List of birds of Indonesia

Indonesia, with its vast islands, tropical weather and rainforests is one of the world's richest and most important countries in terms of biodiversity. In addition to the many resident birds, a considerable number of migratory species winter in the country to escape their northern breeding grounds.

The avifauna of Indonesia include a total of 1785 species, of which 471 are endemic, and 3 have been introduced by humans. 150 species are globally threatened.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2021 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Indonesia.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.

• (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Indonesia
• (E) Endemic - a species that is native only to Indonesia
• (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Indonesia although populations exist elsewhere
• (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Indonesia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions

Cassowaries and emu[]

Order: Struthioniformes   Family: Casuariidae

The cassowaries are large flightless birds native to Australia and New Guinea.

• Southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius
• Dwarf cassowary, Casuarius bennetti
• Northern cassowary, Casuarius unappendiculatus

Magpie goose[]

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anseranatidae

The family contains a single species, the magpie goose. It was an early and distinctive offshoot of the anseriform family tree, diverging after the screamers and before all other ducks, geese and swans, sometime in the late Cretaceous.

• Magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl[]

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

Megapodes[]

Order: Galliformes   Family: Megapodiidae

The Megapodiidae are stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet. All but the malleefowl occupy jungle habitats and most have brown or black colouring.

Pheasants, grouse, and allies[]

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.

Grebes[]

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. Their feet are placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.

• Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Australasian grebe, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
• Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus (A)

Pigeons and doves[]

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Bustards[]

Order: Otidiformes   Family: Otididae

Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.

• Australian bustard, Ardeotis australis

Cuckoos[]

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. Many Old World cuckoo species are brood parasites.

Frogmouths[]

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Podargidae

The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars. They are named for their large flattened hooked bill and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects.

• Marbled frogmouth, Podargus ocellatus
• Papuan frogmouth, Podargus papuensis
• Large frogmouth, Batrachostomus auritus
• Dulit frogmouth, Batrachostomus harterti
• Gould's frogmouth, Batrachostomus stellatus
• Sumatran frogmouth, Batrachostomus poliolophus (E)
• Bornean frogmouth, Batrachostomus mixtus
• Javan frogmouth, Batrachostomus javensis (E)
• Blyth's frogmouth, Batrachostomus affinis
• Sunda frogmouth, Batrachostomus cornutus

Nightjars and allies[]

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

Owlet-nightjars[]

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Aegothelidae

The owlet-nightjars are small nocturnal birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are insectivores which hunt mostly in the air. Their soft plumage is a mixture of browns and paler shades.

• Feline owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles insignis
• Starry owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles tatei (A)
• Wallace's owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles wallacii
• Archbold's owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles archboldi
• Mountain owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles albertisi
• Moluccan owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles crinifrons (E)
• Australian owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus
• Vogelkop owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles affinis (E)
• Barred owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles bennettii

Swifts[]

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Treeswifts[]

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Hemiprocnidae

The treeswifts, also called crested swifts, are closely related to the true swifts. They differ from the other swifts in that they have crests, long forked tails and softer plumage.

• Gray-rumped treeswift, Hemiprocne longipennis
• Whiskered treeswift, Hemiprocne comata
• Moustached treeswift, Hemiprocne mystacea

Rails, gallinules, and coots[]

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and appear to be weak fliers.

Finfoots[]

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Heliornithidae

Heliornithidae is small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots.

• Masked finfoot, Heliopais personatus

Cranes[]

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

Cranes are large, long-legged, and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".

• Brolga, Grus rubicunda

Thick-knees[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae

The thick-knees are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes, and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

• Bush thick-knee, Burhinus grallarius
• Beach thick-knee, Esacus magnirostris

Stilts and avocets[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

• Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
• Pied stilt, Himantopus leucocephalus
• Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
• Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta (A)
• Red-necked avocet, Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (A)

Oystercatchers[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

• Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus (A)
• Pied oystercatcher, Haematopus longirostris
• Sooty oystercatcher, Haematopus fuliginosus (A)

Plovers and lapwings[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Painted-snipes[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Rostratulidae

Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured.

• Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis

Jacanas[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Jacanidae

The jacanas are a group of waders found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.

• Comb-crested jacana, Irediparra gallinacea
• Pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus
• Bronze-winged jacana, Metopidius indicus

Sandpipers and allies[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Buttonquail[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Turnicidae

The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.

• Small buttonquail, Turnix sylvaticus
• Red-backed buttonquail, Turnix maculosus
• Barred buttonquail, Turnix suscitator
• Sumba buttonquail, Turnix everetti (E)

Pratincoles and coursers[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings, and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings, and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

• Australian pratincole, Stiltia isabella
• Oriental pratincole, Glareola maldivarum

Skuas and jaegers[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

• South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki (A)
• Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
• Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
• Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus

Gulls, terns, and skimmers[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.

Tropicbirds[]

Order: Phaethontiformes   Family: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.

• White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus
• Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus (A)
• Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda

Southern storm-petrels[]

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Oceanitidae

The southern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

• Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
• White-faced storm-petrel, Pelagodroma marina (A)
• Black-bellied storm-petrel, Fregetta tropica (A)

Northern storm-petrels[]

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

Though the members of this family are similar in many respects to the southern storm-petrels, including their general appearance and habits, there are enough genetic differences to warrant their placement in a separate family.

• Swinhoe's storm-petrel, Hydrobates monorhis
• Matsudaira's storm-petrel, Hydrobates matsudairae

Shearwaters and petrels[]

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

Storks[]

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are virtually mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

• Asian openbill, Anastomus oscitans (A)
• Woolly-necked stork, Ciconia episcopus
• Storm's stork, Ciconia stormi
• Black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
• Lesser adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus
• Greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius (Ex)
• Milky stork, Mycteria cinerea

Frigatebirds[]

Order: Suliformes   Family: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white, or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have coloured inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

• Lesser frigatebird, Fregata ariel
• Christmas Island frigatebird, Fregata andrewsi
• Great frigatebird, Fregata minor

Boobies and gannets[]

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

The gannets and boobies are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

• Masked booby, Sula dactylatra
• Brown booby, Sula leucogaster
• Red-footed booby, Sula sula
• Abbott's booby, Papasula abbotti

Anhingas[]

Order: Suliformes   Family: Anhingidae

Anhingas or darters are often called "snake-birds" because they have long thin necks, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged. The males have black and dark-brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have much paler plumage, especially, on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving.

• Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster
• Australasian darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae

Cormorants and shags[]

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

The Phalacrocoracidae are a family of medium to large fish-eating birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies; the majority of species have mainly dark plumage, but some are pied black and white, and a few are more colourful.

• Little pied cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos
• Little cormorant, Microcarbo niger
• Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
• Little black cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Pelicans[]

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. They have webbed feet with four toes.

• Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
• Spot-billed pelican, Pelecanus philippensis (A)

Herons, egrets, and bitterns[]

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills, members of this family fly with their necks retracted.

Ibises and spoonbills[]

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which comprises the ibises and spoonbills. Its members have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary flight feathers. They are strong fliers and, despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

• Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
• Black-headed ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus
• Australian ibis, Threskiornis molucca
• Straw-necked ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis
• White-shouldered ibis, Pseudibis davisoni
• Royal spoonbill, Platalea regia

Osprey[]

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, eagles, and kites[]

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds mostly have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.

Barn-owls[]

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

• Sooty owl, Tyto tenebricosa
• Australian masked-owl, Tyto novaehollandiae
• Seram masked-owl, Tyto almae (E)
• Lesser masked-owl, Tyto sororcula (E)
• Taliabu masked-owl, Tyto nigrobrunnea (E)
• Minahassa masked-owl, Tyto inexspectata (E)
• Sulawesi masked-owl, Tyto rosenbergii (E)
• Australasian grass-owl, Tyto longimembris
• Barn owl, Tyto alba
• Oriental bay-owl, Phodilus badius

Owls[]

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Trogons[]

Order: Trogoniformes   Family: Trogonidae

The family Trogonidae includes the trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.

• Javan trogon, Harpactes reinwardtii (E)
• Sumatran trogon, Harpactes mackloti (E)
• Red-naped trogon, Harpactes kasumba
• Diard's trogon, Harpactes diardii
• Whitehead's trogon, Harpactes whiteheadi
• Cinnamon-rumped trogon, Harpactes orrhophaeus
• Scarlet-rumped trogon, Harpactes duvaucelii
• Red-headed trogon, Harpactes erythrocephalus
• Orange-breasted trogon, Harpactes oreskios

Hoopoes[]

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Upupidae

Hoopoes have black, white, and pink plumage and a large erectile crest on the head.

• Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops

Hornbills[]

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Bucerotidae

Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured.

• White-crowned hornbill, Berenicornis comatus
• Helmeted hornbill, Buceros vigil
• Rhinoceros hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros
• Great hornbill, Buceros bicornis
• Bushy-crested hornbill, Anorrhinus galeritus
• Black hornbill, Anthracoceros malayanus
• Oriental pied-hornbill, Anthracoceros albirostris
• Knobbed hornbill, Rhyticeros cassidix (E)
• Sumba hornbill, Rhyticeros everetti (E)
• Wreathed hornbill, Rhyticeros undulatus
• Blyth's hornbill, Rhyticeros plicatus
• Sulawesi hornbill, Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus (E)
• Wrinkled hornbill, Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus

Kingfishers[]

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.

Bee-eaters[]

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae

The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, southern Asia, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colourful and have long down-turned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

• Red-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis amictus
• Purple-bearded bee-eater, Meropogon forsteni (E)
• Blue-throated bee-eater, Merops viridis
• Blue-tailed bee-eater, Merops philippinus
• Rainbow bee-eater, Merops ornatus
• Chestnut-headed bee-eater, Merops leschenaulti

Rollers[]

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae

Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

• Purple-winged roller, Coracias temminckii (E)
• Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis
• Azure roller, Eurystomus azureus (E)

Asian barbets[]

Order: Piciformes   Family: Megalaimidae

The Asian barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured.

Honeyguides[]

Order: Piciformes   Family: Indicatoridae

Honeyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax. They are named for the greater honeyguide which leads traditional honey-hunters to bees' nests and, after the hunters have harvested the honey, feeds on the remaining contents of the hive.

• Malaysian honeyguide, Indicator archipelagicus

Woodpeckers[]

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Falcons and caracaras[]

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

• Black-thighed falconet, Microhierax fringillarius
• White-fronted falconet, Microhierax latifrons
• Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (A)
• Spotted kestrel, Falco moluccensis (E)
• Nankeen kestrel, Falco cenchroides
• Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo (A)
• Oriental hobby, Falco severus
• Australian hobby, Falco longipennis
• Brown falcon, Falco berigora
• Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

Cockatoos[]

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Cacatuidae

The cockatoos share many features with other parrots including the characteristic curved beak shape and a zygodactyl foot, with two forward toes and two backwards toes. They differ, however in a number of characteristics, including the often spectacular movable headcrest.

• Palm cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus
• Little corella, Cacatua sanguinea
• Tanimbar cockatoo, Cacatua goffiniana (E)
• Yellow-crested cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea
• Sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
• Salmon-crested cockatoo, Cacatua moluccensis (E)
• White cockatoo, Cacatua alba (E)

Old World parrots[]

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittaculidae

Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.

African and green broadbills[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calyptomenidae

The broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests.

• Green broadbill, Calyptomena viridis
• Hose's broadbill, Calyptomena hosii
• Whitehead's broadbill, Calyptomena whiteheadi

Asian and Grauer’s broadbills[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Eurylaimidae

The broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds, which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet fore

• Black-and-red broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
• Long-tailed broadbill, Psarisomus dalhousiae
• Silver-breasted broadbill, Serilophus lunatus
• Banded broadbill, Eurylaimus javanicus
• Black-and-yellow broadbill, Eurylaimus ochromalus
• Dusky broadbill, Corydon sumatranus

Pittas[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pittidae

Pittas are medium-sized stocky passerines with fairly long, strong legs, short tails, and stout bills. Many are brightly coloured. They spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects, and similar invertebrate prey.

Bowerbirds[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ptilonorhynchidae

The bowerbirds are small to medium-sized passerine birds. The males notably build a bower to attract a mate. Depending on the species, the bower ranges from a circle of cleared earth with a small pile of twigs in the center to a complex and highly decorated structure of sticks and leaves.

• White-eared catbird, Ailuroedus buccoides
• Ochre-breasted catbird, Ailuroedus stonii
• Tan-capped catbird, Ailuroedus geislerorum
• Northern catbird, Ailuroedus jobiensis
• Arfak catbird, Ailuroedus arfakianus
• Black-eared catbird, Ailuroedus melanotis
• Archbold's bowerbird, Archboldia papuensis
• Vogelkop bowerbird, Amblyornis inornata (E)
• MacGregor's bowerbird, Amblyornis macgregoriae
• Golden-fronted bowerbird, Amblyornis flavifrons (E)
• masked bowerbird, Sericulus aureus
• Flame bowerbird, Sericulus ardens
• Yellow-breasted bowerbird, Chlamydera lauterbachi
• Fawn-breasted bowerbird, Chlamydera cerviniventris

Australasian treecreepers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Climacteridae

The Climacteridae are medium-small, mostly brown-coloured birds with patterning on their underparts. They are endemic to Australia and New Guinea.

• Papuan treecreeper, Cormobates placens

Fairywrens[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Maluridae

Maluridae is a family of small, insectivorous passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. They are socially monogamous and sexually promiscuous, meaning that although they form pairs between one male and one female, each partner will mate with other individuals and even assist in raising the young from such pairings.

• Wallace's fairywren, Sipodotus wallacii
• Orange-crowned fairywren, Clytomyias insignis
• Broad-billed fairywren, Chenorhamphus grayi
• Emperor fairywren, Malurus cyanocephalus
• White-shouldered fairywren, Malurus alboscapulatus

Honeyeaters[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Meliphagidae

The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium-sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea. They are nectar feeders and closely resemble other nectar-feeding passerines.

Thornbills and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acanthizidae

The Acanthizidae are small- to medium-sized birds with short rounded wings, slender bills, long legs, and a short tail. The golden-bellied gerygone is the only member of the family found in mainland Asia.

Pseudo-babblers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pomatostomidae

The pseudo-babblers are small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. They are ground-feeding omnivores and highly social.

• Papuan babbler, Pomatostomus isidorei
• Gray-crowned babbler, Pomatostomus temporalis

Logrunners[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Orthonychidae

The Orthonychidae is a family of birds with a single genus, Orthonyx, which comprises two types of passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea, the logrunners and the chowchilla. Both use stiffened tails to brace themselves when feeding.

• Papuan logrunner, Orthonyx novaeguineae

Quail-thrushes and jewel-babblers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclosomatidae

The Cinclosomatidae is a family containing jewel-babblers and quail-thrushes.

• Painted quail-thrush, Cinclosoma ajax
• Spotted jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa leucosticta
• Blue jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa caerulescens
• Dimorphic jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa geislerorum (A)
• Chestnut-backed jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa castanonota

Cuckooshrikes[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Campephagidae

The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some minivet species are brightly coloured.

Sittellas[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Neosittidae

The sittellas are a family of small passerine birds. They resemble treecreepers, but have soft tails.

• Black sittella, Daphoenositta miranda
• Papuan sittella, Daphoenositta papuensis

Whipbirds and wedgebills[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Psophodidae

The Psophodidae is a family containing whipbirds and wedgebills.

• Papuan whipbird, Androphobus viridis (E)

Ploughbill[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Eulacestomidae

The wattled ploughbill was long thought to be related to the whistlers (Pachycephalidae), and shriketits (formerly Pachycephalidae, now often treated as its own family).

• Wattled ploughbill, Eulacestoma nigropectus

Australo-Papuan bellbirds[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oreoicidae

The three species contained in the family have been moved around between different families for fifty years. A series of studies of the DNA of Australian birds between 2006 and 2001 found strong support for treating the three genera as a new family, which was formally named in 2016.

• Rufous-naped bellbird, Aleadryas rufinucha
• Piping bellbird, Ornorectes cristatus

Tit berrypecker and crested berrypecker[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paramythiidae

Paramythiidae is a very small bird family restricted to the mountain forests of New Guinea. The two species are colourful medium-sized birds which feed on fruit and some insects.

• Tit berrypecker, Oreocharis arfaki
• Crested berrypecker, Paramythia montium

Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae

Most of the members of this family are found in the New World. However, the shrike-babblers and erpornis, which only slightly resemble the "true" vireos and greenlets, are found in South East Asia.

• Pied shrike-babbler, Pteruthius flaviscapis (E)
• Blyth's shrike-babbler, Pteruthius aeralatus
• Trilling shrike-babbler, Pteruthius aenobarbus (E)
• White-bellied erpornis, Erpornis zantholeuca

Whistlers and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pachycephalidae

The family Pachycephalidae includes the whistlers, shrikethrushes, and some of the pitohuis.

Old World orioles[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae

The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds which are not closely related to the New World orioles.

Boatbills[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Machaerirhynchidae

The boatbills have affinities to woodswallows and butcherbirds, and are distributed across New Guinea and northern Queensland.

• Black-breasted boatbill, Machaerirhynchus nigripectus
• Yellow-breasted boatbill, Machaerirhynchus flaviventer

Woodswallows, bellmagpies and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Artamidae

The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds. They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings. The cracticids: currawongs, bellmagpies and butcherbirds, are similar to the other corvids. They have large, straight bills and mostly black, white or grey plumage. All are omnivorous to some degree.

• Ivory-backed woodswallow, Artamus monachus (E)
• Great woodswallow, Artamus maximus
• White-breasted woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus
• Black-faced woodswallow, Artamus cinereus
• Mountain peltops, Peltops montanus
• Lowland peltops, Peltops blainvillii
• Black-backed butcherbird, Cracticus mentalis
• Hooded butcherbird, Cracticus cassicus
• Black butcherbird, Cracticus quoyi
• Australian magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen

Mottled berryhunter[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Rhagologidae

The mottled berryhunter or mottled whistler (Rhagologus leucostigma) is a species of bird whose relationships are unclear but most likely related to the woodswallows, boatbills and butcherbirds.

• Mottled berryhunter, Rhagologus leucostigma

Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vangidae

The family Vangidae is highly variable, though most members of it resemble true shrikes to some degree.

• Large woodshrike, Tephrodornis gularis
• Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus picatus
• Black-winged flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus hirundinaceus
• Rufous-winged philentoma, Philentoma pyrhoptera
• Maroon-breasted philentoma, Philentoma velata

Bristlehead[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pityriasidae

The Bornean bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala), also variously known as the bristled shrike, bald-headed crow or the bald-headed wood-shrike, is the only member of the passerine family Pityriasidae and genus Pityriasis. It is an enigmatic and uncommon species of the rainforest canopy of the island of Borneo,^[1] to which it is endemic.^[2]

• Bornean bristlehead, Pityriasis gymnocephala

Ioras[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithinidae

The ioras are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in colouration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens.

• Common iora, Aegithina tiphia
• Green iora, Aegithina viridissima

Fantails[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Rhipiduridae

The fantails are small insectivorous birds with longish, frequently fanned, tails.

Drongos[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicruridae

The drongos are mostly black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright when perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.

• Black drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus
• Ashy drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
• Crow-billed drongo, Dicrurus annectens
• Bronzed drongo, Dicrurus aeneus
• Lesser racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus remifer
• Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus
• Sulawesi drongo, Dicrurus montanus (E)
• Sumatran drongo, Dicrurus sumatranus (E)
• Wallacean drongo, Dicrurus densus (E)
• Spangled drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus
• Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus

Birds-of-paradise[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paradisaeidae

The birds-of-paradise are best known for the striking plumage possessed by the males of most species, in particular highly elongated and elaborate feathers extending from the tail, wings or head. These plumes are used in courtship displays to attract females.

Ifrita[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ifritidae

The ifritas are a small and insectivorous passerine currently placed in the monotypic family, Ifritidae.^[3][4] Previously, the ifrit has been placed in a plethora of families including Cinclosomatidae or Monarchidae.^[3] They are considered an ancient relic species endemic to New Guinea.

• Blue-capped ifrita, Ifrita kowaldi

Monarch flycatchers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Monarchidae

The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by gleaning, hovering or flycatching.

Melampittas[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Melampittidae

They are little studied and before being established as a family in 2014 their taxonomic relationships with other birds were uncertain, being considered at one time related variously to the pittas, Old World babblers and birds-of-paradise.

• Lesser melampitta, Melampitta lugubris
• Greater melampitta, Melampitta gigantea

Crested shrikejay[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Platylophidae

Until 2018 this species was included in family Corvidae, but genetic and morphological evidence place it in its own family.

• Crested shrikejay, Platylophus galericulatus

Shrikes[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Shrikes are passerine birds known for the habit of some species of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey.

• Tiger shrike, Lanius tigrinus
• Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus
• Long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach

Crows, jays, and magpies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

Satinbirds[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cnemophilidae

They are a family of passerine birds which consists of four species found in the mountain forests of New Guinea. They were originally thought to be part of the birds-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae until genetic research suggested that the birds are not closely related to birds-of-paradise at all and are perhaps closer to berry peckers and longbills (Melanocharitidae). The current evidence suggests that their closest relatives may be the cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae).^[5]

• Loria's satinbird, Cnemophilus loriae
• Crested satinbird, Cnemophilus macgregorii
• Yellow-breasted satinbird, Loboparadisea sericea

Berrypeckers and longbills[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Melanocharitidae

The Melanocharitidae are medium-sized birds which feed on fruit and some insects and other invertebrates. They have drab plumage in greys, browns or black and white. The berrypeckers resemble stout short-billed honeyeaters, and the longbills are like drab sunbirds.

• Obscure berrypecker, Melanocharis arfakiana
• Black berrypecker, Melanocharis nigra
• Mid-mountain berrypecker, Melanocharis longicauda
• Fan-tailed berrypecker, Melanocharis versteri
• Satin berrypecker, Melanocharis citreola (E)
• Streaked berrypecker, Melanocharis striativentris
• Spotted berrypecker, Melanocharis crassirostris
• Yellow-bellied longbill, Toxorhamphus novaeguineae
• Slaty-chinned longbill, Toxorhamphus poliopterus
• Spectacled longbill, Oedistoma iliolophus
• Pygmy longbill, Oedistoma pygmaeum

Australasian robins[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Petroicidae

Most species of Petroicidae have a stocky build with a large rounded head, a short straight bill and rounded wingtips. They occupy a wide range of wooded habitats, from subalpine to tropical rainforest, and mangrove swamp to semi-arid scrubland. All are primarily insectivores, although a few supplement their diet with seeds.

Rail-babbler[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Eupetidae

The Malaysian rail-babbler is a rail-like passerine bird which inhabits the floor of primary forest in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It is the only member of its family.

• Malaysian rail-babbler, Eupetes macrocerus

Fairy flycatchers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Stenostiridae

Most of the species of this small family are found in Africa, though a few inhabit tropical Asia. They are not closely related to other birds called "flycatchers".

• Gray-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis
• Citrine canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa helianthea

Tits, chickadees, and titmice[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae

The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.

• Sultan tit, Melanochlora sultanea
• Cinereous tit, Parus cinereus

Larks[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.

• Australasian bushlark, Mirafra javanica

Cisticolas and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cisticolidae

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.

• Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius
• Dark-necked tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis
• Ashy tailorbird, Orthotomus ruficeps
• Olive-backed tailorbird, Orthotomus sepium (E)
• Rufous-tailed tailorbird, Orthotomus sericeus
• Brown prinia, Prinia polychroa
• Hill prinia, Prinia superciliaris
• Bar-winged prinia, Prinia familiaris (E)
• Yellow-bellied prinia, Prinia flaviventris
• Plain prinia, Prinia inornata
• Zitting cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
• Golden-headed cisticola, Cisticola exilis

Reed warblers and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae

The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

• Black-browed reed warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps (A)
• Oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis
• Clamorous reed warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus
• Australian reed warbler, Acrocephalus australis

Grassbirds and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae

Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.

• Fly River grassbird, Poodytes albolimbatus
• Little grassbird, Poodytes gramineus
• Malia, Malia grata (E)
• Buff-banded bushbird, Cincloramphus bivittatus (E)
• Tawny grassbird, Cincloramphus timoriensis
• Papuan grassbird, Cincloramphus macrurus
• Striated grassbird, Megalurus palustris
• Gray's grasshopper warbler, Helopsaltes fasciolatus
• Sakhalin grasshopper warbler, Helopsaltes amnicola
• Pallas's grasshopper warbler, Helopsaltes certhiola
• Middendorff's grasshopper warbler, Helopsaltes ochotensis (A)
• Lanceolated warbler, Locustella lanceolata
• Sulawesi bush warbler, Locustella castanea (E)
• Seram bush warbler, Locustella musculus (E)
• Taliabu bush warbler, Locustella portenta (E)
• Buru bush warbler, Locustella disturbans (E)
• Javan bush warbler, Locustella montis (E)

Cupwings[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pnoepygidae

The members of this small family are found in mountainous parts of South and South East Asia.

• Pygmy cupwing, Pnoepyga pusilla

Swallows[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

• Bank swallow, Riparia riparia (A)
• Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Pacific swallow, Hirundo tahitica
• Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
• Striated swallow, Cecropis striolata
• Fairy martin, Petrochelidon ariel
• Tree martin, Petrochelidon nigricans
• Asian house-martin, Delichon dasypus

Bulbuls[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pycnonotidae

Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red, or orange vents, cheeks, throats, or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.

Leaf warblers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Phylloscopidae

Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to greyish-brown colours.

• Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
• Eastern crowned warbler, Phylloscopus coronatus
• Japanese leaf warbler, Phylloscopus xanthodryas
• Arctic warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
• Kamchatka leaf warbler, Phylloscopus examinandus
• Chestnut-crowned warbler, Phylloscopus castaniceps
• Yellow-breasted warbler, Phylloscopus montis
• Sunda warbler, Phylloscopus grammiceps (E)
• Mountain leaf warbler, Phylloscopus trivirgatus
• Timor leaf warbler, Phylloscopus presbytes (E)
• Rote leaf warbler, Phylloscopus rotiensis (E)
• Sulawesi leaf warbler, Phylloscopus sarasinorum (E)
• Numfor leaf warbler, Phylloscopus maforensis (E)
• Island leaf warbler, Phylloscopus poliocephalus
• Biak leaf warbler, Phylloscopus misoriensis (E)

Bush warblers and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Scotocercidae

The members of this family are found throughout Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. Their taxonomy is in flux, and some authorities place some genera in other families.^[6]

• Timor stubtail, Urosphena subulata (E)
• Bornean stubtail, Urosphena whiteheadi
• Javan tesia, Tesia superciliaris (E)
• Russet-capped tesia, Tesia everetti (E)
• Yellow-bellied warbler, Abroscopus superciliaris
• Mountain tailorbird, Phyllergates cuculatus
• Tanimbar bush warbler, Horornis carolinae (E)
• Sunda bush warbler, Horornis vulcanius

Long-tailed tits[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithalidae

Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects.

• Pygmy tit, Aegithalos exilis (E)

White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Zosteropidae

The white-eyes are small birds of rather drab appearance, the plumage above being typically greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast, or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As the name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eyes.

Tree-babblers, scimitar-babblers, and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Timaliidae

The members of this family are somewhat diverse in size and colouration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage.

Ground babblers and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pellorneidae

These small to medium-sized songbirds have soft fluffy plumage but are otherwise rather diverse. Members of the genus Illadopsis are found in forests, but some other genera are birds of scrublands.

Laughingthrushes and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Leiothrichidae

The members of this family are diverse in size and colouration, though those of genus Turdoides tend to be brown or greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia.

• Brown fulvetta, Alcippe brunneicauda
• Javan fulvetta, Alcippe pyrrhoptera (E)
• Sunda laughingthrush, Garrulax palliatus (E)
• Rufous-fronted laughingthrush, Garrulax rufifrons (E)
• Sumatran laughingthrush, Garrulax bicolor (E)
• Black laughingthrush, Melanocichla lugubris
• Bare-headed laughingthrush, Melanocichla calvus
• Chestnut-capped laughingthrush, Pterorhinus mitratus
• Chestnut-hooded laughingthrush, Pterorhinus treacheri
• Long-tailed sibia, Heterophasia picaoides
• Silver-eared mesia, Leiothrix argentauris
• Spotted crocias, Laniellus albonotatus (E)

Nuthatches[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sittidae

Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet.

• Velvet-fronted nuthatch, Sitta frontalis
• Blue nuthatch, Sitta azurea

Starlings[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

Thrushes and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.

Old World flycatchers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

Old World flycatchers are a large group of small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

Hylocitrea[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hylocitreidae

The hylocitrea (Hylocitrea bonensis), also known as the yellow-flanked whistler or olive-flanked whistler, is a species of bird that is endemic to montane forests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

• Hylocitrea, Hylocitrea bonensis (E)

Flowerpeckers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicaeidae

The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills, and tubular tongues.

Sunbirds and spiderhunters[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Nectariniidae

The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Their flight is fast and direct on short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.

Fairy-bluebirds[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Irenidae

The fairy-bluebirds are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub. The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green.

• Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella

Leafbirds[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Chloropseidae

The leafbirds are small, bulbul-like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows.

• Greater green leafbird, Chloropsis sonnerati
• Lesser green leafbird, Chloropsis cyanopogon
• Blue-winged leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis
• Bornean leafbird, Chloropsis kinabaluensis (A)
• Sumatran leafbird, Chloropsis media (E)
• Blue-masked leafbird, Chloropsis venusta (E)

Weavers and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ploceidae

The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, but some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season.

• Streaked weaver, Ploceus manyar
• Baya weaver, Ploceus philippinus
• Asian golden weaver, Ploceus hypoxanthus

Waxbills and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Estrildidae

The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns.

Old World sparrows[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

Sparrows are small passerine birds, typically small, plump, brown or grey with short tails and short powerful beaks. They are seed-eaters, but also consume small insects.

• House sparrow, Passer domesticus (I)
• Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus

Wagtails and pipits[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails and comprises the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. These are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country.

• Forest wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus
• Gray wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• Western yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
• Eastern yellow wagtail, Motacilla tschutschensis
• White wagtail, Motacilla alba (A)
• Madanga, Madanga ruficollis (E)
• Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi (A)
• Paddyfield pipit, Anthus rufulus
• Alpine pipit, Anthus gutturalis
• Pechora pipit, Anthus gustavi -
• Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus

Finches, euphonias, and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Finches are small to moderately large seed-eating passerine birds with a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and nine primary flight feathers. Finches have a bouncing flight, alternating bouts of flapping with gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

• Mountain serin, Chrysocorythus estherae

Old World buntings[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

The emberizids are a large family of seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.

• Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala (A)
• Black-faced bunting, Emberiza spodocephala (A)

See also[]

• Fauna of Indonesia
• Fauna of New Guinea
• Lists of birds by region

References[]

• Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of birds of Indonesia". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
• Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: a Checklist. Cornell University Press. p. 880. ISBN 0-934797-16-1.

• 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

External links[]

• BirdLife International
• IUCN Red List