Great Egret 大白鹭

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Ardeidae 鹭科
Genus : Ardea 白鹭属

Binomial name : Ardea alba modesta

Great Egret
大白鹭

Size: 85~102cm

Habitat: Various inland and coastal wetlands, rice paddies, mangroves.

Status: Malay Peninsula Migrant

Status: Borneo Resident
lifer: 

Great Egret

Dec2020 . Seberang Perak @ Perak

Great Egret

20210421 . Pantai Kelanang @ Selangor

Great Egret (breeding plumage)

Mar2022 . Teluk Air Tawar @ Penang

Great Egret

20220404 . Sungai Janggut @ Selangor

Great Egret

20220906 . Penampang Paddyfields @ Sabah

Great Egret

20221225 . Chui Chak Paddyfields @ Perak

Great Egret

20230130 . Sungai Serdang @ Selangor

Great Egret

20230328 . Sungai Serdang @ Selangor

Great Egret

20230423 . Ulu Dedap Paddyfields @ Perak

Great Egret

20230919 . Semporna @ Sabah

Great Egret

Dec2023 . Pasir Panjang Paddyfields @ Selangor

Great Egret (moulting to breeding plumage)

20240401 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor

Great Egret (moulting to breeding plumage)

20240411 . Kota Kuala Muda @ Kedah

Great Egret

20240411 . Kota Kuala Muda @ Kedah

Schrenck's Bittern 紫背苇鳽

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Ardeidae 鹭科
Genus : Ixobrychus 苇鳽属

Binomial name : Ixobrychus eurhythmus

Schrenck's Bittern
紫背苇鳽(wěi jiān)

Size: 39~42cm

Habitat: Swampy areas or pools in or near forest or secondary growth, sometimes in more open, well-vegetated wetlands.

Breeding: Breeds in east China, east Russia and north Japan.

Status: Migrant
Alternate name: Von Schrenck's Bittern
又名: 水骆驼

lifer male: Jan2021 . Sungai Besar Paddyfields @ Selangor

lifer female: Nov2020 . Pasir Panjang Mangroves @ Selangor

Schrenck's Bittern (female)

lifer 20201107 . Pasir Panjang Mangroves @ Selangor

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Schrenck's Bittern (male)

lifer Jan2021 . Sungai Besar Paddyfields @ Selangor

Schrenck's Bittern (female)

Oct2021 . Sungai Besar Paddyfields @ Selangor

Steppe Eagle 草原雕

Order : Accipitriformes 隼形目

Family : Accipitridae 鹰科
Genus : Aquila 真雕属

Binomial name : Aquila nipalensis

Steppe Eagle
草原雕

Size: 76~80cm

Habitat: Open country. Up to 2100
Behaviour: Soars on flatter wings than spotted eagels.
Status: Migrant
lifer: Dec2020 . Langkap Paddyfields @ Perak

Steppe Eagle (juv.)

lifer 20201225 . Langkap Paddyfields @ Perak

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Steppe Eagle (sub-adult)

20210101 . Langkap Paddyfields @ Perak

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Steppe Eagle (juv.)

20210110 . Langkap Paddyfields @ Perak

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Steppe Eagle (juv.)

20220101 . Langkap Paddyfields @ Perak

Steppe Eagle (juv.)

20220101 . Langkap Paddyfields @ Perak

Steppe Eagle (young-adult)

20220101 . Langkap Paddyfields @ Perak

Steppe Eagle (sub-adult)

20220108 . Langkap Paddyfields @ Perak

Steppe Eagle (juv.)

20220122 . Pasir Panjang Paddyfields @ Selangor

Steppe Eagle (juv.)

20220129 . Langkap Paddyfields @ Perak