Dr. Redzlan Abdul Rahman has managed to photograph a Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) in the act of eating a Benjamin fig or waringin (Ficus benjamina) (above). The images clearly shows the bird swallowing the fig whole. Mark Chua’s image (left) … Continued
At 23cm, the Red-throated Barbet (Megalaima mystacophamos) can be considered medium in size as compared to the smallest 17cm barbet in the SEA Megalaimidae family. The male species wears one of the most colourful head gear and is not so … Continued
Johnny Wee came across an Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) at Singapore’s Changi Village on the morning of 11th January 2009. The bird was perched above the fruiting branch of a MacArthur palm (Ptycospermun macarthuri) and picking the ripe fruits … Continued
Mark Chua a.k.a. Cajuca was at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on the morning of 20th January 2009 when he came across the Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) feasting on the seeds of dillenia or simpoh air (Dillenia suffruticosa) (left). … Continued
A Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) was photographed collecting nectar from a wild banana plant (Musa sp.) in Rengit, Johor, Malaysia by Adrian Lim recently. So far, photographers have documented the spiderhunter drinking nectar from the cultivated banana plants… the Spectacled … Continued
At 30cm, the residential Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon) is one of the largest of Megalaimidae’s 16 species of South East Asian barbets. Their rapid ‘tehoop-tehoop-tehoop- tehoop’ extraordinary loud, hollow calls often betray their presence – otherwise well camouflaged by their … Continued
Mark Chua a.k.a. cajuca came across a very noisy male Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) and started photographing the bird. Two of his images showed the bird with its bill agaped. In the first image (left) there is nothing in its … Continued
Adrian Lim documented an Orange-bellied Leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii) from Awana, Malaysia eating the fruits of (?) Macaranga ginantea. This bird is a common resident of the lower and upper montane forests of Peninsular Malaysia. It is seen in the forest … Continued
The origin of the hibiscus is not known but Keng (1990) believes that it probably originates from China. The pollinating agent is reported to be the hummingbird. In the tropics the hummingbird is represented by the sunbird. But sunbirds are … Continued
A male Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) regularly visits my kantan or torch ginger plant (Etlingera elatior) at around 1700 hours. Sometimes he make a noisy visit, cheeping loudly and “shivering” his flight feathers as he lands on the inflorescence. Even … Continued
