I was watching a family of five Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds Chalcoparia singalensis on 3rd July 2023, at the Kledang-Saiong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, when I saw the adult male feeding […]
The song and calls of the Copper-throated Sunbirds (Leptocoma calcostetha) are not well described. Wells (2007) says “A disyllable somewhat like the Brown-throated Sunbird, but no more detail available, and […]
![SunbirdRT [AmarSingh] (1)](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdRT-AmarSingh-1-1-q8dg93qv2ffou4lt6s70ifrwxl9udpyixjub2w2hkg.jpg "SunbirdRT [AmarSingh] (1)")
“Went back to try and get better images of this shy bird, the Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus) as it is always present at the fruiting Common Mahang Macaranga bancana LINK. […]
![SunbirdPN-CMacaranga [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdPN-CMacaranga-AmarSingh-1-q8dgc3uawdjnxa8snkx3z6hx8wh1ywvnoev59pm7ow.jpg "SunbirdPN-CMacaranga [AmarSingh] 1")
“The Common Macaranga (Macaranga bancana) fruits twice a year and attracts a large number of bird species. I have seen more than 25 species visit this tree. I had an […]
I have seen Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds (Chalcoparia singalensis interposita) with juveniles in September and December 2018 at the same site; unsure if they are the same pair breeding. Images of the […]
Crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) Linda Teh was at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 29/6/21 and noticed a sunbird nest in the ladies’ washroom. The […]
“It was a dark morning, so watched along the edge of this forest reserve. A male Ruby-cheeked Sunbird that was foraging for invertebrate juveniles.” Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS Ipoh, Perak, […]
“The Macaranga bancana fruits will almost always attract the near threatened (Red Data Status) Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus). Apart from this fruit I have seen them feed on the nectar […]
![SunbirdOB-GarlicVine [JuiNg] (1)](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdOB-GarlicVine-JuiNg-1-q8dgbgcc5inhv16xgsrfqufee9ovmhad96k09sl20g.jpg "SunbirdOB-GarlicVine [JuiNg] (1)")
Jui Ng resides in an apartment sited on the hill top in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. His unit is on the 26th floor of the apartment building. At times the […]
![SunbirdC plumage [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdC-plumage-AmarSingh-q8dfl5suzcnr3pdtzxm4hza879a9b9wnz1m205ki28.jpg "SunbirdC plumage [AmarSingh]")
“An image to try and show the rump of the adult male Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) (below). In some text it is said to be ‘yellow’ but in the A. […]
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