Birds of Malaysia @ mynameistank64: November 2011

30 November 2011

Female Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)

Bird: Female Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
Loc: Semenyih Selangor.
Date: Nov 2011.

Semenyih Nov 2011

28 November 2011

Hunger

Strictly for record purposes ONLY.
Bird: Buffy Fish Owl (Bubo ketupu) or Malay Fish Owl.
Loc: Paya Indah Wetland Dengkil Selangor.
Date: Sunday Nov 20 2011.

PIWL Nov 2011

Sunday Morning @ Pulau Malacca.

Just for record purposes ONLY.
Re: Sunday Morning @ Pulau Malacca.
Bird: Various
Loc: Pulau Malacca Bridge, Malacca Raya, Malacca Malaysia,
Date: Nov 27 2011.

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) ????

Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

House Crow (Corvus splendens)

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) ????

Malacca Nov 2011

25 November 2011

Close Up and Personal

Bird: Buffy Fish Owl (Bubo ketupu) or Malay Fish Owl.
Loc: Paya Indah Wetland Dengkil Selangor.
Date: Sunday Nov 20 2011.

PIWL Nov 2011

24 November 2011

Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) or Malaysian Night Heron,

For Record Purposes ONLY.
Bird: Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) or Malaysian Night Heron,
Loc: Selangor Malaysia.
Date: Nov 20 2011.

The Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) also known as Malaysian Night Heron, is a medium-sized heron. It is distributed in south, east and southeast Asia.

This species is often found near water, and are also common in urban parks. The Malayan Night Heron feeds mostly on earthworms and frogs, and more rarely on fish and lizards.

The Malayan Night Heron stands about 47 cm tall. It is nocturnal and is found in forests. Adults have black crowns, and are reddish-brown overall, with dark reddish-brown underparts with fine streaks, and black underwings. The adults also have blue lores on the face, which can vary in colour after moulting.

Selangor Nov 2011