This is my first time seeing them in the
wild. There were a dozen of them- adults and chicks, skirting along the side
bank of the trail to the mossy forest. Though not a lifer but seeing them in
the wild is just satisfying.
Later the Rusty-naped Pitta called on the lower hill slope but alas it was not curious enuf to come out in the open in response to my duet call. A sighting was confirmed but no photo opportunity when I went after it. In the chase.... got bloody scratches and muddy for the experience.
After consultation with expert it appears ours is one of the four subspecies of Grey-breasted Hill-Patridge family. Yes ours also have grey front. You can call it Sumatran , Campbell or Malayan they looks the same just that they are found on different continent or island.
They are gregarious and feed in a group. My sighting with chicks indicate that their are nesting can be in the months of Dec-Feb and fledged in March. Common sightings are in Bukit Fraser, and even Awana Genting side.....however you got to be there at dawn to see them.
Later the Rusty-naped Pitta called on the lower hill slope but alas it was not curious enuf to come out in the open in response to my duet call. A sighting was confirmed but no photo opportunity when I went after it. In the chase.... got bloody scratches and muddy for the experience.
After consultation with expert it appears ours is one of the four subspecies of Grey-breasted Hill-Patridge family. Yes ours also have grey front. You can call it Sumatran , Campbell or Malayan they looks the same just that they are found on different continent or island.
They are gregarious and feed in a group. My sighting with chicks indicate that their are nesting can be in the months of Dec-Feb and fledged in March. Common sightings are in Bukit Fraser, and even Awana Genting side.....however you got to be there at dawn to see them.
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