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“Recently there has been a Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata) nesting at Dempsey Hill area. I was fortunate enough to be informed about it, and managed to take some photos and […]
![BarbetBr-forage [AmarSingh] - 4](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetBr-forage-AmarSingh-4-q8df408w976d7wav60o8ht4dx3u3u4t0m501pd05m8.jpg "BarbetBr-forage [AmarSingh] – 4")
“One year ago (9th February 2010), in the Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia) I saw/posted an odd behaviour of a female Brown Barbet (Calorhamphus fuliginosus hayii). It was high […]
The above video clip by Cheong Weng Chun was recorded at the Kuala Selangor Nature Park in Malaysia. It shows a pair of Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) indulging in courtship […]
![BarbetCp ct'ship-feed [SamsonTan]a - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetCp-ctship-feed-SamsonTana-1-q8df4ech3ppo21qdvorn17katvwm1lczo2sbwif90w.jpg "BarbetCp ct’ship-feed [SamsonTan]a – 1")
Samson Tan documented a pair of Coppersmith Barbets (Megalaima haemacephala) indulging in courtship feeding. The images show the sequence of the feeding from left to right. The sexes of these […]
![Fl'peckerYV-F villosa [AmarSingh] - 6](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/FlpeckerYV-F-villosa-AmarSingh-6-q8dfgkd9kidacc24ty3sb513nfxnojnwoasljgdshc.jpg "Fl’peckerYV-F villosa [AmarSingh] – 6")
Ficus villosa is a climbing fig plant easily recognised from its densely hairy leaves and orange, pear-shaped figs with a prominent protruding opening. With maturity the 8 mm diameter figs […]
It is always difficult to locate a singing Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) in my garden. The song may sound loud and clear, yet I have always been unable to locate […]
“There were five Coppersmith Barbets (Megalaima haemacephala indica) feeding at one time, either as family or just attracted at the same time. At least two were mature adults, and two […]
An earlier post by KC Tsang on the call of the Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) mentioned that the bird appeared to sing with its bill closed. At that time Janet, […]
“I must say that the call of the Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) is rather unusual, it sounds like a cicada buzzing away. This bird is quite common up in Malaysia’s […]
“Tambun is a small town on the outskirts of Ipoh that has, in the past 10 years, been engulfed by the city. Now considered a suburban area with large properties […]
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