March 2019
Borneo: Part Two
Now to the birds! There may well be raptors, sunbirds and a whole host of endemics but surely the iconic bird of Borneo is the Hornbill of which there are 8 species. Of these, during our stay we managed to see four. In the same way we also managed a selection of raptors, including owls, and a number of small bright birds such as the sunbirds and range of kingfishers. With regard to the last, kingfishers ranged in size from the species measuring 15cm such as the Blue-eared right up to the very large, 33cm Stork-billed Kingfisher. If only because of the actual photographs I managed to take, I have split the birds into the following 10 groups; Hornbills, Raptors, Kingfishers, Sunbirds, Water Birds, Drongos, Weavers, Pigeons and Doves, Other Large Birds and Other Small Birds. (For more, and better, photographs then take a look at Steve's web site at:
www.wildaboutspain.com- select "
30 from Borneo" from the drop-down menu at the top under "
1000+ Bird Species."
Hornbills
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| Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros |
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| Pied Hornbill Anthrocoeros coronatus |
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| Wrinkled Hornbill Rhyticeros corrugatus |
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| Record shot of Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus |
Raptors
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| Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus |
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| White-bellied Sea -Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster |
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Grey-headed Fish Eagle in flight over river
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| Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela |
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| Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupa (in monochrome) |
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| Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela |
Kingfishers
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| Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting |
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| White-collared Kingfisher Halcyon chloris |
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| Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis |
Sunbirds
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| Purple-throated Sunbird Nectarinia sperata |
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| Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis |
Water Birds
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| Common Sandpiper Actitus hypoleucos |
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| Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster |
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| Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi |
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| Purple Heron Ardea purpurea |
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| Great White Egret Egretta alba |
Drongos
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| Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicruros paradiseus |
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| Grey (Ashy) Drongo Dicruros leucophaeus |
Weavers
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| Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus |
Pigeons and Doves
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| Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis |
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| Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis? |
Other Large Birds
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| Cockatoo |
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| White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus |
Other Small Birds
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| Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goviavier |
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| Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica |
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| White-breasted Wood Swallow Artamus leucorhynchus |
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| Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus |
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| Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum |
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| Female Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum |
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Gaudy (Red Throated) Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos
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Naturally, all mistaken identies are mine so any suggestions, corrections, etc would be most appreciated.
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