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Wintering Tiger Shrikes

on 21st September 2009

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS of Perak, Malaysia, sent in images of Tiger Shrikes (Lanius tigrinus) on 14th September 2009 with the following comment: “I have often seen wintering migrant Tiger Shrike at the Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve in Perak, Malaysia. Three birds were spotted this season, on 12th September 2009. These are the first I have seen for this season (none there last week). These are the 1st winter birds.

“What is puzzling is the buff colouring that is present in the undertail-coverts in the bird (left, bottom), compared to a normal bird (left, top). Such colouring is not a feature of Tiger Shrikes.”

Another Malaysian birder, Lim Kim Chye, has this to say: “Never seen this odd plumage before … bird appears to be immature, based on plumage. I’m just as curious to know if there’s anything about this in the literature.”

KC Tsang, a local birdwatcher-photographer, when informed of Amar’s observation, produced his images showing similar buff-colouring (below), adding: “My first picture (below) also shows buff colour, one with more, the other with traces of it, maybe as the bird gets older the buff gets less and les…”


Top two images by Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS, bottom image by KC Tsang.

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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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