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Ruby-cheeked Sunbird – frugivory and call

on 2nd June 2017

SunbirdRCk [AmarSingh]

“More frugivory observations for this Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis interposita) with both male and female feeding on Ficus benjamin fruit (above, below).

SunbirdRCk [AmarSingh]

“They have this curious habit of calling almost constantly while in the feeding tree. A sharp call, once every 2 seconds.

“If not for the call they are hard to spot in this tree with many other birds and their preference for the dense undergrowth.


“An edited recording of calls made by the female (above) with sonogram and waveform of call below. The calls have been rendered by various authors in different forms.”

SunbirdRCk-sonogram [AmarSingh]

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
30th April & 9th May 2017

Location: Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Trail in 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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