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.

Saturday, 12 October 2024

'Shrike' two

It's possibly a parent and a sub-adult as these two came together and left together.

It's certainly uncommon to see two Brown Shrikes (Lanius cristatus) together, and at such close proximity.  In fact the adult looked like it was calling before the sub-adult suddenly appeared.

Refresher (extract mybis):
Order - Passeriformes
Family - Lanidae
Genius - Lanius
Specific epithet - cristatus, Linnaeus, 1758
Common name: Brown shrike, Brown-shrike, Tirjup Belukar, Tirjup Coklat, Tirjup Tanah
Status: Least Concern

09/2024





A first  winter bird.





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