Cuculidae series, I only cover Cuckoo and Ground Cuckoo here .. Malkoha will be in another share topic

1. Asian Koel, 噪鹃, 噪鵑, Eudynamys scolopaceus, オニカッコウ, TAHU ASIA

2. Violet cuckoo, 紫金鹃, 紫金鵑, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus, スミレテリカッコウ, SEWAH-ZAMRUD UNGU

3. Asian Emerald Cuckoo, 翠金鹃, 翠金鵑 , Chrysococcyx maculatus,ミドリテリカッコウ, SEWAH-ZAMRUD ASIA

4. Little Bronze-Cuckoo, 棕胸金鹃, 棕胸金鵑, Chrysococcyx minutillus, アカメテリカッコウ, SEWAH-DAUN BIASA

5. Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo, 霍氏金鵑, 霍氏金鹃, Chrysococcyx basalis, マミジロテリカッコウ, SEWAH-DAUN AUSTRALIA

6. Plaintive Cuckoo, 八声杜鹃, 八聲杜鵑, Cacomantis merulinus, ヒメカッコウ, MATINAK BIASA

7. Banded Bay Cuckoo, 栗斑杜鵑, 栗斑杜鹃, Cacomantis sonneratii, クリイロヒメカッコウ, MATINAK TAKUWIH

8. Indian Cuckoo, 四聲杜鵑, 四声杜鹃, Cuculus micropterus,セグロカッコウ, SEWAH BIASA

9. Sunda Cuckoo, 巽他杜鹃, 巽他杜鵑, Cuculus lepidus, スンダツツドリ, SEWAH GUNUNG MELAYU

10. Dark Hawk-Cuckoo, 婆罗鹰鹃, 婆羅鷹鵑, Hierococcyx bocki, クロジュウイチ, SEWAH-TEKUKUR GUNUNG

11. Large Hawk-Cuckoo, 鹰鹃, 鷹鵑, Hierococcyx sparverioides, SEWAH-TEKUKUR BESAR

12. Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo, 霍氏鹰鹃, 霍氏鷹鵑, Hierococcyx nisicolo, インドシナジュウイチ, SEWAH-TEKUKUR CINA SELATAN

13. Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo, 棕腹鹰鹃, 棕腹鷹鵑, Hierococcyx fugax, ジュウイチ, Sewah Hodgson, SEWAH-TEKUKUR MELAYU

14. Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo, 小鹰鹃, 小鷹鵑, Hierococcyx vagans, チャイロジュウイチ, SEWAH-TEKUKUR KECIL

15. Sunda Brush Cuckoo, 锈胸丛杜鹃, 銹胸叢杜鵑, Cacomantis sepulcralis, チャムネヒメカッコウ, MATINAK DADA JINGGA BIASA

16. Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo, 乌鹃, 烏鵑, Cuculidae Surniculus, オウチュウカッコウ, SEWAH-SAWAI BIASA

17. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, 红翅凤头鹃, 紅翅鳳頭鵑, Clamator coromandus, カンムリカッコウ, SEWAH-BERJAMBUL SAYAP COKLAT

18. Oriental Cuckoo, 霍氏中杜鹃, 霍氏中杜鵑, Cuculus optatus, ツツドリ, SEWAH GUNUNG ASIA

19. Greater Coucal, 褐翅鸦鹃, 褐翅鴉鵑, Centropus sinensis, オオバンケン, Bubut Besar

20. Bornean Ground-Cuckoo, 婆罗洲地鹃, 婆羅洲地鵑, Carpococcyx radiceus, ハシリカッコウ, BUBUT-TANAH BORNEO

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51. Bay Coucal, 苏拉鸦鹃, 蘇拉鴉鵑, Centropus celebensis, セレベスバンケン, Bubut Sulawesi

52. Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo, 苏门答腊地鹃, 蘇門答臘綠嘴地鵑, Carpococcyx viridis, スマトラハシリカッコウ

53. Black-billed Koel, 黑嘴噪鹃, 黑嘴噪鵑, Eudynamys melanorhynchus, スラウェシオニカッコウ, Tuwur Sulawesi

54. Goliath Coucal, 巨鸦鹃,哥利亞斯鴉鵑, Centropus goliath, オニバンケン, Bubut Goliath

 

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201. Dideric Cuckoo, 白眉金鹃, 白眉金鹃, Chrysococcyx caprius, ブロンズミドリカッコウ

 

 

 

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1. Asian Koel, 噪鹃, 噪鵑, Eudynamys scolopaceus, オニカッコウ, TAHU ASIA

The Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus ^[3][4]) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in South Asia, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related Black-billed and Pacific Koels which are sometimes treated as subspecies. The Asian Koel is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults.^[5] The name koel is echoic in origin with several language variants. The bird is a widely used symbol in Indian poetry.^[6]

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– found urban, mangrove, 2nd forest

– male dark blue, female with brown

– a bird that make funny or scary noise  … …

update 202302

– this bird standing at open death tree after rain, and suddenly flying toward us. and with current camera technology, lock focus, track and shoot

– 雨后这鸟站在死树上。突然飞了过来。用佳能R对焦/追焦很容易就拍下。

update 202203

– after a heavy rain in the morning, first bird that welcome me with rainbow

– 一大清早就下了倾盆大雨。雨停后，这鸟叫个不停的欢迎我。我吧天后漂亮的彩虹作为背景。

update 2020 April 6

update 2013 March 6

 

2. Violet cuckoo, 紫金鹃, 紫金鵑, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus, スミレテリカッコウ, SEWAH-ZAMRUD UNGU

– a small bird that make very noisy noise

– red eye ring , purple back , yellow bill

update 202

While waiting for our main target, a few birds came close, giving us great photo opportunities. Among them was this lovely small cuckoo, which approached us to within 5–10 feet of the ground. It was a pleasure to see it up close, especially as it called loudly.

在等待我们的主要目标时，一些鸟儿靠近了我们，给了我们很好的拍摄机会。其中包括这只可爱的小杜鹃，它飞到了距离我们和地面仅5到10英尺的地方。能近距离观察它，还听到它大声鸣叫，真是令人欣喜。

 

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update 202405

– another close encounter of this beautiful bird for guests so happy for everyone.

– small cuckoo with correct lighting, the violet so cool

– 客人高兴到极点吧。这么近距离拍这鸟。还要遇上光线好。

– 这鹃蛮小，要在有光线下看那紫。。。真的很美丽

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update 202402

– while looking at the busy work table, cannot resist to process another picture of this beautiful cuckoo .. look at the “violet” .. wow wow

– 虽然非常忙碌，可是还是决定再放一张这“紫”鸟。近距离看，真的很不一样。

 

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– another day with my buddies, it is a boring morning but excitement happen after simple small stream crossing, sloop walk up .. this bird came down ~8 feet from ground, ~10 feet distance and few minutes for us .. lovely bird but noisy … go out birding is fun

– 工作忙前，与几个朋友出去走走。早上有点慢，可是当我们决定越过小溪，走上斜坡。好几只鸟都来给我们看看拍拍，这鸟也参与。。。下来很低，很近+久。。着佳能R5 +RF200800在够光线+近距离真的蛮恐怖。

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update 202401

– a very special moment start of 2024, this bird stand ~4-5m from ground and as close as 5m for us and just stand there calling for more than 5 minutes for us. lovely bird and moment

– 一个非常不错的2024 开始，这么漂亮的鸟竟然站大概5-6米高+5米近。客人非常高兴，之前看到都是30-40米高的。

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update 202301

– a casual morning with 2 friends and checking the spot for guests tomorrow and next week. this bird seem stay at same perch for >30 minutes.

– as usual a noisy bird with lovely color

– 一个轻松的早上。这很吵与漂亮的鸟。竟然站了30分钟。

– 这么漂亮颜色的鸟。百看不厌。

update 202209

– under the hot sun, we almost call it a day. This bird calling loud and lovely as usual

– 大热中午，几乎要结束美好的·一天。忽然，这鸟大大的叫了几声。

update 202205

– a bird with really lovely color, never get bore to see it again

– 它的颜色真的很不一样。看几篇都应该不会闷。

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– congratulations to my buddy, finally got one close and “violet”, we together looking for this bird and photograph this bird >10times over the 10 years. But he always miss the good light to have the “violet” color. finally today this bird give us a good mement and >30GB of photos+videos

– 我的鸟友终于拍到”紫“金鹃。我们一起拍照的日子超过10年，期间他终是没遇到好的光线。几乎都没拍过”紫“色。今天这乖的鸟让我们拍了1小时多，30GB照片+视屏。

update 202202

– another encounter of this lovely bird

– 很吵，漂亮的鸟。

update 202111

– another surprise bird after a boring morning. 2 male and 1 female making some chase and call

– 早上闷死了。几乎没看到什么鸟。2公1母鸟玩追逐。

update 202109

– after a long lockdown, finally we manage to have some birding activities allow within same state. the bird activity begin with this star bird

– 封城了这么久，终于可以拍鸟了。虽然还是限于吉隆坡附近。第一只明星鸟，算不错吧。

update 2020 June 5

update 2020 April 6

 

3. Asian Emerald Cuckoo, 翠金鹃 , 翠金鵑 , Chrysococcyx maculatus, ミドリテリカッコウ, SEWAH-ZAMRUD ASIA

– male with dark blue-nish , female with green , orange head

– one of the most beautiful cuckoo here

– vagrant for Malaysia

update 202601

Back to reality in Malaysia so soon—where the birds are shy, active, and often hidden in dark forest light. But it’s the right season for some special species, including this beautiful African Emerald Cuckoo that has been returning to Taiping for years. Everyone is trying to capture it in their own way, and I was lucky to get a few nice shots as it flew toward us, taken with the Canon R6 Mark III.

这么快就回到马来西亚，重新面对现实——鸟儿害羞、动作快，又常在光线昏暗的环境中活动。好在现在是观鸟的好季节，其中就有这只美丽的绿咬鹃，多年来每年都会回到太平。大家都想拍出不同的角度，我很幸运，在它飞向我们的时候用 Canon R6 Mark III 拍到了几张好照片。

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update 202206

– one of the most beautiful cuckoo seen, male with the vivid, electric green and female with bright metallic green. You must see it with naked eye to know how special the color.

 

– 应该是我见过最漂亮的鹃。

雄鸟上体辉绿色，头至背缀有很多棕栗色，颏和喉具黑褐色横斑；雌鸟上体自背以下具棕色羽缘。虹膜淡红褐色至绯红色，眼圈绯红色，嘴亮橙黄色，尖端黑色，脚暗褐绿色。

– 它们的颜色。要见过才知道这个世界有这样特别的颜色。

update 202201

– a male beautiful cuckoo which mainly metallic green

– 雄鸟上体辉绿色，头至背缀有很多棕栗色，颏和喉具黑褐色横斑；雌鸟上体自背以下具棕色羽缘。虹膜淡红褐色至绯红色，眼圈绯红色，嘴亮橙黄色，尖端黑色，脚暗褐绿色。

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4. Little Bronze-Cuckoo, 棕胸金鹃, 棕胸金鵑, Chrysococcyx minutillus, アカメテリカッコウ, SEWAH-DAUN BIASA

– a common small cuckoo normally found near mangrove area

– red eye ring

update 2020 April 6

 

5. Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo, 霍氏金鵑, 霍氏金鹃,Chrysococcyx basalis, マミジロテリカッコウ, SEWAH-DAUN AUSTRALIA

– a “summer” migrant , which migrate from south (Australia) … which is winter on south .. found near garden, mangrove area

6. Plaintive Cuckoo, 八声杜鹃, 八聲杜鵑, Cacomantis merulinus, ヒメカッコウ, MATINAK BIASA

– a most common cuckoo, it can be called even at night …

– male with gray head, orange belly and below, female with barring

update 202101

- a common cuckoo of Malaysia 

- male bird with grey head and wing. Rufous on front 

- calling loud and I even can hear it when I am driving so decide to stop my car checking where are the bird and one of them just stand not far away .. 

Birding Photography with Fujifilm X-T4 | liewwk Nature https://www.liewwkphoto.com/blog/?p=7438 

Cuculidae series: Cuckoo, Ground Cuckoo | 杜鹃科 | liewwk Nature https://www.liewwkphoto.com/blog/?p=2281 

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7. Banded Bay Cuckoo, 栗斑杜鵑, 栗斑杜鹃, Cacomantis sonneratii, クリイロヒメカッコウ,  MATINAK TAKUWIH

– not that rare but sometime confuse with plaintive cuckoo female ..

update 202503

It was a laid-back birding session on day one. We first heard the bird calling from a distance, and soon after, it flew right above us, giving everyone plenty of time to snap photos from different angles.

第一天是一次轻松随意的观鸟活动。我们先是在远处听到了这只鸟的叫声，不久后它就从我们头顶飞过，给大家足够的时间从不同角度拍照。

 

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update 202403

– 2024 February seem very good for many different species of cuckoo, included this one almost seen any where with some good picture opportunity

– 2024 2月几乎是杜鹃鸟季节。今年几乎哪都看到，听到这鸟叫。还可以拍到不错的照片。

 

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update 202402

– it can be the best season for this cuckoo, saw it and photograph it for last few weeks until now for quite low and close … especially this bird just stay there more than 30minutes for low and close .. calling non stop too

– 可能是交配季节，这鸟在一个月前到现在见到拍到看好几次都很低很近。这只还要久，近+低。还要叫不停。

 

 

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8. Indian Cuckoo, 四聲杜鵑, 四声杜鹃, Cuculus micropterus,セグロカッコウ, SEWAH BIASA

– one of the common hear cuckoo on winter migrant season

– obvious yellow eye ring, front barring

 

9. Sunda Cuckoo, 巽他杜鹃, 巽他杜鵑, Cuculus lepidus, スンダツツドリ, SEWAH GUNUNG MELAYU

 

update 202506

This spot is now one of the best in Borneo for seeing a wide variety of montane endemics and non-endemics all in one place. While some birds do come for feeding, many are also drawn by natural food sources like moths and insects. This particular bird seems to show up often—we hear it almost every visit and spot it on most trips too.

这个地点现在是婆罗洲观赏高地特有种和非特有种鸟类的最佳地点之一，很多鸟都集中在同一个区域。虽然部分鸟类是因为投喂而来，但大多数还是被飞蛾、昆虫等天然食物吸引。这只鸟特别常出现——几乎每次来都能听到它的叫声，大多数行程中也都能见到它。

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update 202412

A cuckoo that is often heard but rarely seen gave us a special moment this time—it came close and was fully visible. A truly lucky encounter!

一只经常听到但难得一见的杜鹃，这次竟然靠近我们，展现了它的全貌。真是一个幸运的时刻！

 

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– sub-montane/montane cuckoo … always hear but not seen

10. Dark Hawk-Cuckoo, 婆罗鹰鹃, 婆羅鷹鵑, Hierococcyx bocki, クロジュウイチ, SEWAH-TEKUKUR GUNUNG

– sub-montane/montane Hawk-cuckoo … used to call loud dawn and dusk

update 202502

As usual, this bird is always calling but not easy to spot. However, this time it stayed long enough for all of us to get a good view.

像往常一样，这只鸟总是鸣叫，但不容易看到。不过这次它停留了很久，让我们都能清楚地观赏。

 

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update 202410

– a birds that very common heard at both Fraser Hill & KNP .. but it can be very difficult to have good view .. it can be confuse with some Hawk Cuckoo

– when we on the way to Breakfast, sudden saw this bird stand so nice with backlight .. got the bird real close view

– 在福隆港，神山都很常的听到。可是要见到好，很不容易。

– 在我们去吃早餐的途中，竟然看到这鸟站很近。拍的还不错吧，大逆光。

 

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update 202402

– before we heading to lowland forest, saw it perch very low and immediate stop the car and rush everyone out to have good view but I miss the best eye-contact moment

– 在我们去另一个点时，看到这一只鸟站低。立刻叫停车，叫全部人下车。可是我也错过它望过来那一刻。

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update 202309

– another 1 out of 6 targets here, but this bird very shy keep flying around and finally it stop low and open for us. 3 more to go …

– 6只目标鸟之一。还有1天3只。这一只算是容易的可是就很害羞，我们用了30-40分钟才把它看的清楚。

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11. Large Hawk-Cuckoo, 鹰鹃, 鷹鵑, Hierococcyx sparverioides, SEWAH-TEKUKUR BESAR

– common migrant appear forest, garden ..

– Yellow eye ring , with a long barred tail, brown upperparts, and patterned white underparts

12. Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo, 霍氏鹰鹃, 霍氏鷹鵑, Hierococcyx nisicolo, インドシナジュウイチ, SEWAH-TEKUKUR CINA SELATAN

– not so common winter visitor

– Adult gray above and pale below, with gray and orange blotches and loose streaks on breast. Juvenile similar but streaked with brown below (Ebird)

 

 

13. Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo, 棕腹鹰鹃, 棕腹鷹鵑, Hierococcyx fugax, ジュウイチ, Sewah Hodgson, SEWAH-TEKUKUR MELAYU

– sometimes can be confused with other Hawk-Cuckoo found here.

– Adult has gray upperparts, streaked white underparts, and a long tail with thick dark bars.

– Gives two distinct songs, a high “kiwit!” and a rapid-fire series of piping notes.

update 202409

– a bird always making call near forest edge, this year seem active bit too early ? Trying to looking for a target for my buddy but the target not sight but few good birds for good photo. Included this bird stay open and close for us

– 经常听到这鸟在森林边缘叫。今年开始活跃的叫的较早。在这森里找好朋友的目标鸟，可是没听到。可是机制鸟还是出来让我们拍拍。

 

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update 202105

– another not so lazy morning birding, 7km walk with my ~10kg gear
Before calling it a day, this bird comes down low and keeps making call, feeding caterpillar…

– 又是锻炼的一个早上。10kg 器材步行7公里。
– 当我要离开时。这鸟下来很低找虫吃。与一直叫不停。

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– very lucky to have this bird calling loud before the end of our birding for lunch

– 幸運的一天。走之前。這鳥叫的很大聲。如叫我們不要走。

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– This cool-looking cuckoo came down to catch a caterpillar instead of making a call before flying back to the forest.

– 這漂亮的鷹鵑下來捉了一隻毛毛蟲。吃了後，叫了幾聲然後飛回到森林。

 

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– another not so lazy morning birding, 7km walk with my ~10kg gear – song and alarm call together open after having caterpillar

– 又是锻炼的一个早上。10kg 器材步行7公里。

– 吃饱后。这鸟站高叫不停。

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14. Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo, 小鹰鹃, 小鷹鵑, Hierococcyx vagans, チャイロジュウイチ, SEWAH-TEKUKUR KECIL

– not common resident

– dark gray-brown above with streaked underparts and long tail with broad dark bands (ebird)

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo,小鹰鹃, 小鷹鵑, Hierococcyx vagans, チャイロジュウイチ, SEWAH-TEKUKUR KECIL, Burung Sewah Tekukur Kecil, Cuculiformes, Cuculidae, Hierococcyx, 鹃形目, 杜鹃科, 鹰鹃属, 鵑形目, 杜鵑科, 鹰鹃属

15. Sunda Brush Cuckoo, 锈胸丛杜鹃, 銹胸叢杜鵑, Cacomantis sepulcralis, チャムネヒメカッコウ, MATINAK DADA JINGGA BIASA

– grey head, orange front

– uncommon resident

update 202503

Another change since the last update: the Brush Cuckoo is now classified as the Sunda Brush Cuckoo. It is easily recognizable by its gray head and “rusty” breast, though it can sometimes be confused with the Plaintive Cuckoo.

自上次更新以来，又发生了一次变化：锈胸丛杜鹃现已归类为巽他星斑杜鹃(中文还没更改）。它以灰色头部和“锈色”胸部而易于辨认，但有时可能与八声杜鹃混淆。

 

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update 202405

– a bird that always heard and sometime just fly too close and hide from us to be seen or photograph.. Brush or Rusty breasted  ? now it call Brush in eBird

– something happen in the group and make the whole schedule late but still trying to do some late evening birding at GAP, Fraser Hill. Not bad for short time have Green Broadbill, Brush Cuckoo, Rufous Bellied Swallow, Black Laughingthrush etc …

– 一只会飞来很近又喜欢藏起来的鸟，有时就很难看到到或拍到。

– 团员发生某些事，我们第二天行程几乎都迟了。倒带福隆港山脚已蛮晚了。可是还是希望让大家不要这么郁闷。还好，很快拿下这鸟，绿阔嘴鸟， 棕腹燕，黑噪鹛等。

 

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update 202012

– Juvenile

16. Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo, 乌鹃, 烏鵑, Cuculidae Surniculus, オウチュウカッコウ, SEWAH-SAWAI BIASA

 

update 202501

A common winter visitor here, but for the very first time, it came down to the Pitta feeding spot. Such a stunning dark-colored bird, especially when seen up close.

这里是它常见的冬季栖息地，但这是它首次降临到Pitta的喂食点。这是一只令人惊叹的深色鸟儿，近观时更是美得令人屏息。

 

 

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very common winter visitor

17. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, 红翅凤头鹃, 紅翅鳳頭鵑, Clamator coromandus, カンムリカッコウ, SEWAH-BERJAMBUL SAYAP COKLAT

– one of the most beautiful cuckoo.

update 202103

– lucky to see this bird stay still but just a boring standing video record

– 幸運的遇到這害羞的鳥。可是就只呆呆的站。轉頭。

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18. Oriental Cuckoo, 霍氏中杜鹃, 霍氏中杜鵑, Cuculus optatus, ツツドリ, SEWAH GUNUNG ASIA

– ID this in my Ebird as Himalayan/Oriental Cuckoo because

– not really can tell different from Himalayan Cuckoo on the field just from the picture

– big cuckoo with Grey-white face-neck, heavy bar bellied, Yellow eyering

Cuculidae series: Cuckoo, Ground-Cuckoo | 杜鹃科 | liewwk Nature https://www.liewwkphoto.com/blog/?p=2281

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19. Greater Coucal, 褐翅鸦鹃, 褐翅鴉鵑, Centropus sinensis, オオバンケン, Bubut Besar

– pretty common found near the forest edge, open grassland

– wing shinning brown, and overall dark blue-black. with red-eye

– 在森林周边与开阔的地方非常普通。

update 202104

– I am in progress testing the Canon EF lens on Fujifilm Camere with a Fringer adapter. so I spend few days at the forest edge waiting for any birds that flying past and trying to use this setup to capture any pictures

– this bird seems near me and I managed to capture a series of it flying toward me.

– 这几天我在森林周边的开阔地方。试佳能镜头，富士机身, Fringer EF-FX pro 。任何鸟飞过我都 试试看看可以用区域对焦+追焦。

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More pictures from Flickr: Cuculidae series : Cuckoo, Ground Cuckoo | 杜鹃科 | liewwk Nature

 

20. Bornean Ground-Cuckoo, 婆罗洲地鹃, 婆羅洲地鵑, Carpococcyx radiceus, ハシリカッコウ, BUBUT-TANAH BORNEO

– large colorful ground bird normally very secretive which more often heard than seen

– iridescent purple-green wings, long dark tail, finely barred underparts, black head, and pale blue-green face and bill (Ebird)

– 大，紫青蓝，非常神秘的婆罗洲特有种。通常都是听到见不到的鸟。

– just got back from long Borneo tour, this bird appear last moment but everyone happy with the long and good view

– 刚完成婆罗洲团。这鸟当然是最被瞩目的鸟之一。它在最后一刻让我们看的完完全全。站了10多分钟。

update 202510

“There it is!” — I find myself saying this every time I see this bird, forgetting that “there” means nothing unless everyone is looking from the same angle, direction, and height. Fortunately, the bird stayed long enough for us all to get a good view. Truly a wonderful bird to observe!

“在那里！”——每次看到这只鸟我都会脱口而出，但其实“那里”对别人来说可能毫无意义，因为每个人的角度、方向和视线高度都不同。幸运的是，这只鸟停留了很久，最终大家都看得很清楚。真是一只令人惊艳的鸟！

 

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update 202505

Lucky moment again! We spotted a pair walking from left to right, then back again before climbing up a tree to check us out. Everyone got a look—some with a perfect view, others like me with a slightly blocked one. Still, the excitement was real! Just sharing a memorable shot from our March visit with another group to this amazing and beautiful place – Kinabatangan River.

又一次幸运的时刻！我们看到一对它们从左走到右，又走回来，然后爬上树，好像在观察我们。每个人都看到了它们——有些人视野很棒，我的视线稍微被挡住了一点，但兴奋的心情完全不减！这是三月与另一组一起造访这个令人惊艳又美丽地方-京河时的难忘瞬间，分享给大家。

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update 202406

– not really like 2023, miss and hit this bird on 2024… but it gave us a long, close view last week .. it is ~15m from us for more than 30s full open view.

– a shy Borneo endemic

– 2023 命中率90++% 可是2024几乎一半以上都没听到。还好上一团，来个很近+久让我们10个人都看的好好的。

 

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update 202404

– wonderful moment while looking for this bird so long open on tree calling non stop .. it is total excitement to get one in the wild ..

– 没几个人感受到我们的兴奋，这么害羞的鸟站哪叫很久。在野拍的到这么一只鸟是多么兴奋。

 

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update 202310

– off season, finally home to look at all the pictures… this was one of the most amazing moment with my group .. special bird, special moment and special peoples …

– 鸟季节也到了2023的尾声。我也没什么团了。（剩下都是特别目标团）。在整理2023照片。这张是我最记得的一刻所拍。很特别的一刻，一只稀有的鸟，特别好的客人。

update 202309

– just another special moment of this Borneo endemic, it is happy for everyone to managed to have good view of this bird think more than 20 of us. After ours boat spot it and we told other 3 boats all still managed to have a good view of it.

– 还沉迷着这么一可，这么美丽的鸟站那。每个人4辆船20多个人都看到+拍到。我找到这鸟后，叫了其他朋友来。也都看到，拍到。

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– not sure my note correct or not, but seem the breeding season ? within 10 days, 3 pair spot and reasonable tame (still shy when trying to take photo)

– Hoi Ling, finally I got the head of the bird .. but no tail yet

– this is one best moment of 2023 or my life for this bird. This particular bird stand 20m above ground and for more than 1.5 hours ! (after we spend 30minutes and back breakfast and told Dean – another bird group.. and the bird still there !)

– 是不是筑巢期？10天内，3对很乖让我们拍照。（可是还是害羞啦）

– Hoi Ling, 我终于拍到鸟头，可是尾巴又没拍到。

– 这是应该2023最美好的一刻+人生遇上最乖的这鸟吧。我们看到它时已叫了20分钟，我们在看/拍30分钟。回去吃早餐，叫朋友去看（1小时后）鸟还在树上！

 

 

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– just another short targets trip to Sabah, managed to have almost all main targets (except Bulwer Pheasant) included this special Borneo endemic. We had good time >3 minutes to have good view but still little block from my angle .. any how am happy to have light hit on its’ body and show the color of its’ body

– 另一目标鸟行，主要目标鸟都拍到除了鳞背鹇外。这只婆罗洲稀有特有种，应该是最喜爱鸟之一吧。让我们看/拍 2分钟多。可惜我的位置还是有点阻挡。可是我很喜欢这照片，阳光照到它的身体真的很漂亮

update 202308

– it show so well with 2 stand close and open, but need to show other to have a view so finally I end up with this best view picture I had .. any one I really like to see it shy with us

– 它们竟然2只站一起。可是我的工作是让其他人看，所以当每个人都庆祝时。我只可以拍下这一幕。还是非常害羞

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update 202208

– just another bird encounter during the Borneo tour, very high success rate this year so far and no one seem believe me this is a difficult bird as we got it mostly day1 morning.

– 今年，见到/拍到几率蛮高。客人们都开始以为我骗他们了，这鸟是很难见到的。可是都是第一天就见到/拍到。

update 202207

– lucky customer to have 2 birds with good view and photos in close range and long

– a bird that after Bornean bristlehead and Bornean Gibbon which make our almost best Photography tour for 2022 so far

– 非常幸运的客人，拍到婆罗洲棘头鵙后再拍到婆罗洲地鹃。2只全看到，1只跑来跑去。

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51. Bay Coucal, 苏拉鸦鹃, 蘇拉鴉鵑, Centropus celebensis, セレベスバンケン, Bubut Sulawesi

A reddish-brown cuckoo with a long, often shaggy-looking tail. Juvenile shows a pale eye and a paler breast and throat than adults. The species favors vine tangles within forest and forest edge in lowlands and foothills, where it is usually encountered singly or in pairs. The entirely brown body, lacking black, separates this species from Lesser Coucal. Song is a series of “hoot” notes that often encourages other nearby coucals to respond. Alarm call is a harsh, short rasping “burr.” [ebird]

– as other coucal, shy, moving in bushes … very coucal call alike

– 有如其他鸦鹃，害羞，喜欢活动在草丛里。

update 202512

This is a very common but typically shy species in Sulawesi. Fortunately, we had a few great moments where it took flight in open view, allowing us the rare chance to capture some nice bird-in-flight photos of this elusive bird.

这是苏拉威西非常常见但害羞的鸟种之一，我们很幸运在几次机会中看到它飞行，让我们得以拍摄这只害羞鸟类的飞行照，实属难得。

 

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update 202311

– a bird always heard at lowland of Sulawesi, it is not so boring coucal overall but same it spend us sometime to have a good look of this bird

– 在苏拉威西，这特有种。通常都很容易听到。可是要拍到不是太容易。

 

52. Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo, 苏门答腊地鹃, 蘇門答臘綠嘴地鵑, Carpococcyx viridis, スマトラハシリカッコウ

– a very beautiful Ground-Cuckoo and it is as beautiful as the Bornean Ground-Cuckoo. it is shy, move fast on ground

– 非常漂亮的地鹃，就如婆罗洲地鹃一样的美。通常害羞+在地上快速走动

update 202412

Before I get busy again, I’d like to share an unforgettable moment from our photography trip to Sumatra. On Day 1, one of our members faced a “viewfinder” issue with the Canon R5 Mark II. While everything in the viewfinder appeared blurry, the AF points were still visible, and remarkably, every captured image was perfectly focused on the right subject—especially the bird’s eyes!

Shooting without a clear view through the viewfinder is no easy task, yet it’s incredible how this member managed to capture all the key targets with perfect bird-eye focus, relying entirely on the camera’s animal eye detection system. This even included the rare and stunning ground cuckoo.

在我再次忙碌之前，想分享我们苏门答腊摄影之旅中一个难忘的时刻。第一天，我们的一位队员的佳能 R5 Mark II 遇到了“取景器”问题。尽管取景器中的画面完全是模糊的，但自动对焦点仍然可见，令人惊讶的是，所有拍摄的照片都完美地对焦在目标上——尤其是鸟的眼睛！

在没有清晰取景画面的情况下进行拍摄确实极具挑战，但不可思议的是，这位队员完全依靠相机的动物眼部检测功能，成功捕捉到了所有主要目标，并精准对焦在鸟眼上，其中还包括那只罕见而美丽的地鸦。

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update 202411

– Last year, after searching for this beautiful bird for two days with another group, we were rewarded with an incredible view. From that experience, we learned that waiting patiently wasn’t enough—we needed to act quickly. Determined, we formed another group to return a year later. This time, on the first day, we only heard the bird but couldn’t catch a glimpse of it. However, on the second day, our efforts paid off with an amazing sighting of this rare and stunning endemic species of Sumatra. Happy  for the group!

 

– 去年，我们与另一个团队一起寻找这只美丽的鸟儿，经过两天的努力，终于得到了一个令人难以置信的观赏机会。从那次经历中，我们明白了，光是耐心等待是不够的——我们需要果断行动。于是，我们决定组织另一个团队，一年后再次前往。这次，第一天我们只能听到鸟鸣，却没能看到它。然而，在第二天，我们的努力终于得到了回报，成功观赏到了这只罕见而美丽的苏门答腊特有鸟种。为团队感到开心！

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update 202403

– give some motivation for my friend … jiayou

– 朋友看到这鸟照片中毒。来多一张，加油

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update 202401

– no one can explain how excited we were when we got this super good view of this bird after 2 full morning waiting and this beautiful bird give us amazing view at the “not common” spot

– 很难讲诉我们当时的心情，等了2天后。这鸟在“鸟点”外出现。真的太美，兴奋。

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update 202312

– one of ours Sumatra birding main target

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– one of ours Sumatra birding main target

– we spend 1 morning at “promising spot” but bird no show, and spend next morning again but just heard it 2 times. But luckily we make decision to walk around and finally with the Dwi sharing the behavior of the bird… manage to have good view and picture.

– 这次苏门答腊鸟行主要目标之一。我们用了一个早上在所谓的“点”没等到什么，加上另一个早上也只是听了鸟叫2声。过了2个早上，我们都在谈下次几时再来时听到鸟叫。我梦们就决定走去找鸟，不等了。还好在走不久后，就没个人看的高高兴兴+拍到照片

 

 

 

53. Black-billed Koel, 黑嘴噪鹃, 黑嘴噪鵑, Eudynamys melanorhynchus, スラウェシオニカッコウ, Tuwur Sulawesi

A commonly heard but very shy bird, with a call resembling that of the Malaysian Asian Koel—though its “woo” is slightly shorter.

这是一种常听见却非常害羞的鸟，它的叫声与马来西亚的亚洲噪鹃相似，但“喔”的声音稍微短一些。

update 202505

It was a dull and cloudy day when we first heard the call a few times and caught a glimpse of the bird flying, but no one managed a photo. Fortunately, the bird began circling near us, and while everyone searched for a perch shot, I took the opportunity to capture it in flight.

在一个无聊又多云的日子，我们第一次听到这种叫声，并几次看到它飞过，但没有人成功拍到照片。幸运的是，这只鸟后来在我们附近盘旋，当大家都在寻找它停栖时的画面时，我抓住机会拍下了它飞行中的瞬间。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54. Goliath Coucal, 巨鸦鹃,哥利亞斯鴉鵑, Centropus goliath, オニバンケン, Bubut Goliath

update 202511

I’ve visited Halmahera a few times, and this species has always been a challenge to observe properly—my first sighting was just a quick flyby across the road. But today, luck was truly on our side. Despite expecting a full day of rain, we ended up getting great views of Kingfishers, Pitta, Fruit-Dove, and this special bird. It stayed in the open for a long time, and the close view made it look even more stunning.

这是我几次来哈马黑拉（Halmahera），每次都很难清楚又长时间地看到这只特别的鸟，我第一次见它还是从路上飞过的一瞬间。今天运气特别好，原以为会下一整天的雨，结果不仅看到了翠鸟、八色鸫、果鸽，还有这只特别的鸟长时间停留在我们眼前，近距离观看更显它的魅力。

 

 

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201. Dideric Cuckoo, 白眉金鹃, 白眉金鹃, Chrysococcyx caprius, ブロンズミドリカッコウ

A small, greenish cuckoo. The male has barred flanks, white flecking on the wing, white patches in front of and behind the eye, and a distinctly red eye surrounded by a red eye-ring. The bronzy-green female has a diagnostic white patch in front of the eye, a plain back, and white patches in the wings. This common resident and migrant is not a habitat specialist, but it prefers riverine and wetland areas where its preferred brood-parasite hosts, weavers and bishops, are common. The distinctive call is a loud, rising, high-pitched “deee-deee-deee-deee-dederik”. [EBird]

一种体型较小、呈绿色的杜鹃鸟。雄鸟体侧有横纹，翅膀上带有白色斑点，眼前和眼后有白斑，眼睛为鲜红色，周围有红色眼圈。雌鸟呈青铜绿色，眼前有明显的白斑，背部纯色，翅膀上有白斑。这种常见的留鸟和迁徙鸟对栖息地要求不高，但更偏好河流和湿地地区，因为那里有它们寄生繁殖的首选宿主——织巢鸟和红衣主教雀。其独特的叫声为响亮而逐渐升高的高音“deee-deee-deee-deee-dederik”。

 

update 202501

A very beautiful and common cuckoo, often heard in almost any environment. However, it rarely perches because its calls attract other birds, especially weavers, that chase it away. The best chances to spot it are while it’s in flight, and we were fortunate to see it flying past us many times.

一种非常美丽且常见的杜鹃鸟，几乎可以在任何环境中听到它的叫声。然而，它很少停栖，因为它的叫声会吸引其他鸟类，特别是织巢鸟，将它赶走。观察它的最佳机会是在飞行时，我们很幸运多次看到它从我们面前飞过。

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