Male Oriental Pied Hornbill. Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris convexus) are becoming more visible in the city and I hope this is not due to habitat loss elsewhere. Female Oriental Pied Hornbill. Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) – Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia … Continued
Post 1. This wetlands site has many Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus), some resident breeders boosted by migratory visitors. On this visit I saw in excess of 120 birds. I am personally still trying to make sense of variation in the … Continued
Just for the sheer joy of it, I have created a collage of the beaks of 6 of the 7 Spiderhunters present in Peninsular Malaysia. Images have been taken over time. One is a highland species, the Thick-billed Spiderhunter is not … Continued
I was watching Banded Bay Cuckoos and recording their calls when I heard two Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris convexus) calling out. I spotted a male calling out loudly with responsive calls coming from a female. The female then flew … Continued
Post 1. I spent a few days at this hill station and saw Hawk-cuckoos twice (Posts 1 and 2 first bird seen on 20/11/2018, Posts 3 and 4 second bird in different lighting seen 21/11/2018). Post 2. Appreciate opinions on … Continued
Post 1. Differentiating the female Lesser from the Greater Green Leafbirds is not always that easy. Of the three different birds shown here in 4 images, post 1 and 2 are of the same bird. Post 2. The eye ring … Continued
Post 1. I recently reported the first nesting site for Little Cormorants (Microcarbo niger) that I had been observing since 2014. See: Amar-Singh HSS. (2020). Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger nesting in Peninsular Malaysia. BirdingASIA 33: 114–117. In that report I … Continued
The proximity and acceptance of this bird allowed me to observe the bare part features of this non-breeding Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta). The close up image has been minimally processed. Note that while the bill is predominantly black, the … Continued
I saw this injured or disabled young male Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) some distance up. It had lost the ability to use the left leg and as such could not perch appropriately. It adapted by fluttering and dropping from branch … Continued
Post 1. Observed a male Green-backed Flycatcher (Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina elisae) feeding on the fruit of the Macaranga bancana. It was intermittently making the sharp “tek tek” calls with a posture (see Post 2) suggesting ‘defence’ with the body … Continued
