16 May 2010

Large Niltava at Hemmant trail

I found a pair of this species on the Hemmant trail  Fraser's Hill. This time without the aid of MP3 song. Surprisingly a male was very confiding and obliged to be photographed. The female flew off with only one decent picture.

Large Niltava (Niltava grandis decipiens ) ; Local name: Sambar Kubung Padi

Female Large Niltava (Niltava grandis)

female (above)
male (below)

Large Niltava - Male (Niltava grandis)



Large Niltava Male
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EDIT (update: 18/3/2011) - compare to Blue and White Flycatcher here:-

11 comments:

Madibirder said...

Hemmant trail does produce alot of beautiful species, must try next time I'm there. Great photos.

rainfield61 said...

Wonder male and female look so different. The tailor bird couple look very similar.

Amila Salgado said...

Nice to see how the female looks in this species. I did see the male very well at FH. Nice shots.

Chris said...

Hi Tabib,
This is a magnificent pair and you got wonderful pictures. The last one if my favorite.

holdingmoments said...

Beautiful bird. I love the blue collar on the female.

Ari said...

Great shots of such a beautiful bird, Tabib.

Maria Berg said...

The second photo is very nice, good composition, nice color and clear!MB

Neil said...

Beautiful colour of the male and the female looks very nice with her blue collar.

eileeninmd said...

Nice bird, love the last two shots!

MaineBirder said...

WOW, absolutely beautiful images Tabib!

Larry said...

Beautiful shots of a gorgeous bird Tabib! I think the female is just as beautiful as the male.