I had id the bird as a Niltava earlier but after checking Borneo birdlist there is none listed. Anyway it rufous neck and breast is paler than the Niltava's that I have seen in peninsula. Doing some comparison of the Bornean Blue I deduced its indigo forehead and dark face wih a bit of dark blue to it throat I am positive I got the Sunda Blue Flycatcher aka Large-billed Flycatcher. The tip of the upper mandible beak is hooked and of cause the large bill
It was very unfortunate that it kept to upper storey and did not budge from its perch for a while before it dive down into the undergrowth near the stream and never to be seen. We were lucky to got a few shots but not that clean from our angle. It head is always pointing up which is a habit of this bird.
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