Hill Myna vocalisation
At about 6.40 am on 4th June 2010, I was awaken by the loud shrill whistle of a pair of Hill Mynas (Gracula religiosa). For the next 15 minutes or so I enjoyed the mixture of sounds that included the … Continued
Common Tailorbird singing
“The Common Tailorbird is an elusive garden bird, often heard but difficult to see. I heard this bird singing in clumps of yellow cane palm (Dypsis lutescens) at one corner of my Condominium yesterday morning. I pointed my camera towards … Continued
Red Junglefowl: adult male, female, chick and call
“There are a number of Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus gallus) in the city where secondary forest and sufficient open space still exists. I have trying to get pictures of this particular male and his harem but he is very evasive … Continued
Calls of the Grey-headed Fish Eagle
The Grey-headed Fish Eagle’s (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) global status is “near threatened”. Wells (1999) estimates that there may be about 40 pairs in the Thai-Malay Peninsula. “They can be differentiated from the Lesser Fish Eagle (Ichthyophaga humilis) by the broad black … Continued
Call of the Fluffy-backed Tit Babbler
“I heard a loud ‘argument’ going on in a dense bush and decided to watch quietly. It was a verbal battle between a pair of Fluffy-backed Tit Babblers (Macronous ptilosus ptilosus) and a pair of Stripe-throated Bulbuls (Pycnonotus finlaysoni finlaysoni). … Continued
Starling Central a.k.a. Starlingation
“The Asian Glossy Starlings (Aplonis panayensis strigata) are a very gregarious species. The past 30 plus years have seen their numbers ‘explode’ in the cities I have lived in. In Ipoh they have grown in volume, such that they are … Continued
A distressed Black-naped Oriole
“Saw two Black-naped Orioles (Oriolus chinensis maculates) in distress high in a Rain Tree (Samanea saman), both calling out loudly (left). One circling the tree. “Thought they were in conflict (seen this occasionally in our garden). But as I continued … Continued
Pied Triller – male, juvenile and call
1. 29th May 2010 “Pied Triller (Lalage nigra striga) is a common bird but under observed and [under] appreciated as it tends to quietly go through the garden, foraging without making a fuss. They come to our home twice daily … Continued
Gold-whiskered Barbet feeding on fruits and call
“There were five Gold-whiskered Barbets (Megalaima chrysopogon laeta) feeding on two different fruiting ficus (one was a Ficus benjamina) and on the fruit of the MacArthur palm (Ptychosperma macarthurii) at the same loaction. “The image above (left) shows one of … Continued
Calls of the Common Hill-myna
“Common Hill-mynas (Gracula religiosa religiosa) have become very uncommon over the past 30 years due to trapping for their ability to mimic calls and human words. As a child I used to see them more often. “I have seen them … Continued
