Looking for Trogon in the jungle of Pahang

[wengchun]

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 nature2pixel.com | Day Trip Bird Exploration to Bukit Rengit

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.

1. White-bellied Woodpecker*
2. Common Flameback
3. Barn Swallow
4. Dollarbird
5. Hill Myna
6. Olive-winged Bulbul
7. Hairy-backed Bulbul
8. Long-tailed Parakeet
9. Oriental Pied Hornbill
10. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
11. Dark-throated Oriole
12. Dark-sided Flycatcher
13. Asian Glossy Starling
14. Black-and-Red Broadbill
15. Tiger Shrike
16. Scarlet-rumped Trogon*
17. Black-naped Monarch*
18. White-throated Kingfisher
19. 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

[paul m]

Fascinating collection, as usual, these make most of our European birds look so dowdy! Sounds like a good day.
From what you say, there is a dry-season at the moment, or coming on? Does this last long? How dry is dry?

[wengchun]

paul,

it is raining in kuala lumpur, but it seems quite dry in the jungle of pahang that day. there is a small pond which was inundated last weekend but it is completely dried up. however, the stream nearby is still visited by the local boys for a dip. there are some trees bearing fruits as well.