Friday, 21 February 2025

Mountain Tailorbird

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Scotocercidae (Bush Warblers and allies)
Mountain Tailorbird
Phyllergates cucullatus
栗头缝叶莺 (lì-tóu féng-yè-yīng) 金头缝叶莺 (jīn-tóu féng-yè-yīng)

    Malay : Perenjak-Gunung Biasa
    Japanese : キバラサイホウチョウ (ki-bara saihō-chō)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 黄腹裁縫鳥



    Size : 10–12 cm; 6–7 g
    
    Subspecies (16) and Distribution
  • Phyllergates cucullatus cucullatus (Latham, 1790)
    – Sumatra, Java, and Bali.
  • Phyllergates cucullatus coronatus (Blyth, E 1861)
    – mountains of eastern Nepal to northeastern India, southwestern China, northern Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.
  • Phyllergates cucullatus thais (Robinson, HC; Kloss, CB 1923)
    – mountains of peninsular Thailand (south of Isthmus of Kra).
  • Phyllergates cucullatus malayanus (Chasen, FN 1938)
    – Malay Peninsula.
  • Phyllergates cucullatus cinereicollis (Sharpe, RB 1888)
    – mountains of northeastern Borneo (Kinabalu to Mount Mulu and Tama Abu Range).
  • Phyllergates cucullatus philippinus (Hartert, EJO 1897)
    – northern Luzon (northern Philippines).
  • Phyllergates cucullatus viridicollis (Salomonsen, F 1962)
    – mountains of Palawan (southwestern Philippines).
  • Phyllergates cucullatus riedeli (Meyer, AB; Wiglesworth, LW 1895)
    – northern Sulawesi.
  • Phyllergates cucullatus stentor (Stresemann, EFT 1938)
    – north-central and southeastern Sulawesi.
  • Phyllergates cucullatus meisei (Stresemann, EFT 1931)
    – south-central Sulawesi (Latimojong Mountains).
  • Phyllergates cucullatus hedymeles (Stresemann, EFT 1932)
    – southwestern Sulawesi (Lompobattang).
  • Phyllergates cucullatus batjanensis (Hartert, EJO 1912)
    – mountains of Bacan Island (northern Moluccas).
  • Phyllergates cucullatus dumasi (Hartert, EJO 1899)
    – southern Moluccas (Buru and Seram).
  • Phyllergates cucullatus everetti (Hartert, EJO 1897)
    – Flores (western Lesser Sundas).
  • Phyllergates cucullatus sulanus (Rheindt, FE; Prawiradilaga, DM; Ashari, H; Suparno; Ng, NSR 2020)
    – Taliabu (Sula Islands).
  • Phyllergates cucullatus relictus (Rheindt, FE; Prawiradilaga, DM; Ashari, H; Suparno; Ng, NSR 2020)
    – Peleng, in Banggai Islands (off eastern Sulawesi).

Phyllergates cucullatus ssp. cinereicollis
Date : 15 February 2025
Location : Hill Lodge, Kinabalu Park, Daerah Ranau, 
Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Monday, 17 February 2025

Bornean Shortwing 婆罗洲短翅鸫

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers)
Bornean Shortwing
Brachypteryx erythrogyna
婆罗洲短翅鸫 (pó-luó-zhōu duǎn-chì-dōng)

    Malay : Murai-Kerdil Bercelak Borneo
    Japanese : コバネヒタキ [erythrogyna] (ko-bane-hitaki [erythrogyna])
    Kanji 日語漢字 : -



    Size : ca 13 cm

    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Sharpe, RB 1888, Kina Balu)
    – mountains of northern Borneo.

Date : 12 February 2025
Location : Gunung Alab Subtation, Crocker Range Park, Daerah Penampang,
Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Giant Pitta

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Pittidae (Pittas)
Giant Pitta
Hydrornis caeruleus
大蓝八色鸫 (dà lán bā-sè-dōng)

    Malay : Burung-Pacat Biru Besar
    Japanese : オニヤイロチョウ (oni ya-iro-chō)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 鬼八色鳥


   
    Size : 25–29 cm; male 202 g

    Subspecies (2) and Distribution
  • Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus (Raffles, TS 1822)
    – southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra.
  • Hydrornis caeruleus hosei (Baker, ECS 1918)
    – Borneo.

Hydrornis caeruleus ssp. hosei
Date : 12 January 2025
Location : Kinabatangan Bird Hide, Kampung Perpaduan Datuk Mohd Ugi, 
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Hydrornis caeruleus ssp. hosei
Date : 12 January 2025
Location : Kinabatangan Bird Hide, Kampung Perpaduan Datuk Mohd Ugi, 
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Hydrornis caeruleus ssp. hosei
Date : 12 January 2025
Location : Kinabatangan Bird Hide, Kampung Perpaduan Datuk Mohd Ugi, 
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Hydrornis caeruleus ssp. hosei
Date : 12 January 2025
Location : Kinabatangan Bird Hide, Kampung Perpaduan Datuk Mohd Ugi, 
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Hydrornis caeruleus ssp. hosei
Date : 12 January 2025
Location : Kinabatangan Bird Hide, Kampung Perpaduan Datuk Mohd Ugi, 
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Hydrornis caeruleus ssp. hosei
Date : 12 January 2025
Location : Kinabatangan Bird Hide, Kampung Perpaduan Datuk Mohd Ugi, 
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Hydrornis caeruleus ssp. hosei
Date : 12 January 2025
Location : Kinabatangan Bird Hide, Kampung Perpaduan Datuk Mohd Ugi, 
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Hydrornis caeruleus ssp. hosei
Date : 11 January 2025
Location : Kinabatangan Bird Hide, Kampung Perpaduan Datuk Mohd Ugi, 
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Hydrornis caeruleus ssp. hosei
Date : 11 January 2025
Location : Kinabatangan Bird Hide, Kampung Perpaduan Datuk Mohd Ugi, 
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Wednesday, 1 January 2025

White-throated Rock-thrush

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers)
White-throated Rock-thrush
Monticola gularis
白喉矶鸫 (bái-hóu jī-dōng)

    Malay : Tarum Rengkung Putih
    Japanese : ヒメイソヒヨ (hime iso-hiyo)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 姫磯鵯



    Size : 16-19 cm, 32-37 g
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Swinhoe, R 1863, Peking)
    – southeastern Siberia to northeastern China and Korea; winters to southeastern Asia.

Date : 01 January 2025
Location : Maxwell Hill, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Date : 01 January 2025
Location : Maxwell Hill, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Tuesday, 31 December 2024

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Hirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
东方金腰燕 (dōng-fāng jīn yāo yàn)

    Malay : Layang-layang Api Utara
    Japanese : コシアカツバメ (daurica グループ) (koshi-aka tsubame [daurica guru-pu])
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 腰赤燕



    Size : 16–17 cm, 19–28 g
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Cecropis daurica daurica (Laxmann, E 1769)
    - southern Siberia to Amur River, northern Mongolia, western China, and Transbaikalia.
  • Cecropis daurica erythropygia (Sykes, WH 1832)
    - northern and peninsular India (base of Himalayas to Nilgiris).
  • Cecropis daurica japonica (Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H 1845)
    - Korea, eastern and central China, and Japan; migrant to coastal northern Australia
  • Cecropis daurica nipalensis (Hodgson, BH 1837)
    - central Himalayas to southwestern China (Yunnan), northern India, and northern Myanmar.
  • Cecropis daurica striolata (Schlegel, H 1844)
    - Greater and Lesser Sundas to Philippines and Taiwan.
  • Cecropis daurica mayri (Hall, BP 1953)
    - northeastern India to northern Myanmar and northwestern Thailand.
  • Cecropis daurica stanfordi (Mayr, E 1941)
    - northeastern Myanmar to southwestern China (southern Yunnan), northern Thailand, and northern Laos.
  • Cecropis daurica vernayi (Kinnear, NB 1924)
    - Thailand/Tenasserim border and western Thailand.

Date : 05 January 2025
Location : Seberang Perak Paddyfield, Daerah Perak Tengah, Perak

Date : 30 December 2024
Location : Ulu Dedap Paddyfield, Daerah Perak Tengah, Perak

Friday, 13 December 2024

Red-legged Crake

Order - Gruiformes
Family - Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)
Red-legged Crake
Rallina fasciata
红脚秧鸡 (hóng-jiǎo yāng-jī) / 红腿斑秧鸡 (hóng-tuǐ bān yāng-jī)

    Malay : Sintar-Merah Kaki Api
    Japanese :  ナンヨウオオクイナ (nan-yō ō kuina)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 南洋大秧鶏 / 南洋大水鶏



    Size : 23–25 cm; 68·8–108 g
    
    
 Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Raffles, TS 1822, Benkulen, western Sumatra)
    – Lowlands of southeastern Asia, Malay Archipelago, and Philippines.

Date : 08 December 2024
Location : Kangar, Perlis

Thursday, 25 July 2024

Bornean Peacock-pheasant

Order - Galliformes
Family - Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)
Bornean Peacock-pheasant
Polyplectron schleiermacheri
加里曼丹孔雀雉 (fjiā-lǐ-màn-dān kǒng-què zhì)

    Malay : Kuang-Cermin Borneo
    Japanese : ボルネオエボシコクジャク (boruneo eboshi ko kujaku)                     
    Kanji 日語漢字 : -

    Size : Male c. 50 cm (tail c. 19–20 cm), Female c. 38 cm (tail 18–19 cm)

    Subspecies and Distribution

  • Monotypic. (Brüggemann, F 1877, Southeastern Borneo)
    – Lowland primary forests of Borneo.

Date : 05 November 2023
Location : Telupid Forest Reserve, Kampung Bestari, Telupid,
Daerah Telupid, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah

Sunday, 21 July 2024

Mountain Wren-babbler

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)
Mountain Wren-babbler
Gypsophila crassa
山鹪鹛 (shān jiāo-méi)

    Malay : Kekicau-Murai Gunung Borneo
    Japanese : ノドジロサザイチメドリ (nodo-fu sazai chime-dori)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : -




    Size : 14 cm, 25 g

    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Sharpe, RB 1888, Kina Balu, North Borneo)
    – High mountains of n Borneo (ne Sarawak and n Sabah).

Date : 08 November 2023
Location : KM1.5, Kinabalu Park, Daerah Ranau, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Saturday, 20 July 2024

Black-sided Flowerpecker

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)
Black-sided Flowerpecker
Dicaeum monticolum
黑胁啄花鸟 (hēi-xié zhuó-huā-niǎo)

    Malay : Sepah-Puteri Gunung Borneo
    Japanese : ボルネオノドアカハナドリ (boruneo nodoaka hana-dori)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : -




    Size : 8 cm

    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Sharpe, RB 1887, Mt. Kinabalu, northern Borneo)
    – Mts. of n Borneo.

Date : 08 November 2023
Location : Hill Lodge, Kinabalu Park, Daerah Ranau, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Date : 09 November 2023
Location : Hill Lodge, Kinabalu Park, Daerah Ranau, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Monday, 27 May 2024

Golden Babbler

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers and allies)
Golden Babbler
Cyanoderma chrysaeum
金头穗鹛 (jīn-tóu suì-méi)
   
    Malay : Kekicau-Kecil Emas
    Japanese : キガシラモリチメドリ (ki-gashira mori chime-dori)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 黄頭森知目鳥




      Size : 10-12 cm; 6-10 g
    
      Subspecies (6) and Distribution
  • Cyanoderma chrysaeum chrysaeum (Blyth, E 1844)
    – Nepal to Sikkim, Assam, Bhutan, sw China and n Myanmar.
  • Cyanoderma chrysaeum binghami (Rippon, G 1904)
    – SE Assam to sw Myanmar (Chin Hills and Arakan Yoma Mts.).
  • Cyanoderma chrysaeum auratum (Meyer de Schauensee, R 1938)
    – S Myanmar (s Shan State) to extreme n Thailand and n Indochina.
  • Cyanoderma chrysaeum assimile (Walden, A 1875)
    – Central Myanmar (west of the Salween River) to nw Thailand.
  • Cyanoderma chrysaeum chrysops (Richmond, CW 1902)
    – Hills of Malay Peninsula.
  • Cyanoderma chrysaeum frigidum (Hartlaub, KJG 1865)
    – Highlands of w Sumatra.

Cyanoderma erythropterum ssp. erythropterum
Date : 19 May 2024
Location : Jalan High Pines, Fraser's Hill, Mukim Tras, Daerah Raub, Pahang

Sunday, 26 May 2024

Greater Yellownape

Order - Piciformes
Family - Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
大黄冠啄木鸟 (dà huáng-guān zhuó-mù-niǎo) /
大黄冠绿啄木鸟 (dà huáng-guān lǜ zhuó-mù-niǎo)

    Malay : Belatuk-Hijau Besar
    Japanese : キエリアオゲラ (ki-eri ao-gera)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 黄襟青啄木鳥



    Size : 32–35 cm; 153–198 g
    
    Subspecies (8) and Distribution
  • Chrysophlegma flavinucha [flavinucha or lylei] (Gould, J 1834)
    – Foothills from central Nepal to northeastern and eastern India (south to Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh) and east to Myanmar, southern China (southern Sichuan, Yunnan) and northern Vietnam.
  • Chrysophlegma flavinucha kumaonense (Koelz, WN 1950)
    – Himalayan foothills northern N India (Uttarakhand) and possibly to western Nepal.
  • Chrysophlegma flavinucha styani (Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1899)
    – Hainan I. and immediately adjacent mainland China.
  • Chrysophlegma flavinucha ricketti (Styan, FW 1898)
    – N Vietnam (Tonkin) to se China (Fujian).
  • Chrysophlegma flavinucha pierrei (Oustalet, J-FÉ 1889)
    – SE Thailand to s Vietnam.
  • Chrysophlegma flavinucha mystacale (Salvadori, AT 1879)
    – N Sumatra.
  • Chrysophlegma flavinucha korinchi (Chasen, FN 1940)
    – SW Sumatra.
  • Chrysophlegma flavinucha wrayi (Sharpe, RB 1888)
    – Highlands of Malay Peninsula.

Chrysophlegma flavinucha ssp. wrayi
Date : 19 May 2024
Location : Jalan High Pines, Fraser's Hill, Mukim Tras, Daerah Raub, Pahang

Thursday, 16 May 2024

Grey-headed Fish-eagle

Order - Accipitriformes
Family - Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Grey-headed Fish-eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
灰头鱼雕 (huī-tóu hǎi-diāo)

    Malay : Helang-Kanguk Kecil
    Japanese : ウオクイワシ (uo-kui washi)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 魚喰鷲




    Size : 61–75 cm; Wingspan 155–170 cm
              Male 1500–1600 g in Males, Larger Female 2300–2700 g

    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Horsfield, T 1821, Java)
    – Lowlands of India to SE Asia, Borneo, Java and Philippines.

Date : 15 April 2024
Location : Taman Eko Rimba Kota Damansara, Seksyen 10 Kota Damansarsa, 
Petaling Jaya, Daerah Petaling, Selangor

Date : 15 April 2024
Location : Taman Eko Rimba Kota Damansara, Seksyen 10 Kota Damansarsa, 
Petaling Jaya, Daerah Petaling, Selangor

Friday, 8 March 2024

Yellow-breasted Warbler

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Phylloscopidae (Leaf-warblers)
Yellow-breasted Warbler
Phylloscopus montis
黄胸鹟莺 (huáng-xiōng wēng-yīng)

    Malay : Cekup-Kacamata Melayu
    Japanese : チャガシラモリムシク (cha-gashira mori mushi-ku) /
                      チャガシラモリムシクイ (cha-gashira mori mushi-kui)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : -



    Size : 9–10·5 cm; 4–6 g

    Subspecies (6) and Distribution
  • Phylloscopus montis montis (Sharpe, RB 1887)
    – Mountains of Borneo (Kinabalu to Poi Range).
  • Phylloscopus montis davisoni (Sharpe, RB 1888)
    – High mountains of s Malay Peninsula.
  • Phylloscopus montis barisanus (Christie, DA; Elliott, A 2016)
    – Mountains of Sumatra.
  • Phylloscopus montis xanthopygius (Whitehead, J 1893)
    – Mountains of Palawan (sw Philippines).
  • Phylloscopus montis floris (Hartert, EJO 1897)
    – Mountains of Flores (w Lesser Sundas).
  • Phylloscopus montis paulinae (Mayr, E 1944)
    – Mountains of Timor (e Lesser Sundas).

Phylloscopus montis ssp. montis
Date : 07 November 2023
Location : KM1.5, Kinabalu Park, Ranau, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Monday, 26 February 2024

Hill Blue-flycatcher

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers and Chats)
Hill Blue-flycatcher
Cyornis whitei
山蓝仙鹟 (shān lán-xiān-wēng)

    Malay : Sambar-Biru Bukit Biasa
    Japanese : ミヤマヒメアオヒタキ (miyama ao-hitaki)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 深山青鶲



Taxonomy update for 2021
Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas is split into :
- Hill Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis whitei)
- Javan Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
- Dayak Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis montanus)

With this split, Javan Blue Flycatcher becomes a critically endangered
species given its rare and declining population on Java.


    Size : 14–15.5 cm, 14-17 g
    
    Subspecies (4) and Distribution
  • Cyornis whitei whitei (Harington, HH 1908)
    – NE Myanmar to s China, ne Thailand, n Laos and n Vietnam.
  • Cyornis whitei lekhakuni (Deignan, HG 1956)
    – Eastern plateau of Thailand.
  • Cyornis whitei deignani (Meyer de Schauensee, R 1939)
    – SE Thailand.
  • Cyornis whitei coerulifrons (Baker, ECS 1918)
    – Malay Peninsula (south of Isthmus of Kra).

Cyornis whitei ssp. coerulifrons
Date : 18 May 2024
Location : Junction Jalan Lady Maxwell, Fraser's Hill, Mukim Tras, Daerah Raub, Pahang

Cyornis whitei ssp. coerulifrons
Date : 19 February 2024
Location : Junction Jalan Lady Maxwell, Fraser's Hill, Mukim Tras, Daerah Raub, Pahang

Cyornis whitei ssp. coerulifrons
Date : 19 February 2024
Location : Junction Jalan Lady Maxwell, Fraser's Hill, Mukim Tras, Daerah Raub, Pahang

Sunday, 14 January 2024

Dayak Blue-flycatcher

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers and Chats)
Dayak Blue-flycatcher
Cyornis montanus
婆罗洲蓝仙鹟 (pó-luó-zhōu lán-xiān-wēng)

    Malay : Sambar-Biru Bukit Timur
    Japanese : ダヤクヒメアオヒタキ
    Kanji 日語漢字 : -



Taxonomy update for 2021
Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas is split into :
- Hill Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis whitei)
- Javan Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
- Dayak Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis montanus)

With this split, Javan Blue Flycatcher becomes a critically endangered
species given its rare and declining population on Java.


    Size : 14–15.5 cm, 14-17 g
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Robinson, HC; Kinnear, NB 1928)
    – Borneo.

Date : 22 September 2022
Location : Trus Madi Forest Reserve, Tambunan, Bahagian Pedalaman, Sabah

Black-throated Wren-babbler

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)
Black-throated Wren-babbler
Turdinus atrigularis
黑喉鹪鹛 (hēi-hóu jiāo-méi)

    Malay : Kekicau-Murai Besar Borneo
    Japanese : ノドグロサザイチメドリ (nodo-gurō sazai chime-dori)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 喉黒鷦鷯知目鳥



    Size : 18 cm; 61-71.5 g

    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850, Borneo)
    – Patchily distributed forests of Borneo.

Date : 21 September 2022
Location : Trus Madi Forest Reserve, Tambunan, Bahagian Pedalaman, Sabah

Saturday, 13 January 2024

Sunda Laughingthrush

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes and allies)
Sunda Laughingthrush
Garrulax palliatus
灰褐噪鹛 (huī-hè zào-méi)

    Malay : Kekicau-Raya Cenuk Kerak
    Japanese : チャバネガビチョウ (chabanegabichou)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : -


   
    Size : 24-25 cm

    Subspecies (2) and Distribution
  • Garrulax palliatus palliatus (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)
    – Montane forests of w Sumatra.
  • Garrulax palliatus schistochlamys (Sharpe, RB 1888)
    – Montane forests of n Borneo.

Garrulax palliatus ssp. schistochlamys
Date : 19 September 2022
Location : Crocker Range Park (Gunung Alab Substation), Tambunan, 
Bahagian Pedalaman, Sabah

Bornean Black-capped Babbler

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)
Bornean Black-capped Babbler
Pellorneum capistratoides
婆罗洲黑冠幽鹛 (pó-luó-zhōu mǎ-lái hēi-guàn yōu-méi)

    Malay : Kekicau-Tanah Ubun Hitam Borneo
    Japanese : ズグロジチメドリ (zu-guro ji-chime-dori)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 頭黒地知目鳥



    Taxonomy update for 2023
Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum is split into Malayan Black-capped Babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum), Bornean Black-capped Babbler (Pellorneum capistratoides), and Javan Black-capped Babbler (Pellorneum capistratum).

Subtle plumage differences, vocal differences, and genetic differences break
along familiar lines of endemism here.

    -  Malayan Black-capped Babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum)
       RANGE: Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
    -  Bornean Black-capped Babbler (Pellorneum capistratoides)
       RANGE: Borneo
    -  Javan Black-capped Babbler (Pellorneum capistratum)
       RANGE: Java


    Size : 16-17 cm, 24-35 g
    
    Subspecies (2) and Distribution
  • Pellorneum capistratoides capistratoides (Strickland, HE 1849)
    – W and s Borneo.
  • Pellorneum capistratoides morrelli (Chasen, FN; Kloss, CB 1929)
    – N and e Borneo and Banggai Islands.

Pellorneum capistratoides ssp. morrelli
Date : 21 Septemmber 2022
Location : Trus Madi Forest Rerserve, Tambunan, Bahagian Pedalaman, Sabah