Site Report: Pulau Sipura
Grasshawk (Neurothemis sp)
Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) - Male
Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps)
Barred Mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma)
Dark-throated Oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus)
Wizard (Rhinopalpa polynice)
Conehead (Copiphorini sp)
Commander (Moduza procris)
Potter Wasp (Phimenes flavopictus)
Marsh Crab (Sesarmidae sp)
Emerald Moth (Comibaena attenuata)
Tufted Moth (Meganola brunellus)
Blue-rumped Parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
Olive-winged Bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus)
Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
Barusan Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia modiglianii)
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina striata)
Straight-edge Red Parasol (Neurothemis terminata)
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa chrysorrhea)
Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
Thick-billed Green-Pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
Mentawai Squirrel (Callosciurus melanogaster)
Javanese Grasshopper (Valanga nigricornis)
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Grasshawk (Neurothemis sp)
Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) - Male
Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps)
Barred Mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma)
Dark-throated Oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus)
Wizard (Rhinopalpa polynice)
Conehead (Copiphorini sp)
Commander (Moduza procris)
Potter Wasp (Phimenes flavopictus)
Marsh Crab (Sesarmidae sp)
Emerald Moth (Comibaena attenuata)
Tufted Moth (Meganola brunellus)
Blue-rumped Parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
Olive-winged Bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus)
Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
Barusan Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia modiglianii)
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina striata)
Straight-edge Red Parasol (Neurothemis terminata)
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa chrysorrhea)
Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
Thick-billed Green-Pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
Mentawai Squirrel (Callosciurus melanogaster)
Javanese Grasshopper (Valanga nigricornis)
Island
Visits
- 2025-08-22: We arrived after a ferry trip from Padang, and we were met by the local guide. He told us we picked a good time to come to the island because it was dry. It promptly began to rain very hard, and from that point on, everything was mud.
- 2025-08-23: Walking around a bit in the mud on this day. I had acquired a cold from the driver on the trip to Padang, and I was feeling pretty tired the whole day. We went to a spot where the local malkoha was often seen. Instead of the birds, we saw a few piles of feathers. Apparently, once you shoot one malkoha, the rest of the nearby malkoha fly in to provide assistance, and you can easily shoot them as well making it an easy dinner hunt. At some point, I decided that I needed a coffee, and at the coffee stand, there were a couple of caged birds, so pathetic. One of the birds was the local scops owl, and the claim was that they were going to release it at night...
- 2025-08-24: We took a trip over to the guide's hut on the beach. The beach was very calm and scenic as it rained on us some more.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (62 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(11 records)
Class: Insects
(10 records)
- Order: Bees, Wasps, and Ants
(1 record)
- Family: Hornets and Yellowjackets
- Potter Wasp (Phimenes flavopictus)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(5 records)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
- Wizard (Rhinopalpa polynice)
- Commander (Moduza procris)
- Family: Geometer Moths
- Emerald Moth (Comibaena attenuata)
- Family: Tufted Moths
- Tufted Moth (Meganola brunellus)
- Order: Dragonflies and Damselflies (2 records)
- Order: Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
(2 records)
- Family: Katydid
- Conehead (Copiphorini sp)
- Family: Short-horned Grasshoppers
- Javanese Grasshopper (Valanga nigricornis)
Class: Malacostracans
(1 record)
- Order: Crabs
(1 record)
- Family: Sesarmid Marsh Crabs
- Marsh Crab (Sesarmidae sp)
Phylum: Chordates
(51 records)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(1 record)
- Family: True Toads
- Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Class: Birds
(47 records)
- Order: Bucerotiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Hornbills
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- Order: Cuckoos (3 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (6 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster)
- Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (3 records)
- Family: Tree-swifts
- Gray-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (2 records)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(2 records)
- Family: Frogmouths
- Sunda Frogmouth (Batrachostomus cornutus)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Mentawai Scops-Owl (Otus mentawi)
- Order: Parrots
(2 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Blue-rumped Parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
- Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
- Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Order: Perching Birds (19 records)
- Family: Cuckoo-shrike
- Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina striata)
- Family: Drongos
- Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
- Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
- Sumatran Drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus)
- Family: Flowerpeckers
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma)
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa chrysorrhea)
- Family: Old World Orioles
- Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
- Dark-throated Oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps)
- Family: Paradise-flycatcher
- Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
- Family: Sunbirds
- Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis)
- Ornate Sunbird (Cinnyris ornatus)
- Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
- Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
- Family: Swallows
- Pacific Swallow (Hirundo javanica)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
- Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
Class: Mammals
(2 records)
- Order: Primates
(1 record)
- Family: Old World Monkeys
- Pagai Island Macaque (Macaca pagensis)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Mentawai Squirrel (Callosciurus melanogaster)
Class: Ray-finned Fish
(1 record)
- Order: Goby
(1 record)
- Family: Mudskippers and Allies
- Barred Mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)