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1 BIRDS, MAMMALS, AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES Seen in Sarawak BIRDS, MAMMALS, AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES seen in Sarawak and Sabah, Borneo March 19 – April 6 2018 Stefan Lithner Bristlehead Photo Stefan © Lithner 1 This trip was arranged as a bird trip by BirdtourASIA http://www.birdtourasia.com/borneo2018.html . The Sarawak part was conducted by MrYeo Siew Teck (Yeo) and the Sabah part was conducted by Mr Wilbur Goh (Wilbur). Participants were Pamela Hodgson (Pamela), David Graham (David), Stefan Lithner (Stefan), William Schweber (Bill), Neil Davis (Neil) and Lisa Holtzapfel (Lisa). A full report with Itinerary and birds in detail is available on http://birdtourasia.com/pdf%20Reports/Birdtour%20Asia%20Borneo%202018.pdf Itinerary in short: Kota Kinabalu – Klias Forest Reserve (peat swamp close to the Border between Sarawak and Sabah) - Oriole Camp Site (Sarawak) - Kelabit Highlands - Klias Forest Reserve (second time)– Kota Kinabalu – Tambunan - (Crocker Range Park) - Kinabalu National Park (including: Timphon Gate – Pouring Hot Springs) - Sepilok – Gomantong Caves – Kinabatangan River – Danum Valley – Kota Kinabalu. B I R D S This checklist follows BirdtourASIA´s checklist. Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata Great Argus Argusianus argus Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythrae Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Tropicoperdix charltonii graydoni Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps Bornean (Crested) Fireback Lophura ignita nobilis Bulwer’s Pheasant Lophura bulweri (heard) Pink-necked Pigeon Photo Stefan © Lithner Plume-toed Swiftlet Photo Stefan © Lithner Spotted Dove Stigmatopelia chinensis Little Cuckoo Dove Macropygia ruficeps nana Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica indica Zebra Dove Geopelia striata Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu 2 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia Bock's Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx (sparverioides) bocki Violet Cuckoo Photo Stefan © Lithner Bornean Leafbird Photo Stefan © Lithner Moustached Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx vagans Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax Sunda Cuckoo Cuculus lepidus Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii (heard) Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Little Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus aheneus Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Asian Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris brachyurus Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi Red-billed Malkoha Zanclostomus javanicus Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Bornean Ground Cuckoo Carpococcyx radiatus Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis bubutus Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis harteti Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata comata Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis cyanoptila Bornean Swiftlet Collocalia dodgei Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana natunae Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus lowi Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus vestita Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus Dulit Frogmouth Batrachostomus harterti Bornean Frogmouth Batrachostomus mixtus Blyth’s Frogmouth Batrachostomus affinis affinis Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus salvadorii Malaysian Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus temminckii White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Black-backed Swamphen Porphyrio indicus 3 Bornean Frogmouth Photo Stefan © Lithner Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Large Frogmouth Photo Stefan © Lithner Blyth´s Frogmouth Photo Stefan © Lithner 4 Storm´s Stork Photo Stefan © Lithner Great-billed Heron Photo Stefan © Lithner Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana Jerdon´s Baza with lizard Photo Stefan © Lithner PurpleHeron Ardea purpurea Eastern Great Egret Ardea modestus 5 Bat Hawk Photo Stefan © Lithner Crested Serpent Eagle Photo Stefan © Lithner Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia intermedia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromandus Striated Heron Butorides striata Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni Sunda Honeybuzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus torquatus Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus alcinus Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus limnaeetus Crested Hawk Eagle Photo Stefan © Lithner Wallace´s Hawk Eagle Photo Stefan © Lithner Blyth's Hawk Eagle Nisaetus alboniger Wallace's Hawk Eagle Nisaetus nanus Barred Eagle Owl Bubo sumatranus Buffy Fish Owl Bubo ketupu Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica vaga Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata borneensis (heard) (Sunda) Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei borneense (heard) 6 Mountain Serpent Eagle Photo Stefan © Lithner Brown Wood Owl Photo Stefan © Lithner Whitehead´s Trogon Photo Stefan © Lithner Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba impavidus Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii diardii Whitehead's Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii (heard) Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios dulitensis 7 Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris convexus Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros borneoensis Helmeted Hornbill Rhinoplax vigil Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus White-crowned Hornbill Berenicornis comatus Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus Wrinkled Hornbill Photo Stefan © Lithner Black Hornbill Photo Stefan © Lithner Gold-whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon Red-crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii Red-throated Barbet Psilopogon mystacophanos Mountain Barbet Psilopogon monticola Rhinocerous Hornbill Photo Stefan © Lithner Black-and-red Broadbill Photo Stefan © Lithner Yellow-crowned Barbet Psilopogon henricii Golden-naped Barbet Psilopogon pulcherrima Blue-eared Barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii duvaucelii Bornean Barbet Psilopogon eximia Brown Barbet Caloramphus fuliginosus Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus badiosus White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis javensis 8 Banded Yellownape Chrysophlegma miniaceum malaccensis Checker-throated Yellownape Chrysophlegma mentale humii (heard) Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus observandus Olive-backed Woodpecker Dinopium rafflesii dulitense Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis grammithorax Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki tukki Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus Brown Barbet Photo Stefan © Lithner Stork-billed Kingfisher Photo Stefan © Lithner Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting verreauxii Rufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa motleyi Blue-eared Kingfisher sleeping Photo Stefan © Lithner Rufous-backed Kingfisher sleeping Photo Stefan © Lithner Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella melanops Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis inominata Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda minor Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris laubmannianus Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus borneanus Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis viridis Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus ernesti 9 Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus White-fronted Falconet sleeping Photo Stefan © Lithner Red-bearded Bee-eater Photo Stefan © Lithner PASSERINES: Malayan Blue Flycatcher Photo Stefan © Lithner 10 Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis Hose's Broadbill Calyptomena hosii Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae Giant Pitta Hydrornis caerulea hosei (heard) Bornean Banded Pitta Hydrornis schwaneri Blue-headed Pitta Hydrornis baudii Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida mulleri Blue-banded Pitta Erythropitta arquata Black-crowned Pitta Erythropitta ussheri Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea (heard) Blyth's Shrike Babbler Pteruthius faeralatus robinsoni Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus consobrinus heard) Black Oriole Oriolus hosii Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus cruentus vulneratus Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus intermedius Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus Blyth´s Shrike Babbler Photo Stefan © Lithner Malaysian Pied Fantail Photo Stefan © Lithner Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhoptera (heard) Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velata Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala Common Iora Aegithina tiphia aequanimis Green Iora Aegithina viridissima White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus Sunda Cuckooshrike Coracina larvata normani Roving (Bar-bellied) Cuckooshrike Coracina (striata) sumatrensis Lesser Cicadabird Lalage fimbriata schierbrandii Pied Triller Lalage nigra nigra Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus insulanus Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris cinereigula White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis kinabalu Sunda (Malaysian) Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica 11 Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata Sunda
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