FLAME-THROATED BARBET

Photographed in Badugal Botanic Gardens, Bali October 2016

(822)                 FLAME-THROATED BARBET               Megalaima armillaris

INDONESIA (Bali)          (25)        

Also known as Orange-fronted Barbet. 21 cm. A forest barbet, primarily found in forests and forest edges, or nearby wooded cultivation; from the lowlands to 2,500 m elevation, but more numerous in hills above 600m. Indonesian endemic, fairly common resident on Java and Bali only.

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE

Photographed in Badugal Botanic Gardens, Bali October 2016

(821)                 LONG-TAILED SHRIKE                Lanius schach

INDONESIA (Bali)         (24)        

An open country bird found in open fields and scrub, often near rural roads and villages. 25 cm. Range: Oriental region, east into Papua New Guinea; a locally common resident on Sumatra, Java and Bali; uncommon in parts of Kalimantan and Nusa Tenggara.

Photographed near Jatiluwih, Bali October 2016