Oriolus chinensis, 'Black-naped Oriole'.
Oriolus traillii, 'Maroon Oriole'.
Pericrocotus flammeus, 'Orange/Flame Minivet'. Found in rainforest in India and Sri Lanka.
Pericrocotus speciosus, 'Scarlet Minivet'. Found throughout much of south-east Asia.
Scarlet Minivet young male.
Aegithina tiphia, 'Common Iora'.
Rhipidura javanica, 'Pied Fantail'. White belly (hard to see in photo).
Rhipidura albicollis, 'White-throated Fantail'. Usually all dark except for white throat stripe, although I have seen some with lighter belies. Found in closed and open habitats. Widespread throughout tropical Asia, from the Himalayas to Indonesia.
Dicrurus caerulescens, 'White-bellied Drongo'. Found across India and into Sri Lanka.
Dicrurus leucophaeus, 'Ashy Drongo'. A widespread species that varies in colour and markings.
Hypothymis azurea, 'Black-naped Blue Flycatcher/Monarch'. Found in forest, and distributed from India, throughout south-east Asia, north to China, south east to the Lesser Sundas.
Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis, 'Ceylon Paradise Flycatcher'.
Dendrocitta formosae, 'Grey Treepie'. Found in the lower mountain forests of tropical Asia.
Urocissa flavirostris, ' Yellow-billed/Golden-billed Blue Magpie'. Found in the mountain forests of Himalayas and small pockets of the south-east Asian mainland.
Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus, 'Yellow-bellied (Fairy-) Fantail', (Bhutan). Looks and acts just like a fantail, and thus the common name, but is in a different family, thus the addition of 'Fairy'. Found in hill forest around Himalayan region and northern part of south-east Asian mainland.
Orthotomus sutorius, 'Common Tailorbird'. One of the most commonly noticed smaller birds in various habitats across south-east Asia.
Orthotomus atrogularis, 'Dark-necked Tailorbird'. Found across south-east Asia, from extreme north-east India to northern Borneo.
Phylloscopus sp. 'Leaf Warbler'.
Phylloscopus montis 'Yellow-breasted Warbler'.
'Ceylon White-eye'. Endemic to Sri Lanka.
Zosterops atricapilla, 'Black-capped White-eye'.
Yuhinas tend to be found in higher altitude forest across tropical Asia, from the Himalayas across to China.
Ampeliceps coronatus, 'Golden-Crested Myna'.
Leucopsar rothschildi, 'Bali Myna', 'Bali Starling'. Found only in Bali and surrounding islands, where it is extremely rare.
Sarcops calvus, 'Coleto'. Endemic to the Philipines.
Niltava macgrigoriae, 'Small Nitava'.
Muscicapa muttui, 'Brown-breasted Flycatcher'. They have HUGE eyes compared to the size of their head. They often perch still on exposed branches in gaps in the forest.
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Copsychus saularis, 'Oriental Magpie Robin'. Adult on left, juvenile on right. One of the commonly seen birds in tropical Asia. Found in a variety of habitats including forest edge.
Myophonus caeruleus, 'Blue Whistling Thrush'. Usually feeds around streams, so often seen near waterfalls. Found in high altitude temperate forest, down to lowland rainforest, from Afghanistan across the south-east Asian mainland to Indonesia.
Myophonus borneensis, 'Bornean Whistling Thrush'.
Dicaeum trigonostigma, 'Orange-bellied Flowerpecker'.
Sunbirds are one of the most beautiful groups of birds in the world (and I think my own favourite). They have evolved to feed mainly on nectar from flowers, using their long curved bills.
The rainforests of tropical Asia, particularly the higher altitudes, are one of the best places in the world to appreciate their diversity. Some species are also quite common on the forest edge and in gardens throughout tropical Asia, and can thus be easily seen and photographed.
Aethopyga siparaja, 'Crimson Sunbird'. Found in rainforest and edge, including gardens, throughout tropical Asia, from Himalayas to Java.
Aethopyga temminckii, 'Temminck's Sunbird'. Found in montane rainforest in Malaysia and Indonesia. Looks similar to Crimson Sunbird, except this species has a red tail.
Anthreptes malacensis, 'Plain-throated Sunbird'. Widespread in forest throughout south-east Asia, and often seen on forest edge and in gardens. My photograph does not do this taken-for-granted-bird any justice: with the right light, the males are stunning.
Aethopyga saturata, 'Black-throated Sunbird'. Found in the hill rainforests of northern India and south-east Asian mainland.
Cinnyris lotenius, 'Loten's Sunbird'.
Leptocoma zeylonica, 'Purple-rumped Sunbird'. Endemic to Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh.
Leptocoma sperata, 'Purple-throated Sunbird'. Endemic to Philippines and nearby islands off northern Borneo.
Spiderhunters are a distinct group of larger sunbirds. They feed on nectar from long -tubed flowers with their long strong bill, but have also been recorded as nectar thieves, piercing the side of the flower. As suggested by their common name, they also hunt spiders, plucking them from their web while they hover.
Arachnothera longirostra, 'Streaked Spiderhunter'.
Arachnothera longirostra, 'Little Spiderhunter'.
Irena puella, 'Asian Fairy Bluebird'.
Chloropsis cochinchinensus, 'Blue-winged Leafbird'.
Chloropsis hardwickii, 'Orange-bellied Leafbird'. Found in forests across mainland south east Asia, from Himalayas to China.
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