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I was watching a family of five Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds Chalcoparia singalensis on 3rd July 2023, at the Kledang-Saiong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, when I saw the adult male feeding […]
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 […]
![SunbirdRC-ad-jv [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdRC-ad-jv-AmarSingh-1-q8dgoqs6s6ug0jvyv1kjhzp0re6pgf1qqym5jmvo1c.jpg "SunbirdRC-ad-jv [AmarSingh] 1")
“I observed two different family units of Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis interposita); one had juveniles near-adult plumage. This pair had juveniles just beginning to moult into adults . “The above […]
![SunbirdRCh [A,arSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdRCh-AarSingh-1-q8dgc8jhujq3jc1yw4y8tnb87ttw1eebd24ko3f8ts.jpg "SunbirdRCh [A,arSingh] 1")
“The Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis interposita) is one of the jewels of the jungle and always a delight to watch. “Above is an adult male hunting spiders for his brood […]
![SunbirdRCH [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdRCH-AmarSingh-1-q8dfntoecgazzxikg322kb38sk5p4ehac85kydmcfk.jpg "SunbirdRCH [AmarSingh] 1")
“I observed another episode of frugivory by Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds (Chalcoparia singalensis interposita) today. “Most literature supports insect and nectar feeding for this sunbird but I have observed fruit feeding more […]
![SunbirdRCh-nest [AmarSingh] - 3](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-3-q8dfaejcrlxm8d0cta7typ0bgib17z795su0a5ip9s.jpg "SunbirdRCh-nest [AmarSingh] – 3")
“I have seen quite a number of the nests of the Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Anthreptes singalensis interposita). The majority at this location are situation adjacent to a river. “This nest was […]
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