List of endemic birds of Sulawesi

Sulawesi has a high degree of endemism in its bird species. Sulawesi supports twelve endemic bird genera.

Conservation status

NE = not evaluated NT = near threatened CR = critical
DD = data deficient VU = vulnerable EW = extinct in the wild
LC = least concern EN = endangered EX = extinct

Bucerotiformes

Bucerotidae

  • Penelopides exarhatus (Sulawesi hornbill) - VU
  • Rhyticeros cassidix (knobbed hornbill) - VU

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae

  • Caprimulgus celebensis (Sulawesi nightjar) - LC
  • Eurostopodus diabolicus (Sulawesi eared-nightjar) - VU

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

  • Scolopax celebensis (Sulawesi woodcock) - NT

Columbiformes

Columbidae

  • Gallicolumba tristigmata (Sulawesi ground dove) - LC
  • Turacoena manadensis (white-faced cuckoo-dove) - LC
  • Ptilinopus fischeri (red-eared fruit-dove) - LC
  • Ptilinopus epia (maroon-chinned fruit-dove) - NT
  • Ducula forsteni (white-bellied imperial pigeon) - LC
  • Ducula luctuosa (silver-tipped imperial pigeon) - LC
  • Ducula radiata (grey-headed imperial pigeon) - LC
  • Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa (sombre pigeon) - LC

Coraciiformes

Alcedinidae

  • Actenoides monachus (green-backed kingfisher) - NT
  • Actenoides princeps (scaly kingfisher) - LC
  • Cittura cyanotis (lilac-cheeked kingfisher) - NT
  • Ceyx fallax (Sulawesi kingfisher) - NT
  • Pelargopsis melanorhyncha (great-billed kingfisher) - LC
  • Todiramphus enigma (Talaud kingfisher) - NT

Meropidae

  • Meropogon forsteni (purple-bearded bee-eater) - LC
  • Coracias temminckii (purple-winged roller) - LC

Piciformes

  • Dendrocopos temminckii (Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker) - LC
  • Mulleripicus fulvus (ashy woodpecker) - LC

Craciformes

Megapodiidae

  • Malia grata (malia) - LC

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Harris, J.B.C. e.a. (PLOS One, November 2014), A New Species of Muscicapa Flycatcher from Sulawesi, Indonesia

References

  • Birdlife International, The World List of Threatened Birds, ISBN 1-56098-528-3
  • Birdlife International, Endemic Bird Areas of the World, ISBN 1-56098-574-7
  • Morten Strange, A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia, ISBN 0-691-11495-1
  • Periplus Ac+ion Guides, Birding Indonesia, ISBN 962-593-071-X
  • The Howard and Moore, Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, ISBN 0-691-11701-2
  • BirdLife International (2012) Endemic Bird Area factsheet: Sulawesi. 21/07/2012
  • BirdLife International species index website
  • IUCN Red List — all species + locations website