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BORNEO

Highlights: Bulwer's Pheasant, Black-crowned Pitta, Bornean Banded Pitta, Blue-banded Pitta, Crimson-headed Partridge, Red-breasted Partridge



Above: Black-crowned Pitta 黑头八色鸫 (Erythropitta ussheri)


Above: Crimson-headed Partridge 红头林鹧鸪 (Haematortyx sanguiniceps)






Above: Red-breasted Partridge 赤胸山鹧鸪 (Arborophila hyperythra).
Least Concern. 2 subspecies. Montane elevation. 

Above: Whitehead's Trogon 灰胸咬鹃 (Harpactes whiteheadi)
Near Threatened. Monotypic. Montane elevation 900m - 1500m above sea level.


SUMATRA

Highlights: Schneider's Pitta, Graceful Pitta, Salvadori's Pheasant, Sumatran Frogmouth, Sumatran Ground Cuckoo

Above: Sumatran Trogon 苏门答腊咬鹃 (Apalharpactes mackloti)



Above: Schneider's Pitta 施氏八色鸫 (Hydrornis schneideri). 
Female. Monotypic. Vulnerable. Endemic to Sumatra.










Above: Schneider's Pitta 施氏八色鸫 (Hydrornis schneideri). 
Male. Monotypic. Vulnerable. Endemic to Sumatra.

NORTH SULAWESI

Highlights: Rusty-backed Thrush, Scaly-breasted Kingfisher, Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher, Green-backed (Blue-headed) Kingfisher, Sulawesi Dwarf-Kingfisher, Great-billed Kingfisher, Knobbed Hornbill, Sulawesi Hornbill, and more

  
Above (L): Rusty-backed Thrush 紅背地鶇 (Geokichla erythronota erythronota). 
Male. Near Threatened. Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent islands.
Above (C): Scaly-breasted Kingfisher 鱗胸翡翠 (Actenoides princeps princeps). 
Female. Near Threatened. Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent islands.
Above (R): Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher 蘇拉藍耳翠鳥 (Cittura cyanotis). 
Female. Monotypic. Least Concern. Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent islands.

  
Above (L): Knobbed Hornbill 蘇拉皺盔犀鳥 (Rhyticeros cassidix). 
Vulnerable. Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent islands.
Above (C): Ochre-bellied Boobook  赭腹鷹鴞 (Ninox ochracea). 
Near Threatened. Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent islands.
Above (R): Sulawesi Scops-Owl 蘇拉藍耳翠鳥 (Otus manadensis). 
Least Concern. Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent islands.

Above: Sulawesi Myzomela 苏拉摄蜜鸟 (Myzomela chloroptera)
Male. Least Concern. Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent islands.

Above: Yellow-sided Flowerpecker 黄胁啄花鸟 (Dicaeum aureolimbatum)
Least Concern. Endemic to Sulawesi, adjacent islands including Sangihe Island. 









































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Sometimes I accompany my regular guests for birding trips out of Peninsular Malaysia. Check out what we found.
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Birds & Wildlife in Malaysia

About Me

I'm a bird watcher, digiscoper, photographer and a licensed nature guide. Welcome to my 'A Malaysian Birder' blog. I will post my bird sightings and photographs on this blog. I started bird watching while studying in university. After graduating with a degree in forestry specializing in parks and recreation management, I have been attached to the parks and gardens industry. My past work experiences involve conducting environmental education program, bird watching and many more. When I go out to the field, I will usually have my Leica Ultravid 10x32 binocular and Kowa TSN-501 spotting scope with me. This is the lightest setup for me as I prefer to go light these days. There are times, I will have my parabolic microphone in the field for recording bird calls.

In the past, I will have my Kowa BDXD 8x32 binocular, Zoom H2N recorder, Kowa TSN-501 and my favorite Nikon1 V1 with a 70-300mm lens. This is the lightest setup I have tried.

Bird Watching Tours

There are quite a number of birding groups from Australia, United States and United Kingdom that come over to Malaysia annually visiting the traditional key sites that include Kuala Selangor, Fraser's Hill and Taman Negara. There is not doubt that the 3 sites are the preferred birding sites in Peninsular Malaysia. So if you are coming over for birding and intend to hire a guide, you can send me an email at nature2pixel@gmail.com and go over to posting section to view photos and summary of trip reports with testimonials from past clients.

Besides following the traditional route, I also customized trip according to clients needs, preference and interests. So there are some local patches that I can introduce to all bird watchers, digiscopers and photographers.

Here are a few of my favorite birding spots around Kuala Lumpur.

• Kuala Selangor - the habitats include mangrove forest. Good for woodpecker and kingfisher. Some amount of walking is required on flat terrain.

• Fraser's Hill - one of the traditional key sites for birding in Peninsular Malaysia and still the best place to visit. Elevation between 900 - 1200m above sea level. The species found here are different from the city of Kuala Lumpur. Targets may include Trogon, Woodpecker, Partridge, Laughingthrush, Leafbird, Spiderhunter and Sunbird.

• Hulu Langat - one of the most visited birding spot due to its proximity from the city centre. Walking is required but on easy terrain in this lowland forest. Sometimes need to wait at fruiting trees. Generally a good spot for Broadbill, Kingfisher, and Babbler.

• Bukit Tinggi - An alternative spot if you do not want to spend too long hours travelling to Fraser's Hill. It's about 900m to 1,000m above sea level and you get a combination of lowland and highland species at this elevation. Walking is required but just a short distance. Traditional known for Broadbill, Hornbill, Partridge and Pheasant.

• Gombak-Ampang - Generally recommended for photographers targeting Blue-eared Kingfisher and at times during fruiting season, it attracts many species of Bulbul and Barbet. Located in urban area.

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Bird Video

I am also interested to take video of birds. Here are some of my favorite videos for your viewing. Video taken with Nikon1 V1 attached to a Sigma 500mm f4.5 and most of the time iPhone SE through the spotting scope. Editing is done on smartphone Power Director for Android device and I also like the iMovie on iPhone. Enjoy.

Recommended Field Guides

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