Brown-headed paradise kingfisher – Tanysiptera danae Sharpe, 1880 – of Central Province / Papua new guinea 800m ASL. The Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher or Russet Paradise-Kingfisher, is a monotypic species of kingfisher in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to southeastern Papua…
King-of-Saxony Bird-of-Paradise – Pteridophora alberti Meyer, 1894 of Enga Province / Papua new guinea 2600m ASL. The King-of-Saxony Bird-of-Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) is the only species in its genus and is endemic to the montane forests of New Guinea, occurring in…
Papuan frogmouth – Podargus papuensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 of Central Province / Papua new guinea 750m ASL. The Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis) is a large, nocturnal member of the frogmouth family (Podargidae), distributed across New Guinea and several adjacent…
Growling Riflebird – Ptiloris intercedens Sharpe, 1882 of Central Province / Papua new guinea 800m ASL. Ptiloris intercedens, the Growling Riflebird, is a medium-sized bird-of-paradise measuring approximately 28–34 centimetres in length. It occurs in lowland, hill and lower montane forests…
Temminck’s sunbird, Aethopyga temminckii (Müller, 1843) of Sarawak / Borneo around 600m ASL. Aethopyga temminckii (Müller, 1843) is a species of sunbird (family Nectariniidae) found in Sundaland and recorded in Borneo in evergreen broadleaf forests, forest edges and secondary vegetation.…
Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster Pennant, 1769 of Borneo. Anhinga melanogaster is a large water bird of the Anhingidae family and was scientifically described by Thomas Pennant in 1769. On Borneo, the species is listed as a resident bird on inland…
Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela (Latham, 1790) of Borneo. Spilornis cheela (English: Crested Serpent Eagle) is a bird of prey from the Accipitridae family and is classified within the serpent eagles (Circaetinae). The species is recorded on Borneo according to IOC-based…
Stork-billed kingfisher – Pelargopsis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) – P. c. innominata (van Oort, 1910) – of Borneo (200m ASL) Pelargopsis capensis is a large tree kingfisher of the family Alcedinidae that is widely but patchily distributed from the Indian subcontinent…
Rhinoceros hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758 (B. r. borneoensis Schlegel & Müller, S, 1845) – of Borneo (300m ASL) Buceros rhinoceros Linnaeus 1758, the rhinoceros hornbill, is a large canopy dwelling hornbill of the Sundaic region where it inhabits…
Wrinkled hornbill or Sunda wrinkled hornbill – Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus (Temminck, 1832) – of Borneo (100m ASL) Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus, the wrinkled hornbill, is a canopy frugivore of the Sunda region, occurring in southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands,…