Laced Woodpecker attacking ant nest Laced woodpecker Scientific Name : Picus vittatus Malay Name : Belatuk-Hijau Bakau Chinese Name […]
[…]Red-breasted parakeets, Psittacula alexandri, have been feral in Singapore since 1943. They originate from Northern Peninsula of Malaya and have been recorded to be nesting successfully since the 1980s. Parakeets […]
An Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) was seen feeding on a ripe mango hanging from a mango tree. The same fruit has been eaten earlier by mynahs and orioles before […]
Wong Kais was in the vicinity of Xishan School, Singapore when he heard a cacophony of the shrill calls of Asian glossy starlings (Aplonis panayensis). He observed a lot of […]
A female pink-necked pigeon (Treron vernans) was seen feeding happily on a MacArthur palm (Ptychosperma macarthurii) tree. The bird selected ripe fruits from a mass of fruits at different stages […]
The bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica, migrates from its breeding grounds in Alaska to winter in Australia and New Zealand. It makes the longest bird migration journey amongst all known migratory […]
Dr Pary Sivaraman shared his beautiful photograph of an Asian Brown Flycatcher ( Muscicapa dauurica) at Jurong Lake Gardens on 4 October 2021, 6.47 pm. It had a decapitated dragonfly […]
The following videos show the plantain squirrels feeding by gnawing on tree barks and then chewing away. Are they feeding on ant larvae, ants, insects hiding under the bark or […]
This plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus) was seen in the backyard of a house in Serangoon Gardens, Singapore. It chewed off a section of young sugar cane (Saccharum sinense), nibbled on […]
In this video by Wei Siong and Wenyi, both parent birds continue to feed and groom the chicks. Chicks are starting to groom themselves and flap their wings more strongly. […]
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