Sabah, Borneo PART 1 : Sepilok & RDC (1 Viewer)

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Frogfish

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• Aug 2, 2013

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Just back from Sabah and have quite a list of birds I don't recognise !

Would appreciate help over the following week with any insight - thanks !

I apologise in advance for the quality of these photos - that's why I can't ID them

These birds were seen in Sepilok or the RDC :

1. Rufous Winged Philentoma ? Blue morph ? I've a couple more shots but there is no Rufous on this bird.
2. Crow Billed or Greater Racquet Tailed Drongo ? I didn't see the tail but then I read that most GRT Drongos don't have the racquet tails anyway.
3. Spectacled Bulbul ? The yellow eye-ring seems very strong.
4. Javan Myna - yes this would be a little unusual however that yellow eye-ring seems to rule out Crested and it's not a Common.. unless there is something else I've missed ?
5. My first thought was Minivet .. however that tail and the lack of stripes on the underwing seem to rule them out. Any thoughts ?

Thanks !
Kevin

 

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James Lowther

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• Aug 2, 2013

• #2

hi frogfish

1. black-naped monarch
2. don't know
3. yes spectacled bulbul
4. yes javan myna, they have colonised round sepilok i think (feral)
5. must be long-tailed parakeet

cheers,
James

 

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Frogfish

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• Aug 2, 2013

• #3

That was quick ! Thanks James.

 

rockfowl

Mark Andrews

• Aug 2, 2013

• #4

Black-naped Monarch
Crow-billed
Yep
Maybe White-vented
Long-tailed Parakeet

Ed - James beat me too it, the Mynah could well be Javan

 

McMadd

You should see the other bloke...

• Aug 2, 2013

• #5

2 is a drongo of some sort bud...it's tomorrow so don't expect great insight ;D

 

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Frogfish

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• Aug 2, 2013

• #6

McMadd said:

2 is a drongo of some sort bud...it's tomorrow so don't expect great insight ;D

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What are you still doing up ! Still trying to lever in one of those US$100 return tickets to KK

 

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Frogfish

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• Aug 2, 2013

• #7

rockfowl said:

Black-naped Monarch
Crow-billed
Yep
Maybe White-vented
Long-tailed Parakeet

Ed - James beat me too it, the Mynah could well be Javan

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Thanks Mark - first batch sorted. may I now point you in the direction of Parts 2 & 3 ? :t:

 

Dave B

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• Aug 3, 2013

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Frogfish said:

Thanks Mark - first batch sorted. may I now point you in the direction of Parts 2 & 3 ? :t:

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I'd put money on the drongo being Greater Racket-tailed. The absence of crest on Bornean birds is a trap for the unwary. Looks like a subad....

If this was taken recently it must be GRT as CBD is a northern winter migrant.

 

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Frogfish

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• Aug 3, 2013

• #9

Dave B said:

I'd put money on the drongo being Greater Racket-tailed. The absence of crest on Bornean birds is a trap for the unwary. Looks like a subad....

If this was taken recently it must be GRT as CBD is a northern winter migrant.

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Thanks Dave. From what I've read that is my conclusion too (40% of GRT don't have the RTs). Thanks !

 

rockfowl

Mark Andrews

• Aug 3, 2013

• #10

Dave B said:

The absence of crest on Bornean birds is a trap for the unwary. Looks like a subad....

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Useful Dave, that's what threw me.