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Vocalisation

Japanese Robin – Hokkaidō
15 Jul 2019

Japanese Robin – Hokkaidō

by BESG | posted in: Species, Vocalisation | 0

“One of the darlings of the trip were the Japanese Robins (Larvivora akahige akahige). Given the opportunity I would like to spend many days learning about them. “The birds are not hard to find as the song is distinctive and … Continued

Japanese Robin
Narcissus Flycatcher – songs
12 Jul 2019

Narcissus Flycatcher – songs

by BESG | posted in: Vocalisation | 0

“Narcissus Flycatchers (Ficedula narcissina narcissina) are very vocal in their breeding grounds and are noted to have a very varied song. They are also noted to practise mimicry. We heard a variety of songs, often repeated every 4-5 seconds. Some … Continued

Narcissus Flycatcher
Greater Coucal fly past
3 Jul 2019

Greater Coucal fly past

by BESG | posted in: Miscellaneous, Videography, Vocalisation | 0

“Just sharing an observation this morning at 8am, when I heard an owl-like call nearby, while brushing my teeth. It went like, ‘hoot, hoot, hoot-hoot, hoot’ around 4-5 times. Check out the calls of the Greater Coucal recorded by Dato’ … Continued

Greater Coucal
Eurasian Tree-sparrow – courtship calls
28 Jun 2019

Eurasian Tree-sparrow – courtship calls

by BESG | posted in: Vocalisation | 0

“The calls of the common Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus malaccensis) are under-recorded. I saw a pair courting today with the presumed male, excited, with a cocked tail and all hyper-alert towards the female. What was interesting was the vocalisation … Continued

Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Fire-tufted Barbet’s song-call recording
18 Jun 2019

Fire-tufted Barbet’s song-call recording

by BESG | posted in: Vocalisation | 0

“For those not from the region who need to hear this unique call/song the edited recording is HERE. “The Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) has always interested me with its unique cicada-like song or advertising-call. I had been keen to get … Continued

Fire-tufted Barbet
Pied Fantail’s call
16 Jun 2019

Pied Fantail’s call

by BESG | posted in: Videography, Vocalisation | 0

Art Toh’s video clip of a Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) call was recorded on Singapore’s offshore island of Pulau Ubin on 8th June 2019 (below). An earlier post provides the two types of calls and the behaviour of the fantails … Continued

Pied Fantail
Oriental Magpie Robin – songs
12 Jun 2019

Oriental Magpie Robin – songs

by BESG | posted in: Videography, Vocalisation | 1

“Oriental Magpie Robins (Copsychus saularis musicus) are favourite birds and we have a number of pairs that live in our garden. They have one of the largest repertoires of personal calls and songs of any bird I know locally, and … Continued

Oriental Magpie-robin
Java Sparrow – roosting site
10 Jun 2019

Java Sparrow – roosting site

by BESG | posted in: Vocalisation | 0

“A few months ago my wife and I identified an urban night roosting site for Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora). I have visited the site a few times and the birds use the site daily. There about 300-400 Java Sparrows using … Continued

Java Sparrow
Tailorbirds in our garden
19 May 2019

Tailorbirds in our garden

by BESG | posted in: Species, Videography, Vocalisation | 0

“The Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) in our garden… yes she actually tailors! We have found many nests over the years after her children have flown away – three clerodendrum leaves stitched together, usually with silk cotton inside them to make … Continued

Common Tailorbird
Coppersmith Barbet  – juvenile calls
18 May 2019

Coppersmith Barbet – juvenile calls

by BESG | posted in: Species, Vocalisation | 0

“I have been hearing new calls of the Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala indicus) in the neighbourhood and recognised that they were juvenile. I have been observing a nesting pair that were using the dead branch of a Payong Tree (Payung … Continued

Coppersmith Barbet

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