Common Household and Garden Birds

Over here in West Peninsular Malaysia we do have a variety of beautiful common birds. Depending on where you stay, some birds can be uncommonly common while some you will see and hear them almost everyday. The nice thing about these household and garden birds is that they allow us to approach them closer for photography.

The top photos show a Black-Naped Oriole. They can finish a ripe papaya like this one within half a day.

This is another common bird - a Yellow-Vented Bulbul. Also a papaya ripper.

Some books called this bird an "Edible Nest Swiftlet". I would just call it a "Common Swift". One of its diagnostic field features are that its primaries are longer than its secondaries feathers and has a buffish brown body.

This is a Pied Fantail which can be very friendly to you as well as your "friendly" cats and dogs.

This is a very common bird - a Eurasian Tree Sparrow (adult).

This picture was taken in January 2013



A Peaceful Dove walking along the road side.

The juvenile Peaceful Dove can be seen here (left bird)

Another common bird - a Philippine Glossy Starling with its glossy greenish sheen not so conspicious here due to lighting condition.

Here is another commmon bird - a House Crow or Raven as most Brits would be fond of calling them. An alert bird which would not hesitate to fly away even if you point a broom stick at their direction.

At times you can find this bird in your garden - a Common Tailor Bird

Looks like he has managed to grab a bottlefly by its legs.

If you are staying around Klang Valley, you will most likely to meet a Javan Myna like this one.

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)

A Rock Dove. Now one could find a variety of colors due to its "inter-clan" marriages.

At times this bird may also drop by at your garden - a Coppersmith Barbet.

This is a Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater. At the peak of their migrating season, they can be found everywhere.

If you have trees in your garden you will most likely to encounter this bird - a Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker.

This is a very common and friendly Oriental Magpie Robin.

This is the most common sunbird you can find in your garden - an "Olive-Backed Sunbird". This one is a male.

Plain Throated Sunbird

Formerly known as Brown-Throated Sunbird, this sunbird is also common in the gardens and parks. 

This is a bird way of saying thank you for visiting this site.