Birds from North Borneo: University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 — John Shaqi
Birds from North Borneo: University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966Thompson, Max C.
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Birds from North Borneo: University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966
Thompson, Max C.
Birds -- Malaysia -- Sabah
This specimen was probably taken in the paddy around the
Agricultural Research Centre, where I saw Chestnut Bitterns in
January 1963.
_=Leptoptilos javanicus=_ (Horsfield): Lesser Adjutant
Stork.--_Specimen_, 1: Karindingen Island: [Male] testis small, November
24, 1962, MCT 3311.
My first observation of this species was at Karindingen Island on
August 17, when approximately 100 birds were seen feeding on the
coral sand and reefs. I saw them also within a mile of Semporna
along the ship channel, usually in the vicinity of fish traps. On
August 31 two birds flew high overhead at Quoin Hill, proceeding in
the direction of Cowie Harbor. On November 24, large numbers at
Karindingen Island were sitting in mangroves and feeding on the
reefs around the island. Two birds were caught by the rising tide
while feeding on the reef and were unable to take off. One of these
was shot in approximately six to seven feet of water; its feathers
were completely waterlogged. Interestingly the flaky skin of the
crown had blue-green algae growing on it. These birds were heard
calling many times on the reef and in the mangroves; the call is
much like the deep growl of a dog.
Sims, Banks, and Harrison have found the storks common in this area
(Smythies, 1957:569). Although I could find no evidence of it,
possibly Karindingen Island is a nesting locality.
_=Anas querquedula=_ Linnaeus: Garganey.--_Specimen_, 1: Kg. Banjar:
sex? November 13, 1963, ADG 329.
This teal obtained by Garcia is our only record of any duck from
North Borneo.
_=Haliastur indus=_ (Boddaert): Brahminy Kite.--This common resident of
the Cocoa Research Station was observed almost daily while I was in the
field. It seemed to prefer the cleared areas replanted to cocoa and oil
palm and was common also at Tawau, Semporna, and Karindingen Island.
_=Accipiter trivirgatus microstictus=_ Mayr: Crested
Goshawk.--_Specimens_, 2: Pintasan Agriculture Station: [Male], October
17, 1963, ADG 314. Cocoa Research Station: [Male], April 30, 1963, ADG
89.
_=Spizaetus cirrhatus limnaetus=_ (Horsfield): Changeable
Hawk-eagle.--_Specimen_, 1: Tiger Estate: [Male], April 28, 1963, ADG 74
(Specimen in black phase).
_=Hieraetus kienerii formosus=_ (E. Geoffroy): Rufous-bellied
Hawk-eagle.--_Specimens_, 2: Cocoa Research Station: [Female] imm., July
10, 1962, MCT 2615. Tiger Estate: [Female], July 13, 1962, MCT 2621.
The presence of an immature bird of this species in North Borneo
lends support to the suggestion of Smythies (1957:580) that this
species breeds in Borneo.
_fHaliaeetus leucogaster=_ (Gmelin): White-bellied Sea Eagle.--This
eagle appears to be fairly common along the coast in the Tawau-Darvel
Bay area. I saw it around Cowie Harbor, Tawau, Semporna, and Siamil
Island.
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