BirdingASIA 39

BirdingAsia 39

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Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea, Preah Vihear, Cambodia, by Sophia Lim.

CONTENTS

3 BirdingASIA briefings

4 Conservation Fund

11 NOTEBOOK
New breeding records of birds in the Moluccas, with comments on breeding seasons in Wallacea, Indonesia
RICHARD A. NOSKE & CRAIG ROBSON

21 NOTEBOOK
The return of the Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster to Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore and the first report of nesting
AMAR-SINGH HSS, KIM-CHYE LIM, KAI-SOON CHAN, SUSAN CHEONG & SEIN-CHIONG CHIU

26 NOTEBOOK
The status of Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii in Thailand
PAUL A. FARRELL, INGKAYUT SA-AR, PAUL PASSANT, NUTTAKAN KHUMSEEMUANG, MARK HOGARTH, ANDREW J. PIERCE, NARIS BHUMPAKPHAN & PHILIP D. ROUND

30 NOTEBOOK
Revenge of the bees: Asian Green Bee-eaters Merops orientalis trapped in a mist-net stung to death by Red Dwarf Honeybees Apis florea
ALEX J. BERRYMAN ANDREY V. BUSHUEV & THỊ VÂN NGUYỄN

33 TAXONOMIC UPDATE
Taxonomic changes proposed for Asian birds in 2022
ALEX J. BERRYMAN, NIGEL J. COLLAR & PAUL F. DONALD

47 NEW RECORD
Eurasian Tree Sparrows Passer montanus at Colombo Port City, Sri Lanka
GARY ALLPORT, MODITHA KODIKARA ARACHCHI & IROSHAN RUPASINGHE

51 PHOTOSPOT
Field observations of the globally Vulnerable Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea on Yao Noi Island, Thailand, April–August 2021
INGKAYUT SA-AR, PHATTHARADECH THANANPHITCHAYAKON, ANURAK KEBSAB & WICH’YANAN LIMPARUNGPATTHANAKIJ

52 NOTEBOOK
A new site for Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush Ianthocincla konkakinhensis in Vietnam
THAI HONG KY, VO DANG & LE MANH HUNG

54 From the field