One of my favourite bird family of Malaysia

1. Barred Eagle Owl, 马来雕鸮, 馬來雕鴞, Bubo sumatranus, マレーワシミミズク, BURUNG-HANTU BERTANDUK BELANG MELAYU

2. Buffy Fish Owl, 马来渔鸮,  馬來漁鴞, Ketupa ketupu, マレーウオミミズク, TUMBUK-KETAMPI BIASA

3. Collared Owlet, 领鸺鹠, 領鵂鶹, Glaucidium brodiei, ヒメフクロウ, PUNGGUK-KECIL GELANG

4. Oriental Scops-Owl, 东方角鸮, 東方角鴞, Otus sunia,コノハズク, JAMPUK KECIL ASIA

5. Reddish Scops-Owl, 棕角鸮, 棕角鴞, Otus rufescens, アカチャコノハズク, JAMPUK MERAH

6. White-fronted Scops-Owl, 白额角鸮, 白額角鴞, Otus sagittatus, ハナジロコノハズク, JAMPUK KENING PUTIH

7. Dusky eagle-owl, 乌雕鸮, 烏雕鴞, Bubo coromandus, ウスグロワシミミズク, BURUNG-HANTU BERTANDUK KELABU ASIA

8. Brown Wood-Owl, 褐林鸮, 褐林鴞, Strix leptogrammica, オオフクロウ, CARIK-KAFAN COKLAT

9. Mountain Scops-Owl, 黄嘴角鸮, 黃嘴角鴞, Otus spilocephalus, タイワンコノハズク, JAMPUK GUNUNG BIASA

10. Sunda Scops-Owl, 巽他领角鸮, 巽他領角鴞, Otus lempiji, スンダオオコノハズク, JAMPUK BIASA

11. Brown Boobook, 鹰鸮, 鷹鴞, Ninox scutulata, アオバズク, PUNGGUK BETEMAK BIASA

12. Northern Boobook, 北鹰鸮, 北鷹鴞, Ninox japonica, アオバズク, PUNGGUK BETEMAK UTARA

13. Spotted Wood-Owl, 点斑林鸮, 點斑林鴞, Strix seloputo, マレーモリフクロウ, CARIK-KAFAN BERBINTIK ASIA

14. Brown Fish-Owl, 褐渔鸮, 褐漁鴞, Ketupa zeylonensis, ミナミシマフクロウ, TUMBUK-KETAMPI RIMBA

15. Sunda Owlet, 巽它鸺鹠, 巽它鵂鶹, Taenioptynx sylvaticum, ヒメフクロウ, PUNGGUK-KECIL GELANG SELATAN

16. Brown Wood-Owl (Borneo), 褐林鸮 (婆罗洲), 褐林鴞 (婆羅洲), Strix leptogrammica, オオフクロウ, CARIK-KAFAN COKLAT

 

Indonesia

51. Speckled Boobook, 斑鹰鸮, 斑鷹鴞, Ninox punctulata, フイリアオバズク, Pungguk Tutul

52. Ochre-bellied Boobook, 赭腹鹰鸮, 赭腹鷹鴞, Ninox ochracea, チャバラアオバズク, Pungguk Oker

53. Minahassa Masked-Owl,米纳仓鸮, 米納倉鴞, Tyto inexspectata, ミナハサメンフクロウ, Serak Minahasa

54. Moluccan Scops-Owl, 摩鹿加角鸮, 摩鹿加角鴞, Otus magicus

55. Halmahera Boobook, 哈岛鹰鸮, 哈馬赫拉鷹鴞, Ninox hypogramma

9. Mountain Scops-Owl, 黄嘴角鸮, 黃嘴角鴞, Otus spilocephalus, タイワンコノハズク, JAMPUK GUNUNG BIASA

56. Sulawesi Scops-Owl, 苏拉威西角鸮, 蘇拉威西角鴞, Otus manadensis manadensis, セレベスコノハズク, Celepuk Sulawesi

57. Rajah Scops-Owl, 拉氏角鸮, 蘇門答臘角鴞, Otus brookii, ラジャーオオコノハズク

 

101. Chestnut-backed Owlet, 栗背鸺鹠, 斯里蘭卡栗背鵂鶹, Glaucidium castanotum, クリセスズメフクロウ

102. Serendib Scops-Owl, 斯里兰卡角鸮, 斯里蘭卡角鴞, Otus thilohoffmanni, セレンディブコノハズク

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re-arrange owl collection here

1. Barred Eagle Owl, 马来雕鸮, 馬來雕鴞,Bubo sumatranus, マレーワシミミズク, BURUNG-HANTU BERTANDUK BELANG MELAYU

– big bird, pretty common in many location 

The barred eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus), also called the Malay eagle-owl, is a species of eagle owl in the family Strigidae. It is a member of the large genus Bubo which is distributed on most of the world’s continents. This relatively little-known species is found from the southern Malay Peninsula down a string of several of the larger southeast Asian islands to as far as Borneo.

update 202310

– if everyone have a bird to attract you to Birding ? for me this is one of them, many years ago a garden nearby house… this bird build their nest same location for almost every years.. I spend many many time to look at them .. monitor especially with my love one (family, best buddies …)

– happy to see the chick still always looking for it’s parent before roosting

– 每个鸟人终会有些鸟把他们吸引到爱鸟（拍/摄）。这鸟可是让我爱上鸟类之一。很久很久以前，有一对这鸮总爱到一个小公园筑巢。而且，在哪。。我曾经与我的家人，好朋友度过。看，拍他们的高兴的日子。现在还幕幕在念。。。朋友我们大家都安好。

– 这次，也很高心见到小baby出来后还健康成长。

update 202309

– a new game change, found this with Thermal camera, have this months ago but just too busy to explore but finally with a very close friends group and use it for few occasion and found colugo and this pair owl from total dark

– 新的热感照相机, 真的很容易找到晚上的物种。在这次婆罗洲行，试了一下。找到猫猴与这对鸮。

update 202112

– this bird use to urban jogging area Penang, we were lucky to have it low this trip

– 这只鸟已在这公园生活很久，非常幸运的2年后。旧地重游，还站这么低。

 

update 202101

- it is weird to see the bird calling in the morning ~11am

 

update 2016 Jul 21

 

 

2. Buffy Fish Owl, 马来渔鸮,  馬來漁鴞, Ketupa ketupu, マレーウオミミズク, TUMBUK-KETAMPI BIASA

– medium size bird

– Large orange-brown owl with prominent “horns” and bright yellow eyes (ebird)

– common found near ponds, stream, and river 

update 2024003

– another good night outing, we had >8 Buffy Fish Owl in 1.5 hours. Very common owl that normally live near river, lake ..

– 一个1.5小时的夜观，见到不少于8只马来鱼鸮。这鸟蛮普通的，在河边，湖边都不难见到。

 

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update 202303

– few days of raining, from center to North. rain seem continuous for last 3 days. We did night owl searching at night under rain too. Look at the Buffy, the face seem not happy with the rain

– 下了几天的雨。我们从中部到北部还是下着雨。晚上我们猫头鹰之行也是在下雨中找猫。看着鱼鸮的样子就知道他也很不喜欢下雨。

update 202201

– a cute owl that roosting quite open

– 蛮可爱的鱼鸮

update 202109

– after long lock-down, we just can’t go out for outdoor activities. hope the pandemic will end very soon.

– 马来西亚已封城几个月。终于，开放低程度的户外活动。这鸟，尽然出现在我家附近的一个小森林。

 

 

 

update 202101

– a tiring day where I spend my nights for owling and morning for some warbles 

– lucky to spotted 5 species of Owl with pictures and 1 heard only

– this is one of the most seen owls in the night where I spotted a minimum 4 different individual 

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update 2017 April 10 finally got another 2 stand together in the morning 😀

update 2016 Jul 22

3. Collared Owlet, 领鸺鹠, 領鵂鶹, Glaucidium brodiei, ヒメフクロウ, PUNGGUK-KECIL GELANG

– smallest Owl in Asia ~15cm, 60g +-

– normally found submontane, montane area but also found lowland before

– always making a loud call 

update 202403

– last bird of Fraser Hill for current Photography tour, customers happy with ~20m away … I am happy too .. what a cute bird

– 福隆港摄鸟团最后一只鸟，客人对20米外的它已满足。当然我也高兴。好可爱啊

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update 202302

– a quite morning, and suddenly heard this cute owl calling near lucky to have few minutes before it continue it’s chase.

– 非常安静的一个早上。突然这鸟叫的很大声，很快的找到他后。拍了1-2分钟就飞高了。

update 202210

– a very boring day, but luckily this bird gave us good look before raining

– 非常安静的一天。幸好有这鸟出现让我们在下雨前拍到好好的。

 

update 202209

– another bird that never get bore, guests say they either want to see an owlet or snake for the tour.. lucky to see this low and long

– 另一只百看不厌的小可爱。客人讲他们一就看到最少一只鸺鹠或一条蛇。还好，不然又要去找蛇了。

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– a bird that we always love to see or photograph. But the size and behavior （always at canopy) always make us just skip this bird each time we heard it

– 一只每个鸟人都喜欢的鸟。可是他的习惯，通常我们都当没听到。（都站高高）

 

update 202206

– a very casual walk around with few friends, this bird seem to active and gave us good view.

– 与几位好友走走拍拍，这可爱的小猫头鹰很活跃。2天都让我们拍。

 

update 202112

– another close encounter of this tiny owl

– 这么小的猫头鹰，这么近。

 

 

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a little cute owl which not easy to spot …

update 2020 Aug

update 2020 May 15

update 2015 Jan 13

update 2018 Aug 20 – Borneo Collared Owlet got this from KNP

4. Oriental Scops-Owl,东方角鸮,東方角鴞, Otus sunia,コノハズク,JAMPUK KECIL ASIA

– very small owl, winter visitor 

– Smallish scops-owl with bright yellow eyes (ebird)

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– we were very lucky to see 2 pairs which is very close in the morning for a day trip near the mangrove – 非常幸运的在一日游，看到两对。。。

update 2015 Jan 12

update 2014 Aug 21

5. Reddish Scops-Owl, 棕角鸮, 棕角鴞, Otus rufescens, アカチャコノハズク, JAMPUK MERAH

– very small owl, rufous in color with prominent ear-tufts

– a small and common seen at secondary/primary forest always make constant call.

update 202402

– this bird do not make any vocal when we were at Taman Negara, but come to here it call non stop and after boring for 1 hour. This bird just sudden appear .. cute and persistent call owl in the forest

– 我们在国家公园几晚都没听到它叫。在这叫不停，我们也忙找其他鸟。忙了一个小时后，这鸟很快就被我找到。

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update 202310

– a weird single individual, sometime very shy, sometime very tame … any how happy to see it again

– 非常有性格的一只鸟（应该是同一只，附近没这鸟叫了）。有时很乖，有时害羞到累。可是见到已很好。

 

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update 202306

– this little owl not that common but also not difficult to seen but my camera no luck on this owl for long. saw it many times just <10m away but without camera. Finally this time with camera and it is really near.

– 这只小可爱，总与我的相机无缘。很多次它站低时，相机总是不在我身边。这次终于很近的看到他。

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6. White-fronted Scops-Owl,白额角鸮, 白額角鴞, Otus sagittatus, ハナジロコノハズク, JAMPUK KENING PUTIH

– rare bird for Malaysia. not that many locations for this bird

– make high speed repeat vibration call (refer video below)

– Large for a scops-owl. This predominantly light brown species is most readily identified by its bright silvery-gray brow. Like other scops-owls, can be difficult to see; listen for its call, a series of low, rapid, trembling hoots that cut off quickly. Predominantly found in lowland forest, though also ventures into lower foothills. (ebird)

update 2020 Jul 9

update 2020 April 25

update 2018 Oct 8

saw this owl 2 different location in 2 day, suppose to look for frogmouth but saw these birds twice but missed the Blyth’s frogmouth for 2 nights 🙁

update 2017 Jul 30 – rare owl for Malaysia .. was lucky to spot it months back.. too bad was too busy to tried for a picture .. finally got a record shot. The same week, got a very good photo of the owl at another location … very lucky saw it keep calling

 

Very lucky to witness how it call and shake the body .. it is a 4k record

 

 

7. Dusky eagle-owl, 乌雕鸮, 烏雕鴞, Bubo coromandus, ウスグロワシミミズク, BURUNG-HANTU BERTANDUK KELABU ASIA

– rare bird for Malaysia

– A very large, grayish-brown owl with yellow eyes and distinctive ears. Note the fine barring and dark streaks on the pale underparts, and white patches on the shoulders.

update 202303

– a wonderful dawn light with lovely bird looking at us. It is time to go back to sleep.

– 早上漂亮的光线。它看着我们，应该是讲晚安。下次再见

update 202302

– a bird that make me excited everytime I see it. and especially in the day time with flying toward me .. with CANON R to capture this kind of photo is so easy

– 每次见这鸟都兴奋无比。尤其见他飞向我。佳能R 这种对焦+追焦。多么容易

update 202209

– in one month, 2 sites 6 birds found. Lucky guests, 4 birds calling and 2 are so near to use. They might fighting for territory. 

– a good practice of my guests, we leave them alone after short time of photograph session. They say “don’t disturb them too long” ! and they are photographers .

– 一个月内2个地方见到4只（遇到6只，2只听到看到很远）。这4只一直在叫，可能在争区域。

– 2位摄影客人，只是拍了几分钟就要离开了。他们讲不要打扰太久。

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– what a day end with fantastic bird, heard the bird call once. Think guest doubt about my hearing (i think). But I am pretty sure the bird make call few times and roughly know the direction. After 1++ hour spent, we had good view of this bird.

– 我听到这鸟叫，可是客人几次都没听到。（他应该也怀疑我听错，可是我很肯定它叫了几声）。终于1个小时多的寻找，看到他了。

update 202102

– another good moment before last light the bird just flying out from roosting

– the fast focus lock of the X-T4 and tracking make me able to have many keepers of this bird flying just in short distance

– 這鳥在天黑前突然飛出來。X-T4  對焦很快與準。

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update 2020 Oct

captured during testing #CanonEOSR5

CANON EOS R5 – Auto Focus : Animal Eye tracking

 

 

 

update 2020 Sept

update 2020 Aug

 

 

update 2020 Jul8

update 2020 May 21

 

 

 

2020 March 19

– still same place, same tree

2018 Aug 20

– one of the most beautiful owl so far I saw

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8. Brown Wood-Owl, 褐林鸮, 褐林鴞, Strix leptogrammica, オオフクロウ, CARIK-KAFAN COKLAT BIASA

– very common Peninsular Malaysia, ranging from lowland to highland

– this bird making a different common call and stay long

– a quite common owl across Malaysia, mostly on montane but also found lowland forest

– 叫不一樣的叫聲。蠻普通的鴞。

– Borneo one look different and having different call (refer to picture below)

update 202403

– this is one of the common Fraser bird, getting difficult .. due to some reason ? or behavior change ? 6-8 years ago, it is so easy to get a good view of this bird… but now most of them shy and standing high up .. for reason ?
– I am lucky 2024, 2 trips got this bird with good view for more than 10 minutes
– 在6-8年前，福隆港是很普通的鸟。可是为什么这几年连看都难看到？什么理由？
– 2024 非常幸运，已2团都看的不错。

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update 202101

– a good moment to see this owl making some call

– shooting this with car body as support

幸運的見到這鴞在叫。 這攝頻沒用腳架，只是靠在車拍的。

 

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update 2018 Aug 20

*** Borneo one seem to have different call and look

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9. Mountain Scops-Owl, 黄嘴角鸮,黃嘴角鴞, Otus spilocephalus, タイワンコノハズク, JAMPUK GUNUNG BIASA

– small mountain owl

– very shy and not easy to been seen and photograph 

update 202312

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– a very special moment when we looking for frogmouth and Nightjar. this owl just fly infront of us and looking at us

– 如常，我们晚上出去找蟆口鸱+夜鹰时。这马来西亚非常不容易见到的鸟。竟然飞到我们面前。看着我们。 好高兴

update 202309

– for me to choose one of the most common wide spread but difficult bird to be seen in Malaysia… this is one of them .. and finally got one really close and stay but never want look at ours; angle….

– 这鸟算全世界都蛮普通可是在马来半岛很难见到的鸟之一。这鸟是排前3名的。非常难见到，不要讲拍。遇上了。就不看过来。

update 2020 Jul

update 2018 Aug 20

– one of the most often hear but not seen bird

10. Sunda Scops-Owl, 巽他领角鸮, 巽他領角鴞, Otus lempiji, スンダオオコノハズク, JAMPUK BIASA

– common wide spread

– garden, forest palm oil plantation .. 

– Both Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo having different call

update 202402

– last bird ? no .. the Blyth’s Frogmouth decided to give us good view after this owl appear .. close and cute always

– 西马行最后一只鸟？不。。。这鸟出来后，星喉蟆口鸱也出来让我们看看他的可爱。

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update 202310

– a quick Owl session with buddies, but only heard the main target calling but manage to have 2 nightjar, 4 owl ?this guy seem very tame on today

– 朋友们突然要去找鸮，来个几个小时。主要目标听到看不到。可是还是2只夜鹰，4只猫

update 2018 Aug 20

another common garden to forest owl

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11. Brown Boobook, 鹰鸮, 鷹鴞, Ninox scutulata, アオバズク,PUNGGUK BETEMAK BIASA

– small and common 

– brown and big yellow eye

– Brown hawk-like owl with large, unsettling yellow eyes. Note solid brown back, patchily brown-spotted white breast, and the pale triangle above the bill. Adaptable, found in a wide range of forested habitats from primary rainforest to orchards and gardens. Most active at night and dusk; often hunts from an exposed perch. Gives a series of rising hoots: “woo-wuh! woo-wuh! woo-wuh!” (ebird)

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update 202206

– another casual morning with buddies, lovely owl to greet us.

– 与朋友的一个愉快的早上。一位朋友没来，只有tag他了。

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– another poor bird, not sure nesting or why active near falconet nest but the falconet very aggressive chasing this owl and make it flying around.

– 可怜的鸟，不知道为何在这非常活跃。可是这里黑腿小隼在筑巢（喂食），一直会去追它。

update 202205

– a very casual birding day with my buddy in Sandakan, a bird that give us a good time even common for both of us.. let’s birding …and Salt fish time

– 与我的好鸟友轻松的摄鸟日。虽然不是什么特别的鸟，可是我们也拍的高高心心。然后去吃咸鱼。

202203

– found this lovely owl making call and manage to found it

– 这鸟叫不停，不难找道它

 

 

 

update 202103

– cloudy day make the forest more humid and the owl went for a bath before sleeping in the dawn

– 可能天氣悶，這貓頭鷹。盡然睡前去洗個澡。

 

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update 202102

– lucky to have this while we looking for our target bird close 

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update 2018 Aug 20

12. Northern Boobook, 北鹰鸮,北鷹鴞, Ninox japonica, アオバズク, PUNGGUK BETEMAK UTARA

rare winter migrant, very brown boobook alike

update 202101

- a rare (or overlook of similar look Brown Boobook) winter visitor 

- found this bird stand near the light and keep catching moth and insects 



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13. Spotted Wood-Owl, 点斑林鸮, 點斑林鴞, Strix seloputo, マレーモリフクロウ,CARIK-KAFAN BERBINTIK ASIA

update 202209

– a special evening with new camera AF, overall quite dark but the AF still working good

– 非常漂亮夕阳，新的相机对焦。虽然有点暗了，对焦还是行的。

update 202204

– this bird seem active after dawn making noise attract my attention

– 奇怪的猫头鹰，日出后还叫不停。

update202105

– another lockdown, so missed the chance to revisit u again. stay safe
– another special outing to test the new Fujifilm XF70-300

– 又封城了。應該又錯過與你重逢的機會了。
– 另一個出去拍攝用富士新鏡頭。XF 70-300
– 幸運的在天黑之前拍到它飛出來。

captured while testing Fujifilm new len

600mm setup… only ~1.4KG ! Fujifilm XF70-300 | liewwk Nature

 

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update 202102

– another outing special for Fujifilm XF70-300 

– lucky to saw this bird flying toward us before the sky got dark

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update 202101

- lucky to encounter this bird, but it flies away immediately found I get close to it... 

- with the Fujifim X-T4 fast AF I managed to capture the flying moment 

 

update 2020 Aug

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flying series

update 20200202

rarely see owl flying .. but these pair seem flying out at dusk

another quite common owl can be found in Malaysia

14. Brown Fish-Owl, 褐渔鸮,褐漁鴞, Ketupa zeylonensis, ミナミシマフクロウ, TUMBUK-KETAMPI RIMBA

one of the rareness owl @Malaysia .. not found many places…

Sri Lanka Bird Photography | 斯里兰卡: 鸟摄 | liewwk Nature 26 [update 20240211]

 

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15. Sunda Owlet, 巽它鸺鹠, 巽它鵂鶹, Taenioptynx sylvaticum, ヒメフクロウ, PUNGGUK-KECIL GELANG SELATAN

– a recent split (202110) from Collared Owlet and this only found Borneo Island

– 近期分出来的鸟种，这只是在婆罗洲。

update 202310

– another tiny bird from far … but still amaze who can find this owl (me !!! haha I also wonder how I found it). no choice to be part of environment shot

– 另一只远远的小小鸟。被逼加入“蚊子这么大-系列”

16. Brown Wood-Owl (Borneo), 褐林鸮 (婆罗洲), 褐林鴞 (婆羅洲), Strix leptogrammica, オオフクロウ, CARIK-KAFAN COKLAT

– both indranee Group & leptogrammica Group both show have different look and call .. Borneo one seem smaller too

update 202403

– it is a lucky night, after got the Barred Eagle Owl… this bird just stand there for us .. another good picture to show the different between indranee Group (Peninsular Malaysia) & leptogrammica Group (Borneo)

– 非常幸运的一个晚上。见到马来雕鸮后，就看到这一只有点不一样的褐林鸮(婆罗洲). 外表+叫声都很不一样。

 

 

 

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update 202110

– picture capture 201905 at KNP. behave same like Peninsular Malaysia Collard Owlet.

– 摄于沙巴，神山。

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Sulawesi, Indonesia: Bird Photography | 苏拉威西: 鸟摄 | liewwk Nature 46 [update 20240107]

 

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51. Speckled Boobook, 斑鹰鸮, 斑鷹鴞, Ninox punctulata, フイリアオバズク, Pungguk Tutul

– a Sulawesi endemic
– small size owl just like other Boobook

– 蘇拉威西特有種
– 與其他鷹鴞一樣，都蠻小的。

update202310
– as usual, even special target tour. we still spend some time for my lovely owls. Arrive here, not very long. There are 4birds calling and 2 of them perch near for us to take pictures.
– 如常，目标鸟团。我们一样晚上找找我喜爱的猫头鹰。到达折后，没等很久。4只鸟在叫，2只还让我们拍好好。

update 202304

– 2023 April Sulawesi-Halmahera Bird watch trip end. Today finally got to sleep until 6am and wake up for proper breakfast. Tomorrow another new challenge.

– a special boobook, with special call.

– this bird is first ever bird we saw so tame, it stand there for such a long time for us to have good view.

– 2023 苏拉威西-哈马黑拉岛 观鸟行。终于完成了。经过11天的时差，天气炎热的折磨。今天终于可以睡到6点，吃个正规早餐。

– 这鹰鸮，很不一样。叫的像青蛙。

– 也是我来苏拉威西这么多次，第一次见到这么乖的。站哪有好几分钟。

update 202102

– small endemic owl captured from Tangkoko, Sulawesi, Indonesia

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52. Ochre-bellied Boobook, 赭腹鹰鸮, 赭腹鷹鴞, Ninox ochracea, チャバラアオバズク, Pungguk Oker

– another Sulawesi endemic Owl

– normally roost together in pair

– overall rufous front, brown back. Yelloweye, white-browed

– 蘇拉威西特有種的貓頭鷹。

– 棕色，前部淺棕色。

update 202310

– it is a season where most of them not roosting at common area. We stay until dusk (~5pm) and managed to have good view of a pair of them .. just wake up with stretch wing

– 在这季节，在他们平时睡觉的点都没见到这鸟。只好留到下午5点左右。终于骗到他出来，伸伸身体。

 

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53. Minahassa Masked-Owl,米纳仓鸮, 米納倉鴞, Tyto inexspectata, ミナハサメンフクロウ, Serak Minahasa

– a rare Sulawesi endemic, light brown, heart shape face

update 202105

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54. Moluccan Scops-Owl, 摩鹿加角鸮, 摩鹿加角鴞, Otus magicus

A small owl with ear tufts, a black facial border, yellow eyes, prominent black streaking on pale underside, and intricately patterned upperparts with conspicuous white wing markings. Occurs in gray and rufous forms. Adult’s crown is streaked; juvenile’s is barred. Inhabits forest and plantations within lowlands and foothills.[Ebird]

– pretty common across the center of Halmahera, almost can heard it’s call.

– cute and not that shy owl.

– 很特别的叫声，外表也不一样。蛮好看。

– 在哈马黑拉岛的特有种。几乎很普通，那都可以听到叫声。

– 可爱，也不很害羞的鸮。

update 202304

– first night, after heavy rain and long travel. we decided not look for the owl and owlet-nightjar. Next night, we didn’t spend much time to ticked this bird and Moluccan Owlet-nightjar at the same spot. 

– very cute and not really shy to human.

– 第一晚经过飞机-八色鸫-船-车-大雨的一天。我们没去找这鸮。第二晚，晚饭后不用很久我们就拿下这鸮与冠裸鼻鸱（我最喜欢鸟种之一）

– 非常可爱与其他角鸮不一样。也不害羞。也很普通。3晚都听到。

55. Halmahera Boobook, 哈岛鹰鸮, 哈馬赫拉鷹鴞, Ninox hypogramma

– a small owl, found near forest here which call really funny like frog

– lovely and not so boring boobook.

update 202309

– it is fun to trying to find this owl without knowing where it should be. We just trying ours’ luck and yes.. it is calling dusk and managed to have good view of it not too late of the night.

– 野拍好玩。野寻更好玩。没资讯知道在哪找这鸟，我们就在森林里碰碰运气。天还没暗完，这鸟就在我们第一个点听到。没很久就拍到。自己找到的鸟真的无比兴奋。

 

56. Sulawesi Scops-Owl, 苏拉威西角鸮, 蘇拉威西角鴞, Otus manadensis manadensis, セレベスコノハズク, Celepuk Sulawesi

– common Sulawesi endemic

– 蠻普通的蘇拉威西特有種

update 202401

– it is almost not possible to miss this bird either day time or night time. me and my buddy+guests like owl and and woodpecker for start .. and this is very first owl we got and before we meet our “torch holder” (guide found us in the dark in the forest)

– 苏拉威西北部鸟行，几乎不可能错过的鸟。晚上，早上都很容易。我的好朋友+客人 特别喜欢鸮+啄木鸟。在我们见我们的当地导游前，我们就找到了。他（当地导游尽然到森林里找我们）还帮我们拿手电筒。

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update 202012

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saw 2 pair .. these 2 give better view

 

57. Rajah Scops-Owl, 拉氏角鸮, 蘇門答臘角鴞, Otus brookii, ラジャーオオコノハズク

a owl we always heard and wanted to see in Borneo, even it can be different sub-species or species (in future) but It is much easier here .. a small owl like other small and active in dark

– 这鸟是我们在婆罗洲非常希望拍到的鸟。几乎不可能看到。虽然应该是不一样亚种。在这非常容易，虽然也有一定的难度。小，不容易辨别方向。

update 20240114

– even it is high chance to find it’s roosting bird, but we always like to find the bird in night. Ours’ first morning, have a good try and the bird didn’t make any sound… I am amaze how I found it (haha, by the thermal camera.. found it once very near and 2nd time quite a distance)

– 虽然在这，当地导游都会找到早上版的。可是我与我的客人都是喜欢自己找找（不喜欢等人家找到叫你去看）。第一个早上，我们就去找找。到森林后，没很久就找到了。（很不可思议的找到，它没叫！。。不啦我是有热量仪相机找到啦）

 

101. Chestnut-backed Owlet, 栗背鸺鹠, 斯里蘭卡栗背鵂鶹, Glaucidium castanotum, クリセスズメフクロウ

– small owlet like other owlet always like to be calling long at canopy and make other birds attention. But this endemic’s back of the owl simply awesome

– 与其他鸺鹠一样小小只。喜欢站高高，叫不停。可是这一只特有种背部很特别美。

update 20231211

– the bird just sit there !!! actually local make tree hole for them nesting so the area become territory of both bird… just look for them without call back or any action

– 2只乖乖怎么站这么好。其实是村里的人，做了好几个树洞给他们筑巢。只要在附近慢慢找就看到他了。好美的特有种。

102. Serendib Scops-Owl, 斯里兰卡角鸮, 斯里蘭卡角鴞, Otus thilohoffmanni, セレンディブコノハズク

– very recent discover bird of Sri Lanka

Very small rufescent owl, with yellow-orange eyes, and sparse, light speckles on the underparts. Although does not possess true ear tufts it can show “false” ones when alert. Occurs within extensive humid rainforests in the lowlands of Wet Zone of Sri Lanka. Roosts singly or in pairs in the understory, but also found in upper levels of trees at night. Combination of small size, all rufous color, lack of prominent facial border, and only limited markings below separates it from all other owls on Sri Lanka. Song is a short “woOLoo”, rising in the middle. [Ebird]

– 被发现少于20年的斯里兰卡特有种。

update 20231222

– one of the bird I really want to see, we went same site for 2 days both day also not full open for picture but we had very good view of this very special endemic bird

– 我们都非常希望看到的鸟，虽然去了2天。还是没拍到全暴露的照片。可是已非常高兴了。

 

 

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