A bold and adaptable songbird of wooded areas, ranging from open forests to parks and gardens. Dark above and white below; note slender white eyebrows, black chest band, and white-tipped black tail. Combination of all-white belly and plain back separates this species from similar dark fantails within its range. Very active, often bobbing and fanning its tail. Frequently joins mixed-species flocks. Song is a very high-pitched, squeaky “chee-wee-chee-wee-chee-wee-chit”, with a short, falling last note. Calls include harsh churring and high-pitched squeaky chattering.
A small, grayish brown dove with dark bars on the breast and back, and bare blue skin around the eye. The call is a rapid series of short “coos,” higher pitched and faster than Spotted Dove. Native to Southeast Asia, but introduced to many islands, including the Hawaiian Islands, French Polynesia, Mauritius, and the Seychelles. It is generally quite abundant throughout both its native and non-native range, especially in urban and suburban areas; typically not found in dense forests.
Utterly unmistakable inhabitant of waterside and riverine lowland evergreen forests, mangroves, and plantations. Midnight black with long white slashes on each wing, wine-red underparts, and a black chinstrap. Bulbous bill is glowingly powder-blue with warm tinges of orange and greenish-yellow. During the breeding season, the pendulous nests of this species can be quite obvious, hanging over forested waterways. Voice is nasal and generally unpleasant-sounding, consisting of odd low mechanical rasps.
(eBird)
After being coaxed and starved of food for five over hours, the young finally fledged.
Unlike other fledgling, its flight path was not a straightforward one, perhaps due to the location of the nest or the nature of the nest. It struggled to exit the nest, climbed to the top and finally flew in the direction of its parent.
A parent, perhaps relieved that its chick finally had the courage to fledge, flew in as soon as the chick reached the nest top, to fly off as if to nudge the chick in that direction, which it naturally follow suit.
It fell to the ground possibly due to weak grip, being starved for more than 5 hours long.
Note:
14July - parent spotted brooding
28July - feeding of 2 chicks
03Aug - one chick fledged just after noon (the other presumably the day before as no sign of it this same morning)
Utterly unmistakable inhabitant of waterside and riverine lowland evergreen forests, mangroves, and plantations. Midnight black with long white slashes on each wing, wine-red underparts, and a black chinstrap. Bulbous bill is glowingly powder-blue with warm tinges of orange and greenish-yellow. During the breeding season, the pendulous nests of this species can be quite obvious, hanging over forested waterways. Voice is nasal and generally unpleasant-sounding, consisting of odd low mechanical rasps.
(eBird)
Coaxing a chick to fledge the entire morning for five over hours (with the older one presumably fledged the day before).
Remove fecal sac
Both parents made repeated visits to the nest to coax the young out whilst not bringing any food; also called repeatedly from the background even as the young cried out ceaselessly for food.
Making beak contact with a hungry chick as another way to tease it out.
