Birding in Ulu Langat Forest - May 2014

My birding journey in May 2014 continued with a trip back to the forest of Ulu Langat, Selangor. Photography wise, there were not many opportunities as the day was cloudy and most of the birds were up in the canopy. But for just less then 3 hours i was able to see and heard a total of 17 species of birds. Here are some of the "ok-lah" photos taken during this short outing:

Ruby-Cheeked Sunbird (Anthreptes singalensis) - female

This female sunbird has all the diagnostic features pointing it to an adult bird.

Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)

Most of the time you would only see this dove doing a fast zig-zag flight in between the forest trees.

Spectacle Spiderhunter (A.flavigaster)

Distinguished it from Yellow-Eared Spiderhunter (A. chrysogenys) by its clearer/broader ring around its eyes.

Little Cuckoo Dove (Macropygia ruficeps) 

If you are familiar with this dove, you will realise that Little Cuckoo Doves are more often seen at hill stations rather than at a low land forest.  I believe the doves were most likely a pair as i saw courting behaviors among them whereby "head nodding" and "chasing maneuvers" were performed. 

Note: check out the eyes of the dove on the right ! 

Are these "medicine men" or "plant poaches"?

Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela)

Despite how hard it tried to hide itself, it was not too difficult to spot such a big raptor.

Lesser Cuckooshrike (Coracina fimbriata)

At 20cm, this lesser cuckooshrike is no larger than an Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis). You got to see it to believe its size.

Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker (D. trigonostigma)

Spectacle Bulbul (P. erythropthalmos)

Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo (D. paradiscus)

I certainly did not snip-off one of its spiral racquets with photoshop. 

Other notable records from this trip was probably the calls made by a "Rufous-Fronted Babbler" (Stachyris rufifrons). It is reported to be the host brood for Drongo Cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris) which coincidentally were also heard in this trip.