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Shahrul Kamal was tipped off by another photographer that a pair of Black-naped orioles (Oriolus chinensis) were nesting successfully at Bishan Street 22. He was amply rewarded with the beautiful […]
On 07 Jul 2022, I observed from my balcony, a House crow (Corvus splendens) flying to a Footstool palm (Saribus rotundifolius) searching for food. The tree was fruiting but the […]
I previously reported on the food sources I had observed for the Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta) – see reference. It compromises a predominance of nectar sources with some fruit and […]
The Sooty Barbet Caloramphus hayii is a reasonably common barbet that inhabits primary lowland forest in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and South Thailand. It is well known, like many barbets, as […]
Video by Wee Yeow Chin. On the evening of 9th June 2022, Wee Yeow Chin, Estela and Generose were chatting in front of his house at Sian Tuan Avenue. […]
Most of us would be familiar with Cuckoo species feeding on caterpillars and other insects but not fruit. The Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is one in the group that […]
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 […]
Bee Choo Strange shared a video of this Dusky Langur (Trachypithecus obscurus) eating leaves, taken in February 2020 at Bukit Tinggi in Peninsular Malaysia. She finds the way it eats […]
On 13 August 2021, Thong Chow Ngian observed a Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) feeding on a pomegranate fruit (Punica granatum). This plant was growing in his neighbour’s balcony in the […]
Family: Vangidae Name: Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis gularis, also known as Tephrodornis virgatus) Interesting snippets: The woodshrikes used to be placed with the shrikes (Family Laniidae) but is now placed in […]
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