WALLACEAN DRONGO

Photographed on Lombok, Indonesia November 2016

(874)              WALLACEAN DRONGO                   Dicrurus densus 

INDONESIA (Bali)         (97)        

Found in a variety of wooded habitats, from tall primary forest to disturbed areas and along roadsides with some large trees; sometimes seen n nearby plantations. 32 cm. Distribution: Indonesia and Timor Leste; widespread common resident throughout Nusa Tenggara.

RED-NECKED PHALAROPE

Photographed between Nusa Penida and Bali October 2016 

(873)              RED-NECKED PHALAROPE                Phalaropes lobatus

INDONESIA (Bali)          (96)        

Peculiar shorebird breeds in tundra marshes, feeding in small ponds; turns pelagic during winter and spends non-breeding season at sea feeding on plankton. 18 cm.  Distribution: breeds worldwide: high in the north, winters to the south, reaching southern Australia; Indonesia a major wintering area: widespread and fairly common winter visitor in most inland seas.

HAIR-CRESTED DRONGO

Photographed Nusa Penida, Indonesia October 2016 

(872)              HAIR-CRESTED DRONGO                    Dicrurus hottentottus  

INDONESIA (Nusa Penida)          (95)        

Forest bird that prefers secondary forest, clearings and dense regrowth; occurs from lowlands up to 1,700 m on Sulawesi. 31 cm. Distribution: Oriental region, East Asia; fairly common resident in Kalimantan, east Java, Bali, Sulawesi and some smaller islands.

GREEN IMPERIAL PIGEON

Photographed on Nusa Penida, Indonesia October 2016

 (871)              GREEN IMPERIAL PIGEON                   Ducula aenea

INDONESIA (Nusa Penida)          (94)      

Forest bird found in lowland and upper montane rainforest and along forest edges; also occurs locally in mangroves and savanna woodlands. 45 cm. Distribution: Oriental region; widespread and fairly common resident in the Sunda subregion, including the larger islands, extending to Sulawesi, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores and Sumba.

BLACK-NAPED MONARCH

Photographed on Nusa Penida, Indonesia October 2016

(870)              BLACK-NAPED MONARCH                    Hypothymis azurea  

INDONESIA (Nusa Penida)          (93)        

Frequents a variety of wooded habitats, from wet primary rainforest in the Sunda subregion to deciduous forests and secondary growth in eastern Indonesia; found from the coast into lower montane elevations. 17 cm. Distribution: Oriental region: widespread and locally fairly common resident in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara east to Flores.

PLAIN-THROATED SUNBIRD

Photographed on Nusa Penida, Indonesia October 2016

(869)              PLAIN-THROATED SUNBIRD                    Anthreptes malacensis  

INDONESIA (Nusa Penida)          (92)        

Found along forest edges, in rural cultivated areas and mature gardens; often seen near the coast and on off-shore islands. 14 cm. Distribution: South-east Asia; widespread and fairly common resident in the Sunda subregion, including most offshore islands and parts of Wallacea.

BLACK-FACED MUNIA

Photographed on Nusa Penida, Indonesia October 2016 

(868)              BLACK-FACED MUNIA                   Lonchura molucca  

INDONESIA (Nusa Penida)          (91)        

Frequents forest clearings, open regrown areas, fields and plantations; often found in tall grasses near roads and villages, its predominate habitat throughout Indonesia; occurs from coast into lower hills. 11 cm. Distribution: Indonesia and Timor Leste; widespread and locally common resident throughout most of Wallacea.

ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE

Photographed on Nusa Penida, Indonesia October 2016

(867)              ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE                Zosterops palpebrosus  

INDONESIA (Nusa Penida)          (90)        

Found in open woodlands, mangroves and cultivation; also occurs in inland forest to 1,400 m. 11 cm. Distribution: Oriental region; widespread and fairly common resident on Sumatra, Java, Bali Sumbawa and Flores.

Note: This is the only photograph I have been able to take of this bird so far.

GREAT EGRET

Photographed near Sanur beach, Bali October 2016 

(see   214)              GREAT EGRET                    Ardea alba  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (89)        

Usually found around sheltered coastal wetlands such as mangroves, estuaries and tidal lagoons, and sometimes in freshwater swamps. 90 cm. Distribution: worldwide in warm climates: partly migratory; confirmed resident on Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi; generally scarce non-breeding visitor and possible resident throughout other major islands.

EASTERN REEF-EGRET (dark morph)

Photographed near Sanur beach, Bali October 2016

(see    289)              EASTERN REEF-EGRET (Dark morph)                  Egret sacra  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (88)        

Also known as Pacific Reef-heron. 58 cm. Strictly a coastal egret, found exposed sandy shores and coral reefs, on offshore islands, and on sheltered mudflats. Distribution: East Asia into Australasia: sedentary; widespread and fairly common resident along coasts of all major Indonesian islands and most small islets.

YELLOW BITTERN

Photographed in central Bali October 2016

(866)              YELLOW BITTERN                    Ixobrychus sinensis  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (87)        

Usually found in large expanses of overgrown freshwater swamplands, often near the coast; sometimes seen in tidal mangroves and less often in short paddy fields; prefers tall, dense marsh and riverside vegetation, where it stalks aquatic invertebrates and tiny fish. 38 cm. Oriental region east in Australasia; partly migratory; resident on Sumatra; locally common winter visitor and possibly resident throughout much of Indonesia.

CINNAMON BITTERN

Photographed in central Bali October 2016

(865)             CINNAMON BITTERN                   Ixobrychus cinnamomeus  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (86)        

The most common bittern throughout western Indonesia; freshwater wetlands; moves readily into wet paddy fields and flooded grasslands; seen less often in brackish or tidal areas. 41 cm. Oriental region east into Wallacea; partly migratory; common resident and a possible winter visitor throughout the Sunda subregion and on Sulawesi; uncommon in parts of Nusa Tenggara.

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON

Photographed in central Bali October 2016

(864)              BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON                    Nycticorax nycticorax  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (85)        

Nocturnal and crepuscular; feeds in freshwater ponds and marshes. 61 cm. Worldwide except Australasia: part migratory; generally uncommon resident on Java, Sumatra, Bali, south Kalimantan and Sulawesi.

COMMON MOORHEN

Photographed in central Bali October 2016

(863)              COMMON MOORHEN                   Gallinule chloropus 

INDONESIA (Bali)         (84)        

Only found in freshwater wetlands, large marshes and small ponds. 33 cms. Distribution: worldwide except Australasia; partly migratory; locally very common resident inSumatra, south Kalimantan, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores and Sumba.