STRIATED HERON

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016          

(see   106)              STRIATED HERON                Butorides striatus 

INDONESIA (Bali)         (58)      

Also known as Little Heron. 45 cm. Adaptable and successful heron usually found on tidal mudflats, in mangroves, on coral reefs and exposed beaches; can alsonbe found far inland around lakes and large rivers. Distribution: Tropics worldwide; partly migratory; widespread and common resident throughout Indonesia.

FULVOUS-BREASTED WOODPECKER

(male) Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016 

(843)              FULVOUS-BREASTED WOODPECKER                Picoides macei

INDONESIA (Bali)         (57)        

Open woodland specialist found in dry savanna forest and adjacent gardens, mainly near the coast. 18 cms. Distribution: Oriental region; In Indonesia only occurs on Java and Bali where it is a locally common resident.

SMALL BLUE KINGFISHER

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016

842             SMALL BLUE KINGFISHER               Albedo coerulescens  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (56)        

Occurs near mangroves, tidal mudflats, fishponds and brackish estuaries. 13 cm. Distribution: Indonesian endemic; sedentary; locally fairly common resident on south Sumatra, Java, Kangean, Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa.

RUFOUS-BACKED KINGFISHER

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016 

841              RUFOUS-BACKED KINGFISHER                   Ceyx rufidorsa  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (55)        

Also known as Black-backed Kingfisher. 14 cms. Found in lowland rainforest, inhabiting primary ad mature secondary rainforest; often seen near small forest streams. Range: Oriental region: an uncommon resident and possible winter visitor in the Sundra subregion and parts of Nusa Tenggara

BALI MYNA

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016

(840)              BALI MYNA                    Leucopsar rothschildi  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (54)        

Historically confined to the coastal forest of north-west Bali it has now been reintroduced there and on the island of Nusa Penida. 25 cm. Indonesian endemic: a rare resident along the north-west coast of Bali only. Critically endangered with global extinction.

Note: Historically confined to the coastal forest of north-west Bali; While previously found in flocks of hundreds in the area of the north-west of Bali the world population was down to 6 individuals in 2001. Breeding programs are helping this bird recover. Though there may be as many as 1,000 birds in captivity around the world. 

CHESTNUT-HEADED BEE-EATER

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016

(839)              CHESTNUT-HEADED BEE-EATER              Merops leschenaulti  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (53)        

Prefers dry woodlands and savanna with scattered trees, never inhabits closed forest; often on coastal lowlands. 20 cms. Range:Oriental region: widespread but generally scare resident on Sumatra, Java and Bali; Indonesia southern limit of its distribution.

ASHY DRONGO

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016 

(838)              ASHY DRONGO               Dicrurus leucophaeus  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (52)        

Found in a variety of wooded habitats, but mainly resident in montane forests between 600 and 2,400 m.; Outside breeding season roams widely and can be found locally down to sea level. 29 cm. Range: Oriental region: a fairly common mainly montane resident in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali and Lombok.

BLACK DRONGO

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016

(see 338)                  BLACK DRONGO                 Dicrurus macrocercus

INDONESIA (Bali)         (51)

Found exclusively in open country; frequents long grassy areas with scattered trees, cultivated fields and marshes. 29 cms. Range: Oriental region, East Asia; migratory; widespread but generally scare resident on Java and Bali; migratory birds from the north reach Sumatra as vagrants. Was numerous but becoming scare.

BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016

837         BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER   Merops philippinus

INDONESIA (Bali)         (50)        

Open country bird seen mainly during northern winter; frequents fields and marshes with scattered trees. 30cms. Range: oriental region, east to New Guinea; partly migratory; Locally and seasonally common winter visitor in the Sudra subregion and Nusa Tenggara; resident on Sulawesi, Flores and in Papua.

SAVANNA NIGHTJAR

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016

836            SAVANNA NIGHTJAR             Caprimulgus affinis

INDONESIA (Bali)         49

Open country bird which has benefitted from coastal forest clearances and developments; found in Savanna woodlands, grasslands and dry fields,especially near the coast and along inland river beds; often seen near human habitation. 22 cm. Range: Oriental region, south-east into Indonesia; widespread and locally fairly common resident in the Sundra region and parts of Wallacea.

LESSER ADJUTANT

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016

835           LESSER ADJUTANT            Leptoptilos javanicus

INDONESIA (Bali)         (48)

Found along extensive mangrove areas; feeds on exposed mudflats at low tide. 114 cms. Range: Oriental region: sedentary; Uncommon and low-density resident in Sumatra, Java and Bali. Vulnerable to global extinction.

CRESTED TERN

(see  136)          CRESTED TERN            Sterna bergii

INDONESIA (Bali)         (47)

Also referred to as the Greater Crested Tern. Numerous in Indonesia; found on virtually all inland waters, often close to the beach; found on land only during the breeding season, when settles on colonies on remote offshore islands. 45 cms. Range: Tropical and subtropical seas around Africa, Eurasia, Australasia and the Pacific; nomadic.

GREY-RUMPED TREESWIFT

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016

(834)              GREY-RUMPED TREESWIFT                    Hemiprocne longipennis  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (46)        

Occurs in disturbed forests with large, free-standing trees and along edges of primary forest; sometimes found in  mangroves and parks. 20 cms. Range: Sundra subregion into parts of Wallacea; widespread and locally fairly common resident in the Sundra subregion, extending into Sulawesi and Lombok.