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- Great Shortwing Heinrichia calligyna: Another
splendid species that gave a great performance at Anaso after
some tense moments! This species is named after Heinrich, a German
collector, who worked in the Moluccas and Sulawesi between 1930
and 1932.
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Great
Shortwing |
- Sulawesi Thrush (S Mountain T) Cataponera turdoides:
A brief encounter on our first visit to Anaso was supplemented
by stunning views of a singing bird that responded very well to
some speculative tape playing!
- Pied Chat (P Bush-chat) Saxicola caprata
ACANTHIZIDAE
- Flyeater (Golden-bellied F, G-b Gerygone) Gerygone sulphurea:
Looks brighter than and sings slightly differently to birds from
elsewhere in Asia. The form concerned, flaveola,
is endemic to the Sulawesi subregion.
SYLVIIDAE
- Chestnut-backed Bush-Warbler Bradypterus castaneus:
Some great views up at Anaso of this surprisingly attractive species.
The underparts are greyer than illustrated in the field guide.
- Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler Locustella fasciolata:
Heard by most and seen by one group at the pass above the lodge
on Halmahera. Subspecific identity is not possible in the field
but from my brief research it seems that the Stepanyan’s/Gray’s
split is at best a bit debatable.
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus:
Another write-in as a result of our time around Ujung Pandang.
The endemic subspecies concerned is celebensis.
- Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus: The
Sulawesi form, which is common at Anaso in Lore Lindu NP is quite
distinctive. Who knows, another future split?
- Sulawesi Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus sarasinorum:
Several good views in Lore Lindu NP. A fairly drab, chunky-billed
phyllosc.
CISTICOLIDAE
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Golden-headed Cisticola (Bright-capped C) Cisticola
exilis.
MUSCICAPIDAE
- ‘Sulawesi’ Flycatcher Muscicapa sp.nov.:
We were lucky to get great views of this yet to be described flycatcher
in a mixed flock near to Kamarora in Lore Lindu NP. The original
note about this new species was in Forktail
15, a publication of Oriental
Bird Club.
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Flycatcher |
- Island Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias panayensis
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
- Rufous-throated Flycatcher Ficedula rufigula:
Great views of this skulking flycatcher low down in Lore Lindu
NP.
- Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
- Blue-fronted Flycatcher Cyornis hoevelli: Some
nice looks up at Anaso.
- Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher Cyornis omissus: Several
good views including a female at Kamarora and a few on the road
at Dongi Dongi.
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