Mountain Barbet 山擬啄木鸟

Order : Piciformes 鴷形目

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

Binomial name : Psilopogon monticola

Mountain Barbet
山擬啄木鸟

Size: 20~22cm

Habitat: Lower montane and slope dipterocarp forest. Usually 600~1200m.

Behaviour: Forages at all levels, climbing and searching on bark of truck.
Status: Borneo Resident
Remark: Bornean endemic species
lifer: Nov2024 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

Mountain Barbet

lifer 20241101 5:26pm . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

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Yellow-eared Spiderhunter 小黄耳捕蛛鸟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Nectariniidae 太阳鸟科
Genus : Arachnothera 捕蛛鸟属

Binomial name : Arachnothera chrysogenys - harrissoni

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
小黄耳捕蛛鸟

Size: 18cm

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen forest (mostly canopy), forest edge, secondary growth, gardens.
Status: Resident
lifer: Nov2024 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter - harrissoni
20241101 . Mount Trusmadi @ Sabah

White-throated Rock-Thrush 白喉矶鸫

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Muscicapidae 鶲科
Genus : Monticola 矶鸫属

Binomial name : Monticola gularis

White-throated Rock-Thrush
白喉矶鸫

Size: 16~19cm

Habitat: Forages near ground, in open evergreen forest and edges to 1200m.

Status: Rare Migrant
lifer: Jan2025 . Bukit Larut @ Perak

White-throated Rock-Thrush (female)

20250101 10:46am . Bukit Larut @ Perak

White-throated Rock-Thrush (female)

20250101 10:57am . Bukit Larut @ Perak

White-throated Rock-Thrush (female)

20250101 11:39am . Bukit Larut @ Perak

White-throated Rock-Thrush (female)

20250101 11:47am . Bukit Larut @ Perak

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