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
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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
Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis) – a video of the common calls made. The deeper, louder, single notes are given with the beak closed, the neck puffed up and the head leaning forward and down. The softer , 2-3 syllable note is given with the beak open and the head held upright. Wells (1999) describes these […]| Bird Ecology Study Group
“Panther” alert: A trio of sunbirds setting off a cacophony of strident cries as they hover over the garden to track an intruder – the fearsome looking cat burglar. In a rare scene, the small gentle nectar-seekers perked up their feathers to scare and chase the neighbourhood black cat. Victory for the sunbirds…the intruder could […]| Bird Ecology Study Group
Crows and a wagtail flying over a stealthy otter scouting for prey at Pelton canal in an attempt to chase it away. Tail-end of the harassed spy otter: The birds succeeded in shooing the otter away but not before it completed its mission of raiding the canal drain. It sent the fishes flying into the […]| Bird Ecology Study Group
Mynahs keep their beaks open as the morning sun grows brighter – this is to allow them to cool their feathered body since they lack glands to give out heat. They also cool themselves by seeking shade and bathing in water. Ivan Lim| Bird Ecology Study Group
Please find the reports for vol 4/2024, December 2024 and vol1/2025, March 2025 of the Malaysian Bird Reports. https://malaysianbird.report/wp-content/uploads/Malaysian-Bird-Report-Dec-2024-Final-27Dec2024-High-Res.pdf https://malaysianbird.report/report/vol-1-2025/ Happy reading.| Bird Ecology Study Group
It is a personal joy to be asked to review this second edition of the Sunbirds of the World (Plate 1), authored by Robert A. Cheke and the late Clive F. Mann, with illustrations by Richard Allen. I have known Clive for many years and still feel his loss deeply. In the time since Clive’s […]| Bird Ecology Study Group
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The June 2025 issue of the Malaysian Bird Report is now available for download.| Bird Ecology Study Group
The Bird Ecology Study Group (BESG) has done impressive work in the field of bird behaviour over the last two decades| Bird Ecology Study Group
Those who frequent this site must surely be aware that there has been an unusual flood of posts by Dato’ Dr. Amar-Singh HSS or Amar as he prefers to be| Bird Ecology Study Group
The subject of social-feeding of wild birds remains controversial. While it is not an immediate death sentence to birds ingesting processed or contaminated| Bird Ecology Study Group
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Bird Ecology Study Group (BESG), a remarkable journey that began in 2005 with a handful of passionate nature| Bird Ecology Study Group
Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis are not uncommon birds in the forest around Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Looking back at my records (40) I| Bird Ecology Study Group
I saw two new bird species feeding on the fruit of a Macaranga gigantea (Giant Mahang) that was located at the fringe of primary forest.| Bird Ecology Study Group
I have found the Malaysian Pied-Fantails Rhipidura javanica to be resilient and adaptive birds when it comes to nesting. Over the years I have seen| Bird Ecology Study Group
The ivy gourd belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family that includes cucumber, bitter melon, various gourds and sweet melons. The young leaves and fruits (young| Bird Ecology Study Group
There are limited records of nest construction and breeding of the Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex (Cheke & Mann 2020). Previously I had seen a| Bird Ecology Study Group
Trained as a botanist, I have always been involved in plants before getting interested in birds. But I have been watching birdwatchers watching birds far| Bird Ecology Study Group
I have observed a number of Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis nests over the years. For a common bird, it is interesting that there is no| Bird Ecology Study Group
I was with colleagues today when we spotted a number of birds feeding on the nectar of a tall tree with many flowers along a trail in primary forest. The| Bird Ecology Study Group
I have observed this behaviour by Spectacled Spiderhunters Arachnothera flavigaster a number of times; the latest this week. It is most often seen| Bird Ecology Study Group
I often see Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis over the forest canopy along the Kledang Saiong Forest fringe, Ipoh, Perak, foraging for insects.| Bird Ecology Study Group
We are familiar with raptors, owls and kingfishers casting pellets (the bits of the prey that cannot be digested that are compressed into a small pellet).| Bird Ecology Study Group
Earlier this month, on 01 June 2024, at the Kledang Saiong Forest Eco Park, Ipoh, Perak, a number of us observed an odd cooperative bird social behaviour. A| Bird Ecology Study Group
A Stick Insect, Presbistus peleus, spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park, along the Wallace Trail, on 17 June 2024. Looked like a twig stuck to the leaf, but| Bird Ecology Study Group
