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| Hill Prinia Prinia atrogularis waterstradti
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| Photographer : | © Mike Chong |
| Location : | Gunung Tahan (Mount Tahan, 2187m), Taman Negara National Park, Pahang, Malaysia |
| Date : |
18 March 2016 |
| English synonyms: | Black-throated Prinia, Hill Prina (superciliaris) |
| Bird Family : | Cisticolidae - Cisticolas, Prinias & Scrub Warblers |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | The Hill Prinia subspecies P. a. waterstradti is only known to occur around and at the summit areas of Gunung Tahan (Mount Tahan) in Taman Negara National Park, Pahang, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia). It was observed at the pre-summit and summit areas of Gunung Tahan at c.2,000 to 2,187m at the peak of the mountain. Although it was fairly common at the pre-summit areas, obtaining images of the bird is very challenging as the once very low elfin forest habitat around the camp site has improved from years of human visitation and grown much taller and thicker. Currently, the only way to observe this subspecies is to scale the 2,187m Gunung Tahan. Another (possible) challenge is to discover if it occurs at other mountain peak areas above 2,000m in Peninsular Malaysia, if it occurs there at all.
Photo taken without the use of tape call playback and/or lured feeding. - MC |
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