“I’ve seen quite a few birds preen and call at the same time, and managed to catch a Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) doing this in the video below. “I don’t know why birds multi-task this way, maybe it’s for the … Continued
“I’ve decided to share on something that I witnessed yesterday morning at about 10.30 am. “Just a little background on the pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis) LINK. One of them was suspected to be part of the two birds … Continued
Jean Ho documented two successive nesting of a pair of Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis) outside her bathroom window in January and March 2012. In the second nesting, she found that the two fledglings together with the adult female returned to … Continued
Angela Wong Foong Lin sent in her encounter with a male Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis) on 13th April 2012. “I witnessed a male Olive-backed Sunbird attacking a female in the terrace outside my office today,” wrote Angela (left). “He chased … Continued
Lim Ting Han sent in images of a pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds (Nectarinia jugularis) building their nest in his underwear hanging out to dry (above). Obviously he is unable to make use of that piece of clothing for some time … Continued
The Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) is resident in N and NE Indian subcontinent, SE Tibet and SW China. In SE Asia it is found in parts of Myanmar, Tenasserim, Thailand, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia. In Malaysia the subspecies is … Continued
“Sunbirds love to have a cool shower/bath on wet leaves. They wait eagerly for us to water our garden and often come to bathe just 2-3 meters away from us, occasionally enjoying a direct shower from the hose. “The Olive-backed … Continued
“I recently concluded my 5 days bird guiding trip covering Kuala Selangor, Fraser’s Hill and Hulu Langat. Some of the most interesting observations made through these 5 days were “1. Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) hovering and caught a spider in … Continued
“The Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot (Loriculus galgulus) left a parable behind as he flew off for man to perhaps learn the creed of not being greedy- by only taking what was needed for sustenance. He was also a neat eater, not wasteful … Continued
An earlier post by Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS documented four species of sunbirds feeding on the seeds of common mahang (Macaranga bancana) LINK. In this post an adult female Red-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes rhodolaemus) was photographed swallowing the seeds of Macaranga … Continued
