Friday, July 28, 2023

Sunda Scimitar-Babbler 栗背钩嘴鹛 (B)

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


Size: 19cm
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest. up to 1370m.
Status: Borneo Resident
Clements v2022 update: split from Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler
lifer: Sep2022 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

Sunda Scimitar-Babbler
lifer 20220903 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Black-winged Kite 黑翅鸢 (B)

Order : Accipitriformes 隼形目
Family : Accipitridae 鹰科
Genus : Elanus 黑翅鸢属
Binomial name : Elanus caeruleus - hypoleucus
Black-winged Kite
黑翅鸢


Size: 31~35cm
Habitat: Open country, semi-desert, cultivation. Up to 1500m.
Status: Borneo Resident
lifer: Sep2022 . Penampang Paddyfields @ Sabah

Black-winged Kite
lifer 20220905 . Penampang Paddyfields @ Sabah

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Yellow-vented Bulbul 白眉黄臀鹎 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Pycnonotidae 鹎科
Genus : Pycnonotus 褐鹎属
Binomial name : Pycnonotus goiavier - gourdini
Yellow-vented Bulbul
白眉黄臀鹎


Size: 20cm
Habitat: Coastal scrub, mangroves, secondary growth, gardens. Lowlands.
Status: Borneo Resident
lifer: Sep2022 . Penampang Paddyfields @ Sabah

Yellow-vented Bulbul - gourdini
lifer 20220905 . Penampang Paddyfields @ Sabah
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Yellow-vented Bulbul - gourdini
20230920 . Mataking Island @ Sabah
Yellow-vented Bulbul - gourdini
20230922 . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Scaly-breasted Munia 斑文鸟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Estrildidae 梅花雀科
Genus : Lonchura 文鸟属
Binomial name : Lonchura punctulata - holmesi
Scaly-breasted Munia
斑文鸟


Size: 12cm
Habitat: Cultivation, scrub, secondary growth. Up to 1915m.
Status: Borneo Resident
Alternate name: Spotted Munia
lifer: Sep2022 . Penampang Paddyfields @ Sabah

Scaly-breasted Munia
lifer 20220905 . Penampang Paddyfields @ Sabah
Scaly-breasted Munia
20220906 . Penampang Paddyfields @ Sabah

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon 楔尾绿鸠

Order : Columbiformes 鸽形目
Family : Columbidae 鸠鸽科
Genus : Treron 绿鸠属
Binomial name : Treron sphenurus
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
楔尾绿鸠


Size: 30~33cm
Habitat: Forest and second growth at 1200~1800m.
Status: Malay Peninsula Resident
lifer: Jun2023 . Fraser's Hill @ Pahang

Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon (female)
lifer 20230601 5.33pm . Fraser's Hill @ Pahang
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Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon (male)
lifer 20230603 7.06~7.29am . Fraser's Hill @ Pahang
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon (female)
lifer 20230603 7.06~7.29am . Fraser's Hill @ Pahang
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Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon (female)
20230609 7.02~7.43am . Fraser's Hill @ Pahang
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon (female)
20230609 7.02~7.43am . Fraser's Hill @ Pahang






Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird 紫颊太阳鸟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Nectariniidae 太阳鸟科
Genus : Chalcoparia 太阳鸟属
Binomial name : Chalcoparia singalensis - borneana
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
紫颊太阳鸟


Size: 10.5~11cm
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest, peatswamp forest, secondary growth, mangroves, occasionally gardens. Up to 1200m.
Status: Borneo Resident
lifer: Jul2023 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (male)
lifer 20230704 . Sepilok @ Sabah
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (female) or other?
lifer 20230704 . Sepilok @ Sabah

Monday, July 17, 2023

Charlotte's Bulbul 黄臀灰胸鹎 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目
Family : Pycnonotidae 鹎科
Genus : Iole 灰胸鹎属
Binomial name : Iole charlottae
Charlotte's Bulbul
黄臀灰胸鹎


Size: 20cm
Habitat: Forages in canopy and midstorey, lowland broadleaf evergreen forests.
Status: Borneo Resident
lifer: Jul2023 . Telupid Forest @ Sabah

Charlotte's Bulbul
lifer 20230703 . Telupid Forest @ Sabah

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Red-naped Trogon 红枕咬鹃 (B)

Order : Trogoniformes 咬鹃目
Family : Trogonidae 咬鹃科
Genus : Harpactes 咬鹃属
Binomial name : Harpactes kasumba - impavidus
Red-naped Trogon
红枕咬鹃


Size: 32~35cm
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen and freshwater swamp forest, bamboo. Highland forest on Borneo, up to 1220m.
Status: Borneo Resident
lifer male: Jul2023 . Botitian Plantation @ Sabah

Red-naped Trogon (male)
lifer 20230702 . Botitian Plantation @ Sabah


Bornean Peacock-Pheasant 婆羅洲孔雀雉 (B)

Order : Galliformes 鸡形目
Family : Phasianidae 雉科
Genus : Polyplectron 灰孔雀雉属
Binomial name : Polyplectron schleiermacheri
Bornean Peacock-Pheasant
婆羅洲孔雀雉



Size: Male 50cm . Female 35.5cm
Habitat: Primary lowland forest. Up to 1070m.
Status: Borneo Resident
lifer: Jul2023 . Telupid forest @ Sabah

孔雀雉故事:
等了将近一年,终于安排了4天3晚的短行程。其中一天就是为了它!
早上6点来到这家华人餐馆吃了简单的早餐,也遇到来自芬兰的一位鸟人。吃着早餐时他告诉我们前一天孔雀雉完全没有动静,岛主Khairul还给我们心理准备说已经3天没有出来了。。。。
听到这消息心情冷了一大半!反正都来了,走吧!
吃完早餐,再驾车到岛主指定的停车位。收拾装备,登上 4x4驱动车 往未知数去。驱动车过了一小段激流,我们开始步行到hide。
正如之前几位鸟友的描述,这个吸引人的地方来一次就够了!由于之前一直都是雨天,泥泞没有放过我们。大概一个小时不停地走,不停地走。终于来到这个令人迷恋的地方!
准备好所有东西,坐着等声音。终于在8点09分,我们大伙们都听到了这只孔雀雉在右边的森林发出它独特的叫声 [ please click me to hear my calling ] 。
我们相信奇迹会出现。来到8点53分,我终于拍到这第一张照片!

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (male)
lifer 20230703 8.53am . Telupid forest @ Sabah

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (male)
lifer 20230703 8.56~9.00am . Telupid forest @ Sabah

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (male)
lifer 20230703 9.09~9.13am . Telupid forest @ Sabah