Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus |
one at KSNP |
Sunda Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis |
one from the mangrove boardwalk at KSNP |
Checker-throated Woodpecker Picus mentalis |
one on the main trail at Kerau |
Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus |
reasonably common and easy to observe at close range at KSNP |
Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus |
one on the main trail, Kerau |
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata |
one on the entrance trail at KSNP |
[Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon |
heard at Kerau] |
Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus |
a couple at Kerau |
Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil |
one flying at Kerau |
Cinnamon-rumped Trogon Harpactes orrhophaeus |
one male on the main trail at Kerau |
| [Scarlet-rumped
Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii |
one
heard whilst trying to track down the rail-babbler] |
| [Diard's
Trogon Harpactes diardii |
one
heard at Kerau] |
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis |
fairly common at KSNP and in Oil Palm Plantations |
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis |
KSNP |
Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus |
one at Kerau |
Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis |
2 at close range near the sluice at KSNP |
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis |
often seen perched on wires on the sides of roads on Peninsular Malaysia |
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata |
3-4 at KSNP |
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris |
KSNP |
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus |
10-12 at KSNP |
| [Red-bearded
Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus |
heard
on the main trail at Kerau] |
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis sepulcralis |
one seen at KSNP on the mangrove boardwalk, heard at Kerau |
Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus |
one perched at KSNP |
[Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris |
heard at Kerau] |
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea |
common at KSNP, males and females seen |
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus |
one at KSNP |
Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus |
a couple at Kerau |
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis |
fairly common throughout |
Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus |
a
small flock in flight at Kerau |
Glossy Swiftlet Aerodramus esculenta |
common throughout |
Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus |
Kerau |
House Swift Apus affinis |
KL, other towns |
Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis |
fairly common at Kerau |
Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata |
one seen, two heard at Kerau |
| [Gould's
Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus |
one
heard near accommodation at Kerau] |
| [Javan
Frogmouth Batrachostomus javensis |
searched
for about 3 hours at FRIM but no luck!] |
Malaysian Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus temminckii |
a number flying over the HQ area at Kerau, two seen well roosting in a tree
on the main trail at Kerau, about 0800 |
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus |
seen at Kerau |
Rock Dove Columba livia |
KL, other towns |
Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis |
common in disturbed habitat |
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata |
common at KSNP |
Large Green-Pigeon Treron capellei |
probably the same pair seen a number of times near the HQ at Kerau |
| Pink-necked Pigeon Treron
vernans |
2 at
KSNP |
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia |
KSNP |
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus |
KSNP |
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos |
one at KSNP |
Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes |
one at KSNP |
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus |
a couple seen near KL |
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus |
very common at KSNP |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster |
also common at KSNP |
| Lesser
Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis |
2
flying at Kerau Game Reserve |
Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela |
Kerau, KSNP, FRIM |
Little Egret Egretta garzetta |
KSNP |
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea |
common at KSNP |
Great Egret Ardea alba |
KSNP |
Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus |
one in nonbreeding plumage at KSNP |
Striated Heron Butorides striatus |
KSNP |
Banded Pitta Pitta guajana irena |
all the pittas were contenders for bird of the trip. This brilliant male at
Kerau was an amazing treat, the yellow/orange on the head is quite breathtaking |
Garnet Pitta Pitta granatina coccinea |
after leading us on a merry chase we eventually tracked down a male calling
from a perch somewhere off the main trail at Kerau |
Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus sumatranus |
a group of 6-8 calling noisily and chasing each other around a clearing near
the Sungai Kerau at dusk |
| Black-and-red
Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos |
a
coupl seen on the Sungai Kerau |
[Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus |
heard often at Kerau] |
Malaysian Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus |
this would have won Bird of the Trip if I'd only seen it a bit better, as it
was I only managed to see its head poke out from the undergrowth as it melted back into
the rainforest and continued to taunt us! But I saw the head well! |
Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola vandepolli |
common in the mangroves at KSNP |
| [Black
Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus |
heard
a couple of times on the main trail at Kerau] |
House Crow Corvus splendens |
in plague proportions on the outskirts of KL |
Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca |
a few heard, 2 seen at Kerau |
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos |
seemed to be the common crow in rural areas and at KSNP |
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis |
not uncommon around KL |
Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata |
one at Kerau |
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus |
the dark phase of this species is reasonbaly common at KSNP |
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans |
one seen briefly on the main trail at Kerau |
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus |
a couple at Kerau |
Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi |
one white morph at Kerau |
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia |
KSNP, FRIM |
Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum |
quite common throughout at Kerau |
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis |
one at FRIM |
[Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis rufigaster |
KSNP] |
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis |
common in rural areas |
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus |
Kerau and KSNP |
Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis |
in the township of Kerau |
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis |
common throughout |
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus |
KLIA (International Airport) |
White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis |
KLIA (International Airport) |
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica |
literally millions of birds roosting on powerlines, signs - anything in the
town of Mantakab at dusk and dawn |
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica |
a few around the Kerau HQ |
Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps |
4-6 at Kerau |
Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier |
fairly common throughout |
| Red-eyed
Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus |
at
Kerau |
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris |
commonly heard and seen at KSNP |
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis |
recorded at Kerau |
Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps |
Kerau and KSNP |
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius |
a couple at KSNP |
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis |
3-4 at KSNP |
Ferruginous Babbler Trichastoma bicolor |
1 on the main trail at Kerau |
Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum |
one group encountered on the main trail at Kerau |
| Abbott's
Babbler Malacocincla abbotti |
one
seen, many heard at KSNP |
Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre |
1 at Kerau |
Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine |
possibly the most common bird at Kerau |
Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum |
not uncommon |
Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum |
less common than the above, often associating |
Striped Wren-Babbler Kenopia striata |
2 birds seen near the beginning of the main trail at Kerau |
Large Wren-Babbler Napothera macrodactyla |
a number were heard, 2 seen very well |
Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis |
a very attractive Stachyris babbler, a couple seen on the swamp trail |
Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata |
often heard, only 1 seen well at Kerau |
| Striped
Tit-BabblerMacronous gularis |
a
couple at KSNP, heard at Kerau |
| [Fluffy-backed
Tit-Babbler Macronous ptilosus |
heard
once at Kerau] |
Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda |
2 at Kerau |
Plain-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis |
one on the north part of the Lagoon Walk at KSNP |
Yellow-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis |
KSNP, FRIM |
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra |
one or two at Kerau |
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys |
one seen on the Canopy Walk Trail at FRIM |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus |
common in towns |
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus |
a total of six seen on the trails at KSNP |
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata |
a couple of flocks roosted in the shrubs around the HQ at Kerau |
Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata |
a flock seen on the bund at KSNP |
|
|
| Mammals |
|
| Plantain
Squirrel Callosciurus notatus |
common at KSNP |
| Prevost's
Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii |
one seen at Kerau Game
Reserve |
| Smooth
Otter Lutrogale perspicillata |
I considered myself
very fortunate to see a family group of five or six otters in the middle of a very hot day
at KSNP. They were swimming along the overgrown canal on the north edge of the park (I
first detected them by smell - very fishy!). As they climbed out of the water up a log
onto the opposite bank, the 'leader' detected me but then as each one climbed out he or
she paused to turn around and have a look at me before disappearing very vocally into the
scrub. |
Bird Species seen in Peninsular Malaysia 5 ~ 10 March
2000
