Wednesday, 5 August 2026

White-crowned Forktail

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers and Chats)
White-crowned Forktail
Enicurus leschenaulti
白额燕尾 (bái é yàn-wěi) / 白冠燕尾 (bái-guān yàn-wěi) /
白顶黑背燕尾 (bái-dǐng hēi-bèi yàn-wěi)

    Malay : Cegar Raya Biasa
    Japanese : エンビシキチョウ (enbi shiki-chō)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 燕尾四季鳥



    Size : 25–28cm; 27–38g (up to 53g also reported)

    Subspecies (5) and Distribution

    EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)
    White-crowned Forktail (Northern) Enicurus leschenaulti sinensis/indicus
  • Enicurus leschenaulti indicus (Hartert, EJO 1910)
    – Eastern Himalayas (from Sikkim and northern West Bengal) east to Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan), western, northern, and eastern Thailand and Indochina.
  • Enicurus leschenaulti sinensis (Gould, J 1866)
    – Southern and eastern China (east from extreme eastern Qinghai, southern Gansu, and Sichuan to Zhejiang and Guangdong), including Hainan.
    EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)
    White-crowned Forktail (Malaysian) Enicurus leschenaulti frontalis/chaseni
  • Enicurus leschenaulti frontalis (Blyth, E 1847)
    – Central and southern Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Nias Island, and lowland Borneo.
  • Enicurus leschenaulti chaseni (Meyer de Schauensee, R 1940)
    – Batu Islands, off western Sumatra.
    EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
    White-crowned Forktail (Javan) Enicurus leschenaulti leschenaulti
  • Enicurus leschenaulti leschenaulti (Vieillot, LJP 1818)
    – Java and Bali.

Enicurus leschenaulti frontalis
Date : 02 August 2026
Location : Taman Eko Rimba Kledang Saiong, Bandar Meru Raya, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Enicurus leschenaulti frontalis
Date : 02 August 2026
Location : Taman Eko Rimba Kledang Saiong, Bandar Meru Raya, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Enicurus leschenaulti frontalis
Date : 25 July 2026
Location : Taman Eko Rimba Kledang Saiong, Bandar Meru Raya, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Enicurus leschenaulti frontalis
Date : 18 July 2026
Location : Taman Eko Rimba Kledang Saiong, Bandar Meru Raya, Daerah Kinta, Perak
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Sunday, 23 November 2025

Black-headed Ibis

Order - Pelecaniformes
Family - Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)
 黑头白鹮 (cǎi-huán)

    Japanese : クロトキ (Kuro-toki)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 黒朱鷺



    Size : 65–76 cm; 1000–1500 g; Wingspan 130 cm
    
    Subspecies and Distribution

Date : 22 November 2025
Location : Penaga Paddyfield, Mukim 4, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Date : 22 November 2025
Location : Penaga Paddyfield, Mukim 4, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Date : 22 November 2025
Location : Penaga Paddyfield, Mukim 4, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Date : 22 November 2025
Location : Penaga Paddyfield, Mukim 4, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Date : 22 November 2025


Date : 22 November 2025
Location : Penaga Paddyfield, Mukim 4, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Date : 22 November 2025
Location : Penaga Paddyfield, Mukim 4, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Date : 22 November 2025
Location : Penaga Paddyfield, Mukim 4, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang
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Tuesday, 7 October 2025

Arctic Tern

Order - Charadriiformes
Family - Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
北极燕鸥 (běi-jí yàn-ōu)

    Malay : Camar Artik
    Japanese : キョクアジサシ (kyoku aji-sashi)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 極鯵刺



    Size : 28–39 cm; 90–120 g; Wingspan 65–75 cm
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (No type locality = Christiansoe, Denmark, ex Brünnich, Orn. Boreal., 1764, p. 46.)
    – Arctic circumpolar; winters sub-Antarctic and Antarctic seas.

Distribution Map


1st Malaysia Record !!!
Found by Christopher Neil Gibbins on 28 September 2025
Date : 05 October 2025
Location : Gold Coast Morib, Banting, Daerah Kuala Langat, Selangor
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Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Malayan Crestless Fireback

Order - Galliformes
Family - Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)
Malayan Crestless Fireback
Lophura erythrophthalma
马来亚棕尾火背鹇 (mǎ-lái-yà zōng-wěi huǒ-bèi xián)

    Malay : Pegar Bertam
    Japanese : ウチワキジ [erythrophthalma] (uchiwa-kiji [erythrophthalma])
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 棕尾火背鹇


      Size : Male 47–50 cm (tail 15–18 cm); mean weight of males was 1,043 g (n = 2)
                Female 42–44 cm (tail 14–16 cm), 837 g

      Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Raffles, TS 1822, Sumatra)
    – lowland forest of Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.

Distribution Map

Date : 21 June 2025
Location : Lorong Pegawai, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang


Date : 21 June 2025
Location : Lorong Pegawai, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang
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Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Brown-streaked Flycatcher

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers and Chats)
Brown-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa williamsoni
褐纹鹟 (hè wén wēng)

    Malay : Sambar-Kusam Lorek Melayu
    Japanese : ミナミコサメビタキ (minami ko-same-bitaki)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 南小鮫鶲



    Size : 12–14 cm; 7.8–16 g
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni (Deignan, HG 1957)
    – Southern Myanmar to northern Malaya, winters from Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Siberut.
  • Muscicapa williamsoni umbrosa (Wells, DR 1982)
    – Borneo (Sarawak, eastern Sabah, and southeastern Kalimantan), perhaps also central Peninsula Malaysia and Sumatra.

Distribution Map

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 25 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 25 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 25 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 25 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 25 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 18 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 18 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 11 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 11 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 11 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 10 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 04 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 04 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 04 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 04 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 04 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 04 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 04 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 04 May 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 20 April 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 20 April 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Muscicapa williamsoni williamsoni
Date : 20 April 2025
Location : Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak
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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).

Distribution Map

Phyllergates cucullatus ssp. cinereicollis
Date : 15 February 2025
Location : Hill Lodge, Kinabalu Park, Daerah Ranau, 
Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah
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Monday, 17 February 2025

Bornean Shortwing

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



Date : 12 February 2025
Location : Gunung Alab Bird Watching Station, KM55 Jalan Penampang-Tambunan, 
Daerah Penampang, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Date : 12 February 2025
Location : Gunung Alab Bird Watching Station, KM55 Jalan Penampang-Tambunan, 
Daerah Penampang, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah
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