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I always love to see owl, especially big one … this year we managed to found few sites to have this beautiful eagle owl . Dusky Eagle-Owl …
managed to have few luck on roosting and capture 2 in one .. flying in dawn, dusk etc
managed to captured footage
After years, finally back to this amazing island … this time we come here for 6 days Photography .. let share some pictures from this trip
one of the main attraction for this Black Macaques
just another day spend on Tangkoko National Park
1. Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher, 苏拉蓝耳翠鸟
another lovely endemic Kingfisher
2. Sulawesi Dwarf-Kingfisher, 小三趾翠鸟
a lovely and tiny endemic kingfisher
3. Knobbed Hornbill, 苏拉皱盔犀鸟
we were lucky to have this pair stand outside long enough before going back to nest to feed the chick
. another beautiful endemic
4. Ochre-bellied Boobook, 赭腹鹰鸮
another lovely endemic
5. Yellow-billed Malkoha, 火红嘴地鹃
as other Malkoha, keep moving not easy to have open picture. Another lovely and beautiful endemic
6. Ashy Woodpecker, 暗黄啄木鸟
another common endemic , but want to get a open and close picture is not really an easy work
7. Green-backed Kingfisher, 绿背翡翠
coming to Sulawesi North, top 5 endemic Kingfisher. and this this is one most common
8. Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle, 苏拉鹰雕
another lovely endemic , lucky to see it got it’s prey
9. Tabon Scrubfowl, 菲律宾塚雉
moving non stop on ground .. trying best already
10. Gray-sided Flowerpecker, 灰胁啄花鸟
another lovely and common endemic
11. White-faced Cuckoo-Dove, 白脸蕉鸠
so shy , but lovely endemic
12. Rusty-backed Thrush, 红背地鸫
wrong setting , record shot of this beautiful endemic
13. Speckled Boobook, 斑鹰鸮
lucky to have this endemic just for ~2 s looking at us
very relaxing, we go nearby a open hill spot for some dove, parrot etc .. we can see the birds mostly on or below eye level but little bit of distance ..
14. Green Imperial-Pigeon (Rufous-naped), 绿皇鸠
look different from where we saw in Borneo . look so beautiful ..
15. Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon, 苏拉斑皇鸠
another lovely pigeon, endemic to Sulawesi , so active in the morning.. but slowly disappear …
16. Finch-billed Myna, 雀嘴八哥
another very common endemic , any where but we didnt spent much time to get better picture .. too common here but beautiful
17. Sooty-headed Bulbul, 白喉红臀鹎
just another common bird found here
18. Azure-rumped Parrot, blue-backed parrot, 蓝背鹦鹉
many dove, pigeons, parrot found here . this is another amazing looking parrot
19. Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot, 苏拉短尾鹦鹉
like other hanging parrot small ..
20. Hair-crested Drongo (White-eyed), White-eyed Drongo, 发冠卷尾
21. White-rumped Cuckooshrike, Sulawesi Cuckooshrike, 白腰鹃鵙
– just another boring endemic , but still not that common to be seen .. only twice sight over 6 days
22. Purple-winged Roller, 紫翅佛法僧
another road side endemic, when we arrived, saw the bird just next to road side ..
23. Sulawesi Myna, 苏拉王椋鸟
very high up before rain come .. lovely endemic
24. Great-billed Heron, 大嘴鹭
while waiting tide to enter to forest for our main target … lucky these 2 birds doing alot of actions .. displaying .. flying for us
25. Great-billed Kingfisher, 大嘴翡翠
one of the main target to be North Sulawesi, top 5 endemic Kingfisher .. got it very easy by boat
26. Sulawesi Woodpecker
very small woodpecker , endemic to Sulawesi
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it is under Muscicapidae but I prefer to have 3 Whistling-Thrush found Malaysia + Borneo to share it here
1. Malayan Whistling-Thrush, 马来啸鸫, 馬來嘯鶇, Myophonus robinsoni, マラヤルリチョウ,TIUNG-BELACAN GUNUNG TITIWANGSA
2. Blue Whistling-Thrush, 紫啸鸫, 紫嘯鶇, Myophonus caeruleus, オオルリチョウ, TIUNG-BELACAN BIASA
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51. Taiwan Whistling-Thrush, 台湾紫啸鸫, 台灣紫嘯鶇, Myophonus insularis, ルリチョウ
1. Malayan Whistling-Thrush, 马来啸鸫, 馬來嘯鶇, Myophonus robinsoni, マラヤルリチョウ,TIUNG-BELACAN GUNUNG TITIWANGSA
– endemic to Peninsular Malaysia
– look very similar to Blue Whistling-Thrush but different in small details
– some different from Blue Whistling-Thursh, smaller/thiner bill, shorter neck
2. Blue Whistling-Thrush, 紫啸鸫, 紫嘯鶇, Myophonus caeruleus, オオルリチョウ, TIUNG-BELACAN BIASA
– common from lowland to submontane
– sight near small stream
– sometime confuse with Malayan
– less bluenish
– endemic to montane Borneo
update 202308
– a pretty common Borneo Endemic found at KNP, dark overall
– Easy to found near roadside feeding
– 在沙巴神山公园，这婆罗洲特有种蛮容易看到，拍到的。通常在路边找吃。
51. Taiwan Whistling-Thrush, 台湾紫啸鸫, 台灣紫嘯鶇, Myophonus insularis, ルリチョウ
like other whistling-Thrush, stay near water (pond), dark area and active normally dusk and dawn.
与其他地方的紫啸鸫，都喜欢活动在有“水”+暗的地方。
update 202401
– very first bird at Daxueshan, arrive accomodation late. Walk out for the checking and saw this bird just feeding near a small pond
– 大雪山第一只鸟，到达时一要天暗。见到一只黑黑的东西在池塘边活动。
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Picture Collection of Borneo Endemic Birds, 婆罗洲特有种鸟 照片集 | liewwk Nature 59 [update 20240322]
More pictures from Flickr : Muscicapidae series : Whistling-Thrush | 鹟科 : 啸鸫 | liewwk Nature
More Youtube video : Muscicapidae series : Whistling-Thrush | 鹟科 : 啸鸫 | liewwk Nature
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I am just finish another Borneo Bird tour/visit to cover few missing species
one of the main target is Black Oriole, it is one of the rareness Borneo Endemic that found near Sarawak …
but it is not that difficult to see the bird but it is active and canopy to have better picture ..
Picture Collection of Borneo Endemic Birds, 婆罗洲特有种鸟 照片集 | liewwk Nature 59 [update 20240322]
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song bird that attract many people attention, some been catch to be pet …
1. Rufous-tailed Shama, 橙尾鹊鸲, 橙尾鵲鴝, Trichixos pyrropygus, コシアカシキチョウ, MURAI-HUTAN EKOR JINGGA
2. White-rumped Shama, 白腰鵲鴝,白腰鹊鸲, アカハラシキチョウ, MURAI-HUTAN BIASA
3. White-rumped Shama (White-crowned), 白顶鹊鸲, 白頂黑鵲鴝, Copsychus stricklandii. シラガシキチョウ,MURAI-HUTAN UBUN PUTIH
4. Oriental Magpie-Robin, 鹊鸲, 鵲鴝, Copsychus saularis, シキチョウ, MURAI-KAMPUNG BIASA
1. Rufous-tailed Shama, 橙尾鹊鸲, 橙尾鵲鴝, Trichixos pyrropygus, コシアカシキチョウ, MURAI-HUTAN EKOR JINGGA
update 202403
– another chance to photograph and see this bird.. this bird is not easy at most of the location except Danum Valley which is seem quite easier. Even after all people have a good look I still have chance to take a picture of this shy and active song bird
– 其实在很多地方，这鸟都是非常难看好+拍到。除了丹浓谷，我几乎每次都看到。。（当然不是拍到，还是非常活跃+害羞的）。。。这次，这鸟让全部看到后，还站了一会让我拍拍。还是有点暗
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update 202311
– a bird that pretty common and reasonable easy at Danum Valley… but not sure why so difficult to take a picture at Peninsular Malaysia
– 这鸟在西马很难看到，拍到。在婆罗洲几个地方反而较容易。
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update 202305
– even see this bird is not excited as in last 1 hour, we just saw Helmeted Hornbill close follow by Bornean Clouded Leopard
– 客人见到这鸟，一点都不兴奋了。因为在这鸟前，客人在一个小时内看到盔犀鸟,婆罗洲云豹.
update 20200322
another close encounter of this shy and rare song bird
update 20191023
but this captured 2013, I am finally trying to clear those old files
– rare and very shy bird ..
2. White-rumped Shama, 白腰鵲鴝,白腰鹊鸲, アカハラシキチョウ, MURAI-HUTAN BIASA
very common song bird
3. White-rumped Shama (White-crowned), 白顶鹊鸲, 白頂黑鵲鴝, Copsychus stricklandii. シラガシキチョウ,MURAI-HUTAN UBUN PUTIH
– a very special Borneo endemic , which only at East-North Borneo Island which is Sabah
– lovely song bird
Picture Collection of Borneo Endemic Birds, 婆罗洲特有种鸟 照片集 | liewwk Nature 59 [update 20240322]
4. Oriental Magpie-Robin, 鹊鸲, 鵲鴝, Copsychus saularis, シキチョウ, MURAI-KAMPUNG BIASA
– very common song bird that exist almost any environment, from mangrove, urban, edge of forest, lowland, sub-montane etc.
– male is dark blue and white, female is greyish with white
– 马来西亚最普通的鸟之一。几乎那个环境都见到它的踪影。
– 公鸟深蓝黑-白。母鸟灰黑-白。
update 202107
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a shy bird that everyone interest to it ..
Bornean Ground Cuckoo, 婆罗洲地鹃, Borneo Endemic
one of the Borneo Endemic
Picture Collection of Borneo Endemic Birds, 婆罗洲特有种鸟 照片集 | liewwk Nature 59 [update 20240322]
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a common montane , Borneo Endemic
it is not a lifer bird but a truth picture lifer as previously it is flying non stop
went to a famous site for multiple times for this , got shirt tear , hand cut etc but got nothing .. and finally got this last tour with Sweden guest
update 2020 July
– after 2 years, this bird still roost same area
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Caprimulgidae series : Nightjar | 夜鹰科 | liewwk Nature – 5 [update 20231119]
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no crane in Malaysia , so everytime we birding at North. Crane sure our first target to be seen ..
1. Black-necked Crane, 黑颈鹤
– not a lifer , saw it at Qinghai 2016 but without any long len ..
finally see it clear and photograph well this time at Shangri-la
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Peninsular Malaysia , we also call West Malaysia which ~2-3 hours flight to Borneo part (Sabah, Sarawak).
Its area is 130,590 square kilometres (50,420 sq mi). It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore.[1]
in such small country , we have 719 birds found here … and due to the similar and close to Thailand and other region, we only have 3 endemic birds which we going to share here
(based on IOC checklist 7.3)
1. Malayan Whistling-Thrush, 马来啸鸫，Myophonus robinsoni
very look alike Blue-Whistling-Thrush, and very small population …
2. Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, 山孔雀雉, Polyplectron inopinatum
rare and shy pheasant , lucky to have few friendly families . and this is when male displaying to attract the female attention .
3. Malaysian Hill Partridge,砍氏山鹧鸪,Arborophila campbelli
very shy partridge
there are few previously listed to be endemic too but here we are base on update
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