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)
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
Your post is a radiant example of brilliance! Insightful, well-articulated, and truly valuable. Thanks for sharing your perspective.
ReplyDeleteI encountered today, 22-7-2024, same (type( bird in the gardens in Kuala Lumpur! He sat only 1m away and was not scared at all. Yes, It might be from nearby KL bird park escaped...
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