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eBird Malaysia Checklist S200798736

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Location Kinabalu Park--Langanan Waterfall Trail
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Owner Michael Hoit

Effort

Protocol:  Historical

Checklist Comments

Full morning on the trail, branching off a short way into the bamboo at the fork at 1.8km; no sign of blue-banded Pitta here. despite gen on the exact spot where they were last week. Long quiet stretches but some absolutely mega birds. Vast majority of birds heard only, not identified due to my lack of experience at the time; for example babblers and bulbuls heard and glimpsed but not seen well enough to identify.
Hot and sweaty with a couple of heavy showers.

Totals

20
Species Observed
+1 other taxa, 32 individuals

Observations

  1. Raffles's Malkoha

    Number observed:  2

  2. Black-eared Barbet

    Number observed:  1

  3. Red-throated Barbet

    Number observed:  2

  4. Hose's Broadbill

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Initailly heard calling near the fork 1.8km along the trail, and after being elusive for a while, I tracked them down 150m or so uphill along the trail. This was aided by frequent 'tremulous soft hooting' vocalisations - in hindsight perhaps I heard courtship, as two groups of friends saw these birds in the same area a week or two later and witnessed them carrying nesting material. When eventually located, superb views: according to notes at the time "the shades of green and blue were indescribable, and the azure blue wedge seemed to spread onto puffed-out flank feathers" on the male, while the female showed a "yellow tint to the sides not illustrated in the field guide". Seems like I was impressed. At that stage probably the best bird I'd ever seen in my life.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

    Age & Sex:

    Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown
    Male 1
    Female 1
    Sex Unknown

  5. Bornean Banded-Pitta

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Great views of a female at the 3.1km mark

  6. White-bellied Erpornis

    Number observed:  2

  7. Spotted Fantail

    Number observed:  1

  8. Black-naped Monarch

    Number observed:  1

  9. Crested Jayshrike

    Number observed:  4

  10. Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher

    Number observed:  3

  11. Hairy-backed Bulbul

    Number observed:  2

  12. Penan Bulbul

    Number observed:  2

  13. Spectacled Bulbul

    Number observed:  1

  14. Yellow-bellied Warbler

    Number observed:  1

  15. White-necked Babbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Fantastic views of one giving a lovely fluting song

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

    Age & Sex:

    Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown
    Male 1
    Female
    Sex Unknown

  16. Brown Fulvetta

    Number observed:  1

  17. Bornean Blue Flycatcher

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Great views singing just above the bat cave at dawn

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

    Age & Sex:

    Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown
    Male 1
    Female
    Sex Unknown

  18. Bornean Whistling-Thrush

    Number observed:  1

  19. White-crowned/Bornean Forktail

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    on Sungei Kipumgit; not sure of species here

  20. Thick-billed Flowerpecker

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Close views of one singing early on

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

  21. Bornean Spiderhunter

    Number observed:  1