Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster Pennant, 1769 of Borneo. Anhinga melanogaster is a large water bird of the Anhingidae family and was scientifically described by Thomas Pennant in 1769. On Borneo, the species is listed as a resident bird on inland…
Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela (Latham, 1790) of Borneo. Spilornis cheela (English: Crested Serpent Eagle) is a bird of prey from the Accipitridae family and is classified within the serpent eagles (Circaetinae). The species is recorded on Borneo according to IOC-based…
Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela (Latham, 1790) of Borneo. The Crested Serpent Eagle is a medium sized raptor of tropical Asia that favors forests and edges and is often seen soaring above the canopy; adults are dark brown with a small…
Grey-headed fish eagle, Icthyophaga ichthyaetus (Horsfield, 1821) of Borneo. Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus is a piscivorous raptor of lowland tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent through mainland Southeast Asia to the Malay Peninsula the Greater Sundas the Philippines and Sulawesi. It…
Rufous-backed Kingfisher, Ceyx rufidorsa (Strickland, 1847) from central Sarawak / Borneo This Kingfisher could be also a hybrid between Ceyx erithacus x Ceyx rufidorsa.
Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela Latham, 1790 from Gunung Gading Probably Spilornis cheela pallidus Walden, 1872 During a night-trip, in West-Sarawak, we found this dead juvenile crested serpent eagle.