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APRIL 7, 2019

On our recent visit to Singapore we had hoped that we would be able to observe Oriental Pied Hornbills and we were very lucky during our visit. They had been in decline in Singapore and until a few years ago there had been artificial nest boxes installed at various locations.

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MARCH 11, 2024

: “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” In Singapore, the White-crested Laughingthrush is widespread despite not being native and has some characteristics of an invasive species ( source ). ” ( source ).

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JULY 2, 2014

Okay, they weren’t as fascinating as the birds of prey eating their, or the frankly still weird drawings of nightjars carrying eggs and woodcocks carrying chicks, but still, hornbills were cool because they sealed their mates up in holes in trees and then fed them as they raised the chick. We can hope!

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The species is classified as Near Threatened for all the usual depressing reasons – pollution, drainage, hunting, and the collection of eggs and nestlings ( source ).

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10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2023

title “A Peck of Affection or a Peck of Aggression: Case Report of an Eye Injury Due to the Black-naped Oriole “ In which a Chinese man in Singapore picks up a juvenile Black-naped Oriole , which in turn attacks the patient’s left eye causing severe pain and tearing.

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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.

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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.

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