- Endemic birds of Borneo
This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see
Endemism in birds .Patterns of endemism
Borneo has a single endemic family,Pityriaseidae , containing a single species, theBornean Bristlehead .In addition, there are the following endemic genera (all of which are also monotypic):
* "Haematortyx ", theCrimson-headed Partridge
* "Chlamydochaera ", theBlack-breasted Fruithunter
* "Oculocincta ", thePygmy White-eye
* "Chlorocharis ", theMountain Blackeye Endemic Bird Areas
Birdlife International has defined the followingEndemic Bird Areas (EBAs) in Borneo:157, Bornean mountains
In addition there are five Secondary Areas. There are two islands groups (the
North-east Bornean islands , s097, and theNatuna islands , (s101)) and three areas on Borneo itself, theSabah lowlands (s098), theKalimantan lowlands (s099), and theBornean coastal zone (s100).List of species
pecies endemic to Borneo
The following species are endemic to Borneo, and only found in the Bornean mountains Endemic Bird Area:
*
Bulwer's Pheasant
*Bornean Bristlehead
*Mountain Serpent-eagle
*Red-breasted Partridge
*Crimson-headed Partridge
*Dulit Frogmouth
*Whitehead's Trogon
*Mountain Barbet
*Golden-naped Barbet
*Bornean Barbet
*Hose's Broadbill
*Whitehead's Broadbill
*Black-breasted Fruithunter
*Everett's Thrush
*Bare-headed Laughingthrush
*Mountain Wren-babbler
*Chestnut-crested Yuhina
*Bornean Stubtail
*Friendly Bush-warbler
*Eyebrowed Jungle-flycatcher
*Bornean Whistler
*Black-sided Flowerpecker
*Whitehead's Spiderhunter
*Pygmy White-eye
*Mountain Blackeye
*Black Oriole The
Black-browed Babbler is endemic to the Kalimantan lowlands Secondary Area.The
White-fronted Falconet is endemic to the Sabah lowlands Secondary Area.Other restricted-range species found on Borneo
The following restricted-range species are found in Borneo only in the Bornean mountains EBA, but are also found in Sumatra:
*
Rajah Scops-owl
*Short-tailed Frogmouth
*Blue-wattled Bulbul
*Sunda Laughingthrush
*Black-capped White-eye The
Javan White-eye is found in the Bornean Coastal Zone secondary area, and in the Javan coastal zone EBA.The
Silvery Pigeon is found in theNatuna Islands , and in three other secondary areas off Sumatra.Grey Imperial-pigeon andMantanani Scops-owl are found in theNorth-east Bornean islands Secondary area, and also in other EBAs and Secondary Areas in Indonesia and the Philippines.
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