Grey Imperial-Pigeon 马来皇鸠 (B)

Order : Columbiformes 鸽形目

Family : Columbidae 鸠鸽科
Genus : Ducula 皇鸠属

Binomial name : Ducula pickeringii

Grey Imperial-Pigeon
马来皇鸠

Size: 37~40cm

Habitat: Small islets off Sabah. tropical moist lowland forests and plantations
Behaviour: Alone or in pairs, or small flocks.

Status: Resident
lifer: Aug2022 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

sound1: 20220825 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Grey Imperial-Pigeon
lifer 20220826 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

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Grey Imperial-Pigeon
lifer 20220827 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

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Grey Imperial-Pigeon
20231101 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Grey Imperial-Pigeon
20231101 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Eyebrowed Jungle-Flycatcher 白眉林鹟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Muscicapidae 鹟科

Genus : Vauriella 林鹟属
Binomial name : Vauriella gularis

Eyebrowed Jungle-Flycatcher
白眉林鹟

Size: 15cm

Habitat: Montane forest.

Behaviour: Forages low down or on ground, tame and inquisitive, and frequently follows human observers.

Status: Resident

Remark: Bornean endemic species
lifer: Aug2022 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Eyebrowed Jungle-Flycatcher

lifer 20220828 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Mantanani Scops-Owl 曼塔那里角鸮 (B)

Order : Strigiformes 鸮形目

Family : Strigidae 鸱鸮科
Genus : Otus 角鸮属

Binomial name : Otus mantananensis

Mantanani Scops-Owl
曼塔那里角鸮

Size: 18cm
Habitat: Inhabits remaining forest fragments and coconut plantations on Mantanani Island.
Status: Resident

lifer: Aug2022 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Mantanani Scops-Owl

lifer 20220826 12am . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

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Mantanani Scops-Owl

20220826 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Mantanani Scops-Owl

20220826 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Mantanani Scops-Owl

20221106 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Mantanani Scops-Owl

20221108 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

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Mantanani Scops-Owl

Oct2023 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Black-capped White-eye 黑冠绣眼鸟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Zosteropidae 绣眼鸟科
Genus : Zosterops 绣眼鸟属

Binomial name : Zosterops atricapilla

Black-capped White-eye
黑冠绣眼鸟

Size: 9.5~10cm

Habitat: Upper hill forest and lower montane forest. 900~1200m.

Behaviour: Joins mixed-species flocks.

Status: Borneo Resident

lifer: Aug2022 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Black-capped White-eye

lifer 20220827 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Bare-headed Laughingthrush 裸头噪鹛 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Leiothrichidae 画眉科
Genus : Melanocichla 噪鹛属

Binomial name : Melanocichla calva

Bare-headed Laughingthrush

裸头噪鹛

Size: 25~26cm

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest, secondary and disturbed forests. at 800~1900m.

Behaviour: Forages with Sunda Laughingthrush in lower and midstorey. Creeps about the in trees rather sluggishly, sometimes hanging upside-down.

Status: Resident

lifer: Aug2022 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Bare-headed Laughingthrush

lifer 20220828 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

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Indigo Flycatcher 青仙鹟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Muscicapidae 鹟科

Genus : Eumyias 鹟属
Binomial name : Eumyias indigo

Indigo Flycatcher
青仙鹟

Size: 14cm

Habitat: Montane and submontane primary forest, highland scrub and moss forest.

Status: Resident

lifer: Aug2022 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Indigo Flycatcher

lifer 20220827 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Indigo Flycatcher

Sep2022 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush 栗冠噪鹛 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Leiothrichidae 画眉科
Genus : Pterorhinus 噪鹛属

Binomial name : Pterorhinus treacheri

Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush

栗冠噪鹛

Size: 22~24cm

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest, disturbed forests and adjoining cultivation.

Behaviour: Forages in parties of 4~5 or more individuals.

Status: Resident

lifer: Aug2022 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush

lifer 20220827 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush

20220902 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

Philippine Megapode 菲律宾塚雉 (B)

Order : Galliformes 鸡形目

Family : Megapodiidae 塚雉科

Genus : Megapodius 塚雉属
Binomial name : Megapodius cumingii

Philippine Megapode
菲律宾塚雉

Size: 31~44cm

Habitat: in forest, beach forest and coastal scrub, even agricultural areas on small islands.

Status: Resident

Clements v2022 update: Tabon Scrubfowl is renamed to "Philippine Megapode".

lifer: Aug2022 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Sound1: adult . sub-song . 20231102 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Sound2: adult . sub-song . 20231102 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Sound3: adult . flight . 20231102 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

繁殖及筑巢 :
冢雉不会以体温来孵化鸟蛋，而是将它们埋起来。它们的蛋有很大的卵黄，占整只蛋重量的50-70%。它们会以枯萎的植物来筑一个大型的小丘为巢，雄雉会负责保持巢内的温度以孵化鸟蛋(用咀探测温度)。另有一些则会靠地热，或是靠阳光晒暖的沙来孵化鸟蛋。一些物种甚至会根据环境的变化而作出相应的孵化策略。

它们的非群居性令人怀疑雏雉如何确认同种的其他成员。另外亦发现个别物种具有对移动模式的本能性认知。

雏生的冢雉没有卵齿，会以其强壮的爪来破开蛋壳及挖掘走出地面。它们孵化时就已长满羽毛及很活跃，能够飞行，平衡身体，奔跑追踪猎物及独立生活。

  

Philippine Megapode (chick)

lifer 20220825 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Philippine Megapode

lifer 20220825 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Philippine Megapode

20220826 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Philippine Megapode

20220826 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Philippine Megapode

20231031 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Philippine Megapode

20231101 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah