Taman Rimba Ampang

Taman Rimba Ampang or Ampang Recreational Forest is a small recreational forest which is quite close to the city. Its trail is not too long and easy to stroll. Unfortunately this place which is frequented by morning joggers has more primates than birds. Today i noticed that the trees along the trail are either chopped down or collapsed due to soil erosion which renders the place in a bad state. Nevertheless the resident birds are still present but not as many as the previous years. Here are some of them which i have seen today:

This should be the second most common bird here - an Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker (male). Today i saw at least three pairs. So it looks like they are doing well here.

This is a juvenile Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker (male).

And this one is a female Orange-Backed Flowerpecker trying to pluck off a ripe berry.

This is a Yellow-Breasted Flowerpecker (male) showing off its distinguished orange crown patch.

There was also this White-Rumped Munia which was seen looking for nesting materials.

A group of this Scaly-Breasted Munia was also seen nearby.

Today i saw this Buff-Vented Bulbul which was quite silent.

So as this Red-Eyed Bulbul.

Whiskered Treeswifts like this one are also quite common here. This one is a male.

Today this Banded Woodpecker came to greet me. Saw two of them pecking at a tree trunk.

Finally i saw a few of this Rufescent Prinia calling. It looks quite the same as a yellow-bellied prinia except for its vent colors as well as its call which is shorter - ti'chew ti'chew.