Mt Kinabalu 03Jun18
From KH
Today, we had Alim as our guide. He is the go-to person for birding beyond the Timpohon Gate. Our target was the endemic Friendly Bush Warbler, which we failed miserably at, as it was simply not calling... What an unfriendly bird!
Nevertheless, we did have a few of the endemic Fruithunters. This one was having what else but fruit for breakfast.
The endemic Mountain Black-eyes were very common up here. They really like these flowers.
The endemic Mountain Wren-babblers came in small flocks, and made very distinctive calls.
Another endemic - Bornean Whistling-thrush, right at Timpohon Gate.
This endemic Bornean Green Magpie was also at the gate.
The other common endemics are the Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrushes and the Chestnut-crested Yuhinas.
Alim brought us to a known nesting site for the endemic Bornean Swiftlet and sure enough a bird was sitting on the single nest. This species is easily confused with the Plume-toed Swiftlet, which is also present here.
The endemic subspecies of Flavescent Bulbul, the Pale-faced Bulbul, were not only far away, but also looking away...
Below are some of the non-endemic montane birds here.
Indigo Flycatcher. Female Little Pied Flycatcher feeding juvenile.
Sunda Bush Warbler. Mountain Leaf Warbler.
Mountain Tailorbird. White-throated Fantail.
There was a nice Trilobite Beetle larva showing well.
We also saw nice red pitcher plants.
What else to do at the end the day but to enjoy the sunset.
- 1 Red-breasted Partridge - Heard
- 1 Little Cuckoo-Dove
- 2 Sunda Cuckoo - Heard
- 1 Bornean Swiftlet - nesting along a trail
- 30 Plume-toed Swiftlet - nesting under entrance
- 2 Golden-naped Barbet
- 1 Maroon Woodpecker - Heard
- 2 Gray-chinned Minivet
- 1 Blyth's Shrike-Babbler - Female
- 1 White-throated Fantail
- 3 Bornean Green-Magpie
- 3 Bornean Treepie
- 2 Flavescent Bulbul (Pale-faced)
- 4 Mountain Tailorbird
- 4 Sunda Bush Warbler
- 4 Mountain Leaf Warbler
- 10 Chestnut-crested Yuhina
- 12 Mountain Black-eye
- 6 Mountain Wren-Babbler
- 6 Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush
- 4 Bornean Whistling-Thrush
- 1 White-crowned Forktail (Bornean)
- 1 Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- 2 Little Pied Flycatcher
- 1 Indigo Flycatcher
- 3 Fruit-hunter
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