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Puff-throated Babbler – call

on 24th January 2017

“I met up with a number of Puff-throated Babblers (Pellorneum ruficeps acrum) in the early morning, actively calling out from the undergrowth as they foraged.

BabblerPTh [AmarSingh]

“They were difficult to see clearly and I had occasional glimpses (above, below).

BabblerPTh [AmarSingh]

P. r. acrum is a ‘richer’ coloured subspecies and described as ‘darker and colder upperparts’ (Wells 2007) with deeper-toned crown (HBW 2016).

“One bird called out repeatedly for ~ 70 minutes from 7.45 am with frequent response calls; they are known to call for long bouts (Wells 2007). It made the common, far reaching calls that sound like ‘wi-t-chu’ (Robson, HBW 2016).

BabblerPTh-sonogram [AmarSingh]

“The sonogram and waveform (above) and an edited, amplified recording of calls below.

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
30th December 2016

Location: Ulu Kinta Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Trail along mixed secondary and 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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