Bird rescue from Ants attack!!! Full update.

Feb 26 2021
Its been a couple of days trying to figure out exactly what bird is on my balcony garden.
At first I thought it was an olive backed sun bird. But it didn’t make any sense because I know for a fact that sun birds has a different type of nest - one that resembles a hummingbirds nest.

After digging into google I found out that these guys hast been proclaimed extinct. And that is why they do not appear on Singapore native birds list.. however I saw an article that says then ones that are around are those that has been release or escaped from the cages.

Apparently over birding brought these guys to extinction in the wild.

I am so incredibly happy that these couple has chosen my home to be their nesting place. They probably felt it was safe for them to temporarily settle here.

Also I realised that that no matter how close I am to them ( a meter away) they do not seem startled at all. These could be a manifestation of them having been adopted as pets and released to the wild later. Which makes them a little more trusting to humans.

I will be updating you guys on these couples journey.

i cant wait for the hatchlings to arrived..


Tbc....


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Oriental White Eyed pair brood eggs against all odds. A fascinating insight into the life of these once extinct bird in singapore and they chose my balcony garden.

The species in Singapore used to be called Oriental White-eye (Z. palpebrosus)2. Prominent white eye rings, yellow forehead, throat and breast, white underparts with yellow ventral stripe, green upperparts. It is classified as an introduced species because the wild population has died out totally and those seen nowadays are birds released either deliberately or accidentally. Can be found in wooded areas.

Scientific Name: Zosterops palpebrosus
Malay Name: Kelicap Kacamata Biasa
Chinese Name: 灰腹绣眼鸟

Range:
Found from Indian subcontinent to southern China and Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy:
Polytypic. Subspecies are: palpebrosus, nilgiriensis, salimalii, egregius, siamensis, nicobaricus, williamsoni, auriventer, buxtoni, melanurus, unicus, occidentis

Local Subspecies: auriventer

Size: 10.5-11 cm

Identification: Adult has rich olive upperparts, greyish underparts with yellowish ventral stripe and vent, yellowish forehead/throat and a distinctive white eye-ring.

Habitat: Parks, gardens, mangroves, forest edge and secondary growth.

Behavior/Ecology: Highly gregarious.

Local Status: Common (introduced) resident. A resident that is known to breed in Singapore at least up to 1944 but disappeared from the records over several post-war decades. Current population probably originated from escapees.

Conservation Status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Location: Any patch of suitable habitat like Bidadari, Sungei Buloh, Pulau Ubin, Pasir Ris Park, etc

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