Saturday, August 26, 2023

Tagged / Banded

Tagged / Banded


Curlew Sandpiper . 20210404 . Pantai Jeram @ Selangor
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Curlew Sandpiper . 20210902 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor
Curlew Sandpiper . 20220203 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor
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Curlew Sandpiper . 20230412 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor
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Curlew Sandpiper . 20230315 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor
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Curlew Sandpiper . 20230824 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor
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Common Redshank (with ring) . Apr2023 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor

Great Knot . 20231012 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor
Curlew Sandpiper . 20231012 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor
Terek Sandpiper . 20231012 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor
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Curlew Sandpiper . 20240401 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor

Curlew Sandpiper . 20240405 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor


Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Smooth-coated Otter 江獭

Class : Mammalia 哺乳動物綱
Order : Carnivora 食肉目
Family : Mustelidae 鼬科
Genus : Lutrogale 水獭属
Binomial name : Lutrogale perspicillata
Smooth-coated Otter
江獭


Size: 59 to 64cm in head-body length, with a tail 37 to 43cm.
Characteristics: Coat looks smooth, tail is flattened. 
Habitat: It has often been recorded in saltwater near the coast, especially on smaller islands, but requires a nearby source of freshwater.
Behaviour: lives in groups

Smooth-coated Otter
20220118 . Pantai Remis @ Selangor


Monday, August 7, 2023

White-handed Gibbon 白掌长臂猴

Class : Mammalia 哺乳動物綱
Order : Primates 灵长目
Family : Hylobatidae 长臂猿科
Genus : Hylobates 长臂猿属
Binomial name : Hylobates lar - lar
Malaysian Lar Gibbon
白掌长臂猴


Size: 45~50cm
Habitat: Dipterocarp forest, submontane and lowland forest, mixed deciduous bamboo forest.
Behaviour: often chooses taller canopy trees at locations with higher elevation for making calls. This subspecies also utilizes topographically convex areas, like hill tops and ridges, as the chosen locations over more concave areas, as it makes the calling location even taller.
Diet: Fruits, leaves, flowers, and insects
Average number of young: one (every 3.5 years)
Average Life-expectancy in the wild: up to 30 years
Remark: sub-species of White-handed Gibbon
Found in: Peninsular Malaysia


White-handed Gibbon
lifer Aug2023 @ Johor Lowland Forest