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LW Teo
on 15th May 2023

We have a pair of Yellow-vented Bulbuls Pycnonotus goiavier nesting in the neighbourhood. I was alerted to them this morning (14th May 2023) as I heard adults making warning calls […]

LW Teo
on 11th May 2023

Wells (2007) indicates that in Peninsula Malaysia direct evidence of the Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis feeding on nectar is lacking and suggests that they eat mainly arthropods and insects. Cheke & Mann (2001) […]

Amar-Singh HSS
on 5th May 2023

The Scaly-breasted Bulbul (Rubigula squamata) is less commonly seen and currently considered ‘near threatened’. It is often seen at fruiting trees with other bird species. On 4th May 2023, at a […]

LW Teo
on 1st May 2023

I had an opportunity to observe the nest building of the Purple-naped Spiderhunter Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum nuchale on 1st May 2023 at a forest site on the outskirts of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. I […]

Amar-Singh HSS
on 27th April 2023

The Abbott’s Babbler (Malacocincla abbotti olivacea) is said to take insects and invertebrates. There is no mention of fruit (frugivory) in their diet. Wells (2007) notes one observation that suggests […]

LW Teo
on 10th April 2023

There have been limited observations and image documentation of juvenile Scaly-breasted Bulbuls (Rubigula squamata). Wells (2007) quotes one observation from SUARENG in 2004 and states “In the field, upper breast […]

LW Teo
on 9th April 2023

Pellet casting is well known among raptors and owls. However, many other birds also cast pellets including kingfishers, herons, shrikes, shorebirds, bee-eaters, some songbirds, etc.  Birds are possibly not frequently […]

LW Teo
on 11th February 2023

I saw a pair of Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) on 7th February 2023 at a forest reserve outside of Ipoh (see image 1). This section of the forest has been partly […]

LW Teo
on 10th February 2023

It was a dark morning at the Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve on 9th February 2023 but I decided to visit as this, now threatened green lung, that stretches from near […]

LW Teo
on 7th February 2023

    There are some montane species that often visit the lowlands, flying long distances to feed at fruiting trees. Two that I am familiar with are the Mountain Imperial-Pigeon […]

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