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This checklist includes all bird species found in Flores , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: Flores [map]

Number of species: 365
Number of endemics: 6
Number of globally threatened species: 13
Number of introduced species: 3
Date last reviewed: 2020-01-12
Last modified: 2022-10-22
See also: http://www.noord.bart.nl/~edcolijn
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Wandering Whistling DuckDendrocygna arcuata
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
HardheadAythya australis
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Grey TealAnas gibberifrons
Green Pygmy GooseNettapus pulchellus

 
GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae

Orange-footed MegapodeMegapodius reinwardt

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensis
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusIntroduced species
Green JunglefowlGallus variusEndemic (country/region)

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

White-throated PigeonColumba vitiensis
Island Collared DoveStreptopelia bitorquata
Spotted-necked DoveStreptopelia chinensis
Barred Cuckoo DoveMacropygia unchall
Ruddy Cuckoo DoveMacropygia emiliana
Brown Cuckoo DoveMacropygia amboinensis
Little Cuckoo DoveMacropygia ruficeps
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Barred DoveGeopelia maugeusEndemic (country/region)
Pink-necked Green PigeonTreron vernans
Pompadour Green PigeonTreron pompadora
Grey-cheeked Green PigeonTreron griseicaudaEndemic (country/region)
Flores Green PigeonTreron florisEndemic (country/region)
Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica
Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenea
Blue-tailed Imperial PigeonDucula concinnaEndemic (country/region)
Pink-headed Imperial PigeonDucula rosaceaEndemic (country/region)
Dark-backed Imperial PigeonDucula lacernulataEndemic (country/region)
Pied Imperial PigeonDucula bicolor
Banded Fruit DovePtilinopus cinctusEndemic (country/region)
Red-naped Fruit DovePtilinopus dohertyiEndemic (country/region)
Rose-crowned Fruit DovePtilinopus regina
Black-naped Fruit DovePtilinopus melanospilus

 
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
Mees's NightjarCaprimulgus meesiEndemic (country/region)
Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Grey-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennis
White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
Cave SwiftletCollocalia linchi
Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta
Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus
House SwiftApus nipalensis

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalis
Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChalcites basalis
Shining Bronze CuckooChalcites lucidus
Little Bronze CuckooChalcites minutillus
Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
Rusty-breasted CuckooCacomantis sepulcralis
Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidus
Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
Himalayan CuckooCuculus saturatus

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciata
Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striata
Lewin's RailLewinia pectoralis
Buff-banded RailHypotaenidia philippensis
Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
White-browed CrakeAmaurornis cinerea
WatercockGallicrex cinerea
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Common CootFulica atra

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae

Wilson's Storm-petrelOceanites oceanicus

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Matsudaira's Storm-petrelHydrobates matsudairae

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas
Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatusRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Rufous Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
Striated HeronButorides striata
Javan Pond HeronArdeola speciosa
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Grey HeronArdea cinereaRare/Accidental
Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Great EgretArdea alba
Intermediate EgretArdea intermedia
Pied HeronEgretta picataRare/Accidental
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pacific Reef EgretEgretta sacra

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae

Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor

 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae

Red-footed BoobySula sula
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Masked BoobySula dactylatra

 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
Javan PloverCharadrius javanicusEndemic (country/region)
Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillusRare/Accidental
Malaysian PloverCharadrius peronii
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolus
Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
Oriental PloverCharadrius veredus
Masked LapwingVanellus milesRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinacea

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little CurlewNumenius minutus
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
SanderlingCalidris alba
Asian DowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatus
Pintail SnipeGallinago stenura
Swinhoe's SnipeGallinago megala
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesRare/Accidental
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Red-backed ButtonquailTurnix maculosus
Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella
Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Atoll TernGygis alba
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Common TernSterna hirundo
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Oriental Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Pacific BazaAviceda subcristata
Short-toed EagleCircaetus gallicus
Changeable Hawk EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
Chinese SparrowhawkAccipiter soloensis
Variable GoshawkAccipiter hiogaster
Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
Japanese SparrowhawkAccipiter gularis
BesraAccipiter virgatus
White-bellied Sea EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Japanese BuzzardButeo japonicus

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Eastern Grass OwlTyto longimembris
Common Barn OwlTyto alba

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Flores Scops OwlOtus alfrediEndemic
Moluccan Scops OwlOtus magicus
Wallace's Scops OwlOtus silvicolaEndemic (country/region)

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Brown-capped WoodpeckerDendrocopos moluccensis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Oriental Dwarf KingfisherCeyx erithaca
Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Cerulean KingfisherAlcedo coerulescensEndemic (country/region)
Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
White-rumped KingfisherCaridonax fulgidusEndemic (country/region)
Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayii
Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Cinnamon-banded KingfisherTodiramphus australasiaEndemic (country/region)

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Spotted KestrelFalco moluccensisEndemic (country/region)
Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae

Yellow-crested CockatooCacatua sulphureaEndemic (country/region)

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Red-cheeked ParrotGeoffroyus geoffroyi
Great-billed ParrotTanygnathus megalorynchos
Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri
Iris LorikeetPsitteuteles irisEndemic (country/region)
Flores LorikeetTrichoglossus weberiEndemic
Marigold LorikeetTrichoglossus capistratus
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
Olive-headed LorikeetTrichoglossus eutelesEndemic (country/region)
Wallace's Hanging ParrotLoriculus flosculusEndemic

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Elegant PittaPitta elegansEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Streaky-breasted HoneyeaterMeliphaga reticulataEndemic (country/region)
Red-rumped MyzomelaMyzomela vulnerataEndemic (country/region)
Scaly-crowned HoneyeaterLichmera lombokiaEndemic (country/region)
Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
Timor FriarbirdPhilemon inornatusEndemic (country/region)
Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroides

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae

Plain GerygoneGerygone inornataEndemic (country/region)
Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
Rufous-sided GerygoneGerygone dorsalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Flores MinivetPericrocotus lansbergeiEndemic (country/region)
Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus flammeus
Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
Wallacean CuckooshrikeCoracina personataEndemic (country/region)
Large CuckooshrikeCoracina javensis
Sumba CicadabirdEdolisoma dohertyiEndemic (country/region)
Common CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre
White-shouldered TrillerLalage sueuriiEndemic (country/region)
Lesser CuckooshrikeLalage fimbriata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae

Bare-throated WhistlerPachycephala nudigulaEndemic (country/region)
Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea
Fulvous-tinted WhistlerPachycephala fulvotincta
Fawn-breasted WhistlerPachycephala orpheusEndemic (country/region)
Banda Sea WhistlerPachycephala macrorhyncha
Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Olive-brown OrioleOriolus melanotisEndemic (country/region)
Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucoryn

 
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae

Common IoraAegithina tiphia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventris
Brown-capped FantailRhipidura dilutaEndemic (country/region)
Pied FantailRhipidura javanicaRare/Accidental
Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
Arafura FantailRhipidura dryas

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Flores CrowCorvus florensisEndemic
Slender-billed CrowCorvus enca
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Broad-billed MyiagraMyiagra ruficollis
Flores MonarchSymposiachrus sacerdotumEndemic
Spectacled MonarchSymposiachrus trivirgatus
Island MonarchMonarcha cinerascens
Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
Blyth's Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone affinis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

Golden-rumped FlowerpeckerDicaeum annaeEndemic (country/region)
Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agile
Blood-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum sanguinolentumEndemic (country/region)
Scarlet-headed FlowerpeckerDicaeum trochileumEndemic (country/region)
Black-fronted FlowerpeckerDicaeum igniferumEndemic (country/region)
Red-chested FlowerpeckerDicaeum maugeiEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Brown-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
Apricot-breasted SunbirdCinnyris buettikoferiEndemic (country/region)
Flame-breasted SunbirdCinnyris solarisEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
Javan MuniaLonchura leucogastroidesEndemic (country/region)
Black-faced MuniaLonchura moluccaEndemic (country/region)
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Five-coloured MuniaLonchura quinticolorEndemic (country/region)
Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
White-headed MuniaLonchura maja
Pale-headed MuniaLonchura pallidaEndemic (country/region)
Timor SparrowLonchura fuscataEndemic (country/region)
Java SparrowLonchura oryzivoraIntroduced species
Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchErythrura hyperythra

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Pechora PipitAnthus gustavi
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Green-headed WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

Grey-headed Canary-flycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Cinereous TitParus cinereus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Horsfield's LarkMirafra javanica

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
Bar-winged PriniaPrinia familiarisEndemic (country/region)
Olive-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus sepiumEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pnoepygidae

Pygmy Wren BabblerPnoepyga pusilla

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Striated SwallowCecropis striolata
Pacific SwallowHirundo tahitica
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigaster
Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
Black-headed BulbulBrachypodius atriceps

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Sunda Leaf WarblerSeicercus grammicepsEndemic (country/region)
Yellow-breasted Leaf WarblerSeicercus montis
Arctic WarblerSeicercus borealis
Kamtschatka Leaf WarblerSeicercus examinandus
Japanese Leaf WarblerSeicercus xanthodryas
Mountain Leaf WarblerSeicercus trivirgatus
Sulawesi Leaf WarblerSeicercus sarasinorumEndemic (country/region)
Timor Leaf WarblerSeicercus presbytesEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae

Russet-capped TesiaTesia everettiEndemic (country/region)
Timor StubtailUrosphena subulataEndemic (country/region)
Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliaris
LeafworkerPhyllergates cucullatus
Sunda Bush WarblerHorornis vulcanius

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Yellow-browed White-eyeHeleia superciliarisEndemic (country/region)
Yellow-spectacled White-eyeHeleia wallaceiEndemic (country/region)
Crested White-eyeHeleia dohertyiEndemic (country/region)
Spot-breasted White-eyeHeleia muelleriEndemic (country/region)
Thick-billed White-eyeHeleia crassirostrisEndemic (country/region)
Mountain White-eyeZosterops montanus
Oriental White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
Lemon-bellied White-eyeZosterops chlorisEndemic (country/region)
Ashy-bellied White-eyeZosterops citrinella

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Pale-bellied MynaAcridotheres cinereusIntroduced species
Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicusEndemic (country/region)
Hill MynaGracula religiosa
Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
Short-tailed StarlingAplonis minor

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Oriental Magpie RobinCopsychus saularis
Grey-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseistictaRare/Accidental
Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra
Fulvous-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis olivaceus
Flores Jungle FlycatcherEumyias oscillansEndemic
White-browed ShortwingBrachypteryx montana
Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophris
Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythra
Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
Sumba FlycatcherFicedula hartertiEndemic (country/region)
Rufous-chested FlycatcherFicedula dumetoria
Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Sunda ThrushZoothera andromedae
Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
Red-backed ThrushGeokichla erythronota
Orange-sided ThrushGeokichla peroniiEndemic (country/region)
Chestnut-backed ThrushGeokichla dohertyiEndemic (country/region)
Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpres
Eyebrowed ThrushTurdus obscurus
Island ThrushTurdus poliocephalus

 

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