10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2014

The Oriental Pied Hornbills are pretty special, as they represent a recolonization of Singapore of this family.

Singapore 170

Singapore Uganda Malaysia Seals 170

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2012

The first of these was in the fine capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Soon afterwards I managed a few more birds, including introduced Javan Mynas , lots of lovely Peaceful Doves , a large and impressive White-throated Kingfisher , an perky family of Oriental Magpie Robins , and a Black-napped Oriole.

New Zealand 140

New Zealand Fur Malaysia Woodpeckers 140

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 173

Malaysia Singapore Monkeys Birds 173

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. Not a great place for a family vacation, though I think Duncan will disagree. Artwork is by Karen Phillips.

Brunei 174

Brunei Birds Asia China 174

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Malaysia has 14 hotspots with more than 300 bird species, and I will focus here on #1 and #2, Fraser Hill (Bukit Fraser) and the Taman Negara National Park. Malaysia Two-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur, Fraser’s Hill (1300 m / 4300 ft a.s.l.) Indian Rhinoceros in Kaziranga, photo Anuwar Hazarika/Wikimedia Commons.

Asia 270

Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 270

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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. The book does not include House Sparrow, an Old World sparrow that belongs to a completely different bird family. Scope of Book.

North America 145

North America Sparrows America United States 145

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JUNE 12, 2023

And frankly, the genus name of Eurystomus , or “wide-mouthed”, does not sound that attractive either … But it is a beauty, the Oriental Dollarbird , in line with some of the other members of its family, the Rollers. Of course, being beautiful (or aspiring to be) also means pressure.

Malaysia 130

Malaysia Indonesia Lifestyle Japan 130

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Working in an area for which there are few official checklists, no governing taxonomic body, and much new information on species relationships coming in, the authors were faced with a multitude of questions about family sequence, genus arrangements, English common names, and species taxonomy. Co-author Frank E. Does it make a difference?

Indonesia 124

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 124

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MAY 21, 2014

I love babblers, and whether you treat them as a single family or several (and I understand the jury keeps getting called back on that one), its a hard family not to like. Babblers are a diverse family or group of families, but when you say babbler I think of birds that are a) highly social and b) quite noisy.

Malaysia 189

Malaysia Squirrels Asia Family 189

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APRIL 9, 2013

Photograph taken in Malaysia’s Taman Negara National Park by Adam Riley. These large seedeaters (belonging to the weaver family) are so named for the generally black plumage of the adult male, resembling a widow in mourning. The 9 species of whydah are brood-parasitic seedeaters belonging to the Indigobird family.

Papua New Guinea 236

Papua New Guinea South Africa Africa Zimbabwe 236

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APRIL 17, 2014

The green magpies are among of the finest members of the jay and crow family (up there with the neotropical Green Jays), but like their relatives in Peninsular Malaysia they make you work for it. I mean, sure, they are a different family. Bornean Treepie. But they’re LBJs! Who cares?). Velvet-fronted Nuthatch.

Birds 142

Birds Malaysia Woodpeckers Squirrels 142

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

It’s my fantasy and it’s yours: Quit the job, say good-bye to the family, and bird. how guides and drivers are found and where they live and what their families and homes look like, birder friends who accompany him on some legs of his quest, and the quirky people he ends up sharing beers with, in bars in huts on stilts.

Hunters 191

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 191