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Short-Tailed Babbler
kctsang

Short-Tailed Babbler (Malacocincla malaccensis)

This are secondary forest birds, not commonly found in our nature reserves in Singapore. Difficult to spot and see as they blend in well with the leaf litter of the forest floor.
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Habitat
Secondary Forest
Location
Singapore
Date taken
5th July 2006
Scientific name
Malacocincla malaccensis
Equipment used
Nikon D50, Sigma 50-500mm
tunpin.ong
Hi KC, Not as common as you have described. Maybe you were lucky. A near-threatened species and I have seen very few photos of it. Good one!!
 
kctsang
Hi Eric,
SB28, set at 1/8 strenght just to light up the subject a little bit..... and as you can see this guy is in quite heavy foliage.
 

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