“We were down south for a few days to help run some workshops on parenting, research and a silent retreat; had 2 opportunities to watch birds. “One morning we walked out of the hotel and crossed over an expressway in … Continued
“The Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea sulphurea) is an intriguing bird, especially because of its call. It is a hard bird to spot as it makes a fairy like call that wafts in the wind, floating this way and that. So … Continued
Earlier this year a bird appeared in Lim Shiang Han’s home. Perching in front of the balcony, it serenaded on and on. The next day it returned and again it serenaded. This went on for almost a month. The bird … Continued
“This is the second time this year, at around the same place at Pasir Ris Park, that a Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) nest was hijacked, and the poor gerygone pair raised a Little Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus) chick… “The Little … Continued
“The Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) (above) has been previously documented hosting chicks of the Little Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus), which is its known brood parasite. In two previous cases known to me, the gerygone nests were both taken over by … Continued
Cheong Weng Chun from Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, located the nest of the Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) high up in a tree in Taman Wetland Putrajaya in July 2005. The nest is a pear-shaped purse with a lateral entrance and … Continued
Johnny Wee was at Singapore’s Pasir Ris Park recently where he came across a single large chick literally filling up a smallish nest (above left). When a smallish bird arrived at the nest to feed the chick, he immediately realised … Continued
A pair of adult Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) were spotted frantically feeding the chick of the Little Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus) in fig tree in a park in early August 2007. The adult gerygone is a smallish bird about 10 … Continued
This list is compiled from the plant list LINK. Under each species of birds are the different plants that they visit for shelter (roost), food (nectar, fruit or insect), nesting materials and nest sites. The birds are listed under their … Continued
Johnny Wee documented a pair of adult Ashy Tailorbirds (Orthotomus ruficeps) feeding a recently fledged Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) at Singapore’s Pasir Ris Farmway1 in mid-July 2013. It must have been a strange sight to witness a pair of small … Continued
