27 March 2025

Malaysian Rail-babbler

Passeriformes - Eupetidae -  Eupetes macrocetus (Kekicau-sintar) 

Astoundingly odd ground-dwelling inhabitant of dense lowland and foothill forests; typically quite shy and reclusive, but utterly unmistakable. Warm brown with a burst of bright color on the face: black, white, yellow, orange, and rusty red. Of these, the white and black are most obvious if the bird is under heavy cover or in the shade (as it often is). Long, slender, wader-like legs, neck, and bill are unlike any other forest ground-dweller in range. Displaying birds inflate purple balloons on the neck and sing a haunting whistle that gradually rises and falls in pitch.
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Presence is lost in a blink, a disturbing occurrence of uncommon episode




What's lost to the unexplainable




* Simplicity's virtue - going back to Tao is the only virtue -
- do not over-act, do not over-react -



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