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Only 2 Philentoma species for both Peninsular Malaysia & Borneo ..
1. Maroon-breasted Philentoma, 栗胸王鵙, Philentoma velata, クリムネアカメヒタキ, REMBAH-BATU DADA UNGU
2. Rufous-winged Philentoma, 棕翅王鵙, 棕翅王鵙, Philentoma pyrhoptera, チャバネアカメヒタキ, REMBAH-BATU KECIL
1. Maroon-breasted Philentoma, 栗胸王鵙, Philentoma velata, クリムネアカメヒタキ, REMBAH-BATU DADA UNGU
– overall dark blue with purple
– very beautiful bird …with maroon breasted
update 202403
– another bird quite common at Danum Valley and not else where, and this time meet this bird at Canopy bridge and it show weird reaction shaking its head ..
– 另一只在丹绒谷蛮普通的鸟（在其他地方蛮难找的）。这次还在高桥处看到他的特别摇头动作。
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update 2020 Jul
after lock down, finally my very first Bird photography outing for target .. even missed my targets .. but still have some lovely birds recorded
update 202010
– female without the maroon breast
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2. Rufous-winged Philentoma, 棕翅王鵙, 棕翅王鵙, Philentoma pyrhoptera, チャバネアカメヒタキ, REMBAH-BATU KECIL
– common lowland forest bird
– male with blue head and female with gray
update 202402
– a bird that often heard but not seen here, but it just pop us after ours walk out from the trail.
– 这鸟在这都是听多看少。可是，这一次。自己跳出来让我们看看拍拍。
– 好美的鸟。
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update 202308
– a rare blue morph just appear at this common spot of this Philentoma. But it only appear early of morning which light is low
– 这鸟很特别特别的“蓝种”。竟然在这个点出现（其实这里找到这鸟已10年左右）
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very cute creatures .. move real slow ..
1. Sunda slow loris, 間蜂猴, Nycticebus coucang
2. Philippine Slow Loris, 菲律宾蜂猴, Nycticebus menagensis
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1. Sunda slow loris, 間蜂猴, Nycticebus coucang
very cute and move slow
– both below got from Fraser Hill, Pahang, Malaysia & Kuala Tahan, Pahang, Malaysia
2. Philippine Slow Loris, 菲律宾蜂猴, Nycticebus menagensis
– another Slow Loris found at Borneo, pretty common at lowland forest
– 婆罗洲蛮普通的蜂猴
Another new family sharing …lets me share the colorful bird
1. Blue-naped Parrot, 蓝颈鹦鹉, 藍頸鸚鵡, Tanygnathus lucionensis, コオオハナインコモドキ, NURI-KELAPA TENGKUK BIRU
2. Long-tailed Parakeet, 长尾鹦鹉, 長尾鸚鵡, Psittacula longicauda, オナガダルマインコ, BAYAN MELAYU
3. Red-breasted Parakeet, 绯胸鹦鹉, 緋胸鸚鵡, Psittacula alexandri, ダルマインコ, Bayan Dada Merah
4. Blue-rumped Parrot, 蓝腰鹦鹉, 藍腰鸚鵡, Psittinus cyanurus, ルリゴシインコ, NURI PULING
5. Rose-ringed Parakeet, 红领绿鹦鹉, 紅領綠鸚鵡, Psittacula krameri, ホンセイインコ, BAYAN GELANG BIASA
6. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot, 蓝顶短尾鹦鹉, 藍冠短尾鸚鵡, Loriculus galgulus, サトウチョウ, SERINDIT MELAYU
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51. Golden-mantled Racquet-tail, 金衣盘尾鹦鹉, 金衣盤尾鸚鵡, Prioniturus platurus, ウチワインコ
52. Azure-rumped Parrot, 蓝背鹦鹉, 蘇門答臘藍背鸚鵡, Tanygnathus sumatranus, ササハインコ, Betet-kelapa punggung-biru
53. Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot, 苏拉短尾鹦鹉, 蘇拉威西短尾鸚鵡, Loriculus stigmatus, セレベスサトウチョウ, Serindit Sulawes
54. Yellow-breasted Racquet-tail, 红斑扇尾鹦鹉, 黃腹盤尾鸚鵡, Prioniturus flavicans, ズアカウチワインコ
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101. Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot, 斯里兰卡短尾鹦鹉, 斯里蘭卡短尾鸚鵡, Loriculus beryllinus, ズアカサトウチョウ
102. Layard’s Parakeet, 艳绿领鹦鹉, 艷綠領鸚鵡, Psittacula calthrapae, セイロンミドリワカケインコ
1. Blue-naped Parrot,蓝颈鹦鹉, 藍頸鸚鵡,Tanygnathus lucionensis, コオオハナインコモドキ, NURI-KELAPA TENGKUK BIRU
– introduce species for Borneo, but very easy and lovely bird
– common lowland forest, urban garden, etc
update 202410
– a lovely colorful bird with noisy call ..
– a bird that can easily seen and found near few location at Malaysia. Hope no more people keep this as pet. Think this is a escape bird
– 非常吵闹的鸟，蛮漂亮的。
– 在马来西亚好几个地方都蛮容易见到。都应该是放生的吧。
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update 202101 - lucky moment this parakeet comes low to feed with starfruit when we having our breakfast - 非常幸運看到這鸚鵡下來這麼低吃楊桃。
3. Red-breasted Parakeet, 绯胸鹦鹉, 緋胸鸚鵡, Psittacula alexandri, ダルマインコ, Bayan Dada Merah
– introduced/escape species but who will not have a better look at this lovely and beautiful bird?
籠中的鳥？不在馬來西亞鳥種內。應該是逃脫的籠中的鳥
update 202101
4. Blue-rumped Parrot, 蓝腰鹦鹉, 藍腰鸚鵡, Psittinus cyanurus, ルリゴシインコ, NURI PULING
– It is a small parrot (18 cm) and is primarily green with bright red underwing coverts, a reddish shoulder patch, and yellowish margins on the wing coverts. It is sexually dimorphic. The female has a grey-brown head. The male has a black mantle, red upper mandible, and blue head and rump.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-rumped_parrot
– a rare small parrot, male with blue-grey-green wing
– 小型鹦鹉，身体主要是绿色，翼下隐蔽处有亮红色的羽毛，肩部略带红色，翼覆羽边缘带有黄色。两性异形鸟，雌鸟头部灰褐色；雄鸟上背黑色，上喙红色，具蓝色的头和腰部。
update 202206
– a beautiful bird under complex environment, but the current new camera technology will still find the bird-eye and get the bird focus.
– 多么漂亮的鸟。在这么复杂的环境，新的相机鸟眼对焦功能。很快的把鸟眼对焦。
update 202203
– a beautiful parrot male with blue-gray head and orange bill. Whereas female with brown-headed with a dark bill
– 小型鹦鹉，身体主要是绿色，翼下隐蔽处有亮红色的羽毛，肩部略带红色，翼覆羽边缘带有黄色。两性异形鸟，雌鸟头部灰褐色；雄鸟上背黑色，上喙红色，具蓝色的头和腰部。
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5. Rose-ringed Parakeet, 红领绿鹦鹉, 紅領綠鸚鵡, Psittacula krameri, ホンセイインコ, BAYAN GELANG BIASA
– feral for Peninsular Malaysia.
– Vibrantly bright green parakeet, frequently found in woodland, parks, gardens, where feeds mainly in trees. Nests in cavities, including holes in buildings. Easily overlooked if quiet, as the bright green plumage blends easily with foliage. Note the very long slender tail, bright red bill; male has narrow black-and-rose neck ring. Closely resembles larger Alexandrine Parakeet, which has a wine-red patch on each shoulder. (ebird)
– 野化
– 是长尾的绿色鹦鹉。嘴红色；尾蓝色，端黄；雄鸟头绿，枕偏蓝，上体深草绿色，下体与上体同色但较浅。颈基部有一条环绕颈后和两侧的粉红色宽带；从颈前向颈侧环绕有半环形黑领带。雌鸟整个头均为绿色。
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6. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot, 蓝顶短尾鹦鹉, 藍冠短尾鸚鵡, Loriculus galgulus, サトウチョウ, SERINDIT MELAYU
– very small parrot, male with a red neck, blue crown. Female overall green
典型的攀禽，鸟喙强劲有力，喙钩曲，上颌具有可活动关节，喙基部具有腊膜。肌肉质舌厚。脚短，强劲有力，对趾型，两趾向前两趾向后，适合抓握和攀援生活。体型纤小，尾部较短，晚成雏。栖息于平原或低山地带的林木茂盛地方及耕地的植物丛中，尤其是多花的树木。它们常倒挂在枝条上栖息，所以有“悬挂的鹦鹉”之称。
update 202404
– the flower withered but the bird still coming … good view of this cute bird
– 花都开始谢了，可是话还是来。真的很美。
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update 202403
– as usual this tree still attract few birds, but today too bad just this hanging parrot available. This bird is so small and cute
– 这树几乎吸引蛮多鸟，可是今天就这一只小家伙。可是他很可爱+小。
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update 202310
– it is always good to see this bird perch and most of the time we always tell guests .. see it is Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot flying … haha such a tiny bird flying …
– 几乎大部分时间都会见到这鸟飞过，然后会让客人知道。他飞过了，你没看到？ 哈哈。这么小，大部分都是听到然后看到小不点飞过。
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update 202105
Indonesia
51. Golden-mantled Racquet-tail, 金衣盘尾鹦鹉, 金衣盤尾鸚鵡, Prioniturus platurus, ウチワインコ
– one of the very special Sulawesi endemic
– this parrot with racket-tailed
– this is a female bird
非常特別鸚鵡，這隻有盤尾。蘇拉威西特有種。
這是母鳥。
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– another quite common and beautiful parrot of Sulawesi
– medium size which normally found near the orchard
– 蘇拉威西蠻普通的鸚鵡
在周邊的果園都蠻普通的。
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53. Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot, 苏拉短尾鹦鹉, 蘇拉威西短尾鸚鵡, Loriculus stigmatus, セレベスサトウチョウ, Serindit Sulawes
– a small hanging parrot
– another Sulawesi endemic
– 非常小的蘇拉威西特有種。
update 202102
– female
54. Yellow-breasted Racquet-tail, 红斑扇尾鹦鹉, 黃腹盤尾鸚鵡, Prioniturus flavicans, ズアカウチワインコ
A large green parrot with a thin pair of tail rackets, confined to North Sulawesi and satellite islands. Entirely green, except for distinct yellow wash on breast and collar. Males show a small red crown patch. Juveniles lack rackets. Found in pairs and groups in canopy of forests and edges in lowlands and foothills. Prominent yellow breast and large size of this species distinguish it from Golden-mantled Racquet-tail. If rackets are not seen, note the silvery-gray bill, unlike Blue-naped Parrot. Noisy, giving varied vocalizations. Song is a high-pitched “kut-ut-ut-kler-kler.” Also gives screeches, squeaking, piping, and ear-splitting “kraa” notes. [Ebird]
胸扇尾鹦哥，体长37厘米，雄鸟大多是绿色的体羽，胸部、颈部到翕橄榄黄色，冠和后顶部深蓝色，中心带红色标记，中央尾羽绿色并有两个黑色的“球拍”。鸟喙浅灰色，眼睛深褐色。雌鸟冠顶没有红色，蓝色也较少
update 202311
– Racquet-tail always attract us, even just the common Greater Racquet-tail at Malaysia. This colorful parrot with Racquet-tail, just another bird that I want to photograph i close range. finally it perch so just infront of us.
– 盘尾鸟通常我们都觉得特别。这一只鹦鹉有带盘尾。当然特别点，可是总是站远远。这一只就还好，站的近。
101. Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot, 斯里兰卡短尾鹦鹉, 斯里蘭卡短尾鸚鵡, Loriculus beryllinus, ズアカサトウチョウ
– as other Hanging-Parrot small, always canopy. Sri Lanka endemic make no different
– 与其他短尾鹦鹉一样，小小+站高高
update 20240102
– while ours’ trip to Sri Lanka, so much rain while we planning to go out for more birds on day 2 but rain just too heavy for us. But it is glad that Sri Lanka is a place almost any where possible to birding. (ecxcept the forest reserve, bird really scared around) Included the garden of hotel, we got few good birds just at lobby of the hotel even raining
– very cute, beautiful endemic
– 斯里兰卡可爱，小的特有种。
– 我们在斯里兰卡时，雨量蛮多。可是蛮好是这列几乎是没地方都有鸟（除了国家公园反而鸟非常少）。 第二天，在下午我们打算出去观鸟是。雨下很大，可是还好在公园还是蛮多鸟让我们看看。这鸟就在公园看到，拍到。
102. Layard’s Parakeet, 艳绿领鹦鹉, 艷綠領鸚鵡, Psittacula calthrapae, セイロンミドリワカケインコ
– as usual very colorful bird than move in pair, not very common only saw 2 times over 10 days
– 鹦鹉就是多色彩，不很普通。10天中就见了2次。
update 202401
– a raining evening, we been force to birding at Hotel garden and not a bad one we have this lovely endemic come to feed on palm seed
– 一个下雨的下午，没办法出去就在酒店前观鸟。还很不错这一只特有种。竟然飞过来吃果子。
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update 202304
– always seeing this flying for the pass and finally before got “tick attack” (suspect we got the 200-400 tick bites here)we got this bird sitting good for good view to all and some picture opportunity.
– 每次都见他飞，终于在被”tick” 钉了200-400包后。（蜱螫伤）终于看得到这鸟停了一会让大家看到清清楚楚，还让我拍下几张照片。
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one of the cutest creatures …. big eye , move slow …
1. Western Tarsier, 邦加跗猴, Cephalopachus bancanus
found from Borneo lowland forest
update 202409
– another good found while ours’ night drive, this cute fellow make ours day after searching for the Frogmouth without success.
– 我们夜观，其中一只最可爱的。我们找蛙嘴找了很久，也找不到。竟然找到这一只小可爱。
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New mammals collection which will combine Peninsular Malaysia & Borneo
1. Red Leaf monkey, 栗紅葉猴, 栗红叶猴, Presbytis rubicunda
2. Siamang, 合趾猿, Symphalangus syndactylus, フクロテナガザル
3. Bornean Orangutan, 婆罗洲猩猩, 婆羅洲猩猩, Pongo pygmaeus
4. Western Tarsia, 跗猴, Cephalopachus bancanus
5. Sunda Slow Loris, 巽他间蜂猴, 巽他懶猴, Nycticebus coucang
6. Proboscis monkeys, 长鼻猴, 长鼻猴, Nasalis larvatus
7. Long-tailed Macaque, 长尾猕猴, 长尾猕猴, Macaca fascicularis
8. Southern pig-tailed macaque, 豚尾猴, 豚尾猕猴, Macaca nemestrina
9. Dusky leaf monkey, 郁乌叶猴, 鬱烏葉猴, Trachypithecus obscurus
10. White-thighed surili, 白腿叶猴, 白腿葉猴, Presbytis siamensis
11. White-handed Gibbon, 白掌长臂猿, 白掌長臂猿, Hylobates lar
12. Silvery lutung, 银色乌叶猴, 銀色烏葉猴, Trachypithecus cristatus
13. BORNEAN GIBBON, 婆罗洲长臂猿, 婆羅洲長臂猿, Hylobates funereus
1. Red Leaf monkey, 栗紅葉猴, 栗红叶猴, Presbytis rubicunda
– also call maroon langur, maroon leaf monkey, Borneo endemic.. lucky to have rare white morph
update 202309
– after 11 years of first visit with you, and after you left… my first time here again … not really a good visit every step I move remind us .. same accommodation, lake, jungle trail … river …
– 11年前我与他初次到这，你离开后第一次到回这。到这我的心这的很不好受，每一步都想起我们当时在这。
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2. Siamang, 合趾猿, Symphalangus syndactylus, フクロテナガザル
– a noisy big and mainly black, normally moving in a group
– common at Bukit Tinggi, Fraser Hill, even lowland forest
– overall black and when calling the throat to grow (gray)
– a quite common primate, always hear their loud call in the morning
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update 202205
– one of the main target for this trip, not really have good view of any adult but this give good open view for us
– 这次婆罗洲行主要目标，只有这只给我们看，其他都很害羞。
update 202207
– a disadvantage having long prime lens, when this big size mammal come close, but still lucky to have the cute face expression.
– 这家伙来的太近。只有长定焦只有拍一些不一样的。还好，他满脸都是可爱的表情。
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update 2021 Lucky moment to see this young orangutan close and eating "rambutan" (a local fruit). 幸運的這麼近的見到小婆羅洲猩猩吃野生紅毛丹。 #
Orangutans, 人猿
update 202101 an adult wild Orang Utan come close to Lobby at BRL Danum Valley
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4. Western Tarsia, 跗猴, Cephalopachus bancanus
– a big eye, bear-like and with long-tailed
– very cute
– 大眼睛，有点像熊，长尾巴
update 202106
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5. Sunda Slow Loris, 巽他间蜂猴, 巽他懶猴, Nycticebus coucang
– bear-like, move really slow and active at the night
– 有点像熊，动作很慢。
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6. Proboscis monkeys, 长鼻猴, 长鼻猴, Nasalis larvatus
– a special Borneo endemic
– tame, mostly light brown. Male with a big nose
– 婆罗洲特有种。
– 通常很乖，容易接近。
– 雄带有大鼻子。
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7. Long-tailed Macaque, 长尾猕猴, 长尾猕猴, Macaca fascicularis
– very common “monkey” at Malaysia and Borneo
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– 马来西亚与婆罗洲很普通的猴
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8. Southern pig-tailed macaque, 豚尾猴, 豚尾猕猴, Macaca nemestrina
– another common “monkey” Malaysia and Borneo. bigger than Long-tailed, normally small group and aggressive. Short or “pig” tail
– 很普通的猴。短尾（猪尾），较少群活动。
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9. Dusky leaf monkey, 郁乌叶猴, 鬱烏葉猴
– a black-gray leaf monkey which normally found hill area
– a white eye-ring make it distinct
– 体重5-9千克，头体长42-61厘米。尾长50-85厘米，眼睛又圆又大，眼周有一圈白色，就像是戴了一副白框眼镜，亦称“眼镜叶猴”。体色灰黑色，腹部稍浅，尾部深灰色，比体色稍浅，尾巴的根部是白色的，冠毛棕色直立，脸部灰色。唇周和眼周内侧有明显的白色斑。
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10. White-thighed surili, 白腿叶猴, 白腿葉猴, Presbytis siamensis
– a not so common hill, overall black-gray and white chest, side face
– 不很普通的猴，通常在山边。全黑灰白。胸-肚白。脸黑，脸边白。
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11. White-handed Gibbon, 白掌长臂猿, 白掌長臂猿, Hylobates lar
– a rare, sight this small group at Panti, Johor
– face with white outer and “white-hand”
– 体长为50-76厘米，体重4.2-6.8千克。手、足白色或淡白色，故称白掌长臂猿。背毛长11-15厘米。两性均有暗、淡两种色型。不同亚种之间色泽有所变化。此外自眉的边缘经面颊到下颌有一圈白毛形成的圆环，把脸部勾勒得十分醒目。
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12. Silvery lutung, 银色乌叶猴, 銀色烏葉猴, Trachypithecus cristatus
– overall black with silver on edge
– normally found near mangrove, river side
– 黑银，通常在红树林。
update 202309
– a special target tour, heavy rain before we go out for river cruise. When rain stop, we went out and got many good sight and finally got the Wrinkled Hornbill. When we trying for other, saw this weird looking Silvery Lutung.
– 特别目标鸟团，来到京河时。下了大雨，等了一会看到红毛猩猩后。就出去了。没很久也看到第一只目标-皱盔犀鸟。然后，尽然遇见这一只“很特别的叶猴
update 202208
– special date Aug 25-26. My special one always .. she
– 特别的日子，我的宝贝永远都是我的宝贝。
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13. BORNEAN GIBBON, 婆罗洲长臂猿, 婆羅洲長臂猿, Hylobates funereus
– a not so common seen Primate. Normally will heard in most of the lowland forest in Sabah.
– 通常都在沙巴低海拔的森林听到它的叫声。非常不容易见到。
update 202309
– a special trip to Tawau for specific Photography target, but the bird does not show up last evening, so morning we decided to have casual birding and for me this guy show up is better than any other. it move fast but I manage to got few shots of the beautiful primate.
– 专到斗湖为了拍一只鸟，可是没出现。我们觉得走走后才再寻找目标。可是一大早，这家伙在我们腹肌叫的很大声。也跳来跳去很快。
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The smallest in size of Asian elephant subspecies, the pygmy elephants of Borneo are baby-faced with oversized ears, plump bellies and tails so long they sometimes drag on the ground as they walk. They are also more gentle-natured than their Asian elephant counterparts.
Some may consider this a a Endemic mammals species …
update 202405
– a “cute” single elephant found on today, amazing feeling while we plan for what option to see one but one just appear infront of us.
– 非常幸运的客人，客人还在讲如何办法可以看看这一只小可爱。尽然我们去看鸟时就遇上。还游泳过河。
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update 202402
– wonderful visit even, quite a bit rain but meet up 2 group of Borneo Big in 2 days make everyone smile …
– 虽然很多雨，可是2天内见2群婆羅洲侏儒象。应该没什么投诉吧。
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update 202309
– lucky and very lucky moment meet single elephant after heavy rain and got wet. it feed alone and slowly on the river bank – 非常非常幸运遇上单只象在河边吃东西。慢慢的吃
update 202307
– another good moment to see this “big creature” just arrive and got the new, it is nearby straight to nearby for some good birding than follow by main target for all.
– 又再次看到这“大家伙”。每次都很兴奋看它。到达这时，知道象在附近。就到附近看看鸟再等这家伙，没等很久就每个人都看到他了。
update 202305
– lucky group see This “big” mammal for 2 times single trip to Borneo
– good to see few of them feeding on roadside in the morning.
– 婆罗洲“大”。尽然好运到看到2次。
– 还要看到早上，非常幸运啊。
update 202206
– lucky morning to have 23 cute elephant playing on river bank, river than swimming across the river. wonderful morning with guests
– captured these with Fujifilm XH2-S and XF 150-600mm handheld on the boat
– 非常幸运的早上，遇上23只婆羅洲侏儒象如何越河。真的是人生最幸运的一刻。看它们在玩水，游过河。
– 摄于富士XH2-S , 150-600mm
update 202205
– a lucky morning where we witness a group 23 Borneo pygmy elephant cross the river and how the young swim over really a best moment in lifetime
– 非常幸运的早上，遇上23只婆羅洲侏儒象如何越河。真的是人生最幸运的一刻。
update 2020 March 29
both Danum Valley and Kinabatangan River also good to be sight this
Due to the Covid-19 lock down for Malaysia from 18-31 March 2020. I finally have time to clear my HDD …. lets do some mammals collection
1. Smooth-coated otter, 江獭
not that rare, found Malim Nawar, Kinabatangan River , Putrajaya, etc
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Collection wild cats
1. Sunda Leopard Cat, 巽它豹猫, Prionailurus javanensis
2. Bornean clouded leopard, 婆罗洲云豹, Neofelis diardi borneensis
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1. Sunda Leopard Cat, 巽它豹猫, Prionailurus javanensis
Found this cute and little cat on 2 night drive at recent Borneo Birding tour, lets share this video before I check out the pictures of the other drive
update 202409
– 3 nights at Tabin, sights more than 15 of this cute little cat. saw 2 of them sit calm looking at us just so excited
– 3天塔宾野生动物保护区，见到不少于15次。还有2次是一对坐那不理搭我们。好兴奋啊
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– wonderful day1 of Mammals searching, this one stay there like inside a cage for long and let us have good view and picture
– 第一天夜观，看到5只这种猫。这一只不是最好的一只，可是在哪很久加上很像在笼中。
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2. Bornean clouded leopard, 婆罗洲云豹, Neofelis diardi borneensis
– a rare wild cat, largest wild cat in Borneo
– 婆罗洲云豹是马来云豹的2个亚种之一。是婆罗洲岛最大的食肉动物，大小与小型美洲狮相当，头体长61-106厘米、尾长55-91厘米；体重16-23千克。外形以及体表的花纹都与亚洲其他地方地方云豹相似，只是体表的斑纹的色彩要暗很多，其犬齿长度相对于体型来说，居猫科动物之首。据科学家对比后发现，基于外部形态的对比，科学家发现婆罗洲云豹皮毛颜色要比大陆云豹更深更暗，身上的云状斑纹比大陆云豹小些，并出现了双背脊线。而大陆云豹的云状斑纹较大（其中尼泊尔云豹斑块最大），但在斑纹内斑点较少，毛色比婆罗洲云豹更加亮丽，双背脊线不连贯。
update 202305
– another lucky shot of the ~1minute, where the cat turn around moving to bushs. It is such a beautiful animal
– 2023 最幸运的1分钟。这云豹走去草丛前的一刻。
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– a very lucky moment with this cat 3:57pm at Danum Valley BRL just at the road side. It stay for long for good view, pictures, and video.
– it is just amazing animal to be seen, so beautiful
– 非常可爱，漂亮的野猫。在沙巴，丹绒谷尽然在中午路上见到它。非常幸运的一次婆罗洲之行。
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I had recently got very good view of Red-breasted Partridge (or Bornean Partridge) from center of Borneo island , which @Sarawak . It make me feel I should share this , so we can see the different .
At center of Borneo (Sarawak) all the birds seen with white or light grey supercilium, brighter throat, chin …. which never seen at Kinabalu National Park, Crocker Range.
again Thanks
May be we should have more data or pictures …. anyone can share yours thought or pictures ?
Borneo Endemic pictures collection
Picture Collection of Borneo Endemic Birds, 婆罗洲特有种鸟 照片集 | liewwk Nature 59 [update 20240322]
Borneo Endemic video collection
Video Collection of Borneo Endemic Birds, 婆罗洲特有种鸟 – 视频 | liewwk Nature 46 [20240323]
Phasianidae Series: Partridge | 雉科: 鹧鸪 | liewwk Nature 8-4 [update 20240331]
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a 3d2n bird special bird photography tour just target for 2 new bird family recent split – Pygmy Cupwing & Crested Shrikejay. As John & Linda working on collecting bird for each family of the world .
*** all bird list with pictures taken
Day1 – drive ~1.5 hour from KL to Fraser Hill . Foggy and very quick we just wait ~2 minute and got the bird and <10 minutes we are ready to leave …
so immediate without any time waste , we drove ~4.5 hour to our destination to try Shrikejay. But the forest just too quiet, not much activity.
Day2 – we arrive same site, and finally we got the Shrikejay very good view but due to cloudy day. light is not good ….
we wait until lunch time and give a try on 2nd spot . We dont have Shrikejay also ..but a
Day3- we repeat the Shrikejay searching in the morning for better picture quality . and immediate we arrive our site. less than 10 min, we got the bird for ~a hour and with better lighting .
after the Shrikejay left , we spend little bit time in the forest and we got
we had a pair a trogon before lunch time, and we decide leave earlier and if we arrive KL on time we will visit nearby site for Pitta. Whos dont love PITTA 😀
after 4 hour drive, we arrive KL site .Without much wait we got both Hooded Pitta & Blue-winged Pitta
