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.

Distribution Map

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

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.

Distribution Map

Date : 15 March 2026
Location : Hutan Lipur Bukit Ayer, Kangar, Perlis

Date : 15 March 2026
Location : Hutan Lipur Bukit Ayer, Kangar, Perlis

Date : 15 March 2026
Location : Hutan Lipur Bukit Ayer, Kangar, Perlis

Date : 15 March 2026
Location : Hutan Lipur Bukit Ayer, Kangar, Perlis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 : 15 June 2025

Location : Jalan Gap-Bukit Fraser, Daerah Hulu Selangor, Selangor

Cyanoderma erythropterum ssp. erythropterum
Date : 19 May 2024

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

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

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

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 : 11 February 2025

Location : Gunung Alab Bird Watching Point, KM55 Jalan Penampang-Tambunan,

Daerah Penampang,  Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

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

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

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