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MALOLO PLANTATION LODGE BIRD LIST
Last updated - 1st January, 2005
Listed below in systematic order are the common and scientific
names used in the Birds of New Guinea by B. M. Beehler, T. K.
Pratt & D. A. Zimmerman. This list was initially compiled in 2004 by Joseph
Tano, the senior resident field guide at AMBUA LODGE. Those marked with an *
were observed by Joseph in October 2004. Those with no * may or may not be in
the area.
BIRD LIST RONDON RIDGE & VICINITY
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Dwarf Cassowary* |
45 | Caruarius bennetti |
HAWKS, KITES & EAGLES-Accipitridae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Crested Hawk* | 61 | Aviceda subcristata |
| Long-tailed Buzzard* | 61 | Henicopernis longicauda |
| Black-Winged Kite | 62 | Elanus caeruleus |
| Brahminy Kite* | 63 | Haliastur indus |
| Spotted Marsh-harrier | 63 | Circus spilonotus |
| Swamp Harrier | 63 | Circus approximans |
| Brown Goshawk* | 64 | Accipiter fasciatus |
| Grey Goshawk | 65 | Accipiter novaehollandiae |
| Grey Headed Goshawk | 65 | Accipiter poliocephalus |
| Black-mantled Goshawk* | 65 | Accipiter melanochlamys |
| Collared Sparrowhawk* | 65 | Accipiter cirrhocephalus |
| Meyer's Goshawk* | 66 | Accipiter meyerianus |
| New Guinea Harpy-eagle* | 66 | Harpyopsis novaeguineae |
| Gurney's Eagle | 67 | Aquila gurneyi |
| Little Eagle | 67 | Hieraaetus morphnoides |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Brown Falcon* | 67 | Falco berigora |
| Australian Kestrel* | 68 | Falco cenchroides |
| Oriental Hobby | 68 | Falco severus |
| Peregrine Falcon* | 68 | Falco peregrinus |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Salvadori's Teal* | 70 | Annus waigiuensis |
| Pacific Black Duck | 71 | Anas superciliosa |
MEGAPODES or MOUND-BUILDERS-Megapodiidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Wattled Brush-turkey |
74 | Aepypodius arfakianus |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Brown Quail* |
74 | Coturnix australis |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Bare-eyed Rail* | 76 | Eulabeornis plumeiventris |
| Buff-banded Rail* | 76 | Rallus philippensis |
| Chestnut Forest-rail* | 77 | Rallina ruba |
| Forbes Forest-rail | 77 | Rallina forbesi |
| Red-necked Rail | 77 | Rallina tricolor |
| Spotless Crake | 78 | Porzana tenebrosa |
| Bush-hen | 78 | Amaurornis olivacea |
| Purple Swamphen | 79 | Porphyrio porphyno |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Australian pratincole |
82 | Stiltia isabella |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Lesser Golden Plover | 83 | Pluvialis dominica |
| Little Ringed Plover | 84 | Charadrius dubius |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Common Sandpiper | 87 | Tringa hypoleucos |
| Swinhoe's Snipe | 89 | Gallingo megola |
| Rufous Woodcock | 89 | Scolapax saturata |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | 91 | Calidris acuminata |
PIGEONS & DOVES-Columbidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| White-throated Pigeon | 101 | Columba vitiensis |
| Brown Cuckoo-dove* | 101 | Macropygia amboinensis |
| Black-billed Cuckoo-dove* | 101 | Macropygia nigrirostris |
| Great Cuckoo-dove* | 102 | Reinwardtoena reinwardtil |
| Bronze Ground-dove* | 103 | Gallicolumba beccarii |
| White Bibbed Ground-dove* | 103 | Gallicolumba jobiensis |
| Pheasant Pigeon | 104 | Otidiphaps nobilis |
| Ornate Fruit-dove* | 106 | Ptilinopus ornatus |
| Superb Fruit-dove | 106 | Ptilinopus superbus |
| White-breasted Fruit-dove* | 107 | Ptilinopus rivoli |
| Rufescent Imperial Pigeon | 109 | Ducula chalconota |
| Papuan Mountain Pigeon* | 111 | Gymnophaps albertisii |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Dusky Lory* | 113 | Pseudeos fuscata |
| Rainbow Lorikeet* | 113 | Trichoglossus haemotodus |
| Goldie's Lorikeet* | 113 | Trichoglossus goldiei |
| Pygmy Lorikeet | 114 | Charmosyna wilhelminae |
| Little Red Lorikeet* | 115 | Charmosyna pulchella |
| Josephine's Lorikeet* | 115 | Charmosyna josefinae |
| Papuan Lorikeet* | 116 | Charmosyna papou |
| Plum-faced Lorikeet* | 116 | Oreopsittacus arfaki |
| Yellow-billed Lorikeet* | 116 | Neopsittacus musschenbroekii |
| Orange-billed Lorikeet* | 117 | Neopsittacus pullicauda |
| Red-breasted Pygmy-parrot* | 118 | Micropsitta bruijnii |
| Double-eyed Fig-parrot* | 119 | Cyclopsitta diophthalma |
| Brehm's Tiger-parrot* | 120 | Psittacella brehmii |
| Painted Tiger-parrot* | 120 | Psittacella picta |
| Modest Tiger-parrot* | 120 | Psittacella modesta |
| Madarasz Tiger-parrot* | 120 | Psittacella madaraszi |
| Blue-Collared parrot | 121 | Geoffroyus simplex |
| Papuan King-parrot | 122 | Alisterus chloropterus |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Brush Cuckoo* | 124 | Cacomantis variolosus |
| Fan-tailed Cuckoo* | 125 | Cacomantis flabelliformis |
| Rufous-throated Bronze-cuckoo* | 126 | Chrysococcyx uficollis |
| White-eared Bronze-cuckoo* | 126 | Chrysococcyx meyeri |
| White-crowned Koel* | 127 | Calliechthrus leucolophus |
| Common Koel* | 127 | Eudynamis scolopacea |
BARN OWLS-Tyonidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Grass Owl | 130 | Tyto capensis |
| Sooty Owl* | 130 | Tyto tenebricosa |
TYPICAL OWLS-Strigidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Papuan Boobook* |
132 | Ninox theomacha |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Marbled Frogmouth* | 133 | Podarqus ocellatus |
| Papuan Frogmouth* | 133 | Podarqus papuensis |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Feline Owlet-nightjar* | 133 | Aegotheles insignis |
| Mountain Owlet-nightjar* | 134 | Aegotheles albertisi |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Mountain Nightjar* | 136 | Eurostopodus arcgboldi |
| Large-tailed Nightjar* | 136 | Caprimulqus macrurus |
TREE-SWIFTS-Hemiprocnidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Moustached Tree-swift* |
136 | Hemiprocne mystacea |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Mountain Swiftlet* | 137 | Collocalia vanikorensis |
| Glossy Swiftlet* | 138 | Collocalia esculenta |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Shovel-billed Kingfisher | 140 | Clytoceyx rex |
| Forest Kingfisher | 142 | Halcyon macleayii |
| Sacred Kingfisher | 142 | Halcyon sancta |
| Mountain Kingfisher* | 143 | Halcyon megarhyncha |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Rainbow Bee-eater* |
144 | Merops ornatus |
ROLLERS-Coraciidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Dollarbird* |
144 | Eurystomus orientalis |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Blue-brested Pitta |
146 | Pitta erythrogaster |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Barn Swallow | 147 | Hirundo rustica |
| Pacific Swallow | 147 | Hirundo tahitica |
| Red-rumped Swallow | 147 | Hirundo daurica |
| Fairy Martin | 148 | Hirundo ariel |
WAGTAILS & PIPITS-Motacillidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Grey Wagtail* | 148 | Motacilla cinerea |
| Richard's Pipit | 149 | Anthus novaeseelandiae |
| Alpine Pipit | 149 | Anthus qutturalis |
CUCKOO-SHRIKES & TRILLERS-Campephagidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Hooded Cuckoo-shrike* | 149 | Coracina longicauda |
| Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike | 150 | Coracina novaehollandiae |
| Stout-billed Cuckoo-shrike* | 150 | Coracina caeruleogrisea |
| Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike | 151 | Coracina boyeri |
| Grey-headed Cuckoo-shrike | 151 | Coracina schisticeps |
| Black-bellied Cuckoo-shrike* | 152 | Coracina montana |
| White Winged Triller | 152 | Lange sueurii |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Long-tailed Shrike* |
153 | Lanius schach |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Pied Chat* | 154 | Saxicola caprata |
| Island Thrush | 155 | Turdus poliocephalus |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Logrunner* | 155 | Orthonyx temminckii |
| Papuan Whipbird | 155 | Androphobus vindis |
| Spotted Jewel-babbler* | 156 | Ptilorrahoa leucosticta |
| Lesser Melampitta* | 157 | Melampitta luqubris |
| Blue-capped Ifrita* | 157 | Ifrita kowaldi |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Gray's Grasshopper-warbler | 158 | Locustella fasciolata |
| Clamorous Reed-warbler | 158 | Acrocephalus stentoreus |
| Tawny Grassbird | 159 | Megalurus timoriensis |
| Island Leaf-warbler* | 160 | Phylloscopus trivirgatus |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| White-shouldered Fairy-wren* | 161 | Malurus alboscapulatus |
| Orange-crowned Fairy-wren* | 161 | Clytomyias insignis |
AUSTRALIAN-WARBLERS, WRENS & GERYGONES-Acanthizidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Bicoloured Mouse-warbler* | 162 | Crateroscelis nigrorufa |
| Mountain Mouse-warbler* | 162 | Crateroscelis robusta |
| Large Scrub-wren* | 163 | Sericornis nouhuysi |
| Buff-faced Scrub-wren* | 164 | Sericornis perspicillatus |
| Papuan Scrub-wren* | 164 | Sericornis papuensis |
| Grey-green Scrub-wren* | 164 | Sericomis arfakianus |
| New Guinea Thornbill* | 165 | Acanthiza murina |
| Grey Gerygone* | 165 | Gerygone cinerea |
| Brown-breasted Gerygone* | 166 | Gerygone ruficollis |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Dimorphic Fantail* | 169 | Rhipidura brachyrhyncha |
| Black Fantail* | 169 | Rhipidura atra |
| Friendly Fantail* | 170 | Rhipidura albolimbata |
| Northern Fantail* | 170 | Rhipidura rufiventris |
| Willie Wagtail* | 170 | Rhipidura leucophrys |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Black Monarch* | 171 | Monarcha axillaris |
| Black Faced Monarch | 171 | Monarcha melanopsis |
| Black Winged Monarch | 172 | Monarcha frater |
| Black-breasted Boatbill* | 175 | Machaerichynchus igripectus |
AUSTRALIAN ROBINS & FLYCATCHERS-Eopsaltriidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Torrent Flycatcher* | 175 | Monachella mulleriana |
| Canary Flycatcher* | 177 | Microeca papuana |
| Garnet Robin* | 177 | Eugerygone rubra |
| Mountain Robin | 177 | Petroica bivittata |
| Snow Mountain Robin | 177 | Petroica archboldi |
| Ashy Robin* | 178 | Eopsaltria albospecularis |
| Black-throated Robin* | 178 | Poecilodryas albonotata |
| Lesser Ground-robin* | 179 | Amalocichla incerta |
| Blue-grey Robin* | 180 | Peneothello cyanus |
| White-winged Robin* | 180 | Peneothello sigillatus |
| Green-backed Robin | 181 | Pachycephalopsis haltamemsis |
| White-eyed Robin | 181 | Pachycephalopsis poliosoma |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Mottled Whistler* | 182 | Rhagologus leucostigma |
| Sclater's Whistler* | 183 | Pachycephala soror |
| Regent Whistler* | 183 | Pachycephala schlegelii |
| Brown-backed Whistler* | 184 | Pachycephala modesta |
| Black-headed Whistler* | 185 | Pachycephala monacha |
| Rufous-naped Whistler* | 185 | Pachycephala rufinucha |
| Little Shrike-thrush* | 185 | Colluricincia megarhyncha |
| Black Pitohui* | 188 | Pitohui nigrescens |
| Wattled Ploughbill* | 188 | Eulacestoma nigripectus |
AUSTRALIAN TREECREEPERS-Climacteridae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Papuan Treecreeper* |
188 | Cormobates placens |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Varied Sittella* | 189 | Daphoenositta chrysopters |
| Black Sittella* | 189 | Daphoenositta miranda |
FLOWERPECKERS & BERRYPECKERS-Dicaeidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Mid-mountain Berrypecker* | 190 | Melanocharis longicauda |
| Fan-tailed Berrypecker* | 190 | Melanocharis versteri |
| Spotted Berrypecker* | 191 | Rhamphochans crassirostris |
| Papuan Flowerpecker* | 191 | Dicaeum pectorale |
| Tit Berrypecker* | 191 | Oreocharis arfaki |
| Crested Berrypecker* | 192 | Paramythia montium |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Western Mountain White-eye* | 193 | Zosterops fuscicapillus |
| New Guinea White-eye* | 194 | Zosterops novaeguineae |
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Olive Straightbill* | 194 | Timeliopsis fulviqula |
| Red-collared Myzomela* | 198 | Myzomela rosenbergii |
| Mountain-red-headed Myzomela* | 198 | Myzomela adolphinae |
| Slaty-chinned Longbill* | 195 | Toxorhamphus poliopterus |
| Mountain Meliphaga* | 199 | Meliph orientalis |
| Scrub White-eared Meliphaga* | 199 | Meliphaga albonotata |
| Black-throated Honeyeater* | 202 | Lichenostomus subfrenata |
| Twany-breasted Honeyeater | 203 | Xanthotis flaviventer |
| Marbled Honeyeater* | 204 | Pycnpygius cinereus |
| Yellowish Streaked Honeyeater* | 205 | Ptiloprora meekiana |
| Rufous-backed Honeyeater* | 206 | Ptiloprora quisei |
| Grey-streaked Honeyeater* | 206 | Ptiloprora perstriata |
| Sooty Melidectes | 206 | Melidectes fuscus |
| Belford's Melidectes* | 207 | Melidectes belfordi |
| Yellow-browed Melidectes* | 207 | Melidectes rufocrissalis |
| Ornate Melidectes* | 208 | Melidectes torquatus |
| Common Smoky Honeyeater* | 208 | Melipotes fumigatus |
MANNIKINS & PARROT-FINCHES-Estrildidae
| Common Name |
Reference Beehler's | Scientific Name |
| Blue-faced Parrot-finch* | 209 | Erythrura trichroa |
| Papuan Parrot-finch* | 210 | Erythrura papuana |
| Hooded Mannakin* | 211 | Lonchura spectabilis |
| Mountain Firetail* | 212 | Oreostruthus fuliginosus |
MAGPIE-LARKS-Grallinidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler'sScientific Name Torrent-lark 216
Grallina bruijni
WOOD-SWALLOWS-Artamidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler'sScientific Name Great Wood-swallow* 217
Artamus maximus BUTCHERBIRDS & PELTOPS-Gracticidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler'sScientific Name Black Butcherbird* 218 Cracticus quoyi Mountain Peltops* 219 Peltops montanus
BOWERBIRDS-Ptilonorhynchidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler'sScientific Name Archbold's Bowerbird* 220 Archboldia papuensis Macgregor's Bowerbird* 221 Amblyornis macgregoriae
BIRDS OF PARADISE-Paradisaeidae
Common Name Reference
Beehler'sScientific Name Crested Bird of Paradise 223 Cnemophilus macgregorii Loria's Bird of Paradise* 224 Cnemophilus loriae Short-tailed Paradigalla* 226 Paradidalla brevicauda Buff-tailed Sicklebill* 227 Epimachus albertisi Black Sicklebill 227 Epimachus fastuosus Brown Sicklebill* 227 Epimachus meyeri Ribbon-tailed Astrapia* 228 Astrapia mayeri Stephanie's Astrapia* 228 Astrapia stephaniae Superb Bird of Paradise* 229 Lophorina superba Lawes' Parotia 230 Parotia lawesi King of Saxony Bird of Paradise* 230 Pteridophora albertisii Raggiana Bird of Paradise* 231 Paradisaea raggiana Blue Bird of Paradise* 233 Paradisaea rudolphi
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