SYSTEMATIC LIST OF BIRDS
OCCURRING ON SUMBA

The following is a list of all bird species with documented records from Sumba. The list deals with records up to 1998. Any birdwatchers visiting Sumba are encouraged to send their bird records to the Indonesian Ornithological Society (see below for their Bogor postal address and website).

The list is taken from Linsley et al. (1999). See below for bibliography and key.

SPECIES	STATUS	HABITAT
Red-throated Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	RB	W
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel	NBV	P
Little Black Cormorant RA Phalocrocorax sulcirostris	NBV	W,P,M
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucus	RB? SWV?	W,P,M
Brown Booby RA Sula leucogaster	NBV	P
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus	AV	W,P
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	RB? CB?	W,P,M
Great-billed Heron RA Ardea sumatrana	RB? CB?	P,M,(W)
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	RB	W,P,M
Great Egret RA Casmerodius albus	NBV	W,P,M
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia	NBV	W
White-faced Heron Ardea novaehollandiae	RB SWV	W,M,C
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	NBV	W,P,M
Reef Egret Egretta sacra	RB	P,M
Cattle Egret Bulbulcus ibis	NBV RB?	G,W,C
Javan Pond-heron Ardeola speciosa	RB	W,C,(P)
Striated Heron Buteroides striatus	RB WV	P,M,(W)
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis	WV	W,M,C
Cinnamon Bittern RA Ixobrychus cinnamomeus	RB? WV	W
Glossy Ibis RA Plegadis falcinellus	AV	W
Royal Spoonbill RA Platalea regia	AV	W
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	NBV RB?	P,M,(W)
Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata	RB	F,S,C
Black-winged Kite Elanus caerulus	RB	S,G,C
Black Kite Milvus migrans	SWV CB/RB?	S,G,T
Brahiminy Kite Haliastur indus	RB	ALL
White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster	RB	P,M,(W)
Short-toed Eagle RA Circaetus gallicus	RB	S,G,(F)
Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis	SWV CB/RB?	S,G,C
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus tjendanae	RB	F,S,C
Spotted Kestrel Falco moluccensis	RB	S,G,C,(F)
Australian Hobby RA Falco longipennis	SWV	S,G
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	RB WV	F,S,G,W,P
Wandering Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arcuata	RB? NBV	W,M
Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons	RB? NBV	W,P,M
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa	RB	W,P,M
Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt	RB	F
Brown Quail Coturnix australis	RB	S,G,C
Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinenesis	RB	S,G,C
Green Junglefowl Gallus varius	RB	F,C
Red-backed Button-quail Turnix maculosa sumbana	RB	S,G,C
Sumba Button-quail Turnix everetti	RB	S,G,C
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis	RB WV?	G,W,C
Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca	RB? WV?	W,M
White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinerea	RB	W
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus	RB	W
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa	RB	W
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	RB	W
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	RB	W
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea	RB	W
Grey Plover RA Pluvialis squatarola	PV WV	P
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva	PV WV	G,P
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius	PV WV	W,P
[Red-capped Plover] [Charadrius ruficapillus]	AV	W,P
Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii	RB	P
Lesser Sand-plover RA Charadrius mongolus	PV	P
Greater Sand-plover Charadrius leschenaultii	PV WV	P
Oriental Plover RA Charadrius veredus	PV	G,W,P
Little Curlew RA Numenius minutus	PV	G,W,P
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	PV WV	P
Eurasian Curlew RA Numenius arquata	AV	P
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis	PV WV	P
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	PV WV	P
Common Redshank RA Tringa totanus	PV WV	P
Marsh Sandpiper RA Tringa stagnatilis	PV WV	W,P
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	PV WV	W,P
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	PV WV	W,P,C
Terek Sandpiper RA Xenus cinereus	PV WV	P
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	PV WV	W,P,M
Grey-tailed Tattler RA Heteroscellus brevipes	PV WV	W,P,M
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	PV WV	W,P
[Snipe sp.] [Gallinago sp.]	PV WV	W
Great Knot RA Calidris tenuirostris	PV	P
Sanderling Calidris alba	PV WV	P
Rufous-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	PV WV	P
Curlew Sandpiper RA Calidris ferruginea	PV	W,P
Broad-billed Sandpiper RA Limicola falcinellus	PV	P
White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus	CB? RB? or AWV	W,P
Red-necked Phalarope RA Phalaropus lobatus	WV	P
Beach Thick-knee RA Esacus magnirostris	RB	P
Australian Pratincole RA Stiltia isabella	SWV	W,P
Oriental Pratincole RA Glareola maldivarum	PV WV	W,P
[Jaeger sp.] [Stercorarius sp.]	PV	P
Whiskered Tern RA Chlidonias hybridus	SWV WV	W,P
White-winged Tern RA Chlidonias leucopterus	PV	W,P
Gull-billed Tern RA Gelochelidon nilotica	PV WV (SWV?)	P
Common Tern RA Sterna hirundo	PV	P
Black-naped Tern RA Sterna sumatrana	NBV RB/CB?	P
Little Tern RA Sterna albifrons	PV CB/RB?	P
Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii	NBV	P
Brown Noddy RA Anous stolidus	NBV	P
Sumba Green Pigeon Treron teysmanii	RB	F
Red-naped Fruit-dove Ptilonopus dohertyi	RB	F
Black-naped Fruit-dove Ptilonopus melanospila	RB	F,S
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea	RB	F,M
Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis	RB	F
Little Cuckoo-dove Macropygia ruficeps	RB	F
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis	RB	F,S,G,C,T
Barred Dove Geopelia maugei	RB	S,G,M,C
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica	RB	F
Nicobar Pigeon RA Caloenas nicobarica	NBV CB?	F
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus fortis	RB	F,S,M,C
Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata	RB	F
Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus cornelia	RB	F
Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi	RB	F,M
Great-billed Parrot Tanygnathus megalorynchos sumbensis	RB	F
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus	RB PV WV	F
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo Cuculus sepulcralis	RB	F,S,C
Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus	SWV	F,C
Australian Koel Eudynamys cyanocephala	SWV CB/RB?	F,S,C
Channel-billed Cuckoo RA Scythrops novaehollandiae	CB? or RB?	F,S
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis	RB	S,G,C
Barn Owl Tyto alba sumbaensis	RB	S,G
Eastern Grass-owl RA Tyto longimembris	RB? AV?	S,G
Sumba Boobook Ninox rudolfi	RB	F,(C)
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus	RB	S,G
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis	RB	S,G,C
Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphagus	RB	ALL
Glossy Swiflet Collocalia esculenta	RB	ALL
Fork-tailed Swift RA Apus pacificus	PV WV	ALL
Little Swift RA Apus affinis	RB?	S,G,P
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	RB WV?	W,P,M
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus	RB	F,W
Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher Halcyon australasia	RB	F,S
Sacred Kingfisher Halcyon sancta	SWV	S,G,P,M,C
Collared Kingfisher Halcyon chloris	RB	ALL
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops superciliosus	WV	S,G,W,C
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus	SWV	F,S,G,W,C
Common Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis	RB?WV?SWV?	S,G,C
Sumba Hornbill Rhyticeros everetti	RB	F
Elegant Pitta Pitta elegans maria	RB	F
Singing Bush-lark Mirafra javanica	RB	S,G,C
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	PV WV	S,G,C,T
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica	RB	S,G,C,T
Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata	RB	S,G,P
Tree Martin RA Cecropis nigricans	SWV	W
Fairy Martin RA Cecropis ariel	SWV	W
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	WV	G,W,C
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea	WV	G,W,C
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae	RB	G,S,C
Petchora Pipit Anthus gustavi	WV	S,G
Wallacean Cuckoo-shrike Coracina personata sumbensis	RB	F,(S,C)
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novahollandiae	SWV	S,C,(F)
Sumba Cicadabird Coracina dohertyi	RB	F
White-shouldered Triller Lalage sueurii	RB	S,M,C
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus	WV or AV	S,G,C
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata francki	RB	S,G,C,T
Chestnut-backed Thrush Zoothera dohertyi	RB	F
Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis inquirendus	RB	S,G
[Warbler sp.] [Locustella sp.]	AV
Clamorous Reed-warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus	RB	W
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis	RB	S,G,C
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	WV	F
Russet-backed Rhinomyias Rhinomyias oscillans stresemanni	RB	F
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica segregata	RB	F
Sumba Flycatcher Ficedula harterti	RB	F
Grey-headed Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis connectens	RB	F
Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi sumbaensis	RB	F
Spectacled Monarch Monarcha trivirgatus	RB	F,M
Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis	RB	F,M
Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons sumbensis	RB	F
Common Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis fulviventris	RB	F
Great Tit Parus major	RB	F,S,M,C
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile	RB	F,S,C
Blood-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum saguinolentum wilhelminae	RB	F,S,C,T
Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis rubrigena	RB	F,S,C
[Olive-backed Sunbird] [Nectarinia jugularis]	?
Apricot-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia buettikoferi	RB	F,S,C
Yellow-spectacled White-eye Zosterops wallacei	RB	F,S,M,C
Ashy-bellied White-eye Zosterops citrinellus	RB	F,S,M,C
Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta	RB	F,S,M,C,T
Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela erythrocephala dammermani	RB	F
Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides	RB	F,S,C
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava	RB	S,G,C,T
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata	RB	S,G,C,T
Black-faced Munia Lonchura molucca	RB	S,G,C,T
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata sumbae	RB	S,G,C
Five-coloured Munia Lonchura quinticolor	RB	S,G,C,T
Pale-headed Munia RA Lonchura pallida	RB	G,C,T
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	RB	C,T
Short-tailed Starling Aplonis minor	RB	F,S,C
[Starling sp.] [Sturnus sp.]	AV
White-vented Myna RA Acridotheres javanicus	RB	G,M,C,T
Hill Myna Gracula religiosa	Escape	F
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis	RB	F,S,C
Wallacean Drongo Dicrurus densus sumbae	RB	F,S,C
White-breasted Wood-swallow Artamus leucorhynchus	RB	S,G,C
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos	RB	F,S,C,T

Bold type indicates island endemics (trinomials indicate subspecies). RA means the species is a recent addition (since 1983) to the Sumba bird list. Those species in square brackets are unconfirmed records.

STATUS: RB = Resident breeder; CB = Casual breeder (few records; may be resident or migrant breeder); PV = Passage visitor; WV = Northern winter visitor; SWV = Southern winter visitor; AV = Accidental (or casual) visitor (or vagrant); NBV = Non-breeding visitor.

HABITAT CODES: F = Forest (including edge); S = Savanna (areas of bushes and trees at low density); G = Grassland; W = Inland wetlands (lakes/ ponds/ marshes/ rivers); P = Reef-flats, beaches and coastal waters; M = Mangroves; C = Cultivation (paddies, coconut, lontar, etc); T = Towns/villages. Secondary habitats in parenthesis.

Bibliography

Coates, B.J. & Bishop K.D.1997. A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea;

Sulawesi, The Moluccas and Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Dove Publications,

Alderley, Australia.

Linsley, M., Jones, M & Marsden, S. 1999. A Review of the Sumba Avifauna. Kukila 10.

White, C.M.N. & Bruce, M.D. 1986. The Birds of Wallacea (Sulawesi, The Moluccas &

Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia). B.O.U. Check-list No.7, London.

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