Labuan Bird Park

Tiong Mas / Hill Myna

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English name : Hill Myna

Malay name : Tiong Mas

Latin name :

Family Group : Sturnidae/Myna

Length (cm) : 30

Habits : This bird is the lowland rain forest, The nests are made in holes in trees, often-dead ones, high up and difficult of access. The two or three eggs are greenish-blue blotched with brown. Breeding season is from February to May.

Distribution : From India to China and South East Asia.

Tiong Jambul / Crested Myna

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English name : Crested Myna

Malay name : Tiong Jambul

Latin name : Acridotheres cristatellus

Family/Group : Sturnidae/Starling

Length (cm) : 26

Habits : Lives in small flocks, generally seen strutting on ground in open fields or in towns and garden.

Distribution : Indochina, Philippines and Borneo

Burung Pendita / White necked Myna

2007-08-29T05:44:00.004-07:00

English name : White necked Myna

Malay name : Burung Pendita

Latin name : Streptocitta albicollis

Family/Group : Sturnidae/Myna

Length (cm) : 40

Habits : This vocal bird is found in pairs or small group along forest edges and is often spotted in tree tops after it gives it calls. It feeds on seeds, nuts and fruits.

Distribution : Sulawesi Indonesia

Punai Lengguak / Thick billed Green Pigeon

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English name : Thick billed Green Pigeon

Malay name : Punai Lengguak

Latin name : Treron curcirostra

Family/Group : Columbidae/Pigeon

Length (cm) : 27

Habits : Found in big flocks at fruiting trees in lowland and hill forest habitats up to 900m. Feed in fruiting big trees often with other species green pigeons.

Distribution : From eastern Himalayas through South East Asia to Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.

Burung Dendang Gajah / Asian Fairy Bluebird

2007-08-29T05:42:00.000-07:00

English name : Asian Fairy Bluebird

Malay name : Burung Dendang Gajah

Latin name : Irena Puella

Family/Group : Irenidae/Bluebird

Length (cm) : 25

Habits : Found in lowland and hill forest up to 1.400m and is always seen in small groups moving from tree to tree. It feeds on fruits and also takes insects.

Distribution : Occurs from India to Peninsular Malaysia Borneo, Palawan and Java.

Tiong Gembala Kerbau / Common Myna

2007-08-29T05:41:00.002-07:00

English name : Common Myna

Malay name : Tiong Gembala Kerbau

Latin name : Acridotheres tristis

Family/Group : Sturnidae/Myna

Length (cm) : 25

Habits : it is very common in all kinds of open country. It feeds mainly on the ground where it picks off many insects. Generally in big flocks on the ground.

Distribution : South East Asia

Barau barau / Straw headed bulbul

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English name : Straw headed bulbul

Malay name : Barau Barau

Latin name : Pycnonotus zeylanicus

Family/Group : Pycnonotidae/Bulbul

Length(cm) : 27

Habits : The only member of the large bulbul family. Can be found in wet thickets along rivers through forest and in most open habitats. They often perch on low branches overlooking water.

Distribution : Occurs from to Peninsular Malaysia Borneo and Greater Sundas.

Tekukur Api / Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove

2007-08-29T05:40:00.000-07:00

English name : Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove

Malay name : Tekukur api

Latin name : Macropygia emiliana

Family/Group : Columbidae/Dove

Length (cm) : 30

Habits: Locally can befond in lowlands of Borneo and wild forest on Java and inhabits primary forest. Has a floppy flight through understorey but fast and powerful when above the canopy. Comes to the ground to feed and drink.

Distribution : Islands Sumatra, Borneo, Java and Bali

Pergam Besar

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English name : Green Imperial Pigeon

Malay name : Pergam Besar

Latin name :

Family/Group : Columbidae/Pigeon

Length (cm) : 45

Habits : These heavy birds can be quite difficult to locate expert wen calling as they feed, taking fruits up to the size of nutmeg. A bird of the high treetops of low land rainforest and mangroves, up to 1000m.

Distribution : Through South East Asia and the Greater Sundas.

Merpati Mas / Nicobar Pigeon

2007-08-29T05:33:00.002-07:00

English name : Nicobar Pigeon

Malay name : Merpati Mas

Latin name : Coloenas nicobarica

Family/group : Columbidae/Pigeon

Length (cm) : 40

Habits : Lives and feeds on ground on small predator free islands. They fly from island to island over long distances. They rest on low perch for most of the day and, become active at dusk. Active during day only in dark shady sites.

Distribution: Small island in Java Sea, New Guinea and North and East Coast of Borneo.

Merbuk Aman / Peaceful Dove

2007-08-29T05:33:00.001-07:00

English name : Peaceful Dove

Malay name : Merbuk Aman

Latin name : Geopelia Striata

Length (cm) : 20

Habits : Can be found in lowland and open country, grassland or in oil palm and rubber plantation. They are most frequently seen in pairs or singly, feeding on seed on the ground.

Distribution: From Myanmar, Philippines to Australia.

Punai gading / Treron vernans

2007-08-29T05:32:00.001-07:00

English name : Pink Necked Green Pigeon

Malay name : Punai Gading

Latinname : Treron vernans

Family/Group : Columbidae/Pigeon

Length (cm) : 27

Habits : Can be seen in big group. Feed in fruiting trees and all kind of berries. The nest is a little platform of sticks in small tree and two white eggs are laid.

Distribution : From Southern Myanmar through South East Asia to Sulawesi, Borneo and the Philippines.

Punai Tanah / Green Winged Pigeon

2007-08-29T05:31:00.000-07:00

English name : Green Winged Pigeon

Malay name : Punai Tanah

Latin name : Chalcophaps indica

Family/Group : Columbidae/Pigeon

Length (cm) : 25

Habits : Found on the ground, singly or in pairs, feeding on fruit and seeds in oil palm and rubber plantation. They usually spend most of its time on the forest floor in thick cover.

Distribution : Borneo & Sumatra

Ciak Tempua / Baya Weaver

2007-08-29T05:29:00.002-07:00

English name : Baya Weaver

Malay name : Ciak Tempua

Latin name : Ploceidae/Weaver

Length(cm) : 15

Habits : Formerly common in the lowlands and hill. Up to 1000m. Live in large social colonies centered on communal nest trees in open area.

Distribution : India, China, South East Asia, malay Peninsual, Java, Bali and Sumatra.

Bayan Nuri / Long Tail Parakeet

2007-08-29T05:29:00.001-07:00

English name : Long Tail Parakeet

Malay name : Bayan Nuri

Latin name : Psittacula longicauda

Family/Group : Psittacidae / Parakeet

Length(cm) : 41

Habits : One of the most familiar birds of secondary lowland forest and oil palm plantations; it is gregarious and travels in parties of up to 20 birds or more. It feeds on fruits.

Distribution : Occurs from to Peninsular Malaysia Borneo and Sumatra.

Tekukur Balam / Steptopella chinensis

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Tekukur Balam

English name : Spotted Dove

Malay name : Tekukur Balam

Latin Name : Steptopella chinensis

Family/Group : Columbidae/Dove

Length (cm) : 30

Habits : This very tame and attractive dove is one of ours most familiar birds can be found in lowland and open country or in oil palm and rubber plantation. It feeds mainly on seeds and fruits.

Distribution : From India throughout South East Asia