Monday, 15 October 2012

BABBLER 7/23 - Rufous-fronted Babbler

Rufous-fronted Babbler
 
Kemensah lowland forest yield yet another lifer of a Babbler. Picture not that great but still notch my lifer count to 340. Thank to Madi who on Sat id the call; wonder if he got his lifer too.....hmmmm no sms from him.

Rufous-fronted Babbler is small less than 12cm or 5 inches in size. Rounded body with rufous capped (Pen Malaysia species is a bit darker and underside paler yellow), whitish grey eye lore & around. Throat is pale with faint stripe.

Their common habitat is moist, secondary bamboo evergreen forest like in Kemensah upto 2,000m. A loner most of the time and breed when partner is found which they will make their nest in palm tree & bamboo outcrop about 2 m from the ground in the months of Mar-April. Feed primary on fruits, worms and bugs on low trees and shrubs; probably prefer to stay away from the ground because of its smaller size and short legs.




In Talang Aug 2024 Rufous fronted



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