On 13th November 2021, at 2pm, Geik-Mooi spotted a Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) at a nesting hole in Perak. The nest was located approximately 4 to 5 meters above the […]
There is always some bird action going on in our garden. The sunbirds have been very active recently and today we observed some serious interaction. Two to three Brown-throated Sunbirds […]
This Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis malaccensiswas) was harassed by a White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra) who interrupted it’s dive for fish and also chased it away. Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) […]
The Spectacled Bulbul (Rubigula erythropthalmos erythropthalmos) is a common forest bulbul that I have seen very often. The striking feature is the yellow-orange eyelid-rims. The rest of the bird’s plumage […]
Intraspecific agonistic (conflict/combative) behaviour is common in Purple Swamphens (Porphyrio porphyrio viridis). Encyclopedia.com (2020) states “In the purple swamphen, the position of the tail and wings is important in agonistic display, while differing […]
Many barbets at the fruiting Ficus religiosa (Sacred Fig) especially the Blue-eared Barbets Megalaima australis duvaucelii (Psilopogon duvaucelii duvaucelii) (10-12 birds), Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon (8-9 birds) and an occasional Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus and […]
I saw three of these migrant Asian Brown Flycatchers (Muscicapa dauurica dauurica) in conflict in the early morning. I first heard the birds making loud calls; sonogram and waveform (above) and […]
Birds from the genus Corvus are black, black and grey, black and white (pied) or in shades of grey. The feathers display sheens of purple, blue, green or silver. This genus […]
Jkai Chan’s images of the Malayan Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) feeding on a turtle at Pandan River documents another food record for this lizard. Kelvin KP Lim of the Lee […]
“I posted juvenile Black-thighed Falconets (Microhierax fringillarius) that fledged in the middle of May 2019. They have been feeding independently for some time. I went back for a visit and […]
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