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  1. Dave B

    Olivey-yellow bird, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Sounds like a female Baya Weaver to me.
  2. Dave B

    Please help with ID and thanks in advance

    It's a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo. You can just make out one elongated filament at the tip of the outermost tail feather on the left side. These often get broken off when the plumage is worn.
  3. Dave B

    Lesser or Greater Sand plover ? Malaysia

    Yes, schaeferi is the only race of Lesser recorded for certain in Malaysia, and that's what both these are. Interestingly, the bill is not only the longest of all LSP taxa, but its shape also approaches that of Greater more closely than other races - the tip being more sharply tapered than...
  4. Dave B

    Raptor? Port Dickson, Peninsular Malaysia

    The first is a Spotted Dove
  5. Dave B

    yellow bird, Kuala Lumpur, Peninsular Malaysia, 5/24/2018

    Plain (Brown) - throated
  6. Dave B

    What kind of this cuckoo?

    Plaintive
  7. Dave B

    Short-tailed Shearwater? (September, Monterey Bay, California)

    Yes, I would say these are spot on for Short-tailed, a bird I am very familiar with from annual spring migration off the west Peninsular Malaysia coast. The head and bill shape are distinctively different from Sooty, which is a species I have looked for repeatedly here without success!
  8. Dave B

    Malaysia IV: swifts

    I think it's partly an impression created by the angle, the wing width is foreshortened but not the length, and this doubles the effect of making them look long and spindly. The head and tail shape are totally wrong for Asian Palm and spot on for a swiftlet. I did consider Waterfall/Giant...
  9. Dave B

    Malaysia II

    Re the PBF, it's all in the jizz!
  10. Dave B

    Malaysia II

    I'm thinking Abbott's now. Yes, I would agree.
  11. Dave B

    Malaysia II

    James says Hill Blue, and I think I agree (it's generally a good policy to agree with JE)!
  12. Dave B

    Malaysia II

    Hi Andy, Yes, a rare foray into Birdforum land! The babbler is a bit of a stretch, but the grey face and relatively small bill clinch it for me, just. If the underparts were visible, I would expect to see rather rich peachy orange colouration. No 5 is a genuine puzzle. I've lightened it on...
  13. Dave B

    Some birds from Borneo and Labuan to ID

    You have a lovely set of 'nihonensis' race Kentish Plovers there. Nihonensis is the taxon which breeds in Japan and winters largely in north Borneo. It is not recognised in most literature, but is quite distinctive in my view, with its large bill, pale flesh-coloured legs and long breast patches...
  14. Dave B

    Malaysia IV: swifts

    1 and 3 are Germain's, 2 is House, 4 and 5 may well be Black-nest.
  15. Dave B

    Malaysia V: swifts 2

    1 and 5 are Plume-toed (formerly Glossy); 2-4 are Germain's.
  16. Dave B

    Malaysia II

    Sorry to be late on this thread, but here are my 2 cents: 1. Horsfield's Babbler 2. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker - agree. 3.Pygmy Blue Flycatcher 4. Ruby-cheeked Sunbird 5. ... a bit of a puzzle, , but not Ferruginous Flycatcher. Any other angles?
  17. Dave B

    Birds of Peninsular Malaysia - Woodpeckers

    I've been quietly watching your progress Wengchun, and it's time to break the silence! I think these are outstanding. You capture the character of each species unerringly well, while at the same time keeping everything very simple and clean. Really nice, and very original too!
  18. Dave B

    Brown Fulvetta?, Panti Forest, Malaysia

    Yes, this is a Malaysian Honeyguide. The behaviour you mention is interesting and should documented. Very curious.
  19. Dave B

    Tern in Malaysia: Aleutian or something else?

    Thanks, this is the best alternative explanation to it being Aleutian yet. The bird in the photo you sent is extraordinarily small-billed for a Common Tern. The lightness of the underparts is also odd - so I suspect this may be one of those intergrades with tibetana. Anyway, regalrdless, it does...
  20. Dave B

    Tern in Malaysia: Aleutian or something else?

    Two Common Terns can be seen at the right of the photo. The bill and head structure of these are markedly different from the bird in question. Additionally, it lacks the dark outer web to the outer tail feathers. I attach a composite showing the head and bill of the mystery tern, an Aleutian...
  21. Dave B

    Tern in Malaysia: Aleutian or something else?

    Thanks Lou and all, Although the bill is the most obvious difference, I think there are other more subtle differences too, such the overall body bulk, headshape and structure, and lack of dark outer web to the outer tail feathers. I'm not too worried about the darkness of the grey -...
  22. Dave B

    Tern in Malaysia: Aleutian or something else?

    Wow - 156 views and no replies! That must either mean it's really easy or really hard!
  23. Dave B

    Tern in Malaysia: Aleutian or something else?

    Bumpety bump! A crop of the head added.
  24. Dave B

    Tern in Malaysia: Aleutian or something else?

    Photographed today in Penang, Malaysia. I'd be grateful for any thoughts on the tern arrowed. I did not see the bird in the field. I was taking photos of the roost from a boat, and only found it while checking the photos on the computer. This is the only sharp photo, though I have a couple of...
  25. Dave B

    Greater or Lesser Sandpipers? Singapore

    All are Lesser. YOur last photo shows the distinctive structure of the bill, with the bulge on the culmen occurring on the final third only, rather than the final half of the bill on Greater. Greater has a much more tapered, sharper bill tip. The mongolus group does not occur commonly in...
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