This checklist includes all bird species found in Lingga , 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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Roulroul | Rollulus rouloul | |
Long-billed Partridge | Rhizothera longirostris | |
Black Partridge | Melanoperdix niger | |
Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus | |
Crestless Fireback | Lophura erythrophthalma | |
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Silvery Pigeon | Columba argentina | Endemic (country/region) |
Spotted-necked Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | |
Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon | Treron fulvicollis | |
Pink-necked Green Pigeon | Treron vernans | |
Thick-billed Green Pigeon | Treron curvirostra | |
Large Green Pigeon | Treron capellei | |
Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica | |
Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
Pied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula bicolor | |
Jambu Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus jambu | Introduced species |
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Gould's Frogmouth | Batrachostomus stellatus | |
Horsfield's Frogmouth | Batrachostomus javensis | |
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Malaysian Eared Nightjar | Lyncornis temminckii | |
Grey Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus | |
Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus | |
Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis | |
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Grey-rumped Treeswift | Hemiprocne longipennis | |
Whiskered Treeswift | Hemiprocne comata | |
Silver-rumped Spinetailed Swift | Rhaphidura leucopygialis | |
Silver-backed Needletail | Hirundapus cochinchinensis | |
Brown-backed Needletail | Hirundapus giganteus | |
Glossy Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta | |
Himalayan Swiftlet | Aerodramus brevirostris | |
Edible-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphagus | |
Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | |
Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | |
House Swift | Apus nipalensis | |
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Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | |
Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis | |
Raffles's Malkoha | Rhinortha chlorophaea | |
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus sumatranus | |
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus curvirostris | |
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo | Clamator coromandus | |
Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
Violet Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus | |
Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii | |
Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus | |
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo | Cacomantis sepulcralis | |
Drongo Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris | |
Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus | |
Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | |
Himalayan Cuckoo | Cuculus saturatus | |
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Slaty-legged Crake | Rallina eurizonoides | |
White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea | |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
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Swinhoe's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates monorhis | |
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Streaked Shearwater | Calonectris leucomelas | |
Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | |
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Lesser Adjutant | Leptoptilos javanicus | |
Storm's Stork | Ciconia stormi | |
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Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | |
Schrenck's Bittern | Ixobrychus eurhythmus | |
Cinnamon Bittern | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | |
Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
Chinese Pond Heron | Ardeola bacchus | |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
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 | |
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Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | |
Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | |
Christmas Island Frigatebird | Fregata andrewsi | |
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Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | |
Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | |
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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 | |
Malaysian Plover | Charadrius peronii | |
Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | |
Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
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Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus | |
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Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | |
Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | |
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Pintail Snipe | Gallinago stenura | |
Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | |
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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Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum | |
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Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
Brown-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus | Rare/Accidental |
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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Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
Oriental Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | |
Black Baza | Aviceda leuphotes | |
Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela | |
Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | |
Wallace's Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus nanus | |
Changeable Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus | |
Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii | |
Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis | |
Japanese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter gularis | |
Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | |
Lesser Fish Eagle | Icthyophaga humilis | |
Grey-headed Fish Eagle | Icthyophaga ichthyaetus | |
Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
Grey-faced Buzzard | Butastur indicus | |
Japanese Buzzard | Buteo japonicus | |
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Bay Owl | Phodilus badius | |
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Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata | |
Collared Scops Owl | Otus bakkamoena | |
Barred Eagle Owl | Bubo sumatranus | |
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Scarlet-rumped Trogon | Harpactes duvaucelii | |
Diard's Trogon | Harpactes diardii | |
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Oriental Pied Hornbill | Anthracoceros albirostris | |
Black Hornbill | Anthracoceros malayanus | |
White-crowned Hornbill | Berenicornis comatus | |
Wreathed Hornbill | Rhyticeros undulatus | |
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Olive-backed Woodpecker | Dinopium rafflesii | |
Common Flame-backed Woodpecker | Dinopium javanense | |
Banded Woodpecker | Chrysophlegma miniaceum | |
Laced Woodpecker | Picus vittatus | |
White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis | |
Orange-backed Woodpecker | Reinwardtipicus validus | |
Greater Flame-backed Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes lucidus | |
Brown-capped Woodpecker | Dendrocopos moluccensis | |
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Gold-whiskered Barbet | Psilopogon chrysopogon | |
Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus | |
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Red-bearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis amictus | |
Blue-throated Bee-eater | Merops viridis | |
Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | |
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Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | |
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Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher | Ceyx erithaca | |
Blue-banded Kingfisher | Alcedo euryzona | |
Blue-eared Kingfisher | Alcedo meninting | |
Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
Banded Kingfisher | Lacedo pulchella | |
Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | |
Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda | |
White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
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 | |
Long-tailed Parakeet | Psittacula longicauda | |
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot | Loriculus galgulus | |
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Mangrove Pitta | Pitta megarhyncha | |
Hooded Pitta | Pitta sordida | |
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Black-and-red Broadbill | Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos | |
Black-and-yellow Broadbill | Eurylaimus ochromalus | |
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Green Broadbill | Calyptomena viridis | |
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Golden-bellied Gerygone | Gerygone sulphurea | |
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Fiery Minivet | Pericrocotus igneus | |
Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus | |
Ashy Minivet | Pericrocotus divaricatus | |
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina striata | |
Pied Triller | Lalage nigra | |
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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 | |
Large Woodshrike | Tephrodornis virgatus | |
Rufous-winged Philentoma | Philentoma pyrhoptera | |
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Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia | |
Green Iora | Aegithina viridissima | |
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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus | |
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Pied Fantail | Rhipidura javanica | |
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Tiger Shrike | Lanius tigrinus | |
Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | |
Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
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Crested Jay | Platylophus galericulatus | |
Black Magpie | Platysmurus leucopterus | |
Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | |
Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone affinis | |
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Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker | Prionochilus thoracicus | |
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker | Prionochilus percussus | |
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma | |
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum cruentatum | |
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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 | |
Lesser Green Leafbird | Chloropsis cyanopogon | |
Blue-winged Leafbird | Chloropsis cochinchinensis | |
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White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | |
Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
White-bellied Munia | Lonchura leucogastra | |
Black-headed Munia | Lonchura malacca | |
White-headed Munia | Lonchura maja | |
Pin-tailed Parrotfinch | Erythrura prasina | |
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | |
Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
Green-headed Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
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Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis | |
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Cinereous Tit | Parus cinereus | |
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Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis | |
Yellow-bellied Prinia | Prinia flaviventris | |
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird | Orthotomus sericeus | |
Dark-necked Tailorbird | Orthotomus atrogularis | |
Ashy Tailorbird | Orthotomus ruficeps | |
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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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Hairy-backed Bulbul | Tricholestes criniger | |
Yellow-bellied Bulbul | Alophoixus phaeocephalus | |
Buff-vented Bulbul | Iole charlottae | |
Streaked Bulbul | Ixos malaccensis | |
Straw-headed Bulbul | Pycnonotus zeylanicus | |
Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier | |
Olive-winged Bulbul | Pycnonotus plumosus | |
Cream-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus simplex | |
Spectacled Bulbul | Pycnonotus erythropthalmos | |
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Arctic Warbler | Seicercus borealis | |
Kamtschatka Leaf Warbler | Seicercus examinandus | |
Japanese Leaf Warbler | Seicercus xanthodryas | |
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Yellow-bellied Warbler | Abroscopus superciliaris | |
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Oriental White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus | |
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Grey-throated Babbler | Stachyris nigriceps | |
Grey-headed Babbler | Stachyris poliocephala | |
Striped Tit Babbler | Mixornis gularis | |
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Grey-breasted Babbler | Malacopteron albogulare | |
Scaly-crowned Babbler | Malacopteron cinereum | |
Moustached Babbler | Malacopteron magnirostre | |
Short-tailed Babbler | Trichastoma malaccense | |
White-chested Babbler | Trichastoma rostratum | |
Abbott's Babbler | Malacocincla abbotti | |
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Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis | |
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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 | |
Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | |
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis rufigastra | |
Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher | Cyornis umbratilis | |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
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Eyebrowed Thrush | Turdus obscurus |
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