Sittidae series: Nuthatch | 鳾科 | liewwk Nature 2-1 [update 20240624]

a bird that tiny, moving around tree body for food … move fast most of the time …

1. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, 绒额䴓, 絨額䴓, Sitta frontalis, ビロウドゴジュウカラ, PEPATUK BIASA

2. Blue Nuthatch, 蓝䴓, 藍䴓, Sitta azurea, ズグロゴジュウカラ, PEPATUK GUNUNG MELAYU

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51. Giant Nuthatch, 巨䴓, 巨鳾, Sitta magna, オニゴジュウカラ

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1. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, 绒额䴓, 絨額䴓, Sitta frontalis, ビロウドゴジュウカラ, PEPATUK BIASA

– common found from lowland up to 1000+- m from SEA level

– move fast around the tree

update 202406

– a bird that normally active, moving fast and high on tree trunk… as usual this is fast and active … but we saw it just ~5-7 feet from use .. a great view of this bird ..

– 通常这活跃的小鸟终是在树身上移动很快。如常还是很快，可是这次很近（5-7尺）。还是近距离看鸟爽。

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update 2020 June 6

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, 絨額鳾, Sitta frontalis,ビロウドゴジュウカラ, Burung Patuk Baldu

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2. Blue Nuthatch, 蓝䴓, 藍䴓, Sitta azurea, ズグロゴジュウカラ, PEPATUK GUNUNG MELAYU

– another bird moving nonstop

– found higher altitude from SEA level so far

update 202406

– a good season for this beautiful bird ? when we having ours Canon-Gitzo Photography sharing session, we saw this 2 days in the row and actually heard it more than twice while we have quite limited time for the birding.

– an active & beautiful bird that not that rare but just need some luck to see it.

– 非常活跃，漂亮的小鸟。不稀有，因为小活跃。也是属于群体活动（与其他鸟）遇上这鸟需要点运气。

– 在我们2天1夜佳能+捷信摄影分享营。见到2次+听到4-5次。可能季节到了？

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update 202303

– a tour with some main target birds, Blue Nuthatch is one of the main target. After 2 days trying, finally had a good look at 3 birds.

– 这一团有些指定目标鸟。这蓝䴓是最重要之一。幸好，在福隆港第2天终于看到这么漂亮的小鸟。

update 20221030

– a lucky morning, due to some reason. Guests decided fly back to home before tour end. But lucky morning before any rain, humid. got This beautiful bird, Lesser Yellownape, Bay Woodpecker and others just not far after we drive.

– as usual fast moving bird but with the new AI AF, most the frame lock focus on the head/eye of this tiny and fast bird.

– 幸运的一个早上。客人因私人原因需要提早飞回澳洲。可是，上天还是让他们见到这特别的鸟。

– 一样小而快的小鸟。幸好新的佳能对焦能力大部分都是对焦到头部/眼部

update 2020 Jul 29

update 2020 March 30

update 2017 Sept 27

update 2017 Jul 19

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51. Giant Nuthatch, 巨䴓, 巨鳾, Sitta magna, オニゴジュウカラ

– a quite big size for Nuthatch, overall grey-blue and long beak. Like other Nuthatch, very active moving bird

– 蛮大的䴓，灰+蓝的鸟，长嘴。与其他䴓一样，非常活跃的鸟

update 202401
– ours last year bird Photography trip, very misty day and found this bird moving fast .. lovely bird to be photograph
– 我们上一年的泰国鸟摄行，记得非常大雾。可是我们还是把它拿下。

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Estrildidae series: Munia, parrotfinch | 梅花雀科: 文鸟,鹦雀 | liewwk Nature – 8+1 [update 20240725]

Estrildidae for Malaysia inlcuded Parrotfinch and Munia ..

1. Pin-tailed Parrotfinch, 长尾鹦雀, 長尾鸚雀, Erythrura prasina, セイコウチョウ, CIAK-HIJAU PERUT MERAH

2. Chestnut Munia, 栗腹文鸟, 栗腹文鳥, Lonchura atricapilla, キンパラ, CIAK-PADI RAWA BIASA

3. White-headed Munia, 白头文鸟, 白頭文鳥, Lonchura maja, ヘキチョウ, CIAK-PADI UBAN BARAT

4. Scaly-breasted Munia, 斑文鸟, 斑文鳥, Lonchura punctulata,シマキンパラ, CIAK-PADI PINANG

5. White-rumped Munia, 白腰文鸟, Lonchura striata, コシジロキンパラ, CIAK-PADI TULI

6. Dusky Munia, 暗栗文鸟, 暗栗文鳥, Lonchura fuscans, コゲチャキンパラ, CIAK-PADI KELAM

7. Java Sparrow, 禾雀, Lonchura oryzivora, ブンチョウ,JELATIK JAWA

8. Red Avadavat, 红梅花雀, 紅梅花雀, Amandava amandava, ベニスズメ,CIAK MERAH

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51. Zebra Finch, 斑胸草雀, 斑胸草雀, Taeniopygia guttata, キンカチョウ, Pipit Zebra

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1. Pin-tailed Parrotfinch, 长尾鹦雀, 長尾鸚雀, Erythrura prasina, セイコウチョウ, CIAK-HIJAU PERUT MERAH

– a bird prefer to feed on bamboo seed

– male with ref bellied and tailed , female without the red

update 202305

– just another good decision to make, we change ours original plan to looking for this beautiful bird and it did show quite well for all of us. Still one of most beautiful bird of Malaysia

– 我们赌了一把，换了原本路线。到这找找这鸟。尽然真的看到，还要蛮久。马来西亚最漂亮鸟之一吧。

update 202209

– a special arrangement for guest, lucky to found this handsome again.

– 客人的特别要求，安排到这。幸运的见到几只很近的距离。

update 202205

– never get bore to see this lovely and colorful bird and it was a lucky day it show up to us in the early morning

– 谁看到这鸟会不喜欢？幸运的一个早晨，一对在我与客人的面前出现。

update 202106

– normally moving in group, male with brighter color (blue face, yellow, red) belly and longer tail

– this is a special morph, Yellow or Golden which is more rare

– 通常群体活动

– 公鸟，颜色较鲜艳。头部较多蓝，腹部红，尾巴较长。

– 这是较特别个体，尾部鱼腹部都是黄的。比较稀有。

update 2020 Sept

update 2016 Nov 1

– as usual the season is coming .. it show actively now

update 2016 Jun 9

2. Chestnut Munia, 栗腹文鸟, 栗腹文鳥, Lonchura atricapilla, キンパラ, CIAK-PADI RAWA BIASA

– previously name as Black0headed

– black head, rufous wing, front part

3. White-headed Munia, 白头文鸟, 白頭文鳥, Lonchura maja, ヘキチョウ, CIAK-PADI UBAN BARAT

– as name, white head always mix up with Scaly-breasted Munia, Chesnut

4. Scaly-breasted Munia, 斑文鸟, 斑文鳥, Lonchura punctulata,シマキンパラ, CIAK-PADI PINANG

– chest with scarly mark, mostly brown

5. White-rumped Munia, 白腰文鸟, Lonchura striata, コシジロキンパラ, CIAK-PADI TULI

– near forest edge

6. Dusky Munia, 暗栗文鸟, 暗栗文鳥, Lonchura fuscans, コゲチャキンパラ, CIAK-PADI KELAM

– as name, mostly dusky dark

– Borneo lowland endemic

– a common Borneo endemic which normally found near open land either forest edge or urban open grassland. overall dark

– 婆罗洲最普通的特有种吧，通常在开阔地就可以看到。

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7. Java Sparrow, 禾雀, Lonchura oryzivora, ブンチョウ,JELATIK JAWA

– introduce species , only few specify areas

8. Red Avadavat, 红梅花雀, 紅梅花雀, Amandava amandava, ベニスズメ,CIAK MERAH

– introduced species

51. Zebra Finch, 斑胸草雀, 斑胸草雀, Taeniopygia guttata, キンカチョウ, Pipit Zebra

– the pale overall and “orange-red” beak make it so beautiful bird

– 斑胸草雀(学名:Taeniopygia guttata)，又名金山珍珠，是雀形目梅花雀科的小型鸟类。该鸟全长10厘米左右，胸和尾羽有黑白斑纹，雄鸟胁部棕红色有白色点斑，除原色种外羽色全白的亦较常见;主要以禾本科植物的种子为食，鸣声低，原产于印度尼西亚和澳大利亚，是世界上许多国家普遍饲养的观赏鸟

update 202401

– a very beautiful appear at a very weird place where just near beach, dry area and strong wind. A small little pond attract so many of this bird keep coming.

– 非常漂亮的鸟，可是出现在这种地方就有点怪。（大风，干，路旁，就一个小水潭）风非常大，鸟一直来。公鸟的颊带橙。

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June 5, 2016March 23, 2021

Large Wren Babbler 大鹪鹛 | liewwk

Another bird into my frame (picture lifer) , beside Marbled Wren-Babbler .. this is another big wren-babbler .. and again it behave like other Wren-Babbler , skittish, flying around, calling non stop , calling laugh .. etc ….

As usual, saw this bird in the forest but most the time without camera or just flip seconds ..

另一只令人又爱又恨的鸟。总是跳来跳去，见人飞，也喜欢叫。就如其他鹪鹛

– it calling non stop while we waiting for other birds nearby .. and when we try trace it for photo no success for ~1hour .. end up we chase it with handheld !!!! … in the dark forest

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Platylophidae series: JayShrike | 冠鸦 | liewwk Nature – 1 [update 20240626]

Only one but both Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo having 2 different colors, size same species of bird

1. Crested Jayshrike, 冠鸦, 馬來冠鴉, Platylophus galericulatus, カンムリカケス, BURUNG-MENJERIT

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For Peninsula Malaysia a blackbird that loves to moving fast in the forest …. we make a trip just for this bird .. but found out it is not really active but was lucky it appear for food just 10-15min before we leaving … ~33cm

For Borneo ~28cm , smaller . Brownish color but behave same, moving fast and making a lot of noise.

1. Crested Jayshrike, 冠鸦, 馬來冠鴉, Platylophus galericulatus, カンムリカケス, BURUNG-MENJERIT

update 202408

– finally all 5 special 2 bird family tours done for Rail-Babbler & this Jayshrike .. this year lucky to have 100% . This bird normally quite straight forward but it missing for the 1st day and only heard but without show us . Day2, early morning when we step down from car, immediate I heard the call within 2 minutes we got the bird and Bingo !!

– 今年最后一次特别鸟团（都是来看2只特别鸟，白眉长颈鸫+冠鸦）。今年很快的就要过了。5次100%达标，蛮顺利。这冠鸦，通常很容易。可是第一天完全没机会看到，就听了几声。还好第二天，一下车就听到。还不到2种就看到拍打。多么幸运。

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update 202406

– another special trip to this “South” of Peninsular Malaysia but this time we actually target only Malaysian Rail-Babbler and Cinnamon-rumped Trogon. Day1 , we already have this bird again with better view and photo and the Rail-Babbler give a good view but …

– an active bird that everyone seem special look for this bird family

– 又一个特别安排摄鸟行，为了白眉长颈鸫+橙腰咬鹃. 可是我们一道，这一只这么稀有+特别的鸟就出来迎客。我们也很快拿下，可是白眉长颈鸫虽然出来蛮久。。。可是。。。。

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– another very good encounter from Borneo, which smaller and color different from Peninsular Malaysia/Thailand species (which is bigger and Black)

– not really sure just me, it getting difficult to have good view for this bird at Borneo .. it just get more shy compare to before pandemic

– 在婆罗洲行，另一只突然听到，看到，拍到的好鸟。与马来西亚西马，泰国的颜色不一样+小一点。

– 不知道是我而已还是有点变化，疫情前蛮容易看到。可是疫情后，几乎那个地方都很害羞。

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update 202406

– a uncommon special bird family, a very black and active bird to be seen. It is not easy almost whole Malaysia except some South part of Malaysia

– we keep heard and miss this special bird for a long tour but it is so easy at the end of the extension.

– 蛮不普通的其中一种鸟种。非常害羞，活跃。几乎都不容易见到，除了在西马南部

– 19天观鸟团，就见到它飞来飞去。非常不容易，就在加长部分非常容易就见到了。

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update 202307

– a special Rail-Babbler tour, and what a bonus of so many special birds included this cool looking, active bird.

– 白眉长颈鸫特别团，也看到很多很特别的鸟。包括这只稀有，害羞，有形有款的黑鸟。

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– an early morning with quite heavy rain, while I am waiting in the car a group of 5 birds keep flying around and making calls. I still walking out to captured some pictures and 2 sg Bird Photographers join me the raining chasing fun

– 一大早，天下着雨。可是这么稀有的鸟竟然在我停车的地方飞来飞去。我也不理什么雨，下车与2位新加坡鸟人在雨下玩追追。

update 202302

– a black bird, use to be very active and shy. But not this time, very friendly to us.

– a very special bird to be seen and it was a 2nd bird of the day and it make our good day and trip 2 hour travel. It stay for very long for us to have very good view, pictures, videos.

– 一只非常活跃，害羞的鸟。这次非常的友善。站了很久很近，让我们拍的好好的。

update 202105

– just another 2017 archive picture, never get bored to see this special bird which really noisy in the forest and active moving around

– 旧照片。没什么人会不喜欢这鸟。非常特别，活跃，婆罗洲的更是漂亮。

201708, Danum Valley, Lahad datu, Sabah, Malaysia

update 2020 March 28

update 2017 Aug 30

Borneo

update 2016 Jul 17

Peninsula Malaysia

– this time meet the bird with longer

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May 15, 2016March 23, 2021

Malaysian Rail-Babbler fever

after long wait, finally got very good improvement photo for this very shy bird …

[some of my previous capture … RAIL-Babbler series 白眉长颈鸫 | liewwk]

now the dream is get one from Borneo .. 😀

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update 2017 Feb 8

– lucky to see it again here … as usual walking pass slow and hiding

update 2016 May 25

– from the date you coming for display well .. it is less than 2 weeks … and many birder will going to miss you

a clip show how it calling

1. my dream post of this bird with open .. and it calling

2. it still same walk very carefully

3. beautiful blue throat show when it is calling

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April 21, 2016March 23, 2021

endemicguides Birds Report – 2016 April 21– KRAU – Kuala Lumpur

we “endemlaiscguides.com” having CANADA guest for birds watching KRAU – Kuala Lumpur for any bird … but we end our tour ~4pm due to hot weather and Jet lag …

Overall we had very good morning … good view and some good pictures of Garnet Pitta, Rufous Collard Kingfisher, little green pigeon… it follow by Whiskered Treeswift nest , make customer feel amaze .

than we also got very good view of Bamboo Woodpecker & Rufous Backed Kingfisher

31 species and guest need 10 lifer to hit 2000 birds count .. good luck 😀 [not verify which are lifer]

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Black magpie

Asian koel

Little grebe

White-throated kingfisher

Stork-billed kingfisher

Little green pigeon

Pink necked pigeon

White-breasted Waterhen

Spotted dove

Oriental pied hornbill

Magpie robin

Javan myna

Black head bulbul

Red eye bulbul

Black-thighed Falconet

Short tailed babbler

Black-throated babbler

Ferruginous babbler

Rufous collard kingfisher

Purple heron

Yellow-bellied Bulbul

White rumped shama

Garnet pitta

Stripe-throated Bulbul

Whiskered Treeswift

Golden-bellied Gerygone

Bamboo woodpecker

Rufous backed kingfisher

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Dark-throated oriole

Large woodshrike

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April 18, 2016March 23, 2021

One fantastic Bird Nest… Whiskered Treeswift, 白眉须树燕 | liewwk

Whiskered Treeswift,is one beautiful bird always perch high up and not easy to get beautiful photo. It has very cute, fantastic, amazing nest … single egg, single chick hold on small nest as show

白眉须树燕 , 小鳳頭樹燕一只美丽的鸟，总是栖息很高。。所以不容易得到漂亮的照片。它有一个非常可爱，梦幻，神奇的窝……一粒鸡蛋，小鸟就放在这个小巢

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