Shorebirds
and Waders in general
About bird migration
(Order Charadriiformes)
Family Scolopacidae
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris
ferruginea)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis
hypoleucos)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Family Charadriidae
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis
fulva)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius
dubius)
Mongolian Plover (Charadrius
mongolus)
Herons and Egrets in general
Family Ardeidae
Grey Heron (Ardea cinera)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
Little Heron (Butorides
striatus)
Black-crowned Night Heron
(Nycticorax nycticorax)
Great Egret (Egretta alba)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Intermediate Egret (Egretta/Mesophoyx
intermedia)
Subfamily Botaurinae
Bitterns in general
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus
sinensis)
Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus
cinnamomeus)
Family Alcedinidae
Kingfishers in general
Subfamily Alcedininae
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Subfamily Daceloninae
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis
capensis)
Collared Kingfisher (Halcyon
chloris)
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon
smyrnensis)
Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon
pileata)
Family Dendrocygnidae
Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna
javanica)
Family Rallidae
Common Moorhen (Gallinula
chloropus)
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis
phoenicurus) |
Family
Coraciidae
Dollarbird (Eurystomus
orientalis)
Family Meropidae
Blue-tailed Bee-Eater (Merops
philippinus)
Blue-throated Bee-Eater (Merops
viridis)
Family Centropodidae
Lesser Coucal (Centropus
bengalensis)
Family Apodidae
House Swift (Apus nepalensis)
Family Caprimulgidae
Large-Tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus
macrurus/macrourus)
Family Columbidae
Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps
indica)
Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia
chinensis)
Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron
vernans)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks and allies)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Black-winged/shouldered Kite (Elanus
caeruleus)
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
White-bellied Fish/Sea Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Family Corvidae (Crows, Orioles and
Fantails)
Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus
chinensis)
Subfamily Rhipiduridae
Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica)
Family Muscicapidae
Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)
Family Sturnidae
Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis
panayensis)
Family Hirundinidae
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
Family Pycnonotidae
Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus
goiavier)
Family Cisticolidae
Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia
flaviventris)
Family Sylviidae
Tailorbirds in general
Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus
ruficeps)
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus
sutorius)
Family Nectarinidae (Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers,
Spiderhunters)
Copper-throated Sunbird
(Nectarina calcostetha)
Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarina
jugularis)
Family Passeridae
Chestnut/Black-headed Munia (Lonchura
malacca)
Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura
punctulata)
Javan Munia (Lonchura
leucogastroides)
Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) |