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Leafbirds- Shah Alam, Malaysia (1 Viewer)

floodlelandbirder

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I have some tricky IDs here, which I'd like to see if anyone has opinions on, from Taman Botani Shah Alam near KL in Malaysia. Further location info in the inaturalist links.

First, the leafbirds. I saw a couple Blue-wings, but these two seemed like they were different.

1. Perhaps Greater Leafbird? The black patch seems to extend far in the chin and eye, but I am not sure. Leafbirds (Genus Chloropsis)
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2. Also not sure, but seems like Lesser if it isn't a blue-wing, as there is far less black on the chin and past the eye. Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon)

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3. Not sure if this is a Large Woodshrike or a Black-winged Flycatcher Shrike from this angle. I'm leaning toward the former. Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)
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The greater leaf bird looks good, as I can see no hint of yellow above the black mask. The lesser as well, as I do not detect any. blue in the wing. Large woodshrike looks good too with the thumbnail photo showing a black mask and i think a paler bill at base. But there are others here who are much better at ids than me so hopefully this will bump it up and someone will comment.
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