9001 BIRDS

Friday, June 2, 2017

BAYA WEAVER

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(* 1037) BAYA WEAVER Ploceus philippinus

MALAYSIA 19

Found among coconut palms, grasslands and the edges of secondary woodland or oil palm estates,where tall grass is adjacent to suitable nesting trees. 15 cm. Resident from India and Sri Lanka to S China and parts of Southeast Asia as far as Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java and Bali.

BLACK-NAPED ORIOLE

Photographed on Langkawi, March 2017

(* 895) BLACK-NAPED ORIOLE Oriolus chinensis

MALAYSIA 18

Found in gardens, parkland, orchards, and secondary woodland in lowlands. 26 cm. Naturally resident from Mongolia, migrant to Malaysia, but natural and human-assisted spread of residents through Singapore and Peninsula Malaysia since 1925.

DARK-NECKED TAILORBIRD

Photographed on Langkawi, March 2017

(* 891) DARK-NECKED TAILORBIRD Orthotomus atrogularis

MALAYSIA 17

Found in forest canopies from extreme lowlands to montane forest at 1,100 m and especially understory along logging tracks and forest edges, riverbanks, and dense tangled secondary growth. 12 cm. India and southernmost China through southeast Asia to Singapore, Sumatra, the Anabas and Borneo.

SPOTTED DOVE

Photographed on Langkawi, March 2017

(* 50) SPOTTED DOVE Streptopelia chinensis

MALAYSIA 16

inhabits open country, scrub, plantations, gardens and villages. 30 cm. Common resident inn Malaysia.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

DOLLARBIRD

Photographed Langkawi, March 2017

(* 84) DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis

MALAYSIA 15

Encountered in mangroves, beach scrub, plantations and open country, usually on prominent vantage points. 30 cm. Resident from India to Southeast Asia and Australia; populations ar augmented by migrants from the north.

LACED WOODPECKER

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(* 925) LACED WOODPECKER Picus vittatus

MALAYSIA 14

Found in broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forests, secondary growth, coastal scrub, mangroves, gardens, plantations, bamboo up to 1,525 m (lowlands only Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore). 27-33 cm. Common resident in S Peninsula Malaysia.

GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO

Photographed on Langkawi, March 2017

(* 902) GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO Dicrurus paradiseus

MALAYSIA 13

Seen in the canopy and middle storey of lowland evergreen forest from extreme lowland evergreen rainforest from extreme lowlands to c. 850 m, and in mangroves, tree plantations, parkland with abundant trees and secondary woodland. 32-57 cm. Resident from Indian sub-continent eastward to Hainan and through Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali.

BLACK DRONGO

Subspecies minor, March 2017

(* 338) BLACK DRONGO Dicrurus macrocercus

SRI LANKA 176

Found mainly in open areas, habitation and cultivation. 28 cm. Fairly common breeding resident in dry north-west and northern areas, uncommon in north-central areas; occasionally few birds occur in dry southern areas during winter migration period.

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

OLIVE-WINGED BULBUL

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(* 905) OLIVE-WINGED BULBUL Pcynonotus plumotus

MALAYSIA 12

Found throughout lowlands to c. 500 m, in forest edges and along logging tracks, also in scrub, coastal vegetation and tree plantations. 20 cm. Throughout Malaysia.

RED-WATTLED LAPWING

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(* 336) RED-WATTLED LAPWING Vanellus indicus

MALAYSIA 11

Found on the margins of lakes and large rivers, marshes, agriculture, wasteland: up to 1,525 m. 31.5-35 cm. Uncommon to common resident throughout SE Asia.

WHITE-BELLIED SEA-EAGLE

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(* 5) WHITE-BELLIED SEA-EAGLE Haliaeetus leucogaster

MALAYSIA 10

Frequents coastal wetlands and even inland wetlands. 70 cm. India and Southeast Asia to Australia; resident in Malaysia and Singapore.

COLLARED KINGFISHER

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(* 638) COLLARED KINGFISHER Todiramphus chloris

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

Photographed in Langkawi, April 2017

(* 805) BARN SWALLOW Hirundo rustica

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

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(* 27) COMMON MYNA Acridotheres tristis

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

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(* 812) YELLOW-VENTED BULBUL Pcynonotus goviavier

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

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(* 216) EASTERN CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus coromandus

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

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(* 1091) PAINTED STORK Mycteria leucocephala

MALAYSIA 4

Found in marshes, lakes, freshwater swamps and sometimes rice paddies. 93-102 cm. Vagrant to Peninsula Malaysia.

JAVAN MYNA

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(* 816) JAVAN MYNA Acridotheres javanicus

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

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(* 32) ZEBRA DOVE Geopelia striata

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

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(* 893) ORIENTAL MAGPIE-ROBIN Copychus saularis

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.