Sunday, August 3, 2025

Red-legged Crake 红腿斑秧鸡

Order : Gruiformes 鹤形目
Family : Rallidae 秧鸡科
Genus : Rallina 斑秧鸡属
Binomial name : Rallina fasciata
Red-legged Crake
红腿斑秧鸡


Size: 23~25cm
Habitat: Skulks along watercourses and in wet areas of primary forest, second growth, clearings and cultivation.
Status: Migrant / Resident
lifer: Aug2025 . Taman Bukit Saga @ Selangor


Red-legged Crake
lifer 20250803 . Taman Bukit Saga @ Selangor

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Red Giant Flying Squirrel 棕鼯鼠

Class : Mammalia 哺乳動物綱
Order : Rodentia 啮齿目
Family : Sciuridae 松鼠科
Genus : Petaurista x属
Binomial name : Petaurista petaurista
Red Giant Flying Squirrel
棕鼯鼠


Head-Body Length : up to 52cm
Tail Length : up to 60cm
Habitat: inhabits primary or tall secondary forest, though it will also make use of adjacent heavily disturbed forest where tree cover is less dense (this species is able to glide great distances between trees, reportedly up to 100 metres or so).
Diet: includes fresh, young leaves and various forest fruits and seeds.
Found in: Southeast Asia
Remark: amongst the largest of flying squirrels in Southeast Asia

Red Giant Flying Squirrel
20250517 6:06am . Tupah Recreational Forest @ Kedah

Red Giant Flying Squirrel
20250517 7:12pm . Tupah Recreational Forest @ Kedah

Red Giant Flying Squirrel
20250517 7:13pm . Tupah Recreational Forest @ Kedah


Monday, June 2, 2025

Common Tern 普通燕鸥 (tibetana)

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目
Family : Laridae 鸥科
Genus : Sterna 燕鸥属
Binomial name : Sterna hirundo - tibetana
Common Tern
普通燕鸥




Size: 33~37cm
Habitat: Coastal habitats, open ocean, occasionally large rivers.
Status: Migrant
lifer: May2025 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah


Common Tern (breeding plumage)
20250517 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Saturday, May 31, 2025

我的野鸟图鉴 @ Booby 鹈鹕科

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目
Family : Sulidae 鹈鹕科
Booby
Malaysia 1/3 . Worldwide 10 Species
( West Malaysia 3, East Malaysia 3)


01. Brown Booby ( LC . W/E . Resident )
02. Masked Booby ( LC . W/E . Vagrant )
03. Red-footed Booby ( LC . W/E . Vagrant )

01. Brown Booby (sub-adult)
lifer 20250519 12:01pm . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Friday, May 30, 2025

Brown Booby 褐鲣鸟

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目
Family : Sulidae 鹈鹕科
Genus : Sula 鹈鹕属
Binomial name : Sula leucogaster
Brown Booby
褐鲣鸟


Size: 64~74cm. wingspan 132~150cm.
Habitat: Open seas and islets.
Status: Resident
lifer: May2025 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah


Brown Booby
lifer 20250519 11:55am . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah


Brown Booby
lifer 20250519 12:02pm . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Brown Booby
lifer 20250519 12:03pm . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Brown Booby
lifer 20250519 1:41pm . near Pulau Perak @ Kedah

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Aleutian Tern 白腰燕鸥

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目
Family : Laridae 燕鸥科
Genus : Onychoprion 燕鸥属
Binomial name : Onychoprion aleuticus
Aleutian Tern
白腰燕鸥


Size: 32~34cm
Habitat: Generally pelagic but known to approach inshore waters.
Behaviour: Often perches on floating material.
Status: Passage Migrant
lifer: May2025 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Aleutian Tern
lifer 20250517 11:56am . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah