Black-thighed Falconet @ Taman TAR Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia

Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) is a very colorful, attractive and active residence bird can be found in Taman Tun Abdul Razak aka. Taman TAR Ampang. The raptor can be found in the vegetation along the road at the hill.

Taman Tun Abdul Razak (TAR) is a hill located in town of Ampang, Selangor. The hill can be reached in less than half hour drive from Kuala Lumpur City Center. 

The hill is an important place for family and children activities, walking, jogging and cycling. At the same time, it attracts wildlife and it has become a bird sanctuary for both endemic and migratory birds. 

Taman TAR has a large bird population and varieties with a recorded more than 30 species of birds. It certainly entices many birders to be there. The main target birds include different types of coucals, woodpeckers, falconet, bee-eaters, kingfishers, shrikes, weavers, flycatchers, bulbuls, pigeons just to name a few.

Greater Painted-snipe @ Kinta Nature Park, Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia

Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) is a colorful, cute and active birds can be found in Batu Gajah. It can be found in the vegetation around the ponds located nearby the park. 

Kinta Nature Park or Taman Alam Kinta in local Malay language is located in Batu Gajah, state of Perak, Malaysia. It has the largest man-made pond in the state and the largest heronry in Malaysia, where thousand of heron-like birds can be found here in the park. The park is open to public everyday from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. with free admission. It can be reached in approximately 2.5 hours from Kuala Lumpur by car. 

The park, especially the pond attracts many activities to the local and tourist alike, including, fishing, bird watching, family get away and jogging.

Kinta Nature Park has a large bird population and varieties. It certainly entices many birders to be there. The main target birds include different types of herons, egrets, hornbills, bee-eaters, kingfishers, shrikes, weavers, snipes, bulbuls, pigeons just to name a few. 

Scarlet Minivet [Male] @ Lenggor Forest Reserve, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus) [Male] is very colorful, adorable and attractive bird among many hundreds of birds can be found at Lenggor Forest Reserve, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.  It can be found in the forest, along the road in the forest reserve. 

Lenggor Forest Reserve or Hutan Simpan Lenggor is another popular birding place in Johor, Malaysia. It is located in a small town of Kahang, in the state of Johor Bahru, southern part of Peninsular Malaysia, some 250 km from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. It can be reached in approximately 4 hours by car. The birding place located along the road of forest reserve.

Although it is located in a small town, there are sufficient accommodation, local eateries, groceries shops, clinics and local bank to cater for the local and visitors to the town.    

Lenggor Forest Reserve is certainly another wonderful birding destinations as it is a residence to many exotic birds, both endemic and migratory birds. The main target birds in Lenggor include Woodpeckers, Malkohas, Pittas, Broadbills, Hornbills, Philentomas, different types of Babblers, different types of Trogons and different types of Bulbul just to name a few. At the same time the forest has become a wildlife sanctuary. 

White-rumped Shama Feeding @ Lenggor Forest Reserve, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus) is a very active and attractive bird among many hundreds of birds can be found at Lenggor Forest Reserve, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.  It can be found in the forest, along the road in the forest reserve. 

Bird feeding the chick is one the most interesting, exciting yet challenging scene to be photographed as the bird is very active. It only gives few seconds window to capture the most amazing scene of nature.  

Lenggor Forest Reserve or Hutan Simpan Lenggor is another popular birding place in Johor, Malaysia. It is located in a small town of Kahang, in the state of Johor Bahru, southern part of Peninsular Malaysia, some 250 km from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. It can be reached in approximately 4 hours by car. The birding place located along the road of forest reserve.

Although it is located in a small town, there are sufficient accommodation, local eateries, groceries shops, clinics and local bank to cater for the local and visitors to the town.    

Lenggor Forest Reserve is certainly another wonderful birding destinations as it is a residence to many exotic birds, both endemic and migratory birds. The main target birds in Lenggor include Woodpeckers, Malkohas, Pittas, Broadbills, Hornbills, Philentomas, different types of Babblers, different types of Trogons and different types of Bulbul just to name a few. At the same time the forest has become a wildlife sanctuary.