Large-tailed Nightjar 长尾夜鹰 (B)

Order : Caprimulgiformes 夜鹰目

Family : Caprimulgidae 夜鹰科
Genus : Caprimulgus 夜鹰属

Binomial name : Caprimulgus macrurus - salvadorii

Large-tailed Nightjar
长尾夜鹰

Size: 31.5 ~ 33cm

Habitat: Variety habitats. including forest edge, mangroves, scrub, parkland. Up to 1200m.

Status: Borneo Resident
lifer: Oct2023 . Tualan @ Sabah

Sound1: adult . dawn song . 20231030 . Tualan @ Sabah

 

Large-tailed Nightjar - salvadorii

lifer 20231030 4:34am . Tualan @ Sabah

Brown Boobook 鹰鸮 (B)

Order : Strigiformes 鸮形目

Family : Strigidae 鸱鸮科
Genus : Ninox 鹰鸮属

Binomial name : Ninox scutulata - borneensis

Brown Boobook
鹰鸮

Size: 30~31cm
Habitat: Open Forest, mangroves, tall secondary growth, occasionally parkland, wooded gardens. Up to 1200m.
Status: Borneo Resident
Alternate name: Brown Hawk-Owl
lifer: Oct2023 . Tualan @ Sabah

Sound1: adult . duet . 20231030 . Tualan @ Sabah

Sound2: adult . duet . 20231030 . Tualan @ Sabah

Brown Boobook - borneensis

lifer 20231029 4:13am . Tualan @ Sabah

Buff-banded Rail 红眼斑秧鸡 (B)

Order : Gruiformes 鹤形目

Family : Rallidae 秧鸡科
Genus : Hypotaenidia 秧鸡属

Binomial name : Hypotaenidia philippensis

Buff-banded Rail
红眼斑秧鸡

Size: 25~33cm

Habitat: Wide variety of wetlands including marshes, lakes, coastal lagoons, mangroves, saltmarshes and tidal mudflats.

Behaviour: Forages at all times of day and night, but mostly crepuscular. Can be confiding and ventures into open more often than many rails.

Status: Borneo Resident

lifer: Oct2023 . Putatan Paddyfields @ Sabah

Sound1: call . 20231030 . Putatan Paddyfields @ Sabah

Buff-banded Rail

lifer 20231029 5.55pm . Putatan Paddyfields @ Sabah

Buff-banded Rail (juv.)

20231030 . Putatan Paddyfields @ Sabah

Buff-banded Rail

20231030 . Putatan Paddyfields @ Sabah

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Bornean Forktail 婆罗洲燕尾 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Muscicapidae 鸫科
Genus : Enicurus 燕尾属

Binomial name : Enicurus borneensis

Bornean Forktail
婆罗洲燕尾

Size: 28cm

Habitat: Rocky streams in lower and upper montane forest.

Status: Resident

Remark: Bornean near endemic species
lifer: Nov2023 . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Bornean Forktail

lifer 20231103 6.11am . Kinabalu Park @ Sabah

Blue-breasted Quail 蓝胸鹑

Order : Galliformes 鸡形目

Family : Phasianidae 雉科
Genus : Excalfactoria 蓝鹑属

Binomial name : Excalfactoria chinensis

Blue-breasted Quail
蓝胸鹑

Size: 12~15cm

Habitat: Glassland (including marshland and fringes), scrub and cultivation. to 1500m.

Behaviour: Singles, pairs and small coveys creep through grass and are generally seen only in flushed.
Status: Resident
lifer: Oct2023

Sound1: song . 20231004 . Shah Alam Botanical Park @ Selangor

Sound2: song . 20231008 . Shah Alam Botanical Park @ Selangor

Blue-breasted Quail (male)

lifer 20231008 @ Selangor

Blue-breasted Quail (female)

lifer 20231008 @ Selangor

White-vented Whistler 白臀啸鹟 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Pachycephalidae 啸鹟科
Genus : Pachycephala 啸鹟属

Binomial name : Pachycephala homeyeri

White-vented Whistler
白臀啸鹟

Size: 16~17cm

Habitat: Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest in Sabah offshore island.
Status: Resident
lifer: Sep2023 . Mataking Island @ Sabah

White-vented Whistler

lifer 20230921 3.33pm . Mataking Island @ Sabah

White-vented Whistler

lifer 20230922 6.44am . Mataking Island @ Sabah

第一次在小得不能再小的小岛上散步。。。。

Barred Rail 横斑秧鸡 (B)

Order : Gruiformes 鹤形目

Family : Rallidae 秧鸡科
Genus : Hypotaenidia 秧鸡属

Binomial name : Hypotaenidia torquata

Barred Rail
横斑秧鸡

Size: 32~35cm

Habitat: Open grassland, dry second growth and coastal swamps, and edges of marshes.

Behaviour: Often prefers interface between grassland, marshy spots and small groves of tree. Will forage in open, especially early morning and evening.

Status: Borneo Resident

lifer: Sep2023 . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Barred Rail

lifer 20230920 3.43pm . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Barred Rail

20230921 6.41am . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Barred Rail

20230922 6.37am . Mataking Island @ Sabah