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YC Wee
on 14th January 2012

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 […]

YC Wee
on 11th January 2012

“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 […]

YC Wee
on 3rd January 2012

“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 […]

YC Wee
on 26th December 2011

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 […]

YC Wee
on 23rd December 2011

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 […]

YC Wee
on 18th December 2011

“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 […]

YC Wee
on 17th December 2011

“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 […]

YC Wee
on 15th December 2011

“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 […]

YC Wee
on 14th December 2011

“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, […]

YC Wee
on 12th December 2011

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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