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White-throated Kingfisher – juvenile

on 13th April 2018

“A juvenile/immature White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra), still being fed by the adult (below: adult on the right).

“Note that the juvenile has a lighter chestnut on head and belly compared to the adult. The juvenile’s white throat and breast feathers are fringed with black, giving a barred appearance (below).

“It also has a white supercilium above the eye (eyebrow stripe) which extends anteriorly – this feature is visible in a number of the juvenile birds posted on Oriental Bird Images (above, below).

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
17th March 2018

Location: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Urban environment

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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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