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Lacedo pulchella or the banded kingfisher is a medium-sized tree kingfisher measuring up to 23 cm in length. The banded kingfisher has a unique silhouette with a relatively long tail, white throat and slightly uptilted orange-red bill. This kingfisher shows sexual dimorphism where the males have bright electric blue on the crown, chestnut forehead and sides of the head with black-barred electric blue upperparts and have white underparts with pale rufous-buff wash on breast and flanks. Whereas the females have rufous-brown with black-barred upperparts and white with fine black bars on breast and flanks. The banded kingfisher is found widely in Southeast Asia. It is quite common but generally a scarce resident in Java and Sumatra. It is not recorded in Brunei and it is recorded to be extinct in Singapore since 1950 (Jeyarajasingam & Pearson, 2012). The population is decreasing due to habitat destruction, however, it is categorized as Least concern in the IUCN Red List due to the large range of distribution. This species can be found in primary and mature secondary rainforests, both in the lowlands and at lower montane up to 1100 m. It usually frequents near the dry area. Small vertebrates and invertebrates are its main diets. [Source: MyBIS] Name: Banded kingfisher (male) Scientific: Lacedo pulchella Malay: Pekaka Rimba Family: Alcedinidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL200600G + SEL14TC.      #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL200600G #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
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Name: Plaintive cuckoo (male) Scientific: Cacomantis merulinus Malay: Burung Mati Anak / Sewah Mati Anak Family: Cuculidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL200600G + SEL14TC. Location: Ampang, Selangor   #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL200600G #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at [email protected]. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ Chrysophlegma miniaceum is commonly known as Banded Woodpecker or Belatuk Merah in Malay. It is a species of bird in the Picidae family that can grow up to 25 cm in length. Banded Woodpecker is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand, where it can be found in the lowland forests, plantations, mangroves and scattered trees in rural areas. This woodpecker feeds mostly on ants and other insects. The Banded Woodpecker has a red crest with yellow tips, red wings, dull greenish mantle with pale wavy barrings together with chestnut underparts marked with whitish barrings. Both sexes can be distinguished by the red sides of the head for male and for the female, the sides of its head are brownish with white spots. Name: Banded woodpecker Scientific: Chrysophlegma miniaceum Malay: Belatuk Merah / Belatuk Merah Berjalur Family: Picidae IUCN Red List (v.3.1, 2016): Least concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL200600G + SEL14TC. Location: Ampang, Selangor            #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL200600G #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at [email protected]. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ Alcedo atthis is commonly known as Common Kingfisher. It belongs to family Alcedinidae. This species is the smallest of open country kingfishers that are familiar throughout Europe and Asia. It can be found in water’s edge in open-country swamps, old mining pools, aquaculture ponds, and mangroves. As for this species, both male and female are almost identical except for an orange colouration with a black tip on the lower part of the female’s bill. The colour of their wings and upperparts is blue-green, while the rump and tail are bright blue. It also has bright orange underparts with a small, white bib underneath their bill, on the throats (Strange & Jeyarajasingam, 1993). The common kingfisher feeds mainly on fish and invertebrates and will fly rapidly, low over the water, and hunt for the fish from riverside perches, occasionally hovering above the water's surface. [Source: MyBIS] Name: Common kingfisher (male) Scientific: Alcedo atthis Malay: Burung Raja Udang / Pekaka Cit-cit Kecil Family: Alcedinidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL600F40GM + SEL14TC. Location: Kelanang, Selangor.         #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL600F40GM #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at [email protected]. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ Lacedo pulchella or the banded kingfisher is a medium-sized tree kingfisher measuring up to 23 cm in length. The banded kingfisher has a unique silhouette with a relatively long tail, white throat and slightly uptilted orange-red bill. This kingfisher shows sexual dimorphism where the males have bright electric blue on the crown, chestnut forehead and sides of the head with black-barred electric blue upperparts and have white underparts with pale rufous-buff wash on breast and flanks. Whereas the females have rufous-brown with black-barred upperparts and white with fine black bars on breast and flanks. The banded kingfisher is found widely in Southeast Asia. It is quite common but generally a scarce resident in Java and Sumatra. It is not recorded in Brunei and it is recorded to be extinct in Singapore since 1950 (Jeyarajasingam & Pearson, 2012). The population is decreasing due to habitat destruction, however, it is categorized as Least concern in the IUCN Red List due to the large range of distribution. This species can be found in primary and mature secondary rainforests, both in the lowlands and at lower montane up to 1100 m. It usually frequents near the dry area. Small vertebrates and invertebrates are its main diets. [Source: MyBIS] My special thanks to Mr. Cheong Weng Chun for spotting the bird for me. You may visit his website at Home (nature2pixel.my) or WhatsApp him at +60 18-363 2738. Name: Banded kingfisher (female) Scientific: Lacedo pulchella Malay: Pekaka Rimba Family: Alcedinidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL200600G + SEL14TC. Location: Sg. Long, Selangor              #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL200600G #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at [email protected]. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ Dicaeum cruentatum or Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker is a species of bird from flowerpecker family (Dicaeidae). This species is a passerine bird that can be found in gardens, towns, cultivated areas, secondary vegetation from lowlands to about 1,300 m high. As a part of its diet, D. cruentatum consume nectar, berries, spiders and insects. The male of Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker has a black navy blue face, wings and tail, with a broad bright red stripe from its crown to its upper tail coverts. While the female is predominantly olive green with a black tail and scarlet upper tail coverts and rump. Both sexes have creamy-white underparts, black eyes and legs, and a dark grey arched bill. The juvenile has plumage similar to the female but has an orange bill and lacks the bright red rump. [Source: MyBIS] Name: Scarlet-backed flowerpecker (male) Scientific: Dicaeum cruentatum Malay: Sepah Puteri Merah Family: Dicaeidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL200600G + SEL14TC Location: Taman Rimba Kiara, Kuala Lumpur            #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL200600G #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
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