Grey-chinned Minivet 灰喉山椒鸟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Campephagidae 山椒鸟科
Genus : Pericrocotus 山椒鸟属

Binomial name : Pericrocotus solaris - cinereigula

Grey-chinned Minivet
灰喉山椒鸟

Size: 17~19cm

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest, forest edge, sometimes pine forest. 300~2350m.
Status: Borneo Resident

Remark: Bornean endemic subspecies

lifer: Sep2022 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Grey-chinned Minivet (male)

lifer 20220905 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Grey-chinned Minivet (female)

lifer 20220905 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Orange-headed Thrush 橙头地鸫 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Turdidae 鸫科
Genus : Geokichla 地鸫属

Binomial name : Geokichla citrina - aurata

Orange-headed Thrush
橙头地鸫

Size: 20~23cm

Habitat: Floor and understorey of mature forest at all elevations on Peninsula; at 750~1800m in Sabah

Status: Borneo Resident

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

Orange-headed Thrush

20220905 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Black-throated Wren-Babbler 黑喉鹪鹛 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Pellorneidae 幽鹛科
Genus : Turdinus 鹪鹛属

Binomial name : Turdinus atrigularis

Black-throated Wren-Babbler
黑喉鹪鹛

Size: 18cm

Habitat: Primary broadleaved evergreen forest. Especially on river terraces, old secondary forest, rarely logged forest; lowlands and lower slopes to 500m.

Behaviour: Shy. Mainly terrestrial, foraging in leaf litter, in pairs or small group.
Status: Borneo Resident

lifer: heard and record call only . Nov2022 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah
Sound1: 20221110 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

Sound2: 20221110 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

White-browed Shrike-Babbler 红翅鵙鹛 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Vireonidae 莺雀科
Genus : Pteruthius 鵙鹛属

Binomial name : Pteruthius aeralatus - robinsoni

White-browed Shrike-Babbler
红翅鵙鹛

Size: 16~18cm
Habitat: Montane forest and second growth. 750~3100m on Borneo.
Status: Highlands of North Borneo Resident
Alternate name: Blyth's Shrike-Babbler

Clements v2022 Update: merged back from Blyth's Shrike-Babbler
lifer female: 20220905 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

White-browed Shrike-Babbler (female)

lifer 20220905 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Mountain Leaf-Warbler 山柳莺 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Phylloscopidae 柳莺科

Genus : Phylloscopus 柳莺属

Binomial name : Phylloscopus trivirgatus - sarawacensis

Mountain Leaf-Warbler
山柳莺

Size: 11.5cm

Habitat: Broadleaf montane and submontane evergreen forest, casuarina forest, and secondary woodland above 1200m.

Behaviour: In middle levels and canopy; joins mixed-species flocks.
Status: Mountains of West Borneo Resident
lifer: Sep2022 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Mountain Leaf-Warbler

lifer 20220904 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Mountain Leaf-Warbler

lifer 20220905 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Golden-naped Barbet 金枕拟啄木鸟 (B)

Order : Piciformes 鴷形目

Family : Megalaimidae 须鴷科
Genus : Psilopogon 拟啄木鸟属

Binomial name : Psilopogon pulcherrimus

Golden-naped Barbet
金枕拟啄木鸟

Size: 20~21.5cm

Habitat: Montane primary and secondary forest, moss-clad forest, edges and adjacent partially cut-over areas, at 600~3000m.

Behaviour: Forages in midstorey and canopy.
Status: Borneo Resident
Remark: Bornean endemic species
lifer: Aug2022 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Golden-naped Barbet

lifer 20220829 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Golden-naped Barbet

20220904 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Golden-naped Barbet

20220904 . Gunung Alab @ Sabah

Little Cuckoo-Dove 小赤鹃鸠 (B)

Order : Columbiformes 鸽形目

Family : Columbidae 鸠鸽科
Genus : Macropygia 鹃鸠属

Binomial name : Macropygia ruficeps - nana

Little Cuckoo-Dove
小赤鹃鸠

Size: 27~30cm

Habitat: Lower montane and hill forest.

Status: Borneo Resident

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

Little Cuckoo-Dove

lifer 20220828 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Black-and-crimson Oriole 绯胸黄鹂 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Oriolidae 黄鹂科
Genus : Oriolus 黄鹂属

Binomial name : Oriolus consanguineus - vulneratus

Black-and-crimson Oriole
绯胸黄鹂

Size: 23~25cm

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest, moss forest and edges. 600~2300m.

Status: Mountains of North Borneo Resident
lifer male : Aug2022 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Black-and-crimson Oriole (male) - vulneratus

lifer 20220828 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Yellow-breasted Warbler 黄胸鹟莺 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Phylloscopidae 柳莺科

Genus : Seicercus 鹟莺属

Binomial name : Seicercus montis - montis

Yellow-breasted Warbler
黄胸鹟莺

Size: 9.5~10cm

Habitat: Subtropical, humid, montane forest with well-developed understorey and bamboo. at 1000~2200m on Borneo.
Status: Mountains of Borneo Resident

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

Yellow-breasted Warbler

lifer 20220828 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Mountain Leaf-Warbler 山柳莺 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Phylloscopidae 柳莺科

Genus : Phylloscopus 柳莺属

Binomial name : Phylloscopus trivirgatus - kinabaluensis

Mountain Leaf-Warbler
山柳莺

Size: 11.5cm

Habitat: Broadleaf montane and submontane evergreen forest, casuarina forest, and secondary woodland above 1200m.

Behaviour: In middle levels and canopy; joins mixed-species flocks.
Status: Mountains of NE Borneo (Mt.Kinabalu) Resident
lifer: Aug2022 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Mountain Leaf-Warbler - kinabaluensis

lifer 20220828 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

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Mountain Leaf-Warbler - kinabaluensis

20231103 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Pied Triller 黑鸣鹃鵙 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Campephagidae 山椒鸟科
Genus : Lalage 鸣鹃鵙属

Binomial name : Lalage nigra - nigra

Pied Triller
黑鸣鹃鵙

Size: 17~18cm

Habitat: Coastal scrub, mangroves, plantations, gardens. Lowlands.
Status: Borneo Resident

Remark: nominated

lifer male: Aug2022 . Kota Kinabalu City @ Sabah

lifer female: Oct2023 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Pied Triller (male)

lifer 20220824 . Kota Kinabalu City @ Sabah

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Pied Triller (male)

20231031 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Pied Triller (female)

lifer 20231031 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Oriental Magpie-Robin 鹊鸲 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Muscicapidae 鹟科
Genus : Copsychus 鹊鸲属

Binomial name : Copsychus saularis - pluto x adamsi

Oriental Magpie-Robin
鹊鸲

Size: 19cm

Habitat: Garden, cultivated and urban areas, open woodland, mangrove, secondary growth. Mostly below 1000m.

Status: Broneo Resident

lifer: Aud2022 . Kota Kinabalu City @ Sabah

Oriental Magpie-Robin (male)

lifer 20220824 . Kota Kinabalu City @ Sabah

Oriental Magpie-Robin (female)

lifer 20220824 . Kota Kinabalu City @ Sabah

Brown-throated Sunbird 褐喉食蜜鸟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Nectariniidae 太阳鸟科
Genus : Anthreptes 食蜜鸟属

Binomial name : Anthreptes malacensis - borneensis

Brown-throated Sunbird
褐喉食蜜鸟

Size: 12~13.5cm

Habitat: Forested areas including coastal scrub, mangroves and gardens, to 1200m.
Status: Sabah Resident

Remark: Bornean endemic subspecies
Alternate name: Plain-throated Sunbird
lifer: Aug2022 . Kota Kinabalu Town @ Sabah

Brown-throated Sunbird

lifer 20220824 . Kota Kinabalu Town @ Sabah

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Brown-throated Sunbird (male.juv.)

20230703 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Brown-throated Sunbird (female)

20230921 . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Brown-throated Sunbird (male)

20230922 . Mataking Island @ Sabah