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This checklist includes all bird species found in Togian 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: Togian Islands [map]

Other names: Togean Islands,Kepulauan Togian, Schildpad, Schilpad

Number of species: 287
Number of introduced species: 1
Date last reviewed: 2014-08-02
Last modified: 2022-10-22
See also: http://www.birdsofmelanesia.net/indonesia8/schildpad.pdf
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Spotted Whistling DuckDendrocygna guttata
Wandering Whistling DuckDendrocygna arcuata
HardheadAythya australis
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Grey TealAnas gibberifrons
Asian Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Green Pygmy GooseNettapus pulchellus

 
GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae

MaleoMacrocephalon maleoEndemic (country/region)
Philippine MegapodeMegapodius cumingii

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensis
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusIntroduced species

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Spotted-necked DoveStreptopelia chinensis
Brown Cuckoo DoveMacropygia amboinensis
White-faced Cuckoo DoveTuracoena manadensisEndemic (country/region)
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Sulawesi Ground DoveGallicolumba tristigmataEndemic (country/region)
Pink-necked Green PigeonTreron vernans
Grey-cheeked Green PigeonTreron griseicaudaEndemic (country/region)
Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica
Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Stephan's DoveChalcophaps stephani
White-bellied Imperial PigeonDucula forsteniEndemic (country/region)
Grey-headed Imperial PigeonDucula radiataEndemic (country/region)
Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenea
Spice Imperial PigeonDucula myristicivora
Pied Imperial PigeonDucula bicolor
White Imperial PigeonDucula luctuosaEndemic (country/region)
Maroon-chinned Fruit DovePtilinopus subgularisEndemic (country/region)
Superb Fruit DovePtilinopus superbus
White-bibbed Fruit DovePtilinopus rivoli
Black-naped Fruit DovePtilinopus melanospilus

 
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Great Eared NightjarLyncornis macrotis
Sulawesi NightjarCaprimulgus celebensisEndemic (country/region)
Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Grey-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennis
Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta
Moluccan SwiftletAerodramus infuscatus
Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensis
Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus
House SwiftApus nipalensis

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Bay CoucalCentropus celebensisEndemic (country/region)
Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
Yellow-billed MalkohaRhamphococcyx calyorhynchusEndemic (country/region)
Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
Black-billed KoelEudynamys melanorhynchusEndemic (country/region)
Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalis
Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChalcites basalis
Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
Rusty-breasted CuckooCacomantis sepulcralis
Drongo CuckooSurniculus lugubris
Large Hawk CuckooHierococcyx sparverioides
Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
Himalayan CuckooCuculus saturatus

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoides
Snoring RailAramidopsis plateniEndemic (country/region)
Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striata
Barred RailHypotaenidia torquata
Buff-banded RailHypotaenidia philippensis
Bald-faced RailGymnocrex rosenbergiiEndemic (country/region)
Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaRare/Accidental
Isabelline Bush-henAmaurornis isabellinaEndemic (country/region)
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
White-browed CrakeAmaurornis cinerea
WatercockGallicrex cinerea
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Matsudaira's Storm-petrelHydrobates matsudairae

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas
Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
Schrenck's BitternIxobrychus eurhythmus
Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollis
Rufous Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
Striated HeronButorides striata
Javan Pond HeronArdeola speciosa
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Great EgretArdea alba
Intermediate EgretArdea intermedia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pacific Reef EgretEgretta sacra

 
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

 
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae

Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
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
Malaysian PloverCharadrius peronii
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolus
Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
Oriental PloverCharadrius veredus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinacea

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
SanderlingCalidris alba
Pintail SnipeGallinago stenura
Swinhoe's SnipeGallinago megala
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Red-backed ButtonquailTurnix maculosus
Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella
Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Aleutian TernOnychoprion aleuticus
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
Barred Honey BuzzardPernis celebensis
Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoni
Sulawesi Serpent EagleSpilornis rufipectusEndemic (country/region)
Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
Sulawesi Hawk EagleNisaetus lanceolatusEndemic (country/region)
Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensis
Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
Sulawesi GoshawkAccipiter griseicepsEndemic (country/region)
Chinese SparrowhawkAccipiter soloensis
Spot-tailed GoshawkAccipiter trinotatusEndemic (country/region)
Japanese SparrowhawkAccipiter gularis
BesraAccipiter virgatus
Dwarf SparrowhawkAccipiter nanusEndemic (country/region)
Vinous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rhodogasterEndemic (country/region)
White-bellied Sea EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
Lesser Fish EagleIcthyophaga humilis
Grey-headed Fish EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Rufous-winged BuzzardButastur liventer
Grey-faced BuzzardButastur indicus

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Eastern Grass OwlTyto longimembris
Minahassa Masked OwlTyto inexspectataEndemic (country/region)
Sulawesi Masked OwlTyto rosenbergiiEndemic (country/region)

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Togian BoobookNinox burhaniEndemic (country/region)
Speckled BoobookNinox punctulataEndemic (country/region)
Sulawesi Scops OwlOtus manadensis

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Sulawesi HornbillPenelopides exarhatusEndemic (country/region)
Knobbed HornbillRhyticeros cassidixEndemic (country/region)

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Ashy WoodpeckerMulleripicus fulvus
Sulawesi Pygmy WoodpeckerDendrocopos temminckiiEndemic (country/region)

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Purple-bearded Bee-eaterMeropogon forsteniEndemic (country/region)
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Purple-winged RollerCoracias temminckiiEndemic (country/region)
DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Sulawesi Dwarf KingfisherCeyx fallaxEndemic (country/region)
Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Black-billed KingfisherPelargopsis melanorhynchaEndemic (country/region)
Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata
Green-backed KingfisherActenoides monachusEndemic (country/region)
Scaly KingfisherActenoides princepsEndemic (country/region)
Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
Beach KingfisherTodiramphus saurophagus
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Lilac-cheeked KingfisherCittura cyanotisEndemic (country/region)

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Spotted KestrelFalco moluccensisEndemic (country/region)
Oriental HobbyFalco severus
Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae

Yellow-crested CockatooCacatua sulphureaEndemic (country/region)

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Golden-mantled Racquet-tailPrioniturus platurusEndemic (country/region)
Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tailPrioniturus flavicansEndemic (country/region)
Great-billed ParrotTanygnathus megalorynchos
Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensis
Blue-backed ParrotTanygnathus sumatranus
Violet-necked LoryEos squamata
Ornate LorikeetTrichoglossus ornatusEndemic (country/region)
Sulawesi Hanging ParrotLoriculus stigmatusEndemic (country/region)
Pygmy Hanging ParrotLoriculus exilisEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Red-bellied PittaPitta erythrogaster
Elegant PittaPitta elegansEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Varied HoneyeaterGavicalis versicolor
Sulawesi MyzomelaMyzomela chloropteraEndemic (country/region)
Olive HoneyeaterLichmera argentauris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae

Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Caerulean CuckooshrikeCoracina temminckiiEndemic (country/region)
Pied CuckooshrikeCoracina bicolorEndemic (country/region)
White-rumped CuckooshrikeCoracina leucopygiaEndemic (country/region)
Sulawesi CicadabirdEdolisoma morioEndemic (country/region)
Common CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre
White-shouldered TrillerLalage sueuriiEndemic (country/region)
White-rumped TrillerLalage leucopygialisEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae

Island WhistlerPachycephala phaionota

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucoryn
Ivory-backed WoodswallowArtamus monachusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
Sulawesi DrongoDicrurus montanusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

Arafura FantailRhipidura dryas

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Slender-billed CrowCorvus enca
Australian CrowCorvus orru

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Island MonarchMonarcha cinerascens
Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

Yellow-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum aureolimbatumEndemic (country/region)
Crimson-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum nehrkorniEndemic (country/region)
Grey-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum celebicumEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Brown-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
Black SunbirdLeptocoma aspasia
Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Black-faced MuniaLonchura moluccaEndemic (country/region)
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
Pale-headed MuniaLonchura pallidaEndemic (country/region)
Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchErythrura hyperythra
Blue-faced ParrotfinchErythrura trichroa

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Pechora PipitAnthus gustavi
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Green-headed WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

Citrine Canary-flycatcherCulicicapa helianthea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Gray's WarblerLocustella fasciolata
Stepanyan's WarblerLocustella amnicola

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Asian House MartinDelichon dasypus
Pacific SwallowHirundo tahitica
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Golden BulbulThapsinillas affinisEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Arctic WarblerSeicercus borealis
Kamtschatka Leaf WarblerSeicercus examinandus
Japanese Leaf WarblerSeicercus xanthodryas

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Mountain White-eyeZosterops montanus
Lemon-bellied White-eyeZosterops chloris
Togian White-eyeZosterops somadikartaiEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae

Sulawesi BabblerTrichastoma celebenseEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Sulawesi MynaBasilornis celebensisEndemic (country/region)
White-necked MynaStreptocitta albicollisEndemic (country/region)
Finch-billed MynaScissirostrum dubiumEndemic (country/region)
Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
Moluccan StarlingAplonis mysolensis
Short-tailed StarlingAplonis minor

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Grey-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseisticta
Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra
Rufous-throated FlycatcherFicedula rufigulaEndemic (country/region)
Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
Mugimaki FlycatcherFicedula mugimaki
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Red-backed ThrushGeokichla erythronota

 

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