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Parakeets at Sian Tuan: 6. Rose-ringed Parakeet feeds on Golden Penda fruits

on 22nd December 2018

Parakeets at Sian Tuan: 1. The parakeets are flying in; 2. Gathering around coconut palms; 3. Activities on the roof; 4. Red-breasted Parakeet feeding on Golden Penda fruits”; 5. Adult abusing juvenile.

The Rose-ringed Parakeets (Psittacula krameri) were slowly moving up and down the avenue where the Golden Penda (Xanthostemon chrysanthus) trees are. They were looking for the fruits as they eat the seeds.

One evening one parakeet landed in a tree fronting my house. I was alerted to its arrival by the loud squawks. Lo and behold, it was eating old fruits from a bunch.

This was the first opportunity I had to document its feeding behavior. The two earlier posts LINK 1 and LINK 2 listing birds feeding on these fruits did not include Rose-ringed Parakeet, not to mention Red-breasted Parakeet LINK.

YC Wee
Singapore
23rd November 2018

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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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