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Some Malaysian birds to ID (1 Viewer)
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RafaelMatias
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Many very tough birds here. I'll restrict myself to the falcon and to bird 6.
The falcon is a Peregrine as you suspect. As for subspecies, it doesn't seem to match (at all) either F. p. peregrinator (Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka to s and e China, per IOC) or F. p. ernesti (Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and Bismarck Arch, IOC), and it may well be what Robson mentions (after description) as "Perhaps an undescribed taxon?).
As for bird 6, I'd call it a House Swift.
The falcon is a Peregrine as you suspect. As for subspecies, it doesn't seem to match (at all) either F. p. peregrinator (Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka to s and e China, per IOC) or F. p. ernesti (Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and Bismarck Arch, IOC), and it may well be what Robson mentions (after description) as "Perhaps an undescribed taxon?).
As for bird 6, I'd call it a House Swift.
andrewins
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Hello, Rafael,
thank you for your ID! Just checked Robson's Birds of S-E Asia. This peregrine really matches this description!
Andy Adcock
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I can't think of another uniformly grey bird other than a Cuckoo Shrike but it doesn't look quite right?
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andrewins
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Rafael, the second edition of Robson's Birds of S-E Asia was printed in 2008. Now it is 2018. Do you know, maybe somebody has already described this subspecies?
RafaelMatias
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I'd be more inclined to consider Pale Blue Flycatcher than a Cuckoo Shrike for bird 10.
RafaelMatias
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I'm not sure, but the list of subspecies given in the IOC list suggests it's still undescribed (perhaps it's part of extreme variation of F. p. peregrinator??). See here: http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/falcons/ (scroll down to the end of the page).
I'm sure someone else will come along with more updated info on this.
andrewins
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I think the shape of the bill and gabitus are not cuckoo shrike type((
I don't believe it occurs there. Maybe a Verditer?
andrewins
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I think you are right! Found the pic of not colorful specimen of this species photographed from bottom. I think that it resembles mine specimen. Here is the link to this photo (you need to scroll down a bit):
https://ron-nature-adventure.blogspot.ru/2015/08/birds-of-genting-highlands-2015-part-ii.html
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