Birds Of Borneo

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About Birds Of Borneo

Dedicated for conservation of Birds in Borneo and surrounding islands and creating awareness among the locals about the beauty of this species to be enjoyed by everyone hehehe :)

At the same time gathering pictures if possible for each species found in Borneo.

Database for Birds in Borneo at www.borneobirdimages.com/

Current species for Borneo is 664 birds


Endemic birds of Borneo is 51 :

Mountain Serpent-Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis Click Here

White Fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons Click Here

Dulit Partridge Rhizothera dulitensis

Red-Breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra

Crimson-Headed Partridge Haematotyx sanguiniceps

Bulwer’s Pheasant Lophura bulweri

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron schleimacheri

Bornean Ground Cuckoo Carpococcyx radiatus Click Here

Dulit Frogmouth Batrachostomus harterti

Bornean Frogmouth Batrachostomus mixtus

Bornean Swiftlet Collocalia dodgei Click Here

Whitehead’s Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi Click Here

Golden-Naped Barbet Megalaima pulcherrima Click Here

Mountain Barbet Megalaima monticola Click Here

Bornean Barbet Megalaima eximia Click Here

Hose’s Broadbill Calyptomena hosii

Whitehead’s Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi Click Here

Blue-banded Pitta Pitta arquata

Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii Click Here

Black and Crimson Pitta Pitta usherii Click Here

Black-breasted Fruithunter Chlamydochaera jefferyi Click Here

Bornean Leafbird Chloropsis kinabaluensis

Bornean Bulbul Pycnonotus montis Click Here

Black Oriole Oriolus hosii

Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens Click Here

Bornean Bristlehead Pityraisis gymnocephala Click Here

Bornean Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica

Black-throated Wren Babbler Napothera atrigularis

Mountain Wren Babbler Napothera crassa Click Here

Chestnut-Crested Yuhina Yuhina everetti Click Here

Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush Garrulax treacheri Click Here

Bare-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax calvus

White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandi Click Here

Bornean Whistling-thrush Myiophoneus borneensis Click Here

Everett’s Thrush Zoothera everetti

Bornean Stubtail Urosphera whiteheadi Click Here

Friendly Bush-Warbler Bradypterus accentor

Eyebrowed Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias gularis Click Here

Bornean Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis superbus Click Here

Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha Click Here

Whitehead’s Spiderhunter Arachnothera juliae Click Here

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius Click here

Black-Sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum Click Here

Pygmy Ibon Oculocincta squamifrons

Mountain Black-eye Cholorocharis emiliae Click Here

Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans Click Here


New species seen and photographed :

1. Black-collared Starling (Sighting in Brunei 1991 by Clive Mann and recently at Sipitang by Emery Kong and wife in June - July then at Penampang, Sabah by Denis Degullacion and Thomas Foo October 2008. Photo at Denis's page www.flickr.com/photos/dgullaci/2981116986/

2. Rosy Starling Pastor roseus (At Tanjung Aru Beach in 1991)

3. Eastern Grass Owl Tyto capensis (Found nesting in 2005 at Felda Sahabat, Lahad Datu, Sabah. Previously recorded in Ranau on th 12th July 1999 by Alim Biun)

4. Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis philippensis (By Karim Madoya @ Sinooorita at Tempasuk paddy field, Kota Belud, Sabah. 2nd sighting at Penampang paddy field by Denis Degullacion, Karim Madoya, Andrew Siani, Gwenda, Ck and Jason Bugay Reyes.

5. White-faced Plover (By David Bakewell on the 8th January 2009 at Bako Buntal Beach, Kuching, Sarawak. Check his blog at digdeep1962.blogspot.com/2009/01/8th-january-2009-kuching...

6. Pied Avocet (By Daniel Kongl on the 9th January 2009 at Bako Buntal Beach, Kuching, Sarawak. Check David Bakewell blog at digdeep1962.blogspot.com/2009/01/9-10th-january-2009-kuch... New record for Sabah found at Raganan - Timbuk wetland (Lai Loong) in early December 2011

7. Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (By Ck Leong, Denis Yong, David Bakewell, Sander and Ben Wisla and few other visiting birders at Timpohon Gate, Mt. Kinabalu and Tambunan Rafflesia Centre).

8. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris (By Chris Kehoe at Pulau Tiga in 2007) and at Penampang paddy field (CK Leong)

9. Eurasian Crag Martin Hirundo rupestris (By Chris Kehoe at Pulau Tiga in 2007).

10. Red-billed StarlingSturnus sericeus (Eugene Cheah & Winston Pudin) at Penampang paddy field same month with Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris at the same place December 2011


Changes of bird's name:

1. White-bellied Yuhina to White-bellied Epornis Erpornis zantholeuca (Belongs to the New World Vireos now instead of Babbler)

2. Black-headed Munia changed to Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca

3. Philippine Megapode Megapodius cumingii is the official name for Tabon Scrubfowl.

4. Eurasian Teal Anas crecca is the official name for Green-winged Teal in our guidebook and the Green-winged Teal itself is a different species now Anas carolinensis

5. Pygmy Ibon Oculocincta squamifrons is a new name for Pygmy White Eye which is not belonged to White Eye family anymore.

6. Pallas's Warbler Locustella certhiola now changed into Rusty-rumped Warbler Locustella certhiola

7. White Wagtail Motacilla alba is the official name for Pied Wagtail


Official new splits and changes of taxonomy from IOC World Bird List:

1. Bornean Swiftlet Collocalia dodgei (Endemic)split from Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchi

2. Bornean Frogmouth Batrachostomus mixtus (Endemic) split from Short-tailed Frogmouth which is found only in Sumatera now.

3. Bornean Bulbul Pycnonotus montis (Endemic) split from Black-crested Bulbul and eventually name changed to Black-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus and range at Sri Langa.

4. Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus (Endemic) split from Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala range from Indian sub-continent, Burma, South West China, West and North East Thailand and Indochina.

5. Black-collared Starling and Pied Myna changed genus Sturnus to Gracupica

6. Purple-backed Starling now Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus and Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis changed genus from Sturnus to Agropsar

7. White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis changed genus from Sturnus to Sturnia.

8. White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii is now officially endemic for Borneo after split from White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus

9. Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias brunneatus and not brunneata as written in the guide book.

10. Bornean Leafbird Chloropsis kinabaluensis (Endemic) split from Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis and both species is found in Borneo.

11. Bold-striped Tit-Babbler Macronous bornensis is split from Striped Tit-Babbler M. gularis

12. Bare-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax calvus is split from Black laughingthrush G.lugubris

13. Chestnut-hooded laughingthrush Garrulax treacheri (Endemic) is a split from Chestnut-capped laughingthrush G. mitratus

14. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus is a new split from Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis. For Borneo, it is the Eastern Cattle Egret.

16. Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni split from Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica and both species is found in Borneo.

17. Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus is the new name for Common Pipit and has new specific name; rufulus