Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Pacific Swallow 洋斑燕

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Hirundinidae 燕科
Genus : Hirundo 燕属
Binomial name : Hirundo tahitica
Pacific Swallow
洋斑燕


Size: 13~14cm
Habitat: Coastal habitat, clearing and open areas inland.
Status: Resident
Alternate name: House Swallow
Origin: Pacific Ocean
lifer: Jul2013 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang

Pacific Swallow
lifer Jul2013 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
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Pacific Swallow
Apr2023 . Bagan Datuk @ Perak
Pacific Swallow
20230922 . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Sunda Scimitar-Babbler 栗背钩嘴鹛

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Timaliidae 画眉科
Genus : Pomatorhinus 钩嘴鹛属
Binomial name : Pomatorhinus bornensis - occidentalis
Sunda Scimitar-Babbler
栗背钩嘴鹛


Size: 19cm
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest. up to 1370m.
Status: Malay Peninsula Resident
Clements v2022 update: split from Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler
lifer: Aug2012 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang

Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler
lifer Aug2012 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
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Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler
Oct2014 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
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Sunda Scimitar-Babbler
Feb2023 . The Gap @ Selangor

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Orange-breasted Trogon 橙胸咬鹃

Order : Trogoniformes 咬鹃目
Family : Trogonidae 咬鹃科
Genus : Harpactes 咬鹃属
Binomial name : Harpactes oreskios
Orange-breasted Trogon
橙胸咬鹃


Size: 26.5~31.5cm
Habitat: Middle to upper storey of broadleaved evergreen, semi-evergreen and mixed deciduous forest. up to 1220m.
Status: Resident
lifer male: Feb2012 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
lifer female: Apr2014 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang

Orange-breasted Trogon (male)
lifer Feb2012 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
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Orange-breasted Trogon (female)
lifer Apr2014 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
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Orange-breasted Trogon (male)
Aug2014 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
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Orange-breasted Trogon (male)
Jan2022 . Perlis State Park @ Perlis
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Orange-breasted Trogon
20230810 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
Orange-breasted Trogon (male)
20231003 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang

Silver-breasted Broadbill 银胸丝冠鸟

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Eurylaimidae 阔嘴鸟科
Genus : Serilophus 丝冠鸟属
Binomial name : Serilophus lunatus
Silver-breasted Broadbill
银胸丝冠鸟


Size: 16~17cm
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest, sometimes mixed deciduous forest and bamboo. Up to 2230m.
Status: Resident
别名:银胸阔嘴鸟
lifer: Feb2012 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang

Silver-breasted Broadbill
lifer Feb2012 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
Silver-breasted Broadbill
Mar2012 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
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Silver-breasted Broadbill
20130403 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
Silver-breasted Broadbill
20130410 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang

Sunday, May 9, 2021

Long-billed Partridge 长嘴山鹑

Order : Galliformes 鸡形目
Family : Phasianidae 雉科
Genus : Rhizothera 山鹑属
Binomial name : Rhizothera longirostris
Long-billed Partridge
长嘴山鹑


Size: 36~40.5cm
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest, bamboo. Up to 1500m.
Status: Resident
lifer: record call only, no seen

Saturday, May 8, 2021

Black-crested Bulbul 黑冠黄鹎

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Pycnonotidae 鹎科
Genus : Rubigula 鹎属
Binomial name : Rubigula flaviventris
Black-crested Bulbul
黑冠黄鹎


Size: 18.5~19.5cm
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen and mixed-deciduous forest, forest edge, secondary growth. up to 2565m.
Status: Resident
lifer: Mar2012 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang

Black-crested Bulbul
lifer Mar2012 . Berjaya Hills @ Pahang
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black-crested Bulbul
May2021 . The Gap @ Selangor

Monday, May 3, 2021

Red Knot 红腹滨鹬

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目
Family : Scolopacidae 鹬科
Genus : Calidris 滨鹬属
Binomial name : Calidris canutus
Red Knot
红腹滨鹬


Size: 23~25cm
Habitat: Mostly mud and sandflat
Behaviour: Feed by probing but also picks from surface. Gregarious
Breeding: Breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia.
Status: Migrant
lifer: Apr2021 . Pantai Remis @ Selangor

Red Knot
lifer 20210410 . Pantai Remis @ Selangor


Red Knot
20210411 . Pantai Remis @ Selangor


Red Knot
20211219 . Kuala Muda IBA @ Penang

Red Knot
20220204 . Sungai Janggut @ Selangor


Red Knot (pre-breeding plumage)
Feb2022 . Sungai Janggut @ Selangor


Red Knot (breeding plumage)
20220409 . Sungai Janggut @ Selangor

Red Knot
20230123 10.43am . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor


Red Knot
20230130 9.00~9.24am . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor


Red Knot
20230328 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor


Red Knot
20231011 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor

Red Knot (breeding plumage)
20240401 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor


Red Knot (breeding plumage)
20240410 . Kuala Muda IBA @ Penang