The Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja siparaja is a reasonably common sunbird and I often observe it at the fringes of Ipoh city and in ‘wilder’ gardens. I had an opportunity in the past week (last week of May 2022) to have some … Continued
BP Chua was at the Rambutan Trail of Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 12/8/21 around 12.45 pm when he chanced upon a pair of crimson sunbirds (Aethopyga siparaja) in a courtship dance. The following series of photographs conveys vividly the … Continued
Crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) Linda Teh was at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 29/6/21 and noticed a sunbird nest in the ladies’ washroom. The mother bird brought food to the babies and it was … Continued
“An image to try and show the rump of the adult male Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) (below). In some text it is said to be ‘yellow’ but in the A. s. siparaja it is more orange. “I also observed an … Continued
“With advancing age I find that hearing the calls of some of these species with high pitched notes is difficult for me, the Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja siparaja) included. I had good observations of this male and was even able … Continued
“The flowering and fruiting Malayan Mistletoe (Dendrophthae pentandra), that attracts birds, has allowed me to document juvenile male Crimson Sunbirds (Aethopyga siparaja siparaja) as they moult into adulthood. Details on juveniles are lacking for the region (Wells 2007). “Between 9-12 … Continued
An earlier post dealt with a family group of Blue-winged Leafbirds (Chloropsis cochinchinensis moluccensis) feeding on the nectar and fruits of the Malayan Mistletoe (Dendrophthae pentandra) at the fringe of the city LINK. This post lists other birds that were … Continued
MeiLin Khoo’s video captures a juvenile Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) robbing nectar form the flowers of Tapioca (Manihot esculanta). Note that the sunbird is undergoing active moulting to take on an adult plumage. Note that the sunbird is probing into … Continued
“For completeness of this bird, the Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja siparaja), posted earlier: “An adult female that was feeding the juvenile posted yesterday (above). “An eclipse male that was part of this group (above). There were only 4 Crimson Sunbirds … Continued
“Saw a number of Crimson Sunbirds (Aethopyga siparaja siparaja) feeding on the fruit and nectar of Malayan Mistletoe (Dendrophthae pentandra). “Some images of a very young juvenile male taken 8 days apart. Details on juveniles are lacking for the region … Continued
