Thank you for visiting this post where I will try to compile some of the birds that I have seen and photographed this year in Malaysia and other parts of world. The list shows the species that I first seen in the year and I will add more photos of the same species if I have managed to take more photographs later part of the year.
Spotted Wood-Owl
Strix seloputo seloputo
4th January 2024
Olympus EM1X + Olympus 300mm f4 IS PRO
Buffy Fish-Owl
Ketupa ketupu ketupu
4th January 2024
Olympus EM1X + Olympus 300mm f4 IS PRO
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris convexus
4th January 2024
Olympus EM1X + Olympus 300mm f4 IS PRO
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea jouyi
4th January 2024
Olympus EM1X + Olympus 300mm f4 IS PRO
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea manilensis
9th Jan 2024
Panasonic Lumix G7 + Olympus 300mm f4 IS PRO
Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
Treron vernans
9th Jan 2024
Panasonic Lumix G7 + Olympus 300mm f4 IS PRO
Slaty-breasted Rail
Lewinia striata
13th Feb 2024
EM1X + Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5-6.3 IS
Barred Eagle-Owl
Ketupa sumatrana sumatrana
13th Jan 2024
EM1X + Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5-6.3 IS
Asian Glossy Starling
Aplonis panayensis strigata
13th Jan 2024
Olympus EM1X + Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5-6.3 IS
Siamese Pied Starling
Gracupica floweri
13th Jan 2024
Olympus EM1X + Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5-6.3 IS
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
14th Jan 2024
Olympus EM1X + Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5-6.3 IS
Black-and-red Broadbill
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
15th Jan 2024
Olympus EM1X + Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5-6.3 IS
Medium Egret
Ardea intermedia
Medium Egret is formerly known as Intermediate Egret.
4th January 2024
Olympus EM1X + Olympus 300mm f4 IS PRO
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting verreauxii
3rd March 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
3rd March 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Copper-throated Sunbird
Leptocoma calcostetha
Monotypic.
29th February 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Crested Goshawk
Accipiter trivirgatus indicus
27 February 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Long-billed Spiderhunter
Arachnothera robusta robusta
23 February 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Siberian Blue Robin
Larvivora cyane
A regular migratory species to Peninsular Malaysia, usually seen from October to April.
18 March 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus tricolor
There are 13 subspecies distributed from the Indian subcontinent, South China, Southeast Asia to the Greater Sunda.
18 March 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Orange-breasted Trogon
Harpactes oreskios uniformis
Usually found in the hill forest in central Peninsular Malaysia but it can also be found in the lowland forest near Kuala Lumpur and northern region of Peninsular Malaysia. 5 subspecies are recognized.
18 March 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina
A regular migratory species to Peninsular Malaysia, usually seen from October to April.
1 March 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Rufous-browed Flycatcher
Anthipes solitaris
March 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Gold-whiskered Barbet
Psilopogon chrysopogon laetus
March 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Mountain Peacock-Pheasant
Polyplectron inopinatum
Near Threatened and monotypic, this species is found on the Titiwangsa mountain range.
18 March 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Chestnut-winged Babbler
Cyanoderma erythropterum erythropterum
3 April 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Tropicoperdix charltonii
3 April 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster
5 April 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Chalcoparia singalensis
6 April 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Little Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia ruficeps
Usually seen in highland but it is also possible to find it in the lowland forest while feeding on fruiting trees.
20 April 2024
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE + Kowa TSN-773
Little Green-Pigeon
Treron olax
29 April 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Ornate Sunbird
Cinnyris ornatus
This species is formerly known as Olive-backed Sunbird.
29 April 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Brown-throated Sunbird
Anthreptes malacensis malacensis
29 April 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Black-crowned Night Heron (Eurasian)
Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax
6 May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus
6 May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Little Egret (Western)
Egretta garzetta garzetta
6 May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Painted Stork
Mycteria leucocephala
Monotypic. This species is known to hybridized with M. cinerea in the wild and in captivity.
6 May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis whitei
May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus
May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans
May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Dusky Eagle-Owl
Ketupa coromanda klossii
10 May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Malayan Partridge
Arborophila campbelli
May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx rufidorsa
May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Grey-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigriceps davisoni
May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
This subspecies can be found in southern peninsular Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
White-tailed Robin
Myiomela leucura leucura
May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Great Egret
Ardea alba
May 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Blyth's Frogmouth (Blyth's)
Batrachostomus affinis affinis
May 2024 / Sabah (Borneo)
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Malaysian Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis turcosus
May 2024 / Sabah (Borneo)
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Olive-backed Woodpecker
Gecinulus rafflesii dulitensis
May 2024 / Sabah (Borneo)
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Chalcoparia singalensis borneana
May 2024 / Sabah (Borneo)
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
White-crowned Shama
Copsychus stricklandii
May 2024 / Sabah (Borneo)
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Striped Wren-babbler
Kenopia striata
May 2024 / Sabah (Borneo)
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Black-throated Wren-babbler
Turdinus atrigularis
May 2024 / Sabah (Borneo)
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Black-crowned Pitta
Erythropitta ussheri
May 2024 / Sabah (Borneo)
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Buff-breasted Babbler
Pellorneum tickelli tickelli
23 June 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
A friendly encounter with this small warm buffish babbler in the morning while birding in the cool weather in the hill station. There are 5 subspecies of Buff-breasted Babbler and this particular subspecies can be found in Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim), Western and Southern Thailand, and Peninsular Malaysia.
Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus
23 June 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Found this species a few times while birding in the hill station but this is the time when I managed to get a good view of its bill. This is a monotypic species and the range covers Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim) and Southern Thailand through Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra, Natuna Island, Borneo and Java.
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Eurylaimus ochromalus
23 June 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Whenever I go into a lowland forest on my own or while guiding, I will be looking for this cartoonish looking broadbill. The turquoise bill and pinkish front is just stunning.
Long-billed Spiderhunter
Arachnothera robusta robusta
23 June 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Close encounter with this spiderhunter while taking photographs of 3 Yellow-bellied Warbler nearby. On the same day, we found this species at 2 separate locations but this individual is more obliging than the other individual we saw earlier.
Crested Myna
Acridotheres cristatellus
15 July 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra
15 July 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Fire-tufted Barbet
Psilopogon pyrolophus
2 July 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Orange-bellied Leafbird
Chloropsis hardwickii malayana
2 July 2024
Panasonic Lumix G9
Banded Kingfisher
Lacedo pulchella pulchella
17 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Banded Kingfisher
Lacedo pulchella pulchella
19 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Black-and-red Broadbill
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos malaccensis
19 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Actenoides concretus concretus
19 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Scarlet-rumped Trogon
Harpactes duvaucelii
19 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Black-headed Bulbul
Microtarsus melanocephalos melanocephalos
19 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Eurylaimus ochromalus
25 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Red-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis amictus
25 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
Dicaeum chrysorrheum chrysorrheum
25 Jul 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis abnormis
26 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis abnormis
26 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Garnet Pitta
Erythropitta granatina coccinea
26 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Short-tailed Babbler (Mourning)
Pellorneum malaccense malaccense
26 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Malayan Banded-Pitta
Hydrornis irena
26 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
Macronus ptilosus ptilosus
26 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Grey-cheeked Bulbul
Alophoixus tephrogenys tephrogenys
26 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedo peninsulae
27 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Buceros rhinoceros rhinoceros
29 July 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Buff-breasted Babbler
Pellorneum tickelli tickelli
1 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus
1 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Malayan Partridge
Arborophila campbelli
1 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Black-eared Shrike-babbler
Pteruthius melanotis tahanensis
2 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
tahanensis: Gunong Tahan, Pahang, Malaya
Maroon Woodpecker
Blythipicus rubiginosus
2 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Blue Nuthatch
Sitta azurea expectata
2 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans
3 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Watercock
Gallicrex cinerea
3 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris tahanensis
3 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Red-headed Trogon
Harpactes erythrocephalus chaseni
3 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Subspecies chaseni is named after Frederick Nutter Chasen (1896-1942) British ornithologist, Director of Raffles Mus., Singapore 1932-1942
Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus mitratus major
3 August 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
20 November 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus vociferus
20 November 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Sultan Tit (Yellow-crested)
Melanochlora sultanea flavocristata
26 November 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Whiskered Treeswift
Hemiprocne comata comata
26 November 2024
Sony α6700 + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
* check out the origin of species / subspecies names:
ACCIPITER: Hawk
ANHINGA: little head, for an evil spirit of the forests, the devil bird
ANTHREPTES: (anthos) refers to flower or blossom; (threptes) means feeder
ARACHNOTHERA: arakhnēs = spider; -thēras = hunter
ARBOROPHILA: arbor, arboris = tree; philos = lover
AZUREA: azureus azure-coloured, azure-blue
CALCOSTHETHA: bronze breast
CAMPBELLI: Charles William Campbell (1861-1927) British diplomat, traveller in China and Mongolia (Arborophila). Archibald James Campbell (1853-1929) Australian ornithologist, collector. Robert Watt Campbell (fl. 2017) Scottish ornithologist, ringer (Chenorhamphus). Dr Archibald Campbell (1805-1874) Scottish physician in the Bengal Medical Service, botanist, explorer. Col. William Alfred Campbell (1880-1962) South African Army, business magnate, big-game hunter.
CHASENI: Frederick Nutter Chasen (1896-1942) British ornithologist, Director of Raffles Mus., Singapore 1932-1942
CITRINA: resemble yellow or lemon color and citrina is a German name for Canary
COPSYCHUS: the word derived from ancient Greek "kopsukhos" or "kopsikhos" meaning blackbird
CONVEXUS: vaulted, arched, rounded
CHRYSORHOEUS / CHRYSORRHEUM / CHRYSORRHOA / CHRYSORRHOEA / CHRYSORRHOEUS: khrusos = gold; orrhos = rump
CYANE: dark blue, sea blue, greenish blue
DICAEUM:
DUVAUCELI / DUVAUCELII: Alfred Duvaucel (1796-1824) French naturalist, collector in Sumatra and India
EXPECTATA: expectata / expectatus / exspectatus awaited, welcome
FLOWERI: Maj. Stanley Smyth Flower (1871-1946) British Army, zoologist, Advisor to Zoological Mus., Bangkok 1896-1898, Director of Egyptian Zoological Service 1898-1924
GALLICREX: Gallus Brisson 1760, fowl, and Crex Bechstein, 1803, crake
GEOKICHLA: geo refers to ground or earth while kichla (kikhle) means thrush
HARPACTES: originates from Greek word "harpaktes" meaning robber
INDICUS: refers to India
INOPINATUM: unexpected, unforeseen, surprising
JOUYI: Pierre Louis Jouy (1856-1894) US civil administrator, naturalist, collector in Korea, Japan and China 1881-1889, and Mexico 1892.
KETUPA: According to Horsfield 1821, Blo-ketupu was the Javanese name for the Buffy Fish Owl (cf. Malay name Ketupok) (Ketupa)
LARVIVORA: probably refers to mask or caterpillar larvae while vorus or vorare means to devour
MAJOR: maior, maioris greater, larger
MALABARICUS: southwest coast of India
MALACCENSE / MALACCENSIS / MALACENSE / MALACENSIS: Malacca, Malaysia. Melaka or Malaka are Malay names for a type of tree abundant in the region.
MANILENSIS: Manila, Philippines.
MELANOCEPHALOS: melanos (black) & kephalos (headed)
MELANOGASTER: melanos black; gastēr, gastros belly
MELANOTIS: melanos black; -ōtis -eared
MENINTING: Javanese name Meninting for the Deep-blue Kingfisher
MITRATUS: mitrata / mitratus L. mitratus crowned, mitred, turbanned < mitra head-dress < Gr. μιτρα mitra head-band.
NYCTYORNIS: nukti-, nuktos = night; ornis, ornithos = bird
OLAX: to smell
ORESKIOS: mountain-bred
PANAYA / PANAYANUS PANAYENSIS / PANAYUS Panay I., Philippines
PELLORNEUM: pellos = dark-coloured, dusky; orneon = bird
POLYPLECTRON: Poly or polus means many while plectron (plēktron) means cock’s spur
PTERORHINUS: pteron feather; ῥις rhis, ῥινος rhinos nostrils
ROBUSTA: powerful, strong
RUFICEPS:
SACRA: sacred
SELOPUTO: Javanese name Selo-puto for the Spotted Wood Owl (Strix)
SITTA: sittē = bird like a woodpecker
STRIATA: striated
STRIGATA / STRIGATUS: furrowed
SUMATRAE / SUMATRANA / SUMATRANUM / SUMATRANUS / SUMATRENSIS: Sumatra (Indonesia)
TAHANENSIS: Gunung Tahan, Pahang, Malaysia
TRERON: pigeon, dove
TRICOLOR: three colors
TRIVIGATUS: "tri" means three; while "virgatus" means striped
UNIFORMIS: uniform
VERREAUXII: Jules Pierre Verreaux (1807-1873) French natural history dealer, collector
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List of Birds “Seen & Photographed” ("Seen Only" or "Heard Only" species are omitted from this list) in Malaysia.
- Spotted Wood-Owl Strix seloputo seloputo
- Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu ketupu
- Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea jouyi
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea manilensis
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana sumatrana
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis strigata
- Siamese Pied Starling Gracupica floweri
- Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting verreauxii
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
- Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus indicus
- Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta robusta
- Chestnut-winged Babbler Cyanoderma erythropterum erythropterum
- Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Tropicoperdix charltonii
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
- Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps
- Little Green-Pigeon Treron olax
- Ornate Sunbird Cinnyris ornatus
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax
- Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
- Little Egret (Western) Egretta garzetta garzetta
- Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
- Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis whitei
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Malayan Partridge Arborophila campbelli
- Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa
- Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps davisoni
- White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura leucura
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Blyth's Frogmouth (Blyth's) Batrachostomus affinis affinis
- Malaysian Blue Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus
- Olive-backed Woodpecker Gecinulus rafflesii dulitensis
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis borneana
- White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii
- Striped Wren-babbler Kenopia striata
- Black-throated Wren-babbler Turdinus atrigularis
- Black-crowned Pitta Erythropitta ussheri
- Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli tickelli
- Red-billed Malkoha Zanclostomus javanicus
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus
- Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta robusta
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus vociferus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata comata
- Sultan Tit (Yellow-crested) Melanochlora sultanea flavocristata
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