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| Photo courtesy of AlanT; This is the female bird |
My shot was pathetically blurred as I did not expect it to be a separate subspecies. Unlike the female Blue-winged the former have a black throat This is an endemic bird of Borneo. We were lucky to have a short stint acquaintance in the evening before our departure out to Tambunan. We only got to shot one bird as the male was elusive. Leafbird I think paired for life. Its also called Kinabalu Leafbird. So guys please do not ignore any bird in Sabah as there are many differences from our peninsula ones and can be your lifer..JPG) |
| Here is my pathetic shot as I take for granted its the blue-winged |
Accurately-named leaf-green canopy-dweller of Borneo’s central montane forests. Male has a black throat with a blue center and lemon-yellow outline. Female similar, but throat is all-dark, with no blue or yellow on the head. Both sexes have sky-blue flight feathers. Very similar to male Blue-winged Leafbird (the female of which lacks a black throat); look for Bornean’s green crown, yellow bib, paler blue wings, and more yellow-washed underparts. Gives a high thin “tseep” and a whistled “wee-chup!”, among other calls. (wiki)
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| Illustration from www.beautyofbirds |
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