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Are there too many hornbills in Singapore?
19 Aug 2019

Are there too many hornbills in Singapore?

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-invertebrates, Feeding-plants | 0

“Are there too many hornbills in Singapore? This is a difficult question to answer as I am not aware of any ecological study of the Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) (OPH) in Singapore. We also do not know food abundance … Continued

Oriental Pied Hornbill
Purple-naped and Plain Sunbirds feeding on Poikilospermum suaveolens flowers
18 Aug 2019

Purple-naped and Plain Sunbirds feeding on Poikilospermum suaveolens flowers

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants, Sunbirds, Videography | 0

“Many birds feed on the flowers of Poikilospermum suaveolens to get to the nectar. I observed the Purple-naped Sunbirds (Hypogramma hypogrammicum nuchale) do this on two visits to this site (male in image above). There are many insects that visit … Continued

Plain sunbird, Purple-naped Sunbird
Everett’s White-eye – new food item
11 Aug 2019

Everett’s White-eye – new food item

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants | 0

“A flock of 12-15 Everett’s White-eyes (Zosterops everetti tahanensis), together with many other birds including flycatchers, bulbuls and sunbirds, feed as a mixed foraging party at the same location most days for insects and fruit. “I have seen a number … Continued

Everett's White-eye
Common Palm Civet enjoying an Arumanis mango
11 Jun 2019

Common Palm Civet enjoying an Arumanis mango

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants, Mammals, Videography | 0

Art Toh’s video shows a Common Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) enjoying a sweet Arumanis mango (Mangifera indica). This is a native Indonesian mango that is now grown in Malaysia. The civet must have pinched the mango and brought it to … Continued

Common Palm Civet
Java Sparrow – new food source
8 Jun 2019

Java Sparrow – new food source

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants, Videography | 0

“Saw 6 Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora) feeding on the Commelina nudiflora (has many names, commonly known as the Common Spiderwort) (above, below). I am not entirely certain what part of the plant they are actually feeding on. They were addressing … Continued

Java Sparrow
Stripe-throated Bulbul
21 May 2019

Stripe-throated Bulbul

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants | 0

“A family group of 3 Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni finlaysoni) feeding on Lantana camara (Big-Sage or Wild-Sage) fruit. A common plant for many birds to feed on. “Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis musicus) were also there, feeding at the same … Continued

Oriental Magpie-robin, Striped-throated Bulbul
Sterculia colorata (Bonfire Tree): Nectar feeders
26 Apr 2019

Sterculia colorata (Bonfire Tree): Nectar feeders

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants | 0

“The Sterculia colorata (Scarlet Sterculia or Bonfire Tree) originates from the forests of the Western Ghats and the Deccan in India. A few trees have been planted in Ipoh in the 1960s. It flowers once a year and sheds all … Continued

Black-naped Oriole, Brown-throated Sunbird, Plantain Squirrel, Yellow-vented Bulbul
Black-naped Oriole taking nectar from Firmiana malayana flowers
25 Apr 2019

Black-naped Oriole taking nectar from Firmiana malayana flowers

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants | 0

“Two weekends ago, I came across a tall flowering Bullock’s Eyes tree (Firmiana malayana), or Mata Lembu in Malay, at Telok Blangah Hill with a Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) nectaring on its tubular flowers for many minutes. “Black-naped Orioles have … Continued

Black-naped Oriole
Javan Myna and Yellow-vented Bulbul eating Bitter Gourd fruit
10 Apr 2019

Javan Myna and Yellow-vented Bulbul eating Bitter Gourd fruit

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants, Plants, Videography | 3

The Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) is a slender climber (above). Like other members of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae), the flowers are unisexual (below). Male and female flowers of the Bitter Gourd are found on the same plant. As implied by … Continued

Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot feeding on mango
9 Apr 2019

Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot feeding on mango

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants, Videography | 0

Jeremiah Loei’s video clip shows a Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot (Loriculus galgulus) feeding on a ripe mango fruit (Mangifera indica). An earlier post on this hanging-parrot eating mango is illustrated by an image. A list of plants that this hanging-parrot takes can … Continued

Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot

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