endemicguides Birds Report – 2020 Jan : 2 Targets Photography trip

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 …

Pygmy Cupwing

Gray-throated Babbler

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

Crested Shrikejay

Brown-chested Jungle-Flycatcher

Rufous-chested Flycatcher

 

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

Crested Shrikejay

Blue-winged Leafbird

Black-and-red Broadbill

Red-bearded Bee-eater

Banded Kingfisher

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

Scarlet-rumped Trogon

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

Blue-winged Pitta

Hooded Pitta

Asian Openbill

2020 lifer 1 : Grey-sided thrush

Very good start of 2020, managed to have Malaysia lifer …. and managed to have picture, video etc

Grey-sided thrush, Malaysia first record ….

 

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the BATMAN – Great Eared-Nightjar return

it is not an easy task to photograph this handsome, big nightjar in night here .. always shy to light , human .. make it always not easy to capture picture/video at night so previously we got it at dusk/dawn

as below

or some video and other nightjar of Malaysia

Caprimulgidae series : Nightjar | 夜鹰科 | liewwk Nature – 5 [update 20231119]

last week, lucky guests have it low and tame for us capture it for few minute

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So close !!! it is a Fruithunter !!!

Fruithunter , a rare Borneo Endemic. which normal found near fruiting tree .

When with guests walking into trail , a bird just flew in ~5 feet from me …from the quick and fast reaction I thought it is a little cuckoo dove . But when it perch, I am wrong !!! it is a Fruithunter and a pair (male stand little bit away)

 

update 2019 July24
lucky day with fruithunter

 

Borneo Endemic Birds , 婆罗洲特有种鸟

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Wedge-tailed Pigeon … for me

saw this pigeon few times in Genting Highland but it is either without camera or backlight to have any picture of video .  This time, finally have my light setup with me and it is not that high up but still not full open for better video or picture .

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Muscicapidae series : Whistling-Thrush | 鹟科 : 啸鸫 | liewwk Nature -3 [ update 20230813]

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

3. Bornean Whistling-Thrush, 婆罗洲啸鸫, 婆羅洲嘯鶇, Myophonus borneensis, ボルネオルリチョウ, TIUNG-BELACAN BUKIT BORNEO

 

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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

 

 

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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

 

Peninsular Malaysia Endemic Birds | 马来西亚半岛 特有种鸟

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

201408, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
3. Bornean Whistling-Thrush, 婆罗洲啸鸫, 婆羅洲嘯鶇, Myophonus borneensis, ボルネオルリチョウ, TIUNG-BELACAN BUKIT BORNEO

– 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。

202308, KNP, Sabah, Malaysia

 

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。

202311, DaXueShan, Taiwan

 

 

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Malayan Whistling-Thrush, 马来啸鸫

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Muscicapidae series: Shama | 鹟科 : 鹊鸲 | liewwk Nature – 4 [20240308]

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

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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

202403, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia

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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。

202308, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia

 

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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.

202305, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia

 

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

 

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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

202103, Sg Congkak, Selangor, Malaysia

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endemicguides Birds Report – South Peninsular Malaysia 2017 Oct

too busy to share all reports, am trying to catch up all pending one ..

last assignment was Malaysian Rail-Babbler @South Peninsular Malaysia for 3 days with a England birder with 6000++ bird count and another USA birder .. both of them are really good birder , they are really fast in our tropical forest .

no much picture to be share due to I am injured .. so no camera with me most of the time …

 

Day 1 – Panti

We were lucky have a view of the Rail-Babbler for few second , but it is not a good day for 2nd half and 2nd day of the tour . raining + cloudy day make ourselves … we so make decision moving to another forest for better luck.

overall weather raining , cloudy make the activities really slow but we still have

1 Oriental Honey-buzzard
1 Red-wattled Lapwing
5 Little Green-Pigeon
4 Pink-necked Pigeon
1 Whiskered Treeswift
3 Black Hornbill
2 White-throated Kingfisher
1 Banded Woodpecker
2 Checker-throated Woodpecker
1 Rufous Woodpecker
1 Banded Broadbill
1 Dusky Broadbill
1 Malaysian Rail-babbler
1 Barn Swallow
1 Black-headed Bulbul
1 Red-eyed Bulbul
1 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
1 Common Hill Myna
3 Javan Myna
1 Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
1 Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Number of Taxa: 23

Day 2

raining and cloudy continue …  and we decided to make move to another forest .

Forest 1 – Panti

1 Blyth’s Frogmouth
1 Malaysian Nightjar — Hear
1 Large-tailed Nightjar — Hear
2 Savanna Nightjar
1 Rufous-collared Kingfisher
2 Dusky Broadbill
1 Cream-vented Bulbul
2 Hairy-backed Bulbul
2 Lesser Green Leafbird
1 Blue-winged Leafbird
1 Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
1 Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
1 Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Number of Taxa: 14

so after lunch we continue ar Lenggor forest reserve

1 Whiskered Treeswift
1 Scarlet-rumped Trogon
1 Rufous-winged Philentoma
1 Amur/Blyth’s/Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
1 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
1 Red-eyed Bulbul
1 Hairy-backed Bulbul
1 Finsch’s Bulbul
1 Striped Wren-Babbler
1 White-chested Babbler
1 Asian Brown Flycatcher

Number of Taxa: 11

 

Day 3

we only have almost half day and it was raining in the morning .. again lucky to have another good view of Rail-Babbler and below

1 Raffles’s Malkoha
1 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
1 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
1 Red-naped Trogon
1 Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
1 Buff-rumped Woodpecker
1 Orange-backed Woodpecker
1 Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
2 Rufous-winged Philentoma — Blue moph
5 Scarlet Minivet
3 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
2 Amur/Blyth’s/Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
1 Large-billed Crow
2 Malaysian Rail-babbler — Hear one opposite the trail
4 Barn Swallow
2 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
1 Cream-vented Bulbul
1 Red-eyed Bulbul
1 Spectacled Bulbul
1 Hairy-backed Bulbul
1 Yellow-bellied Bulbul
1 Buff-vented Bulbul
1 Eastern Crowned Warbler
1 Chestnut-rumped Babbler
1 Chestnut-winged Babbler
1 Moustached Babbler
1 Rufous-crowned Babbler
1 Horsfield’s Babbler
2 White-chested Babbler
2 Asian Brown Flycatcher
1 Javan Myna
2 Greater Green Leafbird
2 Lesser Green Leafbird
1 Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
2 Purple-naped Spiderhunter

Number of Taxa: 35

 

 

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Indicatoridae series: Honeyguide | 响蜜鴷科: 马来响蜜鴷 | liewwk Nature [update 20240419]

Only one in Malaysia

1. Malaysian honeyguide, 马来响蜜鴷, 馬來嚮蜜鴷, Indicator archipelagicus,  マレーミツオシエ, MUSUH-LEBAH MELAYU

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1. Malaysian honeyguide, 马来响蜜鴷, 馬來嚮蜜鴷, Indicator archipelagicus,  マレーミツオシエ, MUSUH-LEBAH MELAYU

a common look bird that easily missed , but it is rare and difficult to photograph due to mostly canopy and shy .

I always want to get eye level of this bird to look it close, and lucky day for me and my friend, we were been block by falling tree, raining season etc but it still giving us fruitful half day .

this bird we shoot ~1000m asl and we were surprised

update 202404

– looking file for sale and clearing some old picture… still remember this one of best moment this bird doing it’s displaying making weird call just ~5-10 feet from us … it is ~6-10 feet from ground too !!! such a best moment

– 在找几个档案时,看到这组照片。就处理多一张,这一幕应该是永远记得。这么一只稀有的鸟竟然在我们5-10尺距离(6-10尺高)一直叫的很奇怪+一直像跳舞般张开翅膀

202308, Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia

 

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update 202309

– it is a start of the month with this bird even high view compare to the previous sightings. But this bird keep making call make other sightings different.

– 美好的9月,刚开始就拿下这鸟。虽然很高可是有点不同,这只一直叫不停。

202309, Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

update 202308

– while the tour ended, everyone talking about bird of the tour. Garnet Pitta, Giant Pitta, Bornean Ground-Cuckoo, Blue-headed Pitta, Whiteheads’ Broadbill. But think only me choose this, it is a rare occasion or minimum for me to see it ~10 feet away and ~10 feet from ground and stay for long for us.

– 当我们的行程要结束时。每个人都会选他们的最喜欢的鸟。每个人都很难选,榴红八色鸫,大蓝八色鸫,黑喉绿阔嘴鸟, 婆罗洲地鹃,等。可是我还是喜欢这鸟。我几乎没见过它这么近这么低。

202308, Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia

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– another hot day, while we walking in the forest. I heard some weird call (never heard before) and very soon a brown bird perch nearby and very soon David say “Honeyguide” ! the bird flip the wing non stop and may be making some call but not able to record it… may be it is the “guiding” action ?

– 非常热的一天。当我们在林子里走,突然听到很怪的叫声。不久后,有只棕色的鸟飞过来。DAVID站在那树下,叫了。”Honeyguide”。 这鸟很奇怪,一只展开翅膀。可能想带我们去找蜜?

202308, Pahang, Malaysia

update 202301

– a boring days, weeks, months and may be years .. the bird look boring too.

– 很闷的一段时间。就如这鸟一样闷。

update 2020 Oct

update 2020 Sept

Malaysian honeyguide, 马来响蜜鴷,馬來響蜜鴷,Indicator archipelagicus,マレーミツオシエ, Gembala Lebah, MUSUH-LEBAH MELAYU

update 2020 Aug


update 2017 Sept 26

 

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update 2017 Nov 14
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