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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 51
Found in wide variety of natural and man-made wetlands. 85-100 cm. Mostly migrants in Peninsula Malaysia, a small breeding population.
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GREAT EGRET
MALAYSIA 51
Found in wide variety of natural and man-made wetlands. 85-100 cm. Mostly migrants in Peninsula Malaysia, a small breeding population.
GREY HERON
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 50
Found along coastal and inland wetlands. 90-98 cm. Both resident and migrant in Malaysian Peninsula.
PURPLE HERON
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
(* 261) PURPLE HERON Areda purpurea
MALAYSIA 49
Associated with brackish and freshwater wetlands. 80-90 cm. Resident and migrant in Peninsula Malaysia.
WHITE-HEADED MUNIA
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 48
Found in grassland, cultivation, rice paddies, scrub,up to 500 m. 11.5 cm. Uncommon to locally fairly common resident Peninsula Malaysia.
BROWN-BACKED NEEDLETAIL
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 47
Seen over forested and open areas, up to 2,000 m. 21-24.5 cm. Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant through Malaysian Peninsula.
LESSER WHISTLING-DUCK
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 46
Lowland lakes, large rivers and marshes. 40 cm. Found throughout SE Asia.
CHINESE POND-HERON
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 45
Found in a variety of wetlands, from coastal mangroves to former tin-mine ponds. 45-52 cm. Common non-breeding visitor to Peninsula Malaysia.
WOOD SANDPIPER
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 44
Very common in freshwater marshes, wet rice fields and mangroves, and where swamp forest has been newly cleared. 23 cm. Non-breeding migrant through Peninsula Malaysia.
GREEN IORA
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 43
Found in the canopy of lowland evergreen rainforest from sea-level to c. 820 m, peat swamp forest and tree plantations. 13 cm. Throughout Peninsula Malaysia.
WREATHED HORNBILL
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 42
Found in broad-leafed evergreen and mixed deciduous forests, forest on islands, up to 1,830 m. Male 100.5 - 115 cm. In SE Asia uncommon to locally common resident.
GREAT HORNBILL
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 41
Found in lowlands and hill forest from sea-level to c. 1,300 m. 110-120 cm. Found in northern part of Malay Peninsula.
LITTLE HERON
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 40
Commonly called Striated Heron. Found stalking on the mud at the edge of rivers, mangroves or the sea, even along small forest streams. 45 cm. Throughout much of tropics and subtropics in South America, Africa and Australasia. and in Asia extending as far N as Japan and Ussuriland. Common throughout SE Asia as resident and migrant.
BROWN-WINGED KINGFISHER
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 39
Found in mangroves, particularly old growth. 36-37 cm. North-west Peninsula Malaysia.
PINK-NECKED GREEN-PIGEON
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| Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 38
Also known as Pink-necked Pigeon. Common green-pigeon found at low elevations in coastal mangroves, wooded gardens, open country, forest edges and secondary forest. 27 cm. Resident throughout Malaysia.
COMMON SANDPIPER
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 37
Found in many habitats, including coasts, wet rice fields, rivers, ditches, and even concrete lined drains. 20 cm. Migrant to Malaysian Peninsula, but seen all months.
HOUSE SWALLOW
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| Photographed Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 36
Commonly known as Pacific Swallow. Abundant throughout Malaysia, often on the wing. 14 cm.
RUDDY-BREASTED CRAKE
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| Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017 |
MALAYSIA 35
Found in freshwater marshes, vegetated wetlands, roadbeds, sometimes more open wetlands, wet rice paddies, scrub, drier cultivation and mangroves. 21-26.5 cm.
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