This checklist includes all bird species found in Watubela 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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Country or region: Watubela islands [map]
Other names: Kepulauan Watubela
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Orange-footed Megapode | Megapodius reinwardt | |
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Spotted-necked Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
Brown Cuckoo Dove | Macropygia amboinensis | |
Great Cuckoo Dove | Reinwardtoena reinwardti | |
Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
Blue-tailed Imperial Pigeon | Ducula concinna | Endemic (country/region) |
Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon | Ducula rosacea | Endemic (country/region) |
Pied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula bicolor | |
Wallace's Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus wallacii | Endemic (country/region) |
Rose-crowned Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus regina | |
White-bibbed Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus rivoli | |
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Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda | |
White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | |
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Glossy Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta | |
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Pacific Koel | Eudynamys orientalis | |
Channel-billed Cuckoo | Scythrops novaehollandiae | |
Brush Cuckoo | Cacomantis variolosus | |
Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | |
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Spotless Crake | Zapornia tabuensis | |
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Wilson's Storm-petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | |
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Matsudaira's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates matsudairae | |
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Streaked Shearwater | Calonectris leucomelas | |
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Rufous Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
White-faced Heron | Egretta novaehollandiae | |
Pacific Reef Egret | Egretta sacra | |
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Australian Ibis | Threskiornis moluccus | |
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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 | |
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Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris | |
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Pied Oystercatcher | Haematopus longirostris | |
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Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
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Comb-crested Jacana | Irediparra gallinacea | |
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Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | |
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | |
Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
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Australian Pratincole | Stiltia isabella | |
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Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | |
Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
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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Pacific Baza | Aviceda subcristata | |
White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | |
Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
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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 | |
Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | |
Sacred Kingfisher | Todiramphus sanctus | |
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Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Red-flanked Lorikeet | Charmosyna placentis | |
Red Lory | Eos bornea | Endemic (country/region) |
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Red-bellied Pitta | Pitta erythrogaster | |
Elegant Pitta | Pitta elegans | Endemic (country/region) |
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Black-faced Cuckooshrike | Coracina novaehollandiae | |
Kai Islands Cicadabird | Edolisoma dispar | Endemic (country/region) |
Common Cicadabird | Edolisoma tenuirostre | |
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White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucoryn | |
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Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus | |
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Northern Fantail | Rhipidura rufiventris | |
Willie-wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys | |
Arafura Fantail | Rhipidura dryas | |
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Spectacled Monarch | Symposiachrus trivirgatus | |
Island Monarch | Monarcha cinerascens | |
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Mistletoebird | Dicaeum hirundinaceum | |
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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) |
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Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
Green-headed Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
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Gray's Warbler | Locustella fasciolata | |
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Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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Arctic Warbler | Seicercus borealis | |
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Lemon-bellied White-eye | Zosterops chloris | Endemic (country/region) |
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Metallic Starling | Aplonis metallica | |
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Grey-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa griseisticta |
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