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Blue Rock-thrush – juveniles

on 25th July 2018
Adult male feeding juvenile.

“I observed a pair of adults Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius madoci) caring for two juveniles. I was at the location for ~3 hours watching a variety of birds and intermitted watched this pair. Some field observations:

Juvenile.

1. Most of the time the adults split up to look after one juvenile each (brood division for post-fledging care).
2. However this was not true for all the time – I saw them once place both juveniles in a location to feed them.

Adult female (parent) with fruit.

3. On one occasion I saw the adult female, after having fed the juvenile in her care, take a prey and fly 150-200 meters away presumably to feed the other juvenile.
4. Prey offered to juveniles was predominate animal prey (worms, insects) but I also saw adults collect Pipturus argenteus fruit (Native or Australian Mulberry).

Adult male (parent).

5. Feeding might happen on the ground, in trees or ~50 meters up on the limestone outcropping.
6. I did not hear adults make any contact calls when feeding separate juveniles.

Juvenile.

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr)
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
3rd July 2018

Location: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Limestone outcroppings at outskirts of the city with secondary growth

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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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