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         Occasionally seen at night a Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) just awake in Bauhinia sp      bush. (B1172 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr) B1172


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       A male Greater coucal (Centropus sinensis) looking for food along the bamboo clump,a Forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) which fled away from forest floor then perched on a dead twig. (B1170, B1175@Suwit Punnadee)



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       Grey-capped woodpeckers (Dendrocopos canicapillus) seek out caterpillars along a dead Vitex pinnata tree. (B1180, B1185 @Suwit Punnadee)



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      The basking posture of Little cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) on a fallen Wattle (Acacia auriculiformis) tree, after searching for food - aquatic animals under water at Bang Pae reservoir, and then gathered wings when its feathers are dry. (B1190, B1191 @Suwit Punnadee)



  B1195        A perching posture of a Little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longiroatra) suspended below banana flower while feeding on nectar. They also feed on spiders, hence the name, and on other tiny insects. (B1195 @Suwit Punnadee)


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       An adult female Orange-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) gluts itself on figs, whilst an adult male breaks into Melastoma sp fruit to feed on the fleshy pulp. (B1200, B1205 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       A juvenile male Orange-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) enjoying a sweet fleshy Jam fruit whilst a juvenile female inpects a flower, together in a Jam (Muntingia calabura) tree. (B1210, B1215 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       Orange-headed thrush (Zoothera citrina) on a fruitful fig tree. (B1220, B1225 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) catching a weaver ant, and Pacific swallows (Hirundo tahitica) resting on an electricity line in between a foraging bout. (B1230, B1235 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       Red-eyed bulbuls (Pycnonotus brunneus) searching for ripe figs. (B1240, B1245 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       A male Red-throated barbet (Megalaima mystacophanos) finds haven in a fruitful fig tree. These images were taken from a temporary photo blind that was set up in the canopy. All barbets are heavy-bodied birds with large heads and stout bills. (B1250, B1255 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       An adult male Ruby-cheeked sunbird (Anthreptes singalensis) searches for tiny creatures in the bamboo clump whilst adult female enjoys a bamboo caterpillar on the Flambuoyant (Delonix regia) branch. (B1260, B1265 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       A juvenile and an adult male Scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) in Jam (Muntingia calabura) tree. A tiny bird, with red feathers extending from crown to tail of adult male is an immediate aid to identification. (B1270, B1275 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       An adult male Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane) which has dark dull blue upperparts and pale underpart, in sleeping posture and then awake on Antidesma sp branch, one of many winter visitor bird species that can be found in this forest. (B1277, B1278 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr)



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        A Red-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus javanicus) chick is seen on the forest floor during a flying training period, and Streak-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus blanfordi) singing on a dead mango branch. (B1280, B1285 @Suwit Punnadee)



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        Thick-billed flowerpeckers (Dicaeum agile) searching for ripe figs. (B1290, B1295 @Suwit Punnadee)



  B1297  A Stripe-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni) feeding on the ripe fruit of Antidesma sp. (B1297 @Suwit Punnadee)


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       A White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) keeps a sharp look-out for prey from on top of a banana leaf, and a Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) searches for insects along the banana clump. (B1300, B1305 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       Chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) perching and turning around to spot its prey passing - a small fly at the forest edge, and a Tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus) turns back to find its prey - tiny creatures in deep forest. (B1310, B1315 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       A male and a pair of Thick-billed pigeon (Treron curvirostra) seek out ripe figs on a late fruiting. They live mostly in tall trees in this forest. (B1325, B1320 @Suwit Punnadee)



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       A juvenile White front scop owl (Otus sagittatus) foraging upon a Jam (Muntingia calabura) tree at night, and another invites an unwilling Large brown cricket (Brachytrypes portentosus) for a meal upon a Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) above the GRP' s Social House. This is a rare resident bird species. (B1330, B1335 @Suwit Punnadee)



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      A one of three leafbird species that live in this forest - a male and female Greater green leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati) consume ripe Jam (Muntingia calabura) fruit at Bang Pae sub-station. Their plumage is a perfect camouflage against the green leaves, hence its name "leafbird". (B1340, B1341 @Suwit Punnadee)

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