eating gecko – Bird Ecology Study Group

12 Nov 2021

Blue bronzeback (Dendrelaphis cyanochloris) eating a gecko

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-vertebrates, Reptiles, snake | 0

The blue bronzeback is an arboreal snake in the Colubridae family. It is characterised by blue skin in between the scales on its neck. This snake feeds mainly on frogs and lizards. Like the other species of bronzebacks, this snake … Continued

7 Nov 2021

Common Golden-backed woodpecker (Dinopium javanense) caught a lizard

by BESG | posted in: Feeding | 0

On 19 October 2021, outside my apartment, I observed a female Common Flame-back or Common Golden-back woodpecker (Dinopium javanense) perching on a short coconut palm tree trunk. In its beak was a house gecko. The bird seemed to be struggling … Continued