List of endemic birds of Sulawesi

Sulawesi has a high degree of endemism in its bird species. Sulawesi supports twelve endemic bird genera.

Conservation status

NE = not evaluated	NT = near threatened	CR = critical
DD = data deficient	VU = vulnerable	EW = extinct in the wild
LC = least concern	EN = endangered	EX = extinct

Bucerotiformes

Bucerotidae

• Penelopides exarhatus (Sulawesi hornbill) - VU
• Rhyticeros cassidix (knobbed hornbill) - VU

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae

• Caprimulgus celebensis (Sulawesi nightjar) - LC
• Eurostopodus diabolicus (Sulawesi eared-nightjar) - VU

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

• Scolopax celebensis (Sulawesi woodcock) - NT

Columbiformes

Columbidae

• Gallicolumba tristigmata (Sulawesi ground dove) - LC
• Turacoena manadensis (white-faced cuckoo-dove) - LC
• Ptilinopus fischeri (red-eared fruit-dove) - LC
• Ptilinopus epia (maroon-chinned fruit-dove) - NT
• Ducula forsteni (white-bellied imperial pigeon) - LC
• Ducula luctuosa (silver-tipped imperial pigeon) - LC
• Ducula radiata (grey-headed imperial pigeon) - LC
• Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa (sombre pigeon) - LC

Coraciiformes

Alcedinidae

• Actenoides monachus (green-backed kingfisher) - NT
• Actenoides princeps (scaly kingfisher) - LC
• Cittura cyanotis (lilac-cheeked kingfisher) - NT
• Ceyx fallax (Sulawesi kingfisher) - NT
• Pelargopsis melanorhyncha (great-billed kingfisher) - LC
• Todiramphus enigma (Talaud kingfisher) - NT

Meropidae

• Meropogon forsteni (purple-bearded bee-eater) - LC
• Coracias temminckii (purple-winged roller) - LC

Piciformes

• Dendrocopos temminckii (Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker) - LC
• Mulleripicus fulvus (ashy woodpecker) - LC

Craciformes

Megapodiidae

• Macrocephalon maleo (maleo) - EN
• Megapodius bernsteinii (Sula scrubfowl) - NT

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae

• Cuculus crassirostris (Sulawesi hawk-cuckoo) - LC
• Centropus celebensis (bay coucal) - LC
• Eudynamys melanorhynchus (black-billed koel) - LC
• Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus (yellow-billed malkoha) - LC

Falconiformes

Accipitridae

• Spilornis rufipectus (Sulawesi serpent eagle) - LC
• Accipiter griseiceps (Sulawesi goshawk) - LC
• Accipiter nanus (small sparrowhawk) - NT
• Accipiter rhodogaster (vinous-breasted sparrowhawk) - LC
• Accipiter trinotatus (spot-tailed sparrowhawk) - LC

Gruiformes

Rallidae

• Aramidopsis plateni (snoring rail) - VU
• Amaurornis isabellina (isabelline bush-hen) - LC
• Amaurornis magnirostris (Talaud bush-hen) - VU
• Gymnocrex rosenbergii (blue-faced rail) - VU
• Gymnocrex talaudensis (Talaud rail) - EN

Passeriformes

Artamidae

• Artamus monachus (ivory-backed woodswallow) - LC

Campephagidae

• Coracina temminckii (cerulean cuckoo-shrike) - LC
• Coracina bicolor (pied cuckoo-shrike) - NT
• Coracina abbotti (pygmy cuckoo-shrike) - LC
• Coracina schistacea (slaty cuckoo-shrike) - LC
• Coracina morio (Sulawesi cicadabird) - LC
• Coracina leucopygia (white-rumped cuckoo-shrike) - LC
• Lalage leucopygialis (white-rumped triller) - LC

Corvidae

• Corvus unicolor (Banggai crow) - CR
• Corvus typicus (piping crow) - LC

Dicaeidae

• Dicaeum nehrkorni (crimson-crowned flowerpecker) - LC
• Dicaeum celebicum (grey-sided flowerpecker) - LC
• Dicaeum aureolimbatum (yellow-sided flowerpecker) - LC

Dicruridae

• Dicrurus montanus (Sulawesi drongo) - LC

Meliphagidae

• Myza celebensis (dark-eared myza) - LC
• Myza sarasinorum (white-eared myza) - LC
• Myzomela chloroptera (Sulawesi myzomela) - LC

Monarchidae

• Hypothymis puella (pale-blue monarch) - LC

Muscicapidae

• Ficedula rufigula (rufous-throated flycatcher) - NT
• Ficedula bonthaina (Lompobattang flycatcher) - EN
• Cyornis sanfordi (Matinan flycatcher) - EN
• Cyornis hoevelli (blue-fronted flycatcher) - LC
• Cyornis omissus (Sulawesi blue-flycatcher) - LC
• Muscicapa sodhii (Sulawesi streaked flycatcher)

Nectariniidae

• Aethopyga duyvenbodei (elegant sunbird) - EN

Pachycephalidae

• Hylocitrea bonensis (olive-flanked whistler) - LC
• Coracornis raveni (maroon-backed whistler) - LC
• Coracornis sanghirensis (Sangihe shrikethrush) - CR
• Pachycephala sulfuriventer (sulphur-bellied whistler) - LC

Pellorneidae

• Trichastoma celebense (Sulawesi babbler) - LC

Phylloscopidae

• Phylloscopus sarasinorum (Sulawesi leaf-warbler) - LC

Rhipiduridae

• Eutrichomyias rowleyi (cerulean flycatcher) - CR
• Rhipidura teysmanni (Sulawesi fantail) - LC

Timaliidae

• Malia grata (malia) - LC

Turdidae

• Zoothera erythronota (red-backed thrush) - NT
• Zoothera heinrichi (Sulawesi mountain-thrush) - NT
• Zoothera mendeni (red-and-black thrush) - NT
• Cataponera turdoides (Sulawesi thrush) - LC
• Heinrichia calligyna (great shortwing) - LC

Sturnidae

• Basilornis celebensis (Sulawesi myna) - LC
• Streptocitta albicollis (white-necked myna) - LC
• Streptocitta albertinae (bare-eyed myna) - NT
• Enodes erythrophris (fiery-browed myna) - LC
• Scissirostrum dubium (finch-billed myna) - LC
• Acridotheres cinereus (pale-bellied myna) - LC

Zosteropidae

• Zosterops consobrinorum (pale-bellied white-eye) - LC
• Zosterops anomalus (lemon-throated white-eye) - LC
• Zosterops atrifrons (black-crowned white-eye) - LC
• Zosterops nehrkorni (Sangihe white-eye) - CR
• Zosterops somadikartai (Sangihe white-eye) - NT
• Lophozosterops squamiceps (streaky-headed white-eye) - LC

Psittaciformes

Psittacidae

• Loriculus exilis (red-billed hanging-parrot) - NT
• Loriculus stigmatus (great hanging parrot) - LC
• Loriculus catamene (Sangihe hanging parrot) - NT
• Loriculus sclateri (Sula hanging parrot) - LC

Psittaculidae

• Saudareos meyeri (yellow-cheeked lorikeet) - LC
• Trichoglossus ornatus (ornate lorikeet) - LC
• Prioniturus flavicans (yellowish-breasted racquet-tail) - NT
• Prioniturus platurus (golden-mantled racquet-tail) - LC
• Eos histrio (red-and-blue lory) - EN

Strigiformes

Strigidae

• Ninox ochracea (ochre-bellied hawk-owl) - NT
• Ninox ios (cinnabar boobook) - VU
• Ninox punctulata (speckled boobook) - LC
• Ninox burhani (Togian hawk-owl) - NT
• Otus collari (Sangihe scops owl) - LC
• Otus siaoensis (Siau scops owl) - CR
• Otus manadensis (Sulawesi scops owl) - LC

Tytonidae

• Tyto inexspectata (Sulawesi golden owl) - VU
• Tyto rosenbergii (Sulawesi owl) - LC
• Tyto nigrobrunnea (Taliabu masked owl) - EN

See also

• Fauna of Indonesia
• Fauna of New Guinea
• Lists of birds by region
• List of birds of Indonesia
  • List of birds of Indonesia (non-passerine)
  • List of birds of Indonesia (passerine)
• Endemic birds of Indonesia

References

• Birdlife International, The World List of Threatened Birds, ISBN 1-56098-528-3
• Birdlife International, Endemic Bird Areas of the World, ISBN 1-56098-574-7
• Morten Strange, A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia, ISBN 0-691-11495-1
• Periplus Ac+ion Guides, Birding Indonesia, ISBN 962-593-071-X
• The Howard and Moore, Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, ISBN 0-691-11701-2
• BirdLife International (2012) Endemic Bird Area factsheet: Sulawesi. 21/07/2012

External links

• BirdLife International species index website
• IUCN Red List — all species + locations website