10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Fraser`s Hill in peninsular Malaysia is another one of these almost legendary birding locations in Southeast Asia. Birding Fraser`s Hil. Birdwatching being an activity which cannot easily be shifted to air-conditioned rooms, the cooler climate compared to places such as Taman Negara is actually quite an advantage.

Birds 196

Birds Malaysia Morals Asia 196

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2017

FRIM (Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia) is open to the public who come to bathe in waterfalls, cycle, walk, picnic and attend educational events, but most of this takes part in a small section close to the entrance. Spilornis cheela , can be found right across tropical Asia, preferring forested habitats.

Eagles 113

Eagles Malaysia Tail Banding Reptiles 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Hence, for the rest of the world, I lowered my threshold to 400 and that worked well in Africa, but I soon discovered that for Asia I need to go further down, to 300. In this first part, I’ll focus on continental Asia, its south and south-east (Oriental region). Other than that, there are barely a few hotspots with over 500 species.

Asia 267

Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 267

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2021

The peninsular Malaysia is not covered, yet it lies within the distribution maps and the bird ranges are depicted in it, too, but only of the species living within the Indonesian Archipelago and not those from the Asian mainland exclusively. The inner covers are adorned with a map of the region covered. The first author, James A.

Indonesia 263

Indonesia Timor Brunei Guinea 263

Critter News

APRIL 1, 2010

Vietnam, Malaysia.) Tags: singapore wildlife crime wildlife trafficking asia. Seems like every other month I post an article about some SE Asian country being a " hub" for wildlife trafficking (eg. How many more are there?

Trafficking 100

Trafficking Singapore Vietnam Malaysia 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 29, 2008

A breeding program in Malaysia will attempt to breed a rescued Borneo Sumatran rhino in order to save the endangered species. Tags: captive breeding rhino asia malaysia.

Rhinos 100

Rhinos Malaysia Species Wildlife Reserve 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The 2000 MacKinnon guide is showing its age while my preferred choice for the Shanghai area, Mark Brazil’s “Birds of East Asia”, covers non-Chinese locations such as Japan and Korea while excluding Western China. While there are some decent Chinese-language guides, they are of limited use for (local) illiterates like me.

China 194

China Brazil 2000 Birds 194

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia, edited by Yong Ding Li & Low Bing Wen. And now I am holding the “The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia” – an expanded and fully updated second edition of “The 100 Best Birdwatching Sites in Southeast Asia”. As a rule, I like second editions better.

Asia 221

Asia Laos Myanmar Indonesia 221

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2014

The broadbills are always a family* that birders visiting South East Asia want to see, and who could blame them? The first broadbills I ever saw, a small flock of Long-tailed Broadbills in Peninsular Malaysia, were jaw dropping to me. I simply never imagined from the plates or photos that a bird could be that beautiful.

Madagascar 167

Madagascar Malaysia New Zealand South America 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2017

Birds of South Asia. White’s Thrush contains two subspecies, aurea and toratugumi; and Scaly Thrush includes the subspecies dauma, major, and horsfieldi, each of which also is recogized as a monotypic group. Nilgiri Thrush and Sri Lanka Thrush are monotypic. Reference: Rasmussen, P.C., The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status.

Sri Lanka 100

Sri Lanka Japan India 2005 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2012

The first of these was in the fine capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Whether or not species are lifers or not in Asia for me is actually something of a guess, as my note-taking when I visited the region 10 years earlier could charitably be described as sloppy, and while I have some lists I lost a lot of sighting.

New Zealand 139

New Zealand Fur Malaysia Woodpeckers 139

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2013

JOHOR, MALAYSIA, DECEMBER 2012 – If you’re traveling to Singapore for birding, you might want to think outside the box or, in this case, the island. Some of the best birding in the area is just 90 minutes or so north in peninsular Malaysia, home of the infamous Panti Forest. Bats under a rocky overhang.

Malaysia 171

Malaysia Singapore Monkeys Birds 171

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

Malaysia (702 / 781). Hence I added the second figure from the Fat Birder – often more up to date. Taking as a rule, the higher figure is more accurate. The Oriental realm. Indonesia (1615 / 1603). Thailand (925 / 948). India (1180 / 1171). Sri Lanka (375 / 436). The Afrotropics. Uganda (987 / 1083). Kenya (1034 / 1153).

Sri Lanka 256

Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 256

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Borneo is the third largest island in the world; politically it is divided amongst three countries–Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan) and the sultanate of Brunei. This is great, background material, especially if you are unfamiliar with the birds of Southeast Asia. Borneo, the authors say, is under-birded.

Brunei 173

Brunei Birds Asia China 173

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2019

Located in Southeast Asia is Thailand with 1050 birds, some 400 of them birdable in three weeks. The birdiest part of neighbouring Malaysia is the Sabah Province at Borneo, with about 600 species. The best season is November to March. The best reserves are in the north, near Chiang Mai (e.g. Doi Angkhang, Doi Inthanon).

Costa Rica 188

Costa Rica Sri Lanka Rwanda Papua New Guinea 188

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The four authors, themselves field ornithologists, conservationists, birders, and writers with years of experience in southeast Asia, researched scientific studies ranging from early 19th-century descriptions of the birds of Java to the latest phylogenomic studies. But, it doesn’t cover all or Indonesia or all of Malaysia.

Indonesia 122

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 122

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2014

It’s perhaps an easy one for many people to overlook, since they don’t occur in Europe or the Americas, but visit a patch of forerst or bush in Asia or Africa and there should be one or two species around. It can reach quite ludicrous levels in some places, like in Danum Valley where you can see ten different species of a morning.

Malaysia 187

Malaysia Squirrels Asia Family 187

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I get my own idea of the lunacy of Gooddie’s quest when I talk to a friend who has birded Asia and Africa. Beer looms large in Gooddie’s daily routine, and much text is devoted to finding beer in the middle of rural Asia and evaluating its quality. I’m reading a book about a man who is doing a Pitta Big Year,” I say. And leeches.

Hunters 188

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 188

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2013

Photograph taken in Malaysia’s Taman Negara National Park by Adam Riley. And finally, one of my personal favourites, the smart and aptly named paradise flycatchers – this group of birds occurs across much of Asia, Africa and nearby islands, with several migratory and resident species.

Papua New Guinea 233

Papua New Guinea South Africa Africa Zimbabwe 233

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

These few birds live on the Malaysian peninsula, on Sumatra, and on Borneo (the photos shown here were taken at Sukau, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia). Apparently, as captain of a ship, he collected specimens in Southeast Asia including Borneo, and sent them to a museum in Germany.

San Diego 169

San Diego Zoos Malaysia Eggs 169

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. With so much thrashing around in SE Asia, it is interesting to compare east and west hemispheres. 978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113