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Eagle-Eye Tours www.eagle-eye.com [email protected] 1-800-373-5678 BORNEO 2011 September BIRD SPECIES No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL 1 Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata s PHEASANTS AND PARTRIDGES 2 Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra s 3 Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii h 4 Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps h 5 Crested Fireback Lophura ignita s 6 Great Argus Argusianus argus h 7 (Red Jungle Fowl) (Gallus gallus) s ANHINGAS 8 Darter Anhinga melanogaster s HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS 9 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis s 10 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea s 11 Great Egret Ardea alba s 12 Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes s 13 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia s 14 Little Egret Egretta garzetta s 15 Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra s 16 (Eastern) Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis (coromandus) s 17 Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa s 18 Striated Heron Butorides striata s 19 Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus s STORKS 20 Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi s 21 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus s HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES 22 Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni s 23 Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus s 24 Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus s 25 Brahminy Kite Haliaster indus s 26 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster s 27 Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis s 28 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus s 29 Mountain Serpent-Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis h 30 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela s 31 Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus s Page 1 of 8 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 32 Besra Accipiter virgatus ck 33 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis s 34 Rufous-bellied Eagle Aquila kienerii s 35 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus s 36 Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus alboniger s 37 Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nanus s FALCONS AND CARACARAS s 38 White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons s 39 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus s RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS 40 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus s 41 Black-backed Swamphen Porphyrio indicus s PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS 42 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola s 43 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva s 44 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus s SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES 45 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos s 46 Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes s 47 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 48 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola s 49 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus s 50 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres s 51 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis s GULLS 52 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus s TERNS 53 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus s 54 Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana s 55 Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis s PIGEONS AND DOVES 56 Rock Pigeon Columba livia s 57 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis s 58 Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps s 59 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica s 60 Zebra Dove Geopelia striata s 61 Little Green-Pigeon Treron olax s 62 Pink-necked Pigeon Treron vernans s 63 Cinnamon-headed Pigeon Treron fulvicollis s 64 Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra s 65 Large Green-Pigeon Treron capellei s 66 Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea s 67 Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia s PARROTS 68 Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus s 69 Blue-naped Parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis s Page 2 of 8 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 70 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus s CUCKOOS 71 Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus s 72 Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi s 73 Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus s 74 Red-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus javanicus s 75 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris s 76 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis s 77 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis s OWLS 78 Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus s 79 Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus s 80 Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu s 81 Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica s SWIFTS 82 Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis s 83 Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus s 84 Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta s 85 Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchi s 86 Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana s 87 Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus s 88 Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus s 89 House Swift Apus nipalensis s 90 Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus s TREESWIFTS 91 Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis s 92 Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata s TROGONS 93 Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii s 94 Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii s KINGFISHERS 95 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis s 96 Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting s 97 Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo euryzona s 98 Rufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa s 99 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis s 100 Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris s 101 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus s 102 Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus s BEE-EATERS 103 Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis s ROLLERS 104 Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis s HORNBILLS 105 Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris s 106 Asian Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus s Page 3 of 8 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 107 Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros s 108 Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus s 109 White-crowned Hornbill Aceros comatus s 110 Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus s ASIAN BARBETS 111 (Bornean) Brown Barbet Calorhamphus fuliginosus tertius s 112 Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon h 113 Red-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos s 114 Mountain Barbet Megalaima monticola s 115 Golden-naped Barbet Megalaima pulcherrima s 116 Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis s 117 Bornean Barbet Megalaima eximia h WOODPECKERS 118 Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis s 119 Gray-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus s 120 Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus s 121 White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis s 122 Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus s 123 Orange-backed Woodpecker Reinwardtipicus validus s 124 Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis s 125 Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki s 126 Gray-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus s BROADBILLS 127 Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi s 128 Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos s 129 Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus s 130 Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus s 131 Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus s PITTAS 133 Black-headed Pitta Pitta ussheri s 134 Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida s CUCKOO-SHRIKES 135 Sunda Cuckoo-shrike Coracina larvata s 136 Lesser Cuckoo-shrike Coracina fimbriata s 137 Pied Triller Lalage nigra s 138 Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus s 139 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus s 140 Gray-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris s 141 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus s 142 Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus s LEAFBIRDS 143 Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati s 144 Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon s 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    Cambodia and South Vietnam Leader: Barry Davies Eagle-Eye Tours January 2018 Seen/ Common Name Scientific Name Heard DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL 1 Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica s 2 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos s 3 Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus s 4 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha s 5 Garganey Anas querquedula s PHEASANTS, GROUSE, TURKEYS, ALLIES 6 Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus s 9 Scaly-breasted Partridge Arborophila chloropus s 11 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus s 13 Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi s 14 Germain's Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini s 16 Green Peafowl Pavo muticus s GREBES 17 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis s STORKS 18 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans s 19 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus s 21 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala s CORMORANTS AND SHAGS 22 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis s 23 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo s 24 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger s ANHINGAS 25 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster s PELICANS 26 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis s HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS 28 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus s 30 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea s 31 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea s 32 Eastern Great Egret Ardea (alba) modesta s 33 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia s 34 Little Egret Egretta garzetta s 35 (Eastern) Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus s IBISES AND SPOONBILLS 41 White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni s 42 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephallus s 43 Giant Ibis Pseudibis gigantea s OSPREY 44 Osprey
  • India: Kaziranga National Park Extension

    India: Kaziranga National Park Extension

    INDIA: KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK EXTENSION FEBRUARY 22–27, 2019 The true star of this extension was the Indian One-horned Rhinoceros (Photo M. Valkenburg) LEADER: MACHIEL VALKENBURG LIST COMPILED BY: MACHIEL VALKENBURG VICTOR EMANUEL NATURE TOURS, INC. 2525 WALLINGWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 1003 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78746 WWW.VENTBIRD.COM INDIA: KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK EXTENSION February 22–27, 2019 By Machiel Valkenburg This wonderful Kaziranga extension was part of our amazing Maharajas’ Express train trip, starting in Mumbai and finishing in Delhi. We flew from Delhi to Guwahati, located in the far northeast of India. A long drive later through the hectic traffic of this enjoyable country, we arrived at our lodge in the evening. (Photo by tour participant Robert Warren) We enjoyed three full days of the wildlife and avifauna spectacles of the famous Kaziranga National Park. This park is one of the last easily accessible places to find the endangered Indian One-horned Rhinoceros together with a healthy population of Asian Elephant and Asiatic Wild Buffalo. We saw plenty individuals of all species; the rhino especially made an impression on all of us. It is such an impressive piece of evolution, a serious armored “tank”! On two mornings we loved the elephant rides provided by the park; on the back of these attractive animals we came very close to the rhinos. The fertile flood plains of the park consist of alluvial silts, exposed sandbars, and riverine flood-formed lakes called Beels. This open habitat is not only good for mammals but definitely a true gem for some great birds. Interesting but common birds included Bar-headed Goose, Red Junglefowl, Woolly-necked Stork, and Lesser Adjutant, while the endangered Greater Adjutant and Black-necked Stork were good hits in the stork section.