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Blue-winged Leafbird and mistletoe

YC Wee
on 13th June 2009

Calvin Chang a.k.a deswitch photographed a male Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis) collecting nectar from the mistletoe, Macrosolen cochinchinensis from the Panti forest in neighbouring state of Johor in Malaysia.

An earlier post shows a Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) collecting nectar and in the process helps in the pollination of this mistletoe.

The Blue-winged Leafbird is a generalist, feeding on arthropods, fruits and probably nectar. Here the bird is shown harvesting nectar from a tropical mistletoe plant.

Reference:
Wells, D. R. (2005). Family Chloropseidae (Leafbirds). Pp. 252-266 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D. A. eds. Handbook of the birds of the world. Vol. 10. Cucuoo-shrikes to Thrushes. Lynx Editions, Barcelona.

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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4 Responses

  1. Great photo but I think the mistletoe is Dendrophthoe pentandra. The same sp as in the pic on your site “Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker and Mistletoe” by Jason Cho. I’ve been studying this mistletoe and it’s avian visitors in SE~Asia for some time. Tony

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