Post 1 I returned to the flowering Spathodea campanulata (African Tulip Tree) where I again saw 4 species of Spiderhunters feeding on nectar, high up: Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta robusta Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta modesta Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster Yellow-eared … Continued
Post 1 I have watched the Spiderhunters that visit the flowering Spathodea campanulata (African Tulip Trees) extensively and would like to share some further observations. A number of immature birds also visited the trees; in particular the immatures of the … Continued
I saw this odd Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) today that had no tail to speak of. Either moulting but more likely lost in some traumatic event. Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) – Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Location: Wetlands, Perak, Malaysia Habitat: Extensive … Continued
I saw a Grey-bellied Bulbul (Pycnonotus cyaniventris cyaniventris) making calls and managed a very short recording of two different calls (above). The song and calls of this bird are possibly more varied than currently known. The audio recording (edited with … Continued
I had an unusual experience with a Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus malayensis) today. I arrived at this wetland site around 6.57am and immediately encountered a Paddyfield Pipit calling out non-stop. The total duration, of continuously calling out, exceeded 1.5 minutes, … Continued
An earlier account describes the Little Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites minutillus peninsularis) being fed by the Golden-bellied Gerygones (Gerygone sulphurea sulphurea) HERE. This post provides further images of the Golden-bellied Gerygone host parents. Note a feature that I have not seen described … Continued
This is a rather long panorama image of part of a Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis coromundus) flock; only part is shown. I have detailed individual images and there are more than 414 birds in the flock. This is not a … Continued
Mountain Imperial Pigeons (Ducula badia badia) are known to forage in the lowlands and I have seen them a number of times at different locations. Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) – Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Location: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Habitat: Broken primary … Continued
I saw this Phylloscopus warbler (dark green leaf-warbler) that was feeding on a caterpillar. The key features include: Two easily seen wingbars A long supercilium which is pale (hardly any yellowish) Lower mandible orange-yellow, upper mandible horn black No median … Continued
Two images of the Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) captured by Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia on 30th October 2019. The location was the ex-mining pools – among fish farms and secondary growth vegetation.
