Brown Oriole

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Oriolidae (Old World Orioles)

Brown Oriole

Oriolus szalayi

金王鹟 / 黑黄王鹟

    Size : 25–28 cm; 79–115 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic. (Madarász, 1900, Finschhafen, Huon Gulf, north-east New Guinea)
  – Lowland and lower montane New Guinea and West Papuan Is (Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Misool).

Date : 09 September 2018

Location : Taman Wisata Alam Sorong, Distrik Sorong Timur, Kota Sorong, Vogelkop (Bird's Head) Peninsula, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia

Golden Monarch

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers)

Golden Monarch

Carterornis chrysomela

金王鹟 / 黑黄王鹟

    Size : 12.5–14 cm; 13–15.5 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Carterornis chrysomela melanonotus (P. L. Sclater, 1877)
  – West Papuan Is (Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Misool) and NW New Guinea (Vogelkop, Bomberai).
• Carterornis chrysomela kordensis (A. B. Meyer, 1874)
  – Biak I (in Geelvink Bay), in NW New Guinea.
• Carterornis chrysomela aruensis (Salvadori, 1874)
  – S New Guinea (S lowlands and Trans-Fly E to Purari R); Aru Is, off SW New Guinea.
• Carterornis chrysomela aurantiacus (A. B. Meyer, 1891)
  – N New Guinea (NW lowlands and Sepik–Ramu Basin).
• Carterornis chrysomela nitidus (De Vis, 1897)
  – S & E New Guinea, including Huon Peninsula and D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago.
• Carterornis chrysomela chrysomela (Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
  – New Hanover and New Ireland, in Bismarck Archipelago.
• Carterornis chrysomela pulcherrimus (Salomonsen, 1964)
  – Djaul I, off NW New Ireland.
• Carterornis chrysomela tabarensis (Mayr, 1955)
  – Tabar Is, off E New Ireland.
• Carterornis chrysomela whitneyorum (Mayr, 1955)
  – Lihir Is, off E New Ireland.

Carterornis chrysomela ssp. melanonotus

Date : 09 September 2018

Location : Taman Wisata Alam Sorong, Distrik Sorong Timur, Kota Sorong, Vogelkop (Bird's Head) Peninsula, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia

Sacred Kingfisher

Order - Coraciiformes
Family - Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus

白眉翡翠

    Size : 22 cm; Male 28–61 g, Female 28–56 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Todiramphus sanctus sanctus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
  – Australia, and possibly also E Solomons (breeding reported in Kolombangara, Guadalcanal and Three Sisters); migrates to Indonesia (W to Sumatra) and Melanesia.
• Todiramphus sanctus vagans (Lesson, 1828)
  – Norfolk I, Lord Howe I, Kermadec Is and New Zealand.
• Todiramphus sanctus canacorum (Brasil, 1916)
  – New Caledonia and I of Pines.
• Todiramphus sanctus macmillani (Mayr, 1940)
  – Loyalty Is.

Todiramphus sanctus ssp. sanctus

Date : 07 September 2018

Location : AFU Dive Resort, Distrik Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia

Red Bird-of-paradise

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)

Red Bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea rubra

红极乐鸟

    Size : Male 33 cm (excluding tail wires), 158–224 g; 
             Female 30 cm, 115–208 g

             

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic. (Daudin, 1800, Waigeo, West Papuan Islands, New Guinea)
  – West Papuan Is (Waigeo, Gemien, Saonek and Batanta; presumably also Gam), off NW New Guinea.

Date : 06 September 2018

Location : Kampung Saporkren, Distrik Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia

Yellow-billed Kingfisher

Order - Coraciiformes
Family - Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Yellow-billed Kingfisher

Syma torotoro

黄嘴翡翠

    Size : 20 cm; Male 32–50 g, Female 30–52 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Syma torotoro torotoro (Lesson, 1827)
  – W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Misool), lowland New Guinea, Yapen I (in Geelvink Bay) and Aru Is. 
• Syma torotoro ochracea (Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1901)
  – D’Entrecasteaux Is.
• Syma torotoro flavirostris (Gould, 1850)
  – Cape York Peninsula (S to Weipa and Massy Creek), in NE Australia.

Syma torotoro ssp. torotoro
Date : 07 September 2018

Location : Kampung Saporkren, Distrik Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia

Syma torotoro ssp. torotoro
Date : 07 September 2018

Location : Kampung Saporkren, Distrik Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia

Papuan Frogmouth

Order - Caprimulgiformes
Family - Podargidae (Frogmouths)

Papuan Frogmouth

Podargus papuensis

巴布亚蟆口鸱

    Size : 45–60 cm; 256–599 g

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic. (Quoy and Gaimard, 1830, Manokwari, New Guinea)
  – W Papuan Is, New Guinea (including islands in Geelvink Bay), Aru Is, and NE Australia in N & E Queensland (Cape York Peninsula S to Staaten R and Paluma Range).

Date : 08 September 2018

Location : Kampung Saporkren, Distrik Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia

Northern Fantail

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

Northern Fantail

Rhipidura isura

北扇尾鹟

    Size : 16.5–18.5 cm; 10–15 g

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Rhipidura isura vidua (Salvadori & Turati, 1874)
  – Kofiau, in West Papuan Is. 
• Rhipidura isura gularis (S. Müller, 1843)
  – Gebe I, West Papuan Is (except Kofiau), New Guinea, including islands in Geelvink Bay (except Biak; apparently absent from Numfor), Manam I, Goodenough I and Fergusson I, and islands in Torres Strait.
• Rhipidura isura nigromentalis (E. J. O. Hartert, 1898)
  – Louisiade Archipelago (Misima, Tagula), off SE New Guinea.
• Rhipidura isura niveiventris (Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1914)
  – Admiralty Is (Manus, Rambutyo), in NW Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura mussai (Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1924)
  – Mussau I, in St Matthias Group, N Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura setosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
  – New Hanover, New Ireland and Djaul I, in EC Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura gigantea (Stresemann, 1933)
  – Tabar Is and Lihir Is (off E New Ireland), in EC Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura tangensis (Mayr, 1955)
  – Boang, in Tanga Is, in EC Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura finschii (Salvadori, 1882)
  – New Britain, Duke of York I, Watom I and Lolobau I, in S Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura isura (Gould, 1841)
  – N Australia from about Broome (in N Western Australia) E across Top End to NE Queensland (S to vicinity of Proserpine).

Rhipidura isura ssp. gularis
Date : 08 September 2018

Location : Kampung Saporkren, Distrik Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia