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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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Friday 19 October 2012

BABBLER 22/23 - Abbott's Babbler



Calling my Sifus....Horsfield's, Abbot's or Short tailed..................in the end compared the call recorded by Sifu Khong's its a Abbot's Babbler alrite...... a lifer still. Size about 16.5cm or 7 inches Very broad looking pale whitish chest with rufous vented and side. I have seen pictures by others the belly and chest can turn orangy too.

During my encounter it stays in one tree for a long period of half an hour. Unlike other babblers it tend to sit out on open branches. It continuous give out a three syllable clear sharp call which I recorded .....will attach later. Occasionally It will drop onto the ground and slowly climb up the tree upto 15 ft high. You notice the photos are top up. The bird was on its own. No mate yet for the breeding season. Apparently the nesting period of Abbott's Babbler can starts as early in late January until September as recorded in Thailand. Can also be sighted in KSNP and Taman Negara

The Abbott's Babbler (Malacocincla abbotti) is a SEA bird in the Timaliidae family as it is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The name of the species commemorates William Louis Abbott (1860-1936), American naturalist and collector, who studied the wildlife of the Indo-Malayan region.



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