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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
![SunbirdC plumage [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdC-plumage-AmarSingh-q8dfl5suzcnr3pdtzxm4hza879a9b9wnz1m205ki28.jpg "SunbirdC plumage [AmarSingh]")
“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. […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
![SunbirdC jv-m-Loranthus pentandra [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdC-jv-m-Loranthus-pentandra-AmarSingh-2-q8dg4ow4zfe8c10jydj2b1v0jh0t8vfvzpl8z4m0s0.jpg "SunbirdC jv-m-Loranthus pentandra [AmarSingh]")
“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 […]
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