Our resident Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus ernesti) was sighted high on an electrical tower near the nesting site. We have a number or breeding pairs at various limestone hills around the city. I think this is an adult male but … Continued
I saw this Green-backed Flycatcher (Ficedula elisae) today and would like to make some observations using work from: Nial Moores (Arranged and edited by Charlie Moores). Black-backed narcissina, Olive-backed owstoni and Green-backed elisae Narcissus Flycatchers: notes on their Identification and … Continued
Post 1. I heard a Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps acrum) making its classical calls from the undergrowth and decided to try and watch. For the next 40 minutes I had glimpses of two birds that were together, obtained some images, … Continued
Apart from the delightful song that Yellow-bellied Prinias (Prinia flaviventris rafflesithese) make, they have a variety of calls which include a warning call that sounds like a cat mewing. Wells (2007) describes it as “cheeair”, Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive … Continued
Black-bellied Malkohas (Phaenicophaeus diardi diardi) are very approachable in the field and I watched this one forage in thick foliage. While hunting for prey it uttered a low frequency (2-3 kHz) single call, repeated every 1-3 seconds; I counted 36 … Continued
The Grey-cheeked or Morrison’s Fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia morrisonia) (Hsiao 2017) is a bird I had expected to see more often but did not. Brazil 2009 says this is the “standard component of bird waves” in Taiwan. We saw a small … Continued
I posted some images of Puff-throated Babblers (Pellorneum ruficeps acrum) recently – I had glimpses of two birds that were together, heard multiple calls and songs and listened to vocal interactions between the pair. Many of us would be used … Continued
Those who have watched these birds in the region would be familiar with Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) calls. The classical calls are a loud advertising call by both sexes and that may be given in response to another bird. The … Continued
I saw these two Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus/platurus) hawking insects as a ‘family’ unit. I initially thought they were a pair (male-female) with one having a moult of the tail feather (racket). But in the composite (below) you can … Continued
Post 1. I had an interesting encounter with a single Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus dichrorhynchus) today (7.45am-8.20am). I saw it feeding in a dark environment adjacent to limestone hills with caves. Apart from feeding on prey on the ground … Continued
