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Forest megafauna, avian edition 🌳🖤: Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) disperses large seeds while looking like ev...
05/27/2026

Forest megafauna, avian edition 🌳🖤: Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) disperses large seeds while looking like evolutionary excess🎯🍃. Photo: Tan Tc.

Tropical color overload 🎨🌴: Blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis) packing structural blues, carotenoid reds, and zero re...
05/27/2026

Tropical color overload 🎨🌴: Blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis) packing structural blues, carotenoid reds, and zero restraint🐦🔥. Photo: Tan Tc.

Camouflage? Hardly 🌈👀: Bornean banded pitta (Hydrornis schwaneri) relies on dense understory, not subtlety, while probin...
05/27/2026

Camouflage? Hardly 🌈👀: Bornean banded pitta (Hydrornis schwaneri) relies on dense understory, not subtlety, while probing soil for arthropods🪱🌿. Photo: Tan Tc.

Wetland multitasker 💼: White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) balancing foraging, vigilance, and habitat engin...
04/18/2026

Wetland multitasker 💼: White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) balancing foraging, vigilance, and habitat engineering in one tidy stride 🧠🌾. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes.

Social flock update✈️📢: Long-tailed parakeets (Psittacula longicauda) demonstrating cooperative movement and collective ...
04/18/2026

Social flock update✈️📢: Long-tailed parakeets (Psittacula longicauda) demonstrating cooperative movement and collective vigilance at cruising altitude👀🦜. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes.

Migration focus🧠: Blue & white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana, ♀) fine‑tuned for seasonal travel and fast reflexes🗺️...
04/18/2026

Migration focus🧠: Blue & white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana, ♀) fine‑tuned for seasonal travel and fast reflexes🗺️💨. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes.

Life in the understory 🌿🐦: Red-breasted Partridge (Arborophila hyperythra) adult and chick move through leaf litter, rel...
03/29/2026

Life in the understory 🌿🐦: Red-breasted Partridge (Arborophila hyperythra) adult and chick move through leaf litter, relying on camouflage and close contact for protection🍂👀. Photo: Daniel Yong.

Aerial strategist✈️🐦: Crocker jungle flycatcher (Cyornis ruficauda) optimizes perch-to-prey trajectories with minimal en...
03/29/2026

Aerial strategist✈️🐦: Crocker jungle flycatcher (Cyornis ruficauda) optimizes perch-to-prey trajectories with minimal energy expenditure🎯🪶. Photo: Daniel Yong.

Microhabitat specialist at work 🔬🍂: Eyebrowed wren-babbler (Napothera epilepidota) demonstrates leaf-litter foraging eff...
03/29/2026

Microhabitat specialist at work 🔬🍂: Eyebrowed wren-babbler (Napothera epilepidota) demonstrates leaf-litter foraging efficiency — cryptic plumage included🐛🟤. Photo: Daniel Yong.

Peeking politely👀💛: Common iora (Aegithina tiphia) showing off its bright carotenoid-fed plumage while scanning the cano...
03/22/2026

Peeking politely👀💛: Common iora (Aegithina tiphia) showing off its bright carotenoid-fed plumage while scanning the canopy for insects🐛🌿. Photo: Lee.

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