Black-headed Bulbuls (Pycnonotus atriceps atriceps) are common in the Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS encountered groups of 5-8 birds when trekking along a trail […]
“It was on the evening of 27th December 2011, while on Pulau Ubin, that I spotted this Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris feeding on the fruits of the ?carpentaria palm […]
“Had an opportunity to return to the fruiting Macaranga bancana (Common Mahang) and spent 2 plus hours there planted in one spot with my tripod. “Saw many more species coming […]
An earlier post by Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS documented four species of sunbirds feeding on the seeds of common mahang (Macaranga bancana) LINK. In this post an adult female Red-throated […]
The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) has now been observed taking fruits of Macaranga bancana, not recorded earlier LINK. With this record, the total number of species feeding on the […]
“The trumpet tree (Tabebuia rosea) outside my apartment was in full bloom after a dry spell. Then a thunderstorm came. As it slowed to a drizzle, I went to the […]
“This juvenile Greater Green Leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati zosterops) was feeding on Ficus benjamina figs. Saw another as part of a mix foraging party. “Juvenile because there is no ‘blue malar-flash […]
“Found this mahang tree (I id this as a Macaranga gigantea – based on the fruits and big leaves) in one of the gardens in Cyberjaya, Malaysia around 2-4pm. “Parked […]
“Some ‘common’ birds are poorly appreciated until we see their plumage well. The image above (left) shows the lovely tail of the White-headed Munia (Lonchura maja maja). Described as ‘rich, […]
Jean Ho reported one of her resident pairs of sunbirds, the Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis), taking nectar from her Indian head ginger (Costus spicatus) flowers (above). They also take nectar […]
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