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The following information has been compiled from material kindly provided by BirdLife International. Species restricted to Borneo are indicated by the letter 'B' to the right of the scientific name; the status category of globally threatened birds is given in the right-hand column. The main list is in two parts; lowland forest species, followed by montane forest forms. A short third section lists other threatened birds in the region, including a number of migratory species. Click on highlighted species names for explanatory text provided by BirdLife International. 1. Bird species restricted to lowland forest in the Sundaic region* (172 species) * Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Palawan and the Malaysian peninsula (here including Malaysia, southern Thailand and southern Myanmar). Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi EN White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni EN Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus alboniger Javan Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus bartelsi EN Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nanus VU Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons Long-billed Partridge Rhizothera longirostris Black Partridge Melanoperdix nigra Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii VU Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul Crestless Fireback Lophura erythrophthalma VU Crested Fireback Lophura ignita VU Bulwer's Pheasant Lophura bulweri B VU Malayan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron malacense Bornean Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri B CR Great Argus Argusianus argus Silvery Wood-Pigeon Columba argentina Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon Treron fulvicollis Little Green-Pigeon Treron olax Large Green-Pigeon Treron capellei Jambu Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus jambu Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus Yellow-throated Hanging-Parrot Loriculus pusillus Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus vagans Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus Red-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus javanicus Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Sunda Ground-Cuckoo Carpococcyx radiceus VU Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis Sunda Coucal Centropus nigrorufus White-fronted Scops-Owl Otus sagittatus VU Reddish Scops-Owl Otus rufescens Simeulue Scops-Owl Otus umbra Enggano Scops-Owl Otus (magicus) enganensis Mentawai Scops-Owl Otus mentawi Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu Javan Owlet Glaucidium castanopterum Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus Dulit Frogmouth Batrachostomus harterti Gould's Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus Blyth's Frogmouth Batrachostomus affinis Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus Malaysian Eared-Nightjar Eurostopodus temminckii Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii Cinnamon-rumped Trogon Harpactes orrhophaeus Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo euryzona Javan Kingfisher Halcyon cyanoventris Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus White-crowned Hornbill Aceros comatus Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus VU Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon Red-crowned Barbet Megalaima rafflesii Red-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos Black-banded Barbet Megalaima javensis Yellow-crowned Barbet Megalaima henricii Brown Barbet Calorhamphus fuliginosus Malaysian Honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis Banded Woodpecker Picus mineaceus Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus Checker-throated Woodpecker Picus mentalis Olive-backed Woodpecker Dinopium rafflesii Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus Orange-backed Woodpecker Reinwardtipicus validus Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki Grey-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis Hose's Broadbill Calyptomena hosii Giant Pitta Pitta caerulea Banded Pitta Pitta guajana Gurney's Pitta Pitta gurneyi Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii B Garnet Pitta Pitta granatina Lesser Cuckooshrike Coracina fimbriata Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus VU Black-and-white Bulbul Pycnonotus melanoleucus Scaly-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus squamatus Grey-bellied Bulbul Pycnonotus cyaniventris Puff-backed Bulbul Pycnonotus eutilotus Blue-wattled Bulbul Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos Finsch's Bulbul Alophoixus finschii Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus Grey-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus bres Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger Buff-vented Bulbul Iole olivacea Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon Green Iora Aegithina viridissima Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala B Chestnut-capped Thrush Zoothera interpres White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii Rufous-tailed Shama Trichixos pyrropyga Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus Malaysian Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus White-chested Babbler Trichastoma rostratum Ferruginous Babbler Trichastoma bicolor Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiarium Black-browed Babbler Malacocincla perspicillata VU Short-tailed Babbler Malacocincla malaccensis Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum Grey-breasted Babbler Malacopteron albogulare Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus montanus Bornean Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica B Striped Wren-Babbler Kenopia striata Large Wren-Babbler Napothera macrodactyla Black-throated Wren-Babbler Napothera atrigularis B White-breasted Babbler Stachyris grammiceps Grey-headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala White-necked Babbler Stachyris leucotis Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera Grey-cheeked Tit-Babbler Macronous flavicollis Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler Macronous ptilosus Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda Olive-backed Tailorbird Orthotomus sepium Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum Fulvous-chested Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias olivacea Grey-chested Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias umbratilis Rufous-chested Flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria Rueck's Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis ruckii VU Large-billed Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius B Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus Brown-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum everetti Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex Red-throated Sunbird Anthreptes rhodolaema Scarlet Sunbird Aethopyga mystacalis Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis Enggano White-eye Zosterops salvadorii Bali Myna Leucopsar rothschildi Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus Crested Jay Platylophus galericulatus Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus
2. Bird species restricted to montane forest in the Sundaic region* (91 species) * Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and peninsular Malaysia. Mountain Serpent-Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis Grey-breasted Partridge Arborophila orientalis Chestnut-bellied Partridge Arborophila javanica Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra Red-billed Partridge Arborophila rubrirostris Ferruginous Partridge Caloperdix oculea Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps Sumatran Pheasant Lophura hoogerwerfi Salvadori's Pheasant Lophura inornata VU Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron chalcurum Mountain Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron inopinatum Rufous Woodcock Scolopax saturata Sumatran Green-Pigeon Treron oxyura Pink-headed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus porphyreus Sumatran Ground-cuckoo Carpococcyx viridis Javan Scops-Owl Otus angelinae Rajah Scops-Owl Otus brookii Short-tailed Frogmouth Batrachostomus poliolophus Bornean Frogmouth Batrachostomus mixtus Salvadori's Nightjar Caprimulgus pulchellus Waterfall Swift Hydrochrous gigas Volcano Swiftlet Collocalia vulcanorum Blue-tailed Trogon Harpactes reinwardtii Whitehead's Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi Fire-tufted Barbet Psilopogon pyrolophus Brown-throated Barbet Megalaima corvina Mountain Barbet Megalaima monticola Flame-fronted Barbet Megalaima armillaris Golden-naped Barbet Megalaima pulcherrima Bornean Barbet Megalaima eximia Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi Schneider's Pitta Pitta schneideri VU Blue-banded Pitta Pitta arcuata B Black-crowned Pitta Pitta venusta Sunda Cuckooshrike Coracina larvata Sunda Minivet Pericrocotus miniatus Black-breasted Fruit-hunter Chlamydochaera jefferyi Cream-striped Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogrammicus Spot-necked Bulbul Pycnonotus tympanistrigus VU Orange-spotted Bulbul Pycnonotus bimaculatus Green-winged Bulbul Hypsipetes virescens Blue-masked Leafbird Chloropsis venusta Shiny Whistling-Thrush Myiophonus melanurus Sunda Whistling-Thrush Myiophonus glaucinus Malayan Whistling-Thrush Myiophonus robinsoni Everett's Thrush Zoothera everetti Horsfield's Thrush Zoothera horsfieldi Sunda Robin Cinclidium diana Sunda Forktail Enicurus velatus Sumatran Cochoa Cochoa beccarii VU Javan Cochoa Cochoa azurea Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush Garrulax rufifrons Black Laughingthrush Garrulax lugubris Bare-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax calvus Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush Garrulax mitratus Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrogenys Rusty-breasted Wren-Babbler Napothera rufipectus Marbled Wren-Babbler Napothera marmorata Mountain Wren-Babbler Napothera crassa White-bibbed Babbler Stachyris thoracica Crescent-chested Babbler Stachyris melanothorax Javan Fulvetta Alcippe pyrrhoptera Spotted Crocias Crocias albonotatus Chestnut-crested Yuhina Yuhina everetti B Javan Tesia Tesia superciliaris Bornean Stubtail Urosphena whiteheadi Friendly Bush-Warbler Bradypterus accentor Sunda Warbler Seicercus grammiceps Eyebrowed Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias gularis Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo Rufous-vented Niltava Niltava sumatrana Bornean Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis superbus B Rufous-tailed Fantail Rhipidura phoenicura White-bellied Fantail Rhipidura euryura Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha Pygmy Tit Psaltria exilis Blue Nuthatch Sitta azurea Black-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum White-flanked Sunbird Aethopyga eximia Bornean Spiderhunter Arachnothera everetti Whitehead's Spiderhunter Arachnothera juliae Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapillus Javan Grey-throated White-eye Lophozosterops javanicus Pygmy White-eye Oculocincta squamifrons Mountain Blackeye Chlorocharis emiliae Black Oriole Oriolus hosii Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus cruentus Sumatran Drongo Dicrurus sumatranus Short-tailed Magpie Cissa thalassina Sunda Treepie Dendrocitta occipitalis
3. Additional threatened bird species (including migratory species) found in, but not restricted to, the Sundaic region Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis VU Abbott's Booby Papasula abbotti VU Japanese Night-heron Gorsachius goisagi VU Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes EN Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus VU Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer EN Grey Imperial-pigeon Ducula pickeringii VU Vanderbilt's Babbler Malacocincla vanderbilti VU White-winged Duck Cairina scutulata EN Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi VU Masked Finfoot Heliopais personata VU Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea VU Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha VU |