10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2022

When you think of the best birding in the south of Asia, it is Malaysia that comes to mind, although you are likely not to even think of the country as such: you are dreaming of the (Malaysian) province of Sabah, in the north of the island of Borneo.

Malaysia 251

Malaysia Singapore Asia Birds 251

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2021

Still, how many birders visit this region and could be seen as the target group for this, already a second edition? They cover all species and distinctive subspecies, non-passerines in flight, males and females, immatures and non-breeding plumages. The rest of the region remains fairly undervisited.

Indonesia 264

Indonesia Timor Brunei Guinea 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2019

We were met by several Cattle Egret in beautiful breeding plumage feeding on the grass right next to the train station. There were a couple of people with large cameras and then several school groups. We avoided any groups of people with large cameras and tripods, especially when it involved nest sites.

Singapore 114

Singapore Transported Boars Malaysia 114

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

My review copy (well, actually a contributor’s copy—more on that later) was waiting for me when I returned from the ABA birding tour of Thailand and Malaysia (more on that in a separate post) in early March. So, there are separate descriptions for birds normally grouped in the Savannah Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, and Dark-eyed Junco complexes.

North America 157

North America Sparrows America United States 157

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. Species Accounts are grouped by family, following what appears to be Sibley and Monroe’s 1996 taxonomy. (I Back to the field guide!

Brunei 179

Brunei Birds Asia China 179

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2013

Photograph taken in Malaysia’s Taman Negara National Park by Adam Riley. Once the breeding season is over these impressively adorned males lose not only their tails but also all their black plumage, and most of their other colors, in order to blend into the brown winter grasslands they inhabit.

Papua New Guinea 248

Papua New Guinea South Africa Africa Zimbabwe 248