Taman Rimba Kiara is a little green gem located in a corner of the TTDI residential area. The above flowering tree, the firmiana malayana or mata lembu, flashes in testimony to man's care-less-ness - it's one of only two trees in the park that had flowered, since then the tree had been chopped down.

Sunday, 24 November 2019

Unexpected Flycatcher

When I first saw this flycatcher I thought it was just the Asian brown flycatcher until I glimpsed its orangey breast as it flew off.  And then the wait began to sight it again, and it was worth it as it turned out to be a female Mugimaki Flycatcher, most unexpected and another first record for the taman.  However I had spotted the male in the bukit last year. 
The Mugimaki Flycatcher is mainly found in forest and at higher elevations.  So this solitary one was probably passing through, as these birds could be spotted too in parks.
Migrant 23/2019



This flycatcher could be found in eastern Siberia and north-eastern China, Korea and Japan, and spends winter away down in warmer South-east Asia or southern China.






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