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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
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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
Please find the reports for vol 4/2024, December 2024 and vol1/2025, March 2025 of the Malaysian Bird Reports.| Bird Ecology Study Group
This site gives an updated list of publications that have direct or indirect relevance to this weblog since its inception in 2005.| Bird Ecology Study Group
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
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