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Last updated - 1st January, 2005


BIRD LIST OF MALOLO PLANTATION LODGE

Malolo Plantation Lodge Listed below in are the common and scientific names used in the Birds of New Guinea by B.M.Beehler, T.K.Pratt & D.A.Zimmerman.

The list has been compiled by a number of people visiting MALOLO PLANTATION LODGE and the area and particularly by Joseph Tano the senior field guide from AMBUA LODGE.

There have to date been a total of 176 different species sited around the MALOLO, the North Coast road and the adjacent waters.

The list has been edited by various people including by Joseph Tano of AMBUA LODGE.

GREBES - Podicipedidiae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Australasian Grebe 51Tachyboptus novaehollandiae
Little Grebe 51Tachyboptus nificollis

GEESE & DUCKS - Anatidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Spootted Whistling Duck69Dendrocygna guttata
Wandering Whistling Duck69Dendrocygna arcuata
Green Pigmy Goose70Nettapus pulehellus
White-headed Shelduck70Tadorna radijah
Pacific Black Duck71Anas superciliosa

COMORANTS - Phalacrocoracidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Little Black Comorant 53Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Little Pied Cormorant 53 Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

HERONS, EGRETS & BITTENS - Ardeidae Egretta intermedia
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Great Egret 56Egretta alba
Intermediate Egret 57
Little Egret57Egretta garzetta
Easten Reef Egret 58 Egretta sacra

RAILS, MOORHENS & COOTS - Rallidae Porphyrio porphyrio
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Buff-banded Rail 76Rallus phippensis
White-browed Crake 78Porzana cinerea
Bush Hen 77Amaurornis olivaceus
Purple Swamphen 79

BIRDS OF PREY-Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Long-tailed Buzzard61Henicopernis longicauda
Crested Hawk61Aviceda subcristata
Brahminy Kite63Haliastur indus
Whistling Kite62
Black Kite62 Milvus Migrans
White-bellied Sea Eagle63Haliaeetus leucogaster
Grey-headed Goshawk65Accipiter poliocephalus
Grey Goshawk65Accipiter novaehollandiae
Collard Sparrow65Accipiter cirrhocephalus
Gurney's Eagle67Aquia gurneyi

SCRUBFOWL/BRUSH TURKEY-Megapodiidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Common Scrubfowl72Megapodius freycinet
Brown-collared Brush-turkey73Talegalla jobiensis

JACANAS or LILY TROTTERS - Jacanidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Comb-crested Jacana 80Irediparra gallinacea

DOTTERELS & PLOVERS - Charadriidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Masked Lapwing 83Vanellus miles
Lesser Golden Plover 83Pluvialis dominica
Little Ringed Plover 84Charadrius dubius
Mongolian Plover 84Charadrius mongolus
Large Sand Plover 84Charadrius leschenaultii

CURLEWS, SANDPIPERS, SNIPES & ALLIES-Scolopacidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Eastern Curlew85Numenius madagascariensis
Whimbrel85Numenius phaeopus
Little Curlew 86Numenius minutus
Grey-tailed Tattler 86Tringa brcuipes

STINTS/SANDPIPER/WADERS/CURLEWS/PLOVERS-Scolopacidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Common Sandpiper87Tringa hypoleucos
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper91Calidris acuminata

GULLS & TERNS - Laridae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Common Tern97Sterna hirundo
Sooty Tern 98Sterna fuscata
Bridled Tern 98Sterna anaethetus
Little Tern 98Sterna albifrons
Crested Tern 99Sterna bergii

DOVES/PIGEONS-Columbidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Brown Cuckoo-Dove101Macropygia amboinensis
Black-Billed Cuckoo-Dove101Macropygia nigrirostris
Great Cuckoo-dove102Reinwardtoena reinwardtii
Stephan's Ground-Dove102Chalocophaps stephani
Emerald Ground-Dove102Chalocophaps indica
Great Cuckoo-dove102Reinwardtoena reinwardtii
Cinnamon Ground-Dove103Gallicolumba rufigula
Pink Spotted Fruit-Dove105Ptilinopus perlatus
Wampoo Fruit-dove105Ptilinopus Magnificus
Ornate Fruit-Dove106Ptilinopus ornatus
Superb Fruit-Dove106Ptilinopus superbus
Coroneted Fruit-Dove 107Ptilinopus coronulatus
Beautiful Fruit-Dove107Ptilinopus pulchellus
Orange-billied Fruit-dove108Ptilinopus iozonus
Claret-Breasted Fruit-Dove108Ptilinopus viridis
Dwarf Fruit-Dove108Ptilinopus nanus
Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon109Ducula rufigaster
Pinon Imperial Pigeon110Ducula pinon
Zoe Imperial Pigeon110Ducula zoeae
Pied Imperial Pigeon110Ducula bicolor
Papua Mountain Pigeon111Gymnophops albertisii

PARROTS/LORIKEETS-Psittacidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Rainbow Lorikeet113Trichoglossus heamatodus
Dusky Lory113Pseudoes fuscata
Western Black-capped Lory114Lorius Lory
Palm Cockatoo117Probosciger aterrimus
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo117Cacatua Galerita
Buff-Faced Pigmy Parrot118Micropsitta pusio
Edwards Parrot119Psittaculirostris edwardsii
Doubled-eyed Fig Parrot119Cyclopsitta diophthalma
Eclectus Parrot121Eclectus roratus
Red-cheeked Parrot121Geoffroyus geoffroyi
Papuan Hanging Parrot123Loriculus aurantiifrons

CUCKOOS, KOELS and COUCALS-Cuculidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Malay Bronze-Cuckoo126Chrysococcyx minutillus
Common Koel127Eudynamys scolopacea
Channel-billed Cuckoo128Scythrops novaehollandiae
Lesser Black Coucal129Centropus bernsteini

SWIFTS-Hemiprocndae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Moustached tree-swift136Hemiprocne mystacea

SWIFTLETS-Apodidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Three-Toed Swiftlet137Collocalia papuensis
Uniformed Swiftlet137Collocalia Vanikorensis
Glossy Swiftlet138Collocalia esculenta

KINGFISHERS-Alcedinidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Common Paradise Kingfisher139Tanysiptera galatea
Hook-billed Kingfisher140Melidora Macrorrhina
Rufous-belled Kookaburra141Dacelo Gaudichaud
Forest Kingfisher142Halcyon macleayii
Beach Kingfisher142Halcyon sourophaga
Sacred Kingfisher142Halcyon sancta
Yellow-billed Kingfisher142Halcyon torotoro
Azure Kingfisher143Alecedo asurea
Dwarf Kingfisher143Ceyx lepidus
Common Kingfisher144Alecedo althis

BEE-EATERS-Meropidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Rainbow Bee Eater144Merops ornatus

DOLLARDIRD-Coraciidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Dollarbird144Eurystomus orientalis

HORNBILL-Bucerotidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Blyth's Hornbil145Rhyticeros plicatus

SWALLOWS-Hirundinidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Pacific Swallow147Hirundo tahitica

TRILLERS & CUCKOO-SHRIKES-Campephagidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
White-Bellied Cuckoo-shrike150Coricina papuensis
Stout Billed Cuckoo-shrike150Coricina caeruleogrisea
Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike151Coricina boyeri
Cicadabird151Coricina tenu
Black-Browed Triller152Lalage atrovirens

BABLERS-Orthonychidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Blue Jewel-babler156Ptilorrhoa caerulescens

OLD WORLD WARBLERS-Sylviidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Golden-headed Cisticola159Cisticola exilis

FANTAILS-Rhipiduridae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Sooty Thicket Fantail167Phipidura threnothorax
White -bellied Fantail168Phipidura leucothorax
Rufus-backed Fantail168Rhipidura rufidora
Willie Wagtail170Rhipidura leucophrys
Northern Fantail170Phipidura rufiventris

MONARCHS-Myiagridae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Island Monarch171Monarcha cinerascens
Spot-winged Monarch172Monarcha guttula
Hooded Monarch172Monarcha manadensis
Golden Monarch173Monarcha chrysomela
Frilled Monarch173Arses telescophthalmus
Shining Flycather174Myiagra alecto
Yellow-brested Boatbill175Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
FLYCATCHERS-Eopsaltriidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Olive Flycatcher176Microeca flavovirescens

WHISTLERS, SHRIKE-THRUSHES & PITOHUIS-Pachycephalidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Mangrove Golden Whistler 182Pachycephala melanura
Grey Whistler 184Pachycephala simplex
Little Shrike-thrush 185Colluricincla megarhyncha
Variable Pitohui 186Pitohui kirhocephalus
Hooded Pitohui186Pitohui Dichrous

BERRYPECKERS & FLOWERPECKERS-Dicaeidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Papuan Flowerpecker 191Dicaeum pectorale
Black Berrypecker 190Melanocharis nigra

SUNBIRDS-Nectariniidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Yellow-bellied Sunbird192Nectarinia Jugularis
Black Sunbird192Nectarinia apasia

HONEYEATERS, MELIPHAGA & FRIARBIRDS-Meliphagidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Long-billed Honeyeater195Melilestes megarhynchus
Tawny Straightbill 195Timeliopsis griseigula
Yellow-bellied Longbill195Toxorhamphus novaeguineae
Dwarf Honeyeater 196Oedistoma iliolophus
Green-backed Honeyeater 196Glycichaera fallax
Mimic Meliphaga 201Meliphagaanaloga
Puff-Backed Meliphaga201Meliphaga aruensis
Varied Honeyeater201Lichenostomus versicolor
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater 203Xantholis flaviventer
Meyer's Friarbird204Philemon meyeri
Streak-Headed Honeyeater204Pycnphygius stictocephalus
Helmeted Friarbird205Philemon buceroides

MANNIKINS-Estrildidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Streak-headed Mannikin 210Lonchura tristissima
Grand Mannikin 211 Lonchuva grandis
Hooded Mannikin 211Lonchura spectagilis
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin 211Lonchuro castaneothorax

STARLINGS & MYNAS-Sturnidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Metallic Starling213Alponis metallica
Golden Myna214Mino anais
Yellow-faced Myna214Mino dumontii

ORIOLES-Oriolidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Brown Oriole 214Oriolus szalayi

DRONGOS-Dicruridae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Spangled Drongo216Dicrurus hottentottus

PELTOPS & BUTCHERBIRDS-Gracticidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Hooded Butcherbird218Gracticus cassicus
Lowland Peltops219Peltops blainvillii

MANUCODES-Paradisaeidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Gloss-mantled Manucode 224 Manucodia atra

BIRDS OF PARADISE-Paradisaeidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Lesser Bird of Paradise231 Paradisea minor
Magnificent Bird of Paradise231 Cicinnurus magnificus
Raggiana Bird of Paradise231 Paradisea raggiana
King Bird of Paradise231 Cicinnurus regius

CROWS-Covidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Torresian Crow234Corvus orru
Grey Crow236Corvus tristis

PETRELS, SHEARWATERS & ALLIES - Procellariidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Tahiti Petrel Fig 5 Pterodroma rostrata
Straeked Shearwater Fig 7Calonectris leucomelus
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Fig 8 Puffinus facificus
Fles-footed Shearwater Fig 9 Puffinus carneipes
Heinroth's Shearwater Fig 10 Puffinus heinrothi

FRIGATEBIRD - Fregatidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Lesser Frigatebird Fig 12 Ariel

BOOBIES - Sulidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler's
Scientific Name
Brown Booby Fig 14 Sula leucogaster

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