Birds galore around Jelutong Tower, Sime Forest

One of the best place to photograph birds is the Jelutong Tower, sited in Sime Forest within the MacRitchie Reservoir forest.

View of Sime Forest from Julotong Tower (Photo: YC Wee) — View of Sime Forest from Jelutong Tower (Photo: YC Wee)

Jeremiah Loei, who produced the video below some years back, has this to say: “Jelutong Towers-MacRitchie Singapore is truly a place of Biodiversity!

Jambu Fruit Dove (Photo: Dato' Dr Amar-Singh HSS) — Jambu Fruit Dove (Photo: Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS)

“You can find Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis), Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus), Jambu Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus jambu), etc. Some of the bird species are evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.”

Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Photo: Dato' Dr Amar-Singh HSS) — Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Photo: Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS)

In addition to the above, the following can also be sighted: Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica), Golden-fronted Leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons), Greater Green Leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati), Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis), Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja), Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma), Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) and Thick-billed Spiderhunter (Arachnothera crassirostris) – see HERE.

Jeremiah Loei
Singapore
27th January 2017

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.