Photographer: Dato’ Dr. Amar-Singh HSS of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Habitat: The Bagan Dato mangrove forest in Perak. Date: 10th September […]
The late Subaraj Rajathurai The Straits Times of 8th August 2022 had a large spread that reported a series of animals found in Singapore named after Singaporeans. The highlight of […]
Kathy Poh – Wee Yeow Chin The Lee Kong Chian Naturel History Museum runs an Oral History Project whose aim is to capture stories of people who have close connection […]
I was recently informed by Prof. Tan Teck Koon that the eaves of his house were once infested with roosting Common Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis). The colony numbered about 15 bats […]
Dato’ Dr. Amar-Singh HSS with Datin Dr. Swee-Im Lim observing birds. Introduction The Bird Ecology Study Group took a “holiday” when we stopped posting on December 2019, after 14 years of […]
This is an older call recording of a social group of Silver-eared Mesias (Leiothrix argentauris tahanensis), sitting in a ‘thicket’ and chattering away. The chattering calls were done simultaneously by […]
No visit to the Cameron Highlands is complete without watching the Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris tahanensis). Food for such a common bird is not well documented. Wells 2007 says “no animal […]
I had an opportunity to observe part of the courtship ritual of Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) today. In 2012 I had posted an observation about one type of courtship behaviour […]
The Etlingera elatior, commonly known as the Torch Ginger or Bunga Kantan, is an important plant in Southeast Asia and has spectacular flowers. The plant is cultivated for the flowers […]
Observed a female Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis malacensis) feeding on the nectar of the Cocos nucifera (Coconut) – one of the many food (nectar) sources these birds have. The bird […]
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