Friday, February 16, 2024

Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler 淡脚柳莺

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Phylloscopidae 柳莺科
Genus : Phylloscopus 柳莺属
Binomial name : Phylloscopus tenellipes
Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler
淡脚柳莺


Size: 10~11m
Habitat: Forest, secondary growth, also mangroves and gardens.
Behaviour: usually found close to ground, in undergrowth and understorey trees.
Status: Migrant
Range: Breeds river valleys of NE Asia; winters in SE Asia
lifer: record calls only
Sound1: call . 20240212 . Kaki Bukit @ Perlis

Monday, January 15, 2024

Citrine Wagtail 黄头鹡鸰

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Motacillidae 鹡鸰科
Genus : Motacilla 鹡鸰属
Binomial name : Motacilla citreola
Citrine Wagtail
黄头鹡鸰


Size: 16.5~20cm
Habitat: Marshes, brackish lagoons, sewage farms and irrigated land, including paddyfields.
Status: Vagrant
lifer: 20231227 . Rampai Paddyfields @ Melaka


Citrine Wagtail (female)
lifer 20231227 . Rampai Paddyfields @ Melaka
Remark: photo credit to David Awcock

鹡鸰故事:这一天应该是美丽的一天。
凌晨4点起床。梳洗后,喝了一杯温麦片就离开家!路途中还是有一点雨。
到了目的地大概7点15分,已经有几辆车在拍 Common Starling 了。天气还是灰灰的!
不久在另一个稻田拍到 White Wagtail,虽然鸟在蛮远的地方但是还是可以接受的!
大概11点吧,和几位鸟友到我找到的White Wagtail的稻田试一试再找给他们。结果没一会儿突然发现了这只稀有的 Citrine Wagtail。心情兴奋到极点。可惜鸟真的太远了和还没有拍到就飞掉!吃了午餐再回到原点,没找到!。。。。。。
第二天,被另一位鸟友用超长镜头把它收下!谢谢你的照片,证明我看对了!


Saturday, November 25, 2023

Whitehead's Pygmy Squirrel 怀氏侏儒松鼠 (B)

Class : Mammalia 哺乳動物綱
Order : Rodentia 啮齿目
Family : Sciuridae 松鼠科
Genus : Exilisciurus x属
Binomial name : Exilisciurus whiteheadi
Whitehead's Pygmy Squirrel
怀氏侏儒松鼠


Head-Body Length : up to 8.5 cm
Tail Length : up to 6.5 cm
Habitat: inhabits montane forest at elevations of between 1000 and 3000 metres.
Diet: eat mosses and lichens
Average Life-expectancy in the wild: up to 6 years
Found in: Borneo

 
Whitehead's Pygmy Squirrel
Nov2023 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah


Sunday, November 19, 2023

Olive-winged Bulbul 橄榄褐鹎 (hutzi)(B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Pycnonotidae 鹎科
Genus : Pycnonotus 褐鹎属
Binomial name : Pycnonotus plumosus - hutzi
Olive-winged Bulbul
橄榄褐鹎


Size: 20~20.5cm
Habitat: Secondary growth, coastal scrub, mangroves. Up to 610m.
Status: Borneo Resident
lifer: Oct2023 . Kota Kinabalu @ Sabah

Olive-winged Bulbul - hutzi
lifer 20231029 . Kota Kinabalu @ Sabah

Monday, November 13, 2023

Sunda Owlet 巽他鸺鹠 (B)

Order : Strigiformes 鸮形目
Family : Strigidae 鸱鸮科
Genus : Glaucidium 林鸮属
Binomial name : Glaucidium sylvaticum
Sunda Owlet
巽他鸺鹠


Size: 16~16.5cm
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest, occasionally deciduous forest. 500~2100mm.
Status: Borneo Resident
Clements v2021 update: split from Collared Owlet
lifer: Nov2023 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah


Sunda Owlet
lifer 20231103 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Whitehead's Broadbill 黑喉绿阔嘴鸟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Calyptomenidae 阔嘴鸟科
Genus : Calyptomena 绿阔嘴鸟属
Binomial name : Calyptomena whiteheadi
Whitehead's Broadbill
黑喉绿阔嘴鸟


Size: 24~27cm
Habitat: Montane forest and edges, at 900~1700mm.
Behaviour: Usually forages alone, occasionally in small, noisy groups at fruiting tree.
Status: Borneo Resident
lifer: Nov2023 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Whitehead's Broadbill (female)
lifer 20231103 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah
Whitehead's Broadbill (male)
lifer 20231103 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Mountain Serpent-Eagle 山蛇雕 (B)

Order : Accipitriformes 隼形目
Family : Accipitridae 鹰科
Genus : Spilornis 蛇雕属
Binomial name : Spilornis kinabaluensis
Mountain Serpent-Eagle
山蛇雕


Size: L51~58cm. WS118~129cm.
Habitat: Montane and submontane evergreen forests.
Status: Borneo Resident
lifer: Nov2023 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Mountain Serpent-Eagle
lifer 20231103 8:18am . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah