Black Kite 黑鸢

Order : Accipitriformes 隼形目

Family : Accipitridae 鹰科
Genus : Milvus 黑鸢属

Binomial name : Milvus migrans (govinda)

Black Kite
黑鸢

Size: 55~60cm

Habitat: Open areas, coastal habitats, large rivers, cities. Up to 1525m.

Behaviour: Spends much time soaring and gliding, with wings slightly arched, twists tail.
Status: Vagrant
lifer: Jul2022 . Sungai Balang Paddyfields @ Johor

  

Black Kite

lifer 20220726 . Sungai Balang Paddyfields @ Johor

Zebra Dove 斑姬地鸠

Order : Columbiformes 鸽形目

Family : Columbidae 鸠鸽科
Genus : Geopelia 地鸠属

Binomial name : Geopelia striata

Zebra Dove
斑姬地鸠

Size: 20~21cm

Habitat: Open country, gardens, scrub, parks and suburban area.

Behaviour: Often feeding on ground in gritty or sandy areas.

Status: Resident

lifer: 

Zebra Dove

20220528 . Pasir Panjang Mangroves @ Selangor

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Zebra Dove

20231014 . Menjalara Lake Park @ Kuala Lumpur

Grey-headed Fish-Eagle 灰头鱼雕

Order : Accipitriformes 隼形目

Family : Accipitridae 鹰科
Genus : Haliaeetus 鱼雕属

Binomial name : Haliaeetus ichthyaetus

Grey-headed Fish-Eagle

灰头鱼雕

Size: 69~74cm

Habitat: Lakes, reservoirs, marshes and large wooden rivers in lowlands.
Behaviour: Soars with wings held level or in shallow V.
Status: Resident

lifer: Jul2022 . Pedu Lake @ Kedah

Grey-headed Fish-Eagle

lifer Jul2022 . Pedu Lake @ Kedah

Plain-pouched Hornbill 淡喉皱盔犀鸟

Order : Bucerotiformes 犀鸟目

Family : Bucerotidae 犀鸟科
Genus : Rhyticeros 盔犀鸟属

Binomial name : Rhyticeros subruficollis

Plain-pouched Hornbill
淡喉皱盔犀鸟

Size: 65~70cm

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen and mixed deciduous forest, especially in river valleys. Lowlands.

Behaviour: Usually in pair or small flocks, but hundreds commonly gather in non-breeding season, especially at roosts.
Status: Migrant
lifer: Jul2022 . Pedu Lake @ Kedah

Plain-pouched Hornbill

lifer 20220710 . Pedu Lake @ Kedah

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Plain-pouched Hornbill

20230722 . Pedu Lake @ Kedah

Cook's Swift 印支白腰雨燕

Order : Apodiformes 雨燕目

Family : Apodidae 雨燕科
Genus : Apus 雨燕属

Binomial name : Apus cooki

Cook's Swift
印支白腰雨燕

Size: 17~19.5cm
Habitat: Open areas. up to 2750m.
Status: Resident/Migrant ?

lifer: Jul2022 . Pedu Lake @ Perak

Cook's Swift

lifer 20220710 . Pedu Lake @ Kedah

Great-billed Heron 大嘴鹭

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Ardeidae 鹭科
Genus : Ardea 鹭属

Binomial name : Ardea sumatrana

Great-billed Heron
大嘴鹭

Size: 110~115cm

Habitat: Mainly tidal mudflats and estuaries, including offshore islands.

Status: Resident

lifer: Jul2022 . Sungai Pendas @ Johor

Great-billed Heron

lifer 20220702 4.42pm @ Sungai Pendas @ Johor

Great-billed Heron

lifer 20220702 4.42pm @ Sungai Pendas @ Johor

海上开始退潮，它也开始寻找猎物

它只忙着盯着岸边的小鱼，没有时间看我们的船只靠近它！！

Great-billed Heron

lifer 20220702 4.55~5.06pm @ Sungai Pendas @ Johor

这段十分钟捕了3只小鱼！

Grey-breasted Babbler 灰头树鹛

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Pellorneidae 幽鹛科
Genus : Malacopteron 树鹛属

Binomial name : Malacopteron albogulare

Grey-breasted Babbler
灰头树鹛

Size: 14.5~16cm

Habitat: Understorey of broadleaved evergreen forest, lightly logged forest, freshwater peat-swamp forest dominated by "ramin" (Gonystylus).
Status: Resident

lifer: Jul2022 . Panti Forest @ Johor

Grey-breasted Babbler

lifer 20220702 . Panti Forest @ Johor

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