LIFER # 2, birding at Temerloh on Sunday.
When I saw this black bird, my first reaction was - this a Crow. I clicked a few shots when it perched, but the loud call "keh-eh-eh-eh" was not like a crow.
With reference book, I managed to ID this bird:
Black Magpie (Platysmurus leucopterus), Local name Burung Kambing (literally mean Goat Bird). The whole body is black in colour with the distinct white band along the wing. The red eyes are also diagnostic.
Heavily edited version
Non edited versionLocal name: Burung Kambing, aka Burung Temenggang
Size (cm) 41
Habitat: Forests
Distribution Peninsular Malaysia: Resident (Totally Protected)
Sarawak: Resident
Sabah: Resident (Protected)
Status: Near threatened
4 comments:
Good work - on the photos and the ID.
Thanks for the ID of the black magpie, you got the sound right..almost like laughing.
Congrates! I've never seen one. Good effort on the editing part too, never thought you could perform magic! nicely done.
Good job! It is interesting that in our language (Tagalog) kambing also means goat
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