Pale Martin 淡色沙燕

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Hirundinidae 燕科
Genus : Riparia 沙燕属

Binomial name : Riparia diluta

Pale Martin
淡色沙燕

Size: 11.5~13cm

Habitat: Farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water.

Behaviour: typically gregarious, often associating with other swallows and martins.

Status: Migrant

lifer: Mar2025 . Tanjung Tualang @ Perak

Pale Martin

lifer 10:06am . Malim Nawar Ex-mining Ponds @ Perak

left: Pale Martin        right: Bank Swallow

lifer 10:06am . Malim Nawar Ex-mining Ponds @ Perak

Pale Martin

lifer 10:27am . Malim Nawar Ex-mining Ponds @ Perak

Pale Martin

lifer 10:31am . Malim Nawar Ex-mining Ponds @ Perak

Bornean Barbet 黑喉擬啄木鸟 (B)

Order : Piciformes 鴷形目

Family : Megalaimidae 须鴷科
Genus : Psilopogon 拟啄木鸟属

Binomial name : Psilopogon eximius

Bornean Barbet
黑喉擬啄木鸟

Size: 15~16cm

Habitat: Wet montane forest, mostly in canopy. at 900~1390m.

Status: Borneo Resident
Remark: Bornean endemic species
lifer: Nov2024 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

Bornean Barbet

lifer 20241101 . 5:14pm . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

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Mountain Barbet 山擬啄木鸟

Order : Piciformes 鴷形目

Family : Megalaimidae 须鴷科
Genus : Psilopogon 拟啄木鸟属

Binomial name : Psilopogon monticola

Mountain Barbet
山擬啄木鸟

Size: 20~22cm

Habitat: Lower montane and slope dipterocarp forest. Usually 600~1200m.

Behaviour: Forages at all levels, climbing and searching on bark of truck.
Status: Borneo Resident
Remark: Bornean endemic species
lifer: Nov2024 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

Mountain Barbet

lifer 20241101 5:26pm . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

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Yellow-eared Spiderhunter 小黄耳捕蛛鸟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Nectariniidae 太阳鸟科
Genus : Arachnothera 捕蛛鸟属

Binomial name : Arachnothera chrysogenys - harrissoni

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
小黄耳捕蛛鸟

Size: 18cm

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest (mostly canopy), forest edge, secondary growth, gardens.
Status: Resident
lifer: Nov2024 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter - harrissoni
20241101 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

White-throated Rock-Thrush 白喉矶鸫

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Muscicapidae 鶲科
Genus : Monticola 矶鸫属

Binomial name : Monticola gularis

White-throated Rock-Thrush
白喉矶鸫

Size: 16~19cm

Habitat: Forages near ground, in open evergreen forest and edges to 1200m.

Status: Rare Migrant
lifer: Jan2025 . Bukit Larut @ Perak

White-throated Rock-Thrush (female)

20250101 10:46am . Bukit Larut @ Perak

White-throated Rock-Thrush (female)

20250101 10:57am . Bukit Larut @ Perak

White-throated Rock-Thrush (female)

20250101 11:39am . Bukit Larut @ Perak

White-throated Rock-Thrush (female)

20250101 11:47am . Bukit Larut @ Perak

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Borneo Black-banded Squirrel 婆罗洲黑带松鼠

Class : Mammalia 哺乳動物綱
Order : Rodentia 啮齿目

Family : Sciuridae 松鼠科
Genus : Callosciurus x属

Binomial name : Callosciurus orestes

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel
婆罗洲黑带松鼠

Head-Body Length : average 20.35cm

Habitat: ?

Diet: Primary Dietomnivore, insects, seeds, grains and nuts, fruit, flowers, fungus.

Average Life-expectancy in the wild: ?

Found in: North Borneo

 

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel

lifer 20241028 . Klias Peat Swamp Field Center @ Sabah

Blue Rock-Thrush 蓝矶鸫 (pandoo)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Muscicapidae 鶲科
Genus : Monticola 矶鸫属

Binomial name : Monticola solitarius - pandoo

Blue Rock-Thrush
蓝矶鸫

Size: 21~23cm

Habitat: Migrant species can be anyway.

Status: Migrant
lifer: Dec2024 . Gohtong Jaya @ Pahang

Blue Rock-Thrush (male) - pandoo

lifer 20241220 . Gohtong Jaya @ Pahang