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  1. Eurasian Tree Sparrow

    Eurasian Tree Sparrow

    Males and females are alike. This is an adult with a pronounced black ear patch, large black bib, and a nearly all black bill. Nine or more subspecies are recognized. This race, presumably the small dark "P. m. malaccensis" was introduced to Ambon and now appears to be established there (Long...
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    • ambon island eurasian tree sparrow indonesia passer montanus
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Little Egret

    Little Egret

    A non-breeding adult showing a pale mandible. Breeding birds have plumes and a darker bill. Some authors place this species in the genus "Ardea." Two to six subspecies are recognized by various authors depending on whether they split it into Little, Western Reef, and Dimorphic egrets or lump all...
    • jmorlan
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    • ambon island egretta garzetta indonesia little egret
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Medium Egret

    Medium Egret

    An adult in non-breeding plumage. Breeding birds have a black bill. A recent taxonomic revision splits the former Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia) into three species. 1. Yellow-billed Egret (Ardea brachyrhyncha) of Africa. 2. Medium Egret (Ardea intermedia) in South, Southeast, and East...
    • jmorlan
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    • ambon island ardea intermedia indonesia medium egret
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Little Bronze-Cuckoo

    Little Bronze-Cuckoo

    A distant record shot of a female or immature. Males are similar but have a prominent red eyering. Geographic variation and taxonomy are complex confounded by erroneous island attributions to some of the types and questionable chain of custody of some type specimens. I believe our bird is best...
    • jmorlan
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    • ambon island chrysococcyx minutillus indonesia little bronze-cuckoo
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Ashy Flowerpecker

    Ashy Flowerpecker

    A record shot of an adult male showing the diagnostic red chest patch lacking in females and juveniles. Its range is restricted to Seram, Ambon and a few nearby islands in the south Moluccas. Sometimes called "Seram Flowerpecker." Flowerpeckers are usually placed in the Dicaeidae but some...
    • jmorlan
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    • ambon island ashy flowerpecker dicaeum vulneratum indonesia
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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