Free field guide to Central Catchment Nature Reserve

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A free printable field guide to Central Catchment Nature Reserve covers 11 mammals and 264 birds in taxonomic order, with photos for 274 species and a tick-box checklist. It downloads as a PDF (A5 pocket size) or EPUB e-book. You choose the animal groups; the book is built in your browser in under a minute.

Inside the guide

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Asian Glossy Starling

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Pink-necked Green-Pigeon

Javan Myna

Olive-winged Bulbul

Crimson Sunbird

Red Junglefowl

How to make your Central Catchment Nature Reserve field guide

1. Open the field guide builder (Central Catchment Nature Reserve is already selected).
2. Pick animal groups: mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians (reptiles and amphibians come from a 20 km grid around the area).
3. Choose pocket or full size, then save as PDF or download the EPUB.

Checklist: mammals of Central Catchment Nature Reserve (11)

Cynocephalidae

• Sunda Colugo Galeopterus variegatus

Tupaiidae

• Northern Treeshrew Tupaia belangeri
• Common Treeshrew Tupaia glis

Cercopithecidae

• Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis

Sciuridae

• Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus
• Slender Squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis

Muridae

• Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus

Pteropodidae

• Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis

Viverridae

• Philippine Palm Civet Paradoxurus philippinensis

Tragulidae

• Lesser Indo-Malayan Chevrotain Tragulus kanchil

Suidae

• Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa

Checklist: birds of Central Catchment Nature Reserve (264)

Anatidae

• Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
• Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus

Numididae

• Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

Phasianidae

• Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus

Podicipedidae

• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Cuculidae

• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
• Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
• Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
• Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
• Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
• Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
• Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
• Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
• Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
• Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
• Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax
• Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
• Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
• Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus

Columbidae

• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon Treron phayrei
• Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra
• Little Green-Pigeon Treron olax
• Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon Treron fulvicollis
• Pink-necked Green-Pigeon Treron vernans
• Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
• Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor
• Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea
• Jambu Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus jambu

Heliornithidae

• Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus

Rallidae

• Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
• Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
• Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
• White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
• Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata
• Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca

Charadriidae

• Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
• Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
• Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles

Rostratulidae

• Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Jacanidae

• Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Scolopacidae

• Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Common Redshank Tringa totanus
• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Glareolidae

• Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

Laridae

• Little Tern Sternula albifrons
• White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Ciconiidae

• Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
• Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
• Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea
• Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

Anhingidae

• Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

Phalacrocoracidae

• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Ardeidae

• Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
• Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
• Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
• Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
• Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

Caprimulgidae

• Malaysian Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis temminckii
• Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
• Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
• Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

Hemiprocnidae

• Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata
• Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis

Apodidae

• House Swift Apus nipalensis
• Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
• White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
• Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
• Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
• Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
• Common Swift Apus apus
• Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis
• White-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus

Strigidae

• Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
• Northern Boobook Ninox japonica
• Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia
• Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia
• Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu
• Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana
• Spotted Wood-Owl Strix seloputo

Pandionidae

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae

• Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
• Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
• Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
• Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
• Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
• Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
• Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
• Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
• Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
• Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus

Bucerotidae

• Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris

Coraciidae

• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

Meropidae

• Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

Alcedinidae

• Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
• Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
• Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
• Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
• White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
• Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris

Megalaimidae

• Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
• Red-crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii
• Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus

Picidae

• Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
• Zebra Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis
• Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
• Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
• Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum
• Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
• White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
• Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus moluccensis

Falconidae

• Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Cacatuidae

• Tanimbar Corella Cacatua goffiniana
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita

Psittacidae

• Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus

Psittaculidae

• Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus
• Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda
• Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
• Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
• Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus
• Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus

Pittidae

• Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
• Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha
• Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha
• Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

Acanthizidae

• Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea

Campephagidae

• Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
• Pied Triller Lalage nigra

Aegithinidae

• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

Vangidae

• Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus
• Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

Oriolidae

• Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

Rhipiduridae

• Malaysian Pied-Fantail Rhipidura javanica

Dicruridae

• Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

Monarchidae

• Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
• Black Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
• Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

Laniidae

• Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

Corvidae

• House Crow Corvus splendens
• Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Cisticolidae

• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
• Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
• Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
• Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
• Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
• Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Acrocephalidae

• Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis

Hirundinidae

• Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
• Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
• Tahiti Swallow Hirundo tahitica
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
• Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Phylloscopidae

• Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
• Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
• Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
• Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides
• Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

Pycnonotidae

• Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
• Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex
• Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
• Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
• Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
• Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
• Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
• Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus
• Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis

Zosteropidae

• Swinhoe's White-eye Zosterops simplex

Timaliidae

• Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
• Chestnut-winged Babbler Cyanoderma erythropterum

Pellorneidae

• Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre
• Short-tailed Babbler Pellorneum malaccense
• White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum
• Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti

Leiothrichidae

• Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus
• White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus

Sturnidae

• Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
• Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
• Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
• White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
• Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus

Turdidae

• Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica
• Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
• Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

Muscicapidae

• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
• Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
• Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
• Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
• Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni
• Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
• Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
• Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus
• Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
• Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
• Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
• Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae
• Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
• Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki

Dicaeidae

• Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
• Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum

Nectariniidae

• Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris
• Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
• Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys
• Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
• Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
• Van Hasselt's Sunbird Leptocoma brasiliana
• Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
• Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
• Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis

Chloropseidae

• Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis moluccensis
• Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
• Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon

Irenidae

• Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

Ploceidae

• Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
• Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

Estrildidae

• Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
• White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
• Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides
• Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
• White-headed Munia Lonchura maja
• Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
• Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild

Passeridae

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Motacillidae

• Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
• Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
• White Wagtail Motacilla alba
• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

More about the wildlife here: Wildlife of Central Catchment Nature Reserve. Order follows AviList (birds) and the Mammal Diversity Database (mammals).

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.