Birds of East Timor

Birds of East Timor is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

East Timor

East Timor

Asia

Asia

Location
East Timor

East Timor

Asia

Asia

List of Common Birds

35% Pied Bushchat

Saxicola caprata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

33% Streak-breasted Honeyeater

Meliphaga reticulata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

29% Plain Gerygone

Gerygone inornata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acanthizidae

27% Barred Dove

Geopelia maugeus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

25% Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) - Adult Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

25% Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) - Adult Rainbow Bee-eater

Merops ornatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

24% Fawn-breasted Whistler

Pachycephala orpheus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pachycephalidae

23% White-shouldered Triller

Lalage sueurii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

23% Northern Fantail

Rhipidura rufiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Rhipiduridae

21% Timor Friarbird

Philemon inornatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

21% Red-chested Flowerpecker

Dicaeum maugei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicaeidae

21% Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) - Adult Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

20% Timor Oriole

Oriolus melanotis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

20% Sooty-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus aurigaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

18% Drab Swiftlet

Collocalia neglecta

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

18% Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta) - Adult Brown Honeyeater

Lichmera indistincta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

18% Helmeted Friarbird

Philemon buceroides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

18% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

17% Ashy-bellied White-eye

Zosterops citrinella

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

17% Yellow-eared Honeyeater

Lichmera flavicans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

16% Supertramp Fantail

Rhipidura semicollaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Rhipiduridae

16% Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) - Adult (Oriental) Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

15% Timor Stubtail

Urosphena subulata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cettiidae

13% Black-backed Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus cinctus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

13% Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) - Adult Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

13% Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) - Adult Zebra Finch

Taeniopygia guttata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

13% Pacific Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps longirostris

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

13% Paddyfield Pipit

Anthus rufulus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

12% Red-capped Plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus) - Adult Red-capped Plover

Anarhynchus ruficapillus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

11% Timor Bushchat

Saxicola gutturalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

11% Flame-breasted Sunbird

Cinnyris solaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

11% Green Figbird

Sphecotheres viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

11% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

11% Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) - Adult (scaled) Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

11% Timor Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus presbytes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

10% Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) - Adult Pied Stilt

Himantopus leucocephalus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

9.9% Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus regina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

9.8% Black-breasted Myzomela

Myzomela vulnerata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Meliphagidae

9.6% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

9.6% Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) - Adult Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

9.4% Wallacean Drongo

Dicrurus densus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

9.4% Timor Blue Flycatcher

Eumyias hyacinthinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

9.3% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

9.3% Lesser Coucal

Centropus bengalensis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

9.0% Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) - Adult Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

8.9% Orange-banded Thrush

Geokichla peronii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

8.6% Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) - Adult Great Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

8.5% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

8.5% Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) - Adult Little Black Cormorant

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

8.0% Broad-billed Flycatcher

Myiagra ruficollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

7.7% Wallacean Cuckooshrike

Coracina personata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

7.7% Tenggara Whistler

Pachycephala calliope

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pachycephalidae

7.7% Slaty Cuckoo-Dove

Turacoena modesta

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

7.6% Tawny Grassbird

Cincloramphus timoriensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

7.5% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

7.3% Aberrant Bush Warbler

Horornis flavolivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cettiidae

7.3% Marigold Lorikeet

Trichoglossus capistratus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

7.3% Brahminy Kite

Haliastur indus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

6.8% Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) - Breeding adult Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

6.8% Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) - Adult Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

6.6% Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - Adult male Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

6.4% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

6.4% Olive-headed Lorikeet

Trichoglossus euteles

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

6.3% Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Adult Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

6.3% Sahul Brush Cuckoo

Cacomantis variolosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

6.0% Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) - Adult male Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

5.8% Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher

Todiramphus australasia

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

5.8% Pacific Koel (Eudynamys orientalis) - Adult male and female Pacific Koel

Eudynamys orientalis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.7% Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

5.5% Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

5.5% Pink-headed Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula rosacea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.3% Sunda Teal

Anas gibberifrons

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.3% Little Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula westermanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.2% Brown Quail

Synoicus ypsilophorus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

5.1% Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis) - Adult Golden-headed Cisticola

Cisticola exilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.1% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

5.0% Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

5.0% Little Bronze-Cuckoo

Chalcites minutillus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.0% White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) - Adult White-breasted Woodswallow

Artamus leucorynchus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Artamidae

4.9% Australian Spectacled Monarch

Symposiachrus trivirgatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

4.9% Olive-shouldered Parrot

Aprosmictus jonquillaceus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

4.9% Pacific Swallow

Hirundo javanica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.8% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.4% Black-banded Flycatcher

Ficedula timorensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.3% Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) - Nonbreeding adult/immature Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.2% Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Merops philippinus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

4.1% Timor Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia magna

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.8% Greater Sand-Plover

Anarhynchus leschenaultii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.8% Tree Martin

Petrochelidon nigricans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.7% Short-tailed Starling

Aplonis minor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.7% Timor Sparrow

Padda fuscata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.6% Sunda Cuckoo

Cuculus lepidus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.6% Buff-banded Bushbird

Cincloramphus bivittatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

3.6% Red-cheeked Parrot

Geoffroyus geoffroyi

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

3.6% Malaysian Plover

Anarhynchus peronii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.6% Spotted Kestrel

Falco moluccensis

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.6% Savanna Nightjar

Caprimulgus affinis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

3.5% Pacific Reef-Heron

Egretta sacra

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.4% Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) - Adult Yellow-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua sulphurea

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Cacatuidae

3.4% Far Eastern Curlew

Numenius madagascariensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.4% Timor Heleia

Heleia muelleri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

3.3% Gray-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) - Breeding adult Gray-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.2% Pale-headed Munia

Lonchura pallida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.1% Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) - Breeding adult Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.1% Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

3.1% Eastern Cattle-Egret (Ardea coromanda) - Breeding adult Eastern Cattle-Egret

Ardea coromanda

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.1% Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) - Breeding adult Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.9% Black-faced Woodswallow

Artamus cinereus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Artamidae

2.9% Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) - Adult Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

2.9% White-browed Crake

Poliolimnas cinereus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

2.7% Tricolored Parrotfinch (Erythrura tricolor) - Adult Tricolored Parrotfinch

Erythrura tricolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.6% Timor Boobook

Ninox fusca

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

2.6% Pheasant Coucal

Centropus phasianinus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.6% Javan Plover

Anarhynchus javanicus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.5% Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) - Adult Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.5% Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) - Female and young Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.5% Singing Bushlark

Mirafra javanica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.4% Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.3% Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) - Adult Australasian Darter

Anhinga novaehollandiae

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

2.2% Australian Pratincole

Glareola isabella

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

2.1% Black-faced Munia

Lonchura molucca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.1% Five-colored Munia

Lonchura quinticolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.0% White-breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

2.0% Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciata

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.0% Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) - Adult Royal Spoonbill

Platalea regia

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.9% House Swift

Apus nipalensis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.9% Yellow-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus goiavier

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.9% White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) - Adult White-faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.9% Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava) - Adult female Red Avadavat

Amandava amandava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.9% Wandering Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) - Adults Wandering Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% Iris Lorikeet

Trichoglossus iris

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

1.8% Oriental Honey-buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.7% Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.7% Pygmy Cupwing

Pnoepyga pusilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pnoepygidae

1.7% Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis) - Adult Australian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.6% Brown Goshawk

Tachyspiza fasciata

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.6% Timor Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula cineracea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.6% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.6% Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.6% Blue-breasted Quail

Synoicus chinensis

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.5% Yellow-breasted Warbler

Phylloscopus montis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.4% Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.4% Pacific Swift

Apus pacificus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.4% Great Knot

Calidris tenuirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.3% Wallacean Island-Thrush

Turdus schlegelii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.3% White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) - Adult White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Icthyophaga leucogaster

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Ficedula hyperythra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Sanderling (Calidris alba) - Nonbreeding adult Sanderling

Calidris alba

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.2% White-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus fuciphagus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.2% Timor Flowerpecker

Dicaeum hanieli

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicaeidae

1.2% Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) - Adult Black-faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

1.2% Timor Green-Pigeon

Treron psittaceus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.2% Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) - Breeding adult Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.1% Nankeen Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.1% Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel

Order: Suliformes

Family: Fregatidae

1.1% Swinhoe's Snipe

Gallinago megala

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.1% Oriental Plover

Anarhynchus veredus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.1% Thick-billed Flowerpecker

Pachyglossa agilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicaeidae

1.1% Dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

1.1% Oriental Pratincole

Glareola maldivarum

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

1.0% Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) - Breeding male Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.0% Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.0% Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) - Breeding adult Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

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