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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Borneo Black-banded Squirrel 婆罗洲黑带松鼠

Class : Mammalia 哺乳動物綱
Order : Rodentia 啮齿目

Family : Sciuridae 松鼠科
Genus : Callosciurus x属

Binomial name : Callosciurus orestes

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel
婆罗洲黑带松鼠

Head-Body Length : average 20.35cm

Habitat: ?

Diet: Primary Dietomnivore, insects, seeds, grains and nuts, fruit, flowers, fungus.

Average Life-expectancy in the wild: ?

Found in: North Borneo

 

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel

lifer 20241028 . Klias Peat Swamp Field Center @ Sabah

Blue Rock-Thrush 蓝矶鸫 (pandoo)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Muscicapidae 鶲科
Genus : Monticola 矶鸫属

Binomial name : Monticola solitarius - pandoo

Blue Rock-Thrush
蓝矶鸫

Size: 21~23cm

Habitat: Migrant species can be anyway.

Status: Migrant
lifer: Dec2024 . Gohtong Jaya @ Pahang

Blue Rock-Thrush (male) - pandoo

lifer 20241220 . Gohtong Jaya @ Pahang

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Blue Rock-Thrush (female) - pandoo

lifer 20250228 . Gohtong Jaya @ Pahang

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Blue Rock-Thrush (juv.) - pandoo

20260303 3:47pm . Gohtong Jaya @ Pahang

Blue Rock-Thrush (male) - pandoo

20260303 5:21pm . Gohtong Jaya @ Pahang

Blue Rock-Thrush (male) - pandoo

20260304 8:25am . Gohtong Jaya @ Pahang

Blue Rock-Thrush (juv.) - pandoo

20260304 8:31am . Gohtong Jaya @ Pahang

Oriental Honey-Buzzard 凤头蜂鹰 (torquatus)

Order : Accipitriformes 隼形目

Family : Accipitridae 鹰科
Genus : Pernis 蜂鹰属

Binomial name : Pernis ptilorhynchus - torquatus

Oriental Honey-Buzzard
凤头蜂鹰

Size: 52~68cm

Habitat: Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests, open woodland and parks.
Status: Resident
lifer: Dec2024 . Menjalara Lake Park @ Kuala Lumpur

 

Oriental Honey-Buzzard - torquatus

lifer 20241210 . Menjalara Lake Park @ Kuala Lumpur

Pale-faced Bulbul 淡脸鹎 (B)

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Pycnonotidae 鹎科
Genus : Pycnonotus 褐鹎属

Binomial name : Pycnonotus leucops

Pale-faced Bulbul
淡脸鹎

Size: 17.5~19cm

Habitat: Montane forest, especially around clearings. chiefly > 1400m

Status: Borneo Resident

Remark: Bornean endemic species
lifer: Nov2024 . Swine Hill @ Sabah

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Pale-faced Bulbul

lifer 20241103 10:59am . Swine Hill @ Sabah