Zul Ya - Birds of Peninsular Malaysia

Monday, March 20, 2023

BLACK NAPE ORIOLE

Lokasi: Kg. Alor Kuar, Alor Setar dan merupakan antara kawasan yang bersebelahan antara laut dan sawah padi.

Diperhatikan warna oriole disini lebih gelap, kuning oren.

COMMON TERN, EASTERN CURLEW, JAVAN POND HERON

Kg. Kuar Alor Setar, sambil menikmati mee udang

Saturday, March 11, 2023

SLATY LEGGED CRAKE

BURUNG SINTAR MERAH KAKI KELABU

SLATY LEGGED CRAKE ( Rallina eurizonoides )

Date: 11/03/2023 - LIFER

Sangat teruja dengan penampilannya. Dikategorikan sebagai burung hijrah. Bersaiz agak besar antara 26-28cm. Ia muncul dari dalam rimbunan belukar dengan warna oren dibahagian dada sehingga keatas kepala dan warna jalur hitam-putih melintang bawah badan sehingga ke bahagian ekor. Bahagian atas belakang badan dari belakang tengkuk sehingga ke ekor berwarna coklat terang atau `olive color'. Kakinya berwarna kelabu kehitaman.

Dari senarai IUCN 2020, populasinya semakin berkurangan.

IUCN Red List 2020 - Least Concern (LC)

CINTAI ALAM SEMULAJADI FLORA DAN FAUNA KITA

The Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides) is a secretive waterbird belonging to the rail and crake family (Rallidae). It is found across South Asia, from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines and Indonesia.

Physical Description

Size: About 25 cm (9.8 in) in length.
Plumage: Brown back, chestnut-colored head and breast, and bold black-and-white barring on the flanks, belly, and undertail.
Throat: White, contrasting with the darker head.
Bill: Yellowish.
Legs: Greenish-gray, distinguishing it from similar crakes.

Habitat & Behavior

Prefers swamps, wet forests, and dense undergrowth near water sources.
Territorial and elusive, often hiding in bushes when disturbed.
Forages by probing mud and shallow water, feeding on berries, insects, and small invertebrates.
Nests on the ground or in low bushes, laying 4–8 eggs, with an incubation period of about 20 days.