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Indian Peafowls on Sentosa

on 25th April 2012

“The Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) population on Sentosa is thriving. Here’s a peahen with 2 chicks – so it’s a breeding population (above). Does that mean we can consider them residents then?”

“I am familiar with a peacock’s “H-elp!” call, but this one at Sentosa greets you with a cheery “Hello” for a change… Maybe it got some training at the nearby Tourism Academy @ Sentosa.”

Lena Chow
Singapore
25th March 2012

Note: Our bird specialist R. Subaraj had this to say in an earlier posting on the nesting of a captive Indian Peafowl LINK: “This species is on my Singapore checklist due to the free-ranging population on Sentosa fulfilling the three criteria for Introduced Species. On Sentosa, there are several records over the years of young chicks accompanying females.”

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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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