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

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

    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 : 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

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 : -

    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

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

Bornean Stubtail

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Scotocercidae (Bush Warblers and Allies)

Bornean Stubtail

Urosphena whiteheadi

印尼短尾莺 (yìn-ní duán-wěi-yīng)

    Malay : Cekup Ekor-Pendek Borneo

    Japanese : ボルネオヤブサメ (boruneo yabusame)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : -

    Size : 9.5-10 cm, 10.4 g

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic. (Sharpe, RB 1888, Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo)
  – Mountains of n Borneo (Kinabalu to Liang Kubung).

Date : 09 November 2023
Location : KM 1.5, Kinabalu Park, Daerah Ranau, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Everett's Thrush

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Turdidae (Thrushes)

Everett's Thrush

Zoothera everetti

埃氏地鸫 (āi-shì dì-dōng)

    Malay : Murai-Tanah Borneo

    Japanese : ムネアカジツグミ (muneakajitsugumi)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : -

    Size : 19-20 cm

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic. (Sharpe, RB 1892, Mount Dulit, northwest Borneo)
  – High mountains of n Borneo (Sarawak and Sabah).

Date : 07 November 2023
Location : KM 1.0 - 1.5, Kinabalu Park, Daerah Ranau, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Superb Starling

This is not a Malaysia local bird, but from Africa... It might be the escapee from bird park nearby...
And I will still post it under Birds of Malaysia, because it was not caged when I photographed it...

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Sturnidae (Starlings)

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

栗头丽椋鸟 (lì-tóu lì liáng-niǎo)

    Malay : -

    Japanese : ツキノワテリムク (tsukino wateri muku-dori)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 月輪照椋鳥

    Size : 18 cm; 52–77 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic. (Rüppell, WPES 1845, Shoa, Ethiopia)

  – Southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, northern Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Date : 07 August 2022

Location : Perdana Botanical Gardens, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

Date : 07 August 2022

Location : Perdana Botanical Gardens, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

White-crested Laughingthrush

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes and allies)

White-crested Laughingthrush

Garrulax leucolophus

白冠噪鹛 (bái-guān zào-méi)

    Malay : Kekicau-Raya Berjambul Biasa

    Japanese : ハクオウチョウ (haku-ō-chū)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 白翁鳥

   

    Size : 26-31 cm; 108-131g

    Subspecies (4) and Distribution

• Garrulax leucolophus leucolophus (Hardwicke, T 1816)
  – W Himalayas to Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam (Mishmi Hills).
• Garrulax leucolophus patkaicus (Reichenow, A 1913)
  – S Assam (s of the Brahmaputra) to n Myanmar and nw Yunnan.
• Garrulax leucolophus belangeri (Lesson, RP 1831)
  – S Myanmar and sw Thailand (valley of Mekong River).
• Garrulax leucolophus diardi (Lesson, RP 1831)
  – SE Myanmar to sw Yunnan, peninsular Thailand and Indochina.

Date : 18 September 2023

Location : Hala Bercham Selatan 1, Taman Gamelan Timur, Bercham, Ipoh, Perak

Racket-tailed Treepie

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Corvidae (Crows)

Racket-tailed Treepie

Crypsirina temia

盘尾树鹊 (pán-wěi shù-què)

    Malay : Gagak Ekor-Sudu Hitam

    Japanese : クロラケットオナガ (kuro raketto o-naga)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 黒ラケット尾長

    Size : 31-33 cm; c. 114-145 g

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic. (Daudin, FM 1800)
  – S Myanmar to n Malaya, Indochina, Java and Bali.

Date : 13 August 2023

Location : Tasik Melati Recreational Park, Kangar, Perlis

Date : 13 August 2023

Location : Tasik Melati Recreational Park, Kangar, Perlis

Penan Bulbul

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Penan Bulbul

Alophoixus ruficrissus

本南白喉褐冠鹎 (běn nán bái-hóu hè guān-bēi)

    Malay : Merbah-Berjanggut Gunung Borneo

    Japanese : シロハラカンムリヒヨドリ(ko aka-me cha-iro hiyo-dori)[ruficrissus/fowleri]

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 小赤目茶色鵯 [ruficrissus/fowleri]

Taxonomy update for 2021

Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus is split into :

- Ochraceous Bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus)
- Penan Bulbul (Alophoixus ruficrissus)
Penan Bulbul of Borneo is split from Ochraceous Bulbul which occurs
throughout the remainder of the range in SE Asia.

    

    Size : 19–22 cm; 35–46 g

    

    Subspecies (3) and Distribution

• Alophoixus ruficrissus ruficrissus (Sharpe, RB 1879)
  – Highlands of n Borneo (Mt Kinabalu).
• Alophoixus ruficrissus fowleri (Amadon, DA; Harrisson, TH 1957)
  – Montane areas of northern Borneo (except for Sabah).
• Alophoixus ruficrissus meratusensis (Shakya, SB; Irham, M; Brady, ML; Haryoko, T; Fitriana,
  YS; Johnson, O; Rahman, MA; Robi, NJ; Moyle, RG; Prawiradilaga, DM; Sheldon, FH 2020)
  – Southeastern Borneo (Meratus Mountains).

Alophoixus ruficrissus ssp. ruficrissus
Date : 21 September 2022
Location : Trus Madi Forest Reserve, Tambunan, Bahagian Pedalaman, Sabah

Alophoixus ruficrissus ssp. ruficrissus
Date : 13 February 2019

Location : Silau-silau Trail, Kinabalu Park, Ranau, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Blue Nuthatch

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Sittidae (Nuthatches)

Blue Nuthatch

Sitta azurea

蓝䴓 (lán shī) / 天蓝䴓 (tiān lán shī)

    Malay : Pepatuk Gunung Melayu

    Japanese : ズグロゴジュウカラ (zu-guro gojū-kara)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 頭黒五十雀

    Size : 13·5 cm

    

    Subspecies (3) and Distribution

• Sitta azurea azurea (Lesson, RP 1830)
  – E Java.
• Sitta azurea expectata (Hartert, EJO 1914)
  – Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
• Sitta azurea nigriventer (Robinson, HC; Kloss, CB 1919)
  – W Java.

Sitta azurea ssp. expectata
Date : 16 July 2023

Location : Jalan High Pines, Fraser's Hill, Mukim Tras,
Daerah Raub, Pahang

Himalayan Cutia

Order - Passeriformes

Family - Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and allies)

Himalayan Cutia

Cutia nipalensis

斑胁姬鹛 (bān xié jī-méi)

    Malay : Kekicau Rusuk Belang Biasa

    Japanese : セアカチメドリ (e-aka chime-dori)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 背赤知目鳥

    Size : 17-19 cm, 40-56 g

    

    Subspecies (3) and Distribution

• Cutia nipalensis nipalensis (Hodgson, BH 1837)
  – Nepal to e Assam, w Myanmar, s Sichuan and nw Yunnan.
• Cutia nipalensis melanchima (Deignan, HG 1947)
  – E Myanmar to s Yunnan, nw Thailand, n Laos and nw Tonkin.
• Cutia nipalensis cervinicrissa (Sharpe, RB 1888)
  – Highlands of Malay Peninsula (s Perak to s Selangor).

Cutia nipalensis ssp. cervinicrissa
Date : 16 July 2023
Location : Jalan High Pines (Campsite Sebelah Istana), Fraser's Hill, Mukim Tras, 
Daerah Raub, Pahang

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo

Order - Cuculiformes
Family - Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo

Chrysococcyx basalis

霍氏金鹃 (huò-shì jīn-juān) / 狭嘴金鹃 (xiá-zuǐ jīn-juān) /
颊嘴金鹃 (jiá-zuǐ jīn-juān)

    Malay : Sewah-Daun Australia

    Japanese : マミジロテリカッコウ (mami-jiro teri-kakkō)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 眉白照り郭公

    Size : 17 cm; 22 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic. (Horsfield, T 1821)
  – Breeds in Australia with some population dispersing northwards during the southern hemisphere winter to Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore.

Date : 08 July 2023

Location : Pulau Burung Sanitary Landfill (PBSL), Nibong Tebal,
Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang

Pacific Black Duck

Order - Anseriformes
Family - Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

太平洋黑鸭 (tài-píng-yáng hēi yā)

    Malay : Itik Hitam Timur

    Japanese : マミジロカルガモ (mamijirokaru-gamo)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 眉白軽鴨

    Size : 47–61 cm; Male 642–1400 g, Female 560–1400 g; Wingspan 82–93 cm    

   
    Subspecies (2) and Distribution

• Anas superciliosa [superciliosa or rogersi] (Gmelin, JF 1789)
  – Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi region, Moluccas, southern New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and associated islands south to Macquarie Island.
• Anas superciliosa pelewensis (Mathews, GM 1912)
  – Palau and Caroline Islands, northern New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Island, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and southern Polynesia from Fiji and Samoa east to the Society and Austral Islands.

1st Perak Record !!!

1st Peninsula Malaysia & 1st Malaysia Record !!!

Date : 17 December 2022
Location : Perak Tengah, Perak

Date : 17 December 2022
Location : Perak Tengah, Perak

Date : 17 December 2022
Location : Perak Tengah, Perak

Chestnut-capped Thrush

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Turdidae (Thrushes)

Chestnut-capped Thrush

Geokichla interpres

栗顶地鸫 (lì-dǐng dì-dōng) / 库氏地鸫 (kù-shì dì-dōng)

    Malay : Murai-Tanah Melayu

    Japanese : クリガシラジツグミ (kuri-gashira ji-tsugumi)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 栗頭地鶇

    Size : 16-18 cm

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic. (Temminck, CJ 1828)
  – Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, southwestern Philippines (Sulu Archipelago), and Lesser Sundas (Lombok, Sumbawa, and Flores).

Date : 21 January 2023
Location : Jalan Stesen TV Tawau, Tawau, Bahagian Tawau, Sabah

Common Ringed Plover

Order - Charadriiformes
Family - Charadriidae (Plovers)

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

剑鸻 (jiàn-héng) / 环颈鸻 (huán-jǐng héng) / 长嘴鸻 (cháng-zuǐ héng)

    Malay : Rapang Gelang Besar

    Japanese : ハジロコチドリ (ha-jiro ko chi-dori)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 羽白小千鳥

    Size : 18–20 cm; 42–78 g; Wingspan 48–57 cm

    

    Subspecies (2) and Distribution

• Charadrius hiaticula [hiaticula or psammodromus] (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
  – breeds northeastern arctic Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spitsbergen, and southern Scandanavia south to France; primarily winters western Africa.
• Charadrius hiaticula tundrae (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
  – breeds northern Scandanavia to eastern Siberia; winters eastern Africa to the Caspian Sea and South Asia.

Charadrius hiaticula ssp. tundrae
Date : 29 January 2023
Location : Batu Kawan, Mukim 13, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Charadrius hiaticula ssp. tundrae
Date : 29 January 2023
Location : Batu Kawan, Mukim 13, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Charadrius hiaticula ssp. tundrae
Date : 29 January 2023
Location : Batu Kawan, Mukim 13, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Charadrius hiaticula ssp. tundrae
Date : 29 January 2023
Location : Batu Kawan, Mukim 13, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Charadrius hiaticula ssp. tundrae
Date : 29 January 2023
Location : Batu Kawan, Mukim 13, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Charadrius hiaticula ssp. tundrae
Date : 29 January 2023
Location : Batu Kawan, Mukim 13, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Bluethroat

Order - Passeriformes

Family - Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers)

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

蓝喉歌鸲 (lán-hóu gē-qú)

    Malay : Murai-Kecil Rengkung Biru

    Japanese : オガワコマドリ (ogawa koma-dori)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 小川駒鳥

    Size : 13-14 cm, 15-21 g; Wingspan : 20-22.5 cm

    

    Subspecies (12) and Distribution

• Luscinia svecica svecica (Linnaeus, C 1758)
  – Scandinavia across Siberia to w Alaska; > N Africa, s Asia.
• Luscinia svecica volgae (Kleinschmidt, O 1907)
  – NE Ukraine to middle Volga River.
• Luscinia svecica pallidogularis (Zarudny, NA 1897)
  – SW Siberia to Turkmenistan, Altai Mts. and upper Yenisey.
• Luscinia svecica kobdensis (Tugarinov, AY 1929)
  – W China (Xinjiang).
• Luscinia svecica saturatior (Sushkin, PP 1925)
  – Pamir Mountains and Tien Shan Mountains.
• Luscinia svecica abbotti (Richmond, CW 1896)
  – W Pakistan and nw India.
• Luscinia svecica przevalskii (Tugarinov, AY 1929)
  – distribution poorly defined (probably is a junior synonym of pallidogularis); breeds Siberia, winters in southern China (Yunnan) and southeastern Asia.
• Luscinia svecica cyanecula (Meisner, CFA 1804)
  – Central Europe and Spain; > to North Africa.
• Luscinia svecica azuricollis (Rafinesque, CS 1814)
  – N Spain.
• Luscinia svecica namnetum (Mayaud, N 1934)
  – Western France.
• Luscinia svecica luristanica (luristanica) (Ripley, SD 1952)
  – Armenia to sw Iran; > to Iraq and the Sudan.
• Luscinia svecica luristanica (magna) (Zarudny, NA; Loudon, HGG 1904)
  – Caucasus area, e Turkey and Iran; > to Sudan and Ethiopia.

1st Kelantan Record !!!
1st Peninsula Malaysia & Malaysia Record !!!

Luscinia svecica ssp. przevalskii
Date : 26 December 2022

Location : Bukit Jawa Paddyfield, Mukim Bukit Jawa, Jajahan Pasir Puteh, Kelantan

Luscinia svecica ssp. przevalskii
Date : 26 December 2022

Location : Bukit Jawa Paddyfield, Mukim Bukit Jawa, Jajahan Pasir Puteh, Kelantan

Luscinia svecica ssp. przevalskii
Date : 26 December 2022
Location : Bukit Jawa Paddyfield, Mukim Bukit Jawa, Jajahan Pasir Puteh, Kelantan

Luscinia svecica ssp. przevalskii
Date : 26 December 2022
Location : Bukit Jawa Paddyfield, Mukim Bukit Jawa, Jajahan Pasir Puteh, Kelantan

Luscinia svecica ssp. przevalskii
Date : 26 December 2022
Location : Bukit Jawa Paddyfield, Mukim Bukit Jawa, Jajahan Pasir Puteh, Kelantan

Luscinia svecica ssp. przevalskii
Date : 26 December 2022

Location : Bukit Jawa Paddyfield, Mukim Bukit Jawa, Jajahan Pasir Puteh, Kelantan