Black Naped Oriole

 backyard bird

The collection from Merapoh

 10/02/2022

Wearther: Rainning

Ferruginous Babbler, Garnet Pitta, Ochraceous Bulbul, Short Tailed Babbler, White Rumped Sharma and Yellow Bellied Bulbul.

GARNET PITTA

BURUNG PACAT DELIMA BIASA

GARNET PITTA (Erythropitta granatina)

10/02/2022

Lokasi: Taman Negara Merapoh

The Garnet Pitta is a strikingly colorful bird found in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. It thrives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, but sadly, its habitat is under threat due to deforestation.

This bird is about 17 cm long and has a vivid appearance: a black head with a bright blue stripe above the eyes, a red cap, and a dark blue breast transitioning to carmine red below. Its back and wings are adorned with bright blue feathers, making it a visual gem. Juvenile Garnet Pittas, however, are mostly brown.

The Garnet Pitta is an insectivore, feeding on ants, beetles, cockroaches, and wood grubs. It is shy and elusive, often foraging on the forest floor and favoring dense understory. Its song is a long, slightly broken whistle.

Unfortunately, this bird is classified as "Near Threatened" on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss. 

IUCN Redlist - Near Threatened (NT)

CINTAI ALAM SEMULAJADI FLORA DAN FAUNA KITA

 

White Bellied Woodpecker

2022 begin;

Burung Belatuk Gajah

White Bellied Woodpecker

Second shot of very rare and beautiful woodpecker since 2012.

Merupakan spesis burung belatuk yang agak sukar ditemui dan bersaiz kedua terbesar di Semenanjung Malaysia. Memiliki wajah yang agak garang dengan warna jambul yang berwarna merah terang dan warna badan yang hitam, bahagian dada berwarna keperangan. Paruhnya yang kuat mampu untuk burung ini membuat lubang dan bersarang pada batang pokok mati yang besar.

Pihak IUCN telah menyenaraikannya sebagai semakin terancam dengan kategori `Least Concern' (LC) pada tahun 2016.

Habitat: Pendalaman dan pinggir hutan besar, boleh ditemui di Semenanjung Malaysia dan Borneo Filipina, Thailand, Burma, Laos, Barat India, Indonesia dan Singapura.

PELIHARA KEINDAHAN ALAM SEMULAJADI KITA

Cotton Pygmy Goose - Lifer

 My Lifer coming...

Little Grebe, little cormorant, eurasian moorhen and cotton pygmy goose