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Crimson Sunbird’s contact call and nectar feed
Lena Chow‘s video clip below shows a Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) responding to another, which was calling on a nearby tree (you can hear the other call briefly at the start of the video). So...
View ArticleOlive-backed Sunbird panting
“This Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis) started her nest construction in mid-May 2013. She had laboured on and increased the urgency of completing the nest during the period the haze hit...
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Brown-throated Sunbird sipping nectar
“According to Wikipedia: ‘Bauhinia acuminata is a species of flowering shrub native to tropical southeastern Asia. Common names include Dwarf White Bauhinia, White Orchid-tree and Snowy Orchid-tree… It...
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Olive-backed Sunbird – spider prey
“Spotted a male Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis ornate) hovering at a spider’s nest (partly hidden) (above). “Came out with a tasty bite, possible the spider itself (or stole an insect from...
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Brown-throated Sunbird and Costus spicatus flowers
The image above by Chan Yoke Meng and Melinda Chan shows a Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) apparently trying to pry open a flower of the Indian Head Ginger (Costus spicatus) to get at...
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Brown-throated Sunbird dealing with Costus spicatus flower
An earlier post showed what appeared to be a Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) manipulating a flower of the Indian Head Ginger (Costus spicatus) to get at its nectar LINK. Johnny Wee has...
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Brown-throated Sunbird uses mandibles and foot to get at flower nectar of...
Our first post of a Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) taking nectar from the flower of Costus woodsonii (Scarlet Spiral Flag) – wrongly identified as Costus spicatus (Indian Head Ginger) –...
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Yellow-vented Bulbul caught in a spider’s web
“I had an unusual experience this morning, it already being a usual bird day. I was watching a large number of birds in a mixed foraging party when my attention was directed to an adult Yellow-vented...
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Sunbird, Bee And the Drumstick Tree
“There is a Drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera) in my condo. Other than a hanging-parrot which was suspected to be a Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot (Loriculus galgulus) seen about two years ago, I have not...
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Purple-throated Sunbird sipping Morinda elliptica flower nectar
“Saw this Purple-throated Sunbird (Leptocoma sperata brasiliana) with a mate (no pictures, more shy) at close range but in full sun (have yet to take good pictures in glaring sunlight). “Extensive,...
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Brown-throated Sunbird feeding Dillenia suffruticosa seeds
“Spotted a female Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis malacensis) feeding on the fruit of the Simpoh Air (Dillenia suffruticosa). “Numerous feeding episodes were observed. This is a common...
View ArticleOlive-backed Sunbird panting
“This Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis) started her nest construction in mid-May 2013. She had laboured on and increased the urgency of completing the nest during the period the haze hit...
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Brown-throated Sunbird sipping nectar
“According to Wikipedia: ‘Bauhinia acuminata is a species of flowering shrub native to tropical southeastern Asia. Common names include Dwarf White Bauhinia, White Orchid-tree and Snowy Orchid-tree… It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Olive-backed Sunbird – spider prey
“Spotted a male Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis ornate) hovering at a spider’s nest (partly hidden) (above). “Came out with a tasty bite, possible the spider itself (or stole an insect from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brown-throated Sunbird and Costus spicatus flowers
The image above by Chan Yoke Meng and Melinda Chan shows a Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) apparently trying to pry open a flower of the Indian Head Ginger (Costus spicatus) to get at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brown-throated Sunbird dealing with Costus spicatus flower
An earlier post showed what appeared to be a Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) manipulating a flower of the Indian Head Ginger (Costus spicatus) to get at its nectar LINK. Johnny Wee has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brown-throated Sunbird uses mandibles and foot to get at flower nectar of...
Our first post of a Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) taking nectar from the flower of Costus woodsonii (Scarlet Spiral Flag) – wrongly identified as Costus spicatus (Indian Head Ginger) –...
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Crimson Sunbird – juveniles assuming adult male plumage
“A presumed family group of Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja trangensis-siparaja) was feeding on the nectar of these Hibiscus flowers. Two juveniles assuming adult male plumage, one adult male and...
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Olive-backed Sunbird – extra metallic plumage
“A very friendly male Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis flammaxillaris) with the lovely chestnut-red band across the lower breast. It was in full sun which aided a clear observation of the...
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Purple-naped Sunbird – nectar feeding
“Spotted Purple-naped Sunbirds (Hypogramma hypogrammicum nuchale) on two occasions, 1.5 km apart, feeding on the tiny flowers of this creeping epiphyte that is found on a few trees (above female,...
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