Birds 4
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea manilensis) 1 or 2 seen on 4 occasions on Sulawesi
Medium Egret (Ardea intermedia) 2 at Tambun 25/10/2023, 1 at Lake Tondano 05/11/2023
Little Egret (Australasian) (Egretta garzetta nigripes) Seen most days on Bali, Sulawesi and Halmahera*
Pacific Reef-Heron (Egretta sacra sacra) 2 white morphs at Sidan Goli, Halmahera 31/10/2023; 1 grey, 1 white and 3 grey Minahassa, Sulawesi 01&04/11/2023
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis coromandus) seen most days, sometimes abundant on rice paddies
Javan Pond-Heron (Ardeola speciosa speciosa) ✅ seen on Bali and Sulawesi. Highest count 20 at Wuasa on 23/10/2023
Striated Heron (Butorides striata steini) ☑️ Bali 17/10/2023
Striated Heron (Butorides striata moluccarum) ☑️ singles on 3 occasions in south and central Sulawesi
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Eurasian) (Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax) 1 immature at Tangkoko, Sulawesi 04/11/2023
* Despite the Australasian form being nigripes, most birds we saw had yellow feet.
Family: Ardeidae
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea manilensis) 1 or 2 seen on 4 occasions on Sulawesi
Medium Egret (Ardea intermedia) 2 at Tambun 25/10/2023, 1 at Lake Tondano 05/11/2023
Little Egret (Australasian) (Egretta garzetta nigripes) Seen most days on Bali, Sulawesi and Halmahera*
Pacific Reef-Heron (Egretta sacra sacra) 2 white morphs at Sidan Goli, Halmahera 31/10/2023; 1 grey, 1 white and 3 grey Minahassa, Sulawesi 01&04/11/2023
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis coromandus) seen most days, sometimes abundant on rice paddies
Javan Pond-Heron (Ardeola speciosa speciosa) ✅ seen on Bali and Sulawesi. Highest count 20 at Wuasa on 23/10/2023
Striated Heron (Butorides striata steini) ☑️ Bali 17/10/2023
Striated Heron (Butorides striata moluccarum) ☑️ singles on 3 occasions in south and central Sulawesi
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Eurasian) (Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax) 1 immature at Tangkoko, Sulawesi 04/11/2023
* Despite the Australasian form being nigripes, most birds we saw had yellow feet.