Showing posts with label Iora Common. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iora Common. Show all posts

25 May, 2010

Birds of Bentong

22nd & 23rd  May 2010, Bentong, Pahang.

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We had a family gathering  at my brother-in-law’s orchard, a beautiful place  on high ground with the hills of Bentong as the backdrop.

I was curious as to what species of bird  I would find there. Spent 2 hours on Saturday afternoon and 3 hours Sunday morning  to see what I could photograph.

The result was quite interesting.

A male Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch

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A male White-Rumped Shama

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Buff-Vented Bulbul

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Spectacled Bulbul

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Common Iora

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Three Brown Barbets

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Blyth's Hawk Eagle

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Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker (shot by Ilyas)

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This place also yielded a lifer  for me, a Black-Throated Babbler which was posted earlier









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A male Black & Yellow Broadbill

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A family of Chestnut-Winged Babblers

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Rufescent Prinia 

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Male & female Orange-Backed Woodpeckers

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Wreathed Hornbill  (shot by Ilyas)

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Male Blue-Winged Leafbird  (shot by Ilyas)

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Either a female Brown-Throated  or Red throated Sunbird  (shot by Ilyas).  I’m more inclined to go for the latter  because of the orange tinge at the throat.

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20 December, 2009

Greenham Common? No They’re Green & Common.

18th  December 2009, Kemensah, Selangor

No, this is not about Britain’s nuclear history. It’s about Ioras,  birds of the lowland forest. One is Green and the other is Common. The Green Iora is not so common whereas the Common Iora as the name suggests, is quite common. Confused?  Ha ha, have a guess at  which is which.

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Well done, you guessed right!