This checklist includes all bird species found in Banyak 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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Asian Pygmy Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus | |
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Silvery Pigeon | Columba argentina | Endemic (country/region) |
Little Cuckoo Dove | Macropygia ruficeps | |
Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon | Treron fulvicollis | |
Pink-necked Green Pigeon | Treron vernans | |
Thick-billed Green Pigeon | Treron curvirostra | |
Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica | |
Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
Pied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula bicolor | |
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Grey-rumped Treeswift | Hemiprocne longipennis | |
Whiskered Treeswift | Hemiprocne comata | |
Silver-rumped Spinetailed Swift | Rhaphidura leucopygialis | |
Silver-backed Needletail | Hirundapus cochinchinensis | |
Glossy Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta | |
Himalayan Swiftlet | Aerodramus brevirostris | |
Black-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus maximus | |
Edible-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphagus | |
Mossy-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus salangana | |
Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | |
House Swift | Apus nipalensis | |
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Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | |
Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis | |
Black-bellied Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus diardi | |
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus sumatranus | |
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo | Clamator coromandus | |
Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
Violet Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus | |
Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii | |
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo | Cacomantis sepulcralis | |
Moustached Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx vagans | |
Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus | |
Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | |
Himalayan Cuckoo | Cuculus saturatus | |
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White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio | |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
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Wilson's Storm-petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | |
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Swinhoe's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates monorhis | |
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | Rare/Accidental |
Flesh-footed Shearwater | Ardenna carneipes | |
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Cinnamon Bittern | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | |
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 | |
Pacific Reef Egret | Egretta sacra | |
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Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | |
Christmas Island Frigatebird | Fregata andrewsi | |
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Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
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Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | |
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Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris | |
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Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
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Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | |
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | |
Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | |
Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | |
Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | |
Pintail Snipe | Gallinago stenura | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
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Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator | |
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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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Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
Oriental Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | |
Black Baza | Aviceda leuphotes | |
Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela | |
Blyth's Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus alboniger | |
Changeable Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus | |
Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii | |
Chinese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter soloensis | |
Japanese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter gularis | |
Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | |
Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
Grey-faced Buzzard | Butastur indicus | |
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Bay Owl | Phodilus badius | |
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Brown Wood Owl | Strix leptogrammica | |
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Oriental Pied Hornbill | Anthracoceros albirostris | |
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Buff-necked Woodpecker | Meiglyptes tukki | |
White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis | |
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Blue-eared Barbet | Psilopogon australis | |
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | |
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Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | |
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Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher | Ceyx erithaca | |
Blue-eared Kingfisher | Alcedo meninting | |
Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | |
Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda | |
Black-capped Kingfisher | Halcyon pileata | |
Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | |
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Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Blue-rumped Parrot | Psittinus cyanurus | |
Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula alexandri | |
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot | Loriculus galgulus | |
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Blue-winged Pitta | Pitta moluccensis | |
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Black-and-yellow Broadbill | Eurylaimus ochromalus | |
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Green Broadbill | Calyptomena viridis | |
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Fiery Minivet | Pericrocotus igneus | |
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina striata | |
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Mangrove Whistler | Pachycephala cinerea | |
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Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis | |
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Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus hirundinaceus | |
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Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | |
Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus | |
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus | |
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Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
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Crested Jay | Platylophus galericulatus | |
Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | |
Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone affinis | |
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Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker | Prionochilus percussus | |
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma | |
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Little Spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra | |
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter | Arachnothera chrysogenys | |
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird | Chalcoparia singalensis | |
Brown-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes malacensis | |
Purple-throated Sunbird | Leptocoma sperata | |
Copper-throated Sunbird | Leptocoma calcostetha | |
Olive-backed Sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis | |
Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja | |
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Asian Fairy-bluebird | Irena puella | |
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White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | |
Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
White-headed Munia | Lonchura maja | |
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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Forest Wagtail | Dendronanthus indicus | |
Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
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Cinereous Tit | Parus cinereus | |
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Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
Dark-necked Tailorbird | Orthotomus atrogularis | |
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Lanceolated Warbler | Locustella lanceolata | |
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Oriental Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus orientalis | |
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Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
Striated Swallow | Cecropis striolata | |
Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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Yellow-bellied Bulbul | Alophoixus phaeocephalus | |
Olive-winged Bulbul | Pycnonotus plumosus | |
Cream-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus simplex | |
Red-eyed Bulbul | Pycnonotus brunneus | |
Spectacled Bulbul | Pycnonotus erythropthalmos | |
Black-headed Bulbul | Brachypodius atriceps | |
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Arctic Warbler | Seicercus borealis | |
Kamtschatka Leaf Warbler | Seicercus examinandus | |
Japanese Leaf Warbler | Seicercus xanthodryas | |
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Oriental White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus | |
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Chestnut-rumped Babbler | Stachyris maculata | |
Striped Tit Babbler | Mixornis gularis | |
Chestnut-winged Babbler | Cyanoderma erythropterum | |
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Sooty-capped Babbler | Malacopteron affine | |
Short-tailed Babbler | Trichastoma malaccense | |
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Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa | |
Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis | |
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Oriental Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | |
White-rumped Shama | Kittacincla malabarica | |
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis rufigastra | |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
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Eyebrowed Thrush | Turdus obscurus |
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