Great Frigatebird 大军舰鸟

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹈形目

Family : Fregatidae 军舰鸟科
Genus : Fregata 军舰鸟属

Binomial name : Fregata minor

Great Frigatebird
大军舰鸟

Size: 82~105cm

Habitat: Open seas, islets.

Status: Migrant

lifer: Aug2022 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Great Frigatebird (immature stage1)

lifer 20220826 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

平时要拍一只雄鸟都不容易了。竟然运气好到两只同框！

好运气来的时候，甚至两种军舰鸟都是雄鸟都可以同框！

Great Frigatebird (adult male)

Sep2023 . Semporna Offshore @ Sabah

Great Frigatebird (adult male)

20230922 . Semporna Offshore @ Sabah

Great Frigatebird (stage1)

20231031 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Great Frigatebird? (stage1)

20241030 2:30pm . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Great Frigatebird? (stage1)

20241030 5:29pm . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

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

[ please click me to hear my calling ]

Grey Imperial-Pigeon
lifer 20220827 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Grey Imperial-Pigeon
20231101 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Grey Imperial-Pigeon
20231101 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Grey Imperial-Pigeon

20241029 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Grey Imperial-Pigeon

20241030 . 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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[ please click me to hear my alert calling ]

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

Mantanani Scops-Owl

Oct2023 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Mantanani Scops-Owl

20231031 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

Mantanani Scops-Owl

20241028 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

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Mantanani Scops-Owl

20241030 . Mantanani Island @ Sabah

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