Birds of Sumatra

Every birds in the Wildlife of Sumatra guide: 603 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Ducks, Geese and Swans

• Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
• Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
• White-Winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata
• Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
• Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
• Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

• Long-Billed Partridge Rhizothera longirostris
• Black Partridge Melanoperdix niger
• Blue-Breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis
• Roll's Partridge Arborophila rolli
• Sumatran Partridge Arborophila sumatrana
• Gray-Breasted Partridge Arborophila orientalis
• Red-Billed Partridge Arborophila rubrirostris
• Chestnut-Necklaced Partridge Tropicoperdix charltonii
• Ferruginous Partridge Caloperdix oculeus
• Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul
• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
• Malayan Crestless Fireback Lophura erythrophthalma
• Malayan Crested Fireback Lophura rufa
• Salvadori's Pheasant Lophura inornata
• Bronze-Tailed Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron chalcurum
• Great Argus Argusianus argus

Shearwaters and Petrels

• Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui
• Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
• Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
• Flesh-Footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
• Wedge-Tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica

Austral Storm Petrels

• Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
• White-Faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina

Northern Storm Petrels

• Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis
• Matsudaira's Storm Petrel Hydrobates matsudairae

Tropicbirds

• White-Tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
• Red-Tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda

Storks

• Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea
• Asian Woolly-Necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
• Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi
• Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

Frigatebirds

• Christmas Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi
• Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
• Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel

Boobies and Gannets

• Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
• Red-Footed Booby Sula sula
• Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

Cormorants

• Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
• Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger

Darters

• Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

Pelicans

• Spot-Billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

• Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
• Great-Billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
• Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• White-Faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
• Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes
• Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
• Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
• Javan Pond-Heron Ardeola speciosa
• Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Black-Crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Nankeen Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
• Malayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
• Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
• Schrenck's Bittern Botaurus eurhythmus
• Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
• Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis

Ibises and Spoonbills

• Black-Headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

Osprey

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

• Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
• Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
• Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
• Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• Black-Winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
• White-Bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
• Lesser Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga humilis
• Gray-Headed Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
• Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
• Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
• Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
• Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus
• Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
• Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
• Shikra Tachyspiza badia
• Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
• Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
• Besra Tachyspiza virgata
• Gray-Faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
• Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
• Rufous-Bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
• Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus alboniger
• Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus lanceolatus
• Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nanus

Caracaras and Falcons

• Black-Thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

• Red-Legged Crake Rallina fasciata
• Slaty-Legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
• Buff-Banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
• Slaty-Breasted Rail Lewinia striata
• White-Breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
• White-Browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
• Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
• Ruddy-Breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
• Band-Bellied Crake Zapornia paykullii
• Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
• Black-Backed Swamphen Porphyrio indicus
• Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Sungrebe and Finfoots

• Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus

Thick-knees

• Beach Thick-Knee Esacus magnirostris

Avocets and Stilts

• White-Headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus

Plovers and Lapwings

• Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
• Black-Bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Gray-Headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
• Red-Wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
• Javan Lapwing Vanellus macropterus
• Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
• Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
• Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii
• Lesser Sand-Plover Anarhynchus mongolus
• Greater Sand-Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
• Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus

Painted-snipe

• Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Jacanas

• Pheasant-Tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
• Bronze-Winged Jacana Metopidius indicus

Sandpipers and Allies

• Javan Woodcock Scolopax saturata
• Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
• Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura
• Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
• Black-Tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
• Bar-Tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
• Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
• Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
• Common Redshank Tringa totanus
• Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer
• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Grey-Tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
• Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Red-Necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
• Long-Toed Stint Calidris subminuta
• Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Broad-Billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
• Ruff Calidris pugnax

Buttonquails

• Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

Pratincoles and Coursers

• Australian Pratincole Glareola isabella
• Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

Skuas and Jaegers

• Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

• Brown-Headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
• Gull-Billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
• Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
• Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
• Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
• Black-Naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo
• Little Tern Sternula albifrons
• Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
• Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
• White-Winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Black Noddy Anous minutus
• Brown Noddy Anous stolidus

Pigeons and Doves

• Silvery Wood-Pigeon Columba argentina
• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall
• Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia emiliana
• Enggano Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia cinnamomea
• Barusan Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia modiglianii
• Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps
• Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
• Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
• Little Green Pigeon Treron olax
• Pink-Necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
• Cinnamon-Headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis
• Thick-Billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
• Large Green Pigeon Treron capellei
• Green-Spectacled Pigeon Treron oxyurus
• Wedge-Tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenurus
• Pink-Headed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyreus
• Jambu Fruit Dove Ramphiculus jambu
• Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
• Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
• Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor

Hornbills

• Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
• Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus
• Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
• Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
• Helmeted Hornbill Rhinoplax vigil
• Bushy-Crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus
• White-Crowned Hornbill Berenicornis comatus
• Wrinkled Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus
• Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus

Cuckoos and Anis

• Chestnut-Winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
• Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
• Dark Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx bocki
• Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx vagans
• Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax
• Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
• Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
• Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
• Sunda Cuckoo Cuculus lepidus
• Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
• Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
• Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
• Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
• Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
• Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
• Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus
• Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
• Square-Tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Black-Bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi
• Chestnut-Bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
• Chestnut-Breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
• Green-Billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
• Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea
• Red-Billed Malkoha Zanclostomus javanicus
• Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo Carpococcyx viridis
• Short-Toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis
• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
• Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis

Barn Owls

• Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
• Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius

Typical Owls

• Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens
• Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus
• Rajah Scops Owl Otus brookii
• Mentawai Scops Owl Otus mentawi
• Sunda Scops Owl Otus lempiji
• Simeulue Scops Owl Otus umbra
• Enggano Scops Owl Otus enganensis
• Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
• Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana
• Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu
• Spotted Wood Owl Strix seloputo
• Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
• Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
• Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata

Frogmouths

• Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus
• Gould's Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus
• Sumatran Frogmouth Batrachostomus poliolophus
• Blyth's Frogmouth Batrachostomus affinis
• Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus

Nightjars

• Malaysian Nightjar Lyncornis temminckii
• Great Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis
• Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
• Large-Tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
• Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
• Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus
• Salvadori's Nightjar Caprimulgus pulchellus

Swifts

• Waterfall Swift Hydrochous gigas
• Plume-Toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis
• Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchi
• Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
• Volcano Swiftlet Aerodramus vulcanorum
• Mossy-Nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana
• Black-Nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
• White-Nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
• Germain's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani
• Silver-Rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
• White-Throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
• Silver-Backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
• Brown-Backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
• Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
• House Swift Apus nipalensis

Treeswifts

• Grey-Rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
• Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata

Trogons and Quetzals

• Red-Naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba
• Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii
• Sumatran Trogon Apalharpactes mackloti
• Cinnamon-Rumped Trogon Harpactes orrhophaeus
• Scarlet-Rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii
• Red-Headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
• Orange-Breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios

Kingfishers

• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Blue-Eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
• Cerulean Kingfisher Alcedo coerulescens
• Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
• Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella
• Stork-Billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
• Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
• White-Throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
• Black-Capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
• Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
• Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
• Rufous-Collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus

Bee-eaters

• Red-Bearded Bee-Eater Nyctyornis amictus
• Blue-Throated Bee-Eater Merops viridis
• Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater Merops philippinus
• Chestnut-Headed Bee-Eater Merops leschenaulti

Typical Rollers

• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

Asian Barbets

• Fire-Tufted Barbet Psilopogon pyrolophus
• Gold-Whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon
• Red-Crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii
• Red-Throated Barbet Psilopogon mystacophanos
• Black-Browed Barbet Psilopogon oorti
• Yellow-Crowned Barbet Psilopogon henricii
• Black-Eared Barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii
• Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
• Sooty Barbet Caloramphus hayii

Honeyguides

• Malaysian Honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus

Woodpeckers and Allies

• Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
• Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis
• Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus moluccensis
• Grey-Capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
• Freckle-Breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos analis
• Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
• White-Bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
• Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
• Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
• Crimson-Winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus
• Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
• Olive-Backed Woodpecker Gecinulus rafflesii
• Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
• Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
• Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus
• Orange-Backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes validus
• Buff-Rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes grammithorax
• Buff-Necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki
• Grey-And-Buff Woodpecker Hemicircus sordidus
• Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus

Old World Parrots

• Blue-Rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus
• Red-Breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
• Long-Tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda
• Blue-Crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus

Asian and Grauer's Broadbills

• Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus
• Black-And-Red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
• Black-And-Yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus
• Long-Tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
• Silver-Breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus

African and Green Broadbills

• Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis

Pittas

• Giant Pitta Hydrornis caeruleus
• Malayan Banded Pitta Hydrornis irena
• Schneider's Pitta Hydrornis schneideri
• Garnet Pitta Erythropitta granatina
• Graceful Pitta Erythropitta venusta
• Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
• Blue-Winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis

Thornbills and Allies

• Golden-Bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea

Woodshrikes

• Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus
• Rufous-Winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhoptera
• Maroon-Breasted Philentoma Philentoma velata
• Bar-Winged Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus picatus
• Black-Winged Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus

Woodswallows

• White-Breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus

Ioras

• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
• Green Iora Aegithina viridissima

Cuckooshrikes

• Sunda Cuckooshrike Coracina larvata
• Bar-Bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina striata
• Lesser Cuckooshrike Lalage fimbriata
• Pied Triller Lalage nigra
• Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
• Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus
• Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
• Sunda Minivet Pericrocotus miniatus

Whistlers and Allies

• Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea

Crested Shrikejay

• Crested Jay Platylophus galericulatus

Shrikes

• Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
• Long-Tailed Shrike Lanius schach

Vireos

• White-Browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
• White-Bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca

Old World Orioles

• Dark-Throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus
• Black-Naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
• Black-Hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

Drongos

• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
• Crow-Billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
• Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
• Lesser Racket-Tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
• Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
• Sumatran Drongo Dicrurus sumatranus

Fantails

• White-Throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
• Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
• Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata

Monarch Flycatchers

• Black-Naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
• Japanese Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
• Oriental Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis

Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies

• Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus
• Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
• Sumatran Treepie Dendrocitta occipitalis
• Slender-Billed Crow Corvus enca
• Large-Billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Rail-babbler

• Malaysian Rail-Babbler Eupetes macrocerus

Swallows

• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
• Red-Rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
• Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus

Fairy Flycatchers

• Grey-Headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

Chickadees and Titmice

• Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus

Nuthatches

• Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
• Blue Nuthatch Sitta azurea

Bulbuls

• Black-And-White Bulbul Microtarsus melanoleucos
• Black-Headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
• Straw-Headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus
• Blue-Wattled Bulbul Microtarsus nieuwenhuisii
• Aceh Bulbul Pycnonotus snouckaerti
• Yellow-Vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
• Olive-Winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
• Cream-Vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex
• Red-Eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
• Cream-Striped Bulbul Ixos leucogrammicus
• Spot-Necked Bulbul Pycnonotus tympanistrigus
• Orange-Spotted Bulbul Pycnonotus bimaculatus
• Red-Whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
• Sooty-Headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
• Ruby-Throated Bulbul Rubigula dispar
• Scaly-Breasted Bulbul Rubigula squamata
• Grey-Bellied Bulbul Rubigula cyaniventris
• Spectacled Bulbul Rubigula erythropthalmos
• Finsch's Bulbul Iole finschii
• Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus
• Gray-Cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus tephrogenys
• Yellow-Bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus
• Hook-Billed Bulbul Setornis criniger
• Hairy-Backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger
• Buff-Vented Bulbul Iole crypta
• Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus
• Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis
• Sunda Bulbul Ixos virescens

Cupwings

• Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla

Bush Warblers and Allies

• Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus
• Yellow-Bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris

Phylloscopid Warblers

• Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
• Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
• Mountain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus
• Chestnut-Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps
• Yellow-Breasted Warbler Phylloscopus montis

Acrocephalid Warblers

• Black-Browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
• Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis

Locustellid Warblers

• Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
• Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola

Cisticolas and Allies

• Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
• Golden-Headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
• Hill Prinia Prinia superciliaris
• Bar-Winged Prinia Prinia familiaris
• Yellow-Bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
• Dark-Necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
• Rufous-Tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
• Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps

White-eyes

• Sangkar White-Eye Zosterops melanurus
• Swinhoe's White-Eye Zosterops simplex
• Warbling White-Eye Zosterops japonicus
• Black-Capped White-Eye Zosterops atricapilla

Tree-babblers, Scimitar-babblers, and Allies

• Sunda Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus bornensis
• Gray-Throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
• Gray-Headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala
• White-Necked Babbler Stachyris leucotis
• White-Bibbed Babbler Stachyris thoracica
• Black-Throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis
• Chestnut-Rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata
• Spot-Necked Babbler Stachyris strialata
• Chestnut-Winged Babbler Cyanoderma erythropterum
• Rufous-Fronted Babbler Cyanoderma rufifrons
• Golden Babbler Cyanoderma chrysaeum
• Pin-Striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
• Bold-Striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis bornensis
• Fluffy-Backed Tit-Babbler Macronus ptilosus

Ground Babblers

• Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
• Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiaria
• Large Wren-Babbler Turdinus macrodactylus
• Marbled Wren-Babbler Turdinus marmoratus
• Rusty-Breasted Wren-Babbler Gypsophila rufipectus
• Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota
• Sumatran Wren-Babbler Napothera albostriata
• Bornean Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica
• Black-Capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum
• Buff-Breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli
• Sumatran Babbler Pellorneum buettikoferi
• Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrogenys
• Short-Tailed Babbler Pellorneum malaccense
• White-Chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum
• Ferruginous Babbler Pellorneum bicolor
• Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre
• Sooty-Capped Babbler Malacopteron affine
• Scaly-Crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum
• Rufous-Crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum
• Grey-Breasted Babbler Malacopteron albogulare
• Striped Wren-Babbler Kenopia striata

Laughingthrushes

• Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda
• Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus
• Sumatran Laughingthrush Garrulax bicolor
• Black Laughingthrush Melanocichla lugubris
• Chestnut-Capped Laughingthrush Pterorhinus mitratus
• Long-Tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides
• Silver-Eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris

Fairy-bluebirds

• Asian Fairy-Bluebird Irena puella

Old World Flycatchers

• Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
• Shiny Whistling-Thrush Myophonus melanurus
• Sumatran Whistling-Thrush Myophonus castaneus
• Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
• Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris
• Sumatran Shortwing Brachypteryx saturata
• Gray-Streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
• Dark-Sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
• Brown-Streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni
• Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
• Yellow-Rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
• Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
• Snowy-Browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
• Rufous-Chested Flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria
• Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
• Pygmy Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni
• Rufous-Browed Flycatcher Anthipes solitaris
• Blue-And-White Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
• Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
• Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo
• Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
• Large Niltava Niltava grandis
• Rufous-Vented Niltava Niltava sumatrana
• White-Tailed Flycatcher Leucoptilon concretum
• Rück's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis ruckii
• Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
• Sunda Blue Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus
• Malaysian Blue Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus
• Bornean Blue Flycatcher Cyornis superbus
• Indochinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis sumatrensis
• Gray-Chested Jungle-Flycatcher Cyornis umbratilis
• Fulvous-Chested Jungle-Flycatcher Cyornis olivaceus
• Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
• Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher Cyornis omissus
• Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• White-Rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
• Rufous-Tailed Shama Copsychus pyrropygus
• Chestnut-Naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus
• Sunda Forktail Enicurus velatus
• White-Crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
• Sunda Robin Myiomela diana
• Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
• Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
• Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata

Thrushes and Allies

• Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica
• Chestnut-Capped Thrush Geokichla interpres
• Enggano Thrush Geokichla leucolaema
• Sunda Thrush Zoothera andromedae
• Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
• Sumatran Cochoa Cochoa beccarii

Starlings

• Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
• Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
• Enggano Myna Gracula enganensis
• Nias Myna Gracula robusta
• Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus

Leafbirds

• Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati
• Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon
• Sumatran Leafbird Chloropsis media
• Blue-Masked Leafbird Chloropsis venusta

Flowerpeckers

• Yellow-Breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus
• Crimson-Breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus
• Scarlet-Breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus
• Thick-Billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
• Brown-Backed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa everetti
• Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
• Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
• Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
• Scarlet-Headed Flowerpecker Dicaeum trochileum

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

• Ruby-Cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
• Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex
• Brown-Throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
• Red-Throated Sunbird Anthreptes rhodolaemus
• Purple-Naped Sunbird Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum
• Copper-Throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
• Van Hasselt's Sunbird Leptocoma brasiliana
• Olive-Backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
• Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
• Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii
• Thick-Billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris
• Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster
• Long-Billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta
• Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
• Yellow-Eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys
• Grey-Breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta

Wagtails and Pipits

• Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
• Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
• Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
• Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
• Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

• Mountain Serin Chrysocorythus estherae

Old World Sparrows

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Weavers and Allies

• Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
• Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus

Waxbills and Allies

• Pin-Tailed Parrotfinch Erythrura prasina
• White-Rumped Munia Lonchura striata
• Scaly-Breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
• White-Bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra
• Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides
• Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
• White-Headed Munia Lonchura maja

Frequently asked questions

How many birds are in the Wildlife of Sumatra guide?

The guide lists 603 birds of Sumatra, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of birds are covered?

Ducks, Geese and Swans (6), Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies (16), Shearwaters and Petrels (5), Austral Storm Petrels (2), Northern Storm Petrels (2), Tropicbirds (2), Storks (4), Frigatebirds (3), Boobies and Gannets (3), Cormorants (2), Darters (1), Pelicans (1), and 79 more groups.