While walking in my mini farm this morning I noticed a new bird one that I have not seen or notice before looking for grasshoppers/insects for its breakfast. It is quiet a handsome bird and looks like it is working alone. Does anyone know what kind of bird it is? New Bird ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) New Bird ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )
KK could you possibly tell us, roughly, what size the bird is please? It looks to be about the size of a sparrow to me. Thanks. Post edited to say: KK, depending on its size, it could be a juvenile or female rufus tailed shrike. It's really difficult to tell though as I can't make out exactly what the beak is like. I hope someone will have a more accurate ID for you as it's a handsome individual and I'd love to know what it is.
eileen it is bigger than a sparrow and it is about 6 inches long with a very short beak. Sorry that is the best picture I can get with my camera . It does look like a shrike.
I saw that a "brown shrike" exists in Malaysia...but it has a white stripe above it's eyes. That brown shrike is migratory throughout parts of asia.
I say it's a shrike for sure them KK. I was a bit unsure of an ID as I thought the bird was too small. Is there any kind of natural history society/ birdwatching club or museum that you could take your photograph to to get a positive ID?
Sojerd getting close, some of the pictures in wikipedia does have a very close resemblance but they all has a white stripe above their eyes. Yes eileen it's a shrike for sure and I am sorry to say there is no natural history society/ birdwatching club or museum around here. Shall we call it just a shrike???
OK Sojerd first identification of the bird is correct, it is a Brown Shrike. The first picture did not show the white stripe above the eyes but in the second photo you can see it slightly. I saw the bird again today and this time I know what to look out for and I saw it had a white stripe above it's eye. So Sojerd you identified it the very first time. :-D Thanks for all the help.
Great news, KK. Is that bird a frequent visitor to your garden? That was quite an interesting problem. I learned a bit more about birds in Malaysia checking this out.
