Mike is the name Birding is the game ( Birding in Malaysia - Malaysian birds in photos ): BABBLER 16/23

MikeBirder - Malaysian Birds

Hi

Welcome to my Malaysian Birding Blog. I migrated to blogspot.com as my blog at multiply.com closed shop in 2012. I wish to showcase all Malaysian birds that I have photographed whether here or overseas. My countdown of lifers started in 2005. Coming to Oct 2022 my countdown of lifers photograph has reached

559/688 species of birds of Malaysia in photos.

My shooting gear was a EF400mm f4 DO lens and Canon 7D body which to me is the ideal setup for mobility and bird chasing at that time. Eventhen the weight over my shoulder is more that 5.5 kg. As of June 2016 I have also acquired a Fuji XF 100-400mm OIS lens to complement my travelling cum birding trip overseas. My Fuji X-T2 went kaput recently and I upgraded to the X-T5 in 2023 ; the weight over my shoulder is much lighter now by 30%. In December 2018 I acquired the Nikon Coolpix P1000 as supplementary camera for distance shooting of 3000mm.

Fuji have finally made available their new XF 200-600mm lens which I yet to decide to spend another RM10,000. As for Fuji body I will stop with X-T5 36megapixel ..........

I am a weekend birder. Do feel free to drop me a line at mikebirding@gmail.com and I see whether you can tag along in my outings. My usual day trip is just an hour ride away to Hulu Langat, Lancang, Kemensah, Krau, Awana, Hulu Kali, Gombak Ole Road, Fraser's Hill , Bukit Tinggi and KSNP & Coastal Sg Janggut Jeram side of the coast . Overnite trip to Merapoh & Cameron, Air Hitam and further north to Kuala Sidim is a seldom affair but for lifer we travel. Panti in Johor is another good birding site that I yet to go. Then there are the Borneo birds of Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia which I seriously much go to chalk up more lifers. This I did in 2018 to Sepilok Sandakan and Kinabalu Park. Next Danum and LahatDatu.......

WARNING Birding is an addiction once you started its hard to stop. The wifey and children are now birding widow and orphan.

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Thursday 18 October 2012

BABBLER 16/23 - Buff-breasted Babbler

Latest Catch June2016 Jelai Frasers Hill

Buff-breasted Babbler

It is listed as a common babbler in Peninsula. After knowing its call I only realised it is indeed a common babbler as I can hear it calling along the stretch before the Bkt Rengit - Deerland (and along the green dense forest fringes there onwards) whenever I drive pass thinking what is calling. This is in the early part of the morning.

The Buff-breasted Babbler (Trichastoma tickelli) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. Small about 14cm or 5.5inches in length. The matured bird will have fine black streak buff breast. My shots were a bit soft due to poor lighting. The Juve was without a tail and I earlier thought it was a Short-tailed Bab. It call out in response to my Large Wren playback. The Chestnut-winged also was calling nearby. It stayed mainly at the lower storey of the jungle. It's diet is mainly insects and grubs that they find on ground and low shrubs' branches.

It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests (Krau, Panti) and moist montane forests upto 1,500m (like Fraser's). They usually start breeding and nesting in the months of Feb-Jul. their nest is cuplike and often on the ground under foliage or branches just 1.5 ft from the ground. Should be easy to find..................?