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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 10
Frequents coastal wetlands and even inland wetlands. 70 cm. India and Southeast Asia to Australia; resident in Malaysia and Singapore.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
WHITE-BELLIED SEA-EAGLE
MALAYSIA 10
Frequents coastal wetlands and even inland wetlands. 70 cm. India and Southeast Asia to Australia; resident in Malaysia and Singapore.
COLLARED KINGFISHER
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 9
Found in mangroves, beach scrubs and plantations. 25 cm. Recorded from S and Southeast Asia through New Guinea and Australia. Resident populations in Malaysia are augmented by seasonal migrants.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
BARN SWALLOW
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| Photographed in Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 8
Found almost everywhere, from lowlands to mountains, over towns, villages, agricultural land and forest. 15-20 cm. Resident throughout most of N hemisphere;in Asia s to N Thailand and Vietnam, non-breeding migrant to all S continents and throughout Malaysia.
COMMON MYNA
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 7
Associated with human agriculture and settlements. 25 cm. Resident from the Middle East through India and S China to Southeast Asia; invaded Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore over the past century, then Sumatra and a small numbers in Sarawak.
YELLOW-VENTED BULBUL
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| Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017 |
MALAYSIA 6
Found in gardens, cultivation and forest edges along roads into the highlands. 20 cm. Resident in Myanmar, Indochina, Peninsula Thailand and Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo and the Philippines.
EASTERN CATTLE EGRET
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| Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017 |
MALAYSIA 5
Found in grasslands and pastures as well as nearby wetlands such as rice paddies and former tim mine pools; seeks company of cattle or buffalo feeding on the insects they disturb. 50-55 cm. Near global distribution; mostly a migrant to Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak.
PAINTED STORK
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| Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017 |
MALAYSIA 4
Found in marshes, lakes, freshwater swamps and sometimes rice paddies. 93-102 cm. Vagrant to Peninsula Malaysia.
JAVAN MYNA
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| Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017 |
MALAYSIA 3
Formerly endemic to Java and Bali but spread or introduced throughout Malaysia, the bulk of the Malaysian Peninsula was colonised after 1970. Now most common myna in southern half of peninsula. 25 cm.
ZEBRA DOVE
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| Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017 |
MALAYSIA 2
Seen in open country, plantations and gardens. 20 cm. Myanmar and Southeast Asia to Australia; resident in Malaysia and Singapore.
ORIENTAL MAGPIE-ROBIN
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| Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017 |
MALAYSIA 1
Found in gardens, orchards, plantations, secondary woodlands and mangroves, extends to edges of logged forests, cultivation and forested riverbanks. 20 cm. Resident throughout Indian sub-continent, southern third China and SE Asia to Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali and most of Philippines.
GREY PLOVER
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| Subspecies squatarola, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 175
Found on coastal lagoon shores, tidal mudflats and creeks. 27-30 cm. Uncommon winter migrant to mainly coastal areas of dry lowlands, rare on wet zone coast.
WOOD SANDPIPER
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 174
Found in wet paddy fields, marshes and weedy tanks; mainly freshwater. 18-21 cm. Fairly common migrant to the lowlands, more in dry zone, and rarely in the hills.
MARSH SANDPIPER
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 173
Found mainly in coastal areas on shallow lagoons and salt pans, also inland marshes, tanks and flooded fields. 22-25 cm. Common winter migrant to the lowlands, more in dry zone.
LITTLE STINT
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 172
Found on tidal mudflats, shores of coastal lagoons and tank edges. 13-15 cm. Very common winter migrant mainly to lowland coasts, less in wet zone.
Monday, May 29, 2017
ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE
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| Subspecies egregius, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 130
Found in trees. 10 cm. Fairly common breeding resident from lowlands up to mid hills, uncommon in high hills.
SRI LANKA WHITE-EYE
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 170
Endemic. Found in forest, wooded areas and garden trees and scrubs. 11 cm. Common from mid hills up to high hills, locally in forest of lower hills.
BLYTH'S REED WARBLER
1138 BLYTH'S REED WARBLER Acrocephalus dumetorum
SRI LANKA 169
Found in bushes, undergrowth and roadbeds. 14 cm. Fairly common winter migrant throughout Sri Lanka.
PLAIN PRINIA
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| Subspecies insularis, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 168
Found in paddy fields, long grass, scrub and reedy marshes. 13 cm. Locally common breeding resident throughout Sri Lanka, more abundant in dry zone.
ASHY PRINIA
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| Subspecies brevicauda, March 2017 |
1136 ASHY PRINIA Prinia socialis
SRI LANKA 167
Found in tall grass, scrubs and paddy fields. 13 cm. Fairly common breeding resident, locally throughout Sri Lanka, particularly in dry zone.
ASIAN PALM SWIFT
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| March 2017 |
1135 ASIAN PALM SWIFT Cypsiurus balasienis
SRI LANKA 166
Found mainly around fan palms. 13 cm. Fairly common breeding resident rather locally throughout Sri Lanka.
COMMON TAILORBIRD
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 165
Found in forest, wooded areas, and trees in villages and town gardens. 13 cm. Common breeding resident throughout Sri Lanka.
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