“I have been watching birds feed on the Neem Tree (Azadirachta indica) in our garden for more than 10 years and recognise that it is an important food source for garden birds. It is also a useful “fruit tree” to … Continued
“The diet of the Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma trigonostigma) is largely fruits (small figs, berries, especially Melastoma and also mistletoe fruits). It is also suggested that it takes nectar but I have rarely seen that behaviour. “Here is a male … Continued
The earlier post on the Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) feasting on casuarina seeds mentioned another food, the green alga Spyogyra that grows in stagnant or slow-moving, relatively unpolluted water. An image of the alga under the microscope can be seen … Continued
Lena Chow came across about five Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) and two juveniles high up a casuarina tree (Casuarina equisetifolia). The birds were picking on the cone-like fruiting head to eat the seeds. Very few birds exploit this food source. … Continued
“The above adult male Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata wrayi) is the mate of the female posted earlier. This is possibly the friendliest sunbird I have ever come across – he allowed naked eye viewing at 1 meter. He had finished … Continued
We are always interested in how birds handle figs, not just which species eat figs. Here, we have two images of the Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala), taking figs from the bodh tree (Ficus religiosa). The image by Jay Tan (top … Continued
Huang Chee Thong a.k.a. bloodlamb documented a pair of Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve eating the fruits of the common buah cherry or Indian cherry (Muntingia calabura). The bird did not swallow the fruits whole. … Continued
Chris Lee’s image shows a male Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) feeding on the fruit of pulasan (Nephelium ramboutan-ake), a close relative of the rambutan (N. lappaceum). The flowerpecker is a frugivore, taking mainly smaller and soft fruits. The pulasan is … Continued
This is another feeding observation by Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS but this time by the Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon) feeding on black morinda, also known as mengkudu daun kecil (Morinda elliptica) fruits. The location was the Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve in … Continued
Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS took off from work in early September 2009 to birdwatch deep in the secondary forest of Tambun in Ipoh, Malaysia. He had to travel 9 km along a logging trail in a 4-wheel vehicle with the … Continued
