27 July 2026

Black-and-Red Broadbill

 Passeriformes - Eurylaimidae - Cymbirhyncus macrorhynchos (

Utterly unmistakable inhabitant of waterside and riverine lowland evergreen forests, mangroves, and plantations. Midnight black with long white slashes on each wing, wine-red underparts, and a black chinstrap. Bulbous bill is glowingly powder-blue with warm tinges of orange and greenish-yellow. During the breeding season, the pendulous nests of this species can be quite obvious, hanging over forested waterways. Voice is nasal and generally unpleasant-sounding, consisting of odd low mechanical rasps.
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For what is it desired, for what is it eternal?



26 July 2026

"A Home In The Park" - a story

 It started with an encounter, then a story, and now as a closure, it seems only appropriate to finally animate the story as a tribute to the birds of Taman Rimba Kiara (for it was where it first began), for all the ups and downs these birds have given birders, birdwatchers and photographers, their most memorable experiences.



https://rimbakiara.blogspot.com/2017/12/lesson-from-kites.html


And now to bring them 'alive'!




24 July 2026

Rusty-naped Pitta

 Passeriformes - Picidae - Hydrornis oatesi (Burung Pacat Tepus)

Relatively dull for a pitta, but subtly attractive nonetheless. Algae green above and dirt brown below, with a soft orange nape and a thin black line behind the eye. Female is duller than the male. Like other pittas, shy and difficult to see, hopping about and foraging on the ground, typically under thick cover. This species prefers deep and densely wooded ravines and gorges, from which its repeated explosive “chom-WIT!” can occasionally be heard.
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Name it and there are one and a thousand wants; Nameless what is want?


22 July 2026

Short-tailed Babbler

 Passeriformes - Pellorneidae - Pellorneum malaccense (Kekicau Ekor Pendek)

Long-legged babbler with an almost nonexistent stump for a tail, found in primary and secondary evergreen lowland and foothill forest. Warm brown overall with paler underparts and a gray face with slightly moustached appearance. Upright stance and general profile make it seem almost pitta-like. Forages on or very close to the ground. Not as social as other forest babblers: typically encountered singly or in pairs. Calls are often dry and insect-like or mechanical. Song comprises a beginning phrase of dry chattering notes and a series of around half a dozen descending whistles.
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Can you see it with no Name; what is it with no Name?



21 July 2026

White-crowned Forktail

 Passeriformes - Muscicapidae - Enicurus leschenaulti (Cegar Ubun Putih)

A typical forktail, with piebald plumage and long tail. Like most other forktails, it inhabits shaded whitewater streams, along which it perches on boulders and low-hanging branches. Unmarked black back distinguishes it from Slaty-backed and Spotted forktails. Can be confused with Black-backed Forktail, but unlike that species, white does not extend behind the eye. Often detected by its vocalizations, a harsh buzzing whistle and high metallic whistles.
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Who name it, who call it out?
Can you not want it?