ASIAN GLOSSY STARLING

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*  850)                      ASIAN GLOSSY STARLING               Aplonis panayensis    

MALAYSIA                55

Found in mangroves and coast to inland in all habitats except dry land forest; abundant in towns and villages, parkland and secondary woodland. 20 cm. Resident in Malaysian Peninsula.

YELLOW BITTERN

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*  886)               YELLOW BITTERN                 Ixobrychus eurhythmus

MALAYSIA               54

Found stalking or hiding in thick vegetation and roadbeds at edge of wetlands such as rivers and canals. 37 cm. Resident in Peninsula Malaysia.

BLACK BITTERN

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*  716)            BLACK BITTERN               Duper flavicollis

MALAYSIA                   53

Mainly nocturnal; found in tall, thick reeds and grasses at edge of ponds and rivers. 58 cm. Non-breeding migrant to Malaysian Peninsula.

RED-COLLARED DOVE

Photographed Langkawi, April 2017

(*   1048)               RED-COLLARED DOVE               Streptopelia tranquebarica

MALAYSIA                53

Found in drier open country, scrub, cultivation, up to 1,200m. 23-24.5 cm. Feral resident in Malaysian Peninsula.

GREAT EGRET

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*   241)                  GREAT EGRET              Ardea alba

MALAYSIA                    51

Found in wide variety of natural and man-made wetlands. 85-100 cm. Mostly migrants in Peninsula Malaysia, a small breeding population.

GREY HERON

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*   370)                  GREY HERON                   Ardea cinerea

MALAYSIA                50

Found along coastal and inland wetlands. 90-98 cm. Both resident and migrant in Malaysian Peninsula.

PURPLE HERON

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*  261)             PURPLE HERON           Areda purpurea

MALAYSIA                49  

Associated with brackish and freshwater wetlands. 80-90 cm. Resident and migrant in Peninsula Malaysia.

WHITE-HEADED MUNIA

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*  813)                  WHITE-HEADED MUNIA             Lonchura maja

MALAYSIA              48

Found in grassland, cultivation, rice paddies, scrub,up to 500 m. 11.5 cm. Uncommon to locally fairly common resident Peninsula Malaysia.

BROWN-BACKED NEEDLETAIL

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

1148             BROWN-BACKED NEEDLETAIL                 Hirundapus giganteus

MALAYSIA                  47

Seen over forested and open areas, up to 2,000 m. 21-24.5 cm. Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant through Malaysian Peninsula.

LESSER WHISTLING-DUCK

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*  901)               LESSER WHISTLING-DUCK                  Dendrocygna javanica

MALAYSIA              46

Lowland lakes, large rivers and marshes. 40 cm. Found throughout SE Asia. 

CHINESE POND-HERON

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*  941)               CHINESE POND-HERON              Ardeola bacchus

MALAYSIA              45

Found in a variety of wetlands, from coastal mangroves to former tin-mine ponds. 45-52 cm. Common non-breeding visitor to Peninsula Malaysia.

WOOD SANDPIPER

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*  492)                 WOOD SANDPIPER                 Tringa glareola

MALAYSIA               44

Very common in freshwater marshes, wet rice fields and mangroves, and where swamp forest has been newly cleared. 23 cm. Non-breeding migrant through Peninsula Malaysia.

GREEN IORA

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

1147               GREEN IORA              Aegithina viridissima

MALAYSIA               43

Found in the canopy of lowland evergreen rainforest from sea-level to c. 820 m, peat swamp forest and tree plantations. 13 cm. Throughout Peninsula Malaysia.

WREATHED HORNBILL

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

1146               WREATHED HORNBILL             Aceros undulatus

MALAYSIA               42

Found in broad-leafed evergreen and mixed deciduous forests, forest on islands, up to 1,830 m. Male 100.5 - 115 cm. In SE Asia uncommon to locally common resident.

GREAT HORNBILL

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

1145             GREAT HORNBILL                Buceros bicornis

MALAYSIA               41

Found in lowlands and hill forest from sea-level to c. 1,300 m. 110-120 cm. Found in northern part of Malay Peninsula.

LITTLE HERON

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*  106)                   LITTLE HERON                   Butorides striata

MALAYSIA                  40

Commonly called Striated Heron. Found stalking on the mud at the edge of rivers, mangroves or the sea, even along small forest streams. 45 cm. Throughout much of tropics and subtropics in South America, Africa and Australasia. and in Asia extending as far N as Japan and Ussuriland. Common throughout SE Asia as resident and migrant.

BROWN-WINGED KINGFISHER

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

1144                  BROWN-WINGED KINGFISHER                Pelargopsis amauroptera

MALAYSIA                 39

Found in mangroves, particularly old growth. 36-37 cm. North-west Peninsula Malaysia.

PINK-NECKED GREEN-PIGEON

Langkawi, April 2017

(*   824)               PINK-NECKED GREEN-PIGEON               Treron vernans

MALAYSIA              38

Also known as Pink-necked Pigeon. Common green-pigeon found at low elevations in coastal mangroves, wooded gardens, open country, forest edges and secondary forest. 27 cm. Resident throughout Malaysia.

COMMON SANDPIPER

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(* 508)                     COMMON SANDPIPER                   Actitis hypoleucos

MALAYSIA                 37

Found in many habitats, including coasts, wet rice fields, rivers, ditches, and even concrete lined drains. 20 cm. Migrant to Malaysian Peninsula, but seen all months.