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Geoffroyus geoffroyi floresianus Red-cheeked Parrot 
Sumbawa I. - Locally common, e.g. at Gunung Olet 
Sangenges, at three sites at Selah Legium and at 
Waworada and Dahu, elsewhere scarce. Lowland semi¬ 
evergreen and moist deciduous monsoon forest below 
550 m (uncommon above 550 m to 700 m), also 
woodland and sometimes village gardens. 
Cuculidae 
Cuculus saturatus Oriental Cuckoo 
Sumbawa I. - Rare. One in bamboo thicket near 
Dompu on 1 November 1988; listed as rare in moist 
deciduous monsoon and lowland semi-evergreen forest 
at RF2 and Babar, Selah Legium in August 1993; and 
rare in lowland semi-evergreen and montane forest (up 
to 1400 m) at Gunung Olet Sangenges in August 1993. 
Both migrant C. s. saturatus and resident C. s. tepidus are 
recorded for this island. 
Moyo 1. - One in prickly scrub at Tanjung Pasir on 11 
November 1988. 
Cuculus sepulcralis Rusty-breasted Cuckoo 
Sumbawa I. - Recorded as rare in lowland semi¬ 
evergreen forest below 550 m, but common in montane 
forest up to 1500 m at Gunung Olet Sangenges in 
August 1993. 
Sangeang 1. — One in creekside forest on 23 October 
1988. 
Chrysococcyx lucidus Shining Bronze-cuckoo 
Sumbawa I. - Rare. Only recorded at three sites at 
Selah Legium and at Gunung Olet Sangenges in August 
1993. Moist deciduous monsoon forest and lowland 
semi-evergreen forest below 550 m. 
Eudynamys scolopacea Asian Koel 
Sumbawa I. - Scarce. Single birds at Waworada in 
October 1988 and in scrub at Babar, Selah Legium in 
August 1993. 
Moyo I. - Moderately common. Ones and twos. 
Recorded at Sebotok, Brang Kua and Tanjung Pasir. 
Mangal, forest with fruiting trees and open prickly 
Zizyphus. 
Centropus bengalensis javanensis Lesser Coucal 
Sumbawa 1. - Locally moderately common. Recorded 
at Batu Tering, Meraran, Belo, two sites at Selah Legium, 
Batu Hijau, Babar, Sangeang, Waworada, Dahu, Batu 
Dulang and Dompu. Tall grass, gardens, Lantana 
thickets, lowland semi-evergreen forest, scrub and edges 
of rainforest. From coasts to 1150 m. 
Moyo I. - Uncommon. Ones and twos at Labuan Aji, 
Brang Kua and Tanjung Pasir. Hedge rows, Lantana and 
prickly Zizyphus. 
Tytonidae 
Tylo alba Barn Owl 
Sumbawa 1. - One entangled in string in a coconut 
palm at Sumbawa Besar in November 1988. 
One specimen (spirit), length 33 cm, weight 294 g. 
Moyo 1. - One at Tanjung Pasir in 1992, also heard at 
Amanwana between 1992 and 1995. 
Strigidae 
Otus magicus albiventris Moluccan Scops Owl 
Sumbawa I. - One collected from open forest at 
Waworada and two netted in gardens with coconut 
palms, bamboo and kapok at Dahu in October 1988. 
Otus silvicola Wallace's Scops Owl 
Sumbawa I. - Status uncertain. A total of seven birds 
heard calling in lowland semi-evergreen rainforest at 
500-550 m at Batu Hijau, Selah Legium and at 450 m at 
Gunung Olet Sangenges, and one in upper montane 
forest at 1350 m at the latter site. Also a male from 
Dompu in MZB collection. 
Caprimulgidae 
Caprimulgus macrurus Large-tailed Nightjar 
Sumbawa 1. - Four edge of forest at Batu Tering in 
May 1988, one calling from a clearing in rainforest at 
Batu Dulang (1150 m) in November 1988 and two 
sightings of single birds in a forest clearing at Batu 
Hijau, Selah Legium in July and August 1993. 
Caprimulgus affinus Savanna Nightjar 
Sumbawa 1. - Uncommon. Recorded at Waworada 
and near Dompu. Grassland on stony hills, open 
woodland, bare flats and edges of roads. 
Moyo I. - One in open prickly woodland near Tanjung 
Pasir on 12 November 1988. 
Sangeang I. - One on open grassy flat on 22 October 
1988. Call 'skeetch' or 'tweetch'. 
Apodidae 
Aerodramus fitciphagus Edible-nest Swiftlet 
Sumbawa I. - Locally common but generally 
uncommon. Five collected from an old Japanese tunnel 
at 800 m near Batu Dulang in November 1988. Common 
at three sites at Selah Legium and at Gunung Olet 
Sangenges (mainly below 1000 m). About 50,000 at Lake 
Taliwang on 9 August 1993. 
Collocalia esculenta Glossy Swiftlet 
Sumbawa 1. - Common to very common. From sea 
level to 1250 m. Recorded at Alas, Merente, Belo, Selah 
Legium, Maluk, Gunung Olet Sangenges, Sumbawa 
Besar, Batu Tering, Dahu and Batu Dulang. Breeding at 
Belo in May 1988. 
Sangeang I. - Common. Seven collected from a small 
cave. 
Hirundapus caudaculus White-throated Needletail 
Moyo I. - Two dashing low over the coast during a 
thunderstorm at Tanjung Pasir on 13 November 1988. 
The first record for the Sumbawa region. 
Cypsiurus balasiensis Asian Palm Swift 
Sumbawa I. - Four, probably this species, were 
flushed from the dead skirt of a coconut palm at 
