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Birds feasting on fruits of the Footstool Palm

on 6th October 2016
Brahminy Starling (Sterns pagodarum)
Brahminy Starling (Sturnus pagodarum)

“The Saribus rotundifolius or Footstool palm is a common landscaping plant found in most of our parks and gardens. The fruits are orange red and when ripen they are dark purple in color.

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)
Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)

“Birds of different species feed on the ripen fruits.

Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)

“The fruits are too big for some of the smaller birds to swallow so they peck instead.

Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis)
Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis)

“These are some shots, all taken from the same tree, showing the different types of birds visiting and feeding on the ripen fruits. – Brahminy Starling, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Java Myna, Glossy Starling,

Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)

“…Asian Koel (big bully, chasing away the smaller birds), and also, not in pictures, Black-napped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis), pigeon and Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus).

Neo Tiang Pee
Singapore
14th September 2016

This post is a cooperative effort between Birds, Insects N Creatures Of Asia and BESG to bring the study of birds and their behavior through photography and videography to a wider audience.

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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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