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Pin-tailed Parrotfinch and bamboos

on 6th December 2015

“Much of the jungle bamboo is ‘seeding’ and many birds are found feeding on them.

“The Pin-tailed Parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina prasina) are uncommon and I saw 4 today feeding on bamboo seeds – 2 males and 2 females (above). They were, as usual, very shy and largely kept to the inside of the huge thicket of bamboo.

“The bamboo seeds on the inflorescence were reached with some ‘acrobatics’, often reaching upside down (above).

“Above shows the central tail feather (T1) for the ‘pin-tail’.

“The bamboo has peak period for seeds around August-September. I suspect the extended (horrible) air pollution from the Sumatran forest fires that engulfed us for weeks may have delayed this event.”

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
28th November 2015

Location: Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: A ‘damaged’ trail along primary jungle

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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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