Brown Barbet 褐拟啄木鸟

Order : Piciformes 鴷形目

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

Binomial name : Caloramphus fuliginosus

Brown Barbet
褐拟啄木鸟

Size: 17~18cm

Habitat: Lowland forest, peatswamp forest, kerangas to hill forest, mangroves. to 1500m.
Status: Resident
Alternate name: Bornean Brown Barbet
Remark: Bornean endemic
lifer: Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Brown Barbet (female)

lifer Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

White-fronted Falconet 白额小隼

Order : Falconiformes 隼形目

Family : Falconidae 隼科

Genus : Microhierax 小隼属
Binomial name : Microhierax latifrons

White-fronted Falconet
白额小隼

Size: 14~16 cm

Habitat: Primary and secondary lowland forest, plantations, favours forest edge.
Alternate name: Bornean Falconet
Remark: Bornean endemic - Sabah

Status: Resident

White-fronted Falconet (male)
lifer Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher 棕背三趾翠鸟 (B)

Order : Coraciiformes 突胸总目

Family : Alcedinidae 翠鸟科
Genus : Ceyx 三趾翠鸟属

Binomial name : Ceyx erithaca - motleyi

Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
棕背三趾翠鸟

Size: 13~14cm

Habitat: Lowland forest to lower montane forest, peatswamp forest, kerangas, mangroves.

Status: Resident
Remark: Bornean endemic subspecies
lifer: Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher - motleyi
lifer: Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 大盘尾

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Dicruridae 卷尾科
Genus : Dicrurus 卷尾属

Binomial name : Dicrurus paradiseus - brachyphorus

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
大盘尾

Size: 30cm (up to 60cm with rackets)

Habitat: Lowland forest, peatswamp forest, mangroves, plantations.
Status: Resident
Remark: Bornean endemic subspecies
lifer: Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - brachyphorus
lifer Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Green Imperial-Pigeon 绿皇鸠

Order : Columbiformes 鸽形目

Family : Columbidae 鸠鸽科
Genus : Ducula 皇鸠属

Binomial name : Ducula aenea

Green Imperial-Pigeon
绿皇鸠

Size: 40~48cm

Habitat: Primary and secondary lowland forest and hill forest, island forest, mangroves.

Status: Resident
lifer: Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Green Imperial-Pigeon

lifer Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

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Green Imperial-Pigeon

20220906 . Tanjung Aru Beach @ Sabah

Hooded Pitta 绿胸八色鸫

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Pittidae 八色鸫科
Genus : Pitta 八色鸫属

Binomial name : Pitta sordida - mulleri

Hooded Pitta
绿胸八色鸫

Size: 16.5~19cm

Habitat: Lowland forests, riverine and peatswamp forest, mangroves, plantations.

Status: Borneo Resident

lifer: Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Hooded Pitta

lifer Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

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Hooded Pitta (juv.)

20231029 . Kota Kinabalu @ Sabah

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Ashy Tailorbird 灰缝叶莺 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Cisticolidae 莺科
Genus : Orthotomus 缝叶莺属

Binomial name : Orthotomus ruficeps - borneoensis

Ashy Tailorbird
灰缝叶莺

Size: 11~11.5cm

Habitat: Primary lowland forest and riverine forest edges, secondary forest, peatswamp forest, mangroves, plantations. Up to 1500m.
Status: Borneo Resident
Remark: Bornean endemic subspecies
lifer: Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

Ashy Tailorbird (male) - borneoensis

lifer Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

Ashy Tailorbird (male) - borneoensis
Aug2019 . Lahad Datu @ Sabah

鸟故事：
我以为它是和马来半岛一样的品种。但是，直到现在2020年4月29日我才知道它是婆罗洲特有亚种。意外惊喜！

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Ashy Tailorbird (male) - borneoensis
20230704 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 绒额䴓 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Sittidae 䴓科
Genus : Sitta 䴓属

Binomial name : Sitta frontalis - corallipes

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
绒额䴓

Size: 12~13.5cm

Habitat: Primary and secondary lowland forest, hill and swamp forest, mangroves, plantations. Up to 2200m.

Status: Resident
Remark: Bornean endemic subspecies
lifer: Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (male)

lifer Aug2019 . Sepilok @ Sabah

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Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

20230701 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

20230704 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle 华氏鹰雕

Order : Accipitriformes 隼形目

Family : Accipitridae 鹰科
Genus : Nisaetus 鹰雕属

Binomial name : Nisaetus nanus

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
华氏鹰雕

Size: 46cm

Habitat: Primary and secondary lowland forest, riverine and swamp forest, plantation. Up to 1000m.
Status: Resident
lifer: Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
lifer Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

Malayan Crested Fireback 马来凤冠火背鹇

Order : Galliformes 鸡形目

Family : Phasianidae 雉科
Genus : Lophura 鹇属

Binomial name : Lophura rufa

Malayan Crested Fireback
马来凤冠火背鹇

Size: Male 65~73cm, Female 56~59cm

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest. Up to 200m.
Status: Resident
lifer: Oct2017 . Taman Negara Kuala Tahan @ Pahang

Malaysian Crested Fireback (male)
lifer Oct2017 . Taman Negara Kuala Tahan @ Pahang

Malaysian Crested Fireback (female)
lifer Oct2017 . Taman Negara Kuala Tahan @ Pahang

Malaysian Crested Fireback (male&female)
lifer Oct2017 . Taman Negara Kuala Tahan @ Pahang

Sabah Partridge 沙巴山鹧鸪

Order : Galliformes 鸡形目

Family : Phasianidae 雉科
Genus : Arborophila 山鹧鸪属

Binomial name : Arborophila charltonii - graydoni

Sabah Partridge
沙巴山鹧鸪

Size: 28~30cm

Habitat: A lowland specialist found in primary dipterocarp forest. Up to 800m.
Status: Borneo Resident
Also known as: Chestnut-necklaced Partridge
Alternate name: Bornean Necklaced Partridge
Remark: Bornean endemic species
lifer: Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

Sabah Partridge

lifer Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

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Sabah Partridge

20230702 . Botitian Plantation @ Sabah

Storm's Stork 黄脸鹳

Order : Ciconiiformes 鹳形目

Family : Ciconiidae 鹳科
Genus : Ciconia 鹳属

Binomial name : Ciconia stormi

Storm's Stork
黄脸鹳

Size: 75~91cm
Habitat: Freshwater swamp forest, rivers, streams and pools in broadleaved evergreen forest. Lowlands
Status: Resident
lifer: Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

Storm's Stork
lifer Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

Storm's Stork
lifer Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

White-crowned Shama 白顶鹊鸲 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Muscicapidae 鹟科
Genus : Kittacincla 鹊鸲属

Binomial name : Kittacincla stricklandii

White-crowned Shama
白顶鹊鸲

Size: 27cm

Habitat: Lowland dipterocarp, peatswamp and riparian to lower montane forest, coastal vegetation, mangroves, plantation. Up to 1200m.

Status: Resident
Remark: Bornean endemic species - Sabah

Clements v2022 update: split off from White-rumped Shama
lifer: Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

White-crowned Shama (male)

lifer Aug2019 . Kinabatangan River @ Sabah

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White-crowned Shama (male)

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White-crowned Shama

Sep2022 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

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White-crowned Shama

Jul2023 . Sepilok @ Sabah

White-crowned Shama

Jul2023 . Botitian Plantation @ Sabah