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| Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024. |
1353 BLUE-WINGED PITTA Pitta moluccensis
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The blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis) is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae. The blue-winged pitta is regularly found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, and has been found to be vagrant in Australia, Christmas Island, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Habitat is lowland subtropical and tropical forests.
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| Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024. |
1352 GERMAIN'S PEACOCK-PHEASANT Polyplectron germaini
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Germain's peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron germaini) is a pheasant that is endemic to Indochina. The Germain's peacock-pheasant is endemic to southern Indochina. It is found in the seasonal tropical forests of mid-southern Vietnam and far eastern Cambodia; it can be found readily in Cat Tien National Park.
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| Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024. |
1351 SCALY-BREASTED PARTRIDGE Tropicoperdix chloropus
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The green-legged partridge (Tropicoperdix chloropus), also known as the scaly-breasted partridge or green-legged hill-partridge, is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in forest in Indochina, ranging slightly into southernmost China (Yunnan). The Vietnam partridge is now usually considered a subspecies.
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| Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024. |
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The ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis) is a species of sunbird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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| Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024. |
(1044*) WHITE-RUMPED SHARMA Copsychus malabaricus
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The white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. Native to densely vegetated habitats in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, its popularity as a cage-bird and songster has led to it being introduced elsewhere.
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| Photographed near Cat Tien Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
(712*) SCALY-BREASTED MUNIA Lonchura punctulata
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The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia. A species of the genus Lonchura. The species is endemic to Asia and occurs from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines (where it is called mayang pakíng). It has been introduced into many other parts of the world,
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| Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
1349 SILVER-BREASTED BROADBILL Serilophus lunatus
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The silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus) is a species of bird in the broadbill family, Eurylaimidae that is found in parts of Southeast Asia. The silver-breasted broadbillis found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The species has declined somewhat due to habitat loss, but is not considered to be threatened with extinction.
It occupies a range of forest habitats. It occurs in tropical and semi-tropical forests, as well as semi-deciduous forests and forests dominated by pine, oak and bamboo. It may occur in selectively logged forests and even entered agricultural land and gardens. It occurs at a range of elevations across its range.
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| Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
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| Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
1348 GREY-EYED BULBUL Iole propinqua
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The grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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| Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
(902) GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO Dicrurus paradiseus
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The greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae. They are conspicuous in the forest habitats often perching in the open and by attracting attention with a wide range of loud calls that include perfect imitations of many other birds.
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| Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
1347 INDO CHINESE GREEN MAGPIE Cissa hypoleuca
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The Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca), also known as the yellow-breasted magpie, is a small colorful bird native to the forests. They are native to Asia, and can be found in China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. The yellow-breasted magpie can be found in moist forests within the tropical and subtropical regions of their distribution.
The yellow-breasted magpie can eat a lot of different things, as it is carnivorous. Its diet includes small frogs, insects, eggs of snakes and lizards, and nestlings. The insects from its diet eat a lot of lutein-rich plants, which is a yellow carotenoid pigment. This component is what makes the birds from the Cissa genus go from blue to bright green. Malnourished birds can be found to be more of a blue color due to the lack of the lutein pigment, since its body does not produce it.
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| Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
1346 INDO-CHINESE BLUE FLYCATCHER Cyornis sumatrensis
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The Indochinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis sumatrensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found from southern Myanmar and the Malay Peninsula to Indochina and northeastern Sumatra. It was previously considered conspecific with Tickell's blue flycatcher.
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| Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
(930*) PIN-STRIPED TIT-BABBLER Mixornis gularis
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The pin-striped tit-babbler (Mixornis gularis), also known as the yellow-breasted babbler, is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. The species is widely distributed and is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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| Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
(925*) LACED WOODPECKER Picus vittatus
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The laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found throughout Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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| Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
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The blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis moluccensis) is a species of leafbird found in forest and second growth throughout Southeast Asia as far east as Borneo and as far south as southern Sumatra.
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| Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024. |
1344 OCHRACEOUS BULBUL Alophoixus ochraceus
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The ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from Southeast Asia to Sumatra. It is usually found in the mid-storey of broad-leaved evergreen and rainforests up to 1500 metres elevation.
