Rallidae series: Rail, Crake | 秧鸡科 | liewwk Nature -10-4 [update 20260131]

Another missing family that normally shy and near ponds, river, water-related.

Malaysia

1. Eurasian Moorhen, 黑水鸡, 黑水雞, Gallinula chloropus, バン, TIUNG-AIR BIASA

2. Slaty-breasted Rail, 灰胸秧鸡, 灰胸秧雞, Lewinia striata, ハシナガクイナ, SINTAR BIASA

3. Gray-headed Swamphen, 紫水鸡, 灰頭紫水雞, Porphyrio poliocephalus, ハイガシラセイケイ, PANGLIN BIASA

4. Baillon’s Crake, 小田鸡, 小田雞, Zapornia pusilla, ヒメクイナ, SINTAR-KECIL BIRU BIASA

5. Watercock, 董鸡, 董雞, Gallicrex cinerea, ツルクイナ, AYAM-AYAM TANDUK

6. White-breasted Waterhen, 白胸苦恶鸟, 白胸苦惡鳥, Amaurornis phoenicurus, シロハラクイナ, RUAK-RUAK BIASA

7. White-browed Crake, 白眉田鸡, 灰田雞, Amaurornis cinerea, マミジロクイナ, RUAK-RUAK KENING PUTIH

8. Red-legged Crake, 红腿斑秧鸡, 紅腿斑秧雞, Rallina fasciata, ナンヨウオオクイナ, SINTAR-MERAH KAKI API

9. Ruddy-breasted Crake, 红胸田鸡, 紅胸田雞, Zapornia fusca, ヒクイナ, SINTAR-KECIL BELACAN BIASA

10. Slaty-legged Crake, 白喉斑秧鸡, 灰腳秧雞, Rallina eurizonoides, オオクイナ, SINTAR-MERAH KAKI KELABU

Indonesia

51. Isabelline Bush-hen, 苏拉苦恶鸟, 蘇拉苦惡鳥Amaurornis isabellina, チャバラバンクイナ, Kareo Sulawesi

52. Barred Rail, 横斑秧鸡, 橫斑秧雞, Gallirallus torquatus, ムナオビクイナ, Mandar-padi zebra

China

101. Eurasian Coot, 白骨顶, 白骨頂, Fulica atra, オオバン, PANGLIN-HITAM BIASA

 

THAILAND

201. Gray-headed Swamphen, 紫水鸡, 灰頭紫水雞, Porphyrio poliocephalus, ハイガシラセイケイ, PANGLIN BIASA

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1. Eurasian Moorhen, 黑水鸡, 黑水雞, Gallinula chloropus, バン, TIUNG-AIR BIASA

– common black-red bird that stay near fresh water

– normally shy to human

 

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2. Slaty-breasted Rail, 灰胸秧鸡, 灰胸秧雞, Lewinia striata, ハシナガクイナ, SINTAR BIASA

– a common rail that can found a pond, a river that near to the urban area

update 202510

This bird carries a lot of memories for me—there was even a time I ended up at the police station just for photographing it!
Now, it appears regularly at a feeding spot, but still remains very sensitive to our movements. A special bird, always worth the patience.

这只鸟对我来说充满回忆——曾经因为拍摄它,我还被带去警察局!
如今它固定在一个喂食点出现,但依然对我们的动作非常敏感。依然是值得耐心等待的一只特别的鸟。

202510, Pulau Indah, Selangor, Malaysia

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3. Gray-headed Swamphen, 紫水鸡, 灰頭紫水雞, Porphyrio poliocephalus, ハイガシラセイケイ, PANGLIN BIASA

– a pretty common freshwater bird at Peninsular Malaysia

– previously Purple Swamphen and now slit to Gray-headed (Peninsular Malaysia) and Black-backed (Borneo)

– very colorful bird

蠻普通的鳥。紫水雞被分出灰頭與黑背

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202103, Selangor, Malaysia

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4. Baillon’s Crake, 小田鸡, 小田雞, Zapornia pusilla, ヒメクイナ, SINTAR-KECIL BIRU BIASA

– a not so common winter visitor

– a tiny small bird that normally shy and move slowly near the edge of a freshwater pond

– 小型涉禽, 常单独活动。性胆怯,善隐蔽,受惊即迅速窜入植物中,或突然起飞

update 202103

 

202103, Selangor, Malaysia

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5. Watercock, 董鸡, 董雞, Gallicrex cinerea, ツルクイナ, AYAM-AYAM TANDUK

Male is unmistakable, with black body, brown-edged wing coverts, and red-and-yellow bill with raised, spiky red frontal shield (unlike smaller moorhen). Females and immature are similarly large but speckled brown above with tan faces, and lack male’s frontal shield. (*EBird)

– very shy bird to be seen and photographed

– normally found near fresh water pond, stream etc

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– a shy big, normally the female and non-breeding overall brown. Wing with bars
– breeding male overall black, spiky red frontal shield, yellow-red bill, brown-edged wing coverts

– 雄鸟头顶有像鸡冠样的红色额甲,其后端突起游离呈尖形,全体灰黑色,下体较浅。雌鸟体较小,额甲不突起,上体灰褐色。非繁殖期雄鸟的羽色与雌鸟相同。栖息于芦苇沼泽,灌水的稻田或甘蔗田,湖边草丛和多水草的沟渠。多在晨昏活动,阴天时可整天活动。站立姿势挺拔;飞行时颈部伸直,平时很少起飞,善于涉水行走和游泳,雄鸟行走时尾翘起,头前后点动。

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update 202105

– very lucky to have a few, not that shy bird allow us captured pictures and video

– male breeding is an overall black, red-yellow crown,  yellow bill, brownish mark wing. female/juvi/male non-breeding is overall brownish and wing marking

202104, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia (male)
202104, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia (male)
202104, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia (female)

update 202103

– a shy bird and lucky to have the male breeding plumage. ready to go home or ready to breed?

– 非常害羞的鸟。繁殖羽了。是为了回家还是繁殖?

202103, Selangor, Malaysia

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6. White-breasted Waterhen, 白胸苦恶鸟, 白胸苦惡鳥, Amaurornis phoenicurus, シロハラクイナ, RUAK-RUAK BIASA

– medium size, very common and widespread (urban, river, stream, pond, paddy-field etc)

– overall black upper and white underpart, red-yellow bill, white face

update 202105

Pulau Indah, Selangor, Malaysia

7. White-browed Crake, 白眉田鸡, 灰田雞, Amaurornis cinerea, マミジロクイナ, RUAK-RUAK KENING PUTIH

– medium size, common at fresh water pond, stream

– overall light brown, yellow-orange bill and obvious white-browed and black mask

update 202105

Dengkil, Selangor, Malaysia

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8. Red-legged Crake, 红腿斑秧鸡, 紅腿斑秧雞, Rallina fasciata, ナンヨウオオクイナ, SINTAR-MERAH KAKI API

– overall orange, the orange from head to chest. bellied are a black-white bar and red leg. smaller bill

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9. Ruddy-breasted Crake, 红胸田鸡, 紅胸田雞, Zapornia fusca, ヒクイナ, SINTAR-KECIL BELACAN BIASA

Small, chickenlike inhabitant of marshes, vegetated river edges, ditches, wet croplands, sometimes dry fields. Brown above, with orange from lower cheek to lower breast. Similar to Band-bellied Crake, but more brightly colored and lacks white wing markings. (*Ebird)

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10. Slaty-legged Crake, 白喉斑秧鸡, 灰腳秧雞, Rallina eurizonoides, オオクイナ, SINTAR-MERAH KAKI KELABU

– a rare Migrant to Malaysia

– Dark brown above, with orange head and breast and black-and-white-striped sides

– 马来西亚稀有候鸟。

– 小型涉禽,全长约25厘米。嘴较短,中趾短于跗蹠。翅圆,第3 枚初级飞羽最长。次级飞羽短于初级飞羽。飞羽和翅下覆羽均为暗褐色或黑色,上有白色横纹或斑点。整体背面及胸侧橄榄褐色,颏和喉白色,前颈至上胸主要为红褐色,下胸以下具粗大的黑褐和白色相间的横斑。

update 202302

– a beautiful shy migrant. but it seem comfortable here. lovely, shy, beautiful bird

– 一只漂亮,害羞的候鸟。可是看来它蛮喜欢这里。

202302, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

update 202203

– a rare migrant happen to visit one of the birding hotspot

– 它回北部前,停在马来西亚一个鸟点。

202203, Panang, Malaysia
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Indonesia

51. Isabelline Bush-hen, 苏拉苦恶鸟, 蘇拉苦惡鳥Amaurornis isabellina, チャバラバンクイナ, Kareo Sulawesi

– a shy Sulawesi endemic
– making a very noisy call just like other Rallidae (crake-hen)

– 很害羞的蘇拉威西特有種
– 與其他秧雞一樣都很吵。

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52. Barred Rail, 横斑秧鸡, 橫斑秧雞, Gallirallus torquatus, ムナオビクイナ, Mandar-padi zebra

– sub-s celebensis, only at Sulawesi and satellite islands

– a pretty common near urban, orchard etc

– this is a different sub-s torquatus compare to Phil-Borneo

– 在蘇拉威西蠻普通的。在果園,公園,等。

這與菲律賓,婆羅洲的亞種 (torquatus)不一樣

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China

101. Eurasian Coot, 白骨顶, 白骨頂, Fulica atra, オオバン, PANGLIN-HITAM BIASA

– also known as the common coot, or Australian coot

– overall black and white crown-bill, moving in group

update 202105

– captured while bird watching trip at Shangri-La, Yunnan, China

Shangri-La, Yunnan, China

 

202601

update 202601

This bird is very common here in Yunnan—you can easily see it up close around streams, rivers, and lakes. I’m here on a family holiday, enjoying a relaxed time with coffee and loved ones, casually watching the birds nearby. Suddenly, this bird started showing some action. My camera didn’t miss the moment—I captured everything and compiled the shots into this MP4.

 

这种鸟在云南非常常见,在溪流、河流和湖泊附近都能近距离看到。我这次是家庭度假,悠闲地喝着咖啡、陪伴家人,随意观察身边的鸟类。突然,这只鸟开始有精彩的动作,我的相机没有错过任何瞬间,拍下了所有画面,并整理成了这个 MP4。

 

 

 

THAILAND

 

 

201. Gray-headed Swamphen, 紫水鸡, 灰頭紫水雞, Porphyrio poliocephalus, ハイガシラセイケイ, PANGLIN BIASA

update 202601

It was our arrival day, and while waiting for our main target, we were treated to an amazing scene—about 15 of them feeding together in the same open area. Some even started fighting, adding plenty of action. Under the bright sunshine, they looked absolutely beautiful.

这是我们抵达的第一天,在等待目标鸟种的时候,意外看到大约15只在同一片开阔地觅食,还有几只互相争斗,场面相当精彩。在灿烂的阳光下,这真是一种非常美丽的鸟。

202601, Chiang Rai, Thailand

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1. Blue Pitta, 蓝八色鸫, 藍八色鶇, Hydrornis cyaneus, ルリヤイロチョウ

2. House Sparrow, 家麻雀, Passer domesticus, イエスズメ, PIPIT UBUN KELABU

3. Limestone Wren-Babbler (Rufous), 灰岩鹪鹛, 灰岩鷦鶥, Turdinus crispifrons, クロサザイチメドリ

4. Green-tailed Sunbird, 绿喉太阳鸟, 紅喉直嘴太陽鳥, Anthreptes rhodolaemus, ノドアカコバシタイヨウチョウ

5. Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird, 蓝喉太阳鸟, 藍喉太陽鳥, Aethopyga gouldiae, ルリオタイヨウチョウ

6. Spot-breasted Parrotbill, 点胸鸦雀, 點胸鴉雀, Paradoxornis guttaticollis, ミミグロダルマエナガ

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

8. Gray-headed Swamphen, 紫水鸡, 灰頭紫水雞, Porphyrio poliocephalus, ハイガシラセイケイ, PANGLIN BIASA

9. Blue-naped Pitta, 蓝枕八色鸫, 藍枕八色鳥, Hydrornis nipalensis, アオエリヤイロチョウ

10. Crested Kingfisher, 冠鱼狗, Megaceryle lugubris, ヤマセミ

11. Black-backed Forktail, 黑背燕尾, 黑背燕尾, Enicurus immaculatus, セグロエンビシキチョウ

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1. Blue Pitta, 蓝八色鸫, 藍八色鶇, Hydrornis cyaneus, ルリヤイロチョウ

– one of the most beautiful pitta

– male overall blue with yellow-orange head. female with light green but only on tail and rumped.

– 蓝八色鸫雄鸟的体羽与雌鸟相似,头部较为艳丽,前额的嘴基至后枕部的中央冠纹为黑色,额部较狭,头顶部宽阔,冠纹两侧为赭灰色,渲染金黄色,色调由前向后逐渐变浓,头顶后部至颈部全为金红色;眼先、眼圈下部和耳区的上部均为黑色,形成宽阔的眼后黑纹伸达颈侧。颏部、喉为白色,喉侧黑色羽缘粗著,形成显著的黑色髭纹,并杂有细小的白色点斑,下喉部纯白

Blue pitta, 藍八色鶇,Hydrornis cyaneus

 

 

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2. House Sparrow, 家麻雀, Passer domesticus, イエスズメ, PIPIT UBUN KELABU

– a rare species for Peninsular Malaysia, only special on Northern- overall grayish and black throat

– 共有13个亚种。是小型鸟类,体长14-16厘米。背栗红色具黑色纵纹,两侧具皮黄色纵纹;颏、喉和上胸黑色,脸颊白色,其余下体白色,翅上具白色带斑。雄鸟与树麻雀的区别在顶冠及尾上覆羽灰色,耳无黑色斑块,且喉及上胸的黑色较多。雌鸟色淡,具浅色眉纹。较山麻雀雌鸟色彩淡,翼斑不如黑顶麻雀的雌鸟明显,且尾无叉,胸色较淡。

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201701, Khaoyai National Park, Thailand

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3. Limestone Wren-Babbler (Rufous), 灰岩鹪鹛, 灰岩鷦鶥, Turdinus crispifrons, クロサザイチメドリ

– limestone special, it is like other’s Wren-babbler. active and overall brown, with rufous cheek, chest

– 鹪鹛属小型鸟类,体长17-19厘米。上体灰橄榄褐色具黑色鳞状斑,具一条缀有黑点的灰白色眉纹。颏,喉和上胸白色具暗色纵纹,尤以胸部纵纹较密集,其余下体黑橄榄褐色。虹膜红褐色,上嘴深角褐色,下嘴灰铅色,脚灰褐色。

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201701, Saraburi, Thailand

 

4. Green-tailed Sunbird, 绿喉太阳鸟, 紅喉直嘴太陽鳥, Anthreptes rhodolaemus, ノドアカコバシタイヨウチョウ

– a very active bird but so colorful.

– 非常活跃与漂亮的鸟。

update 202309

– so fast almost one year pass, this bird very active and we tried multiple locations.

– 这么快,去年我们泰国行已大概一年了。今年我们会到印尼。这鸟非常活跃,找了好几只才拍到。

202212, ChiangMai, Thailand

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5. Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird, 蓝喉太阳鸟, 藍喉太陽鳥, Aethopyga gouldiae, ルリオタイヨウチョウ

– very lovely, colorful and common sunbird at Northern Thailand area near montane area.

– 很漂亮,颜色丰富,活跃的太阳鸟。

update 202311

– one of the bird attract us to spend some time for better picture but it is really moving fast.

– 吸引我们拍的一只鸟,非常活跃。

202212, Chiang Mai, Thailand

 

6. Spot-breasted Parrotbill, 点胸鸦雀, 點胸鴉雀, Paradoxornis guttaticollis, ミミグロダルマエナガ

a very active bird that keep moving around, not a easy bird to photograph

非常活跃的小鸟,几乎都跳来跳去没定向。

update 202401

– it was a quite open place the bird calling and jumping around to allow everyone has good view and photo took some time

– 蛮开发的点,这鸟几乎都跳来跳去也叫不停。可是要让每个人看到拍到,蛮不容易的

202212, Chiang Mai, Thailand

 

7. 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。

20221212, Doi Ang, North Thailand

 

8. Gray-headed Swamphen, 紫水鸡, 灰頭紫水雞, Porphyrio poliocephalus, ハイガシラセイケイ, PANGLIN BIASA

update 202601

It was our arrival day, and while waiting for our main target, we were treated to an amazing scene—about 15 of them feeding together in the same open area. Some even started fighting, adding plenty of action. Under the bright sunshine, they looked absolutely beautiful.

这是我们抵达的第一天,在等待目标鸟种的时候,意外看到大约15只在同一片开阔地觅食,还有几只互相争斗,场面相当精彩。在灿烂的阳光下,这真是一种非常美丽的鸟。

202601, Chiang Rai, Thailand

 

9. Blue-naped Pitta, 蓝枕八色鸫, 藍枕八色鳥, Hydrornis nipalensis, アオエリヤイロチョウ

update 202601

It was a very short trip to Northern Thailand, but this bird was extremely active.

I was lucky to see both the male and female at very close range, right next to the hide owner’s house.

The blue on the nape looks so different—bright, vivid, and incredibly attractive.

An amazing bird.

这次只是一次很短的泰国北部行程,但这只鸟非常活跃。

很幸运能在很近的距离同时看到雄鸟和雌鸟,就在拍摄棚主人的房子旁边。

后颈上的“蓝色”看起来非常不一样,鲜艳又吸引人。

真是一只令人惊艳的鸟。

202601, Chiang Rai, Thailand

 

10. Crested Kingfisher, 冠鱼狗, Megaceryle lugubris, ヤマセミ

update 202602

We spent our last morning at the same spot and decided to just have some fun with this lovely kingfisher — lots of laughter and great moments. The whole morning was covered in mist, so quite a bit of post-processing was needed to reduce the noise and haze. The bird dived around five times without any success, but this rather unskilled fisherman still gave us plenty of action and a fun session capturing BIF shots.

我们把最后一个早晨留在同一个地点,决定和这只可爱的翠鸟好好玩一玩,一整早充满了笑声和乐趣。清晨雾气很重,后期需要花不少功夫来降低噪点、去除雾气。它大约俯冲了五次都没有成功,但这位“捕鱼技术不太熟练”的家伙,还是让我们玩得很开心,也拍到了不少精彩的飞版照片。

202602, Chiang Mai, Thailand

 

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A short birding trip to northern Thailand turned into a pleasant surprise. After securing our two main targets, we decided to keep birding and see what else we could find. We knew a Crested Kingfisher was around, but the local ranger and guide kept telling us this species is usually only active in the morning.

Still, we decided to try our luck and reached the site at noon. After a few minutes of chatting by the river, a large bird suddenly flew in and perched right in front of us. We all shouted, “Kingfisher!”

The beautiful Crested Kingfisher perched not far away and even fed on a fish, putting on a fantastic show and giving us a great chance for photos. Sadly, I missed the actual fish-catching moment—I couldn’t decide which direction to wait, and just as I was moving, it dived!

一次短暂的泰国北部观鸟之旅,竟带来了惊喜。在顺利找到两大目标鸟种后,我们决定继续尝试看看还能遇到什么鸟。我们知道附近有冠鱼狗,但当地护林员和向导一直告诉我们,这种鸟通常只在早上出现。

尽管如此,我们还是决定中午去碰碰运气。到达河边后,聊了几分钟,突然一只体型很大的鸟飞来,直接停在我们面前。我们立刻喊了出来:“鱼狗!”

这只美丽的冠鱼狗停得并不远,还叼着一条鱼进食,精彩地展示了一番,让我们有很好的拍摄机会。可惜的是,我没拍到它捕鱼的瞬间——正犹豫该等哪个方向时,我一边走,它就突然俯冲下水了!

202602, Chiang Mai Thailand

 

11. Black-backed Forktail, 黑背燕尾, 黑背燕尾, Enicurus immaculatus, セグロエンビシキチョウ

update 202602

“Short North-Thailand trip goals achieved! 😊 On our river adventure, our guide asked if we wanted to spot the elusive Black-backed Forktail. I said why not? 🤔 What followed was pure patience-testing magic! 🙄 We waited on a rock, and with some playback, the bird kept coming back for more… giving us an epic photo op 📸. Not sure who got the perfect shot, but I’m pretty sure C got it and the others got zilch 😂👍.”

“非常短暂北泰国之行的目标达成了!😊 在河边冒险时,我们的导游问我们是否想看看罕见的黑背燕尾。我说为什么不呢? 🤔 接下来就是纯粹的考验耐心的时刻!🙄 我们在岩石上等待了一会儿,播放了一些鸟叫声后,鸟儿不断飞回来,让我们拍到了绝佳的照片 📸。不知道谁拍到了完美的一刻,但我肯定C拍到了,而其他人则是零收获 👍。”

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