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  1. Cruiser (Vindula arsinoe)

    Cruiser (Vindula arsinoe)

    These attractive butterflies sometimes land on people's hair or clothing which this one did. I believe this is a male. Females are similar but have white forewing patches. The population on Seram is probably nominate.
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    • cruiser indonesia obi island vindula arsinoe
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  2. Brown-striped Semilooper (Mocis undata)

    Brown-striped Semilooper (Mocis undata)

    A cryptically patterned moth in the huge Erebidae (formerly Noctuidae) family. Called a "semilooper" because its caterpillars move like an inchworm. Often hyphenated "semi-looper." This species ranges from India and the Russian Far East through Southeast Asia to Indonesia. I was not with our...
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    • brown-striped semilooper indonesia mocis undata obi island
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  3. Brown Pansy (Junonia hedonia)

    Brown Pansy (Junonia hedonia)

    Also called Chocolate Pansy, this is a common widespread member of the Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterfly) family. They range from SE Asia through Indonesia to Australia. I believe the subspecies on Obi Island is "J. h. hellanis." The eyespots on the wings are called "ocelli." These are...
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    • brown pansy indonesia junonia hedonia obi island
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  4. Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

    Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

    Sometimes called "Sulawesi Cuckoo-Dove." This is a male. Females are similar but have more extensive barring on the nape. This should be the race "M. d. albiceps" ("M. d. batchianensis" is a synonym) found in the northern Moluccas characterized by its more rusty-brown crown and head as seen...
    • jmorlan
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    • indonesia macropygia doreya obi island sultan's cuckoo-dove
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Spectacled Imperial-Pigeon

    Spectacled Imperial-Pigeon

    A distant record shot. They look much like the Seram Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula neglecta) but their ranges do not overlap. Spectacled has a much darker gray head with a more contrasting white eyering as well as a different voice. The two were formerly lumped. Sometimes called White-spectacled...
    • jmorlan
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    • ducula perspicillata indonesia obi island spectacled imperial-pigeon
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Chattering Lory

    Chattering Lory

    Listed as "vulnerable" by IUCN on account of unsustainable trapping for the cage-bird trade. Annual harvest estimated at 6,000 birds from Obi. Treated as "sensitive" by eBird for the same reason. A spectacular red parrot distinguished from Moluccan King-Parrot by short, rounded tail. Here on...
    • jmorlan
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    • chattering lory indonesia lorius garrulus obi island
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Moluccan Starling

    Moluccan Starling

    Sometimes called "Island Starling", it differs from Metallic Starling in having a dark eye, not red and a shorter tail. It also seems to have a heavier bill. The shaggy feathers around the neck are distinctive. Appears to be a new species for the gallery.
    • jmorlan
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    • aplonis mysolensis indonesia moluccan starling obi island
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella)

    Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella)

    I was separated from our group when I encountered this amazing Agamid lizard (family Agamidae). Distinguished from the similar "B. jubata" by "B. cristatella's" crest resembling points on a crown. Capable of changing color quickly, this one had mixed colors, mostly bright green but with a brown...
    • jmorlan
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    • bronchocela cristatella green crested lizard indonesia obi island
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Reptiles
  9. Sahul Sunbird

    Sahul Sunbird

    The former Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) has been split into eight different species as follows: *Ornate Sunbird - SE Asia west of Wallace's Line. *Tukangbesi Sunbird - Wakatobi Islands, off southeastern Sulawesi. *Sahul Sunbird - Australasia east of Wallace's Line. *Garden...
    • jmorlan
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    • cinnyris frenatus indonesia obi island sahul sunbird
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. White Cockatoo

    White Cockatoo

    A very distant record shot. Note distinctive all white crest. Sometimes called Umbrella Cockatoo or White-crested Cockatoo, formerly lumped with Salmon-crested Cockatoo. This Indonesian endemic is classified as "Endangered" by IUCN because of continued unsustainable trapping for the cage-bird...
    • jmorlan
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    • cacatua alba indonesia obi island white cockatoo
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Halmahera Flowerpecker

    Halmahera Flowerpecker

    A male displaying the diagnostic red breast patch which females lack. Easy to identify by its small size and stunted shape, this is the only flowerpecker within its limited range in the north Moluccas. Formerly lumped with the Buru Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrothorax) under the name...
    • jmorlan
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    • dicaeum schistaceiceps halmahera flowerpecker indonesia obi island
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Common Cicadabird

    Common Cicadabird

    So named because of its Cicada-like buzzing calls. Widespread in Eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia this highly variable member of the Cuckooshrike family (Campephagidae) exhibits strong sexual dimorphism. The male is almost entirely gray but females are geographically variable. This...
    • jmorlan
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    • common cicadabird edolisoma tenuirostre indonesia obi island
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Rufous-bellied Triller

    Rufous-bellied Triller

    The distinctive rufous underparts are unique among trillers. This is a male. Females are paler overall. They are confined to a restricted-range in the Northern Moluccas where they are endemic. Trillers are in the Cuckooshrike family (Campephagidae) and tend to forage high in the canopy making...
    • jmorlan
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    • indonesia lalage aurea obi island rufous-bellied triller
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Blue-and-white Kingfisher

    Blue-and-white Kingfisher

    Endemic to the Northern Moluccas. Frequently found in pairs in open woodland. The male (right) has an all white breast and white collar while the female (left) lacks the white collar and has a dark blue chest-band. Formerly lumped with the Lazuli Kingfisher (T. lazuli) which replaces it on...
    • jmorlan
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    • blue-and-white kingfisher indonesia obi island todiramphus diops
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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