CAVITY NESTING BIRDS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA

 

 Area covered: Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia excluding Irian Jaya

 

Compiled by Nancy Drilling (University of Minnesota)

 

 

Family / Common Name

Scientific Name

 

 

Anatidae (8)

 

 white-winged duck

Cairina scutulata

 comb duck

Sarkidiornis melantos

 lesser whistling duck

Dendrocygnus javanica

 spotted whistling-duck

Dendrocygnus guttata

 wandering whistling-duck

Dendrocygnus arcuata (sometimes)

 fulvous whistling-duck

Dendrocygnus bicolor

 white-headed shelduck

Tadorna radjah

 cotton pygmy-goose

Nettapus coromandelianus 

 

 

Falconidae (5)

 

 black-thighed falconet

Microhierax fringillarius

 collared falconet

Microhierax caerulescens

 pied falconet

Microhierax melanoleucos

 white-rumped falcon

Polihierax insignis

 spotted kestrel

Falco moluccensis

 

 

Megapodidae (7)

 

 Sula scrubfowl

Megapodius bernsteinii

 orange-footed scrubfowl

Megapodius reinwardt

 dusky scrubfowl

Megapodius freycinet

 Philippine scrubfowl

Megapodius cumingii

 Tanimbar scrubfowl

Megapodius tenimberensis

 Moluccan scrubfowl

Eulipoa wallacei

 maleo

Macrocephalon maleo

 

 

Psittacidae (45)

 

 blue-streaked lory

Eos reticulata

 violet-necked lory

Eos squamata

 red and blue lory

Eos histrio

 Moluccan red lory

Eos bornea

 blue-eared lory

Eos semilarvata

 ornate lorikeet

Trichoglossus ornatus

 rainbow lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

 yellow and green lorikeet

Trichoglossus flavoviridis

 olive-headed lorikeet

Trichoglossus euteles

 iris lorikeet

Psitteuteles iris

 purple-naped lory

Lorius domicella

 chattering lory

Lorius garrulus

 blue-fronted lorikeet

Charmosyna toxopei

 red-flanked lorikeet

Charmosyna placentis

 red-breasted pygmy parrot

Micrositta bruijnii

 yellow-capped pygmy parrot

Micropsitta keiensis

 blue-rumped parrot

Psittinus cyanurus

 blue-crowned hanging-parrot

Loriculus galgulus

 vernal hanging-parrot

Loriculus vernalis

 large Sulawesi hanging-parrot

Loriculus stigmatus

 small Sulawesi hanging-parrot

Loriculus exilis

 Moluccan hanging-parrot

Loriculus amabilis

 Sangihe hanging-parrot

Loriculus catamene

 Wallace's hanging-parrot

Loriculus flosculus

 alexandrine parakeet

Psittacula eupatria

 blossom-headed parakeet

Psittacula roseata

 gray-headed parakeet

Psittacula finschii

 red-breasted parakeet

Psittacula alexandri

 rose-ringed parakeet

Psittacula krameri

 long-tailed parakeet

Psittacula longicauda

 eclectus parrot

Eclectus roratus

 red-cheeked parrot

Geoffroyus geoffroyi

 yellow-breasted racquet-tail

Prioniturus flavicans

 golden-manteled racquet-tail

Prioniturus platurus

 Buru racquet-tail

Prioniturus mada

 blue-naped parrot

Tanygnathus lucionensis

 blue-backed parrot

Tanygnathus sumatranus

 black-lored parrot

Tanygnathus gramineus

 great-billed parrot

Tanygnathus megalorhynchos

 olive-shouldered parrot

Aprosmictus jonquillaceus

 Moluccan king parrot

Alisterus amboinensis

 yellow-crested cockatoo

Cacatua sulphurea

 Seram cockatoo

Cacatua moluccensis

 white cockatoo

Cacatua alba

 Tanimbar corella

Cacatua goffini

 

 

Tytonidae (6)

 

 bay owl

Phodilus badius

 barn owl

Tyto alba

 Sulawesi masked owl

Tyto rosenbergii

 Minahassa masked owl

Tyto inexspectata

 Taliabu masked owl

Tyto nigrobrunnea

 lesser masked owl

Tyto sororcula

 

 

Strigidae (37)

 

 reddish scops-owl

Otus rufescens

 Sunda scops-owl

Otus lempiji

 mountain scops-owl

Otus spilocephalus

 white-fronted scops-owl

Otus sagittatus

 oriental scops-owl

Otus sunia

 Javan scops-owl

Otus angelinae

 Flores scops-owl

Otus alfredi

 rajah scops-owl

Otus brookii

 collared scops-owl

Otus lettia

 Sulawesi scops-owl

Otus manadensis

 Moluccan scops-owl

Otus magicus

 Wallace's scops-owl

Otus silvicola

 Sangihe scops-owl

Otus collari

 Simeulus scops-owl

Otus umbra

 Enggano scops-owl

Otus enganensis

 Mentawai scops-owl

Otus mentawi

 barred eagle-owl

Bubo sumatranus

 spot-bellied eagle-owl

Bubo nipalensis

 dusky eagle-owl

Bubo coromandus

 brown fish-owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

 buffy fish-owl

Ketupa ketupu

 tawny fish-owl

Ketupa flavipes

 brown hawk owl

Ninox scutulata

 barking owl

Ninox connivens

 Sumba boobook

Ninox rudolfi

 southern boobook

Ninox novaeseelandiae

 ochre-bellied boobook

Ninox ochracea

 Moluccan boobook

Ninox squamipila

 speckled boobook

Ninox punctulata

 collared owlet

Glaucidium brodiei

 barred owlet

Glaucidium cuculoides

 jungle owlet

Glaucidium radiatum

 spotted owlet

Athene brama

 brown wood-owl

Strix leptogrammica

 spotted wood-owl

Strix seloputo

 tawny owl

Strix aluco

 mottled wood-owl

Strix ocellata

 

 

Aegothelidae (1)

 

  Moluccan owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles crinifrons

 

 

Apodidae (4)

 

 white-vented needletail

Hirundapus cochinchinensis

 brown needletail

Hirundapus giganteus

 purple needletail

Hirundapus celebensis

 silver-rumped swift

Rhaphidura leucopygialis

 

 

Trogonidae (7)

 

 scarlet-rumped trogon

Harpactes duvaucelii

 red-naped trogon

Harpactes kasumba

 orange-breasted trogon

Harpactes oreskios

 red-headed trogon

Harpactes erythrocephalus

 Diard's trogon

Harpactes diardii

 cinnamon-rumped trogon

Harpactes orrhophaeus

 Ward's trogon

Harpactes wardi

 

 

Halcyonidae/Alcedinidae (33)

 

 Blyth's kingfisher

Alcedo  hercules

 blue-banded kingfisher

Alcedo euryzona

 small blue kingfisher

Alcedo coerulescens

 common kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

 blue-eared kingfisher

Alcedo meninting

 azure kingfisher

Alcedo azurea

 little kingfisher

Alcedo pusilla

 rufous-backed kingfisher

Ceyx rufidorsa

 oriental dwarf kingfisher

Ceyx erithacus

 Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher

Ceyx fallax

 variable dwarf kingfisher

Ceyx lepidus

 rufous-collared kingfisher

Actinoides concretus

 green-backed kingfisher

Actinoides monachus

 scaly-backed kingfisher

Actinoides princeps

 common paradise-kingfisher

Tanysiptera galatea

 lilac-cheeked kingfisher

Cittura cyanotis

 white-rumped kingfisher

Cardionax flugidus

 crested kingfisher

Megaceryle lugubris

 pied kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

 banded kingfisher

Lacedo pulchella

 brown-winged kingfisher

Halcyon amauroptera

 stork-billed kingfisher

Halcyon capensis

 great-billed kingfisher

Halcyon melanorhyncha

 white-throated kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

 black-capped kingfisher

Halcyon pileata

 ruddy kingfisher

Halcyon coromanda

 (white-)collared kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris

 blue-and-white kingfisher

Todiramphus diops

 lazuli kingfisher

Todiramphus lazuli

 forest kingfisher

Todiramphus macleayii

 sombre kingfisher

Todiramphus funebris

 beach kingfisher

Todiramphus saurophaga

 cinnamon-banded kingfisher

Todiramphus australasia

 

 

Meropidae (8)

 

 blue-tailed bee-eater