Laced Woodpecker
Laced Woodpecker attacking ant nest Laced woodpecker Scientific Name : Picus vittatus Malay Name … Continued
Puff-throated Babbler – 1
Post 1. I heard a Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps acrum) making its classical calls from the undergrowth and decided to try and watch. For the next 40 minutes I had glimpses of two birds that were together, obtained some images, … Continued
Rufescent Prinia – plumage
I met up with a breeding pair of Rufescent Prinias (Prinia rufescens extrema). I noticed that the birds had an indistinct, brownish upper breast band (more prominent in one bird). It was not very obvious and has to be seen … Continued
Stork-billed Kingfisher harassed
This Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis malaccensiswas) was harassed by a White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra) who interrupted it’s dive for fish and also chased it away. Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) – Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Location: Perak, Malaysia Habitat: Wetlands, Padi Fields … Continued
Yellow-bellied Prinia – warning calls
Apart from the delightful song that Yellow-bellied Prinias (Prinia flaviventris rafflesithese) make, they have a variety of calls which include a warning call that sounds like a cat mewing. Wells (2007) describes it as “cheeair”, Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive … Continued
Black-thighed Falconet – vertebrate and invertebrate preys
Post 1. Observed a family unit of three Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) in the early morning preening with intermittent aerial sallies to catch prey. The birds were back-lit which made images challenging. All three looked to have adult plumage but by … Continued
Black-thighed Falconet – large prey hunting behaviour
This is the second interesting behaviour we observed with Black-thighed Falconets (Microhierax fringillarius) today in the city. This is a family of four birds, two of which behaved like younger (first year adult) birds. Black-thighed Falconets are well known (and … Continued
Purple-naped Sunbird – immature
The flowers of Poikilospermum suaveolens are a particular favourite of Purple-naped Sunbirds (Hypogramma hypogrammicum nuchale) and they are territorial about them. I observed a number of Purple-naped Sunbirds coming to feed on the flowers of a Poikilospermum suaveolens and they … Continued
Plain Sunbird – juvenile male?
I was initially of the opinion that this bird is a female Plain Sunbird (Anthreptes simplex). But note the small white patch on the forehead in front of the beak; also not that the mantel, wings and tail appear to … Continued
Red-wattled Lapwing – parenting and feeding behaviour
I recently posted about this family of Red-wattled Lapwings (Vanellus indicus atronuchalis) that were nesting and their interaction with horses. At that time they only had eggs. The young have hatched (3 birds) and I watched parenting, feeding and social … Continued
