“There is a matured trumpet tree (Tabebuia rosea) about 15 m tall outside my apartment. Garden birds such as Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis), Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), Blacked-naped Orioles (Oriolus chinensis) and Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) frequently visit this tree … Continued
On 11th March 2011, Lena Chow wrote: “I have a pair of resident Collared Kingfishers (Todiramphus chloris) at my place (above left). I have done nothing to attract them, aside from being situate across from a field where I have … Continued
Lena Chow recorded a video clip of a White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus ) in March 2011 “…making its usual loud, repetitive croaky call to another bird (or two) in the low bushes this evening. The ruak-ruak calls taper off at … Continued
“The calls of the male Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) are easy to hear but not easy to document as they are low pitched and of low volume. “I have attached two calls made by a male… HERE. Calls have … Continued
“Here’s a video and picture of a pair of Straw-headed Bulbuls (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) engaged in a rhythmic and melodious duet. The repeated song in this clip is short unlike other longer melodious calls usually heard. Perhaps those are for attracting … Continued
In an earlier post on the Oriental Magpie Robins’ (Copsychus saularis) vocalisation by Sun Chong Hong, Hui commented “Hi, I noticed that the vocalisation sounds are echoing one another. Is this a result of the second bird responding to the … Continued
“This White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus mallopercnus) is constantly trapped locally to be caged as a song bird (despite legal restrictions). So I am delighted that it has been able to slowly multiply at this site. From one pair that I … Continued
Nick Baker circulated this account on 8th February 2011 to a select group of nature enthusiasts: “Woke up a bit blurry this morning, and kept hearing a strange metallic rattling noise in my place. I thought it was just the … Continued
“According to Wikipedia, the Hill Mynas, now known as Common Hill Mynas Gracula religiosa, ‘…produce an extraordinarily wide range of loud calls – whistles, wails, screeches, and gurgles, sometimes melodious and often very human-like in quality. Each individual has a … Continued
“I was on my usual morning birdwatching yesterday when I saw a small bird flying into a [chempaka merah] (Michelia champaca) [tree], which was http://www.besgroup.org/2010/12/08/asian-glossy-starling-regurgitating-seed-of-michelia-champaka-2/#more featured in a story about Asian Glossy Starling feasting on its seeds. I quickly mounted … Continued
