List of birds of Indonesia

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Indonesia, with its vast islands, tropical weather and rainforests is one of the world's richest and most important country in term of biodiversity. In addition to the many resident birds, of which the most important are the 380 endemics, a considerable number of migratory species winter in the country to escape their northern breeding grounds.

The list will be growing, since many new species are discovered every year in many unexplored areas of Indonesia. In December 2005, a honeyeater Melipotes carolae was discovered in Foja Mountains among other new animal and plant species.

Because of the number of species, the detailed list is split into two:

• List of Indonesian birds: non-passerines
• List of Indonesian birds: passerines

[edit] See also

• Endemic birds of Indonesia
• Fauna of Indonesia
• Lists of birds by region