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  Win a free spot in the Cornell Lab's shorebird identification course

  27 Apr 2018 By Team eBird

  Do you enjoy shorebirds, but could use some tips and tricks for identification? In May, every eligible checklist that you submit gives you a chance to get free access to Be a Better Birder: Shorebird Identification Archived Live Series. 

• Nocturnal Hunting Behavior of Changeable Hawk-Eagle on Kitten

  9 Feb 2018 By eBird Malaysia

  Text and images by Woei Ong   After sending off a dear friend at KLIA, it was nearly 2.30 in the morning when I reached the Universiti Putra Malaysia main campus entrance. As I turned into Persiaran Universiti 1 which is famous for the scenic view of the huge and old Rain Trees (Samanea saman) […]

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  A new face for eBird: redesigned homepage

  1 Feb 2018 By Team eBird

  As you read these words, you will probably be noticing that everything on the eBird homepage looks shiny and new! We're delighted to share our new redesigned home for eBird. These new pages are the first step toward a full eBird redesign that will unify the look and feel of eBird, and will also make it much easier to use on mobile devices.

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  eBird 2017--Year in review

  21 Dec 2017 By Team eBird

  This month closes out eBird's 15th year. In just a decade-and-a-half, your contributions have made eBird one of the largest community-driven biodiversity projects in the world.

• Change Species on your checklists

  27 Oct 2017 By Team eBird

  Have you ever uploaded a photo or audio recording to an eBird checklist, only to realize after the fact that it's under the wrong species? Then you had to delete the photo from eBird, go back to your photo archive, and re-upload to the new species.

• New Names for Old Friends – Changes to Clements Taxonomy 2017 affecting the Malaysian List

  2 Sep 2017 By eBird Malaysia

  Text by Dave Bakewell   Each year, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology publishes an update to the Clements Checklist, which incorporates some of the latest published and peer-reviewed research into the taxonomy of the world’s birds. It is published every August, and this year’s update can be found at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/august-2017/.

• Nectar Robbing by Red-throated Sunbird on Cassava Flower. (Manihot esculenta; Pokok Ubi Gajah)

  3 Aug 2017 By eBird Malaysia

  Text and pictures by Izzat Ahmad Fauzi, 22 July 2017 Nectar robbing in action by adult male and juvenile Red-throated Sunbird     Cassava variety, locally known as Ubi Gajah is an ornamental plant, grown for shade cover and as natural fence. The tuber produced by Ubi Gajah is not suitable for consumption as it […]

• The intriguing Malaysian Rail-Babbler

  14 Jul 2017 By eBird Malaysia

  Text and Images by Choy Wai Mun My encounter with the enigmatic Malaysian Rail-Babbler last year in the wild interiors of Kedah has been regularly haunting my thoughts for the past year or so. I failed to relocate the bird despite numerous trips to the locality ever since that faithful day.

• eBird Illustrated Checklists are here!

  14 Jul 2017 By Team eBird

  You can now view a digital bird guide for any hotspot or region in the world: an Illustrated Checklist. The best part?

• Don't have the right tools? No problem for this Long-tailed Shrike.

  13 Jun 2017 By eBird Malaysia

  Text and Images by Chin Choong Liung Ever wonder how carnivorous animals feed? For humans, we need forks and knives.