BLUE ROCK THRUSH

 

(*1256)               BLUE ROCK THRUSH                Monticola solitarius 

CAMBODIA                57

Found on rocky shorelines, cliffs, open stony country, coastal towns. Solitary, though occasionally in groups on rocks. Breeds in S Europe, N Africa, Central Asia, China, Japan and N Philippines; migrates to Sumatra to breed.

BLACK DRONGO

 

(*338)           BLACK DRONGO              Dicrurus macrocercus

CAMBODIA

28 cm. Range from sw Iran through India and Sri Lanka to southern China and Indonesia. Common in open agricultural districts and light forest. While bee keepers don't like them, because they eat the bees, farmers sometimes erect artificial perches to attract them to control insects.

INTERMEDIATE EGRET

 

*1319                  INTERMEDIATE EGRET                  Ardea intermedia                 

CAMBODIA               55

Split Intermediate Egret into three species on 23 September 2023: Yellow-billed Egret, Plumed Egret and Intermediate Egret. Intermediate Egret is found from Russia to Japan to South Indian Ocean and Greater Sundra. Stalks prey in shallow coastal or fresh water and flooded fields. Eats fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects.     

GREAT MYNA

Photographed near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 2023

 

(* 1025)                GREAT MYNA                       Acridotheres grandis

CAMBODIA                    54

It is found in Northeast India, through Bangladesh to Southeast Asia.

NOTE: Formerly treated as conspecific with White-vented Myna A cinereus.

VAN HASSELT'S SUNBIRD

 

1331                  VAN HASSELT'S SUNBIRD               Leptocoma brasiliana

CAMBODIA                53

It is found in Northeast India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

EASTERN CATTLE EGRET

Photographed on the outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia, November 2023

 (*  216)                EASTERN CATTLE EGRET               Bubulcus coromandus

CAMBODIA                 52

Found in grasslands and pastures as well as nearby wetlands such as rice paddies; seeks company of cattle or buffalo feeding on the insects they disturb. 50-55 cm. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. 

PIED BUSHCHAT

 

Photographed on the outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia, November 2023

(*  868)            PIED BUSHCHAT               Saxicola caprata

CAMBODIA                     51

Found from West Asia and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey.

AMUR STONECHAT

 

Photographed on the outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia, November 2023

  1330                AMUR STONECHAT                     Saxicola stejnegeri

CAMBODIA                     50

The Amur Stonechat or Stejneger's stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri) is a species of stonechat native to eastern Asia. It breeds in central and eastern Siberia, Japan, Korea, northeastern China, and eastern Mongolia, and migrates south to southern China and Indochina in winter.[1]

COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE

 

Photographed on the outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia, November 2023

228         COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE       Nettapus coromandelianus

CAMBODIA               49

Cotton Pygmy-goose or Cotton Teal (Nettapus coromandelianus) is a small perching duck which breeds in Asia, Southeast Asia extending south and east to Queensland where they are sometimes called White-quilled Pygmy-goose.

COMMON KINGFISHER

 

Photographed on outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia, November 2023

(* 885)                           COMMON KINGFISHER                  Alcedo atthis

CAMBODIA                 48  

Also known as the Eurasian Kingfisher and River Kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.

PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA

 

Photographed just south of Siem Reap, Cambodia, November 2023

(* 1087)                 PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA               Hydrophasianus chirurgus     

CAMBODIA                47

Found on marshes, lakes and tanks with floating vegetation. They are found in tropical Asia from Yemen in the west to the Philippines in the east and move seasonally in parts of their range. They are the only jacanas that migrate long distances and have different non-breeding and breeding plumages.

INDOCHINESE ROLLER

 

Photographed on the outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia, November 2023

1001                  INDOCHINESE ROLLER                   Coracias affinis

CAMBODIA                   46

Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) or Burmese roller. It occurs widely from eastern India to Myanmar and Southeast Asia.

SPOTTED DOVE

 (*  50)               SPOTTED DOVE                      Stigmatopelia chinensis

CAMBODIA                   45

It is also called the Mountain Dove, Pearl-necked Dove, Lace-necked Dove, and Spotted Turtle-dove. Common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. The species has been introduced to many parts of the world and feral populations have become established.

PLAIN PRINIA

 (* 1137)              PLAIN PRINIA             Prinia inornata

CAMBODIA         44

Also known as the Plain Wren-warbler or White-browed Wren-warbler. Found in southeast Asia. It is a resident breeder from Pakistan and India to south China and southeast Asia.