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Activities around an Oil Palm

on 31st August 2011

There were lots of activities around a young Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) at Singapore’s Kent Ridge Park on the morning of 21st August 2011 when Lena Chow was there. “Several bird species and a Plantain Squirrel were taking turns to visit the palm (some made return visits) to feed on the fruits at its base, and also foraging around the ground near the tree,” wrote Lena. “The birds included a female Laced Woodpecker (Picus vittatus), a Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier), an Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis) (below right), and several White-crested Laughingthrushes (below left).”

The video of a laughingthrush feeding on the fruits is shown at the top – try spot a 2nd laughingthrush which flew in about midway through the video, then foraged on the other side of the palm.

On the evening of 24th August, Lena was at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. There she documented a small flock of Long-tailed Parakeets (Psittacula longicauda) also feasting on the Oil Palm fruits at the Visitors Centre (above).

Lena Chow
Singapore
August 2011

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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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