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Common Flameback and its reflection

on 18th January 2012

The earlier post on the Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) attacking its reflection on a window pane LINK reminded Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS of his 27th September 2008 encounter with another Common Flameback “protecting” a juvenile male nearby. “The wings of these gorgeous creature almost look like those of a butterfly,” wrote Amar.

“Recently our resident Banded Yellownape male has been visiting our car and pecking at the window and side mirror. …need to catch him at work in a better view,” added Amar.

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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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3 Responses

  1. Hmmmm… is it just these woodpeckers that demonstrate such behaviour? Any record of other kinds of birds trying to peck at reflective surfaces?

    1. Check out CATEGORIES on the right column of the page and click Collision-Reflection. This will give you a series of such behaviour among different species of birds.

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