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YC Wee
on 2nd June 2017

“More frugivory observations for this Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis interposita) with both male and female feeding on Ficus benjamin fruit (above, below). “They have this curious habit of calling almost […]

YC Wee
on 19th March 2017

Steven Struyck’s video was documented out of the window of his study room in Penang, Malaysia. It shows two male Asian Koels (Eudynamys scolopacea) confronting each other. This went on […]

YC Wee
on 26th February 2017

According to Wells (1999), the only call recorded locally of the Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) “is a high-pitched, sunbird-like squeak, chiuo, from an anxious captive adult.” Strange (2000) report another […]

YC Wee
on 22nd February 2017

“During a morning walk in the Central Catchment Reserve in Singapore on 4th November 2016 I came across a bird call I was not familiar with. I stopped and saw […]

YC Wee
on 12th February 2017

Steven Struyck documented a pair of Greater Racket-tailed Drongos (Dicrurus paradiseus) calling to each other in Penang recently. Drongos are generally vocal and noisy. They are capable of producing a […]

YC Wee
on 24th January 2017

“I met up with a number of Puff-throated Babblers (Pellorneum ruficeps acrum) in the early morning, actively calling out from the undergrowth as they foraged. “They were difficult to see […]

YC Wee
on 12th January 2017

“I have occasionally met this family of Orange-backed Woodpeckers (Reinwardtipicus validus xanthopygius) at this site over many years. In the past I would only see the adult pair or the […]

YC Wee
on 22nd December 2016

“While in transit at a hotel, we saw a flock of 15-16 Japanese White-eyes (Zosterops japonicas simplex) feeding in the early morning. “These resident white-eyes are known to visit parks, […]

YC Wee
on 10th November 2016

“Bee-eaters often wag their tails and many of us would have seen this common behaviour. Hilary Fry (The Bee-eaters, 1984) says that ‘all perched Bee-eaters wag their tails back and […]

YC Wee
on 15th October 2016

The latest version of Plant-Bird Relationship LINK lists 17 species of birds that feed on the Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) fruits. These include 1 barbet, 2 bulbuls, 2 crows, 1 […]

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