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Sulawesi has a high degree of
endemism Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
in its bird species.
Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...
supports twelve endemic bird
genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
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Conservation status


Bucerotiformes Bucerotiformes is an order of birds that contains the hornbills, ground hornbills, hoopoes and wood hoopoes. These birds were previously classified as members of Coraciiformes. The clade is distributed in Africa, Asia, Europe and Melanesia. ...


Bucerotidae Hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly coloured and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandible ...

* ''Penelopides exarhatus'' ( Sulawesi hornbill) - VU * ''Rhyticeros cassidix'' (
knobbed hornbill The knobbed hornbill (''Rhyticeros cassidix''), also known as Sulawesi wrinkled hornbill, is a colourful hornbill native to Indonesia. The species is sometimes placed in the genus ''Aceros''. The knobbed hornbill is the faunal symbol of South Su ...
) - VU


Caprimulgiformes Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tal ...


Caprimulgidae

* ''Caprimulgus celebensis'' ( Sulawesi nightjar) - LC * ''Eurostopodus diabolicus'' ( Sulawesi eared-nightjar) - VU


Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...


Scolopacidae Sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders. They include many species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. ...

* ''Scolopax celebensis'' (
Sulawesi woodcock The Sulawesi woodcock (''Scolopax celebensis'') also known as Celebes woodcock, is a medium-sized wader. It is larger and darker than Eurasian woodcock but with small reddish spots. This species is restricted to wet mountain forests on the Indone ...
) - NT


Columbiformes Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...


Columbidae Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

* ''Gallicolumba tristigmata'' (
Sulawesi ground dove The Sulawesi ground dove (''Gallicolumba tristigmata'') also known as yellow-breasted ground dove is a medium-sized, approximately 35 cm long, olive-brown ground dove with golden forehead, yellow breast, red legs, iridescent bluish-green cro ...
) - LC * ''Turacoena manadensis'' ( white-faced cuckoo-dove) - LC * ''Ptilinopus fischeri'' ( red-eared fruit-dove) - LC * ''Ptilinopus epia'' ( maroon-chinned fruit-dove) - NT * ''Ducula forsteni'' ( white-bellied imperial pigeon) - LC * ''Ducula luctuosa'' ( silver-tipped imperial pigeon) - LC * ''Ducula radiata'' ( grey-headed imperial pigeon) - LC * ''Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa'' (
sombre pigeon The sombre pigeon (''Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Cryptophaps''. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in Wallacea. Its natural habitat is subtr ...
) - LC


Coraciiformes The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful birds including the kingfishers, the bee-eaters, the rollers, the motmots, and the todies. They generally have syndactyly, with three forward-pointing toes (and toes 3 & 4 fused at their base) ...


Alcedinidae

* ''Actenoides monachus'' (
green-backed kingfisher The green-backed kingfisher (''Actenoides monachus'') is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae endemic to Indonesia, where it is restricted to north and central Sulawesi, and the islands of Manadotua and Lembeh. It can be found in the prote ...
) - NT * ''Actenoides princeps'' ( scaly kingfisher) - LC * ''Cittura cyanotis'' ( lilac-cheeked kingfisher) - NT * ''Ceyx fallax'' ( Sulawesi kingfisher) - NT * ''Pelargopsis melanorhyncha'' (
great-billed kingfisher The great-billed kingfisher or black-billed kingfisher (''Pelargopsis melanorhyncha'') is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae. It is endemic to the Sulawesi region of Indonesia. It can be found on the island of Sulawesi and in the Sul ...
) - LC * ''Todiramphus enigma'' (
Talaud kingfisher The Talaud kingfisher (''Todiramphus enigma'') is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Talaud Islands north of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rive ...
) - NT


Meropidae The bee-eaters are a group of non-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and thirty species. Most species are found in Africa and Asia, with a few in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by ...

* ''Meropogon forsteni'' (
purple-bearded bee-eater The purple-bearded bee-eater or Celebes bee-eater (''Meropogon forsteni'') is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is an endemic resident on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This species is often seen in clearings insid ...
) - LC * ''Coracias temminckii'' (
purple-winged roller The purple-winged roller (''Coracias temminckii'') is a species of bird in the family Coraciidae. It is endemic to the Sulawesi subregion in Indonesia and can be found on the islands of Sulawesi, Bangka, Lembeh, Manterawu, Muna and Butung. Its ...
) - LC


Piciformes Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes , the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. The Piciformes contain about 71 living genera with a little over 450 species, of ...

* ''Dendrocopos temminckii'' ( Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker) - LC * ''Mulleripicus fulvus'' (
ashy woodpecker The ashy woodpecker (''Mulleripicus fulvus'') is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi and surrounding islands in Indonesia. There are two subspecies, the nominate race ''M. f. fulvus'', which is found in ...
) - LC


Craciformes


Megapodiidae The megapodes, also known as incubator birds or mound-builders, are stocky, medium-large, chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet in the family Megapodiidae. Their name literally means "large foot" and is a reference to the heavy legs ...

* ''Macrocephalon maleo'' (
maleo The maleo (''Macrocephalon maleo'') is a large megapode and the only member of the monotypic genus ''Macrocephalon''. The maleo is endemic to Sulawesi and the nearby smaller island of Buton in Indonesia. It is found in the tropical lowland and ...
) - EN * ''Megapodius bernsteinii'' ( Sula scrubfowl) - NT


Cuculiformes Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separa ...


Cuculidae Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separa ...

* ''Cuculus crassirostris'' ( Sulawesi hawk-cuckoo) - LC * ''Centropus celebensis'' (
bay coucal The bay coucal (''Centropus celebensis'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSM ...
) - LC * ''Eudynamys melanorhynchus'' (
black-billed koel The black-billed koel (''Eudynamys melanorhynchus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to forest and woodland on the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Sula, Banggai, Togian and other smaller nearby islands. It has o ...
) - LC * ''Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus'' ( yellow-billed malkoha) - LC


Falconiformes The order Falconiformes () is represented by the extant family Falconidae (falcons and caracaras) and a handful of enigmatic Paleogene species. Traditionally, the other bird of prey families Cathartidae (New World vultures and condors), Sagitt ...


Accipitridae The Accipitridae is one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-s ...

* ''Spilornis rufipectus'' (
Sulawesi serpent eagle The Sulawesi serpent eagle (''Spilornis rufipectus'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropica ...
) - LC * ''Accipiter griseiceps'' ( Sulawesi goshawk) - LC * ''Accipiter nanus'' ( small sparrowhawk) - NT * ''Accipiter rhodogaster'' (
vinous-breasted sparrowhawk The vinous-breasted sparrowhawk (''Accipiter rhodogaster'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subt ...
) - LC * ''Accipiter trinotatus'' ( spot-tailed sparrowhawk) - LC


Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and terrestrial bird families that did ...


Rallidae The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, althoug ...

* ''Aramidopsis plateni'' (
snoring rail The snoring rail (''Aramidopsis plateni''), also known as the Celebes rail or Platen's rail, is a large flightless rail and the only member of the genus ''Aramidopsis''. The species is endemic to Indonesia, and it is found exclusively in dense ...
) - VU * ''Amaurornis isabellina'' (
isabelline bush-hen The isabelline bush-hen (''Amaurornis isabellina''), also known as Sulawesi waterhen or isabelline waterhen, is a large, up to 40 cm long, rufous and brown rail. The term '' isabelline'' refers to the colouration. It is the largest member ...
) - LC * ''Amaurornis magnirostris'' ( Talaud bush-hen) - VU * ''Gymnocrex rosenbergii'' ( blue-faced rail) - VU * ''Gymnocrex talaudensis'' (
Talaud rail The Talaud rail (''Gymnocrex talaudensis'') is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Talaud Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (al ...
) - EN


Passeriformes A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...


Artamidae Artamidae is a family of passerine birds found in Australia, the Indo-Pacific region, and Southern Asia. It includes 24 extant species in six genera and three subfamilies: Peltopsinae (with one genus, ''Peltops''), Artaminae (with one genus conta ...

* ''Artamus monachus'' (
ivory-backed woodswallow The ivory-backed woodswallow (''Artamus monachus'') is a species of bird in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dom ...
) - LC


Campephagidae

* ''Coracina temminckii'' ( cerulean cuckoo-shrike) - LC * ''Coracina bicolor'' ( pied cuckoo-shrike) - NT * ''Coracina abbotti'' ( pygmy cuckoo-shrike) - LC * ''Coracina schistacea'' ( slaty cuckoo-shrike) - LC * ''Coracina morio'' ( Sulawesi cicadabird) - LC * ''Coracina leucopygia'' ( white-rumped cuckoo-shrike) - LC * ''Lalage leucopygialis'' ( white-rumped triller) - LC


Corvidae Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids. Cu ...

* ''Corvus unicolor'' ( Banggai crow) - CR * ''Corvus typicus'' ( piping crow) - LC


Dicaeidae The flowerpeckers are a family, Dicaeidae, of passerine birds. The family comprises two genera, '' Prionochilus'' and '' Dicaeum'', with 50 species in total. The family has sometimes been included in an enlarged sunbird family Nectariniidae. The ...

* ''Dicaeum nehrkorni'' ( crimson-crowned flowerpecker) - LC * ''Dicaeum celebicum'' ( grey-sided flowerpecker) - LC * ''Dicaeum aureolimbatum'' ( yellow-sided flowerpecker) - LC


Dicruridae

* ''Dicrurus montanus'' ( Sulawesi drongo) - LC


Meliphagidae The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family, Meliphagidae, of small to medium-sized birds. The family includes the Australian chats, myzomelas, friarbirds, wattlebirds, miners and melidectes. They are most common in Australia and New Gu ...

* ''Myza celebensis'' ( dark-eared myza) - LC * ''Myza sarasinorum'' ( white-eared myza) - LC * ''Myzomela chloroptera'' ( Sulawesi myzomela) - LC


Monarchidae The monarchs (family Monarchidae) comprise a family of over 100 passerine birds which includes shrikebills, paradise flycatchers, and magpie-larks. Monarchids are small insectivorous songbirds with long tails. They inhabit forest or woodland a ...

* ''Hypothymis puella'' (
pale-blue monarch The pale-blue monarch (''Hypothymis puella'') is a small passerine bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to eastern Indonesia. Taxonomy and systematics The pale-blue monarch was originally described in the genus '' Myiagra'' and then classified ...
) - LC


Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica)'' and Norther ...

* ''Ficedula rufigula'' (
rufous-throated flycatcher The rufous-throated flycatcher (''Ficedula rufigula'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss ...
) - NT * ''Ficedula bonthaina'' ( Lompobattang flycatcher) - EN * ''Cyornis sanfordi'' ( Matinan flycatcher) - EN * ''Cyornis hoevelli'' ( blue-fronted flycatcher) - LC * ''Cyornis omissus'' ( Sulawesi blue-flycatcher) - LC * ''Muscicapa sodhii'' ( Sulawesi streaked flycatcher)Harris, J.B.C. e.a. (PLOS One, November 2014), A New Species of ''Muscicapa'' Flycatcher from Sulawesi, Indonesia


Nectariniidae Sunbirds and spiderhunters make up the family Nectariniidae of passerine birds. They are small, slender passerines from the Old World, usually with downward-curved bills. Many are brightly coloured, often with iridescent feathers, particularly i ...

* ''Aethopyga duyvenbodei'' (
elegant sunbird The elegant sunbird (''Aethopyga duyvenbodei'') is a large, up to 12 cm long, Australasian sunbird in the genus ''Aethopyga''. The male has an iridescent blue-green crown, shoulder patch and uppertail coverts, yellow bar across lower back, re ...
) - EN


Pachycephalidae

* ''Hylocitrea bonensis'' ( olive-flanked whistler) - LC * ''Coracornis raveni'' ( maroon-backed whistler) - LC * ''Coracornis sanghirensis'' ( Sangihe shrikethrush) - CR * ''Pachycephala sulfuriventer'' ( sulphur-bellied whistler) - LC


Pellorneidae

* ''Trichastoma celebense'' ( Sulawesi babbler) - LC


Phylloscopidae Leaf warblers are small insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus ''Phylloscopus''. Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 200 ...

* ''Phylloscopus sarasinorum'' ( Sulawesi leaf-warbler) - LC


Rhipiduridae The family Rhipiduridae are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent that includes the fantails and silktails. Taxonomy and systematics There are four genera classified within the family: * Subfamily ...

* ''Eutrichomyias rowleyi'' (
cerulean flycatcher The cerulean flycatcher (''Eutrichomyias rowleyi'') is a medium-sized (up to 18 cm long), blue passerine with bright cerulean blue plumage, a bare white orbital ring, dark brown iris, bluish black bill and pale blue-grey below. The young ha ...
) - CR * ''Rhipidura teysmanni'' ( Sulawesi fantail) - LC


Timaliidae

* ''Malia grata'' ( malia) - LC


Turdidae The thrushes are a passerine bird family, Turdidae, with a worldwide distribution. The family was once much larger before biologists reclassified the former subfamily Saxicolinae, which includes the chats and European robins, as Old World flycat ...

* ''Zoothera erythronota'' (
red-backed thrush The red-backed thrush or rusty-backed thrush (''Geokichla erythronota'') is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Traditionally, it included the red-and-black thrush (''Z. mendeni'') as a subspecies. It is endemic to forests on Sulawesi an ...
) - NT * ''Zoothera heinrichi'' ( Sulawesi mountain-thrush) - NT * ''Zoothera mendeni'' (
red-and-black thrush The red-and-black thrush (''Geokichla mendeni''), also known as the Peleng thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to forests on the Indonesian islands of Taliabu and Peleng, where threatened by habitat loss. Traditio ...
) - NT * ''Cataponera turdoides'' ( Sulawesi thrush) - LC * ''Heinrichia calligyna'' (
great shortwing The great shortwing (''Heinrichia calligyna'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, and the Monotypic taxon, only member of its genus. Other common names include giant shortwing, Celebes shortwing and Sulawesi shortwing. It is Endemis ...
) - LC


Sturnidae

* ''Basilornis celebensis'' (
Sulawesi myna The Sulawesi myna (''Basilornis celebensis'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Description The Sulawesi myna grows to a ...
) - LC * ''Streptocitta albicollis'' (
white-necked myna The white-necked myna (''Streptocitta albicollis'') is a large, long-tailed species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Due to its superficial resemblance to a magpie, it has been referred to as the Celebes magpie or Sulawesi magpie in the pas ...
) - LC * ''Streptocitta albertinae'' (
bare-eyed myna The bare-eyed myna (''Streptocitta albertinae'') is a large, long-tailed species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its common name is a reference to the large patch of dark bare skin around the eyes. Due to its superficial resemblance to a ma ...
) - NT * ''Enodes erythrophris'' ( fiery-browed myna) - LC * ''Scissirostrum dubium'' ( finch-billed myna) - LC * ''Acridotheres cinereus'' (
pale-bellied myna The pale-bellied myna (''Acridotheres cinereus'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to the southwestern peninsula of Sulawesi (south from Ranteapo), Indonesia. It has been introduced to Tawau, Sabah (Borneo Bo ...
) - LC


Zosteropidae The white-eyes are a family, Zosteropidae, of small passerine birds native to tropical, subtropical and temperate Sub-Saharan Africa, southern and eastern Asia, and Australasia. White-eyes inhabit most tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, the ...

* ''Zosterops consobrinorum'' ( pale-bellied white-eye) - LC * ''Zosterops anomalus'' ( lemon-throated white-eye) - LC * ''Zosterops atrifrons'' (
black-crowned white-eye The black-crowned white-eye (''Zosterops atrifrons'') is a songbird species. It is closely related to the Old World babblers, and its family Zosteropidae might better be included in the Tiimalidae. Its subspecies from the Sulawesi region might ...
) - LC * ''Zosterops nehrkorni'' ( Sangihe white-eye) - CR * ''Zosterops somadikartai'' ( Sangihe white-eye) - NT * ''Lophozosterops squamiceps'' (
streaky-headed white-eye The streak-headed white-eye (''Heleia squamiceps''), also known as the streaky-headed white-eye or streak-headed ibon, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or t ...
) - LC


Psittaciformes


Psittacidae The family Psittacidae or holotropical parrots is one of three families of true parrots. It comprises the roughly 10 species of subfamily Psittacinae (the Old World or Afrotropical parrots) and 157 of subfamily Arinae (the New World or Neotropi ...

* ''Loriculus exilis'' ( red-billed hanging-parrot) - NT * ''Loriculus stigmatus'' ( great hanging parrot) - LC * ''Loriculus catamene'' ( Sangihe hanging parrot) - NT * ''Loriculus sclateri'' (
Sula hanging parrot The Sula hanging parrot (''Loriculus sclateri'') is a small species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to forest and nearby habitats on the Banggai and Sula Islands in Indonesia. Description and taxonomy The Sula hanging par ...
) - LC


Psittaculidae Psittaculidae is a family containing Old World parrots. It consists of five subfamilies: Agapornithinae, Loriinae, Platycercinae, Psittacellinae and Psittaculinae. This family has been accepted into ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World' ...

* ''Saudareos meyeri'' (
yellow-cheeked lorikeet The yellow-cheeked lorikeet (''Saudareos meyeri'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania bet ...
) - LC * ''Trichoglossus ornatus'' (
ornate lorikeet The ornate lorikeet (''Saudareos ornata''), sometimes named the ornate lory, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Sulawesi archipelago in Indonesia.Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop (1997). ''A Guide to the Birds ...
) - LC * ''Prioniturus flavicans'' ( yellowish-breasted racquet-tail) - NT * ''Prioniturus platurus'' ( golden-mantled racquet-tail) - LC * ''Eos histrio'' ( red-and-blue lory) - EN


Strigiformes


Strigidae The true owls or typical owls (family Strigidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls (Tytonidae). This large family comprises 230 living or recently extinct species in 24 genera. The typical owl ...

* ''Ninox ochracea'' ( ochre-bellied hawk-owl) - NT * ''Ninox ios'' (
cinnabar boobook The cinnabar boobook (''Ninox ios''), also known as the cinnabar hawk-owl, is a hawk-owl endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was described as a new species to science by American ornithologist Pamela C. Rasmussen in 1999 based on ...
) - VU * ''Ninox punctulata'' ( speckled boobook) - LC * ''Ninox burhani'' ( Togian hawk-owl) - NT * ''Otus collari'' (
Sangihe scops owl The Sangihe scops owl (''Otus collari'') is an owl species endemism, endemic to the Sangihe Island of Indonesia.Lambert, Frank R., & Rasmussen, Pamela. (1998). ''Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club'' (BBOC) 118: p 207–217. Size The ...
) - LC * ''Otus siaoensis'' ( Siau scops owl) - CR * ''Otus manadensis'' ( Sulawesi scops owl) - LC


Tytonidae Barn-owls (family Tytonidae) are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls or typical owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs wit ...

* ''Tyto inexspectata'' ( Sulawesi golden owl) - VU * ''Tyto rosenbergii'' ( Sulawesi owl) - LC * ''Tyto nigrobrunnea'' ( Taliabu masked owl) - EN


See also

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Fauna of Indonesia The fauna of Indonesia is characterised by high levels of biodiversity and endemicity due to its distribution over a vast tropical archipelago. Indonesia divides into two ecological regions; western Indonesia which is more influenced by Asian f ...
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Fauna of New Guinea The fauna of New Guinea comprises a large number of species of mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, invertebrates and amphibians. As the world's largest and highest tropical island, New Guinea occupies less than 0.5% of world's land surface, yet suppor ...
*
Lists of birds by region The following are the regional bird lists by continent. For another list see :Lists of birds by location Africa Northern Africa * Algeria * Egypt * Libya * Morocco * Sudan * Tunisia * Western Sahara * Canary Islands (ES) * Ceuta (ES) * ...
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List of birds of Indonesia Indonesia, with its vast islands, tropical weather and rainforests is one of the world's richest and most important countries in terms of biodiversity. In addition to the many resident birds, a considerable number of migratory species winter in t ...
** List of birds of Indonesia (non-passerine) **
List of birds of Indonesia (passerine) Indonesia, with its vast islands, tropical weather and rainforests is one of the world's richest and most important countries in terms of biodiversity. In addition to the many resident birds, a considerable number of migratory species winter in th ...
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Endemic birds of Indonesia Indonesia has more endemic birds than any other country. Indonesia's size, tropical climate, and archipelagic geography, support the world's second highest level of biodiversity (after Brazil). Most endemic birds are in the Wallacea region of east ...


Notes


References

* Birdlife International, ''The World List of Threatened Birds'', * Birdlife International, ''Endemic Bird Areas of the World'', * Morten Strange, ''A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia'', * Periplus Ac+ion Guides, ''Birding Indonesia'', * The Howard and Moore, ''Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World'', {{ISBN, 0-691-11701-2 * BirdLife International (2012
Endemic Bird Area factsheet: Sulawesi
21/07/2012


External links




IUCN Red List — all species + locations website
Sulawesi, endemic Birds, Sulawesi
Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...