“Above is a composite of 4 Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) birds to try and show juvenile to adult transition; images arranged according to assumed maturity. The difficulty is confusing an adult non-breeding with a juvenile. “Non-breeding adults tend to lose … Continued
“I had an opportunity to watch Oriental Pratincoles (Glareola maldivarum) today. They congregate at this wetland site in large numbers. I counted birds (using images, intentionally underestimate) and one flock alone, on the ground, was 260 birds with a sizable … Continued
“Large numbers of Oriental Pratincoles (Glareola maldivarum) rooting and nesting at this wetlands site with flocks in excess of 250 birds.” Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 24th October 2017 Location: Malim Nawar, Perak, Malaysia Habitat: Ex-mining pools, fish … Continued
“The Common Sandpiper’s (Actitis hypoleucos) (above) classical call is made often when the bird is flushed and we would have heard this often. Wells (1999) describes this as ‘a shrill, pipping, pwee-wee-wee-wee‘. Van Gils, Wiersma & Kirwan (2017) in HBW … Continued
Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS visited the Malim Nawar Wetlands in South-West Perak, Malaysia on 28th February 2014. This is an extensive ex-tin mining area with many ponds/lakes that have converted to fish farming. There was a flock of at least … Continued
Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS encountered a flock of Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) at his last visit to the Malim Nawar Wetlands in Perak, Malaysia on an earlier visit from quite a distance. Initially he mistook the birds for terns. The … Continued
We have accumulated a collection of more than 200 bird calls and songs LINK since our earlier posts urging for birdsound documentation LINK 1 and LINK 2. Even then only a small number of bird species found in Singapore and … Continued
A flock of at least 30 nesting Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) (left) was located by Ping-Kong Lee at the New Housing Estate, south of Ipoh City, Perak, Malaysia on 28th May 2010. Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS immediately went to investigate … Continued
The Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) in the picture is shown crouching on the ground with both wings stretched. Is this part of an elaborate display to distract potential predators from its nest? Oriental Pratincole are known to perform displays feigning … Continued
Michael Ho a.k.a. nemo posted two images of the Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata) indulging in comfort behaviour on 15th November 2008 that he is sharing with us. The barbet was caught stretching its wings in a sort of an “angel” … Continued
