September 2025 issue of the Malaysian Bird Report| Bird Ecology Study Group
The Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon has a large diet range – predominantly fruit and insects but occasionally nectar (Wells 2020; 2007). On 11 September at a forest location in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia I saw a pair feeding on the fruit of Glochidion obscurum (Plate 1). This is a new food item for the species. Although I have often […]| Bird Ecology Study Group
We have a feature-rich issue with a great diversity in reports and articles. Of interest are two first nesting records – the Rufous-bellied Eagle and the| Bird Ecology Study Group
I was in the Korbu Forest Reserve at the outskirts of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia on 04 September 2025 and observed both the Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum (Plate 1) and the Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum (no images) feeding on the fruit of Viscum ovalifolium. Note that in the image, the Plain Flowerpecker had taken an unripe fruit. This is a new […]| Bird Ecology Study Group
The Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) is not always easy to differentiate from the Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus). When side by side the differences are easier| Bird Ecology Study Group
Trees of the Durio sp. (Durian) are pollinated by a number of animals and insects. They include flying foxes, fruit bats, honeybees and also birds.| Bird Ecology Study Group
The Crested Goshawk (Lophospiza trivirgata) displays a variety of social behaviours. In courtship the male will offer food to the female as well as perform aerial displays. I have often observed these winnowing flight displays (Wells 1999) where the head is down, wings drooped & fluttered and undertail lowered, tail with undertail coverts fluffed out. […]| Bird Ecology Study Group
