The Hammerhead worm belongs to the Phylum Platyhelminthes, the flatworms. The flatworms have flat bodies to increase the surface area-volume ratio for oxygen exchange as they are characterised by the […]
Dear birdwatchers, bird photographers, nature lovers and friends The December 2023 issue of the Malaysian Bird Report is now available for download. This issue has reports on the breeding biology […]
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 […]
Shrikes are known to impale prey on thorns or sharp broken branches. I have seen the Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus do this occasionally. On 21 December 2023 at the Malim […]
The courtship behaviour of the Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis is poorly documented. I have occasionally watched this behaviour and have previously written a little about it (see reference). On 14 […]
I have been watching a number of migratory and local flycatchers feed on fruit items at a forest site on the outskirts of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia in November and December […]
Dear birdwatchers, bird photographers, nature lovers and friends The September 2023 issue of the Malaysian Bird Report is now available for download. This issue features a variety of reports on […]
Lowland babblers are generally furtive and difficult to observe. In my experience the White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum is an exception. I have observed this babbler a number of times and […]
I spent a number of weeks observing two species of barbets nesting at the Kledang-Saiong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. As I was at the same location, in primary forest, […]
Clidemia hirta syn. Miconia crenata is a small bush of 0.5 to 2 meters. It is native to tropical America (Mexico to Paraguay and the Caribbean region) but now widely […]
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