Rufescent Prinia

10th September 2016, Kemensah, Selangor 

Local Name:  Perenjak Belukar

Scientific Name: Prinia rufescens

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

Rufescent Prinia

21st September 2014, Kemensah Selangor

Scientific Name: Prinia rufescens Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Rufescent Prinia

24th December 2011, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Perenjak Sampah Scientific Name: Prinia rufscens

Yellow-Bellied Prinia

2nd January 2011, Kemensah , Selangor

She was just going about her early morning routine looking for breakfast.

The Young One: Yellow-Bellied Prinia

1st August 2010, Kemensah, Selangor

When I first saw her I said to myself ‘ This warbler sure has  a long tail’ but the tail looked like that of a Prinia. After a bit of research I now know that she’s a juvenile female  Yellow-Bellied Prinia. ( the adult bird for comparison)

Rufescent Prinias

10th July 2010, Kemensah, Selangor.

A pair of   Rufescent Prinias were flying around the area. I think they have a nest in a nearby  bushes. Lately I see a lot of Prinias, both the Yellow-bellied and the Rufescent  are very active and  easy to spot.

Cry Baby : Yellow-Bellied Prinia

26th June 2010, Kemensah, Selangor.

It sounded like someone was crying from within  the  clumps of reed inside the abandoned fish ponds. To my relief I saw her, a Yellow-bellied Prinia calling or should I say ‘crying’ for her mate. I think  your mind tends to be over imaginative when you’re alone in the jungle!

Birds of Bentong

22nd & 23rd  May 2010, Bentong, Pahang. We had a family gathering  at my brother-in-law’s orchard, a beautiful place  on high ground with the hills of Bentong as the backdrop. I was curious as to what species of bird  I would find there. Spent 2 hours on Saturday afternoon and 3 hours Sunday morning  to see what I could photograph. The result was quite interesting.

A male Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch A male White-Rumped Shama Buff-Vented Bulbul Spectacled Bulbul Common Iora Three Brown Barbets Blyth's Hawk Eagle Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker (shot by Ilyas)   This place also yielded a lifer  for me, a Black-Throated Babbler which was posted earlier

A male Black & Yellow Broadbill A family of Chestnut-Winged Babblers Rufescent Prinia  Male & female Orange-Backed Woodpeckers   Wreathed Hornbill  (shot by Ilyas)   Male Blue-Winged Leafbird  (shot by Ilyas)   Either a female Brown-Throated  or Red throated Sunbird  (shot by Ilyas).  I’m more inclined to go for the latter  because of the orange tinge at the throat.

Can’t Stop: Rufescent Prinia

27th March 2010, Kemensah, Selangor

A tiny Rufescent Prinia looking busy. It’s the first time that I see this bird in Kemensah.

Rufescent Prinia

24th January 2010,  Bukit Tinggi, Pahang

Yellow-Bellied Prinia

24th January 2010,  Bukit Tinggi, Pahang

This Yellow-Bellied Prinia was together with their cousins the Rufescent Prinia, moving as a group while making lots of happy sound.