Saturday 26 February 2011
Saturday 22 January 2011
Black Crested Bulbul
Black Crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus) or locally named as Merbah Jambul Hitam is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is said to be found from Himalaya to Indonesia but there are several distinctive subspecies which occured in Sri Lanka and Borneo eg the Black-capped bulbul, the Borneon Bulbul and the Ruby-throated bulbul from Sumatra.
Black Crested Bulbul is a beautiful bird about 19 cm (7 in) in length with a black upright crest and white eyes against a black face. One could often spot it among bird waves and although it is said to be a common bird found around forest edges, lowlands and hill forest up to 1200 feet, it is however often overlook for its beauty and photograhic values. It loves to eat fruits esp figs and insects. IUCN list: "least Concern".
Bamboo Woodpecker (Gecinulus viridis)
Bamboo Woodpecker (male) |
Bamboo Woodpecker (female) |
Bamboo Woodpecker (Gecinulus viridis) is a species of bird in the Picidae family which is said to occur in a very large range i.e. ranging from Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Unlike other woodpeckers, Bamboo Woodpeckers do not have a crest and made a loud monotone kyeek-kyeek-kyeek - usually by males. Males have redish crown while females are brownish. Bamboo Woodpeckers are about 26 - 28 cm which habitats are mainly around bamboo vegetation up to 1,400m. Bamboo woodpeckers breed around April - May and eats insects. Although mature population is said to be on a declining trend however IUCN has listed it as "least concern" at the moment. Locally named as "Belatuk Buluh" and are listed as fully protected by Act 76/72
Saturday 11 December 2010
Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
There were still many articles out there linking Javan Myna with White-vented myna. Most of the new version of field guides have actually differentiated the two birds. One of the ways to determine the differences between the 2 morphs is to look at its crest. Javan Myna has a shorter crest while the latter has more fluffy and longer crest. Then one might also want to compare Javan Myna with Crested Myna. Crested Myna has a shorter crest quite similar as a Javan but Crested Myna has a slaty-black undertail-coverts and a bill which is a pale whitish yellow almost to ivory color as compared to yellow bill and a clean white vent of a Javan . One could also mistakenly id Javan Myna as a Jungle myna. From field observations, one of the easiest way to diffentiate the two birds is to look at its bills - a jungle myna has an orange bill with bluish base while a Javan myna and White-vented myna have yellow bills.
However recently (2012) i met with a seasoned birder named Yang Chong and some experience birders like Aun Tiah and Mr Rafi who informed me that the bluish tinge at the base of Jungle Myna may not always be there. So the other way to differentiate between Javan and Jungle i guess is to see the back feathers whereby Javan has slaty black while jungle has brown back.
This is the first pair (above image) which i would label as "Bird A"
2nd pair as per images below ("Bird B")
They (Bird A & B) were actually different birds
This one has a white color mouth roof (Bird B).
....and this one was darker! (Bird A)
Interesting ya !
Interesting ya !
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Tiger Shrike
Tiger Shrike or some called it Thick-billed Shrike (lanius tigrinus) is a small passerine bird which feeds on small insects and animals. It belongs to the genus Lanius in the Shrike family. Over in Peninsular Malaysia it is considered a migrant and winter visitor which can be found in abundance from end of August to end of May. Reportedly common in open country and most of the time seen near forest edges. This one is probably a juvenile in first winter plumage. Some local birders named it as "machine gun bird" due to its chattering sound in alarm which sounds like a GPMG.
Another shot of the "Machine Gun" bird.
Monday 15 November 2010
Stripe-Throated Bulbul
Stripe-throated bulbuls like its close relatives i.e the Yellow-Vented Bulbuls are initially birds of coastal and mangrove which have made its way to lowland and edge of the forest (Allen, J. & Strange, M., 1993). It has been reported that now its more common at submontane elevations as it frequents at roadside scrub and secondary growth up to 1,300m. Can be found in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Mynmar, Thailand and Malaysia. IUCN List: "Least Concern"
This was captured at Serendah Waterfall area
This fellow is taken at Tmn Rimba Ampang
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