This checklist includes all bird species found in Obi Islands , 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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Spotted Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna guttata | |
Wandering Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna arcuata | |
Radjah Shelduck | Radjah radjah | |
Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa | |
Grey Teal | Anas gibberifrons | |
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Moluccan Megapode | Eulipoa wallacei | Endemic (country/region) |
Dusky Megapode | Megapodius freycinet | Endemic (country/region) |
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Blue-breasted Quail | Synoicus chinensis | |
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Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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White-throated Pigeon | Columba vitiensis | |
Spotted-necked Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | Introduced species |
Brown Cuckoo Dove | Macropygia amboinensis | |
White-faced Cuckoo Dove | Turacoena manadensis | |
Great Cuckoo Dove | Reinwardtoena reinwardti | |
Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica | |
Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
White-eyed Imperial Pigeon | Ducula perspicillata | Endemic (country/region) |
Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula basilica | Endemic (country/region) |
Pied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula bicolor | |
Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus bernsteinii | Endemic (country/region) |
Superb Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus superbus | |
Blue-capped Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus monacha | Endemic (country/region) |
Grey-headed Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus hyogastrus | Endemic (country/region) |
Carunculated Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus granulifrons | Endemic |
Black-naped Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus melanospilus | |
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Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda | |
White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | |
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Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus | |
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Moluccan Owlet-nightjar | Aegotheles crinifrons | Endemic (country/region) |
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Grey-rumped Treeswift | Hemiprocne longipennis | |
Moustached Treeswift | Hemiprocne mystacea | |
White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | |
Glossy Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta | |
Uniform Swiftlet | Aerodramus vanikorensis | |
Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | |
House Swift | Apus nipalensis | |
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Goliath Coucal | Centropus goliath | Endemic (country/region) |
Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis | |
Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
Pacific Koel | Eudynamys orientalis | |
Channel-billed Cuckoo | Scythrops novaehollandiae | |
Little Bronze Cuckoo | Chalcites minutillus | |
Brush Cuckoo | Cacomantis variolosus | |
Halmahera Cuckoo | Cacomantis heinrichi | Endemic (country/region) |
Drongo Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris | |
Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | |
Himalayan Cuckoo | Cuculus saturatus | |
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Red-necked Crake | Rallina tricolor | |
Invisible Rail | Habroptila wallacii | Endemic (country/region) |
Buff-banded Rail | Hypotaenidia philippensis | |
Bare-eyed Rail | Gymnocrex plumbeiventris | |
Rufous-tailed Bush-hen | Amaurornis moluccana | |
White-browed Crake | Amaurornis cinerea | |
Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio | |
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Wilson's Storm-petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | |
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Matsudaira's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates matsudairae | |
Swinhoe's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates monorhis | |
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | |
Streaked Shearwater | Calonectris leucomelas | |
Beck's Petrel | Pseudobulweria becki | Rare/Accidental |
Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | |
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Black Bittern | Ixobrychus flavicollis | |
Malaysian Night Heron | Gorsachius melanolophus | |
Rufous Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | |
Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
Great-billed Heron | Ardea sumatrana | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
Pacific Reef Egret | Egretta sacra | |
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Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | |
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Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | |
Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | |
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Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | |
Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | |
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Little Pied Cormorant | Microcarbo melanoleucos | |
Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | |
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Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | |
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Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris | |
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Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | |
Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
Oriental Plover | Charadrius veredus | |
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Comb-crested Jacana | Irediparra gallinacea | |
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Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | |
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | |
Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | |
Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Moluccan Woodcock | Scolopax rochussenii | Endemic |
Swinhoe's Snipe | Gallinago megala | |
Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
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Red-backed Buttonquail | Turnix maculosus | |
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Australian Pratincole | Stiltia isabella | |
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Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
Aleutian Tern | Onychoprion aleuticus | |
Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | |
Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | |
Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana | |
Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | |
Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
Pacific Baza | Aviceda subcristata | |
Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis | |
Gurney's Eagle | Aquila gurneyi | |
Pygmy Eagle | Hieraaetus weiskei | |
Chinese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter soloensis | Rare/Accidental |
Variable Goshawk | Accipiter hiogaster | |
Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk | Accipiter erythrauchen | Endemic (country/region) |
Meyer's Goshawk | Accipiter meyerianus | |
White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | |
Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
Grey-faced Buzzard | Butastur indicus | |
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Barking Boobook | Ninox connivens | |
Northern Boobook | Ninox japonica | |
Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata | |
Halmahera Boobook | Ninox hypogramma | Endemic (country/region) |
Moluccan Scops Owl | Otus magicus | |
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Papuan Hornbill | Rhyticeros plicatus | |
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Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus | |
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Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | |
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Variable Dwarf Kingfisher | Ceyx lepidus | |
Little Kingfisher | Ceyx pusillus | |
Azure Kingfisher | Ceyx azureus | |
Blue-eared Kingfisher | Alcedo meninting | |
Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
Blue-and-white Kingfisher | Todiramphus diops | Endemic (country/region) |
Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | |
Beach Kingfisher | Todiramphus saurophagus | |
Sacred Kingfisher | Todiramphus sanctus | |
Common Paradise Kingfisher | Tanysiptera galatea | |
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Spotted Kestrel | Falco moluccensis | Endemic (country/region) |
Oriental Hobby | Falco severus | |
Australian Hobby | Falco longipennis | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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White Cockatoo | Cacatua alba | Endemic (country/region) |
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Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot | Micropsitta bruijnii | |
Eclectus Parrot | Eclectus roratus | |
Red-cheeked Parrot | Geoffroyus geoffroyi | |
Great-billed Parrot | Tanygnathus megalorynchos | |
Red-flanked Lorikeet | Charmosyna placentis | |
Chattering Lory | Lorius garrulus | Endemic (country/region) |
Violet-necked Lory | Eos squamata | Endemic (country/region) |
Red Lory | Eos bornea | |
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Red-bellied Pitta | Pitta erythrogaster | |
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Dusky Myzomela | Myzomela obscura | |
Sulawesi Myzomela | Myzomela chloroptera | Rare/Accidental |
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Black-faced Cuckooshrike | Coracina novaehollandiae | |
White-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina papuensis | |
Moluccan Cuckooshrike | Coracina atriceps | Endemic (country/region) |
Pale Cicadabird | Edolisoma ceramense | Endemic (country/region) |
Common Cicadabird | Edolisoma tenuirostre | |
Halmahera Cicadabird | Edolisoma parvulum | Endemic (country/region) |
Rufous-bellied Triller | Lalage aurea | Endemic (country/region) |
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Island Whistler | Pachycephala phaionota | Endemic (country/region) |
Drab Whistler | Pachycephala griseonota | Endemic (country/region) |
Black-chinned Whistler | Pachycephala mentalis | |
Banda Sea Whistler | Pachycephala macrorhyncha | |
Australian Golden Whistler | Pachycephala pectoralis | |
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White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucoryn | |
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Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus | |
Spangled Drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus | |
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Northern Fantail | Rhipidura rufiventris | |
Willie-wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys | |
Rufous Fantail | Rhipidura rufifrons | |
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Slender-billed Crow | Corvus enca | |
Long-billed Crow | Corvus validus | Endemic (country/region) |
Australian Crow | Corvus orru | |
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Moluccan Myiagra | Myiagra galeata | Endemic (country/region) |
Shining Myiagra | Myiagra alecto | |
Spectacled Monarch | Symposiachrus trivirgatus | |
Island Monarch | Monarcha cinerascens | |
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Paradise-crow | Lycocorax pyrrhopterus | Endemic (country/region) |
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Flame-breasted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrothorax | Endemic (country/region) |
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Black Sunbird | Leptocoma aspasia | |
Olive-backed Sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis | |
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Black-faced Munia | Lonchura molucca | Endemic (country/region) |
Black-headed Munia | Lonchura malacca | |
Blue-faced Parrotfinch | Erythrura trichroa | |
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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Pechora Pipit | Anthus gustavi | |
Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | |
Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
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Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis | |
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Gray's Warbler | Locustella fasciolata | |
Stepanyan's Warbler | Locustella amnicola | |
Middendorff's Warbler | Locustella ochotensis | Rare/Accidental |
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Oriental Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus orientalis | |
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Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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Golden Bulbul | Thapsinillas affinis | Endemic (country/region) |
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Arctic Warbler | Seicercus borealis | |
Kamtschatka Leaf Warbler | Seicercus examinandus | |
Japanese Leaf Warbler | Seicercus xanthodryas | |
Island Leaf Warbler | Seicercus maforensis | |
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Leafworker | Phyllergates cucullatus | |
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Mountain White-eye | Zosterops montanus | |
Cream-throated White-eye | Zosterops atriceps | Endemic (country/region) |
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Metallic Starling | Aplonis metallica | |
Moluccan Starling | Aplonis mysolensis | Endemic (country/region) |
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Grey-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa griseisticta | |
Island Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias panayensis | |
Siberian Blue Robin | Larvivora cyane | Rare/Accidental |
Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra | |
Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni |
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