White-fronted Scops-Owl 白额角鸮

Order : Strigiformes 鸮形目

Family : Strigidae 鸱鸮科
Genus : Otus 角鸮属

Binomial name : Otus sagittatus

White-fronted Scops-Owl
白额角鸮

Size: 27~29cm
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest.
Status: Resident
lifer: Aug2020 . Pedu Lake @ Kedah

White-fronted Scops-Owl

lifer Aug2020 . Pedu Lake @ Kedah

* bird found by me, photo taken by my buddy

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White-fronted Scops-Owl

Jul2023 10.38pm . Pedu Lake @ Kedah

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Slaty-legged Crake 灰腳秧鸡

Order : Gruiformes 鹤形目

Family : Rallidae 秧鸡科
Genus : Rallina 斑秧鸡属

Binomial name : Rallina eurizonoides

Slaty-legged Crake
灰腳秧鸡

Size: 26~28cm

Habitat: Streams and wet areas in broadleaved evergreen forest and secondary growth, grass vegetation in plantations, also marshes and gardens on passage.

Status: Rare Migrant

别名: 白喉斑秧鸡
lifer: Mar2022 . Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest @ Penang

Slaty-legged Crake (juv.)
lifer 20220323 9.24am . Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest @ Penang

Slaty-legged Crake (juv.)
lifer 20220323 10.01am . Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest @ Penang

Slaty-legged Crake (juv.)
lifer 20220323 10.01am (photo taken by WK Liew)

Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest @ Penang

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

Pin-tailed Snipe 针尾沙锥

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目

Family : Scolopacidae 鹬科
Genus : Gallinago 沙锥属

Binomial name : Gallinago stenura

Pin-tailed Snipe
针尾沙锥

Size: 25~27cm
Habitat: Open marshy areas, rice paddies. Up to 2135m.

Behaviour: Often in dried areas than Common; tends to feed more by picking and typically undertakes shorter, more direct flights.
Status: Migrant
lifer: Mar2022 . Malim Nawar Ex-mining Ponds

Pin-tailed Snipe

lifer Mar2022 . Malim Nawar Ex-mining Ponds @ Perak

Pin-tailed Snipe

Mar2022 . Malim Nawar Ex-mining Ponds @ Perak

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Pin-tailed Snipe

20230423 . Ulu Dedap Paddyfields @ Perak

Black-backed Swamphen (hybrid) 黑背紫水鸡

Order : Gruiformes 鹤形目

Family : Rallidae 秧鸡科
Genus : Porphyrio 紫水鸡属

Binomial name : Porphyrio indicus

Black-backed Swamphen (hybrid)
黑背紫水鸡

Size: 38~50cm

Habitat: Freshwater marshes, swamps, reedbeds well-vegetated lakes.
Status: Vagrant
Alternate name: Indonesian Swamphen

lifer: Mar2022 . Malim Nawar Ex-mining Ponds @ Perak

Black-backed Swamphen (hybrid)

lifer Mar2022 . Malim Nawar Ex-mining Ponds @ Perak

Black-backed Swamphen (hybrid)

20220625 . Batang Tiga Paddyfields @ Melaka

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