Friday, November 24, 2023

PIN-STRIPED TIT-BABBLER

 

Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

(* 930)                  PIN-STRIPED TIT-BABBLER              Macrons gularis

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Common in primary and secondary forests, forest edges, scrub, old plantations, occasionally in gardens and mangroves. 13 cm. Distribution: Himalayan foothills and NE India, S China, mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay peninsula, Sumatra.




BLACK-WINGED CUCKOO-SHRIKE

 

Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

1326             BLACK-WINGED CUCKOO-SHRIKE            Coracina melaschistos (Lalage melaschistos)

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Also known as lesser grey cuckooshrike or dark grey cuckooshrike, is a species of cuckooshrike found in South to Southeast Asia.  Breeds in deciduous and broad-leaved evergreen forest but winters in open forest, groves, singly or in pairs.




WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA

 

Photographed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 2023

(*  1044)                WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA                 Copsychus malabaricus

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Founds in forests. 22 cm. Common in SE Asia: Rare to locally fairly common breeding resident from lowlands up to mid hills, mainly in dry lowlands.