House Crow gathering undeveloped fruits?
On 07 Jul 2022, I observed from my balcony, a House crow (Corvus splendens) flying to a Footstool palm (Saribus rotundifolius) searching for food. The tree was fruiting but the fruits were still green and therefore not ripe. The fruit … Continued
Diet of the Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta)
I previously reported on the food sources I had observed for the Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta) – see reference. It compromises a predominance of nectar sources with some fruit and the occasional insect. In that list I omitted to mention … Continued
Barn Owl controlling Fruit Bats roosting on eaves of houses
I was recently informed by Prof. Tan Teck Koon that the eaves of his house were once infested with roosting Common Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis). The colony numbered about 15 bats and there was one with a baby bat clinging onto … Continued
Grey-rumped Treeswifts incubate single egg in a tiny nest
Shahrul Kamal learnt from other photographers that a pair of Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis, Family: Hemiprocnidae) was incubating an egg in a tiny nest. He spent 2 hours at the location in Queenstown, Singapore. The male (red ear coverts) and … Continued
Rufous-browed Flycatcher (Anthipes solitaris malayana) Nesting
Disclosure of nest observation: I observed the nest for less than 5 minutes and then left the location; just sufficient time to use a hand phone camera to take some overview and zoomed in images for perspective. The birds appeared … Continued
Slaty-backed Forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) Juvenile
I observed an adult Slaty-backed Forktail with a juvenile in Cameron Highlands at ~1,600m ASL on 30th June 2022. They were foraging along a small road adjacent to primary forest; the nearest stream was about 100-120 meters away. To offer … Continued
White-bellied sea eagle nest
I brought some students to Fort Canning Park to have a look at the White-bellied Sea Eagle’s (Haliaeetus leucogaster) nest. There are two chicks in there and here are some photos of them with one of … Continued
Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex – male’s role with fledglings
Regarding the parental role of the male Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex, Wells (2007) notes that “Females nest-build and attend fledglings; male role undescribed.” Cheke and Mann (2001) make no mention of parental roles. I recently reported on Plain Sunbirds … Continued
Leucistic Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Leucism (leukism) is a condition where there is complete lack of melanin from all or part of the plumage in a bird with resultant white or pale discolouration of the feathers. This is not the same as albinism where there is a … Continued
Oriental Pied Hornbill at Newton Food Centre
Here’s a video of Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) feeding eggs to the female and chick, Morten said that they look like pigeon eggs. We saw the male at around 6pm, perched on a branch near the nest. It flew … Continued
