我的荒野天堂 My Wilderness Paradise: 2019

Saturday, December 14, 2019

我的野鸟图鉴 @ Rallidae 秧鸡科

Order : Gruiformes 鹤形目

Family : Rallidae 秧鸡科
Crake / Rail / Waterhen / Watercock

Malaysia 13/16 . Worldwide 141 Species
( West Malaysia 13, East Malaysia 16 )

01. Barred Rail ( LC . E )
02. Buff-banded Rail ( LC . E )
03. Common Moorhen ( LC . W/E )
04. Grey-headed Swamphen ( LC . W/E )
05. Slaty-breasted Rail ( LC . W/E )
06. Watercock ( LC . W/E )
07. White-breasted Waterhen ( LC . W/E )
08. White-browed Crake ( LC . W/E )

09. Black-backed Swamphen ( LC . W/Vagrant . E/Resident )
10. Red-legged Crake ( LC . W/Resident or Migrant . E/Migrant )
11. Ruddy-breasted Crake ( LC . W/Resident . E/Migrant )
12. Baillon's Crake ( LC . W/E . Migrant )
13. Band-bellied Crake ( LC . W/Migrant . E/Vagrant )

14. Brown-cheeked Rail ( LC . E . Vagrant )
15. Eurasian Coot ( LC . W/E . Vagrant )
16. Slaty-legged Crake ( LC . W/Migrant . E/Vagrant )

01. Barred Rail

20230922 6.37am . Mataking Island @ Sabah

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02. Buff-banded Rail

20231030 . Putatan Paddyfields @ Sabah

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03. Common Moorhen
Dec2020 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

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04. Grey-headed Swamphen

lifer Dec2017 . Pulau Indah @ Selangor ***************************************************************************************************************************************

05. Slaty-breasted Rail

lifer Jun2018 . Petaling Jaya @ Selangor ***************************************************************************************************************************************

06. Watercock (male breeding plumage)

redo Apr2019 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

06. Watercock (female)

Dec2023 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

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07. White-breasted Waterhen

redo Nov2018 . Tanjung Tualang @ Perak ***************************************************************************************************************************************

08. White-browed Crake

redo Jan2020 . Pulau Burung Landfill @ Penang ***************************************************************************************************************************************

09. Black-backed Swamphen (hybrid)

lifer 20220625 . Batang Tiga Paddyfields @ Melaka

09. Black-backed Swamphen

lifer 20220906 . Kingfisher Oxidation Park @ Sabah

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11. Ruddy-breasted Crake

redo Jun2018 . Putrajaya ***************************************************************************************************************************************

12. Baillon's Crake

lifer Mar2020 . Langkap Paddyfields @ Perak ***************************************************************************************************************************************

15. Eurasian Coot

20221211 . Batu Gajah Ex-Mining Ponds @ Perak

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16. Slaty-legged Crake (juv.)
lifer Mar2022 . Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest @ Penang

16. Slaty-legged Crake
20230127 8.49am . Shah Alam Botanical Park @ Selangor

Watercock 董鸡

Order : Gruiformes 鹤形目

Family : Rallidae 秧鸡科
Genus : Gallicrex 董鸡属

Binomial name : Gallicrex cinerea

Watercock
董鸡

Size: male 41~43cm; female 31~36cm

Habitat: Freshwater marshes and swamps, wet grassland, rice paddies. Mostly lowland
Status: Resident

lifer male: Jun2018 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

lifer female: Dec2017 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (female)

lifer Dec2017 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (male)

Jun2018 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (female)

Dec2018 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (male)

Apr2019 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (male . moulting to breeding plumage)

May2019 . Batu Kawan Wetland @ Penang

Watercock
Dec2020 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock
Apr2021 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock
May2021 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (post-breeding plumage)
Oct2021 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (male . breeding plumage)

May2022 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

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Watercock

Nov2023 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock

Dec2023 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Monday, December 9, 2019

Savanna Nightjar 林夜鹰

Order : Caprimulgiformes 夜鹰目

Family : Caprimulgidae 夜鹰科
Genus : Caprimulgus 夜鹰属

Binomial name : Caprimulgus affinis

Savanna Nightjar
林夜鹰

Size: 25~25.5cm

Habitat: Open dry dipterocarp, pine and broadleaved evergreen forest, grassland, scrub. Up to 915m.

Status: Resident

lifer: Dec2017 . Pulau Indah @ Selangor

Savanna Nightjar (female)

lifer Dec2017 . Pulau Indah @ Selangor

第一次跟朋友（Tony 和 Francis Ham）来到英达岛拍鸟。还属于初哥的我带着好奇心寻找林夜鹰，想一睹它们非常出色的伪装术。

Tony告诉我要注意牛粪状和坐落在草地上的石灰。
英达岛属于红树林和沙岛，没有高大的树林。所以遇到猛烈的太阳，我们人类就不得不认输。驾车找了2圈，Francis 先行离开。而我，就快放弃的那一刻。就不小心看到牛粪状的东西。用了望远镜看一看，原来它就坐在石灰上休息。
兴奋的一刻至今2年了，我还记得清清楚楚！
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