Family photo

[Dave B]

This will be pretty easy for anyone familiar with South-east Asian birds.

However, I thought the novelty of snapping three unrelated birds in one shot was worth showing off.

Taken last weekend, in northern Malaysia. Name the three species!

[jacana]

ruddy crake
florican sp??
iora/leafbird sp???

[JWN Andrewes]

I'll stick with Ruddy Crake and try Schrenk's Bittern and some sort of Bee-eater. (Blue-cheeked? - Not sure what you get out there!)

James

[Dave B]

I'll stick with Ruddy Crake and try Schrenk's Bittern and some sort of Bee-eater. (Blue-cheeked? - Not sure what you get out there!)

James

Getting closer! You have the right families James, but none of the right species yet.

[Ghostly Vision]

Cinnamon bittern, Little Green Bee-eater and Jacana

[Dave B]

Cinnamon bittern, Little Green Bee-eater and Jacana

Yep, you got the bittern right. That was the bird I was trying to focus on when I took the shot. But not the other two. They are (even) more blurred than the bittern, but are still, I think, identifiable (but then I know what they are!).

Anyone fancy another guess before I put you out of your misery?

Dave

[JWN Andrewes]

Blue-tailed Bee-eater and Baillon's Crake???

James

[Dave B]

Blue-tailed Bee-eater and Baillon's Crake???

James

Blue-tailed Bee-eater is correct. That just leaves the skulker!

[Dave B]

Blue-tailed Bee-eater is correct. That just leaves the skulker!

All right! It is a bit difficult to make it out. It's Slaty-breasted Rail - Gallirallus striatus.