Marummu Birding & Nature Page

Green-Backed Tit..shot in April, 2026...in Lansdown....E N J O Y .....

Complete Rainbow in Lansdowne

Black- Collared Starling...lifer...it is a species of starling with black and white plumage and a black collar. It is found in southern China and most of mainland Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. This time in Taipei, February, 2026

Pallas aka Red-bellied Tree squirrel....is a species of squirrel native to China, Taiwan, India, Bhutan, and Southeast Asia. this time in Taipei botanical garden, February, 2026...E N J O. Y....

White-Rumped Shama...Lifer....shot in Taipei Botanical garden in February, 2026....also resident in India....E N J O Y ....

Malayan night heron aka aka Malaysian night heron and tiger Bittern shot in taichung in february, 2026, lifer, usually a solitary bird......E N J O Y .....

Styan's bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus) is a species of bulbul that is endemic to eastern and southern Taiwan. Alternate names for Styan's bulbul include the Formosan black-headed bulbul and Taiwan black-headed bulbul. It is a study in contrast, I will tell why. the first three shots are of Styan's bulbul and the forth shot is of Chinese bulbul, Styan's Bulbul locally common in some areas, it has been listed as a species vulnerable to extinction. The species has already become extinct in Yilan County (Taiwan). The decline has been caused by habitat destruction and hybridisation with the closely related Chinese or light-vented bulbul.
Shot in Taichung in February, 2026, ....E N J O Y .....

Mandarin Duck...male..one of the most beautiful ducks..The male mandarin duck is notable for an immense single tertial feather that rides above his mid-back as a square cinnamon sail. shot in Taichung, in January, 2026.....E N J O Y .....

Euracian Tree Sparrow...shot in Taichung, January, 2026, they are mated for life, All the tree sparrows in North America are descended from a flock of 12 sparrorws brought in from Germany in April,1870. E N J O Y .

Daurian Redstart....shot in Taichung, January, 2026, also winter visitor to E Himalayas and NE Indian hills....E N J O Y ....

White-vented aka Javan Myna...shot in Taichung, January, 2026, Lifer.....E N J O Y ....