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

Conservation status

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) ^[1]

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

Notes

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