{"id":37560,"date":"2014-08-24T14:46:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T06:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/?p=37560"},"modified":"2023-06-24T17:27:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T09:27:39","slug":"ruby-cheeked-sunbird-nest-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/2014\/08\/24\/ruby-cheeked-sunbird-nest-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby-cheeked Sunbird \u2013 nest building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI have seen quite a number of the nests of the Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (<em>Anthreptes singalensis interposita<\/em>). The majority at this location are situation adjacent to a river. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-31.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"SunbirdRCh-nest [AmarSingh] - 3\" width=\"290\" height=\"395\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37562\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"SunbirdRCh-nest [AmarSingh] - 4\" width=\"290\" height=\"395\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-4.jpg 290w, https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-4-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis nest was located 2.5 meters up in the outer foliage of a tree (above left, showing an overview of the nest). The planned opening is situated posterior (above right: a rear view of the nest). Nets material included spider web, dead, dried leaves, tree bark, fibrous material (roots or dried creepers), moss, etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"SunbirdRCh-nest [AmarSingh] - 2\" width=\"590\" height=\"570\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37564\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth pair-members are involved in nest construction. In this particular observation they shared the collection of material role equally. The image above shows the male at the nest. But only the female spent time in more detailed construction &#8211; pressing down the nesting material and using the body and beak to shape the nest (below).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"SunbirdRCh-nest [AmarSingh] - 1\" width=\"590\" height=\"504\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-1.jpg 590w, https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SunbirdRCh-nest-AmarSingh-1-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/2010\/03\/11\/dato%E2%80%99-dr-amar-singh-hss-%E2%80%93-birdwatcher-extraordinarie\/\">Dato\u2019 Dr Amar-Singh HSS<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIpoh, Perak, Malaysia<br \/>\n20th July 2014<\/p>\n<p>Location: Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia<br \/>\nHabitat: A trail through primary jungle, adjacent to a river<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI 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. \u201cThis nest was located 2.5 meters up in the outer foliage of a tree (above left, showing an overview of the nest). The planned opening is situated posterior [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":37561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[455],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37560"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}