I observed two nesting episodes of the Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak, and would like to share my observations. On 1 June 2023 I […]
I was watching a mangrove bird wave (mixed foraging party) when a Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis saturatior flew down onto the board-walk in front of me. It then, inexplicably, proceeded […]
Wells (2007) indicates that in Peninsula Malaysia direct evidence of the Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis feeding on nectar is lacking and suggests that they eat mainly arthropods and insects. Cheke […]
The Malayan Banded Pitta, Hydrornis irena, is also known as the blue-tailed pitta, the Irene’s pitta, the banded pitta and Van den Bosch’s pitta. It was formerly referred to as […]
Mandai mangrove, facing the Singapore causeway. Mangroves were once extensive along the northern and western coasts of the main island of Singapore. They usually develop within the tidal river […]
On 02 January 2026 at a coastal, mangrove region in Perak, Malaysia I observed a new food source for the Copper-throated Sunbird (Leptocoma calcostetha) and Ornate Sunbird (Cinnyris ornatus). They […]
A new food source for the Ornate Sunbird (Cinnyris ornatus). Observed a male feeding on the nectar of the Euphorbia coalcomanensis at Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia on 01 January 2026. The plant is […]
The *Dec 2025 issue of the Malaysian Bird Report* is now available for download. We have a bumper publication with articles on ID of Hume’s v Swinhoe’s White-eye; -ID of the Javan […]
I have often seen egrets and herons take fish but have yet to see any of the species feed on mudskippers. On 11 December 2025 on the coast at Kuala […]
The White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus is common and widespread. However, its diet is not recorded locally. Of foraging behaviour and food items, Wells (1999) says “no information”. Birds of the World (Taylor et […]
For the past more than two decades we have had Savanna Nightjars Caprimulgus affinis flying over our home. At times they alight on a roof and have extended territorial calls. There is […]
I have often observed egrets, herons and other birds performing a gular flutter when the weather is hot. Gular fluttering is used as a means to regulate temperature. In gular […]
The Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) have 4 subspecies: islandica, limosa, melanuroides, bohaii (bohaii described recently). In the past the L. l. melanuroides was considered the only subspecies in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF). With the […]
Since the deliberate introduction of the House Crow (Corvus splendens) in 1903 to deal with caterpillar pests in south Selangor, Malaysia coffee estates, these crows have thrived and reached urban […]
The Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis feeds on a wide range of food items, predominantly fruit but also insect/animal prey and occasionally nectar. On 20 October 2025 at the outskirts of Ipoh […]
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