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Sumbawa Besar on 5 November 1988. White and Bruce 
(1986) list unconfirmed reports from Komodo, Rinca and 
Flores 1. 
Moyo 1. - Two flushed twice from frons of a coconut 
palm at Sebotok on 8 November 1988. 
Alcedinidae 
Alcedo atthis floresiana Common Kingfisher 
Sumbawa I. - Uncommon. Recorded in riverine forest 
at RF2 and Babar, Selah Legium in August 1993. Also a 
male from Sumbawa Besar in MZB collection. 
Alcedo meninting Blue-eared Kingfisher 
Sumbawa I. - One collected at Batu Tering on 26 May 
1988. The first record for Sumbawa. 
Alcedo coerulescens Small Blue Kingfisher 
Sumbawa I. - Locally moderately common e.g. in 
mangal at Teluk Santong, elsewhere scarce. Also 
recorded at Meraran at edge of swamp and at Empang. 
Ccyx eriihacus Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher 
Sumbawa 1. - Uncommon in riverine forest at three 
sites at Selah Legium (up to 550 m), and a single record 
at 650 m at Gunung Olet Sangenges in August 1993. 
Halycon capensis floresiana Stork-billed Kingfisher 
Sumbawa I. - Scarce or rare. One in mangal at Teluk 
Santong on 23 May 1988, also recorded in riverine forest 
at three sites at Selah Legium and at Gunung Olet 
Sangenges in August 1993. Most records below 550 m 
one at 870 m. 
Halcyon sancla Sacred Kingfisher 
Sumbawa I. - Common. Ones and twos. Recorded at 
Sumbawa Besar, Meraran, Belo, Teluk Santong, Batu 
Tering and Dahu in 1988 and along the coast between 
Maluk and Sumbawa Besar and at Sape in August 1993. 
Mangal, village gardens, open woodland and edges of 
forest. Mainly a winter visitor from Australia. 
Moyo I. - Scarce. One in mangal at Sebotok on 7 
November 1988, also recorded at Tanjung Pasir and 
Amanwana between 1992 and 1995. 
Sangeang 1. - Scarce. Single birds in prickly Zizyphus 
scrub on 21 and 22 October 1988. 
Halcyon cldoris chloris Collared Kingfisher 
Sumbawa 1. - Common. Ones and twos. Recorded at 
Teluk Santong, Bima, Sangeang and Waworada in May 
1988 and along the coast from Maluk to Sape in August 
1993. Mainly mangal and village gardens. Observed 
feeding on fiddler crabs at Teluk Santong. 
Moyo 1. - Uncommon. Ones and twos. Recorded at 
Sebotok and Tanjung Pasir. Mangal and coastal scrub 
also groves of Tamarindus. 
Sangeang I. - Uncommon. Ones and twos in open 
woodland near coast. 
Caridonax fnlgidns White-rumped Kingfisher 
Sumbawa I. - Uncommon but locally moderately 
common. A female collected from rainforest at Batu 
Dulang on 3 November 1988, also recorded from 50- 
1460 m at Gunung Olet Sangenges and at three sites at 
Selah Legium in August 1993. Most frequent in primary 
semi-evergreen forest (particularly in lower montane 
forest at Gunung Olet Sangenges), but also recorded in 
moist deciduous monsoon forest and forest edges. A 
female from Bau Dulang in MZB collection. 
Meropidae 
Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater 
Sumbawa I. - Common in pairs and flocks (up to 300). 
Recorded at Alas Batu Tering, Merente, near Taliwang, 
Belo, Batu Hijau, Maluk, Gunung Olet Sangenges, near 
Sumbawa Besar, Batu Dulang, Teluk Santong, Sangeang, 
Waworada and near Sape. Probably mostly winter 
visitors from Australia, records in May, July-August 
and October-November. A flock of 100 flying north over 
Merente on 11 May 1988 and a flock of 300 roosting in 
mangal at Teluk Santong on 21 May 1988. Some 
breeding may also occur in the region. A freshly dug 
but empty nest burrow was found on an open grassy 
flat at Sangeang on 20 October 1988. Breeding occurs in 
north Western Australia in October-February. 
Moyo I. - Common along edge of mangal at Sebotok, 
also recorded at Tanjung Pasir. 
Sangeang 1. - Scarce. Two on 22 October and 4 on 23 
October 1988. 
Merops phUippinus Blue-tailed Bee-eater 
Sumbawa I. - Scarce. Recorded at Alas and Meraran 
in 1988, and two 5 km east of Sumbawa Besar on 10 
August 1993. 
Moyo 1. - Scarce. Migratory flocks observed by R. Lees 
at Labuan Aji, mainly August-October. 
Coraciidae 
Eurystomus orientalis Common Dollarbird 
Sumbawa I. - Status uncertain. Two in riverine forest 
at Dahu on 31 October 1988, one near Dompu in 
November 1988 also recorded in open areas with 
scattered trees at three sites at Selah Legium in July- 
August 1993. 
Moyo I. - A female collected from tall Sonneratia 
mangal at Sebotok on 7 November 1988. Listed by R. 
Lees as often seen on west side of island. 
Picidae 
Dendrocopos moluccensis Brown-capped Woodpecker 
Sumbawa I. - Locally moderately common but 
generally scarce. Recorded at Batu Dulang in November 
1988 and at three sites at Selah Legium and at Gunung 
Olet Sangenges in July-August 1993. Mainly semi¬ 
evergreen forest also lower montane forest up to 850 m, 
scarce or rare in lowland moist deciduous monsoon and 
upper montane forest. 
Sangeang 1. - One in open woodland on 23 October 
1988. 
Pittidae 
Pitta elegans concinna Elegant Pitta 
Sumbawa I. - Locally moderately common to 
