“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
“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
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
“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
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
