SCARLET-HEADED FLOWERPECKER

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(820)                 SCARLET-HEADED FLOWERPECKER                    Dictum trochileum

INDONESIA (Bali)         (21)        

Found along forest edges and in wooded cultivation and gardens; mainly coastal lowlands, inland to 600 m elevation. 8 cm. Indonesian endemic: fairly common resident on Java, Bali and smaller nearby islands; uncommon in Lombok, Kalimantan, and se Sumatra.

COMMON IORA

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(819)                   COMMON IORA                  Aegithina tiphia

INDONESIA (Bali)          (20)        

Originates from open coastal woodlands and mangroves, but has readily taken to disturbed habitats, including cultivated areas, villages and gardens. 15 cm. range: Oriental region: widespread and common resident in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java and Bali.

LITTLE PIED CORMORANT

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(see     138)                   LITTLE PIED CORMORANT                  Phalacrocorax melanoleucus

INDONESIA (Bali)         (19)        

Found near freshwater lakes and marshes, as well as tidal estuaries, brackish wetlands and mangroves; occasionally seen on exposed coastal areas and offshore islands. 60 cm. Range: Australasia:resident and fairly communion Wallace and Papua; vagrant in east Java.

Photographed near Sanur, Bali October 2016

STRIATED GRASSBIRD

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(818)                   STRIATED GRASSBIRD                 Megalurus palustris

INDONESIA (Bali)         (18)        

Also known as Striated Warbler, Striated Marsh Warbler and Striated Canegrass Warbler. Found in grasslands, rice fields, open marshland, wet grassland and open country. Range: Three subspecies; subspecies palustris found in Java and Bali.

WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(see    45)             WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW                   Artemus cinereus

INDONESIA (Bali)          (17)

Mainly a coastal species found in dry, open woodlands, often near the beach; also seen in cultivated areas, casuarinas and further inland along forest edges. 18 cm. Range: southeast Asia and Australasia into southern Australia; local, common resident throughout Indonesia.

Photographed on Nusa Penida, October 2016

SOOTY-HEADED BULBUL

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(817)                   SOOTY-HEADED BULBUL                  Pycnonotus aurigaster

INDONESIA (Bali)         (16)

Found in open country with scattered bushes and trees, seen in gardens and cultivated areas, often near rural villages. 20 cm. Range: widespread and common in Java and Bali, introduced on Sumatra and south Sulawesi.

COMMON SANDPIPER

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(see  508)                COMMON SANDPIPER              Actitis hypoleucos

INDONESIA (Bali)          (15)

Found wherever water is nearby, from tidal mudflats and sandy shores, to inland reservoirs and rivers. 20 cm. Breeds in northern and central Eurasia; winters south to Australia, common, widespread migrant, mainly from August to April, throughout Indonesia.