SILVER-EARED MESIA

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1158                 SILVER-EARED MESIA             Mesia argentauris 

MALAYSIA               72

Found in the canopy of lower and upper montane forest at 900-2,000 m, and down into fern brakes and scrubbing old cultivation. 17 cm. Resident from central Himalayan foothills through S China, discontinuously to the mountains of Peninsular Peninsula and Sumatra.

JAVAN CUCKOO-SHRIKE

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1157                JAVAN CUCKOO-SHRIKE                Coracina javensis      

MALAYSIA                   71

Found in the canopy of montane forests at 1,000-2,050 m. 28 cm. Resident from W Himalayas through S China to Taiwan, and Southeast Asia to Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Bali.

LONG-TAILED SIBIA

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1156             LONG-TAILED SIBIA              Heterophasia picaoides

MALAYSIA               70

Found at c. 1,000-2,000 m in lower and upper montane forest. 29-32 cm. Range: E. Himalayan foothills to S Yunnan, and discontinuously to Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.

STREAKED SPIDERHUNTER

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1155                STREAKED SPIDERHUNTER              Arachnothera magna

MALAYSIA             69

Found in lower and upper montane forest in the Malay Peninsula at c. 800-1,800 m; in middle and upper storeys, and in roadside vegetation at hill stations. 18 cm.

MOUNTAIN BULBUL

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1154            MOUNTAIN BULBUL              Hypsipetes mcclellandii

MALAYSIA            68

In central Malaysia confined to montane forest of Main and Larut Ranges, Mount Tahan and a few outliers.. 22 cm.

WHITE-TAILED ROBIN

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1153              WHITE-TAILED ROBIN                Myiomela leucura

MALAYSIA                67

Found in broad-leafed evergreen forest, bamboo; from 1,000-2,480 m down to 150 m. 17.5-19.5 cm. In SE Asia uncommon resident, locally subject to some movement.

MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER

Female, photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1152               MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER                Ficedula mugimaki

MALAYSIA             66

Seen from mangroves up to c. 1,500 m, in forest and forest edges, tall secondary woodland, parks and gardens. 13 cm. Migrant in Peninsular Malaysia.

LARGE NILTAVA

Female, photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1151             LARGE NILTAVA                 Niltava grandis 

MALAYSIA              65

Found in lower, and sometimes upper montane forests, in middle storey and on edges. 21 cm. Resident from the central Himalayas to Yunnan, and in uplands of Southeast Asia to Peninsula Malaysia and Sumatra.

Male

SPECTACLED LAUGHINGTHRUSH

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1150              SPECTACLED LAUGHINGTHRUSH               Rhinocichla mitrata

MALAYSIA               64

Also known as Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush. Found in lower and upper montane forest, from canopy through middle and lower storeys; also forest edges and secondary growth. 22 cm. Resident in mountains of Peninsula Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

SLATY-BREASTED RAIL

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*  919)               SLATY-BREASTED RAIL               Gallirallus striatus

MALAYSIA             63

Found in inland freshwater swamps, flooded rice fields, roadbeds and grasslands. 25 cm. Resident at low elevations in Peninsular Malaysia.

BLACK-BACKED SWAMPHEN

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

1149                 BLACK-BACKED SWAMPHEN                Porphyrio indicus                  

MALAYSIA                62

Seen in swampy habitat. 42 cm. Resident across much of Africa, the Mediterranean, and Middle East through S. Asia and to Australasia and Oceania, including Malaysian Peninsula.

BROWN SHRIKE

Photographed on Langkawi, Malaysia, April 2017

(*   928)               BROWN SHRIKE             Lanius cristatus 

MALAYSIA                 61

Found in cultivation, gardens and open ground with bushes, scattered trees and grassland. 19 cm. Resident through vast areas of temperate E. Asia.

ORIENTAL PRATINCOLE

Photographed on Langkawi, Malaysia, April 2017

(*   809)             ORIENTAL PRATINCOLE             Gladiola maldivarum 

MALAYSIA              60

Found in marshes, large rivers, lakes, dry rice paddies and open country. 23-24 cm. Scare to locally common breeding visitor and passage migrant to Peninsula Malaysia. 

LITTLE EGRET

Photographed on Langkawi, Malaysia, April 2017

(*   558)                LITTLE EGRET               Egretta garzetta     

MALAYSIA              59

Found in both natural and man-made wetlands. 55-65 cm. Ranges across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. Mainly passage migrant and winter visitor to Malaysia, scattered records of breeding.

BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER

Photographed on Langkawi, Malaysia, April 2017

(*   884)             BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER                  Merops viridis

MALAYSIA                 58

Frequents open habitats, such as beach scrubs, forming tin-mining areas, and rice fields. 23 cm. Found from S China to Southeast Asia. Common breeding visitor to Malaysia.

HOUSE CROW

Photographed on Langkawi, Malaysia, April 2017

(*   339)              HOUSE CROW                Corvus splendens

MALAYSIA               57

Found in towns, villages and around human habitat. 42 cm. Normally resident from Afghanistan eastwards through Indian sub-continent and S China to SW Thailand; present in Malaysian Peninsula since c. 1904.

ASIAN KOEL

Photographed on Langkawi, Malaysia, April 2017

(*   882)                   ASIAN KOEL                  Eudynamys scolopaceus   

MALAYSIA               56

Seen in coastal areas, plantations, and wooded gardens in towns and cities. 42 cm. Found across India, China andSoutheast Asia to Australia; In Malaysia and Singapore, residents boosted by passage migrants and winter visitors.