Birding on Simeulue

The only endemic bird is the Simeulue Scops Owl

But Silvery Wood Pigeon may also occur and there are a couple of interesting subspecies.

Psittacula alexandri

There are now regular flights from Medan.

Birds of Simeulue

* White-bellied Woodpecker - Dryocopus javensis
* Dollarbird - Eurystomus orientalis
* Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
* Blue-eared Kingfisher - Alcedo meninting
* Black-backed Kingfisher - Ceyx erithacus
* Stork-billed Kingfisher - Pelargopsis capensis
* Ruddy Kingfisher - Halcyon coromanda
* Black-capped Kingfisher - Halcyon pileata
* Collared Kingfisher - Todirhamphus chloris
* Blue-tailed Bee-eater - Merops philippinus
* Chestnut-headed Bee-eater - Merops leschenaulti
* Oriental Cuckoo - Cuculus saturatus
* Rusty-breasted Cuckoo - Cacomantis sepulcralis
* Violet Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
* Asian Koel - Eudynamys scolopacea
* Blue-rumped Parrot - Psittinus cyanurus
* Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot - Loriculus galgulus
* Red-breasted Parakeet - Psittacula alexandri
* Glossy Swiftlet - Collocalia esculenta
* Black-nest Swiftlet - Aerodramus maximus
* Edible-nest Swiftlet - Aerodramus fuciphagus
* Grey-rumped Treeswift - Hemiprocne longipennis
* Simeulue Scops-Owl - Otus umbra
* Great Eared-Nightjar - Eurostopodus macrotis
* Silvery Wood-Pigeon - Columba argentina
* Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove - Macropygia emiliana
* Little Cuckoo-Dove - Macropygia ruficeps
* Emerald Dove - Chalcophaps indica
* Nicobar Pigeon - Caloenas nicobarica
* Pink-necked Green-Pigeon - Treron vernans
* Thick-billed Green-Pigeon - Treron curvirostra
* Green Imperial-Pigeon - Ducula aenea
# Pied Imperial-Pigeon - Ducula bicolor
# Slaty-breasted Rail - Gallirallus striatus
# White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus
# White-browed Crake - Porzana cinerea
# Pintail Snipe - Gallinago stenura
# Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
# Common Redshank - Tringa totanus
# Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia
# Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola
# Common Sandpiper - Tringa hypoleucos
# Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres
# Rufous-necked Stint - Calidris ruficollis
# Beach Thick-knee - Esacus neglectus
# Pacific Golden-Plover - Pluvialis fulva
# Malaysian Plover - Charadrius peronii
# Mongolian Plover - Charadrius mongolus
# Greater Sand Plover - Charadrius leschenaultii
# Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii
# Black-naped Tern - Sterna sumatrana
# Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
# Brahminy Kite - Haliastur indus
* Brahminy Kite - Haliastur indus
* White-bellied Fish-Eagle - Haliaeetus leucogaster
* Simeulue Serpent-Eagle - Spilornis abbotti
* Chinese Goshawk - Accipiter soloensis
* Japanese Sparrowhawk - Accipiter gularis
* Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus cirrhatus
* Blyth's Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus alboniger

* Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus
* Pacific Reef-Egret - Egretta sacra
* Great-billed Heron - Ardea sumatrana
* Chinese Pond-Heron - Ardeola bacchus
* Striated Heron - Butorides striatus
* Tiger Shrike - Lanius tigrinus
* Mangrove Whistler - Pachycephala grisola
* Slender-billed Crow - Corvus enca
* Black-naped Oriole - Oriolus chinensis
* Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike - Coracina striata
* Lesser Cuckooshrike - Coracina fimbriata
* Fiery Minivet - Pericrocotus igneus
* Scarlet Minivet - Pericrocotus flammeus

* Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike - Hemipus hirundinaceus
* Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus
* Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - Dicrurus paradiseus
* Black-naped Monarch - Hypothymis azurea
* Asian Paradise-Flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradisi
* Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher - Culicicapa ceylonensis
* Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis
* White-rumped Shama - Copsychus malabaricus
* Asian Glossy Starling - Aplonis panayensis
* Purple-backed Starling - Sturnus sturninus
* Hill Myna - Gracula religiosa
* Velvet-fronted Nuthatch - Sitta frontalis
* Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
* Pacific Swallow - Hirundo tahitica
* Black-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus atriceps
* Olive-winged Bulbul - Pycnonotus plumosus
* Zitting Cisticola - Cisticola juncidis

* Pallas's Grasshopper-Warbler - Locustella certhiola
* Oriental Reed-Warbler - Acrocephalus orientalis
* Orange-bellied Flowerpecker - Dicaeum trigonostigma
* Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Dicaeum cruentatum
* Plain-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis
* Purple-throated Sunbird - Nectarinia sperata
* Copper-throated Sunbird - Nectarinia calcostetha
* Crimson Sunbird - Aethopyga siparaja
* Forest Wagtail - Dendronanthus indicus
* Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava
* Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea
* Paddyfield Pipit - Anthus rufulus
* White-headed Munia - Lonchura maja

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from AWB website:
http://www.wetlands.or.id/wdb/siteinfo.php?SITE_COD=SUM06

Site Name : PULAU SIMEULUE Centerpoint Latitude : 2 44 55 N Logitude : 95 51 50 E Altitude : 0 to 332 metres Area : 25000 ha Wetlands: 1000 ha Status : Legislation : Tenure : Government of Indonesia Province :

Site Description An island with lowland and hill forests and about 1,000 ha of mangrove forests. It has a freshwater lake and a distinctive fauna including some endemic species and subspecies eg. Sus celebensis minus (dwarf pig). The reserve is characterised by a series of north-west to south-east aligned hills. Narrow plains are common along the coast and often extend for short distances along river valleys. The largest being at Layabaung in the north east. Coral reefs and small islands occur off the irregular northern coast, while to the south the Indian ocean has formed a series of low sandy beaches. Principal vegetation: Mangrove. Site Location Pulau Simeulue is the most northern major island of the west coast of Sumatra and lies between 75km and 135km to the west of the mainland coast. The proposed boundary circumvents the northern hills, excluding the narrow plains along the coast. Pulau Simeulue lies within the administrative province of Aceh. Special Memmo Pulau Simeulue is the most northern major island of the west coast of Sumatra and lies between 75km and 135km to the west of the mainland coast. The proposed boundary circumvents the northern hills, excluding the narrow plains along the coast. Pulau Simeulue lies within the administrative province of Aceh. List of Birds (98 species) Species Red Data Book Cites Accipiter gularis App II Accipiter soloensis App II Acrocephalus orientalis Aerodramus fuciphagus Aerodramus maximus Aethopyga siparaja Alcedo atthis Alcedo meninting Amaurornis phoenicurus Anthreptes malacensis Anthus rufulus Aplonis panayensis Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk Ardeola bacchus Arenaria interpres Butorides striatus Cacomantis sepulcralis Calidris ruficollis Caloenas nicobarica Lower Risk App I Ceyx erithacus Chalcophaps indica Charadrius leschenaultii Charadrius mongolus Charadrius peronii Lower Risk Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Cisticola juncidis Collocalia esculenta Columba argentina Vulnerable Copsychus malabaricus Copsychus saularis Coracina fimbriata Coracina striata Corvus enca Cuculus saturatus Culicicapa ceylonensis Dendronanthus indicus Dicaeum cruentatum Dicaeum trigonostigma Dicrurus leucophaeus Dicrurus paradiseus Dryocopus javensis Ducula aenea Ducula bicolor Egretta sacra Eudynamis scolopacea Eurostopodus macrotis Eurystomus orientalis Falco peregrinus App I Gallinago stenura Gallirallus striatus Gracula religiosa Halcyon coromanda Halcyon pileata Haliaeetus leucogaster App II Haliastur indus App II Hemiprocne longipennis Hemipus hirundinaceus Hirundo rustica Hirundo tahitica Hypothymis azurea Lanius tigrinus Locustella certhiola Lonchura maja Loriculus galgulus App II Macropygia emiliana Macropygia ruficeps Merops leschenaulti Merops philippinus Motacilla cinerea Motacilla flava Nectarinia calcostetha Nectarinia sperata Numenius phaeopus Oriolus chinensis Otus umbra App II Pachycephala grisola Pandion haliaetus App II Pelargopsis capensis Pericrocotus flammeus Pericrocotus igneus Pluvialis fulva Porzana cinerea Psittacula alexandri App II Psittinus cyanurus Lower Risk App II Pycnonotus atriceps Pycnonotus plumosus Sitta frontalis Spizaetus alboniger App II Spizaetus cirrhatus App II Sterna dougallii Sturnus sturninus Terpsiphone paradisi Treron curvirostra Treron vernans Tringa glareola Tringa hypoleucos Tringa nebularia Tringa totanus List of Mammals (16 species) Species Red Data Book Cites Bubalus bubalis Cynopterus horsfieldii Dugong dugon Vulnerable App I Emballonura monticola Hipposideros larvatus Macaca fascicularis Lower Risk App II Macroglossus minimus Megaderma spasma Myotis muricola Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Vulnerable Pteropus hypomelanus App II Rattus exulans Rattus rattus Rattus tiomanicus Rhinolophus affinis Sus celebensis List of Fish (0 species) Species Red Data Book Cites List of Crustaceans (0 species) Species Red Data Book Cites List of Mollusks (0 species) Species Red Data Book Cites List of Amphibians (5 species) Species Red Data Book Cites Bufo melanostictus Polypedatus leucomystax Rana erythraea Rana hosii Rana nicobariensis List of Reptiles (37 species) Species Red Data Book Cites Ahaetulla prasina Aphaniotis acutirostris Aphaniotis fusca Boiga nigriceps Bronchocela cristatella Calamaria modesta Cerberus rynchops Chelonia mydas Endengered App I Cnemaspis kandianus Crocodylus porosus Vulnerable App II Cuora amboinensis Cyrtodactylus marmoratus Dasia olivacea Dermochelys coriacea Critically Endengered App I Draco volans Elaphe flavolineata Emoia atrocostata Enhydris albomaculata Eretmochelys imbricata Critically Endengered App I Gekko monarchus Hemidactylus frenatus Hemiphyllodactylus typus Lipinia relicta Lycodon subcinctus Mabuya multifasciata Mabuya rugifera Ophiophagus hannah App II Psammodynastes pictus Ptychozoon kuhli Python reticulatus App II Rhabdophis chrysargos Trimeresurus brongersmai Trimeresurus hageni Trimeresurus puniceus Trimeresurus sumatranus Varanus salvator App II Xenopeltis unicolor List of Vegetations (7 species) Species Red Data Book Cites Ardisia sp. Baccaurea sp. Blumeodendron tokbrai Dipterocarpus grandiflorus Eugenia sp. Shorea glauca Vatica sp.