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Sangihe Islands
This checklist includes all bird species found in Sangihe 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: Sangihe Islands [map]
Number of species: 276
Number of endemics: 6
Number of globally threatened species: 13
Number of introduced species: 5
Last modified: 2022-10-22
See also: http://www.noord.bart.nl/~edcolijn
Number of endemics: 6
Number of globally threatened species: 13
Number of introduced species: 5
Last modified: 2022-10-22
See also: http://www.noord.bart.nl/~edcolijn
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| Spotted Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna guttata | Rare/Accidental |
| Wandering Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna arcuata | |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | |
| Grey Teal | Anas gibberifrons | |
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| Philippine Megapode | Megapodius cumingii | |
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| Blue-breasted Quail | Synoicus chinensis | |
| Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus | Introduced species |
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
| Australasian Grebe | Tachybaptus novaehollandiae | Rare/Accidental |
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| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| White-throated Pigeon | Columba vitiensis | |
| Spotted-necked Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | Introduced species |
| Brown Cuckoo Dove | Macropygia amboinensis | |
| White-faced Cuckoo Dove | Turacoena manadensis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | |
| Pink-necked Green Pigeon | Treron vernans | |
| Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon | Treron griseicauda | Endemic (country/region) |
| Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica | Extirpated Near-threatened |
| Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
| Stephan's Dove | Chalcophaps stephani | |
| White-bellied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula forsteni | Endemic (country/region) |
| Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
| Blue-tailed Imperial Pigeon | Ducula concinna | |
| Pied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula bicolor | |
| White Imperial Pigeon | Ducula luctuosa | Endemic (country/region) |
| Red-eared Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus fischeri | Endemic (country/region) |
| Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus subgularis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Superb Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus superbus | |
| Black-naped Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus melanospilus | |
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| Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda | |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | |
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| Great Eared Nightjar | Lyncornis macrotis | Rare/Accidental |
| Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus | |
| Sulawesi Nightjar | Caprimulgus celebensis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Grey-rumped Treeswift | Hemiprocne longipennis | |
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | |
| Cave Swiftlet | Collocalia linchi | |
| Glossy Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta | |
| Moluccan Swiftlet | Aerodramus infuscatus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Uniform Swiftlet | Aerodramus vanikorensis | |
| Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | |
| Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | |
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| Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis | |
| Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
| Black-billed Koel | Eudynamys melanorhynchus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Pacific Koel | Eudynamys orientalis | |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo | Scythrops novaehollandiae | |
| Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo | Chalcites basalis | |
| Rusty-breasted Cuckoo | Cacomantis sepulcralis | |
| Brush Cuckoo | Cacomantis variolosus | |
| Drongo Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris | |
| Whistling Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx nisicolor | |
| Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx fugax | |
| Northern Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx hyperythrus | |
| Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | |
| Himalayan Cuckoo | Cuculus saturatus | |
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| Red-legged Crake | Rallina fasciata | |
| Slaty-legged Crake | Rallina eurizonoides | |
| Barred Rail | Hypotaenidia torquata | |
| Buff-banded Rail | Hypotaenidia philippensis | |
| Rufous-tailed Bush-hen | Amaurornis moluccana | |
| White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
| White-browed Crake | Amaurornis cinerea | |
| Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Rare/Accidental |
| Dusky Moorhen | Gallinula tenebrosa | |
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| Wilson's Storm-petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | |
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| Matsudaira's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates matsudairae | Vulnerable |
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| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | |
| Streaked Shearwater | Calonectris leucomelas | Near-threatened |
| Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | |
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| Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | |
| Schrenck's Bittern | Ixobrychus eurhythmus | |
| Cinnamon Bittern | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | |
| Black Bittern | Ixobrychus flavicollis | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Rufous Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Great-billed Heron | Ardea sumatrana | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| Pacific Reef Egret | Egretta sacra | |
| Chinese Egret | Egretta eulophotes | Vulnerable |
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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 | |
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| Little Pied Cormorant | Microcarbo melanoleucos | |
| Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | |
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| Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | Near-threatened |
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| Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris | Near-threatened |
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| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
| Malaysian Plover | Charadrius peronii | Near-threatened |
| 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 | |
| Little Curlew | Numenius minutus | |
| Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | Endangered |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Near-threatened |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Near-threatened |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
| Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | Endangered |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Near-threatened |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | Vulnerable |
| Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | Near-threatened |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Pintail Snipe | Gallinago stenura | |
| Swinhoe's Snipe | Gallinago megala | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | Near-threatened |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
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| Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator | |
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| Australian Pratincole | Stiltia isabella | |
| Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum | |
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| Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
| Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Rare/Accidental |
| 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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| Oriental Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | Rare/Accidental |
| Barred Honey Buzzard | Pernis celebensis | |
| Jerdon's Baza | Aviceda jerdoni | |
| Sulawesi Serpent Eagle | Spilornis rufipectus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | |
| Sulawesi Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus lanceolatus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii | Near-threatened |
| Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis | |
| Sulawesi Goshawk | Accipiter griseiceps | Endemic (country/region) |
| Chinese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter soloensis | |
| Spot-tailed Goshawk | Accipiter trinotatus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Japanese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter gularis | |
| Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
| Dwarf Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nanus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk | Accipiter rhodogaster | Endemic (country/region) |
| White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | |
| Lesser Fish Eagle | Icthyophaga humilis | Near-threatened |
| Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
| Rufous-winged Buzzard | Butastur liventer | |
| Grey-faced Buzzard | Butastur indicus | |
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| Taliabu Masked Owl | Tyto nigrobrunnea | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
| Sulawesi Masked Owl | Tyto rosenbergii | |
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| Northern Boobook | Ninox japonica | |
| Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata | |
| Ochre-bellied Boobook | Ninox ochracea | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Moluccan Scops Owl | Otus magicus | |
| Sulawesi Scops Owl | Otus manadensis | |
| Sangir Scops Owl | Otus collari | Endemic |
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| Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | |
| Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus | |
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| Purple-winged Roller | Coracias temminckii | Endemic (country/region) |
| Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | |
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| Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher | Ceyx fallax | Rare/Accidental |
| Variable Dwarf Kingfisher | Ceyx lepidus | |
| Blue-eared Kingfisher | Alcedo meninting | |
| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
| Black-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis melanorhyncha | Endemic (country/region) |
| Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda | |
| Black-capped Kingfisher | Halcyon pileata | Vulnerable |
| Green-backed Kingfisher | Actenoides monachus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | |
| Sacred Kingfisher | Todiramphus sanctus | |
| Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher | Cittura cyanotis | |
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| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Rare/Accidental |
| Spotted Kestrel | Falco moluccensis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Oriental Hobby | Falco severus | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Cacatua galerita | Introduced species |
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| Moluccan King Parrot | Alisterus amboinensis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Golden-mantled Racquet-tail | Prioniturus platurus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail | Prioniturus flavicans | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Great-billed Parrot | Tanygnathus megalorynchos | |
| Blue-naped Parrot | Tanygnathus lucionensis | Introduced species Near-threatened |
| Blue-backed Parrot | Tanygnathus sumatranus | |
| Chattering Lory | Lorius garrulus | Introduced species Vulnerable |
| Red-and-blue Lory | Eos histrio | Endangered |
| Ornate Lorikeet | Trichoglossus ornatus | Introduced species |
| Yellow-and-green Lorikeet | Trichoglossus flavoviridis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Sulawesi Hanging Parrot | Loriculus stigmatus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Sangir Hanging Parrot | Loriculus catamene | Endemic Near-threatened |
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| Red-bellied Pitta | Pitta erythrogaster | |
| Elegant Pitta | Pitta elegans | Endemic (country/region) |
| Hooded Pitta | Pitta sordida | |
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| Sulawesi Myzomela | Myzomela chloroptera | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Caerulean Cuckooshrike | Coracina temminckii | Endemic (country/region) |
| Pied Cuckooshrike | Coracina bicolor | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Black-faced Cuckooshrike | Coracina novaehollandiae | |
| Slaty Cuckooshrike | Coracina schistacea | Endemic (country/region) |
| White-rumped Cuckooshrike | Coracina leucopygia | Endemic (country/region) |
| Sulawesi Cicadabird | Edolisoma morio | |
| Sula Islands Cicadabird | Edolisoma sula | Endemic (country/region) |
| Common Cicadabird | Edolisoma tenuirostre | |
| Pied Triller | Lalage nigra | Rare/Accidental |
| White-rumped Triller | Lalage leucopygialis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Sangir Whistler | Coracornis sanghirensis | Endemic Critically endangered |
| Drab Whistler | Pachycephala griseonota | Endemic (country/region) |
| Australian Golden Whistler | Pachycephala pectoralis | |
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| Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis | |
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| Ivory-backed Woodswallow | Artamus monachus | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus | |
| Sulawesi Drongo | Dicrurus montanus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Spangled Drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus | |
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| Rusty-bellied Fantail | Rhipidura teysmanni | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | |
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| Slender-billed Crow | Corvus enca | |
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| Island Monarch | Monarcha cinerascens | |
| Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | |
| Cerulean Paradise-flycatcher | Eutrichomyias rowleyi | Endemic Critically endangered |
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| Yellow-sided Flowerpecker | Dicaeum aureolimbatum | |
| Red-chested Flowerpecker | Dicaeum maugei | Endemic (country/region) |
| Grey-sided Flowerpecker | Dicaeum celebicum | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Brown-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes malacensis | |
| Black Sunbird | Leptocoma aspasia | |
| Olive-backed Sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis | |
| Elegant Sunbird | Aethopyga duyvenbodei | Endemic Endangered |
| Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja | |
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| Black-faced Munia | Lonchura molucca | Endemic (country/region) |
| Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
| 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 | |
| Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | |
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
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| Citrine Canary-flycatcher | Culicicapa helianthea | |
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| Gray's Warbler | Locustella fasciolata | |
| Stepanyan's Warbler | Locustella amnicola | |
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| Oriental Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus orientalis | |
| Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | |
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| Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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| Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier | |
| 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 | |
| Sulawesi Leaf Warbler | Seicercus sarasinorum | |
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| Leafworker | Phyllergates cucullatus | |
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| Mountain White-eye | Zosterops montanus | |
| Lemon-bellied White-eye | Zosterops chloris | Endemic (country/region) |
| Sangir White-eye | Zosterops nehrkorni | Endemic Critically endangered |
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| Chestnut-cheeked Starling | Agropsar philippensis | |
| Helmeted Myna | Basilornis galeatus | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Bare-eyed Myna | Streptocitta albertinae | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Metallic Starling | Aplonis metallica | |
| Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis | |
| Moluccan Starling | Aplonis mysolensis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Grey-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa griseisticta | |
| Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | |
| Henna-tailed Jungle Flycatcher | Cyornis colonus | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra | |
| Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni | |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
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