PHASIANIDAE

CRESTLESS FIREBACK 

 

Location : Pulau Pinang

Date : ‎9 October 2025

47–51, f 42–44 cm Male erythrophthalma: Blackish-blue/-purplish, fine whitish vermiculations above/on breast-sides, shortish caramel coloured tail with dark base, greyish legs.Female: Black ish-bluish/-purplish with browner head, paler throat. Juvenile: As female but body tipped rusty-brown. VOICE Low tak-takrau. Vibrating throaty purr; loud kak in alarm. HABITAT Broadleaved evergreen forest; lowlands. RANGE Un/lfc R Pen Malaysia

 PICIDAE

ORANGE-BACKED WOODPECKER

Location : Pulau Pinang

Date : ‎ 3 August 2025

Reinwardtipicus validus 30 cm Male xanthopygius: Long-neck; red crown/underparts, pale dorsal stripe.Female: Blackish crown, whitish back/rump, grey-brown below. Juvenile: Like female; male sometimes with some red on crown and orange-buff on rump. VOICE Trilled ki-i-i-i-i-i-ik. Drums in short, quite weak bursts. Squeaky anxious kit kit kit kit kit-it (sharply rising last note). HABITAT Broadleaved evergreen forest; up to 730 m. RANGE Un R S Thailand, Pen Malaysia; formerly Singapore. 

BATRACHOSTOMIDAE
 GOULD’S FROGMOUTH 

Location : Perak

Date : ‎15 October 2025

23–26.5 cm  Adult: White covert-spots, warm scales below, protruding bill. Adult: Colder/browner bird (female?). Juvenile: More uniform; dark bars above. VOICE Males give eerie, weakish, whistled woah-weeo (weeo falling). Female utters growling and rapid yapping wow notes, 3–5 higher wek notes and descending whistled weeeoh. HABITAT Broadleaved evergreen forest; up to 185 m. RANGE Sc/fc R S Thailand, Pen Malaysia

ALCEDINIDAE 
RUDDY KINGFISHER

Location : Perlis

Date : ‎16 ‎March 2025

26.5–27 cm Adult coromanda: Bright rufous; violet-tinged above, bluish-white lower back/rump-patch, red bill.Juvenile: Much browner above, narrow dark bars below, browner bill; back/rump brilliant blue (less whitish). Other subspecies H.c.minor (R S Thailand southwards): Darker above, much darker below, breast violet-tinged, rump-patch larger. VOICE Ter ritorial call is hoarse tremulous tyuurrrrr or quirrr-r-r-r-r. HABITAT Mangroves, island forests, broadleaved evergreen forest near water; up to 900 m. RANGE Un R W,SE,S Thailand, Pen Malaysia, Singapore. Un BV N,C Annam. Un WV and PM S Thai land, Pen Malaysia, Singapore (ra). Un PM NW,NE,C Thailand, N,C Laos, E Tonkin (breeds?). Rc (status?) C,S,E Myanmar, Tenasserim, Cambodia (R in some coastal areas?). 

 ALCEDINIDAE
BLACK-CAPPED KINGFISHER

Location : Perak

Date : ‎13 ‎December 2023

29–31.5 cm Adult: Black crown/head-sides, white collar, throat and breast, deep blue above with mostly black wing-coverts, red bill; whitish wing-patch. Juvenile: Blue parts duller, small rufous buff loral spot, collar buff-tinged, dark vermiculations on throat-/breast-sides (former sometimes streaked), brownish orange bill. VOICE Ringing, cackling kikikikikiki.., higher than similar call of White-throated. HABITAT Mangroves, sea coasts, various inland and coastal wetlands, gardens; up to 1,525 m (mostly lowlands). RANGE Fc/co WV throughout. Also PM E Tonkin, Pen Malaysia. Rc in summer Pen Malaysia, Singapore. Said to breed (but doubtful) SW,N Myanmar, N Laos. 

STRIGIDAE
COLLARED OWLET

Location : Pahang

Date : ‎9 ‎December 2023

16–16.5 cm Adult brodiei: Very small; buff and blackish imitation face on nape, speckled crown, streaked belly, no obvious white on coverts. Adult rufous morph (rc northern Vietnam at least): Very rufous, except for white of eyebrows/underparts. Juvenile: Crown to mantle unmarked, but whitish streaks on forecrown. VOICE Loud, rhythmic, hollow, piping pho pho-pho pho (often in daytime). HABITAT Broadleaved evergreen forest; up to 3,100 m (mostly above 400 m). RANGE Fc/co R (except SW Myanmar, C Thailand, Singapore, Cochinchina). 

 ANATIDAE
NORTHERN SHOVELER

Location : Perak 

Date : ‎19 ‎December 2022

43–52 cm Male: Huge bill, dark glossy green head, white underparts with chestnut sides; largely blue upperwing-coverts, bold white underwing-coverts.Male eclipse: Flanks/belly more rufous than female, body markings blacker, upperwing-coverts bluer. Female: Huge orange-edged bill; crown and eyestripe not sharply contrasting; bluish-grey on upperwing-coverts. Juvenile male: As juvenile female but upperwing similar to adult. Immatures can resemble sub-eclipse adults. Juvenile female: Darker crown than female, paler and more spotted below, faint greater covert bar, glossless secondaries. VOICE Hollow liquid sluk-uk or g’dunk from courting males; descending gakgak-gak-ga-ga from females. HABITAT Lakes, large rivers, marshes; up to 800 m. RANGE Un WVMyanmar (except W), Thailand (except SE,S), E Tonkin. V Pen Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, C Annam, Cochinchina

TIMALIIDAE

BLACK-THROATED BABBLER 

Location : Merapoh Pahang

Date : ‎‎‎24 October 2022

15.5–16 cm Adult: Black face to upper breast, white eyebrow/cheekpatch/necklace.Juvenile: Sooty-brown below/on head, white brow/cheek-patch. VOICE Song is spaced, quite weak piping pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu and faster pupupupupupupu. Also hollow puwut-puwut-puwut-puwut and chu-chuwu-chuchu-chu-chu..etc. Slow rattled tchrrr-rrtand chrrrt-trrerrttrrerrt. HABITAT Broadleaved evergreen forest; up to 455 m. RANGE Un/fc R S Thailand, Pen Malaysia; formerly Singapore

NECTARINIIDAE

PLAIN SUNBIRD

Location : Ipoh Perak

Date : 9 October2022

13 cm Adult: Shortish/straightish bill, dark blue-green forehead. Greyish throat/breast.Female: Olive forehead. HABITAT & BEHAVIOUR Middle storey of broadleaved evergreen forest, rarely mangroves; up to 915 m. Slow, methodical. RANGE Un/fc R south Tenasserim, W(south),S Thailand, Pen Malaysia, Singapore (sc).

TIMALIIDAE

CHESTNUT-RUMPED BABBLER

Location : Ulu Guar Perak

Date : 31 August 2022

17–18.5 cm Adult maculata: Large; rufous-chestnut rump, broad blackish streaks on whitish breast/belly. VOICE Loud full wup wup wup wup..; wuhup-wuhup; tremulous t’u’u’u’u’u’u and tik-tikwrrrrrrrretc. HABITAT Broadleaved evergreen forest; up to 200 m. RANGE Co R S Thailand, Pen Malaysia; formerly Singapore.

PARIDAE
SULTAN TIT

Location :Fraser's hill 
Date : 28 August 2022

20.5 cm Male sultanea: Large; black and yellow, yellow crest.Female: Duller/browner above, washed green, yellowish-olive throat/upper breast. Juvenile: Duller than female, shorter crest, whitish greater covert tips, sooty-olive throat/upper breast.Male gayeti (S Laos, C Annam): Black crest (both sexes). Other subspecies M.s.flavocristata (S Myanmar to SE Thailand and southward). VOICE Clear piu-piu-piu-piu-piu.. song. Rattling tji-jup, shrill squeaky tria-tria-tria, tcheery tcheery-tcheery and squear-squear-squear etc. HABITAT Broadleaved forest; up to 1,680 m (below 1,200 m in Thailand and Pen Malaysia). RANGE Un/lc R (except C Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, southern S Annam, Cochinchina)