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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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Black Oriole …. another Borneo rare Endemic

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 ..

 

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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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keep moving !!! Bornean Ground Cuckoo

a shy bird that everyone interest to it ..

Bornean Ground Cuckoo, 婆罗洲地鹃, Borneo Endemic

 

one of the Borneo Endemic

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Gitzo Gimbal Fluid Head

after years birding, I am start looking for light setup and also suitable for Tropical rain forest environment …

we normally shooting in the dense environment , so low light, high ISO , low shutter speed are terms we always talk and trying to resolve ..

this new Gitzo fluid Gimbal head definite a light setup , and support for most the heavy setup light 400mm F2.8, 500mm F4, 600mm F4 … and etc . support is one concern but whats the success rate of shooting at comfortable shutter speed eg in Malaysia Rain Forest I always shooting 1/30 , ISO 1600-3200 at F4  .. if I always trying to get something can give me high success rate 1/30-1/60

my tests are simply practical , I swing the gimbal without lock and shoot with M mode, Fit aperture 4,7.1,8.0 but with 1/10,1/30, 1/40,/50,1/60,1/100 … with birds that move non stop …

 

 

*** no full lock of the head, just swing and press shutter , M mode fix shutter speed and Aperture but AUTO ISO , fast burst mode without remote cable

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1/40 [3/7 shots without shake]

 

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Malaysian Nightjar , 马来毛腿夜鹰 finally it is not flying !

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

Malaysian Eared-Nightjar,馬來毛腿夜鷹, Lyncornis temminckii,马来毛腿夜鹰,ミミヨタカ, TAPTIBAU MELAYU

 

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Black-necked Crane, 黑颈鹤

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 Endemic Birds | 马来西亚半岛 特有种鸟

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 …

Malayan Whistling-Thrush

 

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 .

 

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant

 

3. Malaysian Hill Partridge,砍氏山鹧鸪,Arborophila campbelli

very shy partridge

Malaysian Hill Partridge

 

there are few previously listed to be endemic too but here we are base on update

 

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