Beautiful red eyes: White-browed crake (Poliolimnas cinereus) in . Photo: Husini Bakar.

Hawkeye: Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) in . Photo: Husini Bakar.

Great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus), the largest extant woodpecker species in the world, taking flight in . Photo: Husini Bakar.

Not in a hurry: Cinnamon bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) in . Photo: Husini Bakar.

Cooling off: Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) seeking reprieve from the tropical head in . Photo: Husini Bakar.

Eye-to-eye with white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) in . Photo: Husini Bakar.

Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) spreading its wings in . Photo: Husini Bakar.

Grumpy looks: Large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus) in Ulu Temburong National Park, . Large frogmouths can grow up to 42 cm long. Photo: Joremy Tony.

Scaly-breasted munias (Lonchura punctulata) in . Photo: Husini Bakar.

Primo uomo: Yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris) singing from its perch in . Photo: Husini Bakar.

Birds attracted by ripe figs (Ficus subgelderi) in (i): Green broadbill (Calyptomena viridis) - IUCN classification near threatened. Photo: Joremy Tony.

Birds attracted by ripe figs (Ficus subgelderi) in (ii): Jambu fruit dove (Ptilinopus jambu) - IUCN classification: near threatened. Photo: Joremy Tony.

Birds attracted by ripe figs (Ficus subgelderi) in (iii): Red-crowned barbet (Psilopogon rafflesii) - IUCN classification: near threatened. Photo: Joremy Tony.

Birds attracted by ripe figs (Ficus subgelderi) in (iv): Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella). Photo: Joremy Tony.