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  1. White-bellied Sea-Eagle

    White-bellied Sea-Eagle

    Sometimes called White-bellied Fish-Eagle, White-breasted Fish Eagle, or White-breasted Sea Eagle; this photo was taken from a boat. This majestic raptor mostly inhabits coastal areas but ranges inland where there are large lakes. It is still reasonably common but appears to be declining in...
    • jmorlan
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    • gam island icthyophaga leucogaster indonesia white-bellied sea-eagle
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Great-billed Heron

    Great-billed Heron

    A plain heron with an unusually large bill. Scarce in mangroves along the coasts of SE Asia to Australasia. This is presumably the grayer, longer-billed nominate race. Formerly considered "near threatened" but downgraded to "least concern." Status not clear but appears to occur in low...
    • jmorlan
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    • ardea sumatrana gam island great-billed heron indonesia
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Pinon's Imperial-Pigeon

    Pinon's Imperial-Pigeon

    I was fortunate to get this photo while riding in a small boat. Note the red skin around its eyes and narrow white tail band. This large pigeon is endemic to New Guinea. This is the nominate race which has a gray (not pink) head and lacks whitish scaling on its wing coverts.
    • jmorlan
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    • ducula pinon gam island indonesia pinon's imperial-pigeon
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Hooded Butcherbird

    Hooded Butcherbird

    The massive bill with a hook at the tip means business. A forest skulker, preying mostly on nestlings and other small vertebrates, but they also eat fruit, large insects, and crabs. Butcherbirds are usually placed in the family Cracticidae but sometimes placed in Artamidae which includes the...
    • jmorlan
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    • cracticus cassicus gam island hooded butcherbird indonesia
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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