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Copper-throated Sunbird

Copper-throated Sunbird fledgling eaten by a whip snake
8 Jul 2018

Copper-throated Sunbird fledgling eaten by a whip snake

by BESG | posted in: Amphibians-Reptiles, Interspecific, Sunbirds, Videography | 1

On 30th June 2018 at 9.55 am, FIN witnessed a Copper-throated Sunbird (Nectarinia calcostetha) chick fledging (see video below). About 40 minutes after leaving the nest the fledgling ended between the jaws of a Whip Snake (Ahaetulla sp.). Once firmly … Continued

Copper-throated Sunbird, Whip Snake
The male Copper-throated Sunbird
8 May 2018

The male Copper-throated Sunbird

by BESG | posted in: Morphology-Develop., Sunbirds, Videography | 0

The adult male Copper-throated Sunbird (Nectarinia calcostetha) is a very colourful bird. According to Cheke & Mann (2008), it “has top of head metallic green, sides of head, hindneck, upper back, upperwing and graduated tail black, lower back, rump and … Continued

Copper-throated Sunbird
Copper-throated Sunbird – duetting nesting couple
14 Oct 2013

Copper-throated Sunbird – duetting nesting couple

by BESG | posted in: Feeding chicks, Videography, Vocalisation | 0

Jeremiah Loei documented a duetting nesting couple of Copper-throated Sunbirds (Nectarinia calcostetha) in a patch of mangrove at Singaore’s Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in June 2013. The clip shows the female making a series of trips to the nest to … Continued

Copper-throated Sunbird
Copper-throated Sunbird nest-building
30 May 2013

Copper-throated Sunbird nest-building

by BESG | posted in: Nests, Sunbirds, Videography | 0

“The female Copper-throated Sunbird (Nectarinia calcostetha) is commonly seen at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve during nest-building season, busy harvesting and ferrying nesting material to her nest (above). This one made at least a dozen trips to a Funnel-web/Tent Spider’s (Beccari’s … Continued

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