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Yellow-bellied Prinia – prey

on 23rd May 2018

“I was watching some wetland birds at an overgrown ex-mining pool when I noticed a pair of Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris rafflesi) with prey just 4 meters away from me. Recognising they were nesting, I was about to leave, when the pair calmly came forwards to enter the nest. The nest itself is not visible, having being built in a dense clump of tall grass. I decided to remain as details about prey for this species needs consolidation locally. I stayed for 15 minutes and watched the next 10 feeding episodes. There was no major distress among the parents.

Prey: spider

“In the past I have seen spiders, moths and caterpillars as prey for young. The 10 consecutive prey seen were:

Prey: spider

1. A Lynx Spider, possibly the Common Garden Lynx (Oxyopes lineatipes) – (above 2 images).

Prey: caterpillar

2. Green caterpillar (above).

Prey: brown snail

3. A small brown snail (above).

4. Spider (species unknown, looked like a jumping spider)

Prey: damselfly

5. A Damselfly, possibly family Platycnemididae (above).

Prey: moth

6. A small white Moth (tends to rest under leaves) (above).

7. Green caterpillar

8. Small brown insect

Prey: snails

9. Snails – 4 small white/cream snails (above).

Prey: crushed insect

10. Small crushed brown insect (above).

The prey that surprised me was the snails (the ID is certain & two different types noted).

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
15th April 2018

Location: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Secondary growth at fringe of city

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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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