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1. greater painted snipe, 彩鹬
– a migrant that very shy , always found near pond, paddy… stand still not moving if not one approach especially see human will hiding
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Falconet, the smallest bird of prey … it moves fast and stands high …
Malaysia only has 2 Falconet :
1. Black-thighed falconet, 黑腿小隼, Microhierax fringillarius,モモグロヒメハヤブサ,RAJAWALI-BELALANG MELAYU
2. White-fronted Falconet, 白额小隼, 白額小隼, Microhierax latifrons, ボルネオヒメハヤブサ, RAJAWALI-BELALANG DAHI PUTIH
[Bornean Falconet, 婆罗洲小隼， 婆羅洲小隼]
3. Peregrine Falcon, 游隼, 遊隼, Falco peregrinus, バアバリアハヤブサ, RAJAWALI KEMBARA
3i. Peregrine Falcon (Indo-Pacific), 游隼, 遊隼, Falco peregrinus ernesti, バアバリアハヤブサ, RAJAWALI KEMBARA TROPIKA
1. Black-thighed falconet, 黑腿小隼, Microhierax fringillarius,モモグロヒメハヤブサ,RAJAWALI-BELALANG MELAYU
– normally stand on top of dry tree
– move fast and prey dragonflies, small insects
update 202411
– The only species in Peninsular Malaysia which also one of the world’s smallest raptors, often seen perched high, watching for prey.
– While testing the new Canon R1’s Pre-continuous Shooting and AF performance, I captured one of many frames. I’ll share more from the full sequence in the near future.
– 在马来西亚半岛唯一的物种，同时也是世界上最小的猛禽之一，经常被看到栖息在高处，观察猎物。
在测试新款佳能 R1 的连续预拍摄和自动对焦性能时，我捕捉到了众多画面中的一个。不久后我会分享更多完整的拍摄序列。
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update 202402
– it came so close, have a close view and low view for this bird just simply awesome. lovely
– 这鸟下来太低了。在这么好角度看，这鸟太漂亮了。
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update 202211
– lovely morning with lovely small raptor.
– 美好的每一天。这小猛禽还是很可爱。
update 202206
– months monitor the cute little raptor, finally fledged
– captured with the pre-production camera and lens
– 几个月的观察，这小猛禽终于出巢了。
– 摄于这套富士的工程机。
update 202103
– one of the smallest raptor of the world and it fly real fast
– 世界上最小的猛禽之一。飛的很快。
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update 202101 - feeding a bird? lucky to see this world's smallest raptor feeding and show some face rection 世界最小猛禽，在吃小鳥？ #
update 2020 Aug
update 2015 Feb 25
2. White-fronted Falconet, 白额小隼, 白額小隼, Microhierax latifrons, ボルネオヒメハヤブサ, RAJAWALI-BELALANG DAHI PUTIH
[Bornean Falconet, 婆罗洲小隼， 婆羅洲小隼]
– special to East-North Borneo Endemic
– almost same behavior of black-thighed falconet, small, stand high
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update 202405
– a very tiny special Endemic of Sabah. Cute and normal stand high up to look for prey
– another lucky came to this spot normally just for “bird seeing” which the small bird just stand 30-40m above from ground .. but when we arrive and looking for this bird just for bird watch. But after I walk around, I call everyone down it is low !!!! and 2 together ..
– 非常小，可爱的特别的沙巴特有种。通常站高高为了看猎物。
– 这一次，因为迟了行程。没办法的到看鸟的点看看这鸟。拍个记录，可是当我走下车找这鸟时。看到一对战的非常的很不错，立刻叫大家下来。
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update 202309
– it is weird this bird seem disappear from all common sites, especially almost not found at Danum Valley BRL, Kinabatangan River and etc… but this family found quite near to KK town ..any how, due to location, not all visit can be make there but for last special targets tour. We special arrange to be there and award with 2 in one frame
– 疫情后，很奇怪。这鸟几乎消失在之前的鸟点。在几个蛮出名的森林保护区都不容易见到。可是，几个比较稳的点都在城市/小镇附近。因为地点问题，我们不是每次都会去看/拍这鸟。这一次，特别目标鸟图包含这只小猛禽。我们特别安排时间去拍。去到不久就看到2只站一起的画面。。。。。。
update 202305
– after missed the Crimson-Headed partridge at common spot (after wait of ~1 hour), decided to continue to KNP and found this lovely tiny raptor. only with 500mm so it is a bit heavy crop but love to see it doing good and with lovely butterfly
– 在普通的红头林鹧鸪点等了～1个小时，鸟没出现。我们直上神山，幸运的我们尽然看到这鸟捉了蝴蝶去喂小孩。因为没准备好，只用了500 焦段。裁截了蛮多的。
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– it is surprise to see it at this elevation again and this time not that high up at canopy, but backlit with quite a lot of shadow and highlight recovery.
– very cute bird as usual. look like a Panda
– 第二次在这么高海拔见到它还要站的不是太高。。可是背光太厉害，后期用了点时间。
– 非常可爱的小熊猫。
update 2020 Oct
update 2017 Sept 7
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– fastest bird of the world
– Found across the globe; considerable plumage variation across subspecies
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update 202104
– we were actually searching the shorebirds near the beach and all of sudden all birds take off and we found this world’s faster bird dive down and trying to hunt the Lesser Sand Plover but it failed… and again it trying to hunt for another 2x Curlew Sandpiper but it failed again and leave without any success.
– it really dives down and flying all direction fast and make many frames out of focus. It can reach over 320 km/h while diving for hunting.
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_falcon
– 我们在看水鸟。突然间，全部鸟都起飞。我们看到这世界上飞最快的鸟来了个突袭可是连捕捉3只鸟都不成功。
– 这鸟飞的真快。我又用了较长的焦段，错过很多很好的一幕。在追捕猎物时，速度可以到达 320km/h.
update 202012
– a rufous front, almost full dark head
update 202110
More pictures from Flickr: Falconidae series: Falconet | 隼科 | liewwk Nature
More Youtube video : Falconidae series : Falconet | 隼科 | liewwk Nature
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trying to share all Malaysia Robin collection
1. White-tailed Robin, 白尾地鸲, 白尾地鴝, Myiomela leucura, コンヒタキ, MURAI-GUNUNG BIASA
2. Siberian blue robin, 蓝歌鸲, 藍歌鴝, Luscinia cyane, コルリ, MURAI-KECIL BIRU UTARA
3. Rufous-headed Robin, 棕頭歌鴝, Larvivora ruficeps, ズアカコマドリ, MURAI-KECIL UBUN MERAH
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51. Collared Bush-Robin, 台湾林鸲, 栗背林鴝, Tarsiger johnstoniae, アリサンヒタキ
1. White-tailed Robin, 白尾地鸲, 白尾地鴝, Myiomela leucura, コンヒタキ, MURAI-GUNUNG BIASA
– montane bird which normally near water
– male overall dark blue with a white mark on tail, female overall brown
– 高山鸟通常都在有水的地方。
– 公鸟蓝，母棕。尾巴黑带2条白
update 202106
update 2014 Nov 24
2. Siberian blue robin, 蓝歌鸲, 藍歌鴝, Luscinia cyane, コルリ, MURAI-KECIL BIRU UTARA
– small winter visitor (North). always shaking tail when moving
– male top part overall blue and bottom white, female overall brown
– 非常普通候鸟。共鸟上部蓝，下半部白。母鸟棕
202410
– a tiny winter migration bird here, male with blue (breeding plumage) body and tail … sometime got confuse with female when non breeding plumage
– so fast, it is back again with beautiful plumage ..
– 马来西亚候鸟，不很稀有。雄鸟身，尾都是蓝的。可是非繁殖羽时，身上可能完全美蓝色。所以有时蛮难分辨雄或雌。
– 这么快又要一年了，它又回来动一个点。
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update 202402
– the bird begin the change, and hope see you again .. lovely tiny bird that normally come to any feeding station
– 看来他是准备回家，开始换羽毛。希望安全回家。这小可爱通常都会来喂食点。
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– a rare winter visitor
– 非常心有候鸟。
typical Robin alike, with fiery orange shoulder and collar, white-browed, pretty common at Daxueshan, saw few birds and tame
很想鸲，雄鸟整个头全为黑色，一道长而宽阔的白色眉纹从眼先上面向后一直延伸到枕部两侧。头至背为黑色，背中部和颈侧带灰，腰黑色、有的具橙黄色羽端，两翅黑褐色，外翈羽缘橄榄灰色，尾上覆羽白色，尾羽黑色。下体颏、喉黑色与头部黑色连成一体，上胸橙红色形成一宽带由两侧向上延伸至后颈和两肩，十分明显而辉亮，下胸橙褐色，两胁橄榄褐色，腹中部和尾下覆羽白色沾灰。
update 20231218
– while I am spending time to look for the Pheasant, this bird keep entertain me.. even at ours’ accommodation area, 1 pair seem very tame and flying around
– 在等帝稚的2-3小时，这鸟很乖地陪我。在我们在大雪山住宿点附近也有一对蛮乖的。
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I am using and selling the Shake Reduce system
– shake or looseness between len-camera mount , this create shake especially at low light condition
– provide more support for heavy telephoto lenses instead only one support . the support design to be at the weight location instead
update 2016 Oct 22
another simple test with the shake reduce system
e.g. previous share
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I was lucky to have this camera (CANON EOS 7d m2) test for a day in forest (Sepilok RDC) .. there are few things (ISO performance, AF performance, Video AF tracking, Image Quality, mirror shake level) that concern me and I had make full test on it …….
Below are some of my test result (all based on my personal standard)
1. ISO performance is improve and acceptable up to 1250 (from screen) compare to my 1dx 2000
2. AF performance is very fast
3. shutter/mirror shake is very quiet and minimal
4. liveview AF tracking is simply amazing
– below show the tree branch under strong wind and keep shaking frontward-backward, left-right.
*** I will slowly update more 😀
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1. Moustached Babbler, 须树鹛, 須樹鶥, Malacopteron magnirostre, ヒゲチャイロチメドリ, KEKICAU-CANGKUK BERMISAI
2. Sooty-capped Babbler, 纯色树鹛, 純色樹鶥, Malacopteron affine, ズグロチャイロチメドリ, KEKICAU-CANGKUK UBUN GELAP
3. Scaly-crowned Babbler, 小红头树鹛, 小紅頭樹鶥, Malacopteron cinereum, コズアカチャイロチメドリ, KEKICAU-CANGKUK BERAPI KECIL
4. Rufous-crowned Babbler, 大红头树鹛, 大紅頭樹鶥, Malacopteron magnum, ズアカチャイロチメドリ, KEKICAU-CANGKUK BERAPI BESAR
5. Gray-breasted Babbler, 灰头树鹛, Malacopteron albogulare, ムナオビチャイロチメドリ, KEKICAU-CANGKUK DADA KELABU
6. Collared Babbler, 领鵙鹛, 領鵙鶥, Gampsorhynchus torquatus, エリモズチメドリ, KEKICAU KEPALA PUTIH BIASA
7. Puff-throated Babbler, 棕头幽鹛, 棕頭幽鶥, Pellorneum ruficeps, ムナフジチメドリ, KEKICAU-TANAH BERBINTIK BIASA
8. Black-capped Babbler, 黑冠幽鹛,黑冠幽鶥, Pellorneum capistratum, ズグロジチメドリ, KEKICAU-TANAH UBUN HITAM
9. Buff-breasted Babbler, 棕胸幽鹛, 棕胸幽鶥, Pellorneum tickelli, チャムネムジチメドリ, KEKICAU-TANAH PERANG
10. Temminck’s Babbler, 泰氏幽鹛, 泰氏幽鶥, Pellorneum pyrrogenys, ワキアカムジチメドリ, KEKICAU-TANAH UBUN KELABU
11. Short-tailed Babbler, 短尾雅鹛, 短尾雅鶥, Pellorneum malaccense, タンビムジチメドリ, KEKICAU EKOR PENDEK BIASA
12. White-chested Babbler, 白胸雅鹛, 白胸雅鶥, Pellorneum rostratum, ムナジロムジチメドリ, KEKICAU-TELUNJUK DADA PUTIH
13. Ferruginous Babbler, 锈色雅鹛, 銹色雅鶥, Pellorneum bicolor, サビイロムジチメドリ, KEKICAU-TELUNJUK API
14. Abbott’s Babbler, 阿氏雅鹛, 阿氏雅鶥, Turdinus abbotti, ハシブトムジチメドリ, KEKICAU-BELUKAR BIASA
15. Horsfield’s Babbler, 霍斯氏雅鹛, 霍斯氏雅鶥, Turdinus sepiarius, ズグロムジチメドリ, KEKICAU-BELUKAR PARUH TEBAL
16. Bornean Black-capped Babbler, 婆罗洲黑冠幽鹛, 婆羅洲黑冠幽鶥, Pellorneum capistratoides, KEKICAU-TANAH UBUN HITAM BORNEO
Here only related with Babblers and tit-Babblers .. both Wren-Babbler and
Scimitar-Babbler shares separately as below
Pellorneidae series: Wren-Babbler | 雀眉科: 鹪鹛 | liewwk Nature 9-2 [update 20240125]
1. Moustached Babbler, 须树鹛, 須樹鶥, Malacopteron magnirostre, ヒゲチャイロチメドリ, KEKICAU-CANGKUK BERMISAI
– not that common
– Danum Valley, RDC, Kuala Tahan, Belum, Pedu etc
2. Sooty-capped Babbler, 纯色树鹛, 純色樹鶥, Malacopteron affine, ズグロチャイロチメドリ, KEKICAU-CANGKUK UBUN GELAP
– very common lowland species with beautiful song
– KRAU, Tahan, Merapok, Danum Valley, Tabin, Pedu, etc
update 202307
– early morning, nothing special show up, except this lovely “song bird” of the forest. 2 of them feeding low but still moving fast
– dull looking bird, but very good singer
– 很闷的鸟，没什么颜色。可是唱歌是很好听
– 一大早，没什么鸟。就这鸟陪我们。还下来吃东西。
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– common lowland forest, sometimes confuse with Rufous-crowned Babbler
– Kuala Tahan, Merapoh, Danum Valley, RDC, Tabin, Pedu, etc
– common lowland forest, sometimes confuse with Scaly-crowned Babbler
– Kuala Tahan, Merapoh, Danum Valley, RDC, Tabin, Pedu etc
update 202408
– a lovely “song bird” make a very lovely song almost just like Sooty-capped babbler .. moving in flock and fast
– 一只非常会唱歌的鸟，有时会与也非常厉害的纯色树鹛相似。通常群体活动。
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– rare species
– Panti, KLIAS etc
– rare submontane species
– Genting, Bukit Tinggi, Fraser Hill, etc
update 2020 Sept
update 2020 Aug
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– Lowland, normally near mangrove
– Merbok
– common in lowland forest.
– Kuala Tahan, Danum Vally, KRAU, Pedu, etc
9. Buff-breasted Babbler, 棕胸幽鹛, 棕胸幽鶥, Pellorneum tickelli, チャムネムジチメドリ, KEKICAU-TANAH PERANG
– montane species
– common at Fraser Hill, Genting etc
update 202405
– a very common overall brown little active babbler in Fraser Hill.
– it appear in most of the “bird spot”. Everyone seem attract Lesser Shortwing rather than this bird
– 福隆港很普通的一只鸟。可是还是非常活跃跳动的。
– 客人们都被短尾鸫吸引，没太大理会这鸟。
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– very active babbler, montane species found Borneo.
– front rufous with white center
– KNP, Bakelalan
– 非常活跃的高山品种。
– common lowland forests
– Danum Valley, Kuala Tahan, Merapok, KRAU etc
update 202105
– the look different from Peninsular Malaysia
– 与马来西亚西马不一样
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– Peninsular Malaysia
– common near steam
– very beautiful song and loud
– Kinabatangan River, Kuala Tahan, Hulu Langat , Danum Valley etc
update 202405
– very common and noisy babbler which can found near stream, river bank .. very lovely babbler
– 在小溪，河边都很容易见到的很吵的·鸟
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– common at lowland forest
– KRAU, Kuala Tahan, Merapok, Danum Valley, RDC etc
update 202209
– another active little “brown” bird normally heard than seen
– 一只棕色活跃小鸟。通常听到看不到的小鸟。
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– normally near a water source
– confuse with Horsfield’s Babbler, which with a shorter tail, bill, and call
– confuse with Abbott’s Babbler, which with a longer tail, bill, and call
– Hulu Langat, KRAU, Tabin, etc
16. Bornean Black-capped Babbler, 婆罗洲黑冠幽鹛, 婆羅洲黑冠幽鶥, Pellorneum capistratoides, KEKICAU-TANAH UBUN HITAM BORNEO
– a newly split from Black-capped Babbler.
– 现在，与西马的分类了。
update 202402
– this bird simply odd, it follow us walking in the trail .. it just walk few feet from us .. for quite a distance. Another cute little endemic
– 这是一只非常奇怪的鸟，一只跟着我们走。。。还走了一段路。还在我们几尺内。可是还是很可爱的特有种。
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update 202309
– a boring day, without target bird calling… this is the only endemic we had today ..but it is so good to give us good show
– 闷死了。目标鸟没叫，也没出现。只有几只鸟让我们看看拍拍，这只婆罗洲特有种很乖。
update 202301
effective 2014 Aug 25
I will move the outing blog page from
http://liewwkphoto.com/blog/?cat=245
to
liewwk Nature Photography : Photohunters event page
pitta – a bird normally long leg, short tailed, hopping around on forest floor for food , shy ….
many of the bird photographers just enjoy this bird very much and spend years, months, days, hours .. stay inside hide just to view, photograph this forest gem ..
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八色鸫 – 通常都长脚，短尾，害羞的在森林的地面，到处乱窜乱跳的找食物…
我们观/拍鸟人都很喜爱这种鸟。有些更会用上几年/月/星期/天躲在帐篷里等它的出现 ….
1. giant pitta,大蓝八色鸫
update 2018 Oct 4
update 2018 Aug 24
another good found, birds nearby there for months .. just need patient and luck to see it
update 2016 Oct 1
– one of my favor … saw how it behave different
2. Rusty-naped pitta 栗头八色鸫
update 2016 Oct 1
update 2015 Nov 17
3. Hooded pitta, 绿胸八色鸫 (Borneo)
update 2020 May 19
update 2020 May 18
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4. Mangrove Pitta, 红树八色鸫
update 2020 May 23
update 2020 Jan 16
a missing or shy “Kuala Lumpur Mangrove Pitta” for almost whole year 2019 birding season … it finally return 2020 hope the small left over Mangrove can be protect for it
5. Blue-winged pitta, 馬來八色鶇
update 2020 May 6
update 2020 Jan 17
6. Garnet Pitta , 榴红八色鸫
update 2020 May
update 2020 May
update 2019 Dec
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update 2015 Jun 14
Angry Garnet
7. Malayan Banded pitta, 藍尾八色鶇 (female)
8. Blue-banded pitta, 蓝斑八色鸫
9. Black-headed pitta, 黑頭八色鶇 – Erythropitta ussheri
クロアカヤイロチョウ,BURUNG-PACAT DELIMA SABAH
update 2020 May 9
10 . Blue-headed Pitta, 藍頭八色鶇
update 2020 May 16
update 2017 Aug 28
update 2017 Jul 26
11. BORNEAN BANDED PITTA 婆罗洲蓝尾八色鸫
12. Fairy pitta, 仙八色鸫
a winter visitor to Borneo ..
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