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  1. R

    Ninh Binh Vietnam March 2024

    Need help identifying a few birds from a spring trip in Vietnam. These shots are from Lotus Field Homestay in Ninh Binh. For the shrike on the power line, I was thinking this is the long-tailed shrike due to the orange on the back. Is the one singing on the ground the female? Finally, the one...
  2. J

    Feather ID

    Hi! First-time poster here, but I found these feathers in Hong Kong (New territories). What could these be from? They're roughly half a finger long.
  3. jurek

    Where to see Helmeted Hornbill in 2023?

    I plan a trip to south-east Asia again, and wanted to see one of my bogey birds. Where to see Helmeted Hornbill in 2023? I understand there are still relatively well protected and accessible reserves where it can be seen, save for the inherent shyness of this canopy bird. I was recommended the...
    • jurek
    • Thread
    • asia brunei helemted hornbill helmeted hornbill hornbill malaysia
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Information Wanted
  4. Black-thighed Falconet

    Black-thighed Falconet

    Being stared at by world's smallest bird of prey, Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) 黑腿小隼
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia bird of prey black-thighed falconet borneo malaysia microhierax fringillarius sarawak smallest tropical 黑腿小隼
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Black-thighed Falconet

    Black-thighed Falconet

    Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) 黑腿小隼, enjoying its prey, a "butterfly"
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia bird of prey black-thighed falconet malaysia microhierax fringillarius rainforest sarawak smallest tropical 黑腿小隼
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Plaintive Cuckoo

    Plaintive Cuckoo

    Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) 八聲杜鵑 taken from home window. The background sky were edited to replace a boring bright plain white clouds.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia birding borneo cacomantis merulinus cuckoo malaysia plaintive cuckoo sarawak sony 八聲杜鵑
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Blue-breasted Quail

    Blue-breasted Quail

    A bird that doesn't fly. Unexpected visitor to my home this morning. It is so small, smaller than a tennis ball.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia blue-breasted quail borneo malaysia quail sarawak sony synoicus chinensis tropical
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Blue-breasted Quail (Female)

    Blue-breasted Quail (Female)

    Unexpected visitor to my home this morning. It is small tiny, smaller than a tennis ball.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia birding blue-breasted quail borneo chinensis malaysia quail sarawak sony tropical
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Oriental Magpie-Robin - Lead Vocalist

    Oriental Magpie-Robin - Lead Vocalist

    Enjoy yourself with some home backyard bird calls where Oriental Magpie-Robin as lead vocalist. BIRDING AT HOME DURING PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia bird calls borneo copsychus saularis home birding malaysia oriental magpie-robin robin sarawak tropical video
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Zebra Dove

    Zebra Dove

    BIRDING AT HOME DURING PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN 在疫情封锁期间在家也可以賞鳥 ----------------------------------------------- #homebirding #lockdown #malaysia
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia borneo geopelia striata home birding isolated malaysia rain sarawak tropical video zebra dove
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Eurasian Tree Sparrow

    Eurasian Tree Sparrow

    Home birding.... Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 麻雀
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia borneo eurasian tree sparrow malaysia passer montanus sarawak tropical
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Yellow-vented Bulbul

    Yellow-vented Bulbul

    Home birding.... Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) 白眉黃臀鵯
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia borneo malaysia pycnonotus goiavier sarawak tropical yellow-vented bulbul 白眉黃臀鵯
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. PIED TRILLER (Lalage nigra)

    PIED TRILLER (Lalage nigra)

    PIED TRILLER (Lalage nigra) 黑原鵑鵙 An unexpected visitor to my home at dawn. Waken up by its loud calls.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia borneo lalage nigra malaysia pied triller rainforest sarawak tropical 黑原鵑鵙
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Grasshopper Mating

    Grasshopper Mating

    What you can do while staying at home? Spending sometime at home backyard doing macro photography & videography.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia borneo grasshopper macro macro video malaysia mating rainforest sarawak tropical
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Podontia affinis

    Podontia affinis

    STAY HOME, STAY FOCUS *Correction Updated* It should be Podontia affinis.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia asian lady beetle beetle borneo insect ladybug macro malaysia sarawak tropical
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  16. Generalist Predator

    Generalist Predator

    Meal of the day, a spider caught a beetle and not letting it go. Not sure what spider it is, it can't be Lynx spider as its legs were too bold and big.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia beetle insect macro malaysia predator prey sarawak spider wildlife
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Invertebrates
  17. Yellow-Bellied Prinia

    Yellow-Bellied Prinia

    What you can do while being stucked at home. Completely being bored taking pic of same few species of birds found around the house. So, mind as well start learning to take video instead. It is challenging to get a results with good audio. Yellow-Bellied Prinia 灰頭鷦鶯 Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo...
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia bird calls borneo malaysia prinia flaviventris sarawak sennheiser stay home tropical video yellow-bellied prinia
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) 黑翅鳶

    Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) 黑翅鳶

    Taken during my last road trip in December 2020 to Kuala Baram Wetlands, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. A video vlog is available at my youtube channel if you interested to see more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68nxf6CZEr4 Also thanks to members here for helping to ID these birds.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia birding black-winged kite borneo elanus caeruleus malaysia rainforest tropical wetland 黑翅鳶
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Rose-ringed Parakeet

    Rose-ringed Parakeet

    A Rose-ringed parakeet patiently waiting to raid a rice paddy.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • asia birds birds of asia birds of sri lanka birdwatching parakeet psittacula krameri sri lanka
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Red-spotted Bluethroat

    Red-spotted Bluethroat

    Two male Red-spotted Bluethroats fight over territory near Teller, Alaska. To purchase framed and other presentations of these and other birds go to mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.
    • Mross
    • Media item
    • alaska arctic asia bluethroat europe. india luscinia svecica passerine red-spotted bluethroat turdidae
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  21. Red-spotted Bluethroat

    Red-spotted Bluethroat

    Male Bluethroat in his territory near Teller, Alaska. To purchase framed and other types of presentations of these and other birds go to mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.
    • Mross
    • Media item
    • alaska arctic asia bluethroat europe. india luscinia svecica passerine red-spotted bluethroat turdidae
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  22. Bluethroat

    Bluethroat

    Two male Bluethroats fighting over a territory near Teller, Alaska. For framed and other pictures of these birds and others go to mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.
    • Mross
    • Media item
    • alaska arctic asia bluethroat europe. india luscinia svecica passerine red-spotted bluethroat turdidae
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  23. Buzzard on the wing.

    Buzzard on the wing.

    The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-to-large bird of prey whose range covers most of Europe and extends into Asia. Over much of its range, it is resident year-round, but birds from the colder parts of the northern hemisphere typically migrate south (some well into the southern...
    • EncroVision
    • Media item
    • animal asia bird blue brown buzzard clouds common europe flying nature nikon portrait predator sigma strong uk wild wildlife
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  24. Rusty-breasted Whistler,Kancilan - Pachycephala fulvotincta fulvotincta

    Rusty-breasted Whistler,Kancilan - Pachycephala fulvotincta fulvotincta

    Male - Rusty-breasted Whistler, Indonesian Kancilan Emas (Pachycephala pectoralis fulvotincta) Location : Kuwu, Desa Nenu, Kecamatan Cibal, Manggarai Regency - Flores island, Indonesia
    • Floresexotictours
    • Media item
    • asia bird cibal flores indonesia kancilan emas kuwu nenu pachycephala fulvotincta fulvotincta rusty-breasted whistler
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Ruddy Shelduck

    Ruddy Shelduck

    • laszlo111
    • Media item
    • asia kazakhstan ruddy shelduck
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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