Together with Ahli and an avid bird photographer, Banard, we head towards the jungle of Pahang to look for more birds. We left Cheras at 6am and arrived at the birding ground before 8am. Upon arrival, we were greeted by a pair of white-bellied woodpecker (my lifer), dollarbird, hill myna, barn swallow, and tiger shrike. Going deeper into the road, we get to see common flameback, dark-throated oriole, black-and-red broadbill, long-tailed parakeet, asian glossy starling, oriental pied hornbill, greater racket-tailed drongo, and a glimpse of the crested jay. The place is dry but some birds are now beginning to nest or attending to their young ones in the nest. We waited for almost 2 and 1/2 hours for the scarlet-rumped trogon. It finally appears at the location where we know we would see it. (Read more and see more photos at
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Below is a list of the birds sighted at Bukit Rengit. Though the list is not long, but I'm glad that I get to see the birds I wanted.
- White-bellied Woodpecker*
- Common Flameback
- Barn Swallow
- Dollarbird
- Hill Myna
- Olive-winged Bulbul
- Hairy-backed Bulbul
- Long-tailed Parakeet
- Oriental Pied Hornbill
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
- Dark-throated Oriole
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Asian Glossy Starling
- Black-and-Red Broadbill
- Tiger Shrike
- Scarlet-rumped Trogon*
- Black-naped Monarch*
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Crested Jay*
* lifers
There are some other birds that escape my eyes and Banard because we were mostly concentrating at specific spots while EndemicGuides.com was walking up and down the road. He got more birds than we did. Banard got a glimpse of a black and blue bird ("of a chicken size" he said) on the ground. pheasant? No confirmation. We get to see a giant squirrel as well.
Scarlet-rumped Trogon
Black-naped Monarch