A Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) and a Little Spiderhunter (A. longirostra) were shown with their bills dusted with pollen in an earlier post. This was the result of the birds collecting nectar from flowers of the ornamental banana plant, Musa … Continued
Calvin Chang a.k.a. deswitch documented two species of spiderhunters at Bukit Tinggi, Malaysia, harvesting nectar from flowers. The image above (left) shows a Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) on an ornamental banana plant (Musa ornate). That on the right shows a … Continued
Over in the neighbouring Malaysian state of Johor, Tan Teo Seng reports that he regularly sees the Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) eating the soursop fruits (Annona muricata). Teo Seng has a number of these trees in his fruit farm … Continued
“It is the time of the year again, when the saraca tree (Saraca sp.) starts to bloom in earnest. Flower buds seem to sprout from everywhere, from main branches to the usual places at the end of branches. When the … Continued
The image of a Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus) eating a piece of capsicum or chilli (Capsicum annuum) was taken in Belum, Malaysia. Howard Banwell kindly made it available to BESG.. Why birds and chillies? Well, on 9th February 2009, Sun … Continued
This male Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) was photographed by Johnny Wee at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on September 2008. The woodpecker was eating an over-ripe chempedak fruit (Artocarpus integer) for about 15 minutes. Woodpeckers are primarily insectivorous, feeding mainly on … Continued
This image of a Tanimbar Corella (Cacatua goffini) eating the fruit of the golden shower or Indian laburnum (Cassia fistula) by Howard Banwell, is, as far as is known, a new food record. According to Rowley (1997), “…apart from the … Continued
Choo Teik Ju sent in an image of a Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) taking an immature fruit of dillenia or simpoh air (Dillenia suffruticosa) and the following comment: “…this image of a Red-breasted Parakeet taking a premature fruit of simpoh … Continued
Lim Poh Bee sent in this account: “BESG has previously documented how the Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) eats fruits of the Indian cherry tree (Muntingia calabura). Recently at Kota Tinggi, my friends and I were lucky enough to witness the … Continued
BK Lim’s image of a Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) taking nectar from a snakeweed (Stachytarpheta mutabilis) was taken in Penang Hill, Malaysia in January 2009. This attractive herb comes from Tropical America, a close relative to the common snakeweed (S. … Continued
