10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2020

Flashy when breeding, camouflaged when not (or when young). I have seen that myself in the Singapore Botanical Garden, though not in Shanghai. Key characteristic: flies away in exactly the moment that you have focused your camera on it. Chinese Pond Heron : Quite common.

Singapore 219

Singapore Fish Cattle Breeding 219

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The US company NE Pigeon Supplies presumably is involved in supplying materials to keep and breed pigeons. A study conducted in Singapore found that forest-edge frugivores such as the Pink-necked Green Pigeon are especially vulnerable to building collisions. They also have a page dedicated to the Pink-necked Green Pigeon.

Malaysia 264

Malaysia Philippines Parrots illegal 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2012

Broome’s famous Cable Beach, named after the telegraph undersea cable that was laid in 1889 to enable communication with England via Singapore, stretches about 23 kilometres-14 miles. The first creek to the north is Willie Creek and we often visit it on the south side when we monitor the breeding pairs of Pied Oystercatchers.

Senegal 163

Senegal Singapore Litter Farming 163

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. In fact, a recent article in the Economist on Singapore’s rewilding states “The oriental pied hornbill (pictured), with its extraordinary ivory casque, had been locally extinct for a century.

Rhinoceros 157

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2021

They cover all species and distinctive subspecies, non-passerines in flight, males and females, immatures and non-breeding plumages. Rheindt is a field ornithologist, former guide and currently Associate Professor and Dean’s Chair at the National University of Singapore, with a research focus on avian phylogenetics and conservation genetics.

Indonesia 264

Indonesia Timor Brunei Guinea 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

. … Nest dismantling by the Hair-crested Drongo may be an adaptive behavior to increase fitness by reducing risk of future predation and competition for nest sites in the following breeding season” ( source ). In Singapore, a Tiger Shrike was observed casting a pellet after eating a large scarab beetle. ” ( source ).

Mountain Goats 147

Mountain Goats Singapore Giraffes Birds 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the non-breeding season, male Baya Weavers sometimes enter the basket-making trade, often with considerable success. Meanwhile, the females seem to have a much more relaxing life, at least in this early stage of the breeding season. You can see why here.

Sri Lanka 246

Sri Lanka Taiwan Birds Cats 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2023

During the breeding season, some Cattle Egrets look like teenage girls who have just discovered the existence of make-up, and consequently massively overdo it. Still, the ability to identify a leaf warbler by song is a worrying development on the road to becoming a very nerdy birder. It is probably all downhill from here. What’s next?

Birds 130

Birds Cattle Raised Mammals 130

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

There are more than 1,300 distribution maps, indicating resident birds, breeding visitors, and migrants. Vocalizations are extensively described—song and calls if known—with transcriptions of sound and detailed notes on speed of delivery. And, Frank E. Conclusion.

Indonesia 168

Indonesia Brunei Malaysia Papua New Guinea 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

That species is apparently at risk of extinction in Singapore – not because it is so rare, but because its genetic diversity is so low. (If you want to see how this species builds its nest, see here.) These roads are much less of a hindrance for the Pin-striped Tit-babbler , a mid-story bird.

Burma 242

Burma Vietnam Birds Laos 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Another interesting bird we flushed up was a male Red Junglefowl , a bird that Mike saw in Singapore recently and even chose as his bird of the year. Both are common, really common, and both are essentially indistinguishable in non-breeding plumage. Next we drove to the local bird breeding centre.

Thailand 164

Thailand New Zealand Terrapins Asia 164

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

The Singapore island of Pulau Ubin is a reliable location for Red Junglefowl, the roosters of which are dashingly handsome but unexpectedly wary… I guess that’s how they stay wild! Secretive, silent and undetectable outside of its breeding season, found only in the U.S.

2012 188

2012 Guatemala Birds Florida 188

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2022

And the very best and the most up-to-date field guide is “Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore”, the 2020 Lynx and BirdLife International Collection guide by Chong Leong Puan, Geoffrey Davison and Kim Chye Lim. More recently he has been a staff member of the National Parks Board, Singapore.

Malaysia 264

Malaysia Singapore Asia 2020 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Our location meant that during the height of the pearling industry here the Pearling Masters sent their “whites&# to be laundered in Singapore by sea, as that was the fastest option! They will feed up there and then head north to Siberia to breed. We avoid wearing white nowadays, as the pindan red sand is not white friendly!

2011 157

2011 Deer Australia New York 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One study found that there seems to be some work sharing among the breeding adults – the male had a higher visitation rate of the nest while the female was the only one that brooded. Unfortunately, the Hooded Pitta is a frequent victim of collisions with buildings, for example in Singapore ( source ). Or is this the wrong logic?

Ghana 130

Ghana Malaysia Indonesia Singapore 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Australian Painted Snipe breeding near Broome once again. I have written about birds that breed here and birds that we observe regularly as well as birds that we only see occasionally. If you are travelling to Australia from overseas then it is highly likely that you will have to come via Singapore. Pasir Ris Park-Singapore.

Australia 147

Australia Singapore Birds Battery 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2023

It is kind of rare to see a Fairy Pitta during Shanghai’s spring migration as those passing through are all adults rather than inexperienced chicks, and they are in a rush getting to their breeding grounds – but I was lucky. This should not be a problem in Shanghai as the pitta has not been reported to breed here.

China 130

China Tenant Pakistan Birds 130