Egret                                                         Egretta garzetta
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     3+ birds
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            5+ birds near shore
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            20+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          common
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        several

  Javan Pond-Heron                                           Ardeola speciosa
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            20+ birds along road to Dumoga
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          a few
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        5+ birds

  Cattle Egret                                                       Bubulcus ibis
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     c2 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            20+ birds along road to Dumoga
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          common
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        common

  Striated Heron                                                  Butorides striatus
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     c3 birds
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            5+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          1 bird
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        5+ birds

  Black-crowned Night-Heron                          Nycticorax nycticorax
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     1 adult at Galela - out of range ?
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        20+ birds

  Rufous Night-Heron                                         Nycticorax caledonicus
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     1 juvenile

  Black Bittern                                                     Ixobrychus flavicollis
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     S1 heard only

  Glossy Ibis                                                         Plegadis falcinellus
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        small flock near airport

  Wandering Whistling-Duck                             Dendrocygna arcuata
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     20+ birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            5+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          fairly common

  Sunda Teal                                                         Anas gibberifrons
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds along road to Dumoga
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          fairly common
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        20+ birds

  Pacific Baza                                                       Aviceda subcristata
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    2 above clearing

  Brahminy Kite                                                   Haliastur indus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3 birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c10 birds
                 09/08/2003  Kao, Tobelo                                                                          common
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    common
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            several birds
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   heard
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        1 bird

  White-bellied Sea-Eagle                                 Haliaeetus leucogaster
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             4 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     1 bird
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    1 bird

  Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle                                  Spilornis rufipectus
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          1 bird soaring at Tambun

  Spotted Harrier                                                 Circus assimilis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird hunting at the clearing

  Variable Goshawk                                            Accipiter hiogaster
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    c3 birds
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird

  Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk                        Accipiter erythrauchen
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    S1 1 heard

  Black Eagle                                                        Ictinaetus malayensis
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          2 birds
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   1 bird

  Rufous-bellied Eagle                                        Aquila kienerii
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds at the clearing
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            1 bird

  Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle                                      Spizaetus lanceolatus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2+ birds (very pale)
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          1 bird

  Spotted Kestrel                                                 Falco moluccensis
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2 birds

  Oriental Hobby                                                 Falco severus
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            3 birds

  Maleo                                                                  Macrocephalon maleo
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          2+4 birds at Muara Pusian

  Dusky Scrubfowl                                               Megapodius freycinet
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    20+ birds - often heard

  Orange-footed Scrubfowl                               Megapodius reinwardt
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ birds

  Barred Buttonquail                                          Turnix suscitator
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds flushed from forest edge
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird flushed
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            1 bird flushed
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          1 bird seen very well at Muara Pusian

  Buff-banded Rail                                               Gallirallus philippensis
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     1 bird crossing the road
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            several

  Barred Rail                                                         Gallirallus torquatus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird heard
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     2 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            several
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          3+ birds
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   2 birds

  Isabelline Bush-hen                                        Amaurornis isabellinus
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird at the clearing, briefly seen in flight but heard well
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          1 bird running across the road at Tambun

  Rufous-tailed Bush-hen                                  Amaurornis moluccanus
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            S1 1 bird heard

  White-breasted Waterhen                             Amaurornis phoenicurus
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            4 birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          5+ birds
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        20+ birds

  Ruddy-breasted Crake                                    Porzana fusca
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c10 birds

  White-browed Crake                                       Porzana cinerea
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          c5 birds at Tambun
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c5 birds

  Purple Swamphen                                            Porphyrio porphyrio
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        indicus c3 birds

  Common Moorhen                                            Gallinula chloropus
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c5 birds

  Wood Sandpiper                                               Tringa glareola
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            5+ birds
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   3+ birds

  Common Sandpiper                                         Actitis hypoleucos
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     5+ birds
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     2 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2 birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          2+ birds
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        1 bird

  Gray-tailed Tattler                                           Heterosceles brevipes
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     1 bird

  Great Crested Tern                                          Sterna bergii
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     2 birds

  Common Tern                                                   Sterna hirundo
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            longipennis 5+ birds from the boat

  Bridled Tern                                                       Sterna anaethetus
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            30+ from the boat between Foli and Tobelo (Kao Bay)

  Spotted Dove                                                    Streptopelia chinensis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     1 bird
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     3+ birds
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   1 bird
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        3+ birds

  Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove                          Macropygia amboinensis
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             a few
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    5+ birds
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     2 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            a few

  White-faced Cuckoo-Dove                             Turacoena manadensis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird seen, more heard
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2+ birds seen, more heard
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          3+ birds

  Emerald Dove                                                   Chalcophaps indica
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   2 birds

  Stephan's Dove                                                Chalcophaps stephani
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2 birds

  Nicobar Pigeon                                                  Caloenas nicobarica
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    c5 birds

  Pink-necked Pigeon                                         Treron vernans
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     2 birds

  Gray-cheeked Pigeon                                      Treron griseicauda
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ birds, near park headquarters
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   1 bird

  Maroon-chinned Fruit-Dove                           Ptilinopus subgularis
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            3 birds (after 2 days of searching)
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          heard at Tambun

  Scarlet-breasted Fruit-Dove                         Ptilinopus bernsteinii
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    1 seen, more heard

  Superb Fruit-Dove                                           Ptilinopus superbus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    3 seen, more heard

  Blue-capped Fruit-Dove                                 Ptilinopus monacha
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    2 seen, more heard

  Gray-headed Fruit-Dove                                Ptilinopus hyogaster
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    10+ birds
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            a few

  Black-naped Fruit-Dove                                 Ptilinopus melanospila
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 seen, more heard
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             several heard
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             heard
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            1 bird

  White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon                      Ducula forsteni
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird heard
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   several heard, 1 bird seen

  Green Imperial-Pigeon                                    Ducula aenea
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c5 birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             common
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             common
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             common
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            common
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          common

  White-eyed Imperial-Pigeon                         Ducula perspicillata
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    5+ seen, also heard
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            a few

  Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-Pigeon              Ducula basilica
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    10+ seen
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            a few

  Pied Imperial-Pigeon                                       Ducula bicolor
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    common
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            common
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     common

  White Imperial-Pigeon                                    Ducula luctuosa
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c10 birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c5 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            3 birds

  White Cockatoo                                                Cacatua alba
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    10+ birds
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            5+ birds

  Violet-necked Lory                                          Eos squamata
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    20+, usually flying by
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            10+ birds

  Ornate Lorikeet                                                Trichoglossus ornatus
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             heard
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            3+ birds

  Chattering Lory                                                Lorius garrulus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    10+ heard, never seen properly
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            a few - also trappers with caught birds

  Red-flanked Lorikeet                                       Charmosyna placentis
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            a few
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     1 bird

  Red-cheeked Parrot                                         Geoffroyus geoffroyi
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    very common
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            common

  Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail                  Prioniturus flavicans
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds

  Golden-mantled Racquet-tail                        Prioniturus platurus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             S1 1 bird heard

  Great-billed Parrot                                           Tanygnathus megalorynchos
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    10+ birds
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     5+ birds

  Azure-rumped Parrot                                      Tanygnathus sumatranus
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             heard
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             heard
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            20+ birds

  Eclectus Parrot                                                 Eclectus roratus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    common
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            common

  Moluccan King-Parrot                                      Alisterus amboinensis
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    1 seen well, more heard

  Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot                                Loriculus stigmatus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c3 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          1 bird
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   3+ birds

  Moluccan Hanging-Parrot                               Loriculus amabilis
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    20+ birds
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            several
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     2 birds

  Pygmy Hanging-Parrot                                   Loriculus exilis
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            5+ birds

  Plaintive Cuckoo                                               Cacomantis merulinus
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c3 birds

  Brush Cuckoo                                                    Cacomantis variolosus
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     S1 heard only
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            sepulcralis Rusty-breasted Cuckoo, 1 bird
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          sepulcralis 1 bird
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   sepulcralis 1 bird

  Little Bronze-Cuckoo                                       Chrysococcyx minutillus
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            russatus Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo 2 birds

  Black-billed Koel                                               Eudynamys melanorhyncha
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3+ heard
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             heard
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             heard
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            a few heard, 1 bird seen

  Asian Koel                                                          Eudynamys scolopacea
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     S1 heard only

  Yellow-billed Malkoha                                     Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3+ birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3+ birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          5+ birds

  Bay Coucal                                                        Centropus celebensis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3+ heard
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             heard
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            5+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          3+ birds

  Sunda Coucal                                                    Centropus nigrorufus
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        2 birds

  Goliath Coucal                                                   Centropus goliath
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    20+ birds

  Lesser Coucal                                                   Centropus bengalensis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3+ birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2 birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          5+ birds
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   2+ birds

  Moluccan Scops-Owl                                       Otus magicus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    S1 3+ heard, none seen
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            2 birds heard

  Sulawesi Scops-Owl                                        Otus manadensis
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird taped in and seen well
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2+ birds

  Ochre-bellied Hawk-Owl                                 Ninox ochracea
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird heard near the top of Gunung Tangkoko
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            1 bird heard at Muara Pusian

  Moluccan Hawk-Owl                                        Ninox squamipila
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    3+ heard, 1 seen
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird heard

  Moluccan Owlet-Nightjar                                Aegotheles crinifrons
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    3+ heard, one seen very well

  Great Eared-Nightjar                                       Eurostopodus macrotis
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             heard
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird seen at the clearing
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          2 birds at Muara Pusian

  Large-tailed Nightjar                                       Caprimulgus macrurus
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            2+ birds seen

  Sulawesi Nightjar                                             Caprimulgus celebensis
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             heard
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             S1 heard

  Glossy Swiftlet                                                  Collocalia esculenta
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             20+ birds
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     20+ birds
                 09/08/2003  Kao, Tobelo                                                                          common
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    common
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            common
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   5+ birds

  Moluccan Swiftlet                                             Aerodramus infuscatus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3+ birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ birds
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     5+ birds
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            a few

  Uniform Swiftlet                                                Aerodramus vanikorensis
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2+ birds

  House Swift                                                       Apus nipalensis
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     1 bird

  Gray-rumped Treeswift                                   Hemiprocne longipennis
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     5+ birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds

  Moustached Treeswift                                     Hemiprocne mystacea
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    20+ birds
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            5+ birds
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     5+ birds

  Common Kingfisher                                         Alcedo atthis
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            4+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          2 birds

  Small Blue Kingfisher                                       Alcedo coerulescens
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c3 birds

  Sulawesi Kingfisher                                          Ceyx fallax
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2 birds

  Lilac Kingfisher                                                 Cittura cyanotis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c5 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            4+ birds

  Black-billed Kingfisher                                    Pelargopsis melanorhyncha
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          4 birds

  Blue-and-white Kingfisher                             Todirhamphus diops
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    2 birds, more heard
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            2 birds

  Collared Kingfisher                                           Todirhamphus chloris
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2+ birds
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          common

  Sombre Kingfisher                                            Todirhamphus funebris
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            S1 one bird heard only

  Beach Kingfisher                                              Todirhamphus saurophaga
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     2 birds on a small island near Tobelo

  Sacred Kingfisher                                             Todirhamphus sanctus
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     5+ birds
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     3+ birds
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c3 birds

  Green-backed Kingfisher                                Actenoides monachus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds at dusk (whistled in by Untu)
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3 birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2 birds heard
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          heard

  Scaly Kingfisher                                                Actenoides princeps
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird near the top of Gunung Tangkoko

  Common Paradise-Kingfisher                        Tanysiptera galatea
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    c5 birds
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird heard

  Blue-tailed Bee-eater                                     Merops philippinus
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        2 birds

  Rainbow Bee-eater                                          Merops ornatus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3+ birds
                 09/08/2003  Kao, Tobelo                                                                          several
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    several
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          5+ birds

  Purple-winged Roller                                       Coracias temminckii
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird

  Dollarbird                                                           Eurystomus orientalis
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    2 birds
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     10+ birds

  Purple Roller                                                      Eurystomus azureus
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird

  Sulawesi Hornbill                                              Penelopides exarhatus
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            1 bird

  Knobbed Hornbill                                              Aceros cassidix
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             20+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            4+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          4+ birds

  Blyth's Hornbill                                                 Aceros plicatus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    common
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            common

  Sulawesi Woodpecker                                     Dendrocopos temminckii
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            3 birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          1 bird
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   2 birds

  Brown-capped Woodpecker                           Dendrocopos moluccensis
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c5 birds

  Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker                     Dendrocopos macei
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        2 birds

  Ashy Woodpecker                                            Mulleripicus fulvus
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2 birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          3 birds

  Ivory-breasted Pitta                                       Pitta maxima
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    fairly common - heard often
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            heard

  Barn Swallow                                                    Hirundo rustica
                 09/08/2003  Kao, Tobelo                                                                          a few
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            a few
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     a few
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            1 bird
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   10+ birds

  Pacific Swallow                                                 Hirundo tahitica
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             20+ birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             common
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             common
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             common
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     common
                 09/08/2003  Kao, Tobelo                                                                          common
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    several
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            several
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     several
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          5+ birds
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   10+ birds
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        common

  Pied Cuckoo-shrike                                          Coracina bicolor
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds

  Moluccan Cuckoo-shrike                                 Coracina atriceps
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird

  White-rumped Cuckoo-shrike                       Coracina leucopygia
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds

  White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike                         Coracina papuensis
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            3 birds

  Halmahera Cuckoo-shrike                              Coracina parvula
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few

  Cicadabird                                                         Coracina tenuirostris
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            a few

  Sulawesi Cuckoo-shrike                                  Coracina morio
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            3 birds

  Pied Triller                                                          Lalage nigra
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        3 birds

  White-rumped Triller                                       Lalage leucopygialis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            2 birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          1 bird

  Rufous-bellied Triller                                       Lalage aurea
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            10+ birds

  Sooty-headed Bulbul                                       Pycnonotus aurigaster
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        1 bird

  Yellow-vented Bulbul                                      Pycnonotus goiavier
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        common

  Golden Bulbul                                                    Alophoixus affinis
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    common
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            5+ birds

  Common Iora                                                    Aegithina tiphia
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c5 birds

  Rusty-backed Thrush                                      Zoothera erythronota
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird

  Golden-headed Cisticola                                Cisticola exilis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             S1 1 heard
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     2 birds heard

  Bar-winged Prinia                                            Prinia familiaris
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        common

  Plain Prinia                                                         Prinia inornata
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        4 birds

  Chestnut-backed Bush-Warbler                   Bradypterus castaneus
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   2+ birds

  Mountain Tailorbird                                          Orthotomus cuculatus
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   3+ birds

  Ashy Tailorbird                                                  Orthotomus ruficeps
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        3 birds

  Sulawesi Leaf-Warbler                                    Phylloscopus sarasinorum
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   10+ birds

  Rufous-throated Flycatcher                           Ficedula rufigula
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   1 bird

  Little Pied Flycatcher                                      Ficedula westermanni
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   1 bird

  Island Flycatcher                                             Eumyias panayensis
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   3+ birds

  Matinan Flycatcher                                          Cyornis sanfordi
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   2 birds

  Citrine Canary-flycatcher                               Culicicapa helianthea
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   5+ birds

  Pied Fantail                                                       Rhipidura javanica
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        common

  Willie-wagtail                                                    Rhipidura leucophrys
                 09/08/2003  Kao, Tobelo                                                                          1 bird along the road
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            common
                 15/08/2003  Galela, Ternate                                                                     common

  Rusty-flanked Fantail                                      Rhipidura teysmanni
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   2 birds

  Black-naped Monarch                                     Hypothymis azurea
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     a few
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds

  White-naped Monarch                                     Monarcha pileatus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    c2 birds - difficult to see, often in the canopy
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird - much better views than in Labi Labi

  Spectacled Monarch                                        Monarcha trivirgatus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            a few

  Moluccan Flycatcher                                       Myiagra galeata
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            5+ birds

  Shining Flycatcher                                           Myiagra alecto
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    S1 a few, heard only
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            heard only

  Sulphur-bellied Whistler                                 Pachycephala sulfuriventer
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   10+ birds

  Golden Whistler                                                Pachycephala pectoralis
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few

  Drab Whistler                                                    Pachycephala griseonota
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few

  Sulawesi Babbler                                              Trichastoma celebense
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds, more heard than seen
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds, more heard than seen
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            several heard
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          heard
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   heard

  Golden-bellied Gerygone                                Gerygone sulphurea
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     10+ birds in mangroves
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            heard
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        common

  Plain-throated Sunbird                                    Anthreptes malacensis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c3 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3+ birds

  Black Sunbird                                                    Leptocoma sericea
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             a few
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             a few
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             a few
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    common
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            common
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds

  Olive-backed Sunbird                                      Cinnyris jugularis
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             20+ birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             common
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             common
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             common
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     common
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    common
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            common
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          10+ birds
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c5 birds

  Crimson Sunbird                                               Aethopyga siparaja
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            1 bird
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   2 birds

  Yellow-sided Flowerpecker                            Dicaeum aureolimbatum
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c2 birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c2 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            20+ birds
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   1 bird

  Flame-breasted Flowerpecker                      Dicaeum erythrothorax
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few

  Gray-sided Flowerpecker                               Dicaeum celebicum
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          5+ birds

  Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker                       Dicaeum trochileum
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        c5 birds

  Black-crowned White-eye                              Zosterops atrifrons
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            5+ birds
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   5+ birds

  Cream-throated White-eye                           Zosterops atriceps
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    a few, heard only
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            5+ birds

  Streak-headed White-eye                              Lophozosterops squamiceps
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   5+ birds

  Dusky Myzomela                                              Myzomela obscura
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    1 bird, badly seen high in the canopy

  White-streaked Friarbird                                Melitograis gilolensis
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    several birds, usually found by their diagnostic call
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            1 bird

  Dark-eared Honeyeater                                  Myza celebensis
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   5+ birds

  Halmahera Oriole                                             Oriolus phaeochromus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    several heard, a few seen

  Black-naped Oriole                                          Oriolus chinensis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c5 birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c2 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds

  Hair-crested Drongo                                        Dicrurus hottentottus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c10 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            common

  Spangled Drongo                                              Dicrurus bracteatus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    common

  White-backed Woodswallow                          Artamus monachus
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             2 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c2 birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c2 birds

  White-breasted Woodswallow                      Artamus leucorynchus
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             3 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c3 birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c3 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          5+ birds

  Paradise-crow                                                  Lycocorax pyrrhopterus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    several seen
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            several

  Wallace's Standardwing                                 Semioptera wallacii
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    several seen, often heard
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            heard

  Racket-tailed Treepie                                      Crypsirina temia
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        2 birds

  Slender-billed Crow                                         Corvus enca
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             c5 birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             5+ birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          10+ birds

  Long-billed Crow                                              Corvus validus
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    several seen

  Metallic Starling                                                Aplonis metallica
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    huge flocks in Tobelo

  Asian Glossy Starling                                       Aplonis panayensis
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     c3 birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            10+ birds

  Moluccan Starling                                             Aplonis mysolensis
                 10/08/2003  Labi Labi (10-12 Aug 2003)                                                    several seen

  Sulawesi Myna                                                  Basilornis celebensis
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          1 bird at Muara Pusian

  White-necked Myna                                         Streptocitta albicollis
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            5+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          5+ birds

  Fiery-browed Myna                                         Enodes erythrophris
                 21/08/2003  Sulawesi - Gunung Ambang                                                   4 birds

  Finch-billed Myna                                             Scissirostrum dubium
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             heard
                 05/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             50+ birds
                 06/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ birds
                 07/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             10+ birds
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            common
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          common

  Javan Myna                                                       Acridotheres javanicus
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        2 birds

  Black-faced Munia                                           Lonchura molucca
                 13/08/2003  Foli (13-14 Aug 2003)                                                            20+ birds
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          5+ birds

  Nutmeg Mannikin                                             Lonchura punctulata
                 08/08/2003  diving centre near Manado                                                     2 birds
                 23/08/2003  Muara Angke                                                                        common

  Chestnut Munia                                                Lonchura atricapilla
                 04/08/2003  Tangkoko                                                                             1 bird
                 17/08/2003  Dumoga Bone (17-18 Aug 2003)                                            common
                 19/08/2003  Dumoga Bone, Tambun, Muara Pusian (19-20 Aug 2003)          common

 

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