A Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) spotted at Bukit Gombak Park on 18 June 2022. Soh Kam Yung thinks it is a juvenile, as he heard it constantly calling, until another […]
Regarding the parental role of the male Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex, Wells (2007) notes that “Females nest-build and attend fledglings; male role undescribed.” Cheke and Mann (2001) make no […]
Saw a number of birds feeding today, 31st March 2022, at a fruiting Macaranga bancana in a forest at the outskirts of Ipoh, Perak. A number of juveniles were fed […]
Red-breasted parakeets, Psittacula alexandri, have been feral in Singapore since 1943. They originate from Northern Peninsula of Malaya and have been recorded to be nesting successfully since the 1980s. Parakeets […]
Fulica atra, the Eurasian coot, are birds which belong to the Family Rallidae. The coots are conspicuous in their range, unlike their cousins (rails, crakes and moorhens) […]
Wong Kais heard a very noisy bird on a sweet sop (Annona squamosa) tree. As he followed the noise, he saw two Sunda pygmy woodpeckers in between the foliage. One […]
I observed a Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata hodgsoni) that was nesting, hunting for prey for the juveniles. It explored the crown of a Sea Almond Tree (Terminalia catappa) and inspected […]
I saw a pair of Javan Mynas (Acridotheres javanicus) with prey for young (nest not seen). Prey was caterpillars and a grasshopper. Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia […]
Observed a small social group of 3 adults and 3 juveniles White-headed Munia (Lonchura maja maja) this morning. The usual clutch size is 4-5 (Wells 2007); on this occasion here […]
In this video by Wei Siong and Wenyi, both parent birds continue to feed and groom the chicks. Chicks are starting to groom themselves and flap their wings more strongly. […]
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