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I saw a Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster today, 28 November 2024, at Perak, Malaysia, feeding on the nectar of a mistletoe Dendrophthoe incarnata. The bird’s forehead was heavily stained with pollen and it probably […]
Many birds feed on the nectar found in the flowers of the Spathodea campanulata, commonly called the African Tulip Tree (Wee-Yeow Chin & Amar-Singh HSS 2023). If the tree is […]
![SpiderhunterS [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SpiderhunterS-AmarSingh-1-q8dg0wljgg7nkkij28m5ri96elol8ret4yzue083u8.jpg "SpiderhunterS [AmarSingh] 1")
“Went back to the fruiting Common Mahang (Macaranga bancana) (see HERE) to see more visitors. A number of spiderhunters present today feeding on the fruit are the Spectacled Spiderhunters (Arachnothera […]
“Breeding season (February-September) for Spectacled Spiderhunters (Arachnothera flavigaster) was just about to end when a juvenile bird was spotted begging from a Malay Apple tree (Eugenia malaccensis). “Parenting birds were […]
![DO-SpiderhunterSp-Eugenia [DaisyO'Neill]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1-3-q8dgi25i6lp1gdlhw5k1rof0or4qpwighvluossga8.jpg "DO-SpiderhunterSp-Eugenia [DaisyO’Neill]")
“Sunbursts of clustered, Chinese pink blooms of Malay Apples (Eugenia malaccensis) a.k.a. Jambu Merah\Jambu Bol is much to behold. They sprouted from branches, presented colourful profusions, lured insects and birds […]
![SpiderhunterSp-cocont [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SpiderhunterSp-cocont-AmarSingh-q8dg8i4kp8m3f3h7p0ulf38b9q8egokp6ku51iyjjk.jpg "SpiderhunterSp-cocont [AmarSingh]")
“I went in search of spiderhunters and saw three different species at the same location – Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra), Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) and Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta). “They […]
![SpiderhunterSp-nesting search [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SpiderhunterSp-nesting-search-AmarSingh-1-q8dfqn6yuk5yttf3zaxs1lh0y69c7poaq6m0s9ftrk.jpg "SpiderhunterSp-nesting search [AmarSingh] – 1")
“I was fortunate to watch the nesting behaviour of a pair of Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster). “It was 11.20am and I just left the forest reserve and decided to explore […]
![SpiderhunterSp-imm [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SpiderhunterSp-imm-AmarSingh-q8df2uvzwhlr11yxvisng3k3s5hyfg8tsgaol6ph80.jpg "SpiderhunterSp-imm [AmarSingh]")
“An odd feeding behaviour I saw was by a juvenile/immature Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster). “In the past 5-6 weeks I have seen quite a number of juvenile/immature Spectacled Spiderhunters at […]
![SpiderhunterSp [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SpiderhunterSp-AmarSingh-1-q8dgbwbldp9dcejpvho3f8e8hti49c1szdn9fhxd2o.jpg "SpiderhunterSp [AmarSingh] – 1")
“An inexplicable encounter, where this Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) allowed very close observations. “The above is a close up the face and shows the black eyelid-rims, dark brown iris and […]
Based on observations made over 10 days between October 2009 and March 2012 in Perak and Pahang in Peninsular Malaysia, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS has finally published his findings (above). […]
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