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Asian Fairy-bluebird – female feeding
25 Mar 2016

Asian Fairy-bluebird – female feeding

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-invertebrates | 0

“Was in a dark part of the jungle when I saw this largish dark bird, feeding high in the canopy. “Almost did not recognise what it was until I realised that the female Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella malacan) looks green … Continued

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Asian Fairy-bluebird – Female feeding on moth
29 Sep 2015

Asian Fairy-bluebird – Female feeding on moth

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-invertebrates | 0

“Was in a dark part of the jungle when I saw this largish dark bird, feeding high in the canopy (above). “Almost did not recognise what it was until I realised that the female Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella malayensis) can … Continued

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Asian Fairy-bluebird catches a cicada
23 Sep 2015

Asian Fairy-bluebird catches a cicada

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-invertebrates | 0

Ling Kwee Chang’s image of the female Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) with a cicada between its mandibles was photographed at Dairy Farm Nature Park. The food of this fairy-bluebird incudes fruits like figs and insects like alate termits. Cicada should … Continued

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Asian Fairy-bluebird – male feeding on Ficus benjamina
8 Apr 2014

Asian Fairy-bluebird – male feeding on Ficus benjamina

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants | 0

“Many trees beginning to fruit at this area. Ten to 15 species of birds were feeding on the figs of the Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina). The Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella malayensis) is not difficult to spot but hard to photograph … Continued

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Asian Fairy-bluebird’s whistle
11 May 2013

Asian Fairy-bluebird’s whistle

by BESG | posted in: Vocalisation | 0

The above video clip of the Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) whistling its typical whee-eet, whee-eet, whee-eet call was documented by Jeremiah Loei at Singapore’s Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in September 2012. BESG has compiled a catalogue of bird calls and … Continued

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