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Need Help with ID, Aug 2018 Kuching Reservoir Park, Sarawak. Malaysia (1 Viewer)

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TwiddlingThumbs

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1. Is this a Plume-toed Swiftlet? This is the only shot I have.

2. Photos 2 & 3 - This looks like a Flowerpecker but I'm not sure which it was as the photos came out quite dark. I've lightened it a bit but not sure if it helps. eBird only showed Scarlet-backed and Orange-bellied reported since the year 2000. Or maybe I should leave it unidentified.

Help appreciated!
 

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I'm not sure what the Swiftlet is, although Plume-toed is perfectly feasible.

Re the other bird, isn't its bill a little too long and thin for a Flowerpecker? How are you ruling out a Sunbird species?
 
It could certainly be a Sunbird as I heard Brown-throated and saw Olive-backed Sunbirds there. The bill in the first photo seemed a bit shorter than a Sunbird but you are right about it being thin (especially in the 2nd photo). I thought the tail seemed more stubby than a Sunbird which led me to assuming it was a Flowerpecker.
 
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