The earlier series: 1. Need for a Catalogue LINK; 2. Moraceae LINK; 3. Euphorbiaceae LINK; 4. Poaceae LINK; 5. Fabaceae LINK; 6. Palmae LINK; 7. Loranthaceae LINK; 8. Meliaceae LINK; 9. Myrtaceae LINK; 10. Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae and Apocynaceae LINK and 11. Non-flowering plants LINK
These are a group of miscellaneous plant families that include Agavaceae, Amaranthaceae, Araceae, Araliaceae and Avicenniaceae.
In the following list the different species of birds that visit the plant are listed below each plant species. Details are as follows:
1. Common name of bird.
2. Whether for food, to forage for insects, to roost, to collect nesting material or to nest.
3. Author of the post.
4. Date of posting
5. Habitat if in Singapore (BTNR = Bukit Timah Nature Reserve), otherwise country.
6. Link to the actual post on the website.
[l-r: Dracaena fragrans, Epipremnum pinnatum and Schefflera actinophylla.]
Agavaceae
Dracaena sp.
Olive-winged Bulbul: nesting_CharleneYeong-LuciaMeijer_140908_park – LINK
Dracaena fragrans
Pink-necked Green Pigeons: nesting_JoyceKok_020408_urban-garden – LINK
Dracaena reflexa (song of India)
Bulbuls
Yellow-vented Bulbul: nesting_YCWee_100705_urban-garden – LINK
Green-pigeons
Pink-necked Green-pigeon: nesting_YCWee_061105_urban-garden – LINK
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus sp.
Olive-backed Sunbird: insect-AmarSingh_300811_Malaysia – LINK
Celosia argentea (cockscomb)
Sparrows
Eurasian Tree Sparrow: fruit_AmySobrielo_101209_urban – LINK
Sunbirds
Brown-throated Sunbird: nectar_AmarSingh_191209_Ipoh-Malaysia – LINK
Araceae
Colocasia esculenta
Common Tailorbird: leaf-bath_AmarSingh_180812_Ipoh-Malaysia – LINK
Epipremnum pinnatum Aureum (money plant)
Sunbirds
Olive-backed Sunbird: nesting_GohSiGuim_260707_urban-garden – LINK
Tailorbirds
Common Tailorbird: nesting_AmarSingh_150612_Ipoh-Malaysia – LINK
Epipremnum pinnatum (=Raphidophora korthalsii) (dragon’s tail)
Black-necked Oriole: fruit_YCWee_070307_urban-garden – LINK
Araliaceae
Schefflera actinophylla (umbrella tree)
Bulbuls
Yellow-vented Bulbul: nectar_YCWee_181108_urban-garden – LINK
Flowerpeckers
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker: ?nectar_YCWee_181108_urban-garden – LINK
Mynas
Javan Myna: nectar_YCWee_181108_urban-garden – LINK
Orioles
Black-naped Oriole: nectar_YCWee_181108_urban-garden – LINK
Sunbirds
Brown-throated Sunbird: nectar_YCWee_181108_urban-garden – LINK
Crimson Sunbird: nectar_YCWee_181108_urban-garden – LINK
White-eyes
Oriental White-eye: nectar_YCWee_181108_urban-garden – LINK
Woodpeckers
Banded Woodpecker: insects_YCWee_030707_urban-garden – LINK
Banded Woodpecker: insects_YCWee_290907_urban-garden – LINK
Avicenniaceae
?Avicennia sp. (api api)
Parakeets
Red-breasted Parakeet: leaves-KwongWaiChong_170110_rural – LINK
Rose-ringed Parakeet: leaves-KwongWaiChong_170110_rural – LINK
YC Wee
Singapore
November 2012
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